The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-12
ABOUT KANSAS.

John ". Breidenthal, the new bank
commissioner, moved his household
goods to Topeka last week.
The current number of the Review of
| Reviews contains excellent portraits of
Governor Lewelling and Senator Martin.
| The state board of health will have
s25 COO to spend to keep the cholera out of
Kansas should the unwelcome visitor
| come this way.
The new president of the Western Union
Telegraph company is said to be Kansas
| man aud that he learned to manipulate
the key at Leayenworth.
The Masons of the state are expected to
contribute 81 each year for five years TO
constitute fund for building a Masonic
home in some central locality.
In further proof that there IS big rise
in the Missouri river the Atcbison Patriot
says cat fish weighing 120 pounds was
caught there day or two ago.
The Kansas State Bee-Keepers' asso-
citation will hold their annual convention
at Ottawa, Ks, April and Z, 1898. All
bee keepers are cordially invited.
Twenty-Five Mennonites from Rush Cen
ter have arranged with the Santa Fe for
transportation this week to New Mexico,
where they will settle on the Maxwell
land grant.
The legislature has passed bill appro-
priating $780, coo for state normal school
at La Crosse, Rush county. The city of
La Crosse is to donate 500 and the nee
essary land.
The Lyons girl who made such sensa-
ton by clipping with man. going to Fort
Scott and afterwards being traced to
Pittsburg, is still at large and her brother
is now on her track.
The little daughter of Sam Lucas, of
Haskell county had her skull fractured by
being kicked by Il colt near which she was
playing. That was the second accident of
the same kind reported in that county last
week.
Governor Lewelling has appointed w. J.
Hurd, T. G. Butler and George Hollenbock
directors of the penitentiary, to succeed
John S. Gilmore, H. Y. Rice and William
Martindale. The terms of the new direct
ors begin April l.
The state auditor issued two large
vouchers, Wednesday. in favor of the
State Agricultural college for $4,000 and
the State Normal school at Emporia for
S24, 900 for accumulated interest on lands
and funds belonging to these institutions.
Both houses of the legislature have
passed the bill giving the police commits
sioners OF cities of the first class power to
appoint a police matron if in their judg-
ment one Is necessary. Her salary is to be
5000 year. This bill affects the cities of
Lsavenworth and Atchison.
The committee to prepare program for
the meeting of the county superintendent
at Emporia in May has been appointed by
Superintendent Gaines. IG is composed of
Superintendent Higgins of Lyon county.
Superintendent Yearou5 of Greenwood
county, and Superintendent Parkinson of
Usage county.
Anthony c. Gallagher. who was recently
appointed mine inspector, is an Irishman,
having been born in that country thirty
five years ago He came to America thir-
teen years ago and settled in Pennsyl-
vania. He had received some education in
Ireland and attended night schools after
coming to this country. He has lived in
Kansas eleven years, is practical miner
anu mas always Deeu TeloIIueC ia poll
tics. His salary is s., 900.
The Methodist Episcopal conference
which has been in session during the past
six days at Baldwin City, passed resolu-
ton calling upon the faculties and trus-
tees OF the different colleges TO discourage
games, as they are deIri-
mental to the best interests Of the colleges
This is understood to refer to football,
mainly, as only few colleges are so stu
ated as to support boat-rowing. Baseball |
seems. after all the criticism that has been |
passed upon it. the least objectionable |
game of athletics, AID it is by odds the |
most popular.
Although the A. O. Z. w, Of Fort |
Scott lost the grand medical director they |
did not do so very bad when they secured |
the grand lodge. There will be from COP /
10 500 in attendance and many of them |
will remain five days. At the lowest cal |
,ulation they will drop 5000 or 5000 |
with the business men.-Monitor The |
s, 600 or 5000 is not the only thing Fort |
Scott expects the grand lodge to drop
here, bat-tne best laid plans of mice
md men gang ait aglae.