Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
The Santa Fe will build a new
roundhouse at Winfield.

interment
w. W. Rose, of Kansas City, was APP
pointed state architect vice 4. II.
Lescher, removed.
Two wagon loads of bottled beer,
taken from jointkeeper by the
sheriff, were emptied into the streets
at Newton.
The annual intercollegiate debate
between Ottawa university and Will
liam Jewell college, Liberty, Mo-, was
won by Ottawa.
Three of the largest whisky joints
in Topeka were closed under search
and seizure warrant sworn out by the
county attorney.
The gunboat Diogenes, recently pur-
chased by the national government
from England, has been renamed To-
peka, after the Kansas capital
Two brothers who gave their names
as Otis and Ed Roberts, and claiming
Winfield rs their home, were arrested
at Topeka for raising 81 bills to $40
bills.
The March report of Warden Lands
shows the earnings of the Kansas
penitentiary for the month to have
been Sl5, 7s9. so and the expenses $l2,-
35S.65.
Henry L. Asp, representing attor-
ney of Cowley county, now resident
of Guthrie, Ok, has been appointed u
regent of the Oklahoma territory uni
versity
Mrs. John Sweeney, of Lincoln coun-
ty, who died the other day, weighed
$50 pounds. She enjoyed the distinc-
ton of being the heaviest woman in
Kansas.
b. p, Waggener the Atchison rail-
road attorney, is president of $3, 0O0,-
coo colonization enterprise, chartered
to build railroads, sell lands and found
colonies
The Third district republican con-
gressional convent ton met at Independ-
ence and nominated eX-Congressman
5. 5. Kirkpatrick, of Fredonia, by ac-
clamation.
A Topeka telegram said populists
urging eX-Chief Justice David Martin,
Il free silver republican, to enter the
race for governor.
The state penitentiary coal mines
sold Ss,678 worth of coal during March,
of which SIS, 20S was furnished state in
stitutions, S245 to the wagon trade and
$30S to other consumers.
d. c. Metsker, ex-mayor of Topeka,
died at the home of his son-in-law,
United States Marshal Sterne. Mr..
Metsker was reported quite wealthy.
He owned large property interests at
Sedalia, Mo.
Il. X. Blair, president of the Blair
Milling company at Atchison, who
started in business as Missouri river
steamboat clerk in the early days and
became one of the most successful
lnillers in Kansas, is dead.
Gov. Leedy recently announced that
he will not call special session of the
legislature unless war made it neces-
sary. He said he could not get assur-
ances enough that railroad bill would
be passed and he will not try any fur
Their.
Class work at the state university
was resumed on the 9th, after vaca-
ton caused by the wrecking Of the
building by lightning. The new
building, which will be paid for by
Lawrence citizens, will be commenced
soon.
George Il. Peck will be the principal
orator at the Second District Repub-
lican Editorial association meeting at
Osawatomie May 49, That date is also
the thirty-eighth anniversary of the
organization of the republican party
in Kansas
At Newton, Charles Fisher, local
coal dealer, sued NJ. McGraw for $40, 900
damages for alleged defamation of
character. McGraw is the president
of an alleged coal combine and he is
accused of injuring Fisher with whole
sale dealers.
The Ohio-Indiana gas syndicate, that
was contemplating the piping of gas
from the gas fields of eastern Kansas
to the important towns, has abandoned
the idea, arguing that the field had not
yet been sufficiently developed to in
sure returns.
At the recent municipal election at
Lecompton the people entirely ignored
the Australian ballot law and held the
election under the old system. Attor.
ney General Boyle said the election
was void and the successful candidates
not entitled to the offices.
At Fort Smith, Ark, Federal Judge
Williams refused to grant the order
prayed for by the receiver of the
Wichita & Western railroad to tear up
the track between Cullison and Pratt,
this state. Attorney General Boyle
represented Pratt county in opposing
the receivers prayer.
The Kansas Omaha exposition com
mission organized by electing ex-Gov.
Click president and A. II. Greet secre-
tary. Gov. Leedy issued an address
asking the citizens of Kansas to lend
financial aid to the enterprise. The
railroads have pledged Sl5,O to the
fund. The commission also issued an
address asking aid and outlining its
plans. 1t is proposed to build club
house at the exposition as a resting