Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
MasonIc Mutual ReneiIt socLety


KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Masonic Mutual Benefit Society.
The Goth annual meeting Of the Ma
sonic Mutual Benefit society Of Kansa
was held in Topeka last week. TIL
newly-elected officers are: DR.. L.
WATSON, president; Samuel T. Howe
treasurer; William M. Shaver, secre
tary; Judge George w. Clark, attorney
The reports showed the society to b.
in good financial condition, having al
death claims paid, over $21, 900 cash il
bank and upwards Of $50, 900 in the re
serve fund.
President Fairchild Deposed.
The new board of regents of thu
state agricultural college met at Man
haitian recently and organized by
electing Harrison Kelly, of Burlington
president and Mrs. John p. st. John
of olathe, vice president The resig
nations Of every member of the faculty
were demanded and accepted, anC
Prof Thomas E. Wills was elected
president of the college in place o.
George r. Fairchild.
Many Counties Are Delinquent.
According to the report of the state
auditor there are Ga counties in the
state which have failed to turn into the
state treasury the amounts due for the
sales of school lands. The counties
owing the largest amounts are: Bar
Der, So, 467; Barton, 81, 81S; Ellis, 1928
Geary, 81, 107; Ness, $1,5O1; Rawlins,
So, 46S; Rice, 81, O99; Riley, So, 467; Sheri-
dan, $2,03i; Wabaunsee, $l,674; Will
son, $1,327.
Accusation and Denial
Senators Titus and Jumper and
Warden Lands gave some very damag-
ing testimony before the bribery in
vestigating committee at Topeka con-
Meeting ex-Gov Lewelling with at
temps to bride certain legislators. In
an interview the ex-governor indig-
nantly denied every charge, declaring
it to be a conspiracy on the part of
certain populist politicians to ruin
him.
Democratic Editors Meet.
The democratic editors of the state
met at Lawrence on the 18th and held
a profitable session, These officers
were elected: L. |. Purcell, president;
V. j. Lane, vice president; j. b. Cos
horn, secretary; j. E. Watrous, treas
urer; Warren Knous, N. E. Timmons
and j. f. Herman, executive commit
tee. The next meeting will be held at
lola in April, 1898.
Republicans Left Outside the BreastwOrks.
Gov Leedy has announced that he
will issue commissions to only the six
members of the textbook commission
whom the senate confirmed. This will
prevent D. G. Tillotson and d. o. Nc
Cray, republican members of the board
whom the senate did not confirm, from
having anything to do with letting
contracts to book publishing houses in
May.
Ex-senatOrs OF Kansas.
There are five eX-senators of Kansas
alive, viz: Alexander Caldwell, Of
Leavenworth; John j. Ingalls,, of Atch-
ison; William A. PETER and John Mar
tin, of Topeka, and Edmond G. Ross, Of
New Mexico. Caldwell is rich, Ingalls,
is we'll off, PETER is flair to middlin',
while Martin and Ross are classed as
poor men.
VIII Define Mr. McNall's Authority.
The outcome of the suit for damages
by the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York VS.. Webb McNall, insurance
commissioner of Kansas, will be await
ed with interest as defining the powers
which may be delegated by the legis-
lature of Kansas to subordinate and
appointive Office.
First District Politics.
1t is rumored that Congressman Case
Broderick, of the First district, will be
asked to accept the republican nomina-
ton for governor in 1898, and that ex-
Gov Morrill, and ex-senator Ingalls,
will be candidates for Broderick's seat
in congress.
Tim Mccarthy Now a Popullst.
A recent political sensation in Kan
sas is the election of Tim Mccarthy,
ex-republican auditor of state and past
commander of the G. A. R., as mayor
of Larned on a populist ticket, as a
populist and anti-prohibitionist.
Col. Ellsworth, the Lecturer, Dead.
Col E. G. Ellsworth, who had been a
lecturer So years, died in absolute pow
erty at Atchison the other day. His
anita. P. A. and Order of the Mystic
Brotherhood lectures a few years ago
attracted some attention.
Minor State News.
Western Kansas people are talking
drainage this year instead of irriga-
ton.
The Hutchinson & Southern railroad