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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-07-01
A BIG CANADIAN SCANDAL
Steal in the Building OF the Iron Bridges
Across the Lachins Canal.

oteai IN me 6ulioing OF me iron oI'aSeS
Across the Lachins Canal.
MONTREAL, June 27.-The govern.
mental inquiry into the building of the
two iron bridges across the Lachine
ranal at Montreal is unearthing one Of
the biggest public works scandals ever
discovered in Canadn. The original
sum voted for the two bridges was
s1.5, 900, but the work has already cost
5000, 900 and is not completed. EN-
manuel st. Louis French contractor,
had contract with the government to
supply all the men and teams needed
at a stated figure He got them at
whatever price he could and made so
cents per day each cut of the men and
from 81 to 81 each on the teams, He
engaged all the men and teams on the
work that he could secure, and at one
time there were 1000 men employed.
packed SO close together that they
could not swing pick,
In one yard n gang of fifty men used
to loaf all day long, and in the evening
the government tinlekeeper would come
around and take their time. Stones
We're hauled by the teams owned by
Il member of the provincial legislature
1t was carried twenty miles from the
quarry to the works, at the rate of one
load day, and this with railrond
running right into the mouth of the
quarry. Stone that should have cost
only IS per cubic yard to trim actually
cost $50 per yard In many instances
it took ten men to load single team
with lumber. Thousands of dol
lars worth of tools and material
were purchased for the work
that were never used. The
value of the useless plant left over, not
counting what was stolen by employees,
is about $4,000. There are heavy
liquor bills and tales of expensive
champagne supplies in which the canal
officers figured. On one contract for
S14, 900 worth of lumber, 100000 was
charged by the contractor, and the eX-
ira lumber cannot be found. Govern
ment carts carried away lumber to the
back yards of canal employees, and gov
ernment employees cut split, and piled
this lumber, all the time being on the
pay list of the canal. When the ex-
pensc account for repairs became too
high it was charged to capital account,
and men who couldn't read certified to
the correctness of the accounts. The
government did not have any idea till
lately what was going on. as the big
accounts were all held back.
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THE VICTORIA DISASTER.
Rear Admiral Albert H. Markham Will Sc
Tried by Court Martial

LONDON, June 27.-The British cruiser
Barham, with Rear Admiral Mark.
hams official report of the loss of thu
Victoria, is expected to arrive at Port
Said tonight. The rear admirars re.
port will be sent by cable from Port
Said to the admiralty Office here. All
of the survivors of the disaster sailed
from Tripoli today, presumably for
Malta. They embarked on board the
cruisers Edgar and Phnbon. 1t has
been definitely decided that Rear Ad-
miral Albert II. Markham, who was
Tryon at Tripoli, will be tried by a
court-martial that will sit at POI is.
mouth. This court will be presided
over by the admiral. the earl of Clan.
william, commissioner-in-chic at
Portsmouth, whose son, Lord Clifford,
was flag lieutenant of the Victoria.
Rear Admiral Markham's flagship is
the Trafalgar, but adv;ces here show
that his flag had been transferred te
the Camperdown and that he was in
charge of the maneuvers Of the fleet at
the time the collision occurred.
The telegram of sympathy sent by
President Cleveland, through the secrc.
tary of state and United States Am.
bassador Bayard, to Queen Victoria,
was forwarded to her majesty immedi.
ately upon its receipt. The queen in
reply has informed Ambassador Bayard
that she was deeply touched by tho
message of the president of the United
States
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THAT EXTRA SESSION.
The President May Change His Mind About
the September Congress.

the September Congress.
WASHINGTON, June a7.-The presi-
dent may yet change his mind about
calling an extra session of congress in
September. He remarked that the
pressure upon him to convene congress
at once was tremendous, and he real
ized that the necessity was imperative
for action by congress at the earliest
moment possible to relieve. the anxiety
of the business men of the country.
People in all sections of the country,
especially in the business ccnters, are
urging him not to delay the meeting of
congress until September, but he does
not seem to be satisfied that congress
will repeal the Sherman law. A ma
jority may favor the repeal, but it is
doubtful whether they would consent
to do this without demanding financial
legislation which would be equally
obnoxious to Cleveland. The
indications point to a long struggle in
congress over the silver question, and
it will be prudent to cast about in the
next two months for some ground of
compromise with the silver men which
will bring about reasonably satisfac-
tory solution of the problem instead of
rushing the new congress into discus
sion prematurely. Representatives who
have conversed with the president this
week were impressed with the belief
that he would convene congress immc-
diatcly if he We're not in doubtwhether
congress would make a conservative set
tlement of the silver question. He and
some of the members of the cabinetare
taking advantage of every opportunity
to learn froih senators and representa-
tives themselves what legislative ac-
tion they will favor in view of the
financial conditions developed during
The last six months
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JACK DEMPSEY EXPLAINS.
Why He Has not signsd Articles to Meet
Smith I ConeY liland

