Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.



Gov. Leedy vetoes the Railroad BIN.
On the 9th Gov. Leedy sent a scorch.
ing message to the legislature vetoine
he Harris freight rate bill, which had
passed both houses The message was
a lengthy one and he gave many rea-
sons for his disapprova1 of the meas
ure, principal among which was that
it does not give the relief the people
demand and expect. An effort was
made to pass the bill over the govern
or's veto. but it failed. 1t was said
that no effort would be made at this
session to pass any railroad bill, and
that Gov. Leedy would call an extra
session in April and try again to enact
a maximum freight bill
Important Omces Filled.
Gov. Leedy has named E. V. Whar>
ton, of Woodson county, for coal oil in.
spector; w. W..Culver, of Barton coun.
ty, for state grain inspector; w. L.
Brown, of Kingman and +. M. Shane,
of jefferson county, for trustees OF
state charitable institutions; c. NJ
Brook, of Lecompton, and A. B.
Kuehne, of Salina, state board of edu-
cation; John Madden, George McGrath
and w. III. Richie, regents state normal
school.
Gov. Leedy Signs Bills.
Gov. Leedy has signed a number of
bills, among them being: For a bust OF
ex-Gov. Robinson in the state uni
vesity chapel; distributing the S11 400
reciprocal tax insurance fund among
the fire departments of the state; COM
polling street car companies to provide
vestibules for cars; making divorces
harder to secure by providing for the
competency of husband and wife to
testify against each other in divorce
case.
South Kansas Methodist Conference.
The South Kansas conference of the
M. E. church was held at Pittsbnrg
last week. The conference embraces
20 counties in the southeastern portion
of the state, and contains 27,2S0 COM
municants, %, 14s Sunday school schol-
ars and 253 churches, valued at SIT 900.
By a vote rs to 81 the conference went
on record in favor of the admission of
women to the general conference.
The School War at Ellinwood.
They are having serious school war
at Ellinwood. The county superint ten
dent of schools revoked the certificate
of Prof. johnson, principal of the high
school. The people, however, stood by
the teacher and would let no one take
Johnson's place, and pending d settle
ment of the difficulty the high school
has been closed.
Ryan and Bristow After Places.
A Washington dispatch said that ex-
Congressman Thomas Ryan, of Topeka,
had a good show for the appointment
as assistant secretary of the interior.
1t was also said that J. L. Bristow, ex-
private secretary to Gov. Morrill,, was
in Washington pushing his claims for
the office of fourth assistant postmas-
ter-general-
Receipts Exceeded Expenditures.
Warden Lands report of the peni-
tertiary shows that the institution
during the first month of his manage
ment was more than self-sustaining,
the receipts above expenses being
S1.194.61. This is the first time in sew
era1 months that such showing has
been made.
The Fees and Salaries Bill.
The general fees and salaries bill
passed by the legislature requires that
all fees, with certain exceptions, be
turned into the county treasures. 1t
also fixes the amount of fees in all
cases and provides in nearly every
office for a salary fixed in ratio to pop
ulation.
Want Lewelling Removed.
County officers and other prominent
Gov. Leedy to remove ex-Gov. Level
ling from the board of railroad COM
missioners, alleging that he betrayed
his party pledges when he voted
against the maximum freight bill.
A Kansas Graduate Honored.
Prof. E. o. Sisson, graduate of the
state agricultural college at Manhat-
tan and later principal of the Mound
City schools, was recently elected pres
| ident of the Bradley polytechnic in
stitute at Peoria, Ill. The school has
| Just been endowed with So, 500, 900.
Courtesy to Afflicted Legislator.
Representative Maxwell, of Grant
| county, has been in hospital at Buffa-
| 10, n. Y, ever since the legislative ses-
sion opened and was unable to attend
any of the sessions, but his fellow
members courteously voted him his
| share for per diem and mileage.
Rev. Brant VIII Leave Kansas.
| Rev. J. E. Brant. who has been pre-
Gliding elder of the Fort Scott district,
NJ. E. church, for six years, will soon move