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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-06-08
Yankton Omnibus
Transfer Line.

s..- :ss ss Xsss; sss::s '''-s'.
~ office 81 q the MERCHzNTE or ~ 1oRRie
BUN HOTELS. will receive prompt attention.
6tabling for farmers and freighters. 4 rood
cofrsii for stock. Water running through the
corrail. The best Of care taken Of horses OF
M. R. DsCAAP. Preprastor.
Delta chief., 1885-11-18

detached from the engine. Sixteen persons
were injured, but none were killed outright.
There were many passengers on board, and
the scene was indescribable. The cries Of the
injured and MANNED were heard from every
car. Tho frightened passengers sprang from
the windows, and struggled with each other to
escape from the rolling car. Walls Of pain
were heard from some who had been caught
and held within the wreck. Those who escaped
without injury were too startled for the time
to render assistance. They then began the res
cue. A messenger WAS sent to Connellsvile
for medical assistance, and, in q short time, a
corps of doctors was sent up on special train.
The injured were removed to the hotels at
Connellsville, where they received every atten-
ton.
Delta chief., 1885-11-18
A JtIp Mining Deal.

A special from Aspen to the Tribune
Republican OF the 18th says The largest min.
ing sale ever contaminated In Pltkin county
was made mn tier OF record Yesterday. II.
h. Gillespie has transferred to J. B. Wheeler
one-hslf Of all his interests on Aspen Mount
ain, embracing n fourth interest In the Spar,
Washington, Enterprise Tunnel and other
properties belonging to the Spar Consol!da-
ton, together wi smaller interests In a nun.
Der OF other properties The consideration
given Ia t20,,O00. This purchase makes Mr..
Wheeler the owner OF tt~clve-twenticths Of all
the proprr,i, embraced In The Spar consolida.
tion. This tram action IA to be followed by a
consolidation OF the Spar Consolidated, Emma,
Vallejo, Asprp, Mammoth and other proper.
ties embracing a large tract Of extremely val.
liable territory. II will no doubt give a large
Impetus TO mining matters here, as It is un.
derstood that the deal will be followed by
tho beginning OF work on larger scale than
heretofore,
Delta chief., 1885-11-18
Getting Even With LOrillarh

Recent publications descriptive Of Pisx,
.1orillard's sixteen huudrcd acre farm here
writes a Jobstown, n. j., correspondent -
The Ne,c York SuFs, recall . story Of the ND
houaire's experience with land owner sevuD
al years ago. When Lorillard was buying tss
the farms which he conf tued iuto his present.
one there renamed in tie IN dst Of them ..
sixty-scre tract OF white oak timber, owned -
the proprietor OF = country tavern In u
neiIhborhood, VIII 'ch his agents coull not -
cure. Finally Loril ard mself came down -
open ncgotiat ons. He failed TO find The taysrns
keeper at home one Saturday, but the nsxa
day the latter, having concluded to sen H.
sixty acres, won't up to the farm to zee LO>
illard's agent aud arrange the terms. h
drove uucouccruedly past a sign, mo adntt-
lance on Sunday" on the big gateA M
Hard who did not know him, saw him driving
up 10 his house, and, stridiny to meet hin
called out angrily:
"What gate did you come In att"
The driver pointed to tue one behind hfm
well, you so right back cut Of that sAnos
gate! Can't you read sigu when you 80
ltln
The man turned without . word, and druvoz
of, deaf to the calls OF the agent, Who ccoa
up just after Lorillard had ordered tho unas
of. Next morning Mr.. LoriIlard drove ov0
to the tavern to explain hs mistake and hse
the land. As he came In the landlord -
him.
"what door did You come in att" hs -
claimed, aud when the millionaire pointed =.
The one he added: "Wel. now, you can -
right back out of that same door just as qussk
as you know howl" The millionaire went.
The Jerseymau, however, did not allow -.
little piece of revenge to obscure his eye 10
the main chance, for short limo sfterWasA
he conssnted to let Lorilard have the umA0
,ot for two or three mes what II was worth
Delta chief., 1885-11-18

