The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-02-12
Some News About Kansas.

tion will not consent to such a trim
ming, either.
A number Of Republican papers are
getting 80 thoroughly ashamed Of the
present administration that they spell
the party name with lower case "r. "
The st. Louis Republic insists that
It's "small fry" interview was authen-
tic and that he said 1t. Burton Is try
ing to get out Of it by general denial.
The Merlden ledger (Rep. says Nor.
rill cannot carry township In Jeffer-
son county, and that he had better de-
velOp interest In his private business
affairs.
The Republican State convention
has been called to meet at Wichita
March 10. This convention will elect
delegates.Rt- large to the national con-
Vention.
The Capitals voting contest shows
3,188 for Mckinley, 282 for Reed, 228
for Allison, and 1855 for Harrison. For
second choice Reed and Allison are in
the lead.
The Gslens lead and zinc mines are
enjoying q great big steady growth in
the matter Of development which will
soon make that region the richest in
the West.
The Waterman, recently started at
Washington by L. S. Sprengle, for
merly of the Republic, has been sold
to Otis Nesbitt, q bright young news
paper man.
Colesn, the embezzling Fort Scott
bank cashier, entered plea of guilty
and was given three years in the Peni-
Tertiary. He was short several thou
sand dollars.
The receiver Of the Alliance Ex-
change at Anthony has been discharged
and the management will revert to the
original company. 1t Is doing good
business now.
The Fourth district Republican con-
Yention will be held March 8 at EN-
poria, A candidate for Congress and
delegates to the st. Louis convention
will be named.
The Psols Republican (Rep.) thinks
that If Chief Justice Martin wants to
be reelected he ought to ask the Pop
ulists for the nomination rather than
the Republicans.
The latest candidate for the Populist
State convention Is Sslina. That city
is in a Populist county, Is centrally To-
Gated, and would be able to sccomo-
date the convention.
John G. Otis and A. H. Wetherbee,
both Well.knoWn Kansas men, are
members Of the Board Of Directors Of
the Colorado Cooperative Company
located at Nsturits, Col.
In the list of bond bidders the ADvo-
CATE only finds two from Ksnsas-the
First National bank of Manhattan,
SIC, 600 at l12, and the First National
bank of Atchison, $4,000 at ITO.
The Tribune now wants q water
works plant In Meriden. That town Is
doing It's best to keep up with the pro-
cessi0n, and the Tribune deserves
credit for its able efforts In that line.
A Kansas City, Kss., man has de-
Vised scheme whereby he can pull a
string which connects with feed box
In the stable and thereby feed his
horse In the morning without getting
out Of bed.
The Burlington Courier, on behalf of
the Popullsts of Coffey county, places
In nomination for Governor Senator
John w. Leedy, of Leroy. The Sem
stor Is q good Populist, good fighter
and an honorable man.
The Galens Times will begin the pub
LEGATION of q daily edition March 1.
This paper is the paper of southeast
Kansas for information In regard to
enormous and rapidly increasing min
ing enterprises Of that section.
Harper county raised 4,l47,675 bush.