The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-10-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Medicine Lodge had $4,000 incen.
diary fire the other day.
The Sterling electric light plant Wal
recently destroyed by fire.
Frank Smith, of the Wichita Beacon,
is dead. He was born in Ohio in 1252.
The senate, on the Goth, unanimously
confirmed the nomination Ct GOV, G..
". Click as pension agent at Topeka.
The National bank of Hutchinson,
that closed during the panic in July,
but resumed August Z, has again closed
it's doors.
Warden Chase, of the penitentiary, /.
now said to be prepared to capture with
bloodhounds all prisoners who escape
from that institution.
Fl. N. Cans, who was probate judge
of Cowley county fpr number OF
years, was recently killed By a run
away team in the state of Washington
Owing to. insufficient appropriations,
the pay OF employees at the federal
building in Topeka has been reduced
to such figure that the engineer has
resigned.
While recently attempting to eject 4
gang of tramps from Frisco box cal
n ear Mound Valley Brakemen Welch
and Deegan were shot, probably fatal
ly, by one of the gang.
The house of Mrs. Henderson, a
Nortonville widow aged 20 years, was
recently burned. The property was
not insured and the citizens met and
subscribed $3.50 to build her home.
Fourth.elass postmasters lately ap
pointed for E,ansas: At Grenola, ELL
county, c. Williams; at Latham, But
Ter county, W. Patterson; at Talmage
Dickinson county, H. Moyer;,, at West
ern Park, Elk county, Alice Coy.
An east-bound Union Pacific freight
train was recently wrecked at Bavari;
and the engineer, Frank Schuyler, wa.
killed and Brakeman ]. B. Craft seri
ously injured. Nine cars loaded will
salt and California fruit were wrecked
Frank S. Westfall, state norma
school student, son of T. N. Westfall
of Howard, while making a rush iu 4
foot ball game on the normal groundl
at Emporia, the other night, was
thrown on his head and fatally in
jured.
In the district court at Wichita DR.
George F. Lewis was acquitted of the
charge of criminal libel preferred
against him by his cousin, Col Hiram
W. Lewis, until lately president of the
Kansas national bank and of the Inter
national Loan & Trust Co.
A Leavenworth court has decided
that whisky Sold or contracted for il
Missouri cannot be shipped into Kan
sas in concealed packages to hold thi
receiver responsible for the debt. The
case involves $50, 900 and will probably
finally reach the supreme court of the
United States.
Miss Nellie Smith, daughter Of Fl. j
Smith, residing about nine miles south
east of Topeka, died very suddenly
about 6 o'clock the other night She
was getting supper and complained o
not feeling we'll With that remail
she turned and walked upstairs to he1
room. She lay down on the bed ant
was dead in five minutes.
r. P. Beeler, aged SIS, committed sui
eide at North Topeka the other day BY
shooting himself. He was the fathel
| OF nineteen children and was living
with his fourth wife. He left not.
saying he was tired OF life and discour
aged because his present wife was plan
ming to talse trip to the south for hcl
health. His mind had been unbal
anced several years
George r. Lasserr, supposed to b.
from Vernon county, Mo, from papers
found on him, was found dead the othe,
morning in the eastern part of Sedg
wick county. He had evidently beer
in camp near where his body was found
No marks of violence were discovered
and heart disease was supposed to havt
caused his death. A boomers outfi
and some horses and oxen were found a
short distance from the road where th4
body lay.
During the panic in july an AtchisoI
county farmer named Dressiel drew
81, 0G5 out of an Atchison bank an6
placed it In a box in the vaults of the
Safety Deposit Co., of the same city
The other day he unlocked the bo,
only TO find that his money was gone
Tie managers of the company coult
only account for its Disappearance.
upon the theory that some one hat
made duplicate key to the box ant
stolen the money.
In the district court at Topeka Judg,
johnson has upheld the right of tn,
governor to disband the militia as h.
may see proper. The court held thai
the state militia can be increased ol
diminished at the pleasure of the gov
ernor, or as the public exigency ma,
demand, and that, while the governo
may be enjoined from the performanc,
of specific act, he cannot be restrained
from the performance of an act il
which the law gives him discretionary
power, Judge Johnston maintaining
however, that governors are no
exempt from judicial control.
The state assembly, A. o. o. W., re
Gently in session at Topeka, elected tn,
following officers: Grand commander
W. L. Bancroft, Kansas City; vice CRANE
commander, d. C. Cassell. Beileville
lieutenant grand commander, Georgt
w. Leak, Leavenworth; grand recorder
E. NJ Forde. Emporia: grand treasurer
E ii. Nettleton, Ottawa; grand stand
ard bearer, r. ]. Ste vart, Topeka
grand senior workman. C. S. Bixby
Osawatomie; grand junior workman
j. T. Almond, Kingman: grand trustee
W. e. Sheen, Lawrence: grand medica
examiner. A. NJ Davis, Colony.
As a rule Methodist ministers are NO
possessed of sufficient jewelry to invit,
an invasion from burglars. but it is re
ported that those wandering Arab
entered the house Of Methodist min
ister in Kansas City. Kan. the othel