The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

A new populist daily paper is to bs
started at Leavenworth.
Miss Gertrude Canutt died at Olaths
Of carbolic acid, administered to her
which was supposed to be medicine.
The Missouri river has transferred
the eighty-acre farm of Pleasant Lit
tie, above Atchison, from Missouri to
Kansas. The river cut around tka
farm on the Missouri side year ago,
and the land is now high and dry on
the Kansas side.
The contractors have commenced the
excavations for the new physics and
electrical engineering building for the
state university at Lawrence. The ap.
preparation for this building was s50,-
600. It will have. three stories and
basement and will be los feet long and
68 feet wide.
State Labor Commissioner Todd and
J. E. House, editor of the Florence Bull
fetin, lately had an unpleasant meet
ing at the depot in that town, the
labor commissioner assau1ting the
editor with cane. The trouble grew
ont of charges made by the editor
against Mr.. Todd.
J. H. Weigart, grand director of the
Knights of Honor of Kansas, recently
met the bondsmen of George Klockson,
of Fort Scott, the defaulting treasurer
of the order, and entered into an agree.
ment to let them off by their paying
seventy-fve cents on the dollar Of
K1ockson's shortage, which amounts to
$500
The bank commissioner is examining
tie affairs Of thes sSeldem State bank,
which went into voluntary liquidati
some time ago, and now desires to re-
tire from business. The law requires
the commissioner to examine the
records of the bank aBd:certify to the
district court that the liabilities have
been wiped out.
Charles johnson. a prisoner froln
Stafford county, sent to Hutchinson for
safe-keeping, broke Jail the other day.
A female domestic employed about the
Jail had, in the absence of the turnkey,
unwittingly gone inside the corridor
where johnson was confined. The
latter overpowered the woman, took
the keys from her and escaped.
G. II. Shirley, charged with burning
the records of the register of deeds Of
Harvey county last March, failed to
appear in court at Newton to answer
to the charge of arson and burglary.
His bond of s., 900 was ordered forfeited
and an alias warrant issued for his ar
rest Bond for his appearance, should
he be arrested, was fixed at $40, 900.
Ward Briggs, young man whose
home is in Pratt, attempted to commit
suicide at Wichita the other afternoon
by cutting his throat His parents are
quite wealthy, his father being a dry
goods merchant, and has always fur
.aished his son with money. He had
been flying high at Wichita and at
tempted snicide while suffering from
delirium tremens
The city council of Mankato has
adopted a novel method of putting
money in its depleted treasury. If re-
ports are truex -It..has unanimously
passed an ordinance making it a
nuisance for any person, man. woman
or child, to hereafter whistle or sing
after the Ball" between the hours of
6 a. m and 10 p. m. The offense is pun
ishable with a fine of fifty cents for
each performance.
B In the district court at Topeka Judge
Hazen made a decision that the assets
of the .defunct United States savings
bank of Topeka are not subject to tax
alton. The receiver of the bank brought
suit for an injunction to restrain the
collection of the tax assessed this year,
which Judge Hazen allowed on the
ground that while the stock of the
bank is subject to taxation, it would be
unjust to assess both the stock and the
assets.
William E. Logan, 25 years of age,
was married at Armourdale about
three years ago. Some time since his
wife left. him and sued for divorce.
The other day he started to Leaven-
worth, saying he had secured work
there. He went to Platte City, Mo-,
and committed suicide by shooting
himself. When found he held in his
hand a note addressed to his mother,
reading, Birdie (his wife) is the cause
of It all" He had life insurance of
$500 in favor of his mother.
The Topeka police commissioners,
who recently destroyed the strong cell
in 1.-The basement of the calaboose,
known as the ''bu1 pen," in compli-
ance with the governors ''tramp cir
cuIar," are in trouble with the city
council, and will probably be required
to explain their action in the courts
The strong cell was built short time
ago at considerable expense, the ap-
preparation being taken from the gen.
erar revenue fund of the city. The
right, therefore, of the police commits
sioners to. destroy public property is
questioned.
The Kansas board of worlds fair
commissioners has filed with the secrc-
tarY of state a voluninous report of its
work from its organization, March O,
to the present time. The report shows
that out Of the legislative appropria-
tions,of &65, 900 the board spent for all
purposes s62, ,65S.O7 returning to the
state $2.346. % in cash. and property
and exhibits to the value of 81, 49,
Twenty-four diplomas and medals were
awarded to the Kansas dairy exhibit
out Of total of 104 exhibits Exhibit
ors of cereals, fruit and horticulture
received 14s certificates. In addition,
many other awards were made to
Kansas exhibitors and to city and
county schools
The governor says that he has relia-
bic information that the mine oper.
ators throughout the state are violat-
ing the law requiring the weekly pay
ment Of wages and he has asked the
sttorney-generalt to look into the mat
ter at once. with instructions tn nro.
coed against. all offenders. He says
miners will make no complaint against
thekempaoyers for fear Of discharge.