The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-30
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

pGkd recently Will DlSHOP AAOA
were present Rev. A. Beatty, OF Lawrence:
Mr.. Fred, Simpson, Lawrence; Rev. John
Bennett of Wyandotte; Rev. Abel Leon
ard, of Atchisou, and Mr.. Farnsworth, OF
Topeka. The object of the meeting was to
fix the time and place for holding the Do
cesar Convention which will elect an as
sistant bishop of the diocese of Kansas.
The committee decided to hold the conven-
ton in Topeka the first week in December.
The committee also approved the transfer
of Rev. Whitaker, of Nevada, to be assist
ant bishop of Pennsylvania.
THE Kansas National Guard went into
being present. The State is divided into
four districts for military purposes, to each
of which is assigned brigade which con-
sists of nine companies. All of these com
| panies went into camp.
IT is said that there seems to be a desire
among the Board of Railroad Commission
ers to reduce the expenses of the board some
what, and that it is very probable that an
assistant secretary will not be elected. In
case this is done all the clerical work of
the Office will fall upon MIR. H. c. Rizer,
| tober l.
| Hon. j. A. ANDERsoN's friends declined to
| let him accept the proposition of Mr.. Will
son that both withdraw as candidates for
Congress in the Fifth district.
THE Sheriff of Cowley County lately ar
rived at the penitentiary with tie follow
ing prisoners: Robert Boykin, grand lar
ceny, one year; Charles Uhles, grand lar
ceny, one year; Willie Lewis, grand
| larceny, two years; Ernest Reice, grand
larceny, two years; George Fields, coun-
terfeiting, two years; Martin McGrew,
counterfeiting. one year; Archibald Nc
| Grew, counterfeiting, two years.
A BOY fifteen years old recently ran
away from an Atchison school, and reach
ing Leavenworth fell among tramps, who
treated him so badly that he was willing to
return, vOwing not to run away again.
JAMES HALLsTORK, a mulatto, it is stated,
has again been victimiZing the negroes OF
Kansas. He passes himself off as an OKLA
homa agent, organizing colored commune
ties to move on Government grants i'll the
Cherokee Nation.
LATE post-office changes in Kansas: Es-
tablished: Kearney, Hamilton County,
George W. Montgomery, postmaster
Name changed: Deerton, Labette County,
to Valeda. Discontinued: Leffel, Ness
County; Ritter, kingman County; StilsOn
Cherokee County. Postmasters appointed:
Torrance, Russell County, B. j. Rankin;
Candy, Sherman County, Felix Z. Candy;
Hartland Hamilton County, Joseph Dill
lon; Hoyt, Jackson County, Joseph Burns;
Lapeer, Douglas County, Miss Lima Mai
chel.
THE State Historical Society has been
presented with an oldfashioned printers
stick which is fifty years old.
THE Attorney General has in the Su-
preme Court quo warranto proceedings
against the City of Leavenworth with the
view of closing the saloons of that city,
said to number over one hundred. BY
these proceedings Attorney General Brad
ford asks that the city of Leavenworth be
enjoined from accepting a license from the
saloon keepers.
STATISTICS show that there were five
acres of public land sold and taken in Kan
sas during the last fiscal year, to three in
Dakota and the same number in Nebraska,
the total number of acres disposed of in
Kansas being 5,G37, 900 acres, in Dakota
8, 7OG. O90 and i'll Nebraska 3.552, 000.
". j. MCKINLEY, an old citizen of Leav-
enworth, killed himself in that city on the
23d by shooting himself through the head.
Tie coroner's inquiry elected the fact that
for some time his family relations had not
been very pleasant, and last spring he de-
cided to leave and go to Philadelphia,
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his property to one of his sons and took his
departure. Returning shortly afterward,
a reconciliation was effected and appar-
emily every thing was going along smoothly
until a few weeks ago, when he began to
drink quite hard and act very strangely.
His neighbOrs and family noticed his ac-
tionS and thought he was slightly deranged.
On the night of the tragedy he went homa
to supper and some words passed between
him and his wife, and he left the house, re-
turning shortly after with a pistol. threat
ening to kill the whole family. His wife,
fearing that he would hurt some of them,
locked the doors and sent for a policeman.
He was not arrested, but the next morning
Shot himself. Deceased was tifty-five years
old.
TOPEKA has ''trunk mystery" The
mystery consists in the finding of trunk,
evidently the property of a drummer-a
Chicago drummer at that. The trunk was
found in secluded place, brO"en open
but the contents Of the trunk, and the
drummer, were mysteriously absent.
TRACK laying :on the Council Grove ex-
tension of the Missouri Prcifc railroad
from Ottawa is progressing at the rate of
mile and a half day. This road must be
according to the terms on its
contract with the people, by January l, 1887.
A LATE telegram received in Topeka an
nounced the death, at Decatur, H.. of T.
D. Hamilton, from a railroad accident.
Mr.. Hamilton was employed on the Santa
Fe for several years in different capacities,
and reached the position of passenger con-
ductor. He made his home in Topeka dur
ing that time, and was a prominent men,
Der in G. A. r. and A. o. U. ". circles. and
was also a member of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers.
UNDER an order issued by Vice President
Smith, the name of Reno Center station
on the Santa Fe road, has been changed to
Partridge.
IT is stated that the engineer of the en-
CINE on which Writ Walton was killed has |
been discharged by the Union Pacific Com |
pany for violating the rules of the company
by permitting passenger to ride upon the !
engine.
MORE burglars at Topeka.
THE Union Pacific has paid off its floating |
debt, which little more than two years /
ago amounted to about S1l,000.000.
IT is stated on good authority that Jay |
Gould has virtually decided upon the con-
st-uction OF an extension of the Missouri !
Pacific from Wichita TO the Rocky noun
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