The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-04-14
STATE NEWS PARAGRApHED.

STATE NEWS pARAGRApHED.
Hermit Cameron's Unique Request.
Hugh Cameron, the Kansas hermit.
called at Gov. Stanley's Office recently
with picture of the cruci6xion and
requested that it be hung up on the
wall of the executives Office. He said
he had walked and carried the picture
from Camp Ben Harrison near Law
renee. Is miles from Topeka, during
the previous night
He Il Kausan.
Capt Robert Crozier, appointed by
President Mckinley to represent the
army at the cars peace congress. is a
son of the late Robert E. Crozier, of
Leavenworth, who served as senator,
judge of the supreme court and dis.
trict judge. Young Robert Crozier en-.
tered West Point from Leavenworth.
Peculiar Situation at Bronson.
At Bronson, every body was SO busy
prospecting for gas and zinc that the
city election was forgotten until it
and no legal election could be held.
Unless present officers can hold over,
the city will be without a government.
Editor Henley h.nged In Emgy.
w. F. Hendry, editor of the Nicker-
son Argosy, was hanged in effigy on
account of the stand he took for tenn
perance in the city election. Mr..
H. ~, HI in
caucus and the ''wet" element nomi.
mated their ticket and elected it.
Rich Strike at Erie.
There was wild excitement at Erie
over big strikes of oil, gas and ore.
Drillers at depth of $50 feet struck
the oil and gas sand, 35 feet thick.
with the gas showing pressure of 275
pounds. At si4 feet they struck rich
lead of zinc ore ten feet thick.
The First Problem to Tackle.
About the first work of the new
board of visitation will be to hear the
complaints against the telegraph COM
panies, which are now under control
of the court. The legislature reduced
telegraph charges, but the companies
have so far ignored the law.
Must Pay the Claim OF Mrs. Collins.
State Superintendent Church has re-
fused to allow the Travellers to do an
accident insurance business in Kansas
until it pays a SIS, 600 accident policy
held by Mrs. J. S. Collins, of Topeka,
on the life of her murdered husband.
Big Suits Against Cross Estates.
The receiver of the defunct First
national bank at Emporia has fled
suits against the estate of 81. C. and
C. s. Cross for ss6o,oOO which he
claims was wrongfully taken from the
bank by the two Crosses.
Found Dead In the Road.
While temporarily deranged' Miss
Alice Grace, domestic in Chanute
family, wandered away and was found
dead in the muddy wagon road west
of town, her face downward, and it
was supposed she smothered to death.
Will Yield $4,000 additional Revenue.
It is estimated by state officials that
the new law compelling corporations
to file annual statements and the law
reg u1dCluS Ices WILL lclo Guc
state SIG, 900 additional revenue an
nually.
New Anti Trust Law in Force.
The new Kansas antitrust law,
which prohibits the bining of live
stock men, hay dealers, warehouse
men and railroads to control prices, is
now law.
Minor State News.
Salina voted to build and maintain
a public library.
During March the A. O. U. w. in
Kansas added l, 1853 members to its
rolls.
''Jack'' Downing, well-known
newspaper man. is the new postmaster
at Hays City.
Gov. Stanley will address the law
class of Kansas university on Tuesday
morning, June 6.
The Hutchinson & Southern railroad
has begun grading on the extension
from Wellington, southeast
Wichita business men are laying
plans to build a new convention hall,
to be the largest in the state.
At Atchison last week 81 recruits en-
listed in the regular army and were
sent at once to the Philippines.
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