Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

HI Topeka ana u decision Will propdoiy
be made in few days
The greater portion of the village OF
Hepler was recently destroyed by fire.
The loss was about $4,000.
Fred Thisinger, one of the men work.
ing on the new bridge at Leaven-
worth, fell into the river and drowned
the other night. He leaves a family.
The Fifth district G. A. R. reunion
took place at Salina on the Goth. Adj
dresses were made by Hon. Lew, Han
back, Bernard Kelley and A. ID. Camp
bell
Gov. Lewelling has offered a reward
of $500 for the arrest and conviction OF
any one or all of the persons who had
anything to do with the lynching of
Silas Wilson, colored man, ut Mill
wood, near Leavenworth, on August
90.
The Western Passenger association
has granted a round-trip rate OF one
fare from all points in Kansas, for the
celebration of Kansas day ut the fair.
Tickets will be sold September 10 and
II, and are good returning up to and
including September II.
Young's feed warehouse at Kansas
City, Kan. was burned the other night
The loss was heavy as Mr.. Young had
just laid in winters supply of flour
and feed. The fire was supposed to
have been started by tramps Loss on
building and stock, $4,000; insurance,
81, 500.
Last year at this time over 1000 men
were at work in the Santa Fe shops at
Topeka. Now the number is about
1000. The management has decided to
close the shops temporarily September
/ and only enough employees will be
kept to make the necessary repairs; all
to curtail expenses.
The total valuation of all property
in the state, not including railroad
property, which has been fixed by the
state board of railroad assessors, Is $685.
9G5, O3O. SO. The total tax levy is $40
mills. Last year the valuation was
SS42, 6S2. S45. SO. and the total tax levy
for all state purposes was 95-100 mills.
Gov. Hogg, of Texas, has written
Gov. Lewelling that he will cheerfully
appoint delegates to represent Texas
at the transportation conference in
Chicago September IL, and otherwise
will take pleasure in aiding the sue
success. Closing, he says: Heart and
soul our people join Kansas for COM
mercial freedom"
Orders were received at the national
soldiers home the other day, directing
the discharge of DIR. j. X. Walsh, one
of the surgeons of the institution.
Charges were preferred against him by
Gov. Smith, to the national board OF
managers, and Gen. Franklin Mt once
ordered him let out. DIR. Walsh is ac-
cused of fighting the Kelley cure for
inebriates, which Is said to be back OF
the trouble between him and the gov
ernor.
In pursuance Of recent order of the
state board of health, Dr. II. A. Dykes,
the new secretary of the board. is pre-
pairing to enforce the health laws OF
the state. The rules of the board have
been printed and distributed over the
state and the second step will be to see
that local health officers do their duty.
1t is also the intention of the board to
require magistrates, clergymen. physi-
clans and others to comply with the
statutes in respect to reporting mar
riages, births and deaths
A special pensioner from Washington
went to the soldiers home at Leaveu-
worth recently and caused the arrest
of Wallis Lee. a pretended veteran of the
rebellion, for perjury on fifteen differ
emit counts. Lee had obtained pension
and admission to the home by person.
ating his brother. Morgan Lee, who
was the real soldier. He has been in
the home several years and has drawn
pension since March, 1891. The
fraud was discovered by the application
of the brother for pension.
Requests from western counties for
seed wheat continue to pour in upon
Secretary Henderson, of the state board
of railroad commissioners. One mail re-
Gently brought requests as follows: Ness
county, 30, 600 bushels; Finney. 1000;
Thomas, $4,000; Lane, 81, 900; Wichita,
$4,000; Stanton, 5000; Sheridan, 5000;
Ford. 5000: total, 10000 These are
all in excess of the original estimates
and il all the other counties increase
their demands in proportion the full
amount required will be not less than
300. 900 bushels.
A sensational attempt to lsidnap the
two young children of Mrs. Lewis Wal
ton was made ut Wichita the other
morning, by Z. ID. and Jesse Walton,
of Kingfisher, Ok, who were acting for
their brother Lewis. The two men
entered the Walton residence and at
tempted to seize the children but the
mother and her friends defeated their
purpose and had them arrested. It
seems Lewis Walton deserted his wife
three wears ago and secured a divorce