The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-30

JOSEPH JOHNSON, q laborer, shot the
wife of James Anderson. a burglar.
and then killed himself at Covington.
Ky. Anderson is in the penitentiary
and johnson was living with the won.
an, whom he shot because she would
not give him money.
Robert FELLOWS dropped dead at
Ottumwa. Ia, while commemorating
the fiftieth anniversary of his wedding
at a dinner party. =.
The American evacuation commits
sioners at Havana have issued. an ap-
peal to the people of Cuba, i'm
pressing upon them the necessity for
strict compliance with the agreement
for the transfer of the Spanish sover-
eighty to the United States military
au thorities.
Two women and an infant were
burned to death near Hillsboro, Tex.
The house was set on fire by trying to
kindle a fire with kerosene.
Two boys were drowned at Woon-
socket, r. l., while skating on pond.
CHARLES RICHARD DODGE, of New
York, has been appointed director of
agriculture of the American exhib bit
at the Paris exposition.
A BAD wreck occurred at Emison,
Ind, on the Goth in which three train
men were seriously hurt and a score
or more of passengers bruised. An
express train crashed into a freight,
demolishing both engines.
INNUMERABLE drunken brawls and en-.
counters took place between the union
and negro non-union miners at Pana,
Ill, on the Goth. Eleven of the latter
were jailed and as many more nursed
serious wounds.
A RECENT dispatch from Dawson City,
Alaska, said that several persons were
reported to have been frozen to death.
One of them was found in a kneeling
position beside his sled and dogs, be-
tween bunker and Dominican, at the
summit.
A PHILADELPHIA dispatch of the Goth
said that all indications pointed to
Senator Quay's defeat in the repub Bile
an caucus. Odds were offered at three
to one against his reelection. All over
the state legislators supposed to be
friendly to Quay were rallying to the
Magee standard.
A CHICAGO dispatch recently stated
that every important steel and wire
producing concern would soon be alb
sorbed into one gigantic trust.
CHRISTMAS was the first day in the
history of Lexington, KY, that thirsty
men could not get a drink. Every
saloon in the city was closed by
mutual agreement of the proprietors.
This action was brought about by the
fact that the recent grand jury indict-
ed all saloonkeepers for violating the
Sunday law.
jailed at Scottsburg, Ind, for an at
tempt to murder his wife, was hanged
by a mob, who had previously got the
keys from the sheriff.
DIR. JOHN b. HAMILTON, ex-surgeon
general of the United States marine
hospital service, died in Elgin, ILL, on
the night of the Gath.
TWELVE acres, containing 1900, 600
feet of lumber, a planning mill, with
sheds and a large quantity of ma
chinery, were swept by fire at Bur-
lington, VT, the other day, causing a
loss estimated at $3.50, 1000.
THREE boys were drowned at the old
Tivoli reservoir at Quail street, AL
bany, N. Y. They were playing shiny
on the ice when it broke.
THE body of Miss Desmondia Law
ton, who with her brother and sisters
went to Chicago from Kansas City a
few weeks ago. was found in her room
on the 25d. She had taken chloroform
and had apparently been dead for two
days. She had been suffering recently
from ill health.
A BOY was killed and his mother
wounded by soldiers at Eutaw, Ala.
The Tacoma sailed on the 22d from
San Francisco with a lot of army mules
for the use of the United States troops
stationed at Manila. In addition to
the live stock the Tacoma carried
large assortment of wagons, carts,
grading plows and other things neces-
sary for the work of improving the
roads in the Philippines.
THE Cuban junta in America has dis.
solved, its purpose being accomplished.
THE plant of the Chrome Patent
Leather company, at Newark, N. j..
was destroyed by fire last night One
hundred girls and 800 men were at
work when the flames broke out They
had not even time to secure their
street clothing. The girls screamed
and jostled each other while getting
out and the escape, became q panic.
No one seems to have been severely
hurt, but several were knocked down
and badly bruised% The loss was esti.
mated ats10o, 600.
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