Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-09-13
IN THE WEST

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Barlow, chief OF the American Com
mission 10 survey and erect monu
ments on the boundary line between
the United States ana Mexico, has ar
rived here, having concluded the work
in which he has been engaged two and
q half years. The distance surveyed
was 100 miles from Ell Paso ON the Rio
Grande to the Pacific. Col. Barlow
says that originally ffty-twO monu-
mants were erected along the line.
The commissioners found that only
thirty-eight remained. They rebuilt
the others and erected 200, making q
total Of 252. In instance no monu-
ments were found fos owe 100 miles.
In another place u monument was
found u mile south OF the true 'Ameti-
can line. This mile strip extended
for 800 miles. There were some other
inaccuracies In the survey, but they
were unimportant. The Mexicans
were satisfied with the apparent boun-
dairy aud let it stand. In some cases
Americans who had paid their taxes
In the United States found themselves
living In Mexico, and in others Next
cans found themselves inhabitants OF
the United States.
CHICAGO special: Shortly after 4
O'Clock the glass roof which covered
the entire office Of the Brevoort House,
on Madison Street, fell with . crash.
The clerk was the only person in the
office 1T the time and he barely escaped
being crushed by falling glass, iron
and woodwork. The guests who were
awakened by the noise rushed to the
office to find it a mass OF crushed glass
and other derbis. There was some-
thing of a panic In the corridors OF the
hotel when the noise was first heard,
but the clerk quickly assured the
guests there was no danger, and their
fears subsidized. Had the accident hap
pened earlier probably many persons
would have been killed or injured, as
the Brevoort Office Is filled with guests
and loungers usually until long past
midnight. The accident is supposed
TO have been caused by . heavy ex-
haust pipe falling from the roof to the
skylight.
CHICAGO special: President Green
hut passed through the city en- route
to Peoria. He professed surprise when
shown q telegram from New York
stating that trading In whisky stock
was heavy on the strength OF q rumor
that the trust was about TO appoint q
receiver. That is certainly new To
me" he said, but almost any rumOr is
likely to occur in the New York mar
ket. There il not a bit Of truth in the
report" Concerning the intention OF
the trust to test it's liability to pay the
20 cents increase on spirits in bond,
! Greenhut said: We hold but 1000.
600 gallons OF the total lO0, GOO, COO gal.
Ions In bond. We will pay the tax
under protest and combine with the
| regular whisky distillers l n testing the
law. We hold that having. given
bonds to pay o 80 cent tax on spirits In
| bonded warehouses no increase in the
tax can effect that under the period
for which we gave bond
CHICAGO special: Smoke from the
forest fires Is making navigation dan
gerOus on all the great lakes, except
Lake Ontario. From Duluth to Buff
falo reports r received OF smoke SC
thick that one cannot see on the lake
for more than . few hundred feet.
| Along the south shore of Lake Super.
ior captains cannot discover objects
| 100 yards away. At Sault Ste. Marie
all boats r seriously delayed, cap
tains preferring to 60 slow rather than
taking the chance Of fetching up on
the rocks and reefs. The losses x
lake vessels on account OF the smoke
| already oYnoods H40 NM