EXCURSION Up THE vIaA on A CANAL BOAT.
on both sides Of the way, for in oldcu times
the Catholic lawmakers granted lands and
privileges to those pious souls who erected
these sauctuarirs. The shallow salt marshes
on the right arc a lateral hunters paradise,
being forever blsckeued with millions OF wild
duck, which winter aud summer here. The
lands not diked into gardens are kept sub
merged as = kind OF fowl preserve, and are
leased as hunting grounds The Indians have
. singular manner OF committing wholesale
slaughter among the innoceuts. Several hun
drcd musket barrels are planted along In hol-
lowed logs so arraug d that half of them point
horizontally along the waer to sweep the
ducks there, while the rest arc elevated at an
angle OF forty-fvc degrees 10 rake those that
ris.. The guns arc all touched OF by fuses,
and the execution is terrific.
Santa Anita, the first village on the vigs
bcyo ond the city Of Mexico, is the great attrac-
ton on Sunday for natives and sightseers
from the capital There is always a fiesta at
Santa Anita, and there the Indians are forever
fandangolpg, ballai singing, and pu que
drinking. The first bushes of every 9ody o1
arriving at this village is to secure wreath Of
poppics and cora flowers, with which the wo-
men crown their tangled hair and which the
men wear upon their hats, even though but
partially covered with scant and dirt rags.
Lovely wrca,hs sell for about elk cents each,
and the woman who is not crowned before
the day is over is either dep In disgrace or
drcadfully out of IA shon. We are told that
the most valuable gilt which Mon ezums pre-
scntcd to the Spanish ambas 'adors who visit
cd his court was accompanied by bouquet of
rare flowers. The poorest village church has
its door ttrcwn with flowers ind fresh bou
Qucts are arranged upon all the affairs before
service begins. The b,bc at its christening,
the child ati:s confirmation. tn bride at her
Wedding, aud the corpse In Its coffin are alike
Sdorncd.
At the Indian llsgc next above Santa Anita
10 . rare cd church, built BY Cor,cs in 1883
and still in da ly use. It 10 we'll worth visit.
In the rear Is a wccd-grown graveyard with a
row Of skulls grinulng along th arms OF its
central cross, which is surrounded by the in.
evi,ablc pile OF human bones. II tho front of
tho church facing tho plaza with It's fountain
where the women collect v tn th lr water jars
and Gossip, arc several blue ainted adobe
Delta chief., 1885-11-18

t0mhs. Tho vaults are mostly empty, except
. few mouldy bits Of coffin and grave clothes,
but each ia graced by the owners skull and
erossbones, placed carefully on top.
Nothing more picturesque can be imagined
than the homecoming at evening down the
Viga, the happy-hearted natives singing on
shore and in their boats, fandango dancing to
twaugling guitars, the dusk gondolers keep.
ing time to the music with their paddles the
sleepy waters growing purple beneath the will
lows, and the soft twilight OF this marvellous
climate throwing glamour over all.
Amusemeuts which in Mexico immediately
succeed Lent bsgan on Viern.>s de Dolore, (Fr-
day OF Sorrows) with the annual flower festi-
val Business OF most kinds 10 suspended dur
Ing Holy Week, churches are draped in mourn
ing, theaters are closed, aud every body gives
himself up to commemoratinS the divine
tragedy enacted in Syria more than thirteen
centuries ago. The blessed palms of the pre-
cedIng Sunday have been carefully hung In the
balconies Of the rich and the squalid huts of
the poor, where they will remain throughout
the year the ldres ct l.7t1tes OF the possessors.
On Thursday the curious custom of washing
the feet was observed, and in every church
throughout the land the text of discourse was,
Padre, perdonond,os, no sGbe'. 10 q,t. haccnl
Gather forgive them, for they know not what
they do), while in many suburban and interior
villages, realistic melodramss were performed,
mostly with living subjects, minutely repre-
senting the last scenes In the life OF Christ
The more cosmopolitan citizens of the capital
content themselves with comparatively little
display under the present anti tCstholic regime,
and In Its streets no longer seen the pro-
cession Of the angels; the capture, trial, and
condemnation OF Christ; the descent from the
cross, and not even living Judas, as in the
old days OF Papal power, when hundreds Of
Delta chief., 1885-11-18

