Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-03-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

a TERRIBLE analr occurred ABOUT IouI
miles south OF Attica the other day. Dell
Mcintyre was hunting and in his wander
ings came across three boys, George and
Charles Sloppy and Charles Parkhurst
Young Mcintyre laid his gun down and
stopped TO talk with the boys Farkhurst,
lad of twelve years, picked up the
gun and aimed it at Mcintyre, but he made
him put it down. when he aimed at the two
little Sleepy boys. The gun went on the
charge cut out one side Of Georges neck, and
lodged in Charles breast, instantly killing
him. But little hope was entertained OF
Georges recovery.
LATE post-ofice changes in Kansas: Es-
tablished, Enfield. Rocks County, Charles
F. Budd, postmaster; Passalc, Kearney
County, Richard 5. Draley, postmaster.
Names changed, Bethel Republic County,
to Mund-n, Adrien NJ. Garfield, postmaster;
Riley Center, Riley County, to Riley, Jacob
w. Loudermllk. postmaster. Discontinued,
Bloomfield, Phillips County; Francis, Ness
County; Scheuerman, Rush County.
DR. HoLCoMB, State veterinarian, has re-
signed.
AT a late meeting of the Livestock SAM
tary Commission IAN order was issued re-
establishing the quarantine against the
introduc ion of Texas cattle excepting The
Panhandle, and from portions of the terri
tory liable to communicate Texas or Span
ish fever. This is the same quarantine
that was in force one year ago The law
passed by the Legislature prohibits the in
PRODUCTION of cattle from that territory
from March to December 1.
GOVERNOR MARTIN las been notified by
the managers OF the Ohio Centennial, that
one day of the cxposion would be set apart
and called kansas Day." and he was re-
quested 10 name the day. He referred the
matter to the commissioners whom he has
appointed to represent Kansas at the Gen.
tennial.
Iris reported that Jonah Harris. Scott
County farmer, while digging we'll struck
a vein or gold. The discovery was kept
quiet until the metal could be sent to an as
sayer for examination, which proved that
the ore contained gold in paying quantities.
Considerable excitement prevailed in the
neighborhood of the find.
A DEsERTER from the infantry band at
Fort LeavenworLh, was captured in Pc
culiar manner the other night while acting
as guard to some convicts being delivered
at the Fort from Colu mbus (O.) barracks.
The man deserted from the band at Fort
Leavenworth a year ago, and nothing had
been learned OF his whereabouts until he
walked into prison, when he was recog-
niZed by some old comrades. After desert
ing he wandered around all summer and in
the fall enlisted at Columbus barracks
as musician, and, by some inscrutable
fate, was assigned to the 18th Infantry
band and sent where hundreds of soldiers
knew him at once.
THE shops at the Soldiers Home were
totally destroyed by fire the other after
noon. A part of the building was used as
a stable, and in it were a fine carriage and
team belonging to Major Shockley, and a
fine team belonging to Chaplain Gillespie.
Both teams were burned. Two fine car
riages and a large amount of other proper
ty were destroyed. No insurance.
PATENTS issuei to Ka nsas inventors for
the week ended March 8: Bolster spring,
Samuel S. Byers, of Darwin; vehicle
spring, Edwin FARRELL, of Harper; grain
drill, William Nighswong-r. of Peotone /;
dam; railway tie and joint, James HILL
of Arkansas City; harrow, George Coff-
man, of Spearville-
ABOUT forty colored laborers residing in
Topeka and employed on a construction
train working in cuts of the Kansas City
extension of the Santa Fe, refused to go to
work the otl er morning because they had
received notice of reduction of wages from
81 to 81. 20 per day. They refused to work
at the price, declaring the work to be very
dangerous to life and limb.
THE charter Of the Chicago, Kansas City
& Omaha Railway Company was filed re-
Gently with the Secretary of State. The
proposed road is 234 miles in length and
runs from Kansas City, Kan, to Quincy,
Ill. Capital, IS, 900.
JUDGE E. e. RUGGLEs, prominent and
wealthy lawyer Of Wichita, recently de-
serted his wife and grown daughter and
eloped with his stenographer, Matte
Stelnmetz. 1t is stated that he mortg ged
all his property, even to his library and
handsome residence and took the money, a
large sum, with him He removed to
Wichita from Cleveland, O., about three
years ago. He is ffty-ive years old and
Miss Steinmetz is twenty.
WELDON, the man who shot Harrison
Tut, an old colored man, at Wyandotte
some months ago, was recently tried and
the jury found him guilty of manslaughter
in the first degree. The verdict was
great surprise.
The Haskell job printing office at Atchi-
son burned the other night. The stock and
machinery was valued at SIS. 600 and in
sured for SIS LOO The building, which was
the property of Senator ingalls,, was dam
aged 10 the extent of 81, 00O. Said to be
fully insured.
TIE report of Hon. d. W. Wilder, Super
intendent OF Insurance, presents these in
teresting figures: Mutual fire COMPANIES
of the State l2; risks written, $6,0SJ, 375. 81;
risks in force, 81, 323. 594. 65; cost to the IN
sured, S104 076. IS; losses paid, $2S, S01.07; ;
losses incurred. SO, 6O2 80. Stock compa-
MES doing business IN the State, 50; risks
written, sl31, 40 50507 premiums received
on the foregoing. 81, 926 e5L72 losses paid
in 1887, S1,095. 1855; losses incurred in
1887, 81, DOS, U9S.76.
IN the case of Bunker, a son OF one OF the
celebrated Siamese twins, who was con-
victed in Ness County of perjury commit
ted in Lane County in divorce proceedings,
the Supreme Court recently reversed the
proceedings. His appeal was based on the
grounds that he was convicted in Ness
County, and that the court had no jurisdic-
ton in his case. The Supreme Court so held
and directed the warden OF the penitentiary
to return Bunker to the jail in Lane County
to await such action as the legal authori-
ties of the county may take in his case
GOVERNOR MARTIN recently issued a re-