The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

| lowing particulars: That part or the
/ country where the tragedy occurred is set
tied largely by Leaguers, as they arr
called. A Mrs. Haines claimed certain
| piece of land, and man named Giiliiano
! also claimed it, but the League had decided
| in Mrs. Haines' favor. Gilliland, against
! the woman's consent, worked the place
! last year, and in consideration OF her loss
on that account. the League agreed to
| build house on the land for her, and the
| two men who were killed were carpenters
| at work on the new house by direction of the
League. Gilliland went to where they were
working and ordered them to quit, which
they declined to do, whereupon he retired
and soon afterwards returned with his son,
! and words followed. One of the caTpen-
! tiers, Joseph T. Harclerode, was shot and
| instantly killed. His companion, Robert
Mcfarland, started to run away, leaped
! across wire fence and through a hedge
but the murderous bullets were faster than
his feet and he fell dead about hundred
yards distant with several bullet holes
through him. The shooting brought to the
scene another son and son-in-law OF I'LL
liland, who were within hearing herding
cattle, and one of these took up scantling
| and deliberately beat out the brains of the
man who had run away" The murderers
then jumped on their horses and fled to
Humboldt, closely pursued by the men OF
the locality. They surrendered to the off
GERS and were jailed at lola.
COMPLAINTS continue to reach the Rail
road Commissioners against the tariff OF
charges made by the Santa Fe Road.
PROF. LEAyILL, of the North Topeka
schools, recently whipped the son OF Mr..
Samsel Dolman, and Mr.. Dolman meeting
the school teacher on the street, returned
the compliment by chastising him with
rawhide. Both parties appealed to the law
to decide which was to blame.
A BILL has been reported favorably in
the House for the sale of the KickapOO In
dians' diminished reservation in Kansas
and the removal of the tribe to the Indian
Territory. The reservation contains 90.
90 acres, and it is proposed to allot the
land in severalty to such Indians as choose
to remain, the remainder of the reservation
to be sold to settlers, at not loss than eight
dollars per acre.
THE temporary structure of the bridge at
Lawrence, put in for two new spans, was
recently struck by floating ice and one span
fell into the river.
THE Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail.
road Company recently petitioped the
Board of Railroad Commissioners for a
continuance of the rehearing of the Great
Bend, Newton and Usage City cases, ask
ing that the time be extended thirty days.
The Commissioners after giving the matter
Ina Haci1al 70 tha
quest, and that the tariff rates in force
prior to February 10Th should remain in
force, and the Board requested the railroad
during the said interim to cease taking any
further steps towards the segregation OF
the branch lines from the main line. The
Railroad Company issued orders accord
ingly and thus the matter stands, the rates
in force prior to February 10Th being
adopted from and after March 1st.
HoN. MICHAEL MALONEY, member of the
State Board of Charities, was instantly
killed while endeavoring 10 get off the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe west-bound
passenger train at Emporia the other day.
He YVES thrown under the wheels, which
passed over his body, nearly severing it in
two. Mr.. John c. Holman, contractor for
Tic tdSN IuLA az OidChCs udu MS
broken below the knee at the same time and
place.
OFFICIAL circulars have been issued by
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. appoint
ing Hon. George w. McCrary, General
Counsel; Mr. A. a. Robinson, General
Manager, and Mr.. G. B. Harris, Assistant
General Manager.
JAMES MARTIN was recently drowned in
the Cottonwood, five miles from Emporia.
Hs tried to ford the river. The horse swan
out, but he was carried underline ice.
THE Court Martial at Fort L 4avenworth
has acquitted Lieutenant French, Third
Infantry, and he has consequently been
released from arrest and restored to duty.
Mrs. +. E. COLLINS mysteriously disap-
peared from Topeka, recently. Her hus-
band could give no reason for her leaving
home.
IT is reported that the terminus of the
Central Branch Railroad will have its
eastern terminus at St. Joseph, Mo-, instead
of in Atchison. as heretofore.
The Parsons & Kansas Railroad is the
name OF a new company that recently filed
a charter with the Secretary of State for
the purpose of building railroad from
Parsons to Alamont, thence in south.
westerly direction to Il junction with TIE
81. Louis 6 San Francisco Railway in the
Indian Territory. The estimated length OF
the road is one hundred miles. The OF
tawa, Topeka & Northern Railway Com
organized in part by the Topeka Board of
Trade, has also been duly incorporated.
A MAN giving his name as Charles Bragg
went to the city jail at Omaha, Neb., re-
Gently, and surrendered himself to the |
Marshal, saying he was wanted by Rolf & |
Co., of Leavenworth. Bragg's story is that |
about two weeks ago he was sent out on
the Kansas Pacific Road tc make collec- |
lions. He secured nearly four hundred !
dollars got on a spree and Sambled it all |
away. Fearing arrest and prosecution, he |
fled to Omaha, and after hanging around !
two or three days, without money or friends |
concluded to give himself up. He was |
committed to jail and the authorities at /
Leavenworth notified.
WYANDoTTE, Kansas City, Kas., ana |
Armourdale have organized the Union |
Board of Trade. Application will be made
to the Secretary of State for charter.
COLUMBUS had small fire the other
morning, two houses opposite the Opera
House being consumed. Loss about 1850;
partially insured.
The ice has moved out of the Kaw.
A DELEGATE convention of the RepuolI-
cans of Kansas, has been called TO meet at
Topeka, Tuesday. April -, at three o'clock
D. m, to select four delegates at large, and
four alternates to the Chicago Republican
Convention. to nominate President and
Vice President of the United States