Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-08-31

Bloomington is rapidly perfecting
preparations for, the fourth annual re-
union of the soldiers and sailors of Illi.
pois, to take place there on the 7th, 9th
and 9th proximo, and has assurances
from all parts OF Illinois and adjacent
states that the greatest crowd ever seen
in the state will be present.
Captain Blunt, who has just reached
ST. Paul from Glendive. denies the SEN
sational report that 100 Sioux left Fort
Yates we'll armed. He says: the story
was started by two men who came in
from Lincoln, and stated that they had
been chased by hostiles. There are only
two of the hostiles missing.
A few days ago the editor of the Quin-
cy, Illinois, Herald, in leading edit
orial, used the following language: 1--WE
believe Guiteau to be just as honorable
as the man he shot. and mighty sight
less dangerous TO the country at large"
The people of Quincy rose up in their
wrath aud hung the editor in effigy.
Col. Bliss, who was present ut an in-
tcrvicw which occurred hetween James
and Arthur on Saturday, said to n re-
rorter Monday afternoon: Tho condition
of the president was talked of, but
James presence in New York had no
connection with Arthur's going to WASH
ington to SEQ the president or assume
the duties Of his Office. Gen. Arthur
will not 40 to Washington unless asked
for at the presidents request.
There seems to be difference OF opin-
ion between the doctors regarding the
presidents weight. Blaine and Boynton
estimate it at l25 pounds. DIR. Aguew
i. reported to have said he did not be-
lieve the president to have lost as much.
II don't know" he said, show much
the president weighs, but he has not yet
reached the dangerous limit OF emacia-
ton. A man can lose two-fifths without
enlangering life. The president has not
lost as much as that"
Information received at Dubuuue of a
reliable character gives the following
summary of the present condition of the
Iowa senatorial fight: There have been
twelve now senators aud ia representa-
tives nominated so far. OF these thirty
eight, and probably forty, are for Wilson,
and twenty-one so instructed. OF twen-
ty republicans holding over, ten, and
probably seventeen. are for Wilson.
McGill has two instructed representa-
tivcs. Kasson has four senators and
representatives instructed. Gear has
none. Wilson's friends are everywhere
sanguine.
The total subscription to the Garfield
fund is S156, 1896, all OF which has been
paid to the United States trust company
and invested in 4 per cent bonds. Cyrus
W. Field says that there has been good
deal Of idle talk from newspapers as
though President Garfield in the event
of his recovery, or Mrs. Garfield would
refuse to accept it: Neither of them, he
says, had any voice in the matter. This
is trust fund. and under its conditions
money is invested in United States
bonds and kept in trust. The income Of
the bonds to be paid to Mrs. Garfield
during her life, and at her death the
principal is to be divided among the sur
vivlng children of the president. If Mrs.
Garfield should refuse the income, it
would go back and become part of the
fund. Ii is not generally known, but q
fact nevertheless, that certificates for
Sl25,000 bonds, which have been pur-
chased, have been placed IN the hands of
MIS-. Garfield.