Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30
OF THE WEEK,

sS.vvS III @ssNs
Condensed Items Of Interest
From all Parts of the
World.
PEKIN.-The British minister pre-
sented an ultimatnm to China COM
handing the opening of the West
river.
LoNDoN.-A Rome correspondent to
the Chronicle confirms the report that
the Pope instructed Satolli to offer
President Cleveland the good offices
of the pope in settling the Venezuelan
dispute and also instructing Cardinal
Vaughan to make the same approach
to the English government.
LIMA, Peru.-Tbe Chilian war office
explains the dispatch of division of
the CHILEAN army to occupy the passes
of the Cordilaros bordering on the
Argentine republic heretofore an
nounced is due to the execution of the
programme to divide the republic into
military zones.
JACKSON, Miss. - The democratic
joint caucus met again and took three
ballots for United States senator with
out result.
LIMA, Peru-The mayor of San Mig
uel seized and caused to be burned in
the public square of the city all the
bibles and stock of the local agent Of
the American Bible society.
LONDON.-Henry M. Stanley, NJ. p,
writing to q friend, declares unless
England consents to the arbitration Of
the Venezuelan affair, Wal with Amer
lea is negotiable sooner or later
CONsrANTINOPLE. - The letter of
Queen Victoria to the sultan Of Tur-
key expressed the hope that peace
would soon be restored to Anatolia.
CH1CAaO.-Announcement was made
that the committee Of officers Of the
National Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, appointed to select . loca-
ton for the next national convention,
has decided to accept the invitation
from San Francisco.
PARIs.-The Official Journal pub
fishes q decree which transfers the
administration of affairs in Madagas
q from the foreign Office to the cslo-
NAL department.
GREENsBuRa Pa.-The stables Of the
Hecls Coke company, at Tranger
were destroyed by fire, of incendiary
origion. Thirty mules, I've horses,
and q quantity Of hay, harness, grain,
etc., we're burned. Loss about $4,000,
partly insured.
New YORK.-Gen. Booth, OF the Sal
walton Army, has ordered Commander
Ballington Booth to give up command
of the Americon army and 60 to Lon
don.
Fort SIXTH. Ark.-Judge Parker
sentenced "Cherokee Bill" to be hang
ed Tuesday, March II.
PRINCETON, Ill.-The twenty-second
annual meeting of the State Dairy
mems association will be held in this
city commencing February 18th and
continue three days. This decision
was arrived at by officers of the asso.
citation.
PORTSMOUTH, O.-The Farmers Ma
tionsl bank suspended by order of the
comptroller of the currency. No state
ment.
OMAHA, Neb. = The Bees Platts-
mouth, Neb., special says. John
Dreoga became Q raving maniac and
hurled his baby through the window
to the ground two stories below. Four
men were required to hold him. He
was perfectly rational . minute before.
NEVADA, Mo,-A bold robbery was
committed at Nassau. It was pay day
on the Missouri Pacific and I've robbers
with masks over their faces boarded q
Missouri Paclflc freight train in this
city and when the train stopped ct the
junction they held up and robbed the
crew. Conductor Robert G. TriCkett,
Of Butler, was also among the robbed
aud during the hold-up one Of the rob-
bers shot him through the nosea and in
the face. Five gold watches and some
thing like 500 in cash and checks were
taken from the railroad men.
SILVER CITY.-By q coal mine ex-
plosion ct Egypt, N. O., for men were
killed or imprisoned In q shaft.
It is impossible to say how many are
still alive.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The pension
committee Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic will meet here to 60 over
pension matters and prepare for urg.
Ing legislation BY congress.
WASHINGTON. ~ The announcement
of DIR. O'Gorman's appointment q
bishop Of Sioux Falls Is expected &c
be followed 1t IN early date by thu
appointment Of . bishop for Sacra,
mento, Cal. This will complete thu
appointments 10 the vacant bishoprics
In the United States.
ANNAPoLS.-The ballot for United
States senator was without result
wellington lead with a Goldborougl
next with Is.
Sr. PETERsBURG.-Animperia deere,
has been issued announcing that thu
coronation Of the Cxar will take pIac>
In Moscow next May.
HoNa Kol0.-The Deutche hank hal
obtained : contract to Issue ! Chimes,
loan Of : hundred million taols. n
terssts, 5 Per cent.
CnIoA00. - Ex- C0nxressman Franz
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