The Globe-republican., 1905-10-26
KANSAS COMMENT

vile to Neodesha The grade is con-
structed to Independence, IS miles
north, Steel has been laid in the
streets of Coffeyville and track laying
has begun on the grade leading out OF
the city.
4 X. N. G. Regiment Elects.-Captain
II. W. Koeneke of Wichita was elect
ed major in the Second regiment,
X. N. G., here over Major T. r. Camp
bell of Hutchinson, whose term had
expired, and who was up for re-elec-
ton. Major E. w. Wellington of Ellis
worth was reelected junior major Of
the regiment by unanimous vote.
Fort Riley Contracts Let. - Con-
tracts have been awarded at Fort
Riley for the construction Of one
double set of non-commissioned staff
officers quarters. The construction
work will be done by Ziegler Dalton
Of Junction City. GRADER Bros. of Law
renee got the contract for plumbing
and Newberry & Co. of st. Louis the
electric wiring. The contract was also
let for underground electric lighting
wires for TIE hospital.
After Liquor Sellers. District court
is in session at Bellevillc, and this
term of court is u severe one for til,
"jointists." Frank Barnett of Cuba.
was convicted of maintaining u nuis
ancc: DR.. Fred c. Hall, Jr.. OF Cuba,
was convicted on two counts of viola
ting the prohibitory liquor law; and
the jury has returned n verdict of
guilty on all three counts charged
against Chas. Hallowell, who has been
running joint in the town of Belle
vile for years.
Kansas Pastor Ousted.-The men,
bers of the First Baptist church at
Sabetha have excluded their former
pastor, Rev. c. L. Taylor, from their
fellowship, have deposed him from the
Baptist ministry and demanded his
papers of ordination. In printed
statement issued by the church clerk
he is charged with lying. threatening
to shoot and kill and giving a worth
less check to the church for indebt
edne2s amounting to $G9537. The
church members claim that the action
of t. n pastor has left the church with
an indebtedness of $4,000 and a mort
gage on the church property of
$500.
! Indian Graves Dcsecrated. Some van
dals visited the Indian cemetery on
the Pottawatomie reservation the 9TH
er day and desccratcd some gaaves and
stole the skulls of some dead Indians.
The Pottawatomies bury their dead in
sitting position with their head
above ground. but covered with n
mound of earth. These mounds were
torn down and the skulls pulled off
the body and earted away. One was
the skull of Chief Rack Racks son.
The old warrior has asked the authori-
ties tc run down, the vandals. lie
claims they were Topeka church PEG.
pie, who went to the reservation to
dedicate Il Methodist mission.
Black Eye FOR Csawatonnie. - The
Missouri Pacific shops here have been
closet permanently and the shutdown
affects about 500 families of mach!n-
ists boiermakers, blacksmiths, help
ers, etc Most of the men will he CIV
en- positions in the new shops just
opened by the company at Sedalia,
Mo-, but a Eumber Of the men who
worked in the shops here and who
own their homes have declared their
intention of remaining here until they
can sell their property. The railroad
company will continue to operate its
roundhouse contingent here, but that
will give employment to mere hand
full of men. :"
immigration Congress Delegates. -
Governor Hoch has appointed these
delegates to represent Kansas at the
national immigration congress to be
held at New York on December G-S:
F. Z. Coburn, Topeka; H. ]. Smith,
Ottawa; Lee Johnson. Topeka J. A..
Orr, Weir City; c. c. Carver, Pratt;
A. E. Case, Marion; j. e. Frost, To-
peka ]. H. Stewart, Wichita. Dick
inson county failed to score.
! Says jury Knows Hest. - Governor
Hoch refused pardons for Marion As
bell, the Labette comfy murderer,
and DR.. j. G. Brownfeld, the per-
iurer. Asbell was convicted of killing
his wife and sentenced to hang He
claimed she committed suicide. Par
don was asked on the grounds Of inno-
cence. Governor Hoch said he would
not put his own Judgment in the mat
ter up against the jury who tried AS
bell. Browniield gave some false
testimony in the Jessie Morrison mur-
der case ut El Dorado, and was sent to
prison for seven years. He has been
in two years. The governor said that
ne would not grant Browniield par
ion, but later on might entertain an
application for parole.
Threw Him on the Track.-M. w.
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