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His Wife Eas Fled.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, August Especial. /
This morning S. T. Collins, a white man who
keeps @ general merchandise store in the
police authorities that his wife had run away
and he wanted her apprehended. She left
home about 8 O'Clock last night, having broken
open her husbands trunk, taking with her
$246 in cash and the deeds to all her husbands
property, eight city lots. She was accompanied
In her flight by niece of Collins's, young
lady aged sixteen.
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The Dynn1nite panger.

From Tho Dn1uque IIefaI1.
Tho time is coming when the people Of this
co1atry viii take u for granted TINT unaccoHnt.
able possession Of dynamite means that the posses
has tho heart Of a murderer. Every state should
have lay like Illinois that the possession Of dyna-
mite without license Is misdemeanor punishable
by tine and imprisonment.
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Another First Bale.

New ORLEANS, July 30.-The first bale of
new cotton was received this morning, of Mrs.
Haussman, of Meyersyille Texas 1t weighed SOP
pounds and elassed as strict middling 1t was sold
at auction TO Labouise and Company, at u cents
per pound. The first sack of rice of this seasons
crop was received yesterday from L. G. Bourgeois
of st, Emma plantation, st. James parish
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Preparing for DO Conventlon.

THO state campaign win take shape from
row on. The following notice was furnished
THE CONSTITUTION Monday last:
The Gotnocratic executive committee Of the state
OF Georgia will meet IN the Penllemen's IaflOr OF
the Kimbal house IN Atlanta at O'Clock y. m. On
the 7th day OF August 1s3S and again IN the senate
chamberet 10 o clock m On the Sth ofAuRlst 1855,
Mean while thc Epccal committee Of arr0ngerocHts,
consisting OF Hons. X. u. Spelling, g. A.. Kedd. J.
A. Hunt John ". Gilcs and w. u. Ellis will attend
20 AL Necessary preliminary arrangements, which
will assemble az IL m, on tie Sth OF August, 1888
A full attendance Of the commitie IL respectfully
requested.
BKrf. II. BIGHAM, Chairman.
w. d, ELLIS, Secretary.
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A Exposi.lon for Nashyllle.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 30.-,A number Of
prominent southern capitalists and manuiact-
nrers met today in this city to discuss the loca-
zion here Of an international mineral and
metal!c exposition. Toward this federal and
state aid might be secured in addition to
private subscription, for The special display Of
minerals and metals and other
raw and manufactured forms, and
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Vincent WIN Confess,

BmIMGHAM, Ala, August 3.--[Special. J.
Ike Fl. Vincent, ex-state treasurer, who is
serving a fifteen-year sentence for stealing
2,0O0 from the state, is going make con-
fession.
Since Vinccnt's fight and the discovery of
his shortage, four years ago, it has been sus-
pected that others were implicated in the az
fair and received q considerable amount Of the
stolen money. When Vincent was captured
in Texas and brought back to Montgomery, all
sorts OF wild Tumors were afloat chat he would
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LYNcHBURG, Va, July 90.-Maggie Gordon,
q young lady from Montgomery, Ala, who has
been visiting the family of Mr.. Alexander
Simpson, in this city, for several weeks, be-
came SO violently insane last night that it was
necessary to put handouts on her to prevent
her from doing herself injury. There is no
apparent cause for her malady. She will be
sent homo under escort tomorrow
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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

RALEIGH, N. c., August IA boiler explo-
sion at Forestville, near this city yesterday,
instantly killed a colored man named Morris
Mangum and fatally injured others. The ex-
plosion was caused by a leaky boiler used with
q portable steam engine to run threshing
machine on the farm of P. H. Mangum. Man
gum, who had just ridden up on horseback,
was knocked from his horse by fragment of
iron and was probably fatally injured.
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THROUGH THE SOUTH.
Events of All Sorts Throughout
Dixie.
News Notes of the Week from Maryland to
Texas-Cri1ne Accident, Incident,
aud Otherwise.
Deaths in Arkansas.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, August 3.--The ex-
IRENE hot weather prevailing here the past week
has proven very fatal to out-of-door laborers. On
wednesday no less than four persons were so over
come by the heat that they died before morning.
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1t Brings a Good Price.

