Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-08-27


destroyed by fire and with IL 400 tons
OF baled hay.
At Fall River, Thomas Connell, n
hotel-keeper, murdered Mike Santry,
business rival.
In u few days the Santa Fe will have
its road double-tracked between EN-
poria and Florence.
Perry Morrell, retired merchant OF
Prescott, shocked the community by
committing suicide.
Lieut.. Col. Ed c. Little acted as pres
idcnt Of court.martial that tried
Tennessee soldier ut Camp Merritt
State Coal Oil Inspector Wharton
turned sl54.10 into the treasury, the
surplus revenues from his office during
July.
The democratic state committee will
open headquarters ut Topeka and
render all possible aid to the fusion
ticket
d. X. Pearson, of Chicago, offers to
give $50, 900 to the Congregational coll
iege Mt Wichita II others will give
Sl50.OO0.
Mrs. Kelly, wife of the superintend.
ent OF the Dickinson county poor farm,
was burned to death by gasoline
stove explosion.
Late news from San Francisco said
the Twentieth Kansas boys had strong
hopes of being sent to Honolulu and
avantually IN Manila
j. A. Ray, nominated by the popu-
lists for school superintendent OF
Marion county, withdrew in favor Of
the republican candidate.
Upon the departure OF Brig. Gen.
King for Manila, Col. Fred Funston
assumed command OF all troops Mt
Camp Merritt, San Francisco.
Chief Justice Doster announces that
he will make number OF political
speeches, breaking over the custom
heretofore adopted by the state judi
ciary.
August 20--35 years ago-Lawrence
was sacked by Quantrel's guerrillas
In that massacre $50 citizens were
killed and $50, 900 worth OF property
destroyed.
DIR. Gill, secretary OF the state board
of health, will try to suppress Union
State medical college ut Winchester,
alleging that they graduate students
in violation of law.
A sensation was created in Atchison
religious circles when Rev. ). v.
Leech, pastor Of leading Methodist
church, was forced to resign for indis-
creetly kissing a young lady of his
flock.
Capt Fred Duchan has been appoint
ed assistant adjutant general to Col.
Funston, OF the Twentieth Kansas.
Col. Funston also appointed Lieut. C..
Il Walker adjutant 10 succeed Lieut.
Deford, resigned.
The Twenty-third Kansas lcolored)
battalion was given u great ovation
when It Left Topeka for Santiago.
Gov. Leedy said the behavior Of the
colored troops during their stay ut To-
peka was very creditable.
New teachers at the Kansas normal
school at Emporia were selected as
follows: w. =. Pickon, lola, assistant
In history; +. b. Abbott, Boston, man.
ual training; Cora Marsland, olivet,
Mich, elocution and oratory.
Ben C. Rich, who figured promi.
nently as chief clerk Of the Dunsmore
house in 1893 died recently at Wa
Kecney, and was buried by the masons.
For several years he had been popu-
list leader in western Kansas politics.
At San Francisco, the military board
investigating the accounts Of Quarter
master Young, of the Twentieth Kan.
sas, held Young criminally responsible
for the shortage, but decided that
Lieut. Green, regimental commissary,
must pay the shortage.
James A. Young. a quartermaster OF
the Twentieth Kansas, who was con-
victed of embezzliug government prop
erty, was sentenced TO one years i'm
prisonment in addition TO being dis
honorably discharged from the service
with forfeiture Of all pay.
At Hutchinson, divorce suit wa:
prevented suddenly in a peculiar man
ner. Under Sheriff Metz went 10 the
room of II. b. LOOMS to serve papers
on him in an action for divorces
brought by Mrs Loomis AS the sher
iff entered the door LOOMS gasped anC
died.
When Farmer Seekamp, Of Sedgwicl
county, went TO Wichita recently I,
get nm abstract Of his property hi
found that mortgage OF 81, 900 hat
been placed upon 1t by c. X. Cross, [
stranger. Seekamp easily proved 1t |
forgery and Judge Dale set the mort
gage aside.
Judge J. +. Mcdonald, the we'll
known Fort Scott politician, who 10
Gated settlers on railroad land II
Woodson county, has been located n
Lakeland, Fla
lev. John C. Miller. who has beer
pastor OF Presbyterian churches q
Garnett, Topeka, Winfield and New
ton, Is the new president of the col
lege of Emporia-
Cyrus Leland, Of Troy, predicts thai
Admiral Dewey will be the republican
presidential nominee In 1904 q
Senator Harris IL urging exon
grcssmsn John Davis. OF Junction City
for place In the national labor com
mission. tfta.s.5
Tho Fort Scott a Memphis railway
is erecting at Plttsburg handsom
freight and passenger depot OF bricl
and stone -t
Tho post Office at Eleanor, Harve.
county, has been discontinued becaus
no one could be found 70 take eharg
a the Office.