Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-06-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


TBI Central Kansas Livestock AssociA.
sioh. recently in session at Eihpdrias passed !
resolutions that asaid association is op. !!
posed to the bill which has recently passed !
the House Of Representatives at Washing; !
toh placing a tax upon the manufacture Of
eleomargarine, and that said association
earnestly requests that the Senators from
Kansas use thsir influence to defeat the
hieesurs ii, Tie 5eiiate,," also that we are
not opposed to the manufacture and sale OF
oleomargarine."
TaE Western Kansas and Eastern Colo
RADIO improvements GoInpan<: With bead
quarters at Scott City, filed its charter re-
Gently. Its object is the improvement OF
Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado by
Constructing a series Of ditches cortmenc-
ing at a point on the Arkansas river near
the west line Of the State and running
northeast on the most feasible route to the
hesd Of the sduth branch Of the White Wo-
man. The corporation proposes to lariiist
water to the public along the routes Tor
irrigation and water power.
IT is said that Topeka man has invented
an ash pan for railroad locomotives that
bremises to supei'cede the style Of pans id
present use. The especial feature OF the
pan is that it is SO Constructed that it can
be emptied Of ashes and ''clinkers' auto
niatitaiiy.
GOVERNOR MARTIN recently made the fol-
lowing honorary appointments OF dele
gates and slAeruates I'd the Partners Cor
gress of the United States to be held at st:
Paul, Mimi, August 25 to q inclusive:
First Congressional district; Matthew Ed:
ts;ohas, Of Mctouth. and Joshua Wheeler,
OF Nortonville; Second, L. W. Breyforgle,
of Lenexa, and James e. Cussy of Louis
burg Third A. p Sanders, of Mound Val'
ley, and L. H. Pickering, of Columbus;
Fourth, j. W. johnson, of Hamilton, and
T. NJ. Porter, of Peabody; Fifth, A. P. Col.
liis of Solomon City; and j. j. Veatch' OF
Palmer: Sixth, Martin Mohler, Of Osborne,
and John Bissell, of Phillipsburg; Seventh
/ A. w. Smith, of Mcpherson, and II. c. st.
Clair, of Belle Plaine:
Il. &. SLEEPER. well known to early Kan
sans, died suddeniy'at Kansas City the Othef
day. He was at one time Surveyor Cen
eral of Kansas, and had also been State
Senator For some years he had been a
resident Of Brooklyn, N. i.
THE Garfield Rifles, of Leavenworth, have
been organized as the first colored State
militia in Kansas.
THE Leavenworth jailor recently discov-
cred and thwarted well-laid plot among
the prisoners confined in The county jail to
make their escape. Among the number in
confinement was George Greenwood, I'M
der sentence to the penitentiary for four
years for larceny, and it was with him the
scheme originated. The means provided
for escape was a rope made by cutting the
blankets belonging to his bed into strips
and then twisting them tightly together.
making strong rope. The iron bail was
taken from one of the buckets belonging to
the Jail and the rope fastened securely to
one side of it. leaving hook to be thrown
over the top of the enclOsure and each
prisoner could climb up on this and scale
the fence and be at liberty. The plan was
to knock the jailer down, scale the walls
and escape, but the scheme was nipped in
the bud.
THE Senate has confirmed Ex-Governor
Click as Pension Agent.
| HARRY De HART was struck by lightning
hear Uberlin recently and instantly killed.
MATHIAL REIsER, German tailor, suis
rided at Atchison the other morning by
hanging He left a rambling, crazy letter,
declaring that his domestic life was un
bearable, and that he chose death as the
quickest way out of trouble.
IT is stated that niece of Andrew Jack
son lives at Galena.
A WOMAN in Leavenworth by the name OF
Pomby, having been in the habit Of cruelty
beating her children, was recently arrested
and fined $50, and her children taken from
her.
A MIRACULOUS escape from death occurred
recently on the farm of j. w. Haynes, eight
miles northwest of Topeka. W. o. Wiley
was engaged at work at the bottom of q
well thirty-six feet in depth. Haynes was
at the top and Wiley at the bottom As
the latter glanced up he saw that the side
of the we'll was beginning to cave in. tic
shouted to Haynes, and at the same time
started to climb up the rope. He hat
climbed up about seven feet, when the side:
of the well, to the top, distance of twenty
five feet, fell in upon and around him. lit
orally burying him alive. The neighbor'
were summoned, and it required two hours
! | y
the man was but slightly injured.
OK the 18th Leavenworth had two fires
The first destroyed the book store OF j. w
Dawson & Co. Loss on stock, $500; in
surance, $1,000. The second fire was more
destructive The livery stable Of Clarl
I Byrnes was burned, together with the resi-
dence and furniture of DR.. Brock, the stor
of George Garretty and the residence OF Mr.
Kurtz The Christian Church was ais,
badly damaged. The loss was estimated
! at $4,000. All insured, but the amour
was not learned.
TwEyrY-THRrE arrests were lately mad
at Parsons, and warrants issued for severa
other persons who participated in the lat
strike 1t is said that ten or twelve o
these are known to have assisted in tn
wreckng of the passenger train four mile
, south of Parsons during the strike.
THE Lcavenworth High School GRADUATED
thirteen students at the recent commence
ment. Judge J. d. Brewer delivered tn
e address to the graduates.
THE Fourth District convention recent.
e met at Emporia and unanimously renom
I mated Hon. Thomas Ryan for Congress
WILLIE LAYTON. aged fifteen years, son o
4 William Layton, of Larned, died recentl
] of hydrophobia. He was bitten by ma
S dog last October, but showed no signs O
e hydrophobia until within few hours o
his death He died in terrible agony.
b THERE are still good many wild horse
in the western part of the State. A coupl
1 of men succeeded in capturing eleven th
e other day.
. FINE rains of late.
AT depth of $50 feet, salt water wa
. struck in the coal hole being bored at Tt