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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29
Judge Edgerton Laboring with the Land
Commissioner.

Washington spccial:-Senator Edgerton
OF Dakota has been in conference with AS
sistant Secretary jerks, OF the interior de-
partment, much OF the time during the
past forty-eight hours, and it is probable
that an order will be promulgated by the
latter. which will right some OF the wrongs
perpetrated by the recent orders issued by
Commissioner Srarks. Senator Edgerton
asks that the order shall require q contest
ant OF a cas- passed upon by the local
office to give notice OF contest to the
old OF the land, and to prove fraud be-
lore there can be n suspension OF the pat
ents. lie also wants to protect the limo
cent purchaser Or party making a
loan upon land which has been obtained
fraudulently. He thinks that the innocent
purchaser OF mortgage should be allowed
it is shown that the orr inal settler
has committed fraud in proving
up without u sufficient settlement
on the land. He also asks that in the fu-
ture no titles where a land officers receipt
has been given on agricultural lands shall
be suspended or Cancelled until ~ hearing
shall be had before the local land officer
and right given to appeal to the land COM
missioner and secretary OF the interior;
be given parties Interested by publica-
ton or other wise, and that upon
the government in these cases must
rest the burden Of proving that the origi-
nal decision OF the local land office was OBJ
tanned through fraud; also that nll entries
in agricultural lands that have been sus-
pended shall be removed and placed onthe
same footing as those named after tho is
suance OF this order, and there will be a
provision in the order to compel the at
tendance OF witnesses. Senator Edgerton
thought that while the remedies in the
courts may be ample, they are too expen-
sive and too slow to meet the wants OF the
people.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29

No more striking evidence Of the
jshortness of the average careerin pub
lie life can be given than the statement
made by Speaker Hustled, OF the New
York Assembly, in his opening speech,
that, although only eight years had
elapsed since he was elected to fill the
same Office, not q single member be
sides himself who sat in the Assembly
then was q member Of the present
body. While it is probably true that
. few Of the 1913 members of the body
OF eight years agohaye been promoted
to the Senate or to Congress, the
great majority have been superseded
by new men.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29

The industrial growth ofthe south
during the last few years has been
marvellous, and there is every indica-
ton that it is q thoroughly healthy
and permanent growth. South Caro-
lima alone has increased her manufac.
tured products in the last five years,
from $17,ooo,OoO to ever s3s,ooo,.
900; her agricultural machinery from
$4,000 900 to 81, 5000 her agri.
cultural productions from $40, ooo,.
GOO to $50. OO0, 200, andh live stock
from $12,0Oo,00O to s21,ooo,ooo.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29

II is said that OF the 4 900 bills in
troduced into the Forty-nlnth Con-
gres thus far, at least one-half are
private pension bills, and OF the whole
1000 three-fourths are old measures
which haveappeared year after year
in congress, and are introduced and
reintroduced, printed and reprinted,
until the clerks who handle them at
the Capitol can repeat some Of them
word for word and line for line with
out looking inside the wrapper,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29

