The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-07-16
loss of ten lives and injury to ten or twelve
others. The cause will probably never bs

l known.
The president has approved the joint
resolution extending the appropriations
| Tor fifteen days.
| Claims against the United States govern.
ment for payment to the Chinese who were
driven out OF Tacoma, Squak and Newcas-
| tie have been prepared. They will aggre.
gate S100, 600.
Senator Kenna, aged thirty-eisht, is tho
| only congressman in that house under for.
| ty years OF age and there are only fourteen
| Others under fifty.
The condition OF the land law measure is
| as follows: The house passed bill repeal.
| ing the pre- emption and timberculture acts.
amending the homestead act by extending
the Communication clause from six month.
| TO thirty months, and regulating the des-
ert land act. The senate amended this bill
| by inserting the senate bill, which, as
| amended makes the same provisions as
the house bill and in addition repeals the
| desert land law. The bill was then in this
form passed. The house, now, desiring to
| push its own bill non concurs in this SEN
ate amendment, and the results will de-
pend on the ability OF the committee OF
! conference to come to an agreement this
session.
At independence, Iowa, Stewart Murphy
va Vas kiiled by an explosion OF gunpowdeg;
|
set fire to fuse. The powder exploded
while he held the pipe in his hand, and the
| plug was driven into his abdomen, inilct-
ing a fatal wound.
The late Mrs. C. NJ. McCoskry OF New
York left $50 900 to Williams college, to
establish the Thornton Read Professor.
| ship.
Grandfather Folsom's will has been pro-
bated and frankie only receives $40, 600.
At Mcnominee, Wis, fire broke out in a
pile OF slabs near the Chicago, Milwaukee
| q st. Paul track in that city, on which was
standing one OF w. w. Coles circus trains
1t consumed about one thousand cords OF
| slabs belonging to Knapp, Stout & Co.,
hnd two sleepers and one baggage car be-
longing to the circus company. The loss
on baggage and cars is heavy, but cannot
yet be accurately estimated. The loss to
Knapp, Stout & Co, is $500.
| The total number oiiaiIures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's for six
months OF 1856 is 5,461, against CLOG in
1885, 5,44i in 1854, and 5296 in 1888.
The total liabilities are $53, PAL 900,
against $6s, $40, 900, in the first six months
| OF 1885, 1924, 1o4, 900 in 1884, and S73,.
594, 900 in 1888. The assets aggregated
$25, 100000, against S32, 953, 900 in six
months OF 1885, $40, ,73C, 900 in 1884,
and s39, ,sS7, 900 in 1883. The percentage
OF assets to liabilities this year and last is
4S, against SO in six months OF 1854. and
| 54 in 1888.
The wife of Senator Cockrill is credited
with "havine brought her husband out"
She was Miss Young OF Ohio, and is a
relative OF the Sherman family.
| The indebtedness of the Pacific road to
| thegovernment is said to be S109, 600, 900
| Rev. Alfred A. Curtis of Baltimore has
| tod To thn x,f& 1,
| Washington see.
found 500 more purchasers at Washington
than Mr. Blaines Twenty Years"
John Shaw is fatally shot near Dillon,
Mont, by one Farrell.
/. Sullivan is fatally shot at Big Hole,
Mont, by Henry Lane.
| Special Telesrams to Bradstreet's, while
reporting general trade as seasonably quiet,
and without special feature, concur in men.
tioning very hopeful feeling among mer.
chants as to the outlook for the autumn.
Millions OF Rocky Mountain grasshop.
pers are said to be in West Gallatin can.
/ yon moving towards the park.
| The new discoveries OF ore lately made
between Basin and Cataract are said to
be OF great value.
| William Barnes, the eight-year-old son
/ OF prosperous farmer near Madison, Wis,
was drowned while bathing.
AtCrandon, Dakota, a boy named Keonie
tied halter around his wrist, got on his
| horse and rode him no one knows how far.
| Late in the evening the body was found
with skull crushed, shoulders and left arm
broken. The halter had dragged the boys
| head close to the horses heels
At the Yale college commencement the
degree OF LII. D. was bestowed on President
| Cyrus Northrop, OF the Minnesota state
university.
Hon. Rollo Barden well-known grain
dealer in Minneapolis and st. Paul, died in
| Minneapolis.
| In his monthly review OF the weat her at
st. Paul for June, Signal Observer Lyons
| says the month was slightly cooler than
the average. The mean temperature was
%. . deg, against nn average OF GIL deg
Tor the last fifteen corresponding months.
| The month, however, WAS warmer than
June, 1875. 1877 and 1888. The total
rainfall was 1863 inches, the June average
for fifteen years being 4.45 inches The
month was wetter than June of SIG, 1879,
1881 and 1882, but dryer than any of
the rest since 1871. The maximum TEN.
peratnre was 9o.6 deg. and the minimum
42.S deg The weather at St. Paul is a
| type. OF that generally prevailing in the
northwest.
Milwaukee Special: After tlirty-one
hours deliberation the jury in the case o.
the anarchists, Frank Hirth, cigarmakcr.
Charles Simon, barber, and Anton Palm,
finlsher, brought in n verdict OF guilty.
They did not expect this at all. Hirth was
so confident OF acquittaI that he packed
his things in Jail before being brought tc
| the jury room. Judge Sloan will sentence
the prisoners July 19, when he returns for
ono day. their punishment will be either
5000 fine or up to one year imprisonment
Thus far Mr.. Bradlaugh is the only can.
| didate WHO has polled more votes than at
| the last election. His vote last autumn
was a, ,215. Up to the night OF the 4th the
| total members elected were l56 Conserva.
tive, OF 30 unionists, 50 Gladstonians, 90
Parnellities. The Conservatives have gain.
ed seventeen seats, the Unionsts one seat
and the Gladstoniang nine seats.
| Two express trains in Scotland, one from
Edinburgh and the other from Glasgow,
came in collision Mt Fullwood Junction.
Thirty-fve persons were injured.
Prince Albert Victor OF Wales has com.
pleted his first year OF service in the army.
Mrs. Langtry is alternating her dramatic
| studies with lessons in fencing, and has be.
| come quite a swordswoman.
| Labouchere is OF middle height, with hair
somewhat tinged with gray Che is fifty.tive
years oid), anu with Il decidedly intellect.
ual face.
| The city council OF Omaha has approved
an ordinance licensing prostitutes
G. NJ. Haywood, an e1- striker and knight
oil Labor, of ST. Louis, atprescnt with Tur.
longs detective agency. was brutally beat.
en- by gang OF roughs while on steam
| boat excursion.
| lie Paris confirms the announcement o'
the loss OF eight French torpedo boats in
the Atlantic. Fifty persons were drowned.
| The recent dispatch denying the loss OF
the torpedo boats was based upon II state.
ment D! the minister ofmarine, referring to
| other torpedo boats.
| crowd OF roughs on the night of the
fourth attacked the Conservative club
house with stones. The members replied