The advocate., 1897-10-20


original one. 1t will be in the nature Of
a farewell to the Indian, and the Indians
Of the whole Territory will be invited to
attend.
Judge Wells, of the Kansas Appellate
court, has decided that when a man
knowingly works ten hours day and
then sues for compensation for over
time, he cannot recover under the eight
hour law.
Kansas City Times: 1T is not because
Bryan made $2,4OO at the Wichita fair
that the Republicans are mad, but be-
cause so many people turned out to con-
tradlct the statement that the cause Of
silver is dead"
Governor Leedy made a speech at
Long Island last week to large body OF
people He spoke Of State affairs and
announced that he would be Candi-
date for reelection on the record Of his
administration.
An enormous deficit with a high tax
levy is giving Republicans plenty of
trouble in Marshall county. AS the Pop
ulists have not had control there for sew
eral years, the blame cannot be shifted
to some one else.
The Sterling Democrat thinks that
Boyle and Harvey should be renomi-
mated, but that the other officers should
give way to new men If the Republicans
are to be beaten. Mr.. Morrison was
candidate for position which he did not
get
AS far back as 1893 Judge Andrews,
Of Lacrosse, declined to confirm mort
gage foreclosure sale where deficiency
judgment was taken until the judgment
should be released In other words, he
held that the property should cancel the
debt.
The citizens convention of the town
ships of Finney county which were for
merly in Garfield county passed resO-
lutions opposing payment Of bonds is
sued by the temporary Commissioners
appointed when the county was being
organized.
Attorney General Boyle Is declining to
make any dates for the fall campaign.
He has so much work in connection with
his duties as Attorney General that he
cannot spare any time. He is now de-
voting considerable time to the insur-
anCe cases.
State institutions would be much bet
ter conducted IL the public improved
every opportunity to visit and inspect
them The people would also know
more about what they are doing and
could discuss the matter of improving
them more intelligently.
Thirty-one head Of thoroughbred
POlled Angus cattle, which had been
grazing on second-growth Kafflr corn,
died near Alton last week. Some claim
the loss was caused by overlooking their
stomachs in other fields. The value of
the cattle is about $1,5OO.
Tgnatius Donnelly, having heard that
Mrs. Lease allowed her home at Wichita
to be foreclosed rather than to pay the
mortgage, which she regarded as equal
to the value of the property, has discon-
tinued his efforts to raise subscription
to help pay the mortgage.
Smith county people are complaining
to the Railroad Commissioners because
the Central Branch has discontinued
passenger train service between Downs
and Lenora. A condition of the bonds
which were voted was that the road
should operate passenger trains.
Ira e. Lloyd, of Ellsworth, has boom
for the Republican nomination for Gov
crnor. Lloyd evidently thinks that
boom is inexpensive and carries with 1t
plenty of free advertising, a good deal
of which would seem to be necessary in
this case, as nobody knows Lloyd.
Kansas City Times: Every Repub-