The Advocate and news., 1898-08-31

H. B. Fleharty announces that ne Will
hereafter be Democrat.
The Prohibition State central COM
mittee met in Topeka last week.
Ellis county is as sure to elect DEM
Ocrat ticket as Decatur Is to elect Popu-
lists
The Republican State headquarters Is
located in rooms occupied by a joint un-
I'll this summer
Kansas has 149 distinct species Of
weeds, besides as many more which are
not yet classified.
Charlie LObdell has been appointed by
the Republican State committee to man
age the speakers bureau.
Arkansas City has decided, by vote
of It's people, to issue bonds and erect
a municipal waterworks plant.
OberlIn will have big soldiers re-
union September z, and 8. Governor
Leedy will speak on the last day.
Wilson county Populists came within
q few votes of nominating ex-Congress-
man JEFF Hudson for Representative.
Ex-State Auditor Van B. Prather Is
one Of the incorporators Of the Ameri-
can Detective Agency at Kansas City.
Henry Allen says that there is no ba-
sis for the oft-repeated charge that Fred
Funston was a deserter from the Cuban
army.
J. r. Burton is not going to leave Kan
sas for long time. He says he has
come to stay until the Republican ticket
Is elected.
It will cost Republic county $500 less
for State taxes during the Leedy admin
istration than it did during that Of his
predecessor.
The Fort Scott Lantern has again
changed hands and will be Populist pa
per again. James Barton, lawyer, will
act as editor.
Billy Pepperell thinks that If Barney
Sheridan Is going TO fight the Democrat
ticket that he ought to resign from the
Democratic State committee.
What was formerly used as a Gala
boose at Beloit is to be converted into
o corn crib. Corn has everything its
own way up In that country,
Fred X. Brown, of Blue Rapids, a SON
in-law Of Judge Horton, has been ap-
pointed inspector Of the internal Teve'
nue. stamp plant to be put in at Topeka.
Senator George W. Hanna, of Clay
county, denies that he is supporting
Senator PETER. He says that he will vote
for Governor Leedy and the entire State
ticket.
The Coffeyville Democrat has hoist
ed the Democratic State ticket nomi-
mated at Atchlson. WhOOp Tomlinson
and Barney Sheridan will soon be very
lonesome.
The st. Marys Star says that 1t has al
ways been the rule for the Republicans
to nominate a prohibitionist, resub-
missionist, an old soldier and o Swede
In that county.
Hardly any of the Republican men,
bers Of the last Legislature are being
ronOminated. Turning these men down
is an Endorsement Of the record made
by the Populists.
John Seaton has been renominated In
Atchison county. It was Senator King
who said that he doubted whether the
house could be cOnstitutionally organized
without John Seaton.
John Seaton voted with the Populists
quite frequently in the Legislative ses.
sion of 1897 and his Republican friends
renominated him by acclamation, there,
by indorsing his course.
The reason why Charles Curtis was sc
anxious to help the colored soldiers was
that at a recent colored mass meeting al
Topeka he was not invited to make 6
speech. Next day he started to Wash
ington to do something in their be.
half. He with others had thought they
were treating the negro very well in the
past when they issued the emancipation