Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1883-08-15

S'ohes at very high prices, thinking that
they are new and transparent variety Of
the mineral violan, dark violet blue var
iety OF pyroxene. They are simply imita-
tons OF the amethyst, made OF glass, with
an adnlixture of potash and borax.
An italian newspaper gravely announces
that Mr.. Stanley, the African explorer, has
accepted the title of king at the hands OF
the savage tribes among whom he is labor
ing in the interest Of commerce. He is To
be styled King Stanley, Of Congo, and is
TO be invested with absolute authority to
sign treaties and to execute all the other
functions of supreme sovereignty.
Several weeks ago the common council
of Syracuse N. Y. passed resolutions pro-
hibiting the Salvation Army parading the
streets. The entire army determined to
defy the board Of aldermen, and marched
through the street singing hymns. The
whole body was arrested. An alderman
who had opposed the resolutions signed
the bail bonds. The parties will appear
before justice soon.
Capt. Eads has thus far received 81. 800,
600 for his work on the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi.
The record in the court martial case of
Lieut.. Ilges has not been received by
Judge Advocate Swain.
The gross earning of tho New York
Central railroad for the year ending June
10th, as reported TO the state comptroller.
were S2S, 1926, ,444,72. On this amount the
state levies a tax of $l44647, %.
The treasure department has made a
ruling that Canadian tugs cannot tow
American vessels from Canadian waters
INTO American waters beyond the first
American port TO which they make entry.
The state department has received an
Official report regarding the outrage per-
petrated upon Acting Consul General Shaw
at Monterey, Mexico. The report develops
the fact that the assault was not prompted
by political motives.
Discussing the unusually cool summer
the New York Herald advances the opinion
that the exceptionally cold summer waves
of the northwest are apparently due to the
iced conditions of the Western Arctic
Ocean and the consequent backwardness
of the season i'll Alaska. II is highly in
structive to note that 1878, in the August
Of which the most notable Manitoban cold
we can find (40.3) was recorded at Fort
Garry, the government meteorological OBJ
server at Fort st. Michael, Alaska, reported
" The latter part of the summer was cold
and raw" On the 2Sth of July, that year,
Mr.. Nelson, the st. Michaels observer,
recorded as an unreasonable occurrence,
that snow fell to the depth oI nearly II foot
on all the hills and mountains along the
coast, extending down within $50 or 300
feet of the sea. 1t would seem that the
summer climate Of our continental interior
is more or less affected by our extreme
northwestern Pacific coast. Winona Re-
publican.
Mr.. jeremiah Milbank, OF New York
City, will build a church TO cost S25, 900
in the town Of Milbnuk Dakota, which is
named after him. Inter Ocean.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: There will
be 40l votes in the next Electoral College,
2Ol being necessary to choice. The Is
states of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Maine, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Rhode Island and Wisconsin furnish pre-
cisely the requisite number. " the Re-
publicans can carry all of these they can
afford to let the Democrats have the other
20 including Indiana, New Jersey, Nevada,
Colorado, California, Oregon and Virginia.
The only doubtful states in the Is enumer-
ated above are New York and Ohio. If
the Republicans should lose New York and
Ohio they would have TO carry all the
states mentioned in the second list, and
eight more votes besides to win.
The leading members of the Iowa
Knights of Pythias are laying plans for a
grand excursion to New Orleans next March.
By chartering trains they expect to make
the fare $40 for the round trip, which is an
extra low figures. The Supreme Lodge Of
the Knights of Pythias OF the world will
meet in New Orleans at that time, and it
will be great occasion for the order.
The Prohibitionists Of Ohio have set,
apart day in each month until after the
election for prayers. 1t looks as if they
had better pray every day until the election
and then vote and work. The man who
prays and don't vote is poor specimen Of
n Christian.
The people of Newport have hitherto
been considered above chap trap in adver-
tising that beadtiful resort, and have
always rested upon their aristoeracy. But
the proposition to build cottage for the
President Of the United States there, so as
to make Newport the summer capital, look
rs if they wanted attraction to draw the
crowd.
Kentucky pays the enormous sum s1.4O
per capita for the purposes of education
for the years 1854. Kentucky raises
fast horses and beautiful women and has
fertile field, and it should be thoroughly
Of such record of education.
The meeting Of the Army of the Tenn
essee, 10 be held at Cleveland, has been
postponed from the Sd and 4th of October
Il WAS supposed there would be little too
much politicsfor comfort on the Sd and 4th.
The survivors OF the old I'd Iowa In
fantry are to have reunion Mt Cedar
Falls on September IL.
There are two women now living In
Ohio whose husbands fought in the war
Of the Revolution. One Of these is Mrs.
Dryis, OF Perry county; the other Mrs.
Cline, Of Cincinnati, now SO
years of age, whose first Husband, Robert
Cumming, was a soldier in Washington's
army. She is native Of Penn's Valley,
Pa.
A curious well in NIissolu, Montana,