The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-15
STATE NEWS.

mans. ex-state superintendent, during the
coming year.
There are still about 100000 acres OF
government land in the state. 1t is near
" all in the western portion, and Near
nev count heads the list with 64,64O
acres.
At the competitive examination of
candidates for West Point Cadetshlp
recently held in Atchison the hlghest
average was made by Albert Bltman, Oh
Louisville, Kansas.
Colonel Thomas Moonlight, of Leav-
enworth, has been a constant sufferer
from neuralgia since he arrived IN La
Paz to assume his duties as United
States minister TO Bolivia.
Topeka Capital: Joseph Rupp, trav-
cling agent of the Maxwell land grant
in New Mexico, left Topeka with several
Mennonites from Shawnee county who
contemplate locating there.
A Kansas printer who went to Eng
land to better his condition returned
home after receiving an offer OF 81
week for the first year, and an increase
of 25 certs a week for each succeeding
year.
Belleville special: A severe rain and
hail storm visited this county on the
night of May 30. Scarcely house es-
capped without broken window lights. 1t
is not thought that the grain crop is
damaged. but the fruit is.
| The commencement exercises marking
the close of the sixteenth year OF the
Kansas Normal college at Fort Scott
we're held last week. There were SIX
graduates Each of these received the
degree of the bachelor of arts.
Hon. Henry Watterson, the noted
democratic politician and editor of the
Louisville Courier Journal, will, it is
announced, surely speak at the Winfield
Chautauqua assembly this month. Two
o'clock on Saturday, June %, is the
time set.
H. H. Jackson, while sleeping alone
in his confectionery establishment, at
Galena was beaten over the head with a
car couplingpin, and robbed of his gold
watch and between $400 and $500.
When found in the morning he was un-
conscious, yet it is thought his injuries
will not prove fatal.
Because of the refusal of the Lawrence
Gas and Electric Light company to ac-
cept an ordinance passed by the city
council fixing the price of gas to private
consumers. the CONSUL decided to use coal
oil lights in all city buildings and cut OF
as many street lamps as possible. Litiga-
tion will likely follow.
Some weeks ago pledge was started
in circulation at Wichita binding the
signers to not vote within three years
for any candidate for any office who
would not pledge himself to the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law. The
pledge was not to be in force until SOC
signatures had been obtained. The
5OOth name has been secured.
HunneweIl held a city election in
April in the old-fashioned way. AS soon
as the newly elected officers began to en-
force the city ordinances it was discov
cred that the election was illegal, and
new election under the Australian ballot
system was ordered. The second elec
ton took place and Hunnewell now has
a set of officers who were legally chosen
For sanitary reasons United States
Marshal Neeley tried to move the San
ders army to another part of the gov
ernment reservation at Fort Leaven
worth, but the army protested ant
would not go. Four companies of cav
airy hurried to the scene and quickly
, carried out the marshars orders. Fully
one-half of the army deserted, and th'
men are leaving daily.
The Seventh congressional district il
. this state contains the largest popula
J ton of any district in the United States
except one in Philadelphia, one in Pitts
D burg and one IN Chicago. There ar
81 counties in the Seventh district o
! Kansas, 81 counties in the Sixth, /
' counties in the Fifth, 10 counties in tn
Fourth, 9 counties in the Third, 8 coun
ties in the Second and counties in tn
First.
|
old residents will remember Miss Alt
- Smelser, who for years was organist a
the Baptist church. Her parents live a
d Eureka Springs, Ark, and about tw
5; years ago Miss Alta went to Old Mex
q leo as missionary. Last fall she wa
10 very i'll and her mother went down an
It brought her home, where she was care
st fully nursed and provided with the bes
4 medical aid, but disease baffled skill an
,e she fingered, unable to move from th
d. bed, and hopeless invalid. The locs
paper states that one morning recentl
She Law upon her bed while the famil
were at breakfast, and as she was read
y ing her bible she read of Christ's hea
ie ing the sick. and closing the book, o
sr fered short prayer, and exercising faitl
E. raised up and got out of bed and wake
ia into the dining room aud ate breakfas
r The family, as we'll as the physician
be who were sent for. were astonished b
~ yond measure. 1t was not Christian 81
e cial science or anything of that sort, br
IS her own prayer and exercise of faitl
K Her many friends here will rejoice wit
her in her recovery.
The regents Of Kansas university m'
e as newly organized board, Govern'
= Robiuson's place having been filed L
!" II. S Clarke F. II. Snow was chose
e president: c. r. Mitchell, vice presiden
ry G. f. Scott secretary Mr. Clarke, Il
y new member, was chosen to I'll all Il
a. places on the board formerly filed /
an Governor Charles Robinson. The resiG
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