Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-04-13
KANSAS ITEMS CONDENSED

During March the A, o. U, w. in
Kansas added /, 1893 members to its
rolls
Jack" Downing, well-known
newspaper man, is the new postmaster
at Hays City.
Gov Stanley will address the law
class of Kansas university on Tuesday
morning, June G.
The Hutchinson & Southern railroad
has begun grading on the extension
from Wellington, southeast
Wichita business men are laying
plans to build new convention hall,
to be the largest in the state
At Atchison last week 81 recruits en-
listed in the regular army and were
sent at once to the Philippines
Kanses farmers from all over the
state report that 80 per cent OF the
wheat is dead and will be plowed up.
Voters OF Geary county voted to
Issue $4,000 in bonds for the new
courthouse at Junction City, Work
will begin AT once.
An electric railway, to carry both
passengers and freight, will be built
from Kansas City to Bonner Springs,
in Wyandotte county.
The steamer Scandal, which arrived
at San Francisco from Manila on the
9Th, had on board the body Of Capt.
David S. Elliott, of Coffeyville.
A baby weighing only two pounds
and 10 inches long was born TO Mr.
and Mrs, W. w. Brown, Of Salina.
The little one is healthy and strong.
Domestic trouble unbalanced the
mind of Mrs. A. Palm, wife Of one of
the oldest business men in Lawrence,
and she committed suicide by hanging
Roy Richards, of the Twentieth Kan
sas, wrote to his parents at Leaven-
worth that he killed at least ten Fill.
pinos in the recent battles around Ma
Mia.
The new Kansas antitrust law,
which prohibits the combining Of live
stock men, hay dealers, warehouse
men and railroads to control prices, is
now law.
The steamer Arizona, which arrived
from Manila on the 18th, had on board
Charles A. Hammond and David M.
Horkman, wounded soldiers Of the
Twentieth Kansas.
1t is estimated by state officials that
the new law compelling corporations
to file annual statements and the law
regulating charter fees will yield the
state $4,000 additional revenue an
nually.
Republican editors of the Seventh
congressional district, In convention
at Mcpherson, elected A, L. Duval, of
Inman, president; Gerald Volk, Wich-
tia, secretary, and j, &. Junkin, Ster.
ling, treasurer.
The remains of Walter X. Gilman, a
member of the Twentieth regulars
who was killed at Santiago July 3,
was brought back to his old home Mt
Baldwin last week and buried with
military houors
The receiver of the defunct First
national bank at Emporia has filed
suits against the estate of II. G. and
c. s. Cross for 100000, which he
claims was wrongfully taken from the
bank by the two Crosses.
While temporarily deranged Miss
Alice Grace, q domestic In a Chanute
family, wandered away and was found
dead in the muddy wagon road west
of town, her face downward, and 1t
was supposed she smothered to death
State Superintendent Church has re-
fused to allow the Travellers to do an
accident insurance business in Kansas
until it pays So, 900 accident policy
held by Mrs. j. S. Collins, of Topeka,
on the life of her murdered husband
About the first work of the new
board OF visitation will be to hear the
complaints against the telegraph COM
panies, which are now under control
of the court The legislature reduced
telegraph charges but the companies
have so far ignored the law.
There was wild excitement at Erie
over big strikes of oil, gas and ore.
Drillers al depth of $50 feet struck
the oil and gas sand, 35 feet thick,
with the gas showing a pressure Of 275
pounds. At Si4 feet they struck rich
lead of zinc ore ten feet thick.
w. f. Hendry, editor OF the Nicker-
son Argosy, was hanged in efiigy on
account of the stand he took for tenn
perance in the city election. Mr..
Hendry was ignored in the republican
caucus and the "wep element nomi-
mated their ticket and elected it.
At Bronson, everybody was so busy
prospecting for gas and zinc that the
city election was forgotten until 1t
was too late to have ballots printed
and no legal election could be held.
Unless present officers can hold over,
the city will be without government.
Capt. Robert Crozier, appointed by
President Mckinley to represent the
army at the czar's peace congress, is a
son of the late Robert T.. Crozier, of |
Leavenworth, who served as senator,
judge OF the supreme court and dis
trict Judge. Young Robert Crozier en-
tered West Point from Leavenworth.
Hugh Cameron, the Kansas hermit,
called at Gov. Stanley's Office recently |
with a picture of the crucifxion and
requested that it be hung up on the |
wall of the.executive's office. He said
he had walked and carried the picture