The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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trying to get along without electric
lights
1t is said that Ed c. Little, of Abb
lene, is working to succeed PETER in
the senate.
Congressman J. P. Dolliver, of Iowa,
will make six speeches in Kansas dur
ing this campaign.
J. NJ. Simpson was elected chairman
and J. L. Bristow secretary of the re-
publican state committee.
Ex-Gov. Lewelling was nominated
for state senator by the populists and
democrats of Sedgwick county.
John w. Breidenthal was elected
chairman of the populist state commit
tee by vote of seven to three.
Garrett A. Hobart, republican nomi.
nee for vice president, will attend the
big reunion at Topeka in September.
Rev. q. E. Ballou, of Seneca, is the
populist candidate for congress in the
First district to oppose Case Broderick.
Hon. ]. R Burton, of Abilene, will
make several political speeches in
Maine before the fall election in Sep
TEN ber
The state meet of the L. A. w. at
Salina, August 2O-21, is expected to be
big affair Over $1,000 in prizes are
offered.
b. F. Hewitt, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of Olathe, died the
other day from blood poisoning pro-
duced by spider bite.
Andy Mcdonald, Kansas City fire.
man, was killed while making a run
the other day, and three other firemen
with him were seriously injured.
The republican factional fight in
Wyandotte county has been amicably
settled and Editor Martin, of the Ga
zette, is supporting J. P. Harris for
congress-
Friends of Hon. A. P Riddle, editor
of the Minneapolis Messenger, are
pressing his claims for insurance COM
missioner to succeed the late George
T. Anthony.
The Kansas Seventh Day Adventists
hold their annual conference and camp
meeting at Council Grove from August
&c to September 2. Fully 1900 camp
ers are expected
The semi-annual distribution of the
state school fund, which amounts to
S2OS, 900, or 40 cents for each child of
school age, will soon be made by Su-
perintendent Stanley.
The Mystic Brotherhood. a secret
INTERPOLATION order will submit
numter of questions to Gov. Morrill,
and Mr. Leedy touching their views
on the resubmission question.
Lieut.. Berry, young graduate of
West Point whose home is in Els
worth, is under arrest charged with
serious crime. The complaining wit
ness is young girl only 16 years old.
A sensation was caused at Wichita
the other day by the arrest of George
S. Wilson. a well-kuown attorney, who
was charged with embezzling $1,000
from an estate of which he was agent.
J. c. Ragsdale, an NJ, K. & 7. bag
gaoeman, and J. Fl. Thomas, colored
porter. have brought suit at Parsons
for $4,000 damages against J. w. Ca
rev. railway contractor, who accused
them of theft.
Democrats and populists of the
Fourth congressional district nomi-
mated John Madden, an Emporia
lawyer, for congress to oppose Charles
Curtis. In 1858 Madden was a repub-
lican presidential elector, but became
a populiSt in 1890
Judge Vaudivert was hung in effigy
at Larned one night recently and the
figure labeled ''Vondivert, the Gar"
Vandivert is the iudre who sent J. w.
Rush to jail for refusal to obey an or
der of the court, and the insult is sup
posed to be the outgrowth of this
trouble.
CYRUS Leland has secured some of
the leading republican orators of the
country to stump Kansas during the
campaign. Among them are Roswell
G. Horn, John Sherman, Senator Jo-
seph B. Foraker, Thomas B. Reed, SEN
ator Frye, Ben Butterworth, Congress
men Hepburn, Dolliver and Burrows
and VIII am E. Mason.
VIII am Chadburn escaped from the
peni enliary at Lansing, one Sunday
recently in a smooth wav. During
chapel exercises he got permission to 60
to the closet, but instead of doing so he
went to the guards room and put on
suit of citizens clothes. lie then man.
aged to fall in with mum Der of visit
ors and marched out. passing three
sets of guards.
W. F. Allen, free silver advocate at
Ottawa. recently sold to S. F. Beeler,
gold standard man. 1000 bushels of
corn at II cents, payable in Mexican
silver dollars. The transaction was
proposed by Allen in free silver argu-
ment. who little thought that Beeler
could get hold of that many Mexican
dollars. but Beeler fooled him, and
Allen would not go back on his word.
A number of ex-union soldiers from
different parts of the state met at To
peka the other day and organized the
Veterans Protective League of Kansas.
A. w. Smith, of Mcpherson, was chosen
president; o. H. Coulter, of Topeka,
secretary and William Sims, of To
peka, treasurer. An address was issued
to the veterans of the state urging
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