The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


1as notified Attorney General johnson that
he will appear for the State in the Foster
case now before the United States Supreme
Court He will make motion to advance
the case for an early hearing this term oil
court, which will be granted on account OF
its peculiar nature and its being state
case. The new attorney appointed by
Judge Prescott in Fosters place is perform
ing his duties and has closed up all the
saloons in Salina. There is question as to
the legality of all this. which will not be
settled until the United States Supreme
Court either OverruleS or SustalnS the order
of the Kansas Supreme Court In the
meantime there is much feeling in Salina
over the matter, the citizens taking sides.
Foster is already in the field for reelection,
asking the people to sustain him in his
course.
THE grand lodge of the colored Masons
of the State of Kansas held very interest
ing session of their order at Parsons. Lead
ing cOlOred Masons from all parts of the
State were in attendance as delegates.
WARDEN JONES, of the State Peniten-
tiary, made to the State his report for the
month of March. His statement shows eX-
penses for that period to the amount of ST.
497.61. Tie receipts were SS,164.12, leav-
ing balance of S667.52, which was turned
into the Treasury.
THE following named railway companies
| are now asking right of way through the
| Indian Territory: The Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Gulf, the Texas. Oklahoma & Gulf
the Atchison, Topeka d Santa Fee the Fort
| Worth & Denison and the Gulf, Colorado Is
| Santa Fe.
GOVERNOR CLICK has appointed Thco
| dora A HIrrH IF T IN
Justice of the Supreme Court, vice d. j.
Brewer, who was recently appointed Judge
| Of the Eighth United States Circuit Mr.
| '1urd is native of Duchess County, New
Fork, and has been prominent Democrat
ard lawyer of the State since 1859.
THE AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
road Company has concluded to comply with
| the suggestions of the State Board of Rail-
road Commissioners in regard to passen-
ger train between Topeka and LeavenwOrtl
over their branch line, the LeavenwOrth,
Topeka. & Southern.
RICHARD LANSING, awellknown German
farmer, was recently placed on trial charged
with perjury by Frederick Stackman, anoth-
er well-known citizen of Wichita. In the
trial Mr.. lansing was acquitted. His at
torneyS have now begun suit for him, in the
District Court, against Frederick Stackman
for 100000 damages for malicious prosecu-
ton. Mr.. Staakman was absent from home
in California. Attachment proceedings were
also begun, and large amount of Stack.
mans property in Wichita was attached.
THE Santa Fc depot at Topeka had
narrow escape from burning down on the
night of the 18th, fire being discovered inside
the wainScOting, which was quickly eX-
tinguished.
In the controversy between the Ameri-
can Meat Canning Company of st. Louis
and the Anglo-American Packing and Pro-
vision Company of Kansas City, Kas., Judge
GoOdin, the arbitrator, placed his report in
the hands of District Clerk Trickey. The
findings are quite numerous, the final de-
cisiOn being in favor of the ST. Louis Com
pany, but awarding damages only to the
amount of S372.16 and costs.
IT was thought Ex-Governor Osborn, who
vas recently wrecked off the coast of Bra
ill would have to go to Liverpool to reach
home.
LEON WATSON, a wiper, was under
arrest at Topeka on the charge of
displacing the Santa Fe switch at
Usage City on the first of September,
1888. The displacement of this switch
was the cause OF an accident by
which Fred II. Amich, a fireman, lost a
limb.
THE Greenback State Central Committee
met in Topeka on the 10th for the purpose
Of selecting delegates to the National Green.
back Convention to be held at indianapolis,
May 2Sth. The following was the list Of
delegates and alternateS selected: Dess-
gates-A. j. Utley, Usage City; P. P. Eide
Ottawa; c. II. Moody, Jewell; j. n. Lir
hp0lnr Manhattan for otaS-W I
Montgomery, Lawrence; II. p. Vrooman,
Topeka; d. B. Hadley, WyandOtte; w. a.
Upton, Winfield. The committee then
passed the following resolution unani-
mOuSly: ReSOlUed, That we hereby instruct
our delegates elected to-day, to the National
Greenback Convention at Indianapolis, to
work for the nomination of General b. +.
Butler, of Massachusetts, for President.
j. J. WHITE, member of the State 1.-Two
Stock Sanitary Commission, in company
with Sheriff Green, visited the herds ten |
miles south of Clay Center, in which the |
foot and mouth disease was reported tC |
exist. Mr.. White pronounced the disease |
black leg or blood poison.
THE second annual strengthening of the |
Western Kansas Wool Growers AsSOcia- !
ton was held recently at Wakeeny, occupy |
ing two days. There was a large attend |
ance of sheep growers.
BOTH of the railroad propositions, viz. |
S75 900 to the Topeka, Salina & Western, |
and 100000 to the Ottawa Topeka d North |
ern, were carried by good majorities at t!le |
election in Shawnee County. The former |
line will be completed now between Topeka. |
and Salina, and those who are interested !
in the other enterprise say that the cars
will be running from Ottawa to Topeka |
before snow flies again.
o. S. REDEEM, Chairman of the Republi
can State Central Committee announces thai
the various lines of railway in the State re
fuse to give special or half-fare rates tc
delegates who wish to attend the State Con
ventions.
B. G. BRIDGES, boiler maker in the
Santa Fe boiler Shop, Topeka, was severely
injured internally by having boiler rcjl
upon him. 1t appears that the boiler was
being lacked up, and having no blocking
upon the sides to prevent it from rolling, fel
upon Bridges who was working underneath.
He was badly injured.
Tony CAsELLo, an Italian who keeps
confectionery stand on Shawnee street,
LeavenwOrth, was victimiZed out of 81 500
by two confidence men the other day. He
gave the money for window weights done
up to represent packages of golden eagles.
SENATOR PLUMB entertained the Public
Lands Committees of the Senate and Hous,
and few invited guests at a well appointed
and handsomely served dinner at Welcker's
Washington, the other evening.
CROP prospects are good.
JACK FLANDEES. an Over-grOwn bully
of a boy in the cOlored school at Wyandotte
was recently whipped by colored man for
his cruel treatment of his weaker school
mates. Flanders drew knife ON the man,
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