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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
Ex-UNITED STATES SENATOR DIES
j. II. Mcmillan Who Represented
Minnesota Goes Over to the
Majority.

St. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 6.-Samuel ].
Il. Mcmillan, United States senator
from 1876 to 1858, died at his home in
this city late last night OF anaemia.
He had been i'll for nearly n year. He
was born in Brownsville, Pa, Febru-
airy 22. 1896. He studied law in the
office OF Edwin NJ. Stanton, afterwards
secretary of war, and after a distin-
guished career was in 1874 chosen
chief justice of the Minnesota supreme
court. He was elected to the United
States senate as the result of one of
the most noted deadlocks in the his
tory of the state. Ex-Governor Ram
sey was the republican caucus nomi-
nee and Cushman X. Davis, the pres
cnt senator, was n boiling candidate.
Mcmillan was elected on n narrow
margin after a prolonged contest. In
1881 he was reelected. While in the
senate he succeeded Roscoe Conkling
as chairman of the m commit.
tee. He was prominent in the Presby.
terrain church and in 1890 was chosen
one of the two men from the west or
the committee of revision of the con.
fession of faith of that body.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
REGRET MAUCK's RESIGNATION
Hoped Thnt He Will Not Leave the
State.

State. e
Huron, Oct. 6.-The announcement of
the resignation of ]. w. Mauck as presi-
dent of the state university at Vermil-
lion was received with much surprise
and deep regret by friends Of Prof.
Mauck and the institution here. 1t Is
sincerely hoped that he will continue to
reside in the state ven though he be not
at the head OF any of it's great educa-
tional institutions.
A number OF owners of fast steppers
here contemplate going to Esteline and
competing for some of the purses Of
fered by the Esteline Trotting associa-
ton at its meeting beginning on Octo-
Der IL. A $500 purse is one Of the at
fractions.
Arrangements have been completed
for a series of gospel meetings here UNI
der direction Of Rev. B. NJ. Williams,
evangelist. They will begin on the 18th
inst. all of the churches of the city
uniting in the effort.
Prof. Pinkham has organized q uni
versity association here with the fol-
lowing officers: President, Coe I. Craw-
ford; vice president. f. NJ. Dean; secre-
tary, Mrs. Fred NJ. Wilcox; treasurer, c.
B. Ambrose; leader, Prof. Edwin Dukes;
local organizer, Mrs. A. D. Hill; execu-
tive board, John L. Pyle, B. II. Burt
and Mrs. L. c. Kemp.
Hon. John L. Lockhart, commissioner
of school and public lands. was here
yesterday, returning from Roberts
county. While absent he disposed of
24o acres Of land in Roberts county in
which the state had equities: the price
received was SIS per acre. They were
listed with other Taylor lands and like
those heretofore disposed of brought the
amount for which they were appraised.
Harold Stecre, one of the brightest
young men of the city, has gone to ST.
Paul, where he will enter a school of
osthesopathy, expecting to make that
his life profession.
DIR. James and wife of Tracy. Mimi,
accompanied by Mr.. James parents Of
Hudson. Mich, are spending some time
here with ]. j. Casselman and family.
Mrs. Casselman and Mrs. James are
sisters,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
cHlnA'S TERRIBLE FLOODS
DROWN MANY THOUSANDS
Sixty Towns In Central China Are
obIiterated by Rushing
Waters.
! WAS A FRIGH1FvL CALAMITY
Estimated Tha, From Fifteen to
Twenty Thousand People Lost
Their Lives---Floods arc
Still Raging.