SShSy loioJd,
PORTLAND, Ore, June 23,.-Jack
Dempsey received long dispatch from
General Newton, of the Coney Island
club, asking why he still delayed in
signing articles to fight Smith, and
Offering to meet him anywhere within
two days journey of New York. Demp-
sey said; II have no fault to find with
General Newton except for one thing.
He has never sent me articles of agree
ment, or rules and regulations of the
club under which | am to fight. | am
not waiting for better offers from an
other club. | have accepted General
Newton's offer and am bound to him.
The original match with Billy Smith was
declared off on account of the death
of Smiths wife. Then the club pro-
posed that | fight Gibbons instead of
Smith. agreed to this, but asked
postponcment of three weeks. as ] had
stopped training. | understood Smith
would not fight until September, and
hoped to get bosh matches. Then
word came that IL postponcmcnt would
be made, but / must fight Smith. In
the meantime no articles of agreement
nor regulations of the club were sent
me, although it is always customary to
do SO. think there are some people
who would like to see me well
Lhrashed, but don't propose to give
them the opportunity. am going to
know what | am to face before / get
into the ring. Smith is clover fighter
and hard hitter, and you may rest as
snred will be in the very best condi-
ton possible when go into the ring,
and am not in very bad condition
NOW :,
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BUTLER KNOCKS DAILY OUT.
The coIored Man Whips corbstt's Forme,

opdtrihg Fartnsr.
CoNEY ISLAND ATHLETIC CLuB. June
e4.-The three crack bouts scheduled
to take place before the Concy Island
Athletic club Thursday night proved a
very attractive drawing card Betting
on each event was pretty nearly even.
Mike Leonard was favorite over
George Reynolds. Billy Ernest had a
large number of admirers, but Billy
Vernon, the Haverstraw brickmakcr,
was slight favorite over Ernest jim
DAILY, former sparring partner of jim,
Corbett, had a large following, but the
Philadelphia men almost to unit
backed Butler, the colored man. This
bout was considered the leading event
of the evening, There was q crowd of
5000 when proceedings We're begun.
AT twenty minutes to 0 George Rev.
nolds and Mike Leonard opened the
first bout. Both displayed considera-
bic science and were gluttons for pun
ishment Leonard was the stronger in
the ninth, and after opening up big
cash in Reynolds cheek, pounded him
about the ring until he had him out
The men scarcely left the ring when
Billy Vernon popped up on the
'euSS auo was ntuTUlly iD-
plauded. While the crowd was still
cheering Ernest and his seconds came.
The men opened cautiously. Itwas a
purely scientific contest. In the fourth
Ernest started to force matters, but
Vernon was SO clever that he could not
progress. The fifth witnessed some
lively exchanges with honors easy. In
the sixth Vernon had decidedly the
best of the points. In the seventh
round Vernon appeared to freshen up
considerably. He started in to rush
matters, buc was fought into his cor
ner In the eighth and last round
Ernest showered blows upon Vernon.
The final bout of the evening was be-
tween Butler and DAILY.
Round 1-Daly feinted several times
and clinch followed. DAILY followed up
colornd mans jaw, and was countered
lightly by the colored man on the Jaw.
Daily was by far the clevercst.
Round 2-Daly was the first to lead in
the second, and caught the ''conque'' four
times without Il return. just at the call
Of time DAILY landed on the stomach and
swung with his right as the bell rang.
Round 3-Daly was knocked down re-
peatedly. He got up gamely each time,
though so weak onis feet he could scarcely
stand.
Round 4-Daly got one on the jaw
He landed several times on Buffers eye.
Round 5-Both men came up weak
Butler punished his man all over the
ring.
Round 6-Dalv swung his right, but he
was too weak. Butler rushed Dal 4 across
the stage, jabbing him on the jaw, send
ing him to the floor with great force. DAILY
was groggy when he got up. The time of
the last round was 2 minutes and 10
| seconds
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Tho Rain Was General,


