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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

A remarkable div orce case has Just
closed at Parkersburg, w. Va Mrs.
Alice Rutor sued her husband, Rev.
Enoch Rutor, who is eighty-fiye years
old and has been a prominent Baptist
minister for over sixty years Mrs.
Rutor is nearly as old, and the couple
have celebrated their golden wedding
with grandchildren and great-grand-
children around them. Mfr. Rutor put
in cross-bill and also asked for di-
vorce. The testimony was quite sensa-
tional, but the judge denied both petit
tons saying that he would give them
another chance to settle their differ
ences and finish their days together.
The most remark bic hat in the world
is that worn by the women of Anam. It
is like large barrel cover, three-quar-
tiers of yard in diameter. Six or sew
en- silk cords as thick as quill are fast
ened on each side, and when worn fall
down below the waist Where the ends
are fastened to the hat on each side is
hugo brown or black silk tassel
The most extensive thermometer in
this country is IN use at the Johns Hop
kins University; it is known as Prof
Bowland's thermometer, ard is valued
at SO COO It is an absolutely perfect
instrument and the graduations on the
glass are so fine that Is necessary to use
microscope Il Esa2 then
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
A FARMERS FATE.
Sad Death BY Fire of a Kansas Farmcr-H
Wife Injured.

Sad Death by Fire of a Kansas Farmer-BIs
Wife Injured.
MCLoUTH, Kan, Sept 10.-Monday
night j. Leveridge, living four miles from
here, made roaring fire and went to
bed. Between ten and eleven o'clock
he awakened and found the room all
ablaze. He rushed for the window, but
in doing so overturned can of coal
oil, which saturated his clothing, at
once enveloping him in a blaze In
this condition he jumped through
the window, cutting himself some,
and laid down in watering
trough. Some boys who were sleeping
in the barn pumped water over linn, ex-
tinguishing the flames. He fingered
until twelve o'clock yesterday when he
died. A brother-in-law living in another
part of the house, broke in the doors of
the burning room and rescued Mrs.
Leveridge and her little baby, the
former having some severe burns Moth
ing was saved. Leveridge has brother
near Westport and another working in
the country fifteen miles from Kansas
City whose exact address is unknown.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

SECRETARY WINDOW has released S64-
600, 600 in bonds since the 21st of August
paying in advance. in order to relieve
the money market.
OK the expiration of the French
treaties OF commerce, n customs bill
will be introduced in the Chambers fix
ing simple general tariff and giving
the Government the right to increase
the duties on goods from countries that
refuse to grant France economic ad-
vantages
THE Census Office announces the pop
ulation of the State of Maine to be &C.,
261, which is an increase since 1880 of
IL, SIS. or L rs per cent
HEAVY rains and floods were reported
throughout New York State on the 10TH
Two Pinkerton detectives have ar
rested Cain and Buell.. at Utica, N. Y,
who are wanted for wrecking the train
near Albany.
A COMMITTEE of the Central strikers
on his return from Europe got severely
snubbed for their request for him to ad-
just matters. or at least inquire into the
causes OF the strike
AN Indian near Paso del Norte fast
CnC0 lis tWO CAEAAQTCn III = IVA " AC0 y
them from stealing fruit They died
The stage from Champion to Butte.
Mont, was robbed by lone highway
man recently.
THE mine owners about Altoona, Pa,
have given away entirely to the de-
mands of the men,
The next session of the great council
of Red Men of the United States will
be held at Cleveland. O.
An engine and six cars of q freight
train were wrecked north of Little Rock,
Ark, and Brakeman Han and Fireman
Rogers killed
AT Cincinnati an engine with lurn-
Der car and one or two other cars on the
Cincinnati. Lebanon s. Northern road,
ran away down = grade The lumber
car struck an engi.te and crushed 10
death William Howard, who was beneath
the engine cleaning it
The hosting OF an American flag al
the Toronto. Can. Exposition caused
some trouble The matter was referred
to the directors
HERR kRUPP, son of the German gun
maker. is at Ottawa. Ont. testing the
quality and quantity of ore produced BY
Sudbury nickel and copper mines vest
Of that city. He is in search OF nickel
TO be used in the nspufaetpre Of pew
gun metal
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
ADDIrIONAL DISPATCEIEs.

