The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-05-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Filth district nominated W. A. Calder-
head, of Marshall county, for congress.
The latest is that farm hands in one
| or two of the counties of the state have
struck for an advance of 81 per month.
Farmers say they have no trouble in
, securing men to take the places OF
those who do not wish to work.
A state meeting of physicians was re-
Gently held at Topeka to consider
changes in the law governing the prac-
| tice of medicine. 1t is desired to sub
NIT certain amendments to the legisla-
ture which will give legitimate practi-
TONERS and the public ample protec-
ton.
The straight-out democratic conven-
| ton of the Seventh congressional dis
triet met at Hutchinson on the 10th
and after long discussion decided to
| adjourn subject to the call of the chair
| man, w. F. Petition. The object OF
| this was to await the action of the
state convention and of the fusion
democrats of the district.
At the hearing of the rate question
| before the railroad commissioners at
Topeka all the railroad attorneys pres
ent withdrew and decided to pay no
further attention to it. State Senator
Leedy appeared for the petitioners and
held that the board had the power to
| FIX a schedule of rates on all classes of
freight handled by the railroads in the
| state. This the attorneys for the roads
| denied, and upon Mr.. Leedy's persist
ence they left the room and will fight
any action the board takes in the courts.
In the United States court at Fort
Scott the other day the attorney for
the coal miners of southwest Missouri
| and southeast Kansas sought to have
the injunction granted by Judge Fos-
| ter last fall to restrain the miners from
| forcing other miners to strike and from
damaging the companies property in
| any way dissolved, but after long argu-
ment Judge Williams finally overruled
it. In his decision the court remarked
that if the defendants were law abid-
| ing citizens the order of the court was
of no consequence, but if they were not
it should stand to protect the coal COM
panies.
The grand lodge Knights of Pythias,
at it's recent meeting in Leavenworth,
elected officers as follows: Grand
chancellor, Pope c. Loomis, Fort
Scott; grand vice chancellor, c. E.
Elliott, Wellington: grand prelate, R.
NJ. McGonigle, Colby; grand keeper OF
records and seal, G. J. Neubert, OF
Kansas City; grand master of excheq-
uer, F. S. Larrabee, Stafford; grand
master-at-arms, J. II. Weigand, Leav-
enworth; grand inner guard, w. A. S.
Bird, Topeka; grand outer guard, w.
H. Swartzel, Parsons. The report OF
the master of finance showed the cash
balance on hand May l, 1898, was ST.
6O6.sO, the receipts, including the bal.
ance, amounting to $40, 9,746.33.
Robert Kane, an emp1oye of Aber
nathy's furniture factory, was shot and
instantly killed in Foran's saloon in
Leavenworth the other day by Barney
Fitzsimmons, the bartender. 1t was
said to be the result of an old grudge
While the body of the murdered man
was being taken to his home in the
patrol wagon by three policemen
Charles Reed, colored youth about q
years of age, was seen running along
the street pursued by man. The po
lice jumped from the wagon and Joined
in the chase, calling on Reed to halt
Policeman Talbot shot at him, inflict
ing serious wound in the hip. The
colored people held a meeting and Sc
verely denounced the action of the po
police.
The complete list of awards at the
Hutchinson musical jubilee were as
follows: Mixed chorus, first prize
$500, Emporia; second, $3.50, Newton
third, $15O, Anthony. Ladies' chorus
500, and male chorus, 500, Newton
Male quartette, S25, Newton. Voca,
duet, S25, Mrs. Whiteside and Mrs
Wall, Hutchinson. Soprano solo, $50
Mrs. Parkhurst, Topeka. Alto solo
$50, Miss Gertrude Wyatt, Topeka
Bass solo, $50, H. v. Hinckley, Topeka
Tenor solo, $50, H. L. Shirer, Topeka
Piano, $50, Miss Kate Blunt, Leaven
worth; Piano duet, S25, Mrs. Mccoy ant
Mrs. Strong, Wichita; Violin, $50, Prof
Gosa Dome, Salina. Cornet, s25, JohI
Davis, Valley Falls. Pipe organ, $50
divided between Mrs. Lund, of Linds
borg, and Miss Scott, of Hutchinson
Orchestra, no contest, one-half given tt
Emporia, $50.
In the United States court at Wichits
Judge Williams rendered an importan
decision the other day. 1t was the cas-.
from Wyandotte county in which thu
holders of certificates issued under tn,
Buchan road law sought to recovel
from the county. This law authorized
the resident land holders within hal
mile on either side of the road to peti
ton the county commissioners for tn.
improvement of the road, and the com
missioners were authorized to appoin'
three road commissioners to take
charge of the work. In payment fo1
the improvement these road commits
sioners were authorized to issue certifi
Gates for the whole improvement, two
thirds of the cost of which they wer,
to assess against the land in the half
mile district and one-third was to b,
paid by taxation upon the county a
large. The court held the law unde
which they were issued unconstitu
tional on the ground that the legisla
ture had no power to delegate the tax
ing power to the commissioners. Their,
were about $500, 600 of these certificate
due, which the taxpayers fought on th'
ground that they were illegal.
It is said that sugar growing ha
been declared a failure in western
Kansas. The sugar factory at Attic,
is being dismantled and the plant viii
be removed to Baton Rouge, La. The