Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-03-16
STATE NEWS pARAeRApHED.

Daniel Jones, farmer, was frozen
to death Sunday night on the prairie
near Preston during the blizzard. He
was n veteran of the civil war.
The federal government this week
sold the last of the lands Of the Chip
pewa and Kimsee Indians in Franklin
county, consisting Of 1900 acres.
Gov. Stanley has decided to appoint
q state director of free employment
though the Legislature failed
to make an appropriation to pay the
salary of the director.
The body of Henry Kysela, who was
killed before Pekin while fighting
with the Fourteenth infantry, was
brought home to Mnrysville last week
and given military burial.
Lee White, Kansas City (Kan.)
boy, Is one of the crew Of the new
Wisconsin, which is soon
to relieve the Brooklyn In Asiatic
waters. Lee was born ut Garnett.
While hunting near Talmo, Republic
county. Frank Deal was shot In the
face by u man named Early, who
thought he saw duck rising out OF
the weeds. Deal may lose the sight
Of both eyes.
Under the new state civil service
law, officials and employees Mt the
state institutions cannot he dis
charged for political reasons. The
only way they can be COTTON rid Of is
by the investigation process.
BY an oversight the legislature
failed to appropriate $1,000 for salary
for the state director of free employ
ment agencies, and the governor may
delay appointing director during
the present administration.
Gov. Stanley announced that he
would reappoint State Oil Inspector
Spencer. spencer has turned in
more money by several thousand dol
lars than any of his predecessors.
l shall keep him." said the governor.
The Kansas delegation in congress
will urge the appointment Of State
Senator John C. Carpenter. OF Cha
mute, us one Of the nine commissioners
TO the ST. Louis exposition. The sal
airy attached to the position is $1,000
year.
G. Christensen. n former well-known
citizen Of Marshall county. is a pris-
oner on the island OF 81. Helena. hav-
ing gone TO South Africa and Joined
the Boer cause. with the result Of
being captured ut the time Of the sur
render OF Cronjc.
In the annual debate between Kan
sas and Nebraska universities. held
ut Lawrence. Kansas won. her orators
having the affirmative OF the question,
''Iesolyed. that the United States
should own. control and fortify the
Nicaragua canal"
+. u. Jewett. the new warden of the
penitentiary. will not enter upon his
duties until May /. Meanwhile War
den Tomlnson will In few days leave
for Yucatan where he will purchase a
cargo Of sisal fiber for the prison
binding Irvine plant.
lola Is probably putting up more
new buildings than any city in Kan
sas. This year II has under contem'
plation n new courthouse, city hall
new public square. several miles OF
street paving. sewerage system and
an electric street railway.
The body of Charley Jurd. young
man who was with the regular army
in the Philippines and died on trans
port on the way home, arrived at Fort
Scott and was buried with military
honors Tuesday. Company i, TWEEN
tieth Kansas, attended the funeral
During the redhot republican fight
for mayor of Topeka. Rufus Frazier
n negro. made affidavit that Council
man Weber offered him SOS to support
7. s. Warner for mayor. Immediately
Weber had Frazier arrested for Grim
inal libel and the latter must prove
his charge.
The last legislature passed bills pro
viding for county high schools In
Phillips, Sherman. Marion. Republic
Smith and Jewell counties. These IN
stitutions have previously been estab
lished in Dickinson, Labettc, Mont
gomery. Sumner, Norton. Thomas
Clay and Cherokee counties.
A bronze statue of the late Cyrus
X. Holiday is to be placed in a corner
Of the state house grounds at Topeka
It has been suggested that statues Of
John Brown. Jim Lane. Charles Robin
son. p. B. Plumb. John A. Martin
John ]. Ingalls, and other famous Kan
sans also be placed In the state house