Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-23
Eoaland Making Extensive Preparations
for War.
All Sorts Of Aggressive and Denfen-
sive Weapons are Being Made.
Russia is Also Going Into the Torpedo Business
Without Stint
interest, However Now Cr"tcrs o" TN
Great international Walkers.
FOREIGN.
THE WALKING T

THE X MATCH.
London, March 23.-At one o'clock this
afternoon, O'Leary completed 493 miles,
Vaughn 47O, Brown 447. O'Leary's right
leg is swollen. He made the last mile in
26 minutes, SO seconds. Vaughn is rest
ing.
$3.50 p. NJ.
O'Leary 1917, Vaughn Alb, Brown 447.
O'CLOCK 7. NJ.
O'Learv sol, Vaughn AIS, Brown 452.
5o'cLocK 7. n.
O'Leary sos, Vaughn 4S3, Brown 45S.
The interest in the international walking
match continues unabated. OLeary return
cd to the track at 3 o'clock this morning.
Vaughn rested at intervals throughout the
night. He does not take long rests like
O'Leary. At 6 O'Clock this morning,
O'Leary had walked 46s miles, Vaughn $50
and Brown 423. At 8 o'clock the scores
were respectively, AIS, 456, and 43o miles
mt IL o'clock 4S7, 465 and 43S miles,
Vaughn seems fresh, and is walking in ex-
cellent form. O'Lcary is somewhat lame,
and hi, feet sore, but he is walking a 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'Leary's
score was 400 miles, Vaughn's a6s, Browns
443 and George Ides 3Sl. All contestants
were on the track at that hour, great dis
tances separating them. O'Leary scemcd
much distressed, but is walking steadily.
Vaughn appears fresh and is running.
At 5 o'clock O'Leary completed sos
miles, Vaughn 4s7 and Brown 463.
Vaughn's last mile was made in 10 min
utes. AT 6 o'clock, O'Leary completed 5l2
miles, Vaughn 493, Brown 46s. OLeary is
lame and game. Ten thousand people are
in the agricultural hall, and the excitement
is great.
VAN PREPARATIONS.
The government, has purchased from Sir.
William Armstrong four one hundred ton
gunsat a cost of 100000 each,
and is ncgotiatingfor number
of smaller weapons, identical with
those already in the service. This
firm and also Wh,teworth & 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. Severa
other contracts for army stores are in course
of completion, notably one FOR a 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 variou'
ship builders. principally on the Thames
Two firms have undertaken q contract fol
eight thousand torpedo sinkers, average
weight eleven hundred pounds. They arr
being slowed 10 various parts Of the roya
arsenal, Woolwich. convenient for sh'pmen
to stations home and abroad. The Rus
slams are having one hundred torpedo boat
built on the model Of one purchased in Eng
land, but no part of the order has come t
this country, as international complication
might hinder its fu,fllment.
THE AsIATIc sIDE.
London, March % -The landing OF
force on the Asiatic side Of the sea of MAJ
mora has unquestionably been considere
by the government. Railway material I
be laid on q parallel line with the Bosphoru
has been purchased.
among the Russians in Bulgaria IL yer
great, principally from fever. In Consta'
tinople the typhus ia increasing.
LONDON MARKETS.
London, March 23.-The stock uark'
is fat. Psumian securities one per cent lo'
u than yesterday evening.
ArECr Nv MAN