The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-12-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
The Exchange bank at Goodland has

The Exchange bank at Goodland has
failed
The mayor and council of Fort Scott
lately decided to offer standing re-
reward of 500 for the arrest and con-
viction of any burglar or robber in the
city.
Cyrus Leland, chairman of the re-
publican state central committee, has
announced himself a candidate for
United States senator to succeed Sena-
ter Martin.
A reward of $500 has been offered for
the arrest and conviction of the party
or parties who attempted to rob the
Mccarthy bank at Nortonville some
time since.
The Kansas Equal Suffrage associa-
ton held an interesting session at
Winfield commencing on the eth. Mrs.
Laura NJ. Johns presided. Many emf
nent women of the state We're in at
tendance.
The governor has offered reward
of $500 for the arrest and conviction of
the person or persons who attempted
to rob the Mccarthy bank at Norton
vile on the night of November %.
This is an addition to the $500 reward
offered by parties at Nortonville.
Mrs. c. G. Dixon, of Kansas City,
Kan, was burned to death the other
night by the explosion of a lamp which
threw burning oil over her clothes.
Mr.. Dixon was badly burned in at
tempting to save his wife. The unfor-
tunate woman was % years of age and
leaves two small children.
The state board of canvassers COM
p1eted the official vote of the state on
the 4th. The vote for governor was:
Morrill,, rep, 14s,697; Lewelling, pop,
lis, 329; Overmyer, DEM, &c, 700: Picker
ing, pro-, 5, 496; total, 299, 233. The vote
on suffrage was: For, 1909: against,
100, 129; majority against suffrage, 34,.
s27.
The Kansas university library has
received from Charles Francis Adams,
of Boston, a box of books, among which
are a number containing the book-plate
of John Quincy Adams. The books are
a very valuable addition to the library,
and Mr.. Adams says that the gift will
be followed by others of a similar ma.
ture.
The mayors and councilmen of the
cities of the first class recently held a
convention at Kansas City, Kan, to
take united action in order to secure
such legislation as will benefit such
cities. Among the features were the
attendance in a body at an opera and
q banquet at the Coates house in Kan
sas City, Mo.
Judge Hazen, of the Shawnee county
district court, recently issued an order
enjoining DR.. II. A. Dykes, secretary
officers and others from expanding any
more of the IS, 900 balance in the ''chol-
era" fund, which has been in dispute
for several weeks. The judicial belief
is that there is no danger of cholera in
Kansas-at least for time.
The republicans are making elabor-
ate preparations for the Inauguration
of Gov. Morrill, January IA. 1t is pro-
posed to have grand parade at noon
of that day, in which the state militia
and various marching organizations
from all parts of the state will partici-
pate. The demonstrations will be nom
political in character, the exercises to
conclude in the evening with a grand
inaugural ball in Representative hall.
Attorney-General Little has advised
the governor that there can be no va
cancy in the case of the death of a rep
resentative-elect until he has qualified,
and that as he cannot qualify until the
meeting of the legislature, the death
of U. NJ. Lawrence, representative
elect of Sedgwick county, will not
cause a vacancy until the organization
of the house, January 8. Until that
time the governor cannot call an cleo
ton to fill this vacancy.
The November report of State Treas
urer Biddle showed total receipts for
the month amounting to $50, 679. Sc.
of which the principal items were:
From state taxes, $12, 943.44; earnings
of state penitentiary, $S,774.42; annual
school fund, S9,979.s4; agricultural col
lege, permanent, $4,000; insurance,
S219.5O; bank commissioner, $40; ma
tional soldiers and for state soldiers
home, 81, $50. The total disbursements
for the month were S175, 1896.
Michael McGinty, bachelor farmer
residing north of Wichita, was called
to his door the other night by masked
men, who shot him in the arm and
robbed him of 5000 received a short
time before in payment of n claim
against the Missouri Pacific road. The
arm was subsequently amputated, and
it was thought McGinty would die. A
day or two later the sheriff arrested
Zeb Ward, Bill Bryant, William Hup
and Kid Muldoon, young toughs and
gamblers of Wichita, who confessed
their crime and gave up about 5000 Of
the money.
The state board of agriculture will
inaugurate new feature at it's annual
meeting in Topeka in January by de-
voting one day of the session, to the
consideration of topics connected with
irrigation. In line with this c. H
Longstreth, of Kearney county, will
deliver an address on Fruit and Vege
table Growing Under Irrigation
Chancellor F. H. Snow, of the State
university will talk on the subject o.
"Periodicity in Kansas Rainfall ant
Possibilities of Storage of Excess Of
Rainfall A. B. Montgomery viii
speak on "Irrigation Possibilities Upor
the Higher Lands of Western Kansas,
and other interesting papers upon the
same subject will be submitted.
The acknowledgement in his report
will recommend that the Legislature