The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-08-22

THE Board of Railroad Commissioners
recently rendered decision which is
one of the most important that has yet
been made. The decision orders that
all railroads in Kansas reduce tho local
distance rates, and new schedule was
prepared which makes an average re-
duction throughout the State of 80 per
cent on wheat flour, corn, oats, etc..
and 10 per cent on merchandise, cattle,
coal, lumber, salt etc The railroads
are ordered to put this new schedule
into effect on September 1.
THE great picnic of the Farmers AL
lance and Labor Unions of Douglas and
adjoining counties, held at Bismarck
Grove on the 18th, was the largest as
sem blage of farmers ever held in the
State. There were over 1000 vehicles
in line in the procession to the grove.
About 10, 900 people were in the grove.
A half dozen brass bands furnished
music and addresses were delivered by
several speakers.
WHEN Mrs. ]. P. Stotts, living at the
town of haywood. went to the cistern
about noon the other day she discov-
cred what she supposed was bunch of
clothing lying in the water. She called
| her husband, who went down into the
cistern and brought out an infant male
child, perhaps two days old, which had
been strangled to death by means of a
| rope wound around its neck.
THE star postal service between Pres
colt and GAINESVILLE will be discontin-
ued after August 23
On the afternoon of the 14th Henry
Daniels, a well-to-do farmer living seven
miles southeast of Manhattan, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself to tree.
! For a year past he had been practically
crazed over Spiritualism and of late he
had been worried over his financial af-
fairs He was one of ex-County Treas
urer Fortnerrs bondsmen and was one OF
the few who had disposition to pay the
county the amount of FORMERS embez-
element He was an old resident and a
man of sterlin- qualities.
THE total tax levy made by the State
| Board of Equalization is 81, $50, 952. 40,
being one-twentieth of a mill more than
last year. The levy for the general rev.
enue fund is three and fourteenth mills;
for the State-house, four tenths of a
mill; for the interest fund, two-tenths
of mill; current university fund, one
fourth of mill.
A PARTY of young missionary workers
left Topeka last June to operate in the
Soudan- They were Charles Helmick,
Mrs Rebecca Kingman and Miss Jennie
Dick, of Topeka, and Warren j. Harris,
of Augusta, Me-, and Frank Gates, OF
| St Paul. Upon reaching Freetown,
West Africa. they were stricken with
African fever and all died except Hell
mick and Miss Dick. Miss Dick is the
daughter of George Dick, prominent
physician of Topeka.
The population of Kansas City, Kan,
is officially stated to be IS, ITO. an in
crease of 2s. sci, or sos 81 per cent-the
largest per cent of any city in the
Union.
JAMES HIGGINS, a printer. who had
been drinking excessively, recently
committed suicide at Leavenworth By
jumping into the Missouri river.
THE Farmers Alliance Peoples party
of the Fourth district recently met il
convention at Emporia and nominated
John G. Otis, of Topeka, for Congress.
A TRAMP named August Brock was re
Gently killed at Wichita in jumpiny
from swiftly moving train
The body OF a colored man was re
Gently found near the railroad yards q
North Topeka He had evidently beef
riding on the trucks of a freight trail
and had fallen beneath the wheels
THE President having signed tn,
Original Package bill, and it therefor,
having become law, the original pack
age houses in the State have general,
closed their doors and gone out of bust
| ness
The fifth annual fair of the Contra
Kansas Fair Association Of Dickinson
County viii be held at Hope Septembe
2. s, and s. All indications point +
a most successful meeting. and the lii
eral premiums offered insure large dis
plays in ali classes
JOIN REEDER. farmer was crushel
70 death under his wagon near Wichit
recently