The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-08-25
Splendid Showing Of Banks.

The prosperity of Kansas is proved
by figures in the summaries of the
statements from 1858 state banks, show
ing their condition at the close of bust
ness June 20. According to these fig
ures the total amount of money now
on deposit in these 1858 banks is S24,-
091,745.O5. Similar reports for the
period ended July IA, 1895, showed
deposits amounting to $22, 1874, 956. 81.
The excess of deposits this year. COM
pared with the. preceding year, is
81, 696, 7Ss.74. At the present time the
reserve fund of the 1858 banks amount
to 1875 per cent, which exceeds all
loans and discounts reached the sum of
SIG, AT, 1885. At present this feature
of the business representsS 1s, 107, O72. 80.
The cash and sight exchange has been
reduced to $14, 233, 1854 One year ago
the banks held a surplus of
1885,. 1850. 81. This now amounts to
$1,OO1, 1886. At the present time
the undivided profits amount to
$445, 1884. A year ago this amount
was 1858, 49,. SIS. Last July the indi-
vidual deposits amounted to SIT, $751;
45s.47. According to the returns men
toned the individual deposits now
amount to $19.612, O26. SO. The most
startling reduction which has taken
place in the years history is in the
bills payable. Last July under this
head the banks owed $192, 1926. 50. They
now owe only S72. 693. 16. One year ago
the demand certificates amounted to
$11.299. 4S3.9S. They now amount to
81, 4s5, 6O43O.
Human Monster at Galena.
Charles Moore, of Galena, attempted
to kill the four-year-old child of his
brother, Ike Moore. He grabbed the
boy, ran about 100 yards to Owl creek
and had the life almost cholxed out of
the little fellow before assistance could
be rendered. On the arrival of the
crowd Moore threw the body into the
creek and ran. Moore was placed in
the city Jail, but fear of mob led to
his removal to Empire. The act was
prompted by jealousy, the would-be
murderer claiming that his wife
thought more of the nephew than she
did of their own child.
His Joint on an Island.
Upon an island in the Kaw river near
St. Marys there is new ''Klondike"
which is entitled to the premium in
novelties for the sale of intoxicating
liquors The authorities recently closed
every saloon in st. Marys and an enter
prising jointkeeper took possession of
the island after taking out a govern
ment liquor license. The county au-
thorities have no jurisdiction over this
small area of land in mid-stream. The
,sak1 - h. -oSS L.
ferry boat in constant operation.
Gov. Stanley Names Mr.. Harvey.
Gov. Stanley was notified by the war
department that there will be no negro
regiments enlisted, and asking him to
name two white men for commissions
in place of the two negroes recon-
mended by him. The governor named
A. M. Harvey, formerly major of the
Twenty-second Kansas, to be one of
the officers. Harvey is a populist and
was lieutenant governor during Gov.
Leedy's administration.
Think He Deserves q Pardon.
In 1894 Fuller Rhodes stole a horse
In Sedgwicx county and escaped to
North Dakota Three years later he
wrote to the sheriff of Sedgwick coun-
w, agreeing " COtuC hOAnC dAu give
himself up for trial. The change in
Rhodes was made by conversion to re-
ligion. He came back and in 1898 was
sentenced to the penitentiary. The
prosecuting attorney and all of the
jurymen have signed a petition for
Rhodes pardon.
Declined to Consider the Case.
Gov. Stanley declined to consider the
ease of Marion Asbell, in the peniten-
tiary for life for wife murder near Os-
wego. The murderer's father made APP
plication for pardon, claiming he had
new evidence. Gov. Stanley told him
if he had new evidence to present it to
the judge who had passed the sentence.
To Experiment with Wheat.
An agent of the agricultural depart
acres of land near Newton TO establish
q cereal station to experiment with 800
varieties of wheat this winter. The
agent spent several months in Russia
gathering the varieties with which he
will experiment.
Killed While Thrashsng.
Herbert Torrencem, a farm hand,
age 81, was killed while thrashing near
Newton. His fork caught in the belt
Of the machine and was hurled around
the pulley, striking him in the stom-
ach. He died n Is minutes.
Wichita's Chief Of Police Dead.
Charles, II. Jones, = well-known