Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-02-15
CAPITAL NOTES.


railroad commissioners has received
letter and photograph from his broth
er, whom he had not seen since 1898,
when the writer was but four years old.
He resides at Anselmo, Neb.
Secretary Mohler, of the agricultural
department. has issued his quarterly
crop report. One of the most inter-
estlng features is the summary show
ing the total acreage, the total product,
and the value of the field crops OF the
state for the year 1889. The winter
wheat crop of last year is valued by
Secretary Mohler at 1882, 573.77, the
corn crop at $51,649,87610, the oats
crop at $7,645,S12.73. The total value
of all agricultural products of 1880
was S1O4. 572, 49S.O0.
A habeas corpus case, involving the
constitutionality of the law authorizing
officers to summon witnesses before
them when there is reason to believe
that they have knowledge of the viola
ton of the law, has been fled in the su-
preme court by Hon. VIM. Dill, ex-as-
sistent attorney general for Leaven-
worth county. A party summoned to
appear as witness refused to appear
and was arrested and held in custody.
He now appeals to the supreme court
for release.
In the United States Circuit court
Judge Foster made decree in the case
OF the Armour Bros. Banking company
against the board of county commits
sioners of Finney county, granting the
plaintiff SELECTS, which sum was
claimed on a warrant issued by the
commissioners January Is, 1887, in IA
vor of A. Fl. Burtis for certain lands
and transferred by him to the plaintiff.
The interest, which is included in the
above sum, amounted to S2,666.78
Geo. r. Peck, A. A. Hurd and Robert
Dunlap are the plaintiffs council.
It is doubtful whether Major Sims
will take possession of the state treas
urer's Office before March 1. There
are a number of county treasurers
yet to settle with the state. 1t will
be necessary, also, to take a complete
invoice of the Office before it is turned
over to the new treasurer. All the cash
will be counted, and when it is known
that there is now over 81, 100000 in
currency in the treasury, 1t will be seen
that this will be no light task, but it is
in fact a small part of the work of TAX
ing the invoice, for every bond and cou-
l. nd
accounted for. There is in the perma-
nent school fund alone over $5,000,000,
so that it will in all probability take at
least two weeks to complete the work.
By the time the books are balanced and
all placed in readiness for the new
treasurer to take hold, it will be close
to the first day of March. Major Sims
term will expire on the second Tuesday
of January, which will give him about
ten months in office. It is understood
that the new treasurer will appoint
Hon. r. r. Moore assistant state treas
urer.
A bill has been filed IN the United
States circuit court by George P. West
colt, of Portland, Me-, and Samuel Han
son, of Boston, Mass, against Joab
Mulvane, of Topeka, the Topeka Wa
ter Supply company, Coffin & Stanton,
of New York, and the Atlantic Trust
company, of New York, to enjoin them
from carrying out the negotiation of
the new stock and bonds secured by
new mortgage upon the Topeka wa
ter works. for the appointment of re-
ceiver, and for the specific performance
of written contract by Mulvane, as
the owner and holder of the entire
stock of the Topeka Water Supply
company, which was made at Boston on
the 18th of last December, and where
by Mulvane, it is claimed, sold to the
plaintiffs, Wescott & Hanson, the en-
tire stock of the company, to-wit:
1000 shares for 100000. Mulvane,
it is alleged, refused to perform the
contract, and started the new company
and is about negotiating new mort
gage through Coffin & Stanton and
the Atlantic Trust company.