The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-08-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

ing, an entrance was forced to his room I
and he was found unconscious from the |
effects'of morphine. A physician was |
summoned but the man died soon after.
Family trouble supposed to be the
cause.
i. ]. USHER, of Lawrence, has begun, |
criminal suit against the Omaha
(Neb Bee claiming $50, o0g damages
for the story lately published by- mat
paper lin which one Mrs. Russell AL
legged that she had been robbed of siO.-
o0o. by men in the interest of, Usher,
and that he was implicated in the muir
der OF his (Usher'sl clerk. He alleges
that the statement is utterly false
Other papers that copied the article, It
is stated, will also be sued.
The other day Thomas Mantle. Rob
ert Swetzan, John d ffenbaugh and Silas
Reed, farmers were riding in a wagon
near Clearwater, when they were struck
by lightning. Mantle was killed and
the other three were thought to. be IA
tally injured. The teamwas also killed
The other morning young man. who
had registered at the Commercial Hotel
in Kirwin as Charles Stein, of Atlanta,
Ga, was found dying from d dose of
morphine and stFyehnine taken for the
purpose of committing suicide. He died
in a short tfmez- He left letters stating
that his name twas Homer Reed, Of
Louisville, Ky;s and asking the land
lord to have his 1hody shipped to a Mr.
Martin, at Fredonia, KY. :. 's-
Mrs. AUGUSTUS NADER was killed by
lightning at Wichita the Other. morning
while standing near a pump close to the
kitchen door. The lightning first struck
a tree, tore it to pieces. jumped to the
pump and shattered it and then struck
Mrs. Nader on the head, killing her. g..
TIE Governor has pardoned james 4.
Murphy, of Cherokee County, who was
on October 4. 1855 convicted of grand
larceny and sentenced to, five years
Imprisonment Murphy who is young
man of good education, through the in
fiuence of evil associates acquired the
habit of drinking and while intoxicated
took horse and cart belonging to his
father. The unnatural father relent-
lessly prosecuted. his son and had him
sent to the peniteRtiAry.. The pardon
was accompanied by thecourt officers
and many citizens. The young man is
said to be dying of consumption. -
THE carpenter department. of the Gem
trail Branch shops at Atchison burned
the other morning. The employees kept
their tools in the building and they
were all destroyed. The loss to- the
railroad company was about S. Oe. =
= The proposition to vote bonds to
huild a new bridge across the Kansas
river at Topeka was defeated by IT'S
votes -,
JAMES Dun, for many years chief en-
gineer of the ST. Louis & San Francisco
railway, with headquarters in St Louis,
has been made chief engineer of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.
Mrs ]. w. BRAYMAN, of Auburn, was
probably fatally injured in a runaway
at Topeka the other day. She was driv-
ing team of young horses hitched to a.
spring wagon when they became fright
ened and ram colliding with a lumber
wagon and throwing her out She was
badly cut upon the head and received
serious bodily injuries She and her
husband were both badly injured in q
runaway in Topeka last April.
THE official returns of the census of
Douglas County show a decrease OF five
per cent from the returns of 1880. The
population in 1889 was %, 0S3 as against
%, s23 for this year. Palmyra township
shows decrease of twenty per cent
On account of this decrease some of the
county officers salaries will be reduced,
which will make saving to the county
of nearly 81, 500 per annum. * -i-'i
As the Santa Fe passenger was re-
Gently pulling into the depot at Mills
boro' two small boys turned the express
typek an the platform just in time to be
struck Wv the engine, killing the two
boys and probably the station agent. ].
| E. Hey, who had an arm and leg broken
and received internal injuries.
,UiYssEs is making the effort to erect
-four mill.
1HE other evening as.the' st,iLouis
express on the Missouri Pacific, going
south, was approaching the Soldiers
Home near LeaVenW0rth, two veterans
were seen on the,track and before the
train could be brought to standstili
both were run cover and Qneof them
killed and the others left.arm cut off
The soldier, X lled'was Charles CvMal-
! lory, late xTwenty fifth Missouri: in.
fantry, and the one losing his artn
Charles F. Blakely,. late company Is
Ninety-fifth Illinois. ~ -,.asi
Two. masked mems entered the lresi-
dence of, George Russ. at. Usage CT ~
the other .night and while, tbey,.were
Juggling away at Mr.. Russ yestsYhioh
was under his pillow, he awoke. Both
men jumped on him. In the melee Russ
ecured his revolver. Both burglars
| jumped through the window. taking the
vest, which contained 81. 600. Russ fired
after them. They returned the fire but
did not hit Russ. fi ~ l-rf.rt-
w. R. DAVIS, farmer residing I'VE
miles northwest of Lawrence, has very
mysteriously disappeared. Recently
he, in company with his brother-in-law,
was returning frDm a trip to jefferson
County 81 bout six Miles up the river
he told the young man. to drive around
| by Lawrence and ctoss the. bridge and
he would, wade across the river, Since
that time nothing has been heard from
him, and it was feared he. had been
/ drowned.
A LATE fire atWinfield destroyed Me-
Campbell Bross livery stable. the South
westernaomnibus offices and barns and
Robinson's coal sheds. Twenty-sexsn
horses. three omnibuses, tive hacks.
two carriages and several buggies,
/ harness.. and feed also burned. The
total loss was about $1,000 and the
tinsuraAce only 81, 900.
JOHN COVE, an iron worker on the
State capitol building at Topeka, fell
from the top of the dome the other day,
a distance of $50 feet and was instantly
killed He was about forty years of
age and has family that was expected
in Topeka in a day or. two at the time
of the accident
CHARLES BOWMAN, a carpenter, whose
parents reside at Larned, was recently
killed while at work ON q new building
at Omaha, Neb. a. ars rr7ss.f.fs