The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-12-10

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was seriously stabbed by Harry Harper,
d 16-year-oid pupil, while he was pun
ishing his younger brother for some
misconduct.
IT was reported at Chicago that Mrs.
Pullman will renounce her husbands
will, emitting her to a million or so
dollars, and demand her dover of
| about S., 500, 900. Her object was said
to be to divert the bulk of the estate
from her daughters and to make mil
| lionaires of her sons, despite their.
fathers action in cutting them off
with $4,000 year each.
The trouble between Germany and
Hayti, as a result of the arrest and inn
prisonment of Herr Lueders. reached a
crisis on the 9th when two German
cruisers entered Port au Prince and an
ultimatum was delivered to the Hay
tan government, giving the latter
eight hours in which to grant the de-
mands of Germany for an indemnity to
Herr Luedels
ToRU HosHI envoy extrao rdinary
and minister plenipotentiary fir ON ia
pan to the United States, recently ar
rived in Washington with important
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waiian treaty of annexation, which will
be considered by the United States.
A MAN named Walter R. Clinton, of
New Haven, Conn.,, became insane over
an invention upon which he had been
working and was sent to the asylum.
He had long threatened to kill Rev.
DIR. Newman Smythe and, as Clinton
had escaped from the asylum, great
alarm was felt, and four armed men
guard DR.. Smythe's house and two de-
tectives accompany the preacher when
ever he ventures forth.
Roy UPPER and his brother Louis
camped near Ipava, ILL.,, while tramp
ing to ST. Louis. They made fire in
the open air and laid down beside it.
Early in the morning Louis was awak-
ened by his brothers screams and
found him rolling over the ground en-
deavoring to smother the flames from
his burning clothes. Roy was fatally
burned.
ANEW and fatal disease among horses
has made its appearance around Ar
cola, Ill. The disease originates in the
throat and renders the animal unable
to eat or drink and eventually chokes
it to death.
THERE were $50 business failures in
the United States for the week ended
the Sd, according to Bradstreet's re-
port, against $50 for the corresponding
week last year.
A SPECIAL from Keokuk, Ia, on the
I'd said that a lone robber, with his
face hidden by mask and armed with
a revolver, attempted to rob the pas
sengers of the St. Louis, Keokuk &
Northwestern train. But some of the
men stood their ground and attempted
| to disarm the bandit, who, however,
escaped without securing any booty.
AS the result of meeting held in ST.
Louis on the I'd by members of the
Cherokee council proceedings for i'm
parchment will at once be brought
against Chief Mayes of that nation and
his council. j. B. Raymond and Will
liam Vann have got certain afidavits
which they will use as basis for the
proceedings as soon as they reach
Tahlequah. l. 7.
AN eastboupd passenger train, with
two engines and a snow pillow, was
wrecked during a blizzard at Black
foot, Mont, the other day and two en-
gineers and a fireman were killed and
some passengers injured.
The trial of Capt. O. M. Carter, corps
of engineers, ordered by Secretary AL
ger. bids fair to become one of the
celebrated cases of the army. The
charges when promulgated will accuse
the captain of dishonest conduct in
connection with the river improve
ments at Savannah, Ga, whereby, it
is alleged, the government was de-
frauded of 1900, OOO
DIR. JEFFERSON D. GODDARD was
found guilty of second degree murder
by the jury at Kansas City, Mo-, for
the killing of Frederick jackson, the
laundryman, and sentenced to Is years
hard labor in the penitentiary.
A PRAIRIE fire started near Ruth post
Office, close to the line of d county, Ok,
and the farmers had to fight like
| demons to preserve their crops. Many
| narrow escapes from death occurred
and considerable property was de-
stroyed.
AT the National Live Stock ex-
| change meeting at Sioux City, Ia, W.
| Il. Thompson was elected president,
Charles w. Baker secretary, and Levi
| B. Doud treasurer, all of Chicago.
| Omaha, Neb., was chosen for next
years meeting.
AT Cedar Rapids. Ia, Frank Novak
was sentenced to life Imprisonment
for the murder of William Murray, his
room mate. Novak was captured in
! the Klondike country after being