The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-05-20
WHILE family named Chaban. from

down by the current and caught in
| quicksands. The two oldest sons es-
| capped. but the mother. a i2-year-old
daughter and six-year-old son persisted
| with the team in the treacherous
A TERRIBLE tornado destroyed a
great part of ~Bima, a seaport in the
Malay archipelago. The shores of Sum-
sands of victims
ABOUT 1000 members of the Wood
Workers union struck at Oshkosh,
Wis, on the 10th. The strikers de-
mand an increase of % per cent. in
wages, weekly pay days, abolition of
female labor and recognition of the
union. Several large sash and door
factories were involved, but they were
still running, although greatly ham,
pered.
NEARLY every business house in Chip
ley, Fla, beside the railroad depot and
many residences, were burned recent
ly. The loss was very large and many
families were made homeless.
THERE was report that the United
States cruiser Yale had been captured
by the Spaniards in the West Indies,
but there was no confirmation of the
report and it was discredited.
Two men engaged in laying subma-
rine mines in the main channel near
Sandy Hook, N. Y, were run down by
the French liner Touraine and were
drowned. Six other men had narrow
escape. The Touraine did not make
any attempt to rescue the men by low
ering boats, but went on its journey,
and the six men who escaped drown
ing were saved by the merest chance.
The London Evening News pub
lished on the 18th dispatch from the
West Indies stating that San Juan de
Porto Rico surrendered the previous
evening to Adm. Sampson. Immense
damage was done to the city by the
American BON bardment, but the Amer
leans did not attempt to take possess
sion or destroy the city beyond razing
the Notifications The battleships
Iowa and Detroit, according to the
dispatch, fired 43O shots with terrible
effect.
The Missouri troops have not vet
been ordered to the Philippines. The
report that they had was circulated,
but Adjt. Gen. Corbin said that no
such order had been made. The first
two regiments ready in Missouri will
in all proba bility be ordered to pro-
coed directly to Tampa, Fla, for en-
barkation to Cuba.
THE Spanish steamer Rita was cap
tured by the United States cruiser
Yale near Porto Rico.
PETER MAHER was knocked out bv
Joe Goddard in less than two minutes
in fight at Philadelphia on the 18TH
FIVE lives were crushed out and sew
eral men were terribly injured by the
collapse of two fve-story fiat buildings
in course of erection at New York.
AT Milwaukee on the 18th Walter C.
Sanger, the well-known bicyclist,
made the announcement of his perma-
nent retirement from the track.
1T was officially declared at Madrid
on the 12th that formidable expedi.
ton was being organized to expel
Adm. Dewey from the Philippine is-
lands. Gen. Correa, minister OF war.
solemnly pledged himself to have TO-.
900 seasoned troops ready to embarb
for the Philippines within week.
IN an action in Cardenas harbor on
the 18th between Spanish gunboats and
shore batteries and the blockadine
vessels Ensign Bagley and four of the
crew of the United States torpedo boat
Winslow were killed and the vessel
knocked helpless by the enemy. The
Hudson threw the Winslow a line and
towed her to safety.
The Spanish flying squadron was
said to be off Martinique, W. l., on the
18th and Adm. SIMPSONS fleet was on
the lookout for it and a great naval
battle was expected in a day or two
Commodore Schley's fleet received
sealed orders to sail and it was thought
his squadron would either go to help
Adm. Sampson or maneuver around
the coast of Cuba.
IT was rumored in well-informed
London circles that Queen Victoria
had personally appealed to the queen
regent of Spain to sue for peace on the
ground that the longer the war con-
tinued the more her sons prospects
will be jeopardized.
L. S. BALLEw and Robert Branch.
farmers living in Payne county, Ok,
quarreled over several bushels of corn
and Branch was shot and killed. Bal
lew was arrested.
DIR. S. BIvINGs, convicted on the 10th
of numbering T. J. TRIMMER, commit
ted suicide in the Jail at Spartanburg,
S. c., the following night by opening
an artery in his thigh.
FRANK FARLEY, the Cincinnati wife
murderer, was electrocuted at the an
mex of the Ohio nenitenfiaru n Colnp,