The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-05-26
KANSAS STATE NEWS

recently robbed by fOOtpadS IN Topeka.
Kansas is coming to the front Sbe
got two more fcurth-class pOstmasters
few days ago.
Salina was gaily decorated upon the
recent meeting of the grand lodge X.
of 2. in that city.
The burning of the town of He oler is
said to have been the work of incendi-
aries. Officers were on the track of the
accused parties, who, it is said, fed 10
the territory.
S. C. Mason, professor of horticultur g
in the state agricultural college, has
published an address in which he urges
the people of Kansas to plant more tees,
and says if this is not done the supply
of timber for fuel and farm use will
soon be scant.
The state authorities have instructed
the county attorney of Douglas county
to investigate the affairs of the paper
mill at Lawrence, with the view of as
certaining if it belongs to the paper
trust, and if such is found to be the
case to arrest the agents of the trust.
G. w. Strickland, residing near Rus
sell Springs, was recently injured in
the right hand by the explosion of a
cartridge while he was loading his gun,
and the same day "a son of Gus Law
son in the same county. had his right
arm badly injured by the accidental
discharge of gun.
IT is stated that Senator PETER will
soon start out on a lecture tour. he hav-
ing already contracted to deliver thirty
lectures during the summer months.
He will open the season in the Chicago
South Side ChautauGua assembly, where
he has been engaged to deliver six
lectures, two in June, two in July and
two in September.
During the absence of Alfred Page
and wife. residing near Topeka, their
residence took fire the other day. The
children were in the house. Mrs. Page,
who was at a neighbor's, saw the fire
and there was general rush to save
the little ones. She and the neighbors
got to the house just in time to get
the children out, but nothing else was
saved.
Labor Commissioner Todd is prepar-
ing to add to his Office labor en-
ployment agency. There is no ap
preparation for this work, but he
hopes to meet the expense of post
age from both the unemployed and
the employers who will be invited to
inclose small sum in stamps in their
letters. He and the clerk in his office
will do the work.
Leavenworth will have a big time on
decoration day. Arrangements are be-
ing made for grand street parade
that will be participated in by the mil
itary from Fort Leavenworth, the old
veterans from the soldiers home, Grand
Army posts, Sons of Veterans, and a
number of civic societies. The parade
will be followed by an Grafton, and at
night there will be big campfire.
The attorney-general has officially
,dvised Superintendent of Insurance
Snyder that the insurance business of
Kansas must be done by regularly es-
tablished agents of the companies or
corporations within the state. He says
the nonresident section of the Kansas
insurance law was intended to compel
fire insurance companies authorized to
do business in the state to transact il
through resident agents.
The state convention of the Kansas
Sabbath union, lat tely in session at Tope-
ka, adopted resolutions condemning the
Sunday opening of the worlds fair, and
advising all Christians to remain away
from the exposition. The convention
also condemned the Sunday newspaper
as one of the principal causes of Sab
bath Dissertation. The following officers
were elected: President. Dr. w. NJ.
Bishop. of Salina: secretary: Rev. y. y.
See, of Salina: treasurer, Rev. +. NJ.
Porch, of Topeka.
Gov. Lewelling has appointed the fol.
lowing delegates to Ignatius Donnelly's
anti-coal combine convention to be held
at Chicago. June ): l.. Houch, Hutchin.
son: b. Nichols. Wichita: G. c. Clemens,
Topeka: F. Burleigh johnson, Topeka
S. McLallin, Topeka: Noah Allen,
Clark, Hutchinson; w. ii. Ryan
Brazilton; Lyman Naugle. Wellington
{ W. ii. I. Wakefield, Lawrence: Rich.
, ard Hawkins, Marysville; q. r. Bur
, nett, Topeka.
The grand lodge, X. of p, in ses
sion at Salina, chose the following
officers: Grand chancellor, w. H
: Bridenbaugh, of Wichita: vice chan
cellor, p. C. Loomis, Galena: granC
? prelate, c. c. Garrettson. Manhattan
grand master, F. S. Larabee, Stafford
( grand keeper of records and seal, &. J
Neubert, Kansas City, Kan: grand NJ
{ of W., L. Beardsley, Ottawa; grand in
, ner guard, George Earb, Ulysses
? grand outer guard. A. w. Bird. To
5 peka. +. S. Newsletter was reelected
| supreme representative.
/ The session laws enacted by the leg
islature last winter have finally beer
printed and all acts not heretofore
, published officially are now in full
force. The principal ones are in rela
tion to railroads. One requires thai
scales shall be put it at every station
in the state from which as much as Ion
; cars of grain are shipped in year
The other requires the maintenance o.
, a telegraph Office at every county seat
, touched by a railroad. Senator For
| | ney's game law also becomes operative
as does the law reducing the penalty
on delinquent taxes from 25 per cent
to Is per cent.
i The twenty-fifth anniversary of tn,
founding of the home of the friendles
in Leavenworth was celebrated on tn,
5 18th with fitting ceremonies. Th'
5 ladies in charge of the institution heit
a reception that was attended by many
of the leading citizens. After the re
ception speech-making followed and :
/ grand dinner was served. The hom,
was handsomely decorated for the oc
} | caSion.
/ The preliminary hearing of Secretary
of State Osborne. on the charge of Grim
inal libel preferred by Cyrus Leland
Jr., took place at Topeka m the 18th
and Mr.. Osborne was held in bonds o
, $500 to answer.
, Cornelius Hotchkiss, residing a
Kirawood, a small mining camp foul
miles south of Pittsburg, was instantly
} killed by the south-bound Gulf passen