Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-05-25
STATE NEWS PARAGRAPHED.


vile, Labette county.
The Gold Standard Mining compa-
ny, of Girard, with $4,000 paid up cap
ital, was chartered by the secretary of
state.
Mcpherson business men are urging
the extension of the Missouri Pacific
from Mcpherson to Marquette, making
q through line to Denver.
Joseph Pabst and James Sterner,
two convicts, escaped from the Kan
sas penitentiary, scaling the walls
surrounding the boiler house. They
were TRUSTEES who had easy jobs as
night firemen, and no watch was kept
on them.
Chairman Albaugh, Of the republic
IN state committee, has designated an
eagle as the emblem of his party on
the official ballot. The populists have
selected a home for their emblem. The
democrats have not yet made a Sc
lection.
Director T. B. Gcrow, of the state
free employment agencies, estimates
that 5000 harvest hands will be need
ed to take care of the Kansas wheat
crop this year. He figures that fully
half the number will have to be
brought from surrounding states.
w. p. Harrington, editor of the Cove
County Advocate, has been arrested
on a charge of criminal libel. The
complaining witness is John f. Jones,
member of the house of representa-
tives from Cove county. The Advo-
cate charges that Cove ran joint.
Fred Seibert, assistant secretary Of
the Y. NJ. C. A. at Fort Scott, who
came to that city recently with Evan
gelist Williams, was convicted in
court of frequenting immoral places.
At the time of his arrest Seibert was
drawing $50 month from the Y. NJ.
C. A.
Prof. Hamlin, on trial at Medicine
Lodge for criminally assaulting q
young girl pupil, was found guilty,
the jury celebrating only 30 minutes.
Feeling was very strong against Ham,
lin at the time of his arrest and he
was removed to the Harper county
Jail for safe keeping.
W. L. Martin, agent for southern
Kansas of the Champion Mower &
Binder company, was killed at his
home in Winfield by the accidental
discharge of a shotgun. His grandson
found him lying in pool of blood
under a buggy in his barn. The gun
had caught on n wheel.
In order to completely square him
self with the people of Kansas. King
Edward VII, of England, has caused
his foreign minister, Lansdowne, to
convey to the Legislature of Kansas
his thanks for their sympathy over
the death of Queen Victoria. The let
ter came to Gov. Stanley through the
American embassy at London.
The legislature appropriated $4,000
for the purchase of blooded cattle for
the state agricultural college. The
regents of the institution wanted to
buy some horses, also, and asked At
torney General GODDARD if it would be
legal to stretch point in that direc-
ton. GODDARD ruled that under the law
they could buy only cattle.
A Union Pacific freight train was
wrecked by washed out bridge three
miles east of Sharon. Springs. Engi-
neer HERMAN and Brakeman Osborn
were killed. Two track walkers who
were at the bridge have disappeared,
and it is feared they have also lost
their lives. The engine and several
cars went into the river. The engine
and one car of cattle were entirely
Superintendent of Insurance Church
Is sending out the checks to the vari-
ous towns of the amount coming to
them for the firemen's relief associa-
lions. The two per cent. tax assessed
upon insurance companies doing bust
ness in the towns that have fire de-
partments with paraphernalia valued
aC over 9l,UUU nus llCTcdSCu pOUu Ia IhC
last year. The total sum distributed
Is $2O,649.75.
In Aprifa "dry" mayor was elected
1t Arkansas City and joints have been
closed. Considerable revenue was cut
off and the mayor wanted to levy
IN occupation tax, but the council is
wet" and the proposition was vetoed.
The council then proceeded to cut
down city expenses, electric lights
,siag first shut off. The police force
vas reduced and salaries of city Off
,ers reduced.
Frank Murphy, Topeka jointist.
fled suit against the city for $75S.6S
damages sustained on account of Car
he Nations raid on his joint. The
aid was made on February II. Mrs.
Nation was convicted recently for the |
malicious destruction of Murphy's