The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-03-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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frage resolution and seventeen in the
house.
Perry A. Thompson, who recently pur-
chased restaurant in Topeka, was ar
rested the other day for forgery. He
secured small amounts on forged checks
and passed several forged notes on
grocery keepers.
William Kirkbride, boilermaker 32
years of age, committed suicide the
other evening at his home in Kansas
City, Kan. He had become despond-
ent over losing his situation and took a
dose of laudnum.
The Leavenworth county commission
ers have notified the township assessors
that unless legal assessment on
cash basis is made, they not only will
get no pay but will be amenable to
state laws for perjury.
The charter of the Royal Sons OF
America, department Of Kansas, was
filed recently in Office of the secretary
of state. This is an order designed to
perpctuate the fraternal and benevo-
lont features Of the G. A. r.
Forney's railroad bill. which provides
that the railroads shall put in scales at
stations where a hundred cars of grain
are shipped each year. passed both
branches of the legislature. The scales
are required to be put in by July 1.
The senate refused to pass the bill
introduced by the agricultural commits
mittee to regulate the production and
sale of milk, butter and cheese in Kan
sas, and providing that oleomargarine,
when sold or served on public tables,
should be plainly marked as such.
r C. Foster has been appointed COM
missioner of elections of Kansas City,
Kan, and William Pray o(rep.), A. w.
Cunningham (pop), and George w.
Mitchell (dem.) commissioners. Foster
succeeds W. b. Taylor, who has held
the position since the office was crea-
ted.
The charges made by Topeka paper
that a sum of money had been sent
from Kansas City to the governor, his
private secretary and James f. Legate
to influence the appointment of the
police commissioners of that city, is to
be investigated by senate committee
during recess.
The governor has made the following
appointments: Frank Harold, commits
sioner of elections for Topeka; Anthony
Gallagher. of Coffey county, state mine
inspector, and P. E. Hull, Eureka; Ed.
NJ. Turner, Marysville: John L Brown,
Minneapolis, members of the state live
stock sanitary commission.
Five years ago Mrs Clara Higgin.
bottom deserted her husband and four
small children at Muscatine. Ia, and
eloped with Daniel O'Leary, a saloon
west they finally settled at Wichita
about two months ago. A few days
ago O'Leary beat the woman, and soon
after she died with symptoms of poison
ing. O'Leary was arrested and the
matter was being investigated.
Emmet Dalton, surviving member of
the notorious gang which raided the
banks of Coffeyville December s, 1892,
was brought before Judge McCue at In
dependence the other morning for trial
on the charge of murder in the first de-
gree, but, by agreement of counsel, he
pleaded guilty to murder in the second
degree. He was at once sentenced to
the penitentiary for life, and within a
few hours was on his way to the peni-
tentiary.
The Women's Republican association
was organized at Topeka on the 10th
by representatives of the women's re-
publican clubs organized in the state
during the last campaign. There were
thirty-siX delegates present. Officers
were elected as follows: President, Mrs
Laura NJ. Johns, of Salina; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Minnie Morgan, of Cotton
wood Falls; secretary, Mrs ]. w. Mill
Ter, of Council Grove; treasurer, Mrs.
Matte Leland, of Troy.
The report of the superintendent of
insurance for 1892 shows that the total
| amount of fire insurance written by the
regular old-line fire companies amount
ed last year to s142, LAG, 12S; by the Kan
sas mutuais, s11, 800, ,351: total, S153, 446,-
474. The premiums received by the old
line companies amounted to s2,02S,-
| 1S4. 70; by the mutuals, s315, $751; 35; total,
| 81, 244, 066.O5. The old-line companies
paid losses in Kansas amounting to ST.
| oil, 4S6. 20 and the mutuals' losses aggre-
| gated s16O, ,476. 60 Allowing 35 per cent
| for expenses of management, which is
| the average per cent, the old-line COM
| panies made a net profit of over Is per
cent. on their Kansas business.
The new board of worlds fair COM
missioners met at Topeka a few days
! ago and organized by choosing NJ. W..
| Cobun, of Great Bend, president and T.
j. Anderson, of Topeka, treasurer. A
| resolution was passed requesting all
| railroads of the state that have not
| yJ,;r ts 20 10 ,Il
| was issued to the people of the state
announcing that the board of mana
| gers appointed under the act of the
legislature, approved March 4, 1898, are
now ready for business, The time for
preparing the various exhibits from the
state is short. Associations and in
| individuals throughout the state are re.
| quested to communicate with the secre-
! tary of the board at once, stating just
| what articles they have for exhibition,
the cost of the same, if any, loaded on
| cars ready for shipment to Topeka.
| Prompt action is necessary to secure a
full and complete representation of the
resources of the state"
John Davis, well-known character
of Leavenworth, committed suicide the
other day by taking dose of strych.
nine. His reason for doing so was sup
posed to be over family trouble.
The bill making an appropriation oi
81, 900 to pay the bounty of three.
| fourths of cent per pound for all
| sugar manufactured in Kansas passed
| both houses of the legislature.
| The following new appointees re
Gently fled their bonds with the execu'
| tive council, which were approved
Samuel P. Jones, grain inspector; E. D.
Wheeler, forestry commissioner; r. B
Kepley and. S. NJ Scott, members ol
the board of public works
As the result of feud of long stand.
ing, DIR. N. F. Terry, one of the leading
physicians of Lyons, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded the other night
by A. NJ Lasiey, member of the local
bar. Lasley Immediately surrendered