Chicago. Oct. Ga special to the
record from Tacoma, Wash, says:
The steamer Victoria brings news Of
the most disastrous floods that have
s!slted China for many years. Sixty
villages near Tung Chou, containing
over $4,000 Inhabitants, have been de-
stroyed by the floods and the people
.ither drowned or forced to flee.
There is no means of finding how
many thousands have been drowned,
out the number is estimated by CHI
aese authorities ut $4,000 to 10000.
The flooded district is within twelve
niles of Pekin, the capital of China.
As n rule Chinese officials make very
little stir when Il calamity like this
happens, but the proximity of the dis
lster has resulted in it's being brought
to the attention of the emperor, who
aas ordered that all possible relief be
given.
Survivors from the villages nearest
'ekin have been allowed such shelter
as they can find in the CITY walls, but
tho islands + without protection
against the rain, which continues to
all. The distress of these people is
most pitiable. Public spirited and
wealthy men of Pekin and Tnng Chou
are actively assisting the authorities
in providing them with food.
The floods have greatly damaged a
.arge number of estates belonging to
Pekin mobiles. The usual rains began
July %, and continued until August
Is. The crops in the flooded district
were destroyed. The projects, local
magistrates and people of the flooded
district prayed for the cessation Of the
rain seven days before they were final
ly driven out of their homes.
Early in September high officials OF
Pekin and Tien Tsin forbade the
slaughter Of cattle, their object being
to appease the wrath of the gods and
stop the rain. The result was t cut
off the entire meat supply, which led
foreign consuls to protest against the
prohibition and to report the situation
to the foreign ministers at Pekin. 1t
S claimed that the action of the Off
Gals constitutes q violation of the
Greatly rights.
Early in September there was an
,ther uprising in Formosa. A battle
took place, which resulted in the kill
ing of 200 rebels and many japanese
soldiers. Captain Takeuchi. who COM
.nanded the japanese, cut down thirty
rebels with his own hand.
An explosion of a steam launch lear
Bangkok resulted in the drowning Of
ten persons and the fatal injury of six,
including Prince Chairat and wife,
who died next day. This prince was
closely related to the King of Siam.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
MURDERER IS BROUGHT TO BAY
Posthumous Son of n Murdered Ma,
Causes the Arrest of the


Columbia, S. c., Oct. Con a war
rant issued at the instance of Henry
w. Ray, posthumous son of j. j. Ray,
who was murdered in W~ilkesboro, N.
c., twenty-four years ago, John w
Cheatham. alias Aaron Miller, was ar
rested in Rock Hill, this state, charged
with Rays murder.
In March. 1873, two 15-year-old boys
became involved in n fight near Rays
house. He parted them and perhaps
handled Aaron Miller roughly. The
boy drew a pistol and shot Ray dead.
Then he rode away. Nothing has
oeen heard of him since, but a detec-
tive, it seems, has beer on his track
tor some time.
Miller changed his name and went
20 Rock Hill. There a detective, dis
yuised as a carpenter, located him
He telegraphed the young man, who
was born several months after his IA
theirs murder, who came to Rock Hill
md had the arrest made.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
NO RECONCILIATION IS DUE
Report that the Volunteers and Sal.
walton Army Are to Unite
L. Now Denied.

New York, Oct. 5.--The banner of the
Salvation army is not going 70 wave
over the American Volunteers as has
been stated. On the contrary the flag
of the Volunteers will shortly be UNI
furled to the breezes in England. The
eport from Detroit that the Volunteers
and the Salvation arsy are going to
unite Is denied. Mrs. Ballington Booth.
who is al home at Mont Clair, N. j..
aid last night: THE story teiegraphed
from Detroit of a possible reconciliation
II the Volunteers of America with the
organization known as the Salvation
.rmy is utterly without foundation.
Commander Ballington Booth and his
following left the Salvation army on an
issue which involves the principle and
lnreconcilable differences OF opinion
concerning democratic and autocratic
government" Colonel Hollimond, pri-
vate secretary to B%aliington Booth. the
commander OF the Volunteers, says: III
can authorize a complete denial of any
plan or prospect of any utilization of the
trmy and the Volunteers. Major Black
hurst has gone to England at the invi-
tation of former Salvation army officers
to help establish the Volunteers In Eng.
and"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
FLANDEEAU COURT IN SESSION
Erickson Robbery Case Attracted
Attention.

Attention.
Fandreau, Oct. 5.-Circuit court in
and for Moondy county has been in
session here since Tuesday. A case
which has attracted considerable at
tention is that of the state VS.. Sairom
Strangeland, charged with the Erick-
son robbery, committed January 20,
1896, in the southern part of this Il
ty. Joe Smith, jim Smith, Gust Kroe-
mig and Clyde Kepart were charged
with the crime shortly after it was
committed, were arrested and about a
year ago jim Smith was tried and con-
victcd and sentenced to fifteen years
in the states prison. Since then,
through the efforts of Joe Kerby, a
Sioux Falls lawyer, a new gang has
been arrested-Sairom Strangeland,
Ole Nelson, c. 1. Smith and Andrew
~Rolstona-and charged with the crime
of robbing Erickson, and on the pre-
liminary hearing Sairon Strangeland
confessed to the crime, but since de.
MED his confession. He was tried in
the circuit court this week, but was
acquitted. Strangeland and Ole Mel
son were tried for Jail breaking and
were convicted. They will receive
their sentences next Wednesday.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
TORTURED WITH HOT IRONS.


