The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-09-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CUBAN sympathizers in New York
Asserted on the 10th that Mexico would
soon recognize the insurgents in Cuba.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, it was said,
had determined to offer to William 81.
Horn blower, of New York, the place on
the supreme bench made vacant by the
death of Justice jackson. Mr.. Horn
blower had received communications
from Mr.. Cleveland and he was willing
to accept the place, provided there
could be no docbt of his confirmation
by the sente.
JAMES o. BROADHEAD, Of Missouri,
envoy to Switzerland, has forwarded
his resignation to the state depart.
ment.
PROF. C. v. RILEY, entomologist in
the agricultural department at Wash
ington, died at midnight of the 14th
from fracture of the skull, aged SO
years. He was riding his bicycle in the
capital when it struck a stone and he
was thrown, his head striking the
curbstone. From 1868 to 1877 he was
state entomologist of Missouri.
A DISPATCH from Berlin said that the
German government had decided to ex-
pei all foreign socialists from the coun-
try, and a military dictatorship was
predicted.
HoH. CHARLES B. STUART, chief JUS
tice of the Indian territory court of
appeals and judge of the central dis
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Indian territory, sent in his resigna.
ton on the 18th. Hon. Yancey Lewis,
of Ardmore, 1. T., has been unani-
mously Endorsed by the entire bar and
leading citizens of that place for the
position.
INFORMATION has leaked out at Wash
ington that the recent secret work and
activity in the United States navy de-
partment was because of the possibility
of hostilities between Spain and the
United States in the near future, the
president and the secretary of the
navy being cognizant of the necessity
of preparing for active intervent ton in
the affairs of Cuba.
Ex-QUEEN LILIUoKALANI has been
pardoned and liberated at Honolulu.
THE international agricultural con-
gress, which has been in session at
Brussels since September 8, under the
patronage of the Belgian government,
passed resolution in favor of an in
ternational bimetallic agreement
7IsCELLANEoUs.
AN unconfirmed dispatch reached
Berlin on the 10th that North Ger
man Lloyd steamer had foundered and
that $50 persons had been drowned.
Neither the name of the vessel nor the
locality of the alleged disaster was
given.
IN the international cricket match
at Philadelphia between the team of
the English universities of Oxford and
Cam bridge and the team of the uni
versity of Pennsylvania the latter won
by the score of AS to 345.
THE provincial synod of the Church
of England in Canada, in session at
Montreal. Can, rejected motion to
authorize the use of the revised New
Testament in churches under its con-
troll.
THE Washington Post on the 18th
printed an editorial, which was evil
IDENTIFY inspired, stating that under no
circumstances would the administra-
ton allow the gold reserve to dwindle
down to the point of danger and that
the government would keep the ma
tional credit safe if bonds to the ex-
tent of $500, OOO. 900 had to be issued.
NEAR Green Pond, Ala, j. D. Catch
ings and Sidney Black burn were pay
svrr OF or To ho
an. Recently they met at her house
and desperate hand to hand struggle
followed. Blackburn got his pistol
out and fired three shots in rapid sue
cession, the first taking effect in Catch
ing's forehead, the second in his temple
and third in his heart, producing in
slant death. The young woman was
an unwilling witness to the tragedy
AN exhibit of roads of various ma
terials and forms of constr uction will
be prepared in the exposition grounds
ut Atlanta under charge of the Office
of road inquiry Of the federal depart
ment of agriculture.
The two yachts, Defender and Valky-
rie, started in for the third race on
the 18th and few minutes later the
British yacht dropped out of the con-
test and the American yacht went over
the course alone. Commodore Arthur
Glennie, Lord Dunraven's representa-
tive announced that the reason the
Valkyrie did not sail was because OF
Noncompliance with the contents OF
Lord Dunraven's letter to the Amer
ica's cup committee relating to the
crowding of excursion steamers. Had
we been assured that the course would
have been kept clear for even five min.
utes before the starting time we would
have sailed" The Defender winning
the three races, the Americas cup
stays in America.
AN attempted train robbery occurred
at Curtis, Ok. At that point four
masked men crawled on to the South.
ern Kansas track and covering the
section hands with revolvers com.
PEELED them to pile ties on the track
and draw the spikes from several rails.
The engineer of the westbound passen.
ger train seeing the situation stopped
his engine and two Of the bandits Gov
| cred him with revolvers, while the
other two went into the express ca,
and compelled the messenger to open
the safe. The railroad officers assert
that the robbers got nothing. The
train then went to Woodward, where
an alarm was given and posse organ
| lied to pursue the robbers.