The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-09-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

AN immense forest hre was reported
raging Ground Santa Cruz, CAL, on the
23d, covering over 10 miles square.
Men were fighting it, but it was be-
yond control. 1t was spreading to the
powder works, where 500 tons OF
powder were stored and grave fears
were entertained that the works would
explode. The damage that had been
done was enormous.
A FIRE at Hot Springs, Ark, early
on the morning of the 23d destroyed
the Pacific hotel, the Crescent house,
the Valley livery stables, the Jewish
synagogue and five cottages in the
rear of the Pacific hotel, causing losses
Of $4,000 The fire was rather mys.
terious.
H. H. HOLMES, the insurance swim
dler, has been arraigned for the muir.
der of Benjamin f. Pietzel at Philadel.
phia and his trial set for October %.
In the international athletic contests
between the crack amateurs of Great
Britain and America at New York the
Americans were the champions, not a
single one of the eleven events being
won by Britisher. Four worlds rec.
OIos NCIC oIohCh ny tAc S1"cTlCduS d.
follows: Half-mile run. c. J. Kilpat.
rick, 1:53 2-5; running high jump. NJ. F.
Sweeney, feet So inches; go yard
dash, Il. J. Wefers. 81 So seconds; 12c
yard hurdle race, Stephen Chase, is %
seconds.
THE steamer Kite arrived at st.
Johns, N. F.. on the 2lst with Lieut..
Peary, Hugh j. Lee and his colored
servant, Hensen, the Arctic explorers,
on board. Many sensational stories
were current among the crew of the
extremities to which the explorers
had been reduced.
FIRE was sweeping through the
marshes in the region of the Kankakee
river in Laporte, Porter and Lake
counties, Ind, on the 22d. Hundreds
of acres of swamp were burning.
A BARN owned by John d. Rockefel
Ter, valued at $1,000, at Tarrytown, n.
Y, was destroyed by fire. The fire
was probably of incendiary origin.
This was the second fire on the place
within a month and Rockefeller ha.
offered s., 900 reward for the detection
of the guilty parties.
THE creditors of the First state bank
at Perry, Ok, which was closed short
time ago with $40, 900 liabilities and
little assets, have attached the court.
house of the county, claiming it was
part of the property of the Richard
| sons, who were claimed to have been
responsibility connected with the bank.
The negroes of the Oak Grove (Ga.
F, settlement assembled at their church
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worship. Each of the families carried
a basket, and dinner was spread for al
who would partake. Before the mea
was over several left the table on &C
count of violent sickness. Fortv-on,
in all were poisoned and six have died
with the chances against several more
It was thought that pies baked in til
plates two days before caused tn,
poisoning.
An employee of the National Bank o
Illinois at Chicago has disappeared
| with $40. 500 of the banks funds.
A SINGLE robber ordered The gam
blers in faro bank at ,utkane, Wash.
to hold up their hands and the robbie
secured $500 and then escaped.
THE Army of the Tennessee had
grand reunion ON the 10th at Chatta
nooga, Tenn. Gen. Granville NJ. Dodg
presided. Gen. o. o. Howard, of tn
United States army. was the frs
speaker. He was followed by Gen
Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama. and Ger
Willard Warner, of Tennessee. Re,
Father Sherman, son of the famou
general. closing.
THE next meeting of the sovereig
grand lodge of Odd Fellows will tax
place at Dallas, Tex.
| A DISPATCH from Sh. nghai state
that the German mission near Swato,
was looted on the .0th by COO Chimes
plundererS