The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-22
Foreign Flashes.

Thomas Chenary, editor of the London Times
since 1877, and a distinguished oriental scholar,
is dead.
Miss Fortescue, in her breach of promise ac-
ton against Lord Garmoyle, estimates the dam
age to her affections at $4,000.
Bradlaush's appeal against the sergeant-at-
arms for removing him from the house of COM
mons, and not permitting him to enter, has
been disallowed by the court of queens bench.
Owing to the depression of trade, the north
of England iron masters are reducing the wages
OF workmen, and placing the men under twen-
ty-four hours notice. Belfast shiphuilders,
who recently struck, have resumed work.
Lord Salisbury has given notice of a royal
commission to inquire into the homes of the
poor. Some London Slums exhibit a condition
worse than any city in the world, eightfamilies
sometimes occupying a single room. He says
that under such conditions decency and health
are impossible.
A Houston, Texas, paper publishes an ac-
count %pnrportins to come by telegraph from
Matamoras, Mexico, giving an account of an al
legged uprising OF Indians ut Cnittan, near Tax
tepec, IL the state of oajaca, Mexico. It's said
stores and private dwellings, were plundered,
seven merchants killed and o number wound
ed.
Tho case of the baccarat clubs has revealed
the uhsuspected depths of aristocratic gambling
in London, Charles Russell, who defended the
cllprits, declared that in many clubs Judges,
bishops and statesmen play nightly for high
stakes; and Russell ought TO know, for he is
notoyiously the boldest gambler, as we'll AS the
greatest advocate in English courts.
The queens new book, life in the High
lands,' will be out in Two or three days. The
dedication is n masterpiece in its way. 1t is
crouGhcd in the following words: To my 10y
al HlShianders,a and especially to the memory
OF my devoted personal attendant and faithful
friend, John Brown, these records OF my wild
owed life IN Scotland arc faithfully dcdica-
ted. y1CrosIA. r
A revolt has broken out in Crete, in consc-
auence of Turkish attack on the privileges of
the Greek patriarch. Lending citizens declare
they cannot obtain redress. and have therefore
taken to arms. The porte sent orders to the
authorities at Smyrna and Salonica TO dispatch
to Crete all the available soldiers to the num-
Der of at least 5,VO. The porte is sending
troops to El Hcdjaz, Arabia, where cmissaries
OF Ll Mahdl are fomenting disturbances.
Att banquet to leading members of the
scientific press in Paris De Lesseps stated that
the scheme for creating a sen in the desert of
Sahara Will shortly be realized, Roudaire, a
French hydroSrapher, who Is concerned in the
project of cutting through the dunes which
separate the Mediterranean sea from the desert
IN order to transform the arid sands into a for
tile country, is about to start for Tunis with
the necessary firrnan from the sultan to begin
operations.
The action of the directors of the Bank of
England in advancing the rate of discount on
the 9th from 5 to 80 per cent. is much dis
cussed. Conservative opinion seems TO be that
the step has been taken in view of possibilities
arising out of the foreign outlook. Money is
comparatively tight, not from the small amount
N market, but from the absence of confidence.
The directors have done wisely in looking to q
PROMOTION between the present supply and tho
caution now may prevent future trouble.
Miscellaneous News Notes.
Kentucky negroes own s., 3Su, 400 worth of
property.
Baltimore built {, 3G2 new buildings last year
for s., oO0,G coo.
Powers Greek Slave is for sale in New
York for $1,000.
Los Angeles, Colo, has electric lights seen
eighty miles at sea.
Marine City, Mich, shipped sixty-fve tons Of
imbcrses last year.
The most valuable building in New York is
the Mills block, worth 81, 49, COO.
The Minnesota Mutual Accident and Railway
Relief association will ask for Il receiver.
In Northern Louisiana the ground was frozen
from Jan. sa3 to q, an unheard-of thing in that
region.
A Boston firm has an order for a Georgia
pastor weighing 400 pounds. The shoes are
No. pa
Mrs. Mutt sues an accident insurance COM
pany for 5000 on Capt Nuts life when Dukes
killed him.
New York state spent 81, 925,Gn on public
schools last year, with 1,041 600 scholars at
tending.
The cotton factory built in the Atlanta expo
sition now runs IL, 600 spindles and uses u cap
ital of $3550,0O
St Louis Manufactured % ,O00,N O pounds of
tobacco last year. This places ST. Louis first
In the line of tobacco manufactures.
The receiver has been instructed to sell the
mining property at Ely, Vt. valued at 81. OOO.-
600 for the benefit of bondholders and credit
ors.
Schedules of the firm of Edward w. Coleman
d Co, grain merchants, New York, have been
filed. The liabilities are $3.50, 900; nominal as
sets, S4G3, coo; actual assets, $4,000.
The Denver Tribune was sold recently to n
syndicate of New York gentleman for $780,
UN. Q. H. Rothacker continues editor-in-
cliief and +. j. v. Skitfm manager.
The New York presbytcry has granted the
church board of education an extra allowance
of S3l.OM. Rev. Nicholas Bjerring has been
enrolled as minister of the Presbyterian church.
There were 2o7 failures in the United States
reported to Bradstraot's during the past week;
one more Than the corresponding week of 1888.
and tnnety-cight more than the same week of
ISL. The failures generally were not impor-
tant, and about S. per cent. were those of small
traders, whose capital wGs less than 5000.
a branch of the Catholic Knights Of America
has been organized in st. Paul, with the fol-
lowing officers: President, William i. Kelly:
vice president, James OBrien: secretary. ID. ID.
heffinSton; recording secretary, j. L. King:
treasurer. p. j. Dawson; serseant-at-arms.
Fred Henry; sentinel, John i. DOYLE: trustees.
d. u. Doyie;P. +. Fltzgibbon and John Kelly.
The silver mine in Duluth, on which work
has been pushed the last few months, now
promises TO be a good investment. One ASSAY
IRON rocks taken ont three weeks ago show a
yield of over $1,000 TO the ton of silver. and
two specimens taken out q week ago, $3.50 i'm
silver and 81. in gold. Another specimen
taken out is the richest yet found, gold in the
rocks being plainly visible to the naked eye.
The executive committee of the Minnesota
Woman's suffrage are distributing tho follow
ing petitions to congress-: sTo the honorable
members of the senate apd house of represen-
tatVes IN congress assembled: ttWe, the I'M
dersigned citizens of the state of Minnesota,
tW1nty-one years OF age, and upward, respect
the several state legislatures the amendment
70 the federal constitution prohibiting the dis
reimbursement Of United States citizenship on
| account of stG