Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-13

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Depew don't want a cabinet position,
but he would like to be minister to Eng
land.
Charles A, McManus, the well-known
actor, was found dead in his bed at Big
IA pds, Mich.
The fifth annual conference of church
workers among the deaf, was opened at
Philadelphia.
The Democratic caucu at Washington
met and adjourned yesterday without
taking any action.
Ford, the Kankakee, Ills, forger, is In
Mexico. The report that a young woman
vent with him is untrue.
Nash Taylor, a colored murderer, was
taken from the Natchez, Miss, Jail and
lyncbed by n body OF men.
The second series OF the simultaneous
chess games i~naugurated by the Brook.
Ign Chess club, was begun today.
Senator NJ. G. Butler was reelected
by the South Carolina legislature to the
United States senate to succeed him
self.
p. S. Gilmore and his tiBoston Jubilee
on Wheels'' will appear at the Grand
Opera house, Wheeling, w. Va, to-
night.
The exhibition of the Central Indiana
Poultry and Pet Stock association, at
Richmond, begins to-day, to last during
the week.
At the meeting at Boston. of the di-
rectors of the New York and New Eng
land Railroad company, the present off,
GERS were re. reflected.
|- - or,Joa;ar 20 -on .S. IL ~
Garfield coal mine, near Canon City,
~ injuring several others. 4Ass
Elisha Atkins. a Boston merchant, one
of the founders Of the Union Pacific
railway, and its first vice president, died
at his home Sunday night, aged ID.
The Hillsdale coal breaker, a mann
moth building owned by the Hillsdale
Coal company, at Moosic, was entirely
destroyed by fire, causing a loss of so, 600
and throwing 400 men out of work,
Bosque Bonita, 3-year, old, with TIE
best 3-year-old record on q half-mile
track, 2:2eA, was sold by Witherspoon
81 Gilmur to J. E. Madden of Lexington,
KY, for 50, 500.
A petition is to be presented to the
Pennsylvania legislature to annul the
charter ofzParker City. It is an ''oil
town. anu It's population has dwindled
from 10, 600 down to 500.
The cottage of j. e Bowden, In La
vile, Fla, caught fire Tuesday morning.
The flames extended to other buildings,
including several shops and stores, which
were burned. Loss, s12, DOC.
AT a meeting of the house committee
on private land claims, MI. McCrary of
Kentucky resigned the craftsmanship OF
the committee, and Mr.. Glover of Mis-
gouri was chosen to succeed him.
Street Superintendent Wallace of Au-
burn, n. T., who was last week convict
ed OF o mtsdemeanor in not giving a
Union veteran preference In employment,
was sentenced to pay a fine of 800.
The Lyman Strong Marble company,
successors to the Lyman Strong com.
pany, assigned to Stewart F. Chisholm
at Cleveland, o. The assets are aboG:
$ab, 000, covered by preferred claims.
Railroad managers will complain to
h negt Illinois legislature TINT con.
,signees take their own time in unloading
coal cars, depriving the roads of 80 per
cent of the service the cars might per-
form.
The wrestling match between Duncan
Ross and Capt. James G. DAILY, al
Wilkesbarre, Pa, was won by Ross,
three falls out OF five. George Ross of
Boston has challenged DAILY to wrestle
for $500.
The strike OF the switchmen on. the
Brazil branch of the Vandalia road fol
m advance in wages from $t.70 to $2.1G
q day WAS compromised by the company
o.-fp - &fEtlN ~ All
scared away.
Deputy Marshal Goodson left Eliza.
beth, Tenn, ON Nov. 30, to serve war
rants on a desperate gang of Moonshin-
ers. His dead body was found yester-
day in q laurel thicket at the foot OF
Roam mountain.
At the end OF the second day In
the contest between the bron.
chos and bicyciists at Omaha the wheel
men had made 235 miles and s laps
while Beardsley had ridden the ponies
All miles and s laps.
DR.. Edward Mayer, Republican mem.
Der OF the pension examining board that
meets weekly at Duqnoin, Ills, wai
summartly removed Monday by Gen,
Black, causing much popular excite
ment. So far as known, no charges have
been made against the doctor,
Payment Was begun on the last diyi.
dent OF the asset scrip issued to stock.
holders of Jay Cooke g. Co, whose total
indebtedness amounted to $11, 00U, coo.
The scrip issued was only IS per cent. Of
the indebtedness, and this final payment
will make a total Of b6 per cent.
Lady Salisburyi is heading a movement
to present to Mrs, Phelps, wife of the
American mipister at st. James, a souv.
enir of her stay In London, prior to her
departure, which will be made necessary
by the forthcoming change In the polit.
fcsl complexion OF the American govern
meut.
The Boston Symphony orchestra will
give the first OF a series of Ave concerts
ns the Acadsmny q Music, Philadsiphia.
which were so useful a feature last year
have been enlarged and The concerts are
to be made unusually valuable through
the progressive character of their pro.
grammes.
Tim Thomas and Hiram Hendricks,
Two colored sports, Tough. q duel at Day
ton over a gambling quarrel. Thomas
was shot through the breast. MicneRl
Schaeffer. in whose saloon the duel wa,
fought. WAS hit in the thigh BY q
stray shot. Officer Thompson, In ut.
tempting to arrest the pair, got q bullet
through the arm.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The following
Iowa postmasters have been appointed
Arthur A. Bisbee, Anchor Grove,
O'Brien county, vice T. d. White, de.
clined; David J. Ferguson, Ferguson,
Ma rshall county, vice Nathan NJ. Davis,
resigned; James d. Barlow, Thornton.
Cerro Gordo county, vice A. ]. johnson,
resigned.