Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05

EAU CLARE, .Wis.-Charles Berpar
Who drew the plans TOR the Holmes
castle and superantended ito constrnc.
ton in 1887, lives here. He was 8 part.
ner in the Arm Of Gellauner & Ca.
architects. Berger says, however. hS
knew nothing about the secret part of
the castle, and It must have been con-
trived afterwards. He says Holmes
swindled him ont of $40 due for
services.
DENvER-McPhee 4 McGinnity's Eve
story planning mill on Wassee and
Eighteenth streets, was completely de.
stroyed BY ere this morning. Loss
$4,000.
DENvER-It was discovered at noon
that J.. /. Kirk, Of Omaha, Miss Jennie
Howard, Of Boston, and j. A. Brown. Of
Omaha, reported as killed in the dis
aster, Z phAntoms.
VIENNA dispatch from Belgrade
to the Fremdenblatt says that an at.
tempt wa made Q few days ago to
murder Tsherim in Macedonia. An
unknown man 1red four shots at him
but none OF them took effect. The
man made his escape.
TAMPA, Fla.-Hugh II. McNulta, the
young society swell who vas arrested
here Saturday for forgery, has been
turned wei to the chief OF police Of
Chattanooga. McNulta's downfall
was due to fast living on q limited
salary.
MADRlD-It is announced that o5,OD
fresh troops will embark for Cuda in
November. Later dispatches from
Havanna confirm the report of the
execution Of the rebel chief, Mugiga.
He was shot at Matanzas on Aug. 10.
PARls-The Matin in an article re-
viewing and condemning the outrages
upon British and other foreign mis-
sionaries In China declares that Lord
Salisbury must move with the utmost
energy II he expects to obtain salts
faction from the Chinese.
LoNDoN-The Pail Mall Gazette in
an article treating Of the Chinese
outrages says that Secretary Olney
may be relied upon to take vigorous
action In behalf Of the Americans
maltreated.
WAsHlNaroN-Mint Director r. E.
Preston left here for Denver, Col, to
select q site for the United States
mint in that city. He will be absent
about four weeks and will probably
extend his trip to the Pacific coast.
WAsHlNoToN-Miss Nellie G. Rhodes
last night made . bicycle record of 10
miles in 81 minutes and Is seconds.
The best record fora male rider is only
two minutes better than this. Miss
Rhodes is q native of Boston and q
graduate Of the Charlestown high
school near Harvard university. She
came here about year ago and has
received excellent bicycle training.
SAVANNAH, Ga.--The board of trade
has passed resolutions urging the es-
tablishment of q subtreasuryat Savan-
nah and the appointment Of an assist
ant treasurer here.
ROxD1The Vatican will shortly in
stitute IN apostolic delegation to
Mexico with functions similar to those
of the delegation at Washington. The
papel delegate to Mexico has not yet
been selected.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis.-Prof. E. w.
Elson. OF the University Of Chicago,
who was selected for superintendent
OF schools by the board Of education
to succeed A. w. Rankin, who becomes
inspector of high schools OF Minnesota.
CoNsTAN rINoPLE.-M. Chambon, the
French ambassador, has had an inter
view with the sultan and strongly
urged his majesty to acaept the pro-
posals of the powers in regard to the
administration of affairs in Armania.
ATLANTA, Gait has been arranged
that President Cleveland will touch
the button at Gray Gables on Sept. Is,
and set In motion the machinery Of
and unfurl the flags on the Cotton
States International Exposition build
ings.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.-A courier
from the northwestern part of the
country states that Sheriff Miller has
stationed pickets at various points oh
the Garfield stable" all day, watching
for the robbers to cross. Horesmen
could be seen from these points for six
miles, and the sheriff feels sure of
capturing the entire gang soon. Dep
uty Spahl last night took q man
named Ostrander to Gothenburg and
jailed him on q charge OF being con-
nected with the hold-up. He was cap
tured in the sand hill Is miles north.
LEXINGTON. Ky.-George Taylor, for
ger and bunco-steerer, escaped from
the Paris Jail last night, taking two
other prisoners with him
LAKE CITY, Fla-The preliminary
trial of John Walker, J.. M. Rodan, NJ.
D., and w. B. Padgett and Thomas
Phillips, white men, charged with
lynching the negro preacher, Robert
Bennett, on July 4, took place here
yesterday. There was little evidence
against the accused and they were dis
charged.
SAN FRANCIsCo-Mrs. Mary Vogel,
resident at 919 Powell street, directly
opposite the normal school, has in
formed the police that she saw Dur
rant pacing up and down In front OF
the normal school from 2 O'Clock to 3
O'Clock, on the afternoon Of April 3.
At 5 O'Clock, whom the girls came out,
she saw him 60 mp and speak to one Of
the girls, bow to her and afterwards
board the East side dummy on q
Powhel street car. She
likes the date positively By nseversl
and Is certain tiAk 'ashe