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MEXICAN PoMPEn DISCOVERED.
lily of clia Dwel'ers that Is Bcliev-

City of Clitf DwelIers that Is Bcliev-
ed to Have Antednted Rome.
Santa Fe., N. NJ, Aug. 23.-New Mex
leo has it's Pompeli aud its llcrcula-
neuln; it has its extinct Nesuvius and
its extinct Aetna; it has ruins as inter,
esting us those of central Asin and
of Egypt. .
Not far from Santa Fe, in Santa Clara
canyon, there are buried the ruins
of a city of cliff dwellers, older perhaps
than Rome. Rev. G. S. Madden and Il
party of scientists have attempted sys-
tematic excavation, and during the last
week they have dug OUT two room OF
a communal building 800 by 400 feet,
three stories high, continuing at least
1900 rooms.
The rooms that We're eXcavnted
showed that the cliff jewellers deserted
the house in great haste. They left
many articles of interest behind which
they would. assuredly have taken along
il their leatc-taking had been less pre-
cipitous.
The abundance of turkey and dog
bones showed that those animals were
kept in the house. Attached to each
living room in the communal building
are small turkey corrals 4 by 4 feet and
connected with the living rooms by low
acchways just high enough for a tur.
key to Slip through. In the burial
places the remains of the ancient race
are invariably found covered with tur-
key and dog bones. The bodies are
buried in u STOPPING position, with the
head between the knees and the feet
of all bodies pointing to a common cen
ter.
The most important find made by
Rev. Mr.. Madden was that of nine skel-
ctons, whose formation indicates that
the ancient cliff jewellers were not In
dians, but were allied to the Caucasian
race. The forehead of the skulls is
well formed, while the posterior part
Of the head is almost fiat. In the course
of evolution the incisors of the clilT
dwellers were transformed into grind
ers, for the cliff dwellers were evident
ly vegetarians. In their houses are
found corn. and they evidently grew
and smoked tobacco. Some skulls that
were found in the cliff dwellings on TIN,
CHA had long red hair.
The reason for the sudden evncua-
ton of the Santa Clara cliff dwellings
is found in the immense stream of lava
which poured forth from n crater only
II few miles from Santa Fc, and covered
many square miles with lava and
ashes. 1t must have been a volcanic
eruption, similar to that which de-
stroyed Pompeii and Hcrculancum,
which caused the elf jewellers to flee
from their homes.
According to Rev. Mr.. Madden, the
dwellings, were deserted nj lenst 1900
years ago. The cliff jewellers were
giants in their day, for one of the fe-
that he picked up measured 20
inches and must have belonged to q
man between seven and eight feet
hiph.
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MERRITT MAY BE SENT.
onfers Win the President on

Confers With the President on
Philippine Question.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Much specu-
lation has been caused here by the con
ference at Plattsburg, N. Y, Sunday
between General Merritt and President
Mckinley.
Naturally the gossip of q prospective
change in the command Of the Ameri-
can troops in the Philippines has been
revived and the belief that General
Merritt will be sent to Luzon to take
charge of active operations in the field
is growing stronger. Secretary Root
declined to discuss the subject, and
when asked the direct question of the
probability of n change, he replied that
he had nothing to say at this time.
The secretary admits, however. that
he has consulted with General Merritt
respecting the Philippine situation
simultaneously with the visit of Gem
eral Merritt to Plattsburg, there is II
renewal of the rumor that the COM.
manding general of the army may him
self go to Luzon md take charge of the
campaign against the insurgents. For
this mi however, there is no sufH-
Gent foundation.
1t is not thought here that the con-
ference between the president and
General Merritt indicates any intcn-
ton on the part of the administration
to make an immediate change in the
Philippines.
The belief is that the president in
tends to give General Otis one more
chance, and the question of making
any change at all is contingent upon
the result of the generals operations
in the near future. Even should some
other officer be placed in command OF
active operations, General Otis will not
be Inundated, for he will be retained
in some position of honor and dignity,
probably governor general of the is.
lands.
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TRAGEDY IN FRENCH souDAN.
Two oficers Murdered by vouiet
tshanoine llxpeditiOr.

