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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-04-08
vote vii, probably be taken next Mon
day, ard Mr.. kaymoud says the report
Oil t,o almost unsDimonsly in favor OF
Mccoy continuation.


". 2. Anderson. rscsiver of tho Grand
Forks land o1ice, comes ont Of the "a.
sestigation instituted BY George n.
Walsh ansoathed. The senate commit.
tee on public lands. after hearing, in.
structed its committee TO report in favor
OF Mr.: AndersoD's conerm sti,n. Their
declsion. judging from the tone Of the
papers 10 the Grand Forks district, will
be entirely satisfactory. The Pembioa
Pioneer says:
The resppointment Of w J.. Ander
SOD ~ receiver of the Grand Forks land
Office seems TO be assured not sithstsud
i:R the oppositiop made By Hon Geo.
y. Wslsh snd othS y. The people OF this
DIST ret vSbt no change 10 the present
mane9eneLt Of the Grand Forks land
Office.
The following is from the Grand Forks
Herald.
1t is antboritstivily stated that Hon
Geo. H. Wslsh has no further political
favors to ssk Of the people Of the north
vest. His course in his opposition Of
Anderson aud others would seem to be
sat,sfactory evidence of that d.termipa.
tiOn SO Let II he
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-04-08

(Signedl E P.WELLs, Chairman.
q: !: MCCOY. 4. A. ooUykoOntz, e. NJ. Cald-
we'll, It w. Hawts. hm. skinrer, W H. tup-
pett. A. j Plowman. 81. NJ G egg. 4. C. Boil md.
John tadden, liver Larsen. b +. Miller, 3 w.
Iensen, w. +. steele, territorial central conn
mittee.
Organized since the election of 1852.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-04-08
Barton D. Jones & Go
Late of the General Land oaioel
Attorneys in Land Cases,
Washington. d. C.


T AND PATENTS procured and attention
gwen 10 cuntesta II. slig from Homestead
entries: !re-emptious, hailr0ad grants and
cases OF all kinds N der the public lands Laws.
Thousands of entries are suspended in the
hles Of the general land Office where me g IN
formally or err.r has intervened. The per-
sonal attention of an attorne, iu Washington
can remove these obstacles and secure tiliea.
SPECIAL attention given to the adjustment Of
AccOunta Of United Htases marHhxls and other
ofhcefs Of the department of justice. All c.as.es
of claims against the government prosecuted
and promptly settled.
REFERENCIS:
Hon. W. Q. Gresham, Postmaster General:
Hon. 4. q. Porter. Governor Of Indiana:
bon W. u. Bioxhan. Governor Vi Florida;
6oL. 3. z. New. Asst Sec'y. Of the treasuIy;
CO.. w: H. Dudley. commissioner pensions.
DR. A. p. Miller. Daily TriDnne, Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Graves 4 Vinton. investors, st. Paul;
Brown County Bank. Alb rdeen;
James r. Luse, Register land office. Dead
Wood. - :
Dr.J. b. woodburn. Scotland. Dakota;
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07
A Venerable Lady.


The late Mrs. Susan Boyston Treadway.
of Baltimore, granddaughter of John Adj
ans, and niece of John Quincy Adams, was
born in this city on August s, 1896, on Bea-
yer street, which was then a fashionable
quarter. She was one of the congregation
in the Brattle street church, Boston, when
Edward Everett, a handsome young man of
twenty, preached bis first sermon. She Oft
ten related that he wore a large diamond
ring on one Of his fingers and his theme was I:
"The fashion of this world passes away
Another of her memories was that of her
husband and herself crossing the Susque-
hanna at Havre de Grace in the winter of
1918. Holding her baby in her arms, she
seated herself on the big trunk containing
her baggage, was strapped fast to it, and
thus was hauled across the ice, which broke
up as they were crossing, and put them in
great peril. Among her mementoes of the
past she had ring given her by John Ad-
ans, containing lock of his hair, an one
of the pins that Mrs. John Adams wore
when she was presented at court to George
III-the first woman ever presented at court
as an American minister's wife.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

