The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-18

RoAtGI1iI george 4 OISyln OF Raul,
Mimi, after securing the necessary
requisition papers from the governors
office has gone to Kingman to take
Frank Harris into custody. Harris is
wanted for criminal assault. He has
given the Minnesota officers a merry
chase but was finally arrested and
landed in Jail by the, sheriff of King
man county. He will at once be re-
turned to Minnesota to answer for his
crime.
State Bank Commissioner John w.
Breidenthal has gone to Baxter Springs
where he will appear in the case
brought by the state against Col. AL
exander Warner who is charged with
receiving deposits for his bank when it
was in an insOlVent condition. The
bank failed last summer at which time
the bank commissioner took charge.
The state military board will recog-
nize the Topeka bicycle corps organized
by w. S. Eberle as a part of the K. N.
G., if such action is not contrary to the
law governing the military department.
Attorney General Boyle has been asked
for an opinion on the subject and if he
finds nothing to interfere with the pro-
cogniZed as a part of the guard and
duly equipped by the state.
M. c. Kelley who was state oil in
spector under Governor Morrill, and as
such officer failed to report the amount
of moneys collected by him during the
last three months of his term of office,
has been called upon by State Auditor
Morris to furnish a statement and re-
port of the collections and diSburse-
ments for that period. In reply to the
auditors request Mr.. Kelley writes a
letter in which he explains that he has
been out of the state for some time, by
reason of which he was prevented from
making a report. Mr.. Kelley signifies
his intention of transmitting the re-
quired report to tht auditor within a
few days. Mr.. Kelley delivered up his
office nearly a year ago
A few weeks ago Robert Stout en-
gfneer of the deaf and dumb school at
Olathe was discharged and his assist
ants very promptly resigned. Since
that time old engineers residing at
Olathe have been running the furnaces
and electric light plant at the institu-
ton The state board of charities has
elected the following persons to fill the
vacancies: Chief engineer, Robert
HuddlestOn, Burlington; assistant
George w. Lyons, OIathe; second as
sistant, William Watson, Marion. Stout
was discharged, it is stated, because of
incompetency.
A company of local capitalists at
Haddam, Washington county, are pre-
pairing to start new state bank at
that place. The blanks for a charter
and other preliminary documents have
been forwarded to Haddam by the
state bank commissioner.
clark tt1cnardSOn, attorney of Ander-
son county, has notified Attorney Cen
era1 Boyle that the New York Life In
surance company is doing business in
Garnett and in other places in Ander-
son county and says Il will be very
glad to cooperate with the attorney
general in doing whatever can be done
to prosecute the agents of this com
pany. 1t is extremely probable that
the first prosecution against agents of
the company will begin in that county.
Mrs. Annie L. Diggs who will become
state librarian March 1, is anxious that
the furnishings of the new library
rooms be in keeping with the elaborate
and beautiful finishings of the walls
and ceilings, which are receiving by far
in the state house. Mrs. Diggs has
appeared before the executive council
asking that the state officers provide
the library with new, neat, iron shelves
She said: Those wooden shelves which
we now have in the library are very
good in their place, but it would be too
bad to put them in the handsome new
rooms. I hope the council will see
their way clear to provide something
better for the new rooms"
County Attorney Richardson of An
derson county has written to Attorney
General Boyle in response to his cir
cular letter inviting the cooperation
of county attorneys in an effort to
compel the New York Life to resDec+
the law. Mr.. Richardson pledges his
support to the attorney general until
the company is whipped into regard
and respect for the law. He will i'm
mediately bring suits in his county for
the violation of the law, and will pros
ecute with vigOr. The county attorney
of Ford county has also written to the
attorney general volunteering in the
work.