The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-08-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS


ID O. has been appointed 20 solicit sub
scrlptlous from hausaus at the national
capital TO aid the Plum b monument to
be erected at Emporia 10y tha Plumb
Monument association.
Charles MLlsap, a young man, was
recently bitten by o. rlttLesuaI-a near
Edwardsviller and came near losing his
life The snake was an uuus51aIIv lac
one measuring eight inches iu circuu-
ference. 1t was killed.
The republicans of shawnee county
viii nominate their candidates E1r
Judge of the district court and state
senator by the Crawford primary cleo
tiou system, the time for holding the
primaries having been fixed for Au-
gust 90
A Kansas man who has learned that
his hope OF getting into the legislature
Is an 'iridescsut dream" consoles him
SELF with the reelection that. counting
all Of his necessary announcements, cleo
tioueering and other expenses, the av-
erage Kansas legislator is left Just
tllS5O in the hole. besides his loss of
time
Henry Jackson, colored, shot and
killed his wife at Kansas City. Kan. on
the night of the 2Gth. The two mad
separated and on the evening of the
murder jackson suddenly appeared at
the house OF his wife aud dragging her
into the back yard shot her four times,
causing her death The murderer was
promptly arrested
The other evening JeH Mcmillan, OF
Lawrence, was taken violently insane
and began TO smash the furniture in
his house, Mcmillan, who is a very
large and powerful man, made such a
desperate fight that the sheriff was
obliged to call assistance. After hard
struggle the maniac was Gverpuwcred
and taken to the jail.
The other morning the barn of Mr..
A. g. McAiuds a farmer living about
seven miles northwest of Smith Center,
was burned Co the ground, also six head
Of horses that were in the barn at the
time OF the fire. One belonged Co
neighbors who were sitting up with the
farmers sick daughter Children play
ing with matches started the fire
Miss Mary T. SGmsou, only daugh-
ter Of Prot f. l.. Stimsou, of Law
renee was killed in that city the other
day by jumping from q buggy. Miss
Stimsou and several others We're ont
riding when the horses became fright
ened and started to run The young
lady jumped out and falling on her head
broke her neck. She was % years of
age and "a graduate of the university.
The annual statement OF the United
States pension agency In Topeka shows
year reached nearly EI5, 600, 600. The
Topeka agency makes payment for the
states of Kansas. Missouri, Colorado,
Arkansas New AIezico and the Indian
territory and the report shows that
this agency leads ali others ia the
United States in the amount paid out
During the recent severe weather the
local physician of the Santa Fe road
caused work In the railroad yards at
Topeka to be suspended, and General
Manager Robinson, Of the Santa Fe,
sent word to the men that if the
weather continued hot work In the shop
and yards would bo abandoned, so far
as possible. but that no man would be
docked for his time on account of his
inability to work.
The total deposits of the Kansas
banks including individual deposits
banks and bankers deposits, demand
certificates and time certificates ut the
four calls made by Mr. johnson, state
bank examiner, are as follows; October
13, 1891, SO, yz8, 1881 january ., 1892,
sl7, 377 5T7. 9Oi March 90, 1892, sIs,I2l,-
sS9.4s June 4, 1892, SIS #S#, so g. The
total number of banks reporting, Pri-
vate and state was 443.
An attempt win be made to- secure
the arrest OF r. C. Meade, the Atchisou
insurance agent who disappeared some
time ago taking with him several thou
sand dollars belonging to Atchisou
women, who had entrusted him with
the money for Investment A subscrip-
tiou paper is being circulated to raise
reward money and Che county commits
siouers will be asked to appropriate
$500 for the purpose. The A. o. ". W.
will also take steps to secure Meadc's
arrest 1t is believed that he has gone
TO some foreign country.
william Fleming. a carpenter en-
VII % r.H
arrested i'm Kansas City kan, the other
morning ON a warrant sworn out fr
Texas charging him with forging deeds
to property In the Lone Star state. BE
was turned over to an officer from
Texas who took him 90 that state for
trial The arrest of Fleming brings &c
light a gigantic scheme laid by a mum.
Der OF sharpers for dispostug of eEteu.
sive lands belonging to other parties by
forging deeds TO the same and thus
realizing q FooGIy profit
A religious debate at a country ch urch
few miles from Hutchinson between
two ministers, one of the Methodist
and the other of the Christian faith.
mad a trlglc termination the other
night AS J.. W. Randall, who defend
ed the Christian doctrine, was compIet-
ing hts argument he dropped dead.
When the aWe-stricxeu spectators had
recovered their presence OF mind q
physician was summoned. who pro-
nCuuced death the result OF heart fail
ure- The remains OF the deceased min
lister were shipped TO Paris, No. hia
home.
According to reports received from
grain men who have returned from the
western part OF the state the corn crop
OF that section which promised go well
a short time ago viii be practically
total failure There had been no rain
for some time and the hot winds from
the Panhandle had withered all the
fields
1t is now known that Richard @.
Meade, the missing Atchisou insurance
agent, has gone 20 England and q de-
tecLlvs agency has offered TO bring him
back for $500 That amount was raised
In Atchisou on the streets in about two
h0urs- It is believed that his liabilities
viii reach $4,000.
Lezveuworth VIII surely have her
COMPRISED air railroad The company
which IS TO build it has gaUg, 600 ia the
bank 20 pay for Its construction, it is
said