The average loss by fire during November
in the last eight years, 1S75-18S2, has been
less than Sc, 100000. In November of this
year the loss has exceeded this average of
former years by some $5,250,OO0 and the
months leaps into the front rank as the most
costly November for fires which this country
mas ever known, with the single exception of
November, 1872, the month of the great fire
In Boston, after which 50 insurance compa-
MES failed. 1t is also to be noted that in no
other month of the current yoar has the fire
waste been so monstrous. AS summed up
by us each month the losses have been as
follows: January $9,500,00o. February S.
100000. March s7,25o,0oO. April $780,
900. May 100000. June $5,9Oo,oOO. Ju-
ly ss,100,0O0. August $40, 100000 Sep
TENDER s10,0o0,000. October S., soc, O0o,-to
which November adds 81, 75c, 900, making
an aggregate for ii months of 1888 of
$92, 100000. If DEFENDERS record should
reach SIC, 500, 0o0,-- it did last year-we
shall have $102, 5Oo,0 as the cost of fires,
chiefly the result of gross carelessness
which has become our national disgrace
How'this frightful aggregate compares with
that of former years, for the corresponding
II months is seen by the following table,
compiled from the careful statistics of the
Chronicle:
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

and under this is pink velvet. The brim
has very full chenille loops and fiat, she'll
SNAPPED pink velvet trimming that comes
from the loops and falls over the hair. On
one side, placed very high, is bird with
dark plumage and pink aigrette. Round
hats are of gray felt with trimmings of
twisted pieces and pufiings of velvet in the
same color and gray shaded plumes. Anoth-
er kind OF round hat is of navy blue felt
with light blue velvet trimmings and feath-
ers. Many hats have no longer broad brims,
but the crowns are high. The brims are
usually lined with puffel velvet, which is
very becoming when placed against the face.
A capote for visiting or evening wear may
be of light gray English Grape. The shirred
crown is of the same Grape, and around the
bonnet are two ruchings of black velvet
lined with silk. They are about five inches
deep. On the right side is small twisted
piece of velvet that reaches to under the
string. On the left side are large gray vel
vet ribbon bow and gray and black birds
wing The "Kepi'' is among the newest
hats made. The shape is the same as the
classical collegian and military cap. 1t has
stiff crown and soft brim. One of these
hats is of beige silk covered with lace.
Around the brim is a double velvet piping
On the side is beige plume that falls over
the neck in amazon style. A very simple
way OF dressing the nalr With one of them is
to divide it into two parts and arrange it in
puffs on either side of the head. The hair
is crimped over the forehead. and the invisi-
BILE net covers the whole back of the head.
Something quite novel for dinner dress
is skirt of sspekin d'ottoman'' with broad
black stripes alternating with corn and beige
colors. First comes black stripe, then
corn-colored stripe, then another black
stripe, then beige stripe, and SO on. The
skirt is SO plated that the black stripes re-
main inside, thus showing the light ones
side by side. There is over this skirt
draped unique of black lace, which is very
full aud is fastened at regular intervals
against the skirt under black velvet and
bows. The pekin waist opens in heart-shape
back and front, and forms on the lower part
a small rounded basque. The back falls in
an elegant black lace vatican plat fastened
to the waist under velet bow. The sleeves
have small black velvet cuffs covered with
white lace
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

The Exchange bank of Montreal, for lend
ing government money to which the Domin-
ion finance minister is threatened with i'm
parchment was small concern, with only
100000 capital. Getting into difficulties
through reckless management it made appl-
cation to members of the government for
assistance. About the middle of April last
Mr.. Lilly, the finance minister, advanced
100000 to the bank, taking two deposit re-
ceipts for 100000 each. The advance, it is
alleged, was made without consulting any
body but the deputy minister of finance,
and with only q superficial examination
of the banks affairs. Afterwards the
manager of the bank wrote to the
deputy minister of finance and asked
for 100000 more, assuring him that
the news that the government was assisting
the bank was having a good effect and that
the run upon the bank was about over. This
money was also furnished. Soon after the
fipance minister became alarmed and man
aged to get some of the money back, but not
all OF it. Such investigation as has already
been made leads to the belief that the gov
eminent would never have loaned the mon
ey had 1t taken pains to ascertain the condi-
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

The report in yesterdays PRESS gives
the idea that Mayor Deering was discourteous to
Alderman Emery in not allowing City Solicitor
Looney to repeat his statemen on the matter for
Mr.. Emery's beneft-Argus Wednesday.
The report in Tuesdays PRESS stated fair
ly just what occurred without any comment
The report of the proceedings in the Argus
left the business out entirely. The state
ment of the circumstances, given in the Ar
gus yesterday, does not vary in any essential
particular from that given in the PRESS
Tuesday, but labors with an apology which
is both impairment and incorrect in its
presumption. The City Solicitor had
made statement on a matter be-
fore the board. The Mayor put the
question and declared the order adopt
ed. The vote was doubted and the
yeas and nays called for. Alderman Emery
before voting said that he did not under
stand portion of the statement made by
the City Solicitor and asked that the last
sentence might be repeated. The Mayor re-
fused to allow the City Solicitor to repeat
what he had said for the information of the
Alderman, Whereupon Alderman Emery pro-
perly asked to be excused from voting and
was excused. The Argus says that Alder
man Emery "was clearly out of order and
the Mayor very properly refused to have the
discussion (!) opened again" Alderman
Emery made, in a parliamentary way, a
proper request which any courteous presid-
ing officer would have consented to as a
matter of course. There was no intimation
OF purpose to reopen discussion. But it is
to be expected that while the present Mayor
occupies the chair in the board of aldermen
the duties of the position will not be per-
formed with courtesy. Had Mr.. Emery
voted in the negative, as possibly, after I'M
derstanding Mr.. Looney's position, he
might have doue, the Mayor would
have had no opportunity to vote, and
his order, SO insulting to the City Solici-
tor, might have been fifty rebuked before it
reached the common council.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

The Argus, in quoting yesterday the order
under which the Mayor requested Mr.. John
T. Hull TO investigate and report for him
what title the city has, if any, to certain
Islands in Casco Bay, omitted one very i'm
portant part of it, namely the words "Pro-
vided that the same shall be done without
expense to the city," Mr.. Hull's investiga-
tons have a certain historical interest; but
they do not appear to be, even in his own
judgment, very satisfactory. 1t would be ap-
propriate for the City Council to pass vote
of thanks to the Mayor for his earnest eff
fort, by proxy, to ascertain something def
mite, however Intellectual the endeavor. For
Mr.. Hull we presume the pursuit of truth
has been its own sufficient reward; but he
has enjoyed a quasi status in the City Hall
for some months and the honor of semi
official connection with Mayor behring's
administration, volunteer aid on the
Mayors staff of htterateurs, SO to speak.
The Mayor has two of them.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

Justice Harlan has taken the trouble to
deny the recently published charge that he
resigned his commission in the army be-
cause of his hostility to the emancipation
proclamation. He says that he was not hos
tile to that proclamation and his resignation
was prompted purely by private duties
which were devolved upon him by his faith
er,s death.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07
John swinton's Newspaper Ven
(Mr. Croffutt in Detroit Post.l

(Mr. Crofutt IN Detroit Post.)
Swinton's is the laborer's own organ, and
to start it he threw up $4,000 place as day
editor of the Sun. ] understand that Mr..
Swinton is greatly surprised that laborers
keep taking the World and the Herald in
stead of patronizing their own paper, which
cuffs Gould's ears soundly every day, and
makes it warm for Vanderbilt. And he
sometimes puts on an injured expression of
countenance when scores of honest working
men, with their little dinner pals on their
arms, walk into his office as if it belonged to
them and ask him to give them paper!
Swinton is a brilliant, versatile, cratic,
effective man. and am cordially glad that
ne hasn't staked his whole fortune on the
success of his "Paper.' He has put GER
tain number of thousands of dollars in the
bank to draw on-$12 900 I hear-and when
the money is gone he will give Mr.. Wander
bit some peace, and the laborers' champion
will 60 back to the luminary which shines
for all, the just and the unjust, the laborer
and the lazy.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

If any city has Mayor who sends for a
citizen supposed to be engaged in an illegal
business, and, reminding him that he has
not been disturbed by the police during his
administration, solicits support in an i'm
pending election, and if, such support being
refused, that citizens premises are several
times raided by the city police within a
week, whose business is it?
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

