Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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counties.
The Kansas double liability law was
recently upheld by the federal court
in Boston.
The United Brethren conference at
Lecompton last week was presided
over by Bishop Mills.
Sheriffs from % western Kansas
counties met at Wichita and organized
for the suppression of horsethieves.
The state school fund commissioners
last week purchased bonds Of Kansas
school districts aggregating $4,000.
James Allison, of Wichita, will be
appointed one Of the United States
commissioners to the Paris exposition.
While cutting sugar cane near Val
ley Center Charlie Riggs was thrown
in front of the moving machine and
cut nearly to death.
Edward Hansell, wife and only child,
of Kansas City, were dangerously poi
soned while eating meat 1t was at
tributed to dried beef.
The new M. e. church at Edna was
dedicated by Rev. DIR. Milburn, the
blind chaplain of the United States
senate, who is now 70 years old.
c. II. Small, of North Branch, Kan,
n soldier in the Seventh regular i'm
fantry, became insane and was taken
to Bellevue hospital, New York.
The wife and children of Benjamin
Northrup, Kansas City miller, were
seriously poisoned by germs in the
meat which they ate for supper.
Members of the three Mennonite
churches in Harvey county will build
a hospital and home for aged members
of the church and their orphans.
Farmers of ten counties in north
eastern Kansas will invest in tornado
insurance company to be modelled after
the county fire insurance organiza-
TONS
Win Bonner, aged II, of Newton,
was struck with Ratchet thrown by
Ed Monahan, a playmate, which cut a
large cash in his leg, extending to the
knee joint. He will be manned for
life.
The carnival feature of Topeka's
festival week closed with mixed
flower and float parade in the day and
the annual procession of the Karnival
Knights in the evening, headed by
Queen Rose, of Hawaii.
1t was estimated that over 100 -four
mills in Kansas had been compelled to
shut down recently because farmers
were holding wheat for higher prices.
Over 10000, 900 bushels of wheat are
being held in the state.
A San Francisco telegram said Col.
Fred Funston's chances for a briga.
der generalship were bright Gen.
Merriam having expressed prefer
ence for him in addition to the in
dorsemento of Gen. Miller.
At Hoisington, while B. F. Ruggles,
a highly-respected citizen, was trying
to stop a street fight between Lew
Kelley and L. E. Baker, Kelley's re-
volver was discharged, instantly kill
Ruggles, the peacemaker.
Louis Duison, young negro who
worked for Mrs. Balloon, white wo-
man, near Cawker City, became en-
amored of the widows daughter and
because his attentions were repulsed
he became raving maniac.
The camp of the Twenty first Kan
sas at Fort Leavenworth is now under
command of Maj. Harry Parker, and is
guarded by 60 men. The officers be-
lieve that they will be retained in the
service, at least until spring.
Soldiers of the Twenty first Kansas
returning home on a furlough were
given a royal welcome. AT Hutchin-
son, Eldorado, Garnett, Emporia,
Wellington and other places the boys
were banqueted and made much Of
During the recent hot spell passen.
gers on the Union Pacific told story
that seemed incredible. They said
that the heat warped the rails, making
the passage of the train exceedingly
difficult. At Silver Lake the rails bent
out like a bow and moved the ties
half-foot.
Miss Anna Rose, of Hilo, Hawaii,
who was queen of the Topeka carnival
last week, was given an elaborate re-
ception upon her arrival there. The
event was as interesting as if real
queen had paid the city visit At
Hutchinson, en- route to Topeka, Miss
Rose was also rendered cordial re-
ception.
Although there was opposition to
allowing the socialist state ticket a
place on the Kansas ballot, Attorney
General Boyle decided that the 2, 500
petitioners were bona fde and the
ticket will go on the ballot. The pro-
hibition ticket, headed by PETER for
governor, was also ordered on the bal
lot 1t had 2,7OO petitioners.
Congressman M. S. Peters is made the
defendent in lawsuit brought by R.
j. Mackey, formerly chairman of the
populist congressional committee of
the Second district The suit is to re-
cover $3.50 alleged to be due the plain.
tiff for services rendered during the
campaign of 1896, at which election
Peters was made congressman.
The political atmosphere at Fort
Scott was considerably stirred when
County Attorney Sheppard, populist
filed information against the Daily
Monitor for libeling him. He also fled
civil suit against the paper for s1O,-