The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-01-07

held at the city ball at London, Ont,
the floor gave way and many persons
were precipitated to the floor below.
Following the crash there was a wild
rush to the doors Thirty persons were
killed and many others were seriously
injured.
THE West Side Single Tax club of
Chicago has memorialized President
Mckinley, asking him to settle the
Indian question by applying the single
tax principle to the Indian territory.
HALF the business portion of Abbott.
Tex, was destroyed by fire the other
night. Ten buildings, occupied by 16
miscellaneous mercantile establish
ments, were burned with their con-
tents.
The Manchester Guardian on the Sd
said that Great Britain would refuse to
recognize any special rights granted
at any Chinese port TO any particular
power. If Russia has been granted
the right to winter ships at Port Ar
thur Great Britain will enforce her
right to the same privilege.
JOHN HEBRON, a negro man-of-all-
work, was burned to death in his bed
at st. Louis while asleep. When he re-
tired he was very drunk and it was
supposed that some carelessness with
the stove ignited the room after he had
fallen into a drunken stupor on the
bed.
JOHN HILL, chairman of the Chicago
civic federation committee on the pre-
vention of gambling, has reported the
gradual decline of the bucket shop
and the disappearance of the tape
game. In two years 146 concerns have
been closed.
CHARLES G.. DAWES. of Illinois, on
the Sd took charge of his office as comp
troller of the currency and Mr.. N. Il.
Scott, of West Virginia, assumed his
new duties of commissioner of internal
revenue
. Mrs. MARY LAMB died the other
night in the hospital at Philadelphia
from a fractured skull and her SON
caused her death.
CHARLES E. KEARNEY, a Kansas City,
Mo-, pioneer, died at that place on the
Sd of Bright's disease.
THE Paris police recently arrested 80
persons belonging to an organized
band of murderers and robbers, the
eldest of whom was only 81 years old.
Within three months the bodies of So
murdered persons were found in the
river Seine and most of the murders
were traceable to this band.
The jury in the Foley case at Lib
erty, Mo-, found the defendant guilty
of numbering his mother and sister
and the judge sentenced him to
be hanged February IS. The usual
motions for a new trial were filed by
Foley's attorney.
EXETER and other towns in New
Hampshire were shaken up by an
earthquake at five o'clock on the morn
ing of the I'd. No particular damage
was done.
The Warren Avenue Presby terian
church at Saginaw. Mich, was de-
stroyed by fire.
A DISPATCH from Albany, N. Y,
stated that a giant combination had
been formed of the print paper manu-
facturers, which will be known as the
International Paper company, with a
capital stock of $50. OOO,O The trust
will take formal possession of the va
rious mills in the combination on jan
uary ii.
The battle Of flowers and floral pro-
cession at Pasadena, Cal, on the LIST
was magnificent spectacle.
The residence of w. S. Carver near
| Kay Center, Ok, was burned to the
| ground early the other morning and
| his remains were found in the cellar,
| partially burned, with bullet in his
skull. The supposition was that
| Carver was murdered.
HENRY GRIMM, aged 80, was run down
by an electric car in Brooklyn and his
heart literally cut out of his body and
found later on the tracks
THE New York journal said that it
was probable that Secretary Sherman
would retire soon and that Ambassa-
u'or Hay would succeed him as secre-
.ai-y of state, as President Mckinley
~ been corresponding with Mr. Hay
vi .n matter. e4
NJ Sleeper opera house at Brainerd,
was burned on tie I'd.
o. sNsATIoN was caused in London
", I'd by a rumor that the British
war il CL;. ...a - ..h;.
vas Alown of the rumor at the British
n Office or admiralty.
RE occurred in Jersey City. N. j.,
anu 1Ae iolph Reich, his wife, two daugh
id two sons lost their lives anG
others were injured.
ALrHY citizen at Belleville, ILL.,
John Doerring was found dead
His head had been crushed in
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