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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
the understanding the road is to be built
entirely separate from the Pennsylvania.
Western Railroads.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The committee on
signatures appointed at the meeting OF
the railroad presidents, forwarded the
printed agreement to the presidents Of
the various roads for their approval.
Nearly all the Chicago roads have
already signed it, but it is thought that
all of the necessary roads will not be
heard from for a week at least. Presi'
dent Cable of the Rock Island and Vice
President McMulien of the Alton, said
they thought the new agreement the
best document of its kind ever drawn
up, and they believed that every western
road would sign it. No advices have
yet been received from Chairman-elect
Walker, but it is generally believed that
he will accept the position of chairman
of the executive board.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02

When lie reached a distance of about
sisty-fiye feet he was attracted by q
pretty housemaid hanging u clothes
On the roof of the Saylors fiat.
The rosy checked maiden gave Thomas
an approving nod and smile. Thomas
waived his hand, lost his grip and fell
to the ground.
He was picked up unconscious with a
deep cash in his head, several teeth
knocked out and his chin cut.
The fall was about sixty-tive feet, and
the reason for his not being killed out
right was probably due to striking telo-
phone wires in his fall.
Funeral was taken to the hospital,
where he. hes in a critical condition.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
! ress mi gakutaiaa
MORE ABOUT SAMOA.
Affairs Have Reached a Very Serious
State There.
COMMANDER sEAVY's TALE
How He Kept a watchful Eye ON Ameri-
Germans Come Down OF Their
High Horse.
COMMANDER sEAvY's TALE

WASHINGTON, Feb, 1.-The first news
of the climax reached in Samoa was
conveyed to the senators then engaged
in discussion of the Samoan question,
by the Unitsd Press. A cable message
from London, received over the United
Press wires, was sent down to
Senator Cockrell, who was pre-
siding. He called Senator Sherman
70 read it, and then Senator Gray. Sena-
FOR Gray look the message down to
Senator Regain and it was on the repre-
sentatious contained in it that the Texas
senator withdrew his amendment to the
samoan clause in the consular and diplo-
matte bill. Ii this had not been done
the bill would likely have not been dis
posed of.
A gentleman well acquainted with
Samoan affairs said that matters had
reached a very serious state and he
would not be surprised to hear that a
conflict had taken place between Ger
mans and Americans. The natives had
beaten the Germans repeatedly and ac-
cording to the Auckland dispatch Ger
many now proposes to whip them by
preventing arms being sent in.
a newspaper read by Americans had
been suppressed and the Germans had
taken open control of the policy of Apia.
The American residents had contributed
to a fund for the support of the munic-
lpal policy. He said it might appear
an unusual and bold thing for us to say
we would protect the independence of d
country SO far away, but our national
honor and our obligations required that
we should come to it.
a Berlin dispatch says: "A white
book on the Samoan question will short
y be presented to the reichstag. The
National Zeitung that a
friendly settlement with America may
be expected, based upon Bismarck's pro-
posal for a joint discussion. 1t is not
expected German military operations in
Samoa will commence until sufficient
reinforcements are sent to the islands.
AT present There are st Samoa three
German warships, with an available
landing force of 800 men.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT,
An Iowa Couple Attacked by Roughs
While Returning from an Entertainment.

