Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-10-07
miscellaneous.

| Miscellaneous.
Quite heavy frost appeared in many
portions of the state on the morning of
the Sd.
The Kansas university football team
willplay the Minnesota university team
at Minneapolis on the 14th.
The senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of Richard Il. Morris to be coll
lector of internal revenue for Kansas.
/. S. Pavey. farmer, was fatally i'm
jured by runaway team while cross
! ing the bridge 1t Lawrence some days
since.
Postmaster Ross Jones. CT Cedar
, Junction. post Office east OF Law
renee, has been arrested and taken to
Topeka to answer to the charge of TAX
: ing registered letters from the mails.
George Klockson, treasurer of the
grand lodge Knights of Honor, recent.
ly disappeared while on his way from
Fort Scott to Leavenworth. lie had
over $500 lodge money with him and
foul play is suspected.
| VI. Il. DOyu ouOt anu hlltCu
Hawley at Caldwell the other night.
Boyd was local agent of the Armour
Packing Co.. of Kansas City. and Haw-
ley was his wife's cousin. Boyd
claimed that Hawley was too fond his
; cousin.
DIR. William Evatt, well known
farmer and physician, was killed near
Lawrence the other night by run
away team. He was Is years of age.
He came from Ohio to Kansas in 1870
and served in both the Ohio and Kan
sas legislatures
A "trdsty" in the military prison ut
Fort Leavenworth escaped the other
day by stealing the uniform of n cap
tain. which he donned and walked
past the guards in regular military
style rs an officer, who the guards
saluted instead of arrcsting.
Henry Noycs. who was wanted ut
several pl:cc3 n Kansas for obtaining
money Oh forged checks, was lately ar
rested ut Hays City. Young Noycs is .
son of Licut..Col Noyes OF the Second
cavalry. now stationed in Arizona, and
grandson Of the late ey-Gov. Noyes. Of
Ohio. lie is 9, years of age.
Herman Banner of Denver Col. was
found hanging to tree on the border
of the Cherokee strip, directly south of
Caldwell, at noon the other day. lie
had been dead about ten hours. Some
promissory notes and other papers were
found in his pockets, which, with his
general appearance, indicated that he
was well-to-do German. Foul play
was strongly suspected.
1t is stated that there was serious
mutiny at the penitentiary some time
since. One of the guards reproved
convict for some misdemeanor. when
the convict knocked him down, and
sprang upon him and attempted to get
possession of his arms. At the same
time u convict struck another guard
down, and the revolt became general
in that part of the prison. Another
guard sounded a general alarm. bring
ing on all the force, and by great eff
fort the mutiny was quelled.
1t Is said that Labor Commissioner
Todd will invoke the law If necessary
to aid him in collecting statistics con-
corning farm laborers in Kansas, which
he desires to incorporate in his report
to the governor. The county officers
are said not to be supplying the labor
Office with this information, as is re-
quired by law, and at Commissioner
Todd's request the Encouragement
has rendered an official opinion to the
effect that they can be compelled to
comply with the state law under penal
ty of removal from Office.
Requests are still being received by
the state board of railroad commission
ers for seed wheat for destitute settlers,
and for free transportation of the same
TO the needy localities The several
counties where no crop was raised this
year are making independent efforts to
secure seed by sending soliciting COM
mittees into the more favored sections
of the state. The response to these APP
peals Is very encouraging and 1t is
thought an ample quantity of grain
will be donated. All the railroad COM
panies are cooperating generously in
the matter of transportation