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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

q January s.: The situation is much
the same ms yesterday, but 1 regret to
report that q serious accident has hap
pened to the First battalion Of the
Suffolk regiment.
From news just come to hand
from them / gather that, with the nu-
thority and with the knowledge of
General French, four companies of the
First battalion advanced by night
against q low hill, one mile from their
camp. They attacked at dawn. Lieu-
tenant Colonel Watson commanding,
gave orders to charge. He was at
once wounded. Orders for retirement
We're given.
".Three-quarters of the force re-
treated to camp. The remainder held
their ground until they were operpow
cred BY greater numbers. when they
surrendered. Seventy were taken pris-
oners, including seven officers
General French reports that the
Boer commando which made the Mt
tack January 4 lost fifty killed, besides
wounded and prisoners. The COM
naando was dispersed"
SuffOlks' Friends Chngrincd.
General French's announcement that
the Essex regiment would replace the
Suffolks is more bitter to the latter's
friends than the list of casualties, us
the only inference deducible from the
fact is that the Sntfolks disgraced
themselves and their flag by boiling
and leaving a few of their more stanch
comrades to fill the Pretoria jails.
Lord de la War;, in a graphic de-
scription of the battle of Magersfon-
tein, says:
ut is useless TO disguise the fact
that a large percentage of the troops
are losing heart for a campaign cor-
prised of n succession of frontal at
tacks on nm invisible foe, securely en-
trenched and unrcachablc. Our men
have fought admirably, but they were
asked to perform miracles. Don't
blame them and don't blame the gal
liant general who was the first victim
of the terrible disaster which over
came the Highland brigade. They
marched in quarter column to their
doom. General Wauchope's last words,
For Gods sake, don't blame me for
this!' will gladden. the hearts of his
numerous friends. There was no nc
cord between Methuen and Wauchope
in regard to the best method of at
tack. Methuen's plan prevailed, and
the mistake lost 700 men"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
STEEL RANGE sWlINIDLE
IS BEING WORKED
Unsuspecting South Dakota Far
r.ers Are Made Victims Of
Smooth PeddIers.
ASKED 10 SIGN A CONTRACT
Then 1t Proves That Many Times
the Amount Expected Has to
BE Patd-.On the Light.
ming lsod Order.

Huron. S. D., Jan. 1o.-The steel
range swindle is being successfully
worked in the northern part of this
S(Beadle) county and also over in Pot
ter and up in Eaulk counties. The
gang operating the swindle is the
same that worked the farmers of the
eastern part of the state SO cleverly
last. summer. Farmers buy stoves or
ranges from these peddlers, paying
an installment in cash, frequently
turning in their old stove in part pay
ment. and always signing a contract
for the remaining payments, which is
supposed to be for any sur from $50
to $40, but when the note and contract
turns up for payment the signer dis
covers that he has put his autograph
to a note for from $50 to SIS, which he
must nav or enter into endless litiga-
ton.
Several of these notes have came to
light andshave been paid by the sign
ers. and more will be flashed into the
faces of unsuspecting farmers within
the next sixty days. One man up in
Potter county on his return home
from town found one Of these stove
agents in his house. He had induced
the farmers wife to enter into a CON
tract for a steel range that will last
q lifetime and save half of the usual
amount of fuel" Seeing the contract
and taking in the situation at a glance,
he gathered up the papers, handed the
visitor his hat and, opening the door,
told him to move on. The fellow hesi-
tated to explain, but to no purpose.
The farmer said, 60 and he went,
being followed to the township line a
mile distant by the determined tiller
of the soil. a widow, living on a farm
in the edge of Sphinx county, is said to
have signed one Of these stove con
tracts giving her note payable in
ninety days for $5, : when present.
ed for payment it was for $50.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
GENERALS WHO WERE BOXERS.
Former Days When Miles and Yves
~, H~IIod sho fSlnvra r!

