The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-03-17
THERE was a popular demonstration


at Christiania, Norway. the other even
ing against Crown Prince Gustaf. who
was recently appointed regent on &C
count of the illness of his father, King
Oscar IL. The prince was returning
from the military club when he met
crowd of people. who hooted him.
Kissed him and pelted him with snow
balls. The crowd was dispersed by
the police and several arrests were
made.
EARLY the other morning II masked
men entered the power-house of the
traction company at Waverly, N. Y,
and, ordering the three employees to
hold up their hands, bound them Sc
curely and then blew open the three
safes in the Office and secured the cash.
SMALLPOX in Lincoln county, Ok,
has been stamped out
THE post office at Black River. sub
urb of Cleveland, O.. was entered the
other night by burglars, who, in their
search for money and valuables, blew
open the safe and in so doing demol-
ished almost the entire front of the
building. They were unsuccessful,
however. in finding anything of value.
A SEARCH steamer which returned to
Brisbane. Queensland, from Cocktown
on the Endeavor river, reported that,
three schooners and 80 luggers were
lost and that 400 colored persons and
II whites were drowned during the re-
cent hurricane that swept the north
east coast of Queensland
THE American troops in the Philip.
pines under Gen. Wheaton captured
the city of Pasig on the 18th.
GEN. MAKING GOMEZ has been de.
posed from the office of commander-in.
chief of the Cuban army by the Cuban
assembly at Havana With the excep-
ton of one man all the representa-
tives declared that Gomez was traitor
to his country. There was said to be
a feeling of Indignation against the
assembly by a majority of the people
for their action. Gen. Gomez has is.
sued a farewell address to the Gu ban
army, acquiescing in the decision of
the assembly.
THE massive fire wall on the east
side of the eight-story structure at
2O7-211 Jackson boulevard, Chicago,
fell on the 18th, completely demolish.
ing the adjoining building and setting
the ruins on fire. Several fremen had
a narrow escape for their lives, as
there had been a fire at the place the
previous night. Loss, 1926, 600.
BUSINESS failures in the United
States for the week ended the 10th
numbered 1T. according to Brad.
streets commercial report, against
247 in the corresponding week of last
year.
FRANK N. SHELDON. on trial at Au-
burn, N. Y, for the murder Of his
wife, committed suicide in the Jail on
the 10th.
The citizens of Fort Wrangel, Alaska,
were said to be drawing up petition
asking the joint high commission to
cede their town to Canada. They
think change of flags would help
their business chances. The only ex-
cuse they offer for their desire to get
from under the American flag is that
the principles and laws for which that
flag stands are not in effect in Alaska.
The steamer Alameda brought the
news to San Francisco of the finding
of gold nugget in western Australia
weighing 2O11 pounds avoirdupoise.
The massive slug. together with over
200 ounces of smaller size, was uncov-
cred just two miles north of where
the Pantomine nugget. weighing 3S4
ounces. was found by party nine
years ago.
THOMAS P. DONALDSON, the diver,
who recently fractured his skull in a
dive into tank at Madison Square
garden. New York, died at the hos pital.
OVER 200 persons persisted in a hurri-
cane that swept the northeast coast of
Queensland.
LABOR circles in the northwest are
much agitated over reports that hum
dreds of Japanese contract laborers
are being brought into Puget sound
(Wash.) cities. Every month from 500
to LOCO Japanese laborers are landed
at Tacoma, Vancouver and Portland.
1t was said that hundreds of these men
were finding employment on various
railroad lines.
CONSOLIDATED returns of the various
crop reporting agencies of the DEPART
ment. of agriculture showed that the
amount of wheat remaining in farm.
ers' hands on March was about 1873.
000.O 900 bushels; of corn, 500, 600. 600
bushels; of oats. $3.50. 600, 900 bushels.
A DISPATCH from st. Louis on the
sth said that two subscriptions of
500, 1000 each and one subscription of
$500 had been promised for the S..
600. 900 fund on account of the worlds
fair to be held in St Louis in 1908.
Enthusiasm prevailed in the CITY and
each trade and calling was competing
with others to see which could raise