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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
HEAVY EAl.LoT BEAUTIFUL.
Six Inches of Heavy Snow In and
About Yankton.

81 a-.H#.. bDUut NuAtOu. f. eh
Yankton, Dec. 15.-This section is
being visited by a great deal Of nov
this winter. Weather prophets of all
descriptions have predicted more snow
this winter than for many years, and
their prophecies are being verified.
The heavy snow a week ago which cov-
cred the ground to u depth Of a foot
on the level, was greatly wasted dur
ing the week. Early Sunday morning
n heavy snow began. lasting all day,
and Sunday night snow lay Il a depth
of fully half n foot. The quality OF
this snow differs greatly from that OF
a week ago. it being full of moisture.
while the former was light. and OF
drifting character. The sleighing could
not well be better.
Lieutenant George j. Godfrey, an Of
ficer of the United States army. who is
stationed at Fort Crook. near Omaha.
Ncb., is Il visitor in 1ankton. He was
stationed at Fort Snliy, S. d., Il nun.
Der OF years ago, and while there, in
connection with his regular work, en-.
gagged extensively in the cattle bust.
ness. He now has a large herd of stock
Oh the reservation west of Pierre, be.
ing fattened for eastern markets.
Some three years ago Lieutenant God.
frey was commissioned abroad, the
purpose being to view the maneuvers
OF the German army. His visit here
was purely social, he being acquainted
with u number of prominent Yankton
people.
Major j. T. Coxhead hns organized
q military company of girls, consist.
ing OF eighteen young ladies'. who meet
at the armory for military practice. II
is an entirely new feature here, being
entered into with considerable cnthusi.
asm and premises to be a success.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
AN OVATION FOR Mr.. BRYAN.
He Reaches the City of Mexico and
Is Accorded Great

..-.L
City Of Mexico. Dec. 15.-Mlr. Bryan
and party arrived here owe the MeNi-
can National railway from Toluca last
evening. and q great crowd of .Ameri-
cans and McNicans We're awaiting the
arrival OF the distinguished political
leader. Colonel Garcia, of President
Diaz's staff, in full uniform greeted
and Welcomed Mr.. Bryan in the name
of the chief magistrate and escorted
him to the presidents private carriage
The famous Twcnty-seventh regiment
was stationed on the platform. En-
thusiasm WAS great among the many
Americans present. Cheers and tig rs
for Bryan rent the air and loud calls
were made for a speech, but he rcfuced
10 talk and again he was cilcered. Mrs.
Bryan coming in for her share of tie
applause. Nothing like last nights
demonstration has ever been seer here.
President Dinz has given orders that
Mr.. Bryan shall be considered as Il
specially honored guest.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
PROF. M'conMAcK RESIGNS.
Position of Assuyer at School OF
Mince Vacant.

Position of Assuyer at School Of
Mince Vacant.
Rapid City. Dec. l4.--Prof. Edward
Mccormack has resigned his position
as assayer at the school of mines and
has accepted Il much better posi- ion
at u larger salary at Butte, Mont. 1t
is expected that an appointment will
be made SOC to fill the vacancy at III.
school of mines.
Saturday evening George Slick. Da-
vid Cunningham and William Stokes
left for Seattle, whore they will fit
themselves out with outfits and pro-
coed this winter over the pass to the
Klondike. Several other parties arc
making preparations to go early in
the spring.
Major Clapp, Indian agent at Pine
n complete settlement Of the late trou
Bile between the cattlemen ndililing
the reservation and the Indians of the
agency over the question of stray cat
tie on the reservation. For several
years it has been the practice of sever
al of the larger cattle companies TO
drive their herds ever the line OH the
reservation to avoid taxation. Other
cntttle have driftcd or strnyed fro m
their own ranges Agent Clapp has
Just returned from Washington and
thinks that future trouble will be
avoided. The stockmcn have been no
titled TO drive their stock from the
reservation. and have been warned TO
keep them of. The department has
decided 10 build Il five wire fence the
entire length of the reservation, sixty
,p,Sl.,c- yvi,tal, &. -, L.. J.sI4 " a..
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
ONE MINSTREL TAUGHT A LESSON
Stage Hands at Carthage, Mo-, Forco
M Actor to Take q Girl

