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MISERY IN PORTO RICO.
Army Surgeon Say. Whole Villages Are

Starving.
jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 25.-Dr. A. ID.
Williams. assistant surgeon of the
United States army, has arrived from
Porto Rico. where he was detailed to
make q report on conditions of the peo-
pie as observed by him on a nlarch
with soldiers across the island. That
report war made to the adiutant gem
eral, department of Porto Rico, San
Juan. A copy of the report was given
out last night by Or. Williams.
AT Los Marias." the report says,
we began to see the vanguard of mis-
cry. In that small squaIid town there
is no medical men, Many were sick.
a Mr.. Toncuand. the American school
teacher there, told me that many OF
the people not only of the surrounding
country, but of the town, We're in great
distress. / esked him the cause Of so
much sickness nj SO many deaths. He
answered without hesitation, For want
OF food"
The report continues:
Al Adjuntas the condition wa an
paliiHg, men, women and children,N
swollen, bloated. diseased and enact
nted. whose pinched and ha,gard fea-
lures appeared weighed with the sor-,
row of years. When / asked the city
physician of .Adjuntas the cause Of
such u large death rate-fifty-two
oeatiis anu TOUT Drums the week I'M
mediately preceding our visit-he re-
piled: The death rate is aboat the
came every week. The prime cause is
chronic starvaticn.'''
DR.. Williams In his report declSres
that with fourteen patients in the hos
pital at thts place and three nurses the
municipal authorities allow the stew
ard to draw only $1a day in municipal
stamps for the subsistence and care OF
the patients, and that the steward can
realize only so cents for his stamps,
and with that amount daily he has to
provide the scanty hospital food.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
Nay OPEN PART Ar Of
ROSEBUD RESERVATION
indians May Dispose Of $4,000.
Acres Of Land 10 the Gov
eminent.
ernment.
' GOVERNORS APPolxIEEs.
His Private Secretary and s~tonoxraphez
Are Decided On-Farincr Badly In
jurcd-Gcneral News of
south Dakota.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Dec. 25.-Persons
familiar with the views OF the Rosebud
|Indians,fin reference to the disposal by
them OF about twenty-three townships
of land. situated In Gregory county, say
that the Indians are strongly in favor
of the proposition. Bills providing for
the appointment by President McKin-
ley of accumulation to treat will, the
Indians for the surrender OF h land
have been introduced In congress-, and
as the support of the South Dakota
delegation has been enlisted In behalf
of the movement there seems little
doubt that the efforts to secure the
opening of h land to white settlement
will be successful.
This would mean the opening to set
tlement of about 10000 acres of very
me agricultural and grazing land, and
would a stampede of respectable
proportions on the part OF those look
ing for new homes In hat part of the
state. The land is situated west OF the
Missouri river in the southern portion
Of The state, the southern boundary OF
h tract being the northern boundary
Of Nebraska.
The act of congress Under whic.
about 5000. 900 acres of the great Sioux
reservation was opened to settlement
In 1890 divided the remaininig Indian
lands into separate reservations,
hence 1t would be necessary to secure
only the consent of three-fourths of
the male adult Indians on the Rosebud
reservation in order to have the TWEEN
ty-three townships In question opened
TO settlement. Only d small part OF
the land in Gregory county was
opened to settlement in 1890. that
part of h Rosebud reservation which
now extends into tile county embraces
the tWenty-three townships which 1t Is
proposed to purchase from the Indians
n open to settlement.
At present comparativeiS few Of
the Indians live in the coveted terri
tory. There are only about 5000 Rose
u Indians, and this would still leave
them a reservation Containing about
the same area as the state Of Con-
necticut.. A great deal of the coveted
territory is dotted with the cattle 81
white under the agreement
etwee the Indians and whites, and
the orne believe that the sale OF the
land to the government and the hold
Ing In trust of the purchase price by
the United States and the payment
to them at stated intervals of interest
upon the sum would yield them a bet
ter financial return than the leasing
of the land to White stockmen, with
the probability that sooner or later
rouble would ensue between the In
dams and whites as the result Of the
cattle of the latter being permitted to
craze upon their lands.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
TO ABOLISH COMMISSION
Missouri River improvement TO 30
left to the Secretary Of
War.

