Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-15
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st. Louis, May ia mob of about
one hundred masked men % surronnded RI u,"I
the jail at Osceola Mo-, between three
and four o'clock this morning. took there.
from three men charged with murder
and hanged them.
Augusta, Me-, May DEMONSTRATION
into the affairs of the First National
bank OF Augusta revealed the fact that
the late cashier, Israel Boothby, who
suicided February 3, was defaulter to
the amount of over $3O00O.
West Point, May 13-The expert, Cav
lor, testified to-day that one set of pa
pers presented him have 80 many points
of resemblance to the note of warning
that he is convinced they were writte1
by the same persons.
| Milwaukee, May 13.-Early this morn
ing the factory of the Mihill's manufac.
turing company at Fond du Lac, Wis.
was entirely destroyed by fire. Five cars
loading from the factory burned. Loss
estimated at Sl25,H00. One hundred and
fifty men are thrown out of employment.
Havana, May 13.-The desire for a
commercial treaty between Cuba and
the United States is daily becoming
more pronounced. The president Of 81
the board of commerce has issued a cir
c'llar to use all means at their disposal
to promote the conclusion of the treaty
Atlantic City, N. j., May 13-Althougll
no forest fires are within ten miles of this
place clouds of cinders are continually
falling over the city. The loss in this
county in live stock buildings, timber
ETC., destroyed is estimated at S2OO,OOO
and to vineyards around Egg Harbo]
City at s20,0OO.
Boston, May 13.-The clerks at the
postofiice tonight performed their dutie.
by aid of locomotive head lights loaned
to the postmaster by the railroad comma
MES, and tallOw candles and lanterns
The absence of gas light is very conspic
uous in the offices, rooms, and halls o.
the building.
Canton, D. T., March 13-During the
heavy rain storm that prevailed here
wednesday night barn belonging to A
q: Vroman, situated in the principal par
OF the town, was struck by lightning ant
horse and damaging fine new phmton
The copious rain that fell is of untolt
benefit to the growing crops.
Baltimore, May 13.-A large meeting
OF prominent merchants, representing
all departments of trade, was held to
day in regard to the tariff on sugar, ant
an effort is now being made before con
gress to obtain relief by means of uni
form toritf. The sense of the meetin,
was that, while the schedule of Repre-
sentative Carlisle's bill is not uniform, i
!. is the best that has been offered, an,
< should be adopted.
Eldorado, Kansas, May 13.-Wm. Ha,
rison, an Englishman, has purchase,
: from the Atchison, Topeka and SAINT
: Fe railroad company tifty-two quartz
! sections of land in Mellon township
I Butler county, this state, and arrange
> for breaking up 100 acres on each farm
0 a house built on each quarter sectio
:. and under the English tenantry system
/ Iifty-two English families will occup
9 these farms, each family will have frol
,. 200 to 500 pounds sterling.
:. Bradford, Penn, May 13.-The fir,
70 % among the wells in the neighborllood
y Duke Centre have been subdued, an
:, the town is regarded out of DANCE
= The 10000 barrel iron tank of Mitche
~ l. Jones, on White farm, was still bur
O. ing at noon to-day. The 10000 barr
!. tank Mt Baker trestle, on the Kendi
= and Eldred road, made an overflow, al
- the trestle was burned, interfering wit
|. the movements of trains. Rather forl
a. idable fires broke out this morning ne
- . Coleville and Bardell, but II large for
n. fought bravely, and now have them |,
~ ' der control. Three hundred rigs we
:; destroyed last evening. The great da
,a 'o ger is passed, though number OF fir
n. ~ are still burning.