An Iowa Couple Attacked by Roughs
While Returning from an entertainments.
WATERLOO, Ia, Feb. IA few nights
since Mr.. Marion Long and Miss Minerva
Corbett of Harrison township, Benton
county, were driving home from an en-
tertainment at Vinton. When at a
lonely spot in the road they were at
tackled by roughs. Mr.. Long received a
blow On the head which stunned him.
His horses, however, started ahead and
before the assailants could get into the
vehicle he had recovered his senses, and
putting the whip to the horses, at
tempted to escape. Several Of the at
lacking party were on horseback and
they overlook Long and renewed the as
sault, even following him into a farmers
yard. The family was aroused, and as
they came to the door the roughs fled.
Longs face was badly cut, and bled
profusely. Several persons have been
arrested, but two parties who are be-
Geyed to be the most guilty have left
the country. Long had quite a sum of
money in his possession, and it is be-
lieved that the assault was for the pur-
pose of robbery.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Postal Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE house com
mittee on postoffices and postroads com
pleted the postofice appropriation bill
for the year Guiding June 80, 1891. The
appropriation amounts to $3.50, 800, 444.
The principal items are as follows:
For office of postmaster general. ,....S 2i9,ho0
Compensation to clerks in postotlice. 6,550,0W
Inland mail transportation ,,..e..s.... Z, 1850 M
Inland transportation by steamboats,. 1901 NJ
For mail messenger service. =. ,,..s.. 10 1000
Railway postoffice car service 29i0O0C
Railway postoffice clerks ........... 5,to),00G
For inland transportation by railroad
routes 49,. "........... 10, 105, 55s
Transportation OF foreign mails 65O.0Oc
The committee adopted a plan of class.
ification of clerks in first and second
class offices proposed by the postmaster
general as to promotions which he
thinks will be wise in order to remove
Announcements as far as possible from
the influence of favoritism, The com.
mittee has decided not to undertake any
legislation during this congress in the
directionso of a reduction of the rates of
compensation for railway mail carriage.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
A DRUNKEN QUARREL.
FOO Much Beer Leads TO a Terrible
Tragedy at Chicago.
STICKING IN HER THROAT.
John Mack Plunges u Knife into His
Wife's Throat and Leaves Her to Die
An Iowa Couple Assault
ed by Roughs.

CHICAGO, Feb. John Mack, a dissi-
pated character, and his wife, after
drinking considerable beer, became in
volved in a flight, in which Mack plunged
n long, slender tableknife into his wife's
throat. The blade broke off at the
handle and remained in the wound,
The woman staggered to the bed and
laid there until 1870 in the morning
without attention. The neighbors were
finally aroused by the wnman's groans,
and the police were notified. She was
taken to the hospital. There are no
hopes of her recovery. Mack is locked
up at the station.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
FOREIGN NOTES,

The Canadian parliament was opened
by the governor general.
The Freie Presse of Vienna has been
confiscated for publishing the report
that the late crown prince had been shot.
A japanese paper states the Corean
government will send a CONSUL to Toxic,
and contemplate raising a loan in Jap.
an.
A cipher dispatch announcing the
death Of the king of Holland has been
received at Berlin, but it has not been
confirmed.
1t has been officially announced that
the Archduke Charles Louis, the en-
peror's brother, is now heir to the Aus
TRAN throne.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Commander seayy Interyjewed.

San FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-CommafdeI
Seavy, of the United States steamer
Adams, which arrived from Samoa via
honolulu, IN an interview stated;
There was q great deal of scommotion
when | Wfs at Apia. ! went aownwith
all klndsssuf orders suited to q time OF
peace, bat when the wal broke out ]
threw the orders to the wind. They
would do in time of peace, but were not
applicable to the condition of affairs
there. When saw the German minis
ter Leading 800 natives in support OF
Iamasesse | wrote him a letter asking
him TO desist. | said: 4 am here to pro-
tett American citizens and American
property, and | will not wait idly by and
see you plunging the country into trou-
bic when their lives and property. may
be destroyed. If you do not desist /
shall take such measures to protect
them as ] deem circumstances demand.
He sent word back that no Americans
or American property would be mo-
Tested. In u little while, though, much
the same tactics were repeated. There
was a meeting of the corlsuls on board
the German wal ship Adler, and at the
meeting / said to the Germans:
N ow just let the natives fight it out
among themselves.
Oh, no, they couldn't do that they
said; they had proclaimed Tamasesse
king and they couldn't leave him now to
light 1t out alone,
l then said: i will take a hand in
this and if you persist in aiding Tama-
sesse and lighting for him / will particle
pate. ! pulled the Adams in next to the
Adler and would have done my part in
the fray if, the Germans had, decided
they must have it. j had made up my
mind thai the adams could throw some
shells too. At this they eased down and
promised it should be hands
off. Next there were notices post.
ed by the Germans, stating the bridge
yer the river at Apia, and sepa-
rating all h back countries where the
natives We're would lie taken up. / tore
these notices off and said there shouldn't
be any demolition of the bridge, Then
! ordered my carpenters up the next
morning, and meantime the word hay-
ang got out a number of natives came to
and in repairing and maintaining the
hss & ge | also threw some marines
ashore to protect it. 1t is not necessary
to say the bridge was moi destroyed"
The Adams left Samoa Dec. Z, and was
not present during the battle between
the German and Mataafa's forces.
Pacific coast papers are devoting a
great deal of space to the Samoan cues.
ton, and generally demand that An,eri.
can interests on the islands be fully
maintained at whatever cost. if only on
account OF American shipping interests
in the Pacific.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
LOVE LAUGHS AT STORMS.
Exciting but chilly Ride of a Happy Pal.
Bent IN Matrimony.

