Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-10-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Condensed Items OF. Interest
From all Parts OF the
World.

der0lO says lTOSLWOEtuy AuAOE Ao-
ton has been received here that .
revolution has broken out In the in
terror Of venezuela.
ST.. LOUIS A special from Green
vile. Ill, says that the board Of health
has issued proclamation closing the
public schools and prohibiting child
rem from appearing on the streets, and
where public gatherings are held, on
account Of the prevalence Of diptheria
Several deaths have resulted from the
disease, and It is spreading with
alarming rapidity.
New YoRK-The wedding OF Bessie
Balm Dent, daughter Of the late Louis
Dent, Mrs. Ulysses 8. Grants young
est brother, to Lieut.. Garrish Smith,
United States navy, took place in this
city.
BERLIN-Prof. Leyden, the eminent
medical specialist, who was summoned
to the medical caucus q short time ago
to attend the czarewitch of Russia, has
received telegram stating that the
czarewitch is alarmingly i'll.
SILVER CRY, N.H.-Attorney Fielder.
who shot and killed City Marshal
Cantley on Wednesday has been dis
charged from custody after prelimin-
airy examination. The testimony show
ed Cantley, who had been drinking,
shot Fielder first.
COLoN-Advices from Begota state
that shock of earthquake on Sept.
10th damaged large number of houses
in the City. The inhabitants are also
threatened with q complete failure of
their water supply and public meet
ing has been held to consider measures
of relief.
CINCINNATI, Ohio-A Post special
from Bristol, Tenn, says: Kit Left,
wich, a negro Is years old, was hanged
in Bristol for criminal assault on An
ME Fogartv, a little girl aged ID. The
assault was committed on Sept Z. and a
lynching was narrowly averted at that
time. This is the first execution for
this crime in Tennessee in years.
CHIcAao-The Roper & Baxter Cigar
company made an assignment in the
county court. The liabilities are es-,
timated at SlOO, 1000; assets about 3125
GOO.
GREEN BAY, Wis.-At the request Of
the secretary of war warrants have
been issued on complaint of United
States District Attorney WigmRn for
the arrest of the officers of the West
ern Paper Bag company. Thilmany
Pulp and Paper company, Kaukauna
Electric Light company; kaukuna
laundering Manufacturing company,
and Russell Bros. FIGURING Mill, all OF
Kaukauna, for unlawfully drawing
water from the canal there belonging
to the United States. 1t is understood
that other prosecutions will follow.
WAsHINGrON-Therei is great food
in the Nile valley and United States
Consul Washington reports to the
state department that the situation
has become sufficiently grave for the
Egyptian government to apply the
provisions of the decree of 1887, under
which all the inhabitants may be called
upon to serve in guarding and watch
ing the river banks.
WAsHINGToN-E. Spencer Bates, ex
consul at Singapore, is making al
effort to introduce the cultivation 81
Sumatra tobacco in the United States
In view of the high price it command:
and its superiority for wrappers.
LIVERPOOL - There was sale o.
posed of. Baldwins were sold TO-
los; greetings lis to lbs, and Canadi
ans les to It's.
Observation-Disclosures shocks accom-
panied by subterranean noises, wer'
felt at Laibach, IS miles northeast o
Trieste. The inhabitants of the tow
and vicinity are in state OF panic
many of them refusing to return Il
their houses.
Kansas City, Mo.-To avoid arres
and conviction for being the head o
the etransfer gang" OF thieves, who's
regulations have recently been IN
covered by the police, H. G. LitchfielG
manager Of the Railroad Transfer Co
committed suicide.
LoNDoN-A private letter which ha
been received here from Florence
Italy, says that there wss anothe
slight earthquake felt there on Sur
day last.
CH1cAoO--"Butch" Lyons was hange
in the county Jail at 1906 for the muir
der of Alfred B. Mason.
CHrCAao-Judge Cyrus L. Cook, tn
republican candidate for congress i
the 18th Illinois district, who was nom
mated recently to succeed the lat
Congressman Remonn, who died sue
denly at the Great Northern hotel !
this city. The cause Of death was PR
badly heart disease.
4 lsHPEMiNo, Mich. Mining companie
Ire beginning to experience scarcit
Il Tabor, and there is difficulty in hnd
y hg Asn to handle the ore now eein