The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-04-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Mrs, Ella McFarren, residing near To
peI1a, shot herself in a mysterious man
ner the other morning, indicting a ssri-
Gus wound IN the side. The act was
done in her bedroom when no one was
present She declared the shooting an
accident but would not tell how it &C
Cured She is 10 years old and had
been married only about six months
Hon. a. w. Smith, Col. A. s. johnson,
Mai. William Sims, P. L BOnebrale and
). L Howe, the committee appointed to
arrange for the Kansas worlds fair dis
play in behalf of the agricultural so
ciety, have gone to Chicago TO make the
necessary arrangements for space and
buildings and viii report to the conven-
ton which has been called for April o.
Frank AIcGrath, president of the
Farmers Alliance, lately returned from
tour throughout the southern part Of
the state. He says there is great inter
est taken in the proposed convention
at Cincinnati, and there is not county
in the state that has refused to select
delegates, and it looks as though l, 500
Kansans will attend the. convention
a family named Frazee, consisting of
father, mother and daughter, We're re-
Gently arrested in Shawnee county for
sending obscene letters through the
mails For over one year anonymous
obscene letters had been received by
parties living in or around North To
peka, and the United States authorities
finally traced them to the Frazee
family.
John B. Miller, the four-year-old son
of John A. Miller, a prominent real es-
tate man of Topeka, was burned to
death the other morning shortly after
breakfast The little fellow climbed
the steps which led to the hay NOV in
the barn and while playing with some
matches set the hay on fire. He was
burned to a crisp before the fire could
be eNtinguished.
The secretary of state has received
notice from twenty national banks
throughout the state signifying their IN
tention of denatiOnalizing and reorgan-
izing under the new state banking law.
1t Is thought likely that the greater
part of the national banks of the state
will pursue the same course. The law
assures every protection that the ma
tional banking act gives and relieves
the banks of the necessity of such 3
large capitalization.
The live stock sanitary commission
ers have completed their work and the
quarantine against Texas or Spanish
fever is now in force. The quarantine
line extends along the southern border
Of Kansas to KiOwa county and thence
to the 34th degree, thence west TO New
toned at Chetopa, COfeyville, Yelling
ton and Caldwell, three of whom are
under government employ but under
orders from the state commissioners.
jeff Julzes, a former restaurant keep
er of Salina, shot his wife the other
evening at 1870 o'clock in front of the
brunswick hotel in that city. Jukes
and his wife were walking side by side
and a quarrel seemed to be in progress
between them, when Jukes suddenly
drew his revolver and selling his wife
by the waist fired four shots. The
woman struggled bravely, however,
and only one shot took effect, and that
in her lower jaw. Jul1es then fed.
Jealousy supposed to have been the
cause.
Railroad Commissioner Mitchell re-
| Gently returned from a trip of investi-
cation as to the needs of destitute farm
ers in Graham. Sheridan, Logan and
| other counties, where he also attended
| the distribution of seed grain. The
| commissioner reports that while there
/ are many destitute there are many
! others in good circumstances who
/ have attempted to get n share OF
who has a farm just out of the town
asked for wheat, corn, oats and pota-
/ toes, and another man. who owns 100
1 head OF cattle with n good farm unen-
cum bered, was one of the first to make
/ application for relief.
In the district court OF Sha vince
/ county the other day Judge Guthrie ad-
| Judged d. w. Wilder, state insurance
| commissioner, guilty of contempt OF
] court, fined him $50 and costs and or
dered that the license of the Capital In
( surance Co, which was eevolxed by Mr..
Wilder, be restored Several days
1 previous Mr.. Wilder issued an order re-
! volxing the license of the Capital Insur-
| ance Co to do business In the state on
the ground that it was jnsOlvent- About
! half an hour later he was served with
I an injunction issued by Judge Guthrie
! restraining him from revolcing the IL
| cense- The publication of the notice OF
the revocation had not been made. and
/ the permitting of its publ cation was
held by the court to be contempt
At the fourth annual convention of
/ the ladies of the c. A. r, recently held