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The evening times., 1900-09-20
CAUGHT BY FALLING WALLS.
One Fireman Killed and Ten Injured
in Toledo. Ohio.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 20.-one fireman
was killed and ten were injured by the
falling of a wall late last night. The
man killed was Captain Gallagher, and
he leaves widow and five small chill
dren. Chief Mayo, of the fire depart
ment, was badly injured, as was David
Manley, pipeman.
The fire was in the junk warehouse of
A ROsen, and the property loss is esti-
mated at $3.50
Several of the fremen were caught by
the front wall falling while they were in
side AS they were being extricated from
the debris second wall fell, burying four
more men under it.
The evening times., 1900-09-20
CoNFIsCATEs THE RAILWAY.
General Roberts order Regarding
the Netherlands Line.

Gen eraI Roberts Order Regarding
the Netherlands Line.
PRETORIA, Sept. APPROXIMATION
have been issued here and at Johannes
burg by order OF General Roberts, author
izing the director of railways TO take
over, on behalf of the imperial Govern
ment the property, control, management,
and documents of the Netherlands Railway
Company
The New Zealand troopers are dissatis-
fed with the action Of the Prime Minister
in objeeting to their discharge from serv-
ice in South Africa. Many of them, II
they were discharged here, could obtain
good positions.
Captain DeLisle. with mounted force,
has gone s5dth to aid in clearing out the
Beers in the northern part of the Orange
River colony.
The evening times., 1900-09-20
HARD Fighting IN LUZOu
TWensy-four Americans Killed and
Twenty Wounded.

General Macarthur Reports q Des-
perate Encounter Between De-
tachnent of the Fifteenth Infan-
Troops Advance in Water Waist
Deep and Lose Thfrty-five Per Cent
of Their Number-Eieuten Col
oneI Mitchell and Lieutenant Coop
en- Among the Slain - After the
Battle the Insurgents DispeFse'
The evening times., 1900-09-20
KANSAS BANK LOOTED.
The Vault Cleaned of Everything But
Pennies and NickIes.

LYONS, Kan, Sept. 20.-It has just been
learned here that the State Bank at Bush
ton was looted by burglars last Friday
night The robbers took everything there
was in the vault except nickels and pen
MES. including 5000 in currency and a
trffie more than $40, 600 in securities, most
of them negotiable
Bushton is a small town on the Missouri
Pacific. in the northwest corner of Rice
County, and in the midst of a great wheat
region The bank was compelled to keep
a considerable amount of money on hand
in order to cash the wheat checks of the
farmers No one knows exactly al what
time the robbery took place.
The safe was blown open and all the
money of the larger denominations was
carried away. The robbers tore open pack
ages of nickels and pennies, but evidently
not wishing to be bothered with them
threw their contents on the floor.
The evening times., 1900-09-20
The Steering Gear Broke.

PARIS, Sept. 20.-santo Dumont, a
South American inventor. made an expe-
riment yesterday with dirgible balloon of
his invention. He started from Suresnes
west of Paris, intending to sail round the
Eiffel tower and back The steering gear
collapsed at the outset, but the balloon
rose and by means of a motor moved
steadily in face of light wind for a
few seconds.
The evening times., 1900-09-20
No Cabinet Meeting.

AS Attorney General Griggs was the only
member of the Cabinet in the city today
the expected special Cabinet meeting was
not held. The regular meeting set for to-
morrow will be held il the members re-
turn in time.
The evening times., 1900-09-20
oLNEY TO SPEAK FOR BRYAN.
Mr.. Cleveland Also Invited by the
Iroquois Club, of Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2O.-The Iroquois Club
has asked ex-President Cleveland and cx-
Secretary Olney to speak here soon under
its auspices against Mckinney and for
Bryan.
Mr.. Olney has promised to do So There
is doubt as to Mr.. Cleveland but the
club has, it is intimated encouragement
to believe thaS it will hear from him
1t has been represented TO Mr. Cleveland
that he can put himself and his followers
back into the party most fittingly through
the Iroquois Club, which fought for him
in the West
The evening times., 1900-09-20
GENERAL MCLERNAND DEAD.
He Expires at HIS Home in SPRING.
field, ILL.,, This Morning.