Bombay, Oct. 6.-Hcnry Savage Ian.
dor. a we'll known artist, traveller and
writer. and grandson OF the celebrated
Walter Savage Lander. has just re.
turned to India, after a terrible expert.
ence.
He had undertaken an exploring tour
in Thibet, but he was abandoned by all
the members of his company except two
coolies. Finally the Thibatans arrested
him by an act OF treachcry, sentenced
him to death and, after torturing him
with hot irons. actually carried him to
the execution ground. ~.
At almost the last minute the execu.
ton vas stopped by the grand llama
who committed h sentence to torture
by the Stretching log" q species OF
rack. which greatly injured Mr.. Ian.
doris spine and limbs. After being
chained for eight days he was released.
Mr.. Lander has no fewer than twenty.
two wounds as the result of his torture.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
GENERAL NEAL DOW is DEAL
Veteran Prohibitionist Sinks Quietly
to Hest ut Portland,

Portland, Me-, Oct. General Neai
Dow died at his residence in this city
Mt $3.50 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
The end was peaceful and he retained
consciousness until an hour before he
died, recognizing his children, who
were gathered at his bed side.
infirmities of old age. A week ago to.
day he was obliged to take to his bed.
His mind was still clear, however, and
only a few days ago he called for the
daily paper and read a portion Of it.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
SOLDIERS HOME MANAGEMENT
Reviewed by the Board and Pro-

Reviewed by the Board and Pro-
nomnced Right.
Hot Springs, Oct. AT The recent
meeting of the board of directors OF
the soldiers home held in this city
all members We're present. Command.
ant and Mrs. Inns work was received
with the result that it was pronounced
very satisfactory.
The number of old %solicrs at the
home now is 100 and thirty more at-
olications have been received. The in.
mates of he home appear to be we'll
satisfied with the treatment and food
they receive, although some reports to
the contrary have been circulated.
But a small per cent of the number
of inmates need guarding against q
too free use of intoxicants. Under the
new management of the home. tie
fight is continued against drunk esq
and disorder. The water supply of the
home will be increased by al nrtesian
well,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
'CARCITy OF WATER
TROUBLE THE STOCKMEN
s1ipnents Designed For Chamber.
lain are Sent to Pierre
for Shipment.
OK TO MILWAUKEE, FOR RELIEF
Life Lost in IL Prairie Fire With
Several injured - Those Who
Have tieen Named for
the Bench.

Chamberlain, Oct. 6.-The Flying V,
. cross and WM Cattle companies fin
ed rounding up the upper Fad river
s1!ige a few days ago and started for
-Ye railroad with about 5000 head OF
t-eers and fat COWS, 1t vas the original
.tentiop of the owners to drive to
,aainberlaia. but the cowboys in the
lnploy Of the Minnesota and Dakota
attic company, who had just returned
. the range from this city, reported
lat water was very scarce along Med
me creek, and that it would be neces-
Try to drive around by way of White
.ver. some twenty-five miles farther, or
,out two days drive with beef cattle.
.. rather than drive so long a distance,
Ae owners decided to go by way of
'iarre. The U Cross cattle are owned
" c. X. Howard. president of the West
IN South Dakota Cattlemen's associa-
ion. The %stockInen on the ranges in the
eded Sioux lands west of the Missouri
iiver generally prefer to ship over the
chicago, Milwaukee n st. Paul rail-
Dad from this point, as they claim that
he stock trains make several hours bet
er time than those of the Northwestern
rom Pierre, and that the cattlemen
themselves receive much better treat
aent, being furnished with a first class
ioach to ride in instead of a rlckety old
7aboose. They are also accorded many
other privileges which they do not re-
ccive on the Northwestern road. The
ranchmen are much disappointed by the
up of the water holes this fall
and will strive to induce the Milwaukee
to construct a system Of res
along Yellow Medicine creek.
and on the heads of White Clay and Dry
and establish a regular cattle
trail from Midland, a small town on Bad
river. to Chamberlain. The proposed
would be similar to those con-
structed north of the Black Hills by the
Elkhorn railroad for the convenience OF
who ship from Belle Fourche.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
NEwsY NOTES OF cENrEnv1LL1
Current Items of Interest From a
RnaH Bnru

