The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-03-31

REPoRrs from n1Rrly every county
in the heart of the Rinter wheat grow
ing section of NeBrkska showed that
the plant has been badly winter killed.
farmers estimating the damage in some
localities as high as so per cent An
average for the state would place the
damage at from % to S3H per cent
MONEY is being collected from ne.
groes throughout Texas and sent to
certain parties in Washington for the
alleged purpose of helping to get a
bill through congress for the pension
of ex-slaves. The attention of Con-
gresham 8. B. Cooper was called to
the matter. an Austin dispatch said.
and he stated that all persons who had
made contributions had been robbed.
GEN. FLAGLER. who has been criti.
cally i'll at Old Point. Va, may recover.
EMPLOYEES of the salt company at
Cleveland, O.. struck for higher wages
JAMES DUGGAN. a Catholic bishop
died in an insane asylum at st. Louis
on the 27th. aged "a years. He had
been patient for 20 years
THERE was a heavy snowstorm in
Colorado on the Goth and the noun
tain railroads again experienced
trouble. although traffic was not
blocked.
The business portion of Harrison
Valley. Pa. was burned on the Goth.
DISPATCHES from Gen. Otis at Manila
reported fighting with the Filipino
rebels on the 25th, Goth and 9th. Gen.
Wheaton captured Malinta and the
enemy evacuated Malabon and set fire
to the place. The rebels, it was stated
on the 27th, will make their last
stand probably at Malolos.
Two negro boys, named John Webb
and Will Toney, were killed and two
companions seriously wounded by
some white employees of the cotton
factory at Charleston. S. c. No mo-
tive for the crime was known.
In boxing bout at Kokomo. Ind,
between Charles Mccoy and Carl Con-
nor, each II years old. the latter gave
the former lunge over the heart that
burst the largest opening and caused
him to bleed to death in a short time.
GRANVILLE JENKIIs. a negro, was
hanged at Franklin. Tex. for murder.
JAMES w. COLE, who killed his sweet
heart, was hanged at Bismarck, N D.
The Dangler stove works and the
Cleveland machine screw plant at
Cleveland, O., were destroyed by fire
on the oath. the loss on the former be.
ing $500, 600 and on the latter $3.50, 900.
A fireman was killed by falling wall
and 700 men were thrown out of EN-.
ployment.
The Filipinos were extremely active
in the vicinity of Malabon on the oath
and were preparing defenses, evident
ly anticipating an attack. They kept
we'll under cover. A small body of
rebels, however, emerged from the
jungle and fred upon the Kansas
troops in the trenches, fatally wound
ing Private Cohen. of company b, and
Private Muir, of company E.
A BAD prairie fire ragged in the vicin.
ity of haywood, Neb.. on the gath.
Many stacks of unthreshed grain and
hundreds of tons of hay were burned.
Four more bodies were recovered
from the ruins OF the Windsor hotel
fire at New York, making % dead and
40 still missing.
WILLIAM A. BRADY and Martin
Julian. on behalf of Jim Jeffries and
Bob Fitzsimmons, have agreed to &C
cept the bid of the Coney Island
Athletic club for 25-round contest
between the two heavyweight pugil.
lists on May &c. The offer made by
the club is purse of $50. 900 and the
picture privilege to be divided between
the two princip pals and the club, each
receiving one-third.
THE business failures in the United
States for the week ended the gath
numbered 1872, according to Bad
streets commercial report against 215
for the corresponding week of last
year.
The Iron Foundrymen's association
at Cincinnati, after long considera-
ton of the demand of the members of
the Iron holders International union
for an increase of wages. has decided
to grant q ten per cent increase to
take effect May 1. A plan was also
agreed upon for the yearly adjustment
of wages whenever either party gives
so DAYS notice.
REV. l. L. HICKS, the weather prog.
nosticator, Guthrie, Ok, dispatch
stated, has made the prediction that
the coming summer will bring fire.
quent cyclones to Oklahoma and the
people of the territory are preparing
their cyclone cellars accordingly.
THE public appearance of Gen. Mel.
son A. Miles in Massachusetts,, where
he enjoyed the honor of numerous re-
ceptions, started speculation on the
possibility of his being candidate for
the presidency. Miles, as the cham.
pion OF the soldiers, could be made q
hero and the newspapers which NADIA