The advocate., 1897-09-29

district shows small majority against
him.
Bristow is in trouble. He has been ig-
noring Boss Kerens, of Missouri, in the
distribution Of postofTices, and Kerens
has complained Of his action to the
President The dispatches say that Nc
Kinley told BristOw to behave and obey
orders. The President is also quoted as
saying that he will fire Bristow if he
gets gay again.
H. A. Stonecypher, clek in the pen
sion Office, has resigned by request. His
resignation was virtually removal, as
he had been given notice that he would
be investigated at once for incompe-
tency. The records of the Office show
that Stonecypher's work was better
done than that Of Miller, who has for
merly been in the Office.
About ten days ago hostler named
Allen employed at the Topeka Asylum
was discharged. He published a letter
containing a number Of compromising
stories relative to members of the Board
Of Charities It Is now alleged that
Allen Is insane, and various things
which have occurred lately at the Asy-
lum which no sane man would think of
are charged up to him.
Topeka papers and people have said
some rather harsh things Of the State
officers because they would not grant the
use of legislative halls for very exclu-
sive ball during the Fall Festival. The
officers held that the State House be-
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and that no portion of 1t should be closed
to them at any time except for purely
official purposes. The ball will not be
given in the State House.
Some bank directors complain that the
new law puts too much work on them.
tt requires that every three months they
must file sworn statement signed by
each Of them showing the condition Of
the bank. In other words, they must not
go on year in and year out in control
Of the bank without knowing something
about it. Many failures have resulted
directly from failure Of directors to give
proper attention to their duties.
Wichita's State fair this year promises
to be the best in it's history. Bryan will
Der /. The attractions are numberless
and have been well planned and the ex-
cution promises to be satisfactory.
H. G. Toler, the rustling Secretary, de-
serves much credit for the preparatory
work, but more credit for being able
to enlist the business men in a unani-
nous effort to make it great success.
The Martins are quite popular in Kan
sas. There is Ex-Governor John A. Mar
tin (deceased), ex-senator John Martin,
ex-Chief Justice David Martin, ex-State
Printer George w. Martin, besides ex-
Judge Martin, of Hutchinson. Then
there is B. F. Martin, Of Alma, who is
to be the next Judge Of the Thirty-fifth
district. The Martins seem to display
ability which takes and is appreciated
in Kansas. The Smiths can't make as
good showing as the above.
Bill Martindale and the Hood-Lambert
faction are having warm fight in Lyon
county. The Lambert crowd has the
pull with Baker and Leland and cap
tured the postOfice, but the Martindale
faction ran the county convention, placed
It's candidate for postmaster at the head
of the committee and has control Of the
local machinery. The fight seems to be-
come more bitter rather than to cool
down. OF course the Populists are not
-exerting themselves in an effort to
stop the trouble.
Judge B. F. Martin, who has been
nominated for District Judge by the Pop
ulists and Democrats In the Wabaunsee-
Pottawatomie-O Usage district, is so years
old, has practiced almost continuously
since 1869, and served four years as
County Attorney of Shelby county Ohio,
which is the county in which he was