The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-10-13

preme court, the thinner law, impos-
ing tax of ten per cent. on the pre-
miums of all insurance contracts writ
ten on Kansas property by companies
not authorized to do business in the
state, was declared unconstitutional.
The decision was rendered in the ha-
beas corpus proceedings brought by
Thomas Page, a Topeka miller, who
refused to pay the tax. The object of
the law was to compel all insurance
companies to take out a license to do
business in the state by taxing their
business to death as long as they re-
fused to come in. This decision rem
ders the state insurance superintendent
powerless to prevent underground"
insurance. The court holds that since
the contracts are made outside of the
state they are good within the state,
and even if the companies are not au-
thorized to do business in the state
their policies can be enforced. The
policyholders, however, must go out
side of the state to sue.
Eastman Gets . Land Omce.
Advices from Emporia were that d.
". Eastman had been notified from
Washington of his appointmentsto be
register of the land Office at Enid. Ok.
This appointment is a great surprise
and settles scramble for the place.
Eastman had been appointed census
supervisor of the Fourth congressional
district, but Senator Baker protested
and the appointment was withdrawn
and Charles S. Briggs, of Carbonate,
named instead. Then Eastman was
slated for the receivership of the Atchi-
son national bank, but again he was
disappointed and now he is safely
lodged in very profitable land Office.
Travellers Must Exercise Caution.
Travellers on country highway who
come to railroad crossing with which
they are familiar must, according to
the ruling of the supreme court, look
and listen as a matter of precaution
for train which they know to be due.
The court says, further, that, if the
sense of sight is unavailing by reason
of distractions to the view and the
sense of hearing unavailing because of
preventing noises, it becomes the duty
of the traveller to stop, in order to bet
ter enable him to look and listen before
entering upon the crossing.
Killed His Father-in-Law.
Emmett CURRY, a clerk in the Mis-
and probably fatally wounded his
father-in-law, Capt. J. 1. Upton, a
prominent old soldier and ex-police-
man. Upton became intoxicated and
threatened to kill his son-in-law, even
going so far as to telephone him of his
intention. They finally met at Quiry's
home. Upton pounded CURRY with
his fist, and then got shotgun to kill
him, when CURRY shot him three times.
CURRY was not arrested.
He Should BE Brought Home.
A recent dispatch from New York
city said:
Miss Helen Gould has been annoyed for the
last tendays by letters from man calling him
self James M. Anderson, who has been address,
ing her as his wife and says he loves her, and
that he would like to meet her. He called at the
house last night and asked to see her and was
arrested. Anderson is over 60 years old and
wears G. A. r. button. He says he belongs to
Topeka G. A. R. post.
Parsons Furnishes Army Fighters.
Parsons has the honor of furnishing
che largest number of recruits for the
war in the Philippines of any city of
it's size in the United States. Under
the recent call of the war department
Lieut.. Crotty, of the Fortieth United
States volunteers, has enlisted 1O1 re-
cruits from that city, all of whom
passed muster.
Santa Fe Building Locomotives.
The Santa Fe company will commence
at once the construction of IL new en-
gines at the shops in Topeka. This,
with the SO new engines ordered built
at an eastern locomotive works, will
give the Santa Fee 62 new engines
within the next year.
Only Four Deserters.
The Twentieth Kansas has a most
remarkable record in the matter of de-
sertions. OF the 1900 who enlisted in
the regiment, only four deserted Their
names are Jackson Copeland, John
Boyle, Fred Lanbers and Louis Ar
wood.
Excitement In This Election.
Miss Hattie Combs was elected queen
ST the Fort Scott carnival after an ex-
citing contest, 9, 43s votes being cast at
ten cents each. Miss Combs received
4,377 votes. She is teacher in the
Fort Scott high school.
Gov. stanley's House Robbed.
Burglars entered Gov. Stanley's home
the other night and stole jewelry of
considerable value and some money.
The governor and his wife were at