The Advocate and news., 1898-10-05

The replies came promptly and indicated
that he was a local business man. Webb
then explained what the Journal was
saying about him and added that he
made this investigation of his case to
ascertain whether he owed him 81.
The fellows who charge disloyalty
against Congressman Botkin and his as
soclates might think differently If they
were in his position. He has given his
boy to the service and now the son Is at
home lingering between life and death
with fever contracted in the service. He
may and he may not live. In either
case Mr. BOtkin has sacrificed his full
share to the country and has acted the
part of loyal citizen.
In the TWenty-first Kansas there is a
major who has made 1t business to
visit the hospital and write letters home
for the boys who were too sick to do so
themselves. 1t took a little time and
effort but the good done the boys and
those dear to them at home fully COM
pensated for it, This officer was Major
w. l.. Brown and it is safe to say that
every boy in the regiment has none but
good words for him.
Col. Fitch spent portion of the latter
part Of last week in Topeka. He Is
proud Of his regiment and naturally
thinks that no better soldiers can be
found in the service. AS evidence that
he Is not making too strong case for
the boys he cites the fact that the
Twenty-first was ordered out as the es-
Of nannra1 nwanly ~ Crn 1uh ha
visited the camp. The boys feel that
they were soldiers, but the feeling rap
idly grew when a similar honor was
conferred when General Alger Secretary
Of War, was there.
The Twenty-second Kansas brought
home only about half dozen sick men
and left but two in the hospital, while
the Twenty-first, which was at Chicka-
mauga, left more than a dozen in the
hospital and brought on eighty-six boys
in the hospital train. Under the direc-
tiOn of Governor Leedy, arrangements
were made to send these boys to their
homes in Pullman cars in all cases
where 1t was possible to do so. AS usual
the Governor was ready and willing to
do anything and everything that could be
done to make the Kansas boys comfort
able.
State Auditor Morris has levied tax
on Kiowa county for the payment of GER
tain refunding bonds. This action is
compulsory under an old law passed in
1879. The holders have been unable to
get the county to do anything The no
tice to the treasurer must be obeyed or
the treasurers bondsmen are liable for
the amount Of the bonds. If taxpayers
refuse to pay them compromise will
likely be effected, but all attempts in
that line have failed because the county
authorities refused to levy the tax The
law compels the State Auditor to act.
Forfeiture Of Office is the penalty.
Last Thursday Mrs. P. B. Plulmb,
wife of the ex-senator, was going home
to Emporia. On the train was a regular
soldier who was going home on fur
Tough, having been in the hospital. He
was still quite sick, and hearing of his
case Mrs Plumb had him brought back
to the Pullman, where she cared for him.
He supposed that his people lived at EN-
pOria but they had gone to Winfield, so
she telegraphed to Emporia to her neph
ew and had him meet her at the train
and go on to Winfield with the sick boy.
He was given instructions to find Glib
sons people for him and if he failed to
do so to put him in hospital at her ex-
pense.
Major Harvey spent Sunday in To-
peka and returned Monday to his duties
as commander of Camp Lindsey at Leav-
enworth. He had not been in Topeka
since the regiment left Camp Leedy, and
spent very pleasant day visiting with
old friends and acquaintances. He was
much interested in the political situ-
alton and expressed his gratitude for
the kindly manner in which the POpulist
and Democrat conventions had treated
him. He does not now expect to make