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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-23

A veteran calls attention to the
furnishing of the headquarters tents at
the last Dakota militia encampment. He
says they were supplied with brussels
carpets and marble top chamber sets.
Here is clue which the taxpayers
might follow up. This was soldering
at the expense of the territory. And
they ere gong to have another season of
encampment this year for which the rep
resentatives of the tax payers are ex-
pected to vote through deficiency bill.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-23

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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-23

apply more pertinently to the Inman-
Boynton.J ohnson wing of democracy. 1t
is more than suspected that they are
allied to the Northern Pacific. Bismarck
Ordway gang and that they will show
their hands when the time arrives.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-23

The soldiers and sailors reunion ia in
session at Mitchell this week with q
large attendance. The Mitchell people
made extensive arrangements for
tho enjoyment of their guests and their
hospitality is making great success of
the reunion.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-23

The republican central committee has
selected Yankton as the location OF the
biennial republican convention for the
coming session. To the efforts of }.
r. Gamble, Yankton's member of the
committee, is this conclusion due. 1t
was not asking too much, though it was
asking more than this great territory has
been generally willing to concede, to
place an important political gathering
SO far from the geographical center.
Our city occupies border position, it is
true. but it is neyerthe-
less much more accessible than many
central cities. Six trains every day run
into Yankton from the east, west and
north and six trains each day run ont of
Ysnkton to the east, west aud north.
All of these trains are provided with
passenger accommodations and all make
close connections at junction points
with other trains.
But once IN the history Of Dakota has
Tankton been solicited as the place for
territorial republican convention.
That was in 1878, when Judge Bennett
was nominated for congress.
This does not accord with
the suppositious political history
of our city, which is credited with the
creation of everything political pertain
ing to the territory from the beginning
of histary down.
Yankton appreciates the honor con-
farred upon it by the republican COM
mittee and will endesvor to make pleas
ant the stay of the representatives. of
Dakota while they are engaged in the
labor of creating q congressman.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-23


While the republican party was bend
ing its energies in behalf of tie admis-
sion of south Dakota the democratic
party OF the territory fixed itself solidly
upon the platform of division. 1t
argued that division was all we could
hope for and all we should atrive for and
that the republicans OF Dakota were
endangering division in their pursuit of
statehood. Thsse democrats expressed
great anxiety lest division efforts should
fail and were exceedingly solicitous
that the campaign in behalf of Dakota
should be conducted solely upon the
division issue.
Rseently the republican party of Da-
kota has become convinced of the fail :
ure Of the statehood movement and has
been deyoting itself actively to efforts to
effect division. Instead of cooperating
in these efforts, the democracy of Da-
kota has held aloof and is now day by
day giving stronger evidences OF its op-
position to the division it was short
time ago so anxious to secure. More
recently democracy has forshadowed it's
future position by the refusal of some of
its members to sign document com
mending the bill Of Congressman Hill,
which is being urged by democrat and
provides for division pure and simple
upon favorable vote of the people OF
Dakota. 1t is the most conservative
division bill yet proposed, yet it does
not find favor with the democrats OF
Dakota.
From these signs the public
can only conclude that the
democracy Of Dakota is allied
to the admission as whole idea
and that it has been sailing under false
90 lors in its advocacy of division at a
time when the attention Of the masses
was directed almost entirely to the
lstateheod movement, These conciusioni
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05

CHAUNCEY M. DEPEw, nationally
known in legal, political and railroad
circles, rather astonished his New York
townsmen, the other day, by the speech
he made at the laying of the corner
stone of the college of Physicians and
Surgeons munificently endowed by the
late VIM. H. Vanderbilt. Noting the
event, one of the city journals with q
blush of surprise, as it were. said that
Mr.. Depew "spoke Of medical science
and surgery as if all his life had been
devoted to the study of medicine, in
stead of to far different pursuits, and
showed as much familiarity with
chemistry as with other lines of thought
which have apparently engrossed his
years. Thus it appears the line of
scholarly American orators is not yet
extinct.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
EVENTS OF THE DAY.
Eight Hour Demonstration.