thhSShNELh LHAp ~.
prc-emiuentY the bel e who can boast the
great st number of such encounters.
The canal was hidd,n by o,ts, big and it-
tie, the majority b,ing long, clumsy, raft like
barccs, each with covered space in the m ddle
and deck st both ends, and propelled by
three or four Indians, who push their long
poles against the canal bottom, singing as
they go. Others we're enclosed with an siry
lattice work Of woven rushcs, intertwined
with flowers, thus shading the happy occu-
pants. Here every body sings, for these happy
go-lueky children Of nature arc full of music.
Tho air was vocal with their meaningless folk
songs, reuderei in softest Castilian, or high
pitched patriotic hymns, which just now in
corr orate great deal about the transcendeut
virtues Of "Por. r.n-oliDi-i-i-sI."
The banks were lined with booths Of green
branches fcs,o ,ned with garlands, where loads
Of flowers, lemonade Of var Gus colors, china,
a dellghttully cooling drink made from the
seeds OF flower And favored with orange or
pine apple Juice, pulquc, orchata, and other
Mexican bcver gys were seld. But the great
Delta chief., 1885-11-18

YET FLIRTING Is OPENLY IRDULoKD IN
attraction along shore was the foTers oners4
for sale by Indian girls, whose deft hrED
darted back and forth like shuttles - thy
fashioned bouquets with surprising rapshsE
From earliest days MEXICO has been notsd fs0
the beauty and diversity of it, nora, and hGss
Wicker baskets lined with moss were Ill.,
with carnations, panaies, Rnglish violshc
lilies, forget me-note, ,'and the most magnihcs1k
roses-gorgeous basketfuls which IN N~
York could not be purchased for less than $4
we're sold for one or two rea'a
TIE festivit es were kept up, though In a.
minishina scale, until late Sunday niEhA
During AL these days the shrill discordxA3
rattle of ten thousand matrscas rose aSSN
the Babel Of human voices. These htt,s hr
struments Of auriculsr torture azs made Cd
tin, iron, ivory, wood, even Of gold and sny4
and in all imaginable shapes. Some ara IN
the form of humming birds, pescocka, 6k1D
Of paradise, chickens, parrots; others are hhs
gridirons, frying pans, musical fnstrumeEhs
fruits, flowers OF reptiles. Everybody Mnss
have one, from the dignined grandparens -
the baby in arms, and by twirling them npaD
ly most unear,hly, rasping grinding ss.a
Is produced by wooden springs inside.
Already the sale Of Judases had eampksssuA
TO- on the following Sunuay The saran@.st -
all Mexican ceremonies took plsGe, In o.
barning OF the traitor, During all Holy Wssh
men We're continually perambalatiug tAs
streets, holding high above tbs heads OF ~
multitude long poles erciIcied BY boopA sSpA
which were suspended the most grotssgzS
Delta chief., 1885-11-18

the faithful were willing 10 personate he be
trayer and do penauce for their own sins by a.
lowing the crowd to buffet them about and
spit In their faces all day.
They are early risers in this land of the sun
where breakfast is not taken until midday,
and everybody is enjoying a long siesta dur
ing those hours when Americans are most ac-
lively at work Al sunrise the viga and its
boulevard were thronged with aristocracy of
the city and vast concourse OF plebians and
Indisns By seven O'Clock the festivities we're
at their height. For miles along the tree.
lined avenue constant process ION of vehicles
horsemen, and pedestrians packed the space
between creeu booths on either side, while
the canal was crowded with canoes and yeue.
ian-lke gondolss. Everything ina gin able on
wheels was herc-the stately closed carriage o.
the MeI'can millonsire open harouches,
coupes, victorias dog carts, wagonettes, even
velocipedes and trycycles, while thousands Of
horsemen gslioped gsyly between The Sc
we're simplicity Of the German sni English
style Of riding habit contrasted well with the
corgeously caparisoned. silverdecked eaues-
trians. Most OF the lsdes were dressed In
what We would consider full ball or opera COS
tune pale silks or satns, no wraps or cover
ing for the head, except now and then . lace
mantills- draped Spanish fashion, upon the
back hair, and wealth Of jewels such as the
fair MeIicans are famous for
Although the laws Of propriety are so rgor-
ously strict thst a gentleman may not ride in
the same carriage with the lady to whom lie 1.
betrothed, yet flirting is openly INDUCED in TO
an extent which would put to bush New
York, Chicago, or San Francisco. Following
senorita up and down the promenade and
staring ineutly in her face Is an acc pied
mole OF compliment here, doubtless crafty
ing to the young lady, but somewhat danger
Gus to the adorcr II she happens to have 9TH
ers equally devoted; and It not frequently
happens that ducls arc the result, she being
Delta chief., 1885-11-18