Carthage, Mo-, Dec. 14.-Beach e.
Bowers MINISTRIES appeared here Sat
urday night and after the perform
nnce, half a dozen young girls of good
families met as many of the perform
ers at the side door of the theater and
all started for a stroll.
A small brother of one of the girls
demonstrated with his sister, but
without avail. He then notified the
stage hands at the opera house, who
pursued the couple and overlook them
near the First Methodist church. The
stage hands ordered the minstrel to
take the girl home. At first he re-
fused and proposed to fight, but there
were too many against him and he de-
cided to do as directed.
The girl was trembling with fright
as the couple trudged toward her
home in silence, while the stage hands
followed to see that n straight route
was taken, The girl once inside the
house, they disappeared, and the min
strel returned to his hotel alone.
The other men were not interfered
with.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
TRIBUTES TO MRS, m'klNLEY.
Flags at Half Mast Everywhere.
Preparations to Meet the
| HA.. v'1rktop,. ~ ...... |-.#..a "A

Canton, o., Dec. 15.--All about the
city and in various manners is the sor-
row over the death of Mother Mckinley
manifested. Flags on the court house,
city hall and other buildings tioated at
half mast all day yesterday. The Bust
ness Mems association, at a meeting yes
terday afternoon. decided to suspend
business during the hours of the funeral
today from l to 3 o'clock by closing their
stores and offices. Information was re-
ceived that a party of cabinet officials.
left Washington for Canton, and prepar-
ations We're completed for their recep-
ton this morning.
President Mckinley kept close within
doors during the greater part of yester-
day, but took a short walk near his home
late in the evening, this being the only
exercise he had taken since d short walk
early in the morning.
Galveston. Tex, Dec. lifts British
steamer Mira OF the Harrison line had
lei national ensign. her house flag and
the stars and stripes at half mast yes
terday. out of respect for the death OF
Mrs. Mckinley, the presidents mother.
New York. Dec. 14.-Whitelaw Reid.
editor OF the Tribune, started for Can
ton, o.. last night owe the Pennsylvania
railroad, to attend the funeral of Presi-
dent Mckinley's mother.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
ROCKEFELLER DROPS
THREE MILLIONS
His Great Mining Plant at Monte
Cristo Was a Losing
Venture.
HAS DECIDED 10 ABANDON 1T
Several Million Dollars Invested by
the OH Nlasnate Which Must
Be Charged to the r.
and L.. Account.

Tacoma, Wash. Dec. 15.--Fivc years
ago John d, Rockefeller invested large
sums in Monte Cristo gold mines in the
mountains of Snohomish county. Then
he built the Everett and Monte Cristo
railroad to connect them with he Ev-
eerett smelter, which his money paid
for. At Monte Cristo a concentrator
velopment of the mines began on an ex-
tensive scale.
Charles l.. Colby and Colgate Hoyt,
then Rockefeller's financial agents, got
him to back them in plating the town
site of Everett. which soon passed into
his control. Altogether over 81, 900, 600
was invested III mines, railroad, town
site and equipment and smelter at Ev-
erett.
From New York 1t is OH
the authority of Mr.. Rockefeller's finan-
cial agent. II. T. Gates. that the recent
ly washed out Everett and Monte Girls
to railroad will not be rebuilt. Twenty
five miles between Granite Falls and
Everett will be operated as a logging
road, but thirty miles WI. be aband5ned
j. B. Croker, western representative OF
VI. A>oShetS'iei' says ~ stS 20" a"h
the mines have proved unremunerative
and that OF the three mines, the Monte
Cristo and Mystery ave proved entire
ly worthless and the Pride of the Noun
tains has paid very little above operat-
Ing expenses. 1t has been generally sup
posed that this mine was paying $500
a month.
These and other mines in the district
cannot now b. worked for lack of rail-
road communications. Supplies in the
mountains are short and the miners
have been sen out. One locomotive, sev-
eral passenger and freight cars and the
ten story concentration will be valueless.
as they cannot be taken out. Rockefel-
ler's loss Is estimated at 1900. 900. The
town Of Everett will be a heavy loser,
as Its main industry was the smelter.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
END OF THE BICYCLE RACE,
Miller, of Chicago, Wins With a Big
Lead C-er Rice the Second

