Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-02-12
EDITORIAL EICHINGS.
Pope Leo is dying.

organized trust.
Taylor, dwellings, coal-oi inspector, is to
be investigated by the legislature.
During the past two years, I,4S2 tramps
have been given lodging at the police station
at Topeka.
Henley, of Douglas county, has a bill for
making good roads with convict labor, convicts
to be loaned to the counties.
Outcalt, of Colfey county, has introduced a
bill providing that all persons over 2 years of
ade (Which includes women) be allowed to vote
for presidential electors.
FRED FUNSTON has become major in the
Cuban army. He writes that he thinks the
war is nearly over, and that when peace is re-
stored, there will be great chance to make
money in Cuba
Mckinley says he did not write the letter in
regard to using the $50, 900 raised for the inau-
gural ball to feed the hungry and heal he
sick. Well,we would have thought more of him
if he had written it.
During the terrible storm of the past two CT
three weeks, 60 families in New York city we're
evicted and their belongings thrown out into
the snow because they couldn't pay their rent.
But, let them just sit there till next fall, and
prosperity will surely come to them
Detectives have been employed to watch the
residence of Mrs Bradley Martin, in New York,
and special policemen will guard the house
during the great Bacchanalian ja,nborec which
is soon to "come Off there, to prevent "cranks"
from throwing bombs among the revelers.
providing that type-settine in the state print
ing office shall be done by hand. 1t is good
bill, for we have too large army of unem-
ployed printers now, who have been thrown
out of employment by type-setting machines.
w. T. Ouarles, of Kansas City, kas., has
again been appointed chief of police. He was
chief under Leweling's administration. He
says he won't allow any gambling Now, if
he will remember that saloons and joints are
Just as unlawful in Kansas as gambling, and
keep them out clso, we'll feel that he is doing
his duty.
Sedgwick county commissioners want bill
passed giving the board of county commission
ers control of all lots and lands held by the
county for delinquent taxes and authorize the
board to allow the poor OF the county to use
said lots and lands free of charge, and author
ize the board to make appropriation sufi-
cient to furnish seed for them.
The women OF the Pittsburg { (Kas.) w. c.
the joints they (the womcn) could, and they
Immediately went to work to do it. Sixteen
places were visited and closed, and the others
closed because the women were coming. Mrs.
Jennie Kemp says the pictures on the walls
were vile i'll the extreme, and yet, boys just
out of knee pants were loahng there
1t is not unlikely that the Kansas and Mis-
souri, legislatures will both appoint committees
to go to Kansas City and investigate the stock
yards thieves. If the Kansas legislature
should appoint committee to act independent
"pull their freight to Missouri, and if the
Missouri legislature should send committee
independent of Kansas, the fellows would "hy
their kite over into Kansas; but if the two
legislatures should send committees at the same
time, with instructions to act in unison, the
gang would be between the devil and the deep
sea, so to speak. We sincerely hope the two
committees will be appointed.