The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-06-24

King Powder company in Warren
county, O.. containing q quantity Of
smokeless powder, was fred by two
men on the night of the 10th and de-
stroyed. Both got away. but one was
known to be severely burned. The
company had a contract to supply the
government and that was thought to
be the reason its destruction was at
tempted.
A PASSENGER train on the Norfolk &
Shawsville, Va, on the 10Th and three
men were killed and many others in
jured. A fange of a rail broke and
caused the accident
GEORGE PEARSON, colored, was
hanged in the county Jail at Jackson.
Tenn, on the 18th for the murder of
Sam Walker, colored, in May, 1896.
A PICNIC party returning from Ben
ton park in a wagon on the night of
the 10th collided with street car on
the Southern electric road at st. Louis.
The following were probably fatally
injured: George 'Bellenson, partially
paralyzed; julius Bader, wounds in
head, and William Holden, hurt inter-
nally. A number of others sustained
minor injuries.
JUDGE NEWMAN has modified the sem
fences of several moonshiners in Jail
at Atlanta, Ga, in order that they
may enlist in the army. They will
join the company OF moonshiners be-
ing organized by Capt Yancey Carter,
the noted revenue officer, who says
they are especially adapted to guer-
rilla warfare.
THE men who murdered and robbed
Mr.. Garden and his wife and an old
man named Carlee, near Wetumpka,
Ala, were lynched at nine o'clock on
the 18th. The mob broke into Jail and
secured the prisoners-fivei in number
and took them to the scene of the MUIR
der. Four of the negroes confessed and
the other told where he had the money.
He was compelled to find it and in a
few minutes, near the scene of the
crime, all five were swung up and their
bodies riddled with bullets.
A SPECIAL from Glasgow, KY, said
| that Caleb Gaines, colored was taken
from Jail at one o'clock on the morn
ing of the 10th and hanged to a tree.
He had assaulted a four-year-old girl,
day or two before and was then
saved from death by the mercy of the
| victims mother. Fifty men on horse
back were the lynchers.
LATE reports from the Philippine is.
| lands showed that the insurgents were
gaining victories over the Spaniards
and that Manila could be taken when
ever the signal was given. The Spanish
| troops were underfed and were Utterly
exhausted by incessant duty. The
health of Admiral Dewey's squadron
was reported excellent. Many foreign
warships were congregating in port in
anticipation of the downfall of Manila.
A PHILADELPHIA dispatch stated that
it is the desire of the national relief
commission that the Sunday preceding
the Fourth of July shall be devoted
largely to patriotic services in the va
rious churches of the United States.
1t is suggested that at these services a
cash collection be taken for the SOL
diers and sailors and their families
| A DISPATCH from London on the 18th
said: Neither Russia nor France-and
still less England-would tolerate any
attempt to turn Americas gallant
overthrow of the Spanish fleet and
virtual capture of Manila to Germany's
special advantage. internationally eal.
ousies guarantee that America will
not be troubled by any interference in
the Philippines.
The engine and tender of the north.
bound freight on the Langdon line Of
the Great Northern jumped the track
near Grand Forks, n. D., injuring En-.
gineer Peterson, Conductor Cohen and
brakeman and tearing up the track
for some distance.
The American warships Texas, Mar.
blehead and Suwanee on the 18th bonn
barded the brick fort and earthworks
at Caimanera at the end of the railroad
leading to the city of Guantanamo and
demolished them. The Spanish fire
did no damage to our vessels.
A FLAG was half-masted on Moro
castle at Santiago de Cuba the othel
day and grave apprehension was fell
among the American sailors that i
was a notification to them that Lieut.
Hobson and his brave men were dead
If such was the case it was held tina
they must have been wantonly muir
dered, as not shot was fred at TIM
castle during the bombardment.
The main body of the social democ
racy of America has given out its plat
form, which was formulated during
the convention at Chicago. 1t de
mands the collective ownership ant
administration of all the means of pro
duction and distribution; also the
abolition of all inferior federal court!
and the abrogation of the power o.