New York, Dec. 14.-One of the
greatest crowds that ever filed Mad
ison Square Garden was collected
within its walls Saturday night. 1t
had surged into the west rink to see
c. w. Miller of Chicago cross the tape
winner of the great six day bicycle
race. From start to finish the race
had been the most interesting ever
witnessed. 1t is safe to say that 1OO,-
900 people have seen the remarkable
contest. The race has been n success
from every point of view. The gate
receipts will easily reach 100000, leav-
ing h management Il good profit.
At 6 p. IN. there was not a vacant
seat in the big garden. There were
200 police in attendance under lnspec-
tor Brooks, who kept order and acted
as nshers to the big crowd. The riders
with but few exceptions took things
easy, pedalling slowly around the
track to the cheers and encouraging
shouts of the audience, who constantly
urged them forward. Slowly the clock
crnwled around. YEARLY. poor Miller
led the van. Behind him toiled Rice
and Schinneer, riding desperately at.
ten miles an hour, while early in the
week twenty miles an hour had been
easier. 1t was a great race. Four
men, Miller, Rice, Schinnecr and Hale,
had beaten Hale's record of 1901 miles.
Hale cqualed his own record at 6:57.
He got a floral horseshoe in honor
of it.
AS a reward for their week of pain
and torture in covering hundreds OF
miles awhecl Miller will get $1.5O0
aside from presents from wheel and
tire concerns; $1,000 of this is the VIM
ner's share of the purse and $500 more
goes for breaking the record. joe.
Rice's share of the purse will be $500
and Schinneer will get $500. Teddy
Hale will receive $3.50 and Waller $50
less. Pierce gets 5000, Golden $50.
Cannon $125, Enterman and Rivierre
800 each and Fixes SIS. All the riders
who covered more than 1850 miles will
receive a prize, probably $50 apiece.
Final score, li2 hours:
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
SAMlIEI, GONpERS

by the invention of new machinery
skilled labolers We're constantly being
thrown out of employment, becoming
unskilled labofers. 1t has been the con-
slant work Of the federation to organs
ize unskilled labor, and during the past
veal many such unions were formed.
There has been a number of strikes dur
Ing the year with many OF them success
full. The peculiar feature of these strikes
Is that they We're nearly all for increased
wages. decreased hours or recognition
of union labor. He congratulated the
federation on the apparent nearer ac-
complishmcnt OF the establishment OF
postal savings banks than eve before.
and he suggested it might be wise 10
modify the position of the federation on
the question of compulsory arbitration
to h extent Of interpnsing no objection
to the passage Of such a law for appli-
cation to organized railway employees
and railroad
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
HE SETTLED FOR A SHORTAGE
Former Nebraskan Claims He Made
Good $4,000 to County
~ Officials.

New York, Dec. l5.-Eugene S. CASH
man, Colonel Warnings street cleaning
foreman, who was arrested OH Satur-
das charged with disappointing
100000 while county treasurer of Gre.-
ley county. Neb., will be arraignea il
court today and Immediately turned
over to Sheriff Luke Finn OF Greeley
county, who will put him aboard the
first train for the west.
eastman admits hat while county
treasurer he lost about 100000 belong
ing to the county. He did it, he srys.
by lending county funds to farmers
and taking their notes in exchange.
That was in 1893, and a severe drouth
ruined crops and the farmers ecu
Tot repay it. He says he turned over
his residence and other property 10
the county authorities and that they
accepted it as n settlement in full. He
then left the state.
Cashman admits he did wrong. but
says that the restitution has wiped
wiped that all out. He will prove
when he gets back to Nebraska, he
says; that he made Il legal settlement
with the Greeley county authorities.
and that their successors have no pow.
er to 90 behind it..
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
HITS KANSAS PROBATE JUDGES
Careless Legislation Leaves Fifty
Practically Without

Topeka, Kan. Dec. 16.-A condition con
fronts fifty of the lo5 probate judges nt
Kansas, which is anything but pleasant
and consoling.
thunder was made by the legislature last
winter which. after January ]. will cut off
the salaries of these officials. III its efforts
TO retrench and reform the populist legis-
lature passed a general fee and salary bill,
which will leave the probate judges In the
western half of the state practically with
out compensation.
Heretofore these officers re ccired a SAL
airy of $500 a year and ali lees of the office
The new law gives them half of the fees.
III IN repeating the old law failed to pro-
vide for a salary. The new law compels
the probate judge 10 keep his Office open
six days in the week.
In nifty of the counties of Kansas the
annual fees will not average 500 a year.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
BEGIN TODAY TAKING EVIDENCE
Jury Has Been Secured for the
Second Trial of Luct2crt the
Sausage Maker.

