The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-01-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


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Kansas Mines.
Commissioner Bolton of the State
Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statis-
tics has completed his chapter on coal
mining in his annual report, from which
the following facts are CLEANED:
] The mining district located in Crawford
and Cherokee counties still holds supremacy
as the chief coal producing section of the
State, although from their rapid develop.
ment the Leavenworth coal fields bid fair ia
soon bacome a formidable rival. The chief
coil companies of Cherokee and Crawford
counties are the Kansas Texas and the
Cherokee & Pittsburg. The first named
operates six shafts located at Wier, Pitts.
burg And Ltchfield, and employs 66s men.
and the latter has four shafts at Fronte.
mac, with So men. II will be remembered
that one of these, FrOntenac shaft, was the
scene of a frightful accident about a year
ago. The Keith & Perry and several other
companies are operating shafts in this dis
/ trict, all of whom make very full reports.
Eleven companies report from Usage Coun-
ty, the next most extensive coal section OF
the State, chief of which Is the Usage Car.
bon Company with mines located at Usage
City, Scranton and Peterton. This company
employed a total of $50 hands and operated
their shafts about go days during the year.
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employing 63s hands, but as one of these
companies did not commence tax ng out coal
until July l, 1883, the commissioner did not
include its business in the report. In add.
ton to the private companies the State EN-.
plOys ESQ cOnvicts in coal mining at the peni.
Tertiary, who took out about 100000 bushels
during the year. Some 100000 capital is
shown by these reports to be invested in the
State in the mining of coal, and during the
year ending Jnse 30, about II, 00), 600 bushels
were produced. The industry employed oven
5000 men and paid over 81 900 900 in wages.
Kansas Asks For Ten.
Kansas members have introduced in
Congress bills for ten public buildings in
the State. Mr.. Morrill, thinks Atchison
is of sufficient Importance to demand
public building, and Mr.. Anderson is
similarly impressed with the claims of
Salina.. Mr.. Perkins wants two new
bull lings in his district-one at Win
field and the other at Arkansas City.
Mr.. Funston introduced bill for a
$3.50. 900 building at Kansas City. We'll
lington, Hutchinson and Newton, in Mr..
Peters district, each wants a public
building. Mr.. Kelley desires the en-
largement of the Topeka post-office, and
also will ask for public building at
Emporia.
Going to Work.
Secretary F. L. Dana has issued the
following call:
GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 24.-DEAR SIR-The
board of engineers asked for by the Denver
resolutions has reported to the Secretary of
War that Galveston Is the most suit Bile
place upon the Tex IS coast for the cOnstruc.
ton: of the deep harbOr asked for; there
fore President Evans instructs me 70 call the
general committee to ether to meet in Gal.
weston, January IA, 1880, at ten o'clock a. M,
In the parlors of the fremont Hotel, to con-
slider the report and provide for further
carrying out of the Denver resolutions.
am making arrangements for tran lpOrtatiOn
with every hope Of success. Correspond
with me at Topeka, kas., until December 20,
afterwards at Denver, Col, until January 2.
Your presence g earnestly desired at the
meeting. Hoping to see you there. am,
truly yours, +. L. DANA, Secretary.
Fatal Playing of Santa Claus.
C. Fl. Long, of Wichita, a leading citi-
zen, who personated Santa Claus at the
First Christian Church entertainment
Christmas eve, died few hours after
ward. His physicians say the mask
worn at the entertainment caused him to
breath bad air and bring ON heart
trouble.
Judge Dostler's Decision.
An item is going the rounds of the
press stating that Judge Frank Dostler,
Of Marion, had decided that mortgage
could not buy property at a sheriffs sale,
under foreclosure proceedings. The fol-
lowing extract from a letter written by
Judge Dostler explains his decision:
DEAR SIR-Yours of the 18th instant with
clipp ms from paper saying had decided
MORTGAGE could not buy mCrtg ,ged pr p
ertv received. # course, did not so de-
eide as far rs mortgayee of real estate is con.
cerncd. I did decide that chattle
mortgage could not buy at his own
sale, where he had refused competitive
bids, and where instead Of selling in arcels,
he sold in gross, after being requested by
by-standers to sell in parcels, and in such
case he must account TO nOrtgagOr for value
Of property and not its purchase price
simply. In this case probably instructed
that a chattel mOrtg ,gee could II t buy at his
own sae e, but such in ,tructiOn was intended
to apply to the particular facts Il the Case.
few days after this case was tried the
Supreme court decided, the syllabus
reads, that Il chlttcl mort sagee may buy at
his own sale, Dut the burden is upon him to
show that such sale was fair and bona fide
etc, etc.
Shot by His Own Gun.
A hunting party twenty miles west of
Wichita. while chasing jack rabbit.
was startled by the explosion of a gun
and John Dillman falling from his horse.
He was accidentally shot in the side by
his ewr gun, and soon afterward died.
Caught on Train.
O. NJ. Browder, who four months ago.
through Misrepresentation, mortgaged
some property belonging to his father
in-law at Ell Dorado. was arrested few
days since at Bentley, twenty miles
north of Wich ia, On a train going west
He was en- route to California, having
spent the time since his disappearance !
1T st. Louis.
A Preacher Suicides.
ReT. Joseph Tramble, of Wichita, a
spiritual preacher. committed suicide
few nights ago by shooting in the right
temple. Domestic trouble, together |
with a suit in court which is looked up |
on as Matchmaking scheme, is said to |
have been the cause. He had lived in |
Wichita eight years. coming from Cleve- |