The Advocate and news., 1898-04-06
TINE STATE GOVERNMENT,

milltiamen are not exempt from the pay
ment Of poll tax.
Chancellor Snow says that Lawrence
citizens have raised $1,000 to rebuild the
buildings recently burned.
The State Historical Society, with It's
usual enterprise, has secured piece OF
wood from the Maine wreck for It's mu-
scum.
W. H. Strickler, of Dodge City, has
been appointed Quartermaster General
Of the Kansas militia, with the rank OF
Colonel.
The Advocate and News was unani-
mOusly designated by the Executive
Council as the official State paper, last
Wednesday.
Attorney General Boyle holds that the
omission Of the address Of the nominee
from nomination papers in a small town
In city election Is not fatal.
Dr. Ingels, Of Larned, has decided not
to accept the Superlntendency Of the
Osawatomie asylum. His local practice
Is Of too much value, he thinks.
The law department OF the State H.
brary will be moved to the new rooms
at once, but the remainder will stay
where 1t is until the permanent finish
Of the rooms Is decided on.
Mrs. Emma Marshall, Of Baldwin, has
been appointed matron of the Topeka
asylum. She has lately been q teacher
at the Girls Industrial School at Beloit.
There are 2S5 boys at the State Reform
School.
While in Topeka, last week, Insurance
Commissioner Belts, of Connecticut,
commended the course Of Superintendent
McNall. Mr.. Belts is examining the
Western assets of the Travellers Insur-
ance Company.
About 10 per cent. of the insurance
companies doing business In the State
have complied with Superintendent Me-
Nails request for their salary lists. The
others have received final notice that
they must furnish this statement or get
out.
The Executive Council has reelected
William Campbell as member Of the
Board Of Railroad Commissioners. Mr.,
Campbell has done the best he could,
but he and his associates are hampered,
as all Of their predecessors have been,
with lack Of law to enable them TO
accomplish things.
Insurance Commissioner Belts, Of Con-
necticut, was In Topeka recently confer
ing with Superintendent McNall about
the condition Of the Travellers Insur-
ance Company. Mr.. Belts Is examining
the Western securities Of the company
and claims that he is making a thor
ough one II he is he will find many
things which will be surprising to him.
He went to Colorado from here.
Superintendent Stryker has been COM
piling figures with reference to the COM
pensation Of teachers. In cities OF the
first class primary teachers average $50
per month, with an average Of So pupils;
grammar school teachers, $54 and 40
pupils; high school teachers, SIS and AZ
pupils. In second class cities primary
teachers average SAL, with SO pupils;
grammar school teachers, $43 and 81
pupils; high school teachers, S67 and Al
pupils.
The Executive Council has decided
that 1t will have no pictures painted in
the dome Of the State house at present
The selection OF the names caused end
lesstrouble. Itwould be presumed that all
would be agree dthat ex-senator Plumb
should be one of the sixteen, but a.
protest from the wife OF Ex-Governor
Robinson was received. This gave the
State officers a taste Of what would be
likely to come, no matter who would be
selected, and the painting will not be
done.
Secretary Bush says that 1t is an out
rage to assert that the State officers had
anything to do with the circulation at
Bridgeport, Conn, Of copies Of Topeka
paper containing sensational stories rel
ative to the career OF DR.. Embree, the
pastor OF the First Methodist church at
Topeka. Embree has been chosen as
Dagtnr OF a church AT RPidppn0rt hut the