He Expires at HIS Home in SPRING.
field, ILL.,, This Morning.
SPRINGFIELD, III, Sept. 20-Gen. John
A. McCIernand died at 1:10 o'clock this
morning He had been in comatose state
for t1enty-four hous. He passed away
quietly, the attending physician, DR.. c. NJ.
Bowcock. hardly being able to detect the
last heartbeat.
Death was the result of old age and
general breaking down Of the system
His wife, two daughters, Mrs. Fred
Fox. of Peoria, and Mrs. E. ". Williams,
of this city, and son, John F. McCler-
nand of this city were with him in
his last hours. His son, Col. Edward
McCIeInand, Military Governor of Cebu
Province, Philippines, was unable to
come.
The evening times., 1900-09-20

Gen. John Alexander McCIernand was
born in Breckenridge county, Ky, May so,
1879 When he was a boy his parents re-
moved to Shawneetown, H., where he
worked On a farm. He was admitted to
the bar and Dracticed law in 1892 In the
same year he enlisted in the war against
the Sacs ard Foxes. In 1895 he estab-
lished the "Shawneetown Democrat" He
was elected % the Legislature in 1836-1S40.
He served in Congress as a Democrat from
1913 to 1851 : famous speech made by
him in the House cf Representatives was
the means of having the fine imposed upon
Gen Andrew Jackson by Judge Hall, OF
Louisiana. remitted-
Mr.. McClernand was reelected to Con-
gress in 1853 and served until the begin
ming of the civil war. He then resi- signed,
and, with John A Logan and Philip B.
Fouke, organized the McCiernand Bril-
gade, the President appointing him Briga-
der General of Volunteers He served
with General Grant and was made Major
General March 81, 1882. In January. 1868.
he relieved Genera. Sherman of the COM
mand Of the expedition for the capture OF
Vicksburg. He commanded the Thirteenth
Army Corps until relieved in July, 1858.
General McC1ernand resigned from the
Army November 80. 1864.
The evening times., 1900-09-20
A LONDON RELIEF FUND.
subscriptions for Galveston From
-Four banking Houses

LONDON, Sept, 2O.-Four leading En-
glish banking houses, with American con-
nections, namely, the Barings, Brown
Shipley the Rothschilds, and the Speyers,
are inviting subscriptions for the Calves
ton sufferers. The Barings subscribed 200
guineas, Brown, Shipley & Co the same.
and the Rothschilds and the Speyers 500
guineas each An appeal appeared in
the local papers today, and there is
likely to be a good response in the city.
The evening times., 1900-09-20

No use to put off building that su-
urban house now; lumber is down by Frank LIB
bev Z Co.
The evening times., 1900-09-20

New Plague Cases In glasgow.
The evening times., 1900-09-20

New Cargo, lkfln-dried, Ix12-1o, best
boards bright yellow color, $40 per 100 IT., at
9th and n. Y. ave-
The evening times., 1900-09-20

EIynn's Business College, Sth and X.
Business. Shorthand. Typewri,ins-s25 year.
The evening times., 1900-09-20
Norfolk & washington Steamboat

Delightful trips daily at $50 p m. to Old Point
Comfort. Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia Beach,
and Ocean View. For schedule see page
The evening times., 1900-09-20

Tickets sold Saturday and Sunday September
% and %. good to return until following Mon
day. All trains except Congressional Limited
The evening times., 1900-09-20

Careful Buyers of Lumber always get
best grades and lowest prices from Frank Libbey
Co.
The evening times., 1900-09-20

W e deliver Lumber to she country
Call and get lowest bids always at 9Th & n Y. av.
The evening times., 1900-09-20

Do You Like Fresh oysterss
Get all YOU want st Chesapeake Beach.
The evening times., 1900-09-20

Sound Flooring, ali enc width, 81 .es
per 100 So. it.. at the Frisadly Corner, 9Th and
N Y ave
The evening times., 1900-09-20

81 25 To Baltimore and Re S1.26
turn via PennsyIvania Railroad.
The evening times., 1900-09-20
S1.25 To Baltimore and Return W.
d. & O.. SATURDAY. and suna.

