Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-04-12
CAPITAL NOTES.

The board of railroad commissioners
rendered decision refusing to adopt the.
weighing system in the shipment OF
live stock as petitioned for by the rail
read companies.
The board of state house commission
ers has coacluded its regular monthly
meeting. The usual bills we're allowed
and plans for carrying forward the work
on the capitol were discussed.
Governor Humphrey has issued
proclamation offering reward of S3Ot
for the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons guilty OF the murdes
of Mrs. Teresa Mettman, at BeaVen-
worth. on March %.
A. II. Bates has given the State lis
torical society an ancient bulls eye
watch, which was the property OF his
great grandfather, Capt. Nathaniel
II Mt, who was born in Seekout, Mass.
in 1853 and died in 1882.
Secretary Moon of the Kansas State
Fair Assos cation, has moved his Office
from the corner of Sixth AMI Quincy
to the south ground floor room in he
Neale block on Quincy street. The
new Office quarters are elegant.
General Joseph II. Lyon, of Leaven,
worth, commanding the Kansas brig
ade, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pyth-
las, says he- he's seen enough in his
official visits to the various cities of the
state to convince him that the meeting
of the grand lodge and brigade in To-
peka, in May next, will be the biggest
thing of tie kind ever witnessed in
Kansas, and every member of the order
who can come will be here.
Topeka Capital: The executive
council Of state met and were in session
three honrs, but failed, though several
ballots were taken, to elect a railroad
commissioner. An adjournment was
taken, under a resolution providing for
an adjournment from day to day until
a railroad commissioner is elected. 1t
is understood that the names of five
gentlemen were considered by the
council, but no one had majority; it
requires four out Of six votes to elect.
The impression still prevails that the
final result will be the reelection OF
Commissioner Green. Before adjourn
ing the council by unanimous vote
declared the Capital the official state
paper for the ensuing year.
For some time previous to the death
of Governor Nehemiah Green, the
sword worn by him during his services
IN the Union army in the war of the re-
belliOn had been in the keeping of Man
haitian lodge No. II, l. O. o. F. The
lodge has now placed the relic in the
keeping of the State Historical society,
and have given to lie placed with it
costly silver plate containing the fol-
lowing engraved inscription: 'Sword
carried during the war Of the rebellion
1S61-65, by Governor Nehemiah Green
fourth governor of Kansas, and by
him presented to Manhattan lodge No.
II, L o. o. F., Manhattan, Kan, April
10, 1892 Presented by the lodge to
the State Historical society, February
ID, 1890"
The supreme court has rendered a de-
cision in the injunction case brought
by the Topeka Water Supply company
against the city of Potwin Place, to re-
strain the city from using the system
of sewer built by that city and empty
ing into the Kansas river above the
plaintiff wells The district court
some months ago granted a temporary
injunction and an appeal was taken to
the supreme court. At the January
or February term the supreme court
decided the case, affirming the decision
of the district court and making the
Judgment perpetual. The city of Pot
win got a rehearing, and the court rem
dered decision modifying its former
decision, and setting aside the per-
petual injunction and ordering the
case back to the district court for a
new trial.
The case of Wescott and Hansen VS..
Joab Mulvane of Topeka, Kan; COT
fin and Stanton of New York, and
Woodbury. and Moulton, involving
the title to the water works at Topeka
Kan, property worth half a million
dollars, has been argued before Cir
cult Judge Caldwell at Little Rock,
eIL Tic LllOCLOu W NiSSOlNS d Icllp OIdTD
injunction granted by the circuit
court at Topeka, restraining Joab
Mulvane from transferring the prop
erty and capital stock of the Topeka
Water Supply company to defendants
Coffin and Stanton. Judge Caldwell,
in ruling in the case. said it was plain
that the court at Topeka would, in &C
cordance with expressed opinion, dis
solve the injunction, and that he would
refuse to make the order if that court
was in session, but as the court there
had been closed and Judge Foster by
appointment gone to South Dakota to
hold court in that state. he would
make the order that the circuit court
at Topeka would make if IN session.
He accordingly dissolved the in, unc-
ton.
Topeka Capital: The smallest baby
in the world lives in Topeka. Her
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Barston.
residing in J. B. Kelley's boarding
house, No. 212 North Kansas avenue.
The weight of the little girl is but four