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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06

COL. IaSiGHT PUTS "A MAN OUT.
Cranberry, who delivered the invocation.
the delegates standing.
A resolution of Senator German was
adopted, ordering the call Of the roll to
name committees.
Secretary Prince read the names Of tho
temporary officers, and at the mention Of
the names Of Lieut.. Gov. White of Cali
fornia, and Secretary Prince, there was
considerable applause. The California
delegation gave three cheers for Chair
NAL White, and his remarks were
punctuated with cries of aHurrah for
California; from the delegates of that
state. The names of Arthur P. German
of Maryland, Governor A5bet. as New
Jersey and Hon. Edward Cooper Of New
YORK, members Of the committee on res
ciutions, were greeted with cheers.
Kentucky nominated Henry Watterson,
q member of the same committee, and
there was 3 long and continued applause.
Hon. Thomas NJ. Patterson of Colora-
do presented q gavel made of Colorado
silver to Chairman White.
Mr.. Green OF New Jersey offered a
resolution making the convention sub
iacJ to the rules of tie last convention,
modified SO as to prevent any state from
changing its vote until the call of the
states is completed. Adopted.
One delegate mentioned the narne of
Cleveland and then there was q scene OF
wild excitement, the delegates rising to
their feet, cheering and waving their
hats and canes Again, at the mention
of the presidents name there was re-
newed applause, the New York delega-
ton rising and giving three rousing
cheers for the president.
On motion tho delegates from Dakota
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
AN ECCENTRIC SOUTHERN DIVINE
He Preached His Own Funeral Sermon and
Now Contests His VIII.

He Preached His Own Funeral Sermon and
Now Contests His VIII.
ATHENS, Ca, June 5.-The Rev. DR..
Pridgeon seems determined on doing odd
things. Some weeks ago he preached his
own funeral sermon, and news comes
that he is about to contest his own will.
When asked about it he declared that
what. had once been done could not be
undone without sufficient cause, and as
he considers himself dead since his cele-
brated funeral sermon he can only pro-
coed in the legal way to have his will set
aside. He sought to keep his coffin in
the house, to which his wife, who is his
second mate. objected. The disagree
ment growing out of this has deepeneG
until now the old man desires to recall
the will by which he left her his small
possessions at death. Undue influence
is the reason he will assign for the set
ting aside Of the will. He has children
by his first wife, and it is his view that If
he had not been unduly influenced he
would have made an equitable division
of his estate. The case is somewhat
peculiar, but the old man is so well salts
fed with the manne in which he
preached his own funeral sermon that he
looks forward to this will contest with
great confidence,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06

REMINISCENT,
George Alfred Townsend Flirting with Po-
lftical Memories.

George Alfred Townsend Flirting with Po-
lftica1 Memories.
Few, indeed, of the old nagnates of
the party, such as have been seen imme-
diately following the civil war, are now
on the spot or on the earth. Going in
"reminiscences over many of these names
find that the most regretted and be-
loved Of them all was Hendricks of In
diana. Nothing now is said about Mr..
Tilden. Cleveland has cast an eclipse
upon that idealist's biography. Seymour
Is little spoken of. In the general mists
OF time you hear the Democrats of this
convention refer to Lincoln and Grant
very much as il they had been of the DEM
ocratic party. Cleyeland's administration
has almost been like a change of dynas-
ty, and the production of Thurman's
name Is like the playing Of an old ma
honal tune in a very rational age. I in
CURED OF St. Louis Democrats, rs well
as Republicans, if the reputation Of
Francis F.. Blair, Jr., which was once
immense here, continued to be influen-
dial. The general reply was a wagging
of the head. Those who know about
Blair are now among the older folks.
This seems strange to any man of 45 OF
90 who reflects that St. Louis was the
theatre of the most gallant episode in
the free-soil controversy, with Benton,
smarting under Van Buren's grievances,
representing this state, and being
steadily driven to the WAL by successive
Democratic administrations, such as
those of Polk, Tyler, Pierce, and Buch-
anan. At last one Jim Green,
who loved liquor and hatred, beat
Benton for everything, and he was
beaten at last even for congress by 8
big fellow named Barrett, who is still
living around New York. Yet Tilden
was of that same combination, and
Cleveland is in a measure Tilden's
heir. Frank Blair got to the United
States senate for one term, and was ther
beaten by an Indian agent, and he died
with his mind all shattered, in the pos
session OF some city of1os. / unuerstani
that Mrs. Blair is still living here with &
grown-up family of well-regarded sons
and daughters, but that she has beer
poor until the government recently gave
her a pension: after long waiting ant
almost despair. The statues of Franz
Blair and Edward Bates, both identified
with Abraham Lincoln, stand out at TIL,
public park Of the city.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
THE WEST WANTS A CHANCE.
Doc Ames, OF Minneapolis. Drops a Word
In Favor of the Great West,

