Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-07-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

tie nave died.
Richard Browning. colored, was shot
and fatally wounded at Kansas City,
Kan, the other evening by "Bill" Null
len, a policy man.
Two military convicts ut Fort Leav-
enworth recently made desperate as
sault upon Capt James w. Pope, COM
mandant of the military prison, but
were promptly suppressed.
The barn of T. X. Kennedy at Olathe
was burned the other day and four
year-old daughter of Cal. Adams per-
ished. The children fired the barn
while playing with matches.
The brakeman, Charles Wheeler, who
was SO badly injured in an accident on
the Gulf road near Pleasanton, the
other night, died at the hospital in
Fort Scott two days later. He was 20
years old.
While recently running Stag car
through the smelling works at Argen-
tine. William Steinbach and Charles
Peterson were caught between the car
and the side of the building and badly
crushed. Steinbach died from his in
juries.
w. F. Walsh attempted suicide at
Larned by taking poison, but timely
medical aid saved his life. Walsh is q
man about 80 years of age, with wife
and several children. He was at one
time Methodist preacher, but had Of
late been canvassing for the sale Of
fruit trees
Mrs. Maher, of Kansas City. Kan, is
the first women lawyer to make an
argument before the state board of par
dons. She appeared before the board
the other day and spoke for an hour
and a-half in behalf of a pardon for
Thomas Mahon, who was convicted
some time ago in the district court of
Wyandotte county of assault with in
tent to kill and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for three years. Mrs.
Maher made an eloquent appeal for the
prisoner, and the members of the board
of pardons say it was splendid argu-
ment.
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Gently ut Topeka and made prepara-
tions for possible visitation of cholera.
The state was divided into nine dis
tricts, one for each member of the
board. Each member will have ten or
twelve counties to look after person.
ally, in which II will be his duty to See
that local health officers enforce the
law. The board is preparing a rigid
set of rules for the guidance of the To-
cal boards. and proposes to leave moth
ing undone which will prevent the
dread disease from getting foothold
in Kansas.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal, has
lately been investigating the condi-
ton and prospects of the banks under
his jurisdiction. For while he was
apprehensive that the failures which
came in such quick succession would
cause suspension Of confidence
among the people and start u general
run on all banks, but such has not been
the case. The banks are now in bet
ter condition to meet the demands Of
depositors than they were three months
ago. lie estimates the aggregate
deposits now in the state and private
banks of the state Mt sl5, 900. 900 and in
the national banks at about sl7, ZOO, 900.
r. +. Norris, the new collector for
Kansas. has entered upon the discharge
of his duties. He has appointed Charles
II uv.1 LII Dnn@ Ill nAlla,tA,. 90.
Indian territory; e. E. Murphy, Leav-
cnworth; John E. Watrous, Burling.
ton; w. S. SwartZel. Parsons; Thomas
NJ. Dolan, Clifton. and w. E. Ruttman,
deputy collectors for Kansas.
Edward Fenlon, Jr., was appointed
collector, while II. Fe-
yans, who has been in the Office for
over twenty years, remains as chief
:lerk and Miss Anna Leland assistant.
Capt. Taylor, custodian of the public
building, also remains in that position.
The June report of Secretary Mohler
shows a continued improvement of crop
throughout the state. In the |
eastern part of the state rains have
been abundant and timely, improving
he condition of all crops except wheat.
Rust and chinoh bugs have damaged |
he latter crop in some localities. Oats,
barley and grasses are in good condition |
n the eastern half of the state, but not |
10 good in the western half. Present
point to good crop of corn,
and forage crops of all kinds
n all parts of the state. The condition
If oats compared with average is 07
Der cent, barley 81. broomcorn 20, cas-
or beans 65, Lax so, millet ~. clover
q, timothy 20, blue grass SO, alfalfa T5,
prairie grass, 65, sorghum ~, potatoes
q, apples IS, peaches 46, grapes IS.
The report of the weather for the
week ended July 3, showed that the
tate in general had been well watered,
he rains being well distributed in time
md fairly well in area. The rainfall