The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-07

Bob Brown was hanged at Cincin.
natl on the Sd for the murder of his
aged father-in-law. Lewis McClelland.
GEN. Otis cabled on the Sd from Ma
nila that the indications seemed to be
that the Filipino army was discouraged
and had scattered. Many insurgents
had returned to their homes Gen.
Harrison Gray Otis has sailed for home
On the Sherman. He said he believed
the insurrection had received its death
blow.
The pope of Rome had serious
fainting fit on the Sd. It was said
that efforts were being made to con-
ceal the real state of the pontiff to
prevent the powers from working for
the next conclave.
CLYDE MATrOx. who was pardoned a
few months ago from the federal PEN
item iary at Leavenworth, Kan, where
he was serving life sentence for muir.
der. killed Lincoln Swinney, ranch.
man, in a barroom fight at Ponca City,
Ok, on the Sd and then made his es.
cape.
THE Touring mill at Pittsfeld, Ill,
has burned. Loss. 500, 200.
DISPATCH stated that Grant G. Gill
lett, the absconding Kansas cattle
plunger. had failed in his hotel ven ture
at Chihuahua, Mex.
The Nicaragua canal commission
will make its report April IS.
NINE persons were severely INJURED
in collision at New York between
the ferry boat Pierrepont and the tug
Argus. The tug struck the ferry boat,
cutting into the women's cabin.
THE Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf
railroad went into the hands of a re-
ceiver at 11:3O o'clock on the night of
the 1st Judge Gibson, of the circuit
court in Kansas City, Mo. named as
receivers j. Med. Trimb BILE, counsel, E.
L. Martin, vice president. and Robert
Gillham, general manager of the road.
The receivership was a friendly one
and will favor the reorganization plan
now pending.
JOE CHoYNsKI, the pugilist. a New
York dispatch stated, has retired from
the prize ring forever.
In Kansas City. Mo-. 314 deaths oc-
cured during March, 50 of them be.
ing caused by pneumonia.
THREE thousand union bricklayers
struck at Philadelphia for higher
wages.
THREE incendiary fires occurred in
Dallas, Tex, on the 3lst
The price list of the combined Ken
lucky distillers, just issued, a Louis
vile dispatch said, has caused furry
among dealers in whisky. Prices of
some brands are quoted at an advance
of so per cent. and few are held for
almost 100 per cent advance. This
means that every drink at the bar will
advance about five cents.
SIX masked burglars entered the
house of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Crocker
at Denison, O., and bound and gagged
them. Mr.. Crocker was tortured by
putting light ted matches to his feet to
compel him to reveal the hiding place
of his money and Mrs. Crocker was
subjected to barbarous indignities.
The robbers secured only S97.
The American Wooden company,
with capitalization of $65, OOO, 600, has
been incorporated at Tren ton. N. j.
jim REED. a negro, was hanged at
Kansas City, Mo-, on the 3Oth for MUIR
dering his sweetheart Susie Blakes.
ley. He expiated his crime on the
same scaffold on which his father had
been hanged for the murder of Jim
Reeds mother.
COL FUNSTON, of the Twentieth Kan.
sas regiment. was the first man to en-
ter Malolos. the Filipino capital, on the
3lst. He was followed by a group of
dashing Kansans.
THE business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 3lst
were 194, according to Bradstreet's
commercial report. against 22O for the
corresponding week of last year.
The legislature of Chihuahua, Mex.
refused to grant the petition of
several thousand ex-confederates for
the pardon of Mac Stewart, the con.
federate veteran under sentence of
death for killing policeman in Parral
two years ago. Thousands of dollars
have been spent in Stewards behalf by
the confederates of the United States
and personal appeal was made to
President Diaz about year ago.
A TRIO of murderers-named Rich.
ard Hale and Thomas johnson, white.
and Sam Rivers, colored-were hanged
at Troy, Ala, on the 31st for the brutal
murder of Mrs. Meyers and her dauph
ter-in-law. robbery being the motive.
IT was reported on the 3Oth that
only four persons were drowned when
the steamer Rowena Lee sank near
Tyler, Mo.
Two passenger trains on the Belt
line. one from Springfield. ILL.,, and the
other out from St Louis, collided at
Haynes. ILL.,. on the SOth. Dr. E. w.
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