Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

on the Goth with n large attendance.
Lindsborg is happy because the Union
Pacifc road has put passenger train
ON the branch that passes that town.
A man settled in Reno county ten
years ago whose sole capital consisted
of 10 cents and three old mares Now
he owns farm of 44O acres, free of
debt. with a house on 1t costing $1,000,
5000 bushels of grain, lot of stock,
farming machinery, etc. Kansas is
good enough for him.
George Bannister and another young
man named Mitchell, of Hays City,
went hunting the other afternoon.
Mitchell was sitting in the front seat
of the wagon and Bannister was on the
back seat loading his gun when it went
off, shooting Mitchell in the hip, in
tiicting serious and perhaps fatal
wound.
In the case against Fred Bassett, son
of Judge Bassett, of Lawrence, charged
with shooting two university students
who were crossing his fathers yard,
the jury brought in q verdict of guilty
of assault with a deadly weapon under
circumstances that would have consti-
tuted manslaughter in the fourth de-
gree had death resulted.
1t is given out that new veteran
organization to be known as 1.-THE
Boys in Blue" is to be started in Kan
sas. 1t is to be entirely non-political.
Instead of commander-in-chief the first
officer in the new order will be gen
eral" heterogeneous and brigadicr-
generals will follow next in command
and the subdivisions will be companies
instead of posts.
Gov. Smith. of the soldiers home, has
formally preferred charges against Sur
geon ]. L. Viewer, of the home. and the
board of managers will make careful
investigation into the matter. The
nature of the charges has not been
made public, but it has been known for
some time that strained relations eX-
listed between the governor and some
members OF his staff.
The state canvassing board adopted
resolution declaring that it was beyond
its province to go behind the returns as
certified to them. This action was
taken because of the evident mistake
that had been made by the clerks of
Sedgwick and Wilson counties in hav-
ing reported the vote intended for Ca
ball for presidential elector for Camp
bell. thus defeating one of the Weaver
electors and electing Harrison elector
As William Miller was returning to
his home, about four miles southeast of
Lawrence, the other night he was held
up and probably murdered. He was
driving home alone on a wagon loaded
with coal, and when about two miles
out a couple of strangers climbed in the
wagon, and asked to ride. When they
had gone short distance one of them
struck Miller with railroad coupling
pin, crushing his skull. lie was robbed
of about S25 and his watch and left |
dying alongside the road, where he was |
found by friends
The mystery surrounding the murder !
of Paul Swetlicll, wealthy cattleman,
on October 81, near IIolton, is possibly !
about to be cleared up. A reward of ,
81, 900 was offered for the apprehension !
of the guilty party. Suspicion pointed
to relatives of Mr.. Sweticll, who. in
case of his death, would come in posses
sion of his vast wealth. Mrs Anna
Stach, Swetlick's sister. is now accused
of being the originator OF the assassina
ton and Mrs. Stach. her son, Joseph,
and a hired man named Frank Nowallx,
have been arrested upon the charge.
Bert Brown, one of the Conway
Springs burglars convicted few days
ago and sentenced to n term in the
state penitentiary, displayed astonish-
ing boldness while en- route to prison.
On the road to Leavenworth, although
he robbed n passenger of
$l4. Brown noticed u man on seat
in front of him wrap some money up in
a handkerchief He changed his seat
and sitting down beside the man EN-
gagged him in conversation and succeed
ed in getting the handkerchief contain
ing the money. On being accused OF
the theft Brown laughingly admitted
it and said he wanted to turn one more
trick before being locked up.
A comparative report of the industries
of Wichita, as given out by the census
office is: For 1SS0-Number of estab-
lishments reported, 4s; capital invested,
$3.50, 525; number of hands employed, rs;
wages paid, s73, 724; value of materials
used. $685., 7S5; value of product, ts21,-
O9o; population, 4.9l1; assessed valua-
ton, s622;O97; municipal debt, $1,000.
For 1s9O-Number of industries re-
ported, 40; number of establishments
reported, 1O7; capital, 50, $50, Oa9; hands
1888; wages paid, s764, OS4;
cost of materials used, So, 26O, 47G; mis-
cellaneous expenses, s271 ,O2l; value of
product, s4,719, 1886: population, 2S, 1858;
assessed valuation, 60, 5S7, O24; municipal
lebt, f549,234