The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-03-10

Cowioy, Chautauqua, EIE, Harvey. Harper
Sedgw!clz and sumner.
sIIaceIIaueous
The street railways at Eeaveuworth
have been merged into one company
The ice gorge in the ILagv river above
Lawrence broke and passed a. way with
out doing any damage.
James Mcpherson, "a wealthy farmer
residing near Wichita was gored TO
death by a vicious bull the other day.
While nen were lately removing a
pile of manure in an alley at Wichita
they dug mp part Of a human skeleton
with portions of clothing stiu covering
it,
After an Illness of only three days
Samuel Houcls, wholesale and retail
hardware merchant OF wichita and
president of the Kansas National bank
died in that city the other day OF pueu-
mouia-
The sheriff of Atchison county has
gone to Los Angeles, Cal, in response
TO "a telegram stating that r.. NJ Fow-
Ter, the lawyer who recently ran away
from AtGhison, leaving his family and
many debts behind, had been arrested
The sheriff was armed with a warrant
charging Fowler with embezzlemeut
Pending action in the supreme court
to decide which was the legal house
State Treasurer Biddie refused to pay
out moaey on an appropriation made
by the senate aud populist house for
the regents of the state normal sch5ol-
The bill was signed by the governor,
and had been published i'm the official
state paper.
March 1 was payday in the state
house at Topeka and every officer and
employe in tho building received his or
her money except Railroad Commis-
siouers HAN and Vincent and their con-
ArHHI
demand was made for these salaries
and none will be until the supreme
court passes upon the disputed question.
Mrs. Mary E. Lease has been Gp-
pointed a member of the state board OF
charities by Gov Lswelling. Senator
NJ A. Householder, of Cherokee and
W. S. Waite, of Lincoln were also ap-
pointed on the board the three ap-
poiutees to take the places OF J.. X
Kirk, OF Garnetti II. f. Rhodes, of
Frankfort, and NJ NJ. Miller, of Usage
City.
At the ANIMAL meeting of the A. O.
o. W. of the state held at Hutchinson
officers were elected as follows: r. q.
Murphy, of LeavenEvorth, @. NJ vs.
". NJ. Wallace, OF Kingman, c. Il. b.;
f. Bailey, of Persons, O.. %. E.; NJ.
ForGe. of Emporia, G.. r.; r. a. Beck,
of Topeka, O.. receiver; NJ. Delauo. of
Frankfort, O.. c. Hugh Stewart, of
Council Grove, c. w; ID. S. Casseu, of
Beueville, g. II. : DIR. A. w Mckinney,
of Hutchinson, c. NJ ID.
The February weather report OF
Chancellor Snow, OF the state univer-
sity, suyss "The month was character
lied by a low temperature, @ high bar
ometer, "a high wind velocity and a
heavy snow fall The mean temper
ature is the lowest since 1855. and has
been exceeded bat three times in the
fvFa III
fall is nearly twice the average, being
the heaviest since 1Ss5. and has been
exceeded but three times on our record
Alta recent meeting of delegates of
the various Orgu uizations of railway
employees, held at Wichita, plans were
perfected to form a vast federation OF
employees of all the mechanical depart
mcuts of the Santa Fe system A spe-
cial committee was appointed TO draw
mp articles to govern "a system of tsder-
alton, to include all the employees OF
the Santa Fe system proper and ali
operated lines and the report of this
committee will be submitted to the
subordinate lodges for condemnation
On the 25th the new popuiist railroad
missiouers, headed by Secretary OF
State Osborne, marched into the rail-
road commissioner Office at Topeka
and demanded possession of the rooms
and furniture COMMISSIONS Mitchell
and Secretary Charles Elliott were che
only persons 10 the office at the time.
e1z-Gov Anthony aud Commissfouer
Greeue being absent The secretary of
state handed Mr. Mitchell tine rssolu-
tiuns adopted by. the execut tive council, I
declaring the old commissioner omces
vacant aud demanding possessiou OF
the rooms and furniture. Mr.. Mitchell
refused TO give possession, declaring
the executive council had no right 20
remove him- The courts will have 70
decide this case also.
Secretary of State Osborne was the
drst of the state officers to officially
'recoEuize the Douglass house of repre-
sentative A requisitiou for some pa
per for the use of the clerk was drawn
on him by Speaker Douglas aud was
duly houoFed-
upsrintendeut of Insurance Mcbride
has refused TO Fe-licenss the CONNER
-ciai Dniru Assurance Co Of London.
Englauis and the Peoples tire Iusur-
ance Co 0f Manchester. N. H-, 20 do
business in the state The companies
are charged with violating the law
which forbidz eoGrpaniez to write poll
eiez on Kansas property except through
agents residing 80 the state
The report OF Bank Commissions
johnson makes q reu5tlrltab-e showing.
l'ae Increase ef deposits in the state
banks over the report made last Sep
--A--al- ~ a-A---as r-a e--a- WV A. ---- a.
considered a very ans showing and far
exceeds any previous report made 20
the bank cGnmissioleE
g. rasolut5ou has been introduced into
sue legislature EooiziuR 70 an iuvestiga-
ton ~ lhu state grliu Inspector BE IS
charged Egitllsa.ctl l.- e- tort cls-e leaa-
I-ol Giin, superintendent OF schools
ia 8ausas City. hEn.i las been lp-
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