The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

in the smoking car. and about half hour
after they left Kansas City he engaged in
a game of cards with the Kansas City
man. When the train reached Topeka the
latter claimed that he had been robbed of
$50. Adams was arrested and the money
found upon his person. He was locked up.
The Leavenworth Savings Bank recently
opened business with a capital stock OF
100000.
ELEVATOR "a" owned by j. P. Weeks,
at Kinsley burned to the ground the other
evening at six o'clock. Loss, $1,000; in
sured for 81, 600. The cause of the fire is
unknown.
THE State Superintendent of Public In
struction announces that the twenty
seventh annual session of the State Teach
srs' Association of Kansas, will be held in
! Topepa, December IS to 30. and reduced
rates to Topeka and return have been Sc
cured over the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe, Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Bur-
liDgton & Missouri River, Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Gulf, St. Louis, Fort Scott d
Wichita, Southern Kansas, and st. Joseph
& Grand Is land railroads. Hotels will ac-
commodate visitors at prices ranging from
one to two dollars per day, and private
families entertain teachers at from Sl.25
to $3.50 per day.. Parties wishing to secure
boarding places or hotel accommodations
in advance, will write to II. C..
Larimer, chairman of committee. Fully
one thousand teachers age expected to be
present.
THE twentieth annual meeting CT the
iofv
menced its sessi on at Emporia on the ith
and continued three days. 1t was largely
attended and the discussions were of more
than ordinary interest to the fruit grow
ers of the State. A large number OF
papers were read covering the entire field
of horticulture.
PATENTS lately granted Kansas invent
ors: Amos B. Clippengar, Centralia, har-
row; Elmer E. Conwell, Pittsburg, folding
table; William Hill, Alceville, harrow;
George y. Lake, North Lawrence, COM
bned clod clusher and land roller.
THE bill that recently passed the House
will extend the free delivery system to
Emporia, Fort Scott, Ottawa, Wellington,
Winfield and Kansas City.
LATE post t-office changes in Kansas: Es-
tablshed, Admire, Lyon County, Isaac
French, postmaster: Oanica, Finney
County, James S. Chandler; Portland
Sumner County, Samuel F. Davis; St.
Theresa, Wichita Counrv, Clemens H.
Scheve. Discontinued, Cascade, Cbautau-
qua Caunty.
COLONEL MOONLIGHT, late Democratic
candidate for Governor of Kansas, has
been appointed by the President Governor
of Wyoming Territory.
The tickets stolen from the depot at
Fairmount last September were found a
day or two ago in deserted building near,
Lansing, Leavenworth County.
THE mayor and other prominent citizens
of Leavenworth recently sent on an appli-
cation to Commissioner Atkins urging the
claims of that city as a suitable location
for the Indian warehouse i'll case it is de-
cided TO remove it West. The proposition
forwarded presents the advantages of
Leavenworth as a proper location. The
fact that the principal military post of the
country is located there, affording ample
protection to the large amount of supplies
usually kept in these warehouses from in
cendiaries, mobs, etc, such as constantly
menace large cities, is special feature OF
the claims presented. The city further pro-
poses to furnish building for the Govern
ment to use as a warehouse free of cost.
The Supreme Court recently handed
down the decision in the Baldwin murder
case from Atchison, affirming the convic-
tion of the prisoner. The decision con-
cluded as follows: The gravity of the Of
tense of which the prisoner has been con-
victed, the peculiar circumstances sur
rounding the case and the great earnest
ness and ability with which counsel for the
prison er have pressed their points for SER
vice upon this court have led us to examine
the record with great care. The testimony
given, as well as every point made and au-
thority cited, have been considered with
that anxious attention which the conse-
quences of q conviction demand, but we
are forced to the conclusion that the case
has been well and fairly tried; that the er-
rors committed are technical and unim-
portant, and not such as would justify a
reversal of the conviction. We must there
fore affirm the judgment rendered" Bald
win is the young man sentenced to be
hanged for the murder of his sister at Atch-
ison year or more ago.
WIDOW named Pemberton, residing
near Russell, was accidently shot ana
killed the other day by her son, aged
sixteen years.
Coal was furnished the following State
institutions during the month of Novem-
ber from the peniteutiary: Insane Asylum,
Topeka, 6,0O2 bushels; Deaf and Dumb
Asylum. 7O2 bushels; Reform School, l. so
bushels Idiotic Asylum, $50 bushels; State
University, 1900 bushels; STATE House,
., 135 bushels; State Penitentiary, 36,S3T
bushels; total. 50,6l1 bushels. Cash sales
and royalty, 127, ,93S. Up to November 30,
1856, 5,O63, 267 bushels of coal have been
mined at the prison.
CAPTAIN A. R. Banks writes that the
statement that he intended to return to
Kansas and be candidate for chief clerk
of the House is erroneo US.
THE standing committee OF the Episco-
pal Church, diocese of Kansas, has directed
DIR. 4. Beatty, its president to prepare the
testimonials regarding the assistant bis b.
op-elect Rev. Mackey-Smith, of New
York, and to send them to the standing
committees of the various dioceses. 1t is
necessary for a majority of the standing
committees to ratify the selection of Rev.
Mackey-Smith in order to complete his
election and permit of his being conse-
Grated.
LEAvENwoRTH wants the warehouse.
II is stated upon what is regarded as re-
liable authority tha at an arrangement has
been made by VIII ich the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad Company and the Ro OK
Island Company have come to terms and
settled what appea red to be fierce rail-
road conflict in South ern Kansas. The re-
port is that the Santa Fe is to withdraw its
proposed line to Chicago, and the Rock Isl
and, in consideration OF this action on the