Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-10-24
tains the mayor In appointing Power
chief Of police. The populists feel

cante, which was recently captured |
and plundered BY band Of insurgents
while moored near Santiago de Cuba. |
HELENA, Mont.-Fire has been rag
ing in the Muir tunnel on the North
ern Pacific, between Bozeman and Liv-
ingstone for nearly Q month. Efforts
were made to smother the fire by seal
ing the tunnel and also with steam,
but both were unsuccessful. The dam
age cannot be estimated at this time,
but it is believed to be very heavy.
Large quantities of earth have fallen
on the tracks. Trains are being trans
fered successfully over the new track
recently constructed over the noun
tains.
NE1HART, Mont.-There is great ex-
element here over the gold discovery
made in the new district. Assays run
as high as 1890 to the ton. Business
and everything else is neglected in the
wild rush to make locations.
LoNDoN-A dispatch from Madrid to
a news agency says that the Spanish
party in Porto Rico have offered to
place gunboat at the service of the
Spanish government.
CONsrANrINoPLE-Th police took
extreme action in regard to the Armen-
ians who took refuge in their churches
and refused to leave, by closing I'LL of
the Armenian churches in the city and
suburbs. They are now surrounded
by police ia strong force. The refugees
are allowed to leave, but nobody ex-
cept priests are permitted to enter. In
addition to this the guards refuse to
allow food or water to be passed inside,
hoping thereby to compel the refugees
to come out.
BATH, N. Y.-The village of Camp
bells, Steuben county, burned last
night. The village contained thirty
dwellings,.
FREEPoRr, In.-The jury in the case
of Frank w. Harris, professional ball
player, being tried for the MURDER of
Charles Bengel, whom he shot last
May, returned verdict of guilty, and
fixed the death penalty. The defence
was emotional insanity.
| WAsHINaToN-The secretary of the
interior approved the following grants
of land to the state of North Dakota,
all in the DEVILS Lake district for the
North Dakota university. 1870 acres;
for public buildings, 81 AGO.
MADRiD-At Ferrol the son of the
|captain general of the province (Coru-
lna) assaulted the editor of a socialist
newspaper and afterwards arrested
him. A mob of 400 workmen made q
violent protest against the editors ar
rest and marched through the streets
to the palace, several of the large win
dows of which wer smashed with stones
| rVyl r,
whereupon the workmen in the dock
a strike. Ferrol is one of the principle
naval arsenals of Spain and a large
. number of men are employed there as
dock men and in other capacities.
WAsHlNaToN-As a result of the re-
peal of the wool duties the exports
from Uruguay to the United States
have nearly trebled, and according to
figures supplied to the state depart
ment by United States Consul Schram
: at Montevideo, they reached during
the past fiscal year $3,O75,86, and q
still larger increase is expected for the
calander year, based on heavy order
( from America for woods.
II LA Crosse, Wis.-About noon tie
, schoolhouse at Onalaska, this county
, was found to be on fire around q reds
ter in the main hall. Three hunded
. children attend school and SO little
: ones had just been dismissed. The
.. others were dismissed in the sual
manner, the explanation to the0 be-
ing that the furnace was smoking.
y Within few seconds after e. we're
. out the flames poured out and blazed
up to the bell tower, making ter 1fst
8 appearance on the outside at that
}, point. The building way entirely
r destroyed, with the content. IL was
: of wood, old and plain. Its loss
, other accommodations for shoots. The
: insurance amounts to $500.
WAsH1NaroN-The tre$ury gold re-
serve is 900, 30,2A.
SAN Francisco, CAL This city has
!. had bloomer balls, bloAmer marriages,
q and now q bloomer restaurant has
!. been opened in the yFy business CEN
= Tar NJ the city. ehe restaurant is
called the "Bioomr Cafe" Four
shanelv girls, attird in neat fitting
hloomers. attend i the wants of the
8 customer. and htve proved such an
= attraotion that mjre girls will have to
I be- employed to AXE care of the in
) creasing trade.
NEW ORLEAN. lanai. Quinn,
q United States engineer In charge Of Of
: ratnrned fron Port Eads and the
! ietties. He irists, after 2 most care
yrIi eraminaNbn, that the lower delta
and the see yarshes along the Gulf OF
2 Mexico aref owiy sinking.
NV Yox Russell Sage authorizes
4 Il daniai TIT tho Rock Island COM
Z my he Squired control Of tho Iowa
i Central r4lroud.
81 RrnLrx-Advices received from Con-
= stantina6lo state that most serious
conssn lences are feared from the gen
sral si5es,en, growing out q The e. e
snmn7on Of rioting. According to
: these dispatches, the Intervention Of
nItha DIVERS 10 restore order and en-
l iorq reform = Imminent.
q ynrr- Mavor 9tron0 N 0oino