MOBILE, Ala, July Gothic first bale of
new cotton from Florida was received here today.
1t was classed at strict m!ddling and sold at 10 Lilo
port since the war The first bale of Florida cotton
last year was received on August 18th The price
paid for the bale received today is highest since
yp-4
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A negro Drowned.

RALEIGH, N. c., August 4.-rspecial.l-
News was brought to this city today of
drowning accident, which occurred yesterday
at Hicks Mills, on the Neuse river, near
Goldsboro. John Dunn, o negro, was knocked
off raft of lumber and sank. He came up
under the raft, and, being unable to swim,
was drowned before assistance could be given
by those Whoswere near
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Destructive Fire at suffolk Va.

NORFOLK, Va, August This morning at
half past ten o'clock destructive fire began
in Suffolk, Va, which was not con-
tTolled until about half past four o'clock
this afternoon. 1t originated in the oil ware
house OF Joseph P, Webb's drug store in Elk
celsior block. The burnt district extends from
Main to Bank streets on the north; to the
Norfolk and Western railway depot on the
south from Ballard and Smiths corner on
Washington square, west to the Suffolk Lum-
per company's railroad on the east Nearly
the entire business part of the town is de-
stroyed. The loss is roughly estimated from
three hundred and fifty to four hundred thou
sand dollars, with insurance far below the loss.
A large number of dwellings were burned, and
many families are rendered penniless.
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with machinery employed in their
production to such extents as would naturally
become pertinent thereto. On motion, E. W.
Cole. editor of the American, was called to tho
chair, and James Rowen, secretary and treas
urer OF the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company, was chosen secretary. After a dis
cussion it was resolved to hold an exposition
at Nashville in 1890. A committee was APP
pointed to organize the enterprise secure a
charter and put it on practical basis.
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THE STATE SPECIALIZED.
Interesting News Specials on Various Geor-
gia Topics.

GREEHEsBoRo, Ga, August 3.-[Special. +
About noon today lightning from passing
cloud struck the residence OF Mr.. j. II. Hall,
almost in the heart OF tho city. MIR. w. e.
Hall and Mrs. Robert M. English, son and
daughter, who are at home on a visit, with
younger brother, Mr.. George r.. Hail. were in
the parlor at the time, the former lying on a
sofa across the southeast corner of the room.
The bolt came down the corner post, not over
q foot from where Mr.. Hall was lying. He
was knocked TO the floor, and for IL few min
utes it was thought he was killed.
The weather boarding was torn
from the house and the plaster
ing scattered over tho floor in great confusion
For Two Million Dollars
SHEFFIELD, Ala, August Especial. T.
Everybody In Sheffield is happy. The direc-
tors Of the Sheffield Land, Iron and Coal com
pany met here this afternoon, and unanimously
capitalists to buy out the entire asgcts OF the
company
The price agreed upon is understood TO DO
about two million dcllars
A circular letter will be issned TO the stock
holders tomorrow, explaining the details Of
the trade. The negotiations have been con-
Quoted quietly and expcditiousIy for trade Of
such magnitude. Thousands OF dollars worth
OF property here has been sold in tho last few
days et fine prices.
1t is understood that the purchasers are men
Of large means, and will at once commence
work on n grand scale. Thoec men who have
shown faith in Sheffield by holding their stock
are TO be congratulated. The magnitude of
this trade will give an impetus to trade in all
north Alabama.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-03
pakot Land Cnses.

In the case OF M. T. Andrews vs., VIM.
FL. Cory, appealed by copy from the
decision OF the commissioner of the land
office Nov. 20, 1886, rejecting o timber
culture entry at Fargo, OAK, Assistant
Secretary Muldrow reverses the decision,
In the appeal of John T. Thompson
from the commissioners decision OF
Sept. %, 1885, and Dec. 10. 1886, reject.
ing his proof on his committed cash
entry at Mitchell Oak, Mr.. Muldrow
says: "The proof wae properly rejected,
but it was error TO SO limit the time
| within which the new proof might be
made" The decision is modified by
allowing claimant to make new proof at
any time OF duty showing full compli-
apoe with the Law.
Jan. 8, 1887, the commissioners reject
ed final proofin committed homestead
entry of Samuel III. Van Dlvaert, al
Mitchell, OAK, holding for cancellation
| his cash certificate, ETC., Mr.. MuldroW
says bad faith has not been shown anG
he modifes the decision by directing
suspension instead OF cancellation o
the final certificate and allows the ap
pellant further time to make final proof
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-03
a r-nnnrntfuI banker


