Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-26
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
When the Missouri Pacific pay car
stopped at Hutchinson the other day to
pay some section men Baker heater
used in the car exploded with great
force, blowing out one end Of the car.
Roadmaster Richardson was badly hurt,
and section hand suffered serious in
juries.
The Kansas Salt Co., of Hutchinson,
OF which Jay Gould is understood to
be one of the largest stockholders,
fled with the Kansas railroad commits.
sioners a complaint against all the
Kansas railroads, charging them with
discrimination in rates on salt in favor
Of the Michigan salt fields
George Easten was recently arrested
at Winfield upon the charge OF attempt
ing to kill Miss Meta Rogers. He had
been paying attention to the young
woman, but got on spree and she re.
fused his company Meeting her on
the street he drew knife and made
the assault for which he was arrested.
Frank Alexander, young convict ut
the penitentiary, escaped the other day
and was captured about twenty miles
from the prison by q farmer in half
famished condition. The young fellow
was q trusty and had only twenty days
to serve. He was sent on an errand
and the temptation for him to leave
was too great for him to resist.
The Missouri and Kansas woman's
convention was recently in session at
Fort Scott Many prominent women
took part in the proceedings, among
them Anna Shaw, of Chicago; Miss
Jennie Shelly Boyd, of Philadelphia;
Mrs. p. A. Thurston, Of Nebraska; Mrs.
Florence Balgarnie, Of Liverpool, and
Mrs. Laura NJ. Johns, OF the Kansas
association.
The cost of maintaining the various
charitable institutions of the state for
February was: Institute for education
OF the blind, 81, 1874 81; deaf and dumb
asylum, So, $50 SO; Osawatomic insane
asylum, SO. 1906. Os; idiotic and imbecile
asylum, 1851. 40; industrial school for
girls, S949 40; soldiers orphans home,
Sl,57s. SO; reform school, S1,915.S9; To
peka insane asylum, 81. 65S. IL.
The general freight department OF
the Union Pacific railway has compiled
a statement of the acreage and condi-
ton of winter wheat in the counties in
Kansas through which the road runs.
The statement shows that the acreage
in the thirty.two counties traversed by
the road is 1,447, 900, an increase OF
100000 over last years acreage. In
ten counties the condition is given as
excellent; very good in three; fine in
five; fair in five, and good in nine
If the post Office building bill, which
has passed the senate, meets with sue
cess in the house, Kansas will get fifty
nine post Office buildings, ranging in
cost from 80, OOO to S75, OOo According
to the bill the postmaster-general is to
have erected in every CITY where the
gross receipts of the post Office arc not
less than $1,000 year nor more than
$50, 600 building which will not ex-
coed in cost moro than three times the
annual receipts of the Office. Fifty
nine Kansas cities come within the pro-
visions of the bill
The executive council has declined
to grant the request Of Commander
Greene, setting aside department in
the capitol building for q memorial
hall for the G. A. R., because the coun-
Gil has no authority to grant such re-
ouest AMI also because there Is nc
room in the capitol that can be so used.
The executive council, however, by
resolution asks the next Legislature to
urovide by law for the setting apart OF
a suitable room or rooms In the capitol
building, when completed, to be occu-
pied rs department headquarters of the
g. A. R of Kansas
Martin Mohler, secretary Of the state
board Of agriculture, has recently
made an extended trip through the
western part of the state. He and w.
A. smith, secretary of the board OF
managers of the worlds fair associa-
ton, organized county fair associa'
lions and Columbian exposition as
sociasions In several counties. The
work of raising funds for the Kan
sas exhibit Is progressing finely
and enough will have been paid into
the treasury to warrant the letting OF
the contract for the Kansas building as
soon as the specifications are approved
and a building permit issued by the
boari of directors in Chicago The
legislature will be asked to make an
appropriation to repay all money sub
ecribed aud there Is lite reason 70
Aoubt but that this will be done.