Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-04-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

/ KANSAS STATE NEWS.
In mandamus case brought by the
colored people of Olathe against the
board of education to compel the admit
lance OF the colored children to the
white schools, Judge Burris, of the dis.
trict court. recently decided in favor OF
the colored people. holding that under
the law and decisions of the Supreme
Court cities of the second class could
not refuse colored children admission to
any of the public schools. nor can such
cities maintain separate schools fol-
white and colored children
THE livery stable of Chilly & Cranston
at Leavenworth was destroyed by fire
| the other morning. The fremen re-
turning from another fire, discovered
the flames and barely rescued several
hostlers- William Gilman, Phillip
Fischer and James Flynn were taken
out in an unconscious condition. They
had been suffocated nearly to death.
Thirty horses and all the contents OF
the stable were destroyed. The loss
was $40, 600.
Miss MYRTLE HILL. a teacher in a
country school about eight miles from
Ellsworth, was brutality assaulted the
other morning by one white and two
negro tramps Her assailants filed her
mouth with acid so as to prevent her
outcry. During her struggle with the
| fends three of her ribs were broken.
The tramps robbed her of her jewelry,
| but the approach of the school children
frigh tened them away. She was found
! unconscious
MErTMAN. who was held at Leaven-
| worth for the murder of his wife, has
been discharged on bail The case
against him was very weak. Suspicion
now points strongly to a man by the
name of Benson, who has disappeared.
The mystery surrounding the recent
| murder of Mrs Mettiman at Leaven-
worth. possibly may yet be cleared up
Benson, the pattern maker against
whom suspicion has lately been directed,
is known to have visited the home of
the murdered woman on the night of
the murder. when he disappeared. The
other day Mrs Benson received letter
from her husband, in which he confessed
to having sustained criminally intimate
relations with Mrs. Routzahn. Mrs
Mettiman's daughter, and stated that
Mrs Routzahm knew all the circum-
stances of the murder. Mrs. Routzahm
acknowledges a relation with Banson.
but says she knows nothing of the
crime. Benson's letter was written
from Kansas City, and intimated that he
might commit suicide.
THREE years ago Herman Baumbach,
the son of a wealthy Toledo co., coal
dealer, ran away from home and all
traces of him were lost until the other
day, when the parents receivd word that
he was in Kansas City. Kan. The
mother went to that city and found the
lost son working as second cook in a
restaurant. He was taken back home.
LEWIS GoFF. twenty-one years old,
was probably fatally injured the other
day while attempting to steal a ride on
the Missouri Pacific road at Kansas
City, Kan.
Mrs. LEE JEROME. formerly Mrs. Zim.
merly, died at Wichita the other morn
ing. She was probably the wealthiest
woman in Kansas, her property being
estimated as anywhere from $500, 600 to
81, 10000 Her first husband, Mike
Zimmerly, died about three years ago
and in less than one year afterwards she
married Jerome, who was at that time
waiter in local hotel He falls heir
to one-half of her property.
In late livery stable fire at Topeka
five horses were burned to death, en-
failing loss of about $4,000. Plate
glass windows in the Veale block across
the street were damaged to the extent
of s., 900.
WHILE Frank Sanders was cleaning
out a we'll at Atchison the other after
noon the wall caved in, burying him I'M
der rock and dirt. The we'll was thirty
feet deep and it took two hours to dig
him out. His body was horribly cut
and bruised, and his recovery doubtful
The seven presbyteries of Kansas
have voted on revision of the confession
of faith. Five of the seven favor re-
vision and two oppose it. Kansas will,
therefore. send to the general assembly,
to be held next month, ten delegates
in favor OF revision and four against it
OVER three thousand pupils took part
in the recent laying of the corner stone
OF the high school at Lawrence.
FRED. MENDENHALL was arrested at
Topeka the other day for forgery. His
father is wealthy cattleman in Mex
leo. The young man bought bill of
goods at a store and gave forged
check on a Mexican bank in payment.
RECENT developments show that big
land sw-ndle is being perpetrated in
Kansas. Men claiming to own large
tracts of Texas lands have been operat-
ing in the State for the purpose of trad
ing for Kansas real estate. They have
been doing big business, and it now
seems that they have been forging
deeds and abstracts and are selling land
which they do not own.
WHILE some young men were careless
ly handling a pistol at Kansas City,
Kan. the other evening. and while the
weapon was in the hands of Charles
Morley it was accidentally discharged.
the ball entering the right breast of
Adolph Gates and killing him almost in
stantly. Young gates had been married
but few months
IN the United States District Court at
Topeka the case of Moses Harmon, ed
itor of the Valley Falls Lucifer, was
tried the other day and the jury
brought in verdict of guilty. The