figures, In every conceivable color, shape .a0
1egree Of deformity, and all with horps .AA
crooked backs and twisted limts Thess go
ale with fire crackers, the moustache OF I'd
forming the fuse, and milhons Of them are
annually exploded Many are nfe st<e, sos
having faces to represent politicians Who o.
unpopular at the present time. Some -
hung by the neck to wires stretched aefe0
The streets or to the baconies Of housaA-
Every horse car and railroad engine and don
key cart is decked with one, and even svcsJ
mule driver has one or mort tied upon -,
o,sst. At ten O'Clock on Raster sund.1.
when the cathedral bells peal forth in sous
memora.ion Of Christie resurrection, thsy RH-
al touched OF at once, and the air 10 6llnk
With flying traitors everywhere over the lsnG0-
aud breadth OF Mexico.
Delta chief., 1885-11-18
AR.d Railway Acoidcst.

PrrrsBuRa, Penn, November "a
A f,iph,iul ~r ck occurred at tho Rluc-stonc
quarry, on the d ,ltimorc & Ohio railway, at
z O'Clock this morning. Train No. 10, the
through express from Baltimore to Pittsburg,
consis,ing Of sic, per, two coaches, two bag
gage car, and one express car, ran Into .
misplaced switch and WAS completely
wrecked. TIE sleeper rolled over an en-
benkmcnt into the Youehioghouy River. The
other cars we're upset and the whole train was
Delta chief., 1885-11-18
How the Indians Plant Musket Barrels
Along the Marshes and Kill
Ducks Motezuma's Historic
Hill of the Star"

ILL Va bAS Sts~A'
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, Oct, 1ss5.-One Of
the most delightful excursions which can be
made anywhere in the world Is up the Viga-
A covered boat, with movable benches, avn
ings and two indians to propel It. can be
hid for about So per diem. 1t is best to
make up a party Of congenial spirits, II they
can be found in this far away country, to pro-
vide gen rous lunch baskets, ana TO start at
the first peep Of dawn, that there may be ample
time for picnicdng among the gardeus at
MONDAY and glimpse Of the evening festivi-
ties OF Santa Anita
Leaving the Gari,a de la viga, an old Span
ish water gate at which toll Is taken from the
market boats, before sunrise, one meets
multitudes Of canoes coming down to the city
with overflow ng cargoes of fruits, flowers or
vegetables. The chalupas are each managed
BY single native, who plies his long pole
with marvellous deIterity. Not yncommonly
II is an Indian girl alone, and avery pretty
picture she makes epsconced among her mar
ket produce, or a fat-boat piled high with
fragrant Alfalfa or on . canoe laden with
tobacco, or castor o beans, or freshly gather
ed rushes, with which to decorate the doors
Of the pulque shops, or on load Of popp!es
and mar Colds. with which TO strew the door
OF some church for q fiesta or = funeral.
Gliding along under the bending willows,
the scene upon either de 10 surprisingly
beautiful. The hills which environ the far
famed valley Of Ana'iuac arc st Il wrapped in
their misty robes Of night, but the first rays
of the rising sun flush snow-crowued
Popocatepetl, and the dead gisptess, lxtac-
cihuat, s retched on her bier beside him To
the left rise those heights upon which the
signal fires of the Az,ecs were kindled during
the car y days Of Spanish invasion, and little
further on is the Hill Of the Star, where
Montezuma's sanguinary priests sacrificed q
female captive at the end OF each cycle OF hfty
years to induce the SUMS return, believing
the world would end unless the gods were
thus propitiated. The few houses in sight
arc generally OF Wild cane. matched with
Spanish dagger leaves. with here and there a
gray or pink-llut adobe villa, with private
water gates, apparently uninhabited for CEN
turics-a most appropriate prowling
place for spooks. Numerous old
churches, most of them now in ruins, point
crumbling towers towsrd heaven,
Delta chief., 1885-11-18

