Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Divorced Wife of Judge Foster Dead.
Mrs. Foster. divorced wife of Hon. @.
q. Foster. United States district judge
for the district of Kansas, died in the
poor house in Atchison county the
other day, where she had been an in
mate for eight years. She at one time
was one of the reigninC society and
literary leaders in Atchison, and was
married TO Judge Foster when he was
a struggling young attorney and she a
dashing widow. But trouble and di-
vorce followed years ago, and the judge
over 20 years ago was happily married
to lady in Lawrence. The deceased
was over 60 years of age.
After Insurance Companies.
The state superintendent of insur-
anee has addressed a letter to the pres
ldents of all the insurance companies
doing business in Kansas, in which he
informs them that he proposes to keep
record in his Office for the use of the
public; showing which companies pay
up their losses promptly, and which
ones delay and harass the insured by
lawsuits and compromises. Mr.. An
thony says the policy of many COM
panies seems to be to resist paying
losses and it is proper for the public to
know who they are.
Stockmen Enter a Protest
At recent meeting of the Central
Kansas Live Stock association at EN-
poria with over 100 members present.
resolutions were adopted condemning
unjust and discriminating rates by
railroads and asking for radical re-
adjustment and reduction. The meet
ing also decided that the railroad COM
missioners have permitted unnecessary
delay in adjustment of these rates,
and demanded that a prompt hearing
be granted them, and a fair decision
rendered.
Met Death In q Peculiar Manner.
George Austin, OF Kingman county,
was killed in a peculiar manner the
other day. He had rushed to the home
of his neighbor, which was on fire, to
assist in saving the household effects
The heat was too intense to enter, and
as Austin stood looking at the burning
building a double-barreled shotgun,
hanging on a rack in the house, was
discharged by the heat, the contents
of both barrels entering his head and
body.
The States Finances.
The monthly examination of the
state treasury for March showed ST.
172, 5o4 "a cash on hand belonging to
all accounts, of which 1872, $50 IA was
in the banks of Topeka and the re-
mainder in the vaults of the treasury.
Of the cash on hand the largest item
was $3.50, 500 76 belonging to the gen.
eral revenue fund. Another big item
boJ %
manent school fund.
He Populated a County.
Samuel Cooper, Pottawatomie
county farmer, died recently at the
age of 80 years. He was followed to
the grave by 90 blood relatives He
was the father of IL children, seven of
whom are married and living in Potta-
watomie county. He had 60 grand
children and 80 great-grandchildre
He had lived in Kansas since 1857.
A Lawyers Downfall.
Charles Conwe1 was recently arrest
ed at Lawrence upon complaint of the
police of Peoria, Ill, for forgery. Con-
well is a lawyer and was United States
district attorney for Wyoming under
Hayes He has a brother who is a
leading lawyer in Chicago, and brother
1n-law mem Der OF congress He at
tributes his downfall to drink.
A Probable Murder.
W. W. Huddleston, a farmer and
stock raiser residing near Douglass, re.
Gently visited at Wichita and failing
to return search was instituted. Sew
eral days later his body was found in
the Walnut river with bullet hole in
his head. He had probably been
robbed and murdered.
Her Question Soon Answered.
Mrs. George Carnegie and her dauch-
ter were recently standing in the door
of her residence at Wichita watching
a funeral procession passing the house
when Mrs. Carnegie exclaimed: Poor
man. 1 wonder who will be next" and
throwing up her hands, fell forward,
and died Immediately.
The State Debt.
The monthly report of the state
treasurer shows the total bonded in
debtedness of the state to be 1852, 900,
of which s4s7, 900 is held by the perma-
nent school fund. Only $3.50, 900 of the
bonds of Kansas are owned outside of
the state.
Minor State News.