September % and 2s good for return until fol,
ing Monday. Tickets good on all trains excen.
Royal Limited.
The evening times., 1900-09-20

North Carolina Lumber is down,
Prices reduced 81 to S. per 1000 by Frank Libbey
n
The evening times., 1900-09-20

Go to Chesapeake Beach Today.
Music, fine dinner. bathing, amusenents. =
The evening times., 1900-09-20

Common Boards now only S1-15 per
100 SO. It Bring Your lists fer bid TO FRANK
Libbey & Co.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
The ATTACK ON SAL WAN.
Gree of 1000 Rebels are defeated

Force of 1000 ltebels Are Defeated
aud Driven ON.
Hong Kong, Oct. 9.-Thc town of
San Chun is quiet this morning and
the stores are being reopened.
The rebels who attacked Sal Wan
Saturday are believed to belong to
the force of Iriads which are proceed
Ing westward and leyying blackmail
and recruiting.
The attack was made by 1000 rebels
on the market town of Sal Wan, eight
miles northeast of San Chun, but were
defeated. The people of San Chun
closed their shops, expecting to he at
tucked also.
The troops here IRE being held in
readiness for any emergency and the
police forces along the Kewloon from
tier have been increased.
The expedition to Pao Ting Flu is
now scheduled to start today. 1t is
reported that the Boxers have placed
improved gunboats on the grand
canal to defend the town, although al
ready practically deserted in anticipa-
ton of the projected attack. &
The Russians have furnished the es-
cort for Ii lung Chang to Picking.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
CuredSof Catarrh 81 Long Sanding,

-EE a .LS0Oh A'va.LE1
E1tsongressman "a. I. GOODWIN, from
Alabama. writes the following letter..
The Perunn Medicine Co., Columbus. Onto:
Gentlemen-.I have now nsed two bottles
OF Peruna, aud aIusa well man today. ~
could feel the good effects of your msdicins
before ] Ind used 1t n week, after suffering
with catnrrh for over a year" respect
fully, A. II Goodwin.
Gatarrh In Its various forms Is rapidly he
coming a national curse. An undoubted
remedy has been discovered by DIR. Hartman.
This remedy has been thoroughly tested dur
ing the past forty years. Prominent men.
have come to know of Its virtues and are
making public utternnces on the subject.
To save the country we must save the peo-
pie. To save the people we must protect
them from disease. The disease that is ut
once the most prevalent and stubborn Of
cure Is catarrh. Public men OF all parties
recognize in Peruna a national catnrrh rem.
edy of uneQunlcd merit. Send to Dr.. Hart
man, Columbus, Ohio. for a free book on
- 4 q RIB rstEscNs4eA5 81 -Gs g.--aaNE-
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
DISCOVERS MALARIA CURE
DIR. Koch Also Claims He G.
~. - uuak lluf 1lln A~Insnntfn -.