THERE Is said to be man living in
New Jersey so stingy that he always
gets behind tree TO look at his watch
for fear some ono will ask him tho time
OF day.
Delta chief., 1885-11-18

Mr.. Jones, the revival st. has his upe sza
downs. He took long ride by rail out e
Missouri to Mad son, Wis, the othe. day, -.
anding scaut aud ence, took Tie AsxS exaa1
back, without preaching.
Delta chief., 1885-11-18
MEXICAN CUSTOMS.
A Gentleman May Not Ride in
the Same Carriage with His
Betrothed, But Yet
Can Flirt with the
Fair Senoritas.

Strange Customs of Holy Week
Festivities in the Land Of
Flowers---Burning the
Traitor Judas" all
over Mexico.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-09

in light demand at 81 so per case of 16 quarts;
peaches, held at so. 1908 per box.
Gooseberries-S1.5O per 16-quart case.
Hoops-Shaved selling at $7.75@S per
1000.
Maple Sugar-11O12c.
Maple Syrup-$1011.25.
Nuts-Almonds, per To- 10000; Brazils, SO
10c; flberts, 13114c; pecans, 14016c; pea
nuts, green, G08c: peanuts, baked, TD9c;
walnuts, 15@017c.
Peaches So. 1908 per box for CALIFORNIA;.
Pork-Mess, $1lGD12 per Dbl.
Potatoes-30c; new offered at $4,000 per
barrel.
Vegetables-Onions, per blu, $1@1.25;
kiln dried, 81; Bermuda onions, 81;
onions, bunch, 15c; lettuce, 25035c; as
paragus per doz, 40@50c; parsley. 35O40c;
cabbage, per dOz, 90c: parsnips per bu. soc;
horse radish, per 10, 406c; spinach, per bu,
4005Gc; radishes, per doz, 15c; cucumbers, go
@75c; pie plant, per 10, 1@S2c; tomato, per ID,
10c; green peas, per Blu, 81; String
BEANS per blu, 81: water cress, per blu,
$3.50.
Vinegar-Triple white wine. 16c; white
wine, lie; pure cider, per gal, &c.,
-, Lard-Sinclair, S1a@D91ac: Fairbanks, 809c
Hides-Grcen, per Id, 5000; green sailed,
per 10, 7RO8c: green kips, per 10, 6t0Sc:
green sailed calf, per Id, 11@12c; dry sailed.
per Id, 9010c: sheep pelts estimated weight,
per ID, 25c.
Strawberries-Fro $2.5002.75 per case.
Wool-Quiet and unchanged Fleece washed,
good to choice, per Ii, 20W25c; fleece washed
fair to good, per D. 1SQ22c; tub washed,
choice to fine, 20@25c; tub washed, poor to
ordinary, 10000; unwashed, choice, 12@16c;
unwashed, poor to ordinary, 1904.
Honey-14c for choice white clover in small
combs to 12c for large; choice white clover,
small combs, 12C014c; Wisconsin birch, 100
14c; buckwheat, 12@14c; good large combs,
12Q514c.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-09
Wholesale Produce Market.

