The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-12-24

mills at Suncock, n. H., announcing a
reduction of about ten per cent. Janu-
airy l. The cut will affect nearly 1900
operatives. tits probable that the cut
will be accepted.
THE Auditorium theater and hotel
at Kansas City. Mo-, was destroyed by
fire early on the morning of the 21st.
So far as known all the guests escaped
without serious injury. The loss on
the building was placed at $500, 900.
THE A. F. of L., at its meeting at
Nashville, Tenn. on the Goth, adopted
resolutions favoring the establishment
of postal savings banks and denounc-
ing Secretary Cages currency bill.
The convention decided to increase
the pei capita tax to two cents, to go
into effect February 1 next.
FIRES were put under the furnaces
in the Cohansey, Cumberland and
Moore-Jones window glass factories
near Bridgeton, N. j., and the works
will start up and 1000 idle persons be
given employment.
ALL the ministers of the Episcop pal
and Methodist churches in South Caro-
lima, in compliance with resolutions of
their conventions. preached on the
10Th against the number of murders
occurring in that state.
THE American Cotton Growers Pro-
tective association was called to order
at Memphis, Tenn, on the Goth. Presi-
dent Lane delivered an address in
which he pleaded for a reduction of
the cotton acreage and made the state
ment that cotton was selling at less
than five cents, which meant only ten
cents a day for labor to the cotton
grower.
AT the meeting of the Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor on the 10Th resolu-
ton was adopted that every trades
unionist now member of the Illinois
national guard be requested to Sc
cure discharge from military service
at once. Gen. Miles suggestion of
guns for the post Office was denounced.
Opposition to the proposed new cabi-
net position Of secretary of commerce
and industry was declared and also a
motion was passed favoring the crea-
ton of cabinet department of labor
AT a bull fight at Gaudalajara Mex,
the bull jumped the barrier and
charged the spectators. Three persons
were gored to death and nine injured.
Many were also hurt in the panic which
ensued.
THE store of the Mermod & Jaccard
Jewelry company at St. Louis was de-
stroyed by fire on the 10Th, together
with the Model Cloak company. the
former sustaining loss of $685., 900 and
the latter $4,000.
ASHLAND, Va, reported a slight shock
of earthquake at 6:45 o'clock on the
evening of the 18th.
FITZsIMMONs stated at Chicago on
the 10th that he had changed his mind
and would give Corbett another chance
in the prize ring. The date of the bat
tie is indefinite.
Gov. JONES has commissioned Miss
Emma Wilmington, of Hot Springs, as
an honorary colonel in the Arkansas
reserve militia. This is the first APP
pointment of the kind ever made in
the state.
The house of Patrick Leahy at Otta-
wa, Ont, was burned early the other
morning and Leahy and five of his chill
dren, the oldest only nine years of age,
persisted. 1t was supposed that Leahy
dropped lighted lamp.
The Swiss general assembly has elect
ed Eugene Ruffy to be president of
the confederation. M. Mueller was
elected vice president. Both presi-
dent and vice president-elect are radi-
Gals.
WHILE the two young sons of Will
liam Landers, living near Chandler,
Ok. were out hunting the one aged
eight was accidentally shot by the one
aged II.
BEGINNING with the new year the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway will
be operated from the roads Texas gen.
eral office, located in Dallas. A. A.
Allen, vice president and general man
ager of the Katy" and his entire Of
fee force will go there from st. Louis.
The change is due to an order from the
Texas railroad commissioners, which
made the residence in Texas of an &C
tive vice president of the road neces-
sity.
Two children of Albert Kellner, of
Muchakinock. Ia, persisted in a fire
which consumed the family's dwelling.
The mother had left the children alone
in the house.
THE mutilated body of j. S. VANITY,
a wealthy farmer, near Des Moines,
Ia, was found in a ditch on his farm.
He had been missing Is hours and had
been killed by ferocious bull.
A TERRIBLE Sandstorm ragged the
other day at Pearsall. Tex, and sur
rounding territory causing all houses
and stores to be closed and the susper-
sion of business.
A LOSS of nearly ST, 900. 600 was caused
early on the morning of the I1th nv the