DIR. Koch Also Clnims He Can
Kn"ck Out the Mosquito.
Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 9.-I'assengers
who arrived here from the orient re-
port that Professor Robert Koch has
arrived at Hong Kong. The eminent
bncteriologist of the Berlin university
has devoted n year to scientific invess
legations in the Dutch West Indies
and in the German colonies of East
Africa, for the purpose of testing his
cur Of malaria, which was cnly par
tally successful in Germany before
his departure.
The scientist now announces TO the
medical world that his cure is posi-
tive and that every malarinl district
can be absolutely purgcd of the
sconrge.
During his stay on the island Of
Java Professor Koch procured several
gorillas infected with malaria, whom
he gave hypodermic injections of his
virus, and in whose food he mixed n
medicine which contains about so per
cent of quinine. The doses were
much larger than those intended for
human beings, and the results were
cminently successful.
DIR. Koch announces that his medi-
cine is both for curative and pre-
ventiye purposes. He also wants it
known that he has found a way OF
Kidding countries of TIL. malarial par
%asitcs, the mosquitoes C.. his arrival
In Berlin he will present his report
to- the German government and will
recommend that measures be taken al
once to introduce his method Of ex.
terminating the parasites and rhis.cu
for malaria, which he claims can be
manufactured ut once il. all countries,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
! BATTLE REPORTED &
NEAR ten TSlN
The Attacking Chinese Troops Are
Thought 10 Be u Hung
Chang's Veterans.
GERMANS ARE FORCED TO RETIRE
ST. Petersburg D:spnteh snys Am
cr:cnHs Have Refused Further
Partictpnt;on In OPERATIONS
AT Shan Hal Kaun.

London, Oct. 0.-The Standard has
the following from Tien Tsin, dated
October s:
~ German force. came into collision
with 5000 Chinese described us Box
eTs, a few miles. south of Tien Tsin
this morning. The Germans were
checked and compelled to retire ON
&Tien Tsin.
There is reason to believe that the
Chinese ins3this case wereAanot Box
ers, but were Ii Hung Chang's vet
Grams, who had been ordered to wait
near here in view of the possibility
that the foreigners would bar his
progress to the capital"
According to the Shanghai corre-
spondent Of the Times, wiring Octo-
Der 5, it is announced that Huai Tai,
nephew of the dowager, who was dis
missed BY Emperor Kwang Su in 1898,
has succeeded Prince 'Tuan in the
tsung Ii yamen and has also been np-
pointed gcneralissimo of the Chinese
forces, replacing General Ynng Lu.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Morning Post in O dispatch dated yes
terday, says:
"lAl1 the foreign troops here are held
e iSuuiuSes dBdiAisI u Possipie aSSach
by 5000 Chinese troops 10Y advancing
along the grand canal"
According to native reports both
soldiers and people have fled from Tao
TngsFu. The expedition to that point
has been delayed owing to the lack OF
transports for the Germans.
The Morning Post has the following
dispatch, dated October S, from Ma
Tow. on the Pei Ho:
Sir Alfred Gaselee (the British
commander) has returned to Peking,
after issuing orders that all the Brit
ish troops except the Wei Hal Wei
regiments, shall prepare for the win
ter.
'.The American marines from Pc
king have arrived here. Some of tho
French ttoops are leaving"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
cUIA.ED a nANDoM..

Z~ES..%N~SV 49,
Mark Hanna may bea patriot; he
III certainly q personality to be reck.
Foned with. His enemies will concede
that much to him.
Poor old Spain is In need OF money
and talks Of asking Uncle Sam for q
small loan. Often3it is that money
heals the hurt that honor made"
A majority of men are pretty good
citizens until they nre nominated for
office. Then it is soon made evident
by the opposition that they are fell
lows who should be restrained OF
their liberty"
The average depth Of Russian pc
troleum wells is a little over 800 feet,
The cLief obstacle encountered is salt
water, similar to the water of the Cas-:
plan seq, which comes inssthrough tn.
loose and sandy soil.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox suggests tina.
there SHOULD be a school established
for bad mistresses MS well as bad ser.
ynnt girls. She probably has the old
fashioned notion that .iti a poor rule
that doesn't work both ways"
There arc mountains all over Porto
Rico ranging in height from 1000 up
ward of 1000 feet. They rise in points
for the most part, having no fiat sur
face at their tops. They are not coy.
cred with forests and are often cult
waited to their very tops.
When 1t comes to educational adj
vantages the west is fully abreast Of
the east. 1t is announceda n OF
the surprises of the census that the
progress of educational facilities in
the western states should make so fine
a showing. Kansas and Nebraska are
up with any of the New England
states.
As all know by this time that Joel
Chandler Harris has retired from
active work on the Atlanta Constitu-
ton, all will be glad to know that he
has accumulated sufficient means to
enable him to devote himself entirely
to literary work. 1t is to be hoped,
also, that increased leisure will ena-
BILE him once more to recapture the
first fine, careless rapture of his in
imitable Uncle Remus.
The St. Paul Pioneer-Press says:
Between the sheepmen and cattle
mems wars and the threatened Indian
outbreaks the people of Colorado
have SO much excitement that they
:ould easily dispense with a national
campaign" If it were not for the
Notwithstanding eloquence OF
Teller and Wolcott the coloradians
would not bother about the national
ticket. The county ticket is the main
thing out there.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
NO FURTHER PARTICIPATION,
Americana Refuse to Continue OPP
------ r Ha L I'm L-AIf- 2lAa..- n ~ -II.... -.

