Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-02-03
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.
ristisn Young Men ct the Uaivsrsil

The semi-annual report just pre-.
sented by Perry o. Hanson, secretary
of the Kansas university Y. N. C. A.,
shows q remarkable development In
the work of the association during
the past academic term. The MEM
bership of the organization has been
more than doubled, and now numbers
$50 young men. The association has
organized 10 Bible classes, mission
airy study class, and teachers. train
ing class, the total attendance ut
which Is 1875. The association main
tains Y. NJ. C. A. home which Is al
ways open to the young men Of the
university and also employs n secre-
tary who devotes his time exclusively
to association work.
Gan Turn Them Into Cash.
An opinion was rendered by the at
torney general which will enable
holders of Quantrell raid certificates
to turn them into cash. There are ut
present about $4,000 worth Of these
certificates outstanding. Under the
ruling county treasurers will be re-
quired to take these certificates In
payment for taxes, and they can turn
them into the state treasury rs SO
much cash in paying their county's
portion of the state tax. This gives
the holders an opportunity to sell
them to heavy taxpayers at q small
discount, and thus get their money,
which has been tied up for the past
three years.
Would Restore Hanging In Kansas.
Gov. Stanley, II he be reelected,
will recommend to the Legislature
that the crimes act, fixing the punish
ment for murder, be amended SO that
the jury shall decide that question.
and the jury having fixed the punish
ment, the governors only duty shall
be to execute its judgment. This
would restore in Kansas capital pun
ishment for murder, which the pres
ent law practically abolishes.
His Conscience Troubled Him.
George Walker, the Leavenworth |
negro who attempted an assault on
Miss Edna Perkins near Turner, Wy
andotte county, was convicted, the
jury being out only IS minutes. Lin
coin Mckee, the officer who arrested
Walker and at the preliminary gave
damaging evidence against him, told
n different story ut the formal trial.
After he left the witness stand he
committed suicide.
t,ocd Prospects Of Joining Coiiins.
"Cook" Wright and "Pearly" Atkin-
SON, two Topeka negroes who gained
some renown by being involved with
John Henry Collins Mt the time OF the
murder of his father, were bound over
to the district scourt recently for
highway robbery. There appears to
be a clear case against them and they
will probably spend long time with
Collins at Lansing.
Precaution Against Hydrophobia.
John T. Moore, superintendent OF
the Swift cattle ranch in jackson
county, and two other employees went
to Kansas City to secure treatment
against the development of hyde
phobia. They had been working with
affected cattle andi were afraid thcy
had become innoculated.
Engine Pinned Him Down.
Milton Brenizer, while running .
threshing engine over bridge near
Manchester, went with II to the
bottom of the stream, being pinned
under the engine for more than an
hour. His limbs were fearfully LAGER
ated, but his injuries may not he fatal.
The stock clauored for Water.
The clamoring Of the stock on the
farm of Alec Alexander few miles
west of Mound Valley led to an in.
vestigation by the neighbors, who dis
covered Alexander dead in his bed
He had been dead several days.
Early First DIstrict Convention.
The First district republican con-
gressional convention will be held Mt
Atchison between March Is and 80.
This will avoid bringing politics into
the Kansas G. A. r. encampment to DO
held in April ut Holton.
Grant nornaday withdrawA
Grant Hornaday, Of Fort Scott, has
withdrawn from the race for com
gressman-at-large on the republican
ticket. He will become president OF
the First national bank ut Fort
Scott.
Ex.Caunty Onicsr In the Tolls.
A. ]. Anderson, cx-probatc judge
of Logan county, is under arrest on
the charge OF forging the names OF
two men to afiidavits in proving up
on some government land.
Nssro Population Of KansA@
BY the census of 1895, the negro
population was 4s,71s. It is believed
the federal census this year will show
$4,000 and perhaps 100000 negroes in
the state.
Little Orenea the Campa'gn.
Lieut.. Col. L. C. Little opened the
fusion campaign on the night OF the
2sth with q speech at Parsons, under
the auspices Of the antitrust league.
Kansas Hay for tho Rritlss Army.
Osborn Park, who owns an extern
sive ranch in Nemaha county, shipped
ten carloads of timothy hay for the
British army in South Africa.
Kansas WI Get the Ressrvation-
The house nublic lands committee