Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-01-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.



r. j. Jackson; assistant journal clerks, c. p
Harper, GiIby Kelley and r. Gregg; d0cu-
ment clerk, J. L. Hoagland, and assistant, H.
n Best; docket clerk, Homer Gillette,
and assistant, james h. Curry; post
master. A W. Mcdowell, and assist
ant Clyde Bowman; chief enrolling
clerk, Miss \. G. Mclaughlin; messenger,
Arthur L. Phillips; dOorkeeper, W. Ii Belts
and assistants. Washington Aarks, e. Mer-
senheimer, A C. Highess, Jesse Hammer IL
l. Hankinson Daniel Meaghan. G. NJ. Heath,
A. H. Ackeroyd and J. S. Eldridgc.-- The
House met ut noon and was called TO order
Dy secretary of State Higgins. j. Ii. Coons
was chosen temporary Speaker and q. W.
HoIlenbeck temporary clerk. The members
were sworn in anu a recess taken. At
O'Clock the House again met when L. T.
Elder, OF Franklin County, was chosen
Speaker, l24 votes being recorded for him,
with the following additional officers: Ben
jamin Matchett, of Osborn, Speaker pro tenn.
Ben G. Rich, OF TregO. chief clerk: S. W.
Chase, sergeant at arms, James II. Fort, as
sistant clerk; G. W. Jacobs, journal clerk: A.
ID Gilpin, assistant: L. C. SOupine, docket
clerk; Anna McChord, assistant; X Las
well, postmaster; Mrs. Ada e. Runner, as
sstant; Rev. }. 6. Melvinc. chaplain; T. o.
Harter, assistant sergeant at arms; Jacob
Campbell. dOorkeeper; Henry Dick, John
Slaughterback and I. L. More, assistant door
keepers. Adjourned.
IL the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Moody intro
duced a resolution for the ccOnOmizing OF
space in the journal. Many bills were intro.
euced, among them one by Mr. 7. NJ. Carroll.
prohibiting counties, townihps and cities
from issuing bonds, except for school pur-
poses. He also introduced bill regulating
the manufacture and sale of apple ider vim
gar, and providing for the punishment of
persons handling spurious vinegar. Mr.. FL
listen introduced bill reducing railroad
passenger rates to two cents per mile. In
the House Messrs. Brown, Webb and Dunn
baud were appointed committee to con
slider and report upon the claims of dele
gates from unrcprcsented counties. But
little business Of general Importance was
transacted at the afternoon session.
Alliance Call.
/ President McGrath, Of the Farmers
Alliance, called a meeting of members
at Topeka on the 9th to consider the re-
cent publication of letter purpOrting
to have been written by Congressman
Turner in regard to the United States
Senatorship. Mr.. McGrath made a state
ment in regard to the Turner letter and
explanations were made by Messrs.
Chase, McLallin and Secretary French
as to its publication. Resolutions were
adopted declaring the affair solely a
characteristic attempt of politicians at
Topeka and Washington to prove that
morallaws have no place in politics and a
desire on their part to thwart the will of
the people by any means, however base
and corrupt; that this is regarded as an
other reason for standing together in
earnest devotion to the cause, and depre-
eating and cOndemning all efforts to
foment personal antagonism or jealousy
in the party, and holding the common
cause more sacred than individual inter
ests.
No Separate Schools.
The Supreme Court has decided that
the public schools can not discriminate
against colored children. In the case of
Bertha and Lilly Knox, colored children
of Independence. against the board of
education OF that city, the court held
that the Legislature not having granted
to cities of the second class power to es-
tablish separate schools for white and
cOlored children, the action of the board
of education in attempting to exclude
children from schools and compel them
to attend a separate school for colored
children was illegal.
Penitentiary Receipts.
The receipts of the penitentiary for
the month of December were S9,613.12
of which s., $50 was from convict labor,
81, $50 for coal sales, SS12 for boarding
United States civil prisoners and SlS7
for boarding United States military
prisoners The expenses of the
institution for the month were Sl4,-
1884, 10. of which S4.564.76 was for
salaries, S3,626.O1 for boarding of pris-
oners, S., 525 for royalty on coal, S737.7O
for earnings of convicts and S5O9.55 for
tobacco furnished to convlcts.
Inaugurated.
The State officers-elect were inaugur-
ated at noon on the 18th in the Govern
or's Office, at Topeka There was no
ceremony or display. They formed
in c:cle about Judge Valen-
tine, of the Supreme Court and
took the oath of office. All cx-
cept Acknowledgement Ives and
Auditor Charles NJ. Hovey had already
served one term, Treasurer Slower hav-
ing been sworn in a month ago to fill
the snort term.
Several Contests.
Several Alliance candidates for the
Legislature have fled contests against
the election of Republican opponents,
to whom certificates of election were
issued. All are based upon corrupt
means used in the election. They are
J. A. Moor, of Ellis County, against J.
II. Reeder; S. NJ. Bennett, of Meade,
against A. II. Hader; E. w. Maxwell, Of
Marion, against George w. Rood.
False Report.
The report sent out from Lawrence Of
. shortage of large sum on the part of
L. H. COrse, as agent of the Douglas |
County Alliance, is denied by later re-
ports The failure of Denver com |
mission house occasioned q loss of few |
hundred dollars to two or three individ |
ual shippers, for which Mr.. Corse wac
not responsible, covers the actual facts |
in the case
Minor State Notes.
A fire q McLouth the other morning |
destroyed the double stone building oc
cupied by c. T. Stark as a general store |
and T. w. Burk as harness shop. The
loss was over $1,000, with about s1,5Oo
insurance.
The other morning William Brantan
no, under sheriff, shot and MORALLY
wounded William Crowley, an escaping
prisoner, at Mcpherson. Crowley was |
furnished revolver and cartridge by
some friend, but in his excitement for
got to put the cartridge in the revolver.
He snapped the pistol twice at Bran
tanno before the latter shot
Wolves are said to be invading the |
western border counties of the State il
search of food. A short distance from
Liberal the other morning Mrs. Garvey
and her child were attacked by a pacl
of wolves few steps from their home
and while the woman escaped with
slight injuries, the boy was carried
some distance and mangled 90 horribly
a - l.