The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-07-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Wichita is about to proceed against
physicians who failed to observe the
rules of the board of health.
AL the firemen of Salina have re-
signed because one of the papers scored
them for their conduct July 4.
Claude Stewart. a convict in the pent-
tentiary, made his escape the other
day. He had only about eight months
to serve.
Six Kansas banks, located at as many
towns, tailed on the 18th as result OF
the suspension of the Kansas City
National bank.
The financial furry resulted in the
suspension of the Northrup bank at
Kansas City, Kan, and also the Ar
mourdale bank.
Miss Jones'" who wrote that silly
letter to Chief Justice Horton, is pro-
nounced by private letter received at
Topeka to be a lunatic.
Among the banks carried down by
the late storm were the First national
and the Peoples savings at Fort Scott.
A run on the other banks, however,
was promptly met
Albert May, tough character, was
detected in the act of breaking into a
store at Leavenworth the other night
and captured by citizen who brought
him to time with a revolver.
Twenty-one military convicts from
Fort Sully, /. T., were recently brought
to Fort Leavenworth and placed in the
military prison. Most of them were
sent in for desertion and their sentences
range from one to five years.
dispatch received at Leavenworth
a few days ago stated that the board
of managers of soldiers homes had ex-
onerated Gov. A. J. Smith, of the home
Mt, Leaven worth, and recommended the
removal of Surgeon j. l.. Weaver.
A. l.. Davis, an express messenger
on the Santa Fe, was killed the other
morning at Hunnewell. He was lean
ing out of the car too far and was struck
on the head by coal chute, which
threw him under the moving train.
Joseph Ebler was terribly mutilate
with a razor while stupified by liquor,
at his home in Kansas City, Kan, the
other night and bled to death. Ills
wife is under arrest charged with the
crime. Ebler was 30 years of age and
his wife 40.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners has concluded the hearing of
testimony in the case of the city of
Wichita against the railroad compa nies
! centering there. The board has fixed
August 10 as the day for hearing final
arguments in the case.
! Attorney-General Little stated re-
Gently that his attention had been
, called to the fact that railroad COM
panies were operating coal mines in
violation of their charters, and that he
proposed to institute an investigation
with view of forcing forfeiture of
the charters of such companies as are
engaged in the coal business.
| The attorney-gencral has directed
Secretary of State Osborn not to char
ter any more bond Investment" com
panies. Several of these concerns are
already in operation. They promise to
make people rich in short time, but
people who have investigated their
manner of doing business claim they
cannot do-what they promise.
During the financial furry J. d. Car.
ter, stoclSman, drew his balance,
amounting to over s70O, from one OF
the banks at Wichita. Taking his
money home in the country, he deposit.
ed it in a fruit jar, and this he hid in a
| strawstack in his corral. A few nights
later the stack was struck by light
ming and the money went up in smoke.
Horace Rennie, of Springfield, Mo-,
died suddenly about ? o'clock the other
morning at hotel in Wichita. He ar.
arrived on a visit the day before and in
the evening retired in apparent good
health. Just before his death he awole
his wife and said he was i'll. and few
minutes later died. A post mortem ex-
animation showed that death resulted
from organic heart disease.
The state campaign on behalf of the
equal suffrage amendment to the CON
| stitution will be inargurated at Kan
| sas City, Kan, on the Goth and 3Oth OF
September, under the auspices of the
| voman's rights association. The vari
ous committees of the association will
continue the campaign vigorously from
that date until the November elect ion
| and will have the assistance of the
| most noted suffragists in the United
States. .s..
Warden Chase, of the penitentiary
has completed a report of the ha bit.
and inclinations of the inma ties of tha
institution, which shows some Gueel
facts. There are more country boy.
/ than town boys. They are divided
thus: City, go: town, 157; country, 2S1
D,.<,f ~ 90 H.
convicts, while 10 do not swear. Sever
hundred and six want to reform and
one says he does not. Three hundred
and fifty-six say they were led tt
crime through drink Tobacco is useG
by 603 of the men there, while 10
neither smoke nor chew. .i7.. 4. So
In marked contrast to Buffalo Bill.
| wild west show at Chicago is an exhibit
\ from the United States indian schoo
at Lawrence. Worlds fair visitors vii
| find this exhibit in the Indian schOo
building just west of the Krupp CUR
building. This building is set apar
] for exhibits from the various Indiar
schools, the school at Lawrence cxhib
iting from July 20 to August 1s. In
dian pupils, fifteen girls and fifteel
| DOyS, ana the twenty mem DerS OF thi
school military band will, in miniature
illustrate the methods of this grea
school for the education of the Indian
AS Cyrus Baldwin and his threshint
crew were recently crossing a bridg
near Mcpherson it gave way Tn
engine turned completely over and Mr.
Baldwin was caught under it Th
steam guage burst and he was literall..
scalded to death. He had not observed
the precaution to lay down planks be
fore crossing as the law requires. HI
i leaves a wife and one small child.
The members of the family nf w,
Robinson, a school janitor st Armour
dale, were all recently prostrated iron
I the effects of poison in their food, bu
none of the cases proved fatal Robin
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