Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-04-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

At Caldweii the other day q call fo
volunteers was made and 3S5 patriotl
expressed willingness TO fight Spain
A midnight FIRE ut Haddam destroyed
three business houses, including thu
hall occupied by the various fraterna
societies OF the town.
"Uncle" Joseph Goss, who died neal
Pleasanton recently ut the great ag,
Of 90, came to Linn county In 1858 ant
was historic character in early Dor
der troubles
Physicians Mt Lawrence, embracing
I'LL schools OF medicine, have formed Q
trust to raise prices. Fees hereafter
will be $3.50 for visit and 81 for each
Office prescription.
George Plumb, secretary Of the Kan
sas State Live Stock association, ha:
issued q call for the annual convention
for Saturday, May Il, Mt the court
house in Emporia.
A corps of Rock Island engineers II
surveying three lines between Topeka
and Kansas City, and IL was thought
certain that the company will build
between these points.
Seven of the principal bushes:
houses ut Morganville, Clay county,
were destroyed by fire of supposed
incendiary origin. Nothing was saved,
the loss aggregating $4,000.
The war spirit is permeating every
body. The sheriff Of Montgomery
county bought rifle that will shoot
seven miles and he warns prisoners
that they cannot escape him.
The state supreme court decided
that the inmates of the soldiers home
ut Dodge City could not vote in Ford
county, and county officer who was
elected by their votes was ousted.
Secretary Corburn, of the the state
board Of agriculture, has issued a
quarterly ON 1.-THE Plow. Cow and
Steer" which promises to create Us
much interest us any OF his former
publications.
An agent of the United States signal
service has been stationed at Topeka
to conduct experiments by means OF
weather service kites. The kites u.s.
cend to height of G,O0O feet and take
upper-air meteorology.
Four new military companies will
soon be commissioned, which will give
the Kansas national guard "a CON-
panies. Several towns have applica-
tions, and the state military board
will make the four selections from the
list
The Neosho Valley Investment com.
pany, of Chetopa, which has been do
ing business in southern Kansas a
number of years, was forced to sus-
pend because OF having unintentional-
,defaulted in n So. 900 lawsuit ut Fort
SOFT
In the federal court ut Topeka last
week the last of the criminal charges
against w. II. Hill, founder of Hill
City. Graham county. was dismissed.
Hill was charged with obtaining gov.
eminent land under false pretenses,
but he escaped prosecution under tech
Qualities.
Can't II. NJ. Phillips, county-treas'
uier-elect o. Shawnee county, and u
company OF IS men, organized in To
peka, marched 20 the stetehouse and
rendered their services 10 Gov. Iced.
in case of war. II is the first Tolun.
teer company that will be subject Il
the call Of the governor.
The Northeast Kansas Bankers as
ISOLATION, in session at Topeka, adopt
cd o resolution advising bankers to
ship currency by registered mail, un.
der protection OF guarantee compa'
mics, the argument being advanced
that express companies charge too
much. An effort will also be made to
obtain uniformity in the taxation OF
banking capital and surplus.
One OF the largest rewards that has
been offered in the state recently for
the capture Of criminals, IS that offered
for James Dalton, Ed Royal and Tom
Taylor, the Marysville Jail breakers,
who escaped last week after nearly
killing the jailer. In addition to the
5000 reward offered by the state the
commissioners OF Marshall county OF.
fer 5000 for each one OF them, and the
citizens of the community offer q like
amount, aggregating $500 for the re-
turn OF the three.
A committee of prominent populists
of Wyandotte county visited the ut
torney general recently and requested
that quo-warranto proceedings be
brought against w. 7. Quarles, chief
of police of Kansas City, and S. c. Mil.
Ter, county attorney Of Wyandotte
county, with view to ousting them
from Office. The committee charges
that the condition Of the police affairs
in that city and county is q disgrace to
the party; that saloons and gambling
dens are run in open defiance OF law
and are Of more vicious character
than Is permitted in Kansas City, NO.,
where no prohibitory law exists.
Judge W. c. Webb, one of the best
known men in Kansas, died at Topeka.
He was native OF Pennsylvania, but
was for many years q resident OF Wis
cousin, where he served in the legisla-
ture Us republican. He came to Kan.
sas In 1866, locating at Fort Scott In
early life he was democrat but left
that party because Of his anti-slavery
views. He served In the union army,
rising To the rank OF colonel. In 1878
he moved 10 Topeka and as republic.
an was three times elected to the legis-
lature and held the Office Of county at
torney, district judge and judge OF the
superior court OF Shawnee county, and
other public positions. Seven years
ago he Joined the peoples party. His
last work was the revision Of the Kan.
sas statutes.
Insurance Superintendent McNall
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