The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-03-07
Foreign Flashes.

Thomas Miner Gibson, formerly privy coun-
cilior and president of the board of trade, is
dead in London, aged seyenty-seven years.
Toote, editor of the Free Thinker, completed
his years Imprisonment at London for bias
phemy, and Bradlaugh, with 1000 sympathiz-
ers, met him at the gates of the prison.
Gen. Techernaieff, the superseded governor
of Tnrkestan, las refused a seat in the military
council, and retires to private life. 1t UNDER
stood that the disfavor under which he rests is
q concession to English susceptibilities.
London wine merchants are badly off, owing
to the decrease in the consumption of all wines,
except claret and champagne; but the whisky
trade tionrishes. a Scotch train the other day
consisted of twenty -four cars laden entirely
with whisky.
1t is a notable sign of the times that Lord
Ernest Hamilton, an artistic conservative can
didate for a popular constituency, had last
week to pledge himself against any allowances
TO the queens grandchildren. The lordling
added with a sigh that her majesty's family are
very prolific.
Col. Magenfe, who has critically examined
the ruins caused by the explosion at the Veto
ma railway station, London, thinks the explo-
sion was due, not to gas, but to some powerful
compound. The report is current that the
parcel left in the cloak room was intended for
1 uTt hlii III IottS VI PAL lliIlCl lsllIl lllit l
exploded accidently.
The Grand Duke Michael of Russia arrived
at Berlin recently Mt the head of the deputa-
tons which came to congratulate the emperor
upon the seventeenth anniversary of his en-
trance into the Russian order OF st George.
The German Crown Prince Frederick William
met the grand duke at the station and gave
MN a hearty greeting.
Wolf, in the Paris Figaro, explains that the
banquet rendered Meissonier is not a demon
~stration against Mrs. Maekay, but in recogni-
ton of the tiftieth year of Meissonier's artistic
life. Geromo presided. Wolff has given as
sent to the presence of an American artist.
The American colony, sympathyzing with Mrs.
Mackay under the insults offered by the French
press, want to know the nalne of this artist
Gladstone in the house of on the
25th, made a motion which was carried, eulog-
izing Sir Henry Brands long service as speak
er. Thu Parnellitcs did not challenge division.
but, after Parnell had stated they were unable
tacitly to ncquiesce in the vote OF thanks, since
some OF Speaker Brands acts had been hurtful
to Ireland. they withdrew in Il body from the
house. Upon the speaker v~acating the chair,
the whole house rose and filing past shook
hands with him. As the speaker was leaving
the house he was loudly cheered.
The prince of Wales is regarded as having
acted very adroitly in making his first speech
in the house of lords on the workmcn's dwell
ings questions. With all his libertinage he has
q keen eye for the means of getting popularity.
He watches and adopts tho current sentimental
crazes and dimes at journalistic clubs like the
Savage to square the press. As an orator the
prince is not q success. His rhetoric is pecu-
1iar. He speaks with a heavy cultural accent,
like a German who has learned English.
Its characteristic bad luck still pursues the
Gladstone cabinetin Egypt The fall of Tokar
is aggravated by the circumstances which at
tended it. The garrison had plenty of food
and ammunition, knew early Of the approach
of the British, and had heard the firing of the
gunboats. The inference is thatthey preferred
to surrender themselves to their fellow Mos
lens rather than be rescued by Christian for
eigners. The position of the government with
regard to the now anticipated expedition is
awkward to the degree of absurdity.
Shortly after | o'clock on tho morning of the
25th n terrible explosion occurred in the cloak
room of the Victoria railway station, London.
The explosion was undoubtedly dynamite. A
large poruon of the roof was blown off and
nearly all the glass-work in the station de-
stroyed. Seven men have been sent to hospital
with severe injuries. Extensive damage was
done surrounding property. Detectives are ac-
lively inquiring into the matter. All three by
pot esis of gas, gunpowder and dynamite are
advanced aud discussed, dynamite being the
favorite theory.
The report comes from Auckland that tho
government schooner Julia, which is regular
" employed in procuring laborers from the
different groups OF islands in the Pacific to
work on sugar plantations in the Sandwic is
ands, recently lauded at the island of Nanonti
with about thirty returned laborers. The re-
turned laborers belonged to the islands of Ia
rawa and Apiang, III the same group, the peo-
pie of which have been at constant warfare
with the inhabitants ofNanonti. The returned
laborers on landing seized a number of young
girls and ravished them, which provoked 4
fight with the inhabitants, who were armed
only with clubs and spears. Twenty Nanontis
were killed and many wounded.