Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-02-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

THE coal miners of Leavenworth have
had their wages advanced two cents per
bushel.
THE Governor has pardoned John W.
Webster, Of jackson County, convicted
Of forgery, on condition that he abstain
from the use Of liquor for two years.
The first statistical report concerning
the extent of the salt industry in Kan
sas has been prepared by Secretary
Mohler Of the Agricultural Department,
and makes an interesting showing as to
the product and value Of the salt manu-
featured in the State during 1889. The
product for the year amounted to 547, 224
barrels, and in addition there were 49,
O56 tons not put in barrels. The total
value OF the product was S44S,2SS, show
ing that salt manufacturing is becom-
ing most important industry in Kan
sas. The total value of the product
at Hutchinson was S27O, 1888; ut King
man, SSO,5OO; at Anthony, 1000; at
Sterling, SS4, 1900; at Wellington, $40, 800,
and at Solomon City, $4,000.
In the recent bidding for prison labor
at the Kansas penitentiary John CAT
ney, of Kansas City, was the highest
bidder, and he secured sixty convicts
for the next year at 20 cents per day
each. There is small brick plant in
side the prison walls which he has
leased from the State, and he will start
to manufacturing pressed brick at once.
Gafney is backed by rich company. 1t
is said to be their intention to erect
within the penitentiary walls one Of
the largest brick plants in the West and
to run it entirely with convict labor.
THE report of Commissioner Betton on
the milling interests Of the State shows
that on June 80, 1889, there were 224 flour
ing mills in Kansas with an aggregate
capital OF 8,4O1, 552. The business Of
-four making is increasing in the larger
cities of the State, and Kansas flour
already has we'll established reputa-
ton in Europe, Nearly 5000, 900 barrels
were produced during the year ended
June 80, 1889. The average cost Of
grain was about 70 cents and some 49,
600, 900 bushels were ground.
EDGAR PROPER, fifteen. year-old boy,
living with his father ten miles north
of Wichita, while recently handling
revolver accidentally shot his eight
year-old sister. She died six hours
afterwards
THE stalls and cattle sheds at the
fair grounds at Salina, Kan, were de-
ckuoua1 h., Rra tho nfhar dou
A soUTH-BoUND passenger train on the
Santa Fe road was wrecked five miles
south of Wichita on the nth. Road
master Peters, who had charge OF the
engine, was killed. The fireman had q
leg broken and several passengers were
injured. Four cars and the engine were
smashed up. The wreck was caused by
the train running upon q burning
trestle, which it was thought had been
fred by some tramp.
SECRETARY MoHLER, Of the State
Board of Agriculture, who recently re-
turned from trip to Northwest Kansas,
says the farmers up there have con-
cluded that the way in which to procure
a good price for corn is to feed it to
stock. Those who were compelled to
part with their corn at a low price have
done so, but there is an abundance left
which will yield the farmers a hand
some profit.
THE Governor has appointed Benjamin
F. Simpson, of Topeka; George S.
Greene. of Manhattan, and ]. C. Strong,
OF Larncd, Supreme Court Commission
ers. These appointments will take eff
feet March l, the term being three
years. The Governor has also appointed
Judge Samuel c. Parks, OF Winfield,
member OF the State Board Of PardOns.
ACCORDING to the report of Labor
Commissioner Betton the total amount
of capital employed in manufacturing
in the State the past year was s29,S67,-
$50; the total value of product for the
year was S51, AZ, sol, and the total
amount paid for labor (by these manu-
factories) was s6,269,659. Wyandotte
County heads the list with S12, 073 900 Of
employed capital; product Of SS6, 209,-
81, and 1854, S17 paid for labor. Sedg-
wick ranks second with an employed
capital of S4,96s, SIS; product, $3.50, TIT,
and paid for labor, $780, Leaven-
worth is third with an employed capital
of So, So, 300; product 81, 04s, S32, and for
labor S62o,O34 and Shawnee is fourth
with an employed capital Of sS.G99, 575;
product, 81, Az, 91S; libor, s7s5, 7SS.
Mrs. LAURA NJ. JOINS, president OF
the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association,
has issued an appeal TO Kansas women,
urging them to give the approaching
municipal elections throughout the
State their earnest attention and to ex-
ercise the right of suffrage which was
conferred upon them by the Legislature
of 1887.
]. N. KERR, q Sedgwick County
farmer, awolxe the other morning to
find his house in flames. He managed