The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-04-17

was taken from Jail by mob and
hanged.
A HAVANA dispatch of the 18th
stated that the price of beef was ad.
vancing and there was a meat famine
in all parts of Cuba, and each day it
was becoming worse.
THE Bay City team won the 1o0-mile
relay bicycle race at San Francisco.
Time, 4:56:12K.
AT San Francisco Robert W. Edgren
threw a 16-pound hammer from the
regulation seven-foot ring the aston.
ishing distance of 14s feet inches
A SINGULAR phenomenon was .
shower in Lander, Wyo-. on the 18th.
First red and then yellow clay fell,
followed little later by almost black
mud. People who were out in the
storm looked as though they had been
churned in tub of mud.
SIX fishermen were drowned in the
English channel on the 18th by their
boat laundering during heavy gale.
THE 153d anniversary of the birth OF
Thomas jefferson, the founder of the
democratic party, was celebrated at
Monticello, Va (where the author of
the declara ton of independence lived
and died), under the auspices of the
National Association of Democratic
clubs. A distinguished company was
present, including Vice President
Stevenson. Postmaster-General Will
son, Attorney-General Harmon. Secre-
tary Herber. and Senator Martin, OF
Kansas Ex-Gov. Russell, of Massa-
chusetts, was the orator of the day.
A TELEGRAM from Oaxaca City, Mex,
on the 18th stated that the rebel In.
dians at the town of Juquela killed all
the town councillors, school-teachers,
local priests, chief of police and the
telegraph operator-in fact every one
holding a government place-and the
people were in terror. The Indians
were incensed against the officials on
account of certain taxes which they
thought were unjust.
A TERRIFIC windstorm visited Abb
lene, Tex, early on the morning of
the 18th, many residences and work.
shops being demolished and telephone
poles blown down. At Colorado City
a boy was killed and at Cresson the NJ.
E. church and nine business houses
and residences were destroyed. At
Bates, Denton county, the M. E church
was also demolished and great loss re-
suited at other places in the state from
buildings being blown down.
A BLIZZARD visited Cripple Creek,
Col, on the 10th. doing great damage,
a score or more of buildings being
blown down. At Gillett and other
places many houses were also demol-
ished. Rumors of loss of life in the
outlying districts were in general cir
culation.
Hone KONG, China, has been declared
On infected port and the steamship
line from there to Vladivostock has
suspended operations. At Kobe, Japan,
a general quarantine station has been
esta blished and systematic efforts
made to combat the dread disease.
Besides the black plague, cholera and
their appearance.
AT Klang Gin two regiments of Chi
nese soldiers revolted and, at a signal
from their leader, seized the guns of
the forts and proceeded to kill all of
the officers and a new regiment of SOL
diers recently arrived. In the midst
of the massacre magazine exploded
and all were blown to pieces. Two
battalions must have been wiped out
of existence, as not a soldier lived to
tell whether the magazine went off by
accident or designedly. Besides an
immense quantity of Shells 10000
pounds of powder were stored in the
powder room.
WA-PA-SHo, chief of the Sac and Fox
tribe of Indians, was arrested at his
home in the reservation and brought to
Oklahama City, Ok, recently for re-
fusing to allow officers to place his
children in the government school. He
hid the children in the bushes and
stood the officers off with Winchester.
THE British South Africa Co. with
drew their men from the mines at
Gwelgo and left their stores of dyna-
mite behind. The Matabeles occupied
the place after it was abandoned by
the British and while they were tam
pering with the dynamite it exploded
and killed 200 natives and injured
many more.
MAHER and Slaven have been matched
at Pittsburgh. Pa. to fight before the
Eureka club, Long Island, on May 90.
for purse of SC, 900, 81. 900 to go to the
loser. The match is to be for 30
rounds.
THE, Park Avenue hotel at Aitkeu.
S. c., was destroyed by fire. All the
guests escaped Loss, s124.OOO
AT Pentwater. Mich, S. B. Minshall.
an attorney, shot and probably fatally
wounded William B. o. Sands, a
wealthy citizen. Minsha11 then went
home and shot his wife and three chill.
dren and then blew his own brains
out. No motive for the tragedy has
developed.
A DISPATCH from San Francisco on
the 9th stated that the British ship
Blairmore, while riding ut anchor in
Mission bay was struck by a squall and
capsized and the vessel went to the
bottom in less than five minutes after.
Six seamen who were in the hold were
drowned. the others escaping.
The Turkish delegation at Washing
ton has received cablegram from the
sublime port stating that the govern
ment did not intend to expel the mis-
sionaries and Catholic priests if they
attended peacefully to their own bust.
ness and did not place themselves in
open hostility to the laws of the Turk
ish empire.
H. Fl. HOLMES, the murderer now un
der sentence of death at Philadelphia
for the murder of Benjamin Peitzel.
has made a confession. 1t covers
nearly three newspaper pages He
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