Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-16
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News Of State
Interest.

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go Sunday to attend the Kansas week
exercises, but more particularly to be
present at the convention of insurance
commissioners. These officers meet ev-
cry year to compare the laws of the va
rious states, and make recommendations
as to necessary changes. The present
meeting will be held at the Auditorium
hotel.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Kansas State Temperance Union has
been called for October and 8. These
dates have been named so that persons
desiring to attend may get the benefit of
the reduced railroad rates which will be
given during that week on account of
the state fair. Arrangements are max
ing to have this greater meeting than
the union has ever held before.
Learning that Eugene F. Ware was
coming to Topeka, Judge Adams, of the
State Historical Society, wrote to him
urging him to bring his valuable library
along and add it to the Historical soci-
ety's collection. He had given the IL
brary to the city Of Fort Scott as a
public library on condition that the citi-
zens support it, but they seemed to have
been neglecting it recently. Mr.. Ware
replied that the people of Fort Scott had
promised to do better and he would per-
,, NIT the library to remain.
President Cobun, of the Kansas board
of Worlds fair commissioners, says the
Kansas exhibit is being added to ev-
ery day. And that the exhibit of this
years crops is doing much towards cor
recting the false impression which pre-
walls in the east to the effect that Kan
sas is raising nothing this year. He
says when skeptic in regard to Kansas
comes into the building his attention is
simply directed to the stalks of corn Is
feet high which were raised this year,
and some of the timothy six feet tall,
! which has lately been added to the ex-
hibt.
The executive council has been
forced to close the doors against the run
of dome climbers because of the vandal-
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dreds of dollars of damage has been
done by the boys who have made the
ascent. The copper has been torn off in
many places, as can be plainly seen from
the ground. A favorite trick of these boys
was to carry heavy stones to the top and
throw them off to hear them crash into
the thick glass skylights below. Here
after visitors who desire to take in the
magnificent view must apply to the
guide in the state house corridor.
Probably the last of the numerous an
nual emancipation celebrations for the
year 1898, will be given at Topeka on
the 22nd inst, under the auspices of the
"John Brown Memorial" association. 1t
is expected to Guido all previous efforts
in this line. Hon. J. Milton Turner, of st.
Louis, and Hon. John r. Lynch, late
fourth auditor of the treasury, are billed
as orators of the day. The local manage
ment is in the hands Of W. [. Jamison,
J. H. Guy, and E. J. Freeman. The
programme for the day embraces a grand
parade by the children of the public
schools to Garfield park, where speaking,
music and athletic sports will vary the
passing time. Large crowds from neigh
boring cities are expected.
The state military board has been in
session auditing militia claims. The COM
mittee appointed to inquire into the adj
visibility of establishing school for the
officers of the Kansas National guard at
Fort Leavenworth reported favorably
upon the proposition. The school will
be held one week in each year and the
Kansas guard officers will receive in
structions from the United States army
officers. The board has not finished the
auditing of the claims growing out of
the Hughes court martial. 1t is not likely
the state treasurer will pay these claims
until the supreme court has designated
the fund out of which they can be paid.
The verdict in the Hughes court martial
will not be announced until Governor
Lewelling returns from the worlds fair.
At the request of Governor Lewelling
the board discussed the feasibility of
placing United States army officer on
the governors staff. About fifteen ap-
plications have been made the governor
for such positions.
The case brought by the Symns Gro
Gerry company of Atchison and other
Missouri river wholesale houses to enjoin
the various railroads of Kansas from
putting into effect an order made by the
board of railroad commissioners in March,
1892, giving greatly reduced job
bling rates to the wholesale dealers
of Wichita, Arkansas City, Hutch
inson, Salina, and other interior
points, was called up in the supreme
court. It is claimed that this order was
made by the board of railroad commits
sioners for the purpose of discriminating
against the Missouri river jobbers and
injuring their trade. T. F. Carver and
E. W. Moore appeared for the railroad