Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-01
CONDENSED NEWS.

soap manufacturers of the United
States are taking action toward forming
u trust, and a meeting Will be held shorts
ly TO complete an organization.
For falsely swearing to owningpFS1erty
in Kings county, while qualifying as q
bondsman, J.. p. j. Howard of Brooklyn,
a prominent colorei politician of reputed
wealth, known as .the Black Prince,n
was sentenced to seven years and six
months imprisonment.
Governor Hill committed the sentence
OF Chiara Cignarale, the Italian woman
who assassinated her husband in New
York, from death to Imprisonment for
life.
The wage scale of bottle blowers for
the ensuing year was amicably arranged
at Pittsburg at a conference with the
manufacturers, and the Z, 200 workers in
the west viii resume operations Sept. l..
The Rev. 7. III. Dahl of Stoughton,
Wis., Prohibition candidate for lieuten-
ant governor, and d. G. Prescott of Mar
inette, candidate for treasurer, have de-
clined to run, and Chris Carlson of Eau
Claire, and L. w. Hoyt of Madison, have
been named, respectively, for the vacant
places on the ticket, by the state Central
committee.
The remains of Rev. Geo. G. Haddock,
who was assassinated at Sioux City. Ia.
We're removed to a new lot in Mound
City cemetery, Racine, Wis donated by
Rev. Eli Gown.
The Westinghouse Brake company has
practically absorbed the American Brake
company, of st. Louis, directing the pro-
duction aud guaranteeing interest on
stock and bonds Of the company.
Six of a gang of nine thieves, who have
been robhing Yigo county, Ind, farmers,
We're arrested at Terre Haute, Ind. Chas.
L. Hepler, a sewing machine repairer,
who was first arrested, confessing and
informing on the others. Three escaped.
During O thunder storm at Paw Paw,
Ill.,, George Eaton was struck by light
ming, A hole was burned in his pocket
book m a few pieces Of money were
melted. He sustained no injuries aside
from o few blisters.
James Shaw, a leading farmer of Grans
county, Ind, had a preliminary hearing
At Marion, on the charge of numbering
DaSld Fisher two years ago, and was
discharged. Fishers widow has com
menced suit against Shaw for SO, 900.
During a severe thunder storm at
Peru, Ind, two large barns belonging to
James Ttliitt and Washington Cover
were struck by lightning and completely
destroyed, together with their contents.
The loss is SIS,
John York was caught attempting to
rob the drug store of Martin Franks at
L~ogansport. Ind.
Charles Fredericks, of Chicago, badly
injured at the Haymarket fiot, taken to
the hospital and reported dead to his
wife, who went to ST, Louis and married
a man named King, found her there and
tried to resume marital relations, but his
wife objected and he was arrested for
disturbing the peace.
Dennis Gallagher of Buffalo. who was
nearly strangled by Evan Lewis several
months ago, and has been in retirement
since, has challenged the stranger to
a match, side hold in harness, for from
5000 to $500 a side,
LIVED AT HIS WARDS EXPENSE.
y t. Lane Indicted for Embczzling an
Old Soldiers Pension.
SHELBYyILLR, Ills, July 31.-.In 1879,
wiile John Z. Lane was superintendent
o the poor farm of this county, Lorinus
webster was an inmate. Webster was
an ex-soldier and is and was then totally
blind, the disability having been con-
tracted in the service. He drew no pen
sionFand Lane applied for one for him.
me pension WAS easily procured and
about $1,000 was certified to be due Web
ster from the government. Besides be-
ing blind, Webster was partially de-
mented, and Lane was appointed his
conserrator. As such he received this
money and S72 per month since, amount.
ing to a total of $12, 000. He removed
Webster to q small house upon a farm
and soon thereafter moved upon the
farm himself. Neighbors claimed that
Webster was not properly treated and
Eat the money was not properly ac-
counted for. The probate court ordered
an inquiry last spring, and after eIaite 4
sensational tight, removed Lane ali con-