The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-10-15

bullets before he got there.
A CAR on the Cedar Falls & Waterloo
Electric railway jumped the track
near Waterloo, Ia. and rolled down
an embankment. The IA passengers
were badly shaken up and it was
thought one was fatally injured.
THE Shawnee Indians were holding
a stamp dance near Chelsea. 1. T., on
the 18th, about 500 being present.
THE race war in the Alton, ILL.,,
schools broke out afresh on the 18th,
the colored children with a rush at
one white school overpowered the jani-
tor, struck the lady principal and took
their seats The police were sum-
moned and elected them. Serious
trouble seemed imminent.
THE Temple cup" has again been
won by the Baltimore baseball team
If they win it again next year it will
be theirs absolutely.
THE National Horseshoers' Protec-
tive association convened at St. Louis
on the 18th, 141 cities east of the Mis-
sissippi river and % west being repre-
sented.
IL his message to the Creek council
at Okmulgee, l. T., Chief Isparhecher
said the allotment of lands had always
proved disastrous and strongly urged
legal action against ratification of the
Dawes treaty.
GENERAL MANAGER DICKINSON, of the
Union Pacific railroad, on his return
to Omaha, Neb., from New York, said
that the reorganization committee
would buy in the road and that S. II.
I 10, La
THE widow OF Bill Nye," the humor-
list, has lost all her money in the
wrecked First national bank of Ashe-
vile, n. c.. and is not likely to get a
dollar of it.
THE University Medical college foot
ball II defeated the Missouri Univer-
sity IL at Kansas City, Mo, on the 9th.
The game was hard fought one, and
the needles won out only in the last
five minutes of play by scoring a
touchdown, and carried off the honors
by score of 4 to
THE Boston stockholders in the Kan
sas City Stock Yards company do not
appear to be much concerned over the
recent decision of Judge Foster, be-
cause they think it is not good law and
will be reversed on nearly every point.
The price of the stock has not been
materially affected.
FIFTY high-class horses persisted in
ment company at Brooklyn, which was
recently burned. The loss was $50, OOO
TIE comptroller of the currency has
called for the condition of the national
banks at the close of business Octo-
Der 5.
GEORGE MORGAN was hanged at
Omaha Neb., on the sth for the murder
of Ida Gaskill. He died protesting his
innocence.
THE annual report of Surgeon Gen
eral Sternbern states that the health
of the army has been excellent during
1896. The total number of men eX-
amined for enlistment during the cal
endar year was 1859, of whom 1864
were accepted, 5.44s were rejected on
primary examination and 557 subse-
auently declined enlistment
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS EVANS
has issued the following order: Here
after no attorney shall be permitted
to examine the reports of examining
surgeons in any pension claim except
upon the personal order Of the COM
missioner, or one of the deputy COM
missioners of this bureau The object
of this order is to stop the growing
custom of searching these reports to
find material for working up new
claims, largely on the basis of ratings
that have not been allowed.
The Chicago Great Western railway
has prepared a plan to make its en-
ployes stockholders in the company
and President Stickney has issued a
circular on the subject, inviting the
employees to become joint owners of
the road.
The application for hearing of the
Kansas City stock yards case was ar
gued on the 18th before Judge Sanborn,
of the United States circuit court at
St. Paul, Mimi. and the lawyers
agreed upon stipulation for a hear
ing about October Is before Judges
Foster and Thayer and the motion for
a hearing before Judge Sanborn was
withdrawn.
The bureau of statistics has issued
the table showing the exports and i'm
ports for August, the first full month
under the new tariff law. These fig
ures show for that month the largest
export of domestic merchandise of any
August in the history of the govern
ment. The exports were $19, 400, 264,
against s66, $50, 9s1 for August, 1895.
AT a country dance at Greenville.
Ala. William Ekof shot a man dead
for dancing with his sister and also
killed another man who attempted to
arrest him. He then escaped, but was
thought to be badly wounded, as sew
eral dancers fred at him while getting
on his horse.
A TUNNEL was being constructed by
the Mexican National railroad near
Monterey when premature explosion
of blast occurred. killing four men
outright and wounding ten others seri-
ously.
THE plant of the Zimmerman Pack
ing company at Portland. Ore. was
burned the other day. Besides the de-
struction of the meat in the building
some sheep were also cremated. Loss,
$4,000.
The stables of DIR. w. T. Frady near
Marietta, Ind, were destroyed by fire
the other night and 43 horses in his
care for training and eight of his own
horses were cremated.
NEAR Sandy Springs, Nd. William
Timmonsshot and killed William Hin
ton. his father-in-law, inflicted a wound
which will probably prove fatal to his
wife and also shot the wife of John
Hinton. his wife's brother, causing a