The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
KNrSa. DemOcfata.

| NANSVS SsAIe NeW0
KNn<a. democratic
! The democratic state central commit
/ tee held meeting at Topeka on the
| 2.th and instructed the chairman and
secretary to issue call for a state con-
vention. to be held in Representative
hall in Topeka on July 3. The repre-
sentation agreed upon was the same
| per county as that of 1892. During the
| discussions the question OF fusion
/ cropped out several times. Chairman
/ Jones said the committee was called
/ together to fix the date for the conven-
: tion not to discuss fusion. He favored
, an early convention, however. because
he thought it would swing 90 600 demo-
/ Gratis into line. The executive commit
! tee of the .'stalwart" democratic state
central committee also met The prop
osition for straight democratic con-
/ vention, which the stalwarts author
/ lied the executive committee to pre-
pare, was submitted to the ZONES COM
mittee." but the latter committee paid
no attention to it 1t was not even
read.
A Murder Discovered.
In a shantv at Wichita, the other
( day, was found the dead body of
stranger with his head and shoulders
/ jammed between a cook stove and the
wall The mans throat was cut and
/ he had been dead for several days He
[ and another man had taken possession
of the house several weeks previous,
but had not been seen for two weeks.
/ Investigation showed that the dead
/ means name was James Dowd. and
/ that the name of his partner. and prob
/ able murderer, is John Weber. The
! latter is supposed to have fled to the
Indian territory.
Will Push Matters.
/ It has been announced from the
headquarters of the Farmers Alliance
I at Topeka that organizers will be sent
| into every count of the state to reor-
! ganize and revive all the defunct ALI
| ances. and the 90. 900 members now in
arrears for dues who have abandoned
| the organization will be reinStated free
| if they will pay twenty-five cents. one
! quarters due. in advance President
:
! alliance had at one time $50. 900 men,
bers in Kansas, and that they propose
/ to reinstate all of those in arrears and
! add %, 900 new members
Postmasters Appointed
The following presidential postmas-
tiers were recently appointed for Kan
sas: J. ]. Davis, Manhattan: b. F.
/ Maol-- E1J@ralo. TLa1I1ra
Erie: Thomas w. Morgan, Eureka: AL
| fred NJ. Mcpherson. Galena; James A.
Pudy. Ottawa: Charles E Clifford, Clay
/ Center; Albert Morrell, Wamego;
! Charles A. Patmor, Pittsburg: Corne
| Illus s Mackae St Johns; Simon G.
Char, Winfield: George w. Storrs, Bur-
lingame.
The A cunt Paid.
Adjt.-Gen. Artz, who recently re-
signed pending charges against him of
Incorporating state funds, later,
! in the presence of the state treasurer,
! took from his box in the vault of the
treasurer's office the package he de-
posted some months ago and opening
it counted out $500 which it contained
governor that he had drawn but held
it in the treasurer's safe. This made
good the alleged deficiency.
Confirmed.
The senate has confirmed the follow
ing Kansas postmasters: William
| Walker, Jr. GoOdland; Berselius
Strother. Abilene: II. c. Rollins, Yates
Center; Ella Lawrence. Junction City;
Granville L. Hudkins, Cawker City: F.
w. Frye, Parsons: William A. Eaton.
Kingman: S. A. D. Cox, Hum
boldt; Miles w. Blain, Usage City; J.
NJ Barnes, Lyndon; Sarah NJ. Arnold.
Nickerson; Clarence Coulter, Blue
Rapids
Kansas Finances
The report of State Treasurer Biddle
for February shows the total receipts
for the month to have been s5ls, 2s4 or
and disbursements $3.50, SOC Il, with a
balance on hand at the close of the
month of 81. 246. SIS 81. The state peni-
Tertiary earned s43s1. IS: the bank
commissioners office s1.574 80; the Sec
rotary of states Office. s165, and the
state auditors Office. S2ia so.
skipped with the Baby.
City Attorney Hutchinson, of Salina,
created a sensation the other night by
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