Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-05
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.



Condition OF Kansas Banks.
Bank Commissioner Albaugh has is
sued statement of the condition of
the banks in Kansas at the close OF
business on the last day of May OF
this year. There are 4o7 state and
private banks in the state, with de-
posts aggregating 1852 ,e65. an in
crease of 80 per cent. over the same
date last year. Deposits have in
creased almost 1000, 900 during the
past four months, Notwithstanding
the fact that the farmers of the state
are using their money in their sum-
mer work. The report of the comp
troller of the currency shows that on
April "a, 1901, the ia national banks
in Kansas had on deposit S30,s6s, 92a.
making. a total of bank deposits in
the state of SOS, 4S1 ,SS7, or a fraction
more than SAC per capita actually on
deposit in the banks of the state.
Declared It's Independence.
The democratic party declared its
future independence as political or
ganization in Kansas at a meeting of
the democratic state central commit
tee held at Topeka Saturday. The
invitation of the populist state CEN
trail committee to join in the forma-
ton of a new fusion party under a
distinct name was officially declined,
and instead a general invitation was
extended to members of the populist
and other republican opposition par
ties to join the democratic party In
an effort to reclaim the state from re-
publican rule.
Attempt to Wreck a Church.
An attempt was made at an early
hour Saturday morning to blow up
the First Methodist church at Man
haitian. A powerful explosive was
used. Tt was placed under the door
of the main entrance. 1t blew a large
hole in the door, shattered the steps
and broke a number of windows. Rev
j. *. Miller, pastor of the church.
who was elected mayor of Manhat-
tan this spring, lived in the parson-
age, on an adjoining lot. Since his
election fight has been made there
against the joints.
Mistaken for n Chicken Thief.
Michael Charbonneau, n wealthy
farmer east of Concordia, became in
toxicated the other night and wan
dered to the home of his son-i1-law,
Dave Sandon, and by mistake got into
the chicken house. Mr.. Sandon, on
hearing the noise, supposed it was
thief and shot into the chicken house
Charbonneau was wounded in the
knee and may lose one of his legs.
Terrible Struggle with a watcadok.
The son of S. G. Elk, Mcpherson
county farmer, went to the home of
neighbor On IN GRAND. The neigh
Dor was not at home and as the boy
stepped on the porch he was attacked
by a watchdog. His face was LAGER
ated and his right arm stripped of
flesh. After a terrible struggle the
boy succeeded in crawling away from
the brute.
A Negro College Fraternity.
A young negro student who visited
the University of Kansas announces
that there will be Greek letter So
ciety for negroes on Mount Dread
when school opens next autumn. He
has already named it the Delta Omega
and he proposes to make Kansas uni
versity the headquarters of the ma
tional organization.
VIII Leland BE Retained.
A recent dispatch from Washington
said: Cyrus Leland, of Kansas, had a
lengthy conference with the president
Saturday. The Kansas situation was
discussed at length and Mr.. Leland
received assurances that he will be re-
commissioned pension agent at To-
peka.
Kansas Hogs to Finland.
C. F. Dietrich, a fancy hog breeder
of Franklin county, recently consum-
mated sale of six fancy Poland-China
hogs to parties in Finland, Europe.
The hogs will be sent by express from
Ottawa. The expense of getting the
hogs to Copenhagen win be about
$120.
From Leroy to Waverly.
It is reported that the Missouri
Pacific railroad company is consider
ing the advisability of constructing.
short line from Leroy to Wayerly. q
distance of 20 miles, thus giving To-
peka direct connection with south
eastern Kansas.
He VIII Teach I'm Mantle.
C. E. Conant, professor of German
and Spanish in Washburn college, at
Topeka, has resigned to accept a sim
liar position in the University of Ma
Mia.
He Wants to Invest.
G. W. Brown, a banker OF Augusta,
has gone to the Philippines to inves-
tigate conditions with view of max
ing some big investments in lands.