The latest story in relation to cabinet
changes is that Secretary Folger is to become
Attorney General, that Mr.. Morton, at pres
ent minister to France, is to become Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and that Mr.. Brewster
is going to Paris. There is no reason to sup
pose that this rumor has any good founda-
ton. When Secretary Folger was asked
about 1t he significantly said that he had once
declined to be Attorney General.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

Burnham Wardwell, the professional phi
lanthropist and prison reformer, has just
been sentenced to one year in Jail for libel
ling Sheriff Sprague Of Worcester county,
Mass. Through Sprague's influence he was
refused the use of one of the Worcester
churches to lecture on prison reform, and in
retaliation published a pamphlet making a
scurrilous attack on Mr.. Sprague's private
character.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07
Portland Roller Skating Rink.

open every Afternoon and Evening. Mus.
&c In the evening by Chandler. Sessions
from to 4.SO and 7.45 to 1915. Juyen.
lie assembly every Saturday Afternoon.
Ahe elevator will run from 7.3O to $40
every evening. None but the celebrated
"insiow skate used at this rink. The
management reserve the right to refuse
admission and skates to all ObjeetiOnabIe
IDAHO GEO. II. WHITNEY, Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

The Argus is informed that the PRESS
did not overlook the recent personal remarks
of an evening contemporary; but inasmuch
as they conveyed no new information, and
offered no good reason why the PRESS
should change any opinion 1t had expressed
on matters of public concern, it did not.
seem a duty to strike back. If
we should hear anybody arguing that our
criticism of the City Auditors report was
unjust, and advancing reasons which 60 to
the merits of the case, we might take an in
terest in the matter. But reminders that
the Auditor is not Democrat, that he has
been long time in Office, that he has made
equally silly reports before, etc., are not to
the point. If all true they contradict no
statement of the PRESS.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07
T HE p r E s 8.
THURSDAY MORNING. FEB. =.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publca-
ton but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

Probably Mr.. Carlisle could have had the
Kentucky senatorship for the asking, and if
he had been chosen he would have been.
more distinguished in that body than Mr..
Blackburn is likely to be. He is not so good
declaimer as the Senator-elect, but he is
much wiser man and more potent orator
in deliberatiye assembly. But Mr.. Black
burn is man of talent and of ideas, who
will not fail to take q conspicuous part in
any body of which he is a member. He is
forty-fve years old. served in the confeder-
ate army throughout the war, and when he
enters the Senate, next March, will have had
ten years experience in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes. John S. Williams, better known
as Cerro Gordo Williams, served conspicu-
sly in the Mexican war as colonel of regi-
ment of Kentucky volunteers, and was
gadier-general in the confederate army.
He is not conspicuous for craftsmanship,
butts personally popular.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

The Queens speech to her faithful COM
mons contained about the same amount of
information that queens speeches usually
contain, and expressed the official convic-
ton that everything was going on well at
home and abroad. Debate on the Egyptian
policy of the government was eagerly begun
by the Conservatives, and the ministry was
arragned by Mr.. Bourke. Contrary to custom,
no reply was made by the ministry, and the
debate collapsed. The Conservatives say
their rout was brought about by unseemly
trickery on the part of the ministry, but the
latter contend that they had no intention of
summarily ending the debate, and that such
result was purely accidental. The govern-
ment, no Tever, evidently regard the acct
dent as a very fortunate one.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

The Fall River spinners have committed
the blunder of striking on q falling market
and in cold weather. 1t is impossible for a
strike under such circumstances to succeed.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

The statement of the captain of the City
OF Columbus before the investigating board
corresponds pretty closely with his previous
statements. The only thing in 1t which
tends to fix the responsibility for the disaster
is his admission that he once detected the
second mate in varying the course of the
vessel. 1t will be remembered that the sec
ond mate was in charge of the wheel at the
time OF the disaster. The statement of the
lookout that his signals frequently met no
response from the pilot house is suggestive of
carelessness in that quarter to say the least
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

