Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-21
FOREIGN.

United States Minister Isaac Pusey Gray
IL dead. Minister Gray arrived during the
morning via the National Railway with a
severe case of pneumonia. The sleeping
car conductor found him unconscious at 2
o'clock a. m, and on arrival here he
was carried from the train on a stretcher
to the American Hospital, where the ply
sicians in charge informed Mrs. Gray that
he would not live the day out. Consul
General Crittenden was constantly with
him. Mr.. Gray was unconscious ever
since his arrival and recognized no one.
He had been sick all the way down from
st. Louis.
LONDON special: One hundred c~oroner's
inquests have been held in London in the
past four days and in eighty of the cases
the intense cold was directly or ind !ectly
the cause OF death. Advices from TIE CON
tinent show that the cold weather prevails
in the whole of central Europe. Tie sno
fall has been phenomenal. The Hungarian
State Railroad is entirely snow bound.
Railroad communication between Baden
and Wurtemburg is Interrupted. A ter
rible storm is raging in the Adriatics.
COLUMBIA, b. e., special: DR.. v. P.
Clayton of Columbia is experimenting
with cotton seed meal as food for human
beings. Mixed with corn meal it makes a
most palatable bread. Cotton seed meal
sells at about l cent per pound. 1t is UNI
usually rich in carbohydrates, which
make bone and muscle aud animal heat,
The matter will be referred to the state
Agricultural Colleges to experiment and
report upon.
PARIS special: The official report of the
condition of French crops at the end of
January is as follows: Wheat--Twenty-
eight departments, very good; fifty -four,
good: three, fairly good, two, mlddling.
Rye-Thirty-two departments, very good;
1orty-eight, good; four, fairly good; one,
passible; one, middling.
Rio DE JANEIRo special: A public
meeting attended by 10000 persons was
held here in celebration Of President Cleve-
lands decision in favor of Brazil as against
the Argentine Republic, in the matter of
the claim of jurisdiction over the territory
Of Missiones.
LIMA special: The revolutionists are adj
vancing IN the city and scouts continue
appearing on the outskirts. The Govern
ment claims to have possession of the whole
line of railroads.
BERLIN special: At North Jutland, Den
mark, the snow is eighteen feet deep. In
the own Of Hjorrin tunnels had to be cut
through the snow and the inmates of buried
houses dug out.
SAN SALVADOR special: Rumors of a
secret alliance, or coalition, between Guat-
emala, Honduras and Nisaragua, against
San Salvador have caused the greatest ex-
element here.
ZACACTEcAs, Mex, special: A cave-in
occurred at the San Martin Mine, in a
camp west of here. Three miners were
killed and a number badly wounded.
LONDON special: Patrick Smollett. ex-
Member of the House of Commons and a
descendant of Tobias George Smollett, the
novelist, is dead.
FEKIN special: 1t is reported that Tsung
LII Yamen has telegraphed the Chinese en-
voys at Nagasaki ordering them to return
to China.
MADRID special: Many rivers in various
parts OF the county have overflowed their
banks and numerous villages are under
water.
WEI Hal WEI special: Gen. Tai of the
Chinese army has suicided on account of
desertiOn in his forces.