q Sioux FALLS, S. D., June so.-Dis-
patches from various parts of central
south Dakota bring the cheering news
that the rain OF Tuesday night was
very general. The crops were every
where suffering greatly for rain and in
many places the outlook for crop was
very discouraging. In Beadle county
the rain visited the whole county and
the crop outlook is now bright. 4 dis
patch from Redfeld says that it rained
there for an hour, that the water fell
IN torrents and that everybody is now
happy. A rainmakcr had been at work
for three days at Doland Sphinx county,
and he claims that he was the one who
brought the rain. He had contract
20 receive $500 if he brought rain and
1t is probable that he will have to be
paid though Sphinx county people think
they would have had the shower any
way. DeSmet, Iroquois and Onida all
report good rains and encouraging crop
conditions
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-07-01
HAUNTED BY FEAR.

The Sutan's Court Place of Vague Ter.
rors ana no Faith.
LONDON, June 27.-The court of the
sultan is attracting more than usual
European attention just now. The
Dutrages on Armenian missionaries ag-
itate England and Europe even more
than America, but there is now gem
eral confidence that the crowning in
fanny of capital punishment will not be
undertaken by the sublime porte or his
subordinates. Stories of strange dis
turbances and suspicious in the palace
of the sultan are coming to hand. There
have been many sudden banishments
of persons in authority and the highest
officials of the empire are evidently un
der some grave suspicion. The sultan
is reported to be in a state of nervous
alarm and his ministers are in dread of
false accusations. Most of them are
even afraid of receiving visitors, and
when doing so send to the palace de-
tailed report of what happened. These
reports are perused at the palace, and
should suspicion arise, the visitor is
summoned and cross-questioned, even
though a foreigner.
case OF tnlS iilnu occurred recently.
A foreigner proceed to the palace of
the grand vizier and requested an in
terview. This was granted, and the
visitor had conversation with Dievad
Pasha on private matter. Returning
to the hotel, the visitor found awaiting
him an official from the palace, who
politely requested him to accompany
him to the Yildiz Kioska. On arriving
at the palace he was questioned as to
the visit by one of the sultan's secre-
taries. He replied evasively. The
secretary thanked MIN, and he
withdrew. Meanwhile the grand
vizer had sent report TO
the palace of the interview. The
sultan, observing this did not tally
with the account given by the visitor,
became suspicious and the visitor was
again summoned and was given to un-
dcrstand that lie was known not to
have told the truth, and was requested
in the sultan's name to conceal moth
ing. The visitor then gave "a full ac-
count, which, having been found to
agree with Djevad Pasha's, had the
effect of allaying the sultans sus-
picions, and the man was bowed out
with every possible mark of civility.
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ANOTHER BIG TRUST.
Giant Company Formed to Absorb Allan

Giant Company Formed to Absorb Allan.
tic Steamship Lines.
New YoRK, June pa number of
prominent men met in the First
National bank Of Jersey City to elect
directors for the international Naviga-
ton company of New Jersey The
company is combination of steamship
lines for the purpose of controlling the
greater portion of traffic between this
port, Philadelphia and several European
ports. The capital of the company will
be S15.00O,OOO The shares are held
at S10O each. With a stock of 5000. 900
all of which has been subscribed, for,
immediate operations will be begun.
Their proceedings were surrounde by
the utmost secrecy. General Scweil
said after the meeting: "This new
company will control u great deal OF
the freight and passenger trade be.
tween this port and European ports.
1t is likely that the Red Star and In.
man lines will be Immediately absorbed.
We shall have the City of Rome and
the City of New York in brief space
of time. The company has already or.
dered five new steamships. Each OF
the ships will cost So, 100000"
The names of the directors elected
will be made public in few days.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-07-01
CHARGED WITH a MURDER
Prominent Sioux Falls Physician
Arrested.
mrs. Matilda Hargrsn Dies From the Effects
o. an Abortion and Signs Statement
Making Or. N. E. Ditsmer Respon.
sible for the Operation.

