The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-29
NILES BOND
The New Adjutant of the Grand
Army
Meets With Some Trouble About
Going Into Office.
HIS BOND is REFUSED.
Other Reasons For Delay in His
Installation
Endeavors to Dismiss Miss Her-
relI, Contrary to Promise.

Trouble is brewing within the G. q.
r. of this department.
That is not all; trouble is already
here.
Col w c. Whitney, the newly elect
ed department commander. has come 70
town, and with him, his new adjutant
general, j. v. Niles. Mr.. Niles has had
some trouble in securing his bond for
5000. The bond which he got up first
was turned down by the council Of adj
rainistration before that body left Be-
lott. Mr.. Niles has provided a new bond
however, and this morning he present
ed the bond to Curly Harrison, the
late adJutant general, and called upon
the latter to turn over to him the funds
on hand belonging to the department.
Now the council Of administration has
to pass upon the bond of the
adjutant general, according to the pro-
visions of the organization. and as the
next meeting OF the council does not
occur until May 6. Curly Harrison
was instructed to hold the funds in his
care until the new man qualified.
Hence. when Niles made his applica-
tion, or demand. to Harrison. the lat
ter refused. Niles insisted but Harri-
son was firm. and stiu holds the funds.
Miss NIaude Herrell has been an en-
plOye of the department for long time
and is thoroughly familiar with all the
business and details of the Office in this
city, as well as all matters pertaining
to the department. The new adjutant
general wired Miss Herrel1 yesterday to
come home from the southern part of
the state where she was in attendance
upon a sick relative, and help straight-
en- up the business and make the trans
fer She came to the office this morn
49,
Niles that after she had assisted in the
transfer ana other incidental work,
taking, perhaps, a week or two, her
services would no longer be required.
There was a fight ON the proposition
or keeping Miss HerreH at the late Be
lott encampment The young lady is SO
efficient that her friends in the major
ity, won the aght for her.
Barney Kelly wanted the appropr5a-
tion for the services of the adjutant
general cut down from $1,000. where il
has been for some time, to q lower fig
ure, and only let UP on this fight when
assured by the new commander and ad-
jtuant general that Miss Herreu would
be retained, she to receive a portion of
this 81, 200. He had q solemn promise OF
this as did Curly Harrison and other
workers for Miss HerrelL
Row Mr.. Niles wants to let her go
entirely, and the proposition is to have
/ the new adIutant generals daughter
perform the clerical work hitherto
/ done by Miss Herrell.
Just what the end of the whole af-
/ fair viii be, is not known. nor intinla-
/ ted: but the friends of Miss Herrell
/ who have the action of the late en-
/ campment back Of them, win insist
/ that the young lady be retained ia
/ spite of anything the new commander
and adjutant general may say.
1t is rumored that the new ofIictals
! have it i'm for Topeka. and in fact
Z other
/ claims that all the trouble over his
bond originated in Topeka. where his
was right at Beloit that the objection
/ came to it. The first fntimation To-
/ peka had Of the invaIidity of the bond
was by wire from Beloit. when it had
/ been turned down by the council Of
/ administration. Tt is said all the
/ banks of Beloit pronounced the bond
/ given in the first place by Niles as
J invalid.