The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

was entirely destroyed by fire the other
morning. Loss about 5000; partially
covered by insurance.
CONGRESSMAN MORRILL, has been in
formed by the Attorney General that as
soon as District Attorney Hallowell fur
nishes an opinion that the old tax sale GER
tificates are not lien upon the property,
payment will be made for the site of the
Leavenworth public buildings.
| PoST-OFFICE changes in Kansas for the
week ended December s: Established
Gale, Marion County, John W. Smith,
/ postmaster; Jackson, Russell County,
Robert S. Jack, postmaster. Names
changed-Lorette, Kingman County, to
! Oakland; William E. Hommar, postmaster.
TIE monthly report of the State Agent
| to the Statistical Department at Washing
ton showed that the eastern two-thirds of
! the State, in which three-fourths of the
corn crop has been produced this year, is
| in the main withholding the crop from the
market. The only corn that is being sold
| is that which is called trent corn," or that
which is produced by farmers upon rented
/ land, and which must be sold as soon as it
is fit. There is well defined hope among
u
1t has been said that the only export corn
grown this year in the United States comes
! from Kansas, and this having been pro-
mulgated among farmers has had the effect
! of strengthening the hopeful feeling above
referred to. The past two seasons of plenty
have placed the farmers upon much bet
! ter financial footing than they have ever
had before in the State, and they are now
able to hold their product for an advance,
or purchase stock and feed it upon their
own farms. The numbers Of both cattle
and hogs have advanced over the previous
year, and large per cent. of the crop will
be fed in the State without referenceto any
advance in the price that may be made.
Both Irish and sweet potatoes are lower in
price this season than they have been for
several years, the area of both having been
much larger this season than ever before,
and the product heavier than for several
years. The area of winter wheat has in
creased as compared with last year ten
per cent, and the area of rye has increased
four per cent. The condition of wheat as
compared with an average year is 104, and
rye 105.
IT was reported from Washington that
there was recently a preconcerted move
ment made by the agents and attorneys OF
the land grant railroads to prevent Con-
gresham Anderson from being assigned to
either the Pacific Railways or Public Lands
Committees. This fact coming to the
knowledge of the anti-monopoly members,
they promptly exerted their influence with
Speaker Carlisle to nullify the efforts of
the railroad ring, and it was believed Mr..
Anderson would be placed on one or both
Of these committees.
GEORGE r. PECK, for three years general
solicitor of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railroad, has resigned, to take effect
January 1.
THE residence of John Moffit, in Topeka,
was burned the other morning, together
with the household furniture. Loss, $500;
insurance, $1,000. The family had mar
row escape.
JOHN PIERCE, who was arrested about
November I, in Usage County on suspicion
Of being implicated in the McMillen mur.
der, which occurred at Emporia on the
night of November 3, recently made con-
fession of his guilt to the officials and
stated that his accomplice in the crime was
Elmer Reed, who got silver watch worn
oy the victim of the tragedy. while Pierce
;ook the money, about $25, for his share of
;he plunder. There was great excitement
over these discoveries.
BowMAN's tailor shop in Kansas City.
Kas., located upon one of the most public
;horoughfares, was robbed the other even.
ing soon aftor dark while scores of people
we're passing the street. The goods stolen
amounted to about $500.
THE Kansas City Stock Yards Company
of Kansas City, Kas., has been organized
and filed articles of incorporation with the
Secretary of State. The purposes fol-
which the corporation is formed, as ex.
pressed in the charter, are the construction.
maintenance and operation of Union Stock
Yards and such buildings, hotels, railways
and switches as may be necessary. The
capital stock is placed at 100000.
ABOUT two weeks ago the wife of Tope.
la stone mason packed up and left. Some
time afterwards she was found in Atchison.
and declared she preferred g life of shame
to living with the husband, who she alleged
abused and mistreated her.
A COMPANY that has been boring for oil
in Wyandotte, recently struck oil at q
depth of three hundred feet. Tin cans and
buckets were filled and taken awayto show.
and Jersey Creek that runs through the
city had decidedly oleaginous appear
ance 1t remains to be seen if oil has been
found in paying quantities.
JESSE LEE, aged seventy was killed BY
freight train at Cherryvale.
WHILE recently digging well at Tonga.
noxie, j. H. Henly was overcome by gas
sixty two feet below the surface, and gave
the signal to be drawn up. When within
twenty feet of the top he tainted and his
foot slipped through the moose and caught
around his leg. In this way he was brought
to the surface and there found to be IN an
nsensible condition. It was feared he
would not recover.
On June 80, there were in the Military
prison, at Fort Leavenworth +67 prisoners.
During the past year there were mannfac.
tured $1,000 pairs of boots and shoes, 10000
brooms, 1000 barrack-chairs, and a large
amount of harness and other articles useful
in the army.
FORTY-Two wax casts of apples exhibited
mt the recent State Fair were placed in po-
sition recently in the rooms of the State
Department of Agriculture at Topeka. The
casts are all painted and striped very nat
urally, and, it is said, present beautiful
appearance, true to nature.
KANSAS continues to boom.
MRS. EMIL1NE ABBEY, widow of the late
Nelson Abbey, was found dead in her bed
at her residence in Walhena the other
morning. She retired the night previous
i'll apparent good health, but an inquest
held by the coroner developed the fact that
she had been a sufferer from heart disease,