The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27
BY J. w. MoRPHY.

having secured any money on these rep
reservations has been secured. He IL
believed to be crazy.
There will be plenty Of postmasters In
the Republican State convention, which
means that BristOw and Leland will
run 1t.
Superintendent McNall says that sew
enty-fOur Of the nlnety-five companies
doing business in Kansas have filed sal
aTy statements.
The Smith Center Journal says that
all that Is the matter with Dan Dyer Ia
that he starts his mouth going and goes
of and leaves 1t.
]. r. Mcdowell, formerly Of Fort Scott,
has moved to Yates Center, where he is
starting a fight over the validity Of GER
tain land grants.
It was perfectly proper that Mr.. Trout
man, Of Ottawa, should be called in to
settle dispute as to the proper classifi-
cation OF a queer fish.
The Cove City Advocate and st.
Francis Eagle favor the nomination OF
David Martin for Associate Justice In
place OF Justice Allen.
Talk about mOnopoIes: the City Clerk,
Police Judge, Street Commissioner and
q bank receiver at Augusta are all con-
nected with the Gazette.
Capt. Worrall, who Is Billy Edwards
side partner politically, says that If Billy
Is nominated for Governor he will not
be ashamed OF his State.
The Seventh district Populist conven-
tion will be held at Hutchinson May 1S
instead OF May is, as 1t has appeared in
these columns in the past.
Washington county Republican dele
gates are uninstructed but are under
stood to be for CobUrn for Governor and
Calderhead for Congress.
Frank Strickland, secretary Of the
Democrat State committee, has resigned.
He Is a straight-out and opposes the
fusion policy Of the party.
The Topeka Commercial club exhibits
horse sense in refusing to be worked for
a bonus by every fellow who takes a
notion to go into business there.
An increased demand for horses has
resulted In the organization Of several
new antl-hOrse thief associations ir
Cherokee and Crawford counties.
If all of the Populist papers which are
printing complimentary notices Of Bob
Semple were for him for Governor, he
would have formidable following.
Hutchinson hotel accommodations dur
ing the Republican State convention
have already been exhausted, 1t is stated
and 1t Is impossible to engage quarters
now.
Out in Edwards county the Republican
Sheriff filed bill for $50 for attending
meetings OF the Commissioners and $12l
for opening and closing the Probate
court.
Charles M. Sheldon has bought the
Atchison Daily Champion. Ex-Lieuten-
ant Governor Felt has been anxious tC
sell it for a long time because Of failing
health.
Dick Blue says that he is convinced
that the First district fight means thai
Leland will push Bailey for Congress
man-at-large but that he wants the jOl
again himself
Charles Wilson, the last Of the Static
back gang, has been convicted Of murder
In the second degree in the Cherokee
county District court, and he will go t
the penitentiary,
Charley Curtis, who is the Republican
nominee for Congress in the First dis
trict and who has served two terms from
the Fourth, began life as horse jockey
Later he drove hack.
W. A. Hin, formerly OF the Plainvill'
Journal (Pop.), has econe Republican
and will start Republican paper. Thl
is second the Plainville Popullst edito
who has been infected with disposition