Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-28
Chilly gress and 9akotaiaa
THE NEWS EPIToMIz ED.

Sharp shocks of earthquake we're felt
at Gonstantinople and at Smyrna Sum
day. Slight damage was done.
The president appointed VIM. Gallen,
OF South Carolina, to be United States
consul at Piedgras Negras, Mexico.
Yesterday Secretary Bayard Iefs Wash.
ington at noon for a short vacation. He
expects to be absent about q week.
A democratic mass meeting was held
at Indianapolis iast night, at which Sen.
ator Voorhees, was. the principal speaker.
The postoffice at Waukon, iowa, was
entered by burglars Friday night,
and a small amount OF money and
stamps taken.
Turkeys agent report that the peace
OF Europe is endangered by tho present
temper of the English and Austrian
cabinets against Russia.
A slight earthquake shock was felt at
Charleston, yesterday afternoon. accom-
panied by a loud. rumbling sound. The
shock lasted about two seconds.
The bureau OF agriculture is actively
engaged in deyising and putting in
operation measures looking to the ex-
tirpation OF pleuro-pneumonia.
The British schooner Lady, Agnes
struck On iceberg Monday last when
thirty eight miles southwest Of Bacalien
island and became a partial wreck.
1t is the general impression that Act
ing Secretary Fairchild will succeed to
the treasury portfolio in the event of
the resignation Of Secretary Manning.
The Turkish war department contem-
plates equipping and drilling 10000
Kurdish horsemen in the same manner
that Russian Cossacks are equipped
and drilled.
Tbs citizens OF South st. Louis are
thoroughly aroused over the finding of
dynamite bomb at the office of John
M. Conrad, keeper of o livery stable on
South Broadway.
Pleuro-pneumonia has broken out in
q herd of cattle belonging to w. j.
Etherington, twenty-five mile north OF
Mandan, Dakota. Ten have died and
forty more are affected.
Conductor Harrison and Engineer
Brewer, Of tho excursion train in COLI
sion at Silver Greek, have both been in
dicted for m~anslaughter by the grand
jury OF Mayville. They ere held in
$4,000 bail.
The treasury department. has declined
to grant permission for the inspection.
free OF duty, Of fishing boats and fishing
appliances from Canada for temporary
use in the United States, as not author
lied by law.
Saturday night the residence of Will
liam Barkhof. treasurer of the indepen-
dent district of Ocheyedan, Osceola
county. Iowa, was broken into and $7S5
in currency and $500 in school bonds
stolen from his drawer.
lieutenant Seheuizs, of the United
States navy, who was sent to Lena Del
ia to distribute presents made by the
government to natives who rendered as
sistance to the Jeanette survivors, re-
turned to Washington Sunday.
The condition Of King Otto is grow
ing worse He refuses warm food, but
deyours a great quantity of cold yiands.
Often in the middle OF the night he
talks loudly to himself and gesticulates
wildly. He insists upon remaining in
solitude.
Fred r, Alley commenced auit for $l0,-
600 in the superior court against Frank
{. "A. Snowden and the Hatton-Snowden
company, OF Chicago. The plaintiff
complains of libel, alleging that ON ar
ticle was published in the Chicago Mail,
Friday afternoon. charging him with
~embezsI.ng $500 and forging a number
OF checks.
The acting secretary of the treasury
yesterday issued the one hundred
and torty-third call for the redemption
of bonds. The call is for $15, oOo, 900 of
the 3 per cent. loan of 1ss2aand notice
is therein given that the principal and
accrued interest of the bonds
designated will be paid at the
treasury OF the United States, in the
city OF Washington, D. g, on the fret
day OF November.
DAKOTA POI.TTTCS