The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-02-06

Senator Sawyer presented . protest from
forty Or Afty Lake Superior iron mining com.
pAnies, agsinst the Spanish treaty. They say
they have enough to contend with under the
duty f75 cents ton for ore. Already there
is quite an importation OF Spanish and African
iron, and under the Spanish treaty the disad.
vantage would be perceptibly greater.
Leaders OF the Progressistp in Berlin are
preparing to hold an immense mass meeting tc
protest against Bismarck's scheme OF trebling
| the duty on wheat, and doubling 1t on rye
They argue that it would enhance the price Of
food and without materially aiding farmers
would enrich certain speculators in whose in
tcrests the scheme had been proposed
Papers arriving from the interior Of West
Virginia bring the first details Of great storm
which swept the central portion Of the state,
doing immense damage. Fences are leveled
for miles, whole forests broken down, and out
buildings demolished The stock sheltered in
many barns aud sheds were injured or killed
by the falling OF the buildings No loss Of hu-
man life is recorded
| Louis Bachus, . peddler, shot and instantly
killed Theodore Lay, o beer wagon driver, in
Chicago. Bachus says he discovered his If
teen n-year-old daughter had been raped, and
afterward, under promise Of marriage, SUBJ
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states he begged Lay to marry the girl, and
\ that Lay refused in an insulting manner, ask
| ing, What are you going to do about ity"
1 A rope was thrown over tho timbers Of q
bridge and Murphy given another opportunity
to talk, but he only said: Give been pretty
hard case, but have nothing to say about others =
He would mention no other names of his gang
| and again denied knowing anything about the
recent fires in Helena. Tho order..came, sswins
him up, boys and Murphy's last words were,
Good bye, boys, and he was launched into
eternity.
It is generally understood that A A. Adee,
third assistant secretary Of state, will be pro-
noted to succeed Mr. Davis in the state depart
ment Owing TO the very short time the new
| first assistant secretary would have to serve,
| it was thought that the position would not be
filled, but as it is learned that Mr.. Adee is not
desirous of remaining in government service
longer under any circumstaL ces, it is thoa ght
likely he will be honored with the promotion
If he desires it
At Huntingdon, Pa, during the absence Of
Sheriff McAlevy the prisoners who are allowed
the freedom of the corridors engaged in des-
perate conflict among themselv yes, in which
Alex. Gray received dangerous injuries by be-
| ing beaten over the head with poker by o fel-
low prisoner named Tom Potter. The insur-
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Miss Laura McAlevy, niece Of the sheriff, who
forced the prisoners back to their cells at the
| point of revolver.
Admiral Courbet's operations for the seizure
Of the mines of Kclung have been thwarted by
the Chinese. Dispatches state that the French
! troops disembarked, attacked Kelung and were
| ter news shows the repulse of the French was
4 due largely to the utter inefficiency OF their at
tack, owing to a mscalculation of the enemy'e
| strength. The French troops are being now
organized for q combined attack upon both
Kelung and Tamsui
4 Capt j. n. Farrell, organizer Of Farrel's de-
tectiye agency and protective police has just
died in New Orleans at the age of fifty nine
! He was one of the best known detectives in the
United States William Melchert, druggist
made mistake in filling prescription. In.
drops of aconite, as ordered by the doctor, hi
put in an ounce of aconite. dose of this was
administered to Farrell, and he expired shortly
after. A warrant has been issued, charging
Melchert with involuntary manslaughter.
Gen. Merritt, the superintendent of the mill
tary academy, has been at the Arlington during
the past week, and his presence here ha.
caused great deal Of gossip concerning army
changes Brigadier Gen. Augur who nov
commands the department of Missouri will re
tire during tho present year, and is expected tt
diers' home. Gen Merritt, who is one Of th,
ablest officers Of the army, is expected to suc
ceed him. It is possible that Gen. Augur ma,
retire before March 4, in which event Gen
Merritt is thought to be sure of the place
i The Weekly Pioneer Press Of Jan. e9th, pre-
sents In it's Galaxy of Genius" series paper
Tho F,,f, of yrl - h,
Lieut. Greedy, Of the recent Frank lin Bay ex
pedition; on Chinese Gordon, Iow be
seged by tie Mahdi's forces at Khar
chief of staff; and on the neglected but impor
tant battle of Sailors creek, at the close of tn
campaign about Richmond, by ex-Spenke
4 Keifer. The installment excels in current an
permanent interest any yet printed in the serie
which has attracted 80 much attention.
DR.. James Davenport, Jr., the popular ply
. sician who has been lying dangerously i'll q
St Luke's hospital since December l, hay
ing no chance of surviving without submittin
to a dangerous surgical operation, the sam
was performed recently by Doctors Hand an
Wheaton, quite number of other city physi
clans being present He was put under tn
influence of anesthetics, and an abcess Of tn
left kidney punctured, from which was draw
large quantity Of mattar. His chances fo
recovery or death it is considered are eyenl
divided, the operation being performed as
denier resort to save his life.
Paul Holman, son of Judge Holman Of II
, diana, at the house of Mrs. Stewart, while q
I tending as guest at an evening entertainment
! knocked down Mr.. G. De Castro, an attache
the Venezuelan delegation. The next da
Mr. Alexander j. Grogen, the second secretar
of the Russian legation, and Mr.. John b. Mai
cou, of tho Smithsonian institution, called Q
: Mr. Holman as friends Of Senior De Castro, I
demand an explanation. The result of the
: interview is made manifest by the folowin
!. card: To Mr.. @. De Castro: Mr.. Holman n
grets that while under the influence OF Equc
! he should have offered 10 Mr.. De Castro pei
. fcctlv unwarranted insult, and hopes that col
!, sidering the circumstances, Mr.. De Castro wi
= kindly overlook Mr.. Holman's action.
(Signedl PAUL HOLMAN.
Rev. Dr. Patten, president Of Howard un
versity, preached sermon at the Congreg,
9 tional church Of this city ON "Woman Al
k Skepticism," in the cour Sc of which, lie spoil
8 Of the woman suffrage convention held he
!, recently, and expressed the opinion that whe
il women are given too much liberty they brant
eff into skepticism and immortality He sal
among other things, that the lives Of sue
women as George Elliot, Madame Roland ar
IT Harriet Martineau exemplifed the truth Of tn
i assertion, and he referred to Victoria Woo
\ hull as representative Of the woman suffra,
y movement Among his audience were Mi
Susan b. Anthony and Mrs Elizabeth Cat
Stanton, and on the conclusion OF the seryi
they walked to the platform and upbraided D
I, Patten for his ntteranees. Miss Anthony "a
!, to him if his mother were living she shou
!, take him across her knee and spank him, b
ID Mrs Stanton, interrupting her, said: sOn II
It contrary, let me congratulate Or. Pasten.
N have been trying for years to make woman d
IS derstand that the worst enemies thoy have 4
In tho pulpit, and now he has illustrated it b
yond question" Without giving Dr. Patt
+ time toreply, the women hastily left the churc
J., Rev. Olympia p Brown replied 10 Dr.. PatA
!, l Srov, <ho p,,inst ~ tha JynivNp~a1s.1 ehurch