Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-14
Ne1Us Brevities

LITTLE ROCK. ARK.-Sam Powell,
negro charged with robbery and ar
SON was hanged by a mob at Huttig.
Ark, Wednesday night, according to a
dispatch received here
MEXICO CITY, MEX.-General Por-
tirlo Diaz, who will be so years old on
september Is next, was yesterday re-
elected president Of Mexico for a term
of six years, this being the seventh
ume ne has been chosen as the head
Of the government Ramon Corral was
elected vice president
RITENOS RES-The United States
transport Sumner, with the American
delegation to the Pan-American con-
gress on board, arrived yesterday. The
delcgateS were received by United
States Minister Charles Sheriff. and
Senior Portella. the Argentine minister
to Washington.
JOHNSON CITY, TENN.-Congress
man Walter Preston Brownlow died
here last night Of Bright's disease.
Mr.. BrOWnlOW was 60 years old His
death will result in state Of political
confusion and a struggle is looked for
between the BrOWnlOW and Evans re-
publican factions.
NEW YORK-Although he was
abroad nearly IS months with his
father and has been home less than
month, Kermit Roosevelt is going
abroad again. He sailed today on the
Hamburg American liner America
with Paris as his objective point. Why
he goes and how long he will be gone
neither he nor Colonel Roosevelt has
said.
BOSTON.-On petition OF the Inter-
national Paper company, Judge Colt,
In the United States circuit court, veg
terday appointed John Norris of New
York. an officer Of the American News
paper publishers association. and Chas
F. Weed, an attorney of this city, re-
2elV"rs Of the Boston Herald company
Including a bond issue of $1,7OO,OO0, the
Indebtedness is about $2,2OO,0OO.
SWAINSBORO, GA.-Bank cxamin-
ers have discovered a shortage Of at
least $4,000 in the accounts of the
Citizens bank of this place, it is an
nOunCed, as q result of which Hugh D,
Strickland, cashier, and l.. w. Pom
der. former bOOkkeeper, are held under
bonds Of $4,000 each. Following the
report Of the examiners, who have not
yet completed their work. Cashier
Strickland has been suspended
ATLANTIC CITY-GIenn II. Curtiss
set an American record for 50-mile
flight in an aerOplane yesterday by
covering q half hundred measured miles
in tiVemile laps along the beach in |
hour IA minutes and 30 seconds Cur
tiSS was in the air one hour and 30
minutes ana spent one hour p min
uteS and five seconds on the course six
minutes and six seconds being deduct
ed for the turns at the two ends of the
two and one-half mile course
NEW YORK.-CInford B. Harmon
made an attempt last evening to fly
in an aerOplane from Garden City, L.
l., across Long Island sound to the
residence of his fatherinlaw, COmmO-
dOre f. c. Benedict, at Greenwich,
Conn. Not only did he fail, but his
machine fell a distance Of $50 feet and
was wrecked. Harmon was badly
the branches of a tree having been
broken by the force of his fall.
LOUISVILLE, KY.-Speculation in
stocks is alleged to have been the di-
rect cause of the arrest yesterday Of
August ROpke, bOokkeeper and assis-
tant secretary Of the Fidelity Trust
company, on q charge Of cmbezzle-
ment. Although it is charged in the
warrant that Ropke is short $4,000. ex-
perts are still at work on his books
and the full amount of the shortage
will be made known later. ROpke in
default of $25, 900 bail was sent to jail
OAKLAND, CAL.-William Henry
Morenus, better known as William Col
lier, the actor, duplicated his wedding
~
was married again here by James G..
Quinn, justice of the peace. His wife
was formerly Mrs. G. w. Gall, who got
a divorce some time ago The. mar
riage performed today was for the pur-
pose OF forestalling any legal commit
cation which might arise in the settle
ment OF Golfers estate, which he de-
sires TO go to his wife upon his death
NEW YORK-Fifty thousand gar
ment and cloak makers, of which 5000
are women. walked out yesterday aft
ernoOn at the call of the international
Ladies' Garment Workers union which
demands an eight-hour day an Increase
in wages and a guarantee that con-
tractors shall stand behind subcontrac-
tors for wage payments. The fight thus
far Is purely local, but officials OF tra
union said tonight that If the employers
attempted to Sublet their work in other
cities the union would call a strike
there also.
NEW YORK-Wa!ter Wellman ana
Melvin Vaniman will attempt this
coming fall TO cross the Atlantic ocean
in the dirigible balloon America, which
was built for Wellman's polar expedi-
ton and has twice been tested in Voy-
ages over the Arctic ocean north OF
Spitzbergen. The attempt viii bA
made solely on the responsibility OF the
aeronauts, but the New York TlyGCs
the Chicago Record Herald and the
London Daily Telegraph have arranged
to bulletin the news OF the expedition,
which will be transmitted by wireless
from the airship.
ENID. OKLA.-The signing OF a stip-
ulation by which the Waters Pierce
Oil company is to pay fine Of $4,000
and be restrained from entering into
any contract IN restraint or trade re-
suited in the dismissal yesterday of the
quo warranto suit brought by Attorney
General West against the company
The fine is TO be payable as follows:
Twenty five thousand dollars in so
days; $4,000 IN sly month"; and $25,-
600 in nine months. This compGny
promises not 10 maintain any restraint
OF trade in petroleum products in the
state.
BETHANY PLAINS, REIMS.-AIany
records were broken at the aviation
meeting hero during the last week,
but the most sensational flights have
been made by Leon Morane, the French
aviator, who, in new 100 horsepower
Bleriot mopoplane covered five kilo-
meters (3.10 miles) in two minutes
and Sc seconds, and eight kilometers
in five minutes and Al seconds and by
NJ. Lebouchere, also FrenchEnan. who