Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-17
Superintendent of Insurance.

There are still 100 assistant sergeants-
alarms of the last house of represent
atives, who have failed to draw their SO
each for services during the war" I'm
der the law, this money will be available
until the 9th of January next, when, if
not drawn, it will require a special ap-
preparation by the legislature to secure
it. Among the men who have failed to
draw pay are D. R. and George T. An
thony.
The Santa Fe railroad has already
compromised taxes enough in Kansas to
save it $48,533.70 It is possible, how
ever, that part of this amount will be
recovered by the counties in case they
sue for it, but the company feels conf
dent that the courts will decide in their
favor if the matter is ever taken up.
Reno county made settlement, giving a
receipt in full for the money. The road
had to pay the full amount in one pay
ment instead of two, as is the usual Gus
tom. Lyons, Republic and Miami coun-
ties have also settled with the commits
siouer. So far, only three counties have
refused the last compromise offer of the
Santa Fe, Montgomery, Dickinson and
Harper.
Seventeen pensioners, who draw their
money from the Topeka agency, were
dropped from the rolls at this payment.
Among the Topekans who received these
notices were NJ c. Clark, Charles Fl.
Sheffield, Fred II. Guittler and Lor-
renee Peyton. All the suspensions were
for indefinite periods, and in order to
get back on the rolls those dropped will
be required to file new claims and sub
stantiate them, as in the case of new ap-
plicants. The department does not
specify reasons for these abrupt suspen-
sions. One of the Topekans on the list
of those dropped will, it is said, apply
to the United States courts for an in
junction, restraining the department
from suspending his pension.
Superintendent Snider, State Agent
Orrin T. WEIGH and E. A. Wagner had
a conference, but the Home Insurance
company did not secure readmission to
the state. It is understood the company
has offered to submit the case to any
court of Kansas on an agreed statement
of facts, but to this proposition Superin-
'tendent Snider objects. A well-known
insurance man of Kansas stated that As
;sistant Superintendent Taylor visited
the New York Office of the Home last
fall to make an investigation of the rail-
road business of the company. The
officers objected, and President Heald
thereupon attacked Superintendent Sni-
ner and his methods. Then the tax case
arose, and Mr.. Snider selected the Home
on which to base test case, for. of
course, the matter mustbe settled in the
court.
The officers of the Interstate railroad
have leased for one year the suite of
eight rooms in the Martin building, 112
East Sixth street, and will take possess
sion of them this week. The officers who
will be found there at present are Noah
Allen, general solicitor; Albert Griffin,
treasurer, and E. E. Carpenter, auditor.
The engineer will be appointed soon,
and with his corps of assistants, will take
one of the largest Offices. Albert Griffin,
the treasurer, bas sent out circular let
ter to the farmers of Kansas, explaining
how the money shall be raised, and
through what counties the road shall
traverse. He says: 1.-The plan provides
for the issuing of stock at 800 per
share. Each purchaser of a share Of stock
is to receive twenty two five dollar trans
portation certificates, which also may be
purchased separately. When the road is
completed these will he received as cash
for half the price of tickets, freight and
other charges. Income construction
bonds are also to be issued bv the CON-
pany in sums of SIS. SO and $40. These
bear per cent. interest and are to be
paid out of the income of the road. They
will be received for all dues with pre-
MUM OF 5 per cent. added. Cities, coun-
ties and townships will be asked to vote |
bonds to aid in the construction of the |
road. Lastly, the road may be bonded |
not to exceed $4,000 per mile. The
counties in Kansas invited to 60 into
the scheme are Sumner, Cowley, Sedg-
wick, Butler, Harvey, Marion, Chase,
Wabaunsee, Clay, Riley.
Pottawatomie, Washington and Mar
shall
Hon. ]. A. Gundy, Lewisburg, Pa,
of the Pennsylvania state board
Of agriculture, visited the state agricul-
tural department He thinks Kansas
has a wonderful soil-perhaps the best
in the world. He was attending the Ma
tionsl alliance meeting.
The term of John Hall as railroad
will expire April 1, and his
successor is to be elected soon by the
executive council 4. b. Chapman,
democrat and 9 locomotive engineer, who
lives at Wellington, visited Topeka as