Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-01-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

1,672, 800 bushels. The mine is in excel
lent condition, is supplied with an
abundance Of pure air and no care or
expense is spared to provide against ac-
cident. There has been no accident in
the mine mourning loss of life or limb
in the past two years, and but one life
has been lost by accident in the opening
and operating of the mine during its en-
tire history, and that one was the result
of carelcssness and disobedience Of or
ders by the victim of the accident.
A decision by the Railroad Commits
sioners, covering many interests, was
recently rendered. Although this de-
cision pertains to certain complaint
against the Kansas City, Fort Scott &
Memphis railway for refusing coal ship
ments, the ruling covers shipmcr- IS of
wheat, corn. cattle, lumber and all car
load frcights on any and every road in
the State. The principle Is broad one,
the board holding that railroads must
supply cars when they have them with
out the slightest discrimination. The
acts of railroad company which might
possibly ruin person or firms business
will not be tolerated.
Mrs. Bertha Maysc, wife of John z.
Maysc, committed suicide mt Topeka the
other day by taking "Rough on Rats. 1"
She was 10 years old and had been mar
ried only nine weeks. She had told Mr..
Mayse several times in a joking way
l. 10 sA1 hat CHI ch
some time take poison. She never en-
tirely recovered from fall received in
her ninth year, which injured her head.
When her husband left for his work the
young wife patted him on the check and
told him he would not find his pet
when he returned" During his absence
she took the poison.
The first biennial report of the State
soldiers home at Dodge City has
been submitted to Governor Humphrey.
The home now contains 200 inmates,
and there are n large number of ap-
proved applications for admission. but
the applicants can not he taken in for
lack of funds. An appropriation of
$40. 300 is asked for the year ending June
80, 1891, for buildings. salaries of en-
ployes, subsistence of minutes, etc, and
for the year ending June 80, 1892, an APP
preparation of SAL is asked, and for
the deficiency of the present year S6,S75
IS necessary.
Officers of the new grand lodge of
Kansas of the new political order,
Knights of Reciprocity, were elected at
Garden City as follows: ID. n: Frost,
grand Judge, and Il. F. Stock, grand
clerk. both of Garden City; T. ]. Nor
ton, of Newton. grand marshall; X. c.
Bailey. of Great Bend, grand treasurer;
Adolph Glucls, of Dodge City. and John
c. Fry. of Larncd, grand bailiffs.
Henry Marshall, an aged employe OF
the Kansas City, Fort Scott &c Memphis
railroad was struck by a passenger
train and instantly killed near Rosedale
several days ago.
The executive council of the Farmers
Alliance, ut its late session in Topeka,
decided to send four State lecturers in
stead of two into the field. Van Prather,
of Columbus, will be sent into the Third
and Seventh districts: ]. d. Adkins, of
Hutchinson. into the Fifth and Seventh;
j. d. Codding, of Pottawatomie, into
the First and Fifth, and W. II. Biddle,
late candidate for Treasurer, into the
First and Third.
Minnie Warren, domestic out of en-
ployment, recently entered the store OF
Ferguson Bros. at Topeka and asked to
look at pistol in the show case. j. j.
Ferguson handed it to her. telling her
it was loaded. While handling it the
weapon was discharged the ball passing
through Ferguson's nose. She was ar
rested but Ferguson refusing to prose
cute her she was released. The young
woman claimed the shooting was acct
dental.
Charles Collins, residing near Gard
ner, the other morning called for his
rifle To kill some game and his sistcr-in-
law handed it to him but in doing SO il
was accidentally discharged, the ball
entering Collins head and killing him
instantly. He was 90 years old and
leaves young wife and child.
The six-ycar-old daughter of Leslie
Woolbert, farmer residing near Wash
ington. recently wandered off to Mill
creek, fell in and was drowned.
Over 500 of the teachers attending the
recent meeting of the State Teachers
Association at Topeka, signed petition
asking the Legislature to so amend the
school laws that teachers certificate
can not be issued TO any one who uses
profanity, intoxicating liquors or to-
bacco in any form.
The State teachers convention met at
Topeka on the 10Th with an attendance
of about 500. The address of welcome
was delivered by Rev. J. b. Thomas.
Daniel Bonner, u stockman of Lexing-
ton, KY, was found dead in his room at
the Stock Yards Hotel in Wichita the