Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

1t is stated that all the employees at
the penItentiary threaten to walk out
II the present warden is removed.
A man settled in Reno county ten
years ago whose sole capital consisted
OF 10 cents and three old mares Now
he owns a farm of 40 acres, free of
debt. with a house on it costing $1,000,
5000 bushels of grain, a lot of stock,
farming machinery, etc Kansas Is
good enough for him.
In the case against Fred Bassett, son
OF Judge Bassett, of Lawrence, charged
with shooting two university students
who were crossing his fathers yard,
the jury brought in verdict of guilty
OF assault with deadly weapon under
circumstances that would have cousti-
tuted manslaughter in the fourth de-
gree had death resulted.
The board of railroad commissioners
handed down decision on the COM
plant of the citizens of Formosa
against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific 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 TO stop at small stations.
Gov. Smith, of the soldiers home, has
formally preferred charges against Sur
geon j. L. Viewer, of the home, and tho
board Of managers will 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 ex-
listed between the governor and some
members of his staff.
Footpads have lately been so bold at
Hutchinson that all able-bodied citi-
zens were compelled to carry arms.
One night ]. T. Plate, merchant, was
stopped on his way home and relieved
of about 5000 by two footpads. The
! next night a stranger was held up on
Main street, and an aged lady PANIED
Hardicastle was robbed of about $500,
leaving her in destitute circumstances.
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 Prentiss of
fered petition asking for legislation
in favor of women. 1t asked the legis-
lature to enact law requiring the gov
ernor 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
tions in the state, except four counties,
give w. A. Harris for congressman at
large 156, 1913; George T. Anthony, $780,
GIG. Plurality for Harris, 5,977, which
will be slightly increased The plural
ity for Lewelling and the other peo-
pies party candidates is about 4,50O.
dwellings absolute majority is about
500. The legisla ture will stand: SEN
ate, populists, 25; republicans, Is.
House, republicans, 62; populists, So;
democrats, 3; independent, L; tie, 1, Civ
ing the straight-out democrats practi-
cally the balance of power.
The forthcoming report of the super
intendent of public instruction will
show that there are 8, 1913 organized
| school districts in the state and a total
school population between the ages of
and 81 years of 49S, Sol, of which 254,-
67s are males and 244 123 females. This
is an increase over the school popula-
ton of last year of 1,6TO. There are
enrolled in the public schools 3S2, 225
pupils of which 195, O43 are males and
1856, 1872 females. The number of teach
ers employed in the public schools is
IL, ISL. The average wages of male
teachers is $40. Is per month: female
teachers, s35. 40 per month
The vote on the constitutional con-
vention was very close-prob baby not
| over 500 either way The lawyers dis
! agree in their Interpretation of the pro-
vision FOR calling convention. Attor-
| ney-General Ives holds that the clause
| which reads: eff a majority of all the
| electors voting at such an election shall
! vote for a convention, the legislature
shall, at the next session, provide for
| calling the same," means the vote on
! the constitutional proposition and not
| the total vote cast Other lawyers in
| terpret it to mean a majority of all the
electors voting However, later returns
seemed to defeat the amendment
Bert Brown, one of the Conway
| Springs burglars convicted few days
| ago and sentenced to term in the
state penitentiary, displayed astonish-
| ing boldness while en- route to prison.
| On the road to Leavenworth, although
handcuffed, he robbed passenger of
S14. Brown noticed a man on seat
| in front of him wrap some money up in
| a handkerchief He changed his seat
| and sitting down beside the man en-
1
! ed in getting the handkerchief contain
| ing the money. On being accused of
| the theft Brown lauehingly admitted
| it and said he wanted to turn one moro
| trick before being locked up.
comparative report of the industries
| of Wichita. as given out by the census
! Office is: For 1SSO-Number of estab-
lishments reported, 4S; capital invested,
| 1853, 525; number of hands employed, us;
wages paid S12, 724: value of materials
used, $685., 7S5; value of product, $751;
0g2: population, 4,911; assessed valua-
| ton, 1922. 097; municipal debt, $1,000.
For 1S90-Number of industries re-
| ported, 40; number of establishments
| reported. 1O7; capital, 81, $50, 029: hands
employed, 1883; wages paid, s764 034;
cost of materials used. s., o6O, 4.6; mis-
.ellaneous expenses, S271 ,02l; value of
product, s4.719. 336: population, %. S53;
assessed valuation, 50, 81, 024; municipal
debt, s549, 23i
William Simmons, trader at Hop
kins, in the Cherokee strip. arrived at
Anthony with seven-foot panther,
which he had killed few miles south
of the line The animal appeared at
uool~;1e ,nd lr;Ilo1 an Indian child