Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-12-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Condensed Items OF Interest
From all Parts Of the
World.


steamer Fuerst Bismark at Plymouth
were delivered In London six hours
earlier than her mails were accustom-
ed to be delivered, when they were
landed at Southampton. The Ham
burg American steamship officials are
woll satisfied with the result OF this
flrst experiment OF their ships calling
at Plymouth instead Of Southampton
ON the eastward trip, and will make
the change permanent IL the next trials
are o. satisfactory as this one.
WASHINGTON, d. Gin round figures
the deficit for November will be d, Co.,
COO; the receipts footing up to e26 OOO,-
Coo, and the expenditures 81 ,O00, 600.
BERL1N-The presidents Of the vari.
GUS unions of the Socialist party were
served by the police at noon with
formal notices Of the closing Of their
organizations.
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis.-Fifteen
thousand Christmas trees will be ship
ped from here for Chicago aud St.
Louis jobbers.
LEADNILLE, Col. Peter w. Breene,
president Of the defunct Leadville
Savings and Deposit Bank, is missing.
Breene borrowed oyer $4,000 from the
bank.
CoLuMBIA--Advices from Begota
state that q Columbian physician, DR..
Carrasquilla, has discovered IN effect
ual cure for leprosy. The efficiency of
the remedy has been proved, the dis
patch asserts, by the cure of two peo-
pie suffering from the disease. The
leading physicians Of Bogota admit
that valuable discovery has been
made.
WAsHRuRN, Wis.-The county board
accepted the new court house and re.
leased Contractor Halleran from his
bond. The building is of brown stone
and cost about 10000.
OSHKOSH, Wis.-Work has begun
again on the electric railway system
and the contractors claim they will
have 20 miles of road built before the
LIST Of January.
WAsHrNaToN-The treasury today
lost 81, 750,O 600 in gold for export, which
leaves the true amount of the gold re-
serve at SIS, a3O,s55. Another bond is
sue Is expected soon.
TERRELL, Texas. - Bryon Jones, q
large retail general merchant at Lawn
dale, Kaufman county, failed. His
liabilities are said to approach e15, 600.
BERLlN-The Tageblatt asserts that
Germany, Russia and France have
concluded an alliance committing
them to common action upon all Ques-
lions concerning Turkey.
| OMAHA, Neb.-George Davis, col
ored man, accused Of displacing rails
and causing wreck on the Rock Is
land road near Lincoln In August of
last year, In which IL persons were
killed, has been convicted of murder
In the second degree and recommend
ed to clemency.
DALLAS, Tex.-Dan A. Stuart de-
parted for New York to personally ask
James j. COrbett to sign articles for q
fight with Bob FitzsimmOns at some
place near Ell Paso.
WILMINGTON, Del-John ]. Swan
and Daniel Brown, attendant, and
Michael Lynch, and supervisor ct the
state insane asylum at Farnhurts near
here. were arrested ON charge Of be-
ing concerned in the death Of Leon
Pisa, alias Lone Lewis, on Oct. 5 last.
Pisa was an inmate of the asylum, and
1t il alleged that he was so badly beat
en- that he died.
ODESSA, Russia 500 deaths
have resulted from the storms which
recently visited this district. Nearly
all were drowned or frozed to death.
Great distress prevails throughout the
storm swept country.
WAsHiNoroN-The president appoint
ed Henry III. ROlo6 Of Utah associate
| justice of the supreme court, vice
William Smith deceased.
WARRINGTON Ex-C Congressman
Baldwin Is here in the interests Of the
Chippewa commission. He says the
stories sent out from Superior about
the rotten condition Of affairs ON the
reservation are false from beginning
to end. The mayor claims he has
positive assurances from Secretary
Hoke Smith that the portion OF the
reservation now surveyed will be de-
clared open for settlement before the
30th day Of next April.
JOHNSTON, Pa.--By the breaking Of
an axle of q cable car Of the train In
the Cambria Iron company's mine
eleven miners were seriously injured
and one probably fatally.
NEW YoRk-Manogers OF twenty
four Of the leading fire Lloyds' In
surance companies that together write
hundreds Of millions Of dollars in
risks are taking action looking to q
close union which will enable them to
control the business.
New YORK-Will Willard Howard
the representative Of the Christian
Herald. who sailed In September on q
mission Of relief to the Armenians Of
Van, has not been heard from for Ave
weeks. It Is believed he has been
butchered BY the murderers.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Pensacola is the
only place in Florida reportiog : freez-
ing Temperature. No damage was
done except to flowers, which were
blooming luxuriantly.
BUKNos AYERs-It IL reported that
Chill i about to raise loan Of 60
100000.
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