Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-05-14
NEWS NUGGETS.

! A fire In the business district at
Quincy. Ills, caused loss Of el50. 900.
Senator Morgan of Alabama, who
has been quite i'll, has recovered and
was able to appear in the senate.
Captain John r. McGlensey, u. 8. n,
retired, died at Washington. He en-.
tered the naval service Sept. 20. 1857.
George Brown fatally stabbed Chris
Wilson at Morse. la. No cause is
known. Officers are pursuing the as.
sailant.
The senate committee on judiciary
has reported favorably the bill restor.
ing John N. Quackenbush to the rank
Of commander in the navy.
| -Four hundred Kansas City union
plumbers, gas and steam filters are on
strike for eight hours work and the
same wages paid for nine hours
Mrs. Kate Stokes Stetson, widow Of
the late John Stetson, the millionaire
theatrical manager and real estate
dealer, who died April IL. is dead.
The business portion OF Pine Grove,
Colo, was destroyed by fire shortly
after midnight. Loss about $50, 900.
The fire is believed to have been of in.
cendiary origin.
Chairman Harrity has called meet.
ing of the subcommittee of the Demo-
cratic national committee to be held at
the Hotel Wellington, Chicago, on
Friday, May 8, at ~ o'clock
| Judge G. G. Foster of the United
States district court, appointed f. c.
Knowles and Bennett r. Wheeler re.
ceivers for the Investment Trust com.
pany Of America, doing business at To
peka, Kan.
| So many Americans are In London
that it is already difficult to find first.
class accommodations in the big hotels
Insurance Commissi oner Linehau
has declined the application of the Iron
Hall to do business in New Hampshire.
The Clearwater. De Orc pool match
for the championship Of the world has
been set for May Z. and at Pittsburg.
The Chandler amendment to the
naval appropriation, providing for 20
torpedo boats, was defeated by the sem
ate-2S to 81.
The schooner Viking, which left
San Francisco on Nov. Is, for the south
seas, is q month overdue and fears ave
expressed for her safety.
| Brigadier General Brooke has been
directed tostake charge of the military
ceremonies in connection with tho
Hancock statue unwilling
The United States gunboat Petrol
has arrived at San Francisco The
Petrol is one of the smallest gunboats
in the navy. She has been in Chinese
waters.
| A body of 1000 dervish rifiemen and
. large body of mounted dervishes have
been seen near Akasheh. They appear
to be concentrating for an attack upon
that place.
1.-THE Pines" the summer residence
of United States Senator Hale, at Ellis
worth, Me-, with all its contents, was
destroyed by fire. The loss will prob
ably reach $5O.UOO.
The house ways and means commit
tee has decided to report favorably the
bill introduced by Representative
Evans Of Kentucky to allow bottling
1T distilled spirits in bond.
The Cunarder Etruria, while leaving
Liverpool, collided with the Italian
bark, Geronimo Banchi. The bark
was 80 badly damaged that she had to
be beached to save her from sinking
The various railroads in Southern
New Jersey. controlled by the Penn.
sylvania railroad have been merged
into one corporation. The new rail.
road is to be known as the West Jersey
and Sea Shore.
There is no hope Of the recovery Of
the czarowich. He il said to be in the
very last stages of consumption and
arrangements have been privately
made in case Of his death to cancel the
coronation festivities.
| Mr.. Kurino. the Japanese minister at
Warrington. viii be soon transferred to
the Japanese legation in Italy, where a
vacancy now exists. His successor viii
be Hoshi Tori, man Of greas reputa-
iton in Japan.
"A rumo1 - in circulation that q man
was seen in the act Of setting fire to 4
dwelling on Capitol Hill and was shot
| BY resident. just - the firebug WA
shot and killed by Floyd Thompson
Wednesday afternoon. Mayor Doyle
Of Victor has employed two fire war.
dens for every business block in that
city, as it has been rumored that fire.
1 t>uzr> -
Cripple Greek. A man was caught
late in the afternoon. in the very act Of
firing the rear Of the Newell Hardware
Company's store. He il in Jail.
| The total loss BY the last fre Il esti.
hated ct d, 500, 900. The insurance will
probably foot up e4t0.O00. The
heaviest losers are q fellows:
| Louis Weinburg, clothing store,
~. 900; Palace hotel, 30. 600; Portland
hotel, OK, 900; furniture, 81, 200; w. z.