The Globe-republican., 1892-08-19
STATE NEWS.

carloads OF grain during July.
Junction City sportsmen have organ
lied a fish and game protective associa
ton.
Will James, alias William Virgins
killed Robert Barruss with spade, Al
Emporia. They are both negroes.
| Topeka Journal: An addition will
be built to the German Lutheran school
ct A Van Buren, street, to cost $3.50,
and to lie completed September LIST.
At Oneida N. B. Shipman's elevator
burned at o'clock in the morning. Il
contained 2,7OO bushels of grain. The
loss is $4,000, with an insurance Of
$1,000.
The Scranton Gazette Office, John F.
Young's grocery store and Nathansen's
furniture store are destroyed by fire.
The origin is unknown. The loss Is
$4,000.
Topeka Journal: Frank Kershner,
the Santa Fe brakeman who was hurt
at DeSoto Saturday morning, by being
struck by a mail crane, died at noon on
Wednesday.
The Y. P. S. G. E. have organized the
Twelfth district, embracing Phillips and
Rocks counties on the east, and all of
that section west of these counties to the
Colorado border.
Fort Scott has had another mass
meeting, which adopted set of resolu-
tions strongly condemning the system
of police commissioners appointed by
the governor of the state.
Major E. n. Morrill,, of Hiawatha,
visited Leavenworth and the Soldiers
home, the other day. He says $4,000
for the new building has been allowed
for the home, and that some extensive
improvements will be made there.
At Peabody the Santa Fe train No. s
ran over and killed team of blooded
horses belonging to G. w. Ayers. It
was a miracle that the driver escaped
with his life, as he was thrown against
the baggage car with great violence.
At Fort Scott the rain-makers had a
contract to produce rain within three
days, ending at midnight of Tuesday,
August g. While it was raining in
nearly every county of Kansas at Z p.
m. of that day, the sky was clear at
Fort Scott.
The Val Blatz Brewing company has
bought 125 feet front on Market street,
in Wichita, and will erect cold storage
depot at that place. According to the
Eagle, Wichita will be made the dis
tributing point for all southwest Kan
sas. The Pabst and Anheuser- Busch
people have similar establishments in
Wichita.
Russell Journal: The receipts at the
depot at this station for August 8 were
over $1,000. A pretty good showing
for one day. The total receipts for the
month of July we're over $4,000, while
for the same month last year they were
only $4,000, thus giving an increase of
about 33s per cent over the same month
of last year.
The Harper relief committee has
turned over to the mayor of the town
81, 112.1 10 of unused contributions, with
recommendation that it be expended
in local charities. The honesty and
careful management OF the committee is
not only thus attested, but the generos-
ity of the public is shown in a most
favorable light.
North Topeka note: The rear half
of the tin roof over the Chicago clothing
house was torn off by the wind Tues
day, and the water poured into the
building in volumes and damaged con-
siderable goods in the store. The Office
of the Topeka Mail was deluged with
water, owing to the partial unroofng
of the building in which It is located.
Larned letter: The farmers alliance
of this county has raised a quantity Of
-four for the Homestead strikers. The
state alliance has taken the matter in
hand and the call upon the sub-alliances
comes from official source. The alliance
in this county is strong in sympathy
with the striking steel workers. Other
contributions will be made IN the near
future.
Topeka Capital: The wind storm OF,
Tuesday blew over the large horse barn
on the place now occupied by J. E. An
sci, Just over Soldier creek on the Cen
trail avenue road. It tore the barn all
to pieces and scattered the debris over
the ground for 100 yards. Mr.. Ansel
was Just about to put his horse in tie
barn when it went. The damage done
Ii over 500.
Peter Wedell, a well-known Missouri
Pacific passenger engine, was struck on
the head by water stand pipe while
passing through the Atchison yards,
and suffered very serious fracture of
the skull. The pipe is used to supply
locomotives with water and is intended
to be out of the way of passing trains.
The engine which WedeIl was running
was a very large one. He was leaning
ont of the cab, which is unusually high
and broad. when his head came in con-