The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-12-31

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St Louis were shaken to their founda-
lions on the 27th by terrific explosion
Of charge of dynamite used in trying
10 raise the sunken tug boat Dolphin,
which went down in the Mississippi
during the tornado. The attempt
proved futile.
A PRISONER named Harry English at
tempted to burn his way out of the
Ysleta (Tex.) Jail and w as cremated.
JOE WALcorr and Tom Tracey met
at Chicago on the 27th for six-round
bout. The decision of the referee was
draw.
A BAND of raiders from Koodestan
massacred all the inhabitants of a
Christian town-about 500 souls-near
Salinas, Persia.
A MOB at Glendora, Miss. captured
Joe Hopkins, who murdered two men.
and they hanged him by the heels and
burned him to death in that posture.
IT was stated that the greatest scar
city of cattle prevails this year in Mex
leo ever known. 1t is impossible to
get a head from districts from which
thousands were sent last year. The
reason is that there has prevailed a
drought for several years previous to
1897. There is no grass and breeders
have been compelled to sell off their
cows to keep them from dying, which
has left the range practically depleted.
ROBBERS broke into the house OF
Mrs. M. S. Kimball at Mitchellville,
Ia, the other night and treated her so
badly that she will probably die The
Z 4,
blood, showing that a terrible strug-
gle took place.
MRS. MARY ANDERSON and her two
daughters, Edith and Myrtle, aged
eight and five years, were fatally
asphyxiated by Illuminating gas in
their home at Chicago. 1t was sup
posed Mrs. Anderson committed the
act while temporarily insane.
EX-QUEEN LILIUOKALANI will advo-
cate the annexation of the Hawaiian
islands by the United States, provided
a pension is, settled upon her just as
her niece is provided for.
The non-partisan w. C.. T. U. will
hold it's annual convention in Colum-
bus, O., January I'll.
NEAR Pulaski, Va, freight train
and passenger train collided and a
postal clerk was killed and two other
men were badly injured.
A PASSENGER train was wrecked re-
Gently near Hartshorne, 1. T., by a
broken rail. The track was badly torn
up for rs rail lengths and three coaches
were partly demolished. About 800
excursionists were on board. but not a
single person was injured.
Two plumbers at Little Rock, Ark,
named William Burns and Thomas
Ray, in love with the same girl, con-
Guided to settle the matter with knives
and fought so desperately that both
fell in the throes of death within fiv.
minutes after they clinched.
REV. DR.. SHELDON JACKSON sailed
from New York on the 25th for Nor
way and Lapland with power from the
United States government to purchase
500 reindeer, harness and other equip
ments for use in transporting supplies
to the Yukon miners and to hire Sc
Laplanders to drive the outfits.
A COTTAGE in London in which Mrs
Jarvis lived caught fire and she and her
nine children were burned to death.
A few hours afterwards Mr.. Jarvis died
of consumption in a hospital without
hearing of the disaster.
WHILE returning from a Christmas
entertainment at Terhune, Ind,
freight train on the Monon road struck
a carriage containing Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore and Miss Brattain. Mr.. Moore
was only slightly injured, but Mrs.
Moore was fatally hurt and Miss Brat
tain killed. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore had
only recently been married and this
was the first time they had been away
from home together.
Nj. NJ. WEIGH, living near Althus.
Ok, fell under the wheels of a load OF
cotton he was hauling and was fatally
crushed.
The towboat Hotspur went over a
dam on the Monopgahela river, near
Pittsburgh, Pa, and was completely
wrecked. The crew was rescued with
difficulty.
FIRE broke out in the basement at
1O4 Madison street, Chicago. occupied
as restaurant. A big crowd was on
the sidewalk watching the blaze when
an explosion of gas took place and
windows, gratings, sidewalk and man
hole covers were hurled amongst the
crowd and IS people were more or less
injured and wild panic ensued. The
loss was estimated at S125, 900.
MISS IDA BROOKS was killed and Will.
liam Pearcy fatally injured by being
struck by a fast express train at Crit
fms station, o. They were returning
in a buggy from Christmas entertain
ment.