The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-02-14


A FIRE started in the Altmeyer build.
fective electric light wiring, and prop
erty to the amount of $500, 600 was de-
stroyed. The flames were discovered
by the printers ON the McKeesport
Herald as the fire began to eat its way
through the sixth floor. All escaped
safely but the foreman, who was
burned to death.
JOSEPH r. DUNLOP, editor and pub
Usher of the Dispatch, has been found
guilty at Chicago of sending obscene
matter through the mails-by certain
advertisements in his paper-and SEN
fenced to pay fine of 81, 900 and to be
imprisoned in the penitentiary for two
years. The conviction was the first of
its kind in Chicago.
THE treasury officials on the 7th
completed the computation OF bids Of
fered for the new bond issue, from
which it appears that the amount OF
bids above that of ]. P. Morgan and his
associates (s110. 6s7O was 500, 7ss, $50,
and that the amount which will be
awarded to the syndicate therefore will
be $50. Eli $50, or approximately one
third of the whole issue. The number
of successful bidders was 7s1.
IT was reported at FL Paso, Tex,
that Schlatter, the Denver healer, had
been frozen to death in the New Next
can mountains.
RECENTLY the women of Black Jack,
Tex, called on two men there who
sold whisky and malt tonic and asked
them to quit the business. and on their
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at the Baptist church and from there
| walked into the houses where the
whisky was sold and began the work
Of destruction with axes. hatchets and
hammers, totally destroying all they
| could Law their hands on.
THE sultan of Turkey has replied to
the autograph letter of Queen Victoria,
which, it is understood. was a personal
| appeal to the better nature of the sui
tan against the condition of Asia
Minor. The sultan sympathizes with
the humane sentiments expressed and
| declares that the reports of the mas
sacres were spread by evil disposed
persons. He also asserted that it was
the Turks who were first attacked
while praying in the mosque.
The derailing of truck on a Cleve-
land, Canton & Sout hern mixed train
near Dell Roy, O., on the 9th threw a
passenger coach down an embankment
and the car caught fire. Eight per.
sons were severely injured and a miner
was badly burned.
THE barn and stables of Henry B.
Gather, near Vidalia, La, were struck
by lightning and &c head of horses and
mules were burned, besides much feed.
STANHoPE RoYsTER, who shot and
killed Banker Mcfarland for betray-
ing his daughter, was acquitted OF
murder after a weeks trial at Boone,
la. The jury was only out five min.
utes When the verdict was announced
men aid women rose to their feet and
cheered, hats were thrown in the air
and aandkerchiefs waved in every
hand.
A COMMITTEE of prominent residents
of Chicago has issued call to all parts
of the country for expressions of opin-
ion on Washington's birthday on the
proposition to establish a permanent
board Of arbitration for the settlement
of difficulties between this country and
England. DR.. William c. Gray. SO
Dearborn street, Chicago, and William
E. Dodge, of II Cliff street, New York,
will arrange them for transmission to
the president of the United States and
| Queen Victoria
A MAN named Jerry Scott was jailed
at jackson, Mich, for beating his
eight-year-old daughter and then lay.
ing her on hot stove and roasting her
from the effects of which she led
The Jail was strongly guarded for fear
of the culprit being lynched.
THE British steamer Laurestina,
which sailed from Baltimore, Md, for
Ireland about two months ago, has
been officially posted at Lloyd's as
missing and all on board, 20 to IS men,
were believed to have been drowned.
A DENVER, Col, passenger train was
blown from the track near Georgetown
on the 9th and several of the passen.
gers were more or less hurt.
THE Pocahontas dam at Morristown,
N. j., broke on the 9Th. Twenty-Five
people were reported missing and may
have persisted. The break was fol-
lowed by great flood. Men, women
and children were in the windows of
houses, completely surrounded by rush
ing waters. Boats were procured and
brought many to places of safety. The
current was so swift that it was i'm
possible to reach the more distant
houses until the occupants had been
swept away.
The packing house of the Tri-City
Packing Co. at Davenport, Ia, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, S11O, 900; insur.
ance, S7O,O
A FIRE started in a lumber yard at
Boundbrook, near Plainfield, N. J..
early on the morning of the 18th and
the place was thought to be doomed
The Inhabitants had the choice OF
either burning, swimming or drown
ing, as the dam at the place had
broken and many houses were swept
away and the water was waist deep
Owing to no direct communication
with the place the news was somewhat
meager.
GEN. WERoKIN, the Russian chief OF
police at Warsaw, Poland, was killed
by poison administered by nihilists.
He had the reputation of being the
most cruel henchman of the car.
ROBBERS entered the home of Mr..
Casper Wagner. near Pittsburgh, Pa.
and bound him and then held lighted
matches under the bare feet Of his wife
to compel one of them to tell the
whereabouts of their wealth. The
husband finally told them where to
ind 1t and the robbers. after getting