The proclaimed demand to be made May
lst, for the adoption of eighthours for a
days work, transpired throughout the
country generally on Saturday. to- be re-
newed on Monday and continued indefi-
nitely. At Chicago $1,000 men who were
earning wages on Friday ceased to have an
income on May LIST. All the freight hand
lers on twenty-five railroads centeriDg in
that city abandoned their positions, the
Baltimore Il Ohio being the only road
which was not forced to close it's freight
department. No scenes of violence are re-
ported, and the large meeting held Satur-
day evening was of q more conserv ative
character than had been feared. Hundreds
OF Chicago factories were idle on Saturday
andS&rave apprehensiOns exist as to future
business. AT Milwaukee ten thousand
workers, one third of them brewers en-
pl0yes ceased work, some of the drivers of
brewery wagons leaving their teams in the
streets. At st. Louis, Cincinnati, Pitts
burg, Boston, New York and nearly every
principal town throughout the country
there were demonstrations more or less
marked. At New York Saturday evening
2O,O0O men heard speeches in Union Square
and nearly every trade in the city was rep
resented in the procession. It is said that
beginning Monday SO 600 men in New York
wsli work fewer hours than before, some
receiving nine hours pay for eight hours
work. and scarcely any che grant of ten
hours pay for eight hours time.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
WISCONSIN,.
State Briefs.

At Baraboo, on the 9th, John Mueller,
switchman in the railroad yard, was at
o'clock in the morning stabbed thirteen
times and will die. 1t is believed that three
men did the deed, but nothing definite is
known. Mueller has wife and family.
The state fair committee has decided to ac-
cept Col. Yates offer, and this year the
state fair will be he held at the Cold Spring
Driving Park. His offer is for the first year
for one cent and taxes, with the option
afterward for five years at 81 900 and taxes.
About one hundred hands employed at the
cllankiaton packing houses, Milwaukee, in
Pudding packers and dock hands, have de-
clared their intention to strike if their en-
ployers do not adopt the eight hour system.
The city treasurer of Kaukauna having re-
fused to produce his books for examination,
the council has declared the Office vacant.
1t is claimed there should be $1,000 in the
treasurer'S hands.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05

MRS. CLAR1ssA D. RAYMOND, Of Will
ton. Conn.,, celebrated her ono hundred
and fourth birthday on Easter Sunday.
She was born at North Stamford, and
is still in possession of the family Bible
in which the record Of her birth was
made, "Clarissa Davenport, born April
25, 1882" She is of small stature,
good physical form, wears the tradi-
tional frilled cap and lawn neck-ker-
chief, and is the embodiment of patri-
archial woman. She makes her own
bed daily, walks unassisted, and dur
ing many years has had no use for
glasses. Until about year ago she
busted herself with plain knitting. She
is unable to read now except with extra
large print. Living in the same house
with her is her only daughter, Mrs.
Nathan Comstock, who recently passed
her eightieth year; her grandson, Mr..
John Comstock, nearly sixty, and his
wife, and by their presence she is re-
lieved of all care. She was married
about the beginning of the present cen
tury, and in her girlheod sang in the
church choir, aad remembers the ehor-
ister, who made love to her, though
she did not marry him.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
Trees and Heat.

