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

uldrTleO anu divorced, refused a whip
ping in police court at Evansville, Ind,
on the Goth and was sentenced by
Judge Winfrey to the Indiana reforma-
tory for from one to three years. He
came from one of the most esteemed
families in the city but seems to be a
degenerate.
WARDNER, Ida, has been the scene
of the worst riots by striking miners
since the deadly labor war of 1892.
One man was killed, another was
thought to be mortally wounded, and
mining property valued at $3.50, 900 was
destroyed by giant powder and fire.
The part of South Dakota around
Mount Vernon was covered with
prairie fires on the 30th. A family of
four living on the Dodge ranch were
frightfully burned, one fatally. A
great many horses were burned on the
ranch. On an adjoining ranch the
owner lost 1,5OO head of sheep, while
another lost so head of cattle. Many
other ranchmen lost all their buildings.
THREE persons were killed, about a
dozen seriously injured and so others
more or less hurt by a train wreck near
Rochester. N. Y, on the 30th.
. AFTER being out over ten hours the
jury in the case of Mrs. Anna E. George
for the murder of George D. Saxton
brought in verdict of mot guilty"
at Canton, O.. on the 2sth. There were
loud cheers as the clerk read the words:
'''Not guilty"
GEN. MACARTHUR's division crossed
the Rio Grande on the 27th and ad-
vanced on Apalit, completely routing
the flower of the Filipino army. The
towns of San Vincente and Apalit were
simultaneously burned and evacuated
by the natives. Twenty prisoners
were captured. including a Spaniard.
The fighting lasted from noon until
four o'clock. The American loss was
one man of the Montana regiment
killed and three officers and six men
wounded.
JOHN B. Ross, of Sharon. Mass, was
shot and instantly killed by his wife on
the 2Sth. She says she acted in self
defense as her husband was choking
her at the time.
SHOCKS of earthquake were felt about
2:45 p. m. on the 3Oth in San Francisco
and other places in California.
j. Med. TRIMBLE, E. L. Martin and
Robert Gillian are no longer receivers
for the Kansas City, Pittsburg e Gulf
railroad. Judge Thayer and Judge
Philips sitting together on the federal
bench at Kansas City, Mo-, on the 27th
named Samuel w. Fordyce, of ST. Louis,
and Webster Withers, of Kansas City,
to take charge of the affairs of the road.
OwENsvILLE, Ill, was recently much
excited over what was thought to be
case of leprosy. A thorough investiga-
ton was to be made.
ABOUT 800 houses of the town of
Gula, in the Kombon district@o of Buda-
pest, were recently burned. The
charred remains of seven women and
four children were recovered from the
ruins and it was feared that there were
more victims.
CHEEK, I. T., was wiped out by fire
the other night.
POLITICS gave way to patriotism at
the annual banquet at Pittsburgh. Pa,
on the 27th of the Americas Republican
club in honor of the birthday of Gen.
Grant and instead of the names of such
prominent republican leaders among
the speakers as Mckinley, Harrison,
Reed and Sherman, the army and navy
had the call and the guests of honor
were Gen. Joseph Wheeler and Admiral
Winfield S. Schley.
A TORNADO struck the neighborhood
of Avoca, Ia, on the 3Oth doing con-
siderable damage.
MEETINGS were held in all negro
churches in Chicago on the 3Oth to pro-
test against the southern lynchings.
PRESIDENT FROST, of Berea college,
Richmond, KY, received a letter from
K. d. Pearson, of Chicago, rendering
another gift of $50, 900 to the endow-
ment fund of the Berea college on the
same conditions as the former gift.
This makes 500, 600 he has donated to
this institution. The announcement
occasioned great rejoicing at Berea,
the school being treated to a holiday
and the citizens parading with a brass
band.
THE wheat crop in Indiana was stated
to be a failure and the work of blowing
up the fields and replanting them in
corn was reported to be progressing as
rapidly as possible.
A TERRIFIC rain and windstorm struck
Newtown, Mo-, at $50 p. m. on the
9th, completely demolishing 81 dwell
ings, unroo6ng some and moving
others from their foundations. Not a
building was left standing in the
storms path. Eleven people were
killed outright and many others were
more or less injured.
A PARADE by organized labor was
held at New York on the Goth, 25, 600
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