The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-25

The report sent out from Paris on
the 2lst to the effect that on presenta-
ton of the United States ultimatum
demanding absolute cession of the
Philippine islands the president of the
Spanish commission broke off peace
negotiations was fake.
A LARGE barn of F. G. Jones was
burned at Galatia, Ill, and five horses,
including a splendid Kentucky stall
lion. were cremated.
Two Chinese highbinders were pre-.
vented by the approach of a person
from numbering another Chinaman at
San Francisco. As it was their victim
had his skull fractured and will prob
ably die.
JOHN STEFANCIN was shot and killed
and John Fedorco mortally wounded
at Cleveland. O., by Sam Carr, a col
ored man from North Carolina Carr
entered Stefancin's yard in an intoxi.
Gated condition and Stefancin attempt
ed to put him out when a quarrel en-
sued and Carr pulled a revolver and
began firing.
THREE thousand operatives in the
cotton mills at Augusta. Ga, struck on
account of reduction in wages.
SPANISH dispatches giving the inside
history of the San tiago campaign were
published by the New York Journal
on the 21st.
Gov. TANNER issued proclamation
placing Pana, ILL.,, under martial law.
The commanding officer was ordered
to take possession of all arms in the
hands of miners or citizens in the dis
trict .
The committee in charge of the At
lanta (Ga.) peace jubilee, for which
December IA and Is have been selected,
has received telegram from the pres
ident requesting a change of the name
of the celebration from peace jubilee
to a demonstration over ''our victori-
Gus arms" The telegram gave as the
reason for the change the uncertain
outcome of the Paris conference and
exigencies which may arise"
THE business portion of Perry, la. :,
was reported burning early on the 21st
Several large brick blocks had been
destroyed and the fire department was
helpless to stop the flames. The loss
up to the time the dispatch was sent
was said to be about $500, 900.
THREE white tramps demanded food
of Mrs. Andra Shackelford, living near
River Junction, Fla, while her
husband, a farmer, was absent. She
offered them bread and they demanded
meat with it. This frightened the
woman and she fled to the woods. The
tramps then set fire to the house and
her three little children were cremated.
G. r. MCCLUNG, farmer, was struck
by an A., T. & S. F. train while he
was crossing the railroad track at
Ponca City, Ok, in his wagon, and
was killed, together with his horses
The wagon was demolished.
AT Milledgeville, Ga, a fight oc-
Cured on the street between w. G.
Finney and his son on one side and j.
R. and w. B. Stanley. brothers, on the
other. The two Finneys were killed
and the two Stanleys were not ex-
pected to live. The quarrel arose over
a meal served in the Finney restaurant
which did not please the Stanleys.
The Carlisle Indians defeated the
Illinois university football eleven at
Chicago by a score of II to 0.
News was received on the 18th from
Alsea bay, 16 miles below Newport, Ore.
that the sailing vessel Atlantic was
ashore. She had crew of ~ men on
board and only three got ashore alive.
The vessel was bound from Tacoma,
WASH, for Africa with wheat.
A BIG fire occurred at the Merrill
Chemical company's building at Louis
Vile, KY, on the 18th.
AN extensive timber shed at St.
Petersburg was destroyed by fire and
ten persons were burned to ashes.
WAGNER, 1. T.. was visited by a
$40, 900 fire on the night of the 18th, 12
stores being destroyed.
ABOUT 200 lepers escaped from con-
finement at Manila through the neg.
lect of Spanish officers unbeknown to
the American officials. Orders have
been issued to the effect that all lepers
will be arrested and sent to one of the
uninhabited islands in the Philippine
groups and fed and cared for at the ex-
pense of the government
THE bill providing for a treaty COM
mission was lost in the Cherokee SEN
ate by tie vote, Tahlequah q. IT,
dispatch said. The Cherokees will
now be governed by the Curtis bill
By the terms of the bill the tribes were
given their choice of treating with the
Dawes commission or accepting the
provisions of the Curtis bill
THE largest judgment ever entered
in the United States district court at
st. Louis was handed down by Judge
Adams on the 18th. The case was that
of the Mercantile TruSt cOmnanv of