The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-11-30
MISCELLANEOUS.


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MISCELLANEOUS.
A DISPATCH from Boston of the Goth
said that Peter Makers challenge to
Bob Fitzsirnmons has received prompt
answer from the Australian. He said
he would take on Maher and forfeit all
of the purse money if he does not de-
feat him in six rounds.
SEVEN men attempted in broad day
light, to hold up train near Bragg
station, I. T., on the Goth, but the en-
gineer pulled the throttle open and
ran ahead at full speed. The bandits
fred volley of bullets, but nobody
was hurt.
A LETTER to ex-Gov. Byrd from Hal
bert E. Payne, late national attorney
for the Chickasaw nation, located at
Washington, announced that because
of the neglect of the tribal government
to take action within the stipulated
time the freedmen Of the Chickasaw
nation would now be recognized as
lawful citizens of the tribe. Great ex-
element prevailed at Tishomingo in
consequence.
WHILE three people were crossing
the South Branch bridge, IS miles from
Cumberland, Nd, to go to church on
the 25th Ii. & o. train overlook them
and they were knocked off by the loco
motive. All three were killed.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities of the United States for
the week ended November 30 showed an
average increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of rs;
the increase in New York was 81; out
side New York the increase was 1915.
The secretary of war has decided
that the situation in the Indian terri
tory is not such as to warrant him in
calling out United States troops and
the authorities in the territory have
been SO notified. Marshal Crump. of
Arkansas, will have charge of the mat
ter, and with force of deputies he
will keep on the trail of the bandits
until they are forced to surrender.
THE general assembly of the Knights
of Labor adjourned on the 23d. The
next convention will be held in Wash
ington. Previous to adjournment Gen
eral Master Workman Sovereign called
Mr.. Kenney to the chair and took the
floor. He moved that the salary of the
general master workman be reduced
from $500 to $500. The motion was
unanimously carried.
DUN's review of trade for the week
ended the 23d said there was change
for the better, although the gain was
slow. Prices of farm products had not
improved, the wheat market having
lost the cent it gained the previous
week. Sales of wool had increased for
the previous week.
DETAILS of the attempted burning
and sacking of the town of Sinner,
Tex, are at hand. A gang of robbers
placed a charge of dynamite under a
steel vault of q large mercantile house
and blew it up and while two robbers
| sacked the Doodle, the others kept
back the citizens with their guns.
Nine buildings were burned. The
sheriff took the trail of the robbers as
soon as possible with his bloodhounds
and managed to bring back four
prisoners.
WHILE some workmen at the new
water works reservoir at Charlestown
w. Va. were trying to dry some wet
dynamite sticks a frightful explosion
occurred. Joseph Haskins was instant
ly killed, Frank Ridley fatally injured
and two others badly hurt; all were
| colored.
WILLIAM P. HAzEN, chief of the Sc
cret service of the treasury, has made
his annual report and shows that dur
ing the year the arrests made were 647
nearly all being for counterfeiting, tn,
art of photolithography making it cas-,
for counterfeiters to initiate the mos
skillfully engraved designs of banl
notes. He also says great advance
ment has been made in the art O
counterfeiting coin, and also calls at
tention to the number of light weigh
gold coins in circulation and recon
mends the passage of an act making i
felony to mutilate United States coil
or attempt to pass such.
Mrs. MARTINo, living at Hastings
Col, left her two children, aged and
i, years, alone in the house to go on Al
errand. The house took fire an
burned to the ground, cremating bot
of the children.
The great demand for gold fish has 8
increased that it interferes with tn
work of the fish commission at Wasf
: ington and in future the commissioner
will only furnish gold fish to state con
missions, parks and for public uses gen
orally and none will be given to privat
applicants.
FAn.uREs for the week ended Noveu
Der "a fDun's report wsrs ga in th
Dotted States, against les LAT rear.