Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-29
neir to $4,000, mas myateriously aisap-

neir TO $50, 900, has mysteriousiy aisap-
peared.
The regular quarterly dividend of /
per cent, was declared by the Rock
island road.
The New England Telephone
declared a dividend of rs cents per share.
payable May ~.
The fight between Wier and Murphy
VIII take place Friday, within two hours
ride of Chicago.
Nothing new with regard to the prob
able fate of the steamship Conserva wa
learned yesterday.
The new assistant secretaries of the
treasury department will be sworn in
as such on Monday next.
keely, the motor man, alleges that he
has discovered the ssmissing link" and
will perfect his machine.
In a duel with swords in Paris be-
tween Foucher and L~issagary, the for
mer was seriously injured.
Steps have been taken at Philadel-
phia for a reception and banquet to the
S%paulding base ball tourists on April II.
George Elliott, who has been agent at
Port Robinson, Ont. station of the Wei
land Railroad company, has decamped.
An old man had his throat cut from
ear to ear in a hotel at Smiths Creek,
Mich. The murderer has SO far eluded
detection.
William Meldoon and Anton Pierre,
alias Capt. Delmar," wrestled fifteen
minutes to a draw, at the Howard
Atheneum, Boston.
Maj. Gen. Schofield has appointed his
brother, Charles B. Schofeld, first lieu
tenant of the Second cavalry, as an aide
de camp on his staff.
Detectives have been sent 10 Switzer-
land by Russia to negotiate for the ex-
tradition of Nihilists who have taken
refuge in that country.
P. r. Nissan, brother-in-law of the
late William K. Vanderbilt, died at New
York. He has been a member of tine
Stock Exchange for twenty-five years.
Thomas A. Nash, a druggist at Rock
ford, Iowa, was arrested for selling a
cough syrup, the chief ingredient of
which was whisky. His place was
closed.
The sheriff of Clackamas county, Ore,
shot and killed a desperate who has
been terrorizing the citizens of that sec
ton for several weeks. The name of
the man is moi known.
A large number Of vessels expect to
start next week from Saginaw river
ports. Lumber freights open at 81. 624 to
Ohio and $1.971 to Buffalo. Last year
they started at S1.75 and 50.
AT New York Alderman Charles
Goetz, Charles M. jackson, Morris
I@saacs, Edward Butler and Charles, alias
"sSilver Dollar Smith we're arrested on
indictments charging them with yiolat-
ing the election laws.
From ST. Cloud, Mimi, comes news
of serious losses from prairie fires in diff
ferent parts of the country. The high
winds of the past few days have carried
the flames into tbs woods. and great
damage will ensue unless they are
checked soon.
There is a scheme on foot to CONSOLE
date the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincin-
natl and Indianapolis and the Cincin-
natl. Indianapolis. ST. Louis and Chi
crge roads, under tho title of the Cleve-
land, Cincinnati, Chicago and ST. Louis,
with $40, oo0,0oo preferred stock.
There is no longer any doubt but what
the wreckage along the Virginia shore
was the remains of the Conserva. The
crew of the Inflated ship consisted of
twenty-three men, mostly southern
half-Lreeds and Malays, and was com
handed by Capt. John A. Ankers, well
known in the West Indian trade. 1t is
probable ali on board went down with
the ship.