The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-05-19

United States circuit court of northern
Illinois, was reported dangerously i'll
at the home of his parents in Ashland
o.. on the 18th.
PHENOMENAL gold finds were reported
in Kamchatka, and Russia is greatly
excited.
Four hundred laborers were arrested
at Nicolaieff, Russia, for wrecking the
shops and houses of Jews Over 2(
Hebrews were killed and injured and
scores of graves of Jews were desc.
Grated.
ACTING under orders from the ma
tiona1 democratic committee, 100 Chi
cago platform democrats met in New
York and took steps to organize the
city at once and later the state of New
York to defy Tammany hall. James
r. Brown said that contesting dele
cation of Bryan and Chicago platform
men will be sent from that state to the
next national convention.
ARTICLES of incorporation were re-
Gently fled with the Secretary of state
at Trenton, N. j., by the American
Bicycle company, with an authorized
capital of $50, 10000
AT Hancock's Mill, near Mount Yer.
non, Ga, a pistol duel took place be.
tween John Letter on one side and
James Morris and George Mcleod on
the other, in which Letter was killed,
Mcleod mortally wounded and by
stander dangerously hurt.
Much excitement was caused at New
York on the 14th by a rumor that ex-
at Middlebass island, in Lake Erie,
where he was on fishing excursion.
The rumor turned out to be false.
The Manitou Park hotel and casino
at Colorado Springs, Col, which were
to have been opened for the season on
June 1, were destroyed by fire. Loss,
$780,
THE feed house of the United States
sugar refinery at Waukegan, ILL.,, was
burned. Loss, $50, 900; insured.
GEN. Otis cabled on the 18th that
Gen. Lawton had taken Ildofonso and
San Miguel, driving out considerable
force of Filipinos. Aguinaldo had
also expressed wish to send a COM
mission to Manila for conference
with the United States commission to
arranged terms of peace.
REV. DIR. CHARLES A. BRIGGS, who
was suspended for heresy by the Pres
byterian assembly, was ordained
priest of the Episcopal church by
Bishop Potter at New York on the 18th.
A STREET car at Pittsburgh, Pa, hor-
ribly mangled Katie Three, Polish
child, three years old, and while the
body was being taken from under the
car, big crowd, principally Poles, be-
came so incensed that they attacked
the motorman and conductor, with the
intention of lynching them. A squad
of police prevented the lynching, but
riot took place in which several persons
were hurt and five of the ringleaders
were arrested.
HEAVY rains and severe hailstorms
did considerable damage throughout
Nebraska on the 18th and 18th. At
Plattsmouth, Nebraska City and Omaha
many windows were broken by the
hail, some of the stones being u inches
in diameter.
PROF. SCHURMAN, president of the
United States Philippine commission,
gave a farewell luncheon to Admiral
Dewey on the 14th at Manila.
EX-Gov. ROSWELL P. FLOWER, of New
York, died suddenly at Eastport, L. l.,
On the 18th. He was taken ill with a
severe attack of indigestion and heart
failure supervened.
The legislative committee that in
vestigated the Industrial school for
girls at Chillicothe, Mo-, showed the
Deed of great changes in the institu-
ton, but declared there was no truth
In the charges of immortality. The dis
charge of Dayman A. c. Vandiver was
recommended.
THE legislative committee appointed
to investigate the Fulton (Mo.) insane
asylum submitted unanimous report
to the house at jefferson City on the
18th finding DIR. Coombs, the superin-
tendent, guilty of drunkenness and
recommending his removal. The house
adopted the report.
A. ROwLE, passenger from Califor-
overland train, suddenly jumped
through the coach window while the
train was near Chappelle, Neb. The last
seen of him he was running across the
prairie. His family remained at Chap
pelle to search for him. 1t is supposed
that he suddenly became insane.
THE bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Tincknall were found in their rooms at
Auburn, N. Y, the other day. The
man was dead without mark upon
him.. The woman was unconscious.
with the side of her head battered in
and the brain protruding. She was
taken to the hospital but cannot live. It