Dodge City times., 1886-09-30
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

| The standing committee OF the Episco-
pal Church, diocese of Kansas, met in To-
peka recently with Bishop Vail There
were present Rev. A. Beatty, OF Lawrence;
Mr.. Fred, Simpson, Lawrence; Rev. John
| Bennett, of Wyandotte; Rev. Abel Leon
ard, of Atchison. 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 au 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
camp on the 2lst at Fort Riley, about l.SOO
| 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. AL OF these COM
panies went into camp.
II is said that there seems to be 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. II. c. Rizer,
the new secretary, who takes the Office Oc-
tober 1.
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 the 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,
counterfeitng, 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 mulatto, it is stated,
has again been victimizing the negroes Of
Kansas. He passes himself off rs an Okla.
homa agent, organizing coIored communi.
ties to move on Government grants in the
Cherokee Nation.
LATE post-ofIice changes in Kansas: Es-
tablished: Kearney, Hamilton County,
George W. Montgomery, postmaster.
Name changed: Deerton, Labette County,
to Valeda. Discontinued: 1eifel, Ness
County; Ritter, Kingman County; Stilson
Cherokee County. Postmesters appointed:
Dorrance, Russell County, B. j. Rankin i
Candy, Sherman County, Felix I. 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 old fashioned printers
''stick," which is fifty years old.
The Attorney General has in the Su.
pIeme 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 license from the
saloon keepers.
SuOW tuut IuS1o WcIo uV0
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 5,637,OO0 acres, in Dakota
3,706, 900, and in Nebraska 3,552, 900.
W. j. MCKINLEY, an old citizen of Leav-
enworth, killed himself in that city on the
23d by shooting himself through the head.
The 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,
where he owned some property. He decided
bis 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 home
to supper and some words passed between
him and his wife, and he left the house, re-
turning shortly after with pistol, threat
ening to kill the whole family. His wife,
fearing that he would hurt some of them,
locked the doors and sent for policeman.
He was not arrested, but the next morning
shot himself. Deceased was fifty 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 a secluded place, broren open,
but the contents of the trunk, and the
drummer, were mysteriously absent.
TRACK laying ION the Council Grove ex.
tension of the Missouri Prcifc railroad
from Ottawa is progressing at the rate of a
mile and 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, ILL.,. 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. W. 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 or its floating
iebt, which little moro than two years
ago amounted to about s11, 100000.
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