Washington, Dec. 25.--,rhe river ana
harbor bill will be reported from the
committee o after the recon-
yening OF congress on the Sd of Janu-
airy. 1t will carry n provision ABOLISH
ing the Missouri river commission. The
and only waits the formulation of tile
bill to find a place In it. The decision
to discontinue the commission is said
to have been unanimous or 1.-The part
of the committee and was the result of
statements made TO the committee by
members OF the houses whose districts
touch the Missouri on either side. They
generally expressed the opinion the
navigation of the stream was so limited
as to render the commission useless.
The general opinion vas that as the
improvements Of the river consist al
most entirely of the protection of the
banks this wor.i could be done as we'll.
4 left directly to the secretary Of war
as If again placed in the hands of u
commission and the committee accept.
pd thig View. tH
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
PAIN WITHOUT SUFFERING.
Physieinn's View of "a Phenomenon of
eGra tbo u1sa,f ,,,...V.neta ~ Fl

=-ELE9E@Eu.nA " EEr-EE
A Physieian's View of a Phenomenon of
tho Use of Anacsthctics.
New Orleans imes-Deinocrat: Pain
Is a great mystery remarked a ptysi-
clan of this city whit has a f3ndness for
the recondite side of his profession. ut
is claimed by certain theorists that reo-
pie who are placed under the influence of
an anaesthetic for surgical Operations
really suffer everything they would 9th
erwise, but forget about it when they re-
turn to consciousness and Il good many
ingenious arguments are advanced 10
support the proposition. 1t is ra1hcr Il
ghastly Idea, and i am glad 10 say that
tho real evidence is all tt,s other way,
but II Is a pretty wei~i-csSabilsned fact
that certain anaesthetics--et.1sr, for m
sIaiGe. anu Nitrous ,uAlae sas-Wii some
Ing consciousness OF pain.
Tina SOUNDS like a paradox and is
coming more p~araaoxical still, The eff
feet of the anaesthetic, in the strange
cases to which l refer, Is 10 render PAIN
pleasant. While apparently insensipie.
the patient is fully conscious OF every
thing that is going on and the nerves re-
spond as readily as ever, but instead Of
IS exactly the reverse. have eneoun.
tered several anomaliss of that kind and
one quite recently. The subject was Il
injured IN an accident. i had to am
putate the two last toes, aI.d the opera
ton, which was unde ether, lasted about
twenty minutes. When the man recov-
cred from the influence OF lie drug, he
tried to tell me about h!,s Sensations, lnle
although he shrugged nara. he could find
no words in which TO express them. 4
felt all the PAIN he said, ,but someia3sr
1T didn't hurt me Then it wasn't pain
said /, endeavorirg to draw him out. on!
yes 1t was he replied, earnestly, but |
liked 1t: | didn't want you to stop He
repeated a number of things that had
been said during the operation and 1t was
evident thai he had been conscious all
roundings.
The other patients seemed tc have had
practically the same experience and en-
themselves understood. Iney We're try,
Ing TO express the tnexprsss,hie. Such In
stances are. of COURSE, rare, but they
are familiar to almost every surgeon IN
general practice. Explain them2 don't
attempt to-"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
e taking oyer the Philippines was be

