The Advocate and news., 1897-12-15

order that all coal used at the State
house shall be weighed on the city scales
before 1t is delivered. It Is suspected
that there is a leak somewhere in the
transportation OF it.
Judge Dale has decided at Wichita
that the Police Judge, under the Metro
pOlitan police law, has no right to col
lect the fees usually collected by JUS
tice of the Peace, although they have
the same Jurisdiction.
The Kansas Equal Suffrage Associa-
tion met at Yates Center last week and
reelected Mrs. Katie Addison, of Eu-
reka, as President. The convention was
quite enthusiastic and plans for future
work were mapped out.
Stockmen's associations have been or
ganized in twenty counties. All of the
counties in the Fourth district are or
ganized except four. The Lyon county
association Is by far the largest, strong
est and most influential.
Arthur p Davis, son of ex-Con-
gressman John Davis, Of Junction City,
who is connected with the geological
survey, has been detailed to go with the
Nicaragua commission. He will have
charge of stream measurements.
In 1854 John Speer, lately appointed
President of the State Historical Society,
was indicted for treason. He had be-
come mixed up in row between a pro-
slavery Sheriff and Sam Wood, whom
the former was trying to arrest.
Arkansas City people are not .enthu-
siastic over the fast mail" A dis
patch from that city says that the morn
ing mail Is received and distributed
anywhere from an hour to three hours
later than under the old arrangement
A new G. A. r. post, composed largely
of Popullsts, has been organized at New
ton. The Republican says that the
membership is largely Populists and
dissatisfied members of other posts, but
that there are a number in it who never
belonged to the order before.
Neodesha Register: Steps are being
taken to call another election on the
subject of water and gas bonds. We
understand that the gas company will
not make any attempt to defeat the
bonds in the election, hoping that by
some technicality they may defeat them
in the courts
The Supreme court has dismissed
railroad damage suit, brought up on an
appeal by the company because of the
filing Of dilatory motions calculated to
wear out the plaintiff. 1t requires enough
time and money on the part of citizen
to fight a case against a corporation
without undue delays.
Rev. J. G. Miller, of the Newton Pres
byterian church, recently preached
sermon in which he advocated capital
punishment. He said: when there
is no doubt of guilt in case of man
slaughter firmly believe he should be
hanged by the neck until dead, else his
life be taken in some other manner"
The Populist candidates are contest
ing the election of Treasurer Stromquist
and Sheriff Rathbun in Mcpherson
county. One of the grounds is that votes
were thrown out in one township be-
cause the marking was done with ink,
which was placed in the boothe by the
Republican Judge over the objections of
the others.
The Travellers Insurance Company is
avaiIing itself Of every possible oppor
tunity to prevent an examination. 1t
cannot be made now because the Con-
necticut department is in possession Of
the books for the same purpose. 1t will
also resort to another legal proceed
ing, if necessary, All these things tend
TO prove that the company is not above
suspicion.
The lndustrialist, published by the
faculty of the Agricultural College, says:
1T is definitely settled that there will
be a short dairy course given by the
departments of agriculture and veter-
mary science this winter All the de-
tails have been agreed upon. There will
be lectures and practical instruction in
dairying, feeds and feeding, breeds and
breeding, butter-making, elementary ag-