The Advocate and news., 1898-02-02

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pany.
The Capital interviewed thirty-thre,
Republican SherifHs last week and TWEEN
ty-nine of them declared for Senator
John n. Hessin for Governor.
The Missouri Pacific and Santa Fl
have notified Governor Leedy that theJ
will put up their share OF the $4,000
necessary for the Omaha exposition
The Wichita Commoner has beer
named as the official county paper. The
CommOner fully deserves any political
favors which the party has to give out
c. ]. Lamb has returned from Colo
rado where he has spent some time at
the Montrose cooperative colony. He
speaks encouragingly of the work being
done.
The Topeka Journal says that fire
insurance rates have already been re-
duced rs per cent. because of The de-
struction Of the ClarksOn rate pooling
bureau.
]. d. Milliken, who is one McPher-
sons strong lawyers, announces that the
report that he wants to run on the Re-
publican ticket for Attorney General
Is untrue.
The Hutchinson News intimates that
the idea of having Congressman Curtis
move to the Fourth district is a scheme
on the part Of the First district fellows
to get rid Of him.
1t Is now proposed to send Prof
Dyche's collection Of stuffed ANNALS to
the Paris Exposition. This Is the col
lection which made such a fine showing
at the Worlds Fair.
The bust Of Charles Robinson, ordered
by the last Legislature has been COM
pleted and has been received at Law
renee. 1t was made by Chicago sculp-
tor and the cost was $1,000.
The Sheriffs Association has en-
ployed Albert H. Horton, John H. At
wood and G. G. Clemens to investigate
and report on the meaning and con-
structlon of the fee and salary bill.
The Kansas and Missouri lumber deal
ers held their tenth annual meeting at
Kansas City last week. Enough Of the
members to crowd six Pullmans went on
an excursion over the p. & G. to Port
Arthur.
Billy Edwards has announced his can
didacy for the Repblican nomination
for Governor. He is a genial, affable
gentleman and his candidacy will doubt
less meet with much favor among Re-
publiCans.
e, G. Pipp has formally announced
his candidacy for the Republican nom
ination for Congress in the Fourth dis
trict. Mr.. Pipp is editor Of the Burlin-
game Chronicle and is representative
Republican.
w. A. Reeder, the Phillips county Re-
publican who is trying to head of Abe
Ellis boom for the Republican nOmina-
tion for. Congress, has never voted any
where but in the Sixth district and has
never held any office.
Wichita is contributing liberal guam
titles Of -four to the Cuban relief fund.
It proposed TO get train load from the
Seventh district and send it through
with banners advertising that district
as the greatest wheat producer in the
world.
After reading the riot act to the Pop
ulist Commissioners of Rawlins county,
Editor Loofbourrow, Of the Atwood Pa
triot (Pop) closes by saying: This is
not written in the heat Of passion or
with any fOrethought or malice, but in
cold blood"
s. P. Burgess, editor of the Harper
Sentinel, Chester l. Longs personal or
gan, is under arrest for criminal libel.
Two cattlemen brought the suit. He
has published an article charging that
they had swindled man Of whom they
bought cattle.
When the New York Life Insurance
Company subsidized the County Attorney
Of Anderson county had everything
ready to begin prosecution against one
Of the company's agents. The company
had too many troubles to continue ITS
fight without serious loss.