Former Days When Miles and Wes-
ton Handled the Cloves.
The New York Herald is authority
for the story that General Miles and
General Weston have always prided
themselves upon their athletic accom-
plishments. Though both had seen
hard service in the civil war and one
of them had been wounded more than
nee in the Wilderness and the other
had been through several arduous In
dian campaigns on the frontier, they
were at the time of the fight, which
is historic in the annals of the army,
active and quick, in fact, eft" for the.
work cut out for them. Both We're
known as the crack boxers of the
army. Which was the better of the
two was the question.
One bright, frosty morning, after
a deal of palavering at the officers
club, General Miles and Captain Wes-
ton, accompanied by six bottleholders,
their seconds, two timekeepers, Off
GERS and the chaplain, who volun-
teered to act as referee, wended
their way to q barranca, q mile or two
from the post, and stripped for ac-
ton. No enlisted man was permitted
to be present. 1t was remarked by
several of the onlookers that Nelson
was trained a bit too fine" but John
stripped beautifully" After the chap
lain had instructed the principals in
the center of the ring they were
gloved and ordered to their II
AS there was no gong it was agreed
that the referee should flap his hands
and cry "Quit!" at the end of every
three minutes, then the principals
were to retire each to his orner for
refreshment and rest.
Gentlemen, let her co. said the
referee; but gently, gentlemen. Do
not, ] beg of you, excite yourselves.
Be calm, gentlemen"
The round ended, the chaplain
clapped his hands and shouted
Quit" and the principals retired
each to his corner. Again the princi-
pals advanced to the center of the
ring, and after a rare exhibition of
sparring Miles made a tremendous eff
fort and upper cut, but the blow
missed Weston, who wheeled around
to deliver a pivot. blow, which Miles
lodged, but the impetus was such
that Weston kept spinning like a top
until the chaplain again clapped his
hands and shouted Quit" Weston
went to his corner groggy.
After five more rounds the chaplain,
after long consideration and much ar
gument with the witnesses, solemnly.
announced that it was a draw and de-
clared all bets off. This was satisfac-
tory, but it was found that the prin-
cipals were completely exhausted by
their efforts; so much so, indeed, that
it was necessary to send to the post
for the water wagon to convey them
to the hospital, where they remained
under the surgeons treatment Tor
three weeks,
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TO THROW OFF ENGLISH RULE

Professionalism Believe Their
Day of Redemption" at Hand.
New York, Jan. 9.-The Washington
correspondent of the Tribune says:
Lift up you eyes, French=Cana-
dams, for the day of your redemption.
is at hand" Thus La Semaine, the re-
ligious organ of the Romsn Catholic
hierarchy in the province of Quebec,
which is published ut the Franciscan
monastery in Quebec aud under the
authorization and supervision of his
grace, Archbishop Begin, opens a long
article in this week on "Anglomania
in Canada Continuing La Semaine
says:
"You, French-Canadians, beaten and
conquered by England, ever hated and
oppressed by a race which is your en-
envy, whose children are forced to
speak the language of their oppressor
in the schools of the United States and
Manitoba, you shall at last see the star
of your liberty rise for you and your
rights respected by those who have so
long violated them"
The development of the war in South
Africa led La Semaine to speak in this
strain of what it refers to as the APP
preaching emancipation of French
Canadians. The article is an exceed
ingly interesting one, as expressing
the sentiments of the French Canadian
clergy regarding the loyalty Of the
French-Canadians to Great Britain.
The attitude of the church in Canada
toward possible annexation to this
country is also set forth with consid-
cradle emphasis. After speaking OF
what it calls the rabid hostility of
English Protestan1s in Canada to
French Canadians, the article con
tinues:
s.Tl,e situation would become much
more critical for the French-Canadiun
race if the Anglomaniacs of Ontario
and of Canada, instead of being Il lit
tile sympathetic with the Yankees and
their republic, as they are just al
present, should become reconciles
with them and undertake to bring
about the annexation of Canada to the
United States. Such a reconciliation.
is quite possible, for the hatred of the
Catholic religion and the French-Ca-
indian race is profound among u very
great number of English Protestants
in this country. 1t may easily lead
them to forget the secondary differ
ences which divide them and unite
them in a firm alliance against the re-
ligion and the race which they hate.
"Once annexed to the United States.
Canada would become rapidly and
wholly English. Engulfed in the tur-
bulent sea of American life, swallowed
I5up in the morass of national schools,
Immersed i'll the great swirl of Yankee
business. we could not long retain our
French Canadian traits md character
~istics. What, indeed, would there be
fleft of us at the end of fifty years or
so? Would not ours be the fate which
was that of Il former compatriots sof
New Orleans? We believe hat if5 Can
ada became a part of the United
States another century would see us
without a trace of the spirit. the lan-
grage o II customs of our fathers"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
ON AIRsHIP.
Brookioss County Nun Thinks He
Has n SuIcakscul

