The Advocate and news., 1897-11-24

CHpeu unlnJureu DuJ lOSL almost every
thing they had with them.
The Topeka Capital worries unneces-
sarily over the fact that Ex-Governor
Lewelllng carries lot of railroad passes.
The law directs that Railroad Commits
sloners shall be entitled to this privilege.
G. G. Gillett, owner Of large cattle
ranch near Abilene, has gone to Texas
after $4,000 head of cattle which he re-
Gently bought. A band composed Of
cowboys employed by him accompanied
him.
The Wichita Commoner renews Its
demand for the removal Of Rufe Cone
from the Populist State committee. 1t
brands him as a spoils politician, man
who is in politics solely for personal
gain.
The lola Register sees, in the organiz-
alton Of the Socialist Labor party at
Pittsburg, the beginning of the end Of
Popuiism in Kansas. Republicans have
imagined that they saw this sort of a
condition coming before.
Miss Maud Herrel, who has been en-
ployed in the State G. A. r. headquarters
for many years, has been rendered a
position as stenographer in the Interior
Department, at Washington, by Assis-
tant Secretary Tom Ryan.
w. G. Dckie, who is superintendent
of the State printing house, is demon
stratlng his ability as a good business
man and giving evidence that State
Printer Parks made wise selection in
placing him in that position.
Salina people are urging that city to
buy the old paper mill and convert 1t
into an electric light and waterworks
plant. The cost Of lights could be re-
duced one-half ard the service increased
so that lights would be on all night.
Judge Mcdonald, the Fort Scott law
yer and politician, who has been under
arrest on charge growing out of a dis
agreement as to the disposition Of fees
in lawsuit, is again free, the case hav-
in been compromised and dismissed
The Great Bend Beacon is making a
vigorous fight against pretended Popu-
lists who vote the opposition ticket when
they cannot run the party machine. The
Beacon gives names and details and
seems to be in position to maintain its
stand.
The fast mail on the Santa Fe will be
run out of Kansas City earlier and on
faster time and will overtake the train
which leaves Kansas City at 9:20 p. M,
and thus give points beyond Newton the
benefits Of closer connection with Kan
sas City.
Attorney Isenhart has withdrawn
from a suit in which he represented
the city of Topeka in opposition to the
Waterworks company. He alleges that
the city attorney is working in the in
terest Of the water company rather than
the city.
Syl Dixon, the boomer who shipped a
train load of corn decorated in honor
Of Mckinley through Kansas. and Mis-
souri,, just before the st. Louis conven-
tion, is financially embarrassed His
grain business at Conway Springs proved
improbable.
Kansas City Star: Harrison Clark
son, the insurance cZar who issues his
ukases from Topeka, has informed Atch-
iSOn that he will reduce rates there under
lLo CAdL Will COulc
up standing in court on the wrong side
of the docket some day.
In 1874 there were twenty-four
Oranges in Brown county. The first or
ganization in the State was made at
Hiawatha in 1872. A county ticket was
nominated and elected in 1873 and the
organization began to decline almost
as rapidly as 1t had grown.
In the many years that the Agricul-
tGral college has kept herd Of thor
oughbred cattle not single bulletin re-
lating to their care or in any way of any
value to breeders, has been issued, with
the single exception of the post--mortem
sale bulletin sent out last week.
The Kansas State Horticultural So
ciety will hold its annual meeting at
Topeka December %, 20 and 3O Papers
aud reports from the leading horticul-