Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-21
cities Liable for Damages,

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Cities Liable for Damages.
Interested property owners in Topeka
and other Kansas cities are discussing
the laws of the state relating to the re-
sponsibility for damages in times of
riot and depredations by mobs. 1t is
found that the Kansas law provides that
the city or municipality in which the
damage occurs is liable for the amount
of such damages.
In case decided by Judge Riner
this construction was placed upon the
statute. A citizen of Girard, who had
been horsewhipped and seriously hurt in
the presence of other citizens of Girard,
who made no effort to protect him,
brought suit for damages on the ground
that it was the duty of the bystanders
to come to his assistance and save him
from injury, and the court instructed the
jury to find for the plaintiff
In the case of the city of Atchison VS..
Irvine the supreme court held that the ille-
gal assembly of number of persons for
unlawful purposes, attended with injury
to the person or loss of property to
others made the city liable, and that it
made no difference whether the loss of
property or the injury to life or limb by
such mobs might have been prevented
or not, nor whether any of the partici-
pants resided in the city or not.
A single loan company in Topeka,
since 1890 has received and RENTED
east over $8,O0O,O0O of Kansas mort
cages paid off by the borrowers.
County Treasurer Cox, of Douglas
county, came up from Lawrence to make
settlement with the state treasurer. He
paid in $9,415 as state tax and interest
on school lands and bonds.
State Treasurer Biddle has received
an offer from the Citizens Savings Bank
of New York to refund the state bonds
now held by that institution at 4 per
cent. The present rate is Z per cent.
The state 'board of charities held
prolonged meeting at the insane asylum
without formally electing a superintend-
ent. The indications by this move are
that Dr. McCasey will be allowed to re-
main in the position without any further
interference. As the time has already
passed when the law provides for the
election of superintendent, the friends
of Superintendent McCasey feel assured
that he will be allowed to retain the po-
sition.
John Pettigrew, who has been at the
asylum about four months, has been
discharged cured He was sent home
to Olathe. John Mitchell has been pro-
nounced cured and sent home to Ster-
ling. Six months constituted his term.
NJ. E. Phillips, the barber who was or
dered discharged by Judge Hazen, has
gone home to Smith Center and is at
work at his trade. George Hubbell, of
Belleville, has been cured in five months
and sent home.
The ffty-second volume of the SUI
preme court reports is now published.
The volume contains 155 cases in which
opinions were written by the justices as
follows: Horton, G. J., At; Johnston,
J., so; Allen, J., 40. In nine cases per
curtain opinions. only. were fled. Chief
Justice Horton filed separate opinions
in two cases, concurring specially in
one (p. 618), and dissenting in the 9th
er (p. 557 Mr.. Justice Johnston filed
separate opinions in three cases, concur
ring specially in one, Up. 691,) and dis
senting in two, Opp. 167, 692- JUS
tice Allen filed one separate opinion,
concurring specially therein, (p 1913.
All cases decided prior to March 1, 1894,
and not before reported. except nine
cases in which opinions we're filed in
February, 1894, are contained in this
volume.
The report made by Warden Chase,
of the state penitentiary. shows the fol-
lowing transactions at that institution
for the month of July: Cash receipts
for the month. s9.74778, of which
SIS. 1I949 was for coal sales. So, 262.57
for convict labor and S1,96814 for
boarding United States prisoners. The
! total expenditures for the month were
S1O,O5491 The coal output of the
month was log, Ola bushels, of which 20,-
O18 bushels were supplied to state in
situations.
State Journal: Some of the wives and
other lady members of the local A. r.
O., have formed relief committee of
ten or twelve to visit the houses of the
other members and find out if any
| thing is needed in the line of relief.
/ good many people, though poor,
are too proud to acknowledge it, and
this committee is for the purpose OF
finding out about just such cases and
applying the proper relief The managers
Of the local union say that among them
selves, and with the help farmers have
offered they viii be able 20 remain out
OF work all summer, i need be.