The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-30
KANSAS COMMENT


ter of the Colby land office. The pres
ident may not appoint a successor
The interior department has a plan
on foot to consolidate the Colby and
Waukeeney land offices. If this is
done, another land office man vii!
have to retire.
Explosion in Laundry.-At Clay
Center an explosion occurred IN the
Star Steam Laundry which wrecked
the building and set fire to it. So VI
client was the explosion that it blew
out the windows of the building and
windows in adjoining buildings. The
fire was confined to the laundry. No
one was injured.
School Question Setted.-The col
ored school question which has been
troubling the school board and the COL
ored citizens of Coffeyville for the past
few years, was settled when the
school board adopted the plan of set
ting aside five rooms in the city for
the exclusive use of the negro chill
dren. Colored teachers will be en-
ployed. The colored citizens agreed
to the plan and the utmost harmony
prevailed.
Joint ScandaI.-The campaign in
Clay county has developed into
joint scandal. A liquor seller named
Krugg at Morganville claims he had
deal with the county attorney for
protection at $40 per month per pro-
tect. He has asked the attorney Gen
eral to prosecute the county attorney
He offers to turn states evidence. The
attorney general has taken the matter
under Amusement County Attorney
Miller denies the charge and says it
has been ribbed up to injure him.
An Interesting Case.-The hearing
of the evidence in support of the COM
plant made against the Rock Island
and Santa Fe railroads by the Or
iental Grain Trade Association, of
Wichita, Kansas will be held next
month in this state by the interstate
commerce commission. The COM
plant alleged unjust and discrimina-
tive rates on export grain from Kan
sas points to the gulf of Mexico. The
case is attracting much attention from
grain dealers throughout the south
west.
kansan Dies in Japan.-A telegram
was received by Prof. w. H. Carruth,
of the University of Kansas, announc-
ing me death of Charles S. Griffen at
Toxic, Japan. Mr.. Griffen was
drowned while in bathing. Griffen is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Griffen
and his parents live at Lawrence. He
is graduate of the University of
Kansas. took masters degree from
Harvard. where he was also a fell
low for two years, and at the time
of his death and for several years
previous, he has been a lecturer in
political economy in the imperial un-
versity of Japan, at Toxic.
New RaiIway.-The proposition of
the Commercial Club to secure the is
suance of $4,000 in bonds from
Chanute and Tioga township for the
construction of the Arkansas, Missouri
& Kansas Rilway has been accepted
by President HoXie on behalf of the
railway company, and the Commercial
club at its last meeting pledged itself
to use its best endeavors to secure
the adoption of bond issue of this
amount by the city and township. 1t
is understood that the bonds are not
to be turned over to the railway COM
pany until the Kansas division, which
will extend from Chanute to Joplin,
is completed and in operation, and
that when they are delivered to the
company, the latter corporation is to
issue to the township and city its
bonds in the same denomination and
Of similar amounts, dollar for dollar
Another njustice.-Another injus.
tice suffered by Kansas at the hands
of Colorado is the neglect on the part
of the Colorado lawyers to arrange the
hearing of the Arkansas river suit so
that the Kansas lawyers can take
their families on an outing and hear
Colorado's side of the case on one
trip.
Fatal Stabbing.-Lewis Williams
quarreled with Matthew Thomas, a ne
gro at Parsons and was stabbed, re-
ceiving wounds from which he died in
a few hours. Thomas was arrested
on charge of murder.
Divorce Case.-David Matteson, ex-
mayor of Abilene, ore of the wealth
TEST citizens of Dickinson county, Sc
cured divorce after two days trial
from his second wife. He married TWO
years ago. She accused him of cruelty
and was given $4,000 and costs. She
had sued for $4,000.
Loop the loop.-At Wichita Samuel
". Day, amateur, attempted to loop the
loop on a bicycle. He failed and fell
but was not fatally injured. He
claims the bicycle was too light. He
says he will try it again when he re-
covers.
For Convention Hall.-The Banda
Rosa concert at Salina netted the
local u. c. T. organization $3,615,