Western Kansas world., 1893-11-04
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News of State
Interest.

| Interest.
The State Teachers association meets
in Topeka this year as usual on the
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday be-
tween Christmas and New Years.
The adiutant general has had 1000
copies of the Hughes court martial de-
cision printed and is sending them out
to various officers in this and other
states.
| The state board of public works is
having new room built in the south
corridor of the state house for the His
torical society. It will be used for fling
away newspapers.
The state board of pardons acted on
twenty eight cases during the October
session, and Judge Foote says not sin
gle pardon was recommended. A num-
Der of sentences were recommended for
communication. however. =
s. II. Fl. Clark has filed his bond as
one of the receivers of the Union Pacific
with the clerk of the United States cir
cult court at Topeka. George J. Gould
and John r. Mulvane are his sureties
and the bond is for $4,000.
Prof. Francis W. Cragin, formerly of
Washburn college, but now of Colorado
college of Colorado Springs, is now in
Kansas obtaining data for his book on
the geology and physical geography of
Kansas, which will be issued next year.
The assistant labor commissioner
claims that county clerks are sending in
their farm statistics much better since
the recent opinion of Attorney General
Little on the subject was given. The
statistics will be ready for publication
sometime in December
! State Superintendent Gaines appoint
ed Superintendent Pairs OF Lawrence,
Superintendent Clothier of Alma, and
Superintendent Pask of Clay Center as
committee to prepare the program
for the superintendent's section of the
Kansas State Teachers association. AS
soon as their part of the work is fin
ished and responses come from the ap-
pointees, the program will be ready for
the printer. This will probably be in
about two weeks.
The complete equipment for the Vas
sar, Usage county, cavalry company has
been ordered by the state military
board and will cost $2,6S2. The board
provided equipment for seventy-two
persons and horses, which consists of
saddles, brides, sabres,' cavalry uni
forms, etc. The Vassar company have
been drilling for six months, and when
they are uniformed will make striking
appearance. This is the first cavalry
company ever formed in the state.
The fourth annual session of the Hol-
stein -Friesan Breeders Association, en-
bracing twenty-five states and terrific
ries, was held at Topeka last week. The
report of the secretary and treasurer
shows the association to be in a flourish
ing condition, there being IT'S members
at the present time. The animals regis
tered for the first volume now number
712, and applications are on hand for
200 more. The officers of the associa-
tion are: President, NJ. E. Moore, Cam
eron, Mo-; vice president, E. T. Irwin,
Minneapolis, Mimi; secretary, W. F. |
Whitney, Marshall, Mo-; treasurer, J. B.
Zinn, Topeka. Directors P. Cooper,
Savannah, Mo-; H. ". Cheney, North |
Topeka; M. S. Babcock, Nortonville.
The auditor of state has just given
out the figures of the assessment of rail- |
roads in Kansas. Among the statements |
given is comparison of totals. The |
Guiding the Manhattan, Alma & Bur
liugame and the St. Louis & San Fran
cisco roads, was $19,O74, 4,214.44; this
year it is $24,O34, ,69929- increase Of
nearly five millions of dollars. The Rock !
Island assessment goes up from Sc, 1885,
607.71 to $7,343,22L98; the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas is raised from $1,317,-
O14.52 to $2,398, 78446; the Missouri
Pacific from $11,1O6, 1883 to $12,-
83,852.11; the Union Pacific from S.
to $9,570,74715; and the
other roads in proportion. In the COM
parsons made the st. Joseph & Grand
Island is included with the Union Pa
ciic; the Kansas City, Clinton & Spring
field with the Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis. The assessment on the
property of Pullman Car company in
Kansas is reduced from S328, ,394.S4 to
Attorney General Little, upon the ap-
|
olication of J. d. Caldwell, an assessor ,
It Wichita, has given an opinion on the
subject of taxation which promises to be
ar-reaching in its effect. It has been
In Kansas to assess property l
It about 30 per cent of its value, and
Assessor Caldwell has found that hun q
lreds OF men in his county who are c
possessed of property of about the real {
'alue of $500, but which under this Z
ustom is assessed at little under 5000, d