Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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Condensed Items Of Interest
From all Parts Of the
World.
Norfolk-There has been q delay OF
about q week In commissioning the
battle ship Texas, owing to the scarci.
ty of men for her crew. All the stores
were aboard the big ship by the 6th
and as all but twelve of her crew OF
1890 men are now at the yard Admi-
raj Brown states that her flag will be
spread to the breeze or next Thurs
day.
WAsHINaroN-R. E. Preston, direc.
tor of the mint, left for Denver to re-
main q. week Or more inspecting the
various sites suggested for the new
mint at that point.
BERLrN-A dispatch received here
from Odessa states that seventy al
legged Nihilists were arrested in q res
taurant in that city last night. After
the police had raded the place the
keeper of the restaurant committed
suicide. Thousands of leaflets advo-
eating the Nihilist doctrine and q hand
printing press were siezed.
MADRID-The mobilization OF the
members of the reserve who have been
called out for service in Cuba con-
tinues. Though much dissatisfaction
is expressed at being ordered away
from Spain the mobilization is going
on without incident. The mutineers
were punished by having the time of
their service in Cuba extended.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va-Albert Fisher
and Oscar Dawson, two young men
who have been robbing post offices all
over this section and have been pur-
sued for months, we're brought here
this morning by U. s. officers. Their
depredations amount to Thousands
of dollars. They were caught over the
line in West Verginia last night after
q long and dangerous chase.
PIrrsPuRa-The celebration of the
th~irty-second anniversary Of the
organization Of the brotherhood Of
Locomotive engineers, began in Pitts
burg this morning and win continue
until Sunday. The present is the 6rst
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that the anniversary has been cele-
brated.
LEXINGTON. Ky.-George Taylor, for
ger and bunco-steerer, escaped from
the Paris jail last night, taking two
other prisoners with him.
SAN FRANc1sco-The navy depart
ment has evidently determined to
ascertain IL the Columbia is the fastest
of American warships, and has assigned
the honor Of competition to the Cruiser
Olympia. The Olympia will soon 60 to
join the Asiatic squadron and the de-
partment has ordered that she shall
try to make an ocean record as far as
Honolulu at least, and possibly across
the Pacific. Local naval officers In
terpret the order to mean that the
government wishesto break the worlds
record made BY the Columbia recently
with an average speed Of over 10 knots
an hour, which was made from
Southampton to New York.
LoNDoN-The commission appointed
by the Rosebery government to con-
slider and report on the subject, issued
q report today recommending that the
metric system of weights and measures
be immediately legalized and the use
Of the system be made compulsory
after two years.
LONDON-The anti Parnellite men,
bers of the house today elected Mr..
dustin MCCARTHY as seasonal chair
man Of the party. MI. Healey was
present at the meeting.
LONDoN-The United States steamer
| Marblehead sailed today from Grave
send for Mcrcina, the seaport Of Tar
sus, Asia Minor, to protect Americans
at the latter place, the scene of the
recent disturbances at the American
school.
WAsHIN0TON-Col. John NJ. Wilson,
U. s. engineer corps, in charge Of pub
lie buildings and grounds in Washing
ton, today succeeced Col. Henry Rib
bolt IS division engineer, northeast
| division.
MEMPHIs-Last night near Arlington
Tenn, the log house Of Mrs. Caliie
Harrell was destroyed by fire and she
death and their bodies eAtirely con-
rear of the house escaped with his life.
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has left for Arlington with blood
hounds.
MEMPHIs-The bank Of Shelby, little
concern, made an assignment today.
Liabilities, S1O7 900; assets. $4,000.
CRowN POINT, Ind-Twenty persons
were poisoned at Horsford Park last
night. A dance vas in progress and
all who participated drank from q pail
Of water In which arsenic or strych-
nine had been placed All the victims
will recover except Charles Williams,
Miss Leisig, and two others. The sher-
if is making an investigation.
COLUMBUS, Ohio.-Julius Egers, Of
| Chicago, treasurer OF the Krieger-
Bund, read his report for the year at
this mornings session, the substance
Of which is as follows: Balance from
last year, e1,961.55; receipts for the
year, e1,0O1; disbursements, 1886. Is;
balance on hand, el,906.1O. President
Walruf, Of Kansas City, read the
address.
CINCINNATI, Ohio.-Specials to the
Post from Maysville and Flemings-
burg, KY, report m earthquake ct
those points yesterday afternoon. AT
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