Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-02-08
FOREIGN JorT,Nca

CITY OF MEXICO special: Father
Caspaneta, the revolutionary priest.
has finally lost his life. while In tho
act OF leading armed forces against the
government in the mountainous re-
gions. He was one of the leaders in
the recent revolutionary movement in
the state Of Guerrero. He was cap
tured with Gen. Canuto Neri and
placed in solitary confinement in Be-
lem prison. He was in prison only q
few days when he made his escape and
found refuge among Catholic sympa.
thizers, where he quietly worked up q
strong feeling against the government
and organized. force of about lOO
men. With this small army he made
an attack upon hacienda In the state
OF Mexico and secured large lot OF
supplies. They We're pursued and re-
taken bv a troop of cavalry commanded
by Col. Solin. and in the fight the
priest was killed. Ten followers were
also killed.
.GUAYMAS, Sonora, special: The
company OF nearly fifty rebel Yaqui
Indians, who left their stronghold in
the mountains for the interior of the
state, are giving more trouble. They
are evidently enroute to their old raid
ing grounds and are very hard to fol-
low. Two outfits of Indians are sup
posed to have lately left their reserva-
tions, and these will. number close to
one hundred altogether. Just what
they are planning to do is hard to fore
tell, as they are shrewd in laying their
schemes. 1t has been claimed they
are only in search of work on the ha-
ciendas of Sonora, but this theory is
not given credence, as the average va
qul Is not given to industry except
when driven to work. The Indians are
being watched very clio ely, and the
troops will be pushed forward against
them ii any outbreak is attempted.
LONDON special: A dispatch to the
Times from Athens says: The eXecu-
tlon OF four Christians who were sem
fenced to death for various crimes in
the Island of Crete. has incensed the
Christians of the island against the
Governor. Their indignation Is in
creased by the fact that several Mus
sulmen who were convicted of capital
charges have been reprieved. Two
Mussulmen were found hanging to
trees near Seine rec antly. and it ia
nhouS ~ eAA"o ehSt NcIC CaSCuSu Wy
Christians, who were enraged at the
treatment accorded to their comrades.
BERLIN special: Prince Assiz Has.
san, a young Egyptian nobleman serv-
ing in the First Dragons. has disap.
peared. The affair has created q sen.
satiOn. rs the prince was we'll known
In social circles. He had borrowed
heavily of money lenders, and had
been notified by the colonel of the
dragoons that he must arrange for the
payment of his debts within a specified
time. II is believed he was unable to
comply with the requirements and has
fled in company with an actress. on
whom he had lavished much money.
BERLIN special: The morning pa.
pers state that at the last court ball
the Emperor conyersed unreservedly
with high official, to whom he said
he was extremely anxious to become
better acquainted with the United
States, and said he was very desireus
to make visit to America and get his
impressions by personal observation.
ROME special: The authorities at
Naples have seized documents which
prove that an international anarchist
plot against the Government has ex-
listed ever since the recent troubles
broke out. There have been o.COO ar.
rests in Italy since the beginning of
the riots. 80.