The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-21
TIE Dawes commission commenced


to take the census of the Choctaw
nation on April 10. It is estimated
that there are about $1,000 Choctaws,
and, with the exception of the mo nth
of July, the commission will be in the
field until August 81. closing with the
census at South Canadian, L T., on
that date.
PRAIRIE fire. driven by a high
wind. damaged much property around
Vrooman, Neb., and the town was
barely saved. In fighting the flames
Mrs. Anderson was probably fatally
burned and several other people were
also severely scorched.
AT meeting of German.American
at Chicago on the 18th resolutions
were adopted denouncing in vigorous
language any attempt to interfere with
the good relations existing between
the United States and other nations
by singing out any one power as an
ally. The meeting was protest
against an Anglo-American alliance.
AN appeal for aid has been issued for
the people of Zapata county, Tex.
Hundreds of families were said to be on
the verge of starvation on account OF
the failure of their crops by drought.
Two men were drowned at Kanka-
kee, ILL.,. by their boat overturning.
ONE hundred United States soldiers
were under arrest at the Preside
reservation at San Francisco on the
10th for burning down a saloon just
outside the reservation. The trouble
was caused by the brutal beating of a
cOmrade at saloon the previous
night.
POPE LEO participated in thanks.
giving mass at Rome on the 18th.
The Missouri river was reported as
being very high on the 18th in North
Dakota. At Williston many miles of
railroad track was washed away and
in Fort Pierre people in the lower
part were compelled to abandon their
homes.
The celebration attending the re.
turn of the United States cruiser
Raleigh from Manila occurred at New
York on the 10th. The weather was
intensely disagreeable, cold rain
falling. Mayor Van Wyck extended
formal welcome to Capt. Coghlan and
the Raleigh then led a naval parade
to Grants tomb. where the vessel fred
salute of 9! guns and then returned
down the river amid much cheering
and whistle blowing.
K. A. DORsT, an old-time river cap
tain. has died at St Louis. He navi-
gated both the Missouri and Missis.
slppi rivers and was the first to take
steamboat up the former to the
Rocky mountains. Although in his
eighty-first year, he kept employed up
to the time of his death.
A CINCINNATI dispatch stated that
the effort to form candle trust had
been abandoned.
HIRAM HALL was hanged at Cross.
Vile. Tenn, for wife murder.
The Cuban army muster rolls, which
were delivered to Gov. Gen. Brooke at
Havana, show ON their face As, 600
names-6, 900 commissioned officers and
AZ, 600 non-commissioned officers and
privates. The whole statement was
considered an orderly arrangement of
regiment and company scores.
GEN. MILES has issued a general or
der to the army promulgating the law
passed at the last session of congress
in relation to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors in army canteens or on mill
tary reservations. The recent opinion
of Attorney General Griggs constituting
the statute is given in full and is &C.
companied by special instructions for
the enforcement of the law as thus
construed.
The big combination of all the coal
interests on the Monongahela river,
in Pennsylvania, predicted several
weeks ago. is now an assured fact.
The combination will be capitalized
at $50, 600. 600.
The Samoan high commission will
sail for Apia on the United States
naval transport Badger, leaving San
Francisco on the 25th inst The early
sailing of the commission is regarded
as evidence that the recent collision
at Apia will be automatically settled.
AN attempt to poison Cora Tanner,
the actress, was made at Omaha, Neb.,
by some one leaving a box of candy
and handsome bouquet, both poi.
soned, at her hotel The actress was
| said to have been made deathly sick
A NORTHERN PACIFIC freight on the
Palouse branch ran into a washout
near Vollmer, Ida, wrecking it badly.
The engineer and fireman were killed.
A PRAIRIE fire in Greeley county,
Col, resulted in the destruction of a
large amount of property and the fatal
burning of j. ]. Lepper and his son, of
Brayton.
A CABLEGRAM received from London
| announced that w. S. Stratton had
sold his famous Cripple Creek mine,
| the INDEPENDENCE to the Venture com.