Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


William Pope. editor Of the Topeka
Call, died in that city the other day o.
smallpox.
Gov Morrill, has appointed R. r
'Vermillion to be police commissioner
ut Wichita vice L. Keck, resigned.
The jury in the fifth trial Of tn,
famous Hillmon insurance case, after
being out ~ hours, failed to agree.
While recently helping to control d
prairie fire near Salina, Anna Norberg,
II years Of age, was burned to death
by her clothing taking FIRE.
The president has appointed DR.
Fitzhugh postmaster ut Kansas City,
Kan, as successor TO Frank Mapos
who recently committed suicide.
People OF Madison, Green wood coun'
ty, were reported rs greatly indignant
over tho violation OF the fish Inv by
State Fish Commissioner Sadler.
William r. Smith. recently elected
mayor Of Lecompton, Is editor Of tbs
Sun. of that town and said to DO the
youngest mayor in the United States.
United States Judge Foster has de-
cided that the Kansas fire tax law ID
constitutional. This law was enacted
to raise a fund to protect western
counties from prairie conAagrations
Charles Ham and Charles Strahan,
sons OF farmers, wcre arrested ut Law
renee u few days ago charged with OBJ
tanning money under false prctenses.
They would take corn to market and
sell to different parties.
Moses Harmon, the editor OF Lucifer,
free thought paper, who was sent to
the pcnitcntiary for being too free, has
served his term out and when he re.
turned to Topeka the other day was
accorded a public reception.
The monthly report OF the state
treasurer shows the total bonded in
debtcdness Of the state to be $751;, 200,
of which s4s7, 900 is held by the permn.
ncnt school fund. Only $3.50, 600 OF the
bonds of Kansas are owned outside of
the state.
Charles and Annie Lamborn and
Thomas Davenport IRE under arrest at
Lcavenworth charged with the brutal
murder Of j. C. Lamborn, q wealthy
farmer near Fall Leaf, few weeks
ago. The two first named are children
OF the murdered man.
Charles Harrison, general utility
man in the Hutchinson post Office, was
discharged by the postmaster the other
day for insu bordination and when he
met the postmaster's son, who is as
sistant postmaster, Harrison made q
vicious assault upon him.
The Encouragement has decided
that the police boards Of the cities Of
the first-class have absolute control
over all receipts and expenditures OF
funds collected through the police
courts and are accountable to no one
rs to the disposition OF such funds.
Mrs. George Carnegie and her daugh-
ter were recently standing in the door
of her residence Mt Wichita watching
n funeral procession passing the house
when Mrs. Carnegie exclaimed: "Poor
man, wonder who will be next" and
throwing up her hands, fell forward,
md died Immediately.
w. D. Boyd, who alleged that he es-
capped from the Arkansas penitentiary
eight years ago. walked into the sher-
ifs Office ut Kansas City, Kan, -e-
Gently and surrendered. He said he was
tired Of lodging officers, real and inn
imaginary, and preferred to serve out
his sentence and be done with 1t.
Charles Conwell was recently arrest
cd at Lawrence upon complaint of the
police Of Peoria, Ill, for forgery. Con-
we'll is lawyer and was United States
district attorney for Wyoming under
Hayes He has brother who is
leading lawyer in Chicago, and brother
in.law member Of congress He at
tributes his downfall to drink.
Samuel Cooper, IL Pottawatomio
county farmer, died recently ut the
age of SO years. He was followed to
the grave by 90 blood relatives He
was the father Of II children, seven OF
whom are married and living in Pottn-
watomie county. He. had 60 grand
children and Sc great-grandchildren.
He had lived In Kansas since 1857.
A man giving his name as Lorenz
Lever created sensation at Fort
Scott the other day by appearing upon
the streets wrapped in blanket and
with red bandans around his head.
lie patrolled the streets and seized
every woman he met aud kissed and
Rugged her. When marched of TO Jail
he said he was only playing Indian.
The state superintendent OF insur-
snce has addressed letter 10 the pres
idents OF all the insurance companies
doing business in Kansas. in which he
informs them that he proposes TO keep
a record in his Office for the nse OF the
public, showing which companies pay
mp their losses promptly, and which
ones delay and harass the insured by
lawsuits and compromises. MIR. An
thony says the policy Of many COM
panics seems TO be TO resist paying
losses and 1t is proper for the public to
know who they are.
A trial to collect money for liquor
sent to Leavenworth jointkceper
named Jake Wiseman, by q Kansas
City whisky firm, was decided ut Leav-
the other day In favor of the
plaintiffs Wiseman got two barrels
Of whisky and when it came to paying
for II, refused TO do SO. In his trial he
set up the defense that the liquor was
sold contrary to the prohibitory law
which he is violating at this time.
Judge bond decided that the state pro-
law could not interfere with |
interstate commerce and he gave the |
plaintiffs Judgment in full
The Northwest Kansas conference |
elected w. II. Sweet, of Salina, and E. |