TUscoLA, His, Feb. 1.-For some
time past William d. Hays of Prairie
View, a young son of a prominent citi.
zen of that place, and Miss Elonia Self
ger, a 1~6-year-old daughter of Geo. Self.
ger, a wealthy banker of Falkland, have
cherished a strong affection for each
other, but the stern parents of the girl
have all along warned the young mar
to cease paying his addresses to her. Not
to delay matters longer, young Hayes
stole his intended bride out during the
absence of her parents, and, placing her
in a buggy, drove through the storm a
distance of over fifteen miles to this city,
where they were married by Elder
Thomas Edwards. The girl was almost
frozen after her long ride, but bravely
faced the wind and weather and re-
turned as she came.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Germany Declares Martial Law.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA dispatch was
received at the navy department from
Capt. Mullen. commanding the Nipsic,
at Apia. Samoa, which stated that the
German government, through its consul
there, had issued a proclamation declar-
ing martial law in Samoa.
Secretary BaYard, when asked about
HaInoa advices, said nothing import
ant had been received at the depart
faent, but subsequently acknowledged
having received, through the navy de.
partment, a copy of the dispatch from
Cant. Mullen.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02

A Condemnation of Interesting News Iten.
on Various Subjects.
Ashton has challenged Lannon to 1
finish fight for $500.
Capt. Jonathan Bradbury, a veteran
OF 1872. died at Pennington, Me-, aged
80 years.
The president yesterday vetoed the
senate bill, granting a pension to Mrs
Ellen Hand.
The senate confirmed the nomination
OF Richard II. Dearborn to be postmastel
at Salem, Oregon.
/. AT the finish OF the -twensv-seven
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Got Ten Years.

New YORK, Feb. l.-Adolph Sambo-
Inns, the defaulting manager of David
Spero's artificial flower store, who fled
to Belgium after defrauding his en-
ployer out of S1S, 900 and was brought
back, tried and convicted. YVES sentenced
by Recorder Smytke to ten years hard
labor in the state prison.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
street Car strike a, MArsha,ltown.

MARsHALLTowN, Ia. Feb. /. = The
city street a system was tied up, the
men refusing to ma the cars until back
wages, some two months due, are paid.
They also announce that no new men
will be permitted to take cars out of the
barn until back wages are paid.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Painful Meeting and parting.

New YORK, Feb. 1.-Mr. Robert Gar
ret, while taking a stroll in the grounds
about his retreat in Ringwood, N. j.,
accidentally met his wife and insisted
upon speaking with her. He had a half
hours conversation with her, but was
finally led away. The parting scene was
very painful Mr.. Garrett subsequently,
took his usual walk in the grounds with
his attendants, and retired to the shelter
hpusa
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Trouble Among Pittsburg knights.

PfTTsBURG, Feb. Much excitement
was created in labor circles here when
it became known that local assembly
No. 791, Knights. of Labor, composed of
machinery constructors and black
smiths, the oldest assembly in the city,
and from which sprang the district as
sembly No. 3, had decided to withdraw
from the Knights of Labor. To this
end a meeting is called to be held Satur.
day night.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Fire ant Panic.

