The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-02-17

huh'iS oii' FORMER insurance examiner.
Inc governor has been conducting Il
quiet inquiry for some two months
ara. it is alleged. secured proof dur
ing the past ten days that the charges
made against McClaran We're true.
He referred the matter TO Kipp and
demanded that McClaran be dismissed
and that the money alleged to have
been cNtorted ana illegally collected
from companies be refunded. Kipp
promised To dismiss McClaran. but
neglected 10 compel restitution of the
fees and attempted to Justify the ac-
ton OF his deputy. Public Examiner
Taylor is now conducting IN cXamina-
ton of the insurance office.
Pierre, s. D.. Special. Feb. 1O.-Thc con-
test for the removal Of Insurance Conn
missioner Kigb continued to-day. there
being much excitement and anticipation
on the part ot The commissioner, his at
torncys and the general public concerning
the move which would be made by the
z, vernOr. The commissioner was in
state Of siege all day, being guarded by
his attCrl.eyS and Z deputy sheriff armed
with q restraining order from Judge CAT
fys court 10 Iscycnt the anticipated At
tempt Of AyrcS. TN" new commissioner, TO
get possession Of the office. During this
time the governors lawyers were at work
and tomorrow morning will go into the
SuDro m" court ard ask for a percmptorN
writ of iIandpmuS :" compel the de-
thronC1 commissioner 10 deliver over the
DC oks and files OF the Office. Al o'clpHk
to-day Mr.. AyrCs again made iorinai
demand for tho property of the Office.
which was refused. ana which was part
OF the proceedings incident 10 tho appli-
cltiou for the writ Of mdnuamus. The
exposure Of the case of he Trad2r> In
SuranCC Company OF Chicago, when
Kipps examiner. N"Clarcn, charged Si2o
for superficial examination which lasted
but four days actual TIM. has been sup.
plcmcnted ~ Others This X one of the
examinations which Kipr did not report
10 tho governor when the latter ask ID
for rCpGrtS ~ Examinations mad" some
time since.
Another case which Eipp did not report
was that Of the Northwestern Life Ass"-
citation of Minneapolis. which was charged
S10l for an cXarnination by one man. last
ing from 10 o'clock in the morning till
in the afternoon This was on Aug W,
The sam" Gay the examiner paid mis- re-
SDcctS 10 the 'iOhe Fratcrnal Accident
Association Of Minneapolis mulctinG that
institution, as is shown by the 'nmpanSs
letter - thu extent Of so fur one day
"
COMPANY Il the s.Ine town paid $50 for
an examination lasting FIVE days. and
claims that tn" examiner put in but four
hourS--twO hoEIS on Aug. - and he Same
time on the 2Gth. The examiner charged
railroad ard Steering car fare 10 all the
companies. although he made but one
trip. These are tair samples Of the way
the department ans TO have been con-
duc'ed In an Interview in the Sioux
Falls Press regarding the examination of
the Traders Cor raEy of Chicago. kim
seems to dc?lorc the treatment of that
company. hut il is we'll known that he
was in Chicago with McClarcn at the time
Of the examination. lie was seen there
by prominent South Dakota man AT che
timh an! ~ other times. There is Il be-
lief that here ere yet many more in
stances of companies trclteG the same
way which have not yet hecn brought to
Hight. lat wliCl arc boi-g investigated
by the governor. kipp claims a good de-
Tense to all this. but Il is not believed
that he will be able 10 sustain his posi-
ton upon a complete investigat ton of his
Office.
Sioux Falls s. D.. Special Feb. 10
State Auditor Mayhem received a tele-
gram from the capital this evening say
ing that the governor had thcatened to
call on the local militia company there to
take possession OF the Office of Insurance
Commissioner kipp. who refuses to be
removed. T. ". Ayres made an applica-
cation to the supreme court citing Kipp
to show cause why he should not vacate
the office and will be argued tomorrow.
In the meantime Gov. Lee sent for l.. &.
Campbell of Yankton. whom he will APP
point TO succeed Kipp. If he can get the
latter out o. Office
Pierre S. ID. Special. Feb. 1.-THE mar
dlmus case begun in TN. supreme court
to-day To secure tn" property of the in
SuranCe office resulted in victory for the
new commissions. Ayers, the court
granting the order 10 show cause. Justice
Faller dissenting. and making it return
able on Wednesday. Feb. 80. when the
case will be- taken up on it's merits. The
entire forenoon was consumed in the ar
gument. the attorneys for the ousted COM
missioner. liipp. endea voring to persuade
the court that IL should not take juris-
diCtiOn OF the case. toe purpose being 10
throw IL into tn" lower court and secure
delay for the benefit OF kipp. the re-
moved official. who still holds pos
session of the property OF the Office and
hopes To remain in power long enough 10
Distribute the insurance patronage, which
amounts TO several thousand dollars. The
business OF the office ~ tied mp. however.
tho postmaster refusing to deliver any
n all 10 the Office and other interests hold
ing the same position. No business can
be done with the Insurance companies
while there is a coniic: of authority. nor
with the newspapers, and. the country
editors and outside Insurance companies
are the only ones who have any business
with the office. IL * a comparatively easy
matter to tie Ut up. Kim confidently ey-
pected that the court would refuse juris-
diction Of the case and he and his friends
were disappointed with to-day's outcome .
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