Has n Successful Invention.
Sioux Falls, S. d., Jan. 10.-A South
Dakota man named Henry Heintz,
who lives near aurora, Brookings
county, believes he has solved the
problem of Il successful air ship and
has entered into a contract to COM
piete such a machine ready for deliv.
cry by March L next. He has been
working OH the machine for some
time, but the matter has been kept
Very quiet and only leaked out by ac-
cident. 1t appears that he has been at
work on the machine for n number OF
years, and has had its special features
patented. His patent, it is said, COW
.ers many points which have been
eagerly sought after by other in
ventors, but he has constantly refused
to sell the whole or any part of his
rights. One of the wealtliest busi-
ness men of Mkton has such faith in
the success of Heintz's invention that
hc.:is giving him the necessary tinan-
cial backing. Heintz declines ut this
time to give a description of the ma
chine upon which he is working.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
dt6od1.S as1abnila
|slZq1 s|.3:Z5!:,IE
Nnpttais Lasted Two DAYS.

EE..ANEEe $500
An oversight on tile part OF David
Turkey, an Indian graduate Of the
Carlisle school, who had won the af-
f%ections Of Lettie Price, a colored
uamsel of Newton, Pm, resulted in the
Holding O two days of wedding fes-
tivities instead Of one. The couple
were to have been married on Friday,
md the guests were all assembled,
When the minister arrived from Lang
horne he found that Turkey had neg
lected to secure a marriage license,
and the Ceremony had TO be post
procured at Doylestown the wedding
party kept upsits merrymaking.s The
supper went on rs though there had
been no hitch in the nuptials. and was
followed in the course Of time by a
breakfast. Then, when the license
came on Saturday the minister did his
work, and everybody was as happy as
IL there had been no delay.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
HER COMB BLEW UP,
Extraordinary Accident to n Cin-
cinnatf Woman.

cinnatf Woman.
Mrs. Noah Brown, residing in Col
rain avenue, met with a peculiar ac-
,ident Monday night, says the Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune. Mrs. Brown.
was waiting on her husband, who was
in bed suffering with a sprained nnkle.
She had occasion to stoop down in
front of nn open CRATE fire, and as she
did so a celluloid comb worn in her
hair exploded with sufficient force to
throw her to the floor some distance
away. Following the explosion the
comb ignited. Most of Mrs. Brown.a
hair was burned off, her eyebrows and.
iashes were scorched and she was Sc
Scrcly burned about the face and>neck.
Considerable effort was required to
prevent the carpets and ether furnish
ings from catching fire, us it was
found impossible to extinguish the
blazing comb after it had been pulled
from her hair. The explosion was ac-
%companied by a report similar to that
Of a blank cartridge discharged in. n
pistol. and was heard by several peo-
MA a@E s.f41aeS aE4E IN aEg 1.+
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
WOMAN HANGED AT NEWGATE,

French Goyerncss Who Murdered
Her Child Executed.
London, Jan. 10.-Louise Masset. a
French g%oserness who was consisted
OF the murder Of her illegitimnte
~s-yeur-old son, was hanged Mt New
gatc this morning. 1t is said the
istence ofthe child was an obstacle to
q marriage She had in9piew.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

Contrary TO she expectation of many
colleagues and the hope of some, Mr..
pspew's maiden speech in the senate
was not a notable effort. lie arose
with evident nervousness, twirlcG his
eyeglasses, adjusted his perfectly-ft-
ting frock coet, glanced around and
said: Mr.. President" a hush fell on
the m%illionaires' club as the senator
s0ntinped: 81 present u bill for refer,
s1ee 70 the committee on pensions
Then he sat down and a distinct look
Of disappointment rippled over not a
few sfaces:
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
Beers TAKE HUFFMAN.
Tho Brl,ish Garrison. 100 Strong,