ALBANY, Feb. IA special from
Johnstown, N. ". says: The Union
academy here, containing a thousand
pupils, was totally destroyed by fire.
When the fire was discovered a panic
ensued, and some of the scholars, as well
as teachers, had to be carried out. The
greatest excitement prevailed. but it is
believed all inmates are safe. Fire Chief
George Thompson was instantly killed
and one fireman badly hurt by falling
walls. The loss is estimated at $50, 900;
insurance, $50, 000.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
A woman to Hang In Kansas.

olATHE, Kan. Feb. Mrs. Lucy
Ferguson, aged rs years, was convicted
of murder in the first degree. A motion
for a new trial was overrnled and the
death penalty pronounced upon her.
The result of the trial has caused agsaat
spnsation
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Dual Submissions.

LINCOLN, Feb. 1.-The result of the
tinkering with the Lindsay bill by the
house was the adoption of the follow.
ing:
"Shall the manufacture, sale and
keeping for sale of intoxicating liquors
Ms a beverage be forever prohibited
in the state;;' or, "Shall the manufac-
ture, sale and keeping for sale of liquors
as a beverage be licensed and regulated
by law"
The bill goes back to the senate fol
concurrence.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
A Hip canycut.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 1.-The work of re-
moving frame buildings on Havemeyer
street, between North Fifth and North
Sixth streets, has been completed, and
the construction of a Catholic convent,
one Ct the largest in the country, will
begin without delay. The building will
be five stories in height, and will be
constructed of stone in tie gothic style.
1t will be the finest and most substantial
convent in the United States. The di-
mansions will be 200 by It's feet. 1t will
take a year to build it, and it will cost
when completed over $500. 600.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb. 1.-The Rev.
E. G. Thurber, d. D., who, for eighteen
years, has been pastor of the Park Pres
byterian church in this city, leaves here
early next week for Europe, whittier he
goes to take charge of the American
church in Paris,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02

WAsHlNaToN, Feb. L. The senate
spent four hours more discussing the
British extradition treaty, and SO mod.
flied and amended it that there is strong
probability that it will be agreed to-.
In fact, the features to which 80 many
objections have been raised by the Irish
We're entirely eliminated. This action
was entirely unexpected.
When it is next taken up the treaty
will likely be agreed to, but it is not re-
garded as at all probable that England
9ill be willing to accept it in its present
form. As amended it applies only to
those guilty of rape, robbery, or en-
bezzlement. 1t would be a good thing
for the United States to nave it agreed
to insits present form, but it is thought
it will hardly prove acceptable to Eng.
land.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
A Fortune Hunting Him.

LAPoRTE, Ind. Feb. 1-PostmasterWads
worth of this city received a letter from
Germany, inquiring for one George
linn, and stating that he HAD fallen heir
to a fortune of $500, 900. linn WAS unit
recently an inmate of the county poor.
house, but escaped, and his whereabouts
is not known.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 1.-The en-
ployes of the Arasos Pass railroad there
quit work because their wages have not
been paid. President Lott and General
Manager Yocum are said to be in New
York raising funds.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
To Engage In Commercial Pursuits.

ST, LOUIS, Feb. John l.. G. Charlie
ton has served his relations with the Mo-
bile and Ohio railroad, in whose service
he has been for some years as general
passenger agent, to engage in CONNER
cial pursuits. Charleton's promotion
was rapid. In 1871 he was q clerk in
the engineer corps of the Burlington and
Missouri River road in Nebraska: after,
he became a clerk in the general office.
In 1881 me was appointed general pas
senger agent of the Missouri Pacific and
Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific railways.
He has been with the Mobile and Ohio
since 1886.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Live stock.
UNION SrocK YARDS,
CHICAGO Eah 1

UNION SroCK YARDS,
CHICAGO, Feb. /.
CATTLE Estimated receipts, 5000 head.
CcTn.fed, 23.W04.S5; stockers and feeders, 81. rs
D34o; Texans, 81 800 s. 92l9. Active.
HOGS-Estimated receipts, q, 200 head. Mixed,
S4sog30a.; heavy, S4.70@4.90; medium, Sd. 250t
490. Market slow and weak.
Westerns, 81 s2ls@5.25; Texans, $40
GAS; lambs, S3.0O@4.5o.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
A General Strike i'm the Coke Regions.

