The Globe-republican., 1894-07-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
State Finances.


State Finances.
The report of the state treasurer for
the month of June showed the follow
ing transactions: Receipts for the
month. S139. S.. 40. of which the prin-
cipal items were: General revenue,
S13. 1O3. -: permanent school fund. S32.-
30l.O2: annual school fund. S2O.35la7
The total disbursements for the month
were S139. O5a.6.. of which the principal
items We're: General revenue. S1Ol.-
S16. %: permanent school fund. $4,000:
university interest fund SS.S.l.95. and
municipal interest fund. S4.697.S. The
state purchased bonds during the
month to the amount of SiO.5 500: bonds
paid off during the month S31.35S: total
month, Sc, $40. 5000. The balance in
The state treasury June so. 1894, was
sS42. 1858.
Crop Report.
The weather crop report for the
week ended July showed corn to be
in good condition. Wheat harvest over
and oat harvest begun oats generally
expected. Meadows and pastures have
improved much. and the new hay COM
ing into market in the central counties
is very fine. In the west the seed crop
of alfalfa is about ready to cut. while
in the central counties it has generally
been secured in good condition. Apples
are growing fast and promise a good
crop. Potatoes are generally large.
Penitentiary Report.
Warden Chase's report showed the
following transactions at the peniten-
for the month of June: Cash receipts
for the month. 50. 747.7S of which S.
1919 was for coal sales. s.. 90 81 for
convict labor and Sl.96Sl4 for board
ing United States prisoners. The total
expenditures for the month were SlO.-
O54.9l. The coal output for the month
was lO6.Ol4 bushels. of which POOLS
bushels were supplied to state institu-
tions.
The Deadlock Broken.
The republican convention for the
Second congressional district met in
adjourned session at Lawrence on the
10th and balloted without result for
two days. On the evening of the Sec
ond day the deadlock was broken by
the nomination of Judge o. l.. Miller,
of Wyandotte county. for congress on
the 1.O59th ballot. The final vote
stood: Miller, SO; Funston. 81; Smart, z;
Parker, 1.
Trouble for the Governor.
A crank named Geb f. Miner at Per-
ry. Ok. demands $50. ZOO from Gov
Lewelling for false imprisonment, and
threatens to sue for 81 900, 900 unless
his demand is acceded to. Miner
claims that he served eight years in the
Kansas penitentiary in the place of a
man who really ought to have been
there.
No. s.O:S.
The last convict received at the peni-
Tertiary in June took the number 7 ,OaS.
There were 80 received and 80 dis
charged. One man escaped during the
month. There were five deaths. one
of them cOlored man. the rest were
white. There were three men par
doned during the month.
Railroads to Report.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners recently sent out blanks for the
annual reports of the several railroad
companies doing business in Kansas.
The board also required the Pullman
Palace Car Co.. the express companies
and the telegraph companies to make
reports.
Insurance Decision.
The supreme court has rendered a
decision in effect that when person
obtains judgment against an insur-
ance company in a lower court, and
the company takes an appeal, the per-
son holding judgment can force pay
ment by giving an indemnity bond.
The VoraciOus Missouri.
The Missouri river continues to cut
away and destroy property at East
Atchison. Three of the four railroad
tracks running east from AtchisOn
have been washed away and all four
are using the remaining
track.
PardOned.
The governor has pardOned Fred
Sorter. of Wyandotte county, who shot
and killed EnOch Link. a blacksmith,
at Quindaro. on Decoration day. 1890,
and was sentenced to the penitentiary
for ten years.
Restored to Citizenship.
Gov. Lewelling recently granted
parlOns to twenty-three cOnvicts in the
whose terms of imprison-
ment were about to expire, in order to
restore them to citizenship.
Minor State News.
The closing down of the Central
Branch shops at Atchison threw 200
men out of employment.
Frank, the s-year-Old son of j. C.
Knox. of Topeka. was recently drowned
while bathing in Soldier creek.
The populists Of the Second district