The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-07-26
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas Insurance.

Tho report of George T. Anthony.
superintendent of insurance, sets forth
that the seventy-seven companies, home
and foreign, doing fire insurance bus
mess in Kansas aggregate receipts for
premiums for the past year of 81. 95o,-
399. 80, and of losses paid. 81 ,o06. 752. -
a gross income of S7ss,si7. above
losses paid. From this must be deduct
ed cost of commissions to agents. taxes
and other current expenses incident to
the conduct of their business. This.
according to the reported items,
amounts to $50 per cent. of the gross
receipts, or s565. $50. %. leaving a net
gain of So, Sa1.47 on an assumed risk
for that year of Sl39, s37. 623. o.
The aggregate capital of the
companies doing business in
Kansas. including only that portion of
the capital of foreign companies which
is deposited in this country for the ex-
elusive protection of American policy
holders, is S45.217, s75. to which Kansas
contributes in net earning onehalf of
per cent. per anrum. During the in
surance year under review eleven of
cess of their gross income; eight others
closed the year without loss or gain
got out even; seven withdrew from
the state and four went into voluntary
liquidation as bankrupts
state Funds.
The report of the state treasurer for
the month of June showed that there
fhn
close of the months business, S.13,-
544.29, The receipts during the month,
which went into the general revenue
fund. were as follows: State taxes,
SEQ, 500. Oh; earnings, penitentiary, S23,-
755. So; earnings, Osawatomie asylum,
$3.50. so; earnings, Topeka asylum,
s3O1.16: earnings, deaf and dumb
asylum. S547.31; earnings, blind
asylum, S4O7.46; earnings, soldiers or
phans' home. SOS. Is; bank commission
ers' fees, Ss42.45; secretary of states
fees. S14S; auditor of states fees, Sl20. so,
amounting in all to SAG, 1855. 80.
A Valuable Wife.
A Leavenworth county farmer who
sells hay to the citizens of the city, is
credited with a sharp trick. His wife
weighs $50 pounds and he manages to
tuck her away in every load he sells.
One citizen, it is alleged, has in this
manner bought and paid for her four
times, but having discovered the fraud,
now demands rebate of 1000 pounds
of hay. Well. we are taught that ''all
flesh is grass" and if that is true why
should not that woman be good hay?
To Aid Waller.
A meeting was held at Topeka the
other night for the purpose of con-
sidering means of securing the release
of John L. Waller from Il French
prison. Among the resolutions adopted
was one requesting the governor to
appeal to the president to afford Wal
Ter the good Offices of the United States
in his behalf. and request that he di-
rect searching investigation to be
made of the cause of his arrest and
imprisonment
Cool Suicide.
Lizzie Thomas, a chambermaid and
domestic. threw herself into the Ar
kansas river from the Maple stree,
bridge at Wichita the other day. She
was an expert swimmer and fioated
for some distance on her back. waving
an adieu with both hands to two OF
three people on the bridge. none OF
whom tried to save her. Her body
caught on one of the railroad bridge:
some distance below.
Senator PETERS New Party.
| Senator PETER is out for a new party.
In recent letter he is quoted as say
ing that "a new party must be formed
because there is new work to be done
work that the other parties are not
fit to do. But it will be built on a
foundation deeper and broader than
free silver or 'bimetallisn,' for these
terms express nothing that reaches the
core of the troubles which confront
US"
Took Ills Medicine.
A 9-vear-old hoy at Clearwater died
recently as the result of taking ten
doses of medicine at once in order to
make dime. AS an inducement to
get him co take the medicine his fathe,
offered him penny for each dose he
would swallow. and in orier to ear,
his money quickly the boy took Tie
ten doses at once.
Soldier Suicides.
Albert G. Herman. soldier in the
United States army, committed suicide
in a disreputable house at Leaven
worth the other day by shooting him
self. He had been sick very much OF
late and escaped from the hospital a,
the fort. He had only twelve days OF
his enlistment to serve. His home was
at Portage, Wis.
Minor State News.
The Swedish Lutheran Min isterial
union met at Salina on the 18th.
Commissioner of Elections r. C.
Foster (populist). of Kansas City, Kan,
was exonerated at his hearing before
Gov. Morrill, on the charges preferred
against him.
Arrangements have been completed
for the state L. A. w. meet, to be held
in Topeka August 16 and II. The
committee on prizes has decided to be
governed by the rules of the league,
and give for the first prizes only gold
medals.
A young real estate man of Law.
renee lately made a report as to the
l.