The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-03-13

Representative Robert Logan Of Whitesidt
Republican, dropped dead at the head of thu
house stairs of the capitol in Springfield, III.
as he Was on his way TO the chamber Ths
elevator WAS not running and he attempt
cd to walk up the long stairway. Lo-
gan had been ailing all the sson with
heart disease, and could not stand excite
house floor, opposite the main entrance to
the chamber, he. was picked up by friends and
carried into the anteroom and doctors called,
but five minutes later he was pronounced dead.
The greatest excitement prevailed in the house
and senate, and profound regret was expressed
on ell sides. Gov. Oglesby signed an order
calling for the election of a representative in
Whiteside county in place Of Logan, deceased,
to take place March q. There will probably
be no attempt to elect senator until the va
cancy il filed.
The Occidental hotel, Missoula, Mont, was
burned recently. 4.= 4,9
Ex-Lieut Gov Couchon Of Manitoba died at
Winnipeg recently
Madison rumor has it that Villas has accept
cd the postmaster generalship.
Patrick H. Winston was confirmed as regis
ter Of the Lewiston Idaho) land office.
1t is stated that of the class of 1884 at Yale,
forty-one members have travelled in Europe
since graduation.
The burning of the National theater brought
the Washington engagement to the Wallack COM
pany to an abrupt close.
In St Louis assignation house Thomas
Bostwick, saloonkeeper, killed Mrs. I. B.
McGue and committed suicide
William Jackson Moore OF Triadelphia, Pa,
claims to have escaped from an eleven years.
imprisonment by his relatives.
Mr.. Jay Goulds daughter Nellie is to marry
Mr.. Washington Connor, her fathers partner.
She is eighteen, and has s2O, ,oOo, 600 in sight,
Labouchere says that the Princess Beatrice
and Prince Henry will reside with Bestrlce's
mother. The queen will keep an eye on Henry.
Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb finds her widow
hood irksome, and is going to marry Count
Magri, who is well-formed pigmy. Itisalove
match.
Little Rhode Island sports an army Of 7C0
men, commanded by five brigadier generals,
fifty five stan officers and sixty-seven inferior
officers.
An effort will be made at the present session
of the Canadian parliament to have Manitoba
and the Northwest Territory represented in the
dominion cabinet
and harbor bill, increasing the appropriation
for Superior harbor from s12, 500 to s2s, 600
passed the house.
Mr.. r. r. Hotchkiss, the inventor of the Gel
ebrated Hotchkiss machine shell gun, whose
death in Paris recently has been announced,
left a fortune of IS, OOOON).
Bishor Gillespie, of the Episcopal diocese of
Western Michigan, is vigorously opposing the
ak l,,,t 10 ynrliDad tn Lett tho Nro
gressive euchre craze slide.
A petition for the release Of Edmund Yates
from prison in London on the ground of i'll
health has been favorably received by Har-
court, home secretary. 1t is thought the re-
lease of Yates will soon be ordered.
The Irish Times asserts that threatening let
and at the home Office from professed Fenians
warning the officials that the visit of the prince
of Wales will be attended with danger
Under the mediation of the grand duke OF
SAKE Weimer, the emperor of Germany has Of
fered to recognize the right of the duke Of
Cumberland to the throne of Brunswick, on
| condition the duke renounces his claim to the
throne Of Hanover
The Minneapolis building appropriation was
passed in the civil sundry bill in the house.
| The Grand Marais lighthouse appropriation
also passed This gives 1852 to fully COM
| plete the house according to the estimates Of
the army engineers.
Bishop Warren of the methodist church,
who married Mrs. Ilif, the widow of the Cat
| tie King" is laboring hard on behalf of the
Denver university fund. Mrs. Warren has
agreed to give sl0O, 600, on condition that the
citizens subscribe like amount.
John Smallwood, prominent member of the
law and order organization of Letcher county,
Ky., met EcClelland Adams, desperate, and
| q quarrel ensucd Pistols were drawn and
Adams was killed. Adams killed two men il
January and dctied the authorities Small.
! wood was not arrested.
| The National Theatre in Washington burned
on the 26th inst The theatre building, of which
only the crumbling walls remain, was owned
/ by w, W. Rapley who also managed the thea.
4 tire. He estimates the value of the building at
| 100000, and furniture. scenery and proper.
ties at $50,U and says his insurance is abou
$4,000.
Postoffices established-W Washington Terri
tory: Lackman, Kitsap county. Postoffices
Discontinucd-W Wisconsin: Stoner's Prairie
/ Dane county; mail to Verona. Postmaster,
| Commissioned-Da r. Johns Groton, Oak.
G. X. Ingam, Alton, Iowa: n w. Simmons
Boone, Iowa; 7. ]. Ross, Nevada, Iowa; I. NJ
Purtoll, Cumberland, Wis.
A terrible explosion occurred at the British
royal school Of gunnery at shoeburyness
while artillery officers and scientists were test
ing new patent fire fuse. Three men wer,
killed outright, and several fatally wounded
| Among the latter were some of the most promi
nent officials of the government laboratory q
Woolwich. The victims were frightfully man
1 gled
\ The supreme Of Oregon affirmed tn
decision Of the lower court in the case of Mel
son Bennett against the Northern Pacific Ex
press company. Bennett sued for SIS, Geo tn
value OF package of moneytshipped from Polt
| land to Ainsworth, and stolen from the agent
safe on the night OF arrival The lower court
found for Bennett in full amount
Excess Of values Of exports over imports Q
merchandise for January, sSs, S43 9G9; seye
months ended Jan. 81, 1885, $147, ,679, s07
twelve months ended Jan. 81, 1856, sl3s, 756,
652 Total values Of imports of merchandis
for twelve months ended Jan. 81, 1885, $6lT,
1876, ,92S; preceding twelve months, $6s4, ,405,
635. Total value of exports of merchal.dis
for twelve months ended Jan. 81, 1885, 755, ,823
$50; previous twelve months, $7SS, ,SlS,6W
Representative J. Warner received 3 con
munjcahon, addressed to himself and other
from President elect Cleveland, relative to tI
stoppege Of the coinage Of silver. He favor