Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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went out hunting taking along a supply
OF the fluid that stimulates. They fell in
with party who were playing ball, and
who also had keg of beer. Heating and
MCGUIRE took several glasses of beer and
during their hiiarity 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 suddenly upon him
in compromising situation at his (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 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 2. 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 majority esti-
mated at $50 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
oil 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 total area for the State Of
1886 AT acres or an excess of 257, 44 acres
over that of the previous year, ell of which
is in first-cass condition. Chinch bugs
are reported in a 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 colored, 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
Rossviile a 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 So major-
| itv. 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 majority over Metz
ker Republican, wlso was at first reported
us being successful.
1T 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 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 general reduction to all points.
PATENTS lately issued to Kansas in
ventors: Sash fastener, Albert n. Bender,
Manhattan; egg count register, Alvin F.
Harrison, Greeley; reversible eccentric,
William II. Lockwood, Freeport
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 for
entering the University. According to
the circular five terms of work 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 a part
of its own line. Heretofore the latter,
while virtually part of the Rock Island
system. was under separate management.
A PETITION for a writ of mandamus was
I 1aI i,,t tha al-rt I,
other day by the Chicago. Kansas & West
ern Railroad Company to compel the
county commissioners of Chase County to
| sign, attCs and issue $50, 900 bonds voted
by the people for all in building the line.
| The alternative writ was issued.
The Governor has issued his prociama-
| ton ordering a special election to be held
| in the Fourth Congressional district on
Tuesday, May 81, to choose member of
| Congress to fill the vacancy occasioned by
| the resignation of Hon. Thomas Ryan.
| THE rolls of the soldiers home at Leav-
enworth showed for the week ended April
5. 2, 245 members, of which /, 753 were pres
ent, 81 temporarily at post and 562 absent
| with leave.
THE annual meeting of the Social Sci
ence Club will be held a Leavenworth May
and 8.
GOrTLEIB KKEIPFoR, an old citizen, was
struck by the shaft of buggy that was
being driven rapidly through the streets
of Kansas City, Kan, the other day, and
perhaps fatally injured.
FORT ScoIT claimed the pennant for the
largest registration of women voters Of
any town in the State, the number being
33 per cent of the entire registration.
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