The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-21

ONE of the Indian police discovered
mat the Doolan gang es outlaws had
leased a large pasture from the govern
ment in the Indian territory where
they were herding stolen horses and
cattle, and before he could make a re-
port he was caught by the gang, tied to
tree and his body riddled with bull
lets. The gang also killed the police
mans father.
The sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows met at Chattanooga, Tenn on
the 18th. The attendance was below
the expectation.
The mattrass factory of Stunph &
Bros. burned at Washington on the
18th and four persons were erenated,
another died at the hospital and three
others were severely injured, and it
was possible there were some more
bodies under the ruins. The value of
the factory building was s15, 900: of the
stock, $3.50 Cause of fire unknown.
A TERRIBLE hurricane passed over
Jennings and Mining, Ok, and blew
fifty houses to atoms. A woman and
two children were killed and several
persons injured. Several houses CAUGHT
fire,
W. II. j. TRAYNoR, supreme president
of the American Protective association.
has made arrangements for transfer
ring the Supreme council to Washing
ton. This will be accomplished in a
few weeks. A large printing plant
will be located in that city and news
papers and documents printed by the
million.
A MONSTER negro convention was
held at Pineapple. Ala. on the 18TH to
discuss the question Of migrating to
Liberia, Africa. The ruler of that
country had sent word that he would
give every American twenty acres Of
land and implements to cultivate it.
The negroes were enthusiastic over the
scheme and many were reported sell
| ing out preparatory to going to Africa.
| The first cargo of 500 will leave III Dc
tober.
THE FIRST anniversary of the opening
| of the strip was celebrated at Enid,
| Ok. ON the 18th. The Rock island rail.
road stopped a passenger train there
Tor the first time and the citizens went
wild with delight.
THREE negroes, two men and a woth-
an, went to the house Of Saloonist
| George Woehlhheter, in the heart of
Akron, O., the other morning and de-
| handed breakfast. Mrs Weehlhueter,
| who was alone, prepared the meal.
Later the men returned to the house,
broke in the street door and gaing to
Mrs. Woehlhueter's room beat her in
| sensible, bound and gagged her and
| threw her into the cellar. Carpets and
| bedding were saturated with oil and
| the house fired. Except for the timely
discovery of the flames all trace of the
crime would have been obliterated.
Mrs. Woehlhueter's condition was criti-
cal. Police and citizens were search
ing for the villains.
A REPORT came from Perry, Ok, that
| a gentleman of good reputation had an
| interview with Bill Doolan, who has
been the leader of the Dalton gang for
years, near ingalls, recently. Doolan
gave the man to understand that Bill
Dalton, whose death was heralded over
| the country some months ago, was not
dead, but had left Oklahoma and the
Indian territory for more congenial
cline. Doolan said Bill Dalton had
gone away and was now living quiet
and peaceable life, and that his reputed
death was all a ruse to put the officers
off their guard till he could get away
and keep from being hunted.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
| cipal cities of the United States for the
| week ended September II showed an
| average increase as compared with the
corresponding week last year of rs;
in New York the increase was 20;
| outside New York the increase was
ISL.
FURTHER particulars have been re-
ceived concerning the slaughter Of
sheep on the mesa near Parachute,
| Col, by cattlemen. There were about
twenty-five cattlemen, all wearing
masks. They drove 1900 sheep be-
| longing to C. B. Brown into a corral
and killed them with guns, knives and
clubs. J. f. Miller's herd, numbering
about 1000, were driven over the cliffs
and all killed.
| GEORGE MEIRs and Charles Richard
son, while descending the rapids in the
Ohio river in a skiff near Jeffersonville,
Ind, struck reef and were fatally in.
jured by their bodies coming in con.
tact with the sharp-edged rocks.