The Globe-republican., 1895-03-15

verdict of S., 367 against the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad company
for damages sustained by plaintiff in a
fire which burned over large part OF
the town of Mulvane, in this county. in
May, 1894, and which it was claimed
was set by spark from one of the de-
PENDANTS locomotives. Subsequently, the
railroad company. while disavowing liza
bility, paid out about $4,000 to citizens
who had lost property in the fire. The in
surance companies also paid their poll
cies in force on the property destroyed,
and then brought suit against the rail-
road to recover the amount SO paid. This
is the second suit of the kind to ba de-
cided against the company, and two
others are pending. It cannot be posi-
lively shown that the railroad was re-
sponsible for the fire, though a good
case of circumstantial evidence was made
out. All the cases will be appealed.
The famous Humboldt bond repudia-
ton case is soon to reach the United
States court of appeals. In the United
States circuit court, held in Fl. Scott,
Judge John A. Williams, of Little Rock,
overruled the motion of the defense to
set aside the service Of summons upon
the city Of Humboldt, which service was
made by Deputy Marshal Hubert Lard
ner. For sixteen years attempts have
been made each year to make this ser.
vice, which Lardner finally succeeded
in doing. This jury returned q verdict
in the two cases brought up for the
holders of the bonds. The judgments
rendered were as follows: In favor of
Peter A. H. Jackson, of New York, for
$81, 499 SO; in favor of Richard S. Dove,
of Boston. Mass, for S1O.640. Judge
Williams also issued an attachment for
the persons of W. T. McElroy and j. P.
johnson, of the city of Humboldt, order.
ing them brought into court to show
cause why they shall not be judged
guilty of contempt for neglect or refusal
to bring into court the records of the
city in their possession. which they were
ordered to do at the last term of court.
w. T. McElrov is mayor of the city of
Humboldt and editor OF the Humboldt
Union. ]. P. johnson is city treasurer.
Capital: Sergeant jennings summary
of the meteorological conditions for Feb
ruary shows that the coolest day during
the month was on the 7th, when the
thermometer reached IA below zero. The
28th was the warmest day during the
month, the thermometer registering 20
above. The creates daily range of
temperature was 80, on the Goth, and
the lowest daily range of temperature
was 9, on the 9th. There were seven
days during the month when the mini
mum temperature was below zero. Since
the 22nd the temperature had not fallen
below freezing point until the last night
of the month. The mean temperature
of the month was 26.4. The mean tenn
rerature for February for tho preceding
eight years was 3O4 The total preci-
pitation for the month was O68. The
DAYS on which more than .O1 of an
inch Of precipitation for the month was
8. The average precipitation for this
month for eight years was LAT, the
deficiency in precipitation during the
month over the other months was 0.79.
There were nine clear. fourteen partly
cloudy and four cloudy days during the
month. The dates on which there was
frost were on the 5, 8. II. 13, Is, 18. 19.
and 81. The prevailing direction Of the
wind during the month was northwest.