Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-02-29

for tho factories as we'll as homes,
should be carefully looked after. All
these statistics are for the benefit Of
Kansas and Kansans, and II gathered
MS they should be will make n splendid
showing for the state and what 1t has,
in spite OF the depression.
Miscellaneous.
George s. Abbott, IN old resident OF
Galena, committed suicide the other
day because Of poor health.
Charles II. Kurtz, editor OF the Daily
Herald at Newton, was recently con-
victed OF criminally libeling Judge G.
S. Bowman.
Thomas Davenport, young farmer,
has been arrested charged with the re-
cent murder of old man Lamborn Mt
Fall Leaf. lie escorted Miss Lamborn
to q dance on the night Of the tragedy.
Charles Rodmnn, residing several
miles from Anthony, was in Harper
the other day and returned home after
night. just MS he entered his barn he
was shot and killed by an unknown
assassin.
The colored people Of Wichita want
ex.Consul Waller, lately released from
q French prison, sent rs n delegate to
the republican national convention,
and others want to present his name
for vice president
+. L. Platte, of Washburn college,
was finally awarded first place in the
oratorical contest, instead of c. b. Dali
ton, of Baker university. Dalton was
given second place and II. w. Ran
dolph, of Emporia, third.
Marshal Cole shot and killed William
Mitchell ut Galena few days ago.
The excitement was 80 great that Cole
had to be taken away to avoid trouble.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict
of wilful and malicious killing.
Ira T. Steele, farmer and stock
dealer of Douglas county, has failed.
The cause OF his failure was the fact
that he was n heavy indorser of paper
of Dolbee and the Metslrers, farmers in
the ncighborhood, who recently failed.
County Treasurer j. A. Kelly, OF Ste.
venson county, has been removed from
office by the board of county commits
sioners because of IN alleged shortage
of s0s5. SO in his accounts lie refused
to vacate the office and suit was
brought to Dust him.
According to the report Of the grand
secretary of the masonic grand Lodge
there was balance in the general
fund on February of sl7, 129.G4, and
in the charity fund Of s37, 1898. Dur
ing the past year there had been ex'
pended for charity s9,a72.29.
The other night prairie fire swept
over strip Of country six miles wide
and ten miles long in Wichita county,
destroying the homes of eight citizens
and about 90 barns and outbrildings.
The wind was blowing gale from the
south, and every vestige of fencing
and pasturage was licked up. The fire
was started by travellers lighting their
pipes.
J. T. Lamborn, IN aged and wealthy
farmer, was murdered In his home at
Fall Leaf, near Lawrence, the other
night during the absence Of his son
md daughter. lie was literally
chopped to pieces with an ax. As
nothing was stolen from the house,
the motive of the murderer was un.
known. Lamborn was "a years Of age.
There was no clew to the perpetrator
Of the crime.
The Masonic grand lodge Mt its re-
cent session ut Wichita elected the fol.
lowing officers: Grand master, c. C.
Coleman. Clay Center; deputy grand
master, William Shaver, Topeka; grand
senior warden, NJ. L. Stone, Wamego;
grand junior warden, II. C. LOOMS,
Winfield; grand treasurer, Robert Tor
rington, Wichita; grand secretary, A.
X. Wilson, Topeka. The next meeting
will be at Salina
A clerk In the Office Of the secretary
of state has prepared statement show
ing that there are 7s2 m en- and women
on the pay rolls OF the state. They re-
ceive total yearly salary OF s40i, $40. 80.
There are 1913 men on the rolls, receiv.
ing s336, 79l in salaries annually. The
$50 women receive s67, 1888. 80 in salaries
annually. There nre ia old soldiers
on the rolls. Shawnee county has los
OF her citizens ut the public crib They
draw in salaries annually $50, 500.
John W. Breidenthal, chairman OF
the populist state central committee,
In his official call for the state conven-
ton to be held In Hutchinson, March
Is, recommends that the county con-
ventions to elect delegates TO that con-
vention be held March II. He invites
NIL voters who are ''in favor of an
American monetary system rs opposed
to our present British gold standard
system under which the prices of all
products OF the farm have been re-
duced below the cost of production and
under which the ranks of the unem-
ploycd arc being constantly aug
mcnted and the earnings of those who
are employed are being steadily re-
duced" to attend these primaries
Tho Boys Brigade, Presbyterian
organization Of Kansas City, Kan, was
recently the recipient of q handsome
flag from the local g. A. R post The
presentation speech was made by Gov.
Morrill, and the acceptance was made
by Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture.
Tho bank ut McLouth, jefferson
county, was entered by burglars the
other night, the safe blown open and