Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-01-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

was recently burned 10 death ut Wich'
tia by her clothing taking fire.
Maj. Tom Anderson, Of Topeka, Is
tho latest announcement for delegate
to the National republican convention.
The Ellis county courthouse at Hays
City was destroyed by fire on the 2ist
The loss was $50. 200; insurance, $40, 900.
Mrs Kegelmeycr attempted suicide
at Leavenworth the other day because
Of trouble occasioned by her husband
staying out late at nights Timely aid
saved her life.
Gov. Morrill, has offered q reward Of
$500 for the apprehension of the per
son or persons who burned to death
Robert, John, william and Archie Nc
Faddeu in their homo at Frontenac,
December so
The state labor commissioner has
issued circular letter to tho mayor
and council Of every city In the state
requesting that the license on employ
mcnt agencies be made SO high as to
be prohibitory.
George Leighthiser, farmer, was
found dead in bed at hotel In Horton
the other afternoon. 1t was supposed
to be case OF suicide, rs his wife left
him few weeks previous, since which
time he had been drinking heavily.
Chairman Breidenthal has issued a call
for n meeting of the populist state CEN
trail committee in Topeka, February
IA, for the purpose of fixing the time
and place for holding the state con-
vention to elect delegates to the st.
Louis convention.
Gov. Morrill, has honored the requisi.
tion Of the governor Of Louisiana for
L. A. Gourdain, wealthy lottery man,
who was serving time in the Shawnee
county Jail for violating the lottery
law. Officers took him to New Or
leans, where he was wanted for grand
larceny.
The Kansas Medical society has sent
ont announcements of its annual meet
ing, to be held in Topeka, May II. A
facetioTs addenda Is attached, which
says: 1--WE expect by May to have the
Gothenberg system in vogue, SO that
you can take refreshments In the base
mcnt Of the capitol"
The latest scheme proposed to Sc
cure special session OF the legisla-
ture is said to haze been set on foot by
several members, which Is to bring an
action in tho supreme court in the na-
ture Of mandamus proceedings against
Gov. Morrill, to compel him to issue n
call for special session.
c. A. Rich and Mrs E. J. Charlton,
who lately eloped from Lawrence, were
later arrested in San Francisco. Mrs.
Charlton vowed that she would not
live with her husband again under
any circumstances. II was stated that
Rich would be brought back to answer
the charge OF abduction.
Superintendent Faulkner, of the
soldiers orphans home, at Atchison.
is collecting information upon which
to base Legislation governing the send
ing Of orphan children into Kansas
from the east. Some of them, he says,
become good citizens, while others be-
come tramps. Mr.. Faulkner wants
to cure the evil.
Gen. Thomas Ewing. first chief JUS
tice Of the supreme court Of Kansas,
died In New York on the olst, from the
effects Of injuries received by cable
car. lie was author of the celebrated
"Order No. H." issued soon after the
Quantrell raid in Lawrence. Gen.
Ewing was then on command Of the
union troops on the border.
Proceedings have been commenced
by Acknowledgement Dawes in the SUI
preme court for the removal of Sheriff
Rufus Cone, of Sedgwick county, from
office. Cone is charged with having
the election law last fall, in
that he gave money, whisky, wine,
beer and cigars to various persons in !
of their support in the
and at the polls.
Fire at Lcavenworth the other day |
destroyed the brick cottage on the |
Latta estate with all it's contents In
the house was stored nearly every |
article OF furnature, statuary and brio
n-brac belonging to Mrs Sallie L. Will
son, who is the oldest daughter OF Gen.
John A. Halderman, ex-United States
to Siam. The goods were
valued ut $40. 900 and were insured for
3, 500. Mrs Wilson is In Europe.
At the recent meeting OF the State
bar association Mt Topeka, officers
for the ensuing year were chosen
rs follows: President, Chief Justice
David Martin, of tho supreme
court; vice president, Judge William
Thompson, OF Burlingame; secretary,
9. j. Brown, Of Topeka; treasurer,
Howell Jones, OF Topeka; executive
A. A. Goddard, Of Topeka,
T. b Wall, of Wichita; NJ.
B. Nicholson, OF Council Grove; w. r.
smith, of Kansas City, and John w.
Day, Of Topeka The annual banquet
,losed the proceedings.
The annual meeting of the Kansas
State Historical society was held ut
lOpekh on ING SlhL- lHe IOllOWlng OF
icers were elected for the ensuing
rear: President, Gov. +. II. Morrill,;
rice presidents, J. G. Abbott, OF De
Soto. and Harrison Kelly, Of Burling-
on; secretary, +. G. Adams, of To-
,elsa; treasurer, john Guthrie, of To-
,elsa. Secretary Adams read a very
report of the society since
is organization 90 years ago. At the
md OF the first year OF its existence
he society had in IFS library only 4Os
,oolss and pamphlets. To-day the
library contains no less than $500
Tolumes.
1t was lately discovered that tho
,ody of Mrs A. NJ. Roll, wife of q
,rominent member of Eggleston post,
J. A. R., ut Wichita, had been stolen
rom its grave in Highland cemetery,
hat city. Old soldiers were making
of the matter.