Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

a ing with her father, six miles southeast OF
a Lawrence in the Kennedy valley. for
= several weeks had been practicing pistol
= shooting, and the other morning she re-
quested her brother to get the pistol, say
d ing she felt in the mood to shoot While
% he was placing the target in position she
It stood in the doorway of the house and
d asked him whether she should shoot at
v the target or herself, and before he had
Il time to answer she placed the revolver to
her right temple and fired, expiring al
a most instantly. In her room several LETT
q tiers were found showing that the deed
was premeditated, but the cause of the act
4 was not given.
The Eureka irrigating canal has been
C sold To party of English capita lists by
S A. H. Soule, the Rochester mil ionaire,
for 81 900. 900. The canal is ITO miles long
5 and irrigates an immense territory pass
l ing through the counties of Finney, Ford
and Edwards.
: FRANK WOODRUFF, late assistant post
, master of Lawrence was recently arrest
! ed by United States Marshal Walker and
taken to Topeka where he gave bond for
his appearance. A Government expert
after examining the accounts of the late
postmaster. Osbun Shannon, reported a
deficiency of s., 800 in the department I'M
der Woodruff's charge.
j. A. NEwCoME, who was recently found
lying in the Office of Frank Tillingnast at
Clearwater with bullet in his head and
supposed to be dying from a self-infiicted
wound, has recovered consciousness and
is said to be recovering. He sent for an
attorney and physician and made state
ment that he had not shot himself, but had
been shot by some one unseen. The mat
ter was to be Investigated.
The Board of Railroad Commissioners
recently appointed Charles s. Elliott sec
rotary of the board, vice Colonel H. c.
Rizer, resigned. He will assume the duties
OF the position July 1. The salary is 81, 500
| JOHN TRAHUBLER, German aged
twenty two, recently hanged himself with
| lariat rope in barn at Wichita. A
month previous he broke his arm and grew
melancholy over the accident His father |
| is mill owner in Western Kansas
THE Leavenworth 'joints" are said to |
have declared war against the police In |
other words, they propose to "shut down"
for an indefinite period and by this means
cut off the source of supplies from which
the police commission draws its revenue.
The argument advanced is that when this
source of revenue by fines is cut off the
citizens will be called upon to make UP
u
against further taxation will follow.
A TELEGRAM was recently received at
Topeka from r. ]. Franklin, the special
officer who went after the famous Hill
man, in which Franklin stated that the
man who was supposed to be II llman had
escaped. 1t is stated that the detectives
who thought that they had Hillman dis
covered that they had the wrong man
again and have let the matter drop.
DAN BROWN. a farmer. while bathing in
pond on his farm in the northeast corner |
OF Russell County the other day was
drowned 8
THE carload Of corn sent to Chicago from t
junction City, to be sold for the b 'nefit of
the Johnstown sufferers, Melted S195. {
WILLIAM MCCULLY, prisoner in the '
jail at Wellington for brutally assaulting
Judge Monneit of Conway Springs made
a daring break for liberty the other day, I
but was shot and fatally wounded after a J
mile run. q
JAMES GALLAGHER, a prominent con- /
tractor of Wichita. disappeared suddenly
the other day. When he left home he had
quite large sum of money and foul play y
was feared. h
JERRY MASTERSoN, a wealthy Wyan- i
dotte County farmer, living two miles I
~~-~e |
by a runaway team of horses. Mr. !,
Masterson had driven to While Church a
with a load of wheat when his horses be- b
came frightened at the cars and ran away.
The wagon was overturned on him and he b
died IN five minutes. About one year ago D
hs had similar runaway and when | il
picked up was thought to be dead. He a
was about fifty three years old. He leaves C.
a wife and five children. Il
SOME years ago George NJ. Ewing a b
young man of pleasing appearance located 81
At Topeka and engaged in newspaper f,
work. He was genial and affable, making Ia
friends and finally last winter married a
young lady, daughter of a prominent
citizen of Topeka. The coupe visited
Color ado on a wedding tour and soon after
ewing contracted smallpox and died O
ew weeks after marriage leaving quite | .
IN estate. Recent another wife, who ~
ives in Michigan with two children, filed -
claim against the estate. A divorce had
'een procured by Ewing in quiet way =.
nd the first wife intends to fight for her "
lights. '"
LATE coal discoveries at Alma caused "
nuch enthusiasm among her citzsns. "a
The Farmers Alliance Business Asso- 81
iation, of White City, filed its articles of -
Incorporation with the Secretary of State -
he other day; capital stock, $4,000. 20
1T is said that the officers of the Leaven. "
7orth Rapid Transit road threaten to tear r
p their track along Third stseet Leaven- ue
'orth, and discontinue trains, owing to ~
nnoyances by some of the citizens who ~.
ontinue to file suits for damages. -
WILLIAM wakefield has been appoint -.
4 postmaster at Humboldt, vice Mrs.
liza c. K'mball commission expired. ~
ARTESIAN water has been struck at 9 w
epth of 65) feet at Richfeli. It flows pc
ear to the surface. III
The sixteen-year-old son of a farmer
AIMED Byron Sawyer, residing about
ghteen miles southeast of Lawrence, was Vo
rowned the other day while trying to CHI;
vim in small creek The lad left home ter
! the morning and after vanly trying to | on,
duce a neighbours boy to go with him for
emit alone. His body was found by a arr
'ighbor who had gone to the creek to the
ltn- ella
The Board Of Railroad Commissioners thu
I've promulgated its opinion in the coal
tie question upon rehearing, affirming
J order of March 50 in every particular.
lie new coal tariff makes a reduction in ret
ties from Leavenworth. Usage aud ME
'uthern Kansas coal fields to Kansas the
hts of about twenty per cent and to
ders the railroads to have these rates in The
oct by July Is. pre-
VAN BENNETT a son of NJ. Y. B. Bennett
Is accidentally killed the other day near -
'lumous while out with party of other In T
Us. Clarence ID wis a cOmDanion was | MI