Chicago. Dec. l5.-The Iuetgert
jury for the second trial was compltt-
ed yesetrday afternoon by tie swear
ing in of Henry Reasderg, and today
the second trial of the suusigemaker
began. Assistant States Attorney Me-
Even will commence ii two and Il half
hours review of the states case at 10
o'clock today, and Attorney Harmon
will follow immediately4 with the open
ing statement for the defense. Bon,.
derg was not sworn in till each side
had exhausted all but one of lis per-
emptory challenges and a27 vcnirem IL
had been examined by the attorneys
and found disqualified. Only 81 venir4
men wcec examined to procure the
falpier jury.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
ENGLISH INTERESTS
BusIly At WORK
ttsNiguing to Prevent the Annex
alton oftke Hawaiian Island
to the United States.
NEEDS THE ISLAND HERSELF
Existing Treaty Between the Is,ands
and This Country the oniy
Bar to Action on Eng
lands Part.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Two elements
Oh opposition to the annexation of Ha-
wall are being worked in Washington
Win great secrecy and assiduity,
one Is the influence OF Japan, which,
Notwithstanding the statement of Min
lister Hoshi. has had greater effect than
yet appears upon the surface.
me other is the opposition Of Great
Britain.
me British government is too astute
10 ever openly show its hand, but is
working continuously and shrewdly to
defeat annexation.
Hawaii to Great Britain means much
more than a half way house between
canada and Australia. 1t means as well
a western end of the Nicaraguan and
Panama canals, to which British Hon
duras, Jamaic and st. Lucia are the
eastern guard.
England Interested in Panama.
British influence is already para
mount In a gigantic combination of cap
ttal soon to be brought to pear for the
completion of the Panama canal, and
British influence is also paramount in
cunningly contrived intrigues which
have tied the affairs OF the greater re-
public of Central America into an AL
most hopeless diplomatic tangle.
On the northern limit of the United
states, British influences are cunningly
working every question in which the
dominion of Canada represents counter
to the interest Of the United States.
The existing treaty between Hawaii
and his government is the only bar
which has so far prevented Great Brit
ain from not only landing a cable on
Hawaiian islands, but securing CONNER
cial and political advantages.
When the exact character and extent
Of the British influence being exerted in
Washington is thoroughly understood.
party ines will be wiped out and a de-
termined effort to prevent the interposi-
ton Of such foreign tntrigues into the
question of relations which the United
States snail bear toward Hawaii.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
PROTEST BY LuMBERmEN.
Ontario Operators Complain OF tn
Methods of Americans
Over There.

Toronto, Ont, Dec. 15.-.A petition
wa presented Friday TO the Ontario
government by a large dcputation of
prominent Canadian lumbermen, in
which it is set forth that owing to
the retaliatory clause in the United
States tariff saving could not be con
tinued in the Georgian bay district.
and that the Americans were getting
their raw material free by shutting out
Canadian sawn lumber.
Provided the expiration Of such raw
material is stopped, the petitioners
say, the Canadian lumbermen will not
object to any duty the United States
may impose, realizing that it is beyond
their jurisdiction. The true remedy,
the lumbermen claimed, was an ex-
port duty, but failing in that they
asked that the regulation be applied to
this years cut.
The rremier's answer was noncom-
initial.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
MOTHER m,KlNLeY IS DEAD.
After Her Long Fight With tss
Grim Spectre She Finally
Gives I'm the Contest.

IN.L
Gives Up the Contest.
Canton, O., Dec. 14.-Mrs. Nancy ALI
son Mckinley is dead. She passed from
life at q few minutes past 2 O'Clock Sun
day morning with all of her children n
other immediate relatives at her bed
side. She did not suffer any in her last
hours, but gradually passed from the
deep, palsIed sleep in which she has
rested almost constantly Cor the past
ten days into the sleep of death.
From reports received here last even
ing it Is expected Secretary Bliss OF the
interior, Secretary Of War Alger, wife
and daughters. Postmaster General
Gary and Secretary to the President
Porter and wife will reach here Tuesday
morning over the Pennsylvania lines to
attend the funeral services of Mrs. Nam
cy Allison Mckinley, which will be held
in the First NJ. f. church of this city at
/ o'clock on hat afternoon. Interment
will follow in West Lawn cemetery,
just west of the city, and Tuesday even
ing President Mckinley and wife and
the officials from Washington who at
tend the funeral will leave. for the cap
ital. reaching there about noon Wednes-
day.
P%allbearers have been selected from
among the older members of the
church and close neighbors of the de-
ceased. They are: Judge William r.
Day, Hon. William A. Lynch, Mayor r.
A. Cassidy, L. l.. Miller, w. w. Clark,
Judge Il. ]. Mccarthy. David collars
and ex-Mayor John +. Blake.
Washington, Dec. 13.--All the mem
bers of the cabinet whose official duties
will permit their leaving Washington
at his time started for Canton. o.. at
z O'clock his morning to attend the flu
neral Of Mrs. Mckinley. Tie party will
include Secretaries Alger, Bliss, Wilson
and Gary; Attorney General McKenna
and Secretary Sherman, il the latter is
feeling well enough to make the trip.
Secretaries Long and Gage are de-
tanned in Washington by pressing de-
partmental duties. Vice President Ho-
bart will also remain here, his presence
being necessary as the presiding officer
of the senate. The ladies of the party
are Mrs. McKenna. Mrs. Gray, Mrs. AL
ger and Mrs. Porter. The arrangements
for the journey were made by Secretary
Porter. The party will reach Canton
about 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18

