Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-01-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Associate Justice Brewer, OF the su-
preme court and OF Kansas, has beer
rendered place as one OF the Venes.
uela commission by the president and
has accepted.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has
issued call for a report from the
state and private banks showing the
condition OF their affairs ut the close
Of business December "a.
The reorganization committee OF the
Santa Fe road has set aside and agreed
upon see, $40. GO rs the balance due the
estate of Joseph c. Wilson for services
rendered by him as one Of the receiv'
ers Of the Santa Fe.
Upon the final passage Of the bond
bill through the house the Kansas
delegation divided. Messrs. Blue and
Calderhcad voted for the bill and
Messrs. Baker, Frederick, Curtis, Kirk.
patrick, Long and Miller voted against
Il.
Representative Curtis, of Kansas, has
introduced n bill In the lower house Of
congress to compel the commissioner
Of pensions upon the rejection Of PEN
sion claims to explain upon what evil
dence and for what reason the claims
are rejected.
Rev. J. W. Locke, DID,, one Of the
pioneer Methodist ministers OF the
west, and for 40 years connected with
the educational institutions Of that de-
nomination in Indiana, Illinois and
Kansas, died ut the home Of his son,
Rev. Edwin Locke, In Kansas City,
Kan, some days ago.
The Peoria Railway Co., Of Galena,
has been chartered for the purpose Of
constructing standard gauge railroad
from n point near Galena to q point
near Chetopa. Tho distance Is about
as miles through Cherokee county,
Kan; Jasper county, Mo-, and the
Peoria reservation In the Indian terri
tory.
Three Cinnamon from San Antonio,
Tex, were among recent batch OF
convicts delivered at the federal peni.
tiary ut Fort Leavenworth. They had
been sent up for violating the Chinese
registration laws. They fought VI
ciously when taken into barber shop
to have their queues cut of, and near
" n dozen guards were required to
overcome them.
Upon complaint Of Mrs. Mary Brown
proceedings were recently commenced
in the Shawnee county district court
for the disbarment of Attorneys A. II.
Case and G. W. Carey. Mrs. Brown al.
leges that as her attorneys Case q
Carey collected $1,000 which they neg
lccted to pay over to her. The law.
yers deny the charge and will fight the
prosecution to finish.
Mrs. Albert Miller, OF Kansas City,
Kan, iran across tho street to see o
neighbor" lately leaving her Ave-
year. old daughter Emma, and babe
at home. Soon she saw the little girl
run from tho house with her clothes
blazing. Mrs Miller tainted away and
neighbors cxtinguished the flames but
not until the little one was horribly
and perhaps fatally burned.
At It's late session ut Topeka the
State Teachers association, elected
officers as follows: President, @.
". Kendrick, Junction City; vice
president, C r. Norman, Doniphan;
secretary, Mrs. Emily Sagget, Parsons;
treasurer, w. II. johnson, En-
poria; executive board, Harry Wins
low. OF Mcpherson. W. NJ. Sinclair, OF
Ellsworth, j. NJ. Paddock, Of Phillips
burg.
The Encouragement recently gave
an opinion that the governor has a right
10 grant pardons upon conditions. The
question came up over the custom
esta blishcd by the governor OF pardon
ing joint keepers upon condition that
they leave the state. The prohibition
lists protested upon the ground that
such action Is illegal. The governor
referred the matter to the attorney
general, with the result stated.
The couvicts in the penitentiary
were given a good dinner and per
mitted the liberty to converse and en-.
Joy holiday on Christmas day. There
was an entertainment In the chapel
aud for the first time In the history OF
the institution the women were nj
lowed to take part Thirteen of them
formed n choir and rendered fine music.
Holiday pardons were granted to John
Douglass, who had served ten Of 90
years sentence, and William johnson,
a burglar, whose term was nearly out.
The Encouragement has filed In
Scott county the first Of series OF suits
he will bring to force certain counties
and school districts to pay the interest
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