Doc Ames, OF Minneapolis, Drops n Word
In Favor of tho Great West.
Among the early arrivals at the
Planters yesterday was DR.. A. A, Ames,
better known as Doc Ames, now serving
| his third term as Democratic mayor of
Republican Minneapolis, and who is said
TO have caused the insertion in the Dem
ocratic platform of the state of the plank
which brought about the establishment
of the Minnesota Soldiers Home.
When DIR. Ames wes asked how far he
c~ountenanced the mention of his name
as q dark horse in the vice presidential
race, he replied 81 am not a
candidate, and I stand ready to support
any man who can bring strength
to Cleveland, than whom no other raau
stands the ghost Of q show as candidate
for president before the st. Louis onyen
ton. AS to the vice presidential proba-
bilities, though I have not interviewed a
single man of my own delegation, / say
for myself that it is about time some
thing came to the west. And while I
am the friend of Gray, Thurman, Stew
enson Morrison, Black, Villas or any other
sound Democrat who can be named, I
still declare that in the consideration of
the west, that portion of the country
which lies west of the Mississippi river,
and which is an empire of itself. has
never been recognized by either party.
This part Of the country is the product
tive portion. 1t adds two-thirds to the
wealth and products of the nation, We
have never claimed the brains or power
of the country, but the time is not far.
distant when we viii claim SUI
premacy, both on account of our
population and u actual products. Take
my own city of Minneapolis, and her
twin sister, st. Paul, for example. When
/ went to that region as a boy, and for
many years subsequently, they were
simply harnlets and Indian trading posts
in the great northwest. To-day the two
communities combined are rivals of CHI
cago, and what were recently the great
barren wastes of Minnesota, Dakota and
Iowa; are nov teeming with vast manu-
featuring ana agricultural interests. We
demand that the greatnational parties no
longer ignore the great west. We are
beginning to feel u Importance and
power, and what we demand is simply a
fair representation in all that appertains
to national greatness. The real west
must very soon come to the front in ma,
tional politics."
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06

CHAIRMAN BARNUM OPENING CONVENTION.
bouquet Of choice flowers, looked down
upon Convention hall. When the doors
were opened at 11:30 the Cleveland Dem
ocratic Club of Buffalo entered the hall
amidst great shouts of applause, and ten
minutes later the Hendricks Club of In
disnapolis came in and were cheered to
the echo.
For the next fifteen minutes delegates
came in pretty rapidly. Nevertheless at
II, when the convention should have
been called to order, there was big empty
space in the body of the hall.
1t Is reported that the Michigan dele
cation is prepared to spring the nomina-
ton of Don M. Dickinson should there
be any indication of wavering in the
Thurman ranks.
The Minnesota delegation at a meet
ing this morning agreed to support as a
unit the nomination Of Judge Thurman
for the vice presidency.
Gen Blacks friends held a conference
and discussed the d%esirability of presents
ing his name. They will meet again.
The Dakota delegation contest was
brougM up In the meeting of the national
Democratic committee this morning be-
fore the convention met, but no action
taken, the committee deciding it was a
matter to be left to the convention.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
Nebraska and iowa pensions

WASHINGTON, June s. Following ia
the representation of Nebraska and Iowa
citizens in the last batch of pensions is
sued,
Nebraska pensions-Increase: William
II. Goddard, Champions; William E. Ack-
erman, Hastings. Original, widows:
Mary, widow of Elias Pfeffer, Madison.
Iowa pensions-Original invalid: Phil
lip Baker, Jefferson; Hays Hayden,
Peru; James w. Mccormick, Wellman;
Charles Pickett, Iyyville; John G. Smith,
Bradget; Reuben M. Jameson, Maquo-
keta. Increase: James Parson, Moffet's
Grove; Benjamin B. Breneman, Ames;
Walter Woodbridge, %0cheyedan; George
o. Snowden, Waterloo; John Lyons,
Biairstown; John w. Oates, Columbus
Junction; Henry Caldwell, Stiles; Jo-
siah B. Cobaugh, Newton. Original
widows, ETC.: Elvina, widow of James
w. Moore, Moulton.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
JEFFERSON DAVIS. BIRTHDAY.
The yEightieth Anniversary Pleasantly O

