Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

in the state last year, at n cost Of $751;
GO.
The public printing bill Of the state
board of agriculture last year amounted
to $685..
There are in Kansas 0,123 organized
school districts, with school popula.
ton of 49s,sOl.
Mrs Rautzahn, the alleged accom-
plice of Benson in the I,eavenworth
murder. has been released.
The electors for Kansas met at Tope-
lSa on the 9th and cast the ten electoral
votes of the state for Weaver and Field.
The Santa Fe earnings in Kansas last
year amounted to Sl0,750, 757, which Is
41.67 per cent of its total traffic earn
ings-
The 3,722 male teachers of Kansas
receive I'm average monthly salary Of
$50. 10 and the 6,7l6 female teachers an
average of sS542.
The population of the state in 1880
was 096, O95; in 1890 the population re-
turned was l, 427, 900, an increase Of 431,-
900, or 49, per cent
In 1855. when the state dental law
was enacted. there were over 300 dem
lists in Kansas and there were only 81
graduates of dental colleges There
are now 146 graduates, many OF whom
have attended college and graduated
since the law went into effect
Mike Kelley, OF Chapman, representa-
tive from Dickinson county, is the
youngest member of the new legisla-
ture. He is young farmer and ma
tive Kansan, being but 25 years of age.
lie was born in Gray county, but has
lived in Dickinson county ever since he
was 6 years old.
The residence of FL. G. Larimer at
Topeka was almost totally destroyed
by fire the other morning. The princi-
pal damage was to the magnificent IL
brary OF 3. 800 volumes, which was COM
pletely ruined. The library represented
years of labor in research for choice
books of reference, and in addition to
this cost its owner a, 1000.
The third house, or more properly
speaking Mt this juncture the fourth
house, organized at Topeka without
friction and the governor promptly sent
in his message. AS this body consisted
of persons who did not get there" and
as their certificates were undisputed
the utmost harmony prevailed and the
tenor of the message may easily be
imagined.
A shortage of s6.6s2. "a has been dis
covered in the insurance department
It occurred during the administration
of d. w. Wilder and James w: Billings
lea. his chief clerk, is the guilty party.
Billingslca has turned over valuable
farm in Atchison county to Mr. Wilder's
bondsmen, who will have to make the
amount good. No blame is attached to
Mr.. Wilder.
Since the dissolution of the police
board of Leavenworth by resignation
and removal the mayor has taken
charge of affairs, dismissed the police
force and city marshal and appointed
new men in their places The old mar
shall, however, wired the new attorney
general who answered that the board
had not been dissolved and not to sur
render his Office.
When the whistle blew for the men
to 60 to work at the Home coal mine
at Leavenworth the other morning
none of the men put in an appearance.
1t was soon learned that they had de-
clared formal strike and would not
return to the mine under the manage
ment of the new superintendent, George
w. Kirkstead One hundred and sew
enty-five men went out
In the United States circuit court at
Topeka Judge Riner rendered decision
in the case of the Pullman company
again the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway in which the injunction asked
by the Pullman company is denied and
the restraining order dissolved This
permits the Missouri, Kansas e Texas
TO use Wagner or any other sleeping
cars for which they may contract
In the meteorological summary for
the year 1892, issued by Prof F. II.
Snow, of the Kansas university, he
says: 1.-THE year 1892 was characterized
by low mean temperature, caused by
n cool spring and summer, while the
autumn was warm and the winter
months of nearly average temperature
The rainfall was abundant making
this the fifth successive year Of rainfall
above the average"
Francis Key Brooke, pastor OF Trim
ity churchAt Atchison, was recently
consecrated bishop Of Oklahoma, with
headquarters at Guthrie. Great inter
est was manifested in the event because
Il is the first conservation of q bishop
that has taken place west Of the Missis-
sippi river The conservation took
place in the cathedral (EpiscopaD at
Topeka. Bishop Brooke is a relative
and is named for Francis Key, author
of 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"