Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-06
CONDENSED NEWS,

The visible supply report shows 23, :
623, SoS bushels of wheat, and II, 30S, ,521
bushels of corn, decrease from last
week Of 978,544 bushels of wheat, and
1881 28S bushels OF corn.
The American Society of Civil /. En-
gineers propose to erect o fire-proof
structure, to cost s140, 900, at New York,
for the preservation of their archives
and records, OF the amount required
$110, 900 fs to be raised by subscription
Interest and dividends aggregating
$6S, 600, 600 were paid at New York to
the holders of railroad and other corpor-
alton securities. Government, state and
municipal hondholders received s14, 000,-
900.
While practicing, Captain Dunlap, of
the face with a thrown ball and had his
jaw broken.
Eastern Iowa veterans will hold their
annual reunion at Clinton, September 3,
and s.
A three-foot vein of coal has been
struck at Saybrook. Ills.
Fire at Paragood, Ark, destroyed
twenty business houses and dwell
ings, creating a loss of $4,000, with
small insurance,
Forest fires destroyed Smithson, q
lumber camp, near Petoskey, Mich, to-
gether with the lumber and shingle
mills, seven dwellings, and quantities Of
lumber, shingles, ties, posts, logs, etc.
Neil Molster, head engineer Of the
waterworks at Portsmouth, o., received
terrific shock while fixing an electric
light carbon. He is expected to die from
the effects.
Samuel Gohn, Republican, and William
Miller, Democrat, had political quarrel
at Columbus, Ind Gohn's jaw was
broken and his head pounded to Jelly.
He will die.
The Northern Indiana insane asylum
at Logansport, Ind, was opened and the
first inmate from Delphi admitted. The
asylum and grounds cost the state $500, !
0GO.
The Kansas City packers are now ship
ping q daily average Of ten cars of prod
uct to the eastern seaboard, double the
amount shipped before Tie reduction in
railroad rates
A young lady at Youngstown, o., left
her purse on the dresser for moment,
and when she returned to the room found
s.>seeff1 l.-f brothers. pet bull dog had eaten
both purse and money.
During the celebration of Yale's VIC
tory at New London, every remaining
rail of the Yale fence was torn from Its
place and carried as a souvenir.
A converted Republican farmer in the
neighborhood of Dubuque has deposited
80, GOO as q wager that lows will go Dem
ocratics: He had found no takers at last
accounts.
An examination of the accounts OF
John H. Naploan, of the Second National
bank Of Jersey City, shows a shortage of
SO, 400.
a certificate was fled OF the incorpora-
ton of the Chicago, Kansas and Nebras-
ka Railroad company, with the Chicago,
Rock Island and Colorado company, the
entire line to, be known as the Chicago
Kansas and Nebraska Railway company.
The capital is s35, 600, 600, and several
branch Lines will be constructed.
Thus Ear the strike of the iron worl-
ers has had little effect on the coke trade,
the telling off In shipments being hardly
noticeable
Harry B. Skinner, a broker in tailors'
trimmings, choked himself to death with
shawlstrap in Young hotel at Boston
| Mass.
The consolidation of the St Louis.
Alton and Springfield and the st. Louis
and Central Illinois railroads has been
agreed upon.
The libel case OF Secretary of the In
terior Villas aSainst William Welch OF
Minneapolis, was discontinued at the la.
| ter city.