Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-13
Topeka Letter.

IL may look DICK hlJeI 10 Boes huu
wonder why Kansas people do not
suffer because Of it's departure but
they will manage to continue in bust
ness without it.
All this talk about there being a
disposition to criticise Superinten-
dent Stryker on the part OF the
Teachers Association is without
foundation. The facts are that the
thoughts contained in the resolutions
adopted are almost Identical with
those in Mr. Stryker's circular No.
% issued some time ago. A leglsls-
tive committee, with Mr.. Stryker at
its head, was named. In addition
Mr.. Macdonald, the president-elect
is his personal friend aid is in sym
patty with many Of the reforms
which Mr.. Stryker is trying to have
adopted
Those professors in the state edu-
cational institutions who would be
driven from the state by the salary
reduction don't seem to be easily
driven. They are all here yet except
a few who had their salaries stopped
by the boards in charge.
Clerk Thompson, of the Topeka
Court Of Appeals, has turned $5262
into the state treasury. His republic
Gao predecessor turned in nothing
and collected less than half as much,
as shown by his records, than Mr..
Thompson has collected This Is a
good showing for populist officer.
Lawrence Jeffersoniau: The re-
publicans have been bowling q great
deal about the state treasury being
empty and claim that when they were
in power, there was always plenty Of
money. Let's see who WAS in power
when the University professors did
not receive their salaries for four
months' One of the first things
that the populists did when they
came into power was to pay four
months Of back salary to the Univer-
sity people.
Secretary Of State w. L Bush has
issued a circular calling on all cor
poratIons to make annual statements
as provided by law. OF the 10000
chartered in Kansas about
two-thirds are organized for pecuni-
airy profit and but about 200 make
the reports required by law. Mr..
Bush has prepared blanks calling for
reports on all Of the details provided
for in the law and Will take active
steps to compel companies to report
A penalty of 5000 for failure to re-
port IS fixed. The law also provides
that 5000 shall be added for every
month during which a company fails
to report The provision requiring
t.Ns report Is q wise one and Mr..
Bush id merely dong his duty in re-
curing them
The New York Mutual Life Insur-
snce Company has taken $2,325 800
out Of Kansas IN premiums since
1872 and has only paid in $677,54S IN
osses. This is what might be called
4 good thing. But rather than have
is right to do business passed on by
he Supreme court, considering the |
hanger Of establishing q precedent, |
which would make trouble in other
tates, it pulls out of Kansas.
Jan Kansas possibly lose anything
" this company's failure to take
a 90 out of the state for every dollar
pays in?
The annual financial statement of
he insurance department shows chat
he total fees collected amounted to
63,502. Of this amount SAL, 224
Vent into the state treasury and $685.
90 vent into the fremen's fund -
he total collections OF the repub-
can superintendent during 1896
mounted to but $4,000.
Attorney General Boyle has now
rought an action in the state gu
rame court to Dust the New York
life Insurance Company from the
tate. This company is operating
Iithout a license. This case differs
rom that against the New York Mu-
lal Life in that it is against q
jraight old line company while the
Their was a mutual, and 1t was slleg-
that there was no law authorizing
foreign mutual to do business in
1e state. The issue will therefore
9 clear one as to the right of q