OF taking over the Philippines was be
fore US, but it is now too late.
He argued that the provisions of the
Spanish treaty and OF all treaties were
subject to the constitution, and could
not impair It. And IL these islands be-
came part of the United States IN the
sense of the constitution their people
became citizens. and the revenue
clause, which was especially under dis
cussion In the Porto Rican case, ap-
piled.
He argued that the limitations of the
constitution on the powers of congress,
whether expressed in the affirmative or
ileganref form, applied to the exercise of
h q power in all places; that the OBJ
ieet OF the section requiring duties TO.
be uniform throughout the United
States (Which was to prevent congress
fror, establishing anywhere under the
Jurisdiction of the United States IA
Nored ports) would be thwarted if for
eign goods might he admitted to Porto
Rico free n thence into the Unitel.
States free.
He especially dwelt upon the liberty
clauses Of the constitution as necesyar-
lily applicable to all Civilized people
owing allegiance to the United states,
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any one. and without a shadow Of hos
tility to q friendly nation, the senate,
continuing the negotiations begun by.
Mr.. Hay. offers three new propositions
to England. 1t asks mere omlt the
clause inviting other nations to adhere.
which does not touch her at all. They
ask her to conform to our desires by
agreeing in unmistakabie ianEuaEe Ia
the suppression ofsthe Ciayton-3nlwer
treaty by the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
whichsis the whole purpose of the nego-8
They ask her finally toEeceept
in this treaty the reservation OF rights
In time Oh war which she granted TO
Turkey in the Suez convention, and of
which. as h present possessor Of
Egypt, she Is now herself the bencfi-
ciary. These propositions are all essen
ttal to American interests, and are fair,
right, friendly and In no possible sense.
offensive.
England's Interest.
"England's Interest In having the canas
blttlt, be 1t great or small, is 9second only
has. like the United States. large posses
sions in North America and the South At
lantic n Pacific coast. We agree that
pass through the canal on the same terms
as Il own, and In war between other
powers We agree TO preserve the neutral
In reference to the wishes of Nicaragua
and Costa Rlca in regard to this treaty.
and not TO any We may hereafter make
with them, we relinquish the right TO
EJECT permanent Notifications, and, all
though there Is no need of such fortifi-
cations, the right to erect them is an i'm
portant right. and Its REIMBURSEMENT goes
to the last verge of concession. The vast
expense of the canal is ours, the main-
tenance and defense of 1t are ours, and
the American people Will never permit "a
canal there which they do not control, be-
cause the defense OF the United States
loVerrides every other consideration. In
building and maintaining the canal we as
suine a great burden by which the whole
world benefits, and If we bear the bur-
den alone the power and the control must
be ours alone: also,
We desire to dispose of the Clayton-
l3ulwer treaty in the most friendly way
possible. We are most nvefses to any 9TH
err disposition OF IT. England does not in
tend to 80 to war with us to prevent our
building the canal, and If 1t Is physically
possible to build 1t we mean in any event
to do so. Under these circumstance We
are very certain that 1t is as much for
Englandts good as ours to accept the new
propositions in the friendly spirit In which
they are offered, and thus end a contro-
versy over un outworn treaty which is
only a stumbling block to both nations.
1t is not to be doubted that ~thesEnglish
ministers, whose ability, experience and
reputation are known to all the world,
VIII duly weigh I'LL these considerations
and rightly comprehend the purpose OF
the senate amendments and the spirit in
which they are presented"
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Goddes. EI- u,.c,

Geddes, S. D.. Dec. 26.-The Hotel
Pad.ey, a four-story brick which is
Icing built by the Geddes Hote! COM
pany. Is row complete so far as ma
ponry is concerned. The roof is now
being put ON. and the building will be
competed within ninety days. 1t is a
handsome structure and the property
viii be worth about SIS, coo when CONS
p eted. 1t will be furnished with steam
heat and electric light throughout. G.
w. Morrow is h principle stockholder
and promoter OF the enterprise.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
To See the century Out.

Sioux Falls. s.. D., Dec. 25.-The six
teen protestant churches of Sioux Fails
have decided to hold union watch serv-
ices on Monday evening, December 81
to see the old century out and the new
an. The meeting will he held In the
first NJ. u. church and tifteen-nlinute
speeches will he made by the differen.,
pastors of the CITY.
Mayor Burnsides has received a let.
ter ION Frank d. Higbee or New York
city, which letter is countersigned by
MISS Clara Barton of the American
Red Cross league. requesting that the
sioux Falls watch meeting be made d
branch of the New York meeting. This
Invitation has been accepted ana 9
speelals feature VIII be the reading OF
pie as Count To.stoi. Joseph Chamber.
lain, Captain Dreyfus. Emile Zola
Paul Kruger, Sir Edwin Arnold, Hal,
Cain, Anthony Hope. Lord Roberts.
.Chauncey NJ. DepeW and more than
afteen others.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
1or 500 and q new nose Of the latest
JnRffnrn DanfalSI Mniinfiny nfaPrnYi-

. 500 and q new nose of the latest
eattsrn Daniel ]. Mountjoy Of Prosi-
6enca, n. \, has withdrawn his suit
agAinst Mrs. Louis5Z. Kerr OF the same
city, whose poodle Tim snapped Of his
ndee : year ago. Mountjoy was n a
assortment store listening to free mu-
- and his seat was next to that Of
4fs.saKsrFon the lady's lap reposed
deg OF the SPITE type. Mountjoy
tsansd his head upon his hands. Hia
attitude brought his face near to that
s1 IN dog. Suddenly the man at the
Dlano switched from a lullaby to Wag-
. The weird strains angered the
aag. With asSsnarl zim awoke and,
seeinS Mountjoyss nose made
Nulck snap for 1t, biting 1t on close
- Aountjoy's face. Mountjoy demand
o1o. 900 for the loss ofshts nose. The
matter dragged along without settle
0ent until now. when Mountjoy con-
sAnted to take q check for $3.50 and q
new noseI-a Roman nose.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
TheLanrn Cars.

rIes on de side!"

