The Advocate and news., 1897-12-29
CONCERNING KANSAS.
BY J. W. MoRPHY.

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The Appellate court has sustained the
special salary bill which was passed FOL
Bourbon county in 1895. Several officers
were trying to recover the difference
between the regular salary and the spe-
cial one.
The Wichita Eagle thinks that 1t is
a discOuraglng sign that no prominent
Republican has gone over to the Popu-
lists this year, but the CommOner ac-
counts for 1t by observing that the sup
ply is exhausted.
Kansas City Times: The secret Is now
out that Joe BristoW did not have a car
rlage ride with Mckinley at all. The
report originated in remarkable per-
sonal resemblance between Mr.. BristOw
and the Presidents cOachman.
A Leavenworth church is suing a
railroad for damages because the road
runs close to the building, thereby dis
turbing the service and injuring the
building and the clothes Of attendants
with the attendant SCOT and smoke.
The Downs Times says that it Is be-
lieved that agents OF the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad have been looking over
the Central Branch with a view to buy
ing 1t and making 1t part Of Denver
line Air castles are easily constructed.
People, who complain about high
taxes and who are led to believe that
the Populist State administration is to
blame for 1t, should ascertain how local
taxes compare with previous years. The
State levy Is lower than 1t was last year.
The J. M. Miller boom for Congress
don't go with the Florence Bulletin. It
says an announcement was unnecessary
as Miller Is always willing to run for
everything and that there are one hun
dred and one better men for the place
in Morris county alone.
The irrepressible Bob Hopkins, Of
Garden City, wants the division lines
between the two Federal districts drawn
north and south instead Of east and
west. Hopkins was the last man to
start a scheme to divide the State by
cutting of the western half
The Manhattan, Alma & Burlingame
road Is about TO be sold at foreclosure
sale. It will likely be bought by the
Santa Fe. This is the line, which the
Alma Enterprise says, will not accept
a corpse for shipment because Of in
ability to guarantee delivery before res
direction day.
The Lawrence Jeffersonian calls down
Republican papers which are shaking
hands with themselves because Gov
ernor Leedy has appointed DR.. w. S.
Bum, Republican, to a place on his
staff by observing that Bum voted for
Lewelling in 1894 and for Bryan and
Leedy in 1896.
Hutchinson Gazette: The wagon load
the Reformatory first thing on the Pop
ulist administration assuming control
seems to indicate that the Republican
officers acted on the advice of the rich
fool in the Bible story, Eat, drink and
be merry, for tomorrow we die"
The Oberlin Times (Rep) objects to
the candidacy of A. H. MCGEE for Au-
ditor. Il says that It was started for the
purpose Of trading for place or to get
some fellows on delegation who could
not otherwise be elected. The Times
says that Geo. E. Cole Will be renomG-
mated and that MCGEE will have to hustle
for something else.
A Christian Scientist wanted to give
Conner Davis treatment to restore his
lost limb at 81 per application, but
Conner went him one better and offered
all his worldly possessions IL the scien-
tist would supply live member in place
Of the pine stick now used. NO agree
ment was reached and Conner thinks the
healer Is q humbug.
A lot of Republican papers are de-
nouncing Billy Sterne because it is al
legged that he will appoint ]. l.. King
as Deputy United States Marshal. The
objection to King is that he has been
In Office too long. Almost without ex-
ception Republican politicians are open
to the same objection. The exceptions