Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

wealthiest colored man in the west,
died at Kansas City, Kan, the other
day. Besides property in many other
localities, it is said he owned a block in
tie heart of Chicago.
Gov. Humphrey recently received
from Washington two drafts, one for
$50, 9S1. 49, representing the Kansas war
tax levy, or direct tax, and another for
So, 061.27, allowed the state for old sus-
pended military vouchers. The money
will go into the general fund of the state.
l.. j. Worden, formerly postmaster
at Lawrence, and a well known citizen
and politician, was taken violently in
sane the other day. He had to be
taken to the county jail to save him
from committing some violent act. The
cause of his insanity was supposed to
be financial troubles. He believes him
self to be Jesus Christ.
The forthcoming report of the state
mine inspector will show that the
mining interests of Kansas are growing
in Importance every year. 1t will show
that coal is produced in twenty counties
in Kansas, and the total output for the
year was over SO. 600, 600 bushels, valued
at about So, 200, 600. Ninety-two per cent
of this is produced in four counties
Crawford, Cherokee, Usage and Leaven-
worth.
The Coffeyville investigation commit
tee has finished taking testimony and
adjourned. The stenographers will
transcribe their notes as speedily as
possible, and when the evidence is
printed the committee will meet again
and draft a report to accompany the
evidence. Then all will be printed in
pamphlet form for general circulation.
The evidence is reported to be very
contradictory.
In the United States court at Wichita
the jury in the case of j. A. Hawley
and wife and E. d. Belden, charged
with the murder of Charles Grant, a
young Canadian, near Edmond. Ok,
last summer, brought in a verdict OF
guilty of murder in the first degree
against the boy, Belden, and discharged
the Hawleys by instruction of the
court. Grant was murdered, presum-
ably, to secure his claim.
President Fairchild of the state agri-
cultural college has issued the follow
ing notice regarding the representative
of the German beet sugar syndicate:
''The experimental station council has
found it impossible to work with DIR.
Scheitweiler in beet sugar culture, and
withdraw all Endorsement of his efforts
Although apparently we'll informed, he
cannot, on account of personal habits,
render the desired services
The wife of Wellington minister re-
Gently left home during the absence OF
her husband, and when he returned he
was handed a note from her in which
she said she had wearied of the dizziness
Z E.
thing for herself, ending up with the
statement that she was going to a GER
tain point The preacher was too well
posted, however, and started in the OPP
posite dire; ton to look for her and it
was reported was on the right track.
A mass meeting of farmers was re-
Gently held at Wichita to consider the
sugar beet industry. They were adj
dressed by DIR. Scheitwiler, from Ger
many, and others. About one hundred
farmers agreed to plant beets this sea-
son. The seed will be furnished them
from Germany Twenty tons an acre
Is said to be an average crop, for which
they will receive 81 per ton. If the in
dustry succeeds a German syndicate
will put in $500, 900 sugar factory at
| Wichita.
| completed his preliminary report of the
| insurance business done in Kansas in
| 1890 The report shows that the risks
| written during the year aggregated
| $139, 425, O37.49, on which 81, $50, $50 Sc
| was received in premiums and $780,
| O39 90 paid in losses. The average rate
| of premium on business is $1.35 There
| is carried in life insurance $50, 423, 1875
of which $12, 697, O99 was written during
the year. The total amount in force at
the end of the year was $40, 024, Sol
The losses paid amounted to 1888. 704.24
The other day Charles Garhart
II years of age, who lived about fifteen
miles southwest of Lawrence, met with
| a terrible and fatal accident. He anC
| his younger brother had started out
| after dinner to hunt ducks. The latter
had gone to the barn after his gloves
and left Charles at the back of tho
house with the gun, where he was play
| ing with the dog, awaiting his brother:
return. The report of a gun near the
house caused the mother to look out
| the back door, when she beheld her sol
| lying on the ground with a frightfu
wound in his neck and head, caused by
the accidental discharge of the gun
He died almost instantly.
Frank McGrath, president Of the
| Farmers Alliance, has issued a call fO1
the election Of delegates to the nationa
conference to be held in Cincinnati May
10. 1t is made in pursuance of the
national call, which Mr.. McGrath re
fused to sign, and provides for 1,0o'
Farmers Alliance delegates from Kan
sas, in addition to delegations from the
Citizens Alliance. Knights of Labor ane
| United Labor. As basis of represen
tation President McGrath recommend
that all the state officers of the alliance
be elected delegates and that eacl
county or district alliance be entitled t.
ten delegates. The cour ty organiza
tons are requested to elect their dele
gates at the April meeting and forward
the names to the state headquarters a
once. 1t is thought that the larges
delegation which ever left Kansas for
convention will attend the Cincinnati
convention.
Johnnie Barrett, eleven years old, al
tempted to jump on a moving North
western freight train at Kansas City
Kan, the other afternoon, when he fel