The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-13

Special Correspondence
topeka KANSAS, June II 1889.
The recent lyBching Of the muir
derer, OliI liant, Topeka, has caused
the people Of Kansas to reflect upon
the present law respecting punish
nent for murder. The press OF the
state, while chAracteriZing this
lynching as q resort to mob rule,
generally endorse the taking Of the
murtlereT's life As q Just punishment.
The lynching Of this culprit on one
Of the principal streets Of Topeka,
one of the most orderly and quiet
cities on the continent, ought to inn
press the members OF the next legis-
lature with the necessity OF abolish
Ing the present law or the passing Of
one that will mete out to such
characters a. Ollphant their Just
deserts. Governor Humphry, In
his message TO the late legislature
urged such action rs well as Cover
nor Martin la three messages to that
body. As IL now IL, the law makes
the governor q thirteenth juror In
all murder eases, or to put IL strong
er, a public eXecutiOner. Kansas
owes IL to herself to wipe out this
straddling law aud pass one which
means something. On all other
questions she has taken q decided
position, and why not In this?
The committee from the u. A. X.
to select grounds at Ellsworth for
the soldiers reunion, has made It's
report One hundred aud sixty
acres adjoining that city were decided
TO the q. A. II. OF Kansas for reuu-
ipn purposes. These reunions will
be held at Topeka and Ellsworth
alternately. The last legislature
appropriated So, 900 to be used for
buildings sud for beautifyiEg the
grounds. The contract has been let
and work on . grand tabernacle
capable Of seating 400 people, as
well as other necessary buildings
will be pushed rapidly, so that
everything will be In readiness for
the state soldiers reunion at Ellis
worth I'm September. The commit
tee IL also negotiating with the Oak
land Grove company with q view to
making that beautiful grove the
permanent reunion grounds at Tope-
ka. The management IL now build
ing n grand tabernacle there with q
capacity for seating 5000 people, as
well rs other buildings necessary
for the accommodation OF q large
crowd Of people. This tabernacle Is
a permanent structure, costing So
90, requiring 1900 feet a. lumber
In its construction. The design r.
an exact circle an the ground, rs
feet In diameter and % feet high. |
This Is the best tabernacle In the
west, and will be used by the Kan |
sas Chautauqua Assembly for ten
years, this seasons meeting opening |
M the 18th inst, and closing on the |
9Th Of July.
The many friends Of Colonel Allen /
Buckner. In Kansas will be glad 10 /
learn Of his appointment by the
State Board OF Charities to the
Of the Blind Asy-
um ut wyandOtte. Col. Buckner
Is know n the lighting pars0n" OF
Kansas, always rendering the re-
publican party gallant service on
he stump In every campaign. He
Eas n brave soldier Ia the late war
Ind received several wounds at the
Jattle OF Franklin, Tennessee.
The State Board Of Charities left
for BelOit To select q site for
ut IuuutlTlhl FStuOoiS LOT NttFls. 1
The citizens OF BeIOIt give q site aud
everal lats Of ground are offered.
The plans for the building have
'een draws by architect wsshburn
4 Ottawa, and they will be APP
'rOved i'm a few days and bids for
he construction Of the building
dvertised for. The appropriation
Dr building aud furnishing IL IS,
no, One-half Of which IL available
his year aud the other half next
ear. The building will be Of stone,
10 by "a feet In dimensions, and
wO sIOries high, with basement.
I will cast about $4,000.
The seventh annual meeting of the ,
Iansas State Temperance Union
iii be held ut Forest Park, Ottawa,
thursday, June 2Oth. All the tenn
erance societies. churches, Sunday
'hOOls and organizations In sym
athy with the temperance work are
Untitled TO three delegates. The
resident issues the following ad- {
ress TO the people OF Kansas:
Kansas should be In position to
wen substantial aid TO her sister
ates now struggling for legal pro-
iSitiOn, and we can only do thiS by | {
anding In the line, organized aud | +
lady to beat back the assaults Of
IlsehoOds and misrepresentation
lat are already being made against z
le sOhriety and good citizenship Of :
n fine state"