The Advocate and news., 1898-03-16
THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

The Home Life Insurance Company Of
New York has moved out Of Kansas.
It's salaries are too large to be known
by poliCyhOlders.
The February report Of Grain Inspec-
tor Culver shows an income Of 1886,
with expenses amounting to $2,715, leaV-
ing surplus Of 1921.
Wade Thomas, the Reformatory col
Ored man who has made so much trOu-
BILE for both the present and former
management, has been returned to the
penitentiary.
Secretary Gill of the State Board Of
Health is actively pushing the fight
against unlicensed persons who prac-
tlce medicine. He says that every quack
should be driven out Of the State.
Adjutant General Allen Is receiving
large number of letters from old SOL
diers, who point out the strong features
Of their military records, and offer their
services in the event Of Spanish war.
The demurrer in the action in the Su-
preme court to GUST Chief Steele Of the
Topeka police force has been sustained
and the case will go before the court on
its merits. The case was brought by
County Attorney Jetmore.
Superintendent McNall has served mo-
tice on fire insurance companies that he
will insist on full payment Of the face
of the policy in all cases Of total loss
unless it can be shown that the policy
was obtained through fraud. This very
just law will be enforced vigorously.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal is
preparing bill, to have introduced in
the next Legislature, which provides for
supervision of building and loan asso-
Citations by his department. He is also
anxious to secure the passage Of a meas
ure to establish State savings banks.
The Greenwich Insurance Company of
New York refuses to give the salaries of
officers and voluntarily withdraws from
the State, which leads Superintendent
McNal to observe that a company,
whose salaries are so high that they
are afraid to have the public know the
amounts, will not cause profound regret
by It's departure
Superintendent Stryker has discov-
cred decision of the Supreme court
which says chat school district officers
have no right to purchase charts, maps,
globes and such things without a vote
Of the people. He has called the atten-
tion Of the school officers to this decI-
sion. Justice Brewer, now Of the United
States Supreme court, wrote the opin-
ion. Mr.. Stryker thinks that these sup
plies should be included in the text
book law, and will try to have it so
amended at the next session Of the Leg
islature
The New York Insurance Observer,
published by w. A. Thomas, has printed
a cartoon showing Webb McNall I'D
ding while Kansas Is burning. The
idea intended to be conveyed Is that
Kansas people are suffering for Oppor-
tunities to secure insurance by McNalrs
fights against Eastern companies. In
stead of taking OfPense at 1t McNall
wrote Mr.. Thomas asking for terms on
10000 copies Of his publication contain
ing the cartoon and copy of the iDdict-
ment found against Thomas In 1880 for
embezzling $4,000.
The law requires the township as
SCISSOR to devote blank to each old SOL
dier, securing his name, address, age,
occupation, time and place of enlist
ment, when and where wounded and a
lot of other information. A copy of
this report was deposited with the
County Clerk, who sends a copy to the
Adjutant General, and he in turn sends
a copy to the War department. The
report from Kansas for 1889, the first
year the law was in effect, made fifty
six large printed volumes. The print
ing bill was too big and the law has
not since been enforced. Adiutant Gen
eral Allen Is looking up the legality OF
the act and has asked for an opinion
from the Attorney General as to the
best course to pursue