The Advocate and news., 1898-08-10

were more than 100 joints in that city
when they took charge.
There is a large irrigation plant in the
outskirts of Topeka. 1t is large enough
to food thirty-fVe acres every twenty
four hours.
Charles s. Briggs, Of CarbOndale, has
been appointed County Attorney Of
Usage county to succeed George M. Wolf,
who resigned.
The State central committee of the
Liberty party (bolting Prohibitionists)
has indorsed Senator PETERS candidacy
for Governor.
Congressman Charley Curtis has ap-
pointed Harry Seabrook, of Shawnee
county, as a cadet at the West Point
military academy.
There is no uncertainty about the res
olutions indorsing the State administra
tion which are being adopted by Popu-
list county conventions.
The Populist campaign in the Sew
enth district will be opened August 25
at Wichita by Attorney General Boyle
and Congressman Simpson.
It is now charged that Chester I. Long
recommended and secured the appoint
ment of a. postmaster at Lyons who
voted for Jerry Simpson in 1896.
Rev. John d. Knox, whose bank fail
ure at Topeka several years ago will be
remembered, has availed himself Of the
provisions of the bankruptcy law.
The Kirwn Independent says that the
resolutions adopted in the Phillips
county Republican convention fell on
delegates like sad news from home.
If George Martin and other Repub-
liCan editors don't stop criticizing Sec
retary Alger, he won't get up any junket
Of generals to help them out this year.
The Kingman Journal says that when
you sign note and pay the revenue tax
you do it upon the old Republican theory
that our debts stand for our prosperity.
Newton joints are running wide open
and the Republican politicians are at a
loss to know how they are going to fix
both sides Of the prohibition question
there.
The Railroad Commissioners have is
sued an order directing the Union Pa
ciflc to put on passenger train between
Sallna and Plainville on the Salina
branch.
The employees Of the Wichita postof =
flee have sent Col. Fitch Of the Twenty
first Kansas an elegant field glass. He
was postmaster when he went into the
service.
A Shawnee county man got mar.
riage license and left the key to his
house in the Probate Judges Office He
had to travel fifteen miles to get into his
own house.
There are three Democrat papers in
the Sixth district and w. G. Hoffer, the
Democrat Congressional nominee, only
has the support of one Of them. He
runs 1t himself.
The Garnett AgitatOr quotes a promi-
nent Douglas county Republican as hav-
ing said that many Republicans in that
county are against Bowersock and will
vote for Peters.
Billy Morgan finds fault with the Pop
ulist platform. In the same column he
makes faces at the candidates because
they don't intend to redeem the pledges
i'll the platform.
Cowley county Populists, Democrats
and Silver Republicans have gotten to-
gether on satisfactory ticket. Indica-
tions point to an enthusiastic, harmo-
nious campaign.
Wellington Republicans followed the
OLD established rule and took a majority
OF the nominations for county offices.
The country has little consideration in
the conventions Of the &. o. D.
The St. Joseph & Grand Island rail-
road now runs into Kansas City.
According to the Kansas City Journal
the Topeka Democrat, Whoop Tomlin-