Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-02-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


recently killed ut Argentine by an en-
CINE.
While resisting arrest man named
Suttin was recently shot and killed by
a policeman ut Pittsburgh.
DIR. u. b. Booth was found dead in
bed at Leavenworth the other day. He
was eighty-three years old.
W. II. Catron, bridge carpenter,
was killed at Kansas City, Kan, the
other day by falling timber He was
Mt work on q structure near the mouth
Of the Kansas river.
John Van Patten, formerly mer-
chant of Pittsburgh, committed suicide
in barn Mt the residence OF his daugh-
ter, Mrs. I. H. Pertle, at Topeka, the
other day by shooting himself. Finan-
cial trouble the cause.
The Acknowledgement Of the state has
filed with the war department the fol-
lowing report to the Kansas militia:
Commissioned officers 1872; non-com-
missioned officers, $40; musicians, 4s;
privates, 1871; total, 1881: aggregate,
l,7s3. Number of available men for
military duty unorganized, $50, 900.
T. II. Smith, of Topeka, was found In
the cemetery Mt Waubunsee the other
day with bullet in his temple. A let
ter in his pocket told where he was
from and with whom to communicate.
His wife, Il is stated, committed suicide
ut Topeka over a year ago and was
buried ut Waubunsee. He could not
recover.
John Wesley Vance, boy five years
old, arrived ut the Union depot in
Leavenworth the other morning from
Jacques, COL, he having been sent from
there by his mother to find his father
in Leavenworth. The boy was taken
in charge by the police and his father
found. His arrival was surprise to
his parent
Mrs. Augustus Wilson, editor OF the
Wilsonton Journal, has been appointed
worlds fair press commissioner Tor
Kansas, representing the board OF
lady managers. Mrs. Wilson Is also
member of the advisory board Of the
worlds fair congress, and is devoting n
large portion of her time to the various
interests committed to her charge.
The preliminary examination OF Sam
Minton, BY Orner, Roman Chase and
J. ]. Leach charged with being men,
beers of the mob which killed Sheriff
Dunn January 5, was concluded at
Liberal on the oSth. The first three
were denied bail and were sent to the
Hutchinson Jail for safe keeping.
Leach, being quite i'll, would probably
get bail.
The 'young crowd" of republicans
celebrated the thirty-frst anniversary
of the admission of Kansas into the
union with banquet at Topeka on the
evening of the 10Th. Young men, and
many whose hair was streaked with
gray, gathered from all parts of the
state. The speeches on the OCCASION
were enlivening and the supper des-
cribed as being all that could be de-
sired.
Benson, the murderer of Mrs Nett
man at Leavenworth, who was to have
been hanged February 3, has been
granted an indefinite respite. This
makes the second respite granted him,
and is for the purpose OF allowing the
United States supreme court to pass on
certain points alleged to be irregular
during his trial. When the news OF
stay of execution was conveyed to him
he became very happy and predicted
that he would never be hanged.
Congressman Funston has introduced
bills for the payment OF the Price raid
and Quantrell raid claims. The amount
aslSed for the Price raid claims is $780,
600, and provides for the appointment
of a commissioner to examine the
claims. The bill for the payment OF
the Ouantrell raid claims makes IN ap'
propriation of $500, C12. 40. which Is the
amount that was assumed by the state
five years ago, when Quantrell raid
bonds were issued by the state in pay
ment of these claims
The trial at Topeka Of Frank Nc
Lain for the murder of his step child
resulted in verdict of guilty and he
will 90 to the penitenitiary for life.
The murder was q 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 3 it died. Suspicion was
aroused aud an inquest held. McLnin's
wife testified that he had killed the
child by throwing it against the door
casing.
The Kansas board Of managers OF
the worlds fair have issued circular
setting forth that all agricultural
products for the competitive exhibit 10
the national building, except those OF
perishable character, must be collect
ed from the crops of 1892 and preceding
years This fact requires that county
associations commence earnest work at
chOraid that