Carefully compiled statistics show
that Minnesota and Dakota farmers
have sold thirty-fve million bushels
Of the wheat cropb f 1885. leaving on
~ nine millions in country elevators
and Eve millions still in farmers
hands, from which all the mills OBJ
tain their supplies from nov until the
harvest OF this year. 1t does not
seem probable, that there will be any
great surplus OF spring wheat after
the mills have been supplied, but on
the contrary there will be IN actual
shortage should the mills continue to
make -four at the am rate as last
.Year.
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j. II. Drake OF st. Paul will close up his
marble works at Sioux Falls because the
city refuses to exempt the property from
taxation for five years.
X. n. lines e. Sons Wholesale grocery
store, the Lexington Opera house, the Ad.
ans express Office and d.. j. Houlihan &
Bro.s hardware store at Lexington. Ky,
burned. Loss, $40, 900 to $4,000; insur-
ance, 100000.
The Blodsett block, the postoffce with
contents, Sweets saloon and the Hersey
house, at Hersey. Mich, we're burned re-
Gently. Loss, 100000; half insured.
Hiram w. Davis & Co.'S carriage manu-.
factory in Cincinnati burned a few day y
ago. Loss was $4,000, with insurance
OF 100000.
The Dakota man reported to have died
from a poison %draught intended for HIS
vile is alive and in Chicago, threateni ng
libel suits.
The military guard at Grants tomb has
been withdrawn. !,
The Dartm outh Association OF the
Northwest held its annual reunion at st,
Paul.
Bonaire hall, one of Moody's girl semi
nary buildings at Northtield, Mass, was
burned. The building was well insured.
The contents were saved.
John Gunderson's house at Woodville,
st. CrolX county, Wis, was DESTROYED by
fire, and whit young baby. who had been
lett there asleep by the parents.
John p. Merrill committed suicide in Mil.
waukee by shooting. He was twenty three
years old and the son OF j. Is. Merrill, OF
X. +. Fitzgerald ~ Co., wealthy vessel own
ers. The young man had suffered from neu-
ralsia for years and committed the deed in
despair.
The Iowa railroad commissioners recon-.
mend the passage OF Il law making it an Of
tense Tor anybody to walk along the track
OF Railroads., except those connected with
it or in the employ OF the road.
An explosion occurred in a mine at Aluy.
Myo., by which thirteen men were killed.
SIX bodies have been reco vercd, being found
on the seventh level. The men met their
death from s%uffocation.
In the district court at Fargo, Judge Nc
Council sentenced Secretary Smith. OF the
tower city club, to thirty days in jail and
90 pay y me OF $500. The grand jury in
dicted Smith, who acted as secretary and
treasurer, Tor the illegal sale OF liquor.
The ship Undauntcd which was ;,b,nd.
oned by the tug which was towing her the
storm recently, and concerning whose safe
" there was great anxiety, has arrived at
Fortress Monroe all right.
James King, on the eve OF being lynched
IN Texas, confessed to killing Thompson
Iolbert in Davis county, Iowa, nine years
ago.
At La Crosse the Central roller rink. an
immense structure $50 ieet long, completed
iate last spring, fell in a total wreck, from
the weight of snow on the rooi.
Adolf Schocnleber, who II few days ago,
was arrested Tor sending scIrrilous letters
W ihins ana gentleman in Milwaukee and
who has for years past been n leading b1si-
ness man, after his release ON bail, cut his
throat.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29
The work of Commissioner Sparks.

Washington Special: Commissioners
Sparks congratulates himself that the work
OF the general land office for a few weeks
past has been quite up to the standard oil
reform and publication which has been set
up for theguidance OF the Democratic party.
Since Commissioner Sparks called On Presi-
lent Cleveland New Years day he has
sanceled for fraud seventy-eight home
ctead, pre-emption and timber culture
entries and 1Ol presumption filings.
and held for cancellation upon the
grounded fraud seventy-nine homestead
and other entries. The cancellations
occurred mainly in the northwest, where
special agents and inspectors are just get
ting warmed W to their work. Nothing is
said as to whether some f these cancella-
tons may not be the result of too great
zeal on the part OF special agents. The of.
flee is trying to go carefully in this respect.
The cancellations made restore to settle
ment between $4,000 and 4 5000 acres OF
land since Jan. 1. The commissioner has
also recommended criminal suits against
t~wenty-one persons for cutting timber on
the public lands and civil suits in sixteen
cases to recover $2S7, 459.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29

Eight months ago 1875 nen were
thrown out Of employment in Bay
View, Milwaukee, by . strike of the
nail mill operators against 9 reduc-
tion in pay from 81 to II cents, card
rates. Both sides are firm and neither
will make concessions toward an adj
iustment OF the trouble, and the strike
has zone on record as one OF the most
stubborn in the history of labor
trouble in the country.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29
Not ongago the price Of silver in the
London market felt 70 thelowestpoint
sver recorded.

