The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-07-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


The Iowa State Insurance Co. has
withdrawn from business in Kansas.
The board of charities recently an
pointed 4. c. Biddfe, OF Emporia, az
superintendent OF the Osawatomie in.
sane. asylum, to ceed-Hr.-E-E T.
Wentworth.
Five hundred people were driven
from their homes at Salina by the
late flood in the Smoky Hill river.
Crops were badly damaged in the val.
ley by the overflow.
Eugene Yates, a young man OF To-
peka, was recently arrested and taken
to Leavenworth to answer the charge
of obtaining money BY false pretenses.
He passed a worthless check. $50
Acknowledgement Dawes has filed an
information in the district court against
Labor Commissioner w. Ct. Bird, charg-
ing him with oppression in Office.
There are seven counts in the informa-
ton. IL, p 4 ta-.-1
Labor Commissioner Bird was ar
rested ct Topeka on the 18th upon
charges filed by the attorney general
and promptly gave bend for his appear
snce at the September term of the
court.
Francis Whitaker & Sons have given
mortgage for $500, 900 on their pack
ing plant at Wichita in favor of Benja-
min F. Edwards, of st. Louis. 1t is ex-
pected that the plant will soon be in
full cperat,ih! -.i..-r r--s
Acknowledgement Dawes has filed a
motion in the supreme court for re-
hearing of the Breidenthal bank COM
missioner case. Under a new ruling of
the court the motion cannot be taken
up until Septembergaks sH ts' IS
aov. Morrill, has issued an order sum-
irarilS Removing W.. ). Hutd, of Hol.
ton, from his position of director of
the state penitentiary. At the same
time he announced the appointment of
NJ. NJ. Beck, of Holton, as Hurd's sue
cessor. rs ~ .is., a- -1 - -t--r. II
1 lending eolered men in Kansas are
Eais.ng money and taking either steps
to try to secure the release of ex-Con-
sui John L. Waller from the French
military prison, where he has been
sentenced to serve a twenty years term
hs spy. --..-..
I ctl tearfiard, president of the Kan.
siis Cotton States exposition committee,
feceifed Word that space asked for
Kansas exhibit at the Cotton States
exposition could not be had, as appli-
cation had been made too late. The
commission, however, will persist in
its efforts to secure space.
Col. Foster went into drug store at
Cherryvale the other night to get some
medicine, but by mistake, was given
laudanum. after taking which he went
to sleep aid eou1d Hot be awakened
He was native of Sycamore, III, and
had gone to Cherryvale few days be-
fore to attend his sisters funeral. .-
Charles Starbuck, within few
months Of 100 years of age, died at
Lawrence the other day. He came to
Kansas before the settlement by the
frst immigration company. He leaves
a daughter Is years Old, a grandson
AZ years old, a great-granddaughter "a
years old and great-great-grands 8
years old, all residing in Douglas
county: @s 80 90 s.y ,.-. 't..t'
fully Scott j. NJ. Humphrey and
John Armstrong, members of the board
of managers of the Hutchinson reform
atory were recently in Topeka in re-
Spouse to the, message from the gov
ernor ordering them to appear before
him to answer grave charges against
them as managers of the reformatory.
The governor subsequently, demanded
their designations, which were later
rendered. 5. ....t .f -;
The sheriff of Atchison county re-
Gently went to Topeka and served pa
charging him with criminal1y libeling
Judge c. G. Foster. The suit is the
second. one brought against Maj. Hud-
son by Judge Foster, and the last in
formation was signed by J. X. Fisher,
of Atchtson, who was foreman of the
grand jury concerned in the charges
made by Foster against Hudson.
Henry Cummings, farmer living 90
miles west of Topeka, fell from a wag-
on the other day about noon, breaking
his neck, and was not found until next
day. He had suffered great torture
for twenty hotirs, and died soon after
he was discovered He was paraly zed
by the shock, and to add to his misery
and torture ants and other insects had
crawled over him and eaten into his
nose. eyes and face, he being unable to
make the slightest move in self-defense.
The board of managers of the state
reformatory at Hutchinson continued
their investigation of Superintendent
Hatch, notwithstanding the order of
the governor for postponment. The
superintendent declined to appear be-
fore the board, but rendered his resig-
nation. The investigated proceeded,
however, and he was decided to be un
fitted for the work and removed from
Office. The governor cited the board
to appear and answer charges against
the mem bcrs.
- A statistician has figured that the
corn crop of Kansas this year. esti-
mated at, about. $40, 600, 900, bushels,
would fill wagons holding, so bushels
each and allowing IS; feet to each
team and wagon, that would make a
procession, ten abreast. reaching from
New York city to San Francisco AL
lowing 100 bushe1 to fatten one steer
and two hogs there would be enough
to fatten nearly 3,40O 600 steers and
$3.50, 900 hogs. 1t. would make two
trains OF cars, 500 bushel to the car,
reacHfhg from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific'oceans with several ears to spare.
Y On the 9th the Smoky Hill river at