The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-01-06
NO. 20.
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


tonne recently at the age OF SO, was 3
pioneer Congregational preacher ana
a relative Of John Brown by msrriage-
J. W. Suteliffe. represent ative in she
extra session OF the legislature from
Cove county, is q republican, although
be was elected by all parties, there
being no opposition
Senator Tom Anderson, Of ShaWuea
county, will introduce resolution at
the regular session of the Legislatures
70 N axe February 12, LincOln's birth
day, legal holiday.
Mrs Clara Eaton, matrOn Of the
Paramount college dOrmitOry in Wich-
tia, accident tally fell out Of q tifth-stOry
window TO the pavement below. her
life being instantly crushed out
The democratic committee OF the
Sixth congressional district met at
Colby and recommended James N
Fike, Of Colby, as the democratic mem
Der Of the board OF railroad eOmmis-
siOners.
Baker university was given Sc, 80 as
a Christmas gift from Judge Nelson
Case, Of OswegO. 1t is 70 be used for
a new library building. Last month
Judge Case gave $500 toward clearing
the college debt
lido Drath, a prominent business
man at Herndon, committed suicide
by shooting himself with a rife BE
had recently shown symptoms Of in.
sanity, caused, 1t was said, by the eX-
eessive use Of tobacco.
It cost about s., 600 to convict John
Collins Of the murder Of his father at
Topeka Of this sum $500 was for
witnesses The preliminary eXamina-
ton cost about $1,000 and the final
trial in district court nearly 81, 600.
AIvan Keller, of Middle creek, Frank
lin county, was accidentally shot by
Charles Wix, Of Ottawa The two
boys were hunting. While pursuing
a rabbit through some thick brush
Wix's weapon was discharged and Kel-
Ter was almost instantly killed.
The Topeka branch of the WOman's
Foreign Missionary society OF the n
Z. church, representing s, 600 Christian
women, Mrs. c. Z. Wilder, Of Man
haitian, president, has sent to congress
a protest against the seating Of Brig
ham II. Roberts, an avowed pOlygamist,
in the Fifty-sixth congress.
Mrs. Mary Cavaness died at Baldwin
mother of Postmaster Cavaness, Of
Baldwin, and Editor Cavaness, Of Che
topa- Coming to Baldwin in 1854, she
has been one of the mothers Of Baker
university and was a woman Of re-
markable force Of character.
Mrs. Edward BluRsOn, of SIS Sher-
man avenue, Argentine, went to visit
a neighbor next door, leaving her two
-n-= ~ al he
little tots PLAYED with the fire, with
the usual result The three-year-old
bov was burned to death and his
younger sister was perhaps fatally
burned.
The latest report on the condition Of
Kansas national banks shows an aver
age reserve Of 81 81 per cent, a slight
reduction; loans and discounts had in
creased from Sd, 1852 to So, 274, 647;
lawful money reserve decreased from
g, 80, 265 to 81, 4G9, OOi and individual
deposits decreased from so, los, 216 to
81, 465, IO7.
Gov.-elect Stanley viii not sign q
death warrant for John Collins He
said: 81 do not believe in capital pun
ishment and should I live to be gov
ernor when Collins is to be sentenced
either for life or for death by hanging.
I-shau give him the former. L do not
think any case would be SO severe that
I will sign the warrant of death"
Citizens Of Woodbine the other night
blew up with dynamite a building in
which a joint had been started The
iointist refused to leave on order and
everything in the building was de-
strOyed, timbers being thrown for
rods. Adjoining stores were some
what injured, but no one was hurt
The jointist had just gone home when
the crash came
w. r johnson, a Miami county cat
tie dealer, was mysteriOusly missing,
leaving his affairs in a tangled state
and evidences Of fraud Practiced upon
those who trusted him Johnson, who
has been shipping cattle TO the Kansas
City stock yards for years, IS accused
Of duplicating drafts amounting to
s., 600 on cattle which he bought and
shipped TO Kansas City
The Kansas State Horticultural so
cietv at Topeka last week elected
Judge Fred WellhOuse. Topeka, presi-
dent; J. ". Robinson, EldOradO, vice
president; William II. Barnes, Topeka,
secretary; Maj. HOlsiBgsrs ROsedale,
treasurer. Inc report CT the OLlCeta
recommended that the hcrticulturists
Of Kansas prepare an exhibit during
the coming summer for the Paris ex.
position; that-a series Of experiments
be conducted in fruit crosses and that
a reduction in freight rates on fruit
be demanded
Police Judge Gard, Of lola, ez-MayOE
". 7. HeElroy, Of Humboldt and ez-
Mayor Taylor, Of lola, who were ar.
rested on indictments By an Allen
county grand jury charging them with
violating the prOhibitOry liquor law
BY refusing to do their duty as pre-
scribed IN the laws Of 1897, were re
leased on a temporary writ Of hsbeas
corpus issued By Justice ManforC
Scboonover, Of the Kansas court Of
appeals They claim the section Is
unconstitutional in that it is '.an IN
vasion Of the Judicial department
which is a coordinate branch OF the
government The hearing Of the
eases Is set for March 4 before the
Kansas court Of appeals
Attorney General-elect Goddard has
named J. S West, Of Kansas City.
Kan. to be assistant attorney general