Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

I. w. Crawford, a switchman, was
recently killed at Argentine by an en-
CINE.
While resisting arrest a man named
Suttin was recently shot and killed by
policeman at Pittsburgh.
The spread of scarlet fever in the
city was lately causing some alarm
with the board of health of Topeka
One physician had been arrested for
failing to report patients
w. F. West was arrested the other
morning at his fathers home, near
Pleasanton, charged with robbing the
post Office at Prescott on the night of
January 26. When arrested he had on
his person postal cards and stamped
envelopes stolen from the Office robbed.
Freddie Carlson, eight years old, was
killed by an electric car at Armourdale
| the other day. Freddie and several
| other children were returning from
| school and ran across the track ahead
of a rapidly-moving car when the lit
| tie fellow was caught and ground to
pieces.
Secretary Butterfeld, of the state
| republican league, has issued the call
-
to be held in Topeka March !. The
call requests each republican club in
| the state to elect three delegates be-
| sides the president, who is delegate
ex officio.
The acknowledgement of the state has
| fled with the war department the fol-
| lowing report to the Kansas militia:
Commissioned officers 152; non-com-
4 ice off O.
| privates, 1871; total, 1,631: aggregate,
1,7S3. Number of available men for
military duty unorganized. $50. 900.
! The supreme court has finally dis
posed of the celebrated Spendlove muir
der case of Topeka by deciding against
Spendlove. In March, 1889, Spendlove
killed Gustave Werner in quarrel at
| Topeka He was tried, convicted and
sentenced to twenty-one years impris-
onment Upon appeal to the supreme
court a new trial was granted. At this
trial he was again convicted and given
| fifteen years. He again appealed and
| the court affirmed the judgment.
Congressman Funston has introduced
bills for the payment Of the Price raid
and Quantren raid claims. The amount
asked for the Price raid claims is $780,
900, and provides for the appointment
of a commissioner to examine the
claims. The bill for the payment of
| the Quantrell raid claims makes an ap.
preparation of 1882, e12. 46, which is the
amount that was assumed by the state
| five years ago, when Quantren raid
bonds were issued by the state in pay
ment of these claims
The trial at Topeka of Frank Nc
| Lair ho of
| resulted in verdict of guilty and he
will go to the penitenitiary for life.
The murder was a brutal one. Last
| August he married nineteen-year-old
girl, who was the mother of an illegitl-
mate boy about six months old. He
abused the baby and on the night of
| November it died Suspicion was
| aroused aud an inquest held McLain' s
| wife testified that he had killed the
child by throwing it against the door
casing.
Rev. Joseph Wayne, local colored
minister, and father-in-law of ex-State
Auditor McCabe, died at Leavenworth
the other day as the result of bite
from a vicious dog a day or SO pre-
vious. By Invitation he called at the
house of colored man named Turbin,
| when a large dog sprang on him. The
| brute secured a firm hold on Mr..
| Wayne's cheek to which he held until
pried loose by the efforts of couple of
| men, Rev. Wayne was Sd severely
hurt and frightened by the dog that he
had couvulsions every few hours until
his death
Department Commander Mccarthy
has issued a circular letter atnoun cling
| that arrangements have been made for
| reduced rates to the Atchison encamp.
ment The rate will be one fare for
the round trip from all Kansas points
and from Kansas City and St Joseph.
Tickets will be good from February %
to 90. inclusive. Reports from all The
posts must be in the hands of
the assistant acknowledgement prior
to February 20, at which date
the headquarters at Larned will
be closed. Post commanders, whose
posts are now delinquent, will see that
all reports are forwarded without
further delay. Delinquent posts can
not be represented in the encampment
The Kansas board of managers of
the worlds fair have issued circular
setting forth that all agricultural
products for the competitive exhibit In
the national building, except those of a
| per1SndOle cudrdcUeT, must DC cOlIect-
ed from the crops of 1892 and preceding
years This fact requires that county
associations commence earnest work at
once. Each county should see that
great care is taken in the preparation
of the ground before planting. The
managers further say that it is also inn
portant that the collection OF necessary
funds be attended to promptly. This
matter must not be delayed; Kansas
must have a state building for her col
lective exhibit The building must be
erected and completed by the 18th OF
October, 1892. The building site al
1otted to Kansas is an excellent one,
located on a broad avenue near the
main entrance, and conveniently a..
cessible to all visitors who will enter
the park at Chicago Failure to adopt
plans and let contract that can be
completed by the time stated will for
felt the site, and the ground will ba
taken for other purposes
w. III. Catron, a bridge carpenter,
was killed at Kansas Cay, Kan. the