Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-08-23
Miscellaneous.

ED SHORT, marshal, and S. n. Wood,
mayor, of Woodsdale, were held by the
| United States Commissioner at Topeka in
bonds of $3.50 each to appear for exami-
nation on the charge of conspiracy in the
Stevens County case.
ALL the leading railroads of the State
have agreed to give rate of one cent per
mile to the Grand Army reunion at Column
bus, o., next month.
THE twentv-seventh anniversary of the
battle of Wilson's Creek was celebrated by
the survivors of the First and Second Kan
sas, and First Iowa regiments at Atchison
on the 10th. Delegations from Leaven-
worth and other points in Kansas were
present. The following are the officers
elected by the First Kansas Association Of
Veterans: Charles Frank, Leavenworth,
president; J. b. Kurth, Atchison, vice.
president: Ed Reilly, Leavenworth, secre-
tary. The next reunion will be held at
Leavenworth in 1899.
AT Topeka the other day DR.. A. E. Det-
Ter, we'll known veterinary surgeon, was
mixing some sulphur, nitrate of potash
and glycerine in an iron mortar when the
compound exploded, tearing off the doc
tors left hand at the wrist and three fin
gers of the right hand, necessitating its
amLsItation. Pieces of the mortar pene-
trated his abdomen. his breast was terribly
lacerated and wound was inflicted OF his
thigh by a piece of the broken mortar.
The Office was demolished.
A STRANGER, supposed to be foreigner,
shot himself on the streets of Topeka the
other day and died in few hours, leaving
no clue to his identity nor cause for the
act. The deceased was we'll dressed man
and in his pockets were found a rubber
stamp with the name '.Wi illiam 3. Clan
ney" on it, a silver hypodermic syringe,
three bottles containing morphine, gold
watch and chain, S325.I 20 in gold and bills
and railroad ticket to Kansas City. Ev-
erything went to show that the unfortu-
nate man had been comfortably fixed in
life. He was evidently a victim Of the
morphine habit.
IT is stated that the Attorney General
has began proceedings to oust Sheriff
Churchill, of Leavenworth, from office. 1t
IS charged that the sheriff has been luke
warm in enforcing or neglects to enforce
the Prohibition law.
E. H. FLEMING, Hutchison minister of
the gospel, elOped the other day with one
of his congregation, Mrs. Fryreat. The
wayward preacher leaves a wife and six
children and his mother in destitute cir
cumstances. The woman is said to have
twice before eloped.
THE post-office at Chaord, ,Neosho County,
is to be discontinued.
JUSTICE MILLER, of the United States
Supreme Court, has granted a writ Of error
in the case of William Baldwin, who is
now in the penitentiary under sentence Of
death for the murder of his sister at Atchi-
son. 1t is claimed by his attorneys that they
have evidence that other parties are guilty
of the murder.
TOPEKA is troubled with bugs.
THE State Democratic Central Commit
tee met recently at Topeka. The secretary
was instructed to confer with the Repub-
lican Central committee with a visw to ar
ranging joint canvass of the State by
the opposing candidates for Governor in
which they shall discuss the issues that
divide the two parties. He was also en-
powered to make such arrangements as
may be necessary.
THE total assessment of railroad prop
erty in the State is So, ,S29, ,S9i 40 and the
average value per mile is SC, 356 %. The
increase in number of miles of road dur
ing the year is 2,099.65 miles. and the in
crease in taxable value is S11,a75, ,o4s.4s.
KANSAS CITY (Kan.) has S,0s4 white and
1,5I4 colored school children, making
total of 9.65S.
IN recently attempting to arrest W. II
Evans, j. n. Williams, marshal of Usage
City, was shot by Evans and died the next
day.
THE well-dressed stranger who recently
shot himself in the streets of Topeka,
proved to be W. B. Clancy, of Colorado.
His wife resides at Del Norte, Col.
L. L. BEvER, Wichita printer, was re-
Gently found dead in that city. 1t was
supposed that he had taken poison because
a young lady discarded him, owing to his
fondness for drink. He was twenty y-five
years old and his parents reside at La
throp, No.
In general, Kansas can well be congrat-
ulated upon the outcome this year Of her
crops of all kinds.