Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-27

the ca lLaI OF foreign com pdn1eS WHICH
is deposited in this country for the ex-
elusive protection of American policy
holders, is S45, 217, SIS, to which Kansas
contributes in net earning one half of
per cent. per annum. Turing the in
suranee year under review eleven of
the companies met with losses in ex-
cess Of their gross income; eight Others
closed the year without loss or gain
got out even; seven withdrew from
the state aud four went into voluntary
liquidation as bankrupts.
Miscellaneous.
The governor has removed j. j.
Barnes, of Pratt, from the board OF
penitentiary directors.
A young real estate man of Law
renee lately made a report as to the
business standing of a produce dealer
in that city, which the dealer con-
sidered as rejecting on his business
standing and he therefore got even by
horsewhipping the reporter.
The county attorney of Leavenworth
has asked the county commissioners to
appoint a detective, whose duty it shall
be to assist in accommodating evidence
i
ground for this request is that few
convictions are secured because the
county attorney has not time to work
up the testimony.
j. M. Humphrey, the republican
membe Of the Hutchinson reformatory
board who resigned recently, stated
later that he had decided to bring suit
against the state for an allowance of
Is cents per mile on the trip east in the
interest of the institution. He denies
that he had pass over any road.
Albert G. HERMAN, a 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 at
the fort. He had only twelve days of
his enlistment to serve. His home was
at Portage, Wis.
A 9-year-old boy at Clearwater died
recently as the result of taking ten
doses of medicine at once in order to
make a dime. AS an inducement to
get him 20 take the medicine his father
offered him penny for each dose he
would swallow, and in order to earn
his money quickly the boy took the
ten doses at once.
Senator PETER is out for new party.
In a 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
foundation deeper and broader than
free silver or 'bimetdllism, for these
terms express nothing that reaches the
core of the troubles which confront
u.s."
Lizzie Thomas, cham bermaid and
domestic, threw herself into the Ar
kansas river from the Maple street
bridge at Wichita the other day. She
was an expert swimmer and foated
for some distance on her back. waving
an adieu with both hands to two or
three people on the bridge, none of
whom tried to save her Her body
caught en- one of the railroad bridges
some distance below.
meeting was held at Topeka the
other night for the purpose of con-
sidering means of securing the release
of John L. Waller from 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 a searching investigation to be
made of the cause of his arrest and
imprisonment
A Leavenworth county farmer who
sells hay to the citizens of the city, is
credited with 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?
The report of the state treasurer for
the month of June showed that there
was on hand in the treasury at the
close of the months business, $713,-
344.29, The receipts during the month,
which went into the general revenue
fund, were as follows: State taxes,
$50, 500 OF; earnings, penitentiary, $685.
1855 35: earnings, Osawatomie asylum,
1885, so; earnings, Topeka asylum,
S30116; earnings, deaf and dumb
asylum. $547.31; earnings, blind
asylum, S4O7. 46; earnings, soldiers or
phans' home, S2S. ID; bank commission
ers' fees, Ss42. As; secretary of states
fees, S14s; auditor of states fees, S120. so
amounting in all to $40, 955. co.
The Kansas grand lodge of colored
Odd Fellows met at Emporia on the
18th. The session was the largcs'
ever held in the state, delegates being
present from Topeka, Leavenworth
Kansas City, Wichita and nearly every
| city in the state.
Mrs. McGinnis, aged SO, the wife OF
Edward N. McGinnis, committed sui
eide at Topeka the other day by drown
/ ing herself in the Kaw river. HeI
mind had been affected for some year,
from SunSIrofze.
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