The Advocate and news., 1898-03-02

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Dx-State Treasurer Slower was a
BANKER at BelleVille, but his bank failed
soon after he went out Of Office. The
residue of the assets were sold last week
and they brought less than / cent on
the dollar. These sound money fellows
are fine iinanciers, 1t seems.
The full levy permitted by law was in
sufficient to pay the water company's
claim against the city of Atchison and
the company asked judgment for the bal
ance but the court held that the city had
no right to contract for more service
than the levy would pay for.
The lunatic with war scare up his
sleeve Is abroad in the land. His favor
ite game is to get up story about the
Spaniards firing on New York city. He
greatly enjoys the uneasiness which
oVertakes the credulous. Somebody
ought to transport him to Cuba.
Lelands star chamber executive COM
mittee has been smoked out and meet
ing Of the full committee has been called.
This Is the first meeting which included
all Of the members which has been held
since the week after the last State con-
vention. The date set is March 8.
The Russell Journal says that Harry
Festana Is like Coburn and submits this
as evidence that he should have the Re-
publican nomination for Congress. If
there is another man in Kansas who is
really like Coburn the writer would like
to meet him, and he already knows Pes
tana.
The Adjutant General has received
about ten tons Of military equipment
from the government. Some papers have
pointed to this as an evidence of impend-
ing war, but as a matter Of fact the State
still has $4,000 to it's credit on the regu-
lar equipment supplied by the govern
ment.
Lyman Naugle, of the Wellington
Voice, follows up his editorial associa-
tion resolution favoring an exposition
commemorative Of the Louisiana pur-
chase with an editorial boom of the prop
ositiOn. Kansas City is very properly
suggested as a suitable place for such an
exposition.
j, r. Burtons $4,667 note, which was
sold at the sale Of the receiver Of the
defunct Belleville bank, brought just
1922. This is little over mills on the
dollar, which is mighty low price for
the personal paper of one who is 80
much of fighter for strict adherence to
political obligation.
The Crawford county contest over the
Office of County Clerk has been settled
by verdict in favor of the Populist, e.
Cunningham. Ecker, who preceded him,
refused to give possession Of the Office,
but the contest court, one member of
which was Republican, decided against
him by unanimous vote.
Two