Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Col. E c. Clifford, postmaster at Clay
| Center. died recently.
Bertha Lane. II years old, recently
| committed suicide at Neodesha by tax
ing rat poison
| The republican state central commit
tee has fixed upon August IL and To-
| peka as the place for holding the state
| convention for the nomination of state
| officers
| have elected s. ]. Hunter, a graduate
of 1898, as assistant in entomology in
place of w. A Snow, recently called to
the university OF Illinois
A recent Los Angeles (Cal) dispatch
| stated that Gen. A B. Campbell, who
| figured very conspicuously in Kansas a
| few years ago, had been declared in
sane AID sent to an asylum
Gov. Morrill, has appointed Capt
Thomas Shuler. of Jewell county, to
| be a mem Der of the board of managers
| for the soldiers home at Dodge City.
| vice j. II. Stewart, term expired.
In the district court at Wichita, Mrs
Irene Leonard, who was convicted of
killing her husband to secure his life
insurance, was sentenced by Judge
Dale to 80 years in the penitentiary.
Lum Hayes, who had been convicted
of the murder of his brother-in-law in
Buchanan county Mo-, and escaped
from Jail, pending an appeal to the SUI
preme court, was recently arrested at
Scammon, in this state.
Miss Daisy Barbee, of Atchison, was
the only woman graduate from the
law department of Washington uni
versity at St Louis at the recent COM
mencement She captured the thesis
prize over SO competitors
The repu blican convention at New
ton to nominate an appellate court
judge for the Second district of the
southern division nominated J. c. Pol
lock, of Cowley county, on the l3fth
ballot There were seven candidates
in the field.
1t is stated that the leading gold
standard democrats of Kansas will at
tend the Chicago convention and use
their influence against the adoption of
free coinage plank, notwithstanding
the Kansas delegates are instructed
for the white metal
The committee of fifteen, at Topeka
is preparing to entertain I, 600 volun-
teer 6remen next fall. The second
day of the reunion and festival week
has been set aside for their use, and
prizes aggregating $500 have been Of
fered for the various tests of skill and
speed.
DIR. G. 81. Graham was convicted at
Pittsburg the other night of brutal
assault on Lizzie Shaughnessy. Dur
ing the trial the girls father stole
behind the prisoner and made a 1unge
at him with a 1ong-bladed knife. but
the sheriff caught his arm and led
him from the court room.
The Topeka Democratic Flambeau
club, 100 strong, will attend the ma
tional convention at Chicago, accom-
panied by band. The club has ac-
cepted invitations to join the clubs of
Springfield and Kansas City, Denver.
Helena, Mont, and Ottumwa, Ia, in a
grand parade in Chicago on the night
of July 6.
o. E. Hart, a farmer of Sedgwicl
county. shot and killed his wife, Ida
Hart, at boarding house, in Wichita
the other day, where he had followed
her from their home in Sunnydale,
finding her in company with a man
named Link Pitts. After killing. his
wife, Hart blew out his own brains
with a revolver.
The board of directors of the peni-
Tertiary decided to reject the bids sui b.
mitted at the recent letting for the
coal output and will readvertise. This
action was said to have been taken be-
cause 1t was apparent That there
was collision between the two coal
mining companies at Leavenworth and
at least one of the bidders.
Clyde Thompson and three other
boys. of Chetopa, recently boarded a
freight train on the NJ, K. & I. rail-
way to go to the Indian territory to
work in a hay field. As they were
cumming" their way they got to
trou BILE with the brakeman and Thomp-
fully mangled. He died soon after.
A. d. hubbard, receiver of the Snow
Hamilton Printing Co., at Topeka, is
reported to be short in his accounts
from 81, 900 to IS, 600. A referee has
been appointed to determine the exact
amount. Hubbard was appointed re-
ceiver by the district court in 1895,
when the stockholders got into a
squat bible with Snow about state print
ing contracts.
Sam Houston, secretary of the Second
Kansas Cavalry association. has issued
a call for a reunion of that association
to be held at Forest park in Otta-
wa, September &c, II and IS next
There are about $50 survivors of
this regiment, and they have
been holding an annual reunion
for several years. Col. w. F.
Cloud. of Kansas City, is president
of the association.
The attorney-generalo of Missouri has
commenced suit in the federal court at
Topeka in the name of Missouri for an
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