PiTTsBuRG, Pa, Feb. 1.-The execu,
tive board of the National Progressive
union met here and decided to give the
coke operators until vening to answer
their demands for a wage scale. If a
satisfactory answer not given, then a
strike will be inaugurated. The Frick
Coke company signed the scale. Secre.
tary McLane said that with the excep.
ton of the Prick works, there will be q
general strike throughout the coke re.
gions.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Legltime's COMMUNISTS.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-The Haytien
legation received an official cable dis
patch dated Port au Prince, Jan. 81, an
nouncing that the following insurgeni
towns had been occupied by the troops
OF President Legitime: Vall:eve, Hinche,
st Michael, Marmalade, and Crane
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
FELL slxTY-FIvE FEET.

a rsiegrsph I.ineman Waves His Hat at
. Girl, and Loses His Hold.
BRIDdEpoRT, Conn, Feb. Thomas
Einneral, a lineman in the employ OF the
Long Distance Telephone company, was
engaged III work upon some. extra high
poles on Housatonic avenue.
Some friends Of his encouraaged him to
give an exhihition of rapid climbing up
q ninety foot pole Thomas 5nbbed the
steei spurs Of his climbing Ifirrnp into
W. elenhon pole and npslbly asjcer dea
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
win Investigate Northwest Roads.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. Interstate
Commerce Commissioners Cooley and
Morrison, in a session with the Mime
sofa railroad commissioner, concluded
that a formal investigation of the north
west roads should be held the latter part
of February, at Chicago.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Yachting Association Eormsa

NETWORK, Feb. /. The representatives
of ten yacht clubs met by invitation at
the Gilsey house and formed a yachting
association, similar in all respects to the
Boston organization. The meeting
adopted a resolution providing for uni
form racing rules which will enable the
yachts enrolled in the fleets of any of
the clubs to sail in the regattas of every
club. The convention also arranged for
Joint regattas the coming season which
will include all the craft of the entire as.
ISOLATION.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
DYNAMITE ON A CAR TRACK.
at Dubuque Badly Shaken Up
and Greatly Excited.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Feb. Ia great deal
of excitement was created here by a
loud report which was heard all over
the city. A large crowd had gathered
on Main street, and on investigation it
proved to have been the explosion of a
dynamite cartridge which had been
placed on the street car track by some
malicious person. Those on board the
car Were badly shaken up, but fortu-
nately no serious results followed.
There is no clew to the perpetrators of
the crime,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Fire at Lake city.

MASON Cry, IT,, Feb. IA fire at
Clear Lake destroyed the Cerro Gordo
County bank building, the opera house,
Groves agricultural depot, and two other
buildings. Loss So, 600.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
aetting Rena. for nnsiness.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. lit is stated
here that the Union Iron works have Sc
cured orders from Secretary Whitney to
hay the new cruiser Charleston ready
for sea within twenty days, if possible,
no matter what the extra cost may be.
San FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-The working
force on the steel cruiser, Char lesion
has been largely increased. Her trial
trip will probably take place in March.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
Black Measles Raynres.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. Ia special
from Keokuk, Ia, says Warsaw, Ills,
is al%ariningly afflicted with black
measles. there being over three hundred
cases. There were five deaths. The PEG
pie are growing alarmed.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
THE
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.
949s.
SIC: June, 3 tac.
OATS-February, 25lSc; March. 2ss6c. NAV
2TL1c; June, 279sc.
FORK February sn.a; March, si1.47; May,
LARD-February. $5.9b; March, ss.s71k: May,
SHORT RIBs-February, s5ss; March, ss.os;
May. $500; June, S6.22.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-02
A Tramp Roughly Handled.

VoLGA, Oak, Feb. 1.-Ole Beckmel-
Ion, a substantial farmer living just
south of yolga, brought a tramp INTO
town and turned him over to the author
tiles stating that the tramp had in
suited bis wife and he had given him a
pounding. The tramp, who lisa French
man, speaks very broken English, was
terribly beaten, and it was not until
evening that he was able to tell his
story. He says he wenG to Beckmel-
Ions house and asked the woman in
French for shelter for the nigtt, the
weather being very cold. He saw that
she got scared and he left and went to
II of the neighbors and had gone to
bed when BBeckkfaeifiioi found hhifa and
gave him the drubbing, nearly killing
him.