Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-09-24
Miscellaneous.


with burglars lately.
Veterans of the Sixth Kansas held
their reunion recently at Lawrence.
Hon. John j. Ingalls, arrived in New
York on the 18th from his European
trip. lie is booked for several speeches
in Kansas during the campaign.
The president of the live stock conn
mission of Kansas estimates the value
of cattle and hogs in the state to be
s4s, 500, 900. Their condition is excel
lent.
While out shooting prairie chickens
the other afternoon, Bud Irwin, the
fftccn-year-old son of merchant of
Patterson, was killed by the accidental
discharge of his gun.
The negroes of Larned have organized
into a vigilance committee, and, it is
said. have sworn vengeance against
number of persons who are supposed to
have been connected with the recent
lynching of Hugh Henry.
Hugh Henry, a negro, attempted to
criminally assault Miss Mabel Welsh at
Larned the other night. He was capt
ured the next day and lodged in Jail.
At night mob took him from jail and
hanged him to q telegraph pole.
Mrs. Hanback, has organized the ladies
of Minneapolis into a Columbian club
with the following officers: President,
Mrs. Chapman; vice president, Mrs. W.
L. Merrifeld; secretary, Mrs. Emma
Holmes; treasurer, Mrs. Ollie c. Lord.
The other day as Fred and John Win
ters were ascending steep bank OF the
Whitewater, near 1'owanda, with their
steam engine and thresher, the engine
reared up in front and tipped over on
them, killing Fred instantly and severe
ly scalding John.
j. V. Heagy, boy of 10 years, died at
Peabody the other day from n wound
received from corn cutting machine.
The boy was riding the horse which
pulled the machine, and while getting
off was thrown before the knife, which
stripped the flesh from one of his legs
Fire the other night destroyed the
Touring mill and electric light plant
owned by A. F. Dexter ut Clay Center.
Loss, S23, 600; insurance $4,000. In ad-
dition Mr.. Dexter lost five cars of wheat,
one car of rye and two cars of oats and
a large amount. of flour, all ready for
shipment
James Willis, one of the oldest hard
ware merchants of Topeka, attempted
to cut his throat the other morning
while in a fit of dependency. He lost
a brother some time ago, and since his
mind has become unbalanced. A jury
declared him insane and he was sent to
an asylum. He is unmarried.
Judge Guthrie, of the district court
of Shawnee county, has declared the
civil rights law passed by the legisla-
ture of 1874 unconstitutional The de-
cision was in the case of a colored man
who sued the proprietors of Topeka
hotel for refusing to permit him to sit
ut the table with other guests.
Mrs Louis Scott attempted self de
struction at Kansas City, Kan, the
other night by drowning herself in a
pond. Her son, aged IA years, ran into
the pond and held her head above the
surface of the water until help arrived.
The woman stated that she made the
attempt on account of the hayward
habits Of the boy who saved her life.
Some time after one o'clock the other
afternoon two masked robbers entered
the bank at Dexter, and covering the
cashier, ]. w. Watkins, with their
pistols, ordered him to give up the cash.
After securing their booty the robbers
backed out of the bank, and firing one
harmless shot at the cashier, mounted
horses standing at the door and made
their escape. They got about $4,000.
The state live stock sanitary commits
sion met recently ut Emporia to con-
slider the case of Texas cattle in quaran-
tine in Chase county. The conclusion
arrived at was that the Spanish fever
wns stamped out and that the cattle
should be shipped away for slaughter
under order of Receiver Acheson in such
quantities as he desired, subject to the
quarantine rules and orders OF the
Chase county court