The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-02-16

Miscellaneous.
The senate has confirmed Topeka's
new postmaster. A. j. Arnold.
The president has appointed Simpson
S. REYNOLDS receiver of the land Office
at Wakeeney.
The store of Bgelow & Foster at
Gardner was burned the other morn
ing. Nothing was saved.
NJ. w. Levy, banker of Wichita,
| bid 800 for the first of the new $50
bonds and will receive it when it is
issued.
James O'Neill. newspaper man OF
Rogers, Ark, dropped dead on Sleep
ing car just as it reached Wichita the
other day.
The employees of one Topeka bakery
subscribed money and donated their
services in providing 1,5o0 loaves OF
bread to the poor of the city.
Charles Drake and Harry Reeves got
into a fight at Lawrence the other dav
over woman and Drake was killed
and Reeves seriously wounded.
Senator Martin has introduced bill
placing United States Judge Foster, of
Kansas, on the retired list, and sup
plementing it with another bill permit
ting all federal judges incapacitated
from their duties to retire on full pay.
The receiver of the Farmers bank of
Hope has file1 his final report. 1t
shows that of the many thousands of
dollars which the banks depositors en-
trusted to it's manager, w. p. Robin
son, only s22.67 is available for divi-
dends. Robinson disappeared two years
ago.
New York insurance companies doing
business in Kansas are reported to be
considerable worked up over the action
of the state superinten lent of insurance
in revoking the license of the Home, OF
New York, for not paying the ''recipro-
cal' tax. 1t is stated that all the New
York companies are in default for
twenty-three years and there is now
due from them about $780, The
companies hold that the law has been a
dead letter for years.
The governor has declined to inter-
fere in the suit instituted by the at
torney-gencral against tho Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway foi forfeit
ure of it's charter because of the re-
moval of its general offices from tho
SUa lie Is ulsoDOStU W lct liz COuFIS
pass upon the case, he says, and while
willing to consider the feelings and
wishes of the people of Parsons, it is
not their interests alone that are in
volved. ut is" he says, 1.-The sove-
reignty and dignity of the state of
Kansas that are at stake. The state
cannot permit corporations created by
it's laws and fostered by its people to
set its avs at defiance with irnpunity.
1t is the desire of the executive that
suit be prosecuted to a finish or until
the company recognizes and honestly
discharges it's duty to the state"
The January report of State Treas
nrer Biddle shows cash increase from
$64S, ,627.73. the amount on hand Janu.
ary l, to 81, 079, 171.60. The increase
was on account of the return of county
treasurers. The ge leral revenue fund
balance is s722, s19.11. Of which 1885,
1913. Al was received during the month.
This sum was received from the fol-
lowing sources: State taxes, s355, 13T. IA;
earnings of the state penitentiar sl0,-
469 "a; fees of secretary of state, s1i3. IS;
rent of reformatory farm, 1928; earn
ings of Topeka insane asylum, s17. IS.
i ne QiS DuTSemenCS OF Lnc general rev
enue fund aggregated sl95.G13. 13,
against s112,9 "a of the preceding
month. The bonds on hand February
amounted to 81, s13, 720.63. The amount
of bonds purchased during January
was ss1. .565. The amount paid off was
sS1, 1851.
Secretary Morton has appointed NJ
A. Carlton, of the Kansas agricultural
college, a special agent of the depart
ment of agriculture, to study rust in
cereals The importance Of the inquiry
is shown by the fact that careful est;-
mates of the losses inflicted on Ameri-
can grain growers by rust amount to
$40, 900. 900 annually.
Edward Davis attempted suic,uv at
Kansas City. Kan, some days since by
taking strychnine. but his lie was
saved Davis was married las. fa,l anl
his wife LEFT him in i.o wseiis Us
quit wasl and tsnk to Ga'ulaias. As
he aoula nat rae1auils his viis iis re
snlyea M SUICIDE but failaa