The Globe-republican., 1894-08-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Railroad Assessments.
The tax commissioner of the Santa
Ee road has prepared a statement Of
the company's valuations in Kansas for
1894, as approved by the state board of
railroad assessors The statement
shows decrease in the valuation of
all kinds of railroad property. The ag-
gregate decrease under the valuation
of 1898 is 1914, 1853, as follows: Main
track. Si96, $50; side track, 81, 465; tele-
graph, s37. 900; buildings. $500; tools,
etc. S62. 1S9. 81: rolling stock. S43, 1881.
The total valuation Of the Santa Fe's
property in the state is SIC, 279, OS1.13.
State Finances.
The report of the state treasurer for
July showed the total receipts for the
month to be 547,6s7.72, of which the
principal items were: General rev.
enue, 1926. 545.16; permanent school
fund, S127. 7OS. 80; annual school fund,
500, 342. 81: interest. S13.42O. So: munic-
ipal interest. Sa3.65O. The total dis
bursements for the month were $780,
643.7 II, of which the principal items
were: General revenue. Sl1s,677; per
manent school. SIS, 800, and municipal
interest. S23.41O.2O.
The Sanitary Fund.
A special appropriation of $4,000
was made at the last session of the
legislature to prevent any general in
vasion of the state by cholera. Only
So 900 of this sum has been diSburSed,
and the executive council recently
voted to turn over the balance. $1,000,
to the state board of health to be used
in improving the sanitary condition OF
cities. Robert Semple. secretary of the
peoples party central committee, filed
a protest against the action of tfe
eyecuti- council.
Mangled by a Rat.
The i-year-old son of Alfred Meier.
city engineer of Atchison, awoke his
parents the other night by frantic
screams. When the mother went to
his room. she found the child on the
floor by an open window in a hysterical
condition and wringing his hands.
which We're covered with blood. a
doctor was summoned. and it was
found that Il rat had gnawcd the child's
arms in a most horrible manner.
Narrow Escape.
During the storm at Fort Scott on
the 3lst lightning struck a dwelling
occupied by Angus Mcdonald. an engi-
neer on the Memphis road. and tore
the roof and rafters into splinters.
Mrs. Mcdonald. who was sick in bed at
tho tiu,a ,,-,S .o,,pla> al1- cr,-ara1 with |
splinters and plaster. but otherwise es-
capped injury. Her escape was mirac- |
ulous.
Will Not Appear.
Members of the American Railway /
union at Argentine. who were sum-
moned to appear in the United States
court at Topeka to answer the COM |
plants of the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe road in connection with the |
late strike. notified the clerk of the !
court that they declined to-appear !
either in person or by attorney.
Freight Reductions.
The sweeping reductions in freight |
rates ordered by the state board of rail. |
road commissioners on all classes of
freight took effect August l. but the
railroad companies announced in adj
vance that no attention would be paid
to the order and the encouragement
will institute suit to compel compli-
ance with the same.
Myers Appe aled.
C. w. Myers, president of the Bank
of Greensburg. who was convicted in
the district court of kiOwa county of
receiving deposits when he knew the
bank was in failing condition and
sentenced to the penitentiary. has
taken an appeal to the supreme court,
and pending decision has been ad.
mitted to bail.
JOintists Sued.
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Towner. wife of Al.
bert NJ. Towner. now an inmate of the
Leavenworth soldiers home. has filed
suit against four Fort Scott joint keep
ers for selling her husband liquor. She
alleges twelve causes of action and
asks 81. 900 damages on each or a total
of $4,000.
John A. Murray Dead.
John \. Murray. the reputed author
of the prohibitory act which bears his
name. died recently of yellow fever in
Mexico. He was at the head of a col
ony of Kansas men who had obtained
a large grant of land on the Papaleapau
river and was engaged in coffee raising.
Work of Lightning.
Lightning did much damage in the
of Nortonville during the
storm of the 10Th. The Seventh Day
Baptist church was badly damaged: the
mill operated by Griffey& Skinner was
also hit. and Swendson's large barn
was burned to the ground.