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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
BRAKES DID NOT o
Many Persons Hurt in q Trolley Ca
Wreck In Maryland.

Many Persons Hurt in a Trolley Car
Wreck In Maryland.
Forty persons were more or less injured
by the brakes Of y trolley car failing to
work on = steep mountain incline near
Frederick City, Md. The car on which
the accident occurred started from Brad
dock Hsights. There were 100 persons
on the car, much more than its capacity,
when the start wa made. The motor.
man applied the brakes. but they would
not hold and the speed was rapidly in
creased. The motorman tried to reverse,
but the trolley slipped of the wire and
he was powerless. As the car neared a
sharp curve. two miles and . half from
the mountain top. there was q crash, and
the car bounded from the rails and turned
over. People were piled one on top OF
another and jammed in the mass Of
wreckage. Many persons who had seen
the car tearing down the mountain
hurried to the rescue, and the bruised
and manned passengers were removed to
their homes.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Crushed Under the Cars.

Bert Graham, yardmaster OF the Bur-
lington and Missouri yards at E%dgemont,
was killed while making up a train IN the
yards. He had cut off three cars on track
No. 8 and his assistant had taken them in
charge. The engineer. Oscar Bardine,
came on, watching for his signal to stop,
when he saw a foot sticking out on the
west side of the rail under the ears. Stop
ping his engine, he rushed to the spot and
found Graham had been run over by the
tank car, his face being crushed to a jelly
and his chest caved in. 1t is supposed he
caught his foot in the frog Of the switch.
Graham had only been yardmaster three
or four months and was esteemed by every
one.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Cattle Thief Killed.

Roy Sewall, an escaping cattle thief,
was shot aud almost instantly killed by
Fred A. Willard at Sturgis. Sewall was
being taken to breakfast by the jailer
when he made a break for liberty, and
running into Wizards butcher shop
grabbed a winchester and started for a
livery barn to secure his horse. In the
meantime Willard had secured a rifle and
followed the escaping cattle thief. Sew
all's reply to a demand to surrender was
to turn his rifle on Willard. Two shots
rang out as one, and when the crowd
reached Sewall he was dying, being shot
through the neck.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
At the State University.

The fall term of the State University at
Vermillion opens on September 10. There
is every reason to believe that this year
will be more successful than any previous
year in the number Of students registered.
Over half of the rooms in the young ladies'
dormitory have been engaged. Prof. f..
A. Ballaseyus, the newly elected instruc-
tor OF music, has proved quite a drawing
card, a. his reputation as a musical in
structor had already been established
when he occupied the same position five
years ago.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Whitney.Vanderbilt

Tho wedding Of Miss Gertrude Wander
bIlt eldest daughter Of Cornelius Van
dsrbilt T. Harry Payne Whitney, eldest
SON Of ". G. Whitney, ex-Secretary OF
tbs Navy. occurred 1t the Vanderbilt SUM
mer residanee, -.The Breakers" Newport,
a. !. Owtag t. Vanderbiltss feeble health
the csrenesy was m extremely quiet one.
Outside the bridal party only about fkxy
were preseat. Tho ceremony was per-
formed b. Rev. DR.. Magill LOT Trinity
Church, Of which Vanderbilt la member.
assisted by Bishop Potter.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
LATEST l.
To Sweep Cuba from End to En-
When ReinfOrcements Come.

TO Sweep Cuba from End to End
When Reinforcements Come.
Capt. Gen. Weyler is about TO issue a
decree placing certain limitations upon
the raising of the next sugar and coffee
crops in Cuba. By this plan he hopes to
deprive the insurgents of their resources
and bring all OF the planters to the sup
port of Spain. Weyler also announces
that it is his intention, as soon as REIN
forcements arrive from Spain, to sweep
the island from end to end, and wipe out
he insurrection.
In consequence Of the recent attack by
the insurgents on Guira Mela a large num-
Der OF Cubans have been arrested and
nineteen persons have been imprisoned on
the charge of being concerned in the
movement.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
WILL SUFFER.

