The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30

The Lawrence Journal (Rep) is al
ways complaining about the narrowness
OF P0pulist papers and In such a way as
to convey the impression that Republican
papers are models OF fairness. This pa
per refused to mention the coming of
Bryan to Lawrence even after being re-
queeted to do 30 by the Chancellor OF the
State university.
Il Is related of Judge Lee, who is
regular patron Of eastern Kansas police
courts, that while out one night he
thought he detected sassy" expression
on the face Of the man in the moon.
The Judge resented this and took a shot
at him by saying, you needn't look so
sassy; your only full half the time. I'm
full all the time"
The Lyndon Journal, which is neither
better nor worse than the average Re-
publican paper, has changed its posi-
tion with reference to Congressman Cur
tis For seven years 1t has fought for
him under all circumstances, but in the
last issue large percentage of its mat
ter was abuse of him. The editor failed
to get the postOffice
The receiver Of the J. B. Watkins Land
and Mortgage Company will break and
farm 5000 acres of land in Rush, Paw
nee and other western counties this year.
The creditors do not care to sell now,
believing that the price will rise, and
they want the land to be earning some
thing. The move will prove profitable II
this is as good crop year as last.
Eugene Hagan, the gold Democrat
State chairman for Kansas, says that
there will be ticket representing his
party In the field this year Colonel Tom
linson says that the Democrats have been
treated worse by the Populists than by
the common enemy in thirty years. He
says that there will be Democrat ticket
and that 1t will defeat the Populists.
The Rock Island and Union Pacific
are rustling In the passenger traffic and
mail service department. Both are COM
Detlng for the Colorado mail contracts
Both have reduced the time from Kansas
City to Denver several hours Mail con-
tracts must be valuable or these roads
would not demoralize their passenger
business by changing schedules so often.
An incident down at Coffeyville shows
hat under some circumstances 1t is not
hard to close joints. Several suits had
been brought by jointists against the
Mayor He ordered every joint closed
until the suits were dismissed and the
costs paid. They closed The jOintisLs
with the Mayors demands, and
low they are running again. The Mayor
s Republican.
The Mennonites, like the Quakers,
lon't believe in war. Some years ago
he Legislature passed law exempting
rom militia service all persons whose
religious creed forbids the bearing Of
arms. The Mennonites in Harvey county
are fling statements with the County
Clerk in accordance with this law in the
nope that they will be exempted from
service In case of war with Spain.
A Lyndon business man says: "I am
lot particularly in love with Webb Nc
Nall, but will say that he has saved
'ur firm $3.50 by his fight on the insur-
lnce trusts and Clarkson's rate book.
LAST summer or fall we tried to insure
'ur property and the best rate we could
ret quoted was Az per cent. Now we
lave standing offer Of "a per cent,
which is a reduction Of almost half"
Department Commander Botkin has
,iven out an interview in which he says
hat II Pension Commissioner Evans
would die or resign he would confer a
avor on the public. IF Mckinley should
lismiss him." he says, "the administra-
ion would come into favor with the old
oldiers and redeem itself from the in
ury that has been done to 1t by Evans
N his administration OF pension af-
airs"
The Mexican Herald, on which Paul
hudson holds responsible position, says
hat the United States is "meddling In
matters that are no business of hers"
n Cuban matters, and that "she NEEDLES
through envy and ambition" It also says
hat what the United States regards as
on Spain's part is really endu-