The Globe-republican., 1890-12-10

Jured by being struck by Missouri
Pacific engine.
LEWIS JONES. eolered. was instantly
killed and Edward McConley fatally in
jured by train On the Santa Fe road
near Turner the other morning. The
men were employed as trackmen at
Turner and while at work on the tracks
an Olathe passenger train came around
q curve at = great speed and struck
Jones before he could get of the track.
throwing his body against McCenley
with such violence as to produce fatal
injuries.
FRANK MARRIorTE vas recently gave
sentence Of thirty days in Jail At
Topeka for stealing An overooat from
the Y. NJ. c. A rooms in that city. He
came to Topeka from San Francisco
about two years ago. He said that when
he left San Francisco check was given
him which would supply his wants
while he lived. and produced q slip Of
paper upon which were written the
words MY God Shall Supply all Your
Needs" He was an enth usiastie mem
Der of the Y. NJ c. A.
A DEAL was recently made by which
the Gould interests obtain possession
of the Pennsylvania s. New York salt
plants of South Hutchinson. These
are among the largest plants in Kansas
In addition to this purchase it is under
stood that Mr. Gould has an option on
l60 acres of salt lands adjacent to the
city.
SECRETARY MOHLER, of the State
Board of Agriculture has received re-
ports that the Hessian fly is doing con-
siderable damage to wheat He has re-
quested Prof. Snow, of the State Uni
versity, to investigate the matter and
report as soon as possible. The fly is
said to have appeared in all sections of
the State, and is especially bad in the
wheat Sown early.
The School Fund Commissioners have
purchased $50, 900 bonds for the perma-
nent school fund. This purchase in
cluded $50. 600 issued by the city of
Wellington for a new school bui, ding.
The State Treasurer has received from
the United States Treasury draft for
$3.50. O6I.5l, being five per cent. of the
sales of public lands within the State.
The amount goes into the permanent
school fund of the State.
WILLIAM E. ALBRIGHT, about % years
of age. committed suicide the other
evening near Eudora by taking NOR
phine He was in comfortable circum-
stances and was engaged to be married
to the daughter of a farmer with whom
he lived.
AT recent country dance in Cowley
County A. Isaacs fired five shots at an
other man. missing him, but shooting
two young women in the lower limbs.
A LATE fire at Brookville destroyed
several business houses. including the
BroOkville Bank, and three dwellings
A SMALL colony recently camped near
Arkansas City for the purpose Of NOV
ing into the Cherokee Strip as soon as
they may legally do so.
THE Governor has issued call for
special election. December 80, in the
Thirty-second Senatorial district, COM
prising Cloud and Republic Counties, to
fill the vacancy caused by the suicide
of Senator E. E. Swearington.
G. II. RooD, Republican. and E W.
CT votes for member of the
Leg stature from Marion County at the
recent election, and, according to law,
the matter was determined by lot by
the State officers on the Sd at Topeka.
Mr.. Rood drew the prize and was COM
missioned accordingly.
LETTERS lately received at Topeka
from West Africa announced the death
on October 90, at Rotafunk, of Charles
L. Helmick. who left Kansas as m s.
sionary to the Soudan early last spring. !
A NEW organization is reported to
be forming in the West, which may
in some localities take the place OF
the Farmers Alliance. The members
arc known as the Knights of Reciprocity, !
and the first lodge was organized few
weeks ago at Garden City. 1t is un. /
derstood that about dozen lodges .
have since been instituted in Congress I
man Peters district, and that the Or
der is rapidly extending.
JOHN Cox citizen Of Rawlins County,
was recently in Atchison soliciting con.
tributions of food, money and clothing
for the distressed inhabitants. He said
the people of that section have neither
food nor clothing Hundreds of people
have left the county; others are unable /
to get away. In his township there
were polied last year AGA votes; this
year the mum Der was reduced to "a votes /
ONE farmer near Merlden has re-
Gently lost $50 hogs from cholera or a
disease similar to it. Many other farm.
ers had also lost number of hogs with
the same disease.
THE cash receipts of the State peni.
Tertiary for the month of November
were S11.OS5, and the expenses were
Sic, 500 The receipts from convict la boz
were IS, $685. 30 and from the sale of coal
81, 1859
BURGLARS blew open the safe in the
post-office at Farlinville the other night
and secured $50 in money and $50 in
stamps
ISAAC VAN BRUNT, who had been on
trial in the district court at Newton for
the murder of George Broer, a Harvey
County farmer. was found guilty of
n, II ri or in tho f rSt deprea