The postal telegraph bill introduced
~ Senetor Dawes provides for the
establishment Of telegraph Offices in.
III postofices, and for the transmits
sion Of Kilograms By contract with OK
existing lines. Rates are fixed at %
cents.ior 500 miles, and five cents adj
ditional for every $50 miles, for 90
word messages, provided that no rate
shall exceed rs cents.
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Washington Speciai:-Said Senator Ed
gerton:
l think Mr.. jerks will concede to about
all of the material demands OF the settlers.
He is a fair-minded officer, and all the Da.
kota delegation have the utmost faith in
him, and also in Secretary Lamar. Mr..
jerks informed Gov. Mellette and me that
he would do all he could for the relief OF the
distressed settlers. He will hold in his rul-
ings hereafter that raud must be
shown in proving up before an entry
will be cancelled. Also when notice is Civ
en- of a suspended entry the PARTIES MAJ APP
pear before the local lane office and IL sus-
pension and notice OF suspension shall OPP
crate the same as a rule in court to show
cause. All the parties who make the en-
try will rave to do will be to present pa
pers showing that entry and proof OF en-
try were MADDEN the usual way. Then the
government must produce it's proof estab-
fishing fraud. In case this is not done the
entry willnot be cancelled.
will there be any legislation on this sub
ject?'
Yes, there have been already some bills
introduced on the subject, but one will be
prepared at the department which | think
will be passed and which will
cover all the cases III issue and
will avoid trouble in the future. 1t will
| provide for the trial OF cases in contestin a
special court. In case the court determines
that there was fraud in the entry, and the
land has passed into the hands ofan inno-
cent purchaser or mortgage, he shall be
permitted to enter it at least double the
regular minimum price"
What win be done with the cases at the
BARI"
This will not interfere with them. The
cases which LAY gone to the courts by or
der OF the lane commissioner will proceed
to trial, but they will not be subject, OF
course, to provisions made subsequent to
the beginning OF the trial." '5
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29
Morals and Manners on shspboard.

New York Special:-A disagreement that
has existed for six months past amongthe
officers OF the United States steamer Mime
sofa eliminated, when Captain Albert V.
Reed was detached and placed in waiting
orders, and Capt. Theodore f. Kane OF the
Galena was put in command OF the Mime
sofa. The difference between the officers
arose IRON Il series of prayer and temperance
meetings that have been held on board the
Minnesota. The officers persisted in walk
ing among the listeners, smoking and with
hats on. This caused u rupture between
the captain and the chaplain. Capt. Reed
then issued an order prohibiting the nd
Some of the officers insisted on taking them
abroad, and it resulted in the detachment
OF Post Assistant Surgeon Deane and Lieuts.
Hedden and Hotchkiss. Capt. Reed will
appeal to Secretary Whitney for IN official
examinations.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29
Keep oGIndinn Lands.

The bill Of Senator Dawes in relation to
~tresspasscrs on Indian lands provides:
Every person who. without The authori-
ty OF law, enters and shall he found upon
any Indian lands with intent to occupy
any part OF it, shall for the first ofsense
pay a fine of not more than $500 or be
imprisoned Mt hard labor not more thar
one year: or both. in the discretion OF the
court, and for.eyery subsequent offense
the penalty is a fine OF more thar
$1,000 and not less than $500, and be
imprisoned at hard labor Tor not more
than two nor less than one year. Wag-
ons. teams and outfits OF tresspassers
shall also be forfeited.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29
Lieut.. Greedy Banquetted.

Lieut.. Greedy WAS entertained by a dis.
tinsuished party OF gentlemen in New York
n few days ago. He made a modest &C.
acknowledgements OF the honor, and then
sketched some OF the achievements OF the
expedition, paying eloquent tributes to the
courage, loyalty and devotion of his men,
az something of which all Americans should
be proud.
sIn regard to the responsibility for tho
disaster OF Sabine" he said. sit is not my
purpose to comment. Thepublic were very
much Dissatisfied with the way matters
were managed, and. I feel that what /
would say now would have hut little
force. In the account which / have writ
ten | have given but two pages to the ques-
ton OF the responsibility OF the men con-
nected with it. I believe that the respon-
sibility for hat disaster was divided.
While / did land my men where.I promised
to two years before, l blame myself that l
did not go farther-that I did not Jake into
my hands the question OF safety. But 60
ing there as a lieutenant of the army / felt
that it was not my place to enter into the
question as to how the safety OF the ex-
petition should be conserved. I promised
only that / would get to Sabine, and at
Sabine / was found. Applause.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29

