Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-10-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

A prairie fire in Gray county de-
| stroyed about thirty-five stacks of wheat
and other grain recently
The headquarters of the peoples party
state central committee have been re-
moved to Topeka.
| John Baker, of Marion, 50 years of
age. was recently killed by cable car
at Kansas City. Mo.
| Eleven confidence men, who had been
| arrested during the fair, escaped from
the city Jail at Wichita the other night.
| The annual convention of the Kansas
State Bankers association has been
called by its president, Calvin Hood, of
Emporia. to meet in Topeka, October
| 70 and 20.
Ollie Ogee, who was reported to be
| the only one of the Dalton gang who
escaped at Coffeyville, it turns out, was
| not with the gang at all He has been
working in a packing house at Wichita
| for the past nine months.
A movement is said to be on foot
among the brokers of the country to
raise fund for the families of the men
killed at Coffeyville by the Dalton gang.
A Sedalia, Mo-. banker suggests that
every bank in the country subscribe $50
to such a fund
The democratic committee of the First
congressional district met at Leaven-
worth and decided that Hon. Ed Car
roll should not be withdrawn from the
| race for congress. It is claimed that
Mr.. Close, populist nominee, will also
remain in the field.
Col. b. p. Waggoner, in behalf of the
Missouri Pacific railroad, sent note of
| coincidence to the people of Coffeyvi1le
at the loss of SO many of her good citi-
zens in the recent fight with the Dali
tons and commencing the bravery of
the people in their successful annihila-
ton of the gang.
j. ii. Shiveley, republican nominee
for the legislature, died at Wichita the
other night from hydrophobia- He was
bitten by dog with rabies several
weeks ago, and trusted to maidstone
to dispel all danger. A few days before
his death, however, he was attacked
and died in great agony.
The dedication of the bridge and
German day was celebrated at Eudora
in grand style. Large delegations from
Lawrence, Leavenworth, Douglas and
johnson counties took part in the cele-
bration. Judge S. o. Thatcher, of Law
pirate to the occasion. Mayor Lath-
holz and Theodore Poehler also
addressed the large crowd in attend
ance.
The national republican committee
has written offering to let Gov. Nc
Kinley make two speeches in Kan
sas on condition that ex-senator In
gals be permitted to make one speech.
in New York and one in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Ingalls, has placed all his time at
the disposal of the state central COM
mittee, who have the proposal under
consideration. 1t has not yet been de-
cided whether the offer will be accepted.
Five tramps engaged in a terrible
fight in the bottoms just east of Lew
renee the other day and in the fray one
of them was shot through the leg. His
outcries attracted the attention of
passers and he was taken into the city
for medical attendance, but while his
attendant was gone for few moments
the wounded man made his escape and
has not since been heard from. He is
thought to be one of a notorious gang
of thieves that had been plying their
business in that vicinity for the past
few weeks.
Chancellor Snow, of the state uni
versity, in his weather report for Sep
TENDER says: 1.-THE past month was
one of the warmest Septembers on our
twenty-four years record. The second
half of the month was warmer than the
first half and there was an entire alb
sence of frost. The sky was remarl1a-
bly, free from clouds. The rainfall was
about two-thirds the average amount
and the wind velocity was nearly nor
NAL Three-fourths of the rain fell the
first week. making the rest of the
month remarkably dry
In the presence of his two daughters
George Klentz committed suicide at his
home in Wichita the other afternoon by
hanging himself with rope to Il swing
lamp hook. KlentZ was a cigarmaker,
aged SO years, and was SOLDERING up
after a prolonged spree. The testi-
mOny at the inquest was contradictory
and revealed a queer state of affairs.
Klentz's domestic relations were I'M
pleasant and he remained most of the
time away from home. DIR. Shultz,
who was called. said that the family
acted strangely and he did not believe
Klentz died from strangulation. The
jury thought otherwise, and rendered
verdict of suicide.
The supreme court recently handed
down a decision of much interest: Pro-
ceedings in quo warranto were brought
by the assistant Encouragement OF
Sedgwick county, who was appointed
to aid in the execution of the prohibi-
tory law, against the metropolitan po-
lice commissioners and the marshal of
Wichita. 1t was set out in the petition
that they had established by system
of fines a virtual license to dealers in
liquor, and that they in other wayscon-
nived at the violation of the law; and
it was asked that they be ousted from
Office. The court held as to the police
commissioners, first, that they, being
appointed by the governor, derive their
powers directly from the state and are
not removable under the statutes by
proceedings of that character, and Sec
ond, that an assistant Encouragement
for county cannot bring an action in
the name of the state on his relation.
Emporia was gayly decorated on the
occasion of the anniversary cell
ebration of the A. O. U. w. and a large
crowd was present from abroad. The
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