Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-16
NEWS Of THE WEEK.
Condensed ltoms OF interest
From Ill Parts Of the
World.

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From all Parts Of the
World:
CAIao-A skirmish has occurred 1t
Ariab, between Saukim and Album Ha
med, on the Nile, In which friendly
Arabs routed the forces OF dervish
outpost, killing several Of them.
WAsH1NGroN-The court Of claims
rendered q judgement for t1A4,144 In
favor Of the state OF New York for adj
vances made to the United States dur
ing the war. This includes interestOE
an original claim.
PITTsBURa, Pa. Three Italians,
guests Ut F. Torchias hotel on Web.
ster avenue. were found dead Ia their
rooms. Tpey had suffocated by gas.
JOHANNESBURG "A rumor is in cirou-
lation here that Great Baitain has
agreed to cancel the convention Of
1854 and recognize the full independ-
ence Of the Transvaal.
NEWARK, N. J.-Vice Chancellor
Reed began taking testimony In the
case OF New Jersey againgt the Ameri-
can Tobacco company.
BUFFALO, N. Y.-The fight between
James Daily, of this city, and Joe Dun
fee Of Syracuse, scheduled for May IA,
is off, the police having refused to per-
NIT it to take place.
LONDON The government of Canada
cabled Secretary Chamberlain and
offered q regiment of Canada militia
for sNrvioo in thu On. dan
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Fire entirely de-
stroy ed the six story building OF the
Savannah Grocery company causing q
loss Of sl75. 600; three-fourths insured.
TREMHLEAU, Wis., Church Bros
grist, saw and sorghum mills, with
1900 bushels of corn, oats and other
grain, burned with total loss. No In
surance.
SUPERIOR, Wis George Sheehy,
charged with ma yhem Is judged guilty !.
Sheehy Is charged with having assault
cd 7. J. Quinn and bitten Of part Of
his ear.
NEVILLE, PA terrible explosion
occurred at the saw mill of Dennis
Boyd, situated ct North Mountain,
nine miles north OF this place which
resulted In the death Of two men and
the injury Of four other persons.
Rockford, Mich. business por.
ton Of this place burned with . loss Of
$1,000.
ST. LOUIS Tho st. Louis Merchants
exchange wired protest to Senators
Cockrell and Vest against the passage
Of the river and harbor appropriation
bill in its present form.
CLEvE AND-The uba-American
league from its headquarters in this
city has appealed to leading democrats
in northern Ohio to urge President
Cleveland to support the Cuban reso-
lutions adopted BY congress.
NEW YORK. Elk United States Con-
sui Waller was passengers on the
steamer New York which arrived from
Southampton. He will meet his wife
and family at Baltimore.
CHICAGO. - Commander and Mrs.
Booth Tucker arrived here for the
purpore of stemming the tide OF seces-
sion among the veteran salvationists.
A private council Of heads Of the
army of this and adjacent states.
There is q general stampede from the
Salvation ranks to the new American
order Of Volunteers.
WASHINGTON. - The bill to grant q
franchise for an electric railway
stdered by the senate committee on
territories and an adverse report
made. The vote stood 3 to 5.
3.
CHICAGO j. Martin, the well
known Democratic politician Of st
Louis, was elected to be sergeant-at
arms Of the Democratic national con.
vention by Chairman Harrity and com.
mittee.
SAN Francisco. - Robert w. Edgren
OF the university Of California, broke
the worlds record in hammer throw
ing. From the regulation seven foot
ring he hurled the sixteen-pound
hammer the astonishing distance oi
148 feet, 5 inches, over three feet
father than the worlds record.
WAsHINoroN.-The story that Score
tary Olney had addressed note e
United States minister Taylor oil
Madrid suggesting mediation as re
ported is pure faisifcation.
HAvANA.-Mrhe insurs ents Of the ma
chinery house Of the Central planta
tions Of Diana and Barbon near Nor
alto; loss, 81, 25QO0c.
BERLIN.-The British ship Caranar
vonshire from San Francisco e
Queenstown was wrecked on the rocks
near Skibberean. From stern q
amidshlp IL now submerged. Tho
crew escaped In boats.
New YoRK.-Reserve decreases o025,
Gov; banks now hold Oil, $4,000 In OK.
cess Of legal requirements.
MAIDEN Rock, Wis.-The loo IN Lake
Pepin IL on the move, and with good
stir wind It win soon DO open for navi
| gation.
.EoND DU LAO, Visit II pretty well
settled that Thomas Pattison's grand
SON, Lloyd Wallace. who has bser
missing for two weeks, was drowned II
Lake Winnebago. He was last seen q
Neenah March rs, riding his wheel on
the loo toward Clifton, with : large
Ice crack between him and tho shore