Failure of LabradOr's Industry Sure
to Cause Great Destitution.
The Labrador cod fishery, in which 3d.
600 Observation-Disclosures are engaged in every
year, is a complete failure according to
the last reports brought to st. Johns by
the mail steamer, the Labrador coast
having been blockaded with ice until the
end Of January. Business men are very
a~pprehensive concerning the commercial
situation likely to result from this unfor-
tunate condition OF affairs. Widespread
restitution among the fishing classes is
inevitable.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
THE BROOKLYN A FAST SHIP

In . Preliminary Trip She Shows
2O.07 Knots an Hour.
The Brooklyn was given a preliminary
trial under forced draugbt over the official
course between Cape Ann and Cape Por-
poise the other day. The average speed
for the round trip of 81 knots was 20.97
knots an hour. a very satisfactory per-
Torrance, all things considered. The
contract calls for twenty knots an hour in
. Of four consecutive hours. For
each quarter Knot above this a speed
premium Of $50, 600 10 allowed the build
ers. It Is believed that on the official trial
. speed Of 2l54 knots will be recorded, in
which event the ship will earn for the
Cramps the handsome bonus of $500, 900,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27

Deputy United States Surveyor +. w.
Pettigrew OF Sioux Falls, with a party of
assistants, has gone to the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, where Mr.. Pettigrew has a
contract for surveying ten townships, en-
bracing in round numbers 23O, $50 acres.
He and his party are making the trip on
bicycles. They say bikes are very con-
venient machines to have out on the
prairies when surveying, and do away
very largely with horses.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Battle on Thresher Engines,

HaCCS0 OH AnEcSH0r Eu8lH0S.
Six miles west OF Tonganoxie, Jefferson
County, Kansas, two farmers engaged in
a battle. mounted on traction engines. As
q result n was MORALLY injured and
both engines wrecked. Threshers named
Pete and Stevens aspired to do a job of
threshing for John Earhart, who through
q Misunderstanding engaged both men.
Arriving at the farm simultaneously, a
quarrel ensued. A rush for the gate fol-
lowed with the thr0ttles Of the engines
wide open. The result was . terrific col
lision. One engine was thrown into the
air and fell back ON the other. Stevens
was so badly crushed that he cannot live,
but the other engineer escaped. OTlere
have ben no arrests.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
COLLISION.
An Unknown Man and a Boy Killed
in the Crash.

A st. Cloud, MIMI, special says: a
rear end collision caused by the breaking
in two Of a Great Northern freight train
occurred just outside this city. Twelve
cars were derailed and smashed into kind
ling wood. The badly disfigured bodies
OF a man about 81 years n a youth of
perhaps II were recoyesed from the
wreck, but were unidentified. The two
unfortunates were stealing a ride in one
Of the cars that was wrecked.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
TROUBLE OVER G. A. r. RATES

Western Association Makes . Ruling
ON Selling Of Tickets.
The chairman of the Western Passen-
ger Association has made a ruling regard
ing the selling Of tickets to the Grand
Army encampment at st. Paul from
points below Kansas City on the Missouri
River and Atchison. Several Of the roads
have made repeated requests that the SELL
ing dates for tickets from these places
should be made the same as the dates in
trans Missouri territory. The chairman
has ruled In the negative, holding that the
association agreement provides that these
points are in he territory OF the eastern
committee Of the association, and that
they must sell tickets on the date set by
the roads in the territory.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
DUEL OVER A GIRL.

Two Florida Young Men Killed in a
Pistol Fight.
George Page and Will Morgan, young
men living near Madison, Fla, fought the
most remarkable duel on record. For six
months Page and Morgan have beer rivals
for the affections of a young lady. At a
dance the young lady's conduct drove the
rivals to desperation. Morgan consented
to accompany Page for a walk and agreed
to his plan to take each other by the left
hand and shoot u thee quarrel, the SUR
vivor to take the girl. Morgan agreed,
then with left hands clasped they drew
pistols and began firing. Each man fired
five shots. When friends arrived Morgan
was found dead and Page dying.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
State Educational MEETING.

The officers of the State Educational
Association met at Mitchell to arrange
the program for the annual meeting.
which occurs at Vermillion during the
holidays. The following officers were
there: President W. w. Girton of How
ard, Superintendent Shaffer of Aberdeen.
Prof. c. NJ. Young of Vermillion, Miss
Jennie West Of Mitchell, and Prof. H. T..
Frenah of Pierre.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Meet Death in the Flames.

The dwelling of John Fiber at Water
town was destroyed by fire. Fiber and
one daughter, Katie, aged Is, were burned
to death. Another daughter, Title, aged
10, was rescued, but died two hours later.
The origin of the fire is a mystery, and
there are suspicious circum stances. A
portion Of the family had retired but a
short time, and the others were not at
home. The mother came home and found
the house all ablaze.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Prison Life Made a Torture.

