Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-17


and general merchandise house i3 james.
town, y. j., have assigned,
The president has approved the act for
the relief and civilization of the Chip
pewa Indians in Minnesota.
w, E. Bailey, Jr., a young business
man of Nashville, Tenn, committed SUI
icide by blowing out his brains.
Mr.. Byne, acting assistant city clerk of
Erie. Pa, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head with a pistol.
The cooking tournament to be held at
Kansas City Jan 22-24, is attracting
much attention among the sports.
Uncle Dick Oglesby is making prepa-
rations to withdraw from his long polit-
ical career and retire to private life.
An explosion of dynamite at Duluth
wrecked n building, damaged others,
and caused one woman to lose her rea-
son
The senate held a short secret session
and confirmed the nomination of Walter
e. N~ewburry, to be postmaster at Chi
cago.
Bond offerings at the treasury depart
ment aggregated $713 900 yesterday:
$672, 600 AIS were accepted at $l.0Ss and
81 0s5.
The trial of William L. Westbrook for
the murder of William Gross, a saloon
keeper, at Blue Mound, Ills, has been
set for Jan. 81.
Thomas Sheets, a stockman of Mace
near Red Oak while on his way to Chi
cage with stock.
A dividend of 32t per cent. on first
preferred stock has been declared by the
directors of the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco railroad.
Edward Howard, sergeant of cavalry,
Y. S.A-, on recruiting service, at Wheel
ing, w Va, committed suicide on re-
covering from a long spree.
The annual reunion of the Forty
fourth Massachusetts, regiment was held
at Young's hotel, Boston, Wednesday.
1t was a brilliant society event.
The annual convention of the National
Guard association, OF the state of New
York, began Wednesday in the armory
of Company B, Sixteenth battalion.
At the regular fortnightly meeting of
the National league at Dublin it was an
nounced that the receipts from America
during the last two weeks were G2, 900.
The settlement of the Brooklyn sur
face railroad difficulties has been re-
ferred to the state board Of arbitration
and pending its decision the men remain
at work.
The trial of the Curran brothers for
killing Attorney. Hazeltine at Stevens
Point, Wis, will come up in February,
and defendants have been released in
$10,0 900 bonds.
A bill making legal rate of interest not
to exceed 9 per cent. per annum, which
shall not be increased either by oral or
written contract, was introduced in the
Illinois senate.
Mr.. Depew denies that he will resign
to accept any government position. He
will remain president of the New York
Central so long as the stockholders are
satisfied with him.
John Carter and Ed Gordon, both col
ored, got into a quarrel over a girl at
Vincennes, Ind. Gordon was shot in
the leg and dangerously cut in a dozen
places in the body.
The Iowa railway commissioners drew
lots to determine their term of office,
with this result: Spencer Smith, one
year; Peter A. Dey, two years; f. l..
Campbell, three years.
The visible supply of wheat and corn
is respectively 8 7,49S, 541 and II, 842, 292
bushels. Since last report wheat de-
creased 424 1888 bushels, and corn in
creased II ,942, 292 bushels.
The Catholic Total Abstinence society
will give an entertainment in Mechanics
hall, Boston, the proceeds of which will b.
devoted to the endowment of a chair ia
the Catholic university at Washington.
While shooting at Buckberg the en-
peror accidentally wounded abystander.
His majesty expressed his regret at the
occurrence and invited The injured man
to call upon him when he.had sufficiently
recovered from his injuries.
At 3 club room in Jersey City on Sat-
urday night two game cocks, with tiny
leather gloves on their spurs, fought
three rounds in prize-ring style, the con-
test being declared to be of an exciting
character, and resulted in a draw.
The eighth annual convention of the
National Association of General Baggage
Agents convened in San Francisco. The
constitution and bylaws will come up
fe- discussion, and it is thought they
will be radically changed. The system
of G. O. ID. collections, now in force,
and ether. important subjects, will also
be consid cred and discussed.