Western Kansas world., 1893-01-14

And Capri ] City News of State
Interest

EAiaN OS>f>'>s . -
Interest.
Mra Anna L. Diggs Is to represent
number Of reform papsrs while the leg
islature is in session. 80
The Stacey-Sol Miller damage suit
comes up in the Shawnee county dis
trict court Monday. january 80.
Miss Maude E. Pack, daughter Of /.
w. Pack has been appointed stenog-
rapher in Governor Lewelling's Office.
Her duties will begin at once.
The state auditor has paid reward
OF $500 to j. p. Polk, under-sherif Of
Morris county. It was offered for the
arrest and conviction OF William Jones,
the murderer Of Robern Burris.
The Reform school boys have put up
$50 tons OF nice, clear ice, about nine
inches in thickness. To put the finish
ing touch on their ice harvest, Superin-
tendent Oragin fell into the creek and
received thorough ducking.
L. NJ. Crawford has become sole man.
ager of the Grand opera house, having
secured the controlling interest held by
q. ]. Kendall. Crawford proposes to
use the Grand for hIgh-toned shows,
leaving his old house to the use Of
cheaper ones.
State Superintendent-elect Gaines is
the recipient of a handsome volume Of
the International dictionary, bound in
morocco leather. It is the gift Of the
G. G. Merriam company of Springfield,
Mass, who for several years have made
like present to all incoming superin-
tendents.
Governor Humphrey had several Of
his clerks busy clearing up the Office
preparatory to turning it over to his
successor. His personal effect1-books,
documents, etc.-have accumulated dur.
ing the four years until they filed sew
eral large boxes. He was having them
packed to be sent to Independence.
January 80 there will be meeting of
the Kansas State Miners association for
/ the purpose OF deciding upon man FOR
state mineral inspector. There are
about twenty-five candidates for the
place, which yields salary of $1,000 a
year. The president and the secretary
of the association are both peoples
party members of the legislature.
A convention of railroad employees
assembled in Topeka last week. They
drafted measures to present to the Leg
islature, including: an -Pinkerton
bill, bill to prevent black listing, a
bill to compel safety appliances on
trains, one requiring te'egraphers to be
of set standard, and others. There
were about 100 delegates present.
All the leading populists went over to
Meriden Tuesday evening 10 attend a
reception given Governor Lewelling
and other state officers by Hon. Walter
n. Allen, peoples party presidential
elector. Among those who went were
Jerry Simpson, Chairman Briedenthal,
Judge M. B. Nicholson, Noah Allen,
Fred Bailey and Secretary of State
Osborne.
e. Scott Rice and J. W. Morphy, two
populists appointed to positions under
the new secretary OF state, are engaged
in acquainting themselves with the
duties of the Office. Both are news
paper men. Rice edits the Smith Cen
ter Journal, the official organ Of the
peoples party of Smith county. Rice
Is graduate of the State university,
class Of 1888. Morphy until recently
has been editor of the Atwood Times, a
populist paper.
Kansas is going to be one Of a very
small number of states that will have
any school exhibit. Most of the states
seemed to have counted entirely on
having room in the main building, yet
no space has been given for this pur-
pose and the national exhibit seems to
have been abandoned. Kansas, how
ever, unlike most of the other states,
will have room in her own building to
to make fine showing. Many other
states have larger buildings than Kan
sas, but they are only intended for club
houses, where visitors from the state
may meet and rest. Kansas school ex-
hibit in her own building, therefore,
bids fair to be one Of the unique at
fractions Of the exhibition. Some re-
markably good specimens OF work are
being received for the display. At the
state teachers meeting last week Super
intendent Wooster put in his time to
advantage stirring up the teachers to
the necessity Of having their schools
represented and many additions to the
material in hand will undoubtedly be
she result.