Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-01
PLAIN uNvARN1sHEo TALES.

The swftchmen's strike at Indianapolis
is practically over with.
Chief Arthur and Mr.. Sargent left
New York City for the west.
@. II. Pelday, IN alleged doctor, has
skipped from Linwood, Neb.
All schools and churches Of Aitkin,
Mimi, are closed on account Of diphthe-
ria.
The state council Of the New Jersey
Benevolent Legion Is in session at New
ark
The conference OF the Christian Be-
lievers' association 10 in progress at Chi
cage.
ALBERT Walker. of s~andusky, O., was
killed BY the explosion of dynamite which
he was throwing.
At Youngstown, o., Joseph McMann,
aged 90, committed suicide by throwing
himself In front of a train.
The American Forestry congress and
he Southern Forestry congress will
meet at Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 6.
w. B. Thorne of Blue Hill, Neb., was
thrown under his wagon and his skull
crushed, resulting In instant death.
There is tatd to be y probability that,
within ten weeks, Sullivan and Kilrain
Will fight at some point near Chicago.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Stevenson says hs will retire from pol.
sitics after leaving the poBtofflce depart
Eent.
The first of the Cameron Iron and Coal
company's furnace at Emporium, Pa,
has gons into blast. Three others will
be built.
Is RTws Dies NIL 80 fyf~A-~ t. -f~-A 49,
self three times with suicidal intent,
hut Ia still living, though in a critical
condition.
The prescription ware and flint bottle
makers are trying to get up q syndicate
similar to that of the window glass man
ufacturers.
John Barnes & Co., leaf Tobacco o mer-
chants at Cincinnati, o., assigned to d.
Hefnsheimer, Assets, estimated, $l3, 900;
liabilities, S15, 900.
0'Nearyeof Philadelphia, and Weston
of cleveland, :ightwelghts, fought at the
latter place for 5000. West was knocked
silly in three minutes.
At Amesburg, Mass, Mrs. Mary Darg-
enton died from the effects of wounds in
fisted by her husband, Jules D%argenton,
WHO, afterward committed suicide.
An explosion OF accumuiateddu dust COM
pletely demolished the st. Englein furni-
tnre factory u Saginaw City, Mich.
Several men were seriously injured.
Democrats in North Carolina have a
grievance. They claim that in Pitt
county u hundred Republican ballots
were cast by negresses dressed in mems
apparel.
Tho first concert of the Apollo club,
Chicago, will take place this evening at
Central Music hall. The soloists will be
Rafael Joseffy. pianist, and Miss Maud
Powell, v%iolinist.
Laura Ritter of Springfield, Mo-,
dressed up in her brothers clothes and
vent o ST. Louis in search of employ
n,ent. The police sent her back home in
borrowed clothes.
The announcement that n race had
been arranged between the Cambridge
England university and the Yale uni
sversity crews, TO be rowed in England,
La denied by Yale officials.
IA Representative Springer says the DEM
EDerats will pass the Oklahoma bill and
TRY 70 admit Washington, Montana, Da-
kpta and New Mexico before the Repub-
Leans take possession Of the house.
Newspapers in the sugar districts of
Guba report that the prevailing drouth
is injuring the cane. The anticipated
crop, it is expected under the circum
stances, will be decreased considerably.
The steamer City Of New York, with
go passengers, reached Queenstown
after a stormy voyage from New York,
having passed through q cyclone last
Monday night. All on board are we'll.
VIM. .Campion, a Hoboken rough, was
arrested at Jersey City for the murder OF
Honora. Flebbe, q woman of doubtful re-
pute, who was found strangled il bed
shortly after Campion had left her apart
mehts.
John Doe, q Detroit burglar, has been
experimenting with electricity and is en-
abled to cut through the hardest steel
safe as though it were the softest iron.
He has just been placed behind the bars
for robbery.
The West Virginia supreme court rem.
d cred q decision against the Democrats,
| refusing IA writ prohibiting the counting
of Lewiston precinct. The Republicans
consider the decision an important point
in their favor.
The Wisconsin Central reports gross
earnings for October, 1888, 1924, 81. 10,
an increase over same month In 1882 OF
fs6, 904.H7; operating expenses, s24a,-
S39sse1, q decrease OF $21,S19. 81; net
earnings. slS1, 471.22, an increase of s5S,
T244S.
The st. Andrews society ball, which
promises to be the society event of the
season, will take place at the Pavilion,
horticultural gardens, Toronto. The
party will be honored by the presence OF
Lord Stanley of Preston, governor gem
eral, Lady Stanley and party.
Bouds and stocks of the Mexican Ma
tional, the st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba, the Pittsburg, Painesville and
Fairport. the Cleveland and Canton, and
the Richmond and Danville railway were
ordered placed on the regular list by the
governing COMMITTEES of the New Yorh
stock exchange. The total foots up s67,
26h, 600, of which $56, lis, 900 is Mexican
National.
Six years ago Gen. Sickles began in
surance payments on the life of Frank
Cave Of New York, with the understand
ing that In case of Caves death he WA
to have two-thirds OF policies paid. Cave
died in 1885, and Sickles retained $27, 99l
and turned the remainder over to thu
widow. Suit was brought to recover tn,
full amount collected and Judgment wal
given against Sickles for y, 900. II,
made SO, 600 on his investment.
AT Ottawa, o., the New York, Mahon
ing and Western road set a force of mel
at work to put In 9 crossing over tn,
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton tracks
The G. ii. and d. officials heard of oh
move and sent a special train from Linn
with sevent...s men, under Master c
Transportation Mounts, who tore up 1h
crossing, during which the two SIDES fel
to blows and several men were hurt