Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-07-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Wichita is about to proceed against
physicians who failed to observe the
rules of the board of health.
All the firemen of Salina have re-
signed because one of the papers scored
them for their conduct July l.
"Miss JONES'" who wrote that silly
letter to Chief Justice Horton, is pro-
nounced by private letter received Mt
Topeka to be a lunatic.
The Wounded Knee monument of the
Seventh cavaly was formally dedicated
mt Fort Riley on the 25th. j. Il. Bur-
ton, of Abilene, was the orator.
The Encouragement has instructed
the sheriff of bourbon county to close
all places in the county selling liquor
contrary to law, and the sheriff has is
sued notices that such places should DO
closed by the 26th of July.
A. l.. Davis, an 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.
1t is stated that the bank examiner,
after thoroughly examining the assets
of the First national bank Of Fort Scott,
sees no occasion for receiver and will
endeavor to get the bank into condition
to reopen ut as early date as possible.
w. l.. Walters, leader of the striking
miners, was arrested at Fort Scott by a
deputy United States marshal on the
charge of violating the injunction OF
the court by making an incendiary
speech and ordered to appear before
the court at Chicago to purge himself
of the charge.
The three-year-old child of Samuel
Fricker was recently killed near Hor-
ton by being run over by wagon
loaded with corn, but to which no
horses were hitched. The wagon was
standing on an incline and the child
was playing near, when the wagon got
loose by some means and ran over the
little one.
Gov. Lewelling has named as dele
gates to the bimetallic congress at Chi
cago, August |, Ex-Govs. Charles Robin
son, Thomas A. Osborne, James NJ.
Harvey, George W. Click, John p. st.
John and Lyman L. Humphrey. and +.
B. johnson, of Topeka: Frank Chase, of
Hoyt: W. X. Adams, of Larned, and w.
ID. Rippey, of Severance.
Acknowledgement Little stated re-
Gently that his attention had been
called to the fact that railroad COM
panies were operating coal mines in
violation of their charters, and that he
proposed to institute an investigation
with view of forcing forfeiture Of
the charters of such companies as are
engaged in the coal business.
During the financial furry J. ID. Car
ter. stockman, drew his balance,
amounting to over s700, 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 a
strawstack in his corral. A few nights
later the stack was struck by light
ming and the money went up in smoke.
The mayor of Dodge City has issued
a proclamation appealing to the people
to take steps to provide for the feeding
and lodging of tramps who are pouring
into western Kansas from Colorado.
He saws that most of them are unfor-
tunate men. who have been thrown out
of employment because OF the closing
of the mines. and are now making their
way east.
A car on the West Side electric line
became uncomfortable, owing to wet
tracks, while descending the steep
grade on State avenue in Kansas City.
Kan, the other morning, and in round
ing the curve at the bottom, Robert
Belcher, the motormln in charge, was
thrown off the front platform, receiv-
ing injuries which resulted in his death
before night.
Horace Rennie. of Springfield. Mo-,
died suddenly about = o'clock the other
morning ut hotel in Wichita. He ar
arrived on visit the day before and in
the evening retired in apparent good
health. Just before his death he awoke
his wife and said he was i'll. and few
minutes later died. A post mortem ex-
animation showed that death resulted
from organic heart disease.
On Sunday, July Is, at Kansas City.
Charles Bunk, jointist, shot and
killed his late bartender, William
blackboard. making the third killing in
that city within ten days. Bunk took
a woman to Browns park and Black
ford took Blunk's wife to a dance,
which resulted in Bunk killing Black
ford at the formers home while the
latter was talking to his wife. The
murderer was jailed.
1t is stated that the Farmers ALI
ance is perfecting arrangements for
supplying seed wheat to members OF
the organization in western Kansas
who suffered from the loss of crops.
The terms as given out are that the
wheat is to be furnished without any