Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-03-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


gave as the reason for his departure that
crops were failure and he had enough
Of farming in Kansas.
THE other evening Hugo Main, rail-
road brakeman who had been dis
charged, got on drunk at Atchison and
threatened to do mischief He also
threatened to kill any policeman who
crossed his path. Two officers were
sent to arrest him when he drew his
pistol and commenced shooting. The
policemen also fred and Main fell dead
with two bullets through his heart
Eleven years ago he killed man for
which he was sentenced to hang, and
two years ago was pardoned by Governor
Martin.
The fve-year-old son OF John A.
Cragan, while recently playing with
matches at Kingman, set fire to his
fathers barn, which was consumed, to-
gether with considerable grain, valu-
able carriage and buggy and some live
stock. The loss was about $1,000, with
no insurance.
TIE contract for putting in the incan-
descent light apparatus in the State
House at Topeka has been completed.
There are 7O5 burners in the building,
OF which 1856 are in the west wing. Rep
resentative Hall has 100 burners, OF
which As are on the large central chan
deliers. These 100 lights can be turned
on in an instant, illuminating the hall
with brilliancy and splendor that can
not be found in any other hall in the
State.
WHILE attending dance at the home
OF Mr.. Robinson, near Anthony the
other night, Charles Heed and Ed. De-
wore decided to settle an old feud. A
general fight ensued, in which Heed was
struck on the head by Devore with
club, from the effect Of which he died
next day.
GEORGE HILL and Edward Carter, Of
Leavenworth, recently started to Okla
homa with party and while camped on
Cottonwood river near Clements, Hill
and Carter went out to shoot geese when
Carter was instantly killed by the acci-
dental discharge Of Hills gun.
A LATE prairie fire fifteen miles north
east of Wichita covered eight miles
square and burned ten dwelling houses
with outbuildings. The loss of property
was placed at S100. 900.
The west-bound passenger train on the
Union Pacific railroad was ditched
the other morning at Terra Gotta
Springs junction, about five miles
west Of Rockville. A broken rail
was the cause. An engine, five
passenger coaches and one sleeper
were thrown down small embankment.
The coaches were badly broken and
about a dozen passengers bruised, but
no one was killed.
In the famous case of the State against
Mrs Lucy Tennison, who was on trial
at Olathe charged with poisoning her
husband in June. 1887, the jury finally
brought in a verdict of not guilty, after
fourteen hours deliberation. This was
the fourth time she had been on trial.
The defendant is sixty years old, and
at the last trial was found guilty, but
the Supreme Court granted her new
trial, after she had served several
months in the penitentiary.
FULLY 5000 people attended the G. A.
R. camp fire at Concordia on the Gath.
the occasion being reception rendered
Commander-in-Chief Russell A. Alger.
The city was gaily decorated. A great
procession was one OF the features OF
the occasion.
Tom MURPHY, who broke into r. P.
Murdock's residence ct Wichita some
weeks since. was recently tried and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for twenty
six years. Wright and Lebrandt who
were with him were each given twenty
four years.
WILLIAM A. CARPENTER a f@rmer liv-
ing in the suburbs Of Lawrence, COM
mitted suicide the other evening by
cutting his throat with razor. He was
sixty-six years old and had lived near
Lawrence for eleven years.
w. X. HORTON, an old citizen and ex-
justice OF the peace, committed suicide
in his billiard hall at Fredonia the other
day by hanging. Horton had recently
uccH dEECSOcu upOh thC OuoEBO Va iuhhAAB
a gambling hall and fined 500, with a
twenty-four hour Jail sentence. He was
to have been committed to jail and for
this reason it was thought took his life.
THE department commander Of the g.
A. R. has appointed I. ]. Anderson,
Lyman U. Humphrey, Ben. Pagan, Eu-
gene F. Ware, George Trout, E C. Culp
and B. C. Cook q committee to secure
the National Encampment Of 1892 at
Topeka.
J. w. WALTON, a prominent farmer
living near FL Dorado, was found dead
in the river the other day with heavy
post across his neck. He had attempted
to cross on stones with the post and
had fallen.
BURGLARS recently entered the Union
Pacific Depot at Bennington and blew
of the outside door of the safe, but got
nothing. ..
A LATE Washington dinatch saws: