Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-11-17
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News Of State
interest.

A peTemptory writ of mandamus was
issued from the supreme court ordering
| the board of township officers to at once
certify list of the bonded indebtedness
in Lakin, South Side and Hibbard town
ships in Kearney county to the board
of commissioners for the levying of
tax to pay the same. The three town
ships were at one time a part of Finuey
county but were annexed to Kearney
| county by the legislature in 1888. 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 a part of Finney county. The
| rncipai and interest defaulted up to
the present time amounts to about 5000.
The opinion and decision IN the 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 4.
Mrs. Lester NJ Crawford met with
serious accident She was passing
through the hall of the upper floor of
the family residence, intending to reach
the adjoining hall to call a 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 were 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 Sc
cured one of the cannons to fire few
shots to assist in the demonstration.
One shot was fired and the second
charge was being rammed, but exploded
prematurely. Arthur l.. Gregg, first
sergeant, who had the rammer, 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 audstor of
passenger receipts in the Santa Fe
DI1ItC in Ho
weeks ago to Miss Floren, of Topeka.
Lee Currier was holding his thumb over
the vent hole and it was lacerated 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.
800 and $4,000 more than during an
ordinary month"
The state board of pardons adjourned
sometime since to meet November Z, on
account of the absence of many attor-
neys having cases before the board in
campaign work. The board met &C
oCr6ipcr 70 Oh b,1t
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,
VIII is asked Tor TO force JDo vacation OF
the present superintendent, in order to
allow the appointee of the State Board
of Charities, Dr. 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
attol neys 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
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 q This will be the last call
made this year.