The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

A NEGRO named Mouroe' Johns, who con-
fessed having murdered his half brother in
| Georgia four years ago, was arrested at
the fremont House in Wichita the other
day. On being arrested he confessed his
guilt.
| some of the farmers of Shawnee County
are complaining of the weavn injuring
their wheat in the bin, which is said to be
something unusual in this country. OF the
growing crop it is stated that not one piece
of wheat in dozen will make over
half crop, while oats are heading out
about six inches high.
AN attempt was made the other evening
to burn the magnificent Free Library build
ing, located in Capitol Square, Topeka,
| No clew to the would incendiary.
THE dead body of a man supposed, from
letters and papers found upon his person,
! to be an Italian named Antoine tOurdone,
was found in the Arkansas River at Wich-
tia, the other morning, with a rope tied
| about his body to which a railroad coup
| ling was attached. His skull was crushed,
| a deep cash found behind the right
! temple and his throat was cut He had
been begging around the city several days
and vas last seen alive in the company of
another Italian near the spot where he was
murdered, at which place knife stained
with blood was found, and evidence of his
having been dragged from that spot to the
river was discovered.
| A LADY who recently arrived in Topeka
| from Kansas City on the Usage Accommo-
! dation stated that she was robbed of 500
while asleep in the chair car. She said
| that she had placed her pocket-book in her
! bosom, and that as the air was very close
| she unbuttoned two or three buttons of her
dress and went to sleep, and that while
asleep some one took the pocket book from
its resting place.
THE celebrated star-route civil cases,
three in number, which were recently tried
at Topeka, terminated in a verdict for the
defendants. They were brought by the
Government against the Parkers, of Atchi-
son, to recover about $4,000 of moneys
claimed to have been unlawfully paid
them by the Post-office Department for
mail service on the Vinita and two other
routes.
IT is reported from Labette County that
a pest has appeared equaling the grass
hoppers.
REPORTS from Washington say that it is
contemplated to establish a cavalry school
of instruction separately from the other
branch of service, and locate it at Fort
Riley, with General Merritt in COM
mand, as that post is now the headquarters
of the Fifth Cavalry, of which he is Col
onel At present the school at Fort Leav-
e., ol,-tr
infantry, and it is said that the recent
transfer of the Fifth Cavalry from Wyo-
ming was in furtherance of the plan for the
new school.
THE Price Raid Auditing Committee met
recently ct Topeka and among other bust
ness transacted adopted resolution that
notice be given that all persons having
Union military scrip, or scrip issued by
any of the commissioners appointed to
audit claims growing out of the Price Raid
of 1854, should send the same to the Secre-
tary of the Price Raid Auditing Commits
sion, E. B. Allen, Topeka, Kan, on or be-
fore the first day of October, 1885.
]. D. SALMONs, the deposed cashier of
the Carbonate Bank, has fled. 1t is sup
passed that he has Joined j. S. Danford
across the Canadian border. He is short
81, 900 in his accounts.
CHARLES MARTINDALE, a minister, has
been declared insane by a jury at Topeka.
because of financial troubles.
IT is thought that Mrs. Burnett is not the
ONLY one who has been engaged in the
shoplifting business at Topeka. Startling
developments are promised.
S+an Rank fa al STAFF
ford was blown open the other night by
experts and about 500 in silver and few
drafts taken. The robbers were unable to
get at the vault and therefore the money
of the bank, except that mentioned, was
undsturbed.
THE Union Stock Yards Company, OF
Wichita, filed its charter recently. 1t pro
poses to build and operate union stock
yards to facilitate the shipping, buying,
selling and feeding of all kinds of live
stock on railroads leading to and from
Wichita. The capital stock of the com.
pany is $4,000.
AYOUNG man who had been prominent in
leading the singing at church and was con.
sidered lust too good for anything" was
recently arrested at Topeka in his attempt
to Jump the town and his board bill. Hi:
landlady attached his trunks at the depot.
THE committee to locate the State Re
formatorv is still engaged in visiting anc
examining the various towns competing
for the institution. There are so many
applicants that it will take some time to
get around.
THE Senate Chamber in the east wing OF
Il =. +borouchI,, laH
The people of Atchison express indigna-
ton at the detectives who lately led Mr..
Smith into a trap to burn his packing
house, as it is thought his mental faculties
were impaired. The feeling is general
that if Smith had not been led on by these
two misnamed detectives, he would never
have brought on himself the disgrace he
has fallen into.
THE new law it is stated requires all agents
for life insurance companies to have Ii
cense from the Commissioner of Insurance. !
and that policies issued by any company
not having complied with the law are in /
valid.
THE town of Cleveland, Kingman |
County, was lately visited by destructive |
storm, during which it demolished the |
houses of Mrs. Weatherford, John Miller |
Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. Moody, Frank White |
and Wesley Williams, and injuri9g all the /
inmates, some quite seriously. Many /
houses were thrown from their founda- /
lions by the force of the storm, and a num-
Der of sheds and stables blown away.
MAD dogs are numerous.
THE Mayor and Council of Atehison re-
Gently complained to the Railroad Com