The Advocate and news., 1898-12-28

to blame. Barring slight reduction In
high salaries there is no ground for this
complaint. The management might be
improved, though.
Cove county, with population Of only
1000, has over 100000 in the county
treasury, according to recent reports OF
the county treasurer.
II the Republican claim that a special
session will kill the POpulist party is
we'll founded why do Republican papers
continue to oppose it.
The Twentieth regulars will not leave
LeaVenwOrth until January because of
delay In getting the transport on which
they will sail to Manila.
Department Commander Eastman of
the G. A. r. has withdrawn from the race
for Insurance Commissioner because
there are too many applicants"
The Santa Fe is buying large quanti-
ties Of steel rails. They will likely be
used to make the rails on the entire line
from Chicago to California uniform.
Major w. L. Brown is writing his
tory of the Twenty-first Kansas Infan-
try. which he will publish as a serial
in his paper, the Kingman Journal.
Dick Blue will begin the practice of
law at Vinita, l. T., soon. He says he
proposes to claim Kansas residence
but don't state what he has his eye on.
Stanley wants his party managers to
think up some scheme which will give
him some relief from the multitude of
oftlce-seekers who are on his trail all the
time.
Attorney General GODDARD has ap-
pointed j, S. West, of Kansas City, as
his assistant. James Clayton, of Great
Bend will succeed Mr.. Herrick as chief
clerk.
Kansas railroad casualties numbered
Ill during the past year, while 500 were
injured. There were 531 killed on the
entire system of Kansas roads and 2,208
injured.
The jury in the Collins case at Topeka
found John Collins guilty of murder in
the first degree on the first ballot. He
was charged with killing his father May
1S, 1898.
National bankers oppose Breidenthals
guaranty fund bill because it would so
strengthen State banks as to cause the
nationals to lose a big share of their
business.
The Topeka asylum and the boys Re-
form School are asking for more room,
and will make a fight for additional
buildings at the regular session Of the
Legislature.
The special session Of the Legislature
cOmpels the State Teachers Association
to seek another place for its meeting.
They have usually been held in Repre-
hall. q.
The firm of HorneT & Ross, at Burr
Oak, the junior member of which is AS
sistant Secretary Of State c. M. Ross, has
received a medal for a corn exhibit at
the Omaha Exposition.
The dispatches say that the President
Of Bolivia, at the head OF 200 men, is
against the rebels. An av-
erage Kansas county could make bet
ter showing than that.
Southwestern Kansas stockmen figure
that next year will be good year for
stock cattle and especially for cows suit
able for breeding purposes, as the avail
,ble supply is greatly reduced
If the millennium eve comes in Kansas,
Republican papers will kick about its
construction and protest against retain
ing it II 1t should happen to strike as a
result Of the efforts of the other fell
lows.
Some day when one wonders whether
2opulism is worthy Of further support
ust figure awhile on how much would
rave been saved in the last seven years
postal savings banks had been put in
operation when Senator PETER was agi-