The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-02-13

court house on his way to his Office from a
bank, where he had cashed some checks, was
from behind, knocked senseloss to
the floor and robbed of $500. No clue to the
At Richmond, Va. the grand jury has
brought In fifteen indictments for felony agains.
W. R. Smith, in the state auditors Office. The
amount in each case ranges from $50 to $!kN.
commonwealth's attorney says he will
probably have $50 indictments against Smith
before tho matter ends.
The residence of George +. Shaver, in the
town of %Sonthfield, Staten island, burned re-
Gently. Thehouse was an elegant one, a we'd
ding present from Commodore Cornelius Van
to Daniel b. Allen and tho eldest daugh-
Ter of the commodore. Loss on house, s2s,-
on contents, $4o,OOO.
Amelia Hukill Schwatka, mother Of Lieut..
F. g. Schwatka, Of Arctic fame, died in Salem,
Or, IN Sunday, Feb. l, aged seventy. three.
Her daughter, Mrs. Laura Atkeson, died last
week. Lietenant Sehwatka's father, seventy
four years of age, who lost both legs in an ae-
cidenr a year ago, is very feeble.
Dispatches from Korti, describing the situa-
ton of Gen. Stewards forces at Gubat, makeit
plain that the Mahdi's men have arranged to
make a stubborn stand in Metemneh. They
are 80 well situated there that IL has been deem
ed ADVISABLE to await achievements before
assulting the stronghold.
Berlin Cable: The ultramontanes reveal
their hospitality to Prince Bismarck by their
non-participation in the national gift which is
now talked about A leading Catholic journal
says: II do 30 would be to kiss the hand at
the hilt Of the sword" But in spite of this it
is certain that the collection Of funds will re-
suit in q grand total.
Prot. Nicholas Francis Cook died in Chicago,
recently Of heart disease, aged fifty-six years.
He was ono of the best known physicians in
the West holding the chairs Of chemistry,
pathology and diagnosis in the homeopathic
college IN this city, Cincinnati and Ann Arbor,
Mich. He was q grandson of toe first govern
or OF Rhode Island.
The proprietor of the Arlington hotel of this
city received a letter recently from Private
Secretary Lamont definitely engaging rooms
at that hotel for the president-eloct, his three
sisters and brother and for Col. Lamont and
family: The time Of their arrival here is des-
as March 2, but it is thought they may
come ~ day or two sooner.
Gen. Butler, Gen Wolseley's CHIEF of stat, lie
temporarily appointed to succeed Gen. Stewart
as commander Of the expedition to Khartoum
via Metemneh- Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood suc-
ceeds Bullcr as chief Of staff. Gen Grenfell
succeeds Wood as commander-in-chief Of tho
Egyptian army, Gen. Clery succeeds Grenfell
IN command of Nile transports.
A sleigh containing . party Of nine person q
while crossing the track Of the Lake Shore
railway, between Oak Harbor and Port Gin
ton, Ohio, was struck by the east-bound ex-
press, and two of the number, Stephen S. Hall
Of Detroit, Mich, and Miss Jennie Hoople of
Wauscon, Ohio, were killed. Mr.. A. D. Thier-
Mechtler, Mrs. job Vo9el and Mra. Charles
v,ogel OF Oak Harbor are probably fatally in
jured.
Royal Harvey Young, step-son Of the ex-head
center, has been arrested at Salt Lake, charged
with unlawful connection with more than one
woman. Young's first and third wives were
sworn as witnesses, and the latter testified that
entered into an agreement with her hus-
band that they would not live together as man
and wife until the constitutionnlity of the anti
polygamous laws had been determined by the
courts.
A large locomotive, while pushing a SNOW
pillow on the Baker City branch of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation company's lines, near
Union, jumped the track on the side Of a stecp
mountain, The engine and pillow ran with
frightfnl velocity down the sharp declvity, a
distance OF over five hundred yards, without
upsetting. They never halted untillevel ground
was reached. Engineer James Hsrlin and the
fireman leaped cut at the imminent risk of
their lives.
The superintendent Of tho Oregon state asy-
lum stated at Portland that the mental and
physical condition of ex-United States Senator
Nesmith, who was committed to that institution
a few months ago, continues unchanged. The
patient 10 in very low spirits and morbidly de.
apondent Nesmith continually reiterates tina
all his friends have abandoned him to his fate.
His mind is said to be fast breaking, and the
general opinion of medical men Ia that he will
never recover his reason.
Seventeen new national banks were organ.
lied during the month. The treasurer holds
s351s, Coz, $50 in bonds to secure national bank
the last thirty days. OF the Sl9l, 900, 600 of. q
per cent. bonds still outstanding, there is held
in the treasury department to secure national
bank circulation, $l4T, 100000. The receipts
Tor January, compared with the corresponding
month last year, show a decrease of s2,U COX, 600,
the entire loss having been in custom receipts.
The Clearwater Advance commends the Pho.
neer Press in its new venture sspresenting in
its Sunday issue articles on current topics by
specialists" 1t says the articles are made
donbly valuable because the authors ARE
known to be in full possession of their powers.
II is a literary treat to peruse their writings. :
articles are published in the Weekly as well Oh
in the Sunday Pioneer Press, places them within
reach of every body for One dollar o year. A
marvel Of cheap literature,
Tho annual report of the commissioner OF
patents shows recsipts, $l,c75, 799; expendi.
lures, sg7o,5So, and balance in the United
States treasury to the account of the paren,
fund, 81, ISL ,695. There were issued 2O,2V;
patents and designs; l16 patents were reissued,
and OF trademarks and 5l3 labels registered;
l2,3Ol patents expired, and patents were with.
held IN 1859 cases for non-payment of the fl.
nal fee. or patents issued, 1851 were to cit.
zcns of tho United States and Isl 10 foreign.
erS.
Senator German Of Maryland called OF
President elect Cleveland. and gave him . de.
tailed account of the arrangements made 10,
the ceremonies OF Inauguration at Washington
March 4. President-elect Cleveland was in.
formed fully Of the part the com mittee OF ar.
his arrival in Washington, March 9, to his de.
parture from the Arlington hotel for the CAPT
toll, March 4, reading his inaugural from the
east front of the capitol, and subsequent pro.
cession to the White House.
The need for some further legislation to car
ry out the principles OF the Thurman act il
pretty clearly indicated by the decision Of the
court OF claims in the Union Pacific case
This decision, 1t is said, is generally consid.
cred favorable to tho railroad. BUTT makes the
company the debtor Of the United States in o
sum approximating 81, 10000. That is to say,
If the sinking fund act had been carried out
the load would have paid that sum to the Uni
ted States. The Thurman act seems to need
enforcement more than amendment
Twenty-three boarders boarding at a high.
toned boarding house kept by Mr.. @. B. Moore
of Omaha were taken violently sick, and during
the evening the doctors who were called dis.
covered that they had been poisoned by'Isougl
on Rats which had accidentally been mixed
with the sugar used on Saturday in making