Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

platform.
John A. Shuler, one Of the oldest
residents OF Reno county, was killed
by lightning few days ago.
Ex-senator John Martin will be q
candidate for PETERS seat in case the
democrats and populists agree on "the
combination"
Russell was plunged in great dis
trcss over o visitation Of an epidemic
resembling black diphtherin. Several
deaths occurred among children.
While attending funeral service Mt
Wakefield Fred II. Avery, q wealthy
citizen Of that town was taken with
apoplexy and died in the church.
Ex.Gov. Humphrey. Of Independence,
declares false the report telegraphed
from Chicago that he would bolt the
st. Louis platform aud nominees
Rev. II. Mueller, pastor Of q German
church at Newton, was committed to
jnil on charge Of embezz,ing mort
gage upon the church's property.
During tho first six months Of this
year Kansas shipped 1870 horses and
mules to the Kansas City market, q
gain OF 0,547 over the same period last
year.
John Gruss, who murdered Patrick
Kildare, an inmate Of the soldiers
home, Mt Leavcnworth several days
ago, and then fed, was captured ut
East st. Louis and brought back for
trial.
Railroads have made one faro rate
for the republican state convention Mt
Topeka August 0 and 10; also ~
fare rate for the Missionary Baptist as.
ISOLATION ut Hutchinson August 10
to II.
Three men were buried by CAVERN
while digging trench ut Independ-
encc. Two were taken out oil right,
but the third was badly crushed and
was taken out unconscious His re-
covcry was regarded doubtful.
At Lawrence tho other day the can
non "Old Sacramento" captured from
tho border ruflians during the wnr, cx-
ploded while being fired with the hope
OF raising the bodies Of four people
who had been drowned In the Kaw
river.
At Armourdalc the other day Clar.
encc Webster, aged eight, fell from the
top floor of the Rock Island elevator
to the ground, distance OF 90 feet
His leg was broken and his back badly
sprained, and his injuries were thought
to be fatal.
At Alden, Rice county, one day re-
Gently, Harvey Mills stabbed William
Vincent to the heart killing him in
stantly. Both men were under 81.
The murderer was captured. lie
lived Mt Edmund, Ok, and was regard
ed us 'tough."
The board OF penitentiary directors
held business session at Leavcnworth
the other day and closed up its work
for the fiscal year There was not a
deficiency in any department and the
board turned back into the treasury
SIS, 49O.7l OF the appropriation made
by tho last legislature.
Gold Smith. n prosperous young mer.
chant of Hutchinson, dropped dead
from his bicycle one evening recently
after having made 17.mile run. With
his companions he had attended n ball
game ut Pardridgc, and the crowd was
seeing how quick they could make the
run back to Hutchinson.
In district court at Topeka the other
day Mrs, Eva Blackman, who sprang
to fame ms the first and only woman
police commissioner Kansas ever had,
secured divorce from her husband.
Mrs Blaclsman was appointed on the
police board at Lcavenworth by Gov.
Lewelling, and after her term Of Office
moved to Topeka.
The Southern department Of the ap-
pellate court, sitting ut Fort Scott, de-
clared unconstitutional the old statute
which permitted the arrest and impris-
onmcnt Of an insolvcnt debtor merely
upon the affidavit of n judgment cred
itor. Tho court declared the law in.
valid in that it deprived n man Of his
liberty without tho process Of law.
The Kansas court of appeals, South.
ern department. sitting ut Fort Scott,
rendered decision recently which
will practically put stop to the d.
vorce business In Kansas until after
tho next meeting Of the legislature.
The court held that q husband and
wife cannot testify against each other
In suit for alimony or an action for
divorce.
At Topeka ono morning recently
Robert c. Hutchinson, who had been
married but three weeks, committed
suicide by taking strychnine. lie left
note saying his extreme bashfulncss
would be q source OF never-ending an
noyauce to his wife, and that he would
relieve her OF It by dying. Hutchinson
had good farm OF 24O acres and plenty
of ready cash.
Charles A. Faris, one Of the pioneers
of Kansas, died mt his home In Kansas
City, Kan, recently. For nearly 40
years he had been engaged In news.
paper work. He was connected with
the Lawrence Journal at the time II
wns founded and later with the Kan
sas City Times For nearly Is years
prior to his death he was connected
with the editorial department Of the
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co. His
wife, who is sister of ex.United
States Marshal Walker, Of Kansas,
and four children survive him. Mr..
Faris resided ut Lawrence ut the time
of Quantrcll's raid, and was member
of the state militia during the trying
days OF border warfare.
DIR. Moses 5. Thomas, one Of the old
est and most widely known physicians