Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-02-24
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News of State
Interest.

Six of the state house officials reside
at Lowman hill, quiet suburb of the
capital.
Ex-Attorney General Ives and ex-
Railroad commissioner Mitchell have
formed law partnership and will prac-
tice in Topeka.
The Kansas Academy Of Science has
obtained possession of the little room
adjoining the Agricultural society in the
state house and is arranging its collec-
ton of specimens.
The bonds held by the state treasury
February 1 amounted to S6,873, 100 3.
The amount of bonds purchased during
January was $81, 1856, and those paid
off amounted to $81.575.61.
Mrs. Mary E. Lease has dawn her
pay (S13450) from the state as a mem-
Der of the state board of charities for the
last two months. Mr.. Freedom gets
nothing for the time he travelled over
the state with the board,
In the United States circuit court
suit was filed against the sureties on
the bonds of Isaac W. Patrick. Patrick
was Indian agent at the Pottawatomie
and Great Nemaha agency from 1884 to
1886 and the suit is to recover money
that it is claimed he had in his possess
sion belonging to the government and
not properly accounted for. The amount
that the petition alleges he did not turn
over is $1,851.51.
The officers of the Home Insurance
company have issued a circular to their
Kansas agents, notifying them to cease
business in the state until the final de-
termination of the controversy between
it and Superintendent Snider. It's rep
resentatives still claim that Mr.. Snider's
only reason for revoking its license was
on account of its failure to pay the re-
ciprocal tax. The superintendent has
not yet made public his reasons, but
says that the company will come to
his terms before it will consent to make
a fight in the courts.
Secretary Coburn has compiled from
the assessors returns list of the cities
of Kansas having population of 500
and upwards at the date of the last as
sessment. A comparison of the figures
with those of the previous year shows
that of the ninety-seven cities and towns
then having population of 1000 or
more, sixty-two have made a gain in the
number of inhabitants. Wichita and
Kansas City, Kas., both show an in
crease. Topeka shows a slight loss dur
ing the year. There are now It's cities
and towns in the state having ever 500
population.
The state board Of railroad commits
sioners made their final Ordet in refer
ence to the running of passenger train
on the K. N. & D. between Topeka and
Fort Scott, and tie railroad company is
ordered to run passenger train each
way daily between these two cities. The
board made an order Of this character
last fall, but tl9 railroad asked for re-
hearing, which was granted. On the re-
hearing the commissioners visited all the
towns along the road, and in their last
decision the commissioners say their
former order must be enforced in the in
terests Of justice and public demands.
Superintendent Of Insurance Snider
has issued circular calling upon the
mayOrs-of the various towns to send him
sworn statement of the organization
OF then fire departments and all figures
as to the cost of maintenance. The cir
cular states that the statute is in force
In New York and several other states,
but that it has never been enforced in
Kansas, though it was passed in 1871.
1.-The law is mandatory" says Mr.. ,Sni-
der, land [ will enforce the same" En-
poria has sent in her claim for a share
of these taxes. The expenses of the En-
poria fire department since 1873 have
been 81, 400 per annum. Any town with
an organized fire department, paid or
unpaid, is entitled to share of this tax.
In order to obtain reliable data for
apportioning the tax to be collected from.
the insurance companies of New York
and other states under the reciprocal
law, Superintendent of Insurance Sni-
der has addressed a circular to the,
officers of all county seat cities in Kan
sas which says: "Sald tax is for the
benefit of the fire departments, and is
levied on companies organized in the sew
eral other states, but said tax has never
been collected by this department. al
though the law was passed in 1871"