Tho Drlttsh Garrison, 12O Strong,
Surrendcrs.
Pretoria, Jan. 4-Nia Lourenzo,
Marquee, Jan. Field Cornet Wiser,
under date of Tuesday, January ., re-
ports as follows from thurman, Brit
ish Bcchuanaland:
81 commenced u bombardment of
Thurman yesterday (Monday), aim
ing at the police barracks. The fight
lasted until 6 in the evening. when the
garrison surrendered, issuing from
the forts and delivering up arms.
1--WE took 100 prisoners, including
Captain Bates and Captain Dennison,
Mr.. Hillyard, the magistrate, and
eight other officers. We also captured
seventy natives, together with a nuns
Der of rifles and revolvers and a guam
tity of ammunition.
Fifteen British were wounded.
They are being attended by us, with
the help of DR.. Bearne, an English
physician.
"The horses, oxen, mealies and flour
taken from the prisoners have been
sent to Pretoria by way of Vryburg."
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

Tt is said that the senatorial inves-
tigation Of the case Of Senator Clark
of Montana who is accused of obtain.
ing his seat through bribery, will cost
lf9t less than 100000, much of which
viii go for fees and mileage to wit.
nesses to be brought from Montana.
HE amount Senator Clark is accused
of having dispensed is %variously csti-
mated at from 100000 to 100000.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

Representative f. w. Cushman, OF
Washington state, made his maiden
speech in the house the other day.
He afterward expressed himself rs
very much disappointed with it. lie
says he found it quite different mnk-
ing a speech in the house from max
ing one on the stump aud fears that
he did not make the serious impress
sion he wished to-. w.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

William n. Fleming, OF Augusta,
Ga, ID about the only man in the
,honss OF Representatives who has
dared 70 befriepd Nr. Roberts, even
in q small way. Fleming is a demo.
ernt and 10 never happier than whea
AeghtinEs on the side of the under dog.
Ne p q good lawyer, and while he has
no hsd the teme:ity to say anything
y Asbarts' behalf on the floor of the
NbuAA be has kept close track of the
eaas and given him advice and cited
legal presidents which he believed &c
k6*s . bearing on the matter.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
An oil painting Of President sfc1ljn.

An oil painting of President McIlin-
ley, to be sent to the Paris exposition,
is being made at the white house.
The artist is A. Muller-ury, who has
painted. the portraits Of Senator Ne
pew, Director Merriam and other dis
tinguishs5 people. The painting rep
rsaents the president sitting at the
Head of his cabinet table engaged in
daily work.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

The anonymous Australian w.io
gave $1,000 sterling to The Mansion
Mouse TransvnnI war fund is said to
Be Sir Daniel Cooper, bart. one of the
richest Australian merchants and and
oxiferr. a prominent subscgiber.to$thc
fsrirnean fund md later To that for
sthe relief OF the Lancashire cotton
tnmine.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

sir Henry Irving makes rather a
asod point in the Ladie..' Home Jour.
nal. Through a study of Shakes.
psare,"s he says, "the taste of the ma
tion will benefit, the language will
besome more exact without losing its
elasticity, and the priceless heritage
81 u English tongue will be pre-
served to the world in its purity"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

Congressman Robert w. Taylor,
whs is leading the fight against Rob.
srts, the Mormon. is mn Ohio man, and
comes from the s~turdiest. stock Of the
WeatesA Reserve. lie was horll in
New ljabon in 1852. was educated al
fhe Hndson academy and Western Re,
ssFve college, and began life as a
schsOl teacher in his native town. La.
tor he was state superintendent o,
aehoels, ard then, after several years
ct Newspaper work, he was admitted
70 the bar. He was a member of the
Ft~fty-tonrth congress, and has served
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

Olson II. sakurai, an influential and
highly cultivated Japanese. is in this
county to study the condition OF
Allneriean women. He is an officer OF
the leading educational institution for
women in Japan, and The outcome OF
his Investigations in this country may
be = sweeping change in methods OF
life among his countrywomen,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
DAKOTA,
Assistant Postmaster General HIeati

Assistant Postmaster General Eeatl
aays HIS order prohibiting the reten
ttOn ~ married postofice employees Is
not intended as a encouragement o.
neutrality-suspicious. it may work tina
way-but Is simply for the %bettcrmel1'
ef the service, nnd. was made neces
sary by tho peculiar unrensonablenes.
OF brides and grooms. Two clerks viii
work together in the same office and
give entire satisfaction, even after
shey have fallen in love, lie declares,
but al soon Is they are married their
personal relations are constantly OBJ
fruding themselves and getting in the
way Of public business.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