The following prices are for round lots only:
Pork, Bacon, Lard, etc.-Mess pork, ST.. so;
hams, 91ac; shoulders. &c; dry salt long
clears, e14c; smoked long clears, 7c; dry salt
short clears SC; smoked short clears, &c; long
spiced rolls, SIC, short, ~ tierce lard, TIC;
keg lard, re; 20D wood pail, sac; 3 ID tin
pail, $780, b tin pail, SIC; 10 ID tin pail S1sc.
Flour-Patents, $5@525 asked: best winter
wheat patents, $3.50; straight, $4.25@4 so;
winter wheat straight, S.; Bakers xxx
and clears, S4@4.25; low grades, 81; rye flour,
$1,000 per barrel; graham, spring wheat
So 25, winter wheat, So. so; buckwheat -four, 81.
The above quotations are made on the
board of trade. The Roller mill reduces the
price as follows: Orange Blossom, $5.35;
Red Cross $4.75 Brighton, $3.50: Capitol,
1928; Bakers xxx, $3.50; Derby, S2.75.
Bears-Comnnon, 50@75c; mediums, 75c0$1;
hand picked medium, $1.20D1. 40; hand picked
navy, S1.3001.50.
Dressed Beef-Steers, choice, T1a@7Hc;
steers, $50 to 900 pounds, 7c; COWS. $50 to 600
pounds, 614c; choice bulls, 5s4c; veal, lie;
headquarters, $1,000; forequarters, 4s40
SIC; mutton, extra heavy, TIC, mutton 40
to SO pounds, &c; country dressed, sides,
5@6c.
Furs-Bear, s9@13; cubs, $685.; badger,
6OD65c; wild cats, 40c: fisher, $5@D7: red x70.
81 49, cross fox $4,000 grey 75c, kit TO x
4Oc; silver grey, S25@50; lynx, $2@3.50; mar
ton, S1@2 50; mink, 3G050c; otter, S5@T: rae
4; timber wolf, s2.5o03; prairie wolf, ST.;
muskrat, fall, &c, winter &c, springSc, kits 1c;
beaver, $2@2.50 per pound.
Hides-Green sailed, TIC; green6061ac, dry
flint, 121%c; calf, dry, 13c; green, 1Oc; deer,
dry, 10000; antelope 10000; elk 1870; sheep
pelts, wool estimated, 10000, according to
wool on them; lamb $4,000.
Nuts-Almond, Taragonas 18c, Ivica, Tic,
California 1Sc; Filberts, Sicily, lac: Peanuts,
6@9c; Pecans, Texas, 9@12c; Indian nation,
Sc; Walnuts California, lac; Naples, Tic;
Grenoble, lie; French, 10; cocoa nuts, SCOT
per 100.
Honey-Dark, 12c;white clover. 13@15c: Cali
fornia white clover 15c.
Hops-Washingto Territory, 1601Sc; choice
New York, zoe.
Linseed Oil-Raw, SIC: boiled 55c; inseed
meal. S20@21.
Malt-75c per bushel.
Oysters-Standards, soc; selects, 40c; New
York Counts, 45c per can.
Tallow-No. 1, SIC; No. Csc.
Wool-Unwashed, 14@15c; washed, 20@22c.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-09

western, Lackawanna, Pacific Mail and
Union Pacific contributed 68 per cent. Prices
at the opening were weak but soon rallied,
and then continued steady until late in the
afternoon, when there was decline again in
many cases, Il part of which was recovered
just at the close. A prominent feature of tho
days business was the trading in st. Paul,
which was weak throughout, selling down
IL per cent. at the close, leaving not less
than Is. There appears to be special
reason for the recent weakness in this stock,
other than that there are
MORE SELLERS THAN BUYERS
at present quotations. There is bear talk that
the company will be compelled to reduce its
dividends in thenear future. 1t is understood
that small bull pool has been formed in
Northwestern, which was strong all day, SELL
ing up, after touching 90 in the morning, to
$3.50 in the afternoon. 1t closed, however,
with a gain of only 4. With the exception
of Western Union, which is % per cent.
higher, and which shows gain of q, it is the
only active stock that is not lower than on
Saturday. Pacific Mail was quiet but weak,
closing at nearly the lowest figures of the
day, at Il loss Of u per cent
There was some trading in the Omahas,
preferred declining 2 u and the common III
per cent. Application has been made to the
stock exchange to list the new Mercantile
Trust company's certificates, representing
Richmond & Allegheny first mortgage bonds
deposited and to be deposited to the amount
of $4,000, GOO. the total sales of stocks to-
day We're l07, SIS shares, including Delaware,
Lackawanna 81 Western, 25,2T0; Northwest
ern, 14,210; New York Central, 4,325; Pacific
Mail, 12,345; st. Paul, :2, 740; Union Pacific.
1920.
QUOTATIONS OF STOCKS AND BONDS.
Following are the closing prices bid yester-
day and the three preceding days: