Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
CAPITAL NOTES

Topeka pension Office during the year
1888, S7,IO7, 10000.
The case OF Burton rs. the Kaaspolis
Central Railroad company, was decided
IN the United States circuit court. the
jaTy bringing IN a verdict of $1,000
damages against the railroad. The
commissioners originally awarded Mr..
Walker s., 600 damages, which he re-
fused to accept. He sued for $50, 600.
The jury decided on a verdict at 3 O'Clock
Sunday morning.
Secretary Adams, OF the State His
torical society, is at present busily en-
gagged in filing up and sending out to
editors and publishers of newspaper
who contribute their papers to The so
ciety, certificates Of life membership. to
which, under the provisions of the Coz
stitution, they are entitled. Ther= "a.
about 1000 in all to be supplied aud
the job is quite big one.
Warden Smith, of the state penilen-
tlary, has settled with the state auditor
for the month Of December. The re-
ceipts Of the institution during that
period amounted to S9,66A25, while the
expenditures were S12, 551.3O, leaving a
balance Of s., 887.O5 as the net expense
Of the month. On the expense side, the
cOnvictE' earnings figure up $85A.56,
clothing and shoes S1,162.I3 and the
new cell house $362.O6. Miners oil
alone cost $4O8.32.
The reception rendered to Major VII
liam Warner, national commander in
chief OF the G. A. R., at representative
hall under the auspices of Lincoln post,
was an event that will be long remem-
bered by the citizens OF Topeka, es-
Pecially IN Grand Army circles. There
were a number of prominent men from
various parts OF the state, as we'll as Ia
dies and young men, present. The hall
was appropriately decorated with flags,
pictures and streamers, portraits of
Grant, Lin3Oln and Sheridan occupying
conspicuous places. MRrshalIs Military
band was in attendance. Captain L. j.
Webb, Of Lincoln post, and General A.
B. Campbell made addresses of welcome,
to which General Warner responded in
an address that was warmly Rpplauded.
General Caldwell and 3. G.. Granville,
Bdjutant general on Commander Warmers
staff, made brief speeches.
Ex-Governor Thomas A. Osborne
brought home with him from Washing
ton, D. O.. the 500 silk banner which
he offered early In the campaign to the
county in Kansas showing the largest
numerical increase in the republican ma
iority over 1886. Shawnee county won
the flag, her increase being about 3, 700.
The banner is the finest one in the west,
undoubtedly. It was made to order in
Washington. It is OF the finest silk
doubled, the sJripes being of white and
crimson sewed together. A heavy gold
fringe borders the banner, which is
mounted upon vanished walnut staff,
tipped at the bottom with a brass cap
and at the upper end with brass spear
point. The banner Is nine by seven
feet in size. It is now on exhibition at
Geo. ". Cranes where il will be apprO-
priately lettered. It viii be formally
turned over to the republican central
committee in the near future, on sOme
public occasion. It is q trophy for the
republicans Of Shawnee county to be
proud of.
Governor Martins executive clerk
gives these points: During the year
ending 1888 Governor Martin issued the
following commissions: Justices of the
peace, 245; corOners, 4; probate judges,
10; county surVeyO rg, 6; district judge,
1 commissioners of deeds, %. During
the same period he issued 155 extradi-
ton papers upon the governors of other
states for the return of fugitiYes from
Kansas Justice, and hOnorad sixty requi-
sitiOns from the governors of other
states for fugitives from justice in hiding
in Kansas. Since Governor Martin took
charge of his Office January ID, 1885,
he has issued 1888 nOtarial commits
siOns, or more than 1000 more than
were issued during the period Of six
years covered by the administrations Of
Governors St. John and Click. During
the same period Governor Martin com
missioned seventeen district judges, 973
justices of the peace and 112 commits
sioners Of deeds for Kansas in other
states. During the four years, 474
acquisitions have been issued upon the
governors of other states, 333 have been
honored in this state. Probably nothing
shows the increase in the business Of the
executive Office any better than the
official correspondence Of the governor.
Since 1871 all official letters written by
the governor have been copied into let
ter books of uniform size Of 500 pages
each. From 1870 to January Is, 1885,
when Governor Martin came into Office,
fftv-ive Of these official letter books
were consumed, containing q, 500 pages.
The letters written by Governor Martin
In four years fill thirty books and to-
tai Of $1,000 pages, or more than one
halt as many as the letters OF the execu-
tives for the fifteen years preceding him.
Then, too, nearly the whole Of Cover
nor Martins correspondence has been
taken by a stenOgTspher and copied
upon a type-W writer, thus taking much
less space in the letter book than manu-