The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-11-23

prayer, ana recommend that upon that day |
the people forego their usual occupation and
ship. there to render, thanks to the Divine
Ruler for the blessings which We enjoy. And
I do further suggest that those who have
been blessed with plenty, while giving thanks
for the bounties they enjoy, remember with
generous hearts and bountiful hands those who
are needy and suffering.
Miscellaneous.
The Sumner school building at To-
peka was burned recently.
The Cherokee school building was
recently burned, together with all the
furniture and library. Loss, 5000;
So, 500.
The Patterson house at Wichita was
burned at an early hour the other
morning and the guests and attaches
had a narrow escape.
Clinton Osbon, who shot and killed
Lawyer Handle at Holton some
months since, has been taken to the
Douglas county Jail.
The grand jury at Topeka has re-
turned an Indictment against Mrs.
Minnie Lichty for the alleged poison
ing of her husband, John E. Lichty.
Ex-senator ingalls, declared in lat e
interview that he is out of public life.
He finds lecturing profitable and he
has no desire to forsake the rostrum
for the political platform.
The section of the prohibitory law
in regard to the Incarceration of violat
ors who are unable to pay fines and
costs has been declared unconstitu-
tional by the supreme court.
The Union Terminal Co. finally won
its suit in the supreme court against
opposing companies that were I'M
friendly to the former crossing the
tracks of the latter at Kansas City, Kan.
Charles Lund, who had charge of
Eastman's store at Ogden, was con-
fronted by masked robber the other
night and compelled to hand over the
cash on hand, about $50, and the rob-
Der escaped.
The body of John Partridge was
found suspended by one foot to a grape
vine on Walnut river, near Winfield
the other day. 1t was thought he had
attempted to cross the stream and was
drowned. He was "a years of age and
married.
A prominent populist politician"
was given as authority for the state
ment that Gov. Lewelling will remove
the metropolitan police boards in the
cities of the first-class before January
l. He has authority under the law to
take such a step and there is prece-
dent fo- it.
Reports received at the agricultural
department in Topeka are to the effect
that Kansas fall wheat is looking I'M
usually we'll, especially in the south
ern part of the state. The stand is
good, and with rain and late fall, the
prospect for a big crop next year will
be bright.
A gang of toughs held up a party Of
ection men on the railroad near
Sylvan Gro We the other day and got SO
cents for their deed. 1t was not known
whether the daring bandits belonged
to the Mckee gang, the Dalton gang,
the Cook gang or the extinct Jesse
James gang.
August Denis, jointl1eeper of Kan
sas City, Kan, whose wife had applied
for divorce, filed up with whisky a few
days ago and went cunning for the
woman. He shot at her twice but his
bullets failed Of the intended mark.
He then put three bullets in his own
body and died soon after.
The directors of the Gulf & Inter-
state railroad Qznown as the North s.
South road) met at Topeka recently to
arrange for a survey of the road
through Kansas. The company, it is
said, has issued S1,OOo,Coo in bonds,
which the officers are certain can be
sold in England within thirty days.
Full returns received at Topeka from
ninety-four counties give the vote on
the suffrage amendment to be 1866
against and IS, ATS for. Twenty couns
ties gave majorities for it. They were:
Greeley, Grant, Hamilton, Logan,
Stevens, Sherman, Seward, Scott, Ness,
Meade, Kiowa, Haskell, Jewell, Kear-
ney, Edwards, Graham, Clark, Cowley,
Comanche and Finney.
Masked robbers held up and robbed
the bank at Sylvan Grove the other
day, but when they left the cashier,
shot and wounded one of the robbers,
and he was again shot and killed by
his companions who feared he might
tell who they were. The money stolen
was found on the dead mans person
and letter may lead to the identifi-
cation of the robbers.
Warden Chase, of the state peniten-
tiary, has submitted his report for the
month of October, showing receipts
amounting to $s,774.42 and expenses
amounting to S6,5O9.44 The total out
put of coal for the month was 1873, 1877
bushels, of which $685. bushels were
supplied to state institutions The to-
tai output of coal since the mines were
sunk has been IS, 153, 29G bushels.
Postmasters were recently appointed
in Kansas as follows: America City,
Ncmaha county, N. B. Mckay, vice S.
F. Renfro; Baileyville, Nemaha coun-
ty, w. r. Graham, vice Il. W. Sander
son; Lodi, Barber county, Dora II.
Evans, vice c. S. Darbin; Quickville,
Thomas county, Sadie Clark, vice
Madison Clark; Walnut Grove, Mitch
ell county, A. E. Starkey, vice w. II.
Noah.
Harvey and Arnold, the youths who
murdered Mayor Marsh, of Kinsley,
when arraigned for trial at Larned
pleaded guilty and were sentenced to
be hanged, which means life imprison-
ment. They were hurried to the peni-
Tertiary to avoid mob that seemed to
be collecting to lynch them.
Twenty-Five orphan children from