Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-06-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

by Lawrence capitalists.
c. X. T. Prentice, who retired rs
chief Of police of Lawrence recently,
had held the position continuously for
l83 yeara.
II Is announced that Maj. Calvin
Hood, OF Emporia, will be candidate
for the republican nomination for gov
ernor next year.
President Mckinley has assured Sem
ator Baker that Warden French, OF tho
federal prison at Leavenworth, will
not be disturbed.
A jointist who undertook to do BUSH
ness ut Severance was chased out of
town by mob and his stock Of liquors
confiscated and burned.
The city council at Hutchinson i'm
posed an Occupation tax" Of $50 per
month on joints, and the temperance
folks are up In arms because OF 1t.
A Washington telegram said Senator
Baker had Endorsed Cyrus Leland for
pension agent at Topeka. The APP
pointment will create considerable dis
cussion throughout the state.
While bathing in the Saline river
near Lincoln George Repshire, aged
Is, was taken with cramps and
drowned. His father went to his res
cue and he, too, was drowned.
George 4. Fairchild, who was re-
Gently deposed from the presidency OF
the state agricultural college at Man
haitian, has been rendered the presi-
dency of the West Virginia state uni
versity.
The populist committee of Leaven-
worth county has demanded that Gov.
Leedy remove the two democratic
members of the Lcavcnworth police
commission and appoint populists in
their place.
The state railroad board has adj
dressed letter to the different Kan
sas railroads suggesting reduction of
rates us follows: Twenty per cent on
the distance tariff now in force; 20 per
cent. on coal rates; Is per cent. on
grain rates and five per cent on live
stock rates.
There is great excitement and con-
siderable acrimony in Montgomery
over the attempt to secure grand
jury to aid in enforcing the liquor law.
At Liberty Rev. d. NJ. Campbell, the
Methodist preacher who had been ac-
tive for grand jury, was waited upon
one night and threatened with mob
violence.
Rev. c. II. Fem, of the First Congre-
gational church in Leavenworth, has
established kindergarten in connec-
ton with his church, where mothers
can leave their children during the
services. The kindergarten will be
conducted in the church parlors, the
exercises TO be of semi-religious ma
ture.
The annual session of the Kansas
State Sunday School association ut
Newton last week was the most sue.
cessful ever held. Martin Mohler was
elected president; L. Il. Moses, 5. i.
Wood and Mrs Eva Nall vice prcsi-
dents; Mrs. Anna Foster secretary and
II. M. hullt aOiichN "ao
chosen for the 1905 meeting.
Secretary of the State Board Of Agri-
culture Coburn has issued an interest
ing book on the Kansas poultry in
dustry. The egg product alone for
1896 amounted to S3,60S,sl5. No field
crops, with the exception of corn,
wheat and hay, equaled in value the
poultry industry, which came within
II per cent. Of paying the entire cost
OF the public schools.
Federal Judge Foster has issued an
order restraining State Insurance SUI
perintendent McNall from interfering
with the business of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co. in Kansas, pending
a decision of the case now in court.
McNall says he will pay no attention
to Fosters order, claiming that fed
eral Judge has no right to interfere
with state officer in the discharge of
his functions.
In u speech at Mankato the other
day Gov. Leedy said the only solution
of the freight rate problem was to
build north and south road to deep
water. He saida party OF railroad men
were anxious to construct such road,
II backed by the states of Nebraska,
Kansas and Texas, and would not ask |
a cent until the road Is completed. He
said the. road would be 1000 miles long
and could be built for sla, 900 per mile. |
The state textbook commission has
selected books for use in the public
schools. They were oil taken from diff
ferent companies ut the rate fixed by |
law, which is about 80 per cent. under
old prices. Spoilers cost 10 cents, arith-
mctics % to 81, algebras 80, histories
so, Biographies 30 and 10, grammars
IS, readers, 10. II, %, 30 and 40, physi-
ologies soc, PHILOSOPHERS 50, bcokkcep-
ing 40, constitutions 40 and physical
biographies So
In decision ut Fort Scott recently
Judge Simons sustained the contention
of Judge West that the Kansas banking
law of 1897 precludes the depositors of
n suspended state bank from suing
stockholders for double liability.
Judge Simons held that 1t was the ex-
elusive province Of the bank receiver
to become the plaintiff in such action.
Attorney West also raised the point
that prior to 1891 there was no Kansas
law authorizing the incorporation Of q
company TO engage in the general
banking business. All state banks are
SO chartered aud II this point is sus-
tanned all banks chartered prior to 1891
IRE Illegally formed.
Cove county, with population OF
1000, docs not owe dollar. The coun-
ty was organized II years ago, and not
n case Of felony has ever been tried in
the county.