The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-08-19

A SECRET netting was held at San
tiago de Cuba on the 18th between the
commanding officers of the American
army and the uban leaders, Gen. Gar
cia being present, and it was resolved
to disband the Cuban insurgent army
and that the United States should pay
the men off. This involves the ex-
penditure of SIS, 600. 900.
CHAPLAIN r. T. KERLIN, of the Third
regiment, Missouri volunteers, has
written a letter from Thoroughfare
Gap. Va, exposing the mismanage-
ment prevailing in the second army
corps. Thirteen hundred gallant sons
of Missouri are in that corps Accord
ing to the chaplain many of them go
barefooted, many are ragged. all are
hungry and their health is being I'M
dermined by the inefficient care which
Uncle Sam takes of them.
GEN. FITZHUGH LEE has declared his
intention to enter the senatorial race
/ in Virginia
The pope'S extreme weakness has
produced a great commotion among
the members of the sacred college at
Rome and it was reported that France,
| Germany and Austria, as being much
concerned in the accession to the pa
pacy, had ordered their representa-
| tives not to leave Rome.
The chaplain of the Fifth Missouri
| at Chickamauga park, Ga, has sent
out to the citizens of Kansas City and
Missouri an appeal for funds to relieve
the sick and suffering soldiers of the
regiment, caused through the alarm
in ir,o of frn ,.;o1
fever.
TWENTY-FIVE picnickers returning
| from the country to Duluth, Mimi,
| were thrown out of dray and two
members of the party were killed and
the others were more or less injured.
The brake refused to work while going
down hill.
OUR troops under Gen. Schwan had
| an engagement with 1, 200 Spaniards
near Hormigueres, Porto Rico, on the
| 18th and inflicted considera BILE damage
on the enemy. Our loss was two killed
and Is wounded.
THE managers of the Transmits
sissippi exposition at Omaha, Neb., an
nounced that a grand peace jubilee
will be held on the exposition grounds
the week of October 10 to II.
REAR ADMIRAL KIRKLAND, U. S. N,
died on the 18th at Vallejo, Cal. He
had recently been operated on for acute
construction of the bowels
RAMON GOMEZ and Antonio Valarde
fought a duel with pistols at Ell Paso,
Tex, until one fell with his leg shat
tered by bullet. There was feud
between them, caused by Gomez hav-
ing eloped with Valarde's sister. The
duel was pre-arranged and they had
their seconds.
A SHERIFF and his posse made a raid
on crowd of negro gamblers at Bay
| boro, Ga, and an exchange of bullets
took place. Five negroes were killed
| outright and six others wounded,
three fatally.
WHILE a party of six young folks
| were returning from bathing near
Angola, Ind, the boat capsized and
Leonard Roby, Auburn Rempis and
Miss Lena Rempis were drowned in
20 feet of water.
GEN. SKATER sent the following
sanitary report for August II: Total
number of sick, 500; total number of
fever cases, 2, $40; total number of new
cases, 221; total number of fever cases
returned to duty, 279.
JIMMY MICHAEL, the little Welsh
champion, and Fred Titus, of New
York, met at Baltimore, Md, on the
18th in their 15-mile paced bicycle race.
Michael won easily by about 700 yards.
Time, 2S:4s is.
In a freight collision on the Wabash
near Churu busco,, C. II. Truck, of
Bloomfield, Ind, was killed and Brake.
man Shelliner, of Peru, was badly in.
jured. Five cars were demolished.
| WOLFE CooNE, a full-blood, and Watt
Duncan, half-breed, were nominated
for principal and assistant chiefs OF
the Cherokees at Tahlequah, I. T. The
nominations mean that the full-bloods
will bitterly resist any changes pro-
posed by the United States
AT an early hour on the 18th ESQ
masked men went to the county Jail al
Corinth, Miss, and demanded the per.
son of Mullock Walker, a negro, who
was charged with fatally assaulting
Charles Dazelle with a sandbag. Nc
| resistance was made and Walker was
taken to the most central part of town
and hanged to the guard arm of one OF
the telegraph poles.
| A COMPLETE surprise was furnished
in the first days races at the L. A. w.
national meet at Indianapolis Ind.
Owen Kimble, ''Old Kaintuck," proved
the two-mile champion of America,
time 4:05. Taylor was second, Bald
third and Cooper fourth.
| Ar Now Vorlr Policeman Henrv Havv.