Boston Transcript: at ie queer"
said the gentleman who told the
"how o man like that will
sometimes do q thing that you would
think none bat the veriest biockheRd
would be guilty OF. | remember that
day WELT supposed 1t was thirty years
ago, at lesst-when it happened, one
summer day, in business hours, that
everybody IN the bauk except Bolton
and myself had gone ont. AL Of once
Remembered an important erEend that
had 30 be done. told MIR. Bolton about
1t, and asked to go out. Yes ssid he,
'go out and attend to it and III take
care of the bank till you come back !
put on my hat end coat and sailed forth.
II seems that I had scarcely got out OF
sight when Bolton remembered o most
important engagement that he himself
had outside. Things were primitive in
Cambridge at that time, and he simply
went and got his hat and started to leave
the bank. He had got to the steps when
no called to mind the fact he had LEFT
the safe unlocked. He Hent bacE Rnd
locked it; and then 1t occurred to hin
that when / came in | ought to be sbl.
to get into the safe. so he put the hey ii
q safe place at the bottom OF the basket
and covered il over with envelopes ane
scraps Of paper. Il was safe enough
there, but how was l TO know wher,
if was 2 He got around that difficult.
by setting the waste basket under NJ.
degk and pInnipg q note on the desk
in plain sight, Then he went out abou
hls business and when ! came in
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-03
a nenrtrsnnlne n1nnder.

Washington special: Colonel Tom
Bayne OF Piktsburg, one OF the leading
republicans in the house, is very much
disgasted to-night. Colonel Bayhe is
an ardent proteotionist and has taken o
prom. sent part in the tariff debate dur.
ing the present session, he Was SO much
pleased with Major McKluley's tariff
speech thas a few weeks ago he sent an
order to the government printing office
for 100000 copies of il to be printed,
put mp into envelopes ready for mailing
mad sent to his private roomsin the CITY
The speeches came in sacks and made q
wagon load. Immediately q force OF
clerks were put to work ranking and ad,
dressing the speeches snd they were sent
into Pennsylvania, most, of them into
| Colonel Bayne's own district, which en-
| braoed Allegheny Oitg, a connection to
the CITY of Pittsbprg. About the time
| the last speech was sent out the colonel
wes almost pRraly z9d by receiving o LOT
| of protests from his constituents who
demanded an e~XplGaation as to why
their congressman had flooded them
with a democratic tariff speech. They
stated that they were protectionists and
l EUBy. utu NOV cars W EGuu iEGS tEhuS uOU
trines. Upon reflection the colonel wa'
inclined to think that the protests came
10 the form of q practical joke. Then
he caugbt bis second breath and wen
INTO the room where he had o few
speeches lett and tearing open one Of
| envelopes found it to contain a speect
blythe Hon. Benton MCMILLAN, of Tenne
sea, one of the leading democratic mem
bers of the committee on ways ant
means. Great beads OF Precipitation
broke from the ~colonel's brow as b.
snatched another and then another O
the speeches and tearing their covering
away found them TO be the same as tn,
first one. Then it dawned upon him tha
the mistake had been made st the gov
errment printing office, and the 10000
copies ordered were interpreted to b
Ahe speech of Mcmillan instead OF III
Kiniey, the two names looking similia
on paper. The colonel made inquiries a
the government printing Office and foun
that the whole load printed, addresse
and sent out, were copies of speeche
of Mcmillan.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-03
oAaoYA manifestations

the election on the question of incor-
poeaang tho town Of Hermosa Wal occur
august ltth.
The Columbia creamery has only been
running thsee months, yet it is doing o
very successful businesa.
The W, O. n, U, Of Bismarck will in
corporate and obtain q building to be
used fer permanent headquarters.
Pensions grauted-Obaa. Nj. Carr,
Lenoken Martin Auetin, Br~idegewater;
Ninrod Robinson, Bonillo; Christian
Ranft, stuygls.
Sam CONS. ok & 90, of Columbia,
breeders Of tgotting horses, have four
horses attheir stables which will com-
pete for the prizes against any t~rotters
in The northwest.
The extreme hot weather of the past
week has injured the wheat in Brown
county. 1t is estimated that the yield
will be reduced 25 per cent, from the
prospects of one week ago.
The south Central Dakota fair %assooia.
ton has been incorporated by the
citizens of Columbia. This association
promises to DO the most successful of the
kind in Dakota. Large premiums are
offered and are open to oil. the fail
days viii be September is, 10 and 20.
An address will be delivered during the
iair by Hon. A, b, Morse, member OF the
member OF the supreme court Of
Michigan.
1t is stated at Deadwood that til,
Northwestern has purchased the Jones.
Loomis right of way for the tunnel ant
that the company intends building from
Whitewood to Deadwood this supmSs
Grading Will probably be commenced b!
the tenth OF this month, and not les
than five hundred men will be employed
The railroad company has also entered
into con raot to transport the free golC
ores of the Whitewood district mines 4
the reduction works that a FEenoh syndi
cate is TO put up on the Belle Fourohe.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-03
Chairman Pratt blamed.

