The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-03-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
The appropriations of the legislature
g., 696, 500.

The appropriations of the legislature
aggregated 81. 696. 500.
| Herbert Hall, young Atchison coun-
ty farmer, had his hand torn off the
other day by corn-sheller.
| Gov. Lewelling approved every act of
the legislature. OF the 206 bills which
were passed by the two houses, not one
was vetoed.
| John 81. Brown, grand secretary OF
the Kansas grand lodge, A. +. & A. NJ,
died at Kansas City, Kan, on the 12th,
at the age of 6s years.
The residence of Benjamin Fleisher.
of Jackson county, was recently de-
stroyed by fire and three of his children
fatally burned The mother was terri
bly, burned in trying to save her chill
dren.
The number of special sergeants-at
arms who filed claims for services dur
ing the war at Topeka was 66s. Their
claims were for three days services, or
50 each. They were included in the ap-
preparation bill -
Edward Burgess. of Atchison was re-
Gently drowned at La Platte, Neb. He
was employed in the bridge department
| of the Missouri Pacific road and lost his
life while trying to cut away some drift
wood in order to save bridge.
| A committee of stalwart democrats
has been chosen to go to Washingt tor
and make n demand of the administra-
ton that the stalwart wing of the party
in Kansas be recognized in the distri.
button of patronage in preference to
the fusion element
Seven men are reported to have per-
ished in the prairie fires in Russell
eounty. The names of the victims are
William Bailey, Lave Hutchinson, AL
Lefevre, proprietor of the Dorrance
hotel, and strange man, name un-
known.
A disastrous prairie fire swept over
Rocks, Finney, Ellis and other portions
of that locality recently. Much dam
age was done to stock ana buildings
An aged farmer 'namel Anderson ahd
his wife and Sylvester Scannell were
burned to death. Many farmers lost
everything.
1t is estimated that the total appro.
priation of the legislature which has
just adjourned will be s2,500 900, which
is within few thousand dollars of the
appropriations of two years ago. The
legislature ordered levy of three and
five-tenths mills-the same as two years
ago-to meet the appropriations it has
made.
Among the appropriations made by
the legislature were 1000 for the
Kansas exhibit at the worlds fair;
7 $500 on the state printing for the
next two years; $50, 900 for the expenses
of the legislature; $1,000 for the state
horticultural society; osl1, 900 to pay the
bounty on Sugar manufactured, in Kan.
Gus, and various other smaller appro-
priations
While conversing with her husband
at the supper table in Florence the 9TH
er evening, Mrs. Hanson Walters sud-
denly lost the power of speech. A
physician was called and said she was
suffering from paralysis of the tongue.
She had been enjoying good health be-
| fore. Mr.. Walters has long since been
blind and followed the profession of a
musician and vocalist
1t is asserted that the republicans
have given up the fight against Sena-
tor Martin and no further effort will be
made too unseat him in the United
States senate. The papers which haye
been filed with the senate by the re-
publicans of the legislature against
Martin will not be withdrawn from the
elections committee of the senate, but
no attempt will be made by the repub-
licans to press the contest.
The game law passed by the recent
legislature for the protection of birds
has ever passed. 1t makes it unlawful
for any person at any time of year to
kill quail prairie chicken or any sing
ing birds, except upon his own land.
It knocks out hunting all over the state.
1t is asserted that as the law now
stands even the son or brother of the
owner of the land cannot kill game up
on the premises even though it is the
desire of the owner The penalty for
violation is fine of from $40 to s25.
The state worlds fair commissioners
are repoted as not at all encouraged
by the outlook for the Kansas display
They are handicapped by the small ap-
preparation granted by the legislature,
and the result will be, unless the peo-
pie come forward with a subscription
of SIS, 900 or $50, 900, the Kansas display
will be skinny. The appropriation is
only s65, 900. of which s31, 900 must be
paid out to the old worlds fair associa-
tion for the Kansas building and the
expenses of the association up to the
time the new board took charge. The
building cost &22, 900 and is about COM
pleted.
The great bone of contention be-
tween the two parties in the legisla-
ture in trying to agree upon the legis-
ter of paying the employees of the
Dunsmore house. The item, however,
was finally agreed to. The amount
paid the Dunsmore house was about
$4,000, and all the employees, except
Ben Rich, received their claims in full.
The matter of paying the fifteen fiat"
members of the Dunsmore house was
by the terms of the bill, left to Speaker
Douglass and ex-Speaker Dunsmore as
n special tribunal to determine
whether there were reasonable grounds
for beginning contest Forty repub-
licans voted against it, but 22 republic
ans together with the 52 populists and
2 democrats passed the bill.
| The other afternoon the tents and
other camp equipage of Capt Forbush's
| troop of the Fifth United States cavalry
which was in camp on the line five
miles south Of Arkansas City, was en-
tirely consumed by fire. The captains
tent was the first to burn, the flames
being started by the camp stove. The
| guns, ammunition and clothing of the
entire troop was consumed.
| Wesley Siddell and another man
were caught stealing coal from Santa
Fe car at Wichita the other night, and
when pounced upon by policeman
Siddel made a break for liberty when
he was shot and fatally wounded by
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