The !Eightieth Anniversary Pleasantly OBJ
served by Friends.
NEW ORLEANS, June 5.-At his quiet
home at Beauvoir, On the Gulf of Mex
leo, in company with his devoted wife
and charming daughter, Miss Winnie
Davis, Jefferson Davis, the ex-president
of the ex-Confederacy, celebrated his
S0th birthday. The house was filed
with flowers, his neighbors voicing their
good wishes with their bouquets. while
sundry substantial boxes and baskets
also told of the affectionate remembrance
from absent friends. The mail brought
many letters of congratulation from old
army and political friends, and the old
veteran, in immaculate broadcloth and
white linen, received with a gracious
smile and kindly word all such as called
to express their good wishes in person.
Mr.. Davis is in better health than he
has been for some time.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
THE GAvEl- FALLS.


Tho Convention Called to Order by Chair
ma Barnum and business Begins.
EXPOSITION HALL. ST. LOUIS, June g.
The crowd began to gather slowly. AS
Senator Voorhees, walked down the aisle
there were great cheers from the gall
@ieries, and as the Cleveland Club of Buff
falo filed into the hall, with their band
playing aDixie,n the cheers were re-
newed and continued several. minutes.
Chairman Barnum entered the hall at
about lids and his appearance was
greeted with cheers and waving of hand.
kerchiefs. The Wisconsin delegation
decorated their banner with n bandana
and the delegates gave three cheers for
Wisconsin, and the Mississippi. Virginia
and West Virginia delegations followed.
The Indiana banner was decorated with
a Cleveland hat.
Chairman Barnum called the conven-
ton TO order and introduced Bishou
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06

were excluded from all Che committees,
for the reason of there being a contest in
that territory. the committees will
meet at o'clock. Baker, of Ohio, moved
to admit the uniformed clubs to the SEES
sions, and there was considerable discus
sion of the question. AS Roswell p.
Flower, of New York, arose to make q
motion, he was greeted with applause.
He moved that when the CON
rention adjourns, it adjourn till
Wednesday loon. Governor Albeit
offered an amendment which was ac-
cepteti, and the convention will meet at
10 O'Clock to-day. The question of
admitting the uniformed clubs was re-
ferred to the national executive commit
mittee. At 2:10 p. m. the convention adj
Journed, and the national committee or
dered that during the recess the uni
formed clubs be admitted to view the
great hall,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
THE CALIFORNIA DELEGATION.
Sustaining the Reputation for the Most
Elegant Banners.

Sustaining the Reputation for the Most
Elegant Banners.
The delegation from California, make
a point of having the most elegant BAN
ner exhibited at national conventions,
and this years banner is finer than any
before carried. 1t is in every part, the
product of the state 1t represents. The
body is of thick white silk, with lining
of canary colored silk, and is deeply
fringed witE gilt and suspended from an
ornamental cross bar of brass. Across
the top of the field is a piece of black
velvet on which the word "California',
Is displayed in large white letters, and
the words 'sSt. Louis, 1885, appear in
gilt at the bottom. The banner proper,
is made beautiful with paintings. In
the center, is a large picture OF the seal
OF the state. In the upper corners, are
vignettes. illustrative of mining and ag-
riculture, and in the lower corners are
pictures illustrative of commerce and
vintage. AT the top of the walnut pole
is q small brass bear, d reminder of the
pioneer days of the great state. Each
member of the delegation wears an ele-
CANT royal purple velvet badge, with
gold fringe and ~tassels, and in silver
lettering, the words . stCalifornia Dele
cation; st, Louis, 1881 ssThere is but
one candidate for the first place on the
ticket said Mr.. Maurice Schmidt, .'and
that one is Grover Cleyeland.n The en-
tire delegation seem to be of like mind as
to first place, and all favor Allen G.
Thurman, of Ohio, for the second place
provided he will accept it. .sIt is ask.
ing a great deal of this noblest Roman
of them all, to accept the second place
on the ticket" said a delegate, "but II
he will make the personal sacrifice, II
will give us not less than 10, 600 addi
tional votes in California and carry tina!
state for the Democracy.n Hs stated
that Mr.. Thurmanss popularity was due
principally to his position on the Pacific
railroads question, and Californians re
garded the Thurman act, as sas creates.
of the age. Referring to the Mills bill,
especially that portion Of it reducing the
tariff on products vital TO California, :
member Of therdelegation said: tWe
will not enter any complaint on that
score. 1t Is true that there are cortaif
sections where IT, thought that part OF
h bill will materially tnjure the state.
but the great majority Of our people
= knew THAI California can raise better
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
The National League of Clubs.

