The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-07-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

yards at Dodge City the other morning,
smashing up both engines Fireman
Joseph Attys, of the passenger, was
killed and both engineers were hurt,
but not seriously. A young man, brother
of the fireman on the passenger train,
who was riding on the platform of the
baggage car, was killed.
THE Kansas State Millers' Associa-
ton met at Newton recently to consider
the rates of transported ton charged by
railroad lines. Resolutions were adopted
demanding that the Interstate Com
merce Commission establish the same
rates on wheat and its products as on
corn and its produc is, the rates to be
made permanent, as frequent changing
results in demoralizing trade.
Hot winds on the 18th and 14th did
great damage to the early corn in many
parts of Kansas, but refreshing showers
a few days later materially improved
the condition of crops.
IT is stated that Government Indian
School Inspector Reynolds has made his
report OF the investigation of the charges
against Superin tendent Meserve, of Has
kell Institute, exonerating him from
blame and commenting his administra-
ton.
A WOMAN was recently arrested at
LeavenwOrth for pounding up glass and
sprinkling it on the sidewalk in front of
her house to keep the ighborhood
children off, several of whom were Sc
verely cut by the glass.
THE supervisor of tho census for the
Third district gives the following esti-
mated popula tons: Salina, 6,552; abb
lene, 1881; Concoriia, 3,09s; Clay Cen
ter, 1854; Beloit 1000; Minneapolis.
1,742; Washington, 1.6O9, and Norton,
1,O75. The population of tho district,
comprising twenty-nine counties, is
about 3OS, 900.
WILLIAM MONROE was recently fined
5000 and sentenced to Jail at Lawrence
for violating the Prohibitory law. He
opened an Original package" house and
claimed to be agent for a Kansas City
firm, but the evidence showed that he
purchased and paid for the packages
and the justice held that he was not
protected by the Supreme Court decision.
j. w. BIGGERsTAFF. a we'll digger,
was overcome by choke damp in a we'll
in Topeka the other day, and William
Quinn, who tried to rescue him, barely
escaped alive
IN a recent interview, Hon. Martin
Mohler, Secretary of the State Board OF
Agriculture. said: There has been a
great deal of exaggeration about the
condition of the crop in this State.
There were only few localities where
the drought had hurt corn much. Those
were so limited that feel justified in
saying that the rain has made the corn
of the whole State. My best informa-
ton is that the downfall covered the
greater part of the State and that it was
heaviest in the sections needing it the
worst the southern and northeastern
portions"
THE street pavement layers at Wichi-
ia recently struck for an advance OF
fifty cents per day.
THE other day ten young men went
into DIR. Roundtree's drug store at Lin
wood and asked for drinks, as there was
a report in circulation that the druggist
sold original packages. Trouble ensued,
and the crowd began to smash things.
Roundtrce drew revolver and told the
men to keep back. One of them, Ed.
Ford, stepped forward and the druggist
raised and cooked the revolver As he
pulled the trigger Henry Herald. an
other of the party, jumped between
right breast, inflicting what was thought
to be fatal wound.
TIE Farmers Alliance Of the Second
district has nominated Albert f. Allen,
of Douglas County, for Congress
RALPH CoOKINGHAM, aged twelve
years, accide tally shot and killed him.
self with revolver at Dodge City the
other day.
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| Kansas road near Wellsville, Engineer
He was twenty-cight years of age and
leaves wife and two children.
| CHARLES FLEECE. German tailor
about fifty years of age, recently swal
lowed a dose of laudanum with suicidal
intent at Leavenworth, and died mex
day. Dependency because he could
not get work was supposed to have beer
the cause.
Two propositions to amend the Con
stitution will be submitted to the PEG
pie at the ensuing fall election. One i:
to change the time of meeting of the
Legislature to the first Tuesday in De
cember and limiting the sessions t.
ninety days and the other provides fol
increasing the number of Supreme
Court judges to seven and making their
term of Office six years
FRANK BIDDLECOSiB, thirty years old
was recently killed by the cars at New
ton. He had been at work only abou
twenty minutes when the accident hap
pened. He leaves a wife and one child
A LADY died at Atchison the other dal
of what physicians pronounced genuine
cholera
FoUR small boys, ranging in age from
seven to eleven years, were recently ar
rested at Topeka charged with being
tho incondiaries who have lately set firt
to numerous barns in that city.
THERE are more miles OF railroad il
Kansas than in all the New England
States put together.
DURING a storm in Scranton the othel
night Swan NJ. Carlson was Instant,
killed by lightning which entered al
open window and passed through hi
breast and right leg.
Mrs JOHN ScHLIEF. of Wichita. aged
sixty-five years, accompanied the hiret
girl when she went to milk the COW this
other evening and was caressing the
calf when the COW attacked and disem
boweled her, causing death in shor
time. The COW then attacked the cir
and gorcd her perhaps fatally. james
Schlief ran to the rescue of his mothe
and was badly injured by the furious
beast. A neighbor then shot the Gov
before the injured parties could b
rescued.
EDWARD O'BRIEN. the thirteen-year
old son OF a. prominent family, wa
killed in a runaway at Wichita the othe
day.
THE reside nee of Mrs. Flora Bennett
at Lawrence was recently burned TIL,
loss was about s., 500; insured.