Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-03-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Tho state normal school got IN up
preparation of $4,000.
w. III. Sears, of Lawrence, has been
appointed by the governor brigadier-
general of state militia
Mrs. NJ. A. Clark, of Jewell county,
the lady member of the board OF worlds
fair commissioners, has been elected
secretary of the board.
The residence of Bcnja F}eisher,
of jackson county, was recently de-
stroyed by fire and three OF his children
fatally burned. The mother was terri
bly, burned in trying to save her chill
dren.
Seven men are reported to have per-
ished in the prairie fires in Russell
COUNTY The names of the victims are
William Bailey, Lave Hutchinson. AL
bert Moore, A. Mcdonald, q son of Mrs.
Lefcvre, proprietor Of the Dorrance
hotel, and strange man, name I'M
known.
1t is estimated that the total appro-
priation OF the legislature which has
Just adjourned will be $500, 900, which
is within few thousand dollars of the
appropriations of two years ago. The
legislature ordered levy of three and
five-tenths mills-the same rs two years
ago-to meet the appropriations it has
made.
Among the appropriations made by
the legislature were $4,000 for the
Kansas exhibit ut the worlds fair;
$3.50, O0o on the state printing for the
next two years; $4,000 for the expenses
of the legislatures; 81, 900 for the state
horticultural society; sl1,00O to pay the
bounty on sugar manufactured in Kan
sas, and various other smaller appro-
priations.
The other afternoon the tents and
other camp equipage of Capt. Forbush's
troop OF the Fifth United States cavalry.
which was in camp on the line five
miles south OF Arkansas City, was en-
tirely consumed by fire. The captains
tent was the first to burn, the flames
being started By the camp stove. The
guns, ammunition and clothing OK the
entire troop was consumed.
The new board OF world fair man.
ayers will at once begin work in the
collection of the products and industries
of Kansas, that the state may have a
creditablc representation. 1t is the in
tention to push the collection of Kan
sas products ut once The state will be
divided and the members given Il stated
territory to look after The mining in
dustry is to be special feature of tn
Kansas display.
Five years ago Mrs Clara Iliggin.
bottom deserted her husband and four
small children ut Muscatinc, Ia, and
eloped with Daniel OLeary, n saloon.
keeper. After wandering all over the
west they finally settled Mt Wichita
about two months ago. A few days
ago OLeary beat the woman, and soon
after she died with symptoms OF poison
ing. O'Leary was arrested and the
matter was being investigated
The Women's Republican association
was organized at Topeka on the 10th
by representatives of the womens re-
publican clubs organized in the state
during the last campaign. There were
thirty-siX delegates present Officers
were elected us follows: President, Mrs.
Laura NJ. Johns, of Salina: vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Minnie Morgan, of Cotton
wood Falls; secretary, Mrs j. W. Mil
Ter, of Council Grove; treasurer, Mrs.
Matte Leland. of Troy.
The game law passed by the recent
legislature for the protection of birds
is the most radical game law the state
has ever passed. 1t makes it unlawful
for any person ut any time OF year to
kill quail, prairie chicken or any sing
ing birds, except upon his own land.
1t knocks out hunting all over the state
1t is asserted that Us the law now
stands even the son or brother of the
owner of the land cannot kill game up
on the premises even though it is the
desire of the owner The penalty for
violation is fine of from $40 to S25.
The great bone of contention be-
tween the two parties in the legisla-
ture in trying to agree upon the legis-
latiye appropriation bill! was the mat
ter of paying the employees of the
Dunsmorc house. The item, however,
was finally agreed to. The amount
paid the Dunsmore house was about
$1,000. and all the employees, except
Zen Rich, received their claims in full.
The matter of paying the fifteen fiat"
members of the Dunsmore house was
by the terms of the bill, left to Speaker
Douglass and ex-Speaker Dunsmore as
special tribunal to determine
whether there were reasonable grounds
for beginning contest Forty repub-
licans voted against it, but % republic
ans together with the SO populists and
democrats passed the bill.
The new board of worlds fair COM
missioners met at Topeka a few days
ago and organized by choosing M. w.