The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-11-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Corbett did not receive an ovation IT
Atchison.
The coroner's jury at Kansas City,
Kan, returned verdict of murder
against Officer Hampton, who shot and
killed Edward Egan in that city few
days before.
]. P. Marshall, q Cowley county
farmer, had the entire top of his head
blown off the other day by the acci-
dental discharge of shotgun he was
handling.
Hal Reid, young farmer living near
Muncie, killed large American eagle
in one of his fields the other afternoon.
The birds wings measured 81 feet
from tip to tip of wings.
jeff Jones, colored desperado, es-
capped from the Jail at Winfield the
other night. He was in Jail for steal
ing, and when arrested the officer had
to shoot him for resisting.
United States Senator John Martin
received notice at Topeka few days
ago that proceedings in criminal libel
would be instigated against him at lola
by Nelson Acers, because in a late in
terview the senator referred to Acers
as notorious gambler"
More apples have been packed and
shipped in Atchison county this season
than ever before in the history of the
county. 1t is estimated that 300, 600
bushels have been shipped to points
south and east since the season began,
and that did not exhaust the crop.
While preparing to take a prisoner
to the penitentiary the other night
Sheriff Royce, of Wichita, sent his 10
year-old son, Earl, up stairs after his
revolver. While returning the boy
tripped and fell down stairs. The
weapon was discharged, instantly kill.
ing the boy.
A movement is reported to be on foot
to build railroad from Winfield into
the territory, passing the towns Of
Gueda Springs, Blackwell and Pond
Creek, to connect with the Southern
Kansas railway at Keystone, Ok. This
would make a road over 200 miles in
length and crossing the best part of
the strip"
The other night shots were heard in
Mrs. w. G. Hammond's boarding house
in Arkansas City, and when an officer
went to investigate he found Charles
Stolten lying dead in bed and Mrs.
Hamilton in an excited condition with
revolver in her hand. She stated
that she had killed the man in self-de-
fense She was held pending invcsti-
CATION.
A confidence man, who pretended to
represent a New York firm that was
selling goods at greatly reduced prices,
recently swind1ed the merchants of
Salina, Junction City and other west
ern points by taking orders, receiving
small payment and then departing
for new fields while his victims impa-
tiently awaited the arrival of the goods
that were to furnish such handsome
profits.
L. D. Hampton, a Kansas City, Kan,
police officer and nephew of Gov. Lew
cling, shot and killed Edward Egan,
in an alley near the residence of the
latter in that city the other night. The
officer was on duty in the locality,
which is considered tough one, when
Egan and his father-in-law, Dennis
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by vile name ordered him away. This
resulted in Byrnes and the officer shoot
ing, during which Egan was killed and
Hampton severely wounded. The
coroner was investigating the affair.
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.
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
ident of the latter institution asks
for permission to reprint, and is ne
gotiating for publishing 5000 to 5000
copies for distribution among Oklaho-
ma farmers.
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, 125. "a; state
house fund, SS6s. 80; sinking fund,
1886. 4S; militia, S1,3O7.57; veterinary.
49, sc; insurance, S1,252. Is; municipal
interest, Sl,693.74; state taxes paid,
25,93277. The bonds owned by the
several schools funds are: Permanent
school, Sc, 122, $50. O3; university perma-
nent, S135, PAT. 60; normal school perma-
nent, S144, III; agricultural college,
S4SS, 4s6 O5; agricultural college notes,
1894 AZ; Stormont library, $4,000. The
bonded debt of the state has been de-
creased from Ss01,OOO to s7ss,50O,
through the payment of bonds which
were issued for the relief of destitute
settlers on the frontier.
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