The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-03-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

ton to submit the prohibitory amend
ment
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE coinage at the United States
minis for February was very light, be-
ing only 4. 652, 900 pieces Of the value of
81, IT'S, $50, as follows: Gold, 81, 241, 600;
silver dollars, 81, 500, 900; minor coin,
e3s, 100.
THE river Tigris has overfowed and
vast tracts Of land have been flooded.
In the Arma district nomad tribe of
600 Arabs were drowned and over 3O,-
900 cattle persisted in the flood. The
Gus.
THE steamer Bermuda, which was
seized by the federal authorities at
New York recently on the suspicion
that she was going to start on a fill
clustering expedition to Cuba, will
probably be restored to her owners and
all the arms and ammunition captured
on the tug Stranahan will be released
and the proceedings against Gen. Cal
ixto Garcia and the others arrested on
the Bermuda quashed.
THE grain elevator of the Van Duzen-
Harrington Co., at Minneapolis, Mimi,
was burned to the ground on the I'd
The building contained about 600, 600
bushels of wheat and the structure
was equipped with valuable machinery.
The total loss will reach 500, 600; fully
insured. The conflagration was at
tributed to an explosion in the upper
part Of the building.
m ond Wo1for PorcSao,, xr,h;1o
attempting to cross the Poultney river
A large number of people were on the
banks and saw them drowned, but
were unable to render them any assist
ance.
In an uprising of Moplah fanatics in
India the British killed 100
FIVE persons were run over by trains
after midnight of the LIST on the tracks
of the Pennsylvania pailroad near
Pittsburgh.
THE Western Baseball league mag
mates met at ST. Paul, Mimi, on the
3D. and arranged the schedule of games
for the season. which will open April
% The Kansas City Blues will open
the season at home April 20 with Min
neapolis.
The Madrid Heraldo asserted that
the republic of Ecuador had sent
communication to Queen Christina ask
ing Spain to proclaim the independ-
ence of Cuba.
Francisco on the I'd, the first in ten
years. The fall was quite heavy while
it continued, but melted as fast as it
fell.
THE London ST. James Gazette re-
marked on the I'd: eff Spain and the
United States go to war, it does not
follow that the Americans will have
such a mere walk-over as they antici-
pate. The fall in the price of Ameri-
can stocks tells its own tale. American
commerce would be fine bait for
Spanish privateers, and the capture of
Cuba would hardly compensate for
such damages"
The Cubans at Key West, Fla, in
cited by Americans, who were indig-
nant over the stoning of the Ameri-
can consulate at Barcelona, made a
movement to retaliate in kind on the
Spanish consulate at Key West, but
the mayor massed a strong police force
and spoke to the crowd of tie harm
they would do their cause. They
needed the mayors advice and paraded
the streets, cheering the action Of con-
gress.
DARLINGTON BOOTH and his wife have
decided to start an Independent reli.
yious organization. They will, how
ever. surrender to the representatives
Of Gen. Booth. now in control of the
Salvation army headquarters at New
York, all the property and money of
the army.
MELVILLE KENNEDY, colored, was
tynched by a mob at Windsor, S. c., for
assaulting q woman and a mob was
securing the country for his accomplish
70 serve him in the same manner.
A TERRIBLE whirlwind recently
Los Aureus in Cuba, doing an immense
amount of damage. In Rodas the wind
destroyed 20 houses and injured large
number of persons. In Los Aureus
the damage to life and property was
even greater. A large number of
houses were shattered and all traces
of them obliterated. The inhabitants
were in pitiable condition.
In q recent fire at Duluth. Mimi,
Mrs. Paul Boolwein was burned to
death and property destroyed to the
value Of ESQ. 600
The clearing house returns for the
week ended February IS for the follow
ing cities were: New York. 1881, 124. 572:
Chicago, So, 81, 594; St Louis, $40. 77s,-
ssl; Kansas City. 90. sO4. $685. St Joseph.
81, O60, 022; Topeka, s414, 1858; Wichita,
$S54, 1873; Omaha, 8, $50, 400
UNLESS a ten-hour day at 90 cents an
hour is conceded by employers it is
predicted that the street railway en-
ployes in Philadelphia, Chicago. New
York, Boston, Worcester, Milwaukee
and Detroit will in few days inaugu-
rate q gigantic strike.
EDNA KAUsMAN. three years old, ran
In front of . Cincinnati trolley car and
her head was cut entirely of.