Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

| A robber broke into the store of u.
Cohen at Topeka the other morning
| and stole a coin collection valued at
| 81, 900.
Leavenworth Odd Fellows had a big
celebration April 26 in honor of the
seventy-fourth anniversary of the estab-
| lishment of the order.
Ludwig Berg, a farmer, and his
| hired man were recently killed by the
cars near Mankato while attempting to
drive across the Rock Island tracks.
Both horses were also killed
The other morning Mrs Ellen Baggs,
wife of a section foreman, was found
dead on the floor of her home In North
Leavenworth. The coroner's jury
found that she was hurt by falling
down stairs while intoxicated
Maple Leaf passenger train ran
over and killed Jack Poke, an aged in
mate of the Wyandotte county poor
farm, near the grounds Of that institu-
ton the otherN day. He was rs years
old, Hollander by birth and very deaf,
An unknown man was found dead by
the railroad track two miles south of
Atchison the other morning. There
was wound on the top of his head,
but it was not known whether he was
killed by the cars or murdered. The
man was about 35 years old and fairly
well dressed.
IT is stated that the case against DIR.
| j. L. Viewer, surgeon of the soldiers
home, now pending before the board of
managers, has been adjourned to
| Leavenworth. Charges We're preferred
against Gov Smith by DIR. Viewer, and
the hearing of these has also been adj
| journed to Leavenworth.
| The State Dental association lately
in session at Topeka elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, DIR. E. C.
| Esterly, of Lawrence; first vice presi-
dent, DIR. c. B. Reed, of Topeka; second
| vice president, DIR. w. A. Costin. of
Fort Scott; secretary, DIR. j. p. Root, of
Kansas City, Kan; treasurer, DIR. R. A.
WATSON, of Ottawa.
| The Santa Fe system is to have two
| general superintendent instead of one.
All the lines west of Dodge City will be
under General Superintendent F. E..
| Nelson, whose headquarters will be at
Denver, and all east of Dodge City will
be in charge of General Superintend-
ent Fl. r. Nickerson, of Topeka, who
| has heretofore been over the entire sys-
| tenn.
Gov. Lewelling recently announced
the appointment of five new members
| of the state board of health as fol-
| lows: J. d. Van Nuys, of Wichita,
allopathic; DIR. J. P. Stewart, of
Clay Center, a1lopathic; DIR. P. d.
Dougherty, of Junction City, allo-
pathic; DR.. E. M. Hoover, of Hal
! stead, eclectic, and DIR. E. Stewart, Of
Kansas City, Kan, eclectic.
The hide establishment of Benjamin
| Mclean & Co., in Armourdale, was
lately taken possession of by the sheriff
of Wyandotte county, under attach
ments aggregating SGT, 100. The firm
| is one of the oldest institutions in Kan
sas City, having been esta blished in
1866 by the late Benjamin Mclean. It
has branches in New York, Chicago,
Pueblo, CO., and Santa Fe, n. M.
| The Uni.ed States senatorial investi-
eating committee, which is Investigate
| ing J. w. Ady's contest for Senator
John Martins seat, will hold a meeting
in Topeka in the near future. The eX-
act date has not yet been fixed, but the
| interested parties have been notified Of
| the intention of the committee. Sena-
tor Palmer, of Illinois, is chairman,
which is subcommittee of the sena-
toria1 elections committee.
| Nineteen men brought on from Phila-
delphia to take the places of strikers at
Topeka, decided that they had been de-
ceived and asked General Manager
Frey to furnish them return transpor-
| tation. The governor and other state
| officers joined them in making the re-
quest, which was refused by the gen.
eral manager. The latter in letter to
the governor said that these men ''are
all able bodied, strong and healthy and
can have work at good wages and that
| he does not consider them proper sub
| jects for charity
| Gov. Lewelling has appointed the fol-
| lowing delegates to attend the railroad
congress called by Gov. Crounse, of Ne
braska, to meet at Lincoln, Neb., June l.:
| Judge Frank Doster, Marion; Fred j.
| Close, Troy; Walter y. Allen, Meriden;
Ben S. Henderson, Winfield; ex-Congress-
man John G.. Otis. Topeka; A. a. Stew
art, Manhattan: DIR. II. D. Patee, Tope-
| ka; J. w. Higgins, Beloit; F. S. John
son, Phillipsburg; L. f. Dick, Parsons;
| c. E. Foote, Marion; D. II. Heffiebower,
Bucyrus; J. n. Limbacker, Manhattan;
| w. E. Hutchinson, Wichita; Robert
Patterson, Usage City.
In reply to an inquiry from the super
| intendent of insurance Assistant Attor
ney-General Allen has written an opin-
| ion in which he holds that, as the SUI
perintendent of insurance is charged
with the execution Of all laws bearing
upon insurance business, it is his duty
to ascertain if a combine has been
effected and if one exists the licenses
of such companies as are parties to the
combines should be revoked. The at
torney-genera1 says that agents of for
eign insurance companies are under
instruction of the principals, and have
but little to do with controlling rates
and the principals should be dealt with,
and he declares it as much the duty OF
the superintendent of insurance to en-
force this law against foreign or non
resident insurance companies as it is to
enforce any other law upon the statute
books relating to insurance or insur-
ance companies.
James Sweeney, of Elgin, was
drowned the other night while attempt
ing to ford Cana. He was returning