The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-10
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.


1t Was . Thing OF Beauty.
The carriage in which Gen. Freder-
lex Funston and his wife travelled from
the depot to the statehouse grounds in
Topeka was lavishly decorated in the
national colors- It was drawn by four
black horses. The leaders were draped
with the Spanish flags and were led
by men dressed in the uniform of the
Spanish army. The wheel horses were
draped with the Filipino flags and were
led by men dressed in the uniforms gem
orally worn by Tagals. The American
colors, which predominated, represent
ed the cause for which Gen. Funston had
been battling and the foreign flags rep
resented his victories. The men in uni
form represented the captives which
have been made by the doughty little
warrior. The whole affair was one of
the most prettily arranged and best
decorated rigs that has ever been seen
in Topeka
Editor Elliott Fined.
Frank w. Elliott. editor of the Troy
Times, was fined 500 and costs in the
district court on a charge of criminal
libel. Elliott charged Albert Perry
with using his position as chairman of
the county democratic central commit
tee to aid Cy Leland and the republic
ans. Perry had him arrested, and the
trial resulted in conviction. In ap-
plying for a new trial, Elliott and his
lawyer alleged that the trial judge, w.
I. Stuart, used unfair means to convict
Elliott, whereupon Judge Stuart fined
each S25 for contempt of court They
refused to pay it and were committed
to Jail, but later released on habeas
corpus by the appellate court judge.
From Private to Captain.
Capt. Clad Hamilton, of Topeka,
comes home with the Twentieth Kan
sas covered with honors. When the
regiment left Topeka last fall Hamil-
ton secured permission to go on the
troop train with the boys to San Fran
cisco and there enlisted as a private.
His proficiency soon won for him
promotion as sergeant. Upon recon-
mendation of his superiors, Gov. Leedy
commissioned him a second lieutenant.
During the fighting about Manila he
was promoted to first lieutenant asd
Hutchinson People Object.
An Injunction was served on the city
officials of Hutchinson forbidding
them to issue the $50, 600 bonds that
were voted to the Hutchinson & South
ern railroad for terminal facilities.
The sale of the road to the Santa Fee, it
is alleged, practically released the city
from any obligations, as it was part of
the contract with the city that the
company maintain" their terminals
there and the sale to the Santa Fe, ap-
parently, deprives them of the ability
to do this.
The Postmaster's Aim Was Good.
An attempt was made to rob the
store and post Office at North Branch,
Jewell county, the other night. The
postmaster was sleeping in the store
and heard the burglars prying open
the door. He waited until they opened
the door and then fred three times.
It appears that he hit two of the rob-
bers. One of them was found about
six miles from the place, shot through
the ankle. He was taken to Mankota.
It was learned that another one was
across the line in Nebraska, shot
through the hips. The officers went
after him.
Waited II Years for q Railroad.
After II years of waiting for a rail-
road the people of Westmoreland, the
county seat of Pottawatomie county,
last week welcomed the first passeng er
train on the Kansas & Southern. A
large passenger engine with Wagner
parlor cars, IA chairs on a side, consti-
tutes the best passenger service for a
small road in Kansas.
A Loss of $50 Tons of Hay.
The large feeding station of the NJ,
z. & T. railway at Parsons burned the
other night. Two hundred and fifty
tons of hay and much feed was burned.
The origin of the fire is supposed to
have been from tramps who slept there.
Fortune for q Kansas Woman.
Mrs. ]. L. Bliss, owner of a jewelry
store in Atchison, has just received
word that she has fallen heir to $50,
900, mostly in four per cent. govern
ment bonds, by the death of Benjamin
Pierce, her father, at Spafford, N. II.
An Editors Pockets Picked.
A dozen pickpockets got on the Fun
ston train at Ottawa and accompanied
| it to lola, where they feeced at least
so people in amounts aggregating $500.
Among the victims was Charles f.
Scott, editor of the lola Register.
| Ignored the Petition.