The Advocate and news., 1898-08-03

the total amount OF the weigh checks
and thereby uses but one revenue stamp
for an entire days business.
Dave Leahy thinks that the defeat Of
Tom MCNeal by Tom Anderson indicates
that a man who can sing a song is more
popular than one who can tell a good
story.
L. d. Matthews, the "able Mound City
lawyer who has gone back to the Re-
publiCans" is rated as "jackleg, police
court pettifogger" by a local Populist
paper.
Senator Baker will try to have de-
partment army headquarters established
at Leayenworth after the war is over.
Omaha and st. Louis will be its Oppo-
nents.
The Turner's Of Kansas will hold their
annual funniest at Topeka October 1,
2 and 3. The various classes throughout
the State will compete in gymnastic ex-
erCises.
Dave Leahy says that the members Of
the Republican State committee cannot
be induced to pull together until they
get a proper hold on the leg of the cor
porations.
The silver statue Of Ada Rehan, which
was attached by Topeka creditors of the
owners, proves to be bogus. 1t is worth
about $1,000 while the original is valued
at 100000.
Marshal Strauss Of Topeka Is hedging
He says that wholesale arrests Of joint
lists would precipitate damage suits, and
that he must have strong evidence be-
fore he acts.
Charley Lobdell is criticising McKin-
ley's administration of the war affairs
more literally than anybody He says
that Shafter is superanuated, inCOmpe-
tent and stupid.
Ed Howe says in the Atchison Globe
that Mr.. Stanley has his appointments all
decided on and ready to announce. He
had to decide on them before he could
be nominated.
Private Orrin B. Hatch, Company C,
U. S. infantry, who was twice wounded
in the first days fight at Santiago, is at
his home in Cove county on sixty
days furlough.
Judge Randolph holds that the pro-
hihitive license ordinance against pre-
MUM stamp dealers enacted by the En-
poria council is unreasonable and Op-
presslve and is therefore void
The Garden City Herald is running the
Republican State ticket over eleven
columns Of delinquent tax list 1t con-
tains no editorial matter at all. This
combination is a very fitting one.
The Republican campaign cry in 1896
was "elect Leedy Governor and you will
drive capital out of the State" Leedy
was elected and Pennsylvania corpora
tions are borrowing Kansas money.
II Kansas Republican editors, who find
fault with the local waterwOrks COM
pany's service would stop kicking and
start to booming municipal ownership
their troubles would be over sooner.
DR.. Biddle, one of the "incompetents'
appointed by Governor Leedy as a sur
geon of the Twenty-frst, is already in
Porto Rico. He had been promoted to
place In the reserve hospital corps.
The Shawnee county Democrat con-
vention will be held at Topeka Satur-
day, August 13. The primaries in the
country will be held August 6, but in the
city the primary date is August II.
Jack Fritts, of the Topeka Capital,
who has returned from visit to Camp
Alger, says that the brigade to which
the Twenty-second Kansas has been as
signed is the crack brigade Of the camp
The Topeka police force let a man
who gave his name as Charles D. Will
son escape from the city prison. Cir
cumstances tend to show that he was
wanted somewhere for serious offense
County Attorney Wolf (Pop), Of
Usage county, against whom charges Of
corruption in Office were charged, has
resigned. Usage seems to be rid OF an