Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

| since the state mas Deen admitted into the
Union, died the other day at the age of
forty-nine years. He had seen service un-
der the administration of every Governor
CAPTAIN N. G. WININGER, a weil-known
citizen of Atchison, and originator of the
fambeau clubs, now such interesting ad-
juncts to all political parades, has been
adjudged insane.
IT is stated that Ex-Governor Robinson
has rendered his resignation as sunerin-
tendent of Haskell Institute, of Lawrence,
to take effect October 1. The Governor
will devote his time to farming.
THE former Kentuckians residing in
Atchisou County held their first reunion
on the Sth. a parade with a brass band
ushered in the event. The people then as
sembled at Goodhue Park, where Hon.
john il. Price delivered an address of well
come, followed by brief addresses by other
prominent speakers.
NEAR Wichita the other day, John John
son, a brakeman on tae Santa Fe, was
killed by falling between the cars of run
ming freight.
A PRIVATE soldier named Hendricks, at
Fort Leavenworth, was recently con-
| demned TO the guard house for getting
drunk. When released and put on duty
he attempted suicide by drawing his saber
across his throat.
The seven-year-old daughter of Ed.
Robbul, of Wilson Mourty. died recently
of hydrophobia. The child had been Bit
ten few weeks previous.
One of the largest excursions that ever
| left that city started from Emporia on the
| Sth by way of the Santa Fe for Columbus,
| o., to attend the National Encampment of
| the &. 4. r. and the Columbus Centennial.
| There We're two trains, composed of fifteen
cars, containing 800 citizens. Most OF the
| officers of the Kansas q. A. r. and w. r.
| &. were on the train accompanied by their
| staff and friends; also, one car containing
| grain and vegetables raised in Lyon
| County.
| GEORGE SEHoN, a blacksmith Of Lecomp-
| ton, attended the recent Republican meet
| ing at Lawrence, and being detained till
! late hour by the speaking, did not reach
| the depot until the regular train had left,
| and decided to take an excursion train
| which was returning to Topeka. When
| the train reached Lecompton. he jumped,
and that was the last seen of him til! the
section hands found his mauGled remains
| lying across the track next morning, with
both legs cut off and the head badly
brusied. The body had lain there all
night and had been run over by number
| of trains.
4 LARGE delegation of Kansans called
ON General Harrison at Ind annapolis on
the 10th, while en- route to the Columbus
reunion. and received a cordial greeting.
THERE are about eighty per cent. more
new students at the State University than
there were this time last year.
The carelessness of a switchman caused
wreck of an engine and several coal cars
near the depot at Atchison the other day
The current expenses of the several
State institutions for the month Of August
as recently allowed and paid, were: For
the blind asylum, &, 1,1I0.41; building north
wing of the blind asylum, Il ,439. IS; deaf
and dumb asylum, $2,26S &c; soldiers or
phans' home, IL 1,59409; reform school,
81 ,s93.31; insane asylum, Topeka. =. .G23 e6;
insane asylum, Ossawatonie, $7,1SS.51.
THE President has nominated Charles K.
Holiday. Jr., of Topeka, to be secretary OF
the legation TO Venezuela.
HASKELL COUNTY has voted bonds in aid
of the Dodge City, Mcntezuina & Trinidad
railroad. This is an extension of the Rock
Island from Dodge City, designed to tap
the coal fields OF Colorado by January 1,
1889.
JUNCTION CITY was visited by destruc-
tive and fatal fire on the morning of the 18th.
Rockwell & Co.'s grocery store burned,
causing loss of $4,000; insurance. S70,-
000. Albert Franks and Milo Everleigh,
clerks in the store, perished in the flames.
A dozen other business houses sustained
more or less loss, the total amount of prop
erty destroyed being $1l2, 600; total insu-
rance. about $S0, 200.
The annual report of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Memphis railway for the
fiscal year ended June 50 was submitted
to the Board Of Railroad Commissioners
recently. The gross earnings of the road
for the year were S4 ,;I0l 3lJ.;i3, and the total
expenses were s., I36,i1S.S1. OF this amount
S3, 40. S2l.1 Il was expended on the construc-
tion account, and $40, on additional
equipment. The company states that all
the lands granted to it have been sold, the
gross amount received up to the present
time being $2J1 ,4J9.14.
DAVID CORNELL, 4 carpenter of Atchi-
son. recently drew months pay and has
since been missing. Foul play was feared.
ANTHoNY's fire company took the first
prize of 500 for the championship ''free-
for-all dry run" at the late Kansas City
tournament.
A GANG of coal thieves have recently
been driving thriving business robbing
coal cars at Garden City. A telegraph
operator is mixed up in the matter.
Mrs. j. N. BERTRAM, of Richfield. was
fatally shot the other morning by her
eight-year-o son, who was footing with
a Winchester. The ball first struck Miss
Bertram, aged twenty-five, making a
slight flesh wound in the hip, and then
passed through the body of Mrs Bertram
Upon complaint made by the coal
operators of Usage City that the Missouri
Pacific road was discriminating in favor of
Rich Hill, No., in coal rates, the Railroad
Commissioners recently heard testimony
and concluded that the complaint was just
and decided to direct the railroad company
to lower its Usage City ,eriff in conformity
with the Rich Hill tariff.
THE President has denied the application
for pardon in the case of Editor John N
Reynolds, of Atchison. convicted of using
the mails for fraudulent purposes, and now
in the penitentiary at Leavenworth, in |
dorsing the papers as follows: Denied. |
/ am moved with pity for the six mother |
less children of this convict. but the inter- |
est of justice and regard for the public or |
der and decency, initiate SO strongly in |
my opinion against the exercise of Glenn |
ency that feel it my duty to resist my |
pity for the innocent who suffer and arc |
disgraced with this unworthy criminal" |
LEAvENwoRTH has another coal mine.
AS Mrs. Slater and her daughter were |
recently gathering wild plums near Wich-
ita they discovered the mutlated remains |
of ]. c. Teboul, a prominent business man,