Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-11-17
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Keokuk, Nov. 15-Observers in this
city claim that the telescope revealed
spots on the sun o.dav forming perfectly
the figures "24" or "2" and "a. )"
Chicago, Nov. l5-A number of the
younger members of the board of trade
were suspended for indulging in the
pastime of knocking off the hats of older
members this afternoon.
Pensacola, Nov. 15-No deaths and no
new cases of yellow fever were reported
to day. Though several are known to
exist since yesterday. The board Of
health has issued a proclamation declaring
the yellow fever epidemic in this city at
an end.
Chicago, Nov. 15-Tbe application for
new trial in the insanity case OF Mrs
Scoville was again continued to-day, her
attorney stating that he received a dis
patch from her saying that she intended
to be present, but missed the train. Her
husband says she always misses trains.
| Pittsbnrg. Nov. lS-The railroad coal
miners OF the Pittsbnrg district in con-
vention this afternoon, unanimously re-
solved to strike on November 10th, nn-
less the operation conccde them an adj
vance of one-haif cent per pushel for
mining. The present rate is thee and
half cents.
New York, Nov. 15-As the World an
nounced fortnight ago, one of the very
finest existing pictures of Raphael, "The
Madonna Del Candelabri," is on its way
to this country for exhibition in the
home collection this year. The picture
will probably reach New York to-day in
the steamer Bothuia.
Philadelphia, Nov l5-Wilhelm Ster-
nitz, the champion chess player of the
the Philadelphia Chess club, played q
record game of a series OF seven to-day
The game opened by Martinez with q
Ruy Lopez opening. After PLAYING
three hours and forty minutes Martinez
resigned the contest.
Buffalo, Nov. 15-The state senate
committee Investigating the grain cor
ners resumed its sittings to-day. The
feet that public evil exists in illegitimate
states. which is constantly on the IN
crease, aud necessarily dangerous, ant
, that prompt legislative action should b,
! taken to suppress it.
. Chicago, Nov. 15-The eight annua
8 convention OF the Railroad Conductor
Mutual Aid and Benefit association O
the United States and Canada is in ses
sion here to-day. The annual address
showed that the organization has owe
j. 1000 members, and has paid over $500
y 600 in benefits, and the advantage of thi
: kind of insurance was dwelt upon.
II NJ, TnAt,opoov ro,c =
n and an invitation to visit Pullman az
d cepted.
Il Elk Point, Nov. l5-Mr. Fields, {
e Richland, had pair of well. matched ba
q mules stolen night before last. One {
is the mules had run nail in its foot th
it day before, which caused HIM to go n Iii
tie lame, and at night was left runnip
,e loose in the yard; the other was tied in til
stable. Both were gone in the morning
ID and late last evening no trace had bee
/. discovered. The mnles are IN good orde
c. medium size and nicely trimmed. 1t
10 thought here to be the work of porto
" of the gang that visited this place.
Erie, Pa. Nov IA There was a terr
0 bic scene in the county jail this morl
ing with Wm. McAvoy, the labor. greel
Ii back politician, driven mad by the r
le suit of the elections. Being possessed
q. almost superhuman strength, he bega
tearing down the bars of his cell Thes
e. he twisted like twigs, foaming at IL
D. mouth. He cursed Beaver and Pattlsc
Tor defeating Armstrong. the labor ca
didate for governor, and when the wa
B. len, with body of prisoners, went t
" secure him, he held them at bay with
" bar of iron for long time. There is b,
little hope of his recovery.
d, st. Paul, Nov. l5-This morning
le Robert Station, twenty miles east of HUI
IL ,on, on the Chicago ST Paul. Mime
" polls and Omaha road, stock trai
il. while stopping for water, was run into
,e freight train from behind. The C
d. boose, in which were the condnctn
I'd brakeman, a stock man and several pa
sengers, was smashed to pieces. I'll
n. conductor was burned to death, nothir
but his bones being recovered III
st brakeman had an arm torn from Il
,g socket and died from loss OF blood with
ne an hyur. A passenger named Finn W
2" badly injured; A number Of cars we
th badly wrecked and many cattle killed.
es New York, Nov. ia package viii,
ds ought to have contained diamonds to Il
amount of $4,000, shipped on board Il
steamer City Of Chester, and consign,
to the firm Of Louis Strasberger 4 @
Maiden Lane, was, on being opened
vn the examining room of the appraiser d
es- partment, found stuffed with paper. T.
ge package was rather disproportio
'es ately large wooden box. wrapped in
% paper cover, which appeared sealed, nj
pg the seals apparently intact. 1t was
ds ceived at the public store in Washingt
ms street in the condition in which it "
tes opened. The purser Of the steamsl
tie testified that he received the wooden b
for in such suspicionsly bad oider that
ies hesitated to receive it, but after havi
ast concluded 10 receive it. deemed it ind
hat pensable to cover it with strong pa,
ing wrapper. which he sealed in order to
ind crease the safety of the supposed c,
or tents Of the package.