The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-11-16
A Contest In the rhirtl.


On the face of the returns A. NJ.
jackson (fusion) has 2S2 majority for
congress in the Third district over
G. w. Wheatley (rep.). There are
over 800 voters in the Philippine is
lands to hear from. Jackson carried
Cherokee by 1877, Crawford by 2sT
and Labette by 100. Wheatley car
ried Neosho by 103, Wilson by 342,
Chautauqua by 261, Elk by 400, Cow
ley by 90 and Montgomery by 125.
Wheatley's managers claim that over
1000 illegal votes were cast for Jack
son and they will contest the election.
This Puzzled tho Physioians.
The case of Andrew Melony, who
died recently at Cedarvale, puzzled the
physicians in that locality. Five days
previous Melony retired at night ap-
parently as well as usual. The next
morning he did not awaken at the
usual hour and all efforts to- arouse
him were in vain. Physicians were
called and even they could not awaken
him. He slept continuously without
once being awakened for five days.
when he still without waking entered
upon the sleep of death.
School Population Of Kaosas.
There are 503.574 school children in
Kansas. Compared with 1899 the
school population has decreased 500,
but there is an increase of ALI over
that of 1898. There are 12,7O7 negro
SchnOl cl;idra,, IN fbo S<of, Wyor
dotte county has the heaviest school
population-22.S49. Shawnee is sec
ond with 1893. Stanton has the
smallest-95. The number of organ
lied school districts in S,T66.
For BETTER Railroad Laws.
After the news of his election Gov.
Stanley said: II will make further re-
forms during my coming term and
above all will work to procure better
railroad laws. 1t is my opinion that
the results of the present election
have determined the future of fusion
lists and from now on it will be thing
of the past in this state"
Some Mean People In Kansa..
Near Pratt some one poisoned 500
turkeys belonging to Mrs. Mary Estes,
widow who supports an eyed and
infirm father. At Larned corrosive
sublimate was rubbed on the udder of
cow belonging to Frank Address,
and would have died but for the care
full treatment of it's owner.-Mail and
Breeze.
Made Good shs Deficit.
State Grain Inspector Mckenzie
says that the surplus in his depart
ment for October will pay the de-
ficiency that has been hanging over
it for more than a year. The depart
ment was $4,000 behind. he says, when
the new wheat crop began to move.
Four New judge to Appoint
The constitutional amendment pro-
viding for an increase of the supreme
court from three to seven members
carried by q big majority. Gov. Stan
ley will have to appoint the four addi-
tional members. They will all be re-
publicans.
"Oui0 Prevent OoodlOCk1.
A movement is on foot to make the
superintendent of insurance a MEM
Der of the executive council, since that
office has become elective. This would
make seven members in the council
and prevent sdeadlocks.
Independent Of Party Caucus.
James w. Tapp, fusion senator-elect
from Sedgwick county, says he will
not go into any party caucus. He
intimated that he would vote for
Lucien Bakers reelection to the
United States senate.
Needs Of the State CniversIty.
The regents of the state university
will ask the legislature for 100000