Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-10-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

| W1tndraWn, and the central commit
has Endorsed Congressman William
| Baker.
The frs annual fair of the Kansas
Equal Suffrage association met at To-
! peka on the 18th. Addresses were made
/ by Miss Susan B. Anthony and Mrs.
| Laura M. Johns.
The bankers throughout Texas are
making up fund for the families OF
the Coffeyville victims of the Dalton
raid. One banker sent out a circular to
the banks soliciting ten-dollar sub
scriptions which is being promptly re-
sponded to.
! The Kansas State Bankers association
| convened at Topeka on the Goth for its
sixth annual session. The attendance
| was not large. owing to the fact that
many Kansas bankers had gone to Chi
cago to attend the dedication ceremo-
MES of the worlds fair buildings.
Several men under the direction of a
land syndicate were lately digging in
/ dustriously upon piece of land, an
addition to Kansas City, Kan. for
treasure reported to have been buried
during the border troubles and esti-
/ mated at several million dollars. When
it is found due report will be made.
Mrs. Minnie Padrick was granted a
divorce in the district court of Wichita
the other afternoon from her husband,
Marshall Padrick, and before the party
left the court room a messenger arrived
with the intelligence that the plain ii If
was dead, her demise having occurred
an hour before the termination of the
trial
Bank Commissioner johnson has com
L, e
September 1, and it makes very fiat
tering showing of the condition of the
banking business in Kansas. The total
deposits in Kansas state and PRIV -e
banks, on June 1 were SIS. 445, Ohio.
and on September 1 they had increased
to $50, 143, $3.50.
The chief of police of Kansas City,
Kan, recently received a telegram from
the police of Logansport, Ind, asking
that Walter Cox, aged about 10 years
be arrested. He is charged with steal
ing $3.50 from his father, John Cox
The telegram instructs the chief to
secure the money and bicycle the youth
took with him, and let the prisoner go,
providing he catches him.
The premature discharge of cannon
used at republican demonstra ton at
u
badly wounding two men. julius Kow-
alski had both arms fearfully 1acerated
and one finger torn entirely off, while
Zeene S. Adair had a portion of one
hand blown off and was otherwise in
jured by the powder. The former is q
married man and the latter single.
At the recent meeting of the great
council of the Improved Order of Red
Mon, of Eo1.tS ha foil
were elected: Great prophet, E. Fl.
Littlefeld, Topeka; great sachem, E. H.
Perry, Cherokee; great senior sycamore,
Charles BAIL, Kansas City; great junior
sycamore, w. 7. Martin, Minneapolis;
great chief of records, J. II. e. Wiegant,
Leavenworth; keeper of wampum, c. s.
A. Day, Atchison; representatives, E.
III. Littlefield, Topeka; Charles Fletcher,
Emporia.
A diSgraceful row took place in d
joint at Horton the other night between
a notorious tough by the name OF
Noonan, and Charles Greer. colored
man. Next day Noonan rode up to
where Greer was at work carrying a
bod and fred at him. Greer pulled his
revolver and a general fusilade began.
About ten shots were fired. A stray
shot struck w. II. Kemper, a prominent
business man, inficting severe wound
in the arm. Greer received a scalp
wound and Noonan was hit in the back
and thigh. He was then jailed.
In the United States circuit court at
LeavenwOrth the other day proceedings
were begun that may have a far-reach-
ing effect on military prisoners and the
regular army. Habeas corpus proceed
ings were instituted.for the release OF 4
military prisoner who deserted from
Fort Reno, was captured, tried by court
martial and sen fenced to two years and
a half confinement. The prisoner was
a minor and enlisted without his pa
rents consent, which is the main ground
on which his release Is demanded. The
right of a cOurt-martial to cOnfine any
one in prison is also raised. A decision
will not be rendered for some weeks.
Should it be favorable to the petitioner
it is said that more than half the mil
itary prisoners in the United States
would be released on the same grounds.
Senator Frank P. Hardness. of Clay
Csnter, was seriously if not fatally in
jured by being run over by the cars at
Mcfarland the other afternoon. He
was on his way to Kansas City, where
he expected to meet his wife. At Nc
Farland his train was met by the west
bound passenger train, and thinking
that his wife might be on that train he
started to board it, with the intention
of looking through the coaches. He
walked up the track toward the west
bound train, but directed his attention
to the train on which he was taking
passage. While looking intently at one
train the other started up and ran into
him He was thrown under the loco
motive, but was pulled out before the
entire train had passed over him One
leg was broken and his ankle was bad
ly crushed He is also thought to have
suffered several internal injuries
Henry Humphrey, farmer of Bour-
bon county. was recently overcome by
gas while digging in a well on his farm
A neighbor named Joe Carter, who was
manning the bucket, saw him fail in
the bottom of the hole and went down
in the bucket to his rescue. He also
was Frustrated A brother of the former
called for help and was let down to res
cue both He succeeded in getting
them out. but Humphrey was dead and
Carter died later.
The university football club returned
to Lawrence with flying colors after