Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-14
Miscellaneous.

inhu mas failcd.
Mrs, George II. Peck died at San An
tonic, Tex. on the 9TH.
James W. Hammond, engineer of
switch engine, was run over and killed
by his own engine ut Armourdale the
othcr day.
Frederick, In the First district; Cur
It's, in the Fourth, and Long, In the
Seventh, have all been renominated
for congress.
The barn of S. II. Rich at Emporia
was destroyed by fire the other night
and five horses and COW persisted. A
buggy and several wagons also burned.
While coupling cars at Ottawa the
other day James Fultz, brakeman,
fell under the Cars and had both legs
cut off. He could not recover His
wife lives ut Argentine.
In police court at Topeka few days
ago cX-A.torncy-Gencral Bradford, Mt
present u member Of the city council
of that city. was fined $40 for assault
ing u journal reporter.
thirty young women employed in
the trimming department OF Swifts
packing house in Kansas City, Kan,
went ont on strike the other day be-
cnnse OF q reduction OF wages.
The house committee on invalid pen.
sions has reported favorably upon the
senate bill granting pension OF SIS
month to the widow OF Maj.-Gen.
James G. Blunt, of Leavenworth.
During the month OF February the
receipts into the state treasury amount
ed to S60o, 1863 OF. The disbursements
were s3G7.siSsa Total receipts In the
general revenue fund during the
month, s33s, 73l.59.
The national house of representa-.
tives on the 9th passed the resolution
introduced by Representative Blue di-
recting the war department to furnish
the state of Kansas copy of the cor
rcctcd roll of the Kansas militia.
Frank Mitchell, n Wabaunscc county
farmer was recently murdered and
later his body was found in the grass
upon the nei.hboring farm OF John
Hepner. Hepncr was arrested and
confessed 10 the crime. Particulars
not given.
Passenger Agent Knox, of the NJ, X.
& I. railroad, who was recently held
up and robbed, together with two pas
sengcrs, ut Fort Scott, has identified
three men at Evansville, Ind, as the
robbers. Tho men go by the names OF
Waugh, Morris and Rodgers.
s. H. Bradford, formerly attorney.
general OF the state, but ut present u
member OF the city council of Topeka,
and reporter OF the journal OF that
city had n personal encounter tho
other evening after the council nd
journed. The encounter was the re-
inlt Of the electric light fight.
Tho governor has offered reward
of $500 for the arrest and conviction OF
the person who murdered John 7.
Lamborn, OF Fall Leaf, Lcavenworth
county, on the niyht Of February H.
Young Davenport, who was arrested
upon suspicion OF detective, was re.
leased, there being nothing to sustain
the charge.
Mrs Mary Osborn, an old settler of
Sedgwicls county, was burned to death
at her home near Goddard the other
night. Mrs. Osborn had been an inva-
lid for n number of years. She got up
% put some cobs in the stove and be-
coming weak tainted, the lighted cohs
falling into her lap and setting her
clothes on IRE. Neighbors saved the
house.
Commander Walker, of the national
G. A. r.. has appointed the following
aids for Kansas: 5. H. Burnell, Trough
ton; Robert Henderson, Junction City;
Tim Mccarthy, Larned; j. r. Baird,
Speareville. w. A. Calderhead, Marys-
Vile; Sidney q. Cooke, Lexington; w.
C. Scott, Concordiu; A. w. Smith,
Groveland; L. A. Smith, National Mil.
itary Home.
Tho members of the Y. NJ. c. A. ut
Winfield played serious practical joke
upon Edgar Powers, n brother men,
Der, the other night They planned a
hold-up and sanding game on him ns
he was returning from n visit to his
sweetheart. One OF the boys struck
him on the hsad with an improvised
sandbag. and he was thrown into q
cataleptic fit which promised to prove
fatal.
John Venemnn, tramp who was
beating his way from Pueblo to Kan
sas City on freight train, was thrown
under the wheels of the caboose ut
Hutchinson the other day and fatally
injured.
The body Of Charles Schoch, who dis
appeared from Pittsburg January 90,
was recently found on farm two
miles from that place. A revolver by
his side and bullet wound In his head
indicated suicide.
The faculty OF the university ex.
PEELED Charles L Lucas, the colored
student who was arrested for stealing
law books Lucas will fight the action
of the court and faculty.
Anna Post, IS years old, fell from a
chair at salina the other day and re-
celved internal injuries which resulted
In her death In few days.
The warden Of the penitentiary re-
ports the gross expenses of the instt
stitution for February rs i,oOa %,
and the earnings at s3,3O66S
Bank Commissioner Breideuthal has
issued n call for statements from the
state and private banks In Kansas oil
their condition at the close Of business
on February IS
Il Il stated that the late warm
vrrathsr hns Matched out mlllipus Of
evarhorpsH % western Kansas