The advocate., 1895-09-25
CONCERNING KANSAS.

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doctrine.
The Anthony Bulletin says that slnc'
the recent decision of the supreme court
Jobless Jobes 10 devoting his time tx
manipulating political tricks in Harper
county.
The story that the Mulvanes have
control Of the salt industry in Kansas
seems to be premature. AT Hutchinson
they own three of the eighteen plants
operated.
1t cost Sedgwick county $535 to gel
jury in a whisky case. No wonder
they are tired of Tiger Bill Campbell
and the redeemer administration which
he represents.
State OIL Inspector Kelley has not
showed up with that report yet. Per-
haps the governor thinks that the re-
port would be such that he would not
want to see 1t.
Fred Vandegrift, of the Kansas City
Star, Is trying to nominate either Geo.
Munger, Of Eureka, or Senator Taylor,
of Wyandotte, as the Populist candl-
date for governor.
A Sherman county farmer recently re-
ceived fiddle from an estate to which
he was the only heir. In the fiddle was
found 1900 in cash and a deed to Vir-
ginia farm of 100 acres.
Examinations OF applicants for posi-
tions in the government printing office
at Washington will be held at Wichita,
october 21; Salina, October 23, and Gar
den City, November II.
The state printer case, the two Judge
Foster libel suits, and an application for
a receiver for the Capital, keep Joe Hud-
son so busy that he has no time for his
private business affairs.
: A citizen convention in Ford county
placed ticket in nomination recently,
which the Ford County Leader says is
all right and which will defeat the pres
ent republican incurnbents.
1t is said that the principal qualifica-
ton possessed by Major Drumhiller,
who has been recently appointed as
deputy coal oil inspector. is his ability
to tell smutty Stories at soldiers reun-
ions.
E. Jamison president of the Kansas
Real Estate association, has been nomi-
mated by the Leavenworth republicans
for senator, to fill the unexpired term
occurring by the resignation of Senator
Baker.
Ed. Kerndt, one of the pioneer mer-
chants Of northwest Kansas, died the
10th of apoplexy. Mr.. Kerndt was very
successful business man and was well
known all over the northwest part Of
the state.
Ex-Governor John P. st. John says:
Governor Morrill, is a disappointment
to mis- party and his friends, and is a
pronounced failure. His admlnistra-
tion is the most unpopular the state has
ever had"
Disbarment proceedings are pending
in the Pawnee county district court
against ex-Deputy County Attorney File
herty and ex-County Attorney G. Polk
Cline. They file the charges against
each other.
The republicans of Pottawatomie
county renewed their faith ''in the
American policy of protection and re-
ciprocity" They have not heard from
headquarters on the financial question,
and discreetly keep still
John E. Frost was elected permanent
chairman of the national irrigation con-
gress at Albuquerque. He is president
Of the Kansas Irrigation association and
was chairman OF the state irrigation
convention at Hutchinson.
The Topeka newspaper man was
Chamberlln. Of the Topeka Capital, who
hung his hat on the handle of the air
brake In dining car which resulted in
the stopping on short notice OF the train
down In Illinois the other day.