The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

pany.
Frank Newcomer, living one. mile
south of Enterprise, was shot and in-
stantly killed by his insane brother
Edward the other morning. Edward
had been but short time previous re-
turned from the insane asylum as
cured.
Alexander johnson, a Leavenworth
negro had quarrel with Thomas Nc
Guire, white man, and attempted to
shoot him. He missed his mark and
shot John Krohn, a bystan Ter, intiict-
ing a wound on the arm. johnson then
took leg bail.
James Fry, formerly an employe in
the Santa Fe boiler shops at Topeka,
has sued the company for SIS. 900 dam
ages Fry claims permanent injuries,
the result of working inside 4 boiler
while red-hot rivets were thrown in by
other workmen.
The state board of public works and
board of regents of Kansas university
met in joint session at Lawrence few
days since to consider plans for a new
electrical, engineering and physics
! building, to be erected for the univer-
sity at cost of 500, 900.
William sBoiine, of Jolly, Ia, died
suddenly on 4 Rock Island train near
! Lost Springs the other afternoon. lie
was on his way to spend the winter
with brother at Wichita, who was at
the depot to meet him and who knew
nothing of his sillness until he saw the
corpse being lifted from the train.
Internal revenue collections for tho
district of Kansas for November
amounted to $50, 763. AZ and were dis
tributed as follows: Oleomargarine
stamps, 81, 439. 40; special tax stamps,
s3,6O7.34; tobacco, s23s.20; cigars and
cigarettes, S5,O3s. so; beer stamps,
s337.63; collections on lists, Sl12.35
In response to an inquiry relative to
the liability under the state law of Off
GERS of national banks who receive de-
posits after the bank is in failing con-
dition. Attorney-General Little main
tains that while the offense is not made
punishable by the United States law,
the officers are amenable to the state
law in such cases.
H. c. Landers. the Topeka colored
hotel waiter who lately murdered an
ether waiter named Howard and then
fled, was found in a hay stack near town
four days later in badly frozen con-
dition Both feet were SO badly frozen
that the limbs could not be saved. and
a day or two after he was taken to Jail
he died from the effects of his exposure.
The first week in December deaths
occurred in Leavenworth city and
county at an alarming rate. no less
than twenty dying in ten days Most
of them were among old persons, the
grippe, coupled with other complaints,
having been the chief cause. The dis
ease was almost epidemic and every
physician in the city and country was
kept busy night and day.
Mrs Luther Orr. % years old, commit
ted suicide at her home in Fort Scott
the other afternoon by cutting her
throat with a razor. She committed
the deed while standing in her parlor
holding her mo1th-old baby in her
arms When neighbors were attracted
by the infants screams her lifeless
body was found lying in its own gore
on the floor across the child. Moment
ary insanity is attributed as the only
cause for the act
The report of the state treasurer
shows that the receipts during Novem
ber were s44.T77.16, disbursements
S12O, 4S7. 50, and the balance at the close
of the month, s67S, 731.5o. The receipt!
in the general revenue fund were s33,
76G 81. against S15,33L7t for October
: | The disbursements from this fund wer
: s91, ,S75, against s112, 1Ss of the previou
month. Bonds to the amount of Sl4, So
were purchased during November, an'
$40, 100 of bonds were paid off.
S Recent reports from western kansa
, | indicate that the people are sufferin.
: for want of fuel, and the late blizzar,
= swept across the barren plains wher'
: hundreds of families were without fue
s to keep them warm. A citizen O
4 Cheyenne county reported hundreds o
| families in the northwestern countie
e in need of fuel who have not a doila
with which to buy it. or the necessarie
S of life. They are the poorer classe
n and they have not been able to leav
n the country.
e The executive committee OF tn
o State Editorial association met at To
= pelsa the other day and arranged
: programme for the annual meetin
e to be held at Hutchinson Januar
k 22 and %. The following person
e have been invited to read papers: E "
= Howe, of Atchison; Mrs. Flora Hogbir
e of Sabetha; T. w. Morgan, of Eurek;
= W. L. Brown, of Kingman; j. A. Rey
:, nolds. of Newton: Victor Murdock. {
r Wichita; John Mcdonald, of Topek;
= Fred Haughawaut, of COTS. Ex-Senato
Ingalls, has been requested to delivs
y an address
d E. r. Westfall, who is wanted for a
e attempt to defraud the Topeka pensio
is agency out of SO. 900 by forgery Will
> employed there as clerk, has bee
: arrested at Ponca Springs, Col Th
= United Stat s authorities have bee
y hunting for Westfall ever sine he my
Is teriously disappeared, and it was fina
: ly through the pension agency that h
o whereabouts were ascertained. He is
Il pensioner, and had the nerve to sen
l. a voucher to the Topeka agency, whic
q contained his street and number
a Denver and from this he was traced
Il Ponca Spring.
d Gov Lewelling has offere a rewal
of $500 for the arrest of ii. c. Lan1er
II the colored waiter who murdered Ale
y ander Howard. another waiter, at Il
l. Throop hotel Ia Topeka short tin
ago
L K F. King, q well known citizen
70 North Topeka, was found dead in Z
barn the other day. He had suffer-
some of late from heart disease. whi,
q " evidently caused his death. He was
" years old and leaves family.
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