Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


secure the land-ofice OF ncw dlsti1ct
soon to lie established to be comp sci OF
Meade, Seward Stevens and Morton Coun-
ties AMI the Neutral Strip. 1t Is also
rumored that a railroad IS being projected
to Morton.
BosToN CoRBETr, the slayer OF John
Wilkes Booth, recently escaped from the
insane asylum at Topeka, while out with
other palien taking exercise. A morse
which belonged TO a visitor stood near the
building sadd!ed and bridled, aud catching
sight Of 1t CorDett jumped from the ranks,
uuloosed the animal, sprang into the sac
die and was away before the guards could
realize what had happened Corbett had
been more or less violent for some time and
often declared that he would escape and
be revenged upon persons whom he mag
ined were prosecuting him.
JAMES MCINTYRE attempted to jump on
crowded rapid transit car at Leavenworth
the other day, when he missed his footing G..
fell under the wheels and was killed. he
was tw enty-eight years of age and an iron
molder by occupation.
A CONFECTIONERY, from Myra, asserts
that John Bealer, residing in WoodsonC Coun-
ty, was at the battle of Bunker Hill, June
He was drummer boy. He is now about
130 years old, and is enjoying good health.
He has cut or got q second set OF teeth
HIS eyesight IS so gool that he does not
need spectacles.
HENRY MILLER. one Of an organized gang
of horse thieves, was recently convicted at
Larned and given free transporta ion tc
Leavenworth.
NJ. S. KETCH. chairman Of the Democratic
committee Of Lane County, recently died
of pneumonia contracted at the Wichita
convention.
PATENTS recently granted Kansas in
ventors: Jesse Chandler, Redsi ore, gate;
Adolph Geenen, Belnit, alta chment for
brides; Charles E. HolIingswUrth, Min
neapolis, oven attachment; Thomas H.
Millsap, Harper, bench plane; Jacob Shor =,
Concordia, instrument for measuring ver-
tical and horizontal distances; Lew T..
Snow and J. Howard, Wich tn, composition
for tanning hides.
GOVERNOR MARTIN has rardoned Wilson
Campbell, who was convicted Of incest in
Cowley County in 1854 and sentenced To
ten years in the penitentiary. The Board
of Pardons recommended the action as the
prosecuting witness was known to be with
her testimony was false. Campbell's wife
conspired with the daughter to have the
husband and father sent to the pcnitlntiary
to get him out of the way in order that they
might lead disreputible lives.
THE Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Rock
1sland) announces that it will sell tickets
to both the Democratic and Republican
National conventions at one cent per mile
each way from all points in Kansas west
of the Mississippi river through to St.
Louis and Chicago to parties who wish TO
attend the conventions, or to those wishing G
to take advantage of the low rate to go
EG~t and visit their friends.
NELLIE and May Mozely, sisters, aged
respectively twenty-five and nineteen
years. and two young men, Sam Kinney
aud Willis Nichols, went boating on the
Kaw river at Wyandotte the other even
Ing. The boat was permitted to drift into
the Missouri river and down to the Hanni-
bal railroad bridge, where it was caught
in whirlpool at one of the piers and cap
sized. Both young ladies were drowned
and the young men were only saved by
being thrown upon drift.
BEFORE Judge d. j. Brewer, Of the
United States Circuit Court, oral argument
temporary injunction against Prof Sven
son to prevent him from having the exciu-
sive use of his patent process of making
sugar from sorghum cane. The injunction
is prayed by the United States which was
represented by United States attorney W.
c. Perry.
PENSIONS granted Kansas veterans on
May 81: John W. Crosley, of Thompson
vile; Francis NJ. Trueblood, OF Stuart
Thomas Welch, of Olathe; Henry Walton,
of Hallowell; Ephraim Owings, Of Leroy :;
William Hoover, of Salna; Thomas j.
Perry, of Winfield; Henry L. Mccain, of
Leona; John Lemon, of Arkansas City;
David Walback, of Cedar Bluff; John W.
Crewdson, of Kiowa; Lewis N. Kentner,
of Lyons; Charles N. Duncan. of Topeka;
james (. P. Wright, of Elk City; Allen A q.
Schooler, of Logan; Edward d. Stillson,
of Hooker; William II. Green, of Meade
Center; Henry H. Underwood, of Alton :;
Henry E. Bowley, of Coldwater; Stllman
Chamberlain. of Annelly; Archibald Fat
terson, Of Morrow; John F. Morris, of
Leavenworth; Valentine Roof, of Atlanta;
John w. Heath, of Wichita; Joseph Dea-
gan, of Alton; Corwin B. Keith, of Fort
Scott and John Fuller, of Mcpherson.
A YOUTHFUL North Topeka drug clerk
recently became suddenly enamored of a
young married woman who arrived on an
eastern train and sent her a note which
the indignant lady handed over to her hus-
band. An ugly-looking revolver caused the
bearer of the note and the writer to go
into temporary seclusion.
THE official call has been issued for the
Democratic State convention to be held at
Leavenworth, July 4, to nominate State
officers. The basis of representation
ID the convention is one delegate and one
alternate for every 200 votes or fraction
thereof over 100 votes cast for Hon. S. l..
Isett Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor in 1856; also every county in the
State that has been organized since the
election and each unorganized county shall
be entitled to one delegate and one alternate
TO said convention.
A CHARTER was recently filed with the
Secretary of State of the Emporia & Coun-
Gil Grove Railway Company. Object, to
construct q railroad from Madison, Green
wood County, through said county to the
city of Emporia, thence to Council Grove,
and thence through Morris, Davis, Riley,
Pottowatomie, Clay, Washington and Mar
shall Counties to the north line of the
State. Estimated length ,OOO miles, Capl-
tai. S3, ,000 600.
TIE oiher morning George McNally,
aged thirty-four years, prisoner IN the
county Jail at Leavenworth, attempted
suiclue by cutting his throat with
razor, and succeeded in making frightful
cash.
KANSAS for young men OF true grit.
The list of Kansas members to Congress
to date is as follows: Martin F. Conway,
died IN 1881; Carter Wilder, died in 1865;
Sidney Clark, William A Phillips, D. p
Lowe, died in 1881; Stephen A. Cobb,
died in 1880; John R. Goodin, died