The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29

singing.
All nomination papers should be filed
early this year, so that ample time will
be given to get the tickets to the vOlun-
teer boys so they can vote.
II the government does not add needed
improvements, the federal prison at
Leavenworth will soon be empty. Four
more prisoners escaped last week.
The Lawrence World (Rep.) thinks
that there is little danger Of the Republl-
can platform being picked to pieces be-
cause there is so little Of it to pick.
Cadet Robinson, of Ottawa, who is
spending a sixty-day furlOugh with his
father Engineer Robinson, of the State
house, has completed his second year at
West Point.
Colonel Tomlinson made his declara-
tion that none of the Democratic papers
Of the State were running the Leedy
ticket before any of them had had time
to go to press.
The Parsons Palladium (Dem.) says
that 1t is really all right for the Re-
publicans to ignore that section in the
party organization, as it will get moth
ing down there, anyway.
A Topeka man was scuffling with his
16-year-old son when the latter acct
dentally stabbed him with a pair Of
old scissors. The father is dangerously
and perhaps fatally injured.
Charley Lobdell says that Seaton was
defeated because of his resubmission
declarations, not because Republicans
were opposed to the idea, but because
they object to being honest and saying
so.
Senator Baker has started on a new
tack to help out Judge Foster. He has
introduced a bill providing for the ap-
pointment of an assistant who shall
have all Of the powers Of the regular
judge.
There are 24,411 male negroes Of all
ages in Kansas. A big majority Of
them live in the cities. In the western
half Of the State there are not more
than 5000. Wyandotte county alone
has 3,411.
"Order prevailed" says a Republican
paper speaking Of the Republican State
convention, land If patriot manifested
a disposition to kick he was thrown out
Jordan personally threw out eight men
at the south door,"
The Newton Republican says that it
took Dan Anthony week to decide that
he would support the Republican ticket.
It has taken much less time than that
for several thousand people to decide
that they will not support it.
Ingalls, is not the man to make the
point of poor judgment in the appoint
ment Of sons of their fathers. His son
Ellsworth has a $2,5OO job in the Inte-
rior department, Ralph Is a liuetenant
in the army, and Sheffield is to be po-
lice judge of Atchison.
The Kansas City Journal says that
Major James Beck is a colOred mule
driver at the penitentiary. He is an
engineer and runs one of the big hoist
ing engines with perfect satisfaction. In
intelligence and experience he measures
up with men Of any race.
Private Albert Fergus, of Company
=, Twentieth Kansas, died at Camp
Merritt and was buried at his home at
Yates Center June II. He was the son
of a soldier and was given funeral at
which nearly all of the people of the
city and vicinity participated.
John Seaton went over to Wichita a
few days ago to Stanley ratification
meeting, and the crowd gave him a
greater ovation than was given the
nominee himself. Now the local poll
ticians are wondering If the State con-
vention did not make a mistake.
Will White is not particularly proud
of Lyon county's action in getting in
line just in time to give Stanley ma
jority in the convention. He says that
in getting into the band wagon they
had to go over the end gate and their
shins were bruised in climbing in.
AS a Wichita police commissioner Mr..
Stanley raised the joint fines from SIS