The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-06-30

THE farm residence of Peter Tilton,
II miles north of Morrison, ILL.,, was
totally consumed by fire the other day.
Their ni.e-year-old daughter was in
bed aAo all efforts to save her were
futile.
THE czarina gave birth to a daughter
at St. Petersburg on the 26th. She was
named Maria. This is the third child
born to the car and his wife since
their marriage five years ago, all girls.
A FIRE broke out in the freight house
of the Michigan Central at Toledo, O.,
on the Goth and then spread to the Gin
cinnati & Dayton freight house, de-
stroying both places. One hundred
loaded freight cars were burned. Loss,
estimated at $500, 600.
THE International Council of Women
opened at London on the Goth with a
large attendance of distinguished
women.
THE Bowery and concert hall at
Coney Island, n. Y, were burned on
the 25th.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY left Adams,
Mass, for Washington on the Goth.
DISTINCT earthquake shocks were felt
in towns along the Connecticut river
on the Goth, according to a Hartford
dispatch, but no damage was done.
THE boilers of the electric light plant
at Fairview, Ill, blew up the other
night, injuring three persons, one of
whom will die The building was com
pletely wrecked and the place was left
in darkness.
REPORTS from the northern part of
ella county, Ariz., were to the effect
that the tension between the stock and
sheepmen had about reached it's limit
and that hostilities may soon break
out. The sheepmen cause the grass to
be eaten to the ground and cattle are
starving in sections where ordinarily
they are fat.
THE Union Pacific's Denver passen-
ger train was wrecked at Ogdensburg,
Kan, at 9:45 p. m. on the oath. Mail
Clerk Root, of Kansas City, was re-
ported dangerously injured. Two
other persons were slightly hurt. The
mail, express, baggage and all coaches.
except the sleepers, left the track.
The cause of the accident was an open
switch.
AT the suggestion of Col. H. B. Case,
of Chattanooga, Tenn, a strong sup
porter of Commissioner Evans, the
members of the pension committee OF
the national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic will meet in
Washington on July II and visit the
pension office, examine the records, ETC.,
and ascertain the merits of all the
charges made against Commissioner
Evans.
A DISPATCH from Adams, Mass, to
the New York World on the 25th said
that long cipher message from Gen.
Otis, sent to Washington and thence
relayed to Adams without the usual
official editing, has caused President
Mckinley much uneasiness. Gen. Otis
plainly intimated his inability to con-
quer the Filipinos with the present
fighting strength at his command and
gave the impression that he would be
forced to abandon the ground already
taken unless reinforcements were
quickly sent.
l.. M. GROGAN, a member of the Tex
| as legislature, made the statement al
Austin that an English syndicate with
capital of 500, 900, 900 has started in
| to purchase all of the cattle in Texas
| with view of cornering the cattle
market of this country. The statement
was confirmed by other cattlemen.
The great street car strike at Cleve-
land, O., was settled on the night OF
the oath. The big Consolidated" com
pany clearly won the fight, but it lost
100000. The ITO strikers lost about
$50 apiece in wages.
| ABRAHAM Comm a brother IF .JaX
Gould, died at Salem, N. Y, on the 22d
He was for many years purchasing
agent for the Missouri Pacific-Iror
Mountain Railroad company.
Two fishing smacks were capsized of
Brest, France, and IL persons drowned
| A DESPERATE attempt to break jai
was made on. the night of the 22d a
Hartville, Mo-, by the Macomb trair
robbers, but it was frustrated by thu
guards. All the prisoners were after
wards handcuffed.
A MAIL train was stopped by cater
pillars at st. Johnsbury, VT.
| A SMALL twister passed near Beaver
City, Neb., on the 22d. It wrenchet
barns, sheds and windmills and scat
tered hay stacks in all directions. The
wind was accompanied by a deluge O.
rain and hail, the latter being a foo
deep in some places. Crops were dam
aged considerably.
MANILA dispatches recently received
at Madrid stated that the American sit
uation was becoming critical, through
losses and disability from disease. Tn
dispatches said fresh troops were badl,