Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-10-26
A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
Decided Against Falcon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


The supreme court has refused to
grant a writ of mandamus sued for by
James Falcon to compel the state cleo
ton board to place his name on the of
ihclal ballot for judge of the Nemeha-
Brown Doniphan district. Falcon was
nominated for judge by the populists
to bll the vacancy declared by the state
senate, sitting in special session as
court to decide contest instituted by
Falcon against w. l. Stuart, the re-
publican nominee. The senate heard
the case and decided that there had
been no election. On this declaration
Talloon was nominated for the va
'cancy. The supreme court now holds
that the senate's action was in excess
of its authority; that it met TO decide
contest and ended by simply declaring
"a vacancy. This the supreme court
holds amounted to removal of Stuart,
while the constitution provides ex-
pressly that there are only two ways
sof removing judge, viz: By impeach-
ment or by two-thirds vote of the leg
islature. BY this decision the supreme
court avoided the question of the
validity of the senate's special session.
Clemens May Call a Meeting.
There is some prospect of a pro-ex
r.
soon. G. G. Clemens, a well known
populist, declared he would try to force
Chairman Riddle to call snch a confer
'ence, and if Riddle refuses to do so he
will issue the call himself, on his own
responsibility. Clemens includes John
Madden, of Emporia, eX-Lieut. Gov.
Harvey and Congressman Ridgely
among the populist expansionists
WIFI Pi0oaa-
Mrs. Anna Carpenter, who died at
Emporia recently, was the widow of
Lyman Allen, who came to Lawrence
in 1854. Both were in Lawrence during
the Quantrell raid. Mr.. Allen was the
first adjutant general of Kansas. Mrs.
Carpenters body was taken to Law
renee for burial and the funeral was
conducted by Rev. Richard Cordley,
also survivor of the Lawrence mas
sSacre.
Funston Discusses the Money Side.
Brig. Gen. Funston left no doubt as
TO his expansion sentiment in speech
in Oakland, Cal, the other night. He
believes that if the Philippine islands
are retained by this country and the
people given government such as
only the United States can give them,
in less than ten years we will derive
an income of between $50, 900, 600 and
800, 600, 600 year from the islands.
Turned the Hose on Them.
Nine prisoners tried to escape from
Jail at Independence the other night.
They made clubs from steel slabs OBJ
tanned from mattresses with which to
murder the sheriff. Their plan was
discovered in time to Illustrate it,
although the prisoners had entered the
Z so;1 el, II
the hose on them and compelled them
to enter their cells
To Start the Irvine Plant.
Warden TOmlinsOn, of the state pen
itentiary, last week drew $50, 900 out of
the state treasury for the revolving
fund.- for the prison binding Irvine
plant. The money will be spent for
hemp. Since the legislature estab-
lished the Irvine plant the price of
hemp has gone up 100 per cent. This
is due. to the war in the Philippines.
Given Military Rurials.
The body of Corporal Robert NJ Lee,
of company H, who died at Hong Kong
on his way home with the Twentieth
Kansans, was buried at Manhattan on
the 21st with military honOrs. The |
body of John IngenehOrn, who also
-dled on the way nome, reached Wak6e-
ney on the goth and was buried the |
following day with military honOrs.
For Robbing the Mails.
A young man named Nelson, a stu
dent at the Emporia state normal was
arrested for taking from the normal |
school 1etterbox an envelope con tain |
ing a SIS money order for a FELLOWSHIP |
dent. When Nelson attempted to get |
it cashed he was arrested. An officer |
who started with him to jail was care
less and Nelson got away.
Anxious to Get Those Bonds.
The NJ, K. & T. railroad is working |
to secure the stock now held by the |
city of Parsons in the Kansas City, |
Parsons & Pacific railway, which was
merged into the NJ, X. & T. The road |
offers to erect new buildings and en-
large the car shops at Parsons at a cost |
of 1925, 600 if the town will cede the |
stock.
Finished His Work.
The recruiting office in Leavenworth |
city has been closed and Lieut.. Weeks, |
Eighth infantry, in charge, has been |
ordered to report to the commander of |
the Department of the East at New !
York for further orders
FIR actiOus Horse Killed Him.
j. j. Smolley, a well-known business
man of Coffeyville, was out driving |
when his horse became frightened at |
an engine. Smolley was thrown out,
his head striking the pavement, death |