Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Pending decision in the case of the
cattlemen against the Kansas rail-
roads the state board of railroad COM
missioners has ordered the railroads to
-estore the old car load rates.
United States Judge Foster has de-
cided that the Kansas fire tax law is
constitutional This law was enacted
to raise a fund to protect western
counties from prairie CONGREGATIONS.
B. B. Mccall, Arthur McMurray and
q. S. Guyler have been chosen to rep
resent the Kansas state university in
the oratorical contest to be had with
the Nebraska university at Lincoln in
May.
While recently visiting Mrs Smalley
at Fort Scott Mrs Benjamin Creakley
was shot and perhaps fatally wounded
by Mrs. Smalley's little boy. who was
playing with revolver, which was ac-
cidentally discharged.
Charles Ham and Charles Strahan,
sons OF farmers, were arrested at Law
renee a few days ago charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
They would take corn to market and
sell to different parties.
Moses Harmon, the editor of Lucifer,
free thought paper, who was sent to
the penitentiary for being too free, has
served his term out and when he re-
turned to Topeka the other day was
accorded public reception.
Topeka lodges of Knights of Pythias
have received advices that there will
be about 5000 member of the order in
that city to attend the grand lodge,
which opens May 10, and are making
arrangements for their entertainments
There was meeting at Topeka the
other day of men and women for the
purpose of organizing a cooperative
congress. The meeting was presided
over by Joel Reece, of Pratt county,
state lecturer of the Kansas Farmers
Alliance.
George Owens, an ex-soldier, cut the
throat of his sweetheart, Cora Barton,
at Leavenworth the other day and then
attempted to escape Being closely
pursued he cut his own throat with
razor and died instantly. The girl
may recover.
Charles E. Clark, who is under arrest
at Anthony charged with the murder
of Charles Rodman on the night of
February Is, has been identified as an
escaped convict from the Oklahoma
penitentiary, where he was serving a
time for stealing.
Charles and Annie Lamborn anc.
Thomas Davenport are under arrest at
Leavenworth charged with the brutal
murder of j. G.. Lam born, a wealthy
farmer near Fall Leaf, a few weeks
ago. The two first named are children
of the murdered man.
Rev. Joseph Sill herman, pastor of the
German Lutheran church of Wichita,
has been asked to resign. The aid So
ciety of the church gave hard times
ball at which beer was sold, and Mr.
SHERMAN scored them severely about
it That was the cause.
Charles Harrison, general utility
man in the Hutchinson post office, was
discharged by the postmaster the other
day for insu bordination and when he
met the postmaster's son, who is as
sistant postmaster, Harrison made a
vicious assault upon him.
The Encouragement has decided
that the police boards of the cities of
the frst-class have absolute control
over all receipts and expenditures of
funds collected through the police
courts and are accountable to no one
AS William Milford, farmer living
six miles west of Kingman, was re-
Gently returning home in company
with some neighbors his home was dis
covered to be on fire. They all ran
some distance, when Milford staggered
and fell dead. The home and contents
were destroyed.
Auditor of State Cole has refused to
oil lou hi o1
dered by the board of directors of the
penitentiary and bought upon the
recommendation of Gov. Morrill,. Mr..
Cole stands on the law, which says
the printing for the state shall be
done by the state printer.
A question of much Importance to
grain shippers was decided by Judge
Thompson in court at Salina recently
The decision is in reference to the law
which compels railroads to provide car
scales at every station shipping a con-
siderable amount of grain, and which
Judge Thompson has decided unconsti-
tutional
George T. Anthony, state superin-
tendent of insurance has sent out
checks aggregating $13. 176. 35 to the
treasurers of cities maintaining fire
4OE Vic EclIO1
fund, created by the late legis1a ture
for the year 1895. This amount repre-
sents the reciprocal tax from fire in
surance com panies-two per cent on the
business done in cities. Kansas City,
Kan. leads. receiving 50, 1s5. 70. To-
peka comes next with 81, 99LO9 Leav-
enworth is third with 81, 2oL SO.
A trial to collect money for liquor
sent to a Leavenworth jointkeeper
named Jake Wiseman, by a Kansas
City whisky firm, was decided at Leav-
enworth the other day in favor of the
plain tiffs. Wiseman got two barrels
of whisky and when it came to paying
for it, refused to do So In his trial he
set up the defense that the liquor was
sold contrary to the prohibitory law
which he is violating at this time
Judge Bond decided that the state pro-