National Baptist world., 1894-11-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
State Finances.

State Finances.
The October report of the state treas
urer showed the condition of the state
treasury to be: Cash balance in the
general revenue fund, S6S3 l25. 81; state
house fund, SS6S 30; sinking fund,
1886 43; militia, 81, 3O757; veterinary.
S32 Sc; insurance, 81, ,252. Is; municipal
interest, $1,693.74; state taxes paid,
S25, ,932.77. The bonds owned by the
several schools funds are: Permanent
school, Sc, 1872, ss9.O3; university perma-
nent, s135, PAT 90; normal school perma-
nent, S144, III; agricultural college.
s4ss, ,4S6 O5; agricultural college notes,
1924 At; Stormont library, $1,000. The
bonded debt of the state has been de-
creased from SSO1, 900 to S7SS, 500,
through the payment of bonds which
were issued for the relief of destitute
settlers on the frontier.
Mr.. Coburn's Report in Demand.
The question of using wheat for feed
is considered of such public interest
that the September report of the secre-
tary of the Kansas state board of agri-
culture, which treats the subject at
some length, is receiving much atten-
ton in other states The agric ultural
head of Cornell university, New York,
the president of the Massachusetts, ag-
ricultural college and the president of
the Oklahoma agricultural college
have written to ask for sufficient num-
bers to supply their classes. The pres
IL L. Il
for permission to reprint. and is ne
gotiating for publishing 5000 to 5000
copies for distribution among Ok1aho-
ma farmers.
A MurderOns RObber.
A masked robber entered the bag
gage room of the depot at Whiting the
other night, where the assistant agent,
w. II. Early. was storing away some
baggage, and commanded Early to
throw up his hands, but this he re-
fused to do and instead made a motion
to draw his pistol. AS he made the
motion the robber shot him, the ball
entering his intestines. At the same
time Early fired at the robber, who
fled. Although so badly wounded
Early closed the office, walked four
blocks to the residence of the agent
and delivered to him the depot money
and then sought physician. Early
died two days later.
Prisoners Escaped,
Five of the toughest characters in
the Douglas county jail at Lawrence
escaped the other night by saving
their way through the iron bars over
the windows. 1t was discovered when
the iailer went to lock the men up for
the night. The escaped prisoners
were: Matt Ryan, Bill Dooley, Fred
Hunter and John Austin, for assault
with intent to kill. In escaping the
men stole four horses, but abandoned
them at daybreak.
Pensioners.
Pensions lately issued to Kansas vet
erans: Original Hubert G. Rose, Wich-
ita, Sedgwick county; John II.
Throughman, Myra, Woodson county;
Merrifeld Vicery, Dover, Shawnee
county. Increase, John Prescott, To-
peka, Shawnee county. Reissue, Arte-
mus G. McKenney, Haddam, Washing
ington county; John w. Reynolds,
-.sSaa Sad GA It,4;...ex county. Qrigina!
widows. ETC., Amy ]. Mcbride, An
thony, Harper county.
Pauper Bill of Fare.
An exchange says that bill of
goods furnished to a Douglas county
pauper and allowed recently were
seven tobacco items, six oyster items,
two bird seed items, two sardine items,
twenty-six butter items, and several
items each of fancy breakfast food,
lemons. canned peaches, lamb chops
and raisins. The commissioners are
wondering what the Thanksgiving and
Christmas bills of that family will
enumerate.
After Many Years.
In 1872 man named w. ii. Bauer
disappeared from Wichita, and later
body was found which friends
identified as that of the missing man,
and it was buried. A few days ago a let
ter was received from Bauer, dated at
Port Lavaca, Tex. addressed to the
sheriff and making inquiries about GER
tain property and persons Bauer said
nothing about his mysterious disap-
pearance nearly quarter of century
ago.
Big Rancho Sold.
The Swineburne ranch, situated in
Shawnee and Jackson counties. has
been sold for S165, ,24S. 25. The ranch
contained 1910 acres. There were
seventeen purchasers. The smallest
number of acres sold to one man was
100. The largest number, 1867. The