DIR. Stephen Smith, says New York
city paper, read an address before the
County Medical Society at the Acad-
emy of Medicine, which advocated the
planting of shade trees in the city, for
the purpose of mitigating the effects of
of the summer heat. During June,
July, August and September the aver
age mortality in New York advances
the rate from 1000 to 1900 deaths q
month. Infants and old persons suf-
fer worse, and the special forms of dis
ease due to the extreme heat are
diarrheal. The mean summer tenn
perature of New York, though on the
coast, is higher than that of the
country, and it's heet is much more op-
pressive The city has a southern ex-
posure. Its entire surface from Fifty
ninth street to the Battery is brick and
stone, devoid Of vegetation; its build
ings are crowded together 50 as to
give the largest amount of elevation
and the least superficial area. Courts,
buildings and rooms are badly venti-
lated, all conspiring to increase the
production of artificial heat. The foul
gases from the filth decomposing un-
der this artificial heat fill the tene-
ment houses with sitting air, and
languor, depression and debility fall
ON the population like an epidemic.
Vegetation, now, is the natural means
of modifying the temperature of the
air. 1t takes from it carbonic acid
gas and malaria; it gives back oxygen
and cooling moisture. An acre OF
grass gives 6,4OO quarts of water to
the air in twenty-feur hours. But
trees exceed all other forms of vega
ton in modifying the air. The Wash
ington elm in Cambridge produced a
crop of 100000 leaves, equal to five
acres of vegetation. Trees hive fix
ed temperature summer and winter of
from SIC te56o. The exposed pave
ment in Fifth avenue has been found
on summer day teated to 13Oo but
near by in the shade of tree its tenn
perature was only 100.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
No Light for Sam

AS the train sped along in the night,
with drowsy passengers outsretched
upon the seats, the conductor was OBJ
served frequently peering out of the
frosty window into the darkness. The
night was black, and nothing could be
seen but = sheen of snow over the
shadowy landscape, and yet the con-
ductor shaded his eyes with his two
hands and held his face-a weary-look-
ing face it was, too-close to the win
dow pane.
"Looking to see if your girl is awake
yet?' inquired the inquisitive passen-
ger, with coarse laug gh.
The conductor looked around and
shuddered as with husky voice he re-
piled simply:
"Yes.'
And then the inquisitive passenger
became garrulous and familiar. He
sat down beside the conductor and
poked him in the ribs as he highly
said
"Ah, see. Going to get married
and quit the road. Going to marry a
farmers daughter. Worth much?"
s.She's worth million to me-"
Further remarks in similar vein did
the passenger make. but the conductor
deigned no more replies. Suddenly
the whistle of the locomotive gave q
long, low moan, the conductor stuck
his eyes still closer to the window,
seemed to fasten his gaze upon some
object in the darkness, and then fell
back in his seat with cry of despair
upon his lips.
The passengers gathered round to in
quire the nature of the trouble. when
the brakeman assisted his chief to rise
and led him into the baggage car.
The conductors face was as white as
the snow banks which fringed the
iron roadway, and his eye was look
of fearless grief.
"Poor Sam: said the brakeman up
on his return. Its bad night for
him. Four weeks his little girl had
been ill. Night after night he was al
her bed. but then she got better and he
came back to his train. He arranged
with his wife that if all was well with
the little one she'd display lighted
lamp right in the window of the sick
room. The boys all knew it. and every
night we all looked for the light almost
as eagerly as Sam himself. He lives
by the side of the track back here few
miles-and tonight there was no light
in the window for SAM
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
DAKOTA.
Springers Dakota Bill.

On the Goth Mr.. Springer introduced
bill for the admission of Dakota. Mr..
Springer believes that if the bill can be
passed at this session all it's requirements
can be met before the assembling of the
Fiftieth congress. The bill provides for the
admission of the territory without division.
Provision is made for an election, to be
held on the second Tuesday of November
next, when convention is to be chosen
for the formation of constitution, which
constitution is to be submitted to a vote of
the people, the election to be held at such
time and place as may be fixed by the con
ventiOn. At the election in November the
people are also to vote on a location for the
state capital, and the three places receiv-
ing the greatest number Of votes are to
be again submitted to vote of the people
at the election fixed for the adoption Of
the constitution, and the place receiving
the greatest number of votes at this
election to be designated as the state capi
tai. No county shall be formed which con-
tains less than 1900 inhabitants. Counties
now existing which do not contain that
number shall be consolidated. At the elec-
tion at which the constitution is submitted
for adoption, state officers and two mem
bers of congress are to be chosen.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
saturday, May L.

