Many of these candidates declined the nominations, and the ticket, as finally voted for at the polls, stood as follows: Governor, W. K. Marshall, of Lawrence; Lieutenant Governor, L. Brown, Girard, Crawford county; Secretary of State, W. H. Robinson, of Leavenworth; Auditor, David C. Beach, of Lawrence; Treasurer, William Fairchild, of Leavenworth; Attorner General, A. M. F. Randolph, of Coffey county; Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mrs. M. J. Sharon, of Marion county; Associate Justice Supreme Court, D. M. Valentine, Ottawa, Franklin county. The following platform was adopted: "The Temperance men and women of the State of Kansas, believing that the time has come when they ought to present a State ticket, composed of honest, temperate and capable men, hereby unite in the following declaration of principles: "We are in favor of "1. The civil and political equality of all men and women. "2. An economical administration of all departments of the Government. "3. Political reform by selecting for office none but honest and capable men. 4. The legal prohibition of the manufacture, importation and sale, for beverage use, of all intoxicating liquors. "5. The fostering and improvement of our system of common schools. "6. The speedy and exemplary punishment of all public officers guilty of embezzlement, the misappropriation of the public funds, or neglect to perform sworn duties. "7. The immediate and complete protection of our exposed frontier from Indian outrages. "8. The public assistance by all proper and legal means of the sufferers from the grasshoppers and drought in the newly-settled counties of the State. "But we are inflexibly opposed— "1. To all forms of repudiation, either State, National or municipal. "2. To the appropriation of the public domain to the building of railroads." SEPTEMBER 15.—Special Session of the Legislature. Ballot for Speaker: Thomas P. Fenlon 23, E. H. Funston 23, F. W. Potter 13. Second ballot: Fenlon 27, Funston 23, Potter 10. Third ballot: Fenlon 31, Funston 28. Thanks were returned to Hon. Gerrit Smith for his recent donation for the relief of the destitute. SEPTEMBER 22.-Adjournment of the Special Session of the Legislature. It passed a law requiring every corporation created by or existing under the laws of this State to keep a general office within the State; An act authorizing counties to issue bonds for relief purposes; An act authorizing the issue of bonds for the relief of the destitute people of the frontier, (only $7,500 in bonds were issued under this act); A law requiring county treasurers to make quarterly statements, and a few other acts. SEPTEMBER 23.-Eleven hundred Mennonites arrive at Topeka. OCTOBER.-Clay Centre is building a fine school-house.—Jewell county has 113 organized school districts.-Hutchinson has built a $14,000 schoolhouse. The Superintendent reports that "the graded schools of Wichita will compare favorably with any in the country."-Shawnee county has over 100 separate schools.—Alma has a graded school and a fine new building.-Wilson county had 75 schools in session in the fall and winter.Miami county has expended $55,000 for schools this year.-The University has eleven instructors, and its students come from twenty-five counties.The Agricultural College has thirteen instructors, and 208 students.-The Emporia Normal School has 236 students.-The Leavenworth Normal School has students from twenty-seven counties.-Baker University has 101 students; Rev. Dr. Joseph Denison is the President.-Mount St. Mary's OCTOBER.-John A. Anderson issues a Hand-book of the Agricultural OCTOBER 5.— Four Kansas railroads ship 122,914 head of Texas cattle in eight months. OCTOBER 14.-The Mennonites buy 100,000 acres of land of the A. T. & S. F. Railroad Company, all lying north of Florence, Peabody, Walton, Newton, Halstead, Burrton, and Hutchinson. OCTOBER 24.-C. G. Hawley appointed Postmaster at Girard. OCTOBER 26.-J. C. Martin and W. E. Timmons start the Chase County Courant. OCTOBER 27.-Ninth Annual Meeting of the State Sabbath School Association, at Atchison. President, S. B. Riggs, of Emporia; F. T. Ingalls and Henry Clarkson, Secretaries; Thomas J. White, Reporter. NOVEMBER.-The Third Annual Report of the State Board of Agricul ture contains tabular statistics from which the following facts are obtained: National Banks in the State, 26; capital, $1,983,000; deposits for the last six months, $2,994,330. Other Banks in the State, 86; deposits, $2,399,616; capital, $1,588,006. "The following list of manufacturing establishments has been returned to the county boards during the year: Steam saw mills...... No. Water-power saw mills.. Capital. Water-power flour mills. 50 196,522 Steam flour mills.... 80 1,061, 195 Water-power saw and grist mills.. 59 1,044, 910 Steam-power saw and grist mills. 13 71,500 Furniture and cabinet factories.. Foundries and rolling mills.... Woollen factories Miscellaneous, embracing oil factories, cheese factories, gypsum, soap, and carriage factories. 6 111,600 50 567,916 Total .305 $3,524,627 "This is exclusive of cigar manufactories, breweries, machine shops of the different railroads, and all the minor industries." The following church statistics are given: The book has been prepared by Alfred Gray and George T. Anthony. The New York Times says it is the best Agricultural Report ever issued in this country. NOVEMBER 3.-Annual election. 1 |