A two-story fraine building at Butte,
Mont. occupied by Mrs. Julia Ward az a.
living house, WAS destroyed by fire. Loss,
. !, COO insurance. 900. Several OF the
~oceapants narrowly escaped With their
lives.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29

The will OF Daniel A. Jones. once presi-
dent OF the Chicago board OF trade, who
died a few days ago, disposes OF owe ST.
$50 200, part OF which goes to various
charitable institutions. The residue goes
to his immediate heirs, principally to his
two cpna
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-23
GEORGES LAND SCHEME.
Archbishop COrrigan DenOunCeS 1t and Lays
Bare It's FalSity.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Archbishop Corrigan's
pastoral letter was read in all the churches of
this diocese yesterday. 1t treats of questions of
faith and practice in the church at great length,
and warns the people to beware of false theories
in regard to rights in property In speaking of
Georges land scheme it says:
Undoubtedly God made the earth for the of all
mankind but whether the possession thereof was to
be common by individual ownership was left for
to determine Such determination, judging
from the facts of history the sanction of law from the
teachings of the wisest and the actions of the best
and bravest of mankind has been and is that man
by lawful acts become possessed of the right of
egsbjp in property, and not merely in its USE The
reason is because man is strictly entitled to that 81
ThS9 h I the Z l of ROtR
But it is clear that in farm, for instance which one
has by patient toll improved in value; in block of
marble out of which one has chiseled perfect
Statue, 6e cannot fully enjoy rne Improve
to own the object thus improved. He has strict
rghtand 9vil are the laws and systems which Ignore
it-either to ownership and enjoyment Or to full
compensation FOR the improvement which is his. To
strive to base argument against ownership In land
by reasoning the universal distribution of air and
light is only freak of the imagination. Who would
burrow the earth to draw forth its buried treasures
the very mine he working at the mercy Of
the passer-by, whom its riches might attract Who
would watch with eagerness the season when to sow
and to reap and to gather the harvest which is the
very fruit of his labors he is told that those who
stand by the wayside idle equally entitled to its
enjoynssnt. True, indeed in many painful instances
the rights Of the toiler are tramped upon and the
fruits of his labor snatched from his grasp. True,
this is done too frequently with the
least the connivance of the law This is the evil that
about by denying fundamental right by perpetu-
ating radical wrong.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-23
PROTEST AGAINST FRAUD.
A Democratic Paper DenOunces the Methods
Which Elected Elliott.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov % The Greenville
Daily News, a Democratic paper. prints lead
ing editorial in condemnation of the election of
Colonel Elliott in the Seventh district The
following are some extracts from the editorial:
We doubt if there has ever been a more unwise or
absurd proceeding than the fight against Smalls and
the methods used in making it. The Democratic party
OF the country has gained one member of the House
OF Representatives 20 assist at the organization. He
is part or small majority, but his vote IS not needed
to make majority aud cannot make twothrds
Vote Against this lack of useful results IN the defeat
OF Smals, there is endless train OF bad results
The Republican newspapers and politicians are
given strong case and they will make the most
of it. They will charge that have carved
ing counties thrown the coored vote into districts
and not content with that have gone into that dis
trict and stolen their Representative They VIII
not only charge it, but they will prove it. Our sice
may and doubtless will prove that the county boards
acted within the law in throwing out many boxes and
hundreds of votes for Irregularities but the fact VIII
stand ont bold and unquestioued that Smalls has
been defeated by the official negligence of Democratic
officials appointed by Democratic authority. The IN
ference that the negligence prearranged plot to
deprive the majority of it's weight will be too plain
and clear for resistance
The editor of the News continues in this strain
for column aud a quarter, and concludes as
follows
It's an i'll bird that befouls its own nest. Our nest
has been fouled without reserve excuse. We wish
to avoid share of the foung far possible by
procaiming publicly can that we condemn the
proceedings in the black district, and hold no sym
pathy with them or those connected with them There
is more complete rascal than Robert Smalls There
are few better gentlemen than Col William Elliott
but the of fragrant unfarness to defeat the choice
of the colored Republicans in the congressional
district allotted to them is contrary to the honorable
traditions and principles of people and party-a
miserable political blunder and moral wrong.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-23

