The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

nS men were DOLu uEAnhAnS dt bAO
| time.
The annual reunion of jefferson
county old soldiers took place at
Osawkie on the 10th with over 5000
people in attendance. The speakers
were Department Commander Tim Nc
Carthy, Adj Gen. Campbell and Judge
| Speer.
One hundred delegates, representing
every organization which claims al
legiancc to the peoples party. met at
| Topeka on the Goth and organized the
alliance commercial convention. A
| temporary organization was effected by
electing Noah Allen, of Wichita, chair
man, and Fred Bailey, of Wichita, secre-
tary.
The committee appointed by the al
lance commercial convention at To-
peka to investigate the scheme for es-
tablishing cooperative stores through
out the state under one general man
agement has decided to report favor
ably to the convention which will meet
in Salina October 30, the day before the
alliance state convention.
A petition, signed by a large number
of citizens of Stevens county, has been
received by Gov. Humphrey, asking
him to cause an investigation into the
financial affairs of the county. The
petition sets forth the fact that the in
debtedness of the county is S75, 900. one
half of which was incurred in fraudu-
lent way by the county officers.
Warren Ring, who deluded Miss Kate
Callahan, an orphan of Cincinnati, into
the belief that he was going to marry
her and then got away with the whole
of her small fortune and who, when
confronted by her assaulted her, had
his trial at Wichita the other day for
assault before a justice of the peace
and was sentenced to six months in
Jail. Miss Callahan, will further prose-
cute him for obtaining money by false
pretenses
Contracts between the Anglo-Amer-
lean Cotton Milling Co. and property
owners of Kansas City, Kan, have been
signed, which insures the ere ,tion of q
gigantic cotton mill in that city. The
Anglo American Cotton Milling Co. has
capital stock of S1,250, 900 paid up
ready to begin building operations.
The company is chartered under the
laws of Kansas. The entire plant viii
cover about 650x450 feet, and will cost
when completed in the neighborhood
of 81, 100000.
The new school law for cities of the
ture, it has been discovered will work
delay in opening the schools of sew
eral cities from early in September, the
usual time, to January, 1892 The
cities that will suffer are Kansas City
and Atchison, the school boards of both
being in debt and the new levy not be-
ing available until January next Kan
sas City kan proposes to open the
schools and maintain them until Janu-
airy by means of private subscriptions
and charging a small tuition fee.
The Topeka Capital shows from re-
ports of registers of deeds remarkable
record of farm mortgage releases in
sixty counties of Kansas for the month
of July. This compilation, which does
not include any proceeds from the years
bountiful crop, shows that while July
was not debt-paying month, the net
reductions in sixty counties was S3s1,-
ass. The total excess of farm mort
cages released in forty-eight counties
for the period averaging three and a
third mouths prior to August /, 1891.
was 81, 427. 037, or 2915 per cent 1t is
believed that there will be a release OF
So 600. 900 of money of farm mortgage
indie btedness in Kansas before the end
of the present year.
Special P0licem man Grigsby, on duty
at Chelsea park. Kansas City, Kan,
during the recent heavy storm, attempt
ed to remove telephone wire which
had been blown down. He grabbed ii
with both hands and in a moment real
lied that he had hold of live" wire.
The man was unable to release his
hands and he writhed around in great
agony By the time assistance arrived
smoke from his burning flesh was arts
ing and he was in most terrible agony.
1t took several moments for the people
who came to his assistance to eompre-
bend the situation, but Grigsby. al
though undergoing awful torture,
shouted TO them to cut the wire. This
was quickly done and the policeman
was enabled to drop the wire. The
palms of both hands were quite badly
burned.
Fred Cook. a lineman employed By
the Western Union telegraph company,
recently had marvellous escape from
death while at work on the corner a
Sixth street and Minnesota avenue in
Kansas City. Kan Smith was engaged
in repairing wire at the top Of tele-
graph pole when il accidently came in
contact with live" electric light wire.
In an instant ne was jerked from the
pole and his body was dangling in the
air. When the current struck him he
gave one loud shrek. A scene Of wild
excitement followed. as the crowd ex'
pected to see Cook fall TO the pavement
ana be dashed TO death Cooks face
turned black from the effects Of the
heavy shock. but he recovered his
senses long enough % shout: For
Gods sake cut the wire" The deadly
current again rendered him uncon
scious Another lineman rushed 70 his
rescue and cut the wire. Cooks hands
we're terribly burned