The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04

nee four years ago, afterward receiving
a judicial appointment from Governor
Morrill, In payment, and the boys will
now have nothing to do with him.
Republican papers seem to think that
John SeatOn is narroW-minded because
he won't use Hoods Sarsaparilla after
a wearisOme trip after delegates even
II 1t is good for chat tired feeling"
Craig Harris, Senator Harris son, has
enlisted In the National Guard of the
District of Columbia, He is but fifteen
years old and acted without his fathers
consent but was afterward forgiven.
A cloud burst at Wichita Saturday
morning, preceded by heavy wind, did
considerable damage Several buildings
were unrOOfed. Part OF the city was
inundated to the depth Of several feet.
The Kansas City Tribune (Rep) says
that Jack Harris, who was the Repub-
lican nominee for Congress in the Second
In 1896 and who is trying to get on the
list again, Is "3 per cent. a month
shark"
Dave Leahy says that every Kansas
volunteer should bear in mind the fact
that there are sixteen panels in the dome
of the State house which have been re-
served for distinguished citizens of the
State.
The Erie Sentinel has become the Of
fetal paper of NeOsho county Charley
Allison deserves 1t and will show his
appreciation by putting much of the
added revenue into improvements of the
paper.
A Spanish sympathizer pushed into a
crowd at Galena and started to tell how
easy 1t would be for Spain to whip the
Yankees" 1t took the doctors two days
to make an inventory of his wounds and
bruises.
Lieut.. Harry Smith, who Is the gov
ernment mastering officer for Kansas, is
a nephew OF the late Governor John A.
Martin, and was appointed to West Point
by Governor Morrill, when the latter was
in Congress.
The Capitals Washington correspon-
dent fully indorses Senator PETERS fight
against the abuses in connection with
Senatorial funerals. People will realize
some day Senator Peffer's career indi-
Gates that he has level head.
Out of nine precincts in Edwards,
county only four held Republican pri-
marles. Credentials were fixed up in
town for the other precincts few hours
before the convention met. There's
the matter with the gang at
Kinsley.
What reason is there to wonder that
Governor Leedy should be tempted to
resign to become Colonel Of a Kansas
regiment? What higher honors could
be given to a Kansan than the privilege
Of leading 1000 vigorous Kansans to
battle?
During Governor MorrilPs adminlstra-
tiOn w. e. Stanley, of Wichita, was a
police commissioner and superintendent
of the Methodist Sunday school, The
board increased the joint fines from SIS
to 500 month. Stanley wants to be
Governor now.
Smith county Republicans passed a
resolution asking the President to ap-
point Major Hudson as brigadier general
of volunteers. 1t seems funny that
Republican convention indOEsed a candi-
date recommended by Governor Leedy,
but they did right.
Secretary Coburn should have made
the acquaintance of Cy Leland before he
allowed his friends to start him in the
race for Governor. 1t Is as we'll as 1t is
though, because Cy would not support
such a man and COburn would not en-
joy his acquaintance.
When Harry Pestana was sizing up
the Cove county Republican Congress
sional delegation he met delegate who
plainly told him chat he was for the fell
low that puts up the most stuff" The
Cove City Advocate serves notice that
1t will wa&ch his vote.
The Cottonwood Falls Reveille must
be intimately associated with the local
militia organization judging from the