Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-07-13
STATE NEWS PARAGRApHED.

urer w. B. DeVereaux lost an eye by
the bursting of a toy cannon while
celebrating the Fourth.
At Leavenworth Judge Moore fined
D. r. Anthony, Jr., SO for assaulting
Judge Bond, and an additional fine of
S25 for carrying concealed weapons.
Gov. Stanley has offered reward of
$3.50 for the arrest and conviction of
the murderers of 81. L. Tandy, whose
body was found in Mill creek at Nc
Farland. Tandy was from Creighton,
Mo.
Mrs. Lena B. Jackson has fled suit in
the Shawnee county court against David
Yoeman to recover S., 900 damages for
the death of her husband, David jack
son. Yoeman killed jackson in a quar-
rel recently.
While Agent Hall, of the Frisco, and
the ticket clerk were at dinner, bur-
glars entered the ticket Office at Pitts
burg by prying the window from the
gentlemen's waiting room and stole $54
in currency and silver.
Mrs. William Friend, of Kechi, seven
miles north of Wichita, had quarrel
with her husband because he chastised
one of their six children severely, and
when he went to work she went to a
barn and hung herself with clothes
line.
The Fort Scott Beet Sugar company,
with a capital stock of $500, 900, has
been incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey. and has applied for per-
mission to do business in Kansas. The
company is composed entirely of Fort
Scott men.
William Maloney, the young ex-regu-
lar army soldier shot by Timothy For
gan on May 80, at Leavenworth, is
dead. He was shot through the right
lung, and it was thought for a while
that he would recover. Forgan claims
the shooting was accidental.
In a public address at Maryville, Mo-,
on the 4th ex-senator w. A. PETER, of
Kansas, warmly defended the policy of
the national administration in the
Philippine islands and declared it to be
the duty of every loyal citizen to stand
by it. He assailed the trusts.
Gov. Stanley and Attorney General
GODDARD will soon begin a war on the
joints in ''Klondike,' tough hole ad-
joining the soldiers home at Leaven-
worth. The governor declares that the
administration will do everything pos
sible to destroy those dens of iniquity.
A train wreck occurred on the Lin
coin branch of the Union Pacific rail-
road near Culver, eleven miles north
east of Salina, in which a mixed train
went through bridge on the Saline
river, and the locomotive and five cars
plunged into the stream. No one was
seriously hurt.
Edwin Shumway, the 14-year-o1d boy
in Inn 0tinT Cifu fOJ.
turning a switch and ditching the
Union Pacific flyer at Ogdensburg
June "a, was brought to Manhattan
and tried in the probate court. He was
sentenced to the reform school till 81
years of age. The complaint was fled
by his father.
\ letter from Lieut.. Col. Little, of
the Twentieth Kansas, says the Kansas
volunteers are pretty thoroughly worn
out after their long campaign, though
yet full of fight and pluck. Col. Little
gives it as his opinion that the Kansas
boys will arrive home in time to eat
Thanksgiving turkey at their fresides,
but not much, if any, before, at the
rate matters are now moving.
The Madison state bank has fled
suit against Morton Albaugh, as re-
ceiver of the Cross bank at En-
poria, to recover $37, 900. The Madison
bank was one of the Martindale banks,
and it had large amount of money in
the Cross bank when the latter col
| lapsed. The receiver has given the
| bank a certificate for $4,000. The
Madison bank claims that the defunct
bank owes it SIT, 900 more.
Ernest Davis, of Plattsburg, Mo-,
filed suit in the district court at Leav-
enworth against D. r. Anthony to re-
cover SIP. 900 for alleged false imprisOn-
ment. Davis was managing a branch
commission house in Leavenworth and
Col. Anthony caused his arrest on the
charge of embezzling $500. After many
delays trial came on and Davis was
| acquitted. He now AYERS that there
was no ground Tor his arrest and that
he suffered great damages as result
Eastern school-teachers by the hum
dreds have the Kansas fever. They
want to come here, but don't like to
| give up their schools there until as
sured of schools here. Within the past
month State Superintendent Nelson
has received no fewer than 100 letters
from eastern teachers, saying they
| wanted to come to Kansas to teach, and
asking him where to find employment.
Nelson has replied to each, stating
| that Kansas now has more teachers
than can find employment.
A call has been sent out by Bank Com
missioner Breidenthal to all of the build
| ing and loan associations in the state,
requiring a statement of the condition
| of their affairs at the close of business
on June so. It is the first cali made
under the law passed at the last session
of the legislature placing building and
loan associations under the supervision
and control of the state banking de-
! partment. There are 81 such associa-
tions in the state. The penalty of fail
ure to meet Mr.. Breidenthal's require
ments is revocation of charter and