Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-17


of the Gambler committee is adopted by
congress as presented. A pretty young
woman, claiming to be a daughter Of
Representative Holman of Indiana has
been Matchmaking politicians in Taco
ma Wash. Gus Beaulieu of ST. Paul
asserts that Gen. Miles and his soldiers
massacred an entire Indian village of
two or three hundred in 1876, just be-
fore the Custer fight. While attendants
were bathing Mrs. Barth, a patient at
the Michigan asylum for the insane, the
hot water was Inadvertently turned on
and the woman was literally cooked to
death.
Feb. 5.-The $4,000 painting,
Judith" was burned in Minneapolis.
Ten outlaws were captured in the ChOc-
taw nation by posse, after fight in
which one man was seriously wounded.
Chicago cOnstables who were trying to
serve warrants on gamblers were defeat
ed in pitched battle and driven from
the den. The Leavenworth (Kas) police
have established strict blockade and
search all goods coming from other
states for liquor. The ways and means
committee of the worlds fair has decid-
ed to ask congress to appropriate $5,-
600, 900 in aid of the worlds fair. North
Dakota officials have taken prompt &C
ton to close all the saloons in the state
on the strength of the supreme court
decision. The Indian Rights associa-
ton may bring habeas corpus proceed
ings in the case of the Indians imprison-
ed by Gen. Miles at Chicago. Brake
man Ward of Albany, Ca, was killed
while flirting with two girls from the
top of the train, when he backed off the
car and was mangled to death. Brave
Mary Shayne. the Iowa teacher who
thrashed a bully who would not mind
her, keeps on teaching in spite of the
threats from her prosecutors. Mrs.
Lillian Hampton of Harrodsburg, KY,
eloped with Sanford Wheelan to Vim
cennes, Ind. and when discovered, shot
herself and tried to shoot him. The
aggregate production of flour by Mime
apOlis mills last week was 129, $50 bar
rels, against 14l, 300 the week before.
and 1O3, 1O3 for the corresponding period
in 1890 Thursday the First Arkansas
Valley bank, at Wichita, Kan, sus-
pended payment temporarily with liza
bilities of S125, 900 and assets twice that
amount.
Feb. 6-The trial of Thomas Will
hanson for the murder of Moores near
Sedalia Mo-, has begun. The state in
PRODUCED all of it's evidence before the
closing of court. w. G. Howell of Cen.
terville Mo-, WI arrested for compli
city in the stage coach robbery near
Placerville Colo, Aug. 18th 1890. Hon.
Web Wilder, who has held the office OF
Superintendent of Insurance of Kan.
sas for the past four years to the terror
of all wild cat companies will be super.
seeded July l. by w. H. Mcbride
whom Gov. Humphrey has appointed
as Mr.. Wilder's successor. A pitched
States Marshals and seventeen citi'
zens on one side and a gang Of
horse thieves and outlaws on the othe,
was fought at Howeth ranch near
Berwyn, I. T. All the band, number
ing nine, were captured, save one
Hudgins, the leader of the outlaws was
slightly wounded. A lymph patient
at Kansas City is dead. The coroner
will investigate. Boston negroes sug
gest the names OF several of their race
to succeed Window. The Indiana hard
coal miners have struck, owing to
reduction of wages. The last of the
Winconsin pinery dens of infamy has
been raided by officers and closed. A
million dollar company in the Interest
If Russian Jews has been formed in
California. A Republican conference
n New Mexico was broken up by shots
ired by wOuld-be assassians. The reso
utiOn for q constitutional convention
vas killed by the Texas House OF Rep.
A case of Suspended ami
nation at st. Joseph was discovered be