Americana Refuse to Continue OPP.
Grafton at Shan Hal Kuan.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 9.-Admiral
Alexief, in reporting the occupation
of Shan Hui kuan, on the gulf of Lin.
|sotang, says:
I'm accordance with an agreement
with the admirnls the forts have been
divided among the different nations.
The town has not been occupied, but
the gates are guarded by artillery.
The forts are nearly intact. The whole
route from Hong Kong to Shan Hal
kuan is now occupied by Russians.
After the occupation of the latter
place the Americans refused to fur
Their participate in the operations.
Part of the Russian force is advancing
northMard,n
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
Continued Next Week.
a STORY OLE mon" COUSINS

~ ----- {
Once Thought OF Becoming a Pat.
ent Medicine Frakir.
Omaha Bee: cat one time in his life
Robert g. Cousins, congressman from
the Fifth district of Iowa, decided to
give up the practice of law and be-
come a patent medicine lecturer
said j. *. Powers of Des Moines, a we'll
known Grand Army of the Republic
man who was in Omaha a few days.
ago.
'Eob's early experiences us a law
yer We're not very encouraging. After
he graduated from Cornell college he
studied law end hung sout a single
in Upton, his old home town. Years
ago l used to visit Upton frequently
and never failed to drop i'll aud call
on Bob. n clients didn't seem to
come very fast and the young lawyer
always had plenty of time to visit
with his friends. Even after lie was
elected to the Iowa legislature his
practice did not improve as he had
hoped it would. He was u fine orator
and was always asked to make ad--
dresses at public gatherings, but did
not have many chances to speak
before the district judges.
"One hot sumnser afternoon l hap.
pened into Upton and dropped inro.
Cousins Office. AS usual he was hold
ing down a chair waiting for clients.
Cap he said, I'm going to turn fakir.
I'm going to start out and deliver
cnrbstone o%rations at $500 n year
md my expenses to travel with a
medicine company and I'm going to
take it.
Don't you do it, Bob I advised.
Once a fakir, always a fakir. and
your cut out for something better.
You've got lots of friends here and il
you wait patiently you Gun get the
nomination for congress from this
district. Hold out n little longer and
things will turn out I'LL right. You'd
make a mighty good medicine lecturer
but you'd make a better congressman.
Il was clerk of the Iowa house
when Bob was a member and knew
him so well that l felt at liberty to
say something to him. l knew what
kind of stuff he was made of and was
surprised TO hear that he even
dreamed of such a thing as going
with a patent medicine show.
but have waited here u long
time and nothing turned up and I
cant, sit around this Office forever he
protested. "A fellow can't live very
many years on air castles and day
dreams. and I've stayed a here. u long
while OH suspicion
II laughed at his plan to go on the
road and changed the subject, but he
persisted in telling me about his
scheme and seemed confident that it
was the Il r road to fortune. When
left Bob ] assured him that lie would
get on well in politics and be reward
ed for his patient waiting. And the
reward has come. E%loquence that
would have been wasted on street
crowds has done good service in WASH
ington."
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13

