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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-15

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seas, has been wrecked at Swatow, and
one European and seventeen Chinese
were drowned.
CONSERVATIVE LEADERS.
London, Feb. ia meeting OF the
conservative leaders has been called for
next Thursday at the Charlton club. The
marquis OF Salisbury will preside. The
meeting is to be in the nature of a eau
Gus to determine what policy the conser-
NATIVES shall pursue in parliament, and
the principal question to be considered
will be what stand are the conservatives
to take in regard to ireland and pro-
posed Irish legislation.
A GARRISON AT BURMAH.
London, Feb. 15-Lord Dufferin,
viceroy OF India, has decided to garrl.
son Burmah with 10000 troops under
command of Gen. Pendergast and mill
tary occupation and martial law will be
continued until November, as Lord Duf-
FERN does not think the country is ripe
yet for the establishment of civil law.
He has also decided to send a military
expedition to Shan Hills.
INoUIRING INT THE CAUSE.
The committee appointed by Ohilders
home secretary, to inquire into the
causes of the recent ,riotous demonstra
tions in London held its first meeting
this morning. Their deliberations were
conducted secretly.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-15
Chicago and Council Bluas.

These carsiare the most modern, complete
are managed and run entirely in the interaa Io
of the travelling public, and without regard n
expense in maintaining the table, The +, eal,
season, and equal to those to be Ind at e N
strictly frst-class hotel. Speed, comfort and
safety are combined. which render this the
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-15

ING 1tuSkcl dh0 VIC AuAN SsASN'
The Current: By a carefully arranged
table Of values contrasting the prices OF
1860 and 1885. it becomes evident that
the silver dollar now has D purchasing
power of 100 cents and the gold dollar
of about 14l cents. III a man i'll 1860
had borrowed a general store payable in
1885, he could now take lfor the
value of thst store in lS60l silver
| dollars and stock q store with one-hfth
more goods than he had in 1850. A man
| who lent q bushel of wheat in 1850 would
now receive a bushel of wheat; but a
man who lent a bushel of wheat in 1880
aud was lucky enough to receive . note
for the price in silver, n dollar and
thirty cents, instead of the bulk, would
now get in silver bullion q dollar and
three cents, which would buy a bushel
and a quarter of wheat. This is
as good as lending sheep, where you
get a third of the wool and half the III
crease. This portentious frightening OF
the yard stick and this enlargement OF
the bushel, are the cause of the impov.
erishing Of the people and the colossal
accumulations of wealth at Washington
Boston and New York.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-15

Judge Church has decided to pass the
Potter county term Of district court and
give the time to the Beadle county term,
which begins on the 2Sd Of February and
lasts about three weeks.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-15

~ FOR notices in reference to Special Ely
changes of time, snd other items of
Taukee q 81, Paul Railway, please refer 70 Tic
local columns of this paper.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16
SflAa TRnh n mn

l lBeston Correspondence Minneapolis Tribune.1 | The character of Silas Lapham was not a l bit overdrawn. We meet men every day who personify it. will give you a glimpse of one of them. He was gallant soldier in
 the WAT and came out of it with the rank of
 a colonel by brevet. Before the war he was
 sharp and successful salesman. Soon after the war he engaged in business for himself,
 and partly by good luck and partly by good business tact, he got hold of certain patents covering articles that were bound to come into very common use. To these patents he added others and soon began manufacturing and dealing in the articles. He developed the business which few years ago became 8 large and profitable monopoly, affecting trade both in this country and abroad. The thousands rolled in upon him faster almost than he could count them. He branched out in other directions, invested largely in rail road and mining companies, and though he lost great deal of money in these ways, his
 monopoly continued and the revenues poured in as if they never would end. Like maRy
 other men to-day, he appears in many enter
 prises, most of which are mere channels for
 working of the great gains that his legiti- mate business supplies. He has lately estab-
 
 Commonwealth avenue, not far from the Hotel Vendome, and touching elbows as it
 were with aristocratic neighbors on all sides. The house has been built and furnished tistically, and therefore of course without any particular reference to his own taste.
 The architect knew what to do, and the fur nishers and decorators were told to do what they thought proper. Here the master of the house entertains with what he considers
 large hospitality, and regales his guests with
 accounts of his own extravagance in house
 furnishing, the prices of various pictures, ornaments, etc,
 He crowns boorish manners with certain
 gruf swagger that in his own estimation
 passes for perfect ease and royal hospitality,
 and which he appears to think we'll calcula-
 ted to make his guests feel at home. He
 gave card party the other evening at which
 ladies and gentlemen went attired in evening
 dress, to find their host comfortably robbed
 in his dressing gown, in which he remained
 throughout the evening The card playing
 was frequently disturbed by gruff commands from the host to some lady or gentleman to
 go and look at such and such an object in
 one of the rooms for which he paid SO much
 money-price named. When supper was
 announced the host bade the hostess go out
 and see about the preparations, as he had al-
 ready been out and found Ca devil of 8 row. D
 This Crow" he explained to the company as no less catastrophe than tho entire melting of the ice cream. Although the company included a newly married couple who were the special guests, the host naturally lacked the knowledge that he ought to take the bride
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16

