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

thought to be practically over.
Wichita celebrated labor day in great
shape. 1t was made general holiday.
Hot weather struck us rather late
this time. September and July evil
IDENTITY traded positions
Kansas bankers are said to be falling
in line with Credentials recommends
lions and placing their uaccounts in
western cities.
The Santa Fe depot at Independence
was robbed of over 800 the other night.
About $50 of this amount was Wells
Fargo express packages.
The Bank of Augusta has closed its
doors by order of Commissioner Bried.
enthal The bank is considered per.
fectly solvent. The reason given for
closing was insufficient reserves.
The Kansas Equal Suffrage associa-
ton had a grand rally ut Kansas City,
Kan, September and 2. Many noted
female orators took part. Among
them Susan b. Anthony, Laura NJ.
Johns and Mrs. Emma S. De Vas.
The twcnty-fourth annual session OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
was held at Kansas City, Kan, COM
mencing on the 8lst and lasting three
days The conference is composed OF
the churches in Kansas and southern
Nebraska. Bishop Haygood, of Georgia.
presided.
Frank Raster accidentally shot and
fatally wounded William Case, al
Leavenworth the other night Raster
and Case, each about 10 years, were in
grocery store playing with a revolver
which belonged to Raster. The weapon
was discharged and n ball entered
Cases breast just over the heart.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Kansas State Temperance union has
been called for October . and ut To.
peka. These dates have been named sc
that persons desiring to attend may get
the benefit of the reduced railroad
rates which will be given during that
week on account of the state fair.
While Gerald Volk, local manager OF
the A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co. at
Wichita, was alone in his business Of
flee the other night, robbers stealthily
entered, chloroformed and bound him
and robbed the safe, besides taking
500, gold watch and diamond pin and
ring from Mr.. Volk. The robbers es,
capped.
A Riley county farmer walked al.
the way to Topeka to have the gov.
ernor settle dispute between himsel.
and his landlord, of whom he rented
farm. He alleged that the owner of the
land wanted to take all he raised foi
the rent, and as arbitrator could moi
agree and he had no money to fight the
case in the courts, he wanted the gov.
ernor to settle the matter.
On the last day of the month State
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal had
received reports from $50 state and
private banks relative to their balances
with New York banks. They showed
that there was due Kansas banks from
New York banks net balance of sl16,.
G36.92. Eighteen of $50 banks were in.
debted to the New York banks $751;.
621.S7, while the remaining 23S had due
them sl9S, 2G4.90.
A Kansas banker,in replying to State
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal's cir
cular, says on the subject of balances
in New York banks: LAS long as the
state of Kansas establishes fiscal
agency ut New York and pays for the
privilege, it seems to he necessary to
keep funds in New york, although
Kansas bankers prefere Chicago or st.
Louis. The fiscal agency folly ought
to be abated and Topeka made the
point of payment of Kansas securi-
ties
James +. Bourgette was arrested in
the post Office at Wichita the other day
while laying in wait to assassinate
Postmaster Jewett, and had it not been
for the fortunate absence of the latter
from the city, the crank would un-
doubtedly have accomplished his pur-
pose. Bourgette was a mailing clerk
until about three months ago. when he
was dismissed, and he has frequently
complained that he was anjustly treat
ed. He attempted suicide some time
ago. 1t is believed that his mind is I'M
balanced.
Pensions were recently granted the
Kansas veterans: Increase
Martin Parker, Eldorado: Adam Beatty,
Coffeyville; Charles FoveauX, Wamego;
Joseph j. PurlIey, Thayer; Ralph c.
Harper, Independence; Adam o. Haya,
Mexican war widows
Mildred NJ. Hardesty, Elmdale. Orig
inal-David Hayes, Boicourt; John Nc
Bee, Topeka; james R. Keeney, Doni-
phan. Reissue-David H. Rhoads, Con- |
cordia. Original widows, etc.-Minors
of Zadock Rittinghouse, Boicourt; Julia
Ann Scott, Topeka; Margret E. Kinzer,
Sedgwick; Matilda Cummings, juno
ton City.
At the last election the county seat |
of Gray county was voted away from
ingalls, and given to Cimarron, where