Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-23
eooland Making Extensive Preparations
for War.
A, Sorts Of Aggressive and Denfen.
siye Weapons are Being Made.
Russia is Also Going Into the Torpedo Business
Wiihout Stint
interest, However Now Centers q" the
Great international Walkers.
FOREIGN.
THE WALKING MATCH.

THE WALKING MATCH.
London, March 23.-At one o'clock this
afternoon, O'Leary completed 493 miles,
Vaughn 47O, Brown 447. OLcary's right
leg is swollen. He made the last mile in
26 minutes, 33 seconds. Vaughn is rest.
ing.
OLeary l97, Vaughn 473, Brown 447.
4o'cLoCK p.
OLearv sol, Vaughn AS, Brown 452
O'CLOCK Pm.
OLeary 505, Vaughn 4S3, Brown 45s.
The interest in the International walking
match continues unabated OLeary return
cd TO the track at o'clock this morning.
Vaughn rested at intervals throughout the
night. He does not take long rests like
O'Learv, At o'clock this morning,
O'Leary had walked 46s miles, Vaughn $50
and Brown 423. At o'clock the scores
were respectively, 475, 456, and 43o miles
at IL o'clock 4s7, 465 and 43S miles.
Vaughn seems fresh, and is walking in ex-
cellent form. OLcary is somewhat lame,
and hi, feet sore, but he is walking steady
mace, evidently resuming his strength. He
ha, the race we'll in hand, and nothing short
of an absolute collapse can prevent him
from winning.
Twelve minutes after IL o'clock o Learys
score was 49O miles, Vaughn's 46S, Browns
443 and George Ides 3Sl. All contestants
we're on the track at that hour, great dis
tances separating them. O'Leary seemed
much distressed, but is walking steadily.
Vaughn appears fresh and is running.
At o'clock O'Leary completed sos
miles, Vaughn 4s7 and Brown 463.
Naughn's last mile was made in l3 min
utes. At 6 o'clock, OLeary completed 5l2
miles, Vaughn 493, Brown 4GS. OLeary is
lame and game. Ten thousand people are
in the agricultural hall, and the excitement
is great.
WAR PREPARATIONS.
The government, has purchased from Sir
William Armstrong four one hundred ton
gunsat cost of $sO,OOO each,
and is ncgo,iatingfor pumber
Of smaller weapons, identical with
those already in the service. This
firm and also Whiteworth & Co., have &C.
cep,ed large contracts. for iron gun car
riaees, to he completed at an early date.
Woolwich arsenal is rapidly preparing
wagons for the transport service. Several
other contracts for army stores are in course
Of completion, notably one Cor large mum:
Der of packsaddles.
Defries & Co. are executing large order
for hospital ware.
Orders for new torpedo vessels for the
navy has been distributed among various
ship builders. principally on the Thames
Two firms have undertaken a contract for
eight thousand torpedo sinkers, average
weight eleven hundred pounds. They are
being slowed in various parts Of the royal
arsenal. Woolwich. convenient for shipment
to stations home and abroad. The Rus
SLAMS are having one hundred torpedo boats
built on the model Of one purchased in Eng
land, but no part Of the orcer has come ia
this country, as international complication ms
might hiudcr'its fl,fillmcnt
THE AsIATrC SIDE.
London, March % The landing Of 8
force on the Asiatic side ofthe sea Of Mar
mora has unquestionably been considered
by the government. Railway material te
he laid on parallel line with the Bosphoru
has been purchascd.
MORTALITY
among the Russians in Bulgaria is yer,
great, principally from fever. In Constan
tinople the typhus ID increasing.
LONDON MARKETS.
London, March 23.-Thc stock n,arke
is Dat. Prussian securities one per cent low
49, - q s =