Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-31
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


condition. His assets will reach 500, 600.
SAMUEL HATToN entered the house of
W. II. Beale at Riley the other night and
shot Mrs. Beale and her two-year- old
daughter. W hen the husband returned few
minutes later he found his wife and child
dying. The crime was attributed to too
liberal indulgence in intoxicants, coupled
with the fact that Hatton was Jealous of
Mrs. Beale, on whom he had no claim
whatever. The murderer fed but scores
were in pursuit
e. 7. BROWN a capitalist and real estate
man, recently mysteriously disappeared
from Wichita, and was believed to have
been murdered. Brown was last seen about
eight O'Clock the night before when he
was preparing to start for home. He was
seen to board a street car which passed
within a block of his residence. Next
morning his hat with a cut in the
back of it and blood inside was found on
the sidewalk midway between the street
car line and his residence and beside it
lay a heavy freight car coupling pin with
which the apparent murder is supposed to
have been committed. Near by was found
the wheel marks of the buggy, in which
the body was supposed to have been
carried off. He wore about 500 worth OF
diamonds and valuable gold watch.
In the midst of the excitement over the
investigation of the Brown mystery at
Wichita on the 22d. Henry johnson, who
lived in little house on Fifth avenue with
his wife, who was about to be confined, be-
coming maddened at her condition made q
murderous attack upon her with beer
ha hAln L,x%
before the sfend finished his work neigh
bors interfered. The child was born, but
its skull was crushed and the left side Of
its face horribly disfigured. 1t lived but
a few moments. The mothers injuries
were fatal.
ARTICLES of incorporation oftheC Colorado
& Northern Kansas Railway Company
have been filed in the Office of the Sscre-
tary of State; capital stock. $100O0,00
and its directors are Thomas W. Osborn
and George E. Hubbard, of New York; 8.
Webster, A. P. Morrison, j. A Troutman,
K. s. Cross and j. H. Dennis, of Topeka
Its purposes are to build, equip, operate or
lease standard guage railroad from a
point on the northern line of the State Of
Kansas in the counties of Marshall, Wash
ington or Republic, through the counties
of Jewell. Smith, Phillips, Cloud, Clay,
Mitchell, Osborne, Rocks, Graham, Sheri-
dan, Lincoln, Russell, Ellis, Trego, Cove,
Logan, Wichita, Greeley and Hamilton to
the western line of the State, with such
branches as may seem expedient and de-
sirable.
PosTMAsTERs lately appointed in Kan
sas: Blaine, Pottawatomie County, Michael
j. Welsh, vice Thomas Fleming, resigned; (;
Welcome, Davis County, John S. Clark,
vice John E. Smith, resigned; Woodland,
Bourbon County, A. w. johnson, vice
James A. Gross, resigned.
SENATOR PLUMB enjoys the distinction
of being the only United States Senator
elected from Kansas with no votes re-
corded in the opposition.
The five-year-old son of w. Waddel,
while recently playing in the streets of
Topeka, ran to passing wagon loaded
with hay, and, with other children, COM
menced pulling at the hay when he fell
under the wheels and was instantly killed.
The War Department has concluded to
abandon the military post at Fort Hays
and unless the next Secretary Of War
orders otherwise, the troops garrisoned at
that point will be removed about May 1.
At present there are three military posts
in Kansas-Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley
and Fort Hays.
In the Wyandotte district court the
other day Mrs. Deborah McClurken filed
suit against Tobias and Edward Hogan
for s., $50 for selling Intoxicating liquors
to her husband She alleged in her petit
ton that her husband earned good wages
e, ha
became addicted to the use of liquor and
that defendants sold it to him against her
protest. She is now destitute and asks for
damages.
E. WHITE, an officer from Wilson County
decoyed DR.. Eberle, a Kansas
City, No, specialist, across the line and
arrested him upon the charge of fraud
ulently obtaining notes from farmers. DR..
Ebere's attorney procured a writ of habeas
corpus from the district judge of Wyan-
dotte County. but Constable White failed
to take notice of it and was himself ar
rested and fined for contempt The court
refused to release DR.. Eberle and he was
taken to Wilson County to answer the
charge. He declared the prosecution to be
malicious and that he would sue Richard
son, the complaining party, for heavy
damages.
The State Board of Railroad Commits
sioners recently rendered decision in the
case of the citizens of Turon VS.. the Rock
Island and Missouri Pacific Railroad Com
panies in which they ordered a connecting
track laid between the two roads.
PATENTS recently issued to Kansas in
ventors: W. w. Davis. Lawrence, me-
chanical telephones; George w. Harrop,
Manhattan, hame fastener: Francis A.
Hoover Kimeo, door check; Samuel Huff
man, Matanzas, corn-planter; Thomas A.
Perry, Abilene, trough for watering stock;
John Thomas, Kansas City, apparatus for
use in dressing hogs.
SOME seventy county treaSurers from
various parts of the State assembled at
Topeka the other day for the purpose of
needed legislation and devils
ng ways and means of preventing legis-
alton which shall cut down the emolu-
nents of the county treasurers or in any
wise affect their interests in a derogatory
manner.
IT is reported that an attempt was re-
,ently made to wreck the Union Pacific
Colorado night express train
lear Wilson. While running at a high !
ate of speed the train struck an obstacle |
m the track which it fortunately knocked |
lside and passed over safely. Investiga-
ion showed that lot of lumber had been |
placed on the track. Train robbery was |
imposed to be the motive.
SCARLET FEVER reported at Fort Scott
GEORGE SHORT, of Eminence. Garfield |
younty, who had two little daughters aged |
4 -, iod
lis deceased wife's sister some time ago.
'ince then his neighbors have reported
hat the woman had been in the habit of
reating the little ones in the most in
uman manner. Recently the youngest
hid died and suspicion being aroused the
oroner investigated the matter and found
L. hnnr fr.-, Ir,r.