Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-02-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


THE coal miners of Leavenworth have
had their wages advanced two cents per
bushel.
THE Governor and other State officials
recently held a conference with repre-
sentatives of the various railroads in re-
gard to q reduction for the Transports
ton of corn. The roads finally agreed
that, taking effect February 20, the Kan
| sas roads will unite in reduction Of
the tariff rates on corn from Kansas
points to Chicago of 10 per cent from
present figures, subject to minimum of
20 cents and q maximum of 25 cents
hundred weight with the established
differentials at other points in adjust
| ing the tariff rates to be made even cents
and half cents. This, it is said, makes
| an average reduction for the whole State
Of 10 per cent. on the whole through
rate and nearly so per cent reduction
upon the proportion of the through rate
applying to Kansas. That is upon the
difference of the through rate from Kan
sas points to the Missouri river, and the
rate from the latter point and st. Louis
and Chicago, the cut is nearly so per
/ cent.
| L. A. BUCK, State Silk Commissioners,
has submitted his annual report to Sec
rotary Mohler. The report is devoted
| almost entirely to remarks as to opera
tons during the year 1889 at the State
| silk station at Peabody. The receipts
from the sale of silk were 1875, and the
! total expenditures 81, s11.75, including
81, 1S9 for cocoons, $4O7.A for reelers'
wages, $3tO. S3 for engineers wages, $3.50
for Commissioners salary and 1888 for
incidentals and fuel There is now on
hand balance of $421.4 ~ in cash, 1855
in cocoons and $3.50 in eggs.
THE barn attached to VOLTS packing
house at Topeka was burned the other
night. Seven horses persisted.
COLLECTOR CYRUS LELAND has made
the following appointments of deputies:
George A. Sears, of Guthrie, for the Ok
lahoma district; Gregory Blakelee, OF
Neodesha, for Mr.. Perkins district;
Major E. j. Peck, of Fort Scott, for Mr..
Funston's district, and Robert McCause,
of Newton, for Mr.. Peters district. The
remaining vacancies will be filed soon.
INFORMATION has reached the Comp
troller of the Currency to the effect that
q man calling himself E. McGregor, who
was at Topeka from January 16 to 81,
claimed that he was an examiner of Ma
tional banks. The Comptroller says
that as there is no examiner of this
name it will be we'll for bank officers to
be on their guard against this individual
and to explore his history.
THE establishment of the Methodist
Protestant University of the West at
Kansas City, Kan, is said to be assured,
land to the amount of $1Oo. 900 having
been donated by enterprising citizens
for the institution.
The Governor has pardoned John w.
Webster, of jackson County, convicted
of forgery, on condition that he abstain
from the use of liquor for two years.
THE first statistical report concerning
the extent of the salt industry in Kan
sas has been prepared by Secretary
Mohler of the Agricultural Department,
and makes an interesting showing as to
the product and value of the salt manu-
featured in the State during 1889. The
product for the year amounted to 547, 224
barrels, and in addition there were 49,
O56 tons not put in barrels. The total
value of the product was $44s, 2Ss, show
ing that salt manufacturing is becom-
ing a most important industry in Kan
sas. The total value of the product
at Hutchinson was S270,93S; at King
| man. $50, 500; at Anthony, ISL, 900; at
Sterling, ss4, 500; at Wellington, s19, 800,
and at Solomon City. $4,000.
IN the recent bidding for prison labor
| at the Kansas penitentiary John CAT
ney, of Kansas City, was the highest
bidder, and he secured sixty convicts
i for the next year at 20 cents per day
each. There is small brick plant in
| side the prison walls which he has
| leased from the State, and he will start
to manufacturing pressed brick at once.
Carney is backed by rich company. 1t
| is said to be their intention to erect
within the penitentiary walls one of
| the largest brick plants in the West and
to run it entirely with convict labor.
WILLIAM SIMS, recently appointed
State Treasurer, has filed his bond with
| the Governor. The sureties are reported
| to be worth more than S., DOC, 600.
THE report of Judge Sutton. receiver
of the defunct Topeka Insurance Com
pany, showed that the liabilities of the
company amount to $23, 722.43. The as
sets are So, 3S7.58, but they consist
principally of notes which are practically
worthless.
SEDGw1cK COUNTY leads the State in
the aggregate yield of corn last year.
her crop amounting to 1928, 200 bushels.
Jewell comes next with 1859, $50, and
Sumner third with 1880, 900.
THE report of Commissioner Betton on
the milling interests of the State shows
that on June so, 1889, there were 224 -four
ing mills in Kansas with an aggregate
capital of So, 40, $50. The business OF
-four making is increasing in the larger
cities of the State, and Kansas flour
already has we'll established reputa-
ton in Europe, Nearly 5000. 900 barrels
were produced during the year ended
June 80, 1889. The average cost OF
grain was about - cents and some Is,
O0O, 600 bushels were ground.
THE other day Deputy Sheriff Turner
went to the farm of David Merydith,
near Dexter, to levy an execution en-
Merydith's livestock to satisfy judg
ment. The two had quarrel, and
Turner shot and killed Merydith and
gave himself up. Turner said that
Merydith threatened to shoot him and
hence his action.
| Mrs. MARY YOUNGER, of Wichita,
whose only child died recently, swooned
. | h., tho aldo IF hn Grave during fh<