The Advocate and news., 1898-05-18

80 far as it can use them.
]. NJ. Miller, who has wanted some
thing for nearly as many years as Ions
Jordan has been suffering from the same
cause, has finally been rewarded. He Is
chronic ofIlce-seeker.
The Washington Post-Register is u.s.
sued semi-wekly now. Disappointment
| in politics has doubtless led Editor
Veatch to give his full attention to busl-
ness. The change ought to be beneficial
Lieutenant Colonel Chaffee, who has
been promoted to brig9dier generals
place, is practically a Kansan. He was
located at Fort Riley for years and his
wife was Rockwell, from Junction City.
Dave Leahy figures that IL the pro-
portion of persons who are cousins of
Admiral Dewey who have been discOV-
cred in Kansas Is kept up all over the
country that he has 4,879 in the United
States.
Sam Peters has quit figuring on the
Federal judgeshinp and will be contented
If he can have the postmasterS salary
at Newton. Sam can't live unless he is
attached 70 the public payroll in some
capacity.
John SeatOn put in part of day at
home recently His active" campaign
for the Republican nomination for Gov
error has made such occurrences decid
edly unusual. II rustling counts, SeatOn
should win.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal says
that if Congress persists in it's determi-
nation to issue bonds and will make them
nOn-interest bearing Kansas will take its
share and more, even though we have no
miiliOnaires.
Bent Murdoch, who used to be able to
get everything he wanted for himself and
his friends, is losing his grip. He was
defeated for Senator in 1896 and now Mr..
What s-his-name has been appointed
postmaster.
]. M. Miller, who is willing to face
John Madden in the race for Congress,
was County Attorney of Morris county
for eight years and was Representative
once. He will be a private citizen for
several years now.
H. Rice county the POpulists have
elected uninstructed delegations but the
resolutions indorse Jerry Simpson and
the State administration. Chief Clerk
Richard Coyle Of the railroad commits
sioners, heads the delegation.
C. S. Eckert, George DuffOrd and r. M.
Victor are the Pawnee delegates to the
POpulist State convention. The resolu-
tiOns indOrse Governor Leedy and the
State officers, Congressman Simpson, and
oppose interest-beaTing bonds.
Marion county delegates to the Con-
gressiOnal convention go uninstructed,
except to do that which they think will
be best for the party at large and for
the Fourth district in particular. The
entire State administration was indOrsed.
Judge Mckay, of the Harper-Barber-
Pratt-Kingmdn district, has made an
splendid official record during his term
Of Office, and If there is an available man
in the district who will make a better
one his name has not been suggested.
A Larned evangelist wanted to organ
ize q regiment of church members who,
armed with the strength of the Lord"
would be certain to be victorious. The
point is good, but guns and ammunition
had better be added to the equipment.
Two years ago Douglas county Repub-
licans defeated G. A. Smart, Of Franklin,
who was the party niminee for Judge.
This year the Franklin Republicans
return good for evil by nominating Bow
ersock, Douglas candidate for Congress.
Floods caused by recent heavy rains
broke the Santa Fe reservoir at Manches-
ter, Saturday, flooding the IOwlands along
Mud creek. Manchester's damage is
heavy and much damage was wrought in
the lower part of Abilene. No one hurt
as far as known.
When Will White, the Whats the
Matter With Kansas?" man Of the En-
pOria Gazette, prints anything that has
practical, common sense in 1t, the pa
pers say that he has come down from the
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