The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-30
OLE Topeka LETTER.
Items of Interest From the State
Capital.

| CAPITAL
Special Correspondence EMpoRIA NEWS.
Topeka. Ks, Aug. IS, 1SS3.-The Su-
preme court, which cOnvenes next week,
will have presented to it number of
cases of considerable interest. The quo
warranto case against Mayor Wilson, of
this city, may reach decision, but that
is hardly probable. Judge Webb's case,
TO test the constitntIonality of the law
requiring the registration of voters of
the first and second classes. will be ar
gued and submitted. The judge claims
that the law is unconstitutional, in that
1t adds TO the qualifications required of
voters by the constitution, and applies
only to apart of the state. In order to
bring the question before the courts.
Judge Webb. after purposely omi ting
10 register, offered his vote at one of the
wards in this city last spring,
aud induced the judges of election
to accept it. The county attorney there
upon filed an information against the
judges for receiving an illegal vote, and
Judge Webb appeared tor their defense.
The information was quashed by the DIS
in behalf of the state.
Colonel Goss has completed his list of
the birds of Kansas, ordered by the ex-
ecutive council, and it will be issued in
a week or two. Colonel Goss' qualifi
cations for this work are well known,
and the list has been prepared with q
degree of care which will make it IN
teresting and valuable to all having oc-|
casion to consult it.
The railroad commissioners have sent
out to the several companies in this
state a carefully prepared blank for the
report required by the Law passed
last winter. The house bill specified
the items of the report very fully, but the
bill finally agreed upon in committee
omitted all the details leaving il TO the
discretion of the commission what in
formation they would ask. Secretary
Turner of course had the blanks of 9TH
er states Ia assist him in preparing the
form, but no one Of them was adopted
entirely. The form as sent ont calls for
full information in detail as to the stock
and debts of each company; the actual
cast of the road and equipment: the
amount OF its land grant from congress
aud the state, and what the company
has received therafrOm in cash; the re.
ceipts and expenses of the year from
every source and ON every account, to-
gether with great number of other
items. This report when
given will present to the
people Il mass of facts and statistics
In relation to the railroads in this stale
such as has never hecoge heeR collected.
The railroad law, which was looked
GIson with SO much dtstrust by those who
favored more stringent measures, and
with considerable apprehension by those
Interested IN the railroads as a source OF
evil, seems 10 have given general salts
faction so far. The fear that it would
Kill all fairs aud large state gatherings
has been allayed by an Interpretation OF
its provisions which is clearly in accord
with the Legislative intention. All rail-
roads have accordingly given reduced
rates, as usual. 10 the state fair, Septem-
her Il, to Il, and the nature of the prep.
sratiOns now processing rapidly, make
it certain that s. great concourse of
people will avail themselves of the Oppor.
tunlty To visit the Capital city and the
great show. The rapid increase in the
number Ci entries in the cattle depart
ment hiss made necessary the erection of
accommodations, atfording shelter FOR
go head more than before. 4 number
OF manufacturers and dealers in wagons,
agricultural implements and machinery
sWiA probably erect temporary structures
for their own purposes, in order to Sc
cure satisfactory facilities for display,
the prospect being that the permanent
building will be filled to repletion.
The racing meeting which Will he
held On the splendid track of the asso-
tion during the fair is likely to. offer TO
sportsmen an opportunity to
see some very Interesting contests.
Many young horses are annually miro
Educed 10 the turf on this circuit, and
the performances Of Richball, who won
fame anu reduced the pacing record at
the late Chicago summer mecting,l are
now eagerly discussed by those who
SAW HIM hers with Westmount last fall.
Topeka has greatly enjoyed the cool
weather and abundant rain of this sum-
mer, and = in ane trim, its lawns
brigh: and green, the many elegant
gardens lining the avenues brilliant
with bowers, the parking along its resi-
dent streets improved to a much greater
extent than last year and the city is.
self will prove source al surprise and
qualification to the thousands who will
he ita gaests next Hlonih,
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