Bismarck Tribune: Ifpersistent argu-
ment and pressure will finally induce the
Indians at Standing Rock agency to
sign the new treaty the commission may
yet achieve q victory. Notwithstanding
the unfortunate and impolitie action OF
Chairman Pratt, the fact that such
gentlemen as MIR. John Wright, who hat
had much experience in conducting
negotiations of this nature, and the
Rev. VIM. +. Cleveland, who speaks Che
Sioux language huently are also mem.
bers OF the commission, inspires one al
least with q shadow of O hope that the
negotiations may yet be conducted to .
| successful termination.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-03

psrty. In rnodern siaug, wilh the per-
m,aeion o. she sass,dious, tbela Was
nothing in il.
a long prooeealon OF wagons and bug
gees containing the children and teach
ers OF the congregational Sunday school
fled ont of Ysnkton at an curly hour
this morning, bound for Herding's grove.
on the banks of the classic Dakota river.
Policeman Bob Black is rearing q duet
of infant bull dogs in the city nall which
promise to be able some day TO hold the
fort againat ell oomera. The mouths OF
the infants suggest iaeefated flesh and Q
man inetinotively feels backwards when
the pups come round a corner.
The air Yves full of rumors thls morn
ing of a fasilade of bullets and spilling
OF gore, at one of the front houses dar-
ing last night, but the reporter failed
to find any mangled remains in the
police court and it must nave been a
rumor caused by the rivalry of the in
stitutions.
Work on the central school building
has been considerably delayed during
the week past by g scarcity Of BRICK and
brick layers, but w. s. Goodwin return-
ed from the east last night with a small
army of bricklayers and rs o new lot OF
brick is now ready for uEe the work will
progress more rapidly.
The yourg people of the Methodist
church are arranging to give q mock
presidential election sometime during
next week. Such an event, coming as 1t
does after the mock convention and be.
fore the national election, cannot fail to
excite interest and it will probably prove
to be q rich entertainment.
Two white boys promenaded or uppei
Third street last night with their hands
aud faces smeared with burnt 9ork and
their general make up that of couple d
colored miustrels. So well did they fl
their assumed roles that the reporter
could not help thinking that perhaps
q mistake was made when they were
originally colored and that they shoult
have been descendants OF Ham.
= An alderman said the other night tina
work on street crossings was never don
and that the money paid for lumber TO
? crossings made a trightful aggregate
The early disintigration of plank eros
walks is something astonishing. The,
lest but two or three years and duEip.
| the closing half of their existence ev
badly worn and frequently dangerous
! The aldermanlc body has determined {
abandon lumber as 6 material for eros
\ walks and viii! Try stone as o substitute
1t is more expensive as a first inyeetmeh
bat will last always. A shipment {
crosswalk stone is now on the way frol
the Mankato quarries.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-03

found, pinned there In plain sight
staring me in the face, a note that read:
"'John: You will find the key Of the
safe at the bottom OF the waste. 3
"Any chance thief who had come 10 at
the Gn%fastened door of the bank would
have seen that pote and guided by it
could have opened the safe and carried
off all he could lay his hands on. But
Bolton was one of the most careful in
~vestcrs and financial advisers that evel
lived in Cambridge or Boston,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-03
TWO SORE.

