Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-11
GREAT BEND KANSAS THURSDAY April. II, 1889.
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

IHR other 0ay COf0euuS mC0ulf0 o40
Morris Keating, young mon of Topeka,
of the fluid that stimulates. They fell m
with party who were playing ball. and
who also had a keg Of beer. Keating and
Mcclure took several glasses of beer and
during their hilarity Keating's gun was
discharged and the contents lodged in
McGuire's neck causing almost instant
death. The coroner's jury held the shoot.
ing to be accidental, but he was subse-
quently arrested upon complaint of the
county attorney.
GENERAL h K. MCCONNELL, promi.
nent lawyer of Usage City, committed
suicide in his room at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel in Topeka the other morning by
shooting himself in the head Several
months since Mcconnell was shot and
severely wounded by a contractor at
Usage City, who came suddenlss upon him
in a compromising situation at his 1.-THE
contractor's) house. He had fully recov-
cred, however, and gone to Topeka on
legal business. Since the Usage City
affair." it is said, Mrs. Mcconnell has been
prostrated, and the suicide is attributed
to this cause. The deceased was a Briga-
dier General in the army of the Potomac.
THE spring elections on the I'd resulted
in the defeat of Colonel D. r. Anthony for
mayor of Leavenworth and the election Of
Judge Hacker. Democrat and citizens can
didate by large majority. The woman
vote was large Kansas City (Kan.)
elected W. A Coy mayor, together with
the entire Republican ticket The Demo-
cratic ticket was successful at Fort Scott.
Bailey P. Waggoner, Democrat was elect
ed mayor of Atchison. The Independent
Republican ticket was successful at EN-
poria. Metzker, Republican, was re-elect-
ed mayor of Topeka by a majority esti-
mated at 250 and the Republicans were
successful at Wellington. The ladies lost
the day at Independence by only thirty
two votes.
RECENT reports to the State Board of
Agriculture from about 500 correspond
ents, representing 100 counties of the
State, show that wheat, rye, livestock of
all kinds. fruit and grasses in nearly
every county in the State are in unusually
good condition. In some sections of West
ern Kansas wheat made a small growth
in the fall by reason of dry weather, but
the late rains brought it out. The in
crease in area sown to wheat in the State
in the fall of 1888 as compared with that
sown the previous year is "A per cent,
which gives a total area for the State of
1866 427 acres or an excess of 257, 44 acres
over that Of the previous year, all of which
is in first-class condition. Chinch bugs
are reported in few counties in the
State, but not in sufficient numbers to
excite alarm among farmers On the
| whole the condition of the State is excel
lent and farmers are greatly encouraged
and hopeful.
Hon. THOMAS RYAN, recently appointed
Minister to Mexico, has resigned as MEM
ber of Congress and the Governor has tele.
graphed his acceptance of the resigna-
tion.
DAVID TAYLOR, co1ored, was drowned
| the other morning while fishing in Mud
creek, three miles east of Lawrence. He
| was eighty five years old and stuck in the
| mud while attempting to wade across the
| creek.
| AT the recent municipal election at
| Rossville ladies' ticket was put in the
| field, presumably as joke, but the ladies
took hold of it in earnest and triumphant-
ly elected their whole ticket by 35 major
ity. The officers elected were as follows:
Mayor, Mrs. H H. Miller; police judge,
Mrs. r. Burns; council, Mrs. w. NJ Mitch
ner, Mrs. Joseph Cameron, Mrs. c. Nc
Pherson, Mrs. w. G. Sherman.
| THE canvas of the vote at the election in
Topeka showed Cofran, Democrat, to be
elected by about 200 ma jority over Metz
ker, Republican, who was at first reported
| as being successful.
IT is stated that three thousand acres
| of castor beans will be planted in CLARK
County this season.
SARAH KELLY, an insane woman OF
Reno County, while recently en- route to
| the Topeka asylum in charge of the sheriff,
| jumped through a window of the car and
was fatally injured.
THE Railroad Commissioners recently
rendered decision upon the complaint OF
the Leavenworth Coal Company. as to ex-
cessive rates ON coal shipped westward,
| making q general reduction to all points.
| PATENTS lately issued to Kalsas in
ventors: Sash fastener, Albert N. Bender.
Manhattan; egg count reg gister, Alvin f.
Harrison, Greeley; reversible eccentric,
William 81. Lockwood, FreepoIt
The State University faculty committee
on preparatory high schools has sent the
| principals of the high schools in the State
a circular containing the requirements fol
entering the University. According to
the circular five terms of w ork will be
dropped next year, and the entire prepar-
atory department the year after.
A GENERAL order has been issued an.
nouncing that the Chicago Rock Island &
Pacific Railway Company assumes the
operation of the Chicago Kansas & Ne
braska railway in Kansas, Nebraska, Col
orado and the Indian Territory as part
| Of its own line. Heretofore the latter,
while virtually part of the Rock Island
system, was under separate management
A PETITION for writ of mandamus was
fled in the Supreme Court at Topeka the
other day by the Chicago. Kansas & West
ern Railroad Company to compel the
county commissioners of Chase County te
sign, attest and issue $50, 900 bonds voted
by the people for aid in building the line
The alternative writ was issued
The Governor has issued his proclama-
tion ordering a special election to be hello
in the Fourth Congressional district OF
Tuesday, May 81, to choose a member o.
Congress to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of Hon. Thomas Ryan.
The rolls of the soldiers home at Leav
enwoyth showed for the week ended Apri
g. g. 345 members. of which 1, s53 were pres
ent 81 temporarily at post and 562 absen
with leave.
The annual meeting of the Social Sci
ence Club will be held Leavenworth Ma,
and 3.
GoTTLEIB KKEIPFoR, an old citizen. wa
struck by the shaft of buggy that wa
being driven rapidly through the street
of Kansas City, Kan, the other day, ant
perhaps fatally injured.
FORT SCOTT claimed the pennant for tn
largest registration of women voters o
| any town in the State, the number beini
SO per cent. of the entire registration.