Two Officers Murdered ny Vonlet
Ghanoine Expedition.
Paris, Aug. 23.-M. de Gratis, minis
ter of the colonies, has received a mes
sage from the governor general OF
French West Africa, fully confirming
the Eigaro's story OF the killing 81
Lieutenant Colonel Klobb and Lieuten,
ant MuRier by members of the French
expedition under the conduct OF Cap
tains Noulet and Chanoine, in the
French Soudan.
The confirmation has created q great
sensation and caused the most painful
impression, the only explanation sug;
gested being that Captain Voulet had
become mentally affected by fhe eli,
mate. Curiously enough, the killing
occurred on July IA, the date of the
French national fete.
1t appears that on news being re.
ccived Of the barbarity of the Nonlet-
Chanoine mission towards the natives
on the march toward Lake Chad, the
Dupuy ministry ~instructed& Lieutenant
Colonel Klobb, who was ut Hayes, to
proceed with a column, overtake the
mission, investigate the charges and
ssum command. On July IA the
Klobb party overlook the mission a
Demagar. Lieutenant Colonel Klobh
sent word to Captain Voulet, who re.
piled that he would shoot him il
he advanced. Notwithstanding this
threat, Klobb advanced and made
himself known to Voulet, who ordered
him peremptorily to stop. This order
was disregarded, and when the Kloht
party was within 1hO meters of You,
let's troops the latter, on his order,
fired three volleys, which We're fol
lowed by independent firing. Lieuten.
ant Munier fell dead. Lieutenant Col
onel Klobb, wounded in the leg by the
first volley, was dispatched by being
Slot in the head. Vonlet then ordered
a bayonet charge, and the remainder
of the Klobb column fled, carrying
their wounded and leaving, beside the
two officers, nine men dead. The sur.
vivors, ten Of whom were wounded,
reached Bosso under command of a ma.
tive sergeant.
The Voulet-Chanoine mission has
taken to the bush, but according to the
advices received by NJ. Decrais, q
strong column was to be sent in pur,
suit.
Captains voulet and Chanoinc have
both had distinguished careers in this
Soudan. The mission now outlawed
consists, besides the leaders, of Cap
tain Jouland, Lieutenant Pellier, DIR
Henric and two French s~ergeants.
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GENERAL MILES 10
60 TO PHILIPPINES
Commanding General Of the Army
to Start for Manila Late in
October.
PREPARING FOR HIS JOURNEY
oficials viii Not Admit 1t, but 4,
Is Said 10 he on the Cards
MISUNDERSTANDING New
Regiments.

Chicago, Aug. a1.-The Washington
correspondent of the Record says:
Major General Nelson a. Miles com.
handing general of the army, is going
to the the Philippines. He will star,
the latter part of October, He will not
take command of the forces in the
field, nor will he supersede General
Otis. He will, however. act in his ca
pacity Of general of the army and will
have supervision over field operations.
He will direct the assignment of the
different regiments and participate in
mapping Il plans of campaigns. He
will reach the Philippines about the
close of the rainy season and may re-
main until peace is restored.
This statement is made upon excel.
lent authority. General Miles has or.
dered n tropical outfit. including new
uniforms, etc, and the fact that he is
going is pleasing to the new secretary
of war, although Mr.. Root did not sug-
gest.it to General Miles. There will be
continued denials of this statement,
and General Miles and his friends will
lose no opportunity to discredit it.
They will throw as much secrecy about
his plans as they did when he left for
Cuba to assist General Shafter before
Santiago. General Miles will, of course.
take his staff and his party will be for
midable in numbers. Iie will be of ma
terial assistance in prosecuting an ac-
tive campaign.
There is activity at the war depart.
ment in the various bureaus which are
charged with equipping and handling
the ten additional volunteer regiments
just authorized. The quartermastcr's
department is particularly busy in ar.
ranging Tor transportation. Informs
ton is being gathered from the vari-
Gus steamship composites operating on
the Pacific coast regarding their YES
sells which may be pressed into service
to transport troops from San Francisco
to Manila. Colonel Bird, who is in
hand, together with those which will
be provided later. that the entire force
of twenty volunteer regiments will be
on the way to Manila by December 81.
General Corbin estimated that the last
ten volunteer regiments authorized car
be organized by the LIST of October and
ready for transportation by the middle
of the same month. Colonel Bird says
he believes the quartermaster's depart.
ment will be prepared to m
the movement by that time. The YES
sells carrying the first ten regiments OF
volunteers will return to San Francisco
in time to assist in carrying the last
ten.
1t is stated the quartermaster's de
partment is so far advanced in it's prep
arations hat each soldiers outfit viii
be ready and waiting for him as soor
as he is mustered in. The ordnane,
and other departments nre also pre-
pairing to meet the demands of the in
creased army.
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A TORPEDO TEST.
A Whitehead Discharged From the
Submarine Boat Holland,

