The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-02

IT was feared that thousands Of
sheep would be lost In the mountains
near Pendleton, Ore. through the
heavy SHOWS.
The grievances of glass-workers at
Millville, N. j., have been settled.
The engineer and fireman of a Bos-
ton & Maine locomotive driving a snow
pillow were killed by the engine plung-
ing over an embankment near South
BERWICK, Me.
THE Franklin stamp mill at Hancock,
Mich, was destroyed by fire, the loss
being $3.50. 200. Six hundred men were
thrown out of employment for six
mon tbs.
A FERRYBoAr full of workmen was
capsized while crossing the Volga at
Kinessma, Russia, drowning 80 of the
passengers
Searcy, Ark, was destroyed by fire
yesterday. The fire originated in the
fourth story and in less than one hour
the building and contents were total
loss. Two hundred people, of which
number Its we're young lady students.
were asleep at the time, but not one
person was injured.
A BOX of dynamite exploded the
other morning near the Reina battery
at Havana, killing and injuring IS per-
sons.
CHICAGO and New York men have
found the biggest platinum mine in
America in Okanagon county, Wash.
Experts say it is worth 81 900. 600.
THE battleship Wisconsin was
launched on the Goth at San Francisco.
Miss Elizabeth Stephenson, of Wiscon-
sin, christened the vessel.
ADMIRAL DEWEY is being doomed in
the east for the democratic nomination
for the presidency in 1900, according to
a New York dispatch.
THE steamer T. c. Walker, running
between San Francisco and Stockton,
Cal, had one of her boilers blown up
and six persons were killed, II dan.
gerously injured and Is others more
or less badly hurt The majority of
the passengers were in bed when the
explosion occurred and they rushed on
deck in their night clothes. The cleo
trio lights had been put out, which
added to the awful confusion.
THE medical college at the university
at Indianapolis was Quilted by fire.
WHILE a party of 10 people were re-
turning from ball at Otis, O., early
on the s5th on two hand cars they
were struck by the Lake Shore fast
mail east of Charleston. William Sea-
benski and William Kempler being
killed outright, while William Sea-
benski's two daughters, aged ID and IS
respectively. were probably fatally in
jured.
The cornerstone of the confederate
monument that is to mark the final
resting place of the 449 unknown con-
federate dead buried in the cemetery
at Van Buren,. Ark, was laid on the
gath. Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Lou
isiana and the Indian territory were
represented. Fully so per cent. of
those inferred at the place are Missou-
rians
The Official Gazette of Madrid has
published decree accepting the res
ignation of Gen. Blanco as captain
general of Cuba
MEMBERS of the Third Alabama, the
caused the greatest excitement on the
night of the gath that the town had
ever known. The negroes, DESTROYS of
getting even on whites, lay in a gully
and shot all who passed by. White
citizens armed themselves and were
with difficulty restrained from wreak-
ing summary vengeance. Several
shots were fred before order was re-
stored.
GEN. SKATER was the principal guest
at a banquet given by the Sons of the
Revolution at New York on the 25th.
Gen. Shafter, in his speech, defended
his line of action at antiago.
THE crown sheet of the boiler of a
Denver & Rio Grande locomotive blew
out at Swallows, Col. The fireman
was killed and the engineer and brake
men seriously injured. Eighteen load
ed freight cars were burned.
CHIEF DEPUTY WARNocK, in trying
to arrest an escaped negro convict in
Birmingham, Ala, was shot and in
stantly killed. The town turned out
to hunt the murderer and his capture
meant certain lynching.
MANY points in south and southwest
Virginia and in North Carolina expert
enced an earthquake shock soon after
three o'clock on the afternoon of the
25th.
The Thanksgiving banquet of the
American society in London was a
glorification of Anglo-American friend
ship. Three hundred Americans and
their English guests sat at a table un-
der the entwined flags of the two ma
tions.