Dodge City times., 1889-12-05
CAPITAL NOTES.

I CAPITAL NOTES.
The celetric light companies are put
ting in the wires for lighting the state
house.
Colonel Charles Page, commander OF
the loyal legion, has issued an order
relating to the death of their compan-
ion, Governor Martin.
The Fourth Annual State Sanitary
convention will be held at Topeka, De-
cember 4th and 5th, under the auspices
Of the State Board of Health. DR.. G..
II. T. johnson will preside.
Sixty county clerks, or more. a small.
er number of registers of deeds, a crowd
of probate judges and another of coun-
ty attorneys, held their annual meet
ings in Topeka last week.
The Topeka police commissioners
have made report to the city council
in which they show that the expense
OF the present police system is 5000 a
month less than under the old system.
Prof. H. G. Larimer, of the Topeka
high school has been appointed manag-
or for Kansas Of the National Educa-
tional association. and he proposes to
have Kansas well represented at the
annual meeting at st. Paul 1t is
thought there will be twenty thousand
teachers there and Mr. Larimer thinks
Kansas ought to furnish one-fifth of
that number.
Colonel n. s. Goss, state ornitholo-
gist, is all ready to leave, December 7,
for Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and other
J oints in Central America, where he
goes to observe the habits of birds and
add to his already splendid collection in
the capitol. He will be absent until
probably some time in March. 1890. He
carries with him letters Of the highest
character from this state and the Uuited
States.
The state board Of education has
completed its consideration of applica-
tions for state teachers certificates,
which are good for a period of five years.
Renewals were granted to c. @. Bullock
of Ellinwood and L. s. Fry, of Ran
dolph. These who passed satisfactorily
at the last examination, and to whom
five year certificates are issued, are H.
A. Brown, of Cherryvale; J. G.. Gray
of Fredonia; c. G. Clark. of Manhat.
tan, and F. J. Maier. of Salina.
Topeka Journal: The Y. NJ. C. A.
boys of Washburn college are dong
considerable religious work outside
of the college this fall. Every Sunday
morning at 7:30 they hold meeting
at the Rapid Transit station for the
benefit of the conductors aud motor
neers, whose duties prevent them from
attending church. In the evening
they conduct meetings at Oakland and
Seabrook, and every alternate Sunday
at Walnut Grove.
Topeka Capital: The foreman of
the Capital Iron works met with
frightful accident which will MAIN him
for life. A horse which he was driving
took fright and ran away, throwing him
out near the Sixth street viaduct, his
head striking on a column in such a
manner that one of his ears was COM
pletely cut off. He was picked up and
taken to his home where physician
sewed the missing member on again,
and has hopes of its healing satisfactor-
lily.
Topeka Capital: Edward Wilder has
received from wealthy gentleman in
Pittsburg a check for $1,000, to be
added to the permanent fund for the
public library. 1t is proposed to raise
$4,000, of which $4,000 is to be a
permanent fund for books, $4,000 for
art and $4,000 to pay the indebted
ness of the library. s, teen sub
scriptions of $1,000 each have been
made, and Mr.. Wilder says the $4,000
will certainly be secured.
1t is customary for the governor of
each state and territory in the union,
on issuing his thanksgiving proclama-
ton, to mail copy to every other ex-
ecutive, and these are placed on file
along with other public documents.
Governor Humphrey has received re-
eui iioiAi o"Cht VI tAc SoNCIu-
Ors thus far. Some OF these are quite
handsome. and each is adorned with the
great seal of the state, in some instances
stamped in the paper, in others done on
heavy gold foil, and again engraved or
printed in various colors.
OF the important cases on the docket
of the United States circuit court, in
session in Topeka, is one that involves
25,0C0.000; it is the suit of the Mer-
camille Trust company, of New York,
against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway company. 1t will probably at
tract some of the most noted lawyers
of the east to this city to take part in
the act on, and the result of the court
decision will be OF much interest
throughout the country. This case
has been in litigation for several years
and is not much nearer decision than
the first time it was called.
In the U. S. circuit court, at its pres
ent term in Topeka, comes up another
important case, particularly to the res
idents of Kansas residing IN the coun-
ties through which the old Chicago,
Kansas & Nebraska railway operated,
now owned by the Chicago, Rock IS
land & Pacific Railway company, in
which the foreclosure of the mortgage
held by the Metropolitan Trust COM
pany, of New York, for S25,0O0,O00 is
asked. will be heard. The decision Of
the court will be OF much interest to
the municipalities OF these counties,
which have subscribed and paid over
S3,O00,O00 for the bonds Of this compa-
nv
A convention made up OF delegates
from each of the NJ. E. churches OF the
Fifth presiding elders district, Kansas
conference, met in the lecture room of
the First NJ. E. church, Topeka, and
effected permanent organization Of
the Epworth League. The delegates