Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-07-20
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
MISUNDERSTANDING


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Swung Up by Mob.
Dick Williams, alias Trilby, a negro
an jail at Alma charged with the muir
der of Harry Tandy at Mcfarland, was
taken from the sheriff the other day
by mob of 200, who put a rope about
the culprit's neck and dragged him to
a telegraph pole, where he was strung
up. The mob left and Officer Pippert
cut the negro down. He had been
hanging six minutes and was almost
dead, but physicians restored him to
consciousness.
The Injunction VIII Settle Tt.
Chairman Hornaday, of the state
board of charities, was served with an
injunction restraining the board from
paying Tor the proposed asylum site at
PARSONS. Mr.. Hornaday says the in
junction is the best process to deter
mine the legality of the legislative asy-
lum locating committee and it's acts,
and the board will take no action
toward acquiring the asylum site until
the courts decide the points raised.
Kansans in a Socialist College.
The socialist meeting at Buffalo re-
Gently among other things resulted in
movement to establish propaganda of
the new faith. The new institution will
be located at Boston. Prof. Thomas E.
Will, the deposed president of the
state agricultural college, is one OF the
promoters of the institution. Profes-
sOrs Ward and Parsons, also of the
same college, will be instructors in the
new institution.
Valuable Collection of Newspapers.
.TnHna John Martin hos 70 Io
state historical society a valuable col
lection of newspapers, pamphlets and
other miscellaneous documents, prin-
cipally newspapers published in the
territory of Kansas in the years 1855,
1856, 1857, 1853, 1859, 1860, and quite
collection published in the state of
Kansas after its admission into the
union and dated in 1861, 1862, 1868, 1864,
1865.
VIII Test the Law.
The court of visitation ordered the
Santa Fe railroad to stablish station
agent at Corliss, Johnson county. The
company claims that there is not
enough business at Corliss to justify
the expense of keeping an agent there.
Besides, it claims that the court of Wis
itation has no right to exist, as the law
creating it is unconstitutional. An APP
peal will be taken to the supreme court.
Insisted on One Supervisor.
Senator Harris insisted on a populist
census supervisor for the Third Kansas
district He said Superintendent Mer-
RAM promised that he should name the
supervisor for the district and he rec
commended l.. D. Herlocl1er, a fusion
democrat of Girard, for the place. He
said he could defeat the confirmation
by the senate of republican if Mr..
Merriam appointed one.
The Governor Favors 1t.
1t has been suggested that the rail-
roads be asked to transport the Twen-
tieth Kansas volunteers from San
Francisco to Topeka, and look to the
next Legislature for their pay. Gov.
Stanley is in favor of it, and already
has talked with some of the railroad
officials on the subject. He said he
would use his influence with the legis-
1Rture.
For Some Deserving Girl.
The directors of the School of Indus
trial Art and Technical Design for
Women, of New York, have given the
governor of each state $500 scholar
ship to be conferred upon some young
woman who has talent but not the
Stanley will confer the scholarship
upon some deserving Kansas girl.
The Hutchinson ReformatOry.
The state reformatory at Hutchinson
contains 221 inmates, who are tech
nically designated as students The
superintendent gave notice that visitors
who supply the boys with tobacco
would get into trouble.
Banner Corn Crop Predicted.
The reports coming to the state agri-
cultural department indicate that Kan
sas will produce the banner corn crop
this year. The crop is in fine condition
everywhere. Rains could not have been
more timely.
Loan from Mrs. John j.. Ingalls,.
Mrs. John j. Ingalls, this week loaned
the city of Atchison SIS, 900. It is not
the first time that the Golfers of the
ingalls, family have been opened in an
swer to a request from the city for
loan.
Gas Strike at Chanute.
Gas was struck in the well east of
Chanute at depth of 500 feet. The
drill penetrated the oil sand only two
feet when work was stopped by the
rush of gas. The rock pressure was at
$50 pounds.
Reunion of the Twenty-First.
1t is announced from Kingman that
arrangements have been completed for
a reunion of the Twenty-First Kansas
regiment in that town during three
days in September.
Taxable Property In Kansas.
Returns from the county clerks of
Kansas show the total assessed valua-