coal breaking, the percentage of waste was
 much larger than it is now-the modern
 method saving all such fine sizes as "pea" coal and even 8 size finer, called "buck- wheat" all of which are found to be valua- bic in the market. Millions of tons of pea coal, and probably even of chestnut, are sup posed to be buried in these enormous mounds of culm, which not only disfgurs the naturally picturesque landscape, but oc- cupy land that would otherwise be valuable for cultivation or for building purposes. It is estimated that in the Lackawanna valley alone at least 100, 900, 900 tons of this refuse of coal breakers is waiting to be utilized.
 The story of the attempted purchase of the Louisiana Returning board in 1876 has re- gently been revived, with the statement that the members of the board were ready to sell their votes to Tilden, but that the money was not produced when promised and the bargain fell through. The New Orleans City Item pronounces the story untrue on the word of "a distinguished capitalist of New Orleans, man of great wealth and national repute, who at the time of the Returning ooafu trouoIes WAS reputeo to uaNe Aeiu very large sums of money to be used as bribes for the members of the board" This person says that persons acting for MT. Tilden came to that city with $1 ,00O, 900 to be used if necessary in bribing the Returning board. To him was committed the work of influencing" General Anderson and Case nave, with both of whom he had long been acquainted. He did his best, offering Gen eral Anderson as high as $500, 900 for his single vote, but was unable to persuade either of them to sell out The attempt failed not from lack of money, but because the men could not be bought. "The money was ready" says this important witness, "and the projectors of the scheme never backed out''
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16
Thursday, December Ie, 1886.
THE UNPROTECTED sEACoAsT.

THE UNPROTECTED EACoAST. Many "easy going" inhabitants of this favored land think that there is no need of
 spending great many millions of dollars for seacoast defenses. They do not see why any,
 body should attack us, and they do not be- lieve nybody will. But there are those who consider the present unprotected condition of our seacoast very great danger, and a temptation to foreign powers to make war
 upon us.
 Captain Griffin, of the Engineers, is one of those whose minds are not easy concern ing the situation. He makes what might happen startlingly plain. He points out that hostile fleet lying in the upper bay of New York would have within reach of their guns about two billion dollars worth of de- structible property in New York city alone, and including Brooklyn and Jersey City ,over two and a half billions. And he says: These guns would be of the largest calibre, many of them capable of throwing 16 and 1734 inch shells charged with 75 pounds of explosive gelatine. Should the enemy resort to bonn bardment in order to enforce his terms, the result would be terrible beyond description. GLpCu Wu0u W0 TGau OI lu0 HAVOC WTOukuG Dy a few pounds of dynamite in the public buildings of London, we have but slight idea of the completeness of demolition which would result from the explosion of seventy five pounds of nitro-gelatine in the interior of such public building as the New York Produce Exchange. There are within gun shot of this room eight buildings, the assess e1 valuation If uyhi for. 1SSS twelve millions of dollars. Every one of these might be totally wrecked by just eight happily directed shots. Yet the value of these eight buildings alone would more than suffice for the complete defence of the south ern entrance to New York harbor, including works, armaments and torpedoes of the most modern type.
 In and around New York, Boston, Phila- delphia, Portland, Baltimore, New Orleans and San Francisco, there is not less than forty-five hundred millions of destruotible property within easy range of hostile guns. And it would not take long for some of the powers to attack this property. Bermuda is only seventy one hours steaming from Savan- nah, sixty-six hours from Charleston and 6fty-eight hours from New York. Thirty one hours would bring British fleet from Halifax to Portland and thirty-six hours to Boston. A Spanish fleet in Havana would only require forty-fve hours to reach New Orleans, and ninety y-six hours from Vancou yer would place a British fleet in front of San Francisco. If anything is to be done, it is plain that the country cannst afford to wait until war has been declared, and the enemy's fleet is hastening toward us. The country is rich enough to provide the protec tion demanded, and there should be no de- lay in starting the work. It is to be hoped that Congress will give the matter some at- tAption
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16
The Grants.

