Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-21
Battery d, In Chicago, THURSDAY.

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ton Of Mrs. Belle Chreiteberger to be
postmistress at Georgetown, Tex.
Thomas Mckee was shot at Nicholas
Vile, KY, by q tobacco dealer named
Dickerson, from Brackey county.
James A. Cudworth, of the Lowell
Base Bali club, signed with the st. Louis
Browns. He will probably play in the
field.
Three men named johnson, Oaks and
Dockey We're drowned while crossing to
the American side of the river at Iro.
quois, Ont,
Three men named Johnson, Oaks, and
Dockey, were drowned while crossing to
the American side of the riversTf Iro
quois, Ont,
Arrangements were made for a glove
fight between Jack Fallon, the strong
boy of Brooklyn, and Jack Ashton OF
Providence, for ten rounds.
The Western Rapid Typewriter fact
DRY at Findlay; u, was entirely CON
sumed with all its contents. Loss,
$50, 00o, with s., 600 insurance.
A Hartford, Conn, dispatch says: The
river is apparently stationary, at 20 T-10
feet, the highest point since April, 1887,
Heavy ice from the upper valley is run
ming out.
AT Brooklyn, in the suit of Eames for
divorce from his wife, on the ground of
adultery with a man whom she claims
to be her brother, the jury found a v err
dict for the defendant.
The South Carolina senate rejected a
bill establishing a home for disabled
confederate soldiers and passed a pension
bill calling for 5000 per annum Pen
sioners will receive $50 a year.
The South Carolina senate rejected q
bill establishing a home for disabled Con-
federate soldiers, and passed a pension
bill calling for $50, coo per anuum. Pen
sioners will receive $50 a year.
The house M committee d.
rected favorable report on the bill estab-
fishing a light ship with a fog signal at
Sandy Hook, New York harbor. 1t APP
propriates 500, GOO for the purpose.
The junior class at Princeton college
has chosen Knowlton l.. Ames of Him
OILS, and Henry X. Dealinger of Pennsyl-
vania as orator and, debater respectfully
for the exercises Washingion's birthday.
The comptroller of currency declared
a second dividend of 10 per cent. in favor
Of the creditors OF the First National
bank of Albany, Ny. This makes IS
per cent. paid to the creditors Of the
bank.
The joint congressional committee on
the ~aqueduct tunnel wass8in session.
The only witness before 1T was John III.
Deweis, who was the lowest but the I'M
successful bidder for the construction of
the aqueduct.
The Wellington club of Boston began
ifg animal tournament Mt H jtS ronoa
Thursday. In the afternoon the badge
of the Massachusetts Shot Gun associa-
ton was contested for. The badge is
now held by NJ. G. Poor.
The secretary of the inauguration com
mittee, Col, Swords, has had a letter
from Russell Harrison, now in New
York. He expects Mr.. Harrison here In
q day or two, and thinks that something
may be learned then of his fathers
plans.
Commissioner Miller of the internal
reyenue Office has designated two special
bonded warehouses in Louisville, KY,
for the storage of fruit brandy. One is
the Louisville Warehouse company's
building and the other I. III. Shurley's
warehouse.
1t is stated that papers were signed by
" Wv vi IL "
valuable tobacco plantations and of the
Henry Clay brand CT cigars, turned the
controlling interest in those properties
to an English syndicate with & capitalfof
81, 600, 900.
The striking miners of the Texas and
Pacific Coal company, Erath county,
Texas, have become riotous. The gov.
sernor has been appealed to, and will
probably send a company of rangers.
New men have been badly beaten, but
no one has been killed thus far.
The striking miners of the Texas and
Pacific Coal company, Erath county,
Texas, have become riotous. The gov
ernor has been appealed to, and will
probably send a company of rangers.
| New men lave been badly beaten, but
no one has been killed thus far.
A mass convention of South Dakota
Democrats was held at Mitchell to-day
to memorabilia congress to pass the
Platt bill for the admission of South
| Dakota into the Union. The general
opinion is that all the prominent Demo.
Gratis in the territory will join in the
movement for immediate statehood.
Arrangements have been completed
for holding acongress OF tobacco growers
In Evansville. Ind. Every farmer in the
whole tob.cco district has been invited
to attend or to send a representative. A
supreme effort Is TO be made at this meet.
ing to induce the growers to reduce thei,
acreage at least one-half for the ensuing
year. The demoralized state of the. to
bacco market has created CONSERVATION.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana introduced a
bill to preserve the purity of elections.
1T provides that any person who shall re,
ceive or solicit subscription to be used al
national elections shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and punished by u fine or
imprisonment. 1t is declared that this
provision shall NOT apply to money used
IN printing ballots, running newspapers
and otherwise disseminating informa-
ton. Persons who bribe others or are
bribed are d~isfranchised from holding
| office for FIVE years, besides being sub
ject to fine and imprisonment.
There were two senate caucuses and
one conference. The senators have been
trying for two days to come to an under
standing about o N adjournment for the
holidays, and they have not yet sue
ceeded. 1t is probable, however, that
an understanding will be had soon, and
present indications point to the passage
Of the house resolution providing for an
adjournment from Friday next until
Jan. I. The only anxiety Of the Repub-
licans, SO they claim, is for the fate of the
tariff bill. The Democrats werc quoted
recently as saying that the consideration
Of the tariff bill could not be concluded
before March A.
An Important Decision.