The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-05-12

things lively for intruders and law
breakers in the Usage reservation in
Oklahoma. ALI cattlemen having leases
were summoned to the agency and
shown the report of a special agent,
showing where they had cut thousands
of trees for posts the past two years,
and they were notified that they would
be compelled to pay ~ cents each for
every post used.
CONTRACTS have been closed for the
largest ditch ever dug in Indiana. It
is known as the Bear Lake ditch, lies
chiefly in Noble and Steuben counties,
and will drain $4,000 acres of land.
With its branches it is 20 miles long,
and the total cost is $4,000.
THE private funeral of ex-Gov. Rich
ard j. Oglesby took place at Oglehurst.
Ill, on the Sth. Only the family and
Intimate friends were present.
A TERRIFIC storm recently passed over
Moweaqua, Ill. Hail fell to a depth of
six inches and many were as large as
robins eggs. Skylights were broken
and arc lights smashed. The loss to
fruit growers was enormous. Every
thing green was cut to the ground.
TWENTY tramps engaged in a drunken
fight at Shelby, O., and two of them
were badly shot, one probably fatally.
A TRAIN, consisting of Al ore cars and
several box cars, crashed through
bridge at West Superior, Wis, and the
engineer was crushed to death and the
fireman badly hurt.
FRED BRONsTON was hanged at Kaho-
ka, Mo-, on the Sth. He shot his wife
March 10, 1898, because she refused to
live with him.
THE president and Mrs. Mckinley
left Washington on the Sth for a vaca-
ton at Hot Springs, Va.
GEN. MANNING f. FORCE, manager of
the soldiers home at Sandusky, o.,
died there on the sth.
WILLIAM PARISH, a negro, was dis
covered attempting to assault an aged
white woman at Sulphur Springs Hol-
low, Md, and when he started to run
bullet from John Meyers gun killed
him.
ABOUT $50 recruits left jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, on the Sth for San Juan,
P. r.
A CONFERENCE of all the presidents
of conferences of the ten states COM
posing the southern states mission of
the Mormon church was held at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, recently. The pur-
pose of the conference was to discuss
the best means of progressing and ex-
tending the church in the south. There
are over over 500 elders at work in that
field and their communicates number
more than 1000.
THREE big mass meetings were held
in Chicago on the 7th to voice approval
of the administration IS policy in regard
to the Philippines and to protest
against the anti-expansion sentiments
of meeting held a short time pre-
viously in that city.
NEITHER Gen. Macarthur nor Gen.
Lawton moved on the 7th, although
each reconnoitered the country in his
vicinity, developing the presence of
small forces of Filipino insurgents.
Gov. THOMAS, of Colorado, announced
that if President Mckinley continued
to ignore his demand for the return of
ippine islands he would take steps to
secure the immediate recall of the
troops. The governor did not state
what his mode of procedure would be.
MRS. w. c. WHITNEY, wife of the ex-
secretary of the navy, died at the Whit
ney home at Roslyn, l.. l., on the 9Th.
She never recovered from the hunting
accident by which in going under a low
bridge she was knocked from her horse
and two of the vertebrse of the neck
were displaced.
A STORM passed over Canadian coun-
ty, Ok, on the night of the 9Th and de-
stroyed at least 20 farm houses and
caused great damage to growing crops
CRACKsMEN blew open the safe in the
Standard Oil company's Office at st.
Joseph, Mo-, the other night and par
TALLY wrecked the brick building.
Several hundred dollars and valuable
papers were taken. Dynamite was
used and window glass in surrounding
buildings was shattered.
THE stevedores at Havana inaugural
ed a strike for an advance of wages to
s. day in American money, instead of
$3.50, and an attempt to supply the
places of the strikers with Chinese re-
suited in a severe fight.
ANDREW CARNEGIE has sold out his
entire iron and other interests to his
partners, New York dispatch stated,
and it is his intention to give his time
in the future to the prosecution of
philanthropical work. y
SAN FERNANDO was set on fire and
then evacuated by the Filipino rebels
on the 5th. Gen. Macarthur then oc-
cupied the burning town. Gen. Law
ton captured over 10000 bushels of