Dull hut ikcudy.

st, Louis Globe-Democrat: Two
commercial travellers in a railway car
riage entered into conversation.
One of them tried very hard to
make the other understand some
thing, but he was either very hard
of hearing or slow in believing.
AT last his friend lost his temper
and exclaimed. "NNhy don't you see?
Its as plain as A B CT"
"That may be-" said the other, .sbut,
you sec, L am DE F."
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
GIndx,s nilcmmn

indianapolis Press: As the car ap-
Proached the crossing, Glndyss arose
to depart. AT thatsinstnnt she saw the
one.man fsall@tneeworld approaching
Ion foot.
Vow" thought Gladys, III 4 get off
the cal facing the 5Nrong way, 1 shall
probably make an ungracefmtexhibi-
ton OF myself. and II alight facing
the fender. q OF the car,he will
think nm mannish and to be de-
spiscd. Oh! What shalls u dosp'"' sss
She made so charming picture OF
distressed rnaidenhood that the con-
luctor actually caused the car to halt
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is q constitutional cure. Price Is cents.
Ynnlsheh Erlends.

Washington Star: no" said the
Melancholy man, things amt as they
lsed to be. Times are changing, and
FOR the worse"
What's the tronble?"
II have just been thinking over the
past summer; no cholera scare, no
yellow fever scare, nc sea serpents, no
ir-ships, and only one circus. Life is
getting to be downright lonesome"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
Ana Pri.oncr - E..n.

Fort Dodge, H., Oct. 9.-Fores,
Francis Dallener, VINO was arrested as
8~pickpocket during the visit of Paw
nee Bills wild west to this city, and
was bound over to the grand jury, es-
capped ron the city jail here He was
provided with saws by outside parties
and cut through the bars of the cage,
making an opening through which he
could escape
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
October.

October.
Fast clingtng 10 the wall the woodbine
Has felt the cold kiss OF the frost,
And crirnsoned Ger with shame antici-
pates
The naked days when will be lost
The wealth Of foliage the summer gave.
Across bare fields the startled quail
Uprising whistle clear their mellow call.
Late summer clouds, rose-amber, sail
iiishlp In noorl-day azure. while at morn
a ne nuiots and misty haze
Envelopes all the earth. and caught with
in Tsa-g
The hlmy and concentric maze
The spider spiEs,4n thousand dew-drops
clear,
Shine out and sparkle. jewel-llke.
Along the roads and In the hedge rows
The sunach's rigid scarlet spike,
And leaves with blood-red shining
The brown why'd Berentce,s lightly
Rndbeckias stir and golden rod;
crushed grapes and bruised walnuts
scent the air;
The gTosbeak pecks at m!lkweed pod.
Vague ceaseless whirrings tell of insect
Throughtm misty distance far away.
Creeps up the darkling twilight silently
And ends the sweet October day.
LANE franc Vim, in Globe Democrat.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
VIM. win nsuumc or china2

None can f~oresee the outcome OF
the quarrel between foreign powers
over the division of China. 1t is in
teresting to watch the going to pieces
of this rnce. Many people urc also go
ing to pieces because of dyspepsia,
constipation and stomach diseases
Coed health can be retained if we use
Hostetter's Stomach Ditters.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13

v ~ cuum Crowded With business.
Detroit Free Press: Does your ia
Their seem depressed and restless
without occupation in his declining
days?"
"sYithout occupation? Why, he has
a camera and takes pictures of baby
from morning till night"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
The ltnvcn liz Chinn

Memphis Scimitar: ut is claimed
that a Chinese poet wrote the original
of Poe's Raven several thousand
years before Edgar A. was born"
Il wonder how he rendered the
'.Nevermore?'"
That's easy. Alice samee no.
comee bumby yettee.' Melodious, isn't
1it?"