Edward B. Whitney, secretary, and
Messrs, Robert G.. Monroe and f. Kings
bury Curtis, of the special committee
representing the National League of
Democratic clubs, were the busiest young
politicians seen about the Laclede. They
came to the city Sunday forenoon and at
once established their headquarters in a
front room on the second floor fronting
Chestnut street, opening out several
bales of circular matter, which they in
dustriously distributed to the various
state headquarters during the day. The
League was organized by twenty clubs;
representing thirteen states, in New
York, April q, and it will work the dele
gates of this convention with a view to
securing a large attendance at its 1rst
convention, which will be held in Balti.
more, July a.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
Persisted IN THE FLAMES
A TEXAS HOTEL BURNS WITH
FRlGHTFuL RESULTS.

or Thirteen Inmates but Two Escape
with Their Lives-Gen. Sheridan Still
Hating Between Life and Death
Bou1anger's Scheme Voted Down In
the French Chamber.
RocKDALE, Tex, June 5.-Yesterday
morning about 4 o'clock the Mundine
hotel, a three-story brick building, was
found to be on fire. Inside were thirteen
persons, only two of whom escaped alive.
DIR. w. A. Brooks, proprietor, was
pulled out Of the burning building with
his hair and beard singed of, and other
wise badly burned, leaving behind him
his wife and four children, who persisted.
Pemberton Pierce, representing the
firm OF George HI. Sergler of Philadel-
phia, jumped from the burning building
and was killed.
ID. M. Oldham escaped badly singed.
No n was higher up than the second
story, and there were galleries and exits
on both sides of the building occupied by
the %sleepers. No one was hrard to cry or
scream, all dying without a cry for help,
though a great crowd quickly gathered
and exhausted every effort to afford a
rescue. The remains of several have
been recovered from the ruins, but they
are unrecognizable.
Those known to have been lost are:
Mrs. w. A. Brooks, wife of the pro-
prietor of the hotel, and her four sons,
aged 4, g., 0 and 15 years respectively.
j. F. Briscoe, wife and two little chill
dren.
Isaac Crown and a travelling salesman,
supposed to be Pemberton Pierce OF
Philadelphia. The hotel register being
burned, there is nothing with which te
identify the remains.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
fruit and sell it for less money mar any
other place on the globe"
THE fight AGAINST GRAY.
Said 10 BE a Nimbla Politician with tn
Organization Faculty.

Said TO BE a Nimbls Politician with the
Organization Faculty.
whom / often saw in the society of Gov
Hendricks, with whom he was
connected by marriage, made a straitfor-
ward attack upon Governor Gray, as the
Democratic nominee. He said that Gray
was animble politician with the organic.
ing faculty, but that his nomination
would imperil Indiana, which was one of
the most doubtful states in the Union
for the present year. The tariff uues-
ton had affected the Democratic party
and the labor element, and if Gray was
nominated with his bad record as q man
who cared for nothing but politics, the
state would be lost with either Harrison
or Gresham running. He said that Gray
had made a speech in support of the
tally-sheet forgers whose operations
stand in the minds of upright Indiana
Democrats. He had also passed the
most -extravagant reconstruction acts by
locking the door of legislature so that he
compelled a quorum by force, though
the Democrats who were kept in did not
vote. Frauds in the lunatic asylum and
public institutions had come out during
Gray's administration which were often.
sive to enough men to defeat the ticket
If Gray was on the end of it.
/ ask Mr.. Henderson If he was a friend
of Mcdonald. He said that Mcdonald
had enough friends in Indiana to defeat
Gray any way, that Mcdonald was a
k~fpd-hearted man, with good practical
sense, and that his hostility To Grav vas
merely an expression of a great many
persons of Indiana who had no ~organiza.
tion. They thought the vice presidency
was entirely above Governor Gray's
province.
This Mr.. Henderson, who is a genteel
kindly parsonage, is native of Alabama.
but has spent more than a third of a
century in Indianapolis.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
Discriminating Against lows.

