Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-09
IN THE WEST.

IN THE WEST.
CHICAGO special: Tho following
special cableGram was received by the
Chicago Herald:
TRoMsoE, Norway, Aug. Capt.
Emil Pedderson, Engineer Winship,
II. W~estfalt, . m0untaineer and cook,
and one sailor OF the Chicago Herald
polar expedition, whice left here May
on the steamship Ragnvald Jsrl, un-
der command OF Walter Wcllman,
have arrived hero on . whaler. They
bring Information OF the loss OF the
Raenvald Jarl on May n. Soon after
leaving Danes Island the ship en-
countered : great field OF pack ice and
despite every effort to escape the yes
sci Was hemmed In and crushed to
pieces. The had time to trans
Ter the greater portion OF their pro-
visions, scientific instruments, dogs,
and aluminium boats to the ice before
the ship was destroyed. The men who
arrived left the party after the acci-
dent, but Commander Wellman and
tho balance OF the party, undsunted
By the loss Of their vessel, resolutely
set out in search Of the pole. It Is
/ RGVOOV1O pkl4t 0A1OVAlOG UNIV Will ~ ut~
ted out ct once and sent to the relief
Of the Herald party.
SAN FRANCISCO special: The Ex-
aminer says: Five sealing boats fast
ened together have been found float
ing in the Behring Sea by q British
man OF war, and they probably add
another chapter to the long list OF
deaths that have followed the sealers
since they left On hunting cruises q
few months ago. In some OF the boats
we're the hunters' guns and . quantity
OF ammunition. but zone contained any
provisions. No trace of the crews
could be found, although the boats
looked a. though they had recently
boon deserted. On the stock Of one Of
the guns was cut the name OF w. r.
Sayward. 1t is thought that the lost
hosts belonged to her. The Sayward
halls from British Columbus and was
last seen on the coast OF Japan with
O66 skins on board.
FRESNO special: Mysterious death
turks in . big vineyard near Coils.
Everybody has left the place and the
authorities are preparing to begin q
searching investigation Of the prem
ises. On July % Mrs. /. Nj. Jacobs,
cook for the vineyard employees, was
taken suddenly i'll and died within
twelve hours. Two days later Super
intendent Ring was stricken with .
similar malady. He Is still living but
will probably die. A. Peterson, y
vineyard workman, wa taken i'll in
the ame manner and died within
thirty hours. Physicians declare that
both deaths were due to paralysis OF
the heart and that Ring is also
stricken with . sever affection Of the
heart. The local medical fraternity
i greatly puzzled.
PORTLAND, Oregon, special: The
| first case to come up under the pro-
visions OF the findings OF the Paris
tribunal OF arbitration war brought to
light at Astoria by the arrival there
IL the American schooner Kate and
Ann from Behring waters. having on
board 608 seal skins, q part Of which
we're caught within the closed zone.
The captain claims the seal skins we're
caught In part prior to May, 1891, and
part since. Collector Page asked for
Instructions from the United States
district attorney in the matter. The
| Kate and Ann were in Alaskan waters
~ the time the Presidents proclama-
tiOn wa promulgated and remained in
ignorance OF the provisions and prohi-
billions until after her arrival in
Astoria.
PHILLIPs, Wis, special: The suf-
f4ring hero 10 greater than at any time
since the dre. A cold wind blew over
the lake from the northeast all day,
and the thermometer dropped To 50
degrees. There was such . demand
for bed covering and clothing that the
supply ON hand Was completely ex-
haustad early In the day and many are
~shiyering In the tents and shocks on
the hillside. There are few stoves
and the men built large fires around
the tents TO help keep warm. 1t is
feared the exposure aud cold weather
destitute people.
PLATTsAoUTH, Neb., special:
Twenty-four persons at the Sloidinc
boarding house were poisoned by y
drug being placed IN the milk served
ct the breakfast t. BILE. Many of them
are seriously Ill, but fatal conse-
qnencees are not feared, except in the
case Of Robert SchAfer. The food was
subjected TO 9 chemical analysis and
the milk found to contain q quantity
BE- divulged until . recently discharged
empl0ye who IL said to have made
threats against the hotel proprietor is
located.
81. PAUL special: In the conven.
!, ton OF the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union tho first business was reports OF
societies not connected with the
unionA Wonderful growth was re-
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