Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-08-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Simpson, peoples party candidate, alst
the democratic nominee for congress.
At Emporia the other afternoon tw,
colored men, Robert Burrus and vii
James, quarreled and the latter hi
Burrus over the head with shovel
from the effects of which he died. TIL,
murderer escaped.
The recent breeze at Topeka which
upset telegraph and telephone poles
electric lights and buggies without re
sulting in fire, caused local paper Il
enthusiastically exclaim: Topeka hai
jewel iu her fire chief and she is proud
to own it."
The republican state central com
mittee has announced the places al
which the opening rallies will be held
as follows: First district, Holton; Sec
ond, Ottawa; Third, Chanute; Fourth,
Emporia; Fifth, Salina; Sixth, Beloit,
and Seventh, Hutchinson.
The calling into use of all available
engines in the passenger service of the
various roads to haul passengers during
the Denver conclave caused serious de-
lay in the shipment Of Kansas grain to
market. All stations were overloaded
with wheat awaiting transit
Kansas headed the twelfth division
in the Knights Templar parade at Dem
yer, led by her famous Marshall's band
of fifty-three pieces, the largest band in
line. Eighteen Kansas communicates
marched in the line, the most prominent
of which were Topeka No. 8 and Mount
Olivet No. IL, of Wichita.
The field agent of the chinch bug sta
ton Mt Lawrence has returned from q
four weeks trip in Marion, Lyon, Nc
Pherson and other counties in that Vi
cinity The work of killing off the
chinch bugs by Chancellor Shows in
lection is successful in about the same
per cent. rs last year. Farmers are
highly pleased with the workings.
Miners were lately much excited over
a remarkable discovery of lead ore on
the st. Clair farm, three miles north of
Empire City. The ore was discovered
by some children while they were play.
ing in ravine. Nuggets of high grade
galena were picked up from the surface
of the ground and they lay along the
bottom of the ravine for quite dis
lance.
Sam Werner, who runs the City hotel
in Nickcrson. shot and instantly killed
r. F. Spear in the hotel the other even
ing Spear lived in Sterling and
travelled for the International mills of
that city. Werner shot his victim with
a shotgun at close range, the charge
entering his breast. No reason has
been given for the deed. Werner was
arrested.
John p. st. John opened the prohi-
bition campaign at Topeka on the 10th
before about 1,5OO people. He said the
people were now thinking for them
selves and the reception rendered him
on this visit to Topeka was some differ
emit from the one he received when he
from his eastern trip after the
election in 1854 and found himself hang
ing in effigy on Kansas avenue.
Mrs. George Williams, colored, her
sister and three little children had
narrow escape from cremation ut ,Kan-
'as City, Kan. the other night. They
we're asleep in their house which was
fred by an incendiary. Two young col
bred men discovered the fire. and broke
open the door when they found Mrs.
williams and her sister unconscious
Ind dragged them from the house,
which was consumed in few minutes.
Seventy-five men employed as scrapers
It the Hutchinson salt works struck re-
emily. The men claimed that they |
lave for years been working twelve
lorirs day for $3.50 per day, when by
he laws of the state ten hours is a
lays work. They demanded Is cents
N hour for the extra two hours. The |
resident of the company said that if
to pay the advance demanded
would close the works as salt would
ave to be sold ut less than cost.
The oat product of the state for the
ear 1892 is estimated by Secretary
IOhler to be 40, O27, 515 bushels. Chinch
Jugs are reported in all parts of the
tate. In some places they are numer-
us, but up to the present time no great
amage has been done. Corn adjacent
0 wheat fields has suffered most. Many
lrmers of the state are testing Prof.
nows process of exterminating bugs
y artificially Spreading fatal disease
mong them, and generally the expert
lent is pronounced a success.
A number of editors of eastern Kan
Is held an interesting and profitable
Ieeting at Fort Scott the other day
hich resulted in the organization of
he Eastern Kansas Editorial associa-
on. The following officers of the as
,ciation were elected: President, j. .
rank Smith, Pleasanton Observer;
ce-presidents, Charles F. Scott, lola
egistcr, and ]. B Chapman. Fort
,ott Tribune; secretary. D. r. An
Iony, Jr., Leavenworth Times; treas