Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-11-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

morning, together WIFI uVc Scutrai
Branch cars. The loss was $4,000.
Gov. Lewelling recently stated to
correspondent that he believes the
metropolitan police law not to be
success and should be repealed. He
believes cities should regulate their
own police.
Bob jackson was recently arrested at
Galena charged with participating in
the Mound Valley train robbery. VIII
liam Cradburn, who is in Jail on the
same charge, has been identi ed by n
lady who was on the train, as one OF
the robbers.
The post office Mt Americas was en-
tered the other night by burglars who
robbcS the money drawer of the drug
store in which it was located and at
tempted to blow open the post office
safe, but the explosion reused the town
and the robbers fed.
The return game of foot ball between
the Baker and Kansas university teams
has been declared off. Baker refused
to play unless allowed to name both
umpire and referee. This the state uni.
versity boys refused to do, and the
game was declared off.
Forty-one thousand bushels of seed
wheat have been forwarded to the inn
poverished settlers of western counties
by the secretary of the state board of
railroad commissioners. This in addi-
ton to what has been sent by the rail-
roads and secret societies.
John Donahue, a shoemaker, was put
in Jail at Fort Scott the other night for
u minor offense. He complained of be.
ing sick. and next morning when the
TAILOR entered his cell to give him his
breakfast he was standing against the
window in very natural position dead.
He had evidently died while standing
up early the night before and the body
remained in that position until discov.
cred in the morning.
Chancellor Snow, of the state uni
versity, in his weather report for Octo-
Der, says: 1.-The month was one of the
five warmest Octobers on our twenty.
six years record. The first black frost
fof the season occurred on the 18th, five
days earlier than the average date.
The most ,einarkable meteorological
feature of the month was the insignifi.
cant rainfall of less than two-tenths OF
an inch. as against an October average
of three inches"
A verdict of acqu:ttal was returned
at Wichita in the case of Howard Greer,
/ fa1 u, tn,. Of 1r
who was charged with being one of the
men engaged in the big United States
express robbery in July last. Greer
confessed at the time of his arrest, but
his statement was not allowed in evi.
dence as it was shown that he had been
promised protection by the officers OF
the express company. or the five mer-
arrested three have been tried and two
acquitted.
An important missionary convention
was held at Kansas City. Kan, Novem-
Der l. . and 3, under the auspices OF
the Episcopal church of Kansas. The
work OF the Woman's auxiliary,
Daughters of the King ard st. An.
drew's brotherhood vas ably set forth
by eminent speakers and much inter
est was taken in the proceedings.
During the session addresses were
made by Bishops Thomas, of Kan
sas: futile, of Missouri: Atwell. of
West Missouri, and Brooke, OF Okla.
homa.
George McNoun. the escaped lunatit
who had been terrorizing the farmers
of the country five miles north of To
peka for month. the other morning
went to the farm of his brother. John
McNoun, and attacked his brother with
club, knocking him senseless. He
also shot u farmer, named White, in the
leg Johns son came to the rescue and
shot at his crazy uncle, knocking his
hat off and causing blood to flow from
his head. The lunatic fled to the woods
and was n few days later captured near
Lecompton. lie was armed with sew
eral revolvers.
The October report of State Treas
urer Biddle shows the total receipts for
the month to have been S3S, 703. 81: dis
bursements, sl4l, 49239 The balance
on hand at the close of the month was
1854, 441.SG. During the month the
state penitentiary earned S7,32l.2s.
The receipts from direct taxes were
81, 430. IS: from the secretary of state on
account of fees, s99.s5; from the bank
commissioner. s4OS The expenditures
in school bonds during the month ag.
gregated sl4, $50; school bonds paid of,
$40, 100; bonds on hand, 80, $50, 2SS13
Pensions lately issued to Kansas vet
Grams: Original, Daniel X. Crandall,
deceased. North Topeka; William d.
Bayliff. Cottonwood Fails: Henry Ii.
Hare, Elk City; Leander j. Allison,
Winfield; John NJ. Gormly. Norwich;
Lindley /. Walker, Plymouth; James
II. Tilton, Topeka; Frank E. Pratt,
Wichita; Leonard E. Patterson. Keats;
Elijah II. Read. OsveDo: Reid Perry. |