Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-20
LATE T%ElEGRAPHlC NOTES

KANSAS CIrY-LOuis A.. Rank aged
q, son of respectable parents, was
shot and fatally wounded by his for
mer mistress. The woman was mad
with jealousy.
PITTSBURGH Baltimore and Ohio
switch engine ran into an electric
this morning killing the conductor
aud fatally injuring the motorman.
A number of passengers were slightly
hurt.
LONDON-Every effort is being made
by the Royal Geographical society and
active steps are being taking by Rus
STA and Sweden to ascertain ii the
story that DIR. Nansen has discovered
the north pole r true.
WAsHlNaroN-John, alias Patsy Har-
ris, q negro murderer was hanged this
morning for the killing Of Mathew
Spruell rs q result of q quarrel be-
tween the families, they being neigh
bOrs.
CHICAoo-The National Game, Bird
and Fish Protective Association in its
third annual session discussed matters
relating to the passage of better laws
for the protection OF game in various
parts of the country.
GALENA, I'LL. B. Brown, editor and
proprietor OF the Galena Gazette, died
In Chicago, aged 81. He was always q
prominent Republican, q warm friend
Of Gen. Grant, and one Of the BOG who
stood by him so long in the conven-
ton of 1883.
NEW YoRK-Stocks opened strong
and higher on moderote dealing. The
takiug Of profits however soon caused
q general reaction. This was followed
by decreased business but q s~tiifening
in prices,
BRISBANE, QuEENLvND - The Bris-
bane river is greatly swelled, owing to
the foods. While = small steamer was
crossing with eighty passengers she
capsized. Only forty were saved.
CNc1NNArI - The grand jury Of
Campbell county, KY, indicted Jack
SON and Walling for the murder Of
Peerl Bryan.
LANcAsTER-Hiram X. Miller, who
was found dead In oed In q hotel at
Sioux Falls, 8. D., abscounded last
May, and executions for $4,000 were
issued against him. He was an extern
sive tobacco dealer. Nothing further
had been heard Of him till the news Of
his death was received.
MILAN, O.-Three mon were killed
by the Caving in OF q we'll in which
they were working. They we're James
w. Howler, Archie Warren and Alvin
Rowley.
CHICAaO-A needle mandatory, the
first in the United STATED, will be es-
tAblished here. By means of q ma
chine invented by q Detroit man need
les can be made and sold for SO cents
. thousand, against e1.2O for English
and 70 cents for German.
CEDAR RAPIDs-Dr. F. McClelland.
representative in the Iowa legislature.
and editor Of the Cedar Rapids, Times.
. Pioneer in professional journalistic
and legislative work In the state, died,
aged &c.
New YORK-William and James
Fitzgerald, brothes, were held for the
murder Of Prof. Max Eglau In an In
stitution for improved instruction Of
deaf mutes. It is thought BY the
police that robbery was the motive for
the murder.
GALLlPoLIs, OFT Is reported hear
that seven tramps were killed in .
railroad wreck near Dexter. There
were ton on the train but only three
are known to have escaped.
ST.. LoUrs-The entire north side OF
Central square In Kenneth, Mo-. com.
posed OF over twenty business places.
burned. The loss Is estimated st eco.
COO. The flre started In the postomce
and resulted from burglars blowing
open . safe.
YoKoHAMA The rebels In Corea
killed : small party Of Japanese Who
were engaged IN protecting the tele
graph.
Eau CLArRE.-O6acials Of this city
and AugustA are charged with arroet-
Ing tramps IN order to secure fees.
NEW ORLEANs-Mr. Eliza ]. Nichol.
son, proprietress Of the Picayune.
died. She WIS suffering from n
grippe whom her husband died Z week
ago which event 80 shattered her svn-
tam that tho disease developed into con.
qestion Of the lungs which caused her
death.