Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-21
WESTERN.

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porate limits ST San Francisco. On q beach
squatter has for years t0iled with q shovel
picking out q scanty living by extracting
gold from deposits On the shores by cur
rents and tides. Experienced miners have
frequently asserted that the entire coast
gold. but its successful amalgamation was
the sole obstacle to working it. Several
weeks ago q newly invented amalgamat0r
was employed by a company organized for
the purpose. Four men are required for
each amalgamator. The machine will run
twenty to twenty-five tom of sand per day,
the net profit to be estimated at $3.50 per
ton. The ocean shore, wherever black
sand exists, is now considered as good as
any quartz mine, and camps are being
established along the beach.
TOPEKA, Kan, special: Mrs. Mary E.
Lease has won her latest fight. Recently
Geo. A. Clark was appointed by Gov. Nor
rill to succeed Mrs. Lease as member of
the State Board of Charities and the ap-
p0intment was confirmed by the Senate.
When Clark attempted to take Office a few
days ago Mrs. Lease refused to vacate,
stating her term did not end until 1896, and
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court. An examination of the record in
the Governors office shows that in his
message to the Senate Gov. Llewelling
nominating Mrs. Mary E. Lease as the
successor of Capt. Rhodes. This term will
not expire until next year and Clark's ap-
pointment proves super1uous.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Among the
passengers who arrived from Honolulu on
the steamer Arrawa were d. G. Ashford,
Henry A. Juen, Henry Won Worthen and
Capt. VIM. Davis, all Of whom are now ex-
lies from the islands. Capt. Davis was
commander of the steamer and was ac-
cused Of taking arms into Honolulu for the
rebels. On his arrival Capt. Davis again
positively denied that there wa any foun-
dation for the published stories that he had
been tied up by the thumbs and otherwise
tortured by Hawaiian officers who desired
to extort a confession from him. He de-
clares that he suffered no indignity what
ever.
SAN FRANCISCO special: The bulls and
bears are having = lively struggle over
wheat this week and the series of up and
downs marks the close Of each days bust
ness. Many operators denounce the re-
ports of the Department Of Agriculture as
misleading and do not hesitate to say the
advances should be abolished. Enthusiasm
at the Produce Exch ,nge was dampened
to a certain extent by the James G. Fair
estate holding Of wheat, est mated at $780,
Geo tons, which may be dumped on the
market at any time and upset most care
fully laid plass and computations.
VACAvILLE, CAL, special: The damage
done In this vicinity by an unusually
heavy frost will not fall much short Of
$225,OOO. The apricot crop has been almost
entirely destroyed. Early cherries that
would have been on the market in two
weeks are all gone. The almond crop is
ruined. It is impossible to determine al
present just what damage has been done to
peaches plums and prunes, as they are
just going out of bloom and do not show
plainly.
WALsENBURa, Col, special: The cor
Oner's jury found the men at the jail were
killed by persons unknown. 1t is believed
to be very unlikely that the men who did
the killing will ever be definitely known
only among themselves. The opinion pre-
walls, however, that the mob OF six or
eight men were Rouse miners and per-
sonal friends Of Hixon-men Of perhaps
some prominence in the community.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, special: The Senate
adopted q constitutional amendment Civ
ing women the right to vote. The amend
ment has already been adopted by the AS;
sembly and will now be submitted to the
voters Of the state.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, special: b. w. Hiatt
Of Montgomery County, Kansas, Is IN the
city soliciting aid for sufferers in that Sec
ton. He says the people Of western Kan
sas are eating horse flesh, being unable to
ret other food.