The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-06-06


sanction of the laws, they have brough
disaster to the people patronizinl
them"
FraternaI Insurance.
Regarding fraternal insurance Super
intendent McBride's report says:
1.-THE insurance laws of Kansas exemp
fraternal insurance societies from super
vision by this department.
"Under section 30, chapter 131, SEES
sion laws of 1885, this state has beer
flooded. under the guise of fraternity
with lot of worthless concerns from
this and other states.
1.-THE law should be amended to either
subject all insurance societies to {
supervision, or exclude fraternal socie
ties who do not have a grand lodge ir
this state.
1.-THE repeal of that section of the act
1885 would be advisable, and a specia
act governing that class of societies
should be passed by the next legisla.
ture."
The State Historical society has life.
size photo portrait of the late John A.
Anderson, recently given the society by
6elden J. Woodman, of Topeka. 1t now
bangs, draped, in the rooms of the So
ciety.
The state board of public works has
let the contract for an artificial stone
sidewalk on three sides of the state
house square. The walk on the Harri-
son street side will not be laid at
present.
G. A. R. department officials have is
sued the request that ''all reunion asso-
Citations forward to these headquarters
the dates selected for their reunions be-
fore deciding upon and publishing the
same. The dates thus forwarded will be
compared with other dates fixed, and if
there is a conflict the parties will be i'm
mediately notified so that other dates
may be selected and conflicting reunions
avoided as far as possible"
The total deposits of the banks of
Kansas, as given to the bank commits
sioner at the first call made by him,
October Is, 1891, was $15,773, 43S. 80;
for the call made January 2, 1892, $17;-
377,977. 80; and for the call made March
20, the last call, was 18,121, $780,
This includes individual deposits, bank
and bankers deposits, demand certifi-
Gates and time certificates. The number
of state banks reporting, 275.
At the meeting Of the executive board
of the State Sabbath School association
in the English Lutheran church, Rev.
Newbaum, of Wichita, was elected secre-
tary and George 8. Bourne correspond
ing secretary. 1t was decided to hold
the next annual convention at Lawrence,
and also decided to issue a quarterly
paper in the interests of the Sabbath
schools of the state. The board ad-
journed subject to the call Of the presi-
dent.
The State Historical society has re-
ceived from Mrs. NJ. W. Dupuy, of
Rochester, New York, portrait of Oil
yer johnson, the distinguished editor
and anti-slavery writer, together with
an autograph letter, addressed to Hon.
d. w. Wilder, written by Mr.. johnson.
Mr.. johnson was at different times
managing editor of the New York indie
pendent, editor of the New York weekly
Tribune, and editor of the Christian
Union. He was the last survivor of the
twelve who organized the New England
Anti-Slavery society, in 1882. He pub
lished civilian Lloyed Garrison and
His Tines" or Sketches of the Anti
Slavery Movement in America" Boston,
1880. He died but year or two ago.
General orders No. 8 have been pro-
mulgated from G. A. r. department
headquarters. After giving the infor-
nation relative to the Washington en-
campment, which was detailed in these
columns Immediately after the arrival of
Department Commander Greene from
Washington, the following announce
ment is made in reference to the state
reunion: The annual reunion of this
department will be held in the city of
Wichita, August Is to 20 inclusive.
This reunion will be conducted under
the management Of local committee
of forty -four, jointly with the depart
ment commander and staff. The net
proceeds will be paid into the depart
ment treasury. An ample guaranty
fund has been subscribed by the patri-
otto citizens of Wichita, and the en-
thusiastic spirit manifested generally
in regard to the undertaking gives
assurance of the most successful re-
union ever held in the department. Ap-
plication mas been made f)r reduced
rates to this reunion, az well a. to the
national encampment tho result Of
which viii Be announced in future
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