THE Senate on the 10th passed the
Anti-Lottery bill without discussion
The conference report on the Land For
fixture bill was agreed to. The Tim
Der Culture Repeal bill was passed. The
House referred the Kennedy abuse of
privilege case to the Judiciary Com
mittee- The Speaker appoin ted a con-
ference committee on the Tariff bill.
The coal palace and ind ustrial ex-
hibit at Ottumwa, Iowa. was formally
opened on the 10th by Governor Boies-
There were IL, 200 people present
THE Brazilian elections resulted IA
vorably for the new order of things.
LIE FRANCIS and wife and Miss Cor
nelia Cornelison have been expelled
KY, for accepting the stories of George
Jacob Schweinfurth.
THE German ship Orient from England
for San Francisco arrived at Aneud,
Chilli, with her cargo on fire.
THE House Committee on Commerce
has directed favorable report OF Rep
resentative Wheeler's bill. authorizing
the construction of bridge over the
Mississippi river at New Orleans
The Democrats of the First Kansas
QiotEACt nave nOulHdtSQ OOlOnel i nOmaS
Moonlight of Leavenworth, for Con-
gress-
THE celebrated ALEXANDRIA. Granada,
Spain, was on fire on the 10th Great
damage DONE
THE sovereign grand lodge I. o. O. f.
has chosen the following officers for
the ensuing term: Grand sire, c. M.
Busbee, of Raleigh, N. c.; deputy grand
sire. C l. T. Campbell, of London, On
tarios grand secretary, T. A. Ross. of
New Jersey; grand treasurer, Isaac R
Sheppard. of Pennsylvania
REPUBLICANS of the Fifth Missouri
district have nominated S. d. Twitchell
for Congress
| THE Labor party of Massachusetts,
has nominated Charles E. Marks, OF
Somerville, for Governor.
TIE Quebec Telegraph has come out
squarely for annexation to the Unite
States
COUNT ToLsToI. Minister of the Inte-
rior. Russia. is seriously fl.
The Department of State has received
telegram from Minister Mizner at
Guatemala saying that the National
Assembly of Salvador had unanimously
elected Carlos Ezeta Provisional Presi-
1dentof the Republic until the LIST of next
March.
An explosion occurred in the Maybach
pit at Sanct Wendell, Rhenish Prussia,
by which twenty-five miners were
killed The other men in the pit TO the
lnumber Of sss we're resepse
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
VIII Feel pIoated.

ALBANY, n. vs. Sept 1.-THE prom
ised financial aid for the men who took
part in the now defunct strike arrived
yesterday. Some received 81 25 each
and others received as much as 81. SO
each The ex-strikers are thoroughly
disguised, and it is believed that il they
should ever strike again it will not be
as members of the knights of Labor,
because there will be-no railroad men in
tho organization The pittance they
have received for five weeks idleness
has caused them to lose all faith in
their leaders The latter say that the
sum distributed is only starter.
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Spiked the switches.

FINDLAY, O., Sept 10.-The bralxemen
and switchmen employed on the Toledo,
Columbus & Cincinnati railroad went
out yesterday on account of a disagree
ment as to wages This almost COM
pletely blockades freight business on
the railroad from Toledo to Kenton.
An attempt was made to run the local
freight out of this city. but it was IN
successful. The strikers spiked the
switch so that the principal cars could
not be moved The switch engine got
seven loaded cars from one track, how
ever. and took them out of the yard.
An attempt was made TO get another
treigh. train out last evening but failed
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
Indians Made Good.

