Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-11
no meetings Of the later were hold.

no meetings of the latter were held.
Rear Admiral William E. Leroy {re.
tired}, aged 30 years, is dying of apopo-
piexy at Victory hotel, New York city.
Simmons general store at Cypremont
Bayou, La, together with the postoffice
and telephone Office, were burned Sat
urday night.
The new comic opera "America," Will
be produced tonight at the Academy of
Music, Philadelphia, by the Columbia
Opera company.
The gross exchange for the week
ended Dec. s were S1,2l1, ZIG, $50, an in
crease of l8 ! per cent, over correspond
Ing week last year.
The great English horse Ormonde is
seriously i'll. II he RECEIVERS he viii be
brought to America, where he has been
sold for stud purposes.
Commoner Pierce, the great ship
builder, who constructed the Etruria and
others of the great ocean passenger
steamers, is dangerously i'll in London.
1t is the purpose of The house military
committee to have the military academy
and army appropriation bills reported to
The house before the Christmas holidays.
Owing to the customs seizure of the
cargo of Java sugar consigned to the
American Refining company, the refine
ry will close for lack of stock to work
on
Russell Harrison, son of the president
elect, had not arrived in New York up
to last evening, though apartments are
held in readiness for him at the Gilsey
house.
The. centennial of Charles Westerns
was observed at the Y. M. C. A. at Bos-
ton by singing of Westerns hymns.
A letter was readfrom the poet Whit
tier.
Professor II. w. kinkaid, lieutenant
in the United States navy, has been re-
lieyed from his position at Hanover, n.
H., 40 professor of mechanics in the
State college.
AT West Point, Miss, the American
field trials clubs derby begins to-day.
There is a good attendance and as the
entries are large the contest promises to
be interesting.
The United States grand jury adj
journed until Dec. II without returning
any Indictment against Col Dudley or
any other persons in connection with
election matters.
1t is alleged that the cartridge that
burst the big Hainsworth gun at An
napoiis was prepared solely by men
whose whole reputation depended on
proving it q failure.
AT Paterson, N. j. Sunday morning
an Erie railway train struck a milk
wagon at a street crossing and killed two
of the three occupants, John g. Ruff and
his brother, B.. S. Ruff.
1t is understood that Secretary Whit
ney's orders to Admiral Luce is that in
case the ship Haytien Republic is not
released Immediately, he shall at once
proceed to shell Port-au-Prince.
At New York Henry Hermann, alias
Hammond, when arraigned Sunday for
completely in the shooting of Phil. DAILY,
withdrew his former plea of not guilty,
pleaded guilty and was remanded.
John Bright had another attack Of
chills Sunday, which left him in q very
weak condition. The other symptoms
of his disease are very grave and his dis
solution may be expected at any time.
The new organization of agriculturists
has adopted az a name 1.-THE Farmers
and Laborers' Union of America, rim
stead of the "Alliance, Wheel and Co.
operative Union. as at first proposed.
Forest Shepard, a noted m~ineraIogist,
formerly professor of science in the
Western Reserve college, at Hudson, o.,
and a Yale graduate of 1897, died at
Norwich, Conn.,, Saturday, aged IS years.
The first ball of the New York Patri-
archs this season will be given tonight.
AS usual, extensive preparations have
been made for the affair and many dis
tinguished people are expected to be
present.
The East and West Electric Lighting
company, a Westinghouse concern, will
illuminate the entire city of Pittsburg.
1t will require 2,400 candle power arc
and $500 candle power incandescsnt
lights, and will cost $4,000 a year.
A bazaar under the auspices of the
Light infantry opened in Detroit to-day.
1t is expected by this entertainment to
realize a sufficient amount to defray the
expenses of a trip through the southern
states which the Light infantry proposes
to make du airing the winter.
Mrs. Lucy Parsons is expected to ar
rive to-day, and John Most and his hench-
men are eagerly looking out for her.
She started for Europe about q week be-
fore the anniversary of the Chicago
martyrs" and has spent her time since
then in %lecturing in London, Liverpool,
and other places.
Alex K. Macmillan, editor of the New
York Commercial Bulletin, for forty
years New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger, and formerly editor
of the Express, died last night, aged SO
years, of general debility, having It's
origin in exposure to the blizzard of last
March. He was a native of Scotland.
Many of the churches of New York
City last night held memorial services
in honor of Charles Wesley, one of the
most eminent poets and hymnists, who
died n hundred years ago. AS the
present year marks the hundredth ami
yersary of his death, a committee has
been formed to make the memorial cele-
bratfon universal.
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