The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-08

Thorpe dem. 17s plurality for Smith, 80.
Thrtv-ffth district-L w. Fitzgerald pop,
dem, 400: William Thomson, rep 5,441; ma
jority for Thomson, 5i7
Miseellan. ~ous.
The next state enca upment of the
G. A. R. will be held at Newton Feb
ruary 90 to %.
Pat Campbell, son of Postmaster
Campbell. of Scranton, had his leg cut
off by the cars at that town the other
day.
The Kansas railway commission has
granted a rehearing in the Kansas,
Nebraska & Dakota p isse!ager train
case.
Two colored hotel walters quarreled
at Topeka the other day waen one,
named Landers, stabbed and killed the
other, Alexander Howard.
Acknowledgement Little states that
he is preparing to compel the NJ, X.
& T. railway to return its general of
fees to Parsons or forfeit its charter.
An enterprising reporter took tur-
key census at Topeka and discovered
that LAT turkeys were eaten by citi-
zens of the capital city on Thanksgiv-
ing.
At game of football played at Kan
sas City on Thanksgiving day between
the Kansas university and Missouri
university teams the Kansas boys were
defeated by n score of - to 4.
Charles J. Byles. freight agent of the
Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwest
ern railroad at Leavenworth, is report
ed to be defaulter for over $500,
and has left for parts unknown.
W. F. Rightmire, OF Topeka, has is
sued call for q conference at St Louis
March 20 to organize a new party.
Rightmire Gale d the conference in 1890
at Cincinnati which gave birth to the
peoples party.
The Kansas board of worlds fair
commissioners recently shipped that
portion of the Kansas exhibit. which
can be preserved, to Topeka, and it will
be placed in a room adjoining the Goss
exhibit in the state house.
The state board of election commits
sioners decid ed not to issue certificate
of ection to John l.. Cook. who re-
ceived majority of the votes for rep
resentative to the legislature in Cove
county, because no special election had
been called by the governor.
The Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific
railways have notified the railroad COM
missioners and other state authorities
that no more seed wheat will be carried
to Western Kansas farmers unless the
regular charges are paid. The com.
panieS claim that the time for sowing
wheat is now passed
Judge Riner has decided that the ad-
journment of the October term of the
United States district court at Leaven-
worth by Judge Foster, to meet jointly
with the circuit court at Topeka, was
illegal, and unless a special session is
called none of the criminal cases pend.
ing can be tried before the April term.
George Klockson, the Fort Scott mer-
chant and grand treasurer of the
Knights of Honor of Kansas, who mys.
teri0usly disappeared from home two
months ago, has been identified in a
hospital at San Francisco, Cal He had
been injured in railroad wreck and
was taken to the hospital for treat.
ment. How he got to California is a
mystery as his mind is apparently 8
blank.
pany has notified the state board Of
railroad commissions that it will COM
ply with the recent rulings of the board
| reducing the rate ON agricultural i'm
plements from 321 cents per hundred
to 2311 cents per hundred from the
| Missouri river to Wichita. 1t is thought
| that the action of the Missouri Pacific
will force the other roads to eompli-
ance with the order.
| Crazed by the continued dissipation
of her husband, Mrs. John Slower, OF
Argentine, attempted to end her life
{ the other night by swallowing rough
on rats. She also gave some to hel
two-year-old daughter. Neighbors dis
, covered the woman's condition shortly
after she had taken the poison and
! promptly summoned medical aid The
| physicians found the victims writing
| in agony and the husband lying on the
| floor too drunk to realize what had
happened There were hopes of saving
the mother and child.
| Col. William A. Phillips, of Salina,
| ex-congressman from the Fifth con
! gressional district, died suddenly al
| Fort Gibson. / T., on November 30
| "heTC idu eohO q &c" previous
| on business.
James Williams and Roy Lucas, col
ored boys . and 8 years old, were
| burned to death by the destruction by
| fire of their parents home at Kansas
| City, Kan. the other evening.
Dan Dougherty forged check al
| Atchison six years ago and fed. The
! other day he returned to visit his par
ents and was promptly arrested. His
| arrest caused sensation as he is high
| ~ connected.
August Jaedicke, who was postmas-
| ter at Hanover, for nineteen years, was
recently arrested and taken to Topeka
ON the charge of making false entries
in his reports in regard to the cancella-
ton of stamps. He promptly furnished
, bonds for his appearance.
/ The report of the awards of the edu.
cational commission of the worlds fair
has been received Twenty awards
were made to the state of Kansas, in.
GLIDING two in the state normal school.
Billiards Touring mill in North To.
peka was partially destroyed by fire
the other morning. The loss was
| o. ooo; no insurance.