The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-09-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Serious harges.
Il is stated in late dispatch from
Emporia that repairs being made on
the wing of the normal school build
ing, which was damaged by late
storm, develops the fact that the build.
ing was simply death trap. and great
loss of life was only prevented by the
accident happening on Sunday. Six
eight-penny nails were the only sup
ports that were supposed to hold the
immense north gable brick work which
was blown in and caused most of the
destruction. The anchors proper, two
in number, were not even decent apol-
ogies for the purpose intended. Even
the decorated ceilings were in portions
simply hanging from the rafters by
wires. An investigation is demanded
by the indignant citizens of Emporia-'
Colored Methodists.
The colored NJ. E. conference. at its
late session at Topeka. made the fol-
lowing appointments for Kansas: j..
L. Brown, presiding elder; Leaven-
worth, A. d. Wilson; Topeka, j. NJ.
Brown; Emporia, w. H. Davidson;
Eskridge. A. Berry; Newton, L.
Palmer; Wichita, ]. NJ Pope; Hutch
inson. H. Cannon; Baldwin, William
Daniel; Strong City, w. NJ. Washing
ton; Sterling, w. Ingram.
Each Had a Souvenir.
The Kansas Grand Army delegates
who returned from the national en-
campment at Louisville each wore a
souvenir, which was presented to them
by the citizens committee of Louis
vile. 1t was bronze medal swung
to a crossbar, which, among other de-
vices, contained the figures of union
and confederate soldier clasping hands,
with the legend united we stand, di-
vided we fall
A kingman County Murder.
In quarrel over the trespass of a
colt two Kingman county farmers,
James Hazen and Zeno Mulvane, got
instantly killed Mulvane. An old
grudge existed between the parties
over the refusal of Mulvane to permit
Hazen to marry his daughter. The
dead man was to have celebrated his
golden wedding in few days. Hazen
fed.
Exploits of n Meteor.
A meteor of large size burst a short
distance north of Salina the other
afternoon. 1t was seen by a number
of people from different positions, and
occurred in broad daylight 1t was
seemingly a large ball of fire, and
burst with crash, flying into innum-
cradle atoms. Although the sun was
shining brightly, it was very brilliant
Hope for Maddox.
The president in a recent note to the
mother of Clyde Maddox, said: Il have
not fully reviewed the case, but suffi-
GENTLY to assure loving mother that
her son will not be executed October
H." Maddox is under sentence of
death at Wichita for murder commit
ted in the Indian territory.
A New bishop.
Rev. Frank Millspaugh was conse.
Grated bishop of Kansas episcopal
church) at Topeka on the 10Th to sue
coed the late Bishop Thomas Bishops
Whipple. of Minnesota; Tuttle and At
well. of Missouri: Brooke, of Oklahoma,
and Spaulding. of Colorado, took part
in the conservation.
Killed by the Cars.
Otto Tagader, of Rocky Ford. Col
who was a passenger on q train from
Kansas City, was killed by an engine
at Emporia late the other night. When
the train halted at Emporia Tagader
attempted to cross the track to reach
a restaurant when he was struck by q
switch engine.
Bonds Illegal.
Rosedale, in Wyandotte county, re-
Gently issued So. 500 in bonds to pay a
damage suit judgment. and when pre-
sented to the auditor of state for regis
tration the auditor referred the matter
to the attorney-general, who declared
the issue illegal and registration was
refused.
Dropped Dead.
Mrs. Media Baughm. of Topeka,
dropped dead the other day as she was
about to enter a carriage to attend the
funeral of her daughter, Mrs. Stella
McFadden. The doctor said that death
was produced from strangulation of
the heart caused from grief.
Defended His Mother.
Archie Porter, 16 years old, shot and