The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-11-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

A MOTION was made in the Supreme
Court of the United States on the 9th
to advance the three cases from Kansas
growing out of the late decision regard
ing the Prohibitory law las to original
packages), when the Chief Justice said
the cases would not be taken up until a
successor to the late Justice Miller has
been appointed.
A PARTY of Kansas City, Kan, hunt
ers recently found the dead body of a
man lying on the bank Of the river at
Pomeroy. The body was perfectly nude
and was lying partially in the water.
About twenty feet away were clothes
supposed to be those of the dead man.
The body showed no marks of violence
mitted suicide with some poison.
THE other night safe-crackers visited
Mount Hope and cracked the safe of j.
T. Frost, merchant, and got SlO0
They also broke the safe of C. c.
Thomas, a merchant and got 500. The
first door to the safe of the Mount Hope
Bank was blown off and two drills were
door. They were unable to get any
money from the bank. One Of the
thieves, who is Chicago crock by the
name of Billy Morris, was arrested the
next day at Wichita.
THE twenty-second annual meeting Of
the A. @. y. w. of Kansas was held re-
Gently at Hutchinson with delegations
in attendance from all parts Of the
State. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: j. A. Rea,
Hutchinson, president; Thomas B. AL
len, Hays City. vice-president; w. n.
Wallace, Kingman, secretary and treas.
urer; A. w. Mckinney and F. M. Chap
lain, members of the executive commit
tee. The next meeting will be at King
man.
PENSIONS wero granted to the follow
ing Kansas veterans on the 2Sth: John
NJ Jones, of Moline; Henry C. Jewett
of Whitewater; George NJ Mills, OF
Wichita; Nathan Barlow, of Rutland;
Jesse S Rodgers, of Fort Scott; Thomas
Cougheton, of Circleville: Hiram NJ.
Shaffer of Gridley; John Patterson, of
Rurlington; Erastus w. Forbes Of
Wichita; Richard j. Rudisill, of En-
poria; Lorimore Ardery, of Hutchison;
John w. Oliver, of Fredonia; John r.
Hoover, of Montana; Edward A. Bald
win, of Topeka; John L. Quiet, of
Farmington; Charles w. Poston, of
Longton; Daniel M. Morley. of Clyde,
w. L. Crumrino. of Kanopolis; Harrison
J. Goldsborough, of Cheney; Ephraim
NJ. Bussert, of Cherryvale; Jesse II.
Getty. Of Lebo; Charles Bascom, Of Of
tawa: Elizabeth NJ. Smith, Of Leaven-
worth, and the minor child of William
Stewart, of Leavenworth.
THE power and round house of the
West Side Circle railway, at Topeka,
burned to the ground at two o'clock the
other morning Three steam motors,
valued at $500 each, and several cars
were destroyed. The total loss was
about $4,000. partially covered by in.
surance.
THE Edwards County Bank at KinsIey
closed its doors the other day. 1t be-
came involved during the boom three
years ago, since which time it had not
been able to recover. Its local deposits
are said not to be large and in all proba-
bility will all be adjusted, specially as
its assets are far in excess of its liabili.
ties
THE other day Gottlieb Knepfer, an
old c.t:zen of Kansas City, Kan, was in
jured by being thrown from buggy,
which resulted in his death a few days
later.
MES. MARTHA FAUBroN and her daugh-
ter, of Argent tine were recently bitten
by a mad dog-a family pet.
EDDIE SAvESGEE, only 0 years old,
was recently arrested at Topeka for
stealing trunk containing S75 worth
of hats belonging to Willie Sells, Of
Sells Bros circus The boy said he
broke a W ndow and was assisted in the
theft by two other boys.
THE other night Bill Ford and Harry
Dill started out at Wichita to paint the
town, and before the decorations were
complete got into quarrel which re-
suited in Dill stabbing Ford with prob
ably fatal effect
C. A. BENSON, who is under indict-
ment for the murder of Mrs. Mettman,
has been removed by the United States
marshal from the Jail at Leavenworth
to the Topeka Jail.
GEORGE BEAL was gently thrown
from his horse at Wichita and instantly
killed.
ROBERT RooSAS, young bricklayer
of Leavenworth, was recently muir
dered in a gambling den in Denver.
The body was taken to Leavenworth for
internment
A MAN by the name Of Z. H. Ackert
lately victimized several parties in Kan
sas City, Kan, by purchasing several
bills of goods and giving forged checks
in payment. The police were eager to
make his acquaintance but ne studiously
kept out of their way.
The shareholders of the Atchison, |
Topeka & Santa Fee Railway Company !
hold n mentinr at TOreka the other day |