Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-05

them nave complaints against their
company officers but they understand
they they selected them themselves
and that they have no room for COM
plant there. If a Republican paper
containing the sort stuff that such
papers were using a few months ago
would find its way into camp it would
be the most amusing thing that could
possibly be brought to the notice of
the boys. The editor would be mark
ed as a political tramp or one who
was unduly anxious to make himself
appear ridiculous.
For years and years the state has
paid largely excessive amounts for
lighting the state house. The usual
appropriation for this purpose is
something more than $4,000 and a de-
ficiency appropriation is asked for
nearly every session of the legisla-
ture. The present administration will
come out even but it will only do so
by reason of having made a contract
covering each year and paying there
on the full amount of the appropria-
ton. In order to stop this large and
extravagant expenditure the present
state officers are arranging to put an
: L
is estimated that it will cost $4,000,
I and that after it is in it will cost but
few hundred dollars to provide all
the light necessary. The fuel needed
can be secured at the penitentiary for
nothing and during large portion
of the year the plant can be operated
without any extra help at all. Sec
rotary Bush figures that the plant
will pay for itself in less than four
years and that in ten years the saw
/ ing will run up into the thousands OF
/ dollars.
The Populist state campaign is pro-
/ crossing very satisfactorily. Attorney
General Boyle is again able to be in
! the field. Superintendent McNaH,
| Senator Harris, Congressman Botlzin,
Secretary Bush and George NJ Mum
! ger are speaking every day. Unless
conditions happen to be very unfa-
| vorable they are greeted by good
crowds at each point. In almost every
! county splendid organizations are re-
! ported and in the few exceptions an
organization is being rapidly perfect
| ed. AT state headquarters a force of
clerks and stenographers is kept busy
keeping the workers posted and ar,
ranging for meetings as we'll as aid
ing in Strengthening the lines.
The second year of the new man
I agement of the state agricultural col
lege opens with a promise of a record
which will eclipse that of any pre-
Vious one in the history of the insti-
tuition. Inquiries relative to the dairy
school which does not open until De-
cember indicate that the advantages
| offered by it will be utilized by a
much larger number of students this
year. 1t is the most practical feature
of any educa tional institution in the
state and its Importance will increase
as the years go by.
The Connecticut Fire Insurance
Company is trying to enjoin Webb
McNall from keeping it out of the
state. In the prosecution of the suit
Webb has filed an affidavit showing
why he shut this company out. In it
he says that he ordered an examina-
ton because of failure to make a
proper report, because he had reason
to suspect that its condition was not
good and because of viola tions of the
vailed policy law. In the recent tax
ing of dispositions in this case at Chi
cago evidence was brought out by
Mr.. McNall's cross eXamina ton of the
the company's representatives show
ing that the last named law was be-
ing violated persistently. The objec.
ton to the annual report was that the
salaries of officers was not given an6
that the statement of losses had beer
cut off the statement blank. It was
filled out but being detached from the
report itself it was not sworn to will
the rest. Accompanying Mr.. McNall':
affidavit is a letter from the presiden
of the interested company in which
that officer highly compliments tn,
examiners for their excellent work il
examining the accounts of the com
pany. In this case as in the rest SUI
perintendent McNall seems to hav.
his feet on the ground.
There have been frequent report:
that the Twenty-frst Kansas wanted
to be mustered out of the government
service. Governor Leedy began an in
vestigation in the matter as soon a:
the reports reached him. 1t was no
long until he became satisfied that
the majority of boys were anxious t.
get home so he wired Adjutant Gen.
eral Corbin as follows: II am relia
bly, informed that a very large major
ity of the Twenty-frst Kansas volun.
teers desire to return to their home.
in view of the fact that there seems
to be ne probability of their being
assigned to active duty, and the
further fact that they do not desire
to do garrison duty in the United
States or elsewhere. / therefore re-
quest that they be mustered OUT
Very shortly after the receipt of the
governors telegram General Corbir
issued an order directing that the
Twenty-first Kansas be transported
to Leavenworth to be mustered out
The regiment is now at Lexington
, Kentucky, and will reach Leaven
worth some time next week. The
governors action in this matter in
. dicates that he is as ever willing to d.
| anything that he can do to favor tn,
. boys who Loyalty responded to the cal
TO arms when their country needed
I them.
In the early Alliance days the onl,
; answer that Republicans could make
to the arguments of he opposition
, was ridicule and derision. Occasion
ally this was varied with abuse. Mis-
, representa- ton was among the Other
parts of the stock in trade. 1t ha.
been impossible for these editors t.
ont oe O1I This fh.