Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-22
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News of State
Interest.

tax to pay the same. The three town
ships were at one time part Of Finuey
county but we're annexed TO Kearney
county by the legislature in 1898. The
townships had issued funding bonds to
the amount OF several hundred dollars and
these bonds have been defaulted since the
annexation TO Kearney county. The
boards Of the three townships have not
repudiated the bonds but have failed to
make a certificate of the indebtedness to
the proper authority for the levying of
tax to pay the amount Of the indebt-
edness incurred while the townships
were part of Finney county, The
principal and interest defRulted up to
the present time amounts to about 5000,
The opinion and decision in tho case
was rendered by Chief Justice Horton.
In case the officers do not comply with
the order of the writ the case will be
heard in the supreme court December A.
Mrs. Lester M. Crawford met with a
serious accident She was passing
through the hall Of the upper floor of
the family residence, intending to reach
the adjoining hall to call servant in one
OF the rear rooms. BY accident she
turned into the stairway instead Of the
hall and was precipltated headlong down
the flight of stairs. When Mr. Crawford
reached her she was unconscious. One
arm was broken and there was a serious
scalp wound on the top of the head, in
addition to many severe bruises. About
twenty stitches were required in the
scalp wound. The fractured arm was
set and the bruises cared for. The lady
is resting as easily as could be expected
while laboring under the pain OF such
extended injuries. The report that the
skull was fractured was incorrect. Be-
fore the injuries we're attended to Mrs.
Crawford regained consciousness.
Several young men among whom were
some members of Battery B. went to
the state house election night and &C.
cured one of the cannons to fire few
shots to assist in the demonstration.
One shot was fred and the second
charge was being rammed, but exploded
prematurely. Arthur L. Gregg, first
sergeant, who had the hammer, was in
jured One of his eyes was put out and
the other is in danger. The flesh on his
left arm was badly lacerated. Gregg is
employed in the Office of the auditor of
passenger receipts in the Santa Fe
building. He was married only three
weeks ago to Miss Floren, of Topeka,
Lee Currier was holding his thumb over
the vent hole and it was Iacerated by
the explosion.
"There has been larger amount OF
campaign matter sent through the To.
peka Office this year than ever before
during a campaign" said Assistant
Postmaster Wolfe. "a large amount of
it has been stamped matter, and our
mailing force has been working night
and day to handle the immense quanti-
ties sent in. The republican committee
has purchased more stamps than any
other committee, but the others are not
far behind. "The business OF the Office
for October has been larger than any
months aside from that during which
the legislature is in session. The re-
ceipts for October will be between ST.
500 and $4,000 more than during an
ordinary month"
The state board Of pardons adjourned
sometime since to meet November 7, on
account Of the absence of many attor-
neys having cases before the board in
campaign work. The board met ac-
cording to adjournment, but conditions
were no better. The attorneys who had
been engaged in the campaign we're busy
attending to celebrations of the result
of the election. The board was COM
PEELED to adjourn again. There was an.
other attempt made to take up the bust
ness which is increasing. There are
many cases to reach at this session and
the members of the board desire to COM
plete the business before the close of the
session.
The two cases in relation to the hold
ers Of the positions Of superintendent
at the Osawatomie and Topeka insane
asylums will come up in the supreme
court when the agreement now being
considered by the attorneys can be
reached In the Osawatomie case, q
writ is asked for to force the vacation Of
the present superintendent, in order to
allow the appointee of the State Board
Of Charities, DIR. Wetmore of Emporia,
to take his job. In the Topeka case DR..
Eastman claims the place held by DR..
McCasey. Both cases have much in
common from legal standpoint and the
attorneys are considering the idea of
asking that the two cases be advanced
on the docket and heard at the same
time.
1t took twelve hours to connt out the
vote in Topeka after the coils were
closed Tuesday evening, so that it was
7 o'clock when the returns were all in at
the office Of the commissioner of cleo
tions.
State Bank Commissioner Breidenthal
has issued call for a statement of the
condition of all the state and private
banks in Kansas at the close of business
November 2. This will be the last call
made this year.
The attorneys for the Union Terminal
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