WAsnINGToE, Sept. .17.-In response
to request by Acting Indian Commits
sioner Bell for the facts in connection
with the killing of white man recent
~ on the Tongue river reservation in
Montana, Special Agent Cooper, in
charge of the reservation, has te1e-
graphed as follows: Hugh Boyle, a
white man, was killed on this reserva-
ton by two Indians on September @.
The murderers were yesterday killed by
United States soldiers and Indian police.
The murderers charged on the agency.
firing as they came, thus defying arrest.
Every thing is quiet"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

Mrs. MILLER, the wife OF the Gov
ernor of North Dakota, was once a COM
positor in a newspaper Office, and it was
while working at the case that she met
the man who was to become her hus-
hand. Recently while visiting in Dry
den. n. Y, she stepped into a printing
Office and set up few stickfuls of type
as q reminder of the old days.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
That SLAYER Proc,,ma,Ion.

respondent Of the Times says European
circles are confident that the Berlin
Government will countermand the Ger
man slavery proclamation at Begamoyo,
but even that will fail to remedy the
irreparable harm already done. The
object of the Germans is to attract
wealthy Arabs to the German coast line.
German official recently presided at
an auction sale of slaves Serious diff
fcuities are certain to ensue on the
british coast limo and probably the
Arabs viii attempt to coercs the Sultan
70 Withdraw ais decree.
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DROWNED AT THE CROSSING.
The Swollen Creek Calls For Three More

The Swollen Creek Calls For Three More
Lives.
Fort SMITH, Ark, Sept 1G-About one
p m. yesterday three persons were
drowned in Little Mulberry creek at
the crossing, one mile below the town
of Mulberry, Franklin County.
Six persons were in a wagon en- route
to Charleston from White Oak. When
in the middle of the stream the horses
baked In an attempt to make them
go the animals were got in deep
water. The wagon bed floated of
with the swift current and turned
over. throwing the passengers into the
water. A young man. twenty-five years
of age, named Smith, an old lady named
Sarah Mcmillan and a five-year-Old girl
were drowned One Hunter and wife
and infant after some difficulty reached
the bank and gave the alarm. Citizens
are dragging the stream, which is con-
siderably swollen by recent rains. but
the bodies have not been found The
horses were also drowned
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

THE charges preferred by General
kautz, of Fort Niobrara, to the War
Department against General Brooks, to-
gether with the counter charges pre-
ferred by General Brooks against Gen.
eral Kautz, have by mutual application
boon withdrawn and the difficulty be-
tween the officers compromised.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

THE London Standards. Madrid cor
respondent says that the liberation of
Carlists by the Primo Minister will
probably result in the election Of sew
eral OF their candidates at the coming
elections. Tho Carlists are making an
active canvass and expect to secure
many OF the. thirty-five seats for which
they have candidates in the field.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

THE illness of the venerable Judge
Isaac p. Christiancy. ex-United States
Senator and ex-Minister to Poru. was
terminated by death recently at Lans-
ing Mich. When the Judge was first
stricken down with cancer of the throat
his sufferings were intense. but he was
unconscious during tho last forty-eight
hours and his death was as peaceful as
n child's sleep.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

ADvIcEs from Rome indicate that the
Pope is not pleased with Cardinal Man
ning's latest utterances on the labor
question. His Holiness is said to have
expressed the opinion that the Cardinal
was being led by personal sympathy to
indorse labor programmes which are
not entirely in harmony with the set
tied attitude Of the Church on such
questions r
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

THE army of the United States con-
sists OF ., 16T commissioned officers and
little over 20. COO real private soldiers.
exclusive of those performing civilian
duties. In other terms, one-tenth OF
the military force consists Of its officers.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

A DISPATCH from Buda-Pesth states
that the great national robber chief,
Banko MARCH,, who lately expired at
Toked. had an imposing funeral Banko
had lived on the interest of his ill-gotten
wealth for the last ten years and was
tho recipient OF many honors from his
native town When he was about to
die he called the burgomaster and au-
thorities to his bedside and declared
that be had done many = noble deed in
spite OF his profession. and that he. died
in peace with God, as he had never
robbed Christian. but made it his bus
mess 10 kill as many Hebrews as possi-
BILE. Banko made the poor of Toked
his heirs. and had right royal funeral.
the hearse being drawn by four white
horses. and the whole Of the clergy boz
ing in attendance.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

TIE crew of the steamship State of
Georgia deserted the vessel just as she
was about to sail from England for New
York. The cause of their action was
that the baker employed on board was a
non-union man and a request for his
discharge had been refused.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

