The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-06-02
In view of the disarmament of tho


Cuban forces, the Cuban-American
league in New York, in a letter mailed
to Gen. Gomez, made the suggestion
that "a tag be wired to each weapon
deposited in the museum of Cuban lib
erty, having written upon it the name,
address and service of the soldier de-
posting it." The league also said that
its members were in favor of Cuba be-
ing state in the union; no barrier or
tariff or tongue being between her
people and those of other states in the
United States.
TWENTY-FIVE buildings, comprising
one-third of the business portion of
Staples, Mimi, were burned the other
night. An overturned lamp in a tailor
shop started the fire.
C. II. j. TAYLOR, leading negro,
died at Atlanta. Ga, on the 25th. He
was democrat and held the position
of register of the District of Columbia
during .Cleveland's administration.
Taylor formerly resided in Kansas
City, Kan, but of late years has lived
in Baltimore, Md.
AT the democratic banquet at st.
Louis on the 25th there were LAS
seated at the tables. After the tables
were cleared 5000 people took seats
and listened to the speeches, which
were nearly all leveled against trusts,
including that of William j. BRYAN,
who only touched briefly upon the
silver question, but declared it was an
issue that must be met.
Two boys in passing tent on the
outskirts of Joplin, Mo-, the other day
discovered a man on the floor dead.
On bed nearby was the body of
woman with her skull crushed in and
on another bed the dead bodies of a
boy of IL and girl of ten, their heads
also being crushed. Hurrying out of
the tent the boys stumbled over the
headless body of girl about four years
of age. The dead mans name was
James E Moss and it was believed that
in fit of dependency.
A FIRE at ST. Johns, n. B., burned
over an area of Is blocks, destroying
$50 houses and making about 1000 per-
sons homeless, mostly laboring people.
The loss was estimated at $500, 900.
THE Farmers Review at Chicago on
the oath published review of winter
wheat prospects, compiled from infor-
nation received from over 500 CORE
spondents in Kansas, Nebraska, Mis-
souri,, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky. The
reports in the main showed the winter
wheat to be in rather poor condition.
In Kansas much of the rather limited
area of winter wheat sown was winter
killed. In Missouri the condition is
described as good in the central and
southern portions of the state, but poor
in the north.
The United States cruiser OLYMPIA,
with Admiral Dewey on board, arrived
at Hong Kong on the Odd from Manila.
She was saluted by the ships of all ma
Admiral Dewey was re-
ceived by guard of honor of the Royal
Welsh fusiliers when he landed to visit
the governor and the British officials,
who afterwards returned his visit.
Dewey was in bad health.
A HURRICANE visited Hastings, Neb.,
On the 25th, demolishing the ST. Joseph
& Grand Island railroad sheds and
blowing down 20 houses. No lives were
lost.
ADvICEs from Riga, capital of the
Baltic province of Livonia, says that
the Russian soldiers, in suppressing
the recent rioting between :workmen
1T that place, killed IL persons and
so.
THE circle of German Free
mason lodges, representing some 10, 900
nasons of German birth or parentage,
held its third annual convention at De-
rot, Mich, on the 25th. The session
vas secret.
A TRAIN wreck occurred on the Iowa
Central, five miles north of Oskaloosa.
La. the other day. The engine and six
ears left the track. The head brake
nan, w. S. Chandler, was caught under
'alling cars and badly crushed. He
will die.
THE coal chutes of the Santa Fe road
It East Las Vegas, N. M, were entire
y destroyed by fire the other day.
More than 500 tons of coal and 200
lords of wood were destroyed.
The Ohio Sash and Door company's
Big factory at Cleveland, O., was de-
'troyed by fire. Loss, 100000. Ten
iremen had narrow escape from a
'a1ling wall.
WILLIAM EVANS. his wife and child,
we're killed while out in a carriage near
3adsden, Ala, by the horses running
lway down a mountain side.
A TORNADO struck River Falls, Wis,
IN the Goth and barns and small houses
we're demolished and several people
we're more or less hurt.