Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

! He was IS years old.
A terrible hallstorm visited portion
Of southern Kansas recently and did
much damage to crops.
Prof Mueller has rendered his res
ignation rs president of Kansas Yves.
lcynn university ut Salina-
John Harris, who was working on q
farm near Lawrence, accidentally shot
and killed himself the other day.
John, the 15.year.old son OF Mrs
Goughan, residing near Chanute was
recently fatally kicked by horse.
Heavy rains on the 4th flooded every.
thing In the vicinity Of Salina. Tho
rain extended rs far west as Ellsworth
The Mckinley decorated corn train
left Wichita for St. Louis on tho 9Th
carrying with 1t 40 orators, one each
for every county represented on the
train.
D.xon's train of 40 cars of corn,
known rs the mckinley train" was
struck by lightning ut the little town
Of Oatville, Sedgwick county, the day
before starting and three cars and con-
tents burned.
The deficiency bill passed by con-
gross contained an item appropriating
money for extra pay for letter carriers
ut the following points: Kansas City,
Kan, s4,.iT; Atchison, 81, a37; Leaven-
worth, si,la0; Topeka, s5,Ga5.
Four small boys, Dennis and Michael
Desmond, II and years old, and Dam
lei and Eugene Cummings, Z and 8
years old. took refuge In n culvcrt dur
ing u recent storm ut Leavcnworth and
were drowned by the sudden rise of
the stream.
TIE trustees OF the Baker university
at Baldwin City, have elected Prof
Guy 7. Benton. Of Fort Scott, to the
chair OF English, the position vacated
by Prof. Martin. Prof. Benton was
assistant superintendent the first year
Of E. Standlcy's term.
The governor is trying TO induce the
Santa Fe railroad to renew its coal
contract in Usage county. Since the
Santa Fe quit buying Usage county
coal the miners have had very little
work to do and many are said to be in
destitute circumstances.
Pensions have recently been granted
the following Kansans: Increase,
Enos Burnett, Mullinvillc; Eldba' c.
Morgan, Howard; Clark A. Little,
Wichita Reissue, John T. Williams,
Derry. Original widows, etc, minors
Of Charles L. Clapp, Towanda.
The Kansas City, board OF trade has
filed petition with the state board Of
railroad commissioners ut Topeka for
q general reduction Of grain rates from
over 300 Kansas points to the Missouri
river. The petition is accompanied by
other petitions bearing the signatures
Of over $4,000 persons.
The residence Of Henry Mum, for.
merly n boolskeeper in an insurance
Office ut Atchison, was discovered to be
on fire the other morning and an in.
vestigation divnlged the fact that
seven of the eight rooms were saturat.
ed with coal oil. Mum was arrested,
charged with arson. The house and
furniture were we'll insured.
George d. Trimmer, of Wetmore,
while bathing In the Cottonwood river
Mt Emporia, the other day. was taken
with cramps and drowned. lie was
editor of the Republican ut Filley.
Neb., but was doing special work and
attending commencement exercises ut
the state normal school, and ut the
time OF his death was attending q pic.
mic Of students.
A canvass of the vote Of past grands
for the election Of grand lodge officers
Of the !. o. o. F. showed the following
officers to have been elected: Grand
master, W. NJ. Glenn, Of Tribune; dep
uty grand master, W. L. Brown, Of
Kingman; grand secretary. d: W. Kent,
OF Burlington; grand treasurer, L g.
Beal. of Topeka; grand representative,
W. 7. Taylor, OF Topeka.
A shooting ARRAY took place four
miles east OF Clay Center the other
day in which John Mccoy was shot by
his two sons, Angus and Robert. The
feud was of long standing, and culmi-
mated in q dispute over horse, which
tho father had taken. The boys took
the horse from McCoy's barn and the
father pursued them. When he over
took them one of them fred shot
which took effect In his abdomen and
may prove fatal. The sons surrendered
and were jailed.
An abstract Of the business Of nation.
nj banks of Kansas under the call Of the
comptroller for May Z, showed 30. 70 per
cent reserve, against 80 80 per cent
under the call made in February; loans
and discounts decreased from SIS, COS, CTS
10 SIS, 562, $40; stock and securities in
creased from $3.50, 1853 to $3.50, O66; gold
coin from 81, 036, 72G to 81, 040, 003; total
specie from 81, 36l, 2is to 81, 3s7, $50; law.
full money reserve decreased from ST.
s55, sol to 81, 9e4, 300; Individual deposits
from SIC, 404, IA to SIS, 794, 734.
State Superintendent OF Public In.
structiou Stanley has recently received
two diplomas and two medals from the |
worlds fair management Mt Chicago rs
awards upon different sections Of the
Kansas display. One is q first premium |
for variety and excellence Of pupils
work In the public schools and an
other is second premium for ''well reg
ulated system of schools for the
masses" One Of the medals Is for nor
NAL school exhibits and Is labeled:
For the best method employed In
training teachers"
A late storm did considerable dam.
age Mt Lansing. Lightning struck ut |
three different places The large
smokestack ut the penitentiary was
shattered from top to bottom by light
ming.
The body Of n man supposed TO be J.
G. Fordham, of wichita. was recently
found near tho Rock Island railroad
tracks Mt White City. It was In q bad.