Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
When the Arkansas Valley Bank at
Wichita recently closed its doors it had
on hand S470 in cash and a lot of worth
less notes and judgments
Fred the ffteen-year-old son of City
Marshal Grimes, of Marysville, was re-
Gently killed while out hunting by the
accidental discharge of his gun.
At a dance at Palmyra, Butler
County, the other night John Benton.
shot and killed Hale Cooper and was
himself wounded in the side by knife
in the hands of Cooper.
Petitions are being forwarded from
Wichita and other cities to the Legisla-
ture asking for the passage of a bill
providing for the election of all city of
fcers now appointed by the mayors of
cities.
Three police officers of Leavenworth
were recently fined $50 each for enter
ing upon and destroying private prop
erty without a warrant. They broke
down the doors of a German club and
destroyed certain property found there
in.
The jury in the Spendlove murder
two days, returned a verdict of guilty
of Inanslaughter in the first degree
The penalty is not less than five nor
more than twenty-one years imprison-
| ment.
A Senate page the other day put a
crooked pin upon chair to victimize
fellow page, but dignified Senator sat
down upon it and got up again in
90 Il,
Senator was indignant and the boys
were frightened, but written apology
acted as a panacea and peace and har-
mong again prevailed.
Louis S. Holsey, of Arizona, shot his
wife in the parlor of the Empire House
at Columbus the other day and then
killed himself. ghe woman was in
critical condition. They had been mar
ried about eight years but Mrs. Holsey
had separated from her husband four
years ago. She had brought suit for di-
| vorce, and failing to effect reconcilia-
ton her husband committed the terri
| BILE deed.
The residence of County Clerk Brown,
| near Topeka, was destroyed by fire the
| other night. The family was gotten
! out of the building with difficulty. A
young man employed on the place at
| tempted to save some household goods,
but was overcome with the smoke and
| had to be rescued. The loss was esti-
mated at So, OOO with 81. 200 insurance.
A library valued at 81, 900 was destroyed
with the house.
Correspondents report the condition
| of the winter wheat crop in Kansas
more encouraging than it has been at
this season for several years. The last
fall was exceptionally fine for seeding,
and the winter thus far has been as
| favorable as could have been wished.
There has been considerable moisture
in the ground as the result of both snow
and rain, and the plant is strong enough
to stand a good deal of cold weather.
| H p. Drake, colored, shot and killed
Ben Steele, also .colored, near Welburn,
Wyandotte County, the other afternoon.
Steele was As years of age and single.
Drake is SO years old. He is married
and lives with his wife and family on
farm, where the shooting took place.
Steele was reported to have been of a
quarrelsomc disposition, and the trouble
grew out of brakes refusal to let Steele
have five cents, at which the latter be-
came angry and followed Drake for the
purpose of ''doing him up when Drake
shot him.
The report of the various trades
Union and labor organizations of the
State to Labor Commissioner Betton
shows a healthy condition.: Of the
thirty-three trades Unions with a total
membership of 1,2S9, eight with 292
members or 90 TO of the whole, report
an average increase of 161s per cent in
wages in the five years ended with the
year 1889, while four Unions with
eighty-four members, representing
6 $40 of the whole number suffered a
decline during the same period of % per
cent. These $40 men, or % Is of the
whole taken together, shows net
average increase of As per cent
Senator Mchler's bill to establish
rates of insurance will considerably
lower charges if passed. The provi.
sions of the bill relate to all companies
doing business in the State without re-
gard to organization. except the mutual
benefit associations and interpretations.
Section provides that no life or fire in
surance company doing business in the
State shall charge or collect for pre-
MUM on life policy, one for term
of years, more than per cent. yearly
on the amount OF the policy, and not
more than 1 40 per cent. yearly on a
policy for a risk against fire. Heavy
penalties are provided for the violation
of the provisions Of the law.
The Peoples party State Central Com.
mittee met at Topeka on the 18th and
rescinded its action in removing Chair
man S. w. Chase at its last meeting
Mr.. Chase then rendered his resigna
ton in order to remove all cause fol
! discord. This was entirely unexpected
but as the resignation was insisted
upon it was accepted and the commit
tee proceeded to the election of his sue
| cessor. Although Mr.. Brown was
elected by the committee at the time i
decided to remove Mr.. Chase, the com
mittee chose Levi Dunn BAUD, of Igor
County, member of the House of Rep
resentatives and chairman of the House
Committee on Elections, to succeed Mr.
Chase as chairman of the committee
/ Mr.. Randolph. secretary of the com
mittee, also resigned and w. D. Vim
cent, of Clay Center, was elected in hi.
place.
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