Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Is the full capacity OF the mino.
According to Warden Chase there Is
q shrinlsage in convicts at the peniten-
tiary. There are 100 less now than
when he took charge May 1.
DIR. A. H. Wilson, Of Douglass, fell
from q cable car in the LaSalle street
tunnel ut Chicago and was 30 badly
injured that he died soon after.
The county commissioner of Reno
county have ordered all judgments to
be taxed, and as consequence great
many worthless judgments are being
released.
The state board of pharmacy held a
meeting at Topeka last week. A large
number of applicants for diplomas as
practical pharmacists were examined
by the board.
Fully 1000 Kansas Odd Fellows will
attend the worlds fair during Odd Fell
lows week, beginning September 25.
They will 60 in a body from Kansas
City on the Goth.
The Missouri River Baptist associa-
ton held convention in Atchison with
eighty delegates present The princi-
pal address was made by Rev. James +.
Wells, of Kansas City, Kan.
George Gross, a colored mail carrier
who has been in the Lawrence post
office since May /, 1850, has been ar
rested by post Office inspectors on the
charge of robbing the mails.
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one and one-third fare for the round
trip, to the interstate irrigation con.
vention to be held at Salina on the 2sth.
1t is expected that Texas will send upa
delegation of at least 100.
Russell, son of Thomas Gensler, OF
McLouth, while recently riding horse
in front of patent corn harvester, was
thrown and almost instantly killed.
The blade of tho machine cut his throat
and completely severed his left arm.
The boy was Is years old.
Law and order leagues and all tenn
perance societies, churches, Sunday
schools and all organizations in sympa-
thy with the temperance cause are en-
titled to three delegates to the annual
meeting Of the state temperance union
which meets Mt Topeka October ..
Joe Reynolds, formerly secret serv.
ice agent of the Frisco, was arrested at
Arkansas City the other day on a war
rant charging him with completely in
the murder and train robbery at Mound
Valley. There are five of the alleged
robbers now under arrest, all of whom
had been railroad men.
The attempt of Congressman Cobb,
of Missouri, to have the pension Office
removed from Topeka to st. Louis
aroused the Kansas delegation to the
utmost activity in trying to prevent
the change. A protest signed by the
Kansas members. as well as those from
Colorado, Indian territory and New
Mexico was filed with the department
Mrs. ]. NJ. Colts, of Topeka, was
cleaning bed with gasoline the other
night and had an open vessel filed
with gasoline ut hand. Considerable
gas had generated. when her little son
came into the room and struck match.
The entire room was in n blaze imme-
diately. Other members of the family
soon eXtinguished the flames, but Mrs
Colts was badly burned.
The boomers camp mt Hunnewell
was much excited last week over the
killing of several fine horses and the
hamstringing of sevesal Others by shift
less boomers, who claimed that no one
had right to the advantage which
possession of fast horse would prove
in the race for land. Strong talk Of
lynching was INDUCED in II the crime
could be properly located.
About twenty-five Italian laborers on
their way to Swift's packing house, in
Armourdale, to take the place OF strik-
srs, were assailed by crowd Of strik-
ers recently and driven out of Armour
dale. One of the Italians was struck
on the head by stone and cash was
cut in his scalp. After being driven
away the Italians crossed the stock
Yards bridge and entered the packing
house through rear gate.
In the quo warranto case in the SUI
preme court. in which Parry and Cline
were candidates for justice of the peace
in Kansas City, Kan, the former re-
ceiving 7Os votes and Cline 072 male
votes and 81 female votes, Parry being
declared elected, Judge Horton recently
decided that the laws of Kansas do not
confer upon women the right to vote
for justice of the peace in the cities
of the state, such offices being town.
ship rather than city Offices
d. Lathrop, an old veteran at the
soldiers home, near Leavenworth, was
fatally scalded the other day while
taking bath. On entering the bath
tub he turned on the cold water and
soon after the hot water, when he took
cramps and, it is said, was unable to
get out of the tub or shut the water of.
As the water began to scald him he set
up loud yells, which caused some COM