The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-23
Miscellaneous.

morning after an illness of but few days
While at work in the field he wore a straw
hat which being trifie too small caused
him, during strong wind, to pull it down
continually. This irritated the skin all
around his forehead. Erysipelas set in
and spread to the entire face. The imme
diate cause of his death was that beef per-
hapS two days old was applied to the
bruised portion of the forehead.
ABOUT ten o'clock the other night, as a
freight train on the Santa Fe was pulling
through the yards at Topeka a young man
named Edgar Whitson, whose home is at
Bodenshaw, Tenn, attempted to board it
for the purpose of stealing a ride to EN-
poria. He mscalculated the speed of the
train and was thrown beneath the wheels
His right arm was cut off at the elbow and
his body otherwise horribly crushed. AL
though terribly mangled it was thought
his life might be saved.
THE clerk eff the Board of State House
Commissioners has made a report showing
the expenditures made in the remodeling
of the Senate chamber and central portion
of the capitol building for the six months
ended June 30. 1t shows that during that
time S3l, 3.95 had been expended on the
Senate chamber and sl1, $40 90 on the CEN
tral building. Up to July a total of S1l3, =
14715 had been expended on the Senate
chamber and a total of Sos, 742. 50 on the
central building.
The Leavenworth Council has passed a
resolution for submitting proposition to
the people to vote $15, 900 to aid the Leov-
enworth, Northern & Southern railway in
purchasing a right of way one hundred
| feet in width through the city.
| JUDGEJ. p. GEER. of Topeka, has for some
time had a disorderly negro woman living
near him, and her conduct had been such
that on several occasions he Threatened her
with arrest for disturbing the peace. The
Other day he observed her sweeping trash
from her premises upon his own, and he or
/ dered her to desist. On her telling him in
| rough language that she would not he
| threatened to go for policeman. This
! only made her the more savage, and when
lie started for an officer the woman. who is
large and strong, attacked him with the
| loaded end of a buggy whip knocked him
! down and but for the timely appearance of
assistance the enraged virago would doubt
less have inflicted serious injury to her
| victim, who is advanced in age.
A FELLOW by the name of MuSes has been
arrested in Shawnee County for assaulting
the wife of a farmer while the husband
was at church.
THE Republicans held their opening meet.
ing of the campaign in Topeka on the
night of the 18th under the auspices of their
Republican State Central Committee. The
principal address was delivered by Gov
ernor John A. Martin.
IL the United States Circuit Court at To.
peka the other day Judge Brewer filed his
decision in the case brought by Clarence
II. Vennor. of Boston, to restrain the Atch-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad fro M
carrying out its contract to purchase the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe road Vennor,
as stakeholder, claimed that the Santa
Fe Company was not authorized by char
ter to acquire lines beyond the limits of
Kansas, and that the general laws of Kan
sas did not authorize the corporation to do
so. A similar suit was brought by one
Fletcher in the State Court to enjoin the
Santa Fe from carrying out similar con.
tract for the purchase of the Sonora road,
but the Supreme Court decided for the de-
PENDANT Judge Brewer, in his decision,
holds that the charter of the Santa Fa ex. /
pressly contemplated an extension south. |
westerly to Santa Fe, beyond and south. |
wardly to the Gulf of Mexico, and under !
its charter had full power to do So All !
points in the decision were in favor OF the |
Santa Fe; and further that the practice of |
buying stock for the purpose of instituting |
lawsuits could not be countenanced in |
court of equity.
The Atchson, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road has accepted the grain rate fixed by
the Railroad Commissioners in their rec
cmmendation of August IL. Letters have
been addressed to the other railroad sys-
TENS in the State asking their intentions
regarding the reductions advised, urging
an early acceptance of them. 1t is thought
probable that the reduced rates in wheat
and corn as contained in the recommends
tions referred to will be accepted.
AT a late meeting of the State Board of
Health DR.. Stormont stated that he had
purchased in Philadelphia at cost of $461
microscope to be used by the board.
HUTCHINSON is to have a street railway.
The new, revised aud greatly enlarged
edition of Hon. d. ". Wilder's ''Annals of
Kansas q IS been issued. 1t is n magnifi-
cent volume ofl,196 pages, the largest book
ever printed in the State, and contains a
note or annal OF every important event
connected with Kansas from the setting
out of COrOnado's expedition in l54i to the
issuance of Prof. Shows meteorological
report for December 1888.
EDITH SHIRE, eighteen years old recent.
took laudanum at Topeka. with suicid-
al intent. A stomach pump relieved her
of the drug, but it was thought she would
die,
The first Baptist Church, OF Reading,
lately filed its charter.
TOPEKA printers celebrated the birthday
of A. j. Drexel, the famous Philadelphia
banker, on the 18th, and each printer gave
the price of 1000 ems to the Drexel and
Childs fund, to be devoted TO the erection
of some charitable institution Cor the bene-
1T OF INDECENT printers.
LOUIS, the only son of ot~ies O'Brien,
who resides near Silver Lake, in Shawnee .
County, lately robbed his father of his only ,
team and means of support and left for
parts unknown. The young hopeful is
seventeen years old, and has a brilliant ..
prospect of serving the State some day.
Miss PERSONS, daughter Of prominent .
ariner living near Manhattan, coinrnitted !
suicide recently by hanging.