The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-05-29

| under the sidewalk, where it was
found by one of Vonzel Disclaimers
children. Hacereck insisted on the re-
turn of the coin and a tight ensued,
during which Eisenhamer shot Hac-
creek three times through the head.
A TERRIBLE cyclone struck the vii.
lage of lakewood, Mich, on the 25th
and wiped it off the face of the earth.
Just west of the village the fields were
strewn with the dead and dying. 1t
was believed the number of dead and
wounded would reach 100.
NEAR Rockford, ILL.,, four persons were
killed and a number of others seriously
injured through a cyclone which swept
that section on the oath. At Monroe
three were killed and six others seri.
ously injured. At Monroe and Elgin
deaths were also reported. Much dam.
age to property in the path of the
storm was done.
A DESTRUCTIVE tornado visited Iowa
at midnight of the oath doing much
damage and killing a number of people
and injuring a great many others. In
Jasper ten persons were killed, in Polk
county nine; at North McGregor, IL
were reported dead and at Durango
five. Six towns were partially de.
stroyed, namely, Bondurant, Valeria,
Mingo, Ankeny, Polk City and Slater.
FIRE at Dallas, Tex, destroyed sig
business houses, causing loss of $780,.
| 600
A CAR on the Agate avenue line at
Denver, Col, got out of the control OF
the motorman about midnight on the
cath and jumped the track at curve
when going down hill at high speed
and turned over. There were "A pas.
sengers on the car, a dozen of whom
were more or less badly injured.
FRANCIS ]. KIECKHoFER, late chief O,
the bureau of accounts and disbursina
officer of the state department. at Wash.
ington, has been arrested on the charge
of mbeZz e nent. The shortage in his
accounts was stated to approximate
$4,000
BY the explosion of a gasoline stove
on Townsend street at Chicago on the
Gath family of six persons was almost
eXterminated. The dead are Otto
Malm, a carpenter, and his three chill
dren; another child will probably die,
Mrs. Malm was badly burned, but will
recover. Mrs. Malm had arisen to pre-
pare breakfast and lighted a gasoline
stove. when the reservoir exploded.
throwing the burning fluid about the
rooms and the sleeping mem ers OF
the family were shut in by flames and
burned almost to a crisp.
The Methodist general conference at
Cleveland. O., made the following cleo.
tions on the 22d: DR.. Buckley, editor
| g the New York Christian Advocate;
DR.. Moore, editor of the Western Chris.
tian Advocate at Cincinnati; DR.. Ed.
wards, editor of the Northwestern
Christian Advocate at Chicago; DIR.
Jesse Bowman Young, editor of the
Central Christian Advocate at St. Louis.
DR.. Hur1but was reelected secretary
of the Sunday School and Tract soci-
ETY. and DR.. Payne of the board of edu-
cation.
A BILL was introduced il congress
On the 22d by Mr.. Kirkpatrick to grant
rights of way over the public domain
in Kansas and the Indian territory for
pipe line for the transportation of
oil. crude and refined. The bill grants
for the purpose only a strip of land so
feet wide.
ALvA E. SHEPPARD, a jeweler, MUIR
dered his cousin, Mrs L. E. Aweny,
and then cut his own throat at San
Francisco. The woman was add icted
to the use of morphine and it is be-
lieved from note left by Sheppard
that he considered it his duty to kill
her. religious ardor having impaired
his mind
AT the Presbyterian general assem-
bly, at Saratoga, N. Y, on the ed the
report on Sabbath observance de-
nounced all work on Sunday, excur-
sions, ball games, bicycle riding, Sab
bath social entertainments, the Sunday
newspapers, and Christian people were
scored for their lax observance of Sun
dav. The resolutions adopted re-
affirm former deliverances as to the
perpetual binding obligation of the
| Sabbath.
PRINCETON On. j. university scored
its fourth victory over Columbia On.
W university in their annual track
games, winning the victory by 6219
points to 49L.
The report was recently current in
San Antonio, Tex, that Dan Stewart
had succeeded in making a match be-
tween Corbett and Fitzsimmons and
that the fight would take place on
Mustang island, near Corpus Christi,
Tex. The report also said that the
kaleidoscope company was putting up
large purse for the winner of the
fight.
AT Buffalo, n. Y, the Brown build
ing at Main and Seneca streets col
lapsed on the 2lst, carrying score of
people in the ruins Three persons
were instantly killed and several 9TH
ers were supposed to be dead in the
| ruins.
THE Goth annual general assembly
of the Cum berland Presbyterian
church of the United States began at
Birmingham, Ala, on the 21st. Rev.
A. W. Hawkins, of Decatur. ILL.,, was
elected moderator, and DR.. J. M.
Hubert, of Lebanon, Tenn, stated
| clerk.
| JAMES E. DEWITT was hung at Gray
son, KY, on the 21st in the presence of
over 5000 people for the murder of his
wife They were separated. but he
waylaid her. choked her to death and
hid her body in the woods He did
not want the sentence committed, he
said, as sleeping or walking his wife's
glaring eyes and screams haunted him.
THE 1Osth Presbyterian session
opened at Saratoga, n. Y, on the 21st.
DR.. John L. Witherow was elected
| moderator, which was regarded as