The Globe-republican., 1890-10-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Two engines were completely wrecked
by a collision on the Union Pacific, neal
Lawrence. the other day.
FRANK Bowers. one of the proprietor.
of the Douglas Avenae Hotel at Wich
ita, committed suicide the other nigh,
by shooting himself in the right breast
dying within half an hour. He left a
letter. naming young woman who had
refused him her hand in marriage. and
saying he had no desire to live.
| TWENTY coopers in the employ OF
Hauber Brothers at Lawrence, making
apple barrels, struck the other day for
an increase Of one cent per barrel
The United States grand jury al
Leavenworth indicted Mrs Rou:zahn
and Benson for the murder of Mrs.
Mettman. but discharged John Nett.
man, the husband.
Ara bawdy house in Junction City the
other night quarrel occurred between
several soldiers belonging to troop and
6, Seventh cavalry. and John Lewis, of
battery E, First artillery, Familiarity
known as Jack the Ripper" Lewis
was armed with dirk and sta bbed Mes.
ser Smith. of troop 1. on the left side
from the rear in such manner that he
died Of internal hemorrhage in a few
minutes
BEFORE the ad journment of the Unit
ed States District Court at Leavenworth
an Indictment was brought in by the
grand jury against Alfred Bigqucst Of
Fort Riley. Bigquest lived in tent
on the Riley reservation. He was a
strangely morose man and in his tent
hung a motto which read: malice to-
ward all mankind" In tho entrance to
the tent he constructed rifle trap
John Autman. soldier. stepped into it
one day and received bullet in his
right thigh, from which he bled to
death.
On the 21st Governor Humphrey sum-
marily removed the newly-appo nted
police commissioners of Leavenworth
and appointed William Fairchild, P.
Magahey and DR.. A. b Callahan as
their successors The decapitated board
had been in Office just one week. The
change was made because Of the action
of the board in removing City Marshal
Magahey and appointing Fred w lizard.
secretary of the Resubm ission Club, to
that position. The new commissioners
are undoubted Prohibitionists.
A1ToRNEYGENERAL L. b. KELLOGG
and County Attorney R B. WEIGH. of
Shawnee County, have taken an appeal
to the United States Supreme Court in
the original package case recently de-
c ded by Judges Foster and Philips
An effort will be made to have the case
advanced on the docket in order that an
early decision may be had.
ANDREW MOFFATT was struck by
Missouri Pac fic train as he was driving
across the track at Kansas City, Kan,
the other day and died in few hours.
The English Lutheran Synod of Kan
sas held an interesting session at Sa.
lima recently. The report of the gen.
eral secretary showed that the organ
ization in the United States and (anada
has 1909 ministers. 7,94S churches and
g. 500, 900 baptised members. Under
Jurisdiction of the Kansas Synod there
are 40 churches, 3,022 communicate
members. 3.S47 Sunday School scholars
and church property to the value of
1854, O50
G. w. FOSTER, an inmate of the Sol
der Home. fell from high trestle over
the Rapid Transit railway near Leaven-
worth the other day and was killed.
The Indian Office has decided to erect
q number of new buildings Cor the In
1 an school at Lawrence Haskell In
stitute is only few years old, but its
growth has been very rapid and it is
now one of the most important schools
under the Indian Bureau. The Com
of Indian Affairs and the Sec
retary of the Interior have decided to
increase its capac ty, and to that end a
number of new bu,d ngs will be erect
ed at once. The estimates agreed upon
provide for block of new industrial
shops to cost Sc. 900; a store and ware
house. 81, 900; an Office building 50. 500;
a mess house, So. 500; three cottages,
81, 600 each, and two lavatories, g, 600
each. The total cost of improvement IS
will be $500
FULLY TO- 900 people were present at
the late reun on of the Southwestern
Soldiers Assoc alton at Arkansas City.
TIE contract has been let for the dam
across the Kansas river at Topek a,
VIII CHI is to furnish water and electrical
power to the city. 1t is estimated that
the dam and machinery will cost 81, OOO-
300
ANTON DEMEI, an old Prussian who
lived on farm. was recently arrested
1T Atchison for beating his wife. lie
gave bali and then commenced drink
ing, during which he took poison, and
lied a raving maniac. His wife, whom
be has beaten for over thirty years. will |
probably from the effects of the last |
There is little doubt but |
that he intended to kill her. Demel |
vas an exile from Prussia, where he |
" as in his youth lawyer.
THE other Sunday the Methodists of |
raised the amount necessary |
10 clear them of their church debt (Sl1,-
IG9) in one hour. and in consequence the |
evening built huge bonfire
n front of their handsome new church.