THE Senate. in executive session, con-
flrmcd the following nominations among
others: J. u Richardson, of Kansas,
Consul-Generai at Matamoras; George
l. Dobson as register of the land-office
Mt Buffalo Ok; w. T. Walker as re-
ceiver of public moneys at Buffalo, Ok. /;
T. A. Holmes rs postmaster at Pleas
anton, Kan, and E R Crofton as post
master at Liberty, Mo
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

A YOUNG lady from Youngstown, o.,
who had been engaged as instructor
in a New Britain Comm school, was
refused tho situation after arriving there
TO take charge. The only reason that
the principal OF the State normal school
gave her was that she was too houieIy."
lie agreed to pay her a months salary
and expenses back to Youngstown.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

REED, Herman and Cordial. the wreck
ing suspects confined in the Troy IN.
W Jail, deny having confessed to the
crime, as has been reported. 1t is be-
lieved, however. that Reed has under
gone considerable pumping by the rail-
road company since his capture.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

COLONEL Polk. Of North Carolina,
National lecturer of the Farmers ALI
ance, was in Washington recently. He
says the Alliance is mot. only in-good
health, but the movement is rapidly
spreading and sweeping its way all over
the land
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

ARrEsIAN wells have developed such
an abundant supply of water in the des-
ert Of Sahara that French engineers are
confident of being able to extend their
railroad to distance OF weeks jour
ney from Algeria right through the des-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

TIT. first Anarchist meeting ever held
openly in Berlin has taken place by per-
mission of the police. The Anarchists
are no. very numerous in Germany as
compared with the Socialists, the An
archistic programme not being attract
i've to the methodicai and regulative
Teutonic mind The meeting was a
very tame and unimportant affair. The
speakers claimed the Anarchists to be
the bona fide followers of Karl Marx
and declared that Socialism was but
weak substitute for the genuine doc
trine OF universal freedom for the pro-
letariat
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

Consul. TURNER, OF Cadiz, in a report
to tho State Department announces the
establishment of a steamship line be-
tween that port and New York. The
steamers sail under the Portuguese flag,
carry freight and passengers and are
registered at from l. 500 to 9, 600 tons
These vessels will run at intervals of
forty days, but the company antici-
pates that within a year the increase in
business will be sufficient to shorten
this to fifteen DAVIS
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

A RIOT has taken place at Wilma grow
ing out of the charge that certain Jews
were guilty OF the murder Of Chris
tan Many Jews were terribly mall
treated before the military quelled the
disturbance
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
Perkins Renominated.

COLUMBUS. Kan, Sept 10-The Re-
publican convention for the Third Con-
gressional district met here yesterday
to go through the ceremony Of nominat-
ing B. w. Perkins No other candidate
was mentioned and Perkins was nom
mated by reclamation
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
napquet TO Onlcers.

STOCKHOLM, Sept IA dinner wa
given last night by the city of Stock
holm to the officers attached to the
United States steamer Baltimore, which
conveyed the body of John Ericsson
from the United States to this country.
Two hundred guests, including the
Ministers of State, military and naval
officers and leading civilians were
nreSent
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

The First Comptrollerof the Treasury
has rendered decision in which he
holds that commissioner of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition can be an officer
of the commission and commissioner
1T tho same time
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

TIE Providence health department
has secured a new germ roasting ma
chine for the baking of bedding. clothes.
carpets, curtains and hangings infected
with scarlet fever or diphtheria-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

Mrs. JAMES K Polk has completed
her eighty-seventh year with faculties
unimpaired and strength marvelously
preserved. with happy surroundings
and hosts Of loving friends
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
CURRENT COMMENT

PRINCE BISMARCK has decided not to
visit England for the present
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

ONE hundred and fifty thousand school
children have returned to their books in
New York - = --ttf
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
rbirteeatl, aIl..ouri Democrats.

