Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Fifteen hundred school teachers of
the state attended the teachers con-
vention lately held at Topeka Many
interesting papers were read
Rufus Crosby. a wealthy banker,
committed suicide at Valley Falls the
other day by hanging himself De-
spondency and poor health the cause
Mrs Emma Snyder died suddenly at
Topeka the other day and there was
talk Of foul play. but an investigation
showed that death was the result of an
overdose of morphine, to which she
was addicted. Her husband was play.
ing in an orchestra at the time of her
death.
At an early hour the other morning
. masked robber went to the house Of
John Killion, a well-to-do farmer liv-
ing in the eastern part OF Atchlson
county. and when Ki4lion opened the
door demanded his money. at the point
of revolver. Killion gave the man
all he had, some $500.
Richard Robinson. a boilerm aker, in
the employ of the Kansas City Smelt-
ing & Refining Co. in Argentine, stole
a ride to Kansas City the other morn
ing and in trying to jump from a NOV
ing train near Nineteenth and Liberty
streets fell and was literally ground to
pieces under the wheels.
Dannie Marshall, the ten-year- old
son of Jerome Marshall, of Kansas
City, Kan, was run over by car on
the West Side electric street car line
the other day and received injuries that
are almost necessarily fatal. both hips
being crushed, both legs broken, be-
sides serious intern al injuries
Washington Waterman, q noted horse
thief, died at the Kansas peniteutiary
on Christmas day. He was crippled
old man eighty-seven years OF age and
q criminal of long standing. He had
served two years in the Missouri peni.
Tertiary and was serving his third term
In the Kansas prison when he died.
Upon a tract of land adjoining Fort
Scott prospectors recently discovered,
only sixty-tvo feet from the surface,
two veins of excellent black coal, one
vein being two feet thick, followed by
another one thirty inches thick. They
also uncovered an immense body OF
cement rock, under which was found q
body of mineral paint one foot thick
The coal is said to be most valuable
quality of btu minous.
The house of Charles Miller, in the
northern part of Lawrence, together
with its contents, was entirely con
sumed by fire the other morning. Mrs
Miller was severely burned about the
face and hands while endeavoring tc
save trunk containing about $500
Her efforts were in vain and the trunk
| containing all the money the family
possessed was totally destroyed The
| recovery of Mrs Miller was considered
| doubtful.
| Mrs. C. T. johnson of Kansas City
| Kan, whose prediction that the worlG
| would come to an end Christmas, 1891
at p. M, has given her so much motor
| iety, spent Christmas day at home be
! hind closed doors. She refused to Sc,
| any of her numerous callers. In re
| Spouse to an inquiry sent into her room
she wrote: watch and pray; the Lore
| has willed it." But the final destruc
ton failed to materialize and all thing:
continued to move as usual
Kansas congressman are assigned tx
the following house committees: Judi
ciary, Case Broderick; agriculture. E
| H. Funston; Indian affairs, B. II
Clover; territories, Jerry Simpson
railways and canals, John Davis; labor
John Davis; printing, Case Broderick
eleventh census, William Baker; irri
cation, Jerry Simpson; immigration, E
81. Funston; private land claims, ]. G
Otis; laws Case Broderick; expend
itures, treasury department, b. 81
Clover.
In Doniphan county a short time ag
John Delany completed a new hous'
and moved into it. A few days late
he died and was buried. On the day o
the funeral his wife became sick AM
within twenty-four hours she was dead
Two sons, who lived in California, wer
telegraphed for and arrived in time 70
the mothers funeral. They becam
sick and both died. All four apparent,
died from the same disease, which
supposed to have resulted from sleep
ing in the new house.
At a late hour Monday night tw
masked men entered the house Of Mr..
Jonathan Davis. a wealthy widow re
siding in the western part of Atchiso
county, and demanded her money. Sh
told them she had none and they CON
PEELED her at the point of a revolver t
sign a number of checks, aggregatin
$500. They then poured coal oil on he
clothes and set fire to them and fec
Mrs. Davis grabbed q quilt and wraE
ping herself in it extinguished tn
ha,nes. She was alone at the time, he
children being at a neighborhoo
party.
Newton Howe, twenty-five years ole
took charge of the Sumner county poo
farm on the last of the year, and tn
following day was shot by John Meeke
one of the inmates Meeker is q cripple
having had both legs cut OH by a trai
about two years ago, and had bee
permitted to do pretty much as
pleased. The authority attempted
be exercised by the new superintendent
angered him and he became insolen
Superintendent Howe, it is said, threa
ened to knock Meeker's brains OIL
) when the latter. remarking that
J would not give him chance, took
double barreled shotgun from the wa
and fred both charges at Howe, blow