Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-09-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

been closed owing 70 the prevnlence OF
aiphthcria In the city.
Spencer NJ. Humphrey, q Union Pa
cifc passenger conductor, was recently
killed while coupling cars ut Lawrence.
He was % years of age and resided Mt
Kansas City, and was married. He
was n son of Judge Humphrey, Of
Junction City.
Frank Cunning and Charles Lannen,
two young men of Wathena, were re-
Gently killed by the cars at St Joseph.
While at the depot they stepped from
one track to another TO avoid train
and were caught by freight they had
not seen approaching.
A Missouri Pacific repair train, con-
sisting of engine, pile driver, eight fat
cars and caboose, was wrecked Q miles
east Of Gypsum City the other day.
The engine struck steer and was
thrown from the track, instantly kill
ing Engineer II. G. Ferguson.
Rosedale, In Wyandotte county, re.
Gently issued $500 in bonds to pay
damage suit Judgment, and when pre-
sented to the auditor OF state for regis
tration the auditor referred the matter
to the Encouragement, who declared
the issue illegal and registration was
refused.
Rev. Frank Millspaugh was conse-
Grated bishop OF Kansas episcopal
church) ut Topeka on the 10th to sue
coed the late Bishop Thomas Bishops
Whipple, of Minnesota; Tuttle and At
we'll, of Missouri; Brooke, of Oklahoma,
and Spaulding, of Colorado, took part
in the conservation.
The president in recent note to the
mother of Clyde Maddox, said: II have
not fully reviewed the case, but sufii-
GENTLY to assure n loving mother that
her son will not be executed October
H." Maddox is under sentence Of
death Mt Wichita for murder commit
ted in the Indian territory.
At q baseball game ut Iuka the
other day bat few out Of the hands
of Frank Detchum and struck Jimmy
SIMPSON, aged IA, on the head, inflict-
ing wound from which he died two
hours afterwards. Ketchum, who is
Simson's cousin, was SO grieved over
the accident that he attempted sui
eide.
The remains Of Joseph c. Wilson,
late receiver OF the Atchison, Topeka
4 Santa Fe road, were taken to To-
peka and on the ED the largest funeral
procession ever seen in that city fol-
lowed the body to the grave. There
were 500 employees Of the Santa Fe be-
sides the general officers, in attend
ance.
In quarrel over the trespass OF
colt two Kingman county farmers,
James Hazen and Zeno Mulvane, got
into fight when Hazcn stabbed and
instantly killed Mulvane. An old
grudge existed between the parties
over the refusal of Mulvane to permit
Hazen to marry his daughter. The
dead man was to have celebrated his
golden wedding in few days. Hazen
fed.
The Kansas Grand Army delegates
who returned from the national en-
campment ut Louisville each wore
souvenir, which was presented to them
by the citizens committee Of Louis
Vile. II was q bronze medal swung
to crossbar, which, among other de-
vices, contained the figures Of union
and confederate soldier clasping hands,
with the legend united we stand, di-
vided we fall"
Martin Mohler, ex-secretary OF the
state board of agriculture, gives the
opinion that the late dry weather
greatly damaged late corn in Kansas,
especially the western section, which
he recently visited. lie thinks the
yield will fall far short Of former esti-
mates. Mr.. Mohler does not believe
the crop will exceed a65, 900, 900 bushels,
and much OF It will be more valuable
to cut up as feed for cattle than to
gather and market.
IL is stated In late dispatch from
Emporia that repairs being made on
the wing of the normal school build
ing, which was damaged by a late
storm, develops the fact that the build
ing was simply death trap, and great
loss of life was only prevented by the
accident happening on Sunday. Six
eight-penny nails were the only sup
ports that were supposed to hold the
immense north gable brick work which
was blown in and caused most Of the
destruction. The anchors proper, two
in number, were not even decent apol-
ogies for the purpose intended. Even
the decorated ceilings were In portions
simply hanging from the rafters by
wires. An investigation is demanded
by the indignant citizens Of Emporia.
In the federal court at Wichita the
other day Judge Williams rendered q
decision which is of special Importance
in Kansas. II was. in the habeas
corpus case wherein Henry Huffman,
deputy internal revenue collector, was
respondent Huffman had refused 10
obey an order of the state district
Judge to take his books into district
court Us evidence against man
charged with selling liquor. For this
refusal Huffman was held to be In con-
tempt and committed to Jail by the
state Judge. Huffman gave Us his rea-
son for refusing to testify that the
rules of the internal revenue depart
ment prohibited its officers from testi-
flying about the department affairs.
Judge Williams decided that congress
gave the commissioner OF internal
revenue power to fix the regulations Of
his Office and that II was the clear duty
OF Huffman to obey said regulations.
The respondent was given his liberty.
R. A. Evans, farmer residing near
Atchison, was probably fatally injured
the other day by the accidental dis
charge of gun which he was hand
ling %
It Is stated that there is great de.
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