A Whitehead Discharged From the
Submarine Boat Holland.
Shelter Island. N. Y, Aug. 2l.-For the
first time since the Holland submarine
torpedo boat came to these waters a test
Of discharging torpedoes was made Sat
urday. The torpedo was Hired when the
boat was moving and about o II feet
below the surface. It was blown from,
the tub by air press ire ana wac taken
In q straight line for ABOUT seventy-five
feet. There Was scarcely a disturbance
In the water from the discharge Of the
torpedo. only a few air bubbles showing
upon the surface near the bow of the
boat. The torpedoes used were dummies
OF the smaller Whitehead type. The,
weigh about 500 pounds each and have an
explosive charge Of ITO pounds of wet
SuncOttOn.
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had communicated tho missing pases

nAu CoNlIuunicAtcu n missing PuHs1
to foreign agents. IS
A former secretary In the war office
named Ferret next testified 10 seeing
Dreyfus prying into other officers
work during their absence.
The prisoner replied cxoitedly, de-
Ferret's statements were con-
coctions by u former minister of war.
Then in a cooler ann the prisoner
made u statement explaining the diff
ficulties in the way of a civilian such
as Ferret entering the Office of the
general staff.
General Gonz hereupon presented
two letters to the effect that the
writers, both of whom are civilians,
obtained easy admittance to the Of
fees.
Dreyfus retorted that the rcgula-
tions were very strict and that there
fore some persons had been guilty of n
gross breach of discipline.
NJ. Demange scored by adding that
if entry to these offices was easy then
anybody could procure the informa-
ton Dreyfus was alleged to have oh
tained SO surreptitiously.
The next witness, Lieutenant Col
onel Berth, head of the intelligence
office in 1904, showed himself II most
violent enemy of the prisoner. He had
evidently learned his testimony by
heart and detained it in a strident,
aggressive tone.
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siovx FALLS 10 CELEBRATE.
Labor l.y WIN =. p.,, observe

labor Day Will ne Duiy observed
There by tho Unions.
Sioux Falls. $. d., Aug. 23.-The al.
lied labor organizations of Sioux Falls,
consisting of the printers, cigarmak.s
ers, BARRIERS, stonecutters, tailors,
clerks, knights of Labor and stage
hands have arranged an excellent pro-
gram for Labor day celebration. The
leading feature will be addresses by
Hon. Coe I. Crawford and Thomas IL.
Ayres. The proceedings of the day
will commence with a parade, floats
contributed by the various organiza-
tons and manufacturers being a fea-
ture Of the parade. During the day
an industrial fair will be held on the
first floor of the auditorium. Booths
will be occupied by merchants with
displays OF their wares.
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READY FOR RECRUITS.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. a3.--rhe
new recruiting Office was opened al
Fort Smelling yesterday. BY Wcdnes
day it is expected that new recruits
for the Forty-tifth infantry and tht
Eleventh cavalry will begin to arrive
at Fort Smelling. The order reiativ,
to the recruiting of the cavalry is to
enlist all the men possible at once and
send them in patches of twenty-five OF
thirty to their place of rendezvous.
which it is thought will be San Fran.
cisco.
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PUERTO RICO STORM VICTIMS.

Ponce. p. r., Aug. &a.-It is now esti-
mated thai $500 bodies of the victims Of
rat over 1000 persons were injured in
re storm and that 1900 are missing.
There are opportunities here for invest
ors. There Is the greatest lack of money
Tor repairing damage. replacing and re-
plenishing stocks. The alcaldes appointed
committees for the distribution Of relief
stores, ETC.. but the military authorities
objected to 1t.
Ponce is healthy. though bodies con-
tinuo to be found in the fields. The au-
'thortties have decided to burn the ruins
of YabucO
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HfBAIL I. GRAPHIC
~ TrSAN Publi.h.r.
SOUTH DAKOTA

