Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-11-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Sumner county voted 70 issue ssn OVV
bonds to build a new Jail.
A rich find Of jack was reported on
the Gilbert farm near Xenia-
The republican gain of congressman
In Kansas was greater than In any
other state.
Thomas T. Kelley, Of Paola, will
probably be assistant state auditor
under George Z. Cole.
Gov.-Elect Stanley announces that
he will remain at his home In Wichita
until Inauguration day.
Edward Moss, company II, Twenty
Third (coloreO Kansas volunteers,
died OF fever ut Santiago.
The report comes from Wichita that
L. s. Crum, OF oswego. Is slated for
warden q the penitontiary.
Jacob Hickman, an old resident OF
Mound City. in q At of dependency
committed suicide by taking poison.
John Seaton, of Atchison, denies the
report that he will introduce resub-
mission resolution in the next legisla-
ture.
Attorney General Boyle led the pop
ulist state ticket in many counties OF
the state. Godard's majority will per-
haps be 5000 or 1000 less than Stan.
ley's.
II. G. Adams OF Maple Hill, sold
over 500, 900 worth OF fat cattle on
the Kansas City market last week.
He still has $500 feeding steers ON
hand.
James Falcon, the defeated fusion
candidate for district Judge in the
Brown emaha. Doniphan district. will
probably contest the election OF Judge
w. L Stuart.
Hereafter all cattle north OF the
present federal quarantine line may
come into Kansas without inspection.
This abolishes the fee Of two cents per
head for inspection.
Elmer Hathaway, Of Fort Riley,
Kan, a member Of the hospital corps
ut Santiago, died Of consumption
while ON board vessel coming home,
and was buried Mt sea.
Judge Theodore c. Sears, who was n
former prominent resident OF Ottawa,
Kan, being q candidate for United
States senator at one time, died re-
Gently at Lakeview, near Tacoma,
Wash.
1t Is said that Miss Sarah Bonnell,
an Abilene young woman, has re-
ceived legacy Of 100000 from a
friend in New York interested in her
musical education. She will go to
Paris soon.
There was on epidemic of diphtheria
at Wichita, with several deaths. Only
about l,5O0 OF the 1000 school children
OF the city were attending the classes
the result OF an organized effort to
force the school board to close the
schools.
It is rumored that Gov. ELECT Stan.
lev will abolish u number OF state
offices when he is inaugurated.
Among those slated to go are the
state board Of pardons, the adjutant
general and assistant superintendent
Of insurance.
The Kansas commission which had
charge OF the exhibit at Omaha has
"a, 600 cash on hand, the balance left
of about so2, 900. The railroads put up
SIS, 900 OF this amount. The Kansas
building at Omaha will be used rs q
farmhouse near Omaha.
Gov. Leedy last week held confer.
ence at Topeka with half hundred
fusion leaders regarding the extra leg
islative session. The sentiment of the
meeting was against the extra session
and It was announced as practically
certain that Gov. Leedy would not call
one.
It Is probable that Morton Albaugh,
editor OF the Kingman Leader-Courier,
will be Gov. Stanley's private secre-
tary. Albaugh is chairman Of the re.
publican state committee. The an
nouucement is also made that Secre-
tary Frank L. Brown, OF the commit
tee, will be handsomely rewarded.
The total library OF the Kansas State
Historical society now consists OF 81
O27 books, 90, sSs volumes OF newspa-
pers and magazines and 60,4l7 pam.
phlets and unbound volumes. With
the exception OF the Wisconsin state
historical library, 1t is the best and
most valuable historical library in
America
Kansas will furnish the first colony
of immigrants to settle in Cuba from
the United States John 7. Keney, a
colored Baptist preacher well known
in Topeka, has made arrangements to
make a settlement Of colored people
near Santiago and expects to start
from Topeka with about 80 families in
90 or so days The new town will be
called Topeka.
Samuel II. Baughman, the school,
teacher, who lived ut Rossville till the
9th day of last June and then mysteri-
ously disappeared, has been located In
Richardson county. Neb., where he Is
teaching school. Banghman refuses
to return to his wife, who Is living
with her father, two miles from Ross
willie. He also refused to give any ex'
PLANTATION of his strange conduct.
The question Us to whether or not
the slot machine commonly found In
cigar and other stores Is q gambling
device under the Cubbison law was
decided In the district court ut Lyn
den. The court ruled that notwith-
standing every person got his moneys
worth. there was an incentive that
made It 4 game Of chance. and every
person keeping and using such ma
chine maintained q gambling device
and was nmenable to the law.
One Of the first bills to be introduced
in the legislature will be to reappor-