The Grandfather Harrison List EncTeas-
ing and Now Numbers Five Political
Veterans
w. b. Thomas, who has resided IN
Yankton for fourteen years, the father
of Lyman and Vene Thomas, Mrs. War,
rem Osborn and Mrs. Ed Sampson, at
tanned his majority and cast his first
vote in 1910. HIS first ballot helped TO
elect William Henry Harrison and the
campaign which preceded that election
is s,ill remembered most wildly by Mr..
Thomas. He helped build log cabins
and trap coons for use IN that campaign
and was foremost in the ranks OF those
who shouted for "Tippecanoe and Tyler
too" MIR. Thomas voted Tor every presi-
dent from Harrison to Grant Cast term}
and can reclte many interesting events
of every campaign. He says the Hsirl-
son campaign was the most ex-
citing OF them all. He resided at that
time, in Oataraugus county, New York
Fourteen years ago he came to Yankton
and entered upon the pra3tice OF his
profession, hat of ocnlist. Two years
| afterwards he was taken Ill and when he
rose from his bed he was totally blind.
| From that day to this he has V seen
daylight, and as he is now nearly seventy
years of age some idea of the priyationt
OF his condition may be had. But he
still hopes his sight will be restored anc
that hope keeps him cheerful. The re
porter found him thrs to-day, and az
interesting visit OF hall an hour resulted
FL. w. Gill is number five on the list
He voted for William Henry Harrison il
l84e, at Springfield, Vermont, which
was then his home. He was q membe
of a Harrison glee club during that mem
orable campaign and has q lively recol.
lection OF its exciting features. Mr.
Gill is q new conner to Yankton, having
until recently resided at Monticello
Iowa. He is, however, a resident, haYinI
come to stay.
The Grandfather Harrison list is hoy
made up of Judge L. Oongleton, ], "
o, Morrison, Rev. D. B. Nichols, w. /
) Thomas and Il. W. Gill-enough {
form a club.
W B. Woolley, father OF Nj. I. Woo
ley, of this city, q gentleman now eight
years of age and still able to wend b
way about the walks of Yankton, vi
r asked to-day if he had voted for Harr
9 son. He said MOL voted for Mart
o Van Buren,, but | would not do 1t agal
[ never saw Harrison, but that car
n paign was very exciting. | was q Ne
Yorker ct that time and in that counts
10 in those days elections were more int
o esting than they are now. aithouf
fe wer ballots we're cast. But don't p
d me In the paper" The reporter lie
d without making any rash promises
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-03
LOCAHGAUpNECH.


Work on the ladies' hall uf Yankton
college Will go on to completion as
sapidly as circumstances will permit.
q Warnings of o fine Of $40 against any
who rides or drives faster than a
walk over any OF the city bridges were
posted on the bridges to-day.
De Molay Oommendry band meets for
practice tonight. 1t is earnestly re-
sauested that all the members be present
and ready for work at 8 O'Clock.
A man with peculiarly made, horribly
Ishriil stock of bird whistles for sale was
the center OF attraction for crowds OF
small boys on the streets to-day.
he Byron McIntyre's small house dog
kS9svam the Missouri river from the Ne
zp'aska to the Dakota shore to-day. This
ssis no fab story, if il does SAVIOR of a fish
Bearing element. 1t was a long SWIM
kk@@or anything but q fish.
sA The dearth of commercial travel fol
MSShe summer on the railroads seems to bt
saSst an end. Yesterdays trains brought
very large number of strangers to Yank
EM#fon, and for o week the hotels have beer
#s8iull almost to the roofs.
W.. b. Valentine says his bid for tn
@eonstrnction of the Easements OF the tw
insane hospital wings was 4, 900 less tha'
ny Did OF Wallace, who was awarded
sne contract for SIS, OOG. This woul'
pave been quite a saving.
NJ. I. Woolley's sidwslk I'm front o
Scougai's bank commends itself. LII !
kpufteen feet wide and OF brick. 1t !
ssA@oiid, clean and comfortable and Mi
sSsFoollsy says it will never wear ont.
aSs0t stone curb holds the walk in place.
# A Dakota Oily Nebraska, special say
A aoster was found on the bar, niu
aSlniles south OF that place Tuesday. Th
NRody was decomposed beyond recogni
Won, but the clothing resembied that
M laboring man. a handkerchief, peck
Ekhife and Sl.40 were found on the bod,
A special train, bearing the officers
#sne Northwestern. who are mentione
arhier the personal heading, reache
Asnkton about 1890 this for,
acon and remained just lor
cough Ctp permit the oficia
Ieo glance hastily over the railroad pr