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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
MADE OF HUMAN SKIN.
University Of Michigan Msdos Have Nov,
elty in Plirses

ANN ARBoR, Mich, May a.-The en-
tire faculty of the university of Michi-
gan is wild over the latest scandal in
the medical department. Even the
wives of the professors are agitated. 1t
is known for certainty that twelve
medical students have had purses made
from human skin. One is in the pos
session of the faculty, and others have
been seen, but who the students are
may be suspected, but cannot be proven.
A New York jewelers. publication Of
May has the following:
Wright, Kay 81 Co., Of Detroit received
some fine pockctbooks from New York
last week which are made from the skin
of Il convict who died at jackson prison.
They are unique conccits and designed
as souvenirs Tor officers of that institu-
ton.
The officers of the state prison at
jackson indignantly deny this, and as
the unclaimed bodies of convicts are
sent to the dissecting rooms of the
medical college here, it was at once
suspected who possessed the '.uniaue
conceits.n
Wright, Kay & Co., of Detroit. can
didly acknowledged the truth. They
said; "a number of students applied
to us to make the poclsetboolss. We
did not desire to handle the skin, and
would not receive it. but we arranged
to have it sent to the New York house
from which we buy pocketbooks. 1t
was sent there last January, when the
weather was cold, in tin box, and
from there it was sent to Boston to be
tanned. The pocketboolks were re-
ceiyed two days ago.
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AovlcEs FROM HAWAII.
Minister Stevens Is Coming Home in a
Hurry and HUFF.

Minister Stevens Is Coming Homs in a
Hurry and HUFF.
WASHINGTON, May l0.-Mail advices
from Commissioner Blount and Minis.
ter Stevens with reference to the situa-
tion IN hawaii were received Mt tho
state department today. Tho United
States government requested Minister
Stevens to remain Mt Honolulu until
the administration had come to some
definite conclusion with regard to Ha-
waii. Mr.. Stevens declines to ac-
cede to the request AMI
states that he will leave for
San Francisco on the steamer sailing
from Honolulu on May "a. Mrs. Stew.
ems and Miss Stevens will accompany
the minister. They will bring with
them the body of the daughter who
was drowned early this year. Letters
received by the same mail by navy
officers and others IN the government
service indicate that the provisional
government maintains n firm hold. One
etter says that the native sentimentin
Avor OF annexation is growing.
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cARLoTTA's NECKLACE.
The 5eaiamonded circ!et Taken Apart
Tuasday bv a Chto,o, lau,loy

The 5ediamonded circlet Taken Apart
Tuesday by Chicago Jeweler.
CHICAGO, May 10.-In an office on
the tenth floor of a Lasalle street
sky scraper there transpired an
incident that may be regarded as
something of u link between the past
ana the present of the family o7S She
unfortunate Emperor Maximilian, of
Mexico. ltwas the taking apart of a
magnificent diamond necklace that
once cncircled the fair throat on the
ex-Empress Carlotta, which she invari-
bly, Wore on state occasions and which
was her special pride The unsetting was
performed by j. II. Norton, a diamond
expert in whose possession it has been
for some time, and was witnessed by
number OF connoisseurs in precious
stones. The necklace proper is, or
was composed Of twenty-eight stones,
the surface of each one being nearly as
large as dime. Attached to it so as
to remain stationary on either side Of
the neck, were two stars each of ten
large stones, with a lnrge solitaire us n
centerpiece. A week or two hence
several of the leading society women
of Chicago will be displaying on fin
ger one of the stones that once added
charm to tho appearance of the unfor-
tunatc beauty whose royal life is now
slowly ebbing away in q French mad
Lo!lse
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
HELLO GIRLS IN UNIFORM
The Chicago Telephone Company viii Have
All Its EfrpIoye. In R.ua.