Washington Correspondence Cleveland Leader Harrison tells me that Colonel Fred Grant is in business in New York and that the family are living there. Jesse Grant is ir San Francisco and Ulysses is attending te the interests of his wife's estate in Mexico I asked him as to how Grant felt when he gave his relics over to the government. He replied that the general was very well pleased that the government could get them. General Grant said he felt that they ought to be kept together, and if they were divided among his family they would be scattered. "There was danger at the time," said Harri- son, "that the creditors of Grant $ Ward might take them, and I remember well when had finished packing them, and told him that they were all ready for shipping, how much relieved he looked and how he said, T am very glad of it.
 ''But the taking away of those relics, " said Harrison, "made little difference in the looks of Grants house. The rooms were only bare for day or two. After that they were filled with things fully as curious and some almost as valuable. 1 don't suppose any man ever received so many presents as General Grant. He did not know what he had. There were boxes upon boxes of rare and curious things stored away which had been SnlppeO rom Europe Ourlng nlS tour, and some of which had never been unpacked. 4 great many things had been put away be- cause he had not room for them, and these had been forgotten. They were brought ont after the relics were sent to Washington, and I thought the house looked really better than ever."
 HWhen did Grant first realize the fact of his approaching death?'
 ''It was at Dr. Douglass office in New York. He was alone with Dr. Douglass and myself. Grant had just had an examination of his throat, and he asked Dr. Douglas if he could assure him that his trouble would not develop into a cancer. Douglass told him that he could not assure him of this fact, but that he hoped he might be able to cure him. General Grant then said: If you think thus, Dr. Douglass, there is hope for me- Soon after this Grants carriage came and we went away. As we drove off he told me not to say anything to the family as to what Dr. Douglass had said. Through out his whole sickness General Grants fami- 1y never knew how much pain he suffered. From the time of his sickness till his death I was not two hours absent iron. him. Many nights he would walk the floor all night. When the family would ask him in the morning how he had rested he would say pretty well, acd would try to appear cheer ful. He had the most terrible pain all the time, and I don't think he had moments cessation from pain during those last months. During his whole sickness he never grew ir- ritable or lost his temper. He was the kind est man ever knew and he had great love for his family. Mrs. Grant called him Ulys- ses and she was very fond of him. He all ways called her Mrs. Grant and he was cer- tainly one of the best of husbands"
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16
A W ashlady.


 "Washladies" in the suburbs now expect to have carriages placed at their disposal when they go out at the call of their ''cli- ents" At least that was the experience of . friends of mine the other day. She had heen disappointed by woman who comes regu- larly to do a certain amount of ironing, and in the emergency telephoned to g carriage man she knew, asking him to hunt up a sub- stitute Exceeding his instructions, he not only found one but carried her to the house in his carriage. It was 3 p. m. when she arrived, and her first announcement was that she hadn't dined. Dinner was therefore provided fo1 hes, and as she objected to the fish that had helped fvrnish the family din- ner, she was given a special service of chick en. At the close of her half day's work and after having her pay and her supper set be- set before her, she asked her employer if it wasn't proposed to telephone for the carriage to take her home.
 Divided between consternstion and amuse- ment the lady said she certainly had no such intention, Whereupon the goddess of the tubs
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16

out to supper, and after several awkward minutes the party struggled as best they could into the supper room, where the host had already pre-, empted good and com class here in Boston. He cannot understand why the best in the city should not open their doors to him and come to his card par ties, but he is bent with terrible energy upon "getting there" He will spend the balance of his life in learning the things that money cannot do
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16
OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
NO. 2o7

announced that she would have it called her self. The servant called the carriage in which the indignant washlady settled her. self, first having paid over to the not too confding hackman greater part of the pre- departed, with ill conceslment disgust for peope who didn't know what was due to peo- pie of her rank.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 15 CENTS WEEK. 50 CENTS A MONTH, $3. % FOR SIX MONTHS, $500 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS By MAIL.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16

Many a man interested in the Wall street performance yesterday had reason to ex- claim, "What shadows we are and what shadows we pursue."
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The "labor vote" in Boston did not "pan out" very extensively. The labor candidate s vote was only 3,564.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16

Rhode Island is 8 small State, but there are many thrifty people in it. There are over one hundred and nineteen thousand de- positors in the savings banks of the State The resources of the thirty-seven banks amount to $56, III, ,11561. The increase of deposits over the previous year was $1 ,46s.- 43O.69, and the increase in the number of depositors was nearly three thousand. These figures, if one bears in mind the depression in business during the past few years, are full of encouragement.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16

The bill introduced in the House by Repre- sentative Oates to prevent the waste of pub lie money on congressional funerals and to restrict the expenditure for draping public buildings in mourning ought to pass, though there is little reason to think it will.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16

After years experience of no license the city of Worcester goes back to granting li- censes, changing from her no-license major ity of S67 last year to 7e9 in favor of license.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16

