The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-01-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
THE first steps have been taken at
Omaha, Neb., for the consolidation of
all the German turner's between the
Mississippi river and the Rocky noun
tains into one big association for hold
ing a grand tournament at Omaha
while the exposition is being held.
Mrs. MARY ABRAMS, aged II, was
burned to death at McKeesport, Pa.
She arose to start fire in the room,
when her clothing was ignited. She
ran to her bed, where two young grand
children were asleep and set the bed
clothing on fire. The two children,
though badly burned, will recover. but
Mrs. Abrams was SO badly injured that
she soon died.
The residence of Charles J. Barnes,
At 223S Calumet avenue, Chicago, was
destroyed by fire at two a. m. on the
18th and Mrs. Barnes and four servants
had to flee from the flames in scant at
tire while the murcury was 10 degrees
below zero. Mr.. Barnes library, the
finest in the United States, was de-
stroyed. Loss over 100000.
IRA LANDS, proprietor of meat
market at Huntington, Ind, and Henry
Kuester, switchman, had a dispute
over 25 cents in the settlement of a
meat bill, and Lands shot Kuester, in
dieting dangerous wound.
FIRE partially destroyed the boys
dormitory of the Christian Home Or
phanage at Council Bluffs, Ia, on the
24th. All the boys were got out safely.
JACK EvERHARDT, of New Orleans
and Matt Matthews, of Brooklyn,
fought 14-ronnd draw at the Union
Park Athletic club at New York on
the 25th. Jacks left hand was injured
in the seventh round. Matthews made
an excellent showing.
THE public schools at Toledo, o.,
were dismissed on the 25th, it being
impossible to keep them warm.
JOHN FERGUSON, living near Guthrie,
Ok, fell 60 feet into well, crushing
his skull and sustaining other fatal in
juries.
AT Saranac Lake, N. Y, the Their
mometer registered 80 degrees below
on the 25th. At Minneapolis, Mimi,
it registered 81 below.
THE house of William Croyle at Bed
ford, Pa, was destroyed by fire and
Mrs. Croyle and two children were
burned to death. Another child was
SO badly burned that it will die.
AT French Lick Springs, Ind, Sam
uel Kirby and his wife were discovered
murdered in their house. They had
evidently been killed with an AK and
there were signs of an awful struggle.
Bloodhounds were put on two tell-tale
tracks in the snow and the dogs struck
a trail with a posse of men following
them.
MAYOR SWIFT, of Chicago, has signed
the ordinance prohibiting women from
wearing high hats in theaters.
THE air brakes refused to work on
passenger train on the Pittsburgh &
Western road and it plunged over a
trestle near Clarion, Pa, killing the
engineer, fireman and a mail clerk and
injuring about Is others.
THE Gath was the coolest day in Chi
cago for Is years. The suffering among
the poor people there was said to be in
tense. In South Chicago five families
were found actually freezing to death.
THE white intruders in the territory
of the five civilized tribes must go, Sec
rotary Francis having officially signed
an order on the 22d that all persons
who are not on the citizen rolls of the
five tribes will be unceremoniously
OuSted.
A REAR-END collision occurred on the
22d between two freight trains at
Benchley on the Texas Central, wreck
ing ten cars, a caboose and a locomo-
tive, and seriously injuring Engineer
! Higgins, Fireman Stuart and Brake
man j. L. Robinson.
A New YORK dispatch stated that the
big clothing manufacturers of the
country had formed a combine to be
known as the National Clothiers' asso-
citation.
THE deaths from the bubonic plague
at Bombay for the week ended the 21st
numbered 47O.
The British steamer Salisbury col
lided with an unknown steamer in the
British channel. The latter was sup
posed to have sunk with a crew of
about 20 men.
THREE masked men held up a train
on the Southern railway near Perry
station, 20 miles west of Birmingham,
Ala, on the night of the 21st and the
safe in the express car was looted OF
its contents. This was the second time
that a train had been held up in that
peighborhood within a month.
RUSSIA fears that the bubonic plague
now raging in India will reach her
country and the newspapers are calling
for every precaution to be taken. One
newspaper said that the world should
unite to form a Gordon around the
devastated plague districts.
GEORGE DIXON, champion feather
weight pugilist of the world, defeated
Australian Billy Murphy, of Cincin
natl, in six rounds at the Broadway
Athletic club at New York on the 22d
LYMAN j. GAGE, of Chicago, was mem
TONED on the 21st as the latest addi-
ton to the president-elect's. official
family. He may be secretary of the
treasury.