CHICAGO, May 1l.-And now the tele.
phone girls are to be put in uniform.
An order was promulgated yesterday
BY the Chicago Telephone company
putting all their employees at the fair
grounds in blue. Even the local
officers of the company are included in
the general order and will soon appear
uniformed cap-a-pie in messenger boy
blue. The girls are to wear blue serge
dresses without any ornamentation in
the way of gilt braid or buttons.
The uniform scheme, in the case Of
the Columbian guards at least, does not
appear to have borne particularly happy
results. If uniforms should turn out to
have the same disastrous results upon
the s'hello gicls," endless confusion will
arise and even another confusion oi
languages might result. The girls have
it in their power'to convert the exposi.
ton into q second tower of Babel bv a
little stupidity. In this they differ
from the guards, whose constantly ex
cite.l influence for evil is confined to
never knowing anything for certain
and annoying everybody on the grounds
by their ostentation. The girl whose
thoughts are engaged with her uniform
is Just as likely to switch on Captain
Rice's headquarters of the Columbian
guards when some important informa.
ton is desired as to connect with the
proper place, the bureau of publicity
and promotion.
There is hope. however, in the fact
that the girls will not be required to
wear gilt braid nor buttons, nor what
is probably even more important, uni
form hats. Their minds will be at
ease on that always troublesome ques.
ton in woman's makeup. Nor will
they wear swords.
There has been some little murmur.
ing on the part of the girls about the
tit of their uniforms. They seem to
have been purchased in u job-lot from
one particular firm and all modelled OF
ono plan-to fit short, plump girl OF
about 140 avoirdupois A tall, slender
girl of less weight does not cut a very
prepossessing figure in the new rig. AS
the girls have to pay for their dresses
they think they might ut least be al.
lowed to select their duds and have
them cut into some sort of attempt
MT n fit
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BOGUS HYGElA WATER.
A Hustling Chicago Company Supplies the
Worlds Fair.

WOrlQ'S ar.
CHICAGO, May 10.-It is more than 1.
year ago since the Hygeia Water COM
pany secured concession from the
worlds fair to pipe water into the
grounds. This water is purported to
be the famous hygeia water of Waultc-
sha, Wis, mineral water famous
throughout the northwest. Tho Hygeia
company has been delivering the water
to Chicago people for many years, and
1t was chiefly through the influence of
the people that the company secured a
concession to pipe the water to the fair
grounds, where it is sold for cent a
glass. The company spent over $3.50, 600
IN hydrants and the Wisconsin pipe line.
Opposition developed, which finally
ended in the supreme court of Wiscon-
sin refusing to allow the hygeia water
to be piped out of the state. This de;
cision appeared to have no effect on the
company. 1t continued delivering the
water in Chicago, and its mains and
hydrants in the exposition grounds
We're bursting with the hcaltll-giving
fluid.
A nosey reporter thought he would
race the pipe line, and he has been
following it for o week. He found the
end of it. The exact spot from which
the water is piped is black, boggy
marsh at the southeast end of Big
Bend, Wis. 1t is ten miles southeast of
WaulSesha. This swamp receives brook
from the hills. Tho water varies in
depth from one to five feet. The shore
and bottom is soft and miry, and an
animal would sink out of sirhf in II
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FEAR THEY WILL FLlnT.
The Proximity OF Male and Female College,
Worrying Baltimore People.

BALTIMORE, May 1o.--About IL year
go the Baltimore city college building
burned. The present site is no longer
desirable and another was selected.
The lot is close to Byrn Mnwyr school,
private institution for young ladies.
When the authorities OF tho seminary
learned of the choice Of tho city au
thoritics, they at once vigorously pra
tested on the ground TINT tho boys AZ
college would hirt with the girls, and
that discipline would suffer in conse-
quence and the standard Of the insti-
tuition be lowered.
The city has not as yet ventured to
.sply to this objection, but the pupils
OF both schools have. The boys scout
the idea of flirting. and say that even
if they did there would be no harm.
The girls go even further They are
indignant over the idea of their flirting
with "half-grown men, and say that
if the boys attcmptit they will snuh
them. It's very likely that the city
fathers will take chances on hirtations.
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TAPPED THE WIRES.
Sharpers victimize the Public Produce ane
~ Stock Exehange.

sharpers Wctimize the Public Produce and
Stock Exchange.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May IA
man giving his name as c. A. Spencer.
residence Detroit, made several trans
actions in the local branch office of the
Public Produce and Stock Exchange Of
Chicago and won sl2O. At the close
of the day, when the transaction were
checked back, it WAS found the ex-
change had been victimizcd. The ex-
change has special wire with branch
offices at Dowagiac, kalamazoo, this
city, and Muskegon. The wire was
tapped between Niles and Dowagiac
and confederatcs worked the branch
officers. AT Muskogon they took 5000,
Kalamazoo $500, here Sl20, and an I'M
known amount ut Dowagiac Spencer
drank heavily during the day and was
too drunk before the Office closed to do
anything. Had he attended to busi-
ness he could easily have cleared up
several thousand dollars.
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ARMED coNvlcTs.
Startling State OF Affairs in the Arizona
Territorial Prison.

