Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

recently drowned In the kaw river,
near De Soto
The nomination of C. II. ]. Taylor,
of Kansas, to be minister to Bolivia,
seems to hang fire in the senate.
Rev. E. s. Freeman dropped dead in
his yard in Topeka few days since.
Paralysis of the heart the cause.
Cashier Smith, of the defunct Finney
County Farmers bank. has been ac-
quilted by the jury at Garden City.
The government building at Atchi-
son, has been completed, and will be
soon occupied by the post Office. The
act appropriating 100000 for the pur-
pose of erecting the structure was
passed by congress in 1891.
J. j. Strickland and A. S. Nelson.
two prominent real estate men OF
Wichita, were taken to Olathe the
other day, charged with defrauding
DIR. W. p. Furguson, Of Holiday, out
of $1,000 worth Of property, September
1G, 1891.
Willie Anderson, of Leavenworth 1S
years old, was bitten by dog while
in Kansas City few weeks since. But
little was thought of it until few
days ago. when the boy was attacked
with all the alarming symptoms of hy-
drophobia
Breeders race meeting closed its
four days session at Abilene and Rob-
ert Ryan won the free-for-all trot; best
time. a:21; Harry Lambert second.
Lydia won the 2:25 trot; best time. $50;
Astrione, two-year-old, was second.
Made one heat in $780,
An escaped lunatic from the Topeka
insane asylum recently inaugurated n
reign of terror west of that city by APP
pearing to the frightened people ut
night yelling and flourishing revolvers.
He would hide in the timber in the day
time and prowl about the country at
night.
In the African Baptist convention
of the western states and territories
lately held at Atchison. resolutions
were adopted denouncing both the re-
publican and democratic administra-
tions for permitting mob outrages on
colored people. and saying that the
chasm between the races was widening
and threatened the nation.
Capt ii. II. Sivard, an old citi-
zen and an officer was shot and
killed by Morgan Wright at Winfield
the other afternoon. Sivard had n
warrant for the arrest of Wright and
Kid Norton. He arrested Norton. after
a desperate resistance, who called to
Wright to shoot Sivard, which Wright
Immediately did. The murderer was
Jailed.
Some weeits ago Abilene adopted n
''hop tea" ordinance forbidding the
sale of that and similar beverages, eX-
cept under license. a test case was
carried to the district court and Judge
Humphrey decided against the city,
declaring the ordinance void, because
it did not name the beverages pro-
hibited. A great deal of beer was sold
under the name of hop tea.
j. r. Stanley is in Jail in Topeka
awaiting hearing on the charge of
forgery Stanley was formerly n stu
dent of the state university at Law
renee. lie was married last spring to
the daughter o: one OF the most prom
inent citizens of Douglas county.
Stanley was too fast for his business
and soon tecam, involved in crooked
transactions, which resulted in his ar
rest
The bank commissioner has received
statements from 432 state and private
banks of Kansas and from nearly
all of the national banks. He be-
lieves from the figures examined that
the banks lost fully 80 per cent. Of
their deposits between April and Octo-
Der. The fact that the banks stood
this powerful drain, the commissioner
saws, is remarkable, and shows that
they have all along been in excellent
condition.
Correspondents OF the state board of
agriculture are beginning to complain
again of the insufficient rains and con-
sequent injury to the growing wheat
CROP There has been very little rain
in any part of the state during Octo-
Der, and in some localities no rain has
fallen since September 20. The fall
wheat ha been making good progress
and farmers were much encouraged at
the prospect, but it is important that
the growing crop should have moisture
before cold weather sets in.
The total assessment of the various
railroads in Kansas as finally an
nounced by the state board of assessors,
is as follows: Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, $50. 727. 71s.05; st. Louis Il
San Francisco, s3.0l4, 1913. 40; Mnnhat-
tan. Alma & Burlingame, s2os, 49,. So;
Union Pacific, $3.50. 597. 10; 1T. Joseph
& Grand Island, 81. 0Gl, 199.99; Missouri
Pacific. 2,5s3, SILL: Kansas City,
Wyandotte & Northwestern, ss9s, 9S2. 80;
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, s7,SIS,-
9a1. 0S: Kansas City. Fort Scott & Mem
phis. 81, 1853. 79S 30; Kansas City, Clinton