The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Prof. Garfield, Of the State University at /
Lawrence, and Rev. DR.. Bishop, OF Sailna, ,
were appointed delegates to the National
Teachers Association at IMadlson, WIS,
next July. Senator ingalls, delivered
an address before the Association, his
subject being "Garfield." The Principals
Association met and elected the following
officers: President, D. c. Tillottson, Super
intendent of the Topeka schools; Vice
President, T. W. Conway, President OF the
independence schools; Secretary, L. Nj.
Knowles, Principal of the Peabody schools;
Executive Committee, Prof. Wasso, or
Mound City. Prof. Sherry, of Valley Falls,
and Prof. Chidester, of Oswego. The
County SGperintendents then met and
passed resolution requesting the State
Superintendent or State Board OF Educa-
ton to prepare a course of study for coun-
try schools. The State Superintendent
said a course of study would be issued IN
eight weeks. course of study great
deal larger than the one in use at Institutes
could be published by him at cost OF from
three to five cents copy. These should be
distributed not only among teachers and
parents but among pupils, so that each boy
and girl might know exactly what was ex-
pected for each day. This would enable
pupils who missed a few weeks
to keep their studies up at home.
A RUMOR was current in Topeka that the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe were about
to remove their offices to Kansas City.
What gave color to the rumor was the fact
that the contractor of the news general
offices had been ordered to cease work
and send in to the Company state
ment as to how much he would take to
throw up his contract. What this all
meant the future only can reveal.
GOVERNOR CLICK has decided that the
successor to Hon. d. C. Haskell should be
chosen by the old district which elected
him in 1882, and not by the new district in
which he was placed by the Legislature
after his election, and has called a special
election on March l.
A. THURMAN, under 5000 bonds for the
killing of Tom Smith some three months
/ ago, at Dodge City, the other night stabbed
! George Miller, a railroad man, at that
place. Thurman would undoubtedly have
/ been killed had he not escaped. As it is,
he was terribly beaten and was afterward
put in jail. The difficulty was over a
! woman.
/ A wELL-DREsSED young man supposed
to be named John Hensley, the other night
/ appeared at the depot at Cherryvale, and
! said he wished to take the morning freight
/ for Winfield. The night operator per-
/ mitted him to go into the office and sit by
/ the stove. Suddenly he made lunge at
/ his throat with a small penknife, with the
( evident intention of committing suicide,
! inhicting only a slight wound. The opera
| tor grappled with him and succeeded in
/ getting the knife away and then ran out
! for help. The man then seized the stove
/ with almost superhumaD strength, turned
/ it over and then commenced a demolition
1 Of the office desks, etc. He was finally
occurred. He proved to be insane.
! CAPTAIN H. D. BAKER, of Salina, fell from
the State House foundation, at Topeka, re-
/ Gently, a distance of fifteen feet, and was
seriously injured. After being taken to his
/ hotel and examined by the physician it was
discovered that he received conclusion of
the spinal column and one of his hips was
( badly bruised. It was thought that his in
! iuries might prove fatal.
AT the time of rendering their late decis-
ion in the complaints from Newton and
other places against the Santa Fe Road, the
Railroad Commissioners adopted schedule
table of distance tariff rates on all classes
! of goods and stock in which the old prices
were reduced about fifteen fer cent. This
tariff is based upon the Central Branch de-
cisior.
TIE snide Insurance Company, which
hnI Ions .f4I-- a
I rod, in this State, and was dissolved by the
Attorney General, it is said, has come to
life again, this time with headquarters III
the State of Georgia, and is sending circu-
lars TO its old policy-hOlders in Kansas.
affering to take back its policies or
mules and cattle, in part payment for new
life insurance policies.
THE Salina & Southwestern Railroad
. Company made its annual report to the
/ Board of Commissioners recently, covering
thirty-five miles of road, which completes
the entire list of lines in the State as hav'
ing reported. This road is a branch of the
Union Pacific.
UNKNOWN parties entered the office OF
The HupsdS Prob 'JitiOniSt, at Leavenworth
he ocher evening and pied forms and threw
/ 4alI Inc INDe Ill UIle SUONe anu IHciltu IL.
\ MAN named John Byrne appeared be
fore the United States Commissioner al
Leavenworth, the other day, and entered
complaint against himself for coilusiOn il
defrauding the Government out of 800 while
member of the Nineteenth infantry
United States army, in 1862 In his fina
accounts there was $50 of clothing money
due him, and he and the company CLERK
raised it to $1S2. 1t weighed on his con
science, and he wanted to confess and gel
pardon.
The funeral of Mrs. Styles and daughter
who perished in their burning dwelling al
Atchison, was largely attended. The
charred remains were found under the
bathroom, the mother. still clasping hel
child in her arms.
a LATE fire in the Boyd building, il
Leavenworth, extended to the Mckee
bull ling, each being damaged to the extent
of &, 600, and the damage to goods, offices
etc., in the buildings extended the tota
loss to about 81, 900, mostly covered by
insurance.
UNDER the new Post-ofIice law the fol
lowing offices in Kansas have become Presi
Dental offices at the salary named: Frank
fort, salary 1920; Howard, SLIGO; Linds
borg, 1000; Harper, S1.4)o; Carbondale
$1,000; Usage Nilsson, $1,000.
A BITTER cold New Years Day.
The United States Pension Office at To
peka, comprising in the district Missouri
Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and the
Indian Territory, now has on its rolls IS,
)57 names. There were paid during the
year $3.50 vouchers. The total disburse
! rnents raachnd the sum of 81 433 SIS A. Tn.