Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-07-03
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
70'eOO VOlumns Now in Its Library
Ninth Biennial Report


the work of the society for the two
years ending November 90, 1894. The
library of the society now numbers
$4,000 volumes of books, pamphlets
and newspaper flies; of books, Is, s74;
| pamphlets, 4s,617; volumes of newspa-
pers and magazines. 15,409. OF Kan
sas newspapers and magazines ,635
were added during the two years
These were all donated to the society
by the publishers. The library now
contains on its shelves 1O,6so bound
volumes OF Kansas newspapers and
magazines. In its general library it
is becoming very full in works rclat-
ing 10 the discovery. exploration and
settlement of the Western country.
and of this class contains no less than
s35 volumes; in works relating to In
dian history, 442 Volumes; in general
history, United States history, and the
history of the several states the IL
brary possesses 2.s75 volumes; in biog
raphy, 1,026 volumes; in science, 4,Oss
volumes; in education, /, $50 volumes;
in political science and political econ.
omy, 1910 volumes; relating to trade
and commerce, l, 100 volumes; to agri-
culture, LISA volumes; in religion,
l,2O6; relative to charitable subjects.
1,417 volumes. The report calls at
tcntion to the fact that up to the pres
ent time the appropriations for pur-
chases have been wholly inadequate
to supply deficiencies as contemplated
by the law. They have been usually
but $500 annually. This is trifiing
and insignificant amount compared
with the accessioDs by gift, and COM
pared with what is being expended by
other states for such purchases Wis
consin, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa
for example, give for the purchase of
books for their historical libraries
from So, 900 to $4,000 annually. The
report makes obituary mention Of Col.
William A. Phillips, Hon. Tirnothv
Dwight Thacher, Joseph c. Hebbard,
Prof. Isacc T. Goodnow, Gov. James
NJ. Harvey, and Gov. Charles Robin
son, all OF whom were distinguished
and useful members of the society,
who died during the period covered
by the report. The subject of needed
rooms for the permanent home of the
society, discussed at some length in
the report. was met by action of the
legislature. in designating the two
floorsof the Gust wing of the Capitol
building below the Senate chamber,
for the use of the society, when they
shall be vacated by the departments
now occupying them, and which are
to have quarters in the new portion
of the Capitol building. This action
of the Legislature of 1898 is referred
to in q note to the report.
State Labor Commissioner Bird has
been uslSed 20 resign his Office because
of his acts in .eXacting from his clerk,
John Spcer, and his stenogrnpher,
Miss Hayes, portion of their month
ly salaries, for the benefit, Mr.. Bird
claims, of a contingent fund, which
he hoped to use in the employment of
n clerk after the expiration of the pres
, ent fiscal year, June 80. Mr.. Bird re-
fuses TO resign, and a criminal charge
will probably be brought against him.
Clyde Mattox, whose case has been
for six years in the courts, charged
with killing John Mullin in Oklahoma
December 12, 1889. was sentenced by
Judge Williams in the United States
court at Wichita Wednesday, to be
hanged Friday, October II, 1895, in
Wichita. The verdict of the lower
court was sustained by the United
States supreme court and Judge Will
liams was ordered to pronounce SEN
: teuce. A strong dissenting opinion
was given by Justice Shiras, and con-
: Cured in by Justices Gray and White.
MattoX's only hope now is the favora-
bio action of President Cleveland on
the petition signed by 10000 names,
: recently sent to him, asking for par
i don., Mattox and his mother conf
IDENTITY expect that the president will
grant tho pardon.
James l.. Tinder and Miss Emma n.
l Roberts, of legal marriageaolc age
and of wealthy Plato county, Mis-
) souri,, parents, ran away from their
9 homes in that county, came over into
Kansas, went to Leavenworth and
routed Probate Judge Hahn ont of bed
9 and up to his Office, Wednesday morn.
l ing, where they were married at Z
: o'clock. The father of the bride ap-
. peared just at the close Of tho cere-
: mony and forgave them i'll tho con-
I ventionh manner, and they all re-
f turned home happy.
The Mutual Reserve Fund insurance
: company of New York, better known as
: the Harper company, has decided tc
r withdraw from Kansas as business
Q territory without making n fight. The
= Harper company for years made i
r struggle to be admitted to do business
j in Kansas and they were finally al
y lowed that privilege when s. H. Sni-
t der became state insurance commits.
r sioner. Insurance Commissioner Geo.
8 I. Anthony has issued an order for.
V bidding foreign mutual insurance
companies to operate in Kansas, and
D as the business of the Harper has not
t been as large as was anticipated, the
S officers of the company have decided
not to fight the order.
Rev. Father Lingamann, pastor oi
r the German Catholic church at Wich.
s ita, died suddenly Sunday evening.
{ Very Rev. Uholdus, head of the Cath
olic Order of St Francis, OF which TIE
uSCcuScu pEicbI was IueIuOerj C0Ins
FROM Cincinnati, to take the remain:
: there for burial, as Cincinnati is con
sidered the home of that order, and
!, members are buried there if possible
e Tho United States court with Judge
n Williams on the bench conyeMed al
4 Wichita Monday. The length of the
c session will depend somewhat upon
the duration of the hot weather.
< The citizens and business men oi
d Wichita have decided to have q big
4 celebration on the Fourth of July.
The largest hotel in Kansas, the Ho.