Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-27

Wednesday was the Chinese holiday,
corresponding to Christmas, and was OBJ
served by the Celestials throughout the
world.
By the bursting of a bin at the Ohio
Coal company's dock at Duluth, Mimi,
John jackson and John Oleson were
killed.
In a hotel at Auburn, Ind, Francis
Lamont of Fort Wayne, while walking
in his sleep, fell down stairs and broke
his neck.
AT Duluth, MINI, Mrs. Seius, aged 90,
killed herself with strychnine because
her husband danced with another
woman.
The fifth annual meeting of the Amer
lean Historical association, N. Y, con-
vened Wednesday and will continue
three days.
Indian Commissioner John H. Oberly
regrets that he left the civil service com
mission TO become the head of the In
dian office.
The comptroller of the currency Mon
day took charge Of the Red Cloud (Neb J
National bank. The assets and liabili-
ties are not given.
John Keran and James Grushanon,
convicted on Saturday OF murder In the
first degree, at Bennington, VT, re-
ceived life sentences.
Col. Charles H. Coster dropped dead
at New York Sunday night. He was a
prominent member OF George Washing
ton Post, G. A. r.
The Alpha Tan Omega fraternity be-
gan their annual convention at Spring.
field Wednesday,. The meeting will con-
tinue for three days. x,,ssy
The secret service department OF the
Miss u Pacific has been abolished, and
The head of it, Thomas j. Furlong, will
join the Pinkertons.
An Indiana farmer was called out of
his house and fatally shot by White
Caps. He had made himself obnoxious
by urging prosecution,
The st. Louis, Alton and Springfield
Railroad company has. been enjoined
in entering Alton, Ills.
Sam Lidwinosky, a Peoria dealer In
dry goods, boots and shoes. assigned to
Hhudoiph PIeirer, with liabilities of ST.
600, and 81, 0Ou In assets.
The ~decaying body of a man with his
skull fractured was found by a party of
hunters In the woods about Ave miles
south of Bowling Green o.
Schedules have bean filed by George +.
Mellin, of Fall River, Mass, who failed
recently. His liabilities foot up SOL
649, but there are no assets.
A special session OF the district court
WAS commenced in Clinton, Ia, Monday
to try liquor cases. There are said to be
about forty saloons in the city.
Officials of the Westinghouse and Edi-
son Electric Light companies deny that
there la any truth in the rumor of q con
solidation of the two companies.
The steamer Lief Erickson was burned
at Alki Point, Ave miles west of Seattle,
w. H., Monday afternoon. Seven lives
were lost. The vessel is q total loss.
The first of a series of ten lectures on
Goethe, under the auspices of the Chi
cago kindergarten club, was given al
the Madison street theatre by %. j.. Sni
| der.
The Modern Language Association Of
America convened at Cincinnati Wednes
day. This is regarded as the most i'm.
portant meeting ever held In the history
of the association.
The visible supply OF wheat and corr
Il 20, ApSPSSohEcAys ooyVooyObH Alu " SuO, t4<
bushels. Since last report wheat in.
creased s22,076 bushels, and corn In.
creased 942, st2 bushels.
Gov. Husk OF Wisconsin has requested
the state department to have John Kuhn:
arrested at Liverpool for the murder oil
William Christen near Madison, Wis.
kuhni Is now IN the ocean.
The Chesapeake and Ohio's double
track railway bridge at Cincinnati opened
for business Christmas day, although
not entirely completed. 1t has cost &c
far owe 81, 900, 600. and 5,OW tons OF
sheet iron have been used.
j. M. Meyer was killed and John
Christian mortslly wounded at Harvey
vile, Chickasaw nation, Monday, by
Dudley Luttrel. Meyer and Christian
were prominent cattle owners. The
shooting Is the result Of an old feud.
The Farmers Mutual Insurance com
pany, which proposes to insure farm
property and products against loss by
| fire, storm, or flood In Huntington, Wa
bash and Wells counties, Indiana, has
been organized, with headquarters at
Huntington.
Fred Brealer, q young farmer residing
near Roam, Ind has been mysteriously
missing for nearly ten days past, and his
relatives are much distressed by his pro-
tracted absence. 1t is learned that be.
fore leaving RreRlar tool every cen.
of money about the house.
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