MASON CRY, Ia, June ct. Turner
& Co., wholesale coal dealers, who in the
past six months have handled 4, AGO cars
of coal, mostly Iowa, are compelled to
drop handling IL, it being cheaper to ship
from points outside of the state. In
shipping from here the rate to Canton,
Oak, is Is cents cheaper per ton than it
is ut Inwood, Iowa, the first station this
side, The same is true of commodities
shipped into the state. The present ar.
rangement is SO detrimental to all iowa
interests that 1t cannot long stand.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
Chairman whites Speech.

Mr.. Whites reference to California,s
Democratic anticedents was greeted with
cheers, which were renewed when he
mentioned the fact that for the first time
in many years the Democratic conven.
lion met under a Democratic administra.
bon. The convention broke in applause
again when the tariff was referred to, and
nearly every sentence thereafter was
punctuated with marks of appre-
citation. The climax of applause
was reached when Nh. White referred
to the reelection of Grover Cleveland.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
CONGRESSIONAL,

WASHINGTON, June 5.-The feature OF
the senate proceedings Monday was the
passage of a large number of bills taken
from the calendar, chiefly pensions bills.
The feature OF the house proceedings
Monday was the early adjournment after
9 failure to go into committee Of the
whole Tor tariff bill discussion. Bills
were passed as follows: Senate bills. max
ing inauguration day a holiday; to pre-
vent, distractions and injurious deposits
in New York harbor and adjacent waters.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06

COLUMBIA, S. S., June Earthquake
disturbances of a pronounced character
have been experienced every night for
the last week or two in certain sections
of this city. The shocks have been of
sufficient energy to awaken the inhabit-
ants, anG rattle windows and glassware
in a lively manne In Summerville, the
centre of the great shake of August,
1886, these disturbances continue to be
of such frequent occurrence that no at
tention is paid to them.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
THAT ANosY.ous AposEss.

Gtverdor Hill Says 1t Is the Work OF
Some Contemplate Crank.
ALBANY, n. z, june 8.-The sub
stance OF tho anonymous address in cir
culation at St. Louis was laid before
Governor Hill. A frown swept over the
the governors usually placid countenance
and deepened as the correspondent Piled
his questions:
"Do you know anything about this
matter, Governor?',
II do not,'' he said, ~etnphaHcatiy. hIt
must be the work Of some ountepptible
craaS. The woods are full of them,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
THE PRESIDENTS POSITION.
MIR. Cleveland Expresses No Preference a

MIR. Cleveland Expresses No Preference as
to the Vice Presidency.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The president
told a Democratic senator that he had
never expressed a wish for the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Thurman or any other gentle
man for vice president; that Mr.. Scott's
preferences were his own, and Mr.. Scott
was not representing the president in
any step he took regarding the vice
presidency. The president said that per-
sonally he had no choice, and as a matter
of party policy he had no opinion as to
what nomination 1t would be most ex-
pedieut to make.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
Sixteen Years for Pete mccartney.

NEW ORLEANS, June 5.-Pete Mozart
ney, the western counterfeiter, was con-
victed in the United States court of his
old %offense, and will get sixteen years in
the Ohio State prison. Pete is much
broken in health. friendless, and money
less. He argued his own case with con
siderable pathos and eloquence. He ad-
ulitted his former misdeed, but stoutly
maintained his innocence In this case.
The evidence was overwhelming, how
ever
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-06
sharidan,s Conditinn.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Gen. Sheridan's
physicians at 1:45 p. M, issued the fol,
lowing bulletin:
"Gen. Sheridan has dczed and slept all
morning. There have been two very
slight hemorrhages frora the stomach,
which have not apparently weakened
him. Pulse, 105; fair quality. Respira-
ton easy. There is but little cough,
with loose eN~pectoration. Secretions
from the kidney abundant, and chemical
ANALYSIS show it to be about normal