The Advocate and news., 1898-07-06

papers at least tWo-thlrds Of the COM
missioned officers and over half Of the
priVates in the service are Kansans or
have resided in the State at some time.
Stanley says that the mayor of Wich-
ita should not appoint a Democrat on
the police force, because Of his politics,
but he wants all of the voters of that
party to stand by him on the home pride
score.
A new Santa Fe station between To-
peka and Kansas City has been named
Frisbie, not for the deceased Lang wreck
engineer, but for the original owner Of
the land upon which the station is To-
Gated.
Mayor Fellows starts the new police
force Of Topeka with wholesale instruc-
tions to close every joint. Whether 1t Is
a grand stand play, as is usually the
case with Republicans, will soon be
known.
The Republican platform taffy for the
old soldier don't cut any ice with Ches-
ter |. Long. Instead Of prefering one
of the two old soldier applicants for
the Pratt postOffice he appointed young
politician.
Register of Deeds ]. M. Howell of
Cheyenne county, died recently and the
board of commissioners appointed his
daughter, Miss Ida Howell, to fill the
unexpired term. The appointment is
generally approved.
DR.. c. S. Sunday, one Of the assistant
surgeons of Kansas cOlOred volunteers,
is a well-educated physician. A Topeka
druggist says that his intimate acquaint-
ance with him convinCes him that he is
well up in his profession.
The Emporia republican papers are
holding post mortem over the political
remains of Maj. Calvin Hood. Both
prove conclusively that the other was a
dead weight to the Major and that he
was the cause of his defeat
Mai. John M. Brown, who will be ju-
nior major of the colored volunteers,
was twice sheriff of Bolivar county,
Mississippi, twice clerk Of Shawnee
county and was Assistant State Auditor
when e. p. McCabe was in office.
The Abilene Chronicle (Rep.) says
that Calderhead's duplicity and broken
promises have alienated many votes, but
it leaves the impression that he is the
only Republican who is running this
year who has that kind Of record.
The Cottonwood Falls Leader (Rep)
says Every man on the Republican
State ticket cast his first vote since the
Civil war" Where is the one lonesome
soldier that some Republican paper said
had been given place on the ticket?
Three convicts escaped from the State
recently and the LeaVen-
worth Times actually admits that the
officers made a conscientious effort to
them. People who know An
thony think that the millennium is at
hand.
The Kansas City Gazette says that a
majority Of the resolutions committee
at the Populist State convention were
Leedy appointees A few days before 1t
said that the metropolitan police reso-
luton was a slap at Leedy by the indig-
nant farmers. Better get together
The man who says that the negro is
ungrateful is romancing. For thirty
years uS udS NOI6u IuS LOSpuUAlCdA IlChSL
because he was emancipated while that
party was in power. His gratitude for
lust recognition as a citizen will lead
him to change his vote in Kansas this
year.
The Hutchinson News is elated over
the nomination of w. r. Smith for AS
sociate Justice, and thinks it insures the
support of the whole Smith family. In
1892 the Smith family had an inning, but
they sat on their namesake, as they
will this year. because he was in bad
company.
Police Judge Griffin, of Atchison, has
applied to the District court for an in
junction to restrain the mayor and coun-
Gil from appointing his successor. He
holds that he should hold on until the
spring election because the mayor and
council have no authority to appoint |