John McGre.S, an eccentric old
bachelor. residing near Richland Cen
ter, has aroused considerable interest
in himself over the preparations he has
made for his death. McGrew is 6s
years old and resides in u lonely cabin
on an acre of ground that he pur-
chased years ago. He works at all
sorts OF Todd jobs and manages to make
. living. For the last several weeks he
has been at work in a country Gene
terry a short distance from his home,
and it was discovered that he had dug
his WI grave and boarded it up. At
the head of it he erected u head stone,
on which he had BEEN working for n
long time. 1t is an odd piece of mar
bic that had been lying around the
cemetery a long time. Over this he
placed a wooden hood, SO that no one
can see what he has written upon 1t.
His coffin has been built for some
time and is stored away in nm attic at
his home.
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The new street ears to be used on
the interuban line between st. Paul.
and Saltwater will be unique in their
equipment. They will have com
pressed air for brakes and whistles, to
be supplied by a small motor operating
IN air pump. The air whistle will be
used in the country, where the cars
will be run at a high rat of speed.
Each car also will be equipped with q
telephone, with fifty feet of wire and
a switch plug. At intervals of a quar-
ter of q mile there will be places where
the conductor can cut in on the tele-
phone wire between ST. Paul and Still
water and communicate with the pow
er house or car barn.
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First Shipments of Cattle.

Belle Fourche, S. D., Aug. 22.--The
first shipments of cattle from this
station have surprised the most SAN
guine cattlemen Of the range. Judge
William Gardner, of Rapid City, is n
OF the first shippers, and his first
three train loads averaged $50 a head.
Judge Gardner states that the price
paid now is the highest known for q
number of years and the result will be
very close shipping this fall. The cat
tie are in prime condition.
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MURDERED BY TRAMPs.

Marshalltown, H., Aug. 23.-Threc
tramps who were stealing a ride on n,
Chicago Great Western freight train
last night shot and wounded Brakemen
j. L. Wilson and Conny Matthews, who
ordered them off. The tramps then
threw them under the moving train,
and the bodies were terribly mangled.
The murdercrs escaped, but In
armed posse at once started in pursuit.
Wilson lived in Marshalltown, and
Matthews Mt Des MOincs.
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Drowned Her.elr ana Cbild.

Pierre, s. D, Aug. 22.-some time
Saturday night Mrs. Jennie Weston
drowned herself and her 4-year-old
son, BERTHE, in q sistern at the family
home.
There was no one else ut home ex-
cept q daughter about II years old,
and the deed was not known until the
young woman awakened in the morn
Ing. Family troubles are supposed to
be the cause of the tragedy, the
mother having several times threat
ened to commit suicide.
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Pensions

Washington, Aug. EXCURSIONS have
been granted as follows:
Iowa: Original-Leonidas s. Catch, Ar
Dor Hill. S.; William r. Haywood, Das
Moines. IS. Restoration and Increase
Joseph P. Alderman. Ames, IS to $l4. In
crease-George c. w. Langworthy, Floyd,
SO to $l4. Widows-Minors of Peter
Frost, Eagle Center. $1l: Valentine r.
Fink. father. Des Moines. ST..
South Dakota: Widows-Mary Burns.
Green Mound. IS.
Nebraska: Original-William II. CLARK,
Omaha. 50. sWidows-Charlotte NJ. Tyler,
Dschhan. 81.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-08-26

a Kansas City man, Il. II. Davis, is
being sued by his divorced wife for
breach of promise. 1t appears that
Mr.. Davis, after the law had severed
the ties that bound him to Mrs. Davis,
met her again and again felt the thrill
of that old passion which had caused
him to marry her. He proposed to her
again, was again accepted. and then
hung back. Mrs. Davis wants 10000
for thus trifling with her affections.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-08-26
CIRCUS TENT BLOWN 0 W

Forty Persons InJurcd IN an Acct.
dent In v%irgInin.
Winchester. Va, Aug. 23.-During q
;iolent windstorm here yesterday aft
.rnoon the big tent OF John ~Itobinson's
-ircus vas blown down upon the crowd
II it. A general panic ensucd, and
,ome forty people were more or less
Injured by being trnmpled upon. Fred
0'Bricn. an acrobat, was the most seri-
,usly injured. His right thigh was
broken, and he received other in
jnrics. While the struggling mass was
lndcr the canva thieves reaped a har-
,pSt
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PEACE IN NICARAGUA.
Denial Of Report. of Trouble III

Denial of Reports of Trouble iu
the Interior.
Panama (yia Galventon, Tex.,), Aug.
23.-The New York Herald's special
correspondent in Manngua advises
that there is no foundation for the re-
ports Of interior political troubles.
General Aurelio Escada and other po-
litical authorities have been removed
from Bluefields, SC quietness has been
restored in that section of the coun-
try. Relations with Costa RIGA con.
tinue friendly.
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Deaths Near Clinton.

