The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-09-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

A rich coal vein has been struck near
! Atchison.
Wichita celebrated labor day in great
shape. 1t was made general holiday.
Labor day was celebrated at Leaven-
worth by fine parade and other cere-
monies.
The state board Of pharmacy held q
meeting at Topeka last week. A large
number of applicants for diplomas as
practical pharmacists were examined
by the board
The Methodist conference (south) re.
Gently in session at Kansas City, Kan,
adopted resolutions favoring prohibi-
ton, and commended the attitude Of
Kansas toward the liquor traffic.
The residence of P. y. Niederlander,
at Wichita, was burned to the ground
the other morning with all its contents.
The explosion of a: lamp started the
fire. Loss, about $1,000; insurance,
$4,000.
Russell, son Of Thomas Gensler, Of
McLouth, while recently riding horss
in front Of a patent corn harvester, was
thrown and almost instantly killed.
The blade of the machine cut his throat
and completely severed his left arm.
The boy was 13 years old.
Law and order leagues and all tenn
perance societies, churches, Sunday
| schools and all organizations in sympa-
thy with the temperance cause are en-
titled to three delegates to the annual
meeting of the state temperance union
which meets at Topeka October ..
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session at Topeka, decided to esta blish
a school for the officers of the Kansas
National guard at Fort Leavenworth.
The school will be held one week in
| each year, and the Kansas guard Off
GERS will receive instructions from the
United States army officers.
Frank Raster accidentally shot and
| fatally wounded William Case, at
Leavenworth the other night. Raster
| and Case, each about 10 years, We're in
a,grocery store playing with revolver
which belonged to Raster. The weapon
| was discharged and Il ball entered
Cases breast just over the heart.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Kansas State Temperance union has
been called for October 2 and 5 at To-
peka These dates have been named sc
that persons desiring to attend may get
the benefit of the reduced railroad
| rates which will be given during that
week on account of the state fair.
The attempt of Congressman Cobb,
| of Missouri, to have the pension office
removed from Topeka to st. Louis
aroused the Kansas delegation to the
utmost activity in trying to prevent
the change. A protest signed by the
| Kansas members, as well as those from
| Colorado, Indian territory and New
| Mexico was fled with the department.
Mrs. j. NJ. Colts, of Topeka, was
cleaning bed with gasoline the other
night and had an open vessel filed
with gasoline at hand. Considera BILE
gas had generated, when her little son
came into the room and struck match.
| The entire room was in blaze imme-
| diately. Other members of the family
soon extinguished the flames, but Mrs
Colts was badly burned.
The boomers camp at Hunneweu
! was much excited last week over the
| killing of several fine horses and the
| hamstringing of sevesal others by shift
| less boomers, who claimed that no one
had a right to the advantage which
| possession of fast horse would prove
in the race for land. Strong talk of
| lynching was indulged in if the crime
could be properly located.
| About twenty-five Italian laborers on
| their way to Swift's packing house, in
Armourdale, to take the place of strik-
ers, were assailed by a crowd of stril1-
ers recently and driven out of Armour
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on the head by stone and a cash was
keAt in his scalp. After being driven
away the Italians crossed the stock
yards bridge and entered the packing
house through a rear gate.
Kansas banker. in replying to State
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal's cir
cular, says on the subject of balances
in New York banks: ''As long as the
state of Kansas establishes fiscal
agency at New York and pays for the
privilege, it seems to be necessary to
keep funds in New york, although
Kansas bankers prefere Chicago or St
Louis. The fiscal agency folly ought
to be abated and Topeka made the
point of payment of Kansas securi-
| ties"
A celery farmer near Leavenworth
| devoteS sixteen acres to the cultivation
| of that vegetable. He reckons on an
average yield of 250.000 stalks to the
acre, which is worth two cents stalk
| He has worked the land seven years,
and keeps it productive by scattering
| over it 700 loads of manure annually.
The business affords steady employ
ment to ten men besides himself, and
at times he employees as high as fifty
hands. He has soft snap" if all his
| expectations are realized.
Pensions were recently granted the
following Kansas veterans: Increase
Martin Parker, Eldorado; Adam Beatty,
Coffeyville; Charles Foveaux, Wamego;
Joseph j. PurlSey, Thayer; Ralph C.
Harper, Independence; Adam o. Hays,
Chautauqua. Mexican war widows
Mildred NJ. Hardesty. Elmdale. Orig
inal-David Hayes, Boicourt; John Nc
Bee, Topeka; James r. Keeney, Doni-
| phan. Reissue-David Fl. Rhoads. Con-
cordia- Original widows, etc.-Minors
of Zadock Rittinghouse, Boicourt; Julia
| Ann Scott, Topeka; Margret E. Kinzer,
Sedgwick; Matilda Cummings, juno
tion City.
| On the night of the Sd several masked
robbers held up the Frisco express
train near Mound Valley, killed Ex-
press Messenger Chapman and robbed
the passengers OF their money, watches
and other valuables. They them es-
capped
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