Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


the Omaha exposition.
The Bank Of Mcdonald quit bust
ness because II could not pay the $50
war tax.
The coal rate hearing before the
state board Of railroad commission
was continued until July Ia
Both Stanley and Leedy are from
the same county In Ohio.
DR.. Thomas Kirk, Of Burroak. has
been appointed superinten dent OF the
osawatomie insane asylum.
Charles osbun. nephew of ex.Post.
master c. II. osbun, OF Fort Scott,
was drowned near that city during the
recent foods
One Of the men killed ut Santiago
was Corporal White, OF troop L. Tenth
cavalry, whose parents live ut Read.
Ing, this state.
Emporia claims the youngest volun.
teer. lie is George Davis aged 10,
who Joined the Twenty.second Kansas
at Camp Alger.
George Phillips, who was one Of
Lieut. Hobson's crew that sank the
Merrimac at Santiago. formerly lived
ut Horton, this state.
Police Judge Griffin, of Atchison,
brought suit to test the legality Of the
order of Gov. Leedy in setting aside
the metropolitan police law.
NJ. L. Lowe, who was sent to state
prison for stealing bodies from ceme-
tories for use at Topeka medical col
lege, was pardoned by Gov. Leedy.
Rev. J. NJ. Payne, pastor of Grace
M. +. church at Fort Scott has been
appointed chaplain of the national
soldiers home Mt Fort Leavenworth.
A camp near the state fair grounds
at Topeka will be used for quartering
and mastering the negro volunteers
that are now being enlisted in Kansas
John Auld, member OF prominent
Atchison family, while walking in his
sleep fell from n window to brick
walk IA feet below, sustaining fatal
injuries.
Department Commander Eastman,
of the q. A. r., has appointed L. N.
Smith, of Eldorado, inspector on his
staff and p. Ii. Concy, of Topeka, aide.
de-camp.
Ninety-one delegates attended the
democratic congressional convention
ut Chanute, and Senator Farrely pre-
sided. Congressman E. II. Ridgely was
Endorsed.
1t was reported from Topeka that
the straight-out democrats would soon
meet and nominate u state ticket
headed by Col. Thomas Moonlight for
governor.
The state dairymeD's association
presented resolution TO Gov. Leedy
protesting against the use of oleomar.
garine ut the various state charitable
A Topeka dispatch said there was
great difficulty in securing colored re-
,ruits from Kansas and 1t was doubt
ful II two battalions from the state
could be secured.
The state live stock sanitary com.
mission was exercised over peculiar
disease that had killed aver 80 cattle
lear Fall River. The infected district
vas quarantined.
In the district court ut Garnett
Judge S. A. Riggs upheld the valued
policy law, which provides for full
payment Of insurance where loss ON
zeal estate is total.
Theodore Botkin, of Hutchinson, re.
emily appointed assistant adjutant
GENERAL, has been ordered to Chiclsa-
nauga, where he will be assigned
'lace under Gen. Brooke.
While making n speech before the
'opulist congressional convention ut
)lathe, Col. II. NJ. Greene. OF Law
ence, was stricken with paralysis and
lis condition was critical.
Scarcely section in eastern or
Kansas escaped damage
rom the serious floods the past week.
n some localities the damage to grain
nd growing crops is incompatible.
Fifteen guards and about 30 inmates
( the state reformatory at Hutchin.
on were poisoned by eating certain
pod at the table. There were no
atalities. An investigation was or
cred.
In tho distribution Of honors at
ale university law school, at New
Iaven, Conn, Arthur Linton Corbin.
I Lawrence, received the prize to the
lnior receiving highest mark ut grad
alton.
Rinehart township, Dickinson coun-
:, harvested 5000 acres OF wheat and
be product Is expected to aggregate
YER $50, 900 bushels II claims to be
he banner wheat-raising township Of
he state
The attorney general decides that q
.ansas school.teacher Is entitled to
ut two third-grade certificates, and
lat II he fails to secure . second
rade certificate on the third examine
on he Is barred from teaching.
The cornerstone Of Miami county's
ew $50, 600 courthouse Mt Paola will
Q laid with public ceremonies Satur-
ny, July s3, the masonic fraternity
Justice Brewer. Of the fed
al supreme court. viii probably be
lie orator.
Before he left for San Francisco
d. Fred Funston, of the Twentieth
ansas, was presented with fine
old.mouuted sword by his home