The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-02-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

SEVEN people were asphyxlated, one
fatally hurt by jumping from a win
dow, and five others were more or less
injured by fire in the residence of
James R. Armiger, prominent
jeweler at Baltimore, Nd, on the 23d.
The fire started from an overheated
furnace fue in the cellar.
A REVIVAL meeting at McColloch
church, near Portsmouth, O., ended in
a bloody encounter and the interior of
the church being wrecked, the row be-
ing started by one Pyles bringing
charges against Crabtree.
On the authority of gentleman who
enjoys the confidence of President
Cleveland, the statement was made
that If congress adjourned without
currency legislation along the lines
suggested by the president, he would
call a special session and force the
issue upon the country as being the
one question of paramount Importance.
COMMANDER DARLINGTON BOOTH, Of
the Salvation army, announced at New
York on the esd to the members of his
staff that he had decided not to relin.
quish command of the army in the
United States and that under no cir
cumstances would he take orders from
England. This was taken to mean
that he will reorganize the army in
this county on an independent basis.
ANOTHER calamity has visited Johan.
nesburg. Transvaa1 republic, since the
disastrous dynamite explosion, a fire
causing damage to the amount of $685.
900 to dry goods and other stores
THE house committee on banking
and currency have decided to consider
three banking bills One is to permit
banks to issue circulation to the par
value of their bonds; the second is to
restrict the borrowing of q banks
funds by the officers without the full
knowledge of the directors; aud the
international bank.
A BIG meeting of Irish sympathizers
met at New York recently and passed
resolutions demanding that the British
government release the Irish political
prisoners now confined in British jails
and calling upon the United States
government to take measures to pro-
cure the release of those of them who
are American citizens
IVAN N. WALKER, commander-in-
chief of the G. A. R., .has sent to Adjt-
Gen. Robbins at Indianapolis, Ind, his
proclamation calling the annual en-
campment at st. Paul in the first week
of September. Gen. Walker said there
was strong opposition to the project to
hold a blue and Gray" parade in New
York city July 4.
JAMES PALsoN, an inmate Of the
Union county, Ia, poorhouse, con.
fessed to two murders on his deathbed.
He said he killed the chief of police of
Oklahoma City about four years ago,
and q man in Yankton, S. D., some
years since.
ton adjourned at Dallas, Tex, on the
cath. Nashville, Tenn, was selected
for the next m Getting in May, 1897 1t
was voted to establish in ST. Louis
populist central news bureau, after tho
style of the Associated press.
The failures for the week ended Feb
ruary % Oun's report) were $50 in the
United States, against 500 last year,
and 66 in Canada, against 36 last year.
A WASHINGTON dispatch stated that
great activity was being displayed by
national banks in taking out addition
al circulation, the new bonds forming
tho base of the increased circulation.
A DoUBLE-HEADED freight train of 60
cars on the Northwestern was wrecked
as Boone, Ia, on the s1st on q steep
grade, . break beam falling on the
track. Cars were piled in a confused
mass and Brakeman Grimm killed.
THE London Times had = dispatch
from Odessa ON the 21st which said
that during the recent storms on the
Black sea seven steamers and Is sail
ing vessels foundered and . hundred
lives were los