The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-12-04


and the raiders and about IS on both
sides suffered blackened eyes and
bruises. Fifteen policemen afterwards
cleared the church. At the evening
service so policemen were on duty tc
preserve order.
THE steamer City of Kalamazoo was
burned at her dock at South Haven,
Mich, early on the morning of the
30th. Robert Van Ostrand- and Joe
Lang, fremen, were burned to death
and the stewardess was missing and
| it was believed she was dead. The loss
on the steamer was 10000; the insur-
ance on her had expired.
FIRE broke out in the Jail at Wabash,
Ind, at midnight on the Goth and con.
sumed that structure and the sheriff's
residence adjoining. Loss on build
ings, $4,000; insurance, SO, ZOO. The
12 prisoners in the Jail were rescued
and taken to the city hall.
A DUEL was fought near Middlesboro,
KY, between Johnny Branhan. a
mountain desperado, and William
Moore, a desperate character from
Letcher county, in which Branhan
was shot and instantly killed. The
fight occurred over an old grudge.
THREE girls, going home from school
at Lyons, Mich, in their buggy, were
struck by train and two were instant.
ly killed and one dangerously in ured.
THE home of Luther Greenman, a
farmer. near Perry, N. Y, was burned
on the Goth and the entire family, con-
sisting of five persons, were burned to
death. The building was entirely con-
sumed. All the bodies were recovered
in horribly charred condition.
The courthouse at Eastland, Tex.
and all the furniture was burned. The
records and contents of the vaults
were thought to be safe. The law
library and other property of many
attorneys, who had offices in the court
house. were destroyed.
LOUIS MAVERICK, an Austrian at
Kings camp, on the drainage canal,
mile south of Summit, Ill, was stoned
to death and robbed of over $40 on the
towpath between the camp and Sum-
nit on the evening of the 2sth. Two ne
groes were arrested for the crime.
DISPATCH from Breslau said that 30
persons were killed in a colliery explo-
sion at Zengorze, Russian Poland.
THE fertilizing plant at Blissville, L..
l., was destroyed by fire. About $780,
600 worth of machinery was ruined.
The Philadelphia Press said on the
goth that the leading lockmakers of
the country had just perfected COM
bination to regulate the prices of locks
in general.
THE Indians of Red River and Eagle
counties, Choctaw nation, ]. T.. who
were playing a game of baseball,
quarreled and used the butt end of
their bats on one another, 90 or 80 be-
ing injured. Two have died and sew
eral more were in serious condition.
THE rush of corn shipments to Mex.
leo at San Antonio, Tex, during the
past three weeks has been the heaviest
ever known, the greatest part of the
corn coming from Kansas, Iowa and
Nebraska. The corn is sold in Mexico
as high as So per busheI in Mexican
currency.
AT Athens, Greece, terrible storms
and floods have occurred and many
persons have been drowned.
Tom SHARPE, the town marshal OF
Sadieville, KY, got drunk on Thanks
giving night and went to a dance
and, because there were not enough
women present to suit him, demanded
his money back. On being refused
by the proprietor, Sharpe shot him
through the head.
A STATEMENT has been issued which
shows that Iowa has $3.50, 600 outstand-
ing in warrants for which there is no
cash in the treasury. The situation is
due to the slowness of tax payments
nd IL, -
lures
Newark, n. j., a Spanish flag was torn
down and the Cuban banner raised in
its place. The incident has been re-
ported to the Spanish EN- bassy.
NUMBER of drunken Polanders at
Duryea, Pa, who were celebrating
Thanksgiving, got into fight and be-
gan shooting at one another. Three
men were fatally wounded.
The joint congressional library COM
mittee has decided not to investigate
the accounts of Librarian Spofford
The discrepancy in his accounts was
$4,000, but it was thought to be an
error of bookkeeping only.
FRANK JOHNSON, colore1, was hanged
at Columbia, Tenn. on the 27th for the
iluEueT VI AuStln 1ye, whom ne Killed
on August l and afterward robbed
of S..
FETE organized at Baroda, India.
in honor of the visit of the viceroy of
India. has had a terrible outcome in
the killing of 90 persons and the injur-
ing of many others by a panic which
occurred in the course of the fete
BILLY GALLAGHER put Harry Slater
to sleep in seven rounds at Los Angeles,
Cal. The men We're matched for Is
rounds, but Gallagher outpointed his
opponent at every stage.
In the ten-mile road race of local
bicyclists at New Orleans to decide the
city championship Robert w. Kennedy,
spectator, was run into by one of the
wheelmen with such force that his
neck was broken.
GEN. WEYLER, replying to a memo
rial addressed to him by committee of
Cuban farmers, informed the memo
rialists that he could not authorize
the farmers to grow crops in any part
of the island.
SHORTLY after nine o'clock on the
Goth fire was discovered on the third
floor of the Peoria house, the oldest
hotel in Peoria, Ill The firemen. after
fight of nearly three hours, were
forced to turn in a general alarm
when the fire commenced spreading.
No fatalities occurred. though there
were a number of narrow escapes
Many of the guests lost their baggage.
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