The Globe-republican., 1890-09-10
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
A. i. MARTIN, brother of the late
Governor Martin, was stricken with ap-
oplexy while at the supper table at
I his home in Atchison the other evening.
He was in critical condition.
JOHN SINK, farmer living eight
miles north of Salina. recently attempt
ed to kill his wife and then shoot him.
self. He fired two shots at her and
missed her, but she having fallen on
the floor he thought she was killed,
when he shot and killed himself. A
family quarrel was the cause
TIE complaint which was presented
to the State Board of Railroad Commits
sionerS by the farmers concerning grain
rates to Missouri river points has been
formulated and sent to the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
FRANK FLETCHER 4 colored boy thir-
teen years old. while recently crossing
the Union Pacific tracks at Lawrence,
was instantly killed by the cars.
ANDY Bowen, ten years old. was re-
Gently killed by freight train at Mer-
Ram Park. His father worked at the
park and the little fellow had boarded
freight train at Kansas City, it was
presumed to go and see his father, and
in trying to get off fell under the train
and was killed.
| Mrs. MAGGIE CALHOUN, of Wichita,
tried to commit suicide the other day
by drinking extract of cactus The
doctors saved her.
CHARLES FELL, "a good. kind-hearted
1rishman" about thirty years old, and
employed at Eudora, recently filled up
too heavily with compound known as
hard cider" and becoming boisterous
was locked up in the city Jail. When
the marshal went to the Gala boose next
morning Fell was dead
THE canning factory at Emporia has
already canned this season over 90, coo
cans of peaches, 10000 cans of apples,
and Is, 900 cans of tomatoes
AT recent dance given to celebrate
the opening of new hotel near the
stock yards at Wichita, two men named
McMahan and Schilling quarreled over
a girl. The latter drew pistol and
shot McMahan through the stomach,
wounding him dangerously. Schilling
was arrested.
PARK S. WARREN, editor of the Min
neapolis Democrat. has been nom ina ted
for Congress by the Democrats of the
Fifth district
J A. COFFEE, farmer, drove his
wagon over bluff overlooking the river
near Atchison at nine O'Clock the other
night. and, together with his outfit, was
precipitated distance of fifty feet He
will die.
PENSIONS granted Kansas veterans on
the 4th: Original, Frank Sloan, Win
field; Wilson Boughton, Phillipsbprg;
Casper Friedli. Elmo; Alex Mcfarland.
Pleasanton. Increase. Edward d.
Haynes, West Plains Reissue. William
II. Cook. hatfield Green: William Eros
SOW. Woodbine; John Hall. Wichita.
Reissue and increase, Alexander Trott,
Kansas City. Original, widows. etc,
Minors of George S. Marsh. Toronto.
CAROLINE JOHNSON, colored, left her
home at Atchison some days ago to visit
friends in Kansas City, leaving Jesse
Johnson, her husband, seventy years
old, who was sick and rheumatic, alone
in their hut Several days after the
neigh6ors missed the old man and a POI
liceman who investigated the case found
him in dying condition from neglect
and starvation. He had had nothing to
eat or drink for several days.
JUDGE GLENN, one of the most prom
inent citizens of Atchison, died of con-
gestive chill the other morning. Judge |
Glenn was I former law partner of Judge |
Foster.
JAMES c. FHEEBOHN, an inmate of the |
city hospital at Wichita, removed 4 |
bandage from his head the other day. |
while the attendant was sleeping. and |
bie6 to death within an hour. He had |
suffered fracture of the skull some |
weeks ago near Guthrie and was recov-
ering RAPIDLY.
by the President TO allot Pottawatomie
and Kickapoo Indian lands in Kansas
as soon as an allotting agent can be ap-
pointed.
SOME boys attempted TO steal water
melons from r. Sparks patch near
Girard the other night when he saw
them and, shotgun in hand, started
after them. When the boys attempted
to run he fired at them. hitting George
Haines and putting about twenty-five
shot in his face and neck. one going
through his nose and another through
his neck.
An unknown young man was killed at
the other morning while
to board a Missouri Pacific
freight train The only paper on his
person which tended to identify him
vas letter recommending Ed. Chatter
cit as brakeman. .,