Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-04-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

THE State encampment OF the Ladies OF
the G. A. r., met recently ut Topeka with
delegates present from every circle In tho
State. The annual report Of the depart
ment president showed that seven cir
Giles have been organized in the depart
ment during the past year with 1876
members, making the whole number ut
present seventeen circles and 7S6 mem
bers. The department secretary pre-
sented her annual report showing that
there had been o gain in membership
during the year Of 404, and the total
amount expended for relief was $685.
PENSIONS granted Kansas veterans on
the 10th: William X. Copeland, Of La
blanche; Nathaniel ]. Floyd, Of Lowe;
John Cahill, of Edwin; George w. Diehl,
OF st. George; Alexander 7. Mclean,
OF Almena; James Elkins, Of Somerset;
David Straub, OF Monet; William p.
Owens, OF Council Grove; John w.
Sampson, OF Atchison. John Ingle, Of
Cherryvale; Andrew NJ. Easton, Of
Grainfield: James Gilmore, OF Dandy;
Dennis Bolts, of White Cloud; Harrison
Robinson, of Topeka; James Carroll. OF
Alma; Clinton Lewis, Of Hunnewell;
Oliver Cotrell. Of Stanton; Jesse w.
Arnold. of Lorraine; John A. Suther-
land, OF Caldwell; Joseph Machin, Of
the National Military Home; Benjamin
Moody, of Pittsburgh; Francis M.
Choote. of Orworth; Samue! McCutch-
con, (deceased) OF Wichita; Melissa Co
ran, of Dunlap; Martha Manley. of Bell
aire: Anna McCutcheon, of Wichita;
Martha Morris, of Wathena, and Rebec-
ca ]. Courtney, Of Horton.
AT the recent meeting OF the ladies OF
the G. A. X. at Topeka officers were
chosen as follows: Mrs. Emma Cart
lidge, president; senior vice-president,
Mrs. Irene Snider, of 0skaloosa; junior
vice-president, Mrs. Leona Nugent, OF
Horton; treasurer, Mrs. Fanny Davis, of
Topeka; chaplain, Mrs. Emma johnson,
Of Leavenworth; secretary, Miss Ella
Wade, of Topeka; council Of admins
tration, Mrs. Wall, of Grenola, Mrs
Mcclellan. of Meriden, and Mrs. Farms
worth, of Richland.
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 for
white and colored children.
AN attempt was made to assassinate
T. C. Saben, q milkman. while he was
recently delivering milk on a dark
street at Wichita. Several shots were
fired at him, but none took effect.
THE livery stable of Chilly & Cranston
at Leavenworth was destroyed by fire
the other morning. The firemen 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 $1,000
Miss MYRTLE HILL, a teacher in a
country school about eight miles from
Ellsworth, was brutally assaulted the
other morning by one white and two
negro trampS Her assailants filled her
mouth with acid so as to prevent her
outcry. During her struggle with the
fiends three of her ribs were broken.
The tramps robbed her of her jewelry,
but the approach Of the school children
frightened them away. She was found
unconscious.
THE county officials of Lyon County
were recently much agitated over the
discovery that fraudulent census re-
ports had been made and filed in the
county, whereby the population had
been Increased and likewise the salaries
OF various county officials An investi-
CATION was being made of the reports on
file in the county clerks Office.
AFIRE started by some men clearing
a field south of Atchison, the other day,
spread to some fruit farms adjoining
and did considerable damage to the
trees and shrubbery.
A SMALL child Of n. K. Fritz, of
Pratt, drank carbolic acid by mistake
the other day and died in few min
utes.
FIVE fires lately occurred in Topeka,
in one day. At one fire two barns, three
houses and much hay were destroyed
AN unknown negro made q desperate
assault on Mrs. John c. Elliston, bride
of three weeks. in suburb Of Wichita
the other night but was frightened
away.
DAVID BEEBE, one Of the early settlers
Of Salina, suicided the other morning
by strangulation. He had been in poor
koolth for aavara1 Svaalra which with