Cleveland Plain Dealer: New York,s.
Sorosis has decided that laughter Is the
best remedy for Indigestion. II one of the
gentle members shows d d%yspept.c tenn
per hereafter 1t is TO be hoped that the
other member's will remember the clubs
discovery and fnerrily laugl, her back to
80 sueeit enoush into this subject, Let us
have. some facts and figures for our
leAlthful guidance.
II y litter Will digest a herring how loud
a sguifaw will 1t take to make d welsh
:abkit harmless
II n Eassar girls sponge eake can be
iacutrtallzed by peals of laughter, how
strong n ~caclinnatory Infusion Will III
take to reduce 9 double helping OF midi
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
Belle Plaine, Kas., has a handsome,
stri named Mics Edna Sippy. a daugh-t
ter OF course OF Mrs. Sippy. /,

The new Lord Fairfax. the twelfth of
his line. is q clerk in a banking house
IN New York. and IT is probable that
IKE his uncle and his father before,
him. he Will not use his title. The lats
Ter gentleman was an III. D., and;
though he lived the life of a gentlemen.
tarner, he was known to every one rs,
DE. Fairfax" He never visited Eng
land. and II he had ora subject OF pride
II was not In his Scotch peerage, bu
rather IN the fact that George WASH
Ington Hlarried into his family.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29

That senate customs rarely change i,
shown by the two ol~d-fashioned snuff
boxe in that chamber. They are as
carefully filed today as in the days
when It was the fashion to Snuff
Few Of the present members use the
boxes, though occasionally one of the
elder southern members will go up,
take a pinch and calmly await the
sneeEe. Senators Bate of Tennessee and
Pettus of Alabama, the Oldest men in.
the senate, sometimes visit the snuff
boxes. The boxes are of lacquerd red.
wood and are fastened to the wall on
eather side of the presiding officers
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
Ao1E is STILL UNSIGNED
Another fitch in Pekiug Negotla-
tions--Ministers Hopeful Of an
Agreement Soon.

Peking, Dec. 24.-Once more there is
a pronounced hitch in TIE proceedings.
The preliminary joint note has not yet
been signed. Mr.. Conger, the United
States minister, says he does not be-
iieve that there are sufficient reasons
why it should not be signed In the
near future, and Sir Ernest Satow, the
British minister, takes the same view.
DR.. Mumm 0 Schwartzenstein,
speaking for Germany. believes that
the existing agreement will be signed
sooner or later. The other ministers
also say that they consider the prob
abilities in favor of signing.
Chinese sources of information, how
ever. say there is reliable authority
for the statement hat ther. is very
little chance of the note being signed
for some time. AS a matter of fact.
the members of the staff of Lii Hung
Chang believe that the note Will even
tually have to be drawn up either in
Europe or America, probably the lat
ter, because they claim h a the Wash
ington government has had most to
the various forms of, ~harshness.
The United States is looked upon by
the Chinese as the only power desir-
ing to retain tlIa integrity of the Chi
nese empire. The other powers are re-
garded as DESTROYS of breaking 1t up,
with the possible exception of Rus
STA, who. the Chinese think, merely
favors a postponement iii order to Sc
cure a larger share.
Grave fears are felt regarding the
health of Ii Hung Chang, owing to a
severe cold that he caught on the day
he visited General Chaffee. 1t is said
he is better, but there is a fear Of
.pleu.isy, which, at his advanced age,
might be fatal.
It is generally believed that the Chi
nese get their Information as to what
is done at the meetings of the envoy
through some one connected with the
Russian legation.
Washington to Blame.
London. Dec. 24.-"The delay in Sign.
ing the preliminary joint note says
ing Post, wiring yesterday, ""is due to
an objection from Washington. Mr..
Gonger, however, has telegraphed his
government urging q speedy settles
ment, on the ground that the Germans
military control is worse thar Chinese
management.
Prince Ching says that Emperor
Kwang Su n the empress dowager
are both anxious to leave Sian Flu as
their environments unfayorable, He
points out that the private and gov
eminent property seized at Picking is
quite equivalent In value to the in
dsmnity demanded by the powers.
Sir Robert Hart saw Prince Ching
yesterday and advised him against
dallying with the powers in regard to
the punishment of the guilty officials.
Prince Ching thought the execution
long Imprisonment of Prince Tuan
lutte certain.n SSH ~ tI H
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
The lsells.