YUMA, Ariz.. May 1.-THE ilvesti-
CATION of the Arizona territorial prison
reveals startling state of affairs. The
superintendent Of the PRISON, w. X.
Meade, and Attorney General Francis
J. Henry, are causing the persons and
cells of the convicts to be searched.
Thirty-two daggers, butcher knives,
SAWS, files and slung shots have been
found, besides morphine and other
drugs. Several boxes of goods which
We're about to be shipped out by NJ.
Mclnernany, the former superintend-
scnt, were seized at the railroad depot
and were found to contain several hun
dred dollars worth of prison property.
McInernany was arrested and held to
bail to await the action of the grand
if1rl -. - ..-
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
EPISCOPAL MINISTERS MEET
TNs Thirtieth Convention of tho Diocese
Being Held In Cedar Rapjds.

CEDAR RAPIDS, H., May 1o.--The
thirtieth diocesan convention of the
Episcopal church of the state of Iowa
began in this Tuesday with
about 100 delegates in attendance. An
assistant or coadjutor bishop will prob.
nbly be elected Mt this meeting. 1t is
the growing opinion in church circles
that Rev Thomas E. Green, of this
city, will be selected for this position.
In that event Cedar Rapids will become
a sec city and the new Grace church o
cathedral.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13

room. He paused an instant on the
threshold and looked calmly over the
assembled witnesses. Kind Hearted
Warden Durston had stepped over to
the reporters and asked them to con-
ceal their pads. saying, Harris might
not like it, The pad were puts out of
sight and Harris merely looked over
the people, scanning their faces as his
eyes swept around the room. He
walked entirely alone just behind Con-
naughton and wavgFed for n moment,
more from not knowing which way he
was expected to 60 than from weak
ness. Connaughton pointed to the chair
and without even look of curios-
ity at the thing which was to end his
career, he dropped In the seat. AS he
did SO he began to talk ip a low voice.
He said; II have word to say if the
warden will permit" He paused and
repeated: 81 would like to say some
thing if have the warden's consent"
Warden Durston stepped over to the
chair and said: "What did YOU wish
to say?" Harris then in a weak voice,
as though each word cost him power
frl effort, said: ~ have no further
statement to make. desire to say
that am absolutely innocent" These
We're his last words. After uttering
them he seemed relieved and settled
back in the chair, to which his legs and
arms had already been strapped by
Eaton and Ford, the two guards.
State Detective Jackson attached the
electrode to Harris right leg, which
was barred to the knee, u slit in the
trousers having been made in advance.
Eaton placed the helmet containing
the other electrode on the head. Elec-.
trician Davis attached the wires to the
two electrodes. All this was done
quicker than the telling of it, and then
the guards stepped back. Davis, who
had gone to the switch board, said:
"All ready" There was an instant's
pause, while every man in the room
held his breath. Then DR.. Daniels
raised his hand. sharp click from,
the lever and the form in the chair
Strengthened up till the straps creaked
Death Was instantaneous.
1t was just 12:4o1s by the stop watch
held by DIR. Merritt. current of l, ,76O
volts passed through the body of Car
lyle w. Harris. In two seconds Davis
threw the switch back so that only 15O
volts were on. Dr. Daniels still held
his hand aloft and Que finger pointed
above as though to indicate that the
soul of the man in the chair
had passed upward. Then his arm
fell ana in just t5sl seconds the cur
rent was shut off. Drs. Irvine and
llabershaw Immediately stepped for
ward and examined the body, which
had settled back limp in the chair. DR..
Irvine opened the throat and vest nnd
tore away the shirt over the heart He
applied the stcthescope and after
listening for heart beats turned and
shook his head. This was two minutes
after the f,st contact and DR..
Daniels invited the other physicians to
step forward and examine the body.
Life was extinct and it was plain to all
present that death had come ut the first
touch of the current. All the physi-
clans present expressed themselves rs
satisfied that death had been instantan-
eous When all had examined the body
DIR. Daniels turned to the witnesses and
said: THAT is all.
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THERE'S A FLAW IN THE law
South Dakota's Railroad LegisIa-
tion Defective.
The Interstate Commerce Commission Says
1t Is Unconstitutional and Advises the
State Commission to Take No
Action on Its Authority.

