Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-15


ton the question of jurisdiction was
raised, and it was then found out that
Phillips was killed on the state line
and on the exact spot where the four
counties joined. AS the prosecution
would cost $4,000, Barber county in
sisted that the murder was not COM
mitted on its soil. and the other coun-
ties made the same claim, all feeling
too poor to undertake the prosecution
The surveyor of each county was APP
pointed to constitute a commission to
agree as to where the murder was
committed.
miscellaneous.
The Delaware bank at Valley Falls
has been placed in the hands of the
bank commissioner.
I. j. Kellam, a prominent citizen of
Topeka, died in that city few days
since from injuries sustained in late
railroad wreck near Victor, 60
The house committee o. public
buildings and grounds have ordered a
favorable report on the bill appropri
ating $3.50, 900 for public building at
Topeka.
Judge Munroe at Hays City has de-
cided that any man, whether member
of the bar or not, can be elected a
county attorney and can perform all
the duties of the Office except plead a
case in court.
The council of administration Of
the G. A. r. has fixed the date of hold
ing the fifteenth annual encampment
at Beloit, April p, % and %. The
headquarters of the department will
be at the Avenue hotel and will be es-
ia blished Monday, April 20.
j. r. Colean, defaulting cashier of the
State bank of Fort Scott, pleaded guilty
to one count of EN- bezzlement in the
district court in that city the other day
and the other counts against him were
dismissed. The greatest punishment
for the crime is five years in the peni-
Tertiary.
The state council of the American
Protective association, at it's late ses-
sion in Topeka. elected officers as fol-
lows: President, A. D. Hubbard, To-
pel1a; vice president, S. s. King. Kan
sas City; secretary of state, G. w H.
Ross, Leavenworth; F. H. Barker,
Kansas City, state secretary, and
George Pickard, Kansas City, treas
turer.
inquiries are now coming to the Kansas
state agricultural department, not only
from Kansas, but from all the Missis-
ssippi valley, is Kaffir corn. The litera-
ture as to this valuable grain and for
tage plant is as yet quite limited, but
Secretary Coburn says he will be glad
ito furnish applicants with such infor.
mation as is available.
Some time since Mrs. Fred J. Harris,
of junction City, received So. 900 insur
ance on her husbands life and placed
it in bank. The money was then gar
nisheed on an old Judgment. Judge
Moore, of the district court, held that
since ct was the same money received
on the insurance it was exempt from
attachment under the new insurance
law, which makes policies exempt.
Judge Alden, of Kansas City, Kan,
grand chancellor Of the knights Of
Pvthias for Kansas, said recently that
the letter of the pope placing a ban on
secret orders had not affected the
pythian lodge in the state IN the
least So far no Catholics had with
drawn from the order. There are six
or more deputy chancellors in the state
who belong to the Catholic church.
In the district court at Wichita a
few days ago Judge Dale decided that
he would not admit any private pa
pers. mem bership certificates or drink
tickets to be used as evidence against
the owner of clubs charged with vio-
lation of the prohibitory laws. He
said it was against the federal consti-
tuition and in line with decision in
l., 49,
Jacob Martin, a Kansas pioneer and
noted character, died at private hos
pital in Leavenworth the other morn
ing. Martin was So years old and
we'll remembered by old settlers He
became partially demented 25 years
ago and has been charge on the coun-
ty since. He was under the de1usion
that he was a candidate for mayor on
a cheap grocery platform and was con-
stantly making speeches.
Judge Dale, of the Wichita district
court, is reported as having lately
made the announcement that under no
circumstances would he try any more
liquor cases under the prohibitory law.
His action was prompted by the fact
that juries invariably return verdicts
of acquittal, in some instances without
leaving the box Only one jury this
term has been more than six minutes
returning a verdict of acquittal in a
whisky case.
Over 500 men were recently dis
charged from the Santa Fe shops at
Topeka, in accordance with the policy
of the new management for economy
and retrenchnent. At nearly every
point along the system, where the
company has shops of any size reduc-
ton in the working force has been
made It is said that the next move
ment made in the interest of economy
will be reduction on all salaries from
general MANAGER down.