Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-05-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

| on the Leavenworih Northern q Southern
railroad, near Aicbi on, the other night
TOPEKA now boasts that her new city oil
rectory shows a population OF ", OOO
PENSIONS granted Kansas veterans OH
the 12th: Original Invalid, William Dod-
son, Armstrong; Charles F. Barnard, Lar
ned; Samuel b. Cathcart, HutchiSOn: Al
yah P. Sain, Independence; Albert Hub
bard (decrased), Newton; Edward Z. T.
Mccartney, topeka; Thomas MckIddy,
! Woodston;, John Standenalr Wathena;
Peter W. Jury, Hum boldt; Alexander San
cerson, Hepier; Dewitt {. Waite, Empo-
ria. Reissue and increase, James Decker,
National Military Home. Reissue, Amos
P. Lively, JctmOre. Renewed, child OF
Daniel Harsh, Holton; Mary A, mother of
Theodore E. Tracy, Atchison; Lucretia j.,
widow of VIM. H North, Chetopa; Eliza
beth, mother of vii inn ". Kinnear. o.
wego; Leonora O.. widow OF Albert Hub
bard, NeNton. Mexican survivors, Joseph
| Claypole Fredoaia.
MosT of the Kansas State officers attend
ed the celebration OF the completion Of
the State Capitol OF Texas, at Austin, on
the 10th.
! AN explosion took place in the Capita.
Iron Foundry at Topeka the other after
I
| turned and scattered III all directions. Gus
Anderson, foundryman, was standing
wit hin few feet OF the vat and d good
| portion OF the hot metal splashed over his
| face, arms and body. His clothing caught
fire and he jumpted into tank of cold
water. He was terribly burned about the
face, the metal having burned through the
| flesh to the bone. He was in great agony
| for more than an hour when death re-
lieved his surferings
GEORGE SToNER, st. Louis travelling
man, jumped from the third story of his
| hotel at Leave nworth the othes night and
was fatally injured. He had been on a pro-
tracted spree and locked up at the police
station during the day TO keep him from
| doing himself and others bodily harm. He
had quoted down somewhat and was taken
back to the hotel for the night and placed
IN room in the third story with two at
PENDANTS. He slept quietly for several
hours, and, on awakening made an excuse
to get up, and he was no sooner on his feet
than, with q yell, he sprang through the
window, carry ing the sash with him.
PRESIDENT 7. Il. SEWARD has a letter
from John P. Rea, Grant Commander OF
the National G. y. r, that he will be pres
ent and deliver an address on Grand Army
day Of the Winfield assembly, July4. S;ate
Commander j. W. Fcighan and his entire
staff Will also be present. 1t Is expected
IT, be great day Tor the old soldiers of
Kansas.
FROST and ice were unwelcome visitors
TO various localities in kansas-on the l4Jh.
Z. w. PoINDEXTER, of Topeka, agent for
the Northwestern Insurance Company, was
recently arrested at Hutchinson on she
charge OF obtaining an insurance policy
under false preteuse. Rev. {. II. W Gods,
a Baptist preacher, was insured III the
Northwestern for Il, 900 and died last
March. II is charged that PoIndeXter, as
agent of the company, waited on the vi low
and by representing TO her that the com
pany had evidence that her deceased hus-
band had obtained the Policy by misrep-
resentation induced her to accept S72 in
satisfaction of the claim. After she had
left the house she notified her friends of
the transaction, who Immediately swore
out a warrant for POindexter's arrest.
The other day VIII lie Charles Peterson
was lowering heavy stone on the big der
rick at the State house building, Topeka,
he lost his hold and attempted to catch the
rope used for bi axe, when he was struck
by the crank, which was turning with
lightning sreed, and knocked seuseless,
and his skull fractured.
AT the ninth annual meeting Of the Kan
sas Pharmaceutical Association, recently
held at Abilene, the officers elected were:
President, W. W. Nay lor, Of Holton; first
yice-prcs.dent, H. NJ. Carey, of Salina;
second vice-president, Fred Mcdonald, of
Topeka; treasurer, Charles ID. Barnes, of
Abilene. R. J. Brown, CT Leavenworth,
was elected delegate to the American
Pharmaceutical Association, and also tc
the Missouri State Pharmaceutical Assoc
cation.
AT Columbus the other day Judge Chand-
Ter gave the following sentences in the
Blaock-Frye cases: Jonathan e. and Will
liam Blaloc6 for the murder of Constable
David Gordon March 16, life sentences in
the penitentiary; Ellen Blalock, mother of
the boys. three years for receivigg stolen
goods; Andrew Frye father of the Frye
boys, five years for concealiug stolen
goods; Alexander Frye, for burglary on
two counts, fifteen years; j. ID. Frye, bur-
glary, three counts, sixteen years: +. w.
Frye, burglary, one count, eight years;
Grant Alley, burglary, two counts, thirteen
years.
THE expenses of the State charitable in
at Wyandotte, 81. 1SS; asyll III for insane at
Ossawatomie, S6,72l; asylum for insane at
Topeka, $500; asylum for deaf and dumb
at OIathe, S3,276; soldiers orphans home,
SS12; asylum for imbecile youth, Sl,062
HoN. a. SHAW, one of the directors of the
penitentiary, died recently at his home in
Olathe.
A LETTER from the Secretary of the
Treasury was submitted to Congress the
other day transmitting an estimate of the
expense for the infantry and cavalry school
at Fort Leavenworth. The amount asked
is s.22442, :296.
THE grand lodge &. of P, at it's late ses-
sion in Newton, elected the following Off
GERS: Grand chancellor, A. z. Riddle, of
Minneapolis; grand vice chancellor, NJ.
Carraway, of Great Bend; grand prelate,
y. l.. Hallowell of kingman; grand mas
ter of arms. L. ). Sprague, Of Usage City;
g and keeper Of records and seals, Gus j.
\, ibert Kansas City, Ka1.; grand master
of eXchequer, George Linck, of Leaven-
worth; 2 and inner guard, c. S. knight
OF klrWln; grand outer guard, j. j. Hines,
OF LeavenwCrth. Leavelworth was Sc
lected as the place for holding the next
encampment, MAY II, - ard IL. 1889
REPUBLICANS Of the Thnd district have
renomlnated Hon. 3. W. Perkins for Con.
greSs.
y HEAVY storm recently did much dam
age in the vicinity OF Fort Scott. Many
houses were unroofed and the barn of
James G. Ogden was struck by lightning
and ruined, valuable COW and team Of
horses being killed
ANTHONY has struck salt.
The committee having in charge t he ar
rangemeut of details for the transportation
of the Kansas delegation to the Chicago