SIOUX FALLS. s. D., May 1o.-The
state railroad commission conferred
here with the interstate commerce
commission touching the legal
right of the state commission to
determine the maximum passenger
rates under, the law enacted last winter
at Pierre. The interstate commission
took the ground that the new law
was unconstit1ltiona and advised the
state commission to take no steps under
it. The state commission has decided
to make no movement toward fixing
passenger rates in the state. II. G..
Warner, of the commission, expresses
the belief that the law was intcntion-
oily made unconstitutional.
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Adopted the Plans.

MITCHELL, s. D.. May 1.-THE exc
cutive committee of the Corn Belt Ex-
position association of this city, at
their last meeting adopted Architect
Browns plans for the new building
'rhe building in which this falls expo
sition will be held will be considerably
lsrgcr than last years and the list of
attractions viii be better
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
Attacked b4 a Vicious H,rse.

HuRoN, S. D., May 1l.-sunday az,
ternoon vicious horse that had esl
capped from its keeper attacked Mrs. Nj
>. blnneen and her daughter-in-law
ard two children who We're riding in a
carriage in the southeast part of the
city. The horse came at them with
npen mouth and had it not been for
several well directed blows upon the
head from Mrs Dinneans umbrella, the
animal would have climbed into the
hrriaga. Tho ladies were rescued by
parties who CHANGED to witness the en-
counter, but not until some damage
had been done to the carriage.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
JLE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY
FAILED FOR TEN MILLIONS.
Another Big Bank Failure Reported From
Australia,

MELRouRsE, May 1o.-The Banl, OF
Victoria (limited) has suspended. Ac
cording to the balance sheet of last
December, the deposits amounted to
over several million pounds. j. D.
law is the general manager and A. p.
Nails the accountant The failure is
of great Importance. The bank had
several branches and its London office
was at No. 20 Clements Lane, r. g.
The subscribed capital is s1,2o0, 900.
The liabilities are double that amount
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
An Old sa4,I.r

VALLEY SPRINGS, S. D., May H.
Perry Howe while out fishing captured
turtle which is an old settler On the
back was engraved Valley Springs, S.
! p, May 1878" Another inscription
had been made in 1855, and another in
1889. The turtle was released.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
THE GRAPHIC.

sELaaks but fsw. months Of bsins - -
est newspaper IN Brule county.
~ AZ an advertising medium Il = not -
celled BY any newspa2er In South DakotA. VI;
- Hasa rapidly increasing circulation amuae
tho most intelligent class Of people I'm Asuls
and tho surrounding counties.
~ Has . circulation second 70 none In TT
or adjoining counties. and pafd-uD sx1e
scription list it is believed superior
- 1t is lively, spicy. independent and Dc.
voted solely to the interests OF kimball and
Rrnle county. Every body enjoys reading u.
Give 1t q trial.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
A NEW ELEMENT IN DIVORCE
A Husband Who oblsctsd to His Wife's
Wearing Bangs.

SEDALlA, Mo-, May 9.-NIrs. Martha
Dunfee, wife of a farmer living near
Green Ridge, filed suit for divorce in
the Pettis county circuit court. In her
petition Mrs. Dunfee says her husband
made life unbearab BILE for her because
he was opposed to her wearing bangs.
Mr.. Dunfee frequently told her that
any woman who would go around the
country wearing such things was
worse than the devil himself A few
hours after the petition had been filed
Mr.. Dunfee swore out warrant for
the arrest of Charles Whitfield, a near
neighbor, charging him with having
alienated his wife's affections with u
view of getting possession of the plain
titf's property.
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Chance for Vengeance.

slimson (angrily)-t have sent the
editor Of the Hightone Magazine forsy-
two OF my poems, and he has returned
every one OF them.
Z Friend Don't send him any more.
He might get mad.
suppose he shoulda What could he
do?
He might publish one under your
real name,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
A Large Crowd Assemblies,

The crowd began assembling early
and it was larger and OF more intelli-
gent class of people than is usually
drawn to the spot. The electrocuttons
which have preceded the one Monday
We're the going to death of brutes who
had killed fellow beings aud about
whose guilt there was no doubt and in
whose cases there was little to arouse
sympathy. Monday. for the first time,
was man of a high order of intelli-
gence to undergo the ordeal He was
man of education, accustomed to the
reinements of good society, educated,
a medical student even, and capa-
bic of understanding to an unusual
degree what was to happen to
him. In addition to all this was tho
question of the mans guilt. Contrary
to tho usual custom here the death
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
South Omaha.

