Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

preparation OF S0U,U
There were only five votes in the
Kansas senate against the equal suf-
frage resolution and seventeen in the
house.
Perry A. Thompson, who recently pur-
chased a 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, a boilermaker 80
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 Leavenwo county commission
| ers have notified the township assessors
| that unless legal assessment on a
| 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
perpetuate the fraternal and benevo-
| lent features of the G. A. r.
| Forneys railroad bill. which provides
| that the railroads shall put in scales at
stations where hundred cars of grain
are shipped each year, passed both
branches Of the legislature. The scales
are required to be put in by July L.
The senate refused to pass the bill
| introduced by the agricultural commit
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 (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 a Topeka paper
| that 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
| appoin tments: Frank Harold, commits
sioner of elections for Topeka; Anthony
Gallagher, of Coffey county, state mine
| inspector, and P. E. Hull. Eureka; Ed.
M. 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 OLeary, saloon.
keeper. After wandering all over the
west they finally settled at Wichita
about two months ago. A few days
ago OLeary beat the woman, and soon
after she died with symptoms of poison
| ing. O'Leary was arrested and the
matter was being investigated
Emmett 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-
Tertiary.
The Wornen'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. J. W.. Mil
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, 146, 123; by the Kan
sas nutua1s, 81, 800. 35l; total. Sl53, 49,
474. The premiums received by the old
line companies amounted to 2,02S,
1874 70; by the mutuals, S215, SS1. So; total,
50, pa, O66 o. The old-iine companies
paid losses in Kansas amounting to ST.
oil, 1856 20 and the mutuals' losses aggre
gated $3.50, 476 90. 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 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 al
railroads of the state that have no
prepared exhibits to do SO. An address
was issued to the people of the state
announcing that the board of mana
gers appointed under the act of the
legislature, approved March 1, 1898, are
now ready for business. The time fol-
preparing the various exhibits from the
state is short. Associations and in
individuals throughout the state are re
quested to mnnicate with the secre
tary of the board at once, stating JUS
what articles they have for exhibition,
the cost of the same, If any. loaded or
cars ready for shipment to Topeka
Prompt action is necessary to secure q
full and complete representation of the
resources OF the state"
John Davis, a well-tsnown 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.