The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-07-15

, The June report of the bureau OF
statistics on the imports of sugar show
that the dutiable imports for that
month amounted to 267, 739, OsS pounds,
as compared with GAO, S62, 049 pounds
during June, 1897.
The hospital train bearing the
wounded to Fort Mcpherson, near At
lanta, Ga, was in a rear-end collision
near High Springs, Fla, on the night
of the 10th. Fortunately no one was
hurt, it was stated, but the private car
was demolished.
The Madrid impartial on the 18th
said that the Spanish government
probably would telegraph Capt Gen.
B!anco that Spain would reap great
advantage by negotiating for peace
before Santiago, Manila and perhaps
Porto Rico were captured.
SENIOR SAGAsTA went to the queen
regents palace at Madrid on the 18th
and rendered his resignation as pre-
mier and that of his cabinet 1t was
generally expected that it would be
accepted.
GEN. NELSON A. MILES. commanding
the United States army, arrived Oft
Santiago bay on the 18th and immedi-
atelv had a conference with Admiral
at Playa del Este for the purpose of
comforting with Gen. Shafter.
WILLIAM j. BRYAN's regiment of Ne
braska infantry has been ordered to
join Gen. Fitzhugh Lees corps at Jack
sonville, Fla.
ADvICEs received at New York stated
that an earthquake was felt in Cape
Haytien, Hayti, on the 18th. The dis
turbance was SO severe as to have
driven the inhabitants from their
houses in terror.
A SPECIAL to the New York World
from Portsmouth, N. H., said that Ad-
miral Cervera's explanation to a naval
officer as to why he took the fleet into
Santiago was that he expected to pro-
vision and coal and get away inside of
"a hours, but this was found to be i'm
possible, owing to the tropical meth
DDS employed in handling coal, and
soon the presence of the two Ameri-
can fleets in Yucatan channel and the
Windward passage was announced.
THE bonn bardment of Santiago de
Cuba was begun by Gen. Shafter on
land and Admiral Sampson on the
water at four o'clock on the afternoon
of the 10th. Gen. Toral, who COM
manded the Spanish troops in Santi-
ago, offered to surrender the city if he
was allowed to withdraw his troops
from the city with colors flying, but
Gen. Shafter declined his terms and
insisted on an unconditional surrender.
The authorities at Washington sup
ported Gen. Shafter in his demand
TERRIFIC summer heat was reported
on the 9th as prevailing in Colorado,
in the desert of California and in the
arid districts of Arizona, the thermom-
eter ranging from la to 1875 degrees in
the shade. In Phoenix. Ariz, four
deaths from sunstroke took place and
in Casa Grande, Ariz., the people were
unable to perform ordinary labor, ow-
ing to the intense heat, while cattle
were dying in all directions from lack
of water.
A CORRESPONDENT with SIMPSONS
squadron informed the New York Her.
aid that there was much friction be-
tween Admiral Sampson. in command
of the American fleet at Santiago, and
Commodore Schley, the second in com
mand, and the feet was buzzing with
gossip about it.
THANKSGIVING services for the vic.
tories vouchsafed to our army and
navy were held generally on the 10th
in the churches throughout the coun.
try, in accordance with President Nc
Kinley's proclamation.
A DISPATCH from Sioux City. Ia.
stated that leading Iowa agriculturists
will form an organization soon and
open negotiations with farmers in all
other contrasting states looking to-
ward an elaborate exhibit of maize as
a food product at the Paris exposition.
Their plan is to raise $500, 900 to make
the grandest exhibit of corn and all
its possibilities that was ever seen in
the world.
WHEN Paul Dengler, a Chicago &
Northwestern baggageman, returned
home at Clinton, Ia, the other night
he discovered a note from his wife
stating she was losing her mind, was
not fit to live and was going to die and
take the two children with her. A
search resulted in the discovery of the
three bodies in a barrel near the house
partly filed with water. The heads
of the victims were submerged and the
feet protruded.
THE United States marine hospital
service announced the discharge of the
last case of yellow fever at McHenry
Miss, leaving the country free OF
known cases.
A SPANISH. soldier, terribly ENACT
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