The Advocate and news., 1898-12-07

entirely Of this land, and none Of It was
acquired out OF the income from his
Office.
Ex-State Senator Meachem, Of the
Jewell-Mitchell district, was killed last
week on a train In Colorado. He was
passing from one coach to another and
after falling was ground to pieces on the
rails.
The Kansas City Gazette (Rep.) says
that 1t is general gossip that the Repub-
lican national committee "blOwed sew
eral thousand dollars among the can
rushers and joint loafers Of this city
in the past two years"
In giving the number Of Populists and
Republicans elected from each Congress
sional district, j. c. Starr, Of the Scott
City Newsletter classes himself as a
Populist Notwithstanding the fact that
he was elected by Republican votes.
An increase of pay for privates in the
army was demanded in the last Populist
platform and the government is getting
ready to ask Congress to make the in
crease. 1t Is said to be impossible to Sc
cure enlistments at the present scale.
Jim Fike, who engineered the Hofrer
deal, wants to be Railroad Commits
siOner, Jim has voted and worked for
the Republican ticket Oftener since 1890
than any other Democrat in the State
and ought to be recognized by Stanley.
Bx-Chief Justice Horton used to be a
Democrat. Ingalls, ran twice on a DEM
ocrat ticket. Senator Lucien Baker sup
ported the Democrat nominee for Gov
ernor in 1890. John SeatOn was indorsed
by the Democrats for the Legislature
once.
Frank Nelson has appointed ex-County
Superintendent D. w. Little, Of Wallace
county, as Assistant State Superinten-
dent. A. V. Lindall. of Topeka, will be
bond clerk and Miss Rudolph, of Abilene,
a niece Of ]. r. Burton, will be stenog-
rapher.
A fool Republican paper refers to
Grant Gillett, the bankrupt cattleman,
as a Populist. AS matter Of fact both
Gillett and Cross were radical Republi-
cans and did not belong to the party
composed Of business failures and in
competents."
Topeka papers talk in plain English
about the saloons which are running In
that city. The whole thing is under the
control Of Republicans who were max
ing all kinds Of noise few months ago
because Leedy's metropolitan police did
not enforce the law.
The Washington Watchman has been
sold to Veatch G Son, the present pub
fishers OF the Post Register, and the two
papers will be consolidated. This leaves
Washington county without Populist
paper. George Higgins will stay with
the paper temporarily.
Westmoreland is figuring on securing
a railroad from some point on the Union
Pacific on the north. Bonds will be
voted If possible and the road is to be
in operation July 1. 1t Is the only county
seat in eastern Kansas which does not
have some kind of railroad.
A Santa Fe conductor had $4,000 in
the Kirby bank at Abilene. It failed and
he got As per cent. of 1t. This he de-
posted in the First National at Emporia.
1t has now failed, and he don't know
where he Is at He may insist on voting
for postal savings banks next time.
The second and third battalions of the
Twentieth Kansas arrived at Manila De-
cember l. All were well and no deaths
occurred on the trip. The first battalion,
under command Of Lieutenant Colonel
Little, is about ten days behind and is
now somewhere between Honolulu and
Manila.
Henry A. Young, son of Senator Henry
w. Young, has been appointed as cadet
at West Point by Congressman Ridgely.
If he possesses the earnestness and de-
which are characteristics Of
his father he will have no difficulty in
the work ahead of him in
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