Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Late rains have insured the corn crop
in many parts of the state.
The large coal works of the Western
Coal Co., at Fleming burned the other
day, throwing 800 men out OF employ
ment- The fire caught from a passing
locomotive.
Dale Solomon, while racing horses on
the street of Abilene the other evening,
ran into a crowd, knocking down and
seriously lnjuring William Smith and
John Reardon- The former was not
expected to live.
The Rock Island Railroad Co. has
abandoned it's round house at Topeka
and transferred its equipments to Kan
sas City, where engines will be changed
and repairs made hereafter. This is Q
move for economy.
On account of recent agitation, the
clubs of Lawrence have decided to close
up and quit business. ALI were notified
be begun by the county attorney under
the nuisance clause of the prohibitory
law.
The other morning about forty
women. wives of striking coal miners,
shaft and tried to prevent the men from
going down to work. The men were
jeered and Missed but no violence was
offered.
The secretary of state, attorney-gen-
era1 and superintendent Of insurance
have issued an address to the people of
the state setting forth that the So
called bond investment companies do
ing business in Kansas are frauds and
swindles, and declaring that they will
be prosecuted as such.
Recent orders issued from the Union
Pacific general Office are to the effect
that trains Nos. 1 and 2, running be-
tween Kansas City and Denver on the
Union Pacific, will be abandoned until
further notice. Train No. 5, the juno
ton City accommodation, will run to
Salina instead of Junction City.
Jake Weisman, of Leavenworth,
buried 81, 300 in gold in his cellar, locked
up his house and went to the world S
fair. When he returned his house was
still locked, but his gold was gone. He
got out search warrant but it failed
to discover the lost treasure. While
the search was in progress unknown
parties restored the money.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed
in Kansas August II: At Abbeyville,
Reno county, Sames Mclean, vice Mrs
Jennette Wyer removed; at Alta Vista,
Wabaunsee county, 7. A. Gantz, vice
Fora Woodland removed; at Allen, Lyon
county, j. Grimsley, vice E. Marcy re-
moved; at Brewster, Thomas county,
r. Heming, vice e. NJ. Strain removed.
Reports received at Topeka state that
a great many people in camp along the
southern border of the state are in des-
titute circumstances. For a distance
of 100 miles west of Arkansas City many
people are camped in tents and wagons
who have been there for the past four
OR five months awaiting the presidents
proclamation to open the Cherokee
strip
The permanent school fund of the
state amounts to little over IS, 900, 900
and the semi-annual interest is payable
on February IS and August Is of each
year. The interest this year is larger
than usual because of sales of land dur
ing the last year, and the amount the
school fund commissioners will appor-
ton to the different counties is about
1855, 600. The money is distributed to
counties according to the school popu-
lation. The per capita is 81 cents.
Chester Weiriclk, of Sedgwick county,
attempted suicide in a novel manner
the other day. He had been missing
from home all day and search discov-
cred him in distant corner of the
farm sitting 10 a hole in the ground
and quietly pulling over himself with
hoe the fresh earth he had just dug
out. On the ground near his head lay
bottle of 1audanum which Weirick
evidently contemplat ted emptying when
he had buried himself sufficiently deep
to suit his fancy.
It is reported that the committee ap-
pointed by the legislature to investi-
gate the bond of State Treasurer Bid
die will submit a report to the governor
to the effect that the state treasurer
has given six bonds instead of one, as
contemplated by the law; that the
sureties qualify for 100000 instead of
81, 600, 900. as required: that Treasurer
Biddle failed to sign three of the bonds
required to make up the 5000. 900, and
that names of signers have been erased
from the bonds, thus invalidat ting them,
and absolutely preventing the state
from recovering a dollar from any of
the suretieS.
The G. A. r. reunion at Hutchinson
was a great success fully 10000 people
being present. r. NJ. Campbell, on be-
half of the citizens of Hutchinson, well
coined the visitors. Col. A. b. Camp
bell. of Topeka, responded. j. f.
Greenlee, member of the legislature
from Reno county, welcomed the mem
bers of the G. A. r. on behalf of Joe
Hooker post, of Hutchinson. This was
responded to by w. P. Campbell, of
Wichita. Department Commander
Bernard Kelly delivered a speech
which, though only about one-half
hour in length, was a rouser and
touched the hearts of the old veterans.
He said that in spite of the hard times
and the fight against the Grand Army
the organization was gaining in mem
bership, and he made an earnest appeal
to all soldiers to get into the ranks
Addresses were also made by Maj +.
n Morrill,, Maj. William Warner, Gen.
Powell, Hon. John j. ingalls, and many
others.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed
in Kansas on the nth: At Alton. Os-
borne county. J. Beck: at Cedar Bluffs,
Doootur county w Neel. at IeOna,