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

uuTIlcU OUT VI pOIt Ou al important ullS-
sion. She will make all haste possible in
order to reach Boring Sea in time to pre-
vent the fleet OF cutters which are now
heading for the sealing grounds, from
Selling any armed vessels, as is the pres
tent intention. Upon the fleetness OF the
Perry may depend the warding off of
serious complications with England. The
latter Government has practically decreed
that any interference with armed sealing
vessels flying the British flag will meet
with a retaliation in the shape of claims
for heavy damages, and the Perry's sud-
den departure for the north Is considered
an indication that the administration does
not desire to invite any more trouble with
the lion over the sealing question.
TOPEKA, Kan, special: Gov. Morrill, is
greatly worried about the distressing state
of the coal miners and their families at
Scranton, twenty miles south of Topeka.
These people are suffering from the neces-
sites of life because they cannot get work.
It has been claimed t;sat the railroads dis
eliminate against Usage County in rates,
but the railroad commissioners deny this,
and the Santa Re Company says it cannot
reduce the rate or use any more coal than
at present is supplied it. The Governor
has done all he appears able to do in send
ing 81 in money, the balance remaining
in the fund left over from the appropria-
ton for western Kansas sufferers.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, special: In
an attempt to recover heaving line worth
IS cents, the tug Mogul of Victoria. valued
at SCI, 600, was wrecked. The tug, after
towing the bark Dara to sea, tried to run
along the vessel to secure the line. The
Dara struck the MOgul's bow, tearing
away her stem and opening up the seams
Of her hull, through which the water
flowed rapidly. it was necessary to beach
her two miles inside of Tatoosh light
among the rocks. The tug will prove a
total loss, with the exception of her ma
chinery and boilers.
TOPEkA, Kan, special: The Kansas AS
ISOLATION of Physicians me! here. The
only incident of note was the ordering
down of the sign of punch in Repre-
sentative Hall by Gov. Morrill,, who sent
the executive clerk to say to the doctors
that such a sign in prohibition Kansas
looked bad 1t turned out that the
"Punch" advertised was simply new
baby food and not an intOxicant. The
Joke was on the Governor.
KENosHA, Wis, special: Walter Mar
shall COwelL, prominent lawyer, was ar
rested on complaint of Israel Slough OF
Chicago, who claims Cowell swindled him
out OF 81, 600 in a land deal. The opera
ti0ns of COwell and his confederates, it is
alleged, will easily reach 500, 900. 1t is said
hundreds Of persons have been swindled
throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri.
Nebraska and Kansas.
CHICAGO special: While engaged in
tearing down the walls of the Globe mold
ing works, which burned short time ago,
high wind blew down the brick wall.
burying three men in the rims. One of
them, William Naugle, was taken out
dead. OF the other two, James Carbine re-
ceived fractured skull and will proba bly,
die, and Thomas Burns was badly battered
mp, but will recover.
STOCKTON, CAL, special: The levee near
Paradise cut broke and the waters Of the
San Juan are flowing over the country
from the banks to M00rs' landing a dis
lance of forty miles. One-f fourth of the
inundated land is sOwn in wheat. the rest
being grazing lands. The San Juan is
higher than ever before, the heat of the
last few days having melted . great VOL
ume OF snow.
DENyER special: The Rocky Mc"r.-'.
News says edit0rially thai the
ceiptS OF the Dcuver mint ,ave eli,
heavily the past month III tie o. tli. ii.
creased production. 1t accounts for it by
saying that the smokers have been selling
the product to agents Of The Rothschilds
md others interested in The recent bond
at slight advance over the lio.
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