The Advocate and news., 1897-12-15
CONCERNING KANSAS.
BY j. W. MoRPHY.

| dDpOlHLeu l. II IIlSo W nuCNSCu hiiN'
Cy Lelands Blossom House confer
ences still continue. Many Republicans
are wondering why the State committee
don't have charge Of the party machln-
cry
The Mound City Torch Of Liberty en-
Enthusiastically endorses the suggestion
Of ex-County Attorney John w. Poore
for the Populist nomination for Con-
gress.
Kansas City Star: Now comes Pop
kick against the Metropolitan police
Of Topeka. Governor Leedy would bet
ter destroy the iniqultous system before
1t destroys him.
The last Fort Scott Lantern contains
a very fine picture OF Attorney General
Boyle and an extended write-up Of the
scrip case which he has just won in
the interest of the miners
Ex-Governor Click favors fusion next
year but Is not anxious to have the Dem
ocrats offering to trade votes for places
on the ticket. He says that advances
should come from the POpulists.
1t is rumored that Bishop Hennessey
contemplates moving his headquarters
from Wichita to some point in southeast
Kansas. Parsons and Pittsburg are
mentioned as probable locations.
Extensive systematic feeding expert
ments are being made at the Agricul-
tural College farm with a view to Sc
curing information as to the value Of
Kaffir corn as a pork producing feed
The Northern department of the Kan
sas Court of Appeals has rendered
decision in which 1t is held that the sale
Of intoxicating liquors by the Sheriff to
satisfy a judgment is In violation of
law.
In order to prevent the stealing Of
coal from cars standing in the yards,
at Arkansas City, the Missouri Pacific
has made pen, fenced with ten barbed
wires, into which loaded coal cars are
run.
A. NJ. Griffin, of Clifton. has Invented
a new light. 1t Is gas burner, the gas
being generated by what is known as the
wet method of settling gas. Expert
ments indicate that the light is a great
success.
These Republican papers which are
filing their columns with rumors about
the Populist leaders going to drive
Breidenthal out of the party are pos
sessed of wonderfully developed imagi-
nations.
Senator Lucien Baker lis quoted by the
Leavenworth Times as saying: 'The
fact Is, all Senators should be million
81, I,to. nj anl avfnS t,afonH c1tf
fdently to allow them to live like mil
lionalres."
In order to learn more about them
and to be in position to more intelli
gently pass on matters relating to their
welfare, Governor Leedy is making a
personal inspection of each of the State
institutions.
According to the recent decision of
Judge HaZen, at Topeka, the Leaven-
worth police force is ofiCered by nearly
twice as many men as are necessary.
II this be good law the change should be
made at once.
The Republican County Treasurer of
Allen county refuses to deposit public
funds in the bank named by the County
Commissioners and County Attorney
Ritter will bring an action to compel
him to do so.
Congressman Vincent and family were
on train which was partially derailed
at Eldon, Iowa, last week. Mrs. Vincent
and Miss Lillian were shaken up badly
and considerably bruised but were not
seriously hurt.
Atchison's complaint that it does not
have proper share of good offices does
not seem to be we'll founded. 1t had
Ingalls, in the Senate eighteen years and
has had Judge Foster on the Federal
bench since 1874.
H. B. Fleharty is quoted by the Cap
ital as saying that he is not a candi-
date for the Popuist nomination for
Congress in the Fourth district. He
says that he is in favor of John Mad