The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-01-18
KANSAS. STATE NEWS.
House Committees.

Mileage Chandler. chairman: Johnston.
Baker. Heningec. Dickson. Mott. Violette-
Public buildings and grounds-Spicxnall.
chairman: Sherman. Goodno, Wilson OF Stan
ton. Bradley. Sprague, Vio.et;e.
Printing-Frazier Chairman: Sfmons, Sat
terthwaite, Dennison, Gardenhire, Conger,
Trueb!ood.
Cities Of the first class-Butler. chairman;
Hackbusch, Ecks;ein, Seaton. Cubbison, Veale.
Nighswanger.
Judiciary-Johnston of Anderson, chairman:
Lambert Of Lyons. Rohrblugh. Hopkins Cole.
Miller Of Morris, Moore. Shaefer, Robinson.
Sutton, Bone of Clark, Cubbison, Pancake,
Barklcy Brown of Pratt
Railroads = Remington, chairman: Rohr-
baugh. Moore, Seaton, Warner, Cox Marshall,
Sricknall, Andrews, Hanna, Hackbush. Pratt,
Cannon Campbell Of Stafori, Trueblood,
Schlyer, Birnett
Judiciary, local-Rohrbaugh. chairman Cor
nell, Cox. Butler, EckStcin, Marshall, Street.
Moss. Bucklin.
Ways ard meanS-Bencdict, chairman: Rem
ingtOn, Hunt, Fitzgerald. Veale, Lambert OF
Lyons, Mere 18th. Tucker Allen, White. knip,.
Blair, Morrill,, Wilson of Barber, Newman, Nc
K;nnie, Street.
ASS ssnlent and taxation-Shaefer. chair
man: Chandler, Smith of Ottawa. Bender. Clay
comb, Lambert of Lincoln, Elgle.
A New court.
At the request of the State Bar asso-
citation Representative Gardenhire has
introduced a bill in the lower house
providing for a court of appeals. 1t
provides that the governor shall ap-
point five suitable persons as judges
three to hold their offices two years and
two to hold for four years. At the
general election in 1856 three persons
L. L. o.
and at the general election in 1898 two
persons shall be elected to serve four
years. The court shall have exclusive
jurisdiction in appeals from all inferior
courts of record, except probate courts,
where the amount involved does not
exceed $1,000. exclusive of costs. The
court will not have jurisdiction in
criminal cases where the party is
charged with felony.
Fighting the Big Muddy.
| The government is reported to be
ready to commence the expenditure of
$4,000 appropriated by the last con-
gress for the protection of the Atchi-
son bridge and the adjoining private
property. Lieut. Sanford, Of the Mis-
souri, river commission, arrived at
Atchison from st. Louis few days
ago and gave assurance that work
would soon be commenced. The com
mission will work in conjunction with
the bridge company. which is now
spending 500. coo liz an effort to throw
the river back into its old channel.
Poultry Association.
| Of &c
late meeting in Topeka, elected Off
GERS as follows: President, NJ. l.. Wart-
man, of Winfield; vice president, c. A.
Sparks, of Topeka; secretary, d. A.
Wise. of Topeka; treasurer, T. S.
Lescher. of Topeka; executive commit
tee, DIR. p n. Lewis, of Lecompton; G..
S. Sprague, of Atchison: John Harmon,
of Topeka: Peter Moore. of Parsons,
and d. NJ. May, of Emporia.
! The Hillmoa Case.
The third trial of the famous HillmOn
| insurance case was commenced recent
ly in the United States circuit court at
Topeka. 1t had its inception in 1879.
when Hiilmon disappeared leaving S25,-
600 insurance in various companies on
his life. and his widow, claiming him
to be dead. sued for it. The claim. in
Guiding interest and court costs, now
amounts to about $4,000.
Leavenworth's Police.
About the first of January Gov. Lew
cling requested the designations of the
police commissioners of Leavenworth,
which was refused. Three days before
his term expired the governor removed
them from office and refused to ap-
point others in their places. leaving
the management of police affairs to the
municipal government.
Board Of Agriculture.
At the late meeting of the state
board of agriculture the following di-
rectOrs were chosen: George w. Click.
w. j. Bailey. T. A. Hubbard. X. L.
Stokes and w. Il. Sutton. All OF the
old officers were reelected, except the
secretary, whose term will not expire
until next year.
Pardon Granted.
The last official act of Gov. Lewelling
was to pardon Frank Van Gordon, of
Mcpherson county, who was under sem
tence of death in the penitentiary for
murder committed in 1887. Gov. Level.
ling also committed the sentences of
a number OF other criminals at tho
same time.
Minor State News.
Mrs. Cora Francis. living near Neo.
desha. committed suicide the other
night by throwing herself in front OF q
train.
On the evening OF the inaugural 81
900 persons attended the reception of
Gov. Morrill, in the senate chamber at
Topeka. The inaugural ball was 4
brilliant affair and largely attended.
The Kansas Improved Stock Breed.
crs' association. in annual session at
Topeka, elected T. A. Hubbard. presi-
dent: NJ. S. Babcock, vice president,
and II. A. Heath, secretary and treas
urer.
Before retiring from Office Gov Lew