The southern argus., 1891-08-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

tempted to wade across the cnannel .
the Kaw river at Topeka, when otau1
fer was drowned.
A telegram was received in Atchlson
recently from Colorado Springs an
nouncing the death OF Father Amoros
Rank, procurator of St Beneolct co.
lege of that city. He had been a SUI
ferer from an affection of the throa'
for several years and went to Colorado
Springs in hope of regaining his health
One hundred delegates, representing
every organization which claims al
legiance to the peoples party, met al
Topeka on the Goth and organized the
| alliance commercial convention. A
temporary organization was effected by
electing Noah Allen, of Wichita, chair
man, and Fred Bailey, of Wichita, secre'
! tary.
| A storm on the 21st did great damage
! to crops in eastern and northeastern
! Kansas. In Wyandotte county the hail
was particularly destructive, corn.
vegeta bles and fruit in many places be-
ing totally destroyed. At Muncie
several houses were blown down. The
damage in Atchison county was report
ed to be $50, 900.
While attending the normal institute
at Wichita the other day |. j. Curtis,
principal of the Derby schools, and one
of the leaders of the institute, was ar
rested upon the charge of adultery with
Mrs. Lille Albert wife of Clark Albert.
The institute had been in session sew
eral weeks and Curtis had been board
ing with the Alberts. The woman con-
fessed and Curtis was sent to Jail.
A committee from Wich tia waited
upon Gov. Humphrey the other day and
asked that change be made in the
board Of police commissioners of that
city. The committee represented the
ministers and temperance people of
Wichita, and charged that the pro-
hibitory law was violated in that city
with the knowledge of the police COM
missioncrs and that the only steps
taken to prevent it was system of
fines.
Warren Ring, who dcluded Miss Kate
Callahan, an orphan of Cincinnati, into
the belief that he was going to marry
her and then got away with the whole
of her small fortune and who, when
confronted by her assaulted her, had
his trial at Wichita the other day for
assault before a justice of the peace
and was sentenced to six months in
Jail. Miss Callahan, will further prose-
cute him for obtaining money by false
pretenses-
Contracts between the Anglo-Amer-
lean Cotton Milling Co. and property
owners of Kansas City, Kan, have been
signed, which insurcs the ere elton of a |
gigantic cotton mill in that city. The |
Anglo American Cotton Milling Co. has |
a capital stock of Sl,25O,OOO paid up
ready to begin building operations.
The company is chartered under the |
laws of Kansas. The entire plant will |
cover about 650X450 feet, and will cost |
when completed in the neighborhood
If SI,250,OOl.
Henry White, a single man, went to
he house of James Slishcr, about three
niles north of Emporia, the other
hight and called Mr.. Slishcr up, stating
hat he had Il message for him. While
'lisher was lighting lamp White shot
linn in the side. Siisher grappled with
lis assailant and put him out, but while
rying to shut the door White fred
through the door, the ball passing
Trough Slisher's neck. White fed.
nut was subsequently, arrested
Ann Green, twenty-0ne years of age.
oisoned herself with strychnine at ;
'opeka the other afternoon. She came
D Topeka the previous week from New I
'oston, Ill, in search of William Gala
an. the father of her child, who sue '
eeded in ctfecting a settlement with
or and secured her signature to a con- {
-act absolving him from all response
ility upon the payment of 500. lie
ppearcd at the house where the girl 7
as stopping shortly after she had
lken the fatal dose and the girl died
his arms. The money paid her the
ri Enclosed in an envelope to her S
other.
The Topeka Capital shows from re- /
orts Of registers of deeds remarkable c
cord of farm mortgage releases in I
KY counties OF Kansas for the month
July This compilation, which does K
otlnclude any proceeds from the years L
1untiful crop, shows that while July T
as not a debt-paying month, the net
ductions in sixty counties was S3s1.. II
s. The total excess of farm mort G.
Lges released in forty-eight counties I,
the period averaging three and a
lrd mouths prior to August l, 1891, t,
as 81, 427o37, or 29h per cent. 1t is
lieved that there will be a release of
D 600. 600 Of money of farm MORTGAGE Il
lie otedness in Kansas before the end ii
the present year. cr
ne order of Immaculates, a colored II
Fanlzatlon, recently held their annu- w
meeting at Atchison- The following OF
icers were chosen: c. j. johnson to
neral master, Topeka; F. S. Smelling, b.
putty grand master. Memphis, Tenn: W,
H. Iraynor, grand treasurer. Mem. ca
IS u. Il. Turbin, grand financial sec
airy, Topeka; T. A. Dareth, grand re. In
dlng secretary, Memphis; Elijah let
sen, assistant grand recording score
y, Atchison; C. c, Laws, grand score ",
= Atehison; w. l. Hudspeth, grand ba
rshal, Valley Falls: William Wstbal1 ~,