The meeting of the Consolidated railroad family yesterday was a happy and comforts ble one, and we'll it might be. The prosper ity of the road and it's honest and efficient management are very cheering to it's stock holders.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16

Lovely Woman well holds her own in the person of Miss Annie Copeland, who is studying medicine at the Harvard Medical school. Some eff the rude young men who study with her called her to attend case of fracture of a leg. The patient was man fifty years old, and when the lady exposed the damaged member she found it to be 8 broken wooden leg. She sent for hammer and nails, made substantial repairs and charged $25, the collection of which she en- forced by the aid of a constable.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16

Some years ago Paul Bert, the French sav- ant just dead. visited Havre while a severe epidemic of smallpox was raging at that port. Noticing on his return to Paris that the nor tality was daily on the increase he began to entertain doubts as to the efficacy of vacci- nation a prophyla and resolved to solve the problem to his own satisfaction by experiments on his own person. He accord ingly got himself vaccinated and, going 8 fortnight afterward to the Charite hospital. he courageously had himself inooulated with the virus of a man who was dying of the smallpox. No ill effects having resulted from this terrible experiment M. Paul Bert was completely won over to the cause of vaccination, which throughout the remain der of his life had no warmer supporter
 The great heaps of 'swaste'' around the coal mines of Pennsylvania are to be utilized for fuel. Formerly, with the crude methods of
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16
Immense Stock of Silk Um-
 brellaS


 with handles of all the latest shapes and styles. Special bar gains at $2.5o, $3 $3.5o, $4, $4.25 and $5 each. There is nothing more desirable for Christmas Gifts than Silk Um- brellas.
 Gents Travelling Bags, all sizes and qualities, at extremely low prices.
 Ladies', Gents and Children's Kid and Fabric Gloves, Silk Mittens, Wristers, Caps, Silk and Plush Bonnets and Caps, Leggings, Furs of all kinds. An examination of the goods in these departments should not be forgotten in making selec- tions for holiday gifts,
 In our annex we shall offer for the next two weeks Silks and Rhadames, Colored Rhada- mes, Faiele Francaise, Black and Colored Satins, Surahs, h. dia Silks, Velvets and Pushes, Dress Goods at marked down prices. Please examine the bar gaius at 25c, 37c, 62 Hc and 75c yard.
 Good assortment of Linen Damask Lunch Sets, Towels, Table Covers, Linen Momic Scarfs, etc., in choice patterns and at reasonable prices.
 All our goods are marked in plain figures.
 Store will be open evenings until Christmas.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-16
'sSUBSTANTIALS.'' ''

In addition to the above Fan cy Goods we would call special attention to our large and care fully selected stock of Linen, Lace and Silk Handkerchiefs. The assortment is large and prices right. We offer some extra values in this department. All handkerchief buyers should examine before selecting else where.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-06


SxAFzEs, June 9th, 1856. The Grand
Jury on the part Of tho Territory r.
turnsi & true biII aQsfnsf GiIbert Gude.
mundaon. fer assault With q dangerous
weapon on Daniel Hughes. Defendant
arfaieaee and plead NOT auilty.
The Territorial Grand Jury made ia
report (which IL Published eIBewhers),
and we're discharged, unless recalled.
Ga motion Of the Prosecuting Astor-
ney, the charges OF riot against MoMil.
lin, Winaeo&t, Noall, Caldwell, Rnchea-
ter, Kidd and J.. 4. JoFdan were dis
missed and defendants discharged.
The Grand Jury for the United states
returned true bills against n. Mcmillan,
q. II. Metaalf, l.. b. Kidd, J. T. Win
scott and ]. Rochester for unlaWful con
apiraeg; true bill against Geo. Vivisu,
]. ". Brooks, John Delfel aBd Pat Gull
for che sane oHense: q true bill against
0lof eiaraon, for larceny committed o.
"a Indian reservation; net q true blll
against Abe Shslton and Joe Franoisoo
accused Of selling LIQUOR 20 Indians
not tFua bill 10 the case Of the United
States ". q. n. Kahn, ,. 2. Olsen and
j. b. Hogan. for conspiracy.
United States ". j. A. Halted, charg.
ed with importing unstampea cigars
not true bin.
All those parties against whom true
bills bad bean found were aFraianed
and given until June go 70 plead.
Winsoott's bail vas hxed 81 5000.
Indian Intorpfetor Alias was dis
charged.
The United States Grand Jury made
its report AID vas discharged. unles
recalled.
TIE Territorial Petit Jury vas dis
charged until June sd.
Ia the case Of the Territory W. s. W
Barns, charged With an assault viii
inteat 30 commit murder, the jury 70
turned 4 verdict against Burna Of gail
~ aa charged"