I. Z. O'Connor's Sun published a col
amn sensational account Of the condition
OF John Daily, the Irish political prisoner
who was released from an English prison
receatly. 1t says:
Without forestalling what Daily will
eventually divulge relative to his treat
ment it is certain that he will be able to
prove that the Irish dynamiters have been
subjected to %indignities and punishment
that the yilest criminals in Her Maiesty's
prisons have escaped.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Bridge Contract Let.

The contract for building the railroad
bridge OF the Yankton, Norfolk and
Southwestern Railway across the Mis-
souri, River at Yankton, has been awarded
to the EdgemOor Bridge Works of Viii.
mington, Del. The contract will require
eight months for completion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Died at the Soldiers, Home.

Col. Thomas IL. Harris, a distinguished
uniOn soldier of the war of the rebellion
having been assistant az iutant general of
the sixteenth division died suddenly Of
heart failure. He was a member of the
Soldiers Home at Hot Springs, having
come about two years ago from Ramsay
City for his health.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27

made it's appear,
ance on Saturday
Mr.. Smith refused
to discuss the ru.
NOR, but ut his res.
idence active prep.
arations for O
ing we're being
made, aud many Of
his personal eff.
fects have been
shipped to Atlanta.
Mr.. Smith was al.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27

The steamer ALKi has arrived at
Seattle, Wash., irom Alaska. Captain
Patterson said that he had brought about
seventy i've miners from Cooks Inlet.
They had only tales 1t hardship to tell,
and came back empty handed, cursing
the country. One man had IS / gold
dust, which he said cost him $500.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Receives His Commission.

l.. E. Witcher, who was recently APP
pointed receiver Of the United States land
office at Mitchell, has received his CON-
mission from Washington and assumed
the duties of his Office. No public bust
ness has been transacted by the Office for
over two months and as a result an i'm
m amount Of work has accumulated.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Sites for Indian Schools.

Indian Inspector Mclaughlin of the
Indian bureau, has selected the site for
the Indian school to be located at Cham
b~erlain, as provided for in the last Indian
Appropriation bill. Inspector McLaugh-
lin has gone to Rapid City to select the
site for a similar school there. Twenty
live thousand dollars was appropriated for
each school. They will be built this fall,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
f. H. Rev Heard From

Frederick Gordon Rev, the missing
Cornell student, who disappeared two
years ago and was supposed to have met
with foul play, has been heard from. He
is on n of the East India islands.
Having learned that search was being
made for him, he intends leaving for
at once. He has not seen an Ameri.
can paper since his departure.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Child ACCIDENTALLY Killed.

While riding with her father down a
steep incline in the road the 5-year-old
daughter Of George Harmon, q Lyman
County farmer, was almost instantly
killed. The dashboard, against which
she was leaning gave way, letting her fall
beneath the wheels, which passed over
her body,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Several Want the Job.

Since b. c. Ash has been appointed to
the position OF agent at Lower Brule, there
are several applicants for the position of
deputy marshal, which has been filed by
Ash for a number of years.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Made Unanimous.

At a meeting of the Democratic state
central committee at Mitchell, a rescue
ton calling of the state convention at
Deadwood and indorslng the Populist
state ticket was carried by a vote Of s. to
; and afterwards made unanimous.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Lived at st. Lawrence.

Joseph Bonesteele (Stuttering JOEY, who
shot and killed his wife's parmour Frank
Cole, al Butte, Mont, a few days since.
was formerly a resident OF st. Lawrence.
He was married there to Pearl Shell. 1.-THE
woman in the case). in 1885.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
For q Ladies' Seminary.

The work of repairing and r~emodeling
the group of buildings purchased by the
Catholic sisters last spring at Vermillion
has just been completed. They will not
be used as an orphan school, as was first
intended, but will be used as q young
ladies' seminary.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
EXCITING Indian Camp Meetinrs

Exciting Indian Camp McetinGs.
For ten days an 0ld-fashiOned camp
meeting has been going On near Pawnee,
Oklahoma, with hundreds of Indians in
attendance. The religious fever has nun
high, and the Indians shout and dance all
night, becoming SO exhausted that they
have to be hauled from the grounds.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Crofoot Has Backinr.

The Brown County Bar Association
held q special meeting and adopted yery
strong recommendations to President
Cleveland to appoint Louis W. Crofooi
Judge of the United States district court
for that district.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Killed in a Runaway

Royal Kuse, while driving a team on
the Ell Refugio hill. near Galena, was in
stantly killed by the wagon running over
q steep EN- bankment. He fell beneath
the load and his neck was broken. Kuse
was a young man about Is years of age.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Peter McNally's Long Swim.

