Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

BY rear-end collision on the Mis-
souri, Pacific near Greeley the other day
one passenger was killed, one badly
hurt and the engineer also seriously in
jurcd.
NiclSerson was severely burned by
fire breaking out Mt Stallman's hard.
ware store. Newton's opera house and
other property destroyed amounted to
sa5, 900.
Lena Grubbs, daughter of farmer
living near Abilene, caught her foot be-
tween the rails in crossing bridge the
other day and was crushed to death by
train.
]. b. Miller, foreman at Davis & Co.'S
elevator in Topeka, was killed the other
day by falling from the attic to the
ground floor, a distance of sixty feet
He left wife and one child.
Scott county farmers have been very
busy sowing their wheat, T. Mederis
has $50 acres out and D. A. Tomlin 102
acres. The other farmers are putting
out about the same amount Of acreage
Mrs. Julia Osborn, wife of Ex-Gov.
Osborn, died recently at Phoenix, Ariz,
of consumption. Mrs. Osborn was the
daughter of Judge NJ. W. Delahay,
deceased. The remains were taken to
Topeka for interment.
Twenty-four cows, seven horses,
great quantity of feed and numerous
wagons and implements were consumed
: by fire the other morning few miles
north Of Topeka. The property be-
longed to C. Stanley, dairyman.
The fifth annual convention of the
Kansas Farmers Alliance & Industrial
union met in the Whitley opera house
ut Emporia on the 10th. The morning
session was presided over by Mrs. Fan
ME r. ViclSry, who is vice president,
the president, W. II. Biddle, being
absent.
When recently interviewed on the
subject of the late election ex-senator
Ingalls, said: 1.-THE majority have a
right to rule, and when the majority
expresses an opinion the verdict should
be accepted by every good citizen
promptly and cheerfully. Just now
am not making any autopsies or post
norton statements"
| Leavenworth claims to be the first
city in the United States to build
compressed air line. Mr.. Earles, who
has the project in charge, has agreed to
build thirty miles of road for this kind
of motive power and also agrees to
establish ten factories with twenty-five
men to each factory. The city has sub
scribed $3.50, 900 as its part of the agree
ment.
Clarence Root, aged about IL years,
was run over and instantly killed the
other night at Geo o'clock in the ele-
waited road tunnel at Sixth and Mime
sofa avenue, Kansas City, Kan. He
was n newsboy and got on the train to
sell papers. In getting off he fell under
another train going in the opposite
direction and his head was severed
from his body.
In the Second congressional district
Funstons majorities were: Allen coun-
ty. 93; Anderson, 1870; Douglas, 631;
Wyandotte, 10. Moore's majorities
were: Bourbon county, 2OS; Linn, lS1;
Miami, 1873; Franklin, AS: johnson, ID.
Funstons majority in the district, So.
Col Moore's friends claim that there
were number of fraudulent votes cast
for Funston, especially in Wyandotte
county, and contest will probably be
made.
The assignee of NJ. V. Ingram, Of
Kansas City, Kan, has brought suit
against the Exchange bank OF that city
and it's late president for $22, 500. The
complaint states that on November IS,
1890, a mortgage was given to the Ex-
change bank for S12, 900, on the stock
valued at $4,000. The assignee makes
sensational charges against the bank
officials, claiming that there was no
money consideration received. The
plaintiff prays for Judgment for
$22,500.
At its late session at Emporia the
state Farmers Alliance elected officers
as follows: President, w. S. Hanna, OF
Franklin county; vice president, Mrs.
: n. S. Clark, of Shawnee county; secre-
tary and treasurer. ]. B. French, OF To-
peka; lecturer, S. NJ. Scott, Mcpherson;
assistant lecturer, G. E. Miller, Repub-
lican; steward, II. Reemmydeer Hays
City; assistant steward, W. A. Ransen,
Mount Hope; doorkeeper, G. A. Camp,
Wellington; assistant doorkeeper, Y. F.
Ricketts,, Meriden; delegates to the ma
tional alliance, W. s. Hanna and John
G. Otis; delegates to the national silver
convention, John Davis, junction City;
Walter N. Allen, Meriden; Fl. P. Clay,
Prescott, and G. B. Seaman, Randall
P. b. Maxon, of Emporia, was Endorsed
for railroad commissioner.
Pensions granted Kansas veterans on
October %: 0riginal-Jean Aiziere,
Adam Van Meter, William Tweedy,
Harvey Champion, William Brenton,
Jerome Dillenbeck, Lewis E. Arthur,
Winfield S Sharps, William Trip, Ben
| ianin f. Hembree. Jeremiah Harvin,