Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-01
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Redfeld Sun: The prospects for Red
field to become the capital Of south Da-
kota are daily growing better. "
Elk Point Courier: We do not think
our county could do better than to elect
delegates to the Pierre convention favor.
able to Capt. Raymond. He has made
good delegate and his strongest opposi.
tion comes from the Bismarck and capi-
tai commission outfit.
Jamestown (Dakota) telegram: r. E.
Wallace, president of the First National
bank of this city, made confession of
judgment to his brother, Chas. 8.
Wallace, of New Castle, Pa, in the sum
of $50, 900 and the bank suspended bust
ness. It is understood the depositors
will be protected by securities.
Huron Times: That really nice man,
Butler Cressey, breads the approach of
cold weather. During the frosty days it
will not be comfortable for him to wear
his linen duster when he goes to tue
Vermillion university for his meals. His
enterprising and gifted stomach will be
confined within the more circumscribed
limits of woolen vest.
In the Blaine libel suit against the In
dianapolis Sentinel the fifteen days time
allowed the defense in which to answer
expired Friday, and the attorneys for
Mr.. Shoemaker entered an appearance.
This action is necessary to escape de.
fault. The defense will not have its own
time unless the plaintiffs attorney se-
cures the rule requiring an immediate
answer. In the latter case it is cuetom-
ary to grant ten days further time.
The meeting of the prohibitionists of
Kentucky, at louisville, Saturday, to
nominate state electors and ratify the
nomination Of st. John was slimly at.
tended. Gen. Green Clay Smith called
the meeting to order and submitted q
prohibition address to the people Of Ken.
tucky, claiming that the prohibition
party was the one looking to the inter.
ests OF the workingmen. The address
was adopted as the platform of the party
in the state aud electors selected.
Since Capt. Howgate left Washing ton
two years ago to escape prosecution for
embezzlement as an officer Of the United
States signal service, after making his
escape from the custody of the marshal,
there have been frequent inquiries by
detectives AS to the amount OF the re-
ward offered for his recapture. Recently
detective reached Washington with in
fermat1on that be knew Howgate's
whereabouts and could produce him if
money enough was offered. He. how
ever, could not find that any reward
could be paid. The information was to
the effect that Howgato has, since last
spring, been7ln southern Maryland.
The chief OF the bureau of statistics,
in q statement of the imports and ex-
ports of the United States, says the ex-
cess value of exports over imports, or
imports over exports of merchandise was
as follows: Month ended July 81, 1854,
excess of imports, S532, 2,646; seven months
ended July 81, 1884. excess of exports,
$lO,223, ,l89; twelve months ended July
81, 1884, excess of exports, S76,390, ,ll6;
total value of imports of merchandise
for the twelve months ended July 81,
1884. s665,s30,0O2; preceding twelve
months, $7l4,356, ,966; decrease, S4s,526,-
964. Value of exports and merchandise
for the twelve months ended July 81,
1884, $742,2l0,l18; same time in 1888,
1922, los, ,945; decrease, SIS. 1896, ,s27; twelve
months ended July 81, 1884. exports of
gold and silver, coin and bullion, $685.
76O,0S8; imports, $780, 400; excess of
exports, $29,392,6ss: preceding twelve
months, exports, S26,so2,9s9; imports,
$29.454,3OO: excess of imports, $265, Ill.