The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29

Larry Lapsley, an aged colored farmer
residing near Sallna, is dead. He was o
slave before the war While sick a few
years ago he was cared for by a young
white man who is now a professor In
the Salina Wesleyan University. Other
neighbors paid little attention to him on
account Of his color He has now left
his property, worth several thousand
dollars, to Prof. Harne.
G. P. Munns, the newly elected Repub-
lican County Clerk Of Cove county, is
taking course Of instruction at busi-
ness college in order to qualify himself
for his duties. When O. newly elected
Populist Judge took a short course to
refresh his memory as to points upon
which he was rusty, Republican papers
cited 1t is an evidence Of the general in
competency Of POpulists.
Judge Foster has made an order di-
recting the receiver Of the Wichita &
Western to pay the taxes of that road
due to Pratt county. This action was
taken as a result of a simple statement
Of the facts in letter from the Board
of Commissioners. Judge Foster had
previously issued an order directing the
receiver not to pay, but the fact that
schools and other local interests were
suffering for want Of money caused the
change.
In a case recently decided in the
Court of Appeals, the court says: "The
instructions of the court Judge Smith)
as whole are so erroneous and mis-
leading as to have deprived the defend
ants OF all their material rights under
the Issue Of the case" The case was
mortgage foreclosure case the defend
ants were poor man and his wife and
the Judge, a Republican, has recently
been reelected by POpulist votes because
"he is learned and just Judge"
Cy Leland has, in addition to securing
a $4,000 job for himself, located three
near relatives in good jobs. His brother
Henry has been appointed as Secretary
Of the territory of Oklahoma, his
brother-in-law, Pliny Soper, Is United
States District Attorney Of Oklahoma,
and another brother-in-law is in the
Indian service. This on the part Of the
leader of the party which has seen fit
to point out practices of nepotism by
Populists, is not very consistent show
ing.
The Stockton News (Rep) says that
Ellis candidacy for denomination is
game of bluff as was the case in his
last campaign for the nomination. The
News says that his treaehery drove
Webb McNall out of the party, that 1t
made Capt. FELTON, fighting enemy,
and that he is making enemies every
day by refusing to assist his friends
in patronage matters. The fact that a
change of three votes two years ago
would have defeated Ellis In the con-
vention Is also cited.
The contests in Haskell county have
been decided by the local authorities
in favor of the Republicans in each case
s. w. Anderson (Pop.) Register of
Deeds-elect, was declared to be defeated
by one vote. H. F. Milliken (Rep.)
Treasurer-elect, gets his seat. Both
cases will likely be appealed to the Dis
trict court. In one precinct the polls
closed before 6 o'clock and before all |
qualified electors had voted. In an
other the ballots were not numbered. |
u6 CUuLtbL COulI lOIuaCu W LuAOW Oub
either precinct.
The Wichita Commoner has discov
cred that Mckinley prosperity always
reaches some remote part Of the coun-
try, and cites, as evidence, story about !
Wichita's condition, which was printed |
on the patent side of an Oregon paper.
II told of the propping up of the sides
of banks to keep them from bursting |
because Of the great piles Of farmers
money on deposit, of the arrest and con-
viction Of a capitalist on charge OF
mo visible means of support" because
he had not made a loan for month,
and Of a farmer complaining to the po-
lice and being granted protection from
six loan agents, who were trying to
force him to borrow money.
State Treasurer Heflebower thinks