Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-06
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News OF State
Interest.

force OF fifty-fve men is at work cut
ting and laying the stone.
Journal; The year 1895 will mark
the fortieth anniversary of the Congre-
gational church, the thirtleth anniver-
sary Of Washburn college and the twen-
ty-ffth year of Rev. Blakesley's pastor
ate.
The executive Office appointed Rev. j.
ID. Botkin, o. S. Marrow, DR.. j. Il. Min
ney and Rev. w. f. File delegates to a
st. Louis convention called for the pur-
pose of discussing means for caring for
homeless and INDECENT children.
Warden Chase Of tho state penitentia-
ry at Lansing has submitted his report
for the month of October, showing re-
ceipts amounting to SS,774,42 and ex-
penses amounting to $6,50944, The
total output Of coal for the month was
1873, l57 bushels of which so, 525 bushels
were supplied to state institutions. The
total output of coal since the mines was
sunk IS 10, 1862, 1876 bushels.
Governor Lewelling appointed the
following persons as delegates to tho
Trans Mississippi Commercial congress,
to convene at ST. Louis, November 90:
A. e. Agrelius, Of Lindsborg; NJ Il.
Tomlin, of Goodland; George T. Rob-
erts, OF Morrill,; w. f. Hutchinson, OF
Hutchinson; II. +. Sheldon, of Ottawa;
q. B. Hoffman, Of Enterprise; Z. r.
Ridgely, Of Pittsburg, and George M.
Munger, Of Eureka.
Secretary Coburn, OF the Kansas de-
partment Of agriculture, has received a
request from Secretary j. r. Rippey, of
the Missouri state board of agri-
culture, for copy OF the law creating
and regulating the agricultural board
in this state. The Missouri board is
not entirely under state control, and
it is probable that Mr.. Rippey desires
to investigate the Kansas law with
view Of having the same system adopted
in Missouri
The department has issued general
order No, IL, which contains many things
of interest to the Kansas G. A. R. mem
bership, The order calls attention to
the fact that the citizens of Lawrence
are making great preparations for the
next annual encampment and urges all
who can to arrange for attending tho
meeting which promises to be one Of the
largest ever held in Kansas. The en-
campment will begin February 26 and
continue three days. The council OF adj
ministration will convene Monday, Feb
ruary %. The committee on credentials
will also convene on that date. 1t is
composed of s. T. Criss, OF Lawrence;
j. Allen Porter, Of Sterling, and M. s.
Roschelle, Of Wichita.
The official papers have been issued
whereby the following citizens have
been restored to their full rights after
completing the serving of their terms
in the penitentiary: George Grant,
Marshall county; William Jones, Leav-
enworth; Thomas Monroe, Childs alias
Oyster Shell, Perry Ham and n. s.
Weldon, Wyandotte; VIM. j. Jones,
Atchison; Chas. E. bearing, Neal Rains
and Oscar Mccullough, Geary; Henry
Stevens, Leavenworth; Dan Stryker,
Ffnney; Chas. Pinkerton, Cherokee; Ell
mer Fitzpatrick and Sam Bradley,
Cherokee; w. A. Johnson, Chautauqua;
Burton ShefIlebarger, Harper; Geo. d.
Anderson, Crawford, and Chas. w.
Shigley, Montgomery.
Applications have been received from
the western part Of Kansas from tho
people who are destitute on account OF
the drouth and short crops of last sea-
son, asking for help from some source.
There seems to be no means for helping
the sufferers except by contributions
from those who are in the midst OF plen-
ty and are disposed to aid their suffer-
ing fellow Kansaus The governor has
about concluded to make some recon-
mendations touching upon this import
ant question, to the coming legislature.
The officials who are in close touch with
the governor say that he will make some
strong statements in the matter. He is
said to be in favor OF a law requiring
railroads to transport seeds and fuel
free. 1t is hardly probable that law
will be necessary as all railroads have,
each year, transported such things as
we're consigned to the sufferers in west
ern Kansas free of charge and have al
ready stated that seed wheat will be
hauled free.
Governor Lewellng states positively
that there will be no extra session Of the
Legislature and that no attempt will be
made by him to embarrass the incoming
administration in the matter of state APP
pointments He does not believe that
there is any necessity for an extra ses-
sion, or that one is demanded, either by
business or political considerations. 1t
would be useless burden to the tax
payers and would accomplish no public
good. Regarding appointments, he says
he will throw no obstacles in the way OF
Governor elect Morrill,. Whatever APP
pointments have been made during the
recess will be sent to the senate when it
convenes in January for confirmation,
but no attempt will be made to extend
appointments or to take any advantage
by reason of the present control of APP
pointments by the populist government.
He believes in yielding gracefully and
treating the opposition fairly, and says
the new administration will have his sim
oara opd cordial aupport in quarry afforh