Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-12-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Hog cholera prevails to an alarming
extent in portions Of Atchison County.
1t Is estimated that 1000 hogs have
died Of the disease
The dead body Of William Higgin
botham, prominent attorney OF Clay
Center, was found under the Ice in q
deep creek just west OF that town the
other day. He had been missing for
several days. and when last seen was on
the street intoxicated. AS he had been
in the habit OF going out Of town on Wis
its OF several days his absence created
no suspicion. 1t was supposed that he
had attempted to cross the creek on the
ice and broke through.
1t Is said that considerable dootitu-
ton has been found to exist in North
western Kansas, and measures for their
relief are being devised in the older
parts of the State under the direction OF
the State Board OF Railroad Commits
sioners. The distress Is confined to
farmers who have had succession OF
crop failures and are without means to
tide over the winter. Kansas railroads
have agreed to transport donations free.
The United States pension agency at
Topeka has completed the December
payment which is the largest ever
made in that district, the amount dis
bursed on regular vouchers being 81
475, 0SS aS. covering Al. $50 vouchers. The
Topeka agency stands second in the
list in amounts paid and first In per
centage OF cost as to amounts disbursed
The Arkansas City Investment Com
pany has made an assignment.
Thomas Plummer. n farmer twenty
miles north of Wichita, committed sui
eide the other day by throwing himself
in front of passenger train on the Mid
land road. He was 90 years old and re-
Gently married. Domestic trouble said
to be the cause.
An unknown passenger on the east
bound Santa Fe train was killed ut
Hutchinson the other day. He had
stepped off and attempted to board the
train when in motion and fell under the
wheels. He had through ticket to the
West Indies.
A late fire in the livery stable of j.
w. Morrow ut Topeka destroyed the
building together with nine buggies and
ten horses. one of the latter being val
ued at $1,000.
Governor Humphrey has issued q
proclamation offering reward OF $500
for the arrest and conviction of the muir
derers of Ebenezer Morse ut Lawrence
on the night of Defenders. The iden-
tity of the murderers isunknown.
The Douglas County Farmers Insti-
tute adoped resolution some time ago
asking the Legislature to appropriate
$500 to enable Prof. +. II. Snow. OF
the University of Kansas, to experiment
further on his process for DISCRIMINATING
the chinch bug. This resolution has
been taken up and passed by the farm
ers' institutes of other counties of the
State. and before the Legislature meets
it is Thought tho appropriation will have
the Endorsement of u large part of the
farmers.
The twentieth annual meeting of the
Kansas State Board of Agriculture con-
venes in Topeka on Wednesday, Janu-
airy Il, Mt o'clock. and will continue in
session three days. DIR. Paul Paquin,
State Veterinarian of Missouri, will be
present and address the meeting on
''black leg" Hog cholera" will also
be discussed. Chancellor F. II. Snow,
of the State University. will give full
report of the results of his experiments
for the determination of chinch bugs.
Other prominent persons will also take
part in the proceedings. In connection
with the annual meeting of the board,
the improved stock breeders of Kansas
are called to meet on the same day.
The object of this meeting is to organ
lie Kansas Improved StOck-Breeders'
Association. Reduced rates will be
given by the railroads.
c. A. Robinson, one of the leading
merchants of Hazleton, went hunting
the other day, taking his wagon and
team. At night his team returned with
his dead body in the wagon. A bullet
hole in his heart showed the cause of
his death. His gun was still loaded and
it was evident that he had been muir
dered.
James Ridgely, colored miner, was
shot and killed ut Leavenworth the
other night by Nettie Wallace. The
woman fled with another negro man
after the shooting and had not been ar
rested.
A quarrel between the Captain and
the members of Atchison's military
company has resulted in the company
being disbanded.
The car department of the Central
Branch railroad shop at AtchisOn,
burned the other morning. Two new
passenger coaches, a mail car and all
the machinery were consumed. Loss
about $4,000.
The trial of Fred Sorter at Kansas
C;fv Ean for the killiuU of EnOoh