Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

eth of Decem Der at the age of 80 years
At midnight on December 81 the
Santa Fe railroad passed out of the
hands of the receivers and the new or
ganization took charge.
Bancroft's tabernacle at Kansas City,
Kan, was destroyed by fire at an early
hour on the morning of the Sd. The
loss was S12, 900; insurance, 1000.
Clint Osborn, who was convicted at
Lawrence of the killing of Attorney
Charles Hamblin, of Holton. was sem
fenced to 21 years in the penitentiary.
It is stated that the National Brew
ers' association, which meets in
Chicago January II, will prepare for a
resubmission campaign in Kansas next
fall.
John Jordan and James Key, strang-
e-s who were under arrest under sus-
picion of being highwaymen, escaped
from the jail at Fort Scott the other
day.
Associate Justice Brewer, of the SUI
preme court and of Kansas, has been
rendered a place as one of the Venez-
uela commission by the president and
has accepted.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has
issued a call for a report from the
state and private banks showing the
condition of their affairs at the close
of business December "a.
The state accountant in his report
lately filed with the governor, brings
ex-State Oil Inspector Taylor in debt
to the state $1,000. The governor has
turned the matter over to the attorney
general
By a recent decision of the courts
cities of the first class are entitled to
all the interest and penalties upon de-
linquent taxes, when collected. Here
tofore such interest and penalties have
been paid to the county.
Upon the final passage of the bond
bill through the house the Kansas
delegation divided. Messrs. Blue and
Calderhead voted for the bill and
Messrs. Baker, Broderick, Curtis, Kirk
patrick, Long and Miller voted against
it.
Two young women printers of We'll
lington, Misses Daisy Allen and Lulu
Jenkins, signalized the commencement
of new year by issuing the first num-
Der of the Daily Postal Card, newsy
little evening paper, of which they are
publishers and proprietors.
Mrs Mary Grinter drank carbolic
acid at Kansas City, Kan, on New
Years day with suicidal intent and
was probably successful. Her husband
was in bed at the time with a broken
leg and she was unable to work, which
perhaps caused the deed She had
three small children.
T. T. Hoffman, clerk of the district
court of Wyandotte county, is reported
to be short in his accounts in the sum
of SIS, OOO His bondsmen have taken
charge of the Office, which they will
run with Hoffman as nominal clerk,
until the shortage is made good, which
is the result of Encouragement.
The Peoria Railway Co., of Galena.
has been chartered for the purpose of
constructing a standard gauge railroad
from point near Galena to point
near Chetopa. The distance is about
As miles through Cherokee county,
Kan; Jasper county, Mo-, and the
Peoria reservation in the Indian terri
tory.
]. M. Robbins, president, and N. F.
Hess, cashier. of the State bank of
Everest, which failed some time ago,
were arrested the other day on a
charge of receiving deposits when the
bank was known to be in a failing
condition. The bank has been reor-
ganized and opened for business. All
depositors are to be paid in sull.
Upon complaint of Mrs. Mary Brown
proceedings were recently commenced
in the Shawnee county district court
for the disbarment of Attorneys A. II.
Case and G. w. Carey. Mrs. Brown al
leges that as her attorneys Case &
Carey collected $1,000 which they neg
lected to pay over to her. The law
yers deny the charge and will fight the
prosecution to finish.
The attorney-genera1 recently gave
an opinion that the governor has a right
to grant pardons upon conditions The
question came up over the custom
established by the governor of pardon
ing joint keepers upon condition that
they leave the state. The prohibition
lists protested upon the ground that
such action is illegal The governor
referred the matter to the attorney
general, with the result stated.
The most destructive fire KIN own in
Kansas City, Kan. since the burning
of the Reid packing house broke out
in Armourdale the other night, and be-
fore it was subdued had destroyed six
large buildings and partially destroyed
seventh, causing a damage of $50, 00o
Sims department house, where the
fire started. sustained a loss of $25, 600;
fulled insured. r. B. Armstrong;
printing Office also burned, causing a
loss of So, 500.
The state board of education has is
sued conductors certificates to the fol-
lowing teachers: II. J. Barber, of Par
sons; A. B. Carney, of Concordia; s. M.
Cook, of Chapman; J. E. Edgerton, of
Council Grove; 81. c. Ford, of Chanute;
c. NJ. Light, of Fort Scott; s. w. Nc
Garroh, Olathe; c. II. Nowlin, of Kan
sas City; A. S. Olin, of Lawrence; D.
S. Pence, of Wichita; w. NJ. Raney,
of Harrington; Lillian Scott, of Bald