The defeat of Baker Pasha at this time
can hardly fail to tell unfavorably on the
mission OF Gen. Gordon. Every new victory
OF course strengthens the prestige of the
False Prophet, and makes the task of de-
taching the tribes from his support more
difficult of accomplishment The defeat will
also tend to strengthen the unfayorable
view which large part of the English peo-
pie have been inclined to take of the Egyp-
tan policy of the government and throw
new obstacles in Mr.. Gladstone,s path.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07

ton of the bank, and goes to show that the
finance minister's conduct was extremely
reckless, to say the least.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07
Notice.

a LII persons are hereby cautioned against NO..
Trefetbsn s asa pToSmssSry note given by
snt on the same having been stopped pay
EMERY 4 FURBIsH,
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07
TO CALIFORNIA and HAWAII

REV. l.. IN. EALLOCK, will deliver a
Course Of Three Lectures in Williston Church,
Thursday, Feb. 9TH, "San Francisco to Hawaii and
the Voleano." Wednesday. Feb 18th, s-Hawaiian
History, Character, and Habits Of Lie" Thurs
day, Feb. st, California, Pixies Peak and the
Total Eclipse" Tickets for the Course Doe Chill
dren under 10, half price. Single Tickets, zoe.
Doors open at z. To commence at 40 p. m.
Tickets can be had A. s. Kinds store, cor of
Bracket and Pine streets, and Burbank l. Doug
lass, Middle street.
feb5 5,6,7u,l213.19,2o,2
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07
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/. 100 pairs Gents Calf Boots only $500
former price $3.50.
This special sale does net apply TO
BOyd's or W0Odmansee & Garside's fine
Balls for Ladies' wear.
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07
600 pieces Bias EHambuargs.

we call attention
Wahng
The Portland daily press., 1884-02-07
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A POPULAR VERDICT.
James Mutt Acquitted of Killing N. L
Dukes.

The jury In the celebrated Mutt trial at
pittsburgh, Pa, returned verdict OF "Not
guilty on the ground OF insanity at the time Of
the killing"
The following Is a brief summary of the case !:
On Sunday morning, Dec. "a, 1882, Capt. III.
q. Mutt was killed by N. l.. Dukes, a lawyer of
Uniontown, Pa. Some time prior to the kill
ing, actuated by motive unknown, Dukes
wrote letter to Capt. Mutt who
was then at Harrisburg filing the position of
cashier Of the state treasury, a letter defaming
his daughter Capt. Mutt replied, stating that
II his daughter had been dishonored Dukes
was the responsible party, and demanded that
he make the only reparation in his power.
To this Dukes replied with another vii
famous letter, concluding by inviting Capt.
Mutt 10 meet him for conference Anxious
10 vindicate his daughters honor he accepted
the invitation, and went to Dukes room In the
hotel. Hot words followed, and the two men
! came TO blows, but were separated by gentle
| men attracted TO the room by the struggle
| After they had been separated, and when nc
| longer In the slightest danger of bodily harm
Dukes drew revolver and shot Capt Mutt
dead. Dukes was arrested for the crime. and
some three months later was tried at Union
town before packed jury, and TO the In
| dignation OF the whole country as well al
that OF the local community, was acquitted
Dukes remained away from Uniontown fo
sometime but finally returned, with the avow
| Gu PuiPosS VI IdCiDR Tue SCOI0 Oh an aDBT,
community, and regaining his standing Ii
society.
In the evening of June -, last, Dukes wa
walking on the Main street of Uniontown
when he met the n Of the man whom he hat
murdered and brother Of the young woman
whose honor he had sought to ruin. Nut
drew his revolver and continued firm,
until Dukes, fell dead in the door
way OF the post Office with sew
eral wounds in his body. Mutt at once sur
rendered himself and was placed in Jail Hi
act reused great feeling in his behalf, not on
in the immediate community, but in man
parts of the country, and subscriptions to ali
in his defense were poured into Uniontow
from many quarters He remained in jail unit
Dec. ., 1883, when his case was called befor
Judge Wilson, at Uniontown. The panel OF s
jurors summoned was exhausted on the Ct
and only three jucymen obtained, when Mutt
counsel moved for change OF venue, whlc
was granted and the case certified to Alleghen
county for the trial which has just taken plaC
with the result above noted.