Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

of the First Congregational church in
Topeka, has rendered his resignation
and will retire from the ministry.
Some philanthropic person, who re-
fuses to allow his name to be made
public, give the State Temperance
union 1000 for it's work next year
The earnings of the Kansas peniten-
tiary for November were Sl5, l45. GO and
the expenses Sl9,69S43. OF the earn
ings, 9,O3O95 was from the sale of
penitentiary coal to state institutions
b. f. Prather, a prominent citizen
of CherryvAle, who was short 500 as
secretary of the Fraternal Aid associa-
ton, rather than face disgrace at
tempted suicide, but physicians saved
his life.
Gov-elect Stanley announced that
he would consider no more political
appointments until the adjournment
of the extra session. He says this
extra session may tie up good many
offices now at the disposal of the gov
ernor.
Rev. G. D. olden, the Topeka negro
preacher who acted as special messen-
ger for Gov. Leedy in carrying ballots
to and from the Twenty-third (negro)
regiment in Cuba, presented bill OF
$780, Al for services rendered and ex-
penses.
A lamp in the bond vault in the
state treasurer's Office at Topeka ex-
ploded the other day and for a time
the IS, 900, 900 belonging to the perma-
nent school fund, as we'll as other val
liable records, were in danger of de-
struction.
A disastrous fire visited Coffeyville
recently. Condor & Co.'s dry goods
store was destroyed and Reid Bros
general store, Hunters photo gallery
and the Leader dry goods store we're
badly damaged. The total loss aggre-
gated $4,000
Douglas county recently lost two
aged citizens-Mrs. Catherine Brady,
a pioneer of Baldwin, who had lived
with her husband 30 years, and Mrs.
Eliza Adams, of Lawrence, who had
passed her ninetieth birthday and had
lived in Kansas SO years.
Citizens of Empire City petitioned
the federal authorities to release Ada
Ross, of that city, who was arrested
for sending obscene matter through
the mails. 1t is alleged that she is q
poor girl, unable to employ counsel,
and that it would be cruel to prose-
cute her.
The votes of the Twentieth Kansas
did not get back from Manila in time
to be canvassed- The complete official
vote from every county in the state,
including votes of the Twenty-frst
and Twenty-third regiments, give
Stanley plurality of 15,14l The
other republican state officers have
1000 to 1000 more than that.
A Topeka telegram said republicans
would contest in the courts any legis-
lation affecting official positions en-
acted by the extra session. The state
constitution, defining powers of gov
eruors, says: HE may, on extraordi-
nary occasions, convene the legislature
by proclamation" Republicans insist
that no extraordinary occasion" now
exists.
Col. ]. G. Mccoy, Kansas state live
stock inspector at the Kansas City
yards, reports that during the ten
months of 1898 ended November Is
there were shipped and driven into
Kansas from the Kansas City yards
241, 800 head of cattle. During the
same months Kansas shipped to the
Kansas City yards 1,S4s, 1873 cattle, l.
9O7, 470 hogs and 22l, 73l sheep.
A Topeka telegram said State Au-
ditor Morris had absolutely refused to
audit the claim of Rev. Mr. g. D.
Olden for services rendered and ex-
penses in carrying the election ballots
and poll books to the colored volun-
teers in Cuba. The claim is for $500,
and Gov. Leedy gave Olden voucher
on his contingent fund. The auditor
says there was no law authorizing his
employment and he will, therefore,
not pay the bill.
Ex.Gov. Lewelling, now state SEM
ator from Sedgwick county, notified
Gov. elect Stanley that he would OPP
pose any effort that might be made at
the extra legislative session to pass
laws that would retain present popu-
list officers in their positions. AS Sen.
ator Lewelliug is member of the
state railroad board, and would be a
beneficiary OF such enactment, his
declaration to Mr.. Stanley has caused
much political comment
From Dodge City comes the story
that John Clark, an inmate of the state
soldiers home, came near being buried
alive. He had severe attack of ty-
phoid fever and died, as the attend
ants thought He was prepared for
burial, even to being placed in a coffin.
While the watchers were sitting
around the coffin at night the supposed
corpse suddenly sat upright. Stimu-
lants were applied, and after careful
nursing Clark entirely recovered.
Gov.-elect Stanley announces that
he will not appoint board of pardons,
but would attend to all matters of
pardoning personally. Stanley says
there must be rigid economy practiced
in state affairs, and he has decided
that The place to begin is the govern
or's office. He says the legislature
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