Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-09

worth, Friday pight, left the Santa Fs
station Friday afternoon at 2:40, five
minutes ahead of the regular train. It
arrived in Leavenworth at o'clock.
Invitations to the banquet were honorsd
as transportation on the train.
Returning, the train left Leavenworth
at 9 o'clock Saturday morning, stopped
one hour at the Soldiers home, and ar
rived in Topeka at II o'clock noon Sat
urday.
The invitations were issued by Mr..
Hunt of Leavenworth to the members
of the legislature and state officers.
Changes in House Bills.
The Kansas house of representatives
in adopting rules made these important
changes from the rules of the last legis-
lature.
Unfavorably reported bills are to be
carried on the calander one day.
The required number of calls to Sc
cure roll vote is raised from five to
ten.
Local and special bills are not to be
printed unless so recommended by tho
committee to which they we're referred
Each of the standing committees in
stead of only fifteen, is given the right
to name clerk when a majority of the
committee so vote.
The legislature has been poIled quite
closely and it is shown that less than 40
members out Of 165 are in favor of a
resubmission of the prohibition ques-
ton.
Governor Morrill, named the new po-
lice board of Atchson. 1t is: George
Storcb, presidents David Baker, secre-
tary, and George @. Carpenter, demo-
cratic member.
The Kansas college Press association
will hold its annual meeting in the par
lors of the National hotel, Topeka, Fri
day afternoon, February %. A banquet
will be held Immediately after the meet
ing.
Grand secretary A. K. Wilson of the
A. F. and A. M. has received and re-
corded all but thirty -one of the reports
from 348 lodges for the year 1894. The
remainder of the reports will be in by
January 81.
The Spring Creek Irrigation company
has filed its charter to lrrigate the lands
owned by the Price Ranch company, in
Hamilton county. The directors are as
follows: Fl. c., A. W., Ada and Lizzie
Price and W. z. Humphrey.
The Kansas Day club celebrated the
thirty fourth anniversary of the admis-
sion of Kansas into TIE federal union
with banquet in Topeka. The young
republicans composing the club came
from all parts of the state and enjoyed
themselves. There were toasts and re-
sponses, the latter showing that the young
Kansans really excel their predecessors
in ''the gift of CAB" The speeches were
strong, witty aud of course entertaining.
Arrangements have been made to com
promise the Carney interests in the
Black Bob Indian cases, which are now
being considered by David Overmyer.
the special master. Elk Governor Car
ney had title to 4, 600 acres of the lands
and the settlers who are now in posses
sion of the property have agreed to pay
the Carney heirs 1926 an acre for the
1000 acres, and the suit will be dropped
SO far as they are concerned, and
they will be given clear title to the
land they have been fighting for for
twenty years. There are still 5000
acres, the title to which is unsettled,
but arrangements may be made to dis
pose of this the same way, and the en-
tire suit may soon be dismissed.
concurrent resolution was passed
in the house, providing that complete
list of every article belonging to the
state in the state house should be listed.
1t was introduced by Mr.. Hilton of Os-
borne. Under it's provisions the ser
geants- alarms of the house and senate
are to make complete lists of every arti-
Gle of furniture, etc, in their respective
houses and turn them over to the secre-
tary of state, taking his receipt for
them. And the secretary of state is
further instructed to make an itemized
list of all such property in the various
state offices and twice each year check
up from these lists to see that no state
property has disappeared. He is also to
have every article of furniture branded
Estate Property"
From the Capital: Governor Nor
ril has appointed a committee of three
securing and distributing aid among the
counties applying, and to organize a
systematic appeal to the people of east
ern Kansas. The gentlemen who have
accepted the laborious work asked OF
them by Governor Morrill, are Samuel L.
Howe, John Macdonald and Thomas F.
Doran, all of Topeka. This commit
tee requests the charitable people OF
eastern Kansas that they organize in
every CITY and town and contribute pro
visions, clothing, etc, and notify the
chairman, Mr.. Howe, if they have a
car load or less. 1t is suggested that
the republican, democratic and popu-
list county central committees in county
seats act as one representative body
to organize relief either to be sent di-
rect themselves or through the CONF
mittee here at Topeka. The special i'm
portance of immediate action in this
matter can not be too strongly urged.
The department officials at the Topeka
general Office Of the G. A. R. have com
pleted the roster Of the g. A. r. of Kan
sas which has been their work for some
months.
The Santa Fe announces a rate Of one
fare for the round trip to the annual
meeting of the Masonic grand lodge,
Eastern Star, and the state oratorical
contest the latar part of February, in
Topeka The slme rato applies to all
the meetings as hey occur on the same
dates. The SarFa Fee is preparing some