The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-01-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

piece was accidentally discharged, the
result of which is that Gray will lose
his right leg
The State Board of Agricultural met
at Topeka the 18th Governor
Humphrey delivered an address of well
come to which President A. w. smith
replied The attendance was large and
many interesting papers were read
Delegates from 500 towns, villages
and cities met recently at Topeka in
session to form a permanent Organiza-
ton of the Citizens Alliance. 1t is a
sort of supplementary organization to
the Farmers Alliance, bearing the
same relation to the towns and cities
that the farmers does to the country.
Several Alliance candidates for the
Legislature have filed contests against
the election of Republican opponents,
to whom certificates of election were
issued. All are based upon corrupt
means used in the election. They are
j. A. Moor, of Ellis County, against J.
H. Reeder; S. NJ. Bennett, of Meade,
against a. H. Hader; Z. w. Maxwell, OF
Marion, against George w. Rood
The report sent out from Lawrence of
a shortage of a large sum on the part of
L. II. COrse, as agent of the Douglas
County Alliance, is denied by later re-
ports The failure of Denver COM
mission house occasiOned a loss Of few
hundred dollars TO Two or three lnU1VlO-
nal shippers, for which Mr.. COrse was
not responsible, covers the actual facts
in the case.
Wolves are said to be invc Sing the
western border counties of the State in
search of food. A short distance from
Liberal the other morning Mrs. Garvey
and her child were attacked by a pack
of wolves a few steps from their home,
and while the woman escaped with
slight injuries, the boy was carried
some distance and mangled so horribly
that he could not recover.
The American livestock Commission
Company at Kansas City, has charge of
the handling and sale of the livestock
marketed by the Kansas Alliance and
State Grange, the business heing con-
Quoted on the mutual cooperative plan,
and so regulated as to prevent members
from shipping on OYererOwded mar
l1et, the net profits of the business be-
ing distributed to the shippers and stock
holders.
The State officers-e1ect were inaugur-
ated at noon on the 18th in the Govern
or's office, at Topeka. There was no
ceremony or display. They formed
in a circle about Judge Valen-
tine, of the Supreme Court, and
took the oath of office. All ex-
cePt AttOrney-General Ives and
Auditor Charles NJ. HOvey had already
served one term, Treasurer Slower hav-
ing been sworn in a month ago to fill
the short term.
The State Board of Agriculture, at its
recent session in Topeka, elected the
following officers: President, y. w.
Smith; vice-president, Z. Lexington;
treasurer, Samuel Howe; executive
committee, w. f. Lyon, of Cheyenne
County, T. NJ. Pickering, of Cherokee
County, a. p. COmings, of Saline COun-
ty, George w. Click, of Atkinson Coun-
ty, and T. a. Hubbard, of Sumner
County.
The Commissioner of Labor in his
forthcoming report will show that out
of 200 reports from child workers under
Is years of age, about one per cent.
were under 10 years, three per cent.
were between 10 and II, eight per cent
between II and IL, twenty per cent. be-
tween II and Is, thirty per cent IS and
II, and the remaining thirty-eight per
cent. about Il. The weekly wages paid
these children We're from 81 to Sc, an
average for all of less than 81.
The Supreme Court has decided that
the public schools can not discriminate
against colored children. In the case of
Bertha and Lilly Knox, cOlOred children
of Independence, against the board of
education of that city, the court held
that the Legislature not having granted
to cities OF the second class power to es-
tablish separate schools for white and
colored children, the action OF the board
of education in attempting to exclude
children from schools and compel them
to attend IA separate school for cOlOred
children was Illegal.
The stock breeders of the State met
at Topeka on the 18th for the purpose
of organizing a State association The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, William Sims, Topeka; vice-presi-
dent, J. w. johnson, Hamilton; secre-
tary, w. P. PopenOe. Jr., BerrytOn;
treasurer, j. B. McAfee, Topeka; di-
rectors, c. Z. WestbrOOl, Peabody; o.
E. Morse, Mound City; NJ Stewart,
Wichita; Samuel Jewett, Lawrence,
and w. A. Harris, LinwOod- A number
of papers We're read and 4 resolution
passed urging the passage by Congress
of the COnger pure lard bill
In a case taken to the Supreme Court
upon appeal from SedgvviclS County, in
which the question involved was as to
the stains of an un0uarsnteed interest