Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Insurance NTattess

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Insurance Matters.
George T. Anthony, state superfn.
fendent of insurance, has issued a pre-
liminary report of insurance business
in the state for the year ended Deem
her 81. 1894. Seventy companies doing
business in the state assumed risks to
the amount of S129, AIT, 717.S5. The
premiums received on that amount OF
business aggregated S1,953, 420. 30.
Losses incurred amounted to 81, O45,-
3s6. SO. Losses paid amounted to ST.
O7O, 392. 46. Thirty-four life insurance
companies issued a total of 90, 623
policies. The amount represented by
that number of policies was S62, 216,-
STOPS. Miscellaneous companies as
sumed risks to the amount of SIG, $780,
423.62. Premiums to the amount of
s11s, 10O.21 were received, and losses to
the amount of S51. 030. 40 were paid.
Tax Decision.
The United States court of appeals
at ST. Louis has decided that boards of
county commissioners in Kansas cannot
assess and collect county taxes in adj
dition to those heretofore assessed by
the state board of railroad assessors.
The suit was brought in the Kansas
federal court by the Burlington road
to restrain the commissioners of Repub-
lie county from making such addition
al assessment. That court dismissed
the bill, and the railroad company ap-
pealed. Judge Caldwell prepared the
opinion. No federal question is in
volved, he says, and the rights of the
parties must be determined by the law
of the state.
The Rogers Investigation.
In the Rogers investigation, Chan
cellor Snow. of the state university,
testified that Senator Rogers, who is
on trial for drunkenness, was one of
the best regents the university ever
had. He had never seen him under the
influence of liquor. Profs. Dysche,
Blake, Williston and Blackmar, of the
university, testified that they had often
seen Rogers at the institution, but had
never seen him under the influence OF
liquor. Miss Carrie Watson, the libra
rian, gave similar testimony.
Women Republicans.
The Woman's Republican associa.
ton lately in session at Topeka,
elected officers as follows: Presi.
dent, Mrs. S. A. Thurston, of To-
peka; vice president, Mrs. Lewis Han
back, of Kansas City; secretary Mrs
Mary Gaylord, of Topeka; treasurer
Mrs Veale, of Topeka; state organizer
Mrs. L. B. Slime, of Argentine; dele
gates to state association of clubs, Mrs
Thurston and Mrs J. G. Woods.
Seed Grain shipment.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners recently sent out the last ship
ment of seed grain to the needy il
western Kansas. The total amount ex
pended by the board for grain was S73,
600. This leaves an unexpected bal
ance of S27, 900 of the 500, 600 appropri
ated, which will be covered into tn,
state treasury. The unexpended bal
ance is the result of several countie
refusing aid.
What Tt Cost.
A statement of the expense of TIN
penitentiary investigation COMMITTEE
has been filed with the governor. as fol
lows: Per diem and mileage of the com
mittee and per diem, mileage and fees o
its officers, 81, 4S4. 50; states witnesses
$3.50; defense's witnesses, $3.50. 10; tran
script of testimony, estimated. $500
three dispositions, $50; incidentals, S15
total, little more than So, 600.
Pleaded Guilty.
In the federal court at Topeka fey
days ago John Mattox, late assistan
postmaster at Gueda Springs, pleade
guilty to the charge Of embezzlement
The offense was committed while Mat
tox was in the employ OF the govern
ment. He paid back the money
stole, and Judge Foster gave him tn
lowest penalty of the law-siX month
in jail and a fine of 500.
Noted Speakers Present.
At the recent meeting of the Repul
1ican State league at Topeka Senate
Baker, Chief Justice Horton, Judg
Beckman, Ex-Congressman Funston, ,
K. Cubbison, J. r. Burton, Congress
man ]. D. Dolliver, of Iowa. Congress
men Curtis and Long and others spoke
The speech OF the day was that of Nj
Dolliver.
Three Days In q Well.
The 5-year-old son of DIR. J. A. Ma
thews, of Arkansas City, disappeare
the other day and four days later we
accidentally discovered at the bottom
an unused we'll He was still ally
when found, although in bad cond
ton. but would pull through" a
right
All Americans.
Three United States soldiers WEI
recently naturalined to full citizensh
in the district court of Leavenwortl
S1,ic IN with a lat n