Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-04-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

mouse IN Argentine. physicians de-
cided that heart disease was the cause
of death.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate by Mr.. Perkins, Of Kansas,
authorizing the Union Terminal Rail-
road Co., corporation of the state Of
Kansas, to build and maintain u bridge
across the Kansas river ut Kansas City,
Kan.
Conductor Peck, one of the Oldest and
most valued men on the Missouri Pacific
railroad, was taken to Salina the other
day in dying condition. The accident
occurred by n coupling pin flying from
its fastening, inflicting u fatal wound
on the forehead.
The two-year-old child Of Mrs. Charles
Lardner, of Topeka, was SO badly
burned by gasoline the other day that
il died soon after. The mother was fill
ing the tank Of the gasoline stove when
the oil ignited and burned the little one,
who was sitting near.
The case of Oscar Rice against Jane
Sanger, taken to the United States SUI
preme court by Eugene Ware, attorney
for Rice, was recently dismissed for
want of jurisdiction. 1t involved the
title to valuable property in Fort Scott,
and the dismissal of the case gives the
property to Mrs. Sanger.
A post Office inspector from st. Louis
was in Valley Falls the other day and
arrested two prominent married women,
sisters, on the charge of sending obscene
literature through the mails. On VAL
entine's day the women sent the mis-
sives in the form of Valentines to a
number of the most respected ladies OF
the place.
In the federal court at Wichita the
jury in the trial of j. c. Adams for the
murder of Capt. William Couch. the
noted boomer, brought in verdict OF
guilty of manslaughter. The clerk OF
the court got the papers mixed in some
way and read out verdict of acquittal.
When the right verdict was read. the
convicted man broke completely down
and his condition was critical.
The board of railroad commissioners
recently requested Gov. Humphrey to
institute mandamus proceedings
against the Union Pacific railroad to
enforce its order of May 26, 1891, call
ing for additional train service on the
Lincoln branch Of that road. Shortly
after this order had been made the
Union Pacific Increased its'service, but
subsequently removed the train.
hriQ
quarreled in n Leavenworth saloon the
other day, when Christ struck Collar
across the forehead with spade. The
handle of the spade was broken and a
great hole made in Collars skull.
The blood flowed profusely, but Collar
was not even stunned, and tying a
handkerchief about his head, went to
the police station to lodge complaint
against Christ He walked home and a
physician soon afterwards found him
unconscious His recovery was doubt
full
Senator Perkins has introduced bill
directing the secretary of war to place
on file in the war department the names
of the officers and members of the From
tier Guards of Kansas, an organization
of Kansans regularly mustered into the
volunteer military service of the United
States ut Washington on April 10, 1861,
and issue discharges to such OF them as
shall furnish satisfactory proof that
they rendered military service and were
honorably discharged. These discharges
are to be in the form and language used
by Gen. James H. Lane, captain of the
Frontier Guards, in issuing discharges.
Statistics lately gathered show that
the prospects of good crops this season
are quite fattering. Twenty-nine central
counties show an average wheat pros
pect of IS per cent. of the usual crop.
Forty-three western counties show an
increased prospect over the big crops OF
last year of from 10 to 20 per cent,
which, with a continuation of favorable
conditions, gives prospect in the
entire state of IS per cent. No Hessian
fly or other pest has been reported from
any section and the small amount of
wheat winter killed is confined to the
eastern counties. Everything is re-
ported favorable for all kinds of fruit.
The reports covering live stock show
that all kinds of stock are in good con-
dition, March being the only severe
month.
A suit for the recovery of a quarter
section of land. most of which is within
the corporate limits of Wichita was
commenced In the United States circuit
court in that city the other day by AM
toinette Sanders, resident Of Spring
field, Ill The petition sets forth that
in 1873 Lindley Lee, Of Fulton, n. T.,
decided the land in question, then a
farm, to George A. Sanders, as trustee
for the three minor children of George
and Antoinette Sanders and grandchil-
dren of the grantor. All the children
Hid In vouth- In 1882. after their