Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1883-10-10
THE NEWS.

the republican majority Of Iowa was esti-
mated at 10000, which placed it among
the doubtful states, and reported every-
thing as yet in the dark. The vote was
heavy and returns viii come in slowly.
The Pierre Signal of this morning says
Ohio went Democratic yesterday and
Iowa Republican, but does not give any
telegraphic report, claiming the returns
TO be incomplete and indefinite.
LATER.-A special from Des Moines says
-Rcpublicans claim 10000 plurality.
Senate heavily republican aud house fifteen
TO twenty republican majority. The DEM
oerats concede 1900 on state ticket but
claim house close. Cook, demo green
back, is probably elected to congress from
sixth district. The house is probably
anti-prohibition. There are unexpected
democratic gains from the interior.
Des Moines, p. M, Republicans now
claim state plurality 81, 200 to 10000. J.
! X. Reed for Supreme Judge runs 6, 200 be-
hind ticket Republicans claim 40 out 50
senators and 80 majority joint ballot At
2 p. m. to-day Republicans claim IL, 900 in
Ohio for Foraker, Democrats 5000 for
Hoadley. The actual result will be in
| doubt until midnight.
! The great event at the Chicago races
. yesterday was the beating of all previous
records by u young PAGER, Johnston,
driven by Pete V. Johnston. The horse
got warmed up on 2:223, and ON the Sec
ond trial paced without break or skip in
exactly 2:lO, making the fastest harness
record ever known.
The President has addressed letter to
the committee Of agriculture stating that
inaSmuch us certain foreign governments
/ have charged that the hog product of the
United States is affected with disease, and
not proper for export purposes, he has de-
cided TO appoint commission to thor
oughly investigate the curing of pork in
this country.
Hon. S. W Duncombe, register of the
Aberdeen land Office, died of consumption
Monday night.
syndicate of capitalists from Roches-
ter, n. Y, have purchased lots in Pierre
on which to build a brick bank building.
Trinket beat ST. Julien at Island Park,
Albany, Friday in straight heats. Best
time, 2:lS.
The District Attorney of Queens Coun-
ty, n. Y, intends TO procure indictments
against Mitchell and Sheriff for their re-
cent prize fight near Flushing.
Robert Strathers, an old empIoye in the
Finance Department Of the Canadian
Government Office, was arrested Friday at
Halifax for embezzling about $50, 900.
The Clearing House Association of New
York City held its annual meeting Tues
day, at which the transactions for the past
year were reported to be Si1 1862, l38, ,453,
making daily avemge of Sl37, ,7O4, 4O2.
Wilmerding, Hoguet Co., of New York
sold at Auction 1000 bales of New Hamp-
shire horse blankets and lap robes in fan
cy colors. There was a large attendance
of buyers from many sections, and though
private prices were not realized, returns
generally were better than expected.
Mrs. Baily cut the throat of her I6-year-
old daughter at Monmouth, ILL.,, Tuesday
morning and then killed herself. The |
daughter had been demented since birth, |
and brooding over this fact is supposed !
to have caused the mother to commit the |
terrible act.
A project is on foot to build n full |
gauge railroad from Attica, via Akron and |
LOckport, to Youngstown, in Niagara |
County, n. Y. Colonel Robert II. Stevens !
and the Hon. J. II. Loomis are at the head |
of the movement.
Delegates from the National Woman's |
Christian Temperance Union appeared be- |
fore the Senate Committee On Labor and !
Education at New York, and requested
that that subject be brought to the atten-
ton of Congress.
A female pupil in New York gammer
school had shrieking fit Tuesday, during
which cry Of Fire." was raised, and the
department arrived. Had not the exits TO
the building been plentiful, horror would
have resulted.
At Beloit, Wis, Andrew Quinn, sup
posed to have come from Chicago, had
tooth extracted few days ago, a swelling
in the throat resulting, from which he
died Friday of strangulation.
The Governors council of Massachu-
sets Friday rejected the nomination of E.
J. Walker (colored) to be Judge of the
Charlestown MUM cipal Court. Governor
Butler Immediately renominated Walker.
Burglars entered the residence Of Mr..
William Butler, ex President of the Lena
wee County Savings Bank, at Adrian,
Mich, Thursday night and extracted from
an opea safe $4,000 In mortgages and Sc
curities, besides come cash, watch, and
articles of iewelry. There is no clue to
the robbers.
In San Rafael, n suburb Of San Francis
co, there was found Friday the skeleton Of
a young man encased in stylish garments
il was In sitting position, with a hay
rope about its neck, the end OF which was
attached to the limb OF a tree overhead.
The man is supposed to have been dead
six or eight months.
Chong Nom was refused naturalization
by Judge Yerkes at Philadelphia Friday.
The court brings his decision ON the ret
restricting Chinese emigration, the four
teenth section Of which DEGREES that no
court shall admit Chinese to citizenship.
On this decision, Judge Arnold revoked
papers which he had granted to another
Chinaman.
mob stoned the French Consulate at |
saragossa, Spain, Friday, but were dis
persed by the police.
Mr.. Dennis OConnor, of Chicago, has
sent to the Parnell Fund Committee at |
Dublin draft for Sle,682.
Tinker, participant in the murder of