The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-11-08

tered district schoolhouse and stole
the stove, chairs and the window sash
from the windows. and even took up
the floor and hauled it away, leaving
desks and books piled in heap out
side.
A HEAD-END collision occurred on the
Iron Mountain railroad miles north
of Little Rock, Ark, between the
Texas limited passenger train and q
stock train. Both engines were de-
molished and the express messengers
and mail clerks were pinned in the
debris for over an hour and were
taken out seriously injured. None Of
the passengers were hurt
The steamer Joe Peters was reported
sunk 20 miles below Memphis, Tenn,
near Robinsonville, Miss.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has issued a
proclamation designating Thursday,
November %, as Thanksgiving day.
A MISSOURI, Kansas & Texas passen.
ger train as wrecked near Denison,
Tex, on the Sd. The engineer was
killed outright and thirty-two pas.
sengers were injured. The mail, bag.
gage and express cars and three coaches
were injured. The derailment was
caused by an open switch.
THE Pittsburgh Cincinnati express on
the B. & O., commonly known as the
cannon ball." jumped the track on a
bridge over creek near Wheeling, w.
Va. on the Sd, owing to broken
flange on a wheel of the smoking car
The mail car, smoker and Pullman
parlor were completely demolished.
So far only two deaths have happened.
The exact number of injured was hard
to get reliably. Nine were taken to
the city hospital and three to the
Wheeling hospital, while number were
at houses near the scene of the acct
dent OF those who were hurt several
will die.
The Massachusetts, horsemau, Col
John E. Thayer. has bought the trot.
ting stallion Baron Wilkes, 2:1S, by
George Wilkes. dam by Belle Patchen,
by Mambri Patchen. Price, $25, OOO
THEODORE DURRANT was convicted
at San Francisco on the 1st of the MUIR
der of Blanche Lamont in Emanuel
Baptist church. The jury was only
verdict on the first ballot. When the
foreman of the jury announced the
verdict men cheered and women wept
and the tumult continued for some
time before order could be restored.
AS there was no recommendation to
mercy, Durrant will be sentenced to
death. Notice of appeal has been given
by his attorneys.
A New YORK dispatch said that a
large increase in the rates for trans
porting money by express order went
into effect on the ist. This increase
was said to average 25 per cent. be-
tween points east of Chicago, and even
more to points west of that place. This
increase of rates is regarded as another
blow in the warfare waged for some
time past between express companies
and the state and national banks
throughout the country, and which
will be carried to congress by the
banks.
In the district court at Guthrie. Ok,
A. w. Foot was sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary for burglary.
Foot is graduate of the Nebraska
state university and was superintend-
ent of schools in a number of towns in
Nebraska and Missouri. After going
to Oklahoma he met with reverses.
REPRESENTATIVES, of the American
Railway union failed to reach an agree
ment with President Hill, of the Great
Northern railroad, and tie-up of that
great system was expected from St.
Paul, MIMI, to the coast.
w. NJ. HAGERToN, living near Alden,
Ia, was fatally stabbed by the father
of Miss Smiser, to whom he had been
paying attentions, and whom he had
ruined.
THE interior department believes
that the Indians in Oklahoma, who
have leased their lands to whites are
not receiving as much rent as is due
them, and that many of the leases
made are illegal Special agents will
be sent to investigate and if the de-
partment's theory is correct the whites
will be elected.
Mr.. KURINO, the japanese minister
at Washington, called upon President
Cleveland at the white house on the
lst and presented to him a letter from
the milxado expressing his appreciation
of the good offices exercised by the
United States government to restore
peace between China and japan.
A BOMB was exploded recently in the
monastery of Corjuela, Spain, resulting
in great damage. Several of the monks
have died of the fright caused by the
explosion. At Chelva a mob stoned a
rosary procession and the crown of the
image of the Virgin carried in the pro-
cession was broken. Great excitement
was caused by the disorder and several
persons were wounded.
LIEUT.. R. E. PEARY has been as.
signed for duty as civil engineer in
the department of the United States
yards and docks. He has given up all
thought of reaching the north pole
and will settle down to routine work
in the navy department.
The state department has received
the information by cable from Minister
Terrell, at Constantinople, that certain
Kurds and Armenians have been ar
rested for the murder of Frank LEM,
the young Pittsburgh, Pa, bicyclist.
who was engaged in making a tour OF
the world on his wheel when he was
killed.
AN act has been passed by the Choc.
taw council at South McAlester, !. T.,
appropriating SIS 900 for the removal OF
intruders from the nation.
AT Lead City, S. D., Fred Croker
murdered Miss Louise johnson and
blew his own brains out They were
) lovers and quarreled.
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