The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-03-11

TIL. City OF ViclSsburg, one of the
finest Anchor line boats on the Missis.
sippi river until the tornado of May %.
1896, when its upper works were de-
molished, has been bought for the ST.
Louis naval reserves, to be remodelled
into a gunboat. 1t will cost So, 900 to
remodel the boat, which will be armed
with rapid fire guns from the navy de-
partment
IT was stated that Japan realizes
that Russia is making dangerous en-
croachments in China, where she her
self should enjoy the fruits of victory.
Russia, ON the other hand, will not re-
cede, hence a war with Japan seems in
evitable.
The torpedo boat Mckee was
launched at Baltimore, Md, on the
5th, Miss Belle Wordwell, of that CITY,
acting as sponsor.
THE secretary of agriculture has sus-
pended the order requiring sheep in
transit to be dipped at the Kansas CITY
stock yards.
The steamer William Ernest struck
a rock at Brownstone, w. Va, and
sank Immediately, the water rushing
in SO rapidly that the crew and pas
sengers barely escaped alive.
JAMES w. BELL, president of the st.
Louis Safe Deposit company, recently
appeared before the house post office
committee at the invitation of Con-
gresham Bartholdt and make an elab-
crate argument in favor of postal saw
ings banks.
LORENZO BARNES was hanged at
East Cambridge, Mass. on the 4th for
the murder of John Dean, an aged
farmer. The motive was robbery
The Hotel Graham at Graham Va,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, 800, OOO
| TROUBLE was reported brewing in
the northern coal district of Colorado
on the 4th. The trust ordered a shut
down of some mines and the men threat
ened to shut down the entire district
indefinitely unless some agreement
was reached at once
HORSES attached to a United States
mail wagon in st. Louis became fright
ened and ran away. killing the driver,
Samuel w. HALEY.
| A RIOT occurred at prayer meeting
at Shirley City, Ind, the other day.
Bernard Harris, janitor of the church,
was beaten into insensibility and Rev.
Mr.. Singer rushed in to save his life.
The mob turned on the clergyman and
he was knocked down.
| kid" Mccoy knocked Bnrley out in
the second round at Hot Springs, Ark,
on the 4th. The fighting was fast and
furious. The knockout blow was left
hook on the neck which foored Burley
and he was counted out.
A. N. HULL, one of southern Iowas
wealthlest men. was ground almost to
pulp in his Touring mill at Selma, Ia.
He was caught in a fly-wheel and every
bone in his body broken. He was rs
years old
A DISPATCH from Marathon, Tex,
stated that James NJ. Hamilton, an old
mining prospector who has spent two
years searching for gold in that sec
| ton, reports that he has made rich
gold discoveries Is miles south of that
place. The leads were said to be of
surprising widths and contain gold in
paving qualities.
ALEXANDER ADCOCK, 16 years of age,
| while riding on freight train at
| Green Ridge, ILL.,. was knocked off by
fence at cattle guard and four cars
passed over his body, killing him in.
stantly. He was cut in twain.
THE schooner Speedwell, from Marco,
Fla, for Key West, was struck by
squall on the Sd while off Marquesas,
Is miles from Key West. and capsized.
Nine persons were drowned out of 13
on board.
! NEAR Payne Center, Ok. the twin
| children of Thomas Ziegler, aged two
years, slipped out Of the house and fell
into a well and were drowned before
the mother could reach them.
THE business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 4th mum.
bered 232, according to Bradstreet's
commercial report against 262 for the
corresponding week Of last year.
| AN old Indian doctor and a little
girl, who kept house for him, were
found hanging from trees near their
cabin near Morgantown. n. C. Threats
had been made against the old man.
| FRED MOORE, the murderer of Tom
Anderson, was taken from the county
Jail at Senatobia, Miss, and shot to
death by a mob of so persons. Ander-
son and Moore had quarreled about