The Globe-republican., 1890-03-26
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KANSAS STATE NEWS.

By order of the Secretary Of War the
headquarters of the department of the
Missouri have been transferred from
Fort Leavenworth to ST. Louis
The stock of millinery Of Mrs. C. May,
at Atehison, was totally destroyed BY
fire the other morning. The loss was
! $4,000 and the stock was insured foE
s., 500
| AT Leavenworth the other day as the
dummy train was making its last trip to
! the north, an old soldier, . member OF
/ the soldiers home, who was sitting on
! the side of the track, was struck by the
pilot and killed. He was under the in
duence Of liquor at the time.
SAN WILSON, the young Pawnee who
created the disturbance recently at
Haskell Institute, at Lawrence, was
tried on the charge of assault. found
guilty and sentenced to ninety DAYS in
the county Jail.
THE State Board of Health met re-
Gently at Topeka and plans were con-
sidered for sanitary measures during
the year all over the State w1uh a view
of preventing the introduction of cpl
denies of contagious or pestilential
nature and so far as possible suppressing
or controlling all epidemics of any char
acter.
For number of years some of the
State-HOuse officials and employees have
been permitted to have sleeping apart
ments in the capitol building at Topeka.
Recently the executive council made an
order that this practice will be discon-
tinued, except in the case of Colonel n.
S. Goss, State Ornithologist.
AT the competitive drill during the
Grand Encampment of the l. o. o. F., in
session at Kansas City, Kan, between
the military teams from Topeka and
Leavenworth, the latter team was ac-
corded the prize of $500.
AT the recent meeting of the Kansas
conference of the Methodist Church at
Topeka the following statistics were
presented: Members and pro bationers,
21,9S3; total benevolences, S11,147;
churches. 2O2; parsonages, IS; value of
State and parsonage property, S727, 705.
THE other day John Manners, of
Keokuk. Iowa, attempted to board
south-bound freight train in the Missouri
Pacific yards at Atchison, but missed
his footing, fell under the caboose and
was mangled in such manner that he
could not live.
ROACH MARTIN, the farmer who lately
mysteriously disappeared from Emporia,
has been heard from at Denver, Col. He
gave as the reason for his departure that
crops were failure and he had enough
of farming in Kansas.
THE other evening Hugo Main, a rail-
road brakeman who had been dis
threatened to do mischief He also
threatened to kill any policeman who
crossed his path. Two officers were
sent to arrest him when he drew his
pistol and commenced shooting. The
policemen also fired and Main fell dead
with two bullets through his heart.
Eleven years ago he killed man for
which he was sentenced to hang, and
two years ago was pardOned by Governor
Martin.
THE five-year-old son of John A.
Cragan, while recently playing with
matches at kingman, set fire to his
fathers barn, which was consumed, to-
gether with considerable grain, a valu.
able carriage and buggy and some live
stock. The loss was about 81, 500, with
no insurance.
DEFAULTING County Treasurer Fort
ner, of Riley County, who was recently
let out on bail, was remanded back to
Jail few days later, his bondsmen re-
fusing to longer hold themselves re-
sponsible.
THE contract for putting in the incan-
descent light apparatus in the State
House at Topeka has been completed.
There are 7O5 burners in the building,
of which ss5 are in the west wing. Rep
Hall has 100 burners, of
which 4S are on the large central chan
deliers. These 100 lights can be turned
on in an instant, illuminating the hall
with brilliancy and splendor that can
not be found in any other hall in the
State.
WHILE attending dance at the home
of Mr.. Robinson, near Anthony the
other night, Charles Heed and Ed. De-
wore decided to settle an old feud. A
general fight ensued, in which Heed was
struck on the head by Devore with
club, from the effect of which he died
next day.
GEORGE HILL and Edward Carter, of
Leavenworth, recently started to Okla
homa with party and while camped on
river near Clements, Hill
and Carter went out to- shoot geese when
Carter was instantly killed by the acct
dental discharge of Hills gun.
AT Leavenworth the other night, Har-
rison Black, colored coal miner, while I
drunk, ran out and caught hold of one
Of the coaches of dummy car with an
apparent desire to stop the train. He
was dragged under the moving car and
had his right foot and arm badly
crushed and received an ugly cut in the
head. His injuries were probably fatal.
In Justice Keenan's court at Wichita
Mrs. DR.. p. j. NJ. Burkett and her son I!
Otto, waived preliminary hearings on the !
charge Of abandoning a child on the |
Santa Fe train some days previous. and
each gave $500 bonds for appearance in |
the district court