The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-06

multilators were, because he WAS uneon.
scious for a considerable time before ths
rescue. The records, which claim that the
Greely expedition made point farther
north, were open to the question whether
the observations on which the claim is
based are not entirely erroneous.
A forest fire on an island in Lake Win.
nepesankee, N. H., has forced very large
number OF rattlesnakes to swim to the
mainland.
Jay Gould denies tho story that his son
George married Edith kingdom, the
actress.
The harvest in Northern Iowa is in full
blast, the quality OF the entire crop ia fine
and the yield satisfactory. Much OF the
crop is already i'll the shock.
Secretary Manning continues to improve
in health.
Senator Hearst has just purchased $780,
600 acres OF land in Northern Mexico.
Secrtary Bayard has madea an official an.
nouncemeEt OF the death OF the late Secre-
tary William Hunter, in which he says
ms venerable man was in the tifty-seventh
year of his continuous service in this de-
partmcnt, filling every grade from copyist
OF secretary OF state with conspicuous bill
ity, fidelity and honor. The memory OF
the important and valuable services OF
lie servant deserves to be cherished by his
countrymen. In token OF respect to the
memory OF William Hunter, it is ordered
the department be draped in mourning for
the period OF thirty days.
Kate Chase Sprague, or "Mrs. Kate
Chase, as she is registered at Wormleys,
arrived in Washington to attend the re.
moval OF her fathers remains from that
city to Cincinnati. At the death OF the
chief justice his body was given temporary
sspulture in the Cooke vault at Oak Hill
at later date to his native state. The
Cincinnati bar three years since, started
q movement looking to the removal OF tho
body to that city for final burial. The re-
moval would have been made year since,
but Mrs. Chase was unable to leave her
children who were at schoolin Paris. Mrs.
Cnase is accompanied by her daughter
Edith, who has grown almost to woman
hood. She will make an extended visit
here.
Wilson Fl. Talbot OF Colorado was nom.
mated as agent for the Indians of the Tu-
lailp agency in Washington territory.
The following patents have been granted
to citizens OF Minnesota: J. 2. johnson,
Willmar, field weeder; T.. s. Kenney, Min.
neapolis, drapery hook;V. w. A. Richards,
Minneapolis, shaft carrier; w. G. Strana-
ham, Minneapolis, blind mailing plane.
The president declines to pardon, vii.
liam Watts, the captain OF a Maine vessel
undergoing Imprisonment at San Francisco
for il-treating his crew.
Michael Davitt sails for New York in q
few days to make lecturing tour OF the
United States.
According to the returns for 1855 in Scot
land one Child out ofevery twelve registered
is Legitimate.
Great Britain last year consumed $780,
343, 500 worth OF liquor, beer, etc.
John Ruskin's illness has changed for the
worse.
The sugar crop of Cuba this season
amounts to G90,779 tons, against G3l ,967
tons last year.
The sale OF the Due d Aumale's stud at
Chantilly realized 65, 500 francs.
King Humbert has given $50, 900 lires to
the Italian Cholera sufferers.
Baron Wilson, military governor OF Ber-
lin, is dead.
There are 1000 Americans in London
this season.
John w. Mackey is making a great stir
in London.
Sir Hector Lansevin and Sir Alexander
Campbell are the leading candidates Tor the
dominion premiership in the event Mac
donald retires.
The body OF Thomas Oscar, who left his
home near Cumberland, Wis, with the in
tention OF visiting relatives in La Crosse
was found in a secluded spot along the rail
road track near Granite Falls bridge and
from outward appearance it is supposed
he was murdered. He was known to have
from $50 to $75 on his person.
A school teacher at Oregon. KY, named
Weston detained three OF his pupils-little
girls, seven, eight and nine years of age
after the other scholars left. When the
room WAS cleared he locked the door and
deliberately outraged the three children.
He let them go home about dusk and they
told their parents. A mob was organized
at once to lynch Weston. but he escaped,
going to station five miles distant. News
oil the outrage had preceded him, and a
crowd caught him there. stripped him max
ed, tied him to n tree and gave him one
hundred lashes.
w. j. Cook, recently stationed at Fort
Totten, died at Devils Lake, Oak, from
an overdose OF morphine, thought to have
been taken with suic dial intent. At one
time he was n first lieutenant, but lost his
rank because OF Incorporate habits.
George Z. Adams was renominated for
congress by the Republicans OF the Fourth
nlionois district.
Senator Sabin again visited the senate
Tor the first time in ten days to secure the
insertion in the deficiency bill OF an amend
ment appropriating S26, 800 to pay the
I.eech Lake and Winibigoshish Indians for
damages done their lands by the overflow
caused by the reservoir system at the
headwaters OF the Mississippi. The ap-
preparation is made subject to the order
OF the secretary OF the interior, and is to
be paid out by him only after the fullest
investigation of the merits of the different
cases. On motion OF Mr.. Dawes 81, 500
was inserted in the bill for the temporary
relief OF the Indians until the matter can
be more fully investigated
Ccl. w. II. Bolton, chief OF the division
for handling second.class matter at the
Chicago postotIice, was arrested charged
with embeZZle4nent of public funds bv
means OF false returns. The postottice in
spectors claim to have traced shortage
OF 81, 800 from November, 1854, to No
| vember, 1885. and intimated that the to-
tai shortage will be from $50, 900 to $10o,-
900. John S. Stuart, the weigher, was AL
so arrested. Col. Bolton was appointed by
Postmas ster Palmer in 1877.
Thomas Richardson, .Ir. of Fail River,
Mass, in n fit OF jealousy shot Miss Bishop,
with whom he was enamored, her escort,
named Russell, and another young man
named Fitlen. The wounds of Russell and
Fitlen are believed to be mortal.
1t hns rained for eight consecutive DAYS
in Western Nebraska.
Milwaukee dispatch: Last Sunday night
on the 18th inst, IL heavy rain storm set
in, and lasted until an early hour Monday
morning. The rain is reported to be quite
general throughout the state, and will save
crops in many sections. The most de
plorable reports OF the drought in Sheboy-
gan county and that part of the state
have been received in the past few days
The farmers and dairymen were selling off
their stock to keep them from starving, as
the grass and grain has all dried up and
the prospects ofcrops are 30 poor that good
horses have sold for $50 and fiuu cows fnr