Clinton, Ia, Aug. 23.-E. +. Dillon
aged 40, dropped dead on the sidewalk
at De Witte Saturday night. He, wa.
well known throughout this section.
At l o'clock this morning at tn.
home of his son, Follett, occurred thu
death of b. G. Wilkes, one of the oldes,
and best known residents of Clinto1
county. He was rs years old and came
here in 1s45. He owned a large farm
in the south part Of the county and /.
number OF years ago was n prominent,
merchant at Camanche. In his
younger days he was an important fac
tor in the republican party.
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NINE SOLDIERS DROWNED
An American Remembering Party
Meets With an Accident on
Marinquina River.

Manila, Aug. 23.-5:40 p. m.-While a
%:econnoitering party of the Twenty-rourth
infantry. under Captain Crane, was cross
ing the Marinauina river on a raft yes
tcrday the hawser broke. The current,
very swift at that point, caused the raft
to capsize, drowning nine enlisted men. .
The United States transport Tartar.
from San Francisco. July "a. with Gen
sral Joseph Wheeler and his daughter.
mere than 81, 800. 600 in coin, has arrived.
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Ideh,niue Destroys Barn.

Huron, S. D., Aug. 2a.-Lightning
Saturday night struck and set fire to
). G. Snyder's large burn north Of
Wolsey, totally consuming it, together
with five Head Of cattle, a lot of grain
and farm machinery. The loss is
$1,000. John Wood and DIR. Wood, OF
this city, with Henry Wick. had taken
shelter in the barn and all were Sc
verely shocked, Mr.. Wick being buddy
burned.
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MANY LIVES LOST.
Work of the Hurricane on the South
Atlantic Coast.

Washington, N. c., Aug. 23.-The West
indian hurricane which came MP the coast
last Friday played havoc on Ocracoke
Island. Many small craft belonging to
fishermen were wrecked and twenty men,
as far as known, lost their lives. All the
horses and cattle on the island were
drowned. Thirty houses and two churches
were destroyed. The Norfolk and South
ern railway piers We're washed away and
several steamers and schooners were
grounded. The island was under water
three days.
th ser roart 81 r. Nh ~, aug z, Civ aS;msosp mbera 1r ON
West Indian hurricane touched last week.
are coming in, and show that there We're
q large number CT lives lost and much
damage done to property. Fourteen fish
ermen in trying to cross Pamfico SOUND
In skiffs were lost. -Four bodies lave
been recovered. The schooners Goodwin
and L.. r: Hill were wrecked. The Beswck
and all hands are. reported lost. These
10 ies heI,e AL Occurred ecu &c in pa \ n sound aad.on It
lost their lives In the storm.
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Joseph Jefferson has become inter-
ested in the work of the French
League of Children, OF which Miss
Lucie Faure is the head, and proposes
the establishment OF a similar associ-
alton in this country.
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1t is not generally known that Hen
rik Ibsen, the dramatist, was for many
years a druggist.

Miles 3. McSweeney, governor Of
South Carolina, VOL a scholarship in
Washington and Lee university at the
age of 16, but could not complete his
course because he was at that time
alone in the world and unable to pay
his remaining college expenses.
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Anthony Hudson, the first white
settler in ierce county. Wisconsin. is
still living. having just passed his
n hundrdth milestone in life. He Is
actively engaged in farming and cul.
tivates thirty acres without employ
ing help, his aged wife lending a hand
IN harvest time.
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Killed l,y lightning.

Parker, 8. D., Aug. 22.-Jacob
Spaniarl, u farmer living two miles
north Of Parker, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed. He leaves
a widow and several children. He a
a Workman In good standing and his
family will receive $4,000 from that
order.
Some threshing has been done here.
Wheat averages about 10 bushels and
cats As bushels per acre.