SOUTH OMAHA. May 10. +
Hogs-Heavy, 81 s7.55@7.671{; mixed, q. 50
9760; light, s7.5097.6O.
Cattle-Stockers and feeders, t225@
4.2a; COWS, ss. 50@4. Is; common, 81. bO@2.5O.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
Killed b1 an iron Wadue.

DEAnwoon, $. D., May ll.--Danicl
Murray was Mt work here when an
iron wedge weighing q pound fel.
striking him on the back. lie did not
realize that he was hurt and kept at
work for an hour, when he was taken
with a violent headache He went to
the house where he died two hours
In far
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13

THREE NEGROES LYNCHED.
They Attacked and Robbed Young Ar.
kansas Merchant, m

kansas Merchant.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 1c. c.-Satur-
day night Jesse Norman, young mer-
chant OF Beardon, while standing in
the rear of his store, was struck on the
head with a spade and robbed by
three negroes. James Stewart, Dick
Benson and Abe Crane, three negroes,
We're arrested and last night the three
were lynched by mob composed Of
about fifty men. Each one Of the me-
groes confessed to having hand in the
assault and robbery. Young Norman
is unconscious and his death is ex-
pected at any time.
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Mil,nsap9Iis.

Mirnsnp dis.
MtSsRApoIls, May lG.
Wheat Closing April, 83ee{ May, ,B3ste
On track---No. hard, 67n; No 2 north.s
ern, 8sc. as .s
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
Chicago.
VU'0a
CHICAGO, May ie
AZ ROG,7 M. niiYed ~ IN

CHICAGO, May 10
Hogs Heavy, ST. 8oa7. 30; mixed, s7.so@
7.75; light, S7.35@7S0.
Cattle-Fair to extra beeyes, q. 4o@5.S5;
cows and bulls, 81. 5o88. 80; Texans, 1l.60@i
40. & I
sheep--Natiyes, sAso@50O; Texans,
s5,20@5.40, westerns, s4.85@5 B.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
DIED LIKE A BRAVE MAN
Carlyle Harris Kept Up His Won.
derful Nerve.
The Fatal Current Turned on at l2.4o-Ais
Last Words an Assertion Of limo.
cence..A Great crowd...Too
Much for Reporter.

SING SING, May 9.-Bright sunshine
did not brighten the gloom that hung
over Sing Sing Monday mornin 6
The guards moved about with quiet tread
and voices were hushed as in the pres
ence Of death. The air of su1focation
which one feels at a funeral filled the
place in spite of the clear atmosphere
Of a appertect spring day. Atother cleo
trocutions there has been levity and in
difference about the prison, but tho
dawn of Carlyle w. Harris last day
was observed by quiet, due to the ap-
probation that he was no ordinary culS
prit but q man whose crime and whose
death will be history,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-13
Anew Receiyer Appointed.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 11.--Geo.
w. Gallant has been removed as re-
ceiver for the Bank of Salem aud A c.
Biernatzki. county Judge at Salem, has
been appointed in his stead The
change was made at the request of
creditors.
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A Reporter Faints.


The witnesses who had seen other
electrocutions agreed that this was the
most successful one yet. There was no
sign of steaming ut the points of con
tact and aside from q purplish tinge
appearing on the skin there was no
change in the appearance of the body.
As the witnesses passed out of the
building one of the newspaper men
tainted and was carried out by friends.
lie recovered in few minutes.
Mrs. Harris viewed the raising of the
black flag from the window of her room
at Amhlers boarding house. When the
ominous signal foated on the breeze
she turned quietly away, resigned and
calm as she has been for the past few
days. She said she would see the news
paper men this afternoon and give
them her statement.