, 1875-03-29

1uinalrator arc, Of courRe, much moro conb!d-
erabie.
THE KANSAS bond RING.
E1istory Of tho Conspiracy. mud
Amount OF StvnE Received
I}ispakch 10 ST. koHts C!obt-
TorEKA, Kall., March 29.-At apccis' session
of the Legislature IN September last. Com;
tnlaeion, consisting Of tho ATTORNEY. .uohera! anu
two members Of tho Legislature. W. aGR9insot
Harbour, ComR,1cho. and Harper Counties; and
lilo tlnl,aes OF that Commfss'ol. with autIiontlc
information throngi. othor sources, Hhov tho
Yh,oo years neo last wintor. tho Legislature
submitted constitutional amendment, provid-
Ing for an increase OF representation, and Giving
to eacii county having zoo votes member Of
NOR, anvoral now countIoa worc organized In tho
southwestern portion Of tho State, and aott up
Representatives. tho next winter, who wero all
tor Of oreani2atfon appearing to have been fully
compiled with. During tho Bossinn Of the
Legislature that winter, II was Shown that, III
dickinson, and .otler counties OH tho
seas h.sss ps' a eosssa ssa ss's oa as ss of 0if: Il:
liaiIroad Company that, by . decision Of Tho
United States hupremo Court. had boon declared
illogalt tho counsieu wore unable to pay the To-
and 80 they aakoh tho Legislature to pass hill
for thoir re1Iof, authorizing them to lssro war.
rants for tho amount or fund thom In bonds to
ho nold for tho reimbursement Of tho 1lallroMl
Company. This bill waa necessarily general ip
its provisions, and, during its pasaago, lleprc-
reutativcB from other counties. not really em-
braccd In its purpose. took advantage Of Its oh.
yious bonatlts by Having tles counties 1nBortod
in tho bill; and thus authority was Obtained by
tho 1unnipulntors Of tue iow county achamos to
iasue botds iii amounts beyond all roasoI. and IN
contempt Of alt ordinary restrictions.
III Barbour county bonda to tile amount Of
~ L. frrt all r19Jr7, mil
s4l,a0o for finding tho couuty indohtollosa,
lcaidcs 81, 100 Of school bonds ssncd iu school
districts making total OF $3.50, 900 Of tho fund.-
,ng bonds, s2b 900 xas for huilding court
ntvcrtiHing agent 81, 700 to pay an immigration
agent; and the remainder waH absasbad by
county officers an fcos In this county. Thoro
Aoems 10 lavo boon o legal organization, and
tious Oh which they wore issued Tore ignored or
but partially observed, and most Of the proceeds
q tho ho.da won't Into tho poekots Of tho man
nemts and M 2 9!hers w.o Eo,s driven oas ot tlo
fuBitaveA In other Statcs. Tho railroad bonds
were placed in eacrow, and 4nro rot been nogo-
tiated. The others we're sold through New York
brotcsa In tint utty and In Europe.
IN Comanclo County 572,000 wsro iasued to
build conrt-l.ouge, bridges, otc., anil woro
sold through tile samo cl.anIsos ns bourbon
County bonds illore Is now not 4 bona fldu
resident or q doslar's worth Of taxablo property
IN Comancuo County, anu rfobably usvor has
tecn: The organization OF thu county WAS
fsaudu'"nt nnti tho bends wera iaaucd in an r-
regular aud illegal manner. Tho n,onov de-
rived from tho salo OF ttasc bonds WAS not Ok
pAndod In tho county, and no account OF 1t has
been repdarod by Tue parties M WHO raooiye4 1t.
In i1arpor County s4o, 900 Of hopda was ia
sasd ,t.iH ana SOD r. ". Lon.s and Now York. In
sounty. ia allogod to havs speoulatod on hia In
aivIdilai account by 1orglnE M additional e0.-
p90 Of acl!oel bondp, which lo aolsl IN sono
Eastern city. aud then t!od tho State. Tic Or
Eanlzasion oi this county Waa without ey0n a
nrotonco OF honesty aud legality. Nobody over
!sveu IN tho cornty, md 1t ~ doubtful It TIM
bond -makers themselves woro avor inside itA
limits. 49,.
TIC state oflcots ahsort that tho papers pcF-
!9!n!ng to sho organization Of Comancko mud
ttniFes counties woro all regular Gil t!or face,
aua thas thoY hau no r'A!1t 70 90 back OF said
rapeEs ana inyoottgaso tue faosss prccedont to
feeoPhazinE the new county Or registering its
bonds. II Is addod by the friends u tho Gov.
esuor. that, as Hoon rs ho WA informed Of tho
tfaodulen1 obaracter Ct tle hotlds' 10 notilied
ronnoi'! Lnwson ks @., oo: thn ilso.l agonts uf
i!onoa 5ariona oahIsara in ". Louis and other
cities, where io heard OF tho bonds uelng offered,
oot 20 nuy t,ena, as t!oy weFo worthless. 1ealso
ealeu tho atteltion OF the last Logalaturo 70 tho
lao has9t, IL a'a nrso that tas erpotFHoss OF this
!fana no brought " punishment. 1lia buslncss
y WaahuRton Id aatd ny ttose tcquAintoa with
n,s ssG ls g 5osq entirely 10 the matter Of biz
dian Affairs IN this State. and to pertain In no
respect With tho dsposal Of these bonds, n,nat II
nos all Of wltcl. arc understood to Lave been |
aefStatse n tseta menaos sn1oar aGo; g i.
counties IN which the frauds wero p.actlccl Wero
9rgautzod for tho mnln purpose Of en,ialings
sang Of sseoanaraly aiyentNroFa through tho
e osi soan ant IL tse sed as ssaaaa saa
hrough means M little more regular, but no moro
honess. Tho. tota! amount OF thoso fraudulent |