The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

/ iId WlUE Ine INSTALLATION OF Objects OI tn'
three branches of the order. Additional
resolutions were adopted favoring the ap
| pointment of one person to take charge o
! the different commands at State reunions
indorsing the action of the Legislature il
making an appropriation to secure the Ma
! tional Encampment in Kansas in 1851; ap
pointing committee of arrangements TO
the encampment at San Francisco; thank
ing the people of Wichita for their hospital
ity: favoring the pensioning of all soldier
fifty years old who are disabled from an.
cause, and that those who have reached tn
age of sixty-five years and are poor be al
lowed a pension of eight dollars per month
regardless of disabilities; favoring the hold
ing of the encampIcent of 1857 in Kansas
recognizing Sedan camp Daughters of Vet
eraus; regarding the death of Grant, Nc
Clellan, Hunter, Hancock and others, anC
that the Council of Administration should
provide some methods for the permanent
preservation of the records of the order.
The other day detachment of 112 old
veterans arrived at the Leavenworth Sol
diers' Home. in charge of Colonel J. d
Thomas, treasurer of the Central Brancl
This arrival fills the home to its fullest ce
pacity until more room can be completed
The new arrivals are said to be fine look
ing body of men. The reason of the trans
fer was the overcrowded state of the home
at Dayton.
GOVERNOR MARTIN has appointed Hon
r. G. Bassett judge of the Twenty-second
judicial district.
FIVE prisoners escaped from the county
Jail at Topeka the other day. Among
them was the murderer Kellum, who,
while attempting to rob a Santa Fe
train at Coolidge, in 1883, shot and killed
Engineer Hilton and wounded the fireman.
The escape was made during the absence
of the jailor at dinner. A large posse OF
men went in pursuit and three were cap
tured, among them the murderer Kellum,
who was captured nine miles north of the
city by colored man named Davis.
Rev. DE MATTos, rector of st. Pauls
Church, Leavenworth, whose requiem mass
for the late Jardine caused so much COM
ment, and who was censured by Bishop
Vail for so doing, has resigned, claiming
he could not remain in diocese where the
views of the Bishop and his own were so
widely different.
THE Grand Lodge of the A. o. U. W. as
sembled at Topeka on the 23d in annual
session and gave reception at Crawford s
Opera House to Father Upchurch, the
founder of the order. The opera house was
crowded to its utmost capacity and every
thing passed off pleasantly. Grand Master
George W. Reed, of Topeka, introduced
Father Upchurch and that gentleman re-
piled, delivering a history of tine order
from the time of its inception to the pres
ent day, enumerating its benefits and ad-
vantages. Several visiting members of the
order responded.
Hon. ". p HACKNEY, of Winfield, is Wis
iting Washington, it is said, to secure such
an amendment to the bill granting right of
way through the Indian Territory to the
Kansas q Arkansas Valley railway as
will compel that company to build through
Winfield.
AT late meeting of the Fort Scott board
of trade propositions were received from
the St Louis, Kansas City & Colorado
Company, looking to the building
of that line into Fort Scott. which were ac-
cepted. The work of securing the right of
way, which was guaranteed by the board,
was placed in the hands of a committee of
twelve, and work was to commence i'm
KANSAS pOstmaSterS recently confirmed
by the Senate: J. S. Mccartney, Garnett;
John Wright. Sedgwick; ". B. Meade,
Oberlin; G. B. Falconer, Minneapolis.
THE Grand Lodge. 4. o. U. W, recently
met at Topeka and elected the following
officers: ". d. Gilbert. NJ. W; J. J. Nc
Feeley. G. F.: W. H. Greenwood, e. O.: H.
L. Taylor, G. R.: c. Steel, G.. G.: j. ".
Stuttard. ". DR.. Humphreyville was
chosen medical director and George ".
Reed representative to the Supreme Lodge.
THE expenses Of the recent special ses-
sion of the Legislature, per diem and mile
age of the members, together with pay of
the employees amounted to about 100000.
II reply to a letter of inquiry from L. y.
Emerson. general freight manager of the
Missouri Pacific road at st. Louis. the
Board of Railroad Commissioners an
nounce that yellow pine lumber should
be classified in the schedules of freight in
the same grade as white pine or soft lum-
Der. and not as hard wood" The effect of
this declaration. it is said, will be to
,heapen the cost of this lumber, which is
being extensively used by the people Of
Kansas.
OFFICERS from the penitentiary were re-
,ently in Leavenworth looking for one
Floyd, an ex-convict from Cherokee Coun-
". who was released from that institution
about two months ago, having served a
erm of six years for manslaughter. FLOYD
claims TO be commissioned by Christ to kill
number of the citizens of Leavenworth
md several officers and guards a the peni-
entiary. He is about six feet high. black
yes. sandy complexion, full beard. Roman
lose. sharp features, dressed in gray, and
Weighs $50 or 100 pounds. Floyd is consid-
red an unsafe man to be at large, and the
officials were making efforts to capture him.
II the case of Means, charged with as
ault upon Mrs. Simpson, the preliminary
learing of which was lately held at Atchi- .
on, the Justice bound Means over in 81 900 TO
nswer in the district court. The justice said
n rendering his decision that if be were the
ury in the case he would not consider the
violence sufficient to warrant conviction,
,ut as the evidence was so col flicting,
md the parties so we'll known both to him.
elf and to others in the county, a vindica- /
ion in the district court would be more
satisfactory to Mr.. Means than in his court, !
ence he bound him over.
JOE WHITE, a veteran horse-thief, of .
has been retired-sent to the .
for twenty-one years.
SEVERAL Kansans have passed the Senate. /
A CHARTER was recently granted to the |
Kansas & Memphis railway. The pro- /
'osed road is to run from point on the .
Mississippi river in Crittenden County,
Ark, in a northwest direction through the /
indian Territory in Kansas. Capital, Sl2.-
co n0n Charter exni,.eS in FahruarX 22SR