Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
WESTERN.

ONE1IL special. Inc barrett Scott
mystery is solved. The body of the miss
ing county treasurer was brought into
O'Neill Sunday morning about 3 O'Clock.
having been taken from the Niobrara River
Saturday night at Q o'clock by the party
who found the blanket taken by the men
who captured Scott. The body was found on
the north side of the Niobrara River, about
100 feet below Writings bridge. which
is twenty-fve miles north of O'Neill. The
body was lying in seven feet Of water when
found and only a short distance from the
bank. 1t bore evidence that the victim was
dead when east in the water. Around his
neck was a piece of rope about three feet
long, the moose being tied in true hang
mans style. The other end bore evidence
of having been cut, showing that Scott had
been hung until he was dead and cut down
ant cast into the river. \ wound on the
side of SCOTS head is plainly observable.
The verdict of the corOner's jury is to the
effect that Scott came to his death by hang
ing and that the deed was committed by
George ID. Mullihan, Moses Elliott, Milt
Roy and other citizens of Holt County to
the jurors unknown.
BUTTE, Mont. special: 1t looks now as
if the full extent of the calamity from the
disastrous explosion will never be known.
The list of the dead is now swelled to fifty
three and there are at least four in the hos
pital who cannot recover. Those who Wis
tied the scene after the explosion are of the
opinion that many were blown to atoms
who will never be heard of again. Fully
100 are known to be wounded; many badly.
The conclusion was severely felt at Bel
grade, sixty miles away. The impression
has gone out that the entire city was blown
up and several thousand kilograms of in
quiry as to the safety of friends have been
received from all quarters of the globe.
Mining men, familiar with ~gunpowder,
believe that fully twenty tons exploded.
business was suspended and military and
civic societies participated in the burial GER
emonies of the dead firemen. About $12 ,000
| have been subscribed for the relief of the
families of killed.
SAN FRANCISCO special: United States
District Attorney knight stated that he
would shortly recommend to the Attorney
General to dismiss the charges against at
: least three-fourths of the A. r. U. men
nov under arrest in this district charged
with conspiracy, growing out of the recent
strike. He believes that there is no chance
of convicting them. The trials now in pro-
gress in this city have not developed as
strong a case of conspiracy as was expect
ed. The district attorney declares, how
ever, that it is his intention to stubbornly
prosecute the ringleaders in the recent dis
turbances.
DULUTH special: The police depart
ment was intensely excited when Louis
Klippen, a carpenter, rushed into the po-
lice station with two packages Of dynam-
lite, which he had picked up or the street,
only a few feet from police headquarters
and the city hall. There was much ex-
element over the matter, and, although it
was probably an accident, a good many
will think that the dynamite was placed
where it was found for the purpose of
blowing up the city hall.
DENVER special: The United States
Grand Jury returned tru bills against
Hamilton Armstrong, Senator and chief of
police; Kate Dwyer, matron of the city
Jail, and Denks Mullens, president of the
fire and police board, on a charge of en-
bezzling and opening a letter addressed to
Sadie w. Likens, while she:was employed
as police matron. The letter, it is said,
was opened with the expectation that il
would compromise Mrs. Likens.
SAN FRANCISCO special: The will of the
late ex-senator James G.. Fair was offered
for probate by the executors, but on mo-
ton of counsel for the heirs the court
granted a continuance for three weeks.
The attorneys for the three children gave
the impression that q contest would be in
stituted, suggesting as the probable
grounds mental u~ns0undness and undue
influence.
ST. PAUL special: The House resolu-
ton for an investigation OF the financial
status of all public funds alleged to be de-
posted in the interest OF public officials
having them in charge, was unanimously
adopted. This action was taken on the
publication Of charges that the financial
officials OF the state had proited to the
amount of 100000 from the use of state
funds.
HARDIN, ILL.,, special: While crossing
the Mississippi River on the ice Ida Trem-
bling and Mollie Rogers broke through
and were drowned.
SPOKANE, WASH, special: Three miners
were killed by a snowsiide near Kelso
BIC. Two others are missing.