MoNErr. No, Sept 1o.-The Demo
cratic Congressional convention met
here yesterday and nominated Judge r
w. Fyan by reclamation. amid great en-
thusiasm- Robert Washington Fyan
was born March II. 1885. in Bedford
County, Pa
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

A serious outbreak of typhus fever has
o. CURED in Upper Silesia
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19
REcIPRocITY.

Secretary Blaine Writes Another Letter On
the SqlJect OF Reciprocity-Matters That
Interest Western People.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

ReservIng his conv ctions upon other
quest .ons, every true citizen, without
regard to party, can legally and con-
sfstently join with us in the ac-
ompIishment of fhese--objects. Relying
upon The business OF our causa We invite the
CO. operation of lIbt raj minded men
throughout the State, and with is the sue
cess OF the cause OF the people will be as
unOn fha
The Globe-republican., 1890-01-15

on Cherry street and takes away
their pennies and beats them bru-
tally and spends the money for gin. !
do not believe that this latter variety
exists at all, because the self-reliant
young bohemians would not stand such
treatment single day.
once ran across such a case. The
boy was crying bitterly and he told me
the story of the horrible old bag who
beat him with realistic detail.
1 was filed with indignation and pro-
ceeded to investigate. l had my plans
all laid to have the woman arrested and
the unfortunate youngster taken care
of. followed the boy home and found
him living in comparative comfort with
his father and mother. His father was
a sturdy, good-humored Irishman en-
ployed by the Department. of City Works
as cartman. He had large family
and all were doing we'll except the en-
bryo confidence operator who had
tackled me, and who gave his family
world of trouble. He had filled his
head with stories like the one he had
humbugged me with, and spent his ill
gotten gains going to the theater. The
real trouble in his case was that he was
not beaten frequently enough.
l studied up the newsboy question
some time ago and I found that while
he is a handwriting, sharp youngster
the average newsboy has any thing but
The Globe-republican., 1890-01-15
THE MISTLETOE.
Enough of 1t Growing in This Country
for All Festal Purposes.

Enough of 1t Growing in This Country
for All Festal Purposes.
There is mistletoe growing in our
own country quite good enough to an
swer all the festal purposes of the
mistletoe descended from that which
the old Druids in their white robes cut
with a golden sickle just after the new
of the moon, and distributed for charms
against all evil to their believing tribes.
1t is not, indeed, the true and ancient
mistletoe; but it takes botanist and a
good one to tell you why not; and it is
quite as interesting in it's appearance.
with the long olive-like leaves and the
singular translucent berry with CLEAN
of green in its whiteness, something be-
tween moonstone and pale cat's-eye
quartz in tint. 1t grows any where in
the Virginia ATTITUDES, abounds upon
the mesquite in Texas, and is usually
to be found in the Washington flower
market through the Christmas holidays.
The plant is certainly beautiful and
curious: but except for its parasitical
origin and growth, which gave it sort
of a mystery to the unlearned and prim
tive mind, it is difficult to see why it
ever attained such eminence as it had,
although it is true that the Druids gave
it veneration only when found growing
on the oak. which was sacred to the sun
the Druidical worship and that of the
old Persians having much in com mon;
but it held with them. for whatever
reason, an important part in the great
rites of the winter solstice. correspond |
ing to our Christmas festivities. One Of
the old northern myths makes the dart |
which killed the beautiful Balder out Of |
the mistletoe, which alone of all nature |
had not been bound to do him no harm, |
possibly as showing that there is moth |
ing in the universe without significance, |
and with Him there is no great nor
small" Nowadays the strange plant is
apple tree, where it kills out whole
orchards, being all but indestructible it
self, and living just as long as there is
sny sap in the tree it has chosen; in
some regions it has, indeed, become
more profitable to raise and sell than
the apples would be. In England, and
in the wild state, it is most often sOwn
bv the misselthrush; but it is raised
artifcially by crushing the berries on a
bough, to which their glutinous matter
adheres and where they generate; others
make q slit with q penknife on the
underside of branch, so that it may
not be observed by the birds, and there
insert the seed, and something Of .
weird and mysterious character is seen
in species Of intelligence manifested
BY it. since, in whatever direction tho
seed is pointed. the radical will turn J