The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-11-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

publican ticket. instead OF divid- -ng, al
at first reported. So did Wyandotte
county.
Another lunatic escaped from the
asylum at Topeka the other day. His
name is Louis Earlewine, an incurable,
from Atchison county.
The plaster mill and warehouse at
Blue Rapids burned early the other
morning, together with five Central
Branch cars. The loss was $40. 900.
| The Atchison county high school
building, near Efingham, was burned
the other night, and a few days later
the Cook hotel at Eff1ingham was
+, burned.
! In a row over a game of cards in
: Lawrence the other night George Sui
Ivan, white man, and Snow Sparks.
colored tough, got into wrangle and
Sparks shot Sullivan in the left side,
severely wounding him Sparks was
arrested.
| The attorney-general has directed
, the county attorney of Wyandotte
county to prosecute the policy and lot
terry dealers in Kansas City, Kan, and
the governor has directed the police to
close up their shops lively war is
expected.
Bob jackson was recently arrested at
Galena charged with participating in
the Mound Valley train robbery. Will
liam Cradburn, who is in Jail on the
same charge, has been identi ed by
lady who was on the train, as one OF
the robbers.
The post office at Americas was en-
tered the other night by burglars who
robbed the money drawer of the drug
store in which it was located and at
tempted to blow open the post office
safe, but the explosion reused the town
and the robbers fed.
Forty-one thousand bushels of seed
wheat have been forwarded to the inn
poverished settlers of western counties
by the secretary of the state board Of
railroad commissioners. This in addi-
ton to what has been sent by the rail-
roads and secret societies.
Peter Barker, at one time promi-
nent business man of Kansas City,
Kan, but whose business had col
lapsed, was recently Jailed in Kansas
City, Mo-, for stealing pocketbooks
from ladies on the streets. His friends
believed that business reverses had un-
balanced his mind.
: A verdict of acquittal was returned
at Wichita in the case of Howard Greer,
: the telegraph operator of E Dorado
who was charged with being one of the
men engaged in the big United States
, express robbery in July last Greer
confessed at the time of his arrest, but
, his statement was not allowed in evil
tience as it was 81 Rown that he had been
l promised protection by the officers of
, the express company. Of the five men
t arrested three have been tried and two
= acquitted.
; The wife of railroad employe at To-
peka suddenly confronted youth Of
: IS years at his place of business in that
t city the other day and belabored him
l with rawhide. She accused him of
: indulging too freely in improper re-
: marks about herself and family. The
young man fled and will tarry in
!, Jericho until his beard be grown and
}. his wounds healed. In due time he
e will learn that silence is golden-espe-
cially when an irate woman is around
l. with horse whip
It An important missionary convention
was held at Kansas City. Kan. Novem.
;, Der 1, 2 and 3, under the auspices o.
). the Episcopal church of Kansas. The
e work of the Woman's auxiliary
Il Daughters of the King and St. An
drew's brotherhood was ably set fortf
by eminent speakers and much inter
est was taken in the proceedings
During the session addresses wert
Q made by Bishops Thomas, of Kan
i sas; Tuttle, of Missouri; Atwell, OF
l Isccor,xs of n1y1a
homa.
General Manager Crawford, of thu
e Kansas State Fair association, has file(
a petition in the district court at To
Il peka for the appointment of a receives
s. for the company. He alleged in hi
y petition that the fair had been finan
a cial failure for the last two years. ant
l. that on account of the financial strin
% gency the association is unable to NEE
its obligations, and a receiver shoult
It be appointed to preserve the assets o
t. the association. Judge Hazen grantet
10 the petition and appointed W. A. Sell
t. as receiver, fixing his bond at s25, 900.
l. George McNoun, the escaped lunati
l. who had been terrorizing the farmer
l. of the country five miles north of To
n peka for a month, the other morning
1t went to the farm of his brother, Johl
ID McNoun, and attacked his brother witt
a club. knocking him senseless II
If also shot a farmer, named White, in tn
u leg. Johns son came to the rescue an
IF shot at his crazy uncle, knocking hi
It hat off and causing blood to flow fror
his head. The lunatic fed to the wood
" and was few days later captured nea
" Lecompton. He was armed with sew
ID eral revolvers.
a. J. P. Salisbury, farmer 60 year
1t old, was lately taking load of hay t
,r Leavenworth and in descending th
r. heavy hill of Pilot Knob ne was fo
le lowed by teamster having load c
ID wood, when the brake in the WOO
it wagon gave way and the wagon dashe
a. against the load of hay. Mr.. Salisbur
was hcrled to the ground. lightin
il squarely upon his head, receiving il
he juries which soon resulted in his deati
u He was one of the original settlers
m Leavenworth county. having PR
it empted. the farm that he resided on a
the time of his death
Of By the latest returns the republican
c. claim the election of A. ont of GO
al county officers. conceding 130 to th
K, populists and twenty-three to the den
ocratS This gives the republicans
,e gain of eighty-6ve over the election
i. 1891. loss of sixty to the pOpuliS1