Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-05-23
FOREIGN,

FLORENCE special: The earthquake
which occurred here has proved moro
serious than it seemed at first. Thousands
of the people spent Saturday night in the
streets and a second shock at III O'Clock
increased the alarm. The movement of
the second earthquake was slight. Some
slight damage was done and some per-
sons were injured. The casualties at
Bars, near here, included four deaths and
many injured. Numbers of houses were
badly cracked. At Glassina many houses
were wrecked. At La Paggi several
buildings fell and three persons were
buried. The church at San MARITIME was
destroyed while full of worshipcrs, several
being crushed to death and many who
were wounded are still in the ruins. The
Prince of Naples and corps of engineers
have gone to these villages to aid in the
work Of rescue.
LONDON special: The Times prints Il
dispatch from Hong Kong which says that
anarchy prevails in the northern part OF
the Island of Formosa and riots are of
daily occurrence, numerous persons have
been killed and wounded, Gen. Ku Hung
kuk, Hatta chief, has proclaimed him.
self King of the northern portion of the is
land and several thousand we'll equipped
soldiers have joined his standard and his
free increases daily. The Chinese au-
thorlties have captured and behcadea
many of his followers, but the revolt seem
to be spreading. China advocates the rec
ognition by foreign powers of a Formosa
republic.
ST. JOINS, N. F., special: 1t is reported
that the Government will increase dutie,
on imported goods by from ) TO 30 per
cent. when the Assembly meets. This step
is necessary IN order to provide funds +,
meet the cOlony's obligations. if a separat
government is maintained. The retrench-
nent measures which are proposed en-
body education, all salaries. remodeling Of
judicial departments, abolition OF many
grants for roads, etc.
PARIS special: A dispatch from Majan-
ga, Madagascar, says: The first batta lion
OF the colonial regiment had brush with
large body of Hovas near Marovosx.
The HOvas fled at the point Of the bayonet,
leaving sixty dead and wounded. There
were thirteen of the French wounded
The French then occupied the lIova camp.
COLOGNE special: Prince Alexander
Won one-SchiIlingsfurst, the young
est son Of the Chancellor of the German
Empire, was married to Princess Emman-
uele Won SolmS- Braunfels. Prince Alex
ander Is a member of the German Reich-
stag.
VIENNA special: Count Kalnoky, In
perial Minister Of Foreign Affairs, has
again rendered his resignation. The trou-
BILE grows out of offerings of Mgr. Agli-
ardi, papal nuncio, who dcnounces the
ecclesiastical laws.
MONTEREY Mexico, special: The La
Fama cotton mills, near here, have been
destroyed by fire. They were the largest
in northern Mexico, and the loss is $io5,-
600. Monterey capitalists owned the
mills.
The HAGUE special: A severe storm
has been raging along the coast of Holland
Tor several days past. Large tracts of
country have been submerged and occu-
pants have prepared to move their effects.
LONDON special: The Spanish steamer
Gravina, bound from Antwerp for Lisbon,
was lost off Cape Mes during typhoon,
and only two of those on board saved.
LONDON special: A number of ware
houses and factories near the leather mar
ket in Bermondsey have been burned.
The loss is s., 100000.
LONDON special: Cold weather. ac.
cOmpanied by snow, has been had in var
ious parts of England and the continent.
LONDON special: Joseph Whitaker
founder Of Whitaker's Almanac, is dead.