Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-31
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Paris, May 27-TEe senate ratified the
treaty with 'Tunis without debate.
st. Louis, May 27-John j. White,
wheat and stock speculator in small
way, has failed. liabilities, $4,000.
Philadelphia, May 27-At belmont
park, in tho 2:29 class, ,rrinkct won;
Keene, jr, second. Best time 2:3laaI.
Now York, May 27-Henry Wizards
suit against Billings and the Northern
Pacific was discontinued to-day.
Fort Buford, May 27--Thirteen hun
dred Indians left for Standing Rock
agency under an escort of three compa
mes of soldiers. They were cheerful.
New York, May 27-The Tribune says:
The Cornell crew will sail for England
to-day to enter tho Henley regatta, in
spite of The order excluding them.
San Francisco, May 27-Cruse De
'Winka, hanged at Bakersfield to-day for
the murder Of Francisco Cuneo on the
18th of last February, made statement
on the scaffold declaring his inno-
cence.
New York, May 27-The Manhattan
railroad case has been postponed, on the
ground that the counsel for many holders
Of bonds, Roscoe Conkling, could not be
present.
Plain City, Ohio, May 27-Andrew
Lewis barn burned yesterday, and four
children who were in it were burned to
death. The family was absent. The
bodies were found clinglng to each
other.
Hamilton, Ont, May 27-Thc new
part of the Hamilton malleable iron
works, and large part Of the old, burn
ed this morning. Loss, Sl25,000. The
works were owned by Burrows, Stewart
& Milne.
Cochrane, Ga, May 27--Mr. Tiny Gar
rett and daughter to-day quarrelled,
whereupon the daughter, with Il shotgun,
shot off the top of her mothers head,
and her father coming home, nearly beat
her to death. Both the mother and
daughter are dying.
Chicago, May 27-James Westover's
young daughter, aged 16, living at
Markesan, Wis, poisoned herself yester-
day by swallowing large quantity of
baking powder and strychnine, because
her father had forbidden the house to
her lover, Daniel Murray, aged IS. The
latter, learning of the girls death, COM
mitted suicide with the same compound.
Chicago, May 27.--Henry Graft Ger
man, went into north side saloon this
morning and drank pint of whisky.
He then made wager with the barkecp-
er that he could drink a quart of whisky
before leaving the bar. He accomplish
ed this feat in q few minutes, but when
turning around to walk out, tell dead.
The barkeeper has been arrested.
Council Bluffs, May 27-The Raymond
vacation excursion party, consisting of
175 ladies and gentlemen from Boston
itx, L.:
evening over the Union Pacific, and took
the Rock Island for Chicago. Their
train is run as special, and the party
has been on a grand pleasure trip to
Colorado, California, Utah and other
points.
Baltimore, May 27.-Saunterer won
the one and one.half mile race, Compen-
sation, second. Time 2:40T. Monitor
won the two and one-half mile race, Elers
Lawrence second. Time. 4:O2. Burno
won the mile heats in :44la and Az;
Edelweiss second. The handicap stee-
pie chase. all ages, two and one-half
miles, was dead heat between Darby
and Day Star. No time.
London, Ont, May 27.-Business has
been resumed, though some houses aye
closed yet. Nearly all the funerals have
taken place. The police are still search
ing for bodies. The collection of person.
al effects is still being viewed at tho po-
lice headquarters in hope OF obtaining
mementoes. The Investigation will
probably be tedious. Solemn mass was
said to-day in the Catholic church.
Knoxville, Tenn, May 25.--The T. ib-
une's special from Bristol says that Jim
Baker shot and killed Alexander Osborne
and the two Rynor brothers, and mortal-
lywounded another man, name unknown,
ut Osborne's ford, Scott county, Va,
yesterday. Jim Stapleton killed Sam
Killgore at Nickellsville the same day.
The difficulties are supposed to have
grown out of the municipal election yes
terday.
London, May 27-Rowing-men con-
demn the action Of the committee Of the
Henley regatta in regard to the Cornell
crew in the severest terms. They con-
slider it as disgraceful in delaying the
publication of q refusal until so near the
time of the Cornell crews departure from
the Cornell men did not comply with tie
Aenley rules, that all entries should be
made before the lst of March, they
should have been notified of their refusal
before.
New York, May 27.-At o'clock Vint
had scored 1876 miles and Glow 465. Both
then retired for rest. Hughes had nc
complished 467 miles at 9 p. m. The pc
destrians are doing wonderful work, anc
drawing we'll. Vint. ut $40, made hi.
5OOth mile, and promised to make 600 b,
tomorrow night. Hughes completed
500 miles at lO:45; all the pedestrians ap
plauded him roundly. Vintis the fresh
est. Score at midnight: Vint, 500
Hughes, SOP; Clout, 495; Sullivan. 49l
Fitzgerald. Littlewood, Howard, Dono
van, Hazel, Curfan and Duffere, AIS.
San Francisco, May 27.-A Bodie dis
patch says that some irresponsible par
ties demanded the discharge of the Chi
nese employed on the railroad approach
ing the town. On refusal, about fort
armed men went to the Chinese camp
about thirty miles distant. The railroa
people sent q courier to the camp, an
had the whole outfit with their supplies
transferred to the center OF Mono LAX,
The rioters, not being prepared for
long campaign, returned to town and ell
deavored to raise funds to provide pre-
visions, but with slight success. Th
movement has not the sympathy of IL
people or Of the miners union, who di
avow any connection with it.
APLAN FOR SETTLEMENT.
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