SENATE-Not In session.
HoCsE-The report from tho civil service
committee on the resolution of Mr.. Taulbee
requiring of the secretary of tho treasury
the authority for the practice Of permitting
employees in that department to employ
substitutes, called out debate and the au-
thor Of the resolution was bitter in his hos
tility to the civil service law. The resolu-
ton was tabled. The Oklahoma bill was
taken up and explained that it provides
for the appointment Of commission of
five persons to treat with the Indians, with
a view of securing modification of trear
ties so as to permit of the opening of the
land to settlement. Mr.. Hi1 said he be-
lieved if the bill passed that within two
years that territory would have as large a
population as Kansas.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
Strikers at Work.

Early Monday morning, 26ta, freight
train was ditched at Wyandotte, Kansas,
opposite Kansas City by spikes being pulled
out of the ties and the fsh-plates taken off
the rails. Fireman Ben Horton and Brake
man George Carlisle were instantly killed,
and EngineerJ. H. Fowler seriously injured.
Mr.. Hoxie has offered 81, 500 reward for the
parties who caused the wreck. Monday
afternoon, 26th, at Kansas City strikers took
forcible possession of the Missouri Pacific
yards, driving out all the men who had gone
to work since the strike began, six weeks
ago. Strikers organized in the yards and
marched to the shops, where the workers
went out with but little protest, bloodshed
being thus avoided. The fires in the shops
were drawn and guard appointed to pre-
vent any of the new men returning to work.
Monday evening passenger train from the
north nearing Kansas City on the Missouri
Pacific was assaulted between Quindaro and
Wyandotte by unknown parties, who
hurled stones through the car windows, but
injured no one
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
THE Mark ETS.

81. PAUL.
May wHsaeNf sSe BID, No. A"fd norsisfn, sMS ''s; 81
bid; No. 2 Northern, 75c bid.
Flour-Patent, $5.OO05.25; straights
$4.5o@4.75; bakers, "A s5@4.@ asked; rye
Corn No. 2, ss111c asked. May. s4114c bid.
Oats No. mixed, $500. bid, 33119c aske'
Barley No. 2. c.57 bid
Rye No. 2, SIC. bid,
Flax Seed-9O
Baled hay, IS IS asked; timothy $3.50.
Dressed beef, choice steers SC. @ &C
veal, "a &c.
Butter. extra 2l@23c. bid.
Cheese, II @ 12c
Eggs, extra s11(09Ac asked.
Potatoes, 3Oc(a33c per bushel bid.
Live Stock-Sales of steers ranged t4.121s
4.50@s5. 90 per 100. Hogs ss.so@s.s5.
MINNEAPOLIS.
WuEAr.-No. hard cash, s21zc. bid for
May; June, s3Ac; No. l Northern, cash
7SX; No. 2 Northern, OOc bid.
s4.6o a 4.75. In barrels, t4.7O@4.S5; e5.45
@57o delivered at New England points;
$5.4515. so delivered New York and Penn
sylvania points; bakers $3GO93.75
CHICAGO.
Wheat, May 79Hc Jund SOX.
Corn, May a53z; June 3G24c.
Oats, cash 29Ac; June 291c.
Flax seed No /, sl.t5L.
Pork, cash, <S.92(1S915; June $9.O7N@
1925.
s4O594.20; Sheep, $500 @5.OO.
DULUTH.
WHEAr-Cash, No l hard 1914.
MILWAUKEE,
WHEAT-Cash 1890; June SOM.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
Tuesday, April ~.

SENATE-The papers from he Ohio leg
islature regarding the election of Hon. H.
B. Payne to the Senate of the United
States, were submitted and Mr.. Payne ad-
dressed his colleagues, asking that the
whole matter be sept to the committee on
elections for such disposition as they may
find to be in accordance with dignity and
justice. The interstate commerce bill was
taken up and debated The bill appropriate
ing $500 1000 for the Improvement Of the
White House, passed, and also bills author
izing the construction Of bridges, including
all those before mentioned for Minnesota
aud Dakota.
HoUsE-A senate bill extending for two
months from April 80, 1886, the duties of
the clerk of the late court of commission
ers Of Alabama claims Mr.. Bennett, from
the committee on the judiciary, reported
adversely q bill to prohibit aliens from ac-
quiring title to Or owning lands within the
United States. A number of comm ittse re-
ports were presented. The bill to ESTABLISH
sub-treasury at Louisville was opposed
by Messrs. Morrison and Dingley, and its
consideration was postponed until May Is.
The house then went into committee Of the
whole (Mr. v elborne in the chair) on the
river and harbor bill. The paragraph &C.
cepting from tho state of Ohio the Musking.
um river improvement gave rise to much
opposition. Mr.. Reagan moved to strike
it from the bill lest the motion was lost.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05