Peter McNally of Boston swan from
Newport, Il. l., TO Narragansett Pier,
twelve miles, in the open sea. DIR. j..
William Weute, the famous Philadelphia
surgeon, was the only one that ever did it
before.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27

Burning Ship Reaches London.
The steamer Fort Salisbury, which left
London July "a bound for Table Bay,
Cape Colony, has returned, landing her
passengers safely. The boat had been
afre for ten days. The crew. by heroic
efforts, succeeded in keeping the fire
under control.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27

MT Many Red.Maitcd Criminals.
An04mination Of the prisoners in the
penitan1Iary ct Columbus, Ohio, resulted
q ~ discovery Of m iaterestIng fact in
SeininolsGy. OF the 2, 500 prisoners n the
4n1otDtpo aply thEee baye red hair.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Forest Fires in the Hills.

A timber fire is raging on Polo Creek, a
few miles from Dead wood. Men are
lighting the flames. A change Of wind
Will endanger the city.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
hokE SMITH GOES OUT.

cleveland's Secretary Of the Interio.
Quite the Cabinet,
Hoke Smith, President Cleveland's Soo
rotary Of the Interior, has quit the Cah;.
net. The rumor that he had res;cnoa
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Pa1a1od Lincoln ana Clay.

5000 I0D2B0W AtUCOIU 0J1O AI0ye
John G. lerine, q portrait painter Of
wide reputation. died at Kassas City,
aged Is. Among his canvases we're por.
traits Of Abraham Lincoln, to whom he
was related. and Henry Clay. another old
1fme statesman. He had lived In Kansas
CITY since 1879.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
Herbert b. Cook Drowned

Herbert B. Cook of New York, aged Is,
emily son of George Harvey Cook, presi-
dent Of the Bfigantine Railroad and
Transit Company, was drowned at At
lantle City, N. j., while bathing.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
vic Murderer Hanred.

George W. Anderson was hanged q
Mason, Mo-, Tor the murder Of his wife.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST COLLECTED
FROM ALL SOURCES.
The Total Valuation by Counties Tor
the State on the 1896 Assessment
Items of Interest.
Wealth of the State.

The foii"win4 figures are the totals oil
valuation by counties for the state on the
1895 assessment.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27

The total valuation for last year was
1921, 751, l5l, showing a falling off of
50 3I9 g95.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-03
WILL DO HER UP.

Frederick Harrison, in his London
lecture, New Years night, may have
| given expressions to some very un-
palatable views, so far as the bump
tious Britisher is concerned, still his
words were not only Strikingly true
| but Of widespread comprehension.
That in the event of war, the United
States would suffer in the first in
stance, but in the end would raise such
| fleets and armies as would be event
ually triumphant, not only against
| England but all Europe, is unqueStion-
ably true. Secretary Olney explained
the why when he declared to Sails
bury that our resources are infinite.
The United States lacks in nothing.
Everything she has within herself.
Given time and with genius, and ma
terial resources, we could whip the
world and not call upon the world. in
the meantime, for a single munition or
item of any character As a former
war evolved monitors. rams and tor
pedo boats, so in another war the in
strumentS relied upon by Europe
would not be depended upon. Great
generals and admirals would not be
sought after or depended upon so much
as the native genius We would not
count 50 much upon the graduates OF
West Point and Annapolis as upon our
EdisonS. Dress parade shooting and
broadside maneOuvers would not be in
it with the terrible engines of destruc-
tion which the genius of America
would set afioat on the seas and plant
upon the land. 1t is indeed held and
believed that the very destructiveness
of modern inventions will do away
with war War to the Imagination is
only glorious when considered in con-
necuon with personal heroiSm and gal
lantry. Eliminate the individual and
the instrument and engine becomes
horrible. The nation with an Edison
Is better equipped, in these times. for
war than is nation headed and lead
on by Napoleon. Personal courage
and daring would have little To do
with battle between England and
America, after the first few months of
conflict. The battle Of the future. so
far as America is concerned, will be
fought and Won by military machinery
and naval engines. As this country
SurpaSSes all others in the restless and
daring engenuity of its inventors.
Frederick Harrison well said that Eng
land may Well beware. Under the
stimulus Of war one could not even
guess at the formidable implements of
destruction which would be developed
with marvellous rapidity.