they should oil close at IL o'clock and on Sun
day. It received the vote of every man present.
The question of urging warfare against ell
classes of violators of the Sunday law was brought
up and discussed at length. The majority of
those present favored such move on the part
OF the league and desired that immediate action
be taken in regard to the matter. 1t was final
" agreed to leave the further consideration of
the movement until to-day, when there will be
another meeting at o'clock. The spirit of the
members of the league seems to be to make
vigorous prosecution against all
classes of violators of the Sunday law,
and especially against the proprietors of the
cigar stands. One of the members said last
night "If we are to be compelled to obey the
law to the letter we propose to see that people In
other vacations do the same We will agree on
the move, and will stand together We will
swear out warrants for every man who violates
the law by plying his daily vocation. and we
will soon make it so warm for the morality
clamoring people that they will be willing to quit
prosecuting u.s."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-23
A REMARKABLE REVELATION.
A Man in a Fit Alleges the Murder of Wom-
an Long Since and Is CorrObOrated.

Wheeling w. Va, Special.
A strange story came to light here today and
your correspondent secured the main features of
it, though the authorities refuse to give all the
names until the guilty party has been appre
hended. Weird the story seems, the salient
points in il can be- and doubtless will be, estab-
lished in court of justice. A few years ago
family, consisting of father, three sons and q
daughter, lived on Bowmans run, In Marshall
county about twenty miles from this city. The
daughter married a neighbor, widower with
little boy. The father and sons then came to
this city, and have since lived here About
year after the daughter was married she died, as
alleged and believed at the time, from broken
neck, received by an accidental fall. She was
buried and the event forgotten, except by the
family
Recently one of the dead woman's brothers,
accompanied by his sisters stepson, passing
along the street here, when man was taken
with fit, and they stopped to look. In his
queer actions he mentioned the dead woman's
maiden name, and sad
II was murdered. My husband shot me-"
The terrified boy screamed and said it was
true that his father did kill Mamma, but if he
knew he had told it he would kill him. The
man in a fit suddenly got we'll and left. First
being questioned he professed to know nothing
of what he had said, but gave his name as Will
Jams, and said he was spirit medium living in
East Wheeling. The boy, in answer to inquiries,
said his father and mother often quarreled, and
that finally he shot her as she came down stairs.
The fall, doubtless, broke her neck
The relatives at first thought lightly of the
matter, but, recalling that the womans garments
we're blood stained, they resolved to investigate
Yesterday the remains were exhumed in the
presence of justice of the peace A bullet
was found, and the breastbon had been frac-
tured by it.
The theory of the authorities is that Williams
came into possession of the secret in some way,
and took advantage of it either as means of
advertising his alleged mediumistic powers or to
give the information without betrayiug the
source of his knowledge. Corroborative evil
dence of the boys story has been found in the
neighborhood, and an arrest is expected, when
the names will necessarily come out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-23
Mr. Tellos letter closes as follows:


us
The recount held at the COURTEOUS last Tues
day resulted in counting Mannix in by nine
votes. After minor changes in all the other
precincts of the county, resulting in loss of
two votes to Mitchell, reducing mis- majority to
four instead of six votes, Green township was
reached, and it at once became apparent to those
witnessing the count that something was wrong
The envelope containing the ballots was not
sealed there were other ear-marks that showed
fraud had been perpetrated which we are not
at liberty now to publish. Sure enough, on a
count of tho ballots, seven Republican tickets
were found, one of which had Mitchells name
scratched of and six of which had Mannix
pastors on. This gave Mannix his nine major
ity. These six pastors were not in the ballot