The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05
STATE HOUSE EVENTS.


The state temperance union. by Sec
rotary A. It. Stephens, has requested
the executive council to grant the union
the use Of Representative hall for the
annual convention February and 2.
The request will be granted at the
next meeting of the council.
The Crawford County Gas company
has been Incorporated. The capital is
$1,000. The directors are: W. G. Nc
MILAN, J. T. Leonard, F. w. Stuck, R.
H. Mckay, ]. E. Raymond, Arthur
Fuller, J. A huffman, ]. r. Lindburg,
]. b. Smith and Robert Robyn.
Judge A H. Horton argued in the
supreme court yesterday afternoon the
motion for the dismissal of the quo
tual Life of New York. The court
did not pass upon the motion, which
was resisted by Attorney General
Boyle.
The Beef Steer and His Sister" the
recent report issued by the state board
of agriculture, prepared by Secretary
F. d. COburn, has been adopted at the
Leland Stanford university in Califor-
MIA as one of the standard references
for reading by the classes in the agri-
cultural department.
The Haidee Mining company of Ga
lena has been chartered. The capital
is $50, 900. The directors are as follows:
]. w. Nye, Eugene Root and clark
Bruce of Chicago, @. w Bell and A
Smith of Aurora, Ill, John FowIe, OF
Kansas City, Mo-, and ]. n and Z; q
La Rue of Kansas City, Kan, and g
w. Robinson of Kansas City.
The records in the office of the Sec
rotary of state for the six months end
ing December 81, make hattering
showing for the present administration
For state printing $22, 37624 has been
expended. This is $4,123.76 less than
half the appropriation of the $4,000 for
the fiscal year ending June 30 During
a corresponding period in 1896 the Re
publican administration expended $780,
1898.
A personal encounter between Capt.
J. G. Waters and James Harwi of Hill
City, opposing counsel in a Trego coun-
ty election contest case, was Narrowly
averted in the supreme court. Mr.. Har-
wi charged that the records of the case
had been tempered with. To this Mr..
Waters retorted hotly. and was about
to pay his respects to Mr.. Harwi, when
q glance at the court and a recollection
of the surroundings interviewed Mr.;
Harwi afterwards admitted the error of
his charge.
The Farmers Mutual Insurance
company of Hollywood is the first to
file it's annual statement with the IN
surance department. The company now
has 189 members. Last year the com
pany gained $111,2S5, making the total
risks outstanding 5000. 81. The compa-
ny's money at interest earned $Sl.
which lacked but $11.O2 OF paying In, Ihe
total losses. $42. o., for the year. The
total expenditures for the year
amounted to $433.27, leaving $1,21! AZ
cash on hand. There are no outstanding
claims against the company
H. H. Artz, formerly of this city, is
partially the cause of a peculiar con-
test case over the office of county com
missioner, which has ben presented in
the supreme court from TregO county
Joshua MusgraVe was elected county
commissioner by two votes. h h Artz
voted for him, as did another man by
the name of Bailey, and the Sherry
Bros J. G. Barclay brought a con-
test disputing the right of Artz and the
others to vote. When the case was nIed
Barclay paid Musgraye $40 ana agreed eco
to dismiss the case. MusgraVe paid the
costs When the day of dismissal ar
rived Barclays attorneys appeared and
asked for a reinstatement of the case
This was done, and on this issue the
case is appealed.
State superintendent Stryker has
made I'D his mind that the governor
will not call a special session OF the
legislature and is urging the teachers
~ the state to make an effort to pre-
mare an exhibit and send large repre-
sentation to the Omaha exposition next
year in accordance with the resolutions
adopted by the recent meeting OF the
intendent Dyer of Wichita he says:
s'As the power to take such steps is not
in active working order at this time,
and further there is no prospect OF It's
being called together, we must our
selves work to arrange creditable ex-
hibit."
Weather Indications.