Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Ut. W.d.Gillett, OF Parsons, resigned
rs o member OF the state board OF
health.
Disappointed members of the STATE
militia hanged Gov. Lcedy in effigy ai
Wichita.
The Second district popullst con.
gressional convention will be held nj
Olathe June 81.
The official call has been made foI
the democratic state convention at
Atchison June IS
Greenwood county republicans elect
ed delegates favorable to Funston and
Coburn for governor.
Col. II. NJ. Greene, OF Lawrence,
wants the fusion nomination for con.
gress In the Second district
The Independence Star and Kansau
was sold TO A. T. Cox, who will en-
ploy ex-senator PETER Us editor.
DIR. Sims, ex-chancellor of Syracuse
IN. ~ university, will deliver the com.
mencement address ut Baker univer-
sity June ..
Democrats of the Fourth congress
sional district met In convention ut
Emporia and nominated Ii. s. Martin,
OF Marion, for congress.
Craig Harris, son OF United States
Senator w. A. Harris, of Kansas, en-
listed in the army ut the District OF
Columbia recruiting station.
Miss Emma Kelly, daughter Of ex-
Senator II. d. Kelly, who went to Daw-
son City, Alaska, last fall, secured q
claim for which she has refused $40, 900.
The Walnut Elk and Verdigris
rivers in southern Kansas were higher
than ever known and lowlands were
flooded. Bottom fields of wheat were
ruined.
Congressman Curtis introduced O
bill in congress to remove the charge
OF desertion against ]. B. Mccall, late
private in company d, Eleventh Kan
sns cavalry.
Lieut.. Rowan, who was sent by this
government on n daring mission TO the
insurgent camp in Cuba, is son.in.
law OF A. b. Symms, Wholesale
grocer of Atchison.
NJ. H. Mullaney committed suicide
by jumping from the Humboldt bridge.
In Allen county, into the Neosho river.
His body was found week later float
ing in the river at Shaw.
The e. A. Il. monument to be erected
ut Junction City will be IS feet high,
built Of native stone, surmounted by q
bronze figure of a volunteer soldier, o
cannon and stand of arms.
Shawnee county populists elected 90
delegates to the state convention who
are said to oppose Gov. Leedy's renomi-
nation. State Bank Commissioner
Breidenthal heads the delegation.
Capt. John Seaton, candidate for the
republican nomination for governor,
says II he is nominated and elected
governor his first reform will be to
abolish the state board Of pardons.
Harvey county has four young men
in Commodore Dewey's squadron ut
Manila. They are Cliff Mcdonald,
Charles Cavanangh, William Hamann
and Charles Pramme. All were born
in Harvey county.
Fall river, in Greenwood, was higher
last week than for 40 years and great
section OF country was inundated. It
was thought 500 cattle and several
thousand hogs were drowned, while
crops along the river were destroyed.
Daniel Bitter, who died at Emporia,
aged 80, was pioneer and one OF the
wealthiest men in Kansas. For IS
years he was director OF the Emporia
national bank and was also president
Of the First national bank OF Eureka.
District Judge Myers, of Leaven-
worth, affirmed the tutionality
of the prohibitory law by declaring
that parties selling liquor to Kansas
customers do so at their own risk and
have no recourse in law to collect for
same.
Adam Treat, of Hays City, recently
celebrated his 10lst birthday. He
Joined the masons in 1898 and was one
of the masonic committee appointed
to receive Lafayette on the occasion
Of his visit to America in 1926. He
cast his first vote for President Mon.
roe.
Gov Leedy insisted that his plan Of
recruiting volunteers was absolutely
fair to all. In every instance prefer
ence has been given to the national
guards and not single member Of the
state militia who Is physically able
who wants to 60 to war need stay at
home.
William Buck, OF Paxico, organized
o company OF negro volunteers and Of
fered them to Gov. Leedy for service
In one OF the Kansas regiments. There
Is no provision for negro troops and
they could not be accepted. Buck will
try to get placeas servant to one OF
the white officers.
Col. Fred Funston recently received
o summons from Secretary of War
Alger and Adjt Gen. Corbin to come
to Washington Immediately for the
purpose of giving information concern
ing Cuba to the strategic board. He
secured q six-days' leave Of absence
from Gov. Leedy and left Immediately
for the national capital.
Senators Baker and Harris and ex-
Gov. Crawford called on President Nc
Kinley and asked for the appointment
Of ]. x. Hudson as brigadier general
to command the Kansas troops- Sena-
ator Baker recently Endorsed Hughes,
but transferred his Endorsement TO
Hudson. He told the president that
Hughes WINS n first-class man. but that,
on the whole, he preferred Hudson on
account of his military experience In
the civil war.
Clever thieves bored hole through
Aha Annr Of Thnrr,,a mint In A rmnnr.