Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

was killed by the Santa Fee cars near
Lawrence the other day.
Sam Austin and Frank Gray, two col
ored boys, were examining a shotgun
at Lawrence the other day when the
piece was accidentally discharged, the
result of which IS that Gray will lose
his right leg.
The State Board of Agricultural met
at Topeka on the 14th. 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 800 towns, villages
and cities met recently at Topeka in
session to form a permanent organizes
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 fled 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.
II. Reeder; S. NJ. Bennett, of Meade,
against A. H. Hader: E. w. Maxwell, OF
Marion, against George w. Rood
The report sent out from Lawrence OF
a shortage of large sum on the part OF
L. H. Corse, as agent Of the Douglas
County Alliance, is denied by later re-
ports. The failure Of Denver corp-
mission house occasioned a loss of a few
hundred dollars TO swo or three indivad-
ual shippers, Cor which Mr.. Corse was
nos responsible covers the actual facts
in the case.
Wolves are said 90 be invading che
western border counties OF Che State in
search Of food. a. short distance FROM
Liberal the othes morning Mrs Garvey
and her child were attacked by q pack
of wolves Few steps from their home,
and while che woman escaped with
slight injuries, the boy vas carried
some distance and mangled SO horribly
that he could not recover.
The American livestock Commission
Company as Kansas City, has charge OF
the handling and sale OF che livestock
marketed by che Kansas Alliance and
State Grange, che business heing con-
Quoted on che mutual cooperative plan,
and SO regulated as 60 prevent members
from shipping on an overcrowded map
kee, che nee profits of che business be-
ing dissribuseGle Go che shippers and stocSse
holders.
The State oh1cers-elect we're 4naugue-
aaed at noon on the 18th IN the Govern
or'a Office, as Topeka. There was no
ceremony or display. They formed
in a circle about Judge Valen-
cine, OF the Supreme Court, and
cook che oath OF office. ALI ex-
eepe At6oTney-General ives and
Auditor Charles NJ. Hovey had already
served one xerms Treasurer Slower hav-
ing been sworn in O month ago TO fill
Che short term.
The State Board os Agriculture, sc les
recent session in Topeka, elected che
following officers: President, 4. w.
Smith: sice-presidenS, E Heringson;
treasurer, Samuel Howe; executive
committee, SO. 3. Lyon, Of Cheyenne
County, e. NJ. Pickering % Cherokee
County, a. p Comings, OF Saline Cou71e
| ty, George ". Click, OF Atkinson Coune
", and 7. A. Hubbard % Summer
| County.
Che Commissioners OF Eaboe in his
forthcoming report will show chat QUE
OF 700 reports from child workers under
| Is years OF age, about one per cent.
we're undes 10 years, three per cent.
we're between 10 and IL. eight per cent.
| between IL snd IL, twenty peg cent. bee
tween ~ and 13, thirty per cent. IS and
Ia. and che remaining ehirSy-eighG per
cent. about Is. The weekly wages paid
these children were from % Co Sc, an
average for all OF less than So.
| The Supreme Court has decided chat
che public schools can noe discriminate
| n, Gr,H She oS
Bertha and Lilly Knox, colored children
OF Independence. against che board OF
education of chat city, Che court held
chat the Legislature not having granted
60 cities of che second class power 60 es-
Sablish separate schools for white and
colored children, the action OF the board
OF education in attempting Go exclude
children from schools and compel them
| 90 attend a separate school for co1oreS1
children ysas illegal.
| The stock breeders OF che State 9nes
ae Topeka on che i4th for che purpose
of organizing o State association. The
following officers were elected: Psrsi-
DENT, William Sims, Topeka: vice-presi
dent, J. ". johnson, Hamilton: secre-
cary, ". e. Popenoe, oJr., Berryson;
Treasurer, ,. j. McA7ees Topeka: d.
rectors, C. q. Wessbrooi<, Peabody: q.
E. Morse, Mound Cisy; ~. Stewart,
Wichita; Samuel Jewets, Lawrence,
and w. q. Harris, lin~ood. A number
OF papers were read and q resolution
passed urging the passage by Congress
of che Conger pure lard bill.
In a case taken to the Supreme Courf
upon appeal from Sedgwick County, in
which the question involsed was as &c
che status of an unguaranteed interest
coupon in che hands OF q loan company
which has advanced money upon it and
TO which the coupon has been delivered
uncancelled, the Supreme Court lately
decided that the title to interest coupons
passed from hand 20 hand by mere de
livery, and that in the absence Of an ex
press agreement or controlling equity
to the contrary, che assignment of one
of a number of coupon interest notes
secured by mortgage carries with it &
pro rata share of the security.
In the United States Circuit Court a
Topeka Judge Philips recently decided
against Moses Harmon, editor of the
Lucifer, free love sheet, on his appeal
from sentence for depositiing obscene
literature in the mails. Judge Philip:
| Soufauce6 Harmon fn a year in Sail