The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-12-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

A man settled in Reno county ten
years ago whose sole capital consisted
OF 10 cents and three old mares Now
he owns farm of $40 acres, free of
debt. with a house on 1t costing SL3UJi
5000 bushels of gran, a lot of stock
farming machinery etc Kansas is
good enough for linn.
In the case against Fred Bassstts son
Of Judge Bassetts of Lawrence, charged
with shooting two university students
who We're crossing his fathers yard,
the jury brought in verdict of guilty
of assault with a deadly weapon under
cirCumst stances that would have ConsLi-
tuted manslaughter in the fourth de-
gree had death resulted.
The board of railroad commissioners
handed down a decision on the com
plant of the citizens OF Formosa
against the Chicago, Rock Island d5 Pa
cifc railway, in which it is held that
railroad companies have the right to
operate through trains for the benefit
of long distance passengers and cannot
be compelled t. stop at small stations.
Gov Smith, OF the soldiers home, has
formally preferred charges against Sur
geoH j. L. Viewer, of the home, and the
board of managers viii make careful
investigation into the matter. The
nature of the charges has not been
made public, but it has been known for
some time that strained relations ez-
listed between the governor and some
members of his staff.
FOotpads have lately been so bold at
Hutchinson that all able bodied citi-
zeus were compelled to carry arms.
One night j. +, Plate, n merchuut was
stopped on his way home and relieved
of about S5O1 by two footpads. The
next night "a struuger was held up on
Main street. and an aged lady uamed
HHrdicastIe was robbed of about $500
leaving her in destitute circumstance.
At the late meeting of the Social
Science club at Topeka, Mrs George
W. Winans, of Junction City, presented
a petition asking railroad companies to
abolish the smoking compartment in
sleeping cars Mrs. Noble PrCntiss of
fered petition asking for legislation
in favor of women 1t asked the lcgis-
lature to enact a law requiring the gov
erHOr to appoint two women as mem-
bers of the state board of charities, and
that at least one woman physician be
employed in each insane asylum
The official returns of the late cleo
tious in the state, except four counties,
give w. A. Harris for congressman at
large 1876 $685. George T. Anthony, l50,-
GIG Plurality for Harris 5,9TT, which
will be slightly increased. The plural
ity for LcwellinE and the other peo-
pies party candidates is about $500.
LeweIHngs absolute majority is about
800. The legislature viii stand: SEN
ate, pOpuIists, 25; republicans Is.
House, republicans, 90; pOpuLsus, 5si
democrats, 8; independent, l. tie, 1, Civ
ing the straiEht-out democrats practi-
cauy the balance of power.
The forthcoming report of the super
intcudent OF public instruction VIII
show that there are 9,I23 organized
z-r.T-e. as a..
school population between the ages of
3 and 21 years of sos 50r, of which PSF,
6Ts are males and pa, l23 females This
is an increase over the school Dopula-
tion of last year of 1910. There are
enrolled in the public schools 3s2, ,225
pupils of which 1875, cas- are males and
Is6, ls2 females. The number of teach
ers employed in the public schools is
1l,l5l. The average wages of male
teachers is s42, IS per month"; female
teachers, S35-42 per month.
The vote on the constitutional con-
ventiOu was very Close-pTo baby not
over 800 either way The lawyers dis
agree in their Interpretation of the pro-
vision for calling a convention. Attor-
uey-Geueral Ives holds that the clause
which reads If O majority of ali the
electors voting at such an election shall
vote for a convention the legislature
SHALL at tho next session, provide for
calling the same" means the vote on
the constitutional proposition and not
tho total vote cast Other lawyers in-
terpret it TO mean a majority of all the
electors voting. However, later re- turns
seemed to defeat the amendment
Bert Brown, one of the Conway
Springs burglars convicted "a few days
ago and sentenced TO term in the
state penitentiary, displayed astonfsh-
ing boldness while en- route to prison.
On the road to Lcavenworth, although
handcu fed, he robbed "a passenger of
s1H. Brown noticed a man on a seat
in front of him wrap some money up in
a handkerchief He changed his seat
and sitting down beside the man enc
gagged him in conversation and succeed
ed iu getting the handkerchief contain
ing the money. On being accused of
the theft Brown 1aughiugly- admitted
it and said he wanted to turn one moro
trick before being locked mp.
A comparative report of the industries
OF Wichita as given ont by the census
Office is: For ISs0-Eum Der of estalB-
lishmeuts reported, ass capital invested,
$3.50 s525; number of hands employed, ITs;
wages paid s78, 124; value of materials
used, 1855, 1856 value of product, Ss4I,-
Ja2; population, 4,gII; assessed vuIua-
ton, S622 O9T; municipal debt $1,000.
For 1sg0-Eum of industries re-
ported, 42; number of esta bisbmcuus
reported, 1J7; capital, s., $50, 023; hands
employed, 1,3S3; wages paid, S7GH 08I;
cost of materials used, s5, 200, #-G; mis-
ceIlaucous expenses, S2TI, 12I= value Of
product, SATI9,885; population, 28 s53i
assessed valuation, So, ,537, ,O25i municipal
debt, S549, ,28A
William Simmons, a trader at Hop
lzins, in the Cherokee strip, arrived at
Anthony with a seveu-foct panther.
which he had killed "a few miles south
of the line The animal appeared at
Hopkins and killed an Indian child.
simmons pursued the animal to its
death
a petition is being circulated in
Atchisou asking the appointment of
L. c. Sceva as a supreme court COM
missioner under the Lewelliug admin
istratiol. Sceva was the peoples party
candidate for district judge in the re-
cent contest. but was defeated bv TV. D.
Webb, republican He was formerly a
democrat
Otis Potter, one of the oldest settlers
I of Lawrence, fell dead the other day
while standing in the natural history
Q 81 D. 90. 60.