The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-12-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS

PERSONS were injured. several quite
seriously
A telegram signed by every repub-
lican state officer. by the chairman Of
the state central committee and by the
secretary of the state republican league
has been sent to President Harrison in
Endorsement of George 7. Anthony for
interstate railroad commissioner.
The National Citizens Industrial Al
lance having issued a call for a general
convention to be held at St Louis
February 20, two days before the in
dustrial council cOnvenes. in pursuance
to the national call, w. +. Rightmire,
secretary for Kansas has issued a call
for each assembly, in the state, number
ing 200, to elect one delegate.
H NJ. Johnson a farm hand, was
knocked down by unknown persons at
Parnen the other night and robbed
His assailauts placed him on the rail-
road track, but he was discovered and
removed still in an unconscious condi-
ton, about fifteen minutes before a
train came along. He was reported as
being in a very Precarious condition.
Charles Gage was recently arrested
at Wichita upon the charge OF robbing
farmers of Cowley, Sumner and Harper
counties of their wheat He would
boldly drive onto farm after night,
load up one or two wagons with
wheat drive off and sell it at the near
est town. 1t is estimat ed that his steal
ings in the past month have aggregated
1000 bushels.
The old stone and wood warehouse
on the levee at Fort Leavenworth was
burned the other night together with
its contents, comprising old government
wagons, condemned harness and other
stores. The building was one of the
historical landmarks OF the place and
in the old steam boat days was the head
quarters of the post commissary- 1t
was built by the government in 1870.
Mr.. PETER has introduced in the SEN
ate a bill providing for the taking of a
special supplementary census OF the
United States for the purpose of asking
each person, firm, association and cor
pOration questions relative to their
property, debts, etc Their answers, it
is provided, shall be published as
quickly as possible in order that the
people may know how TO legislate on
the money question.
The report of the comptroller of the
currency shows that dividends have
been paid to the creditors of insolvent
Kansas national banks during the year
! as follows: State National. OF Yelling
/ ton, rs per cent; Harper National, 90
| per cent; First National, OF Abilene, 20
! per cent; First National. of Beileville,
| 55 per cent; Kingman National, 90. 80
g
IS per cent Pratt County National, 20
| per cent; American National, OF Ar
/ kansas City, 20 per cent
/ Senator Plumb has introduced bill
/ in the senate which grants q part Of
/ the Fort Hays military reservation TO
| the state of Kansas for another soldiers
/ home. 1t gives the state title to 1880
| acres of the reservation on condition
. that the home is established within
two years. In addition to that, it
| grants 1900 acres of timber land in
Guided in this reservation, which is to
be maintained by the state as a state
park, the remaining 10000 acres to be
Immediately opened to settlement un-
der the homestead laws
Charles L. johnson, state bank eE-
aminer, has completed his first state
ment Of the condition OF the state and
private banks under the new law.
J The report EN- bodies the statements OF
249 state and 1G5 private banks This i'm
cludes all banks in the state except the
125 national banks. Tho report shows
total resources of the state and private
. banks aggregating $50, 600, GOO. OF this
amount so, 600, 600 is ePrcsented by the
state banks and $40, 600, 600 by the pri
vate banks. Bank Commissioner John
son stated that the banks were in much
better condition now than when the
| first examination was made and that
the banks all over the state are de
creasing their real estate holdings.
The stockholders of the Bethel col
lege, which the Mennonites are erect
ing at Newt-n, held meeting in tha
city recently. Most of them are resi-
dents of Kansas, though few are
from other states, IL being national
institution, in which ATenuouites from
every state in the union are contribut
ing. The endowment of the college is
now SIS, 600. 1t was decided that the
college should be opened in the fall OF
1892. Three new directors were elect
cd: p. p Steiner, of Iudianai Chris
ShowaIter, of Iowa, aud J. r. Iocys
/ of McLain, Kan. The following OF
fcers were elected: President, j. j
KrehbieI; secretary, Rev. D. Goerz
treasurer. B. Warlzentin-
The Kansas Alliance COOPERATIVE
Mortgage association has fled it
charter with the secretary of state j
is organized for the purpose of carry
ing out the pan conceived by Iraul
McGrath when president of the KRnsa
/ Farmers Alliance, and its plan is T.
permit farmers to negotiate directi.
with eastern money lenders and dis
pcnse with the services of brokers, thu
securing for the borrower the loves
possible rate of interest The capita
of the company is 81, GOO, 600 and ia
| incorPorators are Frank McGrath, @
Beioit; =. b. MaXon, of Emporia; o. 5
; Hiatt, Of Paramount; Hiram Baugh
/ man, of burton; w. S. Hanna, of Otts
Z wa; J. n. Neville, Of Garrett, and $. j
/ Mcknight N, of Beno-
Ex-Gov. George W. Click, of Atch
{ ison, who is a member of the stat
. board of agriculture, has lately bee
making an extensive investigation a
2 to the condition of the wheat crop &
5 northern Kansas aud says the prospee
is worse than he has ever seen it. Or
I weather and late seeding are assignC
as causes. 1t is thought, however tha
/ late rains improved its condition some
! I what
The Kansas Master Plumbers ass,
; citation, an organization eight years OLD
which included in its mem bership ever
5 plumber in the state that could pass e.
l. animation, has disbanded and su
q rendered its charter
/ The annual report of the Nilsson
Pacific railway system has been sui
Initted to the board Of railroad commit
p sioners.
A Morris county farmer raised Gre
Of fairly good tobacco the past seaaoi
> ] and 70 rs1raH1uraa his ar-raau