The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-22

AEiseeIIansous
Gov. Humphrey has offered re-
ward of $500 for the arrest aud con-
victicn of the murderer of William
Coulter, in Greenwood county. Coulter
was called to his door on the night of
January by load knocking a I'D on
opening the door was SHOT by pers IN
dressed as a woman.
In the county stone yard at Topeka
% the other morning james Fusion.
cllored, made al assault uP0n Superb T.
% tendent Montgomery, who defended
himself by shooting his assailaut in the
back. It was at first thought the
wound would prove fatal, but physi-
clans sail be would recover. The negro
Is a regular tough.
Extensive arrangements are being
made for the C. A. r. state encamp-
ment, which will be held at Atch isOu
next month. 1t is expected that 500
delegates will he in attendance. The
cncampment will be composed OF five
departments-G. A. r., WOmen's Re
lief Corps. Ladies' of the C. a.
Ladies' Aid societies and Sons of
Veterans
Two bad fires occurred at Topeka the
other morning. One damaged the resi-
deuce Of =. g. Noel, president of the
First National bank, to the extent of
81, 0OG, and the other burned the build
ing occupied by the George w. Reed
Publishing Co. The loss 20 the Reed
Publishing company, was SIS, 900; no
insurance. Several othsr parties also
lost heavily.
The largest suit ever commenced in
o NVyandotte county was filed the other
day in the court of common pleas
by the North " estern Construction Co.
against Jay Gould for S435. 900, and a
writ of attachment for that amount
was issued against the Missouri Pacific
and Union PACIFIC road. The suit is to
recover. balance alleged to be due
upon a deal made several years ago, in
which the amount involved was s., OOO,-
TOD
The report of the operation of the
penitentiary and mines at Lansing for
December shows the receipts for the
month t. have been 80, SS7. IS The
largest items arc: Coal sales, s., ST. 10;
convict Ia Dor, s., 05T %; boarding Unit.d
States civil prisoners, S6S3. -. The eX-
penses amounted to $40, 87T. 80, The
largest items are: Salaries, So, 4O1 90;
boarding, SO, O5a. 20. The coal mine was
quite profitable, and 153, 724 bushels
were mined. OF this 81, $50 bushels
were sold and %, 26o furnished to state
institutions
At late meeting of the western as
ISOLATION of wholesale nuserymen al
Topeka resolutions We're adopted ask
ing the cooperation of all fruit growers
in the Mississippi valley - unite in an
effort to have stringent quarantine
ami inspection laws passed to prevent
the importation Of diseased fruit fTou
California, which threatens the fruit
interest and eudangers the health Of
the people. The following officers We're
elected for the ensuing year: Presi
dent II. T. Kelsey, of St. Joseph, Mo.
vice-president, r. H. Blair, Kansa;
City, Mo; secretary and treasurer, u,
B. Pearsali, of Fort Scott, Kan
The board of railroad commissioner
rendered a decision recently in the cast
of the wholesale grOeers of Wichita,
Hutchinson, Salina and Arkansas City
against the Santa Fe, Roc,S Island
Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific ant
Frisco railroads. The complaint o
the grocers was that they were being
discr minated against ia rates on sugar
hfth-S1ass rates IN aud distributing
rates out They asked that the serenity
five mile eastern limit be abolished
The board ordered that on and ate
February /, 1892, the following fifth
class rates be. established: Wichita an'
Hutchinson, 20 cents; to Arkansas City
SO cents; to Salina, - cents.
The preliminary examination of tn
nine prisoners charged with completely
in the murder of Sheriff Dunn and the
plot to assassinate Judge BotlSiu wal
begun before Justice NJ. T. Gibson a
was conducted by County AttOrne.
Beauchamp, assisted by r. NJ. Painter
of Meade, and the defense was in charg
of Judge Ellis, of Pratt, assisted b
Thomas Marshall, of Grant county, an
Richard Griggs, of Meade. The me-
arrsighed were Bowen Chase, BY OrneI
. Lee Estes, c Anderson, j. J. Leach
Charles Osuer, Sam Mioton, Bob Hutch
inson ami Hiram Hanlzer Char-s
Orner and Hiram Tanker were released
Wichita special is authority for thu
statement that under the viii OF
brother, who has recently died in IL
gland, George Tanlzersley, a burglar i
the state peuitentiary, comes in 70
property over the water said to b
worth upwards of 81, 600, 600 The new
was received by Mrs. Taukersley,
Wichita, who, since her husbands il
carceration, has been largely depenC
emit on neighbors for support tn
family was we'll to do al one time, bJ
got into 6naneiaI trouble and fnali
TanlzersleV becams criminal He
serving a sentence of ten Yeas
A post ofiee has been established 1
Warrendale, Grant county.
JohE Holmes. q eolOred man en-
pioyed at ArmOurs packing hous
kansas City, Kan, fell into vat Il
other day and was ssalded 70 death
The glucose works at Leavea wort
Will be abandoned The machines
Frank CarkIcy, OF Stockton, was IL
jured by a tra'n some time ago and Il
other night he took morphine and die
Kansas City, kaa.. claims that 81
will soon have the pension agency, no
at Topeka. removed to that city a.
that the ONCE OF the collector Of inte
nal reveifne-vyill also be located sher
Tbs latter ON &c is now at Leave
worth
The Kansas improved Stock breeder
association held an interesting NEE
log at Topeka on the 1sth. Many i
teresting papers were reaj.
About forty democratic editors q
tended the special meeting Of she dem
cratic editorial fraternity OF Kansas
Newton on January 8. There was
banquet ia the evening rendered
the citizens
WiIiism Kistler, The leader Of q
boys who recently assaulted aud cut q
throat of sils teacher % q Shawn
county school, was held in 3. COS bon
to appear for trial. The other two 30.