The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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be held at Salina, October 81.
| Jack Silvercoin, a Santa Fe brake
man, while recently hanging from the
side of a box car of his train, which
was travelling at a lively rate near Ar
gentlne, was knocked off and received
perhaps fatal injuries.
4 Ex-Gov. Robinson has written a his
tory OF Kansas, which, it is reported,
will soon be in press. The book will
contain about seven hundred pages and
will be interesting reading to the
earlier settlers of Kansas.
Ben Dick, who was stealing a ride on
the M, K. & T. railway, was recently
Ikilled by the train at Labette City. He
lived long enough to accuse the brake
man of throwing him off. The brake
man was held to answer the charge.
A colored constable undertook to
bresk up game of craps at Quindaro
the other day when he was set upon by
the players. all negroes. The constable
made vigorous assault upon one OF
them and as a result was himself ar
rested.
The peoples party savings bank of
Atchison, which failed last winter, will
probably pay its depositors dollar for
dollar, the good crops this year having
increased the value of many real es-
tate mortgages upon which money can
be realized
Albert Janury, an employe of the
| Kansas City. Fort Scott & Memphis
railroad, at Fort Scott, was recently
killed by lightning while at work near
a barb wire fence. Four others in the
same gang were knocked down but not
seriously hurt.
A twelve-year-old son of Patrick Nc
Gee. while attempting to climb on a
moving wagon load of wheat at King.
I man the other day fell under the
/ wheels, was run over and received in
i juries which proved fatal within half
an hour after the accident.
John ]. Porter, veteran carriage
/ manufacturer of Leavenworth and
Atchison, is missing. There is a judg.
ment hanging over Porter ranging be-
tween S25, 200 and $35, 900. This, with
other business troubles, his family be-
lieves, has unbalanced his mind.
About eight o'clock the other night q
passenger train approaching Salina
struck a carriage containing several
| persons, instantly killing A. H. Burnett
and Miss Frances Fuller, and severely
injuring Mrs. P. P. Fuller and Mrs
George Fiestanberger and two little
children.
The secretary of the treasury has Sc
lectcd as site for the public building
at Emporia the corner of Merchants
and Fifth avenues, the amount agreed
being $4,000 The Baptist church
property, at first selected, was refused
because there was an apparent defect
in the title.
Secretary of State Higgins has writ
ten letter to Manhattan clergyman
in which Mr.. Higgins openly announced
his stand in regard to further repub-
lican Endorsement of the prohibition
policy. He says that he has always
supported prohibition, and now urges
that the policy of prohibition be re-
moved from politics as the surest way
to prolong its life and success.
r. S. Colvin, late of Kansas City,
Kan, who was shot at Oakland, Cal.
by John G. Howell, died day or two
after the shooting. Colvin was editor
of a small paper and the shooting was
reported to be due to the manner in
which Colvin forced his attentions up
on HowelPs daughter, who is teacher
in one of the public schools, and refer
ences and illusions concerning her and
other members of the family which ap-
peared in Colvin's paper.
George Lansdale and wife drove to
to the depot at Leavenworth the other
| day to meet Miss Powers, a relative
| from Ellsworth. On returning to their
home in Salt creek valley Lansdale at
tempted to cross the track in front of a
train. when the vehicle was struck and
Mrs Lansdale and Miss Powers were
killed and Ray Powers, eight years old,
probably fatally injured. Lansdale
was badly injured and the horses
killed. He had been married just five
weeks to the day.
The dates and places for holding the
seven congressional district alliance
camp meetings in Kansas have been
| fixed as follows: First district Holton.
Friday, September IL; Second district,
Ottawa, Saturday. September 10; Third
district, Parsons, Thursday, September
l.: Fourth district, Emporia, Monday,
/ September IA; Fifth district Clay Cen
ter. Wednesday, September Q; Sixth
district, Beloit, Wednesday, September
/ 2S; Seventh district, Hutchinson, Mon
| day, September 81, and Wichita, Tues
day, September Is. In addition to these
camp meetings another will be held at
Hayes City. Ellis county, Saturday,
! Septembe 20.
A dynamite explosion tore to atoms
the front porch of j. NJ. Juvenars resi-
dence at 627 South Third street.
Armourdale, on the night of the 10th,
| SCATTERING the windows in that and a
neighboring house. J. NJ Juvenal is
assistant superintendent of the Consoli-
dated Tank Line Co Shortly before
the time of the explosion a woman
was seen stealing along Third street
from Kansas avenue. Five minutes
after came the explosion An investiga-
ton su subsequently, showed that dynamite
had been placed beneath the porch and
that the fuse had extended from it to
the front gate Part of the burnt out
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