MISS IsoLA VAN D1EsT, M. D., the
first woman to take q medical degree
in Belgium, after years of struggle has
at last obtained the necessary legal
authorization to practice her profession,
and she especially rejoices that she has
surmounted all obstacles because there
are many young women now studying
in Belgium with view to entering the
same profession to which DIR. Van Diest
has now opened the door.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
The Eight Hour Question.

Serious trouble exists at Chicago in the
Furniture trade over the demand made by
Knights of Labor employees for eight hours
time with ten hours pay. The large houses
are demoralized, unable to make contracts
and fill orders. Some of the houses express
a willingness to adopt the system May 1st,
but this concession has not proven alto
gether satisfactory, and if the demand is
pressed it is expected the factories will be
forced to close.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
FrldAY. ADril 30.

SENATE-The senate by the vote Of G
yeas to 4s nays refused to pass over the
Presidents veto the bill to prevent the des.
ecration of graves. The conference report
on the Indian bill was concurrei in. A
number of private bills were passed and
the P. o. appropriation bill was discussed
until the Senate adjourned until Monday.
HoUsE-May 18th, was agreed on for tax.
ing up the oleomargarine bill, and commit,
tee of the whole took up the river and har:
Dor bill for the rest of the day, the conten.
tion being over the Mississippi river ap
preparation. Several amendments were
offered and lost, and finally being without
a quorum the House adjourned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
Jeffpavls at MONTGOMERY.

Fully 10000 people assembled on the 2Sth
at Montgomery, Ala, to welcome jeff
Davis, and the city was most elaborately
decorated throughout and the greatest en-
thusiasm prevailed, though a storm Of rain
made brief address on the spot where he
took the oath as President of the Con-
federacy. The corner stone of the monu-
ment was laid on the 30th, Mr.. Davis, Gen.
Gordon and other prominent Confederates
taking part.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Gladstone's Succaaa.

There is no longer any question, say the
latest advices, that whatever becomes of
the Irish land bill, the home rule bill pro-
posed by Mr.. Gladstone will pass the House
of Commons by fifty majority. Ireland
land and Scotland the tide in favor Of
Gladstone's position increases with every
day and the opposition are powerless to
stem it. >r...s1s.- ''5<Es XII. d. e."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
To Relieve Dakota,

The records of the war department show
that Dakota stands charged with @36, ,625 for
ordnance and ordnance stores issued during
1867. The arms were issued and have been
lost, rendered useless in the service. Senator
Ingalls, has introduced bill to relieve the
territory of the charge. Mr.. Strait, from
the committee on public lands. reported
favorably bill granting Dakota a section
in the county of Aurora for the purpose of
q reform school.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
The Ultllnatum of Greece,

The government of Greece has decided to
disarm as soon as the trouble with Turkey
is removed and to dismiss the reserves,
precaution having already been taken to
prevent disorder from that cause. The
foreign ministers at Athens expect the
powers will receive Greace's reply to the
ultimatum favorably, though the Russian
government has ratified its representative
that the reply is unsatisfactory.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-05-05
From Washington,

The nomination of Judge Pollard for as
sociate Justice of Montana was rejected.
Col. VIM. H. Shelley, for thirty years a
resident at st. Paul, for seven months re-
siding at Washington, died on the goth of
dropsy. He was So years of age. The re-
mains we're forwarded to st. Paul. Pres
ident Cleveland is disinclined to accept
Secretary Manning's resignation, which
has been informally rendered. The new
Chinese Minister was presented at the
position that the United States will not
send minister to Austria, the Austrian
government has withdrawn it's minister
from Washington and his effects were sold
at auction on the 10Th.