The Advocate and news., 1898-03-16

The Hutchinson News says that To-
peka cannot get anything at the hands
OF Leland or other politicians as long
as It's newspapers keep up their abusive
talk.
Bailey has secured the delegation
from his county (Nemaha) to the Con-
gressional convention. Having Doni-
phan he now has two counties to his
credit.
The creamery men Of the State are
organizing a mutual fire insurance COM
pany. This will afford much cheaper
insurance than is now obtainable for
this class of risks.
Abe Ellis will not ask the Repubi-
cans to nominate him In the Sixth this
year. Too much pOstOffice patronage
has brought many other better men to
their political graves.
The Kansas Midland, running from
Ellsworth to Wichita, has been fore
closed on and will be sold by order Of
the Federal court, 1t Is 104 miles long
and the claim is S1,7OO,O0O.
Two competing jOintists at Clearwa-
ter, near Wichita, have been disagree
Ing pretty unanimously and one tried to
settle the difficulty last Thursday by
fatally wOunding the other.
All OF the Republican would like TO
be's" and many OF the has beens" were
out to Colby last week to see the fell
lows who we're attracted by the Con-
gressional committee meeting.
BY invitation of the Executive COM
mittee Of the Reform Press Association
Regent G. B. Hoffman will address the
Manhattan meeting on the condition
and policy Of the Agricultural college.
There is 80 little chance Of winning
anything this year that the Republi-
cans are taking little interest in politi-
In the State committee meeting last
week.
The efforts of Secretary Upton for
the past few months have been directed
to securing a more effective organi2a-
tion locally. This work, which Is deemed
Of great Importance, Is being actively
pushed.
The lawyers are said to be complain
ing because the two departents Of the
Court of Appeals do not meet at the
State house. They claim that 1t Is in
convenient to be so far from the State
library.
The State Temperance Union, the W..
c. T. U. and the Good Templars have
issued circulars through their Presi-
dents urging members to celebrate
March 20, the birthday anniversary Of
Neal Dow.
DR.. Blakeslee, Of Neodesha, has been
appointed deputy collector Of Internal
revenue to succeed Major Peck, de-
ceased. The new appointee is pretty
strong Republican, but he is a great
entertainer.
The principal claim for preference
upon which w. H. Haskell, of Smith
county, bases his claim for the Sixth
district Republican nomination is that
his wife Is the much advertised Mayor
of Gaylord.
II we are to have war the fellows who
are 80 loud in their efforts to be heard
as to their desire to fight will not be the
ones who will be Of the most value.
The fighters are those who are saying
little just now.
The statement that w. B. Sampson
son Of Editor Sampson, Of the Salina
Republican-Journal is dead, is denied
Mr. Sampson is postmaster at Skaguay
Alaska His father had printed an
obituary notice.
Ewing Herbert says tht Brown county
Republicans should favor Major Hood
for Governor because Lyon county stood
by Governor Morrill, when Potter, who
was candidate from neighboring
county, was In the field.
Webb McNall says that Abe Ellis is
acting sensibly In his determination tC
stay out OF the Sixth district Republi-
can convention this year. He says thai
one term was enough for him and thai