+ 3
SIOUX Fails, S. D., June e9.-Dr. NJ.
T. Dittmer, prominent physician
mere, is under arrest for murder. Late
yesterday afternoon Mrs. Matilda
Hargren, widow "a years of age en-
ployed us cook at Bishop lIare's
school, died from the effects of an
'Aoortion. Before her death she signed
statement to the effect that a crimi.
nal operation had been performed by
Dittmer on June l3. She said that her
sedueer is Gustof Rudolph l.angerholm,
1n, tulior, formerly employed by George
Galiagher. Langerholm is now in
Eagle Grove, Ia, where the dead wo.
:. -man's r'a, parents live. The coroner's iury
Is Investigating. Meanwhile Dittmcr
Is held without bail. Bishop Hare
made the complaint to the states at
torney and was an important witness
at the inquest. The seducer has wife
and three children.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-07-01
KIMBALI BRULE SATURDAY
DARING ROBBERY PREVENTED
Tiffany. Big Diamond Was Coveted, but
the Thieves Wers Recoynizad,

CHICAGO, June as.-A quartet of
critical sight seers strolled into the
Tiffany pavilion in manufacturers
building Saturday and inspected the
ARE gems there displayed with all the
interest and admiration that q genuine
over of the beautiful could feel. The
members OF the party were all men
ind two of them were immaculate IN
,ilk hats and Prince Albert coats,
while the two others were clad in ex-
pensive light summer clothing and
wore straw hats. But fine us was their
faiment Captain Molloy, who7 stands
guard over the glittering display, rec
ognized one of them as an old-time
.hief, and prevented the crook and his
companions from carrying out any de-
signs Of robbery they may have enter
tained.
The pride of the Tiffany display is q
diamond worth 100000, and every
thing goes to prove that the gang in
tended to steal this prize, if possible,
andwhatever else they could lay their
hands on. The party entered the
building about o'clock, and about two
hours later they reached the scene of
their intended operations Mixing
with the crowd, these men leisurely eX-
amined the various features of the dis
play, and carelessly worked their way
to the case containing the diamond,
and for time carefully scrutinized the
ease and its contents. But the time
Tor raid and dash was unpropitious,
and they strolled into nn adjoining
pavilion. Shortly, however, they again
appeared with an assumed air of ad-
miration and again took long look at
the diamond. Still the space was too
crowded for a successful attempt, and
again they retired, only to return
about twenty minutes later.
These frequent visits aroused Mol
oy's suspicious, and placing himself
where he could sec and not be seen he
watched the party. only to see them
again depart, as the crowd was still too
great. Itwas somewhat after 2 o'clock
when the watchfur AIolloy once more
saw these same men in the pavilion.
This time Molloy followed so closely
behind them that one of them turned
around and was Immediately recog-
nized.
"Hello, Harry" said Molloy. Doing
much business these days?"
Harry said never word and the
| quartet SUNK away and were seen no
more.
The man whom Captain Molloy rec
ognized was Harry Howarth, Kansas
City thief, who has done time in Ari-
conn owing to the efforts of the Theala
| detective agency, of which Molloy was
1t one time the chief. Captain Molloy
declares that the fellow is daring
enough to attempt to get away with
| The diamond.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-07-01
A BRAVE ENGINEER.
". H. Leigh Does Deed Which Proves Him

Hero.
CHICAGO, June 27.--W. H. Leigh, en-,
gineer of the Chicago Fire cyclorama,
showed himself brave man. About .
o'clock in the evening Engineer Leigh
was busy about the dynamo, some
twenty feet from the throttle of tho
engine. Suddenly the governor belt
parted, and with a roar that could be
heard in the street the engine and
dynamo leaped to their top speed.
The great momentum wrenched the
engine from foundation of solid con
crete, its huge fly wheel burst into
fragments, and the dynamo, unable to
withstand the terrific speed to which it
had been urged, burst from the
center out and was thrown
about the room. undaunted
by the flying fragments of iron En-
gineer Leigh sprang to the throttle of
the engine. As he reached it q piece
of iron from the fywheel tore off his
hat, cutting n long cash in the side Of
his head two inches above his ear lie
was stunned, but he was able to cut OIL
steam from the engine. before further
damage had been done,
There was CONSERVATION in the CYCLIC.
rama, the bursting of the dynamo
causing the lights to go out. The
pounding of the engine and tho whirr
Of the dynamo made the entire build
ing tremble violently. There was o
n wild scramble in the darkness for the
exits, but all got out in safety an1
without injury
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-07-01
Sank of New England suspends.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June 97.-The
Bank of New England suspended pay
ment Monday. The bank is the
youngest in the city, its president, A.
j. Blethen, having been q newspaper
proprietor before he went into bank
ing. II is announced that the snspen-
sion will be only temporary, but if the
bank cannot resume the depositors will
be paid in full by the stockholders.
Tho bank is small one.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-07-01
WAR IN SIAM LIKELY.
The French Ready to Shall Bangkok, the
Capital Of That Country

