The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

interesting papers were FSad
Rufus Crosb-. a wealthy banker,
committed saici lie at Valley Falls the
other day by hanging himself De-
sPolJeacy and poo= health tho cause
Mrs. Emma Sayder died suddenly at
Topeka the other day and there was
talk of foul pay, but an investigation
showed that death was the result of an
overdose of morphine, to which she
was addicted Her husband was play
ing IN an orchestra at the time OF her
death.
At an early hour the other morning
masked robber went to the house of
John Eilion, well-to-dO farmer liv-
ing in the eastern part OF Atehison
county. and when Killion opened the
door demanded his money, at the point
% OF a revolver. KilliOn gave the man
all he had, some 500.
Richard Robinson, a boilerm alzer, in
the employ of the Kansas City Smeit-
ing & Refining Co. in Argentine, stole
ride to Kansas City the other morn
ing and in trying to jump from NOV
Ing train near Nineteenth and Liberty
streets fell anu was literally ground Ia
pieces under the wheels.
Dannie Marshall, the ten-year- old
son of jerome Marshall, of Kansas
City, Kan, was run over by car on
the West Sile electric street car line
the other day and received injuries that
are almost necessarily fatal. bot1 hips
being crushed, both legs broken, be-
sides serious intern al injuries
Washington Waterman, a noted horse
thief, died at the Kansas peniten tiary
on Christmas day. He was a crippled
old man eighty-seven years of age and
IA criminal of long standing. He had
served two years in the Missouri peui-
tentfary and was serving his third term
in the Kansas prison when he died.
Upon tract of land adjoining Fort
Scott prOspectors recently discovered.
only siXty-twO feet from the surface,
two veins of excellent black coal, one
vein being two feet thick. followed by
another one thirty inches thick. They
also uncovered an immense body of
cement rock, under which was found a
- body of mineral paint one foot thick.
The coal is said to be a most valuable
quality of btu minous.
The house of Charles Miller, in the
northern part of Lawrence, toge Their
with its contents, was entirely con-
sumed by fire the other morning. Mrs.
Miller was severely burned about the
face and hands while endeavoring to
save IA trunk containing about $500.
Her efforts We're in vain and the trunk
containing all the money the family
possessed was totally destroyed The
recovery of Mrs Miller was considered
doubtful.
Mrs. c. I. johnson of Kansas City,
Kan. whose prediction that the world
would come to an end Christmas, 1891.
at p. IN, has given her so much motor
iety, spent Chris tmas day at home be-
hind closed doors She refused to see
any of her numerous callers. In re-
.sp mise to an inquiry sent into her room
shc wrote: Watch and pray; the Lord
has willed it.'' But the final destruc-
ton failed to materialize and all things
continued to move usual.
Kansas congressman are assigned to
the following house committees: Judi
ciary, Case Brodericli agriculture, E
Ii. Funston; Indian affairs, b. H
Clover; territories; Jerry Simpson,
railways and canals, John Davis; labor,
John Davis printing, Case Frederick;
eleventh census, William Baker; irri-
Eaticu, Jerry Simpson; immigration, f
II. Funston; private land claims, j. G..
Otis; laws. Case Frederick; expend-
lures treasury department, b. II.
Clover.
In ID 1niphan county a short time age
John DelanY smple ted new house
and moved into it a few days later
- lie died and was buricl. On the day of
the funeral his wife became sick and
within twenty-four hours shs was dead.
Two sons, who lived in California, were
te,egraphe1 for and arrived in time for
the mothers fuaeral. They bscame
sick and both died All four apparently
died from the same disea Sc, which is
supposed to have resulted from sleep
ing IN the new house
NJ u late hour Monday night two
masked men entered the house of Mrs.
Jouathan Davis. IL wealthy widow re-
siding in the western part of Atchisou
county, and demanded her money She
tod them she had none and they com
PEELED her Mt the point of a revolver &c
5000 They then poured coal oil on heE
clothes and set fire u them and fed
Mrs. Davis grabbed quiit and wrap
piGg herself in it eztinguished the
flames She was alone at the time, hel
children being at neighborhOOC
party.
Newton Howe, twenty-five years old
ok charge of the Sumner county pool
farm on le last OF the year, and the
following day was shot by John Meeker
one OF the inmates MeelSer is a cripple
having had both legs cut off by train
abo 1t two years agn, and had beer
permitted t. do pretty much as hs
pleased. The authority attempted Il
DC exercised By the new superintendent
angered him and he became insoient
Superinten dent Howe. it is said threat
ened to knock Meeler's brains on
when the latter, remarhing that h
would not give him chance, took
and fred bst1 charges at Howe, blow
ing his head off.
Henry j, rdan, a Topeka co1ore,
boy, stole money with which to buy
target rifle. After buying the rifle
Eddie Grisvo'd excited Jordan's ire 70
Aome reason. when the latter Rred u
him. the ball entering young Girls
Wold's head and inflicting a fata
wound. Jordan was jailed to auswe
tho charge
The attendance for the present AGA
demic year at the state university ha
surpassed the most saGguine aoticips
tons At this time last year the en-
roliment was Az This year the al
tendance for the different schools IN,
departments aggregates 4 grand tOta
Of SIS.
George, the fourteen-year-Old son Q
L. J. Patton, CT Harvey county. wa
aecide atally shot and killed the othe
morning. He was in wagon and
sudden Jolt discharged the gun and III