Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

signed because one of the papers scored
them for their conduct July 4.
Claude Stewart, convict in the peni-
Tertiary, made his escape the other
day. He had only about eight months
to serve.
Six Kansas banks, located at as many
towns, failed on the 18th as result OF
the suspension of the Kansas City
National bank.
The financial furry resulted in the
suspension of the Northrup bank at
Kansas City, Kan, and also the Ar
mourdale bank.
Miss JONES'" who wrote that silly
letter to Chief Justice Horton, is pro-
nounced by private letter received at
Topeka to be lunatic.
Among the banks carried down by
the late storm were the First national
and the Peoples savings at Fort Scott.
A run on the other banks, however,
was promptly met.
Albert May, tough character, was
detected in the act of breaking into a
store at Leavenworth the other night
and captured by citizen who brought
him to time with revolver.
Twenty-one military convicts from
Fort Sully. i. T., were recently brought
to Fort Leavenworth and placed in the
military prison. Most of them were
sent in for desertion and their sentences
range from one to five years.
dispatch received at Leavenworth
few days ago stated that the board
of managers of soldiers homes had ex-
onerated Gov. A. j. Smith, of the home
at Leavenworth, and recommended the
removal of Surgeon j. L. Weaver.
A. Il. Davis, express messenger
on the Santa Fe, was killed the other
morning at Hunnewell. He was lean
ing out of the car too far and was struck
on the head by coal chute, which
threw him under the moving train.
Joseph Ebler was terribly mutilated
with a razor while Supplied by liquor,
at his home in Kansas City, Kan, the
other night and bled to death. His
wife is under arrest charged with the
crime. Ebler was 80 years of age and
his wife 49,
The state board of railroad commits
sioners has concluded the hearing of
testimony in the case of the city of
Wichita against the railroad companies
centering there. The board has fixed
August 10 as the day for hearing final
arguments in the case.
Attorney-General Little stated re-
Gently that his attention had been
called to the fact that railroad COM
panies were operat ting coal mines in
violation of their charters and that he
proposed to institute an investigation
with a view of forcing a forfeiture of
the charters of such companies as are
engaged in the coal business.
The Encouragement has directed
Secretary of State Osborn not to char
ter any more "bond investment" COM
panies. Several of these concerns are
already in operation. They promise to
make people rich in short time, but
people who have investigated their
manner of doing business claim they
cannot do what they promise.
During the financial furry J. D. Car
ter, a stocl1nan, drew his balance
amounting to over sTO0, from one of
the banks at Wichita. Taking his
money home in the country, he deposit
ed it in a fruit jar, and this he hid in
strawstack in his corral A few nights
later the stack was struck by light
ming and the money went up in smoke.
Horace Rennie, of Springfield, Mo,
died suddenly about 2 o'clock the other
morning at hotel in Wichita He ar
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the evening retired in apparent good
health. Just before his death he awoke
his wife and said he was i'll, and a few
minutes later died. A post norton ex-
animation showed that death resulted
from organic heart disease.
The state campaign on behalf of the
equal suffrage amendment to the con-
stitution will be inargurated at Kan
CifU ho I, -
September, under the auspices of the
wornan's rights association. The vari-
Gus committees of the association will
continue the campaign vigorously from
that date until the November election,
and will have the assistance of the
most noted suffragists in the United
States.
Warden Chase, of the penitentiary,
has completed n report of the ha bits
and inclinat;ons of the inma ties OF that
institution, which shows some queer
facts There are more country bows
than town boys. They are divided
thus: City, 2T0; town, 1871; country, ISL.
Profanity is common among 53S of the
cOnvictS, while 10 do not swear. Seven
hundred and six want to reform and
one says he does not. Three hundred
and ffty-six say they were led to
crime through drink. Tobacco is used
by COS of the men there, while 104
neither smoke nor chew.
In marked contrast TO Buffalo Bills
wild west show at Chicago is an exhibit
from the United States Indian school
at Lawrence. Worlds fair visitors will
find this exhibit in the Indian school
building just west of the krupp gun
building. This building is set apart
for exhibits from the various Indian
schools the school at Lawrence exhib-
iting from July 20 to August 16.. In
dian pupils. fifteen girls and fifteen
boys, and the twenty members OF the
school military band will in miniature,
illustrate the methods of this great
school for the education OF the Indian.
AS Cyrus Baldwin and his threshing
crew were recently crossing bridge
near Mcpherson it gave way. The
engine turned completely over and Mr.
Baldwin was caught under it. The
steam guage burst and he was literally
scalded to death. He had not observed
the precaution to lay down planks be-
fore crossing as the law requires He
leaves a wife and one small child.
The members of the family of W. s.