Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

ROBERT MALONE, a packing house en-
ploye at Wichita, recently entered tine
home OF an eleven-year- girl when the
rest of the family were away, and ma de a
criminal assault upon the child and after
threatening his victim with death if she
| betrayed him, stole a shotgun from the
! house and made his escape. The alarm was
/ soon given and the man was surrounded
but for time stood off the police. He
finally surrendered and was hurried TO
the county Jail to escape mob. II was
thought the girl would not recover.
SOME time ago Mrs. &. H. Mears, the
wife of noted resident of Laavenwor; h,
disappeared. Her absence could in no
manner Ee accounted for until few days
later when a parasol, hat a ID certain arti-
cles of clothing, which were identified as
having been worn by the missing woman
were found on the bank OF the river Mrs.
Mears was subject to fits Of dementia, and
1t is supposed that she drowned herself in
the river.
IHE other afternoon when Jailer GIL
entered the corridor OF the jail at Topeka
he was attacked by Elijah Jones. negro
convict awaiting sentence. who threw his
arm around CLIPS neck and struck him a
blow on the head with a heavy piece o{
vict, Joined in the assault and Gill was
speedily rendered harmless. The keys TO
the outside doors were taken from hin
and the two men escaped. Jailer Gill re.
| covered in time to cut off the escape Of
twelve other prisoners, who entered the
corridor and made a rush for the opep
doors. Jones' wife had been permitted t.
visit him and was in the jail ct the tins
! of the outbreak
HAYS CITY citizens have sub cribeE
! 500, 900 and secured the Sickle Header
mandatory. Work on the building wiz
| commence at once.
Two young men employed as farm
| hands on Fox creek, in Chase County, got
! into dispute the other evening, wi en- one
| of them, named Hull, drew knife and
! plunged into the heart of the other. named
! Pronicker, killing him instantly. The
| cause of the dispute was a mere tr.fe.
| Hull was arrested.
! w. H Comps residence at Larned, fine
wo-stOry brick building of modern type,
was recently burne to the ground with
its contents. The loss viii reach $50, 0OO;
insurance about SIS O00
IEE other day two section hands work.
ing on the Missouri Pacific road at Pome-
roy discovered the body of woman in an
advanced state of decomposition in the
Missouri river, lodged against huge pile
of drift wood. The body was taken from
the river and proved to be that of Mrs. E.
R. Mears, who disappeared from her home
in Leavenworth the week previous. Mrs.
Mears had evidently thrown herself into
the river while temporarily insane
PROF Snow of the State University, has
for some time past been making a spec al
study of the chinch bug. This insect is one
of the Kansas farmers greatest enemies,
and for many years has done incalcuiabie
damage to growing crops in some parts of
the State. From recent observation Prof.
Snow has discovered that a contagious
disease has made its appearance, and is
raDIdly destroying the chinch bugs,
DURING the past year there were in at
tendance at Haskell Insti' ute in Lawrence
375 students. of which number 135 were
girls. There were twenty-one tribes
represented, as follows: Apache Arapa-
hoe, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Chickasaw,
Greek Comanche, Caddo, Delaware, Iowa,
Kaw, Kickapoo, Mu icie, Usage. Ottawa.
Omaha, Pawnee. Peoria, Ponca Piute
Pottawatomie, Quapaw, Seneca. Sac, Fox
Shawnee, Sioux, Seminole Ute, Wyan-
dotte aud Wichita. The pupils of the
numbering so.
AT Manhattan the other night the eight
Y, arc son of H. NJ Shepherd accident
ear-old boy while playing with an old
pistol. -
THE crop prospects of Northwestern
Kansas are pronounced by experts as
never better than at present.
IT is stated that Lawrence man swan
the other day from Baldwin's branch to
the water works, distance of four miles.
IT is confidently asserted that even
"Old Hutch" can not corner the Kansas
wheat crop this year.
A YOUNG man by the name of Keser
was recently drowned in the Kaw river at
Kansas City, Kan.
THE four express companies doing busi-
ness at Leavenworth have given notice
that they will each sue the city marshal
and police commissioners for $50 900 dam
ages on account Cf seizures by the police
at different times of packages containing
beer and whisky consigned to individ-
uals.
CHARTERS recently file with the Secre-
tary of State: The Rhode Island Salt and
Mining Company, of Wellington, capital
stock, $50, 0O0; the Boston Salt and Mining
Company, Of Wellington, capital stock
$50 900; the Voorhees, Sugar and Syrup
Company, of VOORHEES, Stevens County,
capital stock, SIS, 600; the Lacrosse lum- |
ber and Grain Company. capital stock,
SIS 600; the United States Elevated Transit
Company, of Kansas City. Kan, and !
Kansas City. Mo-, capital stock, $3.50 900.
THE other morning Fred Reddy, thir- !
teen year-old boy, was struck by pas
senger coach in the Northwestern yards
at Wyandotte and killed instantly. The
boy was carrying wash boiler over his
head and did not see the train backing out
of the yards.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road
has issued a sweeping notice that it
will not only put into effect the rates
directed by the Railroad Commission
ers in relation to Wichita, but will
also apply the same rates to all the
larger towns of Kansas on its line. The .
announcement was made on the strength |
of a telegram received from President /
Strong, and the necessary thirty days
notice has been issued from the
general offices at Topeka The order /
will include Lawrence, Topeka, Abilene, !
Hutchinson, Arkansas City, Winfield, |
Mcpherson, Emporia, Larned and few /
other towns. All these will get the same /
jobbing rates given to Wichita by the I.
Railroad Commissioners.
PETER BAUM, of Usage City, attempted |
suicide at Eldorado recently by cutting !
his throat He made a ghastly wound,
but failed in his purpose.
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