The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

mai from the stable Wnen IL kickcu at lllih.
Mr. Jordan took up a small board and
struck at the horse when it wheeled and
planted both feet in the unfortunate mans
abdomen, bursting it open and letting his
bowels fall out of his body. He fingered
unconscious few moments and died. lie
was about fifty-five years OF age.
LEVI STRoHI, a stranger, aged about
sixty years. committed suicide at the Galena
House, Galena, the other morning by taking
strychnine He came in on the Gulf train
from the north over night. A note request
ing news of his death to be telegraphed to
J. Ii. Brown, an insurance agent of Wyan-
dotte, was found among his effects. No
cause was assigned for the deed.
THE contest over the attorneyship of
Saline County came up at Washington re-
Gently before Justice Miller, on motion for
an injunction restraining Joseph Moore
from exercising the functions of the said
position. While the injunctian Was denied,
Justice Miller made rule ON Moore to show
cause at the October term OF court why he
should not be punished for contempt.
JOHN G. TAYLOR, Freight Auditor of the
Union Pacific Railway, filed with the Rail-
road Commissioners recently a complaint
against Mr.. Haskins, of Larned. Mr.. Has
kins, it seems, presented claims for an
Overcharge on grain, but refused to furnish
the company with the original expense
bills and bill of lading.
w. II. JACKSON and "Sheeney' Levi were
arrested at Atchison recently on an order
from the Marshal of Topeka. They turned
a trick on farmer on Santa Fe train,
when the conductor arrested jackson, who
drew a revolver, and jerked the bell cord,
stopping the train and effecting his escape.
They were taken to Topekka.
GOVERNOR CLICK and Secretary of State
Smith, have returned TO Topeka from New
York, Mr.. Smith, as custodian of the
people having the bond of the bank for $780,
900, signed by George f. Baker, of Harris
County, FalinstOck, James A. Garland
and Frederick +. Thompson as sureties
each one of whom is worth above all liza
blities and exemptions over S500,000. Their
work of creating new agency and trans
ferring all funds being completed, they re-
turned, leaving Mr.. Howe, State Treasurer,
in New York, to examine the bond and
coupons paid up to March 81.
THE corner stone of new Presbyterian
church was laid at Topeka recently. The
principal address was delivered by Hon. \.
Ii. Vance. Judge Day read an historical
sketch of the society, and Rev. ii. W..
NtOISt ldlu lllt SJOl'-. All lliiihSiloS AANAAA
Der of people were in attendance.
T. MARTIN, the ,ank crook, who at
tempted to swindle the banks of Parsons by
what is known as the change racket, was
tried in the District Court of Labette
| County at OSwego and found guilty of the
attempt and sentenced to two years i'll the
| penitentiary.
THE LeavenwOrth Orphan Asylum had
its annual meeting recently. The report
stated that twenty-siX children were in the
! institution, and the receipts and eXpendi-
lures were about $4,000.
|. THE Santa Fe will put in effect June 10
the new tariff fixed in consultation with the
| Railroad Commissioners. The recent meet
| ing between General Manager Robinson, So
| licitor McCrary and the Railroad Commits
siOnerS was satisfactory in every respect.
| The new freight schedule will be out in a
! few days. These rates are materially lower
than those now in force They will, it is
understood, be followed by a reduction on
the Union Pacific.
THE house of Giles Henderson. neal
Round Prairie. in the Salt Creek Valley,
! Leavenworth County, was entered through
a window in a bedroom in which he was
sleeping. recently, and $500 in money
taken out of trunk in the room of which
| he thought no one but himself knew. Al
! though Giles and William Henderson and
three children were sleeping in the house,
| they heard no noise during the night.
THE Republican Convention of the Sixth
District met at Downs on the. 25th, with a
| full representation. Hon. Lewis Hanback,
was nominated fol- Congressman mani-
/ mously, with the exception of one county.
| Heron and Dixon, opposing candidates,
! heartily indOrSed the action of the conyen-
| ton. The resolutions, after referring to the
| past record of the party and indOrSlng tile
national call, ask for the restoration of the
wool tariff and aid for the sugar industry IN
/ Kansas; demand the simpliicatiOn of the
pension laws. so that soldiers can gain theiI
dues with less effort; denounce Fitz John
Porter, and ask the President to veto the
| bill for his relief when it reaches him; in
dorses President Arthur's administration
and tender Hanback, thanks for his labOrs
THE population of Topeka and Shawnee
County. according to the Assessors returns
would appear to be about stationary, the
county having gained only ninety-siX and
the city fourteen the past year.
| THE AtchiSon Hospital was formally
opened to the public on the Goth. The III
! Stitution was the creation of dozen ol
twenty ladies, who year and half ago
set movement on foot to establish such q
charity in the city. 1t is furnished through
out, and although not quite paid for, is
going to be nearly self-sustaining. The open
ing was in the nature of a reception, largely
attended by the citizens. The board of
managers have secured a contract with the
Santa Fe road to care for all employees taker
sick or injured east of Valley Falls, and
will probably make similar arrangement
with the b. Il NJ. and other roads.
THE Island Park Association of Topeka
has been organized and was duly incorpOr
ated under the laws of the State. The park
is to be located on Island No. s. in the Kan
sas River, and the object of the association
as expressed in thee charter, is Ito maintain
a public park, and facilities for skating
bathing, swimming, boating and other limo
cent and healthy sports, and further main
tenance of a club for social enjoyment
The capital stock is placed at $4,000, anC
the incOrporatOrs are Martin Sickinger, Car
Wurtenberger, Adolph Schuele, Joseph
Jost, Jr., and G. G. Graves, all of Topeka
THE State Executive Council met recently
and examined bids and awarded the con
tracts for furnishing the State with paper
and binding materials for the year begin
ming July |, 1884. The contract for paper
was awarded to C. II. williamson of st
Louis, Mo-, and for binding materials Il
Gam Brothers & Co., of Chicago, Ill.
KANSAS escaped the recent frost.
a Mrs. C. C. BURKE was in Topeka the
other day, hunting runaway husband. She
had been married four days previously a
Hannibal Her husband was a physician
and under the pretense of having profes
SiOnal call deserted her.
SAMUEL LAKIN, Topeka boy, being dis
pleased with a horse recently struck the ami
NAL with a switch The animal threw III