The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-05-13

W. II. Meyers, a Topeka man u years
old is missing
The recent heavy rains did considera-
ole damage in northwestern Kansas.
Appearances for the past few weeks
would seem to indicate that the vOca-
tion of the rain maker is good.
Z. T. Andrews. formerly of the un-
derta king firm of E. T, Andrews & Co,
North Topeka, shot and killed Sherman
Williamson, also formerly Of Topeka, at
St. Louis the other night. Jealousy the
cause,
Maj. Hudson, of the Topeka Capital,
was on the Santa Fe train that went
through bridge near Revere, Mo.
when so many were killed and injured,
but was unhurt. He was in the only
car that did not go down.
W. L. Newton, state chairman of the
prohibition party, announces that the
place of the meeting OF the prohibition
state convention has been changed from
Ottawa to RePresentive hail, Topeka.
The dates are July IL and IS.
a very singular coincidence occurred
at Kansas City, Kan, the other day.
Mrs. u. S. Cummins died in that city
very suddenly from heart trouble. The
fact was Immediately teiegraphed to
her brother at st. Louis. The wife of
the brother wired back that his death
from the same cause had taken place at
IL o'clock OF that night.
One-third OF Topeka was under water
on the night of the 4th. During the
day four inches of rain fell and by night
Shunganunga creek, which extends
around two sides of the city, had over
flowed its banks and its valley was from
half mile to mile in width. Probably
500 houses had from three inches TO a
foot of water on their floors.
The Interstate commerce commission
has announced its decision of the cases
brought by the Anthony Salt Co, and
other Knnsns salt manu- cturers against
the Missouri Pacific, and other Kansas
roads The case is dismissed as to
points in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska,
but it. is held that rates on salt TO
points south and southwest of Hutchin-
son. Kan, and St Louis, Mo, do con-
stitute undue preference in favor of
Michigan as against Kansas salt and
that they should be readiusted by the
Santa Fe system so that while Observ-
ing the law as to the long and short
haul the advantage OF distance belong
ing to Kansas salt fields shall be given
to them in any territory supplied by
lines which lie as near or nearer to
Hutchinson than St Louis.
The report OF. Chancellor Snow on e5-
periments with his chinch bug e1zterrni-
nator for the past year shows that field
experiments were made in nseventy-eight
counties in Kansas last year. The total
number of experiments made was ,2S1-
OF these 500 were successful, 137 were
failures and 129 were doubtful Expert
lnents made in other states bring the
total number that were successful up tC
1,O7l. In his summary of crops saved
as the result of his experiments Chan
cellOr Snow says; I'm making their re-
ports as to the benefit received from the
use Of the infection, 4s2 of the 1,OT1 sue
cessful experiments gave their own esti-
mates OF the number of bushels of grain
saved by the experiment The sum Oi
these estimates amounts in cash value
TO Ss7, ,244.1O, or an average of S1s1 fOI
each farmer. It is fair to presume that
this average may be fairly applied tC
the remainder of the 1,06S successful esl
peFiments. This would give an aggre
gate saving of sI83, sos. This amount
saved by the farmers means additional
profit for the railroads and the millers
so that S2OO, ,O00 is & very conservative
estimate of the actual value Of the sZ
periments in 1891"
tits stated that so many bills hav,
been introduced in congress by Kansa:
representatives to remove the charge o.
desertion and give e2-soldiers ciesl
records that G. A r. posts in Kansas
and several other western states arr
taking up the subject and petitiOninf
congress not to pass the bills.
4 landslide occurred on the ROel
L5iGIlQ rOaiQ'Et IuG 4oELn G1EG oH -<ee1f
engorth the other night that coveret
the track for distance Of several hun
dred feet
The freight and passenger depot a
Holiday burned about S o'clock the
other night. The fire caught in the OF
room The loss is &c. ,G0C.
The tllirty-eighth animal session o
The Congregational ministers an'
churches OF Kansas met at Salina on tn
sal with $50 representatives present
-rlss association was in session six days
IN a saloon at Caldwell the othe
nis ht- Bert williams a bartender, qgIaz
rel ed with Charles smith and shot hin
fr.sr tines-prol1ssbI fatally. Wnfam
He-l hut was soon after arrested
Eranlr I. Lynch editor Of the fsssyeu
worth Standard, died solnevs hat snectea
Iy IN that city Oh the 9Th he contrast
cd q cold at the SatiBa convention owe
which he presided, which developed in
20 pneumonia