Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-10-26
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

the asylum for the insane Mt Topeka
July%. 1t exonerates Superintendent
Eastman.
Joseph Marah, of Harvey county,
and Benjamin Dunn, Of Topeka, es.
capped from the state asylum for the
insane the other night by removing the
iron bars from the second-story win
dow and letting themselves down with
o rope made OF bcdclothes.
Colean, cashier OF the State bank at
Fort Scott, got away with about every
thing in sight except the safe and n
few blank drafts. His shortage appar.
emily runs to above $4,000 Colean,
who was very i'll, was arrested and
held under guard Mt his residence
The county attorney of Crawford
county has brought suit in the Shaw.
nee county district court asking for an
order restraining Acknowledgement
Dawes and his Crawford county assist
mt from prosecuting any more cases
in Crawford county in the name of the
state.
Charles Hoover, son Of cx-Postmastcr
Hoover. of IIolton, was shot and killed
by Sam Newman Mt the latter's home,
miles west of Ilolton, the other night
Newman had been away and, return
ing, found Hoover in the house with
his wife. lie surrendered himself to
the officers.
The Topeka jointist whose room was
raided by the police, and who was re-
leased from Jail by recent supreme
court decision, in which IL was held
that the police had no right 10 enter n
private room without warrant, has
sued Chief of Police Willicrson, of that
city, for S., 900 damages.
The probate Judge of Scott county
has issued an order restraining the
county treasurer from paying the in
terest on the Sli3,O 900 bonds OF the
county held by the state permanent
school fund. These bonds were pur-
chased in 1892, but suit has been com.
menced to declare them Illegal,
Gov. Morrill, has appointed the fol.
lowing delegates to the commercial
congress to open in Omaha for n four
days session on November rs: O. d.
Taylor. George L. Douglass, A.C. Stitch,
w. c. McPike, L. p. Purcell, A. c. Shinn,
w. G. Morgan, c. w. Goodlander, L.
w. Keplinger and J. W. Gregory.
The headlcss body of w. +. Swangcr
was recently found on the tracks Of
the Kansas Central railroad miles
west OF Leavenworth. In the pocket
of the deceased were two discharges
from the Forty-siXth Indiana volun-
tecrs and n pension certificate, by
which the mans identity was estab-
lished
Mrs. Charles Merritt, OF st. Louis,
who was visiting her sister near Weir
City, was fatally burned the other day
while attempting to check prairie
fire which was approaching her sisters
house. The sister was very low with
consumption, and it was that which
induced Mrs. Mcrrcll to brave the
flames.
The state board of education was in
session ut Topeka on the alst and 2?d
for the purpose OF granting normal in
stitute and state certificates. There
were on file los applications for normal
institute certificates, 40 non-rcsidcnts
who asked to be admitted to state cx.
aminations and l50 sought state GER
tiflcates.
A finely dressed woman appeared Mt
several houses in Atchison the other
day and asked to be admitted n mo.
ment until she could fastcn her skirt.
After fixing the skirt she would ask
for drink. While the mistress was
gone after it, the stranger proceeded
to steal whatever valuablcs that she
could conceal.
The Kansas equal suffrage organiza-
ton held n meeting in Topeka the
other night and decided to push the
work of organizing branch leagues all
over the state. Miss Ella Green. the
Kansas girl who has shown that women
NAV become an abundant success rs
travellers, is spoken of as
the state organizer.
Mrs. Mary Connolly. Of Lravanworth,
was almost instantly killed at s o'clock
the other night by falling down u flight
of stairs Mt the home of her daughter,
Mrs. j. p. Mcclure, at Kansas City.
Mrs. Connolly had gone to Kansas City
to visit her daughter for the day, in
to return on the evening train.
She was preparing 10 return when the
accident happened.
Gov. Morrill, has decided 10 inaugur.
ate military drill ut the state reform
school at Topeka. lie has instructed
the superintendent TO form company
of sixty boys They will be furnished
with worn-out carbincs from the state
Inc governor says that he
wants to develop the boys physically
and can do 1t better By military drill
than In any other manner.
The United States department OF az
riculture is said to be arranging to
start government experimental sta
ton in Kansas for the purpose OF test
ing wheat growing, especially as to
tue rust pTODlclu hh h"ohNSShN'9
in Maryland and will
probably locate his station In Saline
county, where he hns arranged to plant
about Zoo varieties of cereals, mostly |
wheat, but including 100 OF oats, twen-
ty of barley and twelve of rye. He ex-
poets TO ascertain from these which |
will best withstand rust and also by |
crossing 10 secure seed which will |
prove hardy and suitable for the Sec
ton.
The Mystic brotherhood is the name |
Of a new secret society formed in
Wichita which has for its object the
uniting of all anti-prohibitionists for
the purpose of securing resubmission |
Of the prohibltory amendment. /
The valise containing the assets OF
the defunct Fort Scott bank that Com
Breidenthal left In Rock |
Island car, which he missed ut Kansas
citv. WINS found in the car when the |