Current Items of Interest From a
Busy Burg.
Centerville, Oct. 2.-The Chicago ant
Northwestern railroad, has been run
ming excursion trains to the state fan
ut Yankton this week. The train fr II
Huron and the one from Hawarden
Ia, meeting and consolidating her,
and going to Yankton as one. Nor.
than three hundred tickets have bccr
sold from this point alone. The trail
from here to Yankton this, Friday
morning. consisted of eleven coaches
James Growney's saloon was entered
one night this week and about twelve
dollars worth of goods taken.
Rev. William Meidana, who has beer
the pastor of the Reformed chu CT
here for the past year, has received
and accepted a call to the p~astorate O.
the Reformed church at Bushnell, Ill.
and will lenvc for the new field ii
about two weeks.
He will preach his farewell sermon,
on Sunday morning next.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
CLAIMS TO CURE CONSUMPTION
New York Institution Ready to Dis
charge Several Cured
PntfenlS.


mis- sanitarium for consumptives, near
Liberty, expects within a few days to
discharge as cured several patients
who have been subjected to the tuber-
culin treatment.
Doctors Guerin and Shipford, mem
bers of the Westchester County Medi-
cal society, have been visiting the san
itarium and are so we'll satisfied with
the place that they have decided to
send their patients suffering from pull
monary tuberculosis to the sanitarium
in the future.
The sanitarium is attracting the at
tention of the leading practitioners
throughout the country. There are at
present e~ighty-five patients in the in
Stitution.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09

One of the largest banks in New York
makes a searching examination of each
department at least three times n year.
1t Is not announced. but begins at a
minute known only to the president. He
three heads of departments,
and they take charge OF a clerks books
and firm assets 50 quickly that nothing
can be changed or concealed. Clerks
who go through a year without an er-
ror receive extra compensation. h
system was adopted several years ago,
ai.d no trace Of dishonesty has yet been
fond.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09

Prof. Morehead of the Ohio state uni
versity and two other men are soon to
begin a systematic hunt for a buried
treasure supposed to comprise l0G
pounds of pure go!d hat was hidden
away by W Frenchmen on their way
from the great lakes to New Orleans
during the seventeenth entury Ira
dition has it that the treasure was
buried at the foo Of an oak tree nea,
the site Of Bucyrus. o.; that the two
men died while witt, the Indians, and
that the latter. fearing the spirits of the
dead men. would never reveal the hid
ing place.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
ABERDEEN's GRAIN PALACE.
Opened With n Large Crowd in AT
tendnnce--Many Choice
Exhihits.

Aberdeen, S. D.. Oct. 5.-The day
opened splendidly for the fifth annual
session Of the grain palace and the city
Is now well filed with visitors and
strangers. The Gr!ffen-Neil Stock COM.
pany and Bookings Regiment bands
are the attractions of the week and ar.
rived this morning. The opening per-
Torrance will be given tonight and will
be largely attended. Many choice ex.
hiblts are already in place.
Fire on Allison's ranch, near Freder.
ickson. was started by a steam thresheI
and destroyed several buildings, hun.
dreds Of tons OF hay, several stacks OF
grain and much other property. Two
men who assisted in fighting the flames
were severely burned and were brought
to the hospital here for treatment.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09

DaiAgeivaa overhead trolley wires al,
to be done away with in Paris iii 1900.
A French engineer, Bochet, has in
vented a new system which is very
simple. Overhead contacts arc to BE-
established from electric lamp rosts
owned by the city, the distance between
the posts being smaller than the length
OF a train composed or two or three cars.
Thus contact is assured at. at least, one
point. A copper rail fastened along the
edge of the roof OF the car, not less than
fifteen feet from the ground, will take
up the current from flexible points of
contact. suspended from each electric
light past along the line. The contacr
point will slide along that rail-. Ths
current will return to the power station
through the line track. as usual.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09

The shipping on the great lakes will
be OF greatly increased tonnage next
year. The builders of large vessels for
this traffic are following the lines of
builders of ocean steamships and plan
ming larger vessels annually. There is
now being laid the keel of a lake vessel
with a length of $50 feet, so feet beam
and 2sk feet depth. The new ship will
carry 1000 tons.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09