What shall The New Year bear to me?
The shadow or the sun,
A hope, a beam,
A sunshine CLEAN.
Loves long. interrupted dream,
Or dark for daylight done?
What does the New Year hide for you?
A silence or a SON
a sigh. a note
From JOY birds thront,
Or stiffness lying long?
What may the New Year hold for us?
All light and shade are there.
Both silence chill
And singing, still
Old love that ever hath its will
VIII give each heart It's share!
tl sgn Post Wheeler
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
Now Uniycrslty Featurcs.

Vermillion, s. d., Dec. 25.-Two new
features will be introduced into the col
lege of music next term. A school OF
stringed instrument instruction and a
teachers course in music. The former
will be under the dictatorship Of Mrs.
y. S. Stlvers, formerly of Chicago
whose recommendations show excel
lent qualifications. The teachers course
will be under the supervision Of Pro-
lessor e.. w. Grabill, who is fast win
ming a reputation FOR the music de-;
partment. The teachers course con-
sists OF a two years trainin, at the end
OF which pupils can commence teach
Ing. The university closes today and a
very successful term has been finished.
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Representative James NJ. E. O,Crady
OF Rochester, N. Y. went to a recep-
ton n Washington a few nights ago
met WI Ting Fang, the Chinese
minister. Mi. o'Grady,.' said Wu-
5"O'Grady? Isn't that a Portuguese
nan1e?" Indeed 1t isn't asserted
O'Grady. With IN warmth; ITS a
shne old Irish name. We'll, we'll"
aid Wu, III never say a wore about
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Ntkola Tesla is a regular caller at the
p~resbytsrian hospital in New York
nov, going there to see Lieutenant
Hobson. who has surrendered to ty-
3Ehoid fever. T~esla5ts a warm admirer
Of the young naval constructor, II
has been a constant visitor since his
admission to the hospital. If floral
tributes count for anything. Hobson'a
friends are legion. Those who doubt
Hobson's popularity should see the;
PROCESSION OF florists messengers
which wends its way daily to the hos
3pitaI.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
Make an Advance.

A. II. Bradford, d D.: II as the old
year ends and the new begins there is
n person who feels that no advance
has been made. either something is
wrong with that person or the shadows
have not yet risen high enough above
his path to permit wen an indistinct
glimpse of the goal toward which he is
surely moving.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29

Rev. Braddon Hamilton of New York
s1coriates h deco.ette gowns, espe-
ctally that cut ..y''-shaped. s.V,, seems
to stand for vice in everything in the
present excited Imagination Of New
York. DR.. Hamilton says the society,
own of women drive men to drink.
rs = weak man., indeed. who needs any
~ the 1.fSs 1928 excuses extant to drive
aim to drink. Most men think Of a bet
~ excuse after they have had a few
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29

A small stingless hee is found in the
state of Sinaloa and in Topic. The
money of these bees is not great in
1uantity. Is dark colored, very liquid,
n is said not to %pulyerize. Another
REGULARITY of h honey is hat it has
? decidedly sour taste and on this ac-
count II is much sought after. as being
greater delicacy than the sweet
honey OF h tame bee. The reason
these bees are small producers Is that
NJ they are stingless. they are con-
stantly robbed by the larger varieties,
the tame bee being one of the robbers.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-12-29
DUAL WASHINGTON TRAGEDY
Auditor Of War Department Killed.
by Discussing Clerk, Who
Commits Suicide.

Washington. Dec. Psf. H. Morris OF
Ohio, auditor of the wal department,
was shot at 7:15 this afternoon Ii his
nncs in the Ninder building by Samuel
Mcdonald, formerly q disbursing clerk
in the ONCE. Norris was shot through
the heart and died almost instantly.
Mcdonald then cut his own throat and
Shot. hi4tacnlf L..L-L.a. .-..H -... n
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Deadwood, S. D., Dec, 25.-At the
Shawmut mine. James Bradley, a well
known miner Of Central City, was|in.
stantly killed by a mass of falling rock
He and his partner had Just made {
blast, and. as they entered the tunnel
E%everai hundred tons of loose rock fell.
on top of bradley. He leaves a. wife
and children No blame is attached t.
The company.