The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-03-10

THE residence of DR.. George L. Mil
Ter, at Omaha, Neb., burned early thu
other morning. In addition to tn
building a large number of valuable
art works, letters and documents col
lected during the doctors long career
as editor of the Omaha Herald were
destroyed, among them being letters
from the late Cows. Seymour and Til.
den, of New York.
PRAIRIE fires were raging In Nueces,
Starr and Duval counties, Tex, on the
9th. Near Aguilares a ranch foreman
and two laborers were surrounded by
flames and all three persisted.
The boiler in Paxiey's mill at Owens
boro. KY, exploded the other day,
killing one man and fatally injuring
two others.
THERE was small skirmish with
the rebels in the vicinity of the reser-
voir near Manila on the 9Th. Two
Americans were wounded and 80 rebels
were killed and several wounded.
A DISPATCH from Leadville, Col, on
the 9Th said that there had been only
four days out of the past Sc on which
t had not been showing or blowing in
the vicinity of Leadville. Eight min
.rs, loaded with food and mail, left
for Kokomo on snowshoes. Twenty
two men carried a large quantity Of
provisions from Pando to Kokomo re-
moving the growing fear of famine in
the towns on the two abandoned rail-
:oads, the South Park and the Blue
River.
Valley house block at Scran ton, Pa,
the other morsing which endan-
yered the lives of nearly 100 guests.
but they were all finally got out safely.
clad in their night clothes.
THE naval powder magazine at La
Ioubran, France, exploded at two
o'clock on the morning of the 5th kill
ing all the soldiers on duty at the
place. A number of the Inhabitants
of the surrounding district also fell
victims through their buildings being
demolished. The number of killed
was believed to be nearly 100.
A BLIZZARD struck Nebraska on the
5th.
For the first time in it's history st.
Louis was dry town on the 5th. At
the stroke of midnight on the 4th the
1900 saloons and ''all night houses"
were closed and none reopened until
the midnight of the 5th. This was
caused by the Prohibition union of
Christian men and the w. c. T. q.
The Liquor Dealers association on the
4th met and agreed to close all saloons
on Sundays.
A TERRIFIC tornado passed over Mad
isonville and Monroe county, Tenn,
on the night of the 4th killing three
persons. wounding about i2 others and
completely destroying Is houses and
several barns. The storm came up
land swept every thing before
it and the frightene people rushed
for their cellars.
A STALLION belonging to Gen. w. n.
Jackson at Nashville, Tenn, was
found in the stable the other morning
with his stifle joint broken and the
animal had to be killed. The general
paid ST. 1000 for the thoroughbred.
OVER 800 boxes, containing 1, 764 gold
bricks valued at $12. 12l. 624.O1 were re-
ceived at the Philadelphia mint on the
I'd from the United States assay Office
in New York. The gold will be coined
into $40 and $50 pieces.
w. G. POOLE, a negro porter, was
found early on the morning of the 4th
lying on the sidewalk on Sixth street,
near Oak, in Kansas City. Mo-, in
semi-conscious condition. He was re-
moved to police headquarters, where
he expired almost Immediately. He
had been shot in the hip and bled to
death.
A MEETING of the stockholders of the
American Tobacco company has been
called for March % in Newark, N. J.
to sanction an increase of $50, 600, 600
posed amendments to the company's
charter and bylaws. The new stock
will be employed in carrying through
the purchase by the American com.
pany of the Union Tobacco company.
A BAKING powder trust was incor.
porated at Trenton, N. j., with a cap.
italization of $40. 600. 900.
The Mobile & Ohio train bearing
homeward the Second battalion of the
Second Missouri volunteers from AL.
bany, Ga, who had been mustered out
of the service. was wrecked two miles
south of Tupelo. Miss, on the Sd.
Four cars in which the soldiers were
seated jumped the track and were
hurled down q 3O.foot embankment.
Sixteen of the volunteers were more
or less seriously injured, but there was