An old interviewer of Washington
lronounces General Wheeler one OF
the hardest men to interview III this
country. He says: .The general is
even more shy than he has been rep.
resented. Reticent' doesn't half de-
sctlbs him. He is simply the despair
OF avery newspaper man who tries To
get copy out OF him.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

Even Canadians are inclined to
smile ut the speech made by Sir Rod.
erick Cameron before the Canadian
club OF New York n few evenings ago.
Sir Rodsrick predicted that some day
the people of Canada would rule Tho
North American continent and that
the first step would be the annexation
OF New England. Some excuse may
perhaps be. found for Sir Roderick's
utterances in the fact that he spoke
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

Colonel Eorthcott, who was killed
in the Modder river fight, had done
some excellent natural history work
in the Gold Coast hinterland, and was
locking forward to returning to that
part OF Africa to prosecute his ZOO
logical studies. He had lately pre-
sented the British museum with an
interesting collection of West African
kiirdK.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

Emperor Wilhelm has ordered his
court to learn the koermagyar. a sort
q minuet. It is m extremely diff
cult dance TO master, andsProf. Louis
Pottak. who is a justice of the peace
at Miskolez, Hungary. has been or
dereds to Berlin to teach the court. lie
was recommended to the emperor by
the leader OF the opera.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
NEW MILITARY DEPARTMENT..

Comprises Territory of Aiaska..CoI.
onei Randall in charge.
Washington. Jan. S,-.The president has
created a military department consisting
Colonel George NJ. Randall, Eighth
United States Infantry, TO the command.
Colonel Randall Is on dirty with his fegf-
men in Cuba, but Will report here en-
route to Alaska January Is.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
FACTORY BOILER ExploDEs.

reported TisMt Two Are Killed al
Dubuque--Others Missing.
Dubuque, Ia, Jan, 1o:-The boiler ii the
Beach Soap factory exploded withsterrific
force. 1t Is reported that Matt Kierer,
he engineer. md Bernard Dreese were
Killed. Others are missing.
John Murphy. captain of night police
for many years, died his morning IF
pneumonia. He had been i'll only a few
laSs. ~
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

4 story showing the wonderful pop.
llaritX of President Diaz in Mexico
was told by Thomas w. Mahoney. oil
the City OF Mexicp. The last time
General Dinz ran for president n fcl.
low residing Mt the national capital
had the temerity to offer himself as
an opposition candidate, whereupon
DO was arrested for drunkenness and
kept in Jail until the formality OF
choosing President Diaz to be his own
successor was complied with.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
FOREIGN NItssionnrx socic.y

Sioux Falls, S. d., Jan. 1o.-Sioux
Falls has captured another. conven-
ton, that of the Woman's Baptist For
eign Missionary Society of the West,
which will be held here April II, IS.
said 10 next. The district under iuris-
diction of the society comprises the
states of Colorado, the Dakotas, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa. Kansas, Michi-
gan Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, Ohia.s Oklahoma, Utah,
Washington. West Virginia, Wiscon-
sin, Wyoming, as well as Indian Ter
ritory and New Mexico.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
miller Cub omccrs.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 10.-The COM
mercial club of Miller has elected the
following officers to serve. during the
ensuing year: President, S. v. Christ,
vice president, Peter Gross; secretary,
Fred SHETLAND; treasurer, N. john
son; directors. J. IL. Baldwin, L. ID.
Sweetland and John pusey.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13
DUTCH CRUISER FIRED ON.
Rumored in Amsterdam That a Sho,
From a British Vessel Killed
a Dutch Officer.

london, Jan. 1o.-An Amsterdam,
special says:
An unconfrmed rnmor is current
that British cruiser has fired upon
he Dutch cruiser Friesland, near Del
agoa bay, and that a Dutch officer was
4EilIed. lsE
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-13

With. Young, the veteran chief Of
the Western Union telegraph Office at
Washington, was sick and missed the
assembling OF the new congress. 1t
was the first time he had been absent
sn q first day" since 1857.