The Kansas blackman., 1894-05-11
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News of State
Interest.

new trial in the Odd Fellows Orphans
home case, which he decided in favor OF
the Grand lodge, |
There are in the governors Office a
stack of the United States statutes OF |
1923, which will be distributed |
among practicing attorneys On applica-
ton.
The force in the state treasurer's Of
fee have completed the clipping of cou-
pons for the July settlement. They
handled coupons representing about
100000.
The Modocs are going to sing for both
the republican and populist state con-
ventions. The club will probably ac-
company the Kansas delegation to the
national meeting of the republican
league in Denver.
A Topeka man is exhibiting on the
streets model Of an invention of bis
own to be applied to farm wagons. lie
has the tongue so fastened to the wagon
that when going down hill the pull-back
will set the brakes against the rear
wheels.
General J. Rcmsburg of Atchison, has
given the state historical society a
| photograph representing himself sur
rounded by relics and accoutrements OF
his art as On antiquarian student. Mr..
Remsburg has made many contributions
to the archaeological museum OF the
historical society.
Governor Lewelling has appointed
Mrs. S. l.. Ruggles of Emporia, Mrs. K.
L. Hampton and Rev. w. G. Todd of
Kansas City, Miss Martha B. Spencer
of Beloit and Charles E. Faulkner, OF
Atchison, as delegates to the conference
of charities and corrections which will
meet at Nashville, Tenn, May %.
County Attorney Simpson. of Lyon
county, secured the necessary papers for
bringing A. B. Treadwell back to En-
poria from st. Louis, where he was ar
rested few davs ago. Treadwell es-
capped from the Lyon county jail while
awaiting sentence after being convicted
of an attempt to burglarize the En-
ooria postoffice.
The term of Dr. Frank Swallow, a
member of the state board of health, ex-
pired on March %, and the position has
practically been vacant since that time.
His successor has been named by Cover
nor Lewelling in the person OF Dr. ). I.
Stewart, of Clay Center, whose term Will
extend to March %, 1897. DIR. Swallow
resides at Valley Falls.
A mass meeting of the citizens inter
ested in the cause of female suffrage has
been called for May and 10, in Tope
ka. to be addressed by Susan B. Antho
nv, Rev. Anna H. Shaw, Carrie Lane
Chapman, Theresa jenkins, Annie l.
Diggs, Laura NJ. Johns and others Mrs
; Mary E. Lease was invited to speak, bu
had made other arrangements Th'
J meeting is to be participated in by re
; publicans, democrats and populists wh'
. believe the equal suffrage amendmen
: should be adopted, regardless of part.
! considerations.
J. W. Mowder, of Haven, asked At
tornev General Little concerning tn
:, publication of bank statements, AM
" whether or not the publication is lega
q if it appears in paper that does no
:, fall within the provision of the law
: which provides that all legal notice
> shall be published in papers which hav
v been running ffty-two weeks prior t
!. the first publication. The opinion b
!, the attorney general is that the semi
annual statement required by bankin
institution may be published by news
- paper that does not fall under ehapte
156, laws of 81.
If The quarterly payment of pension
began May 4. The first OF the wee
d Pension Agent Click received a chec
for S3,500,000 from Uncle Sam. As
IS had $4,000 left over from last time b
4 will probably not run short. At tn
last payment So, ,254,666 was distribute
p. and this one will amount practically
a. the same figures. Of this immense SUI
is Kansas gets seven-sixteenths, Mlssou
eight-sixteenths and the remaining sl1
he teenth is scattered throughout the othe
states in the district About 1900 pei
sioners are paid the first day. The Ell
!, tire number is paid off in ten days
IT. The commencement exercises OF Wasi
as burn begin this year on the 9Th OF Ma
a with a musical recital. On May
no there will be q prize thesis cOntes
on the thesis will be written aboI
in Thomas jefferson and his times. q
he Nav 25 there will be contest in publ
he speaking. June there will be an a,
a dress before the two literary societies, Il
of Gamma Sigma and the w. c. L. S. JuI
he s the academy prize speaking contest o
nv curs. June II will occur the gradu
he ton exercises of the students OF u
ed music department June II the AGA
DIV emv graduation viii take place, abo
es, TWENTY-FIVE students will graduate fro
he this department. June 13 is commenc
by ment day; there are ten graduate
ng There will be new departure Il
Ter wear in the graduating exercises; I
orations will be short. not 10 exec
eight minutes each.
Sc L. C. Stine was up from Ottawa
WI WI confer with Topeka Odd Fellows abo
en-. the prizes to be given at the canto
in ment to be held in Ottawa June 6.
we was decided to offer S75 banner
a., as the best drilled canton and $50 ca
me purse for the second best. Ottawa v
ne furnish the prizes There will be abo
Us thirteen competing cantons- Iopekj
res canton has forty-fve members.
y ~ Topeka Capital: Mrs. A, NJ Clal
~ the secretary of the Kansas worlds Z
- board, has a letter from Mrs. Pot
~ Palmer commencing the report We
81 b;ohlv and asking that 400 copies