Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-02-08
KANSAS ITEMS CONDENSED.

congressman KIQgeIY introduced
bill for a 100000 federal building at
Pittsburg.
The suburban and rural district
schools adjoining Topeka were closed
on account of smallpox.
Rev. C. F. Irwin, of Hutchinson,
was elected president of the College
of .Emporia, vice Rev. Theodore
Bracken, resigned.
c. P. Griggs, of Linwood, was robbed
of $3.50 in Kansas City, Mo-, the other
night by negress on the bluff north
east of the union depot.
I. n. Try, well-kaown republican
politician of Fort Scott, has been APP
pointed an appraiser of Indian lands
at salary of $1,000 per year.
Mrs. Fannie Campbell, a dashing
widow, is under arrest for working"
Farmer Drury, of Wabaunsee, out of
his farm, personal property and cash
under promise of marriage.
James Cayon, a young man, was ar
rested near Smith Center charged
with counterfeiting silver dollars.
Pieces of the molds used in casting
were found on his premises.
The smallpox scare at Leavenworth
has subsidized and the penitentiary
quarantine has been lifted. During
the last two weeks 10000 persons in
Leavenworth We're vaccinated.
ORGY Gillette, son of a lumber mer-
chant at OIsburg, was fatally shot by
his girl cousin, Mary Stuart. The two
were examining revolvers, when the
one held by the girl was accidentally
discharged, the bullet entering Gill
lette's breast.
Al Start, when brought into court
at Jetmore to be sentenced for man
slaughter, created a sensation by in
sulting Judge Andrews with most
abusive language and drew a revolver
to shoot the judge. The sheriff over
powered him.
Len Cooper, a convict at the federal
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth,
was visited by his parents recently.
They came from Indian territory in
wagon, and the old couple brought
sausage, cheese and crackers to treat
their boy to an extra meal.
An interesting experiment is being
made at Sedan in the use of crude pc
troleum for fuel. The mill men say
1T is much cheaper than coal and more
satisfactory. AS it abounds in that
section, it will form an important
factor in the fuel question.
a man who gave his name as Frank
Harvey was arrested in a joint at
lola on suspicion Of being one of the
robbers who recently looted the bank
at Altoona, Ia. He had several hun
bred dollars in silver with him and
showed it when he became drunk.
The internal revenue receipts at the
Leavenworth office for January
amounted to $50, O91. This is $4,000
more than the collections for the
month of January last year, and is
the greatest of any month except July
in the history of the Kansas, Okla
homa and Indian territory office.
Since Cant Hornaday's retirement
from the republican contest for con-
gressman-at-large a boom has been
started for Charles F. Scott, of the
lola Register. Scott has had legisla-
tive experience, having served in the
senate from the AIlen-Woodson dis
trict. and he is a fine campaigner.
At Mcpherson the brick building
occupied by the j. NJ. Snyder publish
ing house was consumed by fire.
Among the contents destroyed were
the files of the church paper of the
German Baptist church. over so years
old. These files gave a complete his
tory of the church and were very val
liable.
Gov. Stanley invites suggestions of
reforming the state reform school at
Topeka. He says the institution as
at present conducted is breeding
place of evil, and the legislature ought
to adopt corrective measures or abo1-
ish it. He declares that instead of re-
forming a bad boy it makes him
worse.
1t will be impossible for the presses
of the Topeka Capital to meet the de-
mand for extra copies of its edition
next month, when Rev. c. NJ. Sheldon
is to have charge of the paper. It
has been decided to send the matrix
to Chicago, New York and other large
cities where papers have been ordered,
and do the printing there.
J. l.. Stewart, ex-mayor of Fort
Scott, and ony a few years ago one
of the prominent men of that city,
was found by the police starving to
death. He was completely crazed by
hunger and cold and when restored
told the police he had had nothing
to eat for four days, and that he had
been gradually starving prior to that
time. He was too proud to ask for
charity.
A Leavenworth dispatch said Gar
den seeds were pouring into that city
from Washington. Congressman Bal
ley and Curtis are sending the seeds
out by wholesale. One of these con-
gressmen seems TO haze taken an old