Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-16
Topeka Notes.

penses in his fights in the peoples
interest, such as the stock yards
fight, the railroad rate contest and
other forms OF litigation in which the
peoples interest ls at stake. Gov
ernor Morrill, used his In paying the
expenses Of a lot of useless investi-
cations which were instituted to fire
populists and provide jobs for hun
cry politicians. Leedy fights the peo-
ple's battles, Morrill, fought for few
politicians interests.
Bryan spent much Of last week in
Kansas and received an ovation
everywhere.
Insurance Commissioner Webb Nc
Nall now has deputies investigating
the books of insurance companies,
The work is not yet fairly started but
in the first company examined worth
less securities were discovered.
AS was to be expected Cy Leland
is putting in operation schemes to
Gust the clerks in the Topeka pension
office who are under civil service reg
ulations. He has several schemes
which will be worked each Of which
IS in violation of the spirit, If not the
letter Of the civil service law.
The state school fund commission
ers have decided to buy no more
bonds OF bond agents Officers Of
counties and municipalities will have
to deal directly with the board. THIS
will save commission and it will re-
move the greatest source Of corruption
in the handling ofthe school fund.
Republican papers have Discover
ed" another Legislative blunder. A
provision has been found in the fee
and salary bill which provides that
prosecuting witnesses shall pay the
costs in criminal cases where an Of
Tense less than a felony is charged in
case reasonable cause for filing the
complaint did not exist. These pap
ers assert that no reputable citizen
will file complaint and take such
chances and that the lawless classes
will go unrestrained. They solemnly
assert that it will nullify the prohibl-
tory and other laws. But an exami-
nation of the statutes shows that it is
an exact duplicate Of the section in
similar bill passed in 1889 when with
the exception Of five members the
entire legislature was republican.
Has any one heard, during the eight
years of its operation, OF any laws be-
ing nullifed by it,
Congressman Botkin is speaking
every day and will continue to do 30
until election day. He has arrange
ments made to have his efforts to
help the old soldiers in pension mat.
ters kept up during his absence from
Washington.
State Treasurer Blddle (pop turn
ed over to his republican successor
$3.50, 1903, who, in turn, only turned
over to Treasurer Hefflebower $685.
TOO. Republican papers will be
given unlimited opportunities to ex-
plain what become ofthe difference
amounting to about %90,000.
In the Saturday issue Of the Tope.
ka Capital on the first page In the
headlines Of the report of the whole
sale killing of miners the following
appears; THE Death List Is Long"
In an adjoining column it is stated
that the army of the Unemployed is
Fast Disappearing" in the head
lines of a prosperity bulletin. The
Capital represents the class which
would not weep over the diminution
Of the number of unemployed by ad.
ditlons to the death list.
A gentleman, who, within the past
few years, was member of the Ag-
ricultural College faculty, gives some
interesting information about the
manner in which some of the lately
employed professors did their work.
He said that most Of the faculty had
fallen into state of mastery mac
tivity. They seemed to be continuous
ly in such condition that they would
stop breathing if it were not an abso
Lutte physical necessity. Bright, we'll
educated professors soon learned that
too much effort might eclipse the
work Of the president and that would
4