Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-07-11
FOREIGN.

PARIS, Special: The principal event Of
the celebration Of Independence Day here
by the American colony was the dinner
which the American Chamber of Commerce
gave in celebration of the glorious Fourth.
The guests numbered about $50, and
among them were NJ. H~anotaux, the
French minister for foreign affairs: N.
Bartholdi, the president of the French,
Italian and Belgrian chambers Of COM
merce, and s. f. Morse, the United States
consul general. United States Ambassa-
dor Eustis presided. NJ. Hanotaux pro-
posed the health of President Faure, and
in SO doing paid q glowing tribute to the
United States, which, he said, within q
century has acquired first rank among the
nations of the globe. Mr.. Morse then pro-
posed the health Of President Cleveland,
cheers and a ''tiger." Mr.. Morse d~iscoursed
in eloquent terms OF the Office and the man
saying: President Cleveland Is not only
presidert OF the United States, but he is
the recognized Official head of a great radi-
cal party"
TORONTO, Ont, special: An alarming
report has reached Toronto regarding the
condition Of the braves on the Blackfoo
Reservation near Glechin. 1t was said
they are in an ugly mood, and have even
gone 50 far as to threaten all the whites Oh
the reservation. One of the latter, the
Rev. j. w. Tins, y clergyman from Eng
land, sent out by the church missionary
society twelve years ago, has been Obliged
to flee for his life. The braves have on
their paint, and are looking for blood
Efforts are being made to quiet them.
This IL the reserve on which Frank Skin
ner, the ration distributor, was killed last
winter. The trouble has been brooding
since the shooting Of his murderer.
LONDON special: The celebration oil
the Fourth IN London began with a meet
of American vehicles in Hyde Park. Flags
were flying over the United States embassy
and numbers of An. erican places of bust
ness. A dinner to prominent Americans
was given at the embassy. The toasts a,
the dinner were as follows: 1.-The Queen
proposed by Charles Dudley Warner:
'The President Of the United States
Hon. Wayne MacVeagh.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica. special: Regard
less OF the governments expressed deter
mlnatiOn to stop the formation here of ex-
petitions for Cuba, it is known that
large expedition is ready to start. Men
and supplies are now on board Of 4 shin
and only awaiting for the arrival of their
leaders. 1t is reported that the leader
arrived on these shores. Gen. MaceO's ex-
petition sailed from Costa Rica last April.
ST. PERERsBCRG special: The agree
ment to issue the fl6. 900, 600 4 per cent
gold loan to China under Russian guaran.
tee mas been signed. The document pro.
v;ies that the loan cannot he redeemed OF
converted during u period of thirty-six
years. } China has agreed not to issue any
government guaranteed gold loans until
after January Is, 1896.
MADRID special: Negotiations for the
purchase in England of ships for patrol
ling the coast of Cuba to prevent tilibusters
landing has been concluded.
LONDON cpeclal: The Times says thai
Hon. William st. John Freemantle Bro
derrick has been appointed under secretary
Of war.