The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-12
KANSAS COMMENT

Broken FIange DeraiIed Cars.-A
broken fiange on car wheel deraileo
three freight cars on Missouri Pa
cific freight, one and a half miles east
of Ottawa. Claude DeBelle, cashier
at the Pacific depot there, was in the
caboose, which was derailed, and SUI
fered a severe scalp wound. Con-
ductor Frye and the two brakemen
were also in the caboose, but escap'
ed with slight injuries.
Drew Appoints staff. - Brigadier
General Charles Drew, of the Kan
sas national guard, has appointed his
staff, as follows: Assistant adjutant
general, George w. Porter, Topeka;
deputy surgeon general, Senator Char
les Huffman, Columbus; commissary
general, H. M. Phillips, Topeka; quar-
termaster general, Harry O'Donnell,
Ellsworth; aides, William Beals and
Harry Price, both of Burlingame.
May Pardon SelI.-The hearing OF
the pardon of Willie Sell, of Neosho
county, charged with numbering his
parents and other relatives, was con-
cluded. Judge Humphrey OF Junction
City occupied the greater portion OF
the proceedings in his plea for the
condemned convict. Prior to the
close of the hearing Governor Hoch
made a pointed speech in which he
said that he would take several weeks
before announcing his decision. He
also strongly intimated that he would
pardon Sell.
Ore Boom at Baxter-The lead and
zinc mines near Baxter Springs have
taken a new boom. Quite a number
of new rich strikes have been made
this week, and the camp is full of
prospectors looking up leases. The
concentrating plants are running on
full time and the ore is of the best
quality. Fully fifty shafts are being
sunk on new prospects which have
previously been drilled. 1t is estimat-
ed there will be at least twenty-five
large concentrating plants in opera
ton within year.
Inspection Mandatory. - State OIL
Inspector Hussey has notified the
Marshall Oil Company, of Marshall
town, Ia, that it cannot sell oil in
Kansas unless it is inspected by a
Kansas inspector. The company is
developing a trade in Northern Kan
sas. Its oil is inspected by the Iowa
department, and it wants the Kansas
department to take the Iowa inspec-
ton. But Hussey declines to do So
THE Kansas department doesn't in
spect any oil that goes out of Kan
sas, said he. 1t only inspects oil
that S consumed in the state. If the
Iowa concern wants to get out of pay
ing two fees it must get Iowa to drop
the inspection of oil that comes into
Kansas and let US inspect it.
Taxes to be Returned.--At Ottawa
District Judge Smart made decision
ordering the return to property own
ers of $17275.94, paid into the county
treasury of tax ferret assess
ments, The total payment on these
supplemental assessments, which were
taken from the county mortgage rec
ord. amounted to $27,14S.6S. Judge
Smart holds that $9,S67,G9 rightfully
belongs to thA county. The practice
Of assessing real estate and personal
property other than money and Sc
,curity at 25 per cent and less OF its
value, and assessing money and Sc
curities at so per cent of their value,
was raised as an issue in the litiga-
ton. and Judge Smart ruled that all
nroperty must be taxed on the same
basis. He accordingly computed the
tax on the property in question at 20
ner cent of it's actual value, and de-
MED the right of the county clerk to
correct assessments prior to 1902.
cracksmen Were Fooled. - An at
tempt was made at Leavenworth to
blow open d DlS odlS III w iAi'
Small & Company's. When the store
was opened it was found that bolts
of cloth had been piled up against
the safe to deaden the explosion, and
the paint had been scratched off the
door near the combination prepare
tory to drilling a hole for the ex-
plosive. 1t was evidently the work
of an experienced craftsman, as an
effort had been made to get connec-
ton with the electric light wires for
the purpose of operating an electric
drill or to burn hole with carbon.
II is customary to shut of the cur
rent in this store at nights, and this
probably caused the robbers to give
up the job.
Made Distance on Time. - Dennis
Gavin, arrested for stealing a vest
from ]. B. Lynn's clothing store at
Winfield several weeks ago, was re-
leased by order of the county com
missioners on condition that he run
so yards in six seconds. The distance
was stepped off and Gavin made
dash for liberty, gaining the goal or