Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-07-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

JOHN McPHAu, lawyer and news
paper writer. whose home was at Linds.
borg, died in Kansas City NO. saloon
the other day from the heat and excess
i've drinking
Mrs WEIGH, living about four miles
north of Lawrence, had occasion to use
some carbolic acid the other day, and
left the bottle in reach of her two-year-
old child. The little one overturned
the bottle, splitting the contents over
her face and body. She died in short
time.
THE two-year-old son of Benjamin
Spriul, of Arkansas City, was burned to
death recently in fire which destroyed
his fathers barn. Children playing
with matches are supposed to have
started the fire.
THE burglar who was shot recently
while entering the residence Of 5. B.
Pattee, at Usage City, died without re-
vealing his identity. His partner, who
was shot at the same time, has not been
captured.
JOSEPH TRIBBLE was arrested at Wa
thena July for the murder Of Jerry
Kincaid near there in September, 1861.
The murder was the outgrowth Of diff
ference of opinion on the slavery ques-
ton.
THE west-bound passenger train ran
into the switch engine in the Santa Fe
yards at Dodge City the other morning,
smashing up both engines. Fireman
Joseph Attys, of the passenger, was
killed and both engineers were hurt,
but not seriously. Ayoung man, brother
Of the fireman on the passenger train,
who was riding on the plato OF the
baggage car, was killed.
THE Kansas State Millers' Associa.
ton met at Newton recently to consider
the rates Of transportation charged by
railroad lines Resolutions W" re adopted
demanding that the Interstate Com
merce Commission establish the same
rates on wheat and its products as on
corn and its produc is, the rates to be
made permanent, as frequent changing
results in demoralizing trade.
HoT winds on the 18th and 14th did
great damage to the early corn in many
parts of Kansas, but refreshing showers
few days later materially improved
the condition of crops.
1T is stated that Government Indian
School Inspector Reynolds has made his
report Of the investigation OF the charges
against Superintendent Meserve, of Has
kell Institute, generating him from
blame and commencing his administra-
ton.
IL the district court at Manhattan
Moses Samuels. an original package
dealer. was fined 500 and given thirty
days in Jail for disregarding an injunc-
ton.
A WOMAN was recently arrested at
Leavenworth for pounding up glass and
sprinkling it on the sidewalk in front of
her house to keep the neighborhood
children of, several of whom were Sc
verely cut by the glass.
THE other night hammock thieves
made the rounds of Wichita and capt
ured over six hundred hammocks that |
owners had left out.
Mrs JoHN SCHLIEF, of Wichita, aged
sixty-five years, accompanied the hired
girl when she went to milk the cow the
other evening and was caressing the
calf when the COW attacked and disem-
boweled her, causing death in short
time. The COW then attacked the girl
and gored her perhaps fatally. James
Schlief ran to the rescue of his mother
and was badly injured by the furious
beast. A neighbor then shot the cow
before the injured parties could be
rescued.
THERE are more miles OF railroad in
Kansas than in all the New England
States put together.
The supervisor of the census for the
Third district gives the following esti-
mated populations: Salina, 6,552; Abb
lene, 1891; Concoriia, 3,09s; Clay Cen.
ter, 1894; Beloit, 1000; Minneapolis,
|, 749; Washington, 1,GO9, and Norton,
|, O75. The population OF the district,
twenty-nine counties, is
about SO3, 900.
WILLIAM MONROE was recently fined
200 and sentenced to jail at Lawrence
or violating the Prohibitory law. He
opened an Original package" house and
claimed to be agent for a Kansas City
irm, but the evidence showed that he
purchased and paid for the packages
Ind the justice held that ne was not
protected by the Supreme Court decision.
DURING q storm in Scranton the other
light Swan NJ. Carlson was instantly
killed by lightning which entered an
'pen window and passed through his
,reast and right leg.
j. w. BIGGERsTAFF. a well digger,
vas overcome by choke damp in we'll
n Topeka the other day, and William
Quinn, who tried to rescue him, barely
escaped alive.
In a recent interview, Hon. Martin
dohler, Secretary of the State Board of
agriculture. said: There has been a ,
reat deal of exaggeration about the