The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-05-23

THE Typographical Unions of Minnie
apolis and ST. Paul have demanded ten
hours pay for nine hours work, which
has been refused
THE wife and daughter of President
G. Stanley Hall, of Clark University,
were found dead in their bed at Worces-
ter, Mass, recently, accidentally suffo-
Gated by illuminating gas
THREE children playing in an excava-
ton for a cellar at Seventh avenue and
Fifteenth street, Brooklyn, were killed
by falling earth recently.
| THE French Board of Trade returns
for April show an increase in imports OF
more than a million dollars and an in
crease in exports of more than four
| millions
Two river drivers near Moose river.
Maine, were recently killed and three
others were terribly injured by the ex-
| plosion of a l<eg of powder in an old
cabin in which they had taken refuge
from storm and built fire.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended May Is numbered
2l2. compared with 2O9 the previous
week and PAP the corresponding week
of last year.
The report concerning three actors of
the Nat Goodwin Company being killed
in railroad wreck in Montana proved
unfounded. a member of the company,
Miss May DufTcc. had died and this had
delayed the company, causing the false
report
ToMsKI. in Western Siberia, has been
almost destroyed by food and fire.
CUBA is troubled with drought.
On the river Oder, near Ratisbon. ST.
lcsia, ferryboat loaded with passen-
gers was crossing, when it suddenly
capsizcd and thirty-six of the people
were drowned before assistance could
reach them. All the passengers were
children who were returning home from
a confirmation service.
THREE men were drowned near York
vile. Pa, while fishing from boat.
BY = collision between a pay-car
special and the rear end of an accom-
mod ton train at Tuscola, ILL.,, a lady
was fatally and other persons slightly
hurt
ALPHEUs BULL, President of the
Gould & Curry mine, was drowned near
San Francisco recently.
TIE union stonemasons and bricklay-
ers of Joliet. ILL.,, have struck for eight
hours and increased wages
TIE Berlin Tageblatt says it is sig
nificant fact that visits of foreign news
paper writers and other recognized Wis
itors to Friederichsrue have been very
frequent of late.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended May II showed an average in
crease of 1872 compared with the corre-
spending week of last year. In New
York the increase was 500.
MONEY was plentiful and discount
was 13<91 in London during tho week
ended May II. Railway securities were
largely dealt in, owing to Parliament
allowing companies to split ordinary
stocks. The Continental bourses were
reported active, though uneasiness was
expressed over the effect of tariff and
financial changes pending in America.
The Havana sugar market was duh and
heavy.
THREE hundred Russian Jew tailors OF
Philadelphia have struck for the recog-
milton of tho Cloakmaker's Union and
for the discharge of American girls.
By the explosion of one of the boilers
of a steamer at Marseilles, France, three
sailors were killed and four badly in
jured.
JAMES CARE, father of President Rob-
ert Carr of the West Virginia Senate, is
taking steps to begin suit as one of the
heirs of the A. T. Stewart estate. He
always knew of his relationship to
Stewart, but did not think there was
any thing in it until lately.
AT the next Papal consistory three
new Cardinals will be created.
IT is reported that the Argentine loan
will be arranged in England.
THOMAS McCHEANE, consular agent OF
the United States at Portsmouth, En-
gland, has committed suicide at South
Sea castle, near there, by shooting him
self with revolver.
AN English syndicate is negotiating
for the purchase of the granite business
at Quincy, Mass. 1t is said that 81, O00.-
600 is involved. Engiishmen are also
after Prices baking powder factory at
Chicago. Consideration, 81, 500, 900.
BY the explosion of barrel of pow
der in burning hardware store at Ha-
vana, Cuba, recently thirty-four persons
were killed and about one hundred in
jured-
THE Nelson coal shaft at Shamokin,
Pa, took fire recently. Twenty-Five
mules were killed.
JAMES II. PARCELLs, of Woodside, L.
l., persisted in guicksand recently, which
buried him while he was down a we'll.
TIE Crescent Candy Company. of
Toledo, o., was burned out recently.
Loss, about $50, 900.
TIE Osborne Hotel, Atlantic City,
N. j., has been destroyed by fire.
Six persons lost their lives by the
laundering of the steamer Harold of
the Irish coast.