Western Kansas world., 1889-03-09
CAPITAL NOTES

via the Rock Island for Washm9t0n, 9
attend the Inaugural Of President harn'
son. An elegant new tourists sleeper
one of Pullman's best, viii be occupied
BY the members alone, while accompany
ing this car will be counterpart tour
ist sleeper for those persons Of Topeka
twho have decided to witness the grand
event on March 4. The cars will leave
this city at p. m., to-day. and arrive IN
Chicago tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. Leav-
ing Chicago at 8 O'Clock to -morrow even.
ing, they viii arrive in Indianapolis 81
8 80 q. m. Friday morning, and will re-
mnin there until $3.50 in the afternoon,
when they will proceed to Washington
via Cincinnati, over the Baltimore q
Ohio road, reaching there Saturday at
1 p. m. It will be splendid train that
will be run from Indianapolis to Wash
irgton and will have on board an i'm
mense delegation of President Harrison'a
friends, including his old regiment, the
Seventh Indiana volunteers, which will
be led by Marshall's military band dur.
ing the whole parade in Washington.
Among those from Topeka who will
leave this afternoon for Washington are
Major T. J. Anderson, John @. A. Pey-
ton, W. W. Msnspesker, B. N. Davies
and James B. Hsydan who will make it
prime object to see that the band boys
ssdo themselves proud" It is given out
indirectly that the band boys will attend
DR.. Newman's old church Sunday in a
body.
The Capital Commonwealth is in
formed, and the news comes only second
hand from an official source, that the
Union Pacific management are determined
to make this place the headquarters Of
several of the general officers Of the
Kansas division, and will in time station
all here. They are now at Kansas City
and Denver. This will necessitate the
renting of comfortable and convenient
quarters, and eventually the Union Pa
cifc building will be built. The good
news is confirmed by circular from
General Manager Kimball, which is in
the nature of general order prescribing
the organization and defining the duties
of the claim agents of the law and operst-
ing departments. Hon. John r. Manches-
ter is appointed general claim agent Of
these departments, with headquarters at
Omaha, to take effect to-day. There is q
claim agent each for the Kansas, Color
ado, Wyoming and Idaho divisions.
Colonel r. W. Jenkins retains the posi-
tion of claim agent for the Kansas divi-
sion, but whereas he has been assigned
to duty at Kansas City, he now has To-
peka designated as his headquarters
Colonel jenkins is resident of this city,
where his family have continued to re.
side, though he was sent to Kansas City.
He is popular gentleman and an eff
cient gentleman.
Topeka Journal: Geo. W. Crane
opened his fre-proof vault in the one
story annex occupied by the Office and
the press rooms. The vault was
found in perfect condition, not the
slightest damage having been sustained
by the contents, among which were the
complete plates of the Iowa reports. The
fire proof safe was removed from the de-
bris and found in good condition. The
large vault in the main building wherein
is stored the plates Of the supreme court
reports and other valuable reports, will
not be opened until the front of the
building has been removed, it being
deemed dangerous to work in the vicin-
ity OF the unsupported wall. While the
heat around this vault was much greater
than around the other, it is believed that
the vault proved equal to the demands
OF the occasion and that the contents are
secure.
North Topeka Notes: Constable
Gaines, of Soldier township, was notified
by the constable of Cedar township,
Jackson county, Kan, of the wholesale
stealing Of chickens and turkeys in that
section of country for the Topeka mar
ket; and gave Mr.. Gaines q description
Of two men and their team who had just
made successful raid on the farmers.
Mr.. Gaines at once went to work and by
noon had located his men with the wagon
load of poultry. He procured warrant
and arrested the parties, who gave their
names as John Denman and John Rocks.
They confessed to having stolen part
of their load. The prisoners were turned
over TO the constable from jackson
county.
A very important notice has been re-
ceived from s. NJ. Stockslager, commits
sioner Of the general land Office. announc-
ing that by executive orders, dated Feb
ruary 10, 1889, the president Of the
United States has, pursuant to law, di.
rected that the land offices now located
at Concordia, Independence and Wichita
be discontinued and the recorde and
archives thereof transferred to and con-
solidated with the land Office at Topeka.
The changes above mentioned have al
ready been carried into effect This
means that there was little or no busi-
ness left to be transacted by the outside
Offices and that the bulk OF the public
lands IN this state have been disposed of.
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