The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-07-29
A DISPATCH from Madrid, published

a DISPATCH TON M80rlOs puD1lSuS0
IN London on the 25th. stated that tho
Spanish government had drawn up<a
message. addressed to the government
1t Washington, proposing an armistice
for the purpose of discussing the terms
upon which peace can be arranged.
A TELEGRAM from Havana to Madrid
stated that the insurgents had at
tackled Gibara and caused the Spanish
garrison to evacuate the place. The
same dispatch also said that Americans
had landed at Galamalacoa and war
ships had shelled the place.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Arriba, Fort
Morgan and other sections in Colorado
have been invaded by myriads of grass
hoppers- At Arriba. it was said,
freight trains on the Rock Island rail-
cause the rails were covered for miles
to the depth of several inches, making
them SO slippery that the engines
could not make any Roadway.
JOHN F. TAYLOR, George Wilson and
Ed Strickler were drowned in the Wa
bash river, eight miles from Marshall,
ILL.,, while SEEMING.
THE car barn of the Consolidated
Traction company at Pittsburgh, Pa,
was completely Quilted by fire, entail
ing a loss of $!75.O Thirty-six cars
out of the SO in the barn were de-
stroyed.
A DOCUMENT is being circulated
among Cuban residents in Santiago
petitioning President Mckinley to
turn the city over to the Cubans and
n fhoi 40 70 10 hof IF
the American flag.
The Civic federation of Chicago has
issued a call for national conference
to be held at Saratoga Springs. N. Y,
August 1920. to discuss the future for
eign policy of the United States. The
call was signed by over 1000 men from
every state in the union.
The steamer Edward Smith was run
into and sunk in Lake st. Clair, near
Detroit, Mich, by the schooner Aura
MIA. Those on board were rescued.
Miss JESSIE SCHLEY, delegated from
the Peace Society of Paris, arrived at
Madrid on the Gath on her peace mis-
sion.
GEN. MILES reported by cable off
Hayti that she was moving along
we'll" with the expedition to Porto
Rico.
THE Cincinnati .Times-Star stated
that the national convention of the
populist party, called to assemble in
Cincinnati September S, was off and
the gathering of the middle-of- the-road
and affiliated pcpulists would not
get beyond a call on account of Texas
refusing to appoint delegates.
AT Bowling Green, O., Charles Nell
son, colored, was convicted of murder
ing James Zimmerman and sentenced
to be electrocuted in the Ohio peniten-
tiary on November 4. Nelson mar.
rowly escaped lynching at the time of
the murder.
A TORNADO struck Minol, N, D., the
other night, demolishing II buildings
and injuring number of people, but
no one was killed. The county hospi-
tai was destroyed and several of the
inmates badly injured. At Carleton,
N. D., the same storm destroyed 1000
acres of wheat.
The Sixth Missouri infantry, raised
under the second call, has become a
part of the volunteer army of the
United States, the last company being
mustered in on the 23d, according to a
St Louis dispatch.
THE London Saturday, Review pre-.
dicted a ''war of determination be.
tween Americans and Cubans six
months after the conquest of the is
land" It added that Cuba will cor
rupt its American governors, and the
reign of the American boss is not like
ly to be exemplary. The cost of the
whole proceeding will be more than
$3.50, 600, 900. and the game is not worth
the candle"
THE southbound Santa Fe train was
held up near Saginaw, Tex, by masked
men on the ais. The robbers failed
to get into the safe, as there was so
much shooting done on both sides.
The express car was shot full of holes
and the engineer and fremen were re-
ported missing when the engine was
taken into Houston. It was thought
they were killed, as there was much
blood on the engine.
The British steamer Newfoundland,
loaded with food supplies, was cap
tured by the Mayflower off Cienfuegos,
into which harbor she was heading.
A prize crew was put on board of her
and she was sent to Charleston, S. c.
BANDMAsTER JOHN PHILIP SoUsA has
been rendered the position of captain
in the United States army and he has
signified his readiness to accept. He
will be tie musical director of the
Sixth army corps, attached to Gen.
Wilson's staff.
THE French steamer Olinde Rod.
riguez was taken into Charleston, S.