utive committee of the National Board
Of Trade the various chambers of com
merce and boards Of trade thro igh-
out the United States have PREPARED
and sent in questions for discussion.
\. most interesting session is expected.
One of the important subjects .ubmit-
ted for consideration is that enlarged
facilities should be furnished for dis
%seminating information concerning
the necessities of foreign trade. An
other is the recommendation that the
supervision and direction Of all irri-
cation enterprises should be in The
hands of the United States authorities.
Frederick Frawley of Philadelphia,
is the president of the National Beard
of Trade, and William Il. Tucker is
secretary and treasurer.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
The House.


Washington. Dec. 15.-Chuplain Cow
den, in his prayer, referred %eloqneEtly
and feelingly to the death of the prcsi-
dents mother.
The appropriations committee re-
ported that the Legislative. executive
md judicial appropriation bills would
oc called up tomorrow.
BY unanimous consent the urgency
deficiency bill was passed appropriate
ng 100000 for the payment of mile
age of members of congress and sala-
les OF temporary employees.
The Senate.
Washington, Dec. l5.-Chaplain Mil
burn made a touching reference to the
death Of Mother Mckinley.
The committee on foreign relations
called up the bill prohibiting the kill
ing of seals in the north Pacific, but at
The request of Peltigrew it went over
Tor amendment.
P~ettigrew called up and the senate
passed a bill allowing settlers TO home
stead an entire 16O acres.
At p. M. the immigration bill was
;aken up.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
nErAlL MEncuANrs ORGANIZE,
Elk Point Merchants Are Seeking
Benefits,

Elk Point. Dee. 13.--C. c. Peterson,
president of the South Dakota Retail
Merchants association, organized Il 10,
cal membership here with every mer-
chant in town as members, with the
following officers: President, l.. II.
Freeman; vice president, A. o. Rings
rnd; secretary and treasurer, II. L..
Moore. The Object of the association
is for mutual benefit, enforce collec-
tons, and especially to see to the en-
forecmcnt Of anti-peddlcr laws.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
FARMERS EAGER TO PAY TAXES
Pointed Evidence Of Prosperity in
Rural Districts OF
Kunsus. l..

Independence, Kan, Dec. l5.-Coun-
ty Treasurer ]. r. Blair reports that
the people of Montgomery county are
paying their axe better this year
than ever in his knowledge.
This is especially true of the fam.
ers, who seem to have plenty of ready
money and are anxious to pay their
taxes at. once and secure the rebate.
II has been many years since the
farmers of this section have been in
srcl: good circumstances. and the
banks are suffering in their business
a, a result. 1t is almost impossible to
loan their money, and the loans they
have made are rapidly being paid off.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18
SENATORS ARE UNDER GUARD.
Georsia Solons Under Lock and
Key Awaiting IL Quorum

@ &-
Atlanta, Ga, Dee. 15.-From I
o'clock last night until IL Il score of
Georgia state senators We're locked up
in the capitol, guarded by doorkeepers
with clubs. They lacked three Of a
quorum and had hundreds of bills to
act upon at once, because the session
is about to close.
%Sergeants at arms i'll the meantime
secured the city and at last caught a
crowd of senators at a pugilistic per
Torrance. They were brought in IN
der arrest, and the weary prisoners
were awakened. During their long
siege they We're fed on pcssum and
beer, which the negro attendants i,
some way smuggled in.
The session then proceeded and last
ed until an early hour this morning.
when the senators forced an adjourn
ment by a threat of using physical
force to escape.