The Royal gorge IN Colorado is to be
lighted with electricity. The running
time of the trains through this remark
able canyon is so arranged that tourists
are compelled to pass through 1t at
night, and are thus prevented from
viewing Its beauties. To obviate this
the railroad company proposes to make
1t as light as day, and. If anything, to
add to its scenic beauties, because OF
the a~ccentuated lights and shadows
which must play over and between the
ROOFS
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
LATE VIEWS FROM GOLD FIELDS
Canadian Government Is Exactine
Tribute from tho Miners
nf KlOudika

Seattle. Wash. Oct. 4.-George Stan
ley, who Is mining on Ell Dorado creek,
in Yukon. writes his father In this city
that the claims owned by his father and
partner. Warden. on Ell DNado creek
will pan out half a million in gold mug
gets this coming winter. The letter
says claims on Bear creek will turn out
as rich a. those IN Bonanza and Ell
Dorado creeks. Stanley also writes that
the Canadian government Is exacting a
royalty Of 25 cents per cord on wood to
be used in thawing out gravel this win
ter. A similar charge is also made for
logs used'in building cabins for miuers.
During the summer forest fires de-
stroyed a large amount OF cord wood
and owing to the scarcity Of water little
sluicing has been done.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
Canton Adxocnte Sold.

Canton, Oct. GA newspaper change
will be made In Canton about the list
Of next month. w. S. Ingham has sold
the Canton Advocate to N. C. Nash,
publisher OF the Sioux Valley News.
MI. Ingham retires from the newspaper
business on account of failing eyesight
The Advocate is % years old and has
struggled along under many Difficult.
ties, but at last will cease to exist.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09

Oddly enough. the I'D salts of the Brit
ish navy are for the first time to be sup
Piled with salt as an article of Diet.
Pepper and mustard have always been
supplied. but hitherto Jack has been
obliged to buy his own salt If he wanted
any. The reason for this is that in the
past sailors at sea We're fed 50 exclu-
sively on salt meat that to add a sep
arate item of salt would be adding in
suit to injury. But now preserved food
Is offered in such variety that sea fare
is not different from what the sailor
would have on land.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09

The great wall of China was recently
measured by Mr.. Unthank, an Ameri-
can engineer. His measurement gave
the height as eighteen feet. Every few
hundred yards there is a tower twenty
fve feet high. For 1000 miles the wall
goes over plains and mountains, every
foot of the foundation being of solid
granite and the rest of the structure
solid masonry,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
Grain and Proyisions
Chicago. Oct. 5.-aCsh quotations
as follows: Vs..

Chicago, Oct. 5.-aCsh quotations were
as follows: is.
F~lour-I5asy.
Whcat-No. 2 spring. S4Ads7asc: No.
spring, 7S4S4c; No. 2 red. S9BG93hc.
Corn-No. 2. 27ha2Sc; No. 2 yellow, 27,a
H2Sc.
oats-No. ?, 1ac; No. 8 white. f. o. b.,
D&G21isc.
Rye-No. 2, 44c.
Barley-No. 2, nominal; No. 3, +. 0. b.,
t9@39e: No. 4, I. o. b., 2sG34c.
Flax Seed-No. ]. S9haallac.
Timothy Seed--Prime, -. 62La.
Provisions-Mess pork. s.. 10MS Is: lard,
A.47is@4. so: short RIB sides. s.. 1895. 20; dry
salted SHOULDERS. $5.o0a5. 25; short clear
Whisky.Distiiiers' finished goods. per
gallon. S1.22
susar-Cut loaf, IS. SO; g%ranulated. ss.A,
B~utter-Steady. Dairy. l2ul9c; creamery,
Eggs-Steady. Fresh, 13kc.
Cheese-Steady at Sfi9c.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-10-09
OLD MEN TO Be TAKEN BACK
Wabash Will Reinstate Many Men
Who Were Lnid on During
The Strife, of 1904

Butler, Ind, Oct. 4.-During tho
railroad strike in 1894 u large number
Of Wabash employees were laid off and
their applications for reinstatement
has not been needed. 1t is now given
out on official authority that all the
old men will be taken back as rapidly
as possible. This means a re-instate-
ment of several hundred men over the
entire system.