Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-04-18
SOUTHERN.

SANTA FE, n. NJ, special: The advance
of Is per cent. in the price of beef cattle in
the last sixty days has served to greatly
elate the live stock dealers of New Mexico.
Mutton has also gone much higher, show
ing great advance. At the advanced
prices some 1000 cars of cattle will be
shipped out over the AtchiSOn during the
next six weeks. In 1894 but 100000 cattle
were on the ranges of New Mexico, but
during the past year every stockman has
been saving his stock. Experts say at
least l, OOO, 900 head of meat cattle are now
on the New Mexican ranges, and of this
number 250,OOO are ready for shipment.
The sheep in the territory in 1899 were
800, 600 and in 1894 they numbered over
2,O0O,OOO. 1t is thought the number is now
about the same as in 1890.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, special: Lively
times are expected in the House of Repre-
sentatives. There is considerable talk of
impeachment proceedings being brought
against Gov. Clarke and it is understood a
resolution for that purpose will be intro
duced in the House by Monroe of Pulaski
County. 1t is known that bitter feeling
exists between Monroe and the Governor.
growing out of an incident which occurred
in the executive Office some time ago, when
lLC uOtC1uOl VJCCtCU IlC Ia W u0hCI. a
least three other Representatives are said
to be loaded with speeches in which Gov.
Clarke will be discussed, and excitement is
looked for. 1t is not believed, however,
that an impeachment resolution will have
great number OF supporters.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, special: Henry
Wilberly, convicted at the last term Of t le
criminal court for highway robbery, and
SOW oo1 - min v,rsC
been pardOned by Gov. Oates. When Lee
Harris and his gang OF murderers and rob-
beers were arrested last week their confess
ion developed the fact that Abe Mitchell,
one of them, was Wilberly's double in
every detail, even being one eyed, and
that it was Mitchell who committed high
way robbery and Wilberly was entirely
innocent, but had been mistaken for
Mitchell.
HENNEssEY, Oklahoma, special: A
Lacey mail carrier brings news of another
battle between the Dover train robbers
and United States Marshals. The robbers
we're located, but escaped in the darkness.
The Marshals followed seventy miles and
surrounded them on a deserted ranch. a
battle followed, in which two of the rob-
bers were killed. Three of the gang es-
capped. None of the posse was dangerous
ly hurt. The dead robbers will be brought
here for identification.
CHARLESTON, 5. c., special: Rev. j. S..
Hartzell, an Episcopal clergyman residing
near this city, publishes this statement:
ION Good Friday this year the heavenly
bodies which gravitate around the sun
were in exactly the same position relative
to each other and to the earth as they Occu-
pied on the day Christ was crucified II
was the first time such q thing he's oc-
Cured since that day.
LIpsCoMB, Texas, special: Lockwood,
Oklahoma, has been destroyed by prairie
fires, which burned all the way from New
Mexico. 1t was impossible to save any
thing in the high winds, which swept the
country with great speed. Cattle and
horses were burned to death.
Fort WORTH, Texas, special: It has
just been discovered that an agent of the
insurgent party in Cuba recruited twenty
men in this city for service, and thet they
have already left Tampa, Fla, for Cum!