LONDON, June ga dispatch to the
Times from Bangkok, the capital Of
Siam, says that the French gunboat
Lutin has anchored in the river
opposite the center OF
Bangkok and has made prep.
arations to fire upon the city.
Siam, the dispatch adds, though noat
anxious to maintain friendship with
the French is quietly determined to re,
sist aggression and is preparing herself
for any contingency that may arise.
The defenses of the country Will prove
stronger than expected.
The troubles between France and
Siam, which are of long standing, APP
pear from the Times dispatch to have
reached a most acute phase. The
troubles had their origin in boundary
dispute, and considerable fighting be-
tween the French and Siamese has been
done along the AMMAN frontier.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-07-01
JACK THE RIPPER AGAIN.
Another Murder in London in tn.
Style of the Famous Fiend.
Official Report Of the Victoria Disaster Ex.
pected Tonight...Rear Admiral lAark.
ham Will Be Tried Before
Court-Martial.

LONDON, June 27.-The foul crime.
of Jack the Ripper" were again called
to mind last night by murder that
was committed in Rotherhithe, a sub.
urb short distance to the southeast Of
London. The body of woman be,
longing to the unfortunate class was
found with the throat cut, the wound
showing that the knife had been used
from left to right as was the case in all
murders committed by the ripper in
the White Chapel district of London.
The police We're promptly on the scene,
having been attracted by the woman's
screaming, but the murderer had eff.
fected his escape. leaving not the slight
est clue to his identity.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-07-01
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
A Sick Horse Commits Suicide at
Sioux Falls.
One Thousand Men Fighting Fire at the
Homestako Mins... S sc, 900 Worth
OF Cord Wood Destroyed...ln.
dependent Convention.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June PA car
riage horse belonging to Alderman
Mark Bridge committed suicide last
night The horse, which was very
intelligent animal, had been sick for a
month. He had been kept in box
stall, Late in the night he managed
in some way to unlock the door of his
stall. He went to some harness
which was hanging up in the barn,
put his head through portion of it
and threw himself to the floor. being
found dead in the morning This is
supposed to be the first case of horse
suicide on record.
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THE GRAPHIC.

II Lacks but few months Of bsins ~ -.
est Newspaper In Brule county.
- As an advertising medium n 4 - -
celled by any newspaper in South Dakpss.
~ Has rapidly increasing circulatdon 60
the most intelligent class OF people m Aru,e
anu the surrounding counties.
~ Has . circulation second to mono In ~
or adjoining counties, and paid-up sab.
scri1tion list 1t is believed superior Il
" 1t ia lively, spicy. independent ana de-
voted solely to the interests Of Kimball a.
Rrule county. Everybody enjoys reading Is
Give 1t . trial g
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-07-01
the sEemENTAL WIRE GUN.
Most Wonderful Record Eyar Made by Any
cu, or pow1ar

Most Wonderful Record Eysr Made by Any
Gun or Powder.
NEW YORK, June 27.-The official
test of the segmental wire gun now in
progress at Sandy Hook before the ord;
nance board has SO far been exceed
ingly satisfactory. SO far n suitable
powder has not been obtained. The
most remarkable record was made by
smokeless powder at Sandy Hook that
has ever been made anywhere. A
charge of 2 pounds 31s ounces with
13a-pound shot gave the enormous ve-
locity of o,23o feet per second at125 feet
from the nuzzle with pressure of
se,5so pounds per square inch. This is
not only some 900 feet per second
greater than has ever before been OBJ
tanned from the gun, but considering
the length of the namely, 26
caliber-is beyond question the most
wonderful record ever made by any
gun or powder in the world