The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-02-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

D HNa l.lI1a5as
] che peniteutiary.
The post Offices at Oliver, Haskell
! county and Pioneer, Rush county, have
J been discontinued.
! Burglars entered Perchin's iswclry
I store at Wichits the other night and
I stole $500 worth OF goods
I Shawnee couuty's population In
I creased nearly 10 per cent in the ten
I years between 1850 and 1890.
/ Scarlet fever was recently prevailing
I t1 a large extent at ArgeH tine Several
{ of the public schools wers closed
/ The people OF Topeka gave Judge
I Martin a grand reception and banquet
] on the evening following his election as
/ senator
! The clothing Of the zir-year-aId
! daughter OF GCrdsu Hamilton, a farmer
/ of Auchis1u county, caught fire while
I She was playing about the fire alone
I deuth
/ Peter Parse. a farmer living near
I Holtour attempted suicide the other
/ day telling his wife that he was tired
/ of life He shot himself through che
| LEFT breast The ball missed his heart
I two inches He was Intoxicated at the
| time
/ Gov LeweIIing has appointed s. W.
I Chase warden of the peuiteutiary- He
/ will take charge of the prison May l.
] The position pays g., 500. Niucty-tEreC
[ men are employed in the peniteutiary,
ninety of whom are appointed by the
| warden
! Senator umper has introduced "a bin
I iu the Kansas senate, by request pro
vidiug for o. board OF railway supervis-
or5 TO take the place of the state board
I of railroad commissioner Five dis
triets are formed and the Eve members
of the new board are TO be elected by
[ the vote of the people.
The populist sensational caucus az
Topeka nominated Judge John Martin
[ Tor senator on the fourteenth ballot.
/ The contest had been spirited from the
start. but the fight finally narrowed
I down between Frank uoster, of Marion
county and Judge Martin aud the baI-
i0t stoods Martin 4#i Doster. 49,
Allen II. Lewis, a farmer residing
near Downs committed suicide the
other day by hanging He went to
feed his horses about IL o'clock and
when his wife went to call him for
dinner she found him hanging ina the
barn dead He was o. prosperous young
man. was not cmbarra-sed i'm any way
aud no cause could be assigned for tho
suicide He leaves young wife.
Senator Prices bill providing chat
any educational institution of the state
having regular four years course cam
upon the proper graduation of stu-
dent, issuC 90 him three ur fve-ycaE
teachers certificate without requiring
an examination, has been favorabl re-
ported TO the senate, with an amend
meut that any person receiving O life
certificate who shall fail to teach for
five consecutive years shall forfeit such
certificate, and it can only be granted
90 him again after tuliug the regular
examination.
james Frost was recently found
and sentenced TO ten years In the peni-
tentiary. He insisted that hc was not
guilty and when returned co Jail h5 at
tempted TO commit suicide by cutting
his throat with razor One of the
prisoners was shaving. Frost was iu
the same cell smoking cigarette
When the prisoner finished using the
razor Frost arose and asked Tor 30. sav-
ing that be might as well shave of his
mustaahe now as to wait ti4l be got TO
the peuiteutiary. He took the razor
and cool!y cut o. cash across his throat
He was prevented from making another
/ cut by prisoners
r. j. Bliss made desperate attempt
TO kiln his wife at Wichita the other
day. About O year ago Bliss deserted
his yvi1c and none of the family knew
anything OF his whereabouts until re-
Gently when hc returned and attempted
o. reconciliation Failing iu this he
forced his way into his wife'a residence
one night, accused her of inhdelity and
threatened her life. lie drew pistol
with murlerous intent when his son
entered the room grappled with his
father and o. terrible conflict com
mauced between lhs two men, Bliss
shooting ait Ibis wife every time he could
get his arm free. None OF the shots
took effect and he was overpowered
and secured
The republicans of the senate and
l house met in joint alszion at Topeka
on the 2ath to elect United states
senator, but the session was five short
OF "a quorum and o resolution uFal
adopted declaring that 100 mem beers
holding legal certificates met iu joint
! assembly ON the 25th f0r the purpose OF
electiug a seuutorf that 90 OF these
Z legally elected mem ueEs were denied
I the right 20 votes that 80 these GO mem
bers had been permitted 90 vote no one
would have a majority and couse-
! uueutIv no election To was therefore
[ resolved that there had beuu no legal
election fnd that "vc enter our solemn
I protest against this revolutionary and
Illegal transaction, and instruct the
president of this Joint assembly TO APP
point a committee TO consist of tHrea
members of the house aud two mem bers
OF the 5luute 20 prepare formal state
meut and emphatic protest % the seu-
ate of the United States. to be signed
10y the members of this assembly. pro-
testing against the seating of John
Martin as senator from this state" The
republican Joint session tEeu adjourned
sine die.
The Kansas senate ON the oath passed
Z Senator O'Lirvlu's con current reslIutiou
I petitiouiug tine United States senate 60
amend tine Cherozes strip bin so
as % allow an persons who have held
] government lands and have lost them
I by mortgage foreclosure drought ur
Z voluntary relinq uisHmsut 20 partici-
pate iu the opening OF Che strip.
The Bank OF Rossviile has been char
I tered, eza mined into by Bank Gcmml1-
Z ziouer Johnson, approved and opened
[ for business
The republican caucus at Topeka on
the 24th dropped George w. Crane aa
! the nominee for state prluter and acm--
( mated J.. TX. Hudson by "a vote OF 55 % l5.
Coutri buttons to the fuud for THE BEN
eft Of the victims ct the Dalt ton raid at
I CoHevFilie continue 90 come iu- The
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