The Globe-republican., 1890-08-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

room at Kansas City, Kan, at four
o'clock the other afternoon. As he did
not make his appearance the next morn
ing, an entrance was forced to his room
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.
L. j. USHER, of Lawrence, has begun
criminal suit against the Omaha
(Neb) Bee claiming $4,000 damages
for the story lately published by that
paper in which one Mrs. Russell al
legged that she had been robbed of S1O,-
600 by men in the interest of Usher.
and that he was implicated in the muir
der of his (Usher's) 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 team was 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 dose of
morphine and strychnine taken for the
purpose of committing suicide. He died
in short time. He left letters stating
that his name was Homer Reed, Of
Louisville, KY. and asking the land
lord to have his body shipped to Mr..
Martin, at Fredonia, KY.
Mrs AUGUSTUS NADER was killed BY
lightning at Wichita the other morning
while standing near pump close to the
kitchen door. The lightning first struck
tree, tore it to pieces jumped to the
pump and shattered it and then struck
Mrs. Nader on the head, killing her.
TEE Governor has pardoned James 7.
Murphy, of Cherokee County, who was
on October 4, 1883, 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 penitentiary. The pardon
was recommended by the court officers
and many citizens. The young man is
said to be dying of consumption.
THE carpenter department of the Gen.
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 $1,000.
THE proposition to vote bonds to
build new bridge across the Kansas
river at Topeka was defeated by IFS
votes.
JAMES Dun, for many years chief en-
gineer of the st. Louis & San Francisco
with headquarters in St Louis,
has been made chief engineer Of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.
Mrs. j. w. BRAYMAN, of Auburn, was
probably fatally injured in runaway
at Topeka the other day. She was driv-
ing team of young horses hitched to q
spring wagon when they became fright
ened and ran. colliding with 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 .
runaway in Topeka last April.
THE official returns of the census of
Douglas County show decrease of five
per cent from the returns of 1850. The
population in 1889 was 25.OS3 as against
%, S23 for this year. Palmyra township
shows decrease of twenty per cent
On account of this decrease some of the
officers salaries will be reduced,
which will make a saving to the county
of nearly So, 500 per annum.
AS the Santa Fe passenger was re-
Gently pulling into the depot at Mills
boro' two small boys turned the express
truck on the platform just in time to be
struck by the engine, killing the two
boys and probably the station agent j.
F. Hey, who had an arm and leg broken
and received internal injuries.
ULYSSES is making the effort to erect
a flour mill.
THE other evening as the St. Louis
express on the Missouri Pacific, going
south, was approaching the Soldiers
Home near Leavenworth. two veterans
were seen on the track and before the
train could be brought to a standstill
both were run over and one of them
killed and the others left arm cut of.
The soldier killed was Charles c. Mall
lory, late Twenty-ffth Missouri in
fantry, and the one losing his arm
Charles F. Blakely, late company E,
Illinois.
Two masked men entered the resi-
dence of George Russ at Usage City
the other night, and while they were
Juggling away at Mr.. Russ vest, which
was under his pillow, he awoke. Both
men Jumped on him. In the melee Russ
secured his revolver. Both burglars
jumped through the window taking the
vest, which contained 81, 600. Russ fred
after them. They returned the fire but
did not hit Russ.
w. r DAVIS, farmer residing five
miles northwest of Lawrence, has very
disappeared. Recently
he. in COMPANY with his brother-in-law,