Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-05-05
STATE NEWS pARAcRApHED.

Wife in the Philippines"
Cherryvale and Coffeyville, both in
the same county, are building con-
vention halls with 1000 capacity.
C. J. Caldwell, who lost his arm in
the Santa Fe yards at Winfield, nc
cepted an offer of $4,000 from the
company to settle his claim.
One stroke of lightning killed 20
steers for Perry Hutchinson in Mar
shall county the other day. They
were standing by wire fence.
The biggest natural gas gusher in
the Kansas field was struck ut indie
pendence at depth of 1000 feet. So
great was the pressure that the drill
could not be worked and the roaring.
could be heard for miles.
A Methodist preacher ut Madison
discovered that the members Of his
choir played cards, went to Sunday
picnics and did other worldly deeds.
He asked the whole choir to resign
and they resigned.-Kansas City Jour
nal.
Uncle Sam is slow but sure. Re-
Gently James Edmundson, of OF
tawa, received $02.20 from the war
department TO reimburse him for
money advanced out of his own
pocket for railroad fare during the
civil war. FL
Warden Tomlenson, of the Kansas
penitentiary, says the state prison
Irvine plant will be able to turn out
100000 pounds of binding twine for
this seasons harvest-suflicient, he
thinks, to supply the demands Of Kan
sas farmers.
William Van Orman. who broke
Jail seven years ago while under ar
rest for robbing the bank Of Waverly
and killing A. p. Ingleman, a citizen
who was pursuing him, was arrested
ut Prescott, Ariz., last week and
brought back for trial.
A call has been issued for confer
ence of colored republicans to be held
in Topeka while the republican state
convention is in session. Its purpose
is to discuss the relation Of the
colored republicans to the STATE and
national administration.
A 100000 cubit feet gas well, the
largest found in that territory, was
struck just west of Chanute. This
well brings into the gas territory
many thousands of acres yet unde-
veloped and proves conclusively that
there is gas in every direction. from
Chanute.
At Burlington, nearly all of the
jointists signed written agreement
that they will mot sell or give away
or allow anyone to sell or give away"
liquor on their premises. This agree
ment was made after druggist had
beeSso arrested for violating the
prohibitory law.
The railroads have entered COM
pact not to issue any free transporta-
ton to delegates to any state politi-
cal conventions this year. This hits
all parties-rcpublican, democratic
and populist. 1t will no doubt be
the means of keeping down the at
tendance at the various gatherings.
Ted Broadhcad. son of II highly-re-
spected couple near Mound City, was
arrested at Muscogee, /. T., charged
with stealing 90 head of cattle last
fall from n. A. Corbin, of Blue Mound.
He IL also wanted in Greenwood
county for mortgaging and selling
cattle that he had taken there to
pasture.
A few days ago Topeka paper took
n poll of the members of the Kansas
legislature on the question, fare you
in favor of the election Of United
States senators by direct vote Of the
people?" The responses show sur
prising unanimity of sentiment in fa-
vor of change from the present sys-
TEN and the election of senator's by
popular vote at the state elections.
4 short time ago, upon invitation,
Gov. Stanley made an address in the
Methodist church mt Waterville and
helped raise the church debt. Last
week, in return for the favor, the
pastor ut Waterville sent Gov. STAN
ley q check for S113 for the India
famine fund, raised by the Water
vile congregation. 1t is the largest
amount any country church has
raised for that fund.
The Topeka jointists have demon
strated that they can be q mighty
factor in making town go dry.
Some days ago the temperance ele-
ment got after the jointlsts and made
them close up. Then the iointists
and temperance crowd fused to make
life burden to the drug stores. The
jointists put out spoilers Of their
own to catch the druggists, but the
latter got frightened. and shut
down.
The state board OF railroad assess
ors has completed its valuations Of
railroad property for the year 1900.
Some lines have been decreased and
others increased, but the total is
net increase of about $4,000 over the
total of 1899. The Union Pacific Is
increased So, 500 and the Rock Island
nearly $4,000. The Pullman and
Wagner companies are valued upon
last years basis, but they have an
increase of service this year and their
property is valued on that account ut
about $4,000 more than year ago.
In their first annual interstate de-
bate ut Boulder the University OF
Colorado defeated Kansas university
by vote OF the judges of two to one.
Peter Goetz, who shot and killed
his father in his dooryard ut Hays
City on the night Of March 20. was
found guilty of murder in the second