Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-02-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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natural gas to all the business and dwell
ing houses.
STATE SENATOR McTAGGART, who has
been engaged in farming near Cherry
vale for many years, is reported to be
quite enthusiastic over the prospects fol
Kansas becoming something Of q cotton
State. He lately received returns from
three bales Of cotton grown on his farm,
being his toll" from nine acres OF
ground rented to colored tenants, his
share being one-third the yield. The
three bales sold on the st. Louis market
for S124 net, and was classed as high
grade.
In the the United States Circuit
Court at Topeka Judge Foster re-
Gently made q decree in the case
OF the Armour Banking Company
against the board OF county COM
missioners of Finney County, granting
the plaintiff SIS, 146.7s, which sum was
claimed on q warrant issued by the COM
missioners January Is, 1887, in favor OF
A. H. Burtis for certain lands and trans
ferred by him to the plaintiff. The in
terest, which is included in the above
sum, amounted to S2,666.78.
LAST fall j. C. Gillian, cashier Of the
Citizens Bank of Selden, was arrested
upon complaint OF the American Loan
and Trust Company of Nebraska, who
alleged that he had obtained S12,956
from the company by fraud. He was
taken before Judge Foster at Topeka
anal held ten days, when he was dis
charged. The other day Mr.. Gillian
brought suit at Topeka against the
trust company for false imprisonment,
laying damages atS25, 91S. 10, the amount
of the indemnifying bond.
W. G. MELVILLE, an old resident OF
Lawrence and we'll known railroad and
bridge contractor, recently died of pneu-
monia. He returned home from Texas
few days previous sick with 10 grippe.
JOHN GEBHART, widower living on a
farm near Salina, committed suicide the
other night by blowing his head off with
shot gun. Dependency was the cause.
THE Governor and other State officials
recently held conference with repre-
sentatives of the various railroads in re-
gard to reduction for the Transports
ton Of corn. The roads finally agreed
that, taking effect February 90, the Kan
sas roads will unite in a reduction Of
the tariff rates on corn from Kansas
points to Chicago of 10 per cent. from
present figures, subject to minimum OF
90 cents and maximum of 25 cents
hundred weight with the established
differentials at other points in adjust
ing the tariff rates to be made even cents
and half cents. This, it is said, makes
an average reduction for the whole State
of 10 per cent. on the whole through
rate and nearly. so per cent. reduction
upon the proportion Of the through rate
applying to Kansas. That is upon the
difference of the through rate from Kan
sas points to the Missouri river, and the
rate from the latter point and st. Louis
and Chicago, the cut is nearly so per
cent.
The waterworks plant of Lawrence
was sold recently at receivers sale to
Alexander G. Block, of New York, for
1000. The plant was built at cost
of about S120, 600, but has been unprofit-
able because of a fight between the city
and the company.
Two prisoners, Samuel Hyser and
lanes Cole, recently attempted to break
Jail at Erie and were shot by E. o. Ellis,
the jailor. Both were mortally wounded,
Hyser has served several terms in the
penitentiary.
F. P. FULLER, secretary of the defunct
Topeka Insurance Company, who De-
cember so, in the district court of Shaw
nee County, made charges of bribery of
several members of the Legislature, was
recently arrested on complaint sworn
out by Judge E. Sutton, receiver of the
Topeka Insurance Company, charged
with perjury.
L. A. Buck, State Silk Commissioner,
has submitted his annual report to Sec
rotary Mohler. The report is devoted
almost entirely to remarks as to opera
tons during the year 1889 at the State
silk station at Peabody. The receipts
from the sale of silk were SS75, and the
total expenditures S2,sl1.75, including
81, 1s9 for cocoons, s4O7.44 for reelers'
wages, S31O.s for engineers wages, $3.50
for Commissioners salary and 1858 for
incidentals and fuel. There is now on
hand balance of S421.49 in cash, S2S5
in cocoons and $40 in eggs.
The barn attached to VOLTS packing
house at Topeka was burned the other
night, Seven horses persisted.
COLLECTOR CYRUS LELAND has made
the following appointments Of deputies:
George A. Sears, Of Guthrie, for the Ok
lahoma district; Gregory Blakelee, Of
Neodesha, for Mr.. Perkins district;
Major E. ]. Peck, Of Fort Scott, for Mr..
Funston's district, and Robert McCause,
Of Newton, for Mr.. Peters district. The