Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-12-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


wife's brains out with q Ratchet and
then gave himself up to the sheriff.
Weston is 90 years old. He came from
England to Atchison twenty years ago
with large family. After the death OF
his first wife he returned to England
and married good-looking woman Of
"a. Coming back to Atchison they went
to keeping house in building portion
of which was used for barn. The wife
was not satisfied with such quarters and
objected. Then came frequent quarrels
and fights and finally the tragedy.
THE official declaration OF the result
for State officers at the late election
gives the following pluralities: Hum
phrey, Governor, s.O53; Felt, Lieuten-
ant-Governor, 4,915; Higgins Secretary
of State 5000; Hovcy, Auditor s. 44S;
Slower, Treasurer, 5. 430; Ives, Attorney
General (Fusion). 1913; Winans, State
Superintendent 1889; Horton, Chief
Justice, 5, 400,
THE Kansas delegation to the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance consists Of
forty members and left Topeka on the
25th for Ocala, Fla, to attend tho meet
ing. Many prominent leaders in tho
PEOPLES party accompanied the delega-
ton, among them John +. Willis, late
candidate for Governor. Congressman
elect Jere Simpson and others. All
favor q third party organization, to in
cludc the Knights Of Labor and tho
Earmara' Alliance
THE other day John Godfrey was al.
most discmbowled, on the streets OF
Newton. by Red Woodforls, a colored
man, with whom he had an alteration.
Godfrey was intoxicated and ran against
Woodfork, who slashod him several
times across the abdomen. Godfrey's
wounds were very serious and perhaps
fatal. The negro made his escape
through crowded street and had not
been captured.
The State Board Of Railroad Commits
sioners recently rendered an important
decision declaring that the special rate
on slack coal applies only to salt indus.
tries. The railroad companies were given
o rate OF 81. 50 on slack coal to all towns
in which thcre were salt works and
made 1t apply to all intervening towns.
The Commissioners held that the rail-
roads could give special rate to the
salt works companies. but could not APP
ply it to any other manufactures or
industries.
THE other day Miss Mamie Garrett
was thrown from her carriage at
Lawrence and received injuries which
might prove fatal
LEWIS JONES, colored, was instantly
killed and Edward McConlcy fatally in
jured by train on the Santa Fe road
near Turner the other morning. The
men were employed as trackmen at
Turner and while at work on the tracks
an Olathe passenger train came around
o curve at great speed and struck
Jones before he could get of the track.
throwing his body against McConley
with such violence as to produce fatal
injuries.
FRANK MARRIoTTE was recently gave
q sentence of thirty days in Jail at
Topeka for stealing an overcoat from
the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms in that city. He
came to Toreka from San Francisco
about two years ago. He said that when
he left San Francisco a check was given
him which would supply his wants
while he lived, and produced a slip Of
paper upon which were written the
words my God Shall Supply all Your
Needs" He was an enthusiastic mem
Der OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
A REMARKABLE case Of blood poison
ing was recently developed ut Hamlin,
Brown County which resulted in the
death Of George j. Balster, prominent
business man nd member Of the firm OF
James ]. Button & Co. About ten days
previous, while playing with pet cat,
he was very slightly scratched on the
wrist The wrist and arm swelled so
rapidly that the case at once assumed q
critical aspect and resulted in his
death. The doctors pronounced 1t a
case of animal bl God poisoning.
A IDEAL was recently made by which
the Gould interests obtain possession
of the Pennsylvania & New York salt
plants OF South Hutchinson. These
are among the largest plants in Kansas
In addition to this purchase 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Gould has an option on
100 acres OF salt lands adjacent to the
city.
ALBERT NoRcooP, Of Mcpherson
County, was recently driving fractions
team, near Hutchinson, which took
fright and became unmanageable. Nor
coop was thrown from the wagon, and
striking upon his head, sustained in
juries from which he died shortly after
ward
FRANK DANFoRD. q switchman, was
struck by Missouri Pacific engine at
Atchison the other night and frighttully
mangled about the head and shoulders
JOHN n. IVES, Attorney-General-elect