Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-05-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Condensed Items ut Interest
From All Parts of the
World.

Ell RENO. Ok.-The First National
bank closed its doors. The officers
say deposltors will be paid in full.
The assets and liabilities are unknown,
but are supposed to be about equal.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt-Sixty three new
cases of cholera and twenty two deaths
the past twenty -four hours.
WAsHlNaToN-The treasury lost 81
$4,000 in gold aud S24,OO in bars,
which leaves the true amount Of the
gold reserve at S114, 436, 400. OF the to-
tai Withdrawals today Sl,5O,OO0 was
for export.
CHICAGO Visible grain: Wheat,
So, $4,000; corn, 9,153,OOO; oats, $780,
coo; rye, l, $50, 600; barley, 800, 900.
KEY WEST, Fla.-Advices from Ha-
vana tonight state that in the recent
action between Antonio Maceo and
Gen. Ynclan at Cacarijacaras, Pinar
del Rio, 400 Spaniards were killed
while the Cubans lost only seventeen.
HAVANA Captain General Weyler
has prolonged indefinitely the period
given the insurgents in which to sur
render and obtain pardon.
DENvER-Denver is experiencing the
discomforts of snow storm. The
snow melts as fast as l. falls, but on
the plains 1t is several inches deep and
is boon to the farmers.
ST. PETERSBURG Admiral Selfridge,
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temporary flagship of the European
station, has arrived at Gronstadt in
connection with the coming corona
ton.
TIMPsoN, Texas.-Rev. Rhodes, liv-
ing IL miles east of here, while blowing
his field, unearthed 10000 Mexican
dollars. 1t seems that the money was
buried in leather satchels and the lat
ter were almost rotted.
CHIcAao-It is probable that all the
roads in the Central passenger commi-
tee will follow the lead of the Penn
sylvania road in carrying bicycles free
of charge. The Western roads will not
at the present time take any action in
the matter.
ATLANTA, Ga.-Rev. A. j. Diaz, the
Baptist missionary recently expelled
from Cuba has come to Atlanta to live
and connected himself with the Sec.
ond Baptist church.
COLUMBIA, Mo.-Experiments at the
state university, testing the effect of
the Roentgen rays upon diptheria
baccillis, seem to confirm the theory
that the germs may be destroyed by
the rays. Two guinea pigs were in.
oculated. After y hours, the treated
pig showed no signs of diphtheria
whereas the pig which was not ex-
posed to the rays died within % hours.
New YORK-The treasury department
has issued further call on the depos-
itory banks graded according to the
amount of the holdings of the govern
ment money. The aggregate amount
SO held at this time is approximately
$1,000, OOo.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal.-On its official
trial trip, the battleship Oregon made
Q world breaking record of 1878 knots
al hour, getting bonus Of S175,OOO.
WAsHINGToN-T The supreme court
rendered q decision in the Georgia
state law, prohibiting the running of
freight cars in that state ON Sunday,
constitutional.
PARKERsBURa, w. Va.--orest f,res
are raging in Tucker county. The
losses are already estimated at half q
million. The entire county will be de-
vastated unless rain falls.
ATLANTA, Ga.-A close search of the
ruins Of the Markham house block,
swept clean by the fire last Monday
night with an aggregate loss of GO, 600,
revealed this morning the charred re-
mains Of w. P. Zachary.
!. OMAHA-Herry Bolin, ex-city treas
urer Of Omaha, was sentenced by
Judge Baker, Of the criminal court, to
serve term Of 10 years ct hard labor
In the penitentiaTy, and In addition to
pay fine Of s2l1 900.
QuEBEC-Ths tax OF the Catholic
election mandament approved of by
the pope, was read from al the Catho-
lilo pulpits. AS foreshadowed it COM
mands Catholics to vote only for such
men as will support the seperate
schools in Manitoba.
AONJON-1C ~ EOpOEV0O that Richard
Croker lost e30, O0O BY the defeat OF his
horse Eau Gallie, on May 8, in the
race for the Fullwell plate at Kemp.
ton Park.
HELENA, Mont. Times Special,)-
Two more bodies have been recovered
from the Hope mine ct Casin, In which
seven DsI lost their lives some weeks
ego By burning q . portion OF the
shat and hoist. The mon recovered
are Edward Arthur and Barney Walls.
both single,
New RICHMOND, Wis.-The building
committee for the st. Croix county
asylum 10 having . good deal Of trouble
TO got it, plans within the appropria.
tion. The modified plans OF the archi.
tects are still fully $4,000 obovs the
allowance.
SP1M0yIELD, In-Robbers entered
the bank q Buffalo, Saugomon county
and, after binding and gaaoine ~
cashier, took several thousand dollars.
DExvE1-The Tabor Opsra house
and Tabor block aro TO be sold at NH.
lie auction. under mortaa0e of Nm