The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-10-28

THE Kansas City Live Stock ex-
change was declared by the United
States supreme court not to come un-
der the antitrust law. but was merely
a local aid to interstate commerce. A
similar ruling was made in the case
involving the Traders Live Stock ex-
change. The government which pros
ecuted both under the antitrust law,
was therefore defeated.
THE steamer Victoria, from China,
brought news to Tacoma, Wash, of
the overflow of the Yellow river in
Shantung province. causing villages to
be swept away by the hundreds. Two
thousand people were drowned and
fully 100, 600 ruined and made home
less.
The German bark Satisfaction was
unk during the recent gales in the
North sea. The captain, his wife and
the crew of nine were drowned, only
boy being saved.
AS the stores in Kokomo. Ind, were
being closed the other night eight
strangers began to hold up the people
en- route to their homes. The police
after a battle. in which one of the
gang was shot through the hip, round
ed the footpads up and jailed them.
WHILE walking on the tracks of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad at
Leadville, Col, Mrs Cornelius Shea
and her daughter Margaret were
struck by passenger train and killed.
Two jealous husbands killed their
wives and themselves in Jersey City,
N. j., on the 23d. Their names were
Henry Jones, colored. and Carrot
French, Pennsylvania railroad engi-
neer.
A RACE war was reported near Har-
persville, Scott county. Tenn. One
white deputy was killed and three
wounded and nine negroes were killed
by the posses out after them. The
trouble originated over an attempt to
BILE with his employer.
THE Comanche and Kiowa Indians
in the Indian territory are said to be
in an ugly mood on account of going
hungry. The treaty with the United
States by which they received rations
has expired and their only source of
income is the grass money which they
receive from the cattlemen. They are
killing the cattle belonging to Texas
cattlemen and trou BILE is brewing.
THE outbreak of the bubonic plague
at Vienna has spread terror in the Aus
trian capital
The boiler in a sawmill at Freelands-
vile, Ind. exploded. killing the engi-
neer. Patrick Jerrel, and seriously in
juring Will Robbing and George
Broyer. Jerrel was blown about 80
feet and was badly mangled.
A NEWSPAPER published in English
has appeared at Havana.
THE Santa Fe railroad, it was re-
ported at San Francisco, Will be ex-
tended to that city.
BUSINESS failures in the United
States for the week ended the 21st
numbered 213, according to Brad
streets commercial report, against 2O5
in the corresponding week of last year.
THREE men were terribly mangled
at Duluth, Mimi, by an explosion of
dynamite. They were wn king on a
scow on the government caAal, blow
ing up an old hulk. The diver was
thawing dynamite over a small engine.
Twenty-Five pounds exploded, blowing
the engine and boiler to pieces and
tearing the bodies of the
three men to atoms.
ARCH BAUER, negro. who attempted
to murder Annie Morrison, promi-
nent farmer of Cumberland county,
KY, was pursued by mob with
captured and hanged.
THERE is great excitement at NAL
vern, O., over the discovery of a gold
quartz vein.
SERGT. ALLEN, of the Eighth colored
at Chattanooga, Tenn,
fired on some policemen who were try
ing to arrest a drunken soldier and
white man. standing close by, was
killed. This started a riot. Allen
was finally arrested.
JOE OFT, who pleaded guilty of kill
ing his wife. was hanged in the Jail
yard at Granite Falls, Mimi, at 1877 a.
m. on. the 2Oth. This was the first exc
cution in the history of Yellow Medi-
cine county.
THE extensive plant of the Texas
Drug company in Dallas, Tex, burned
on the goth. Loss estimated at $500, 600.
THE big tug L. P. Smith was sunk
in the harbor at Cleveland, O., as re-
suit of collision with the steamer
Olympia The captain and engineer
jumped just as she went down and
we're rescued after long and desper-
ate battle with the waves. The fire.
man went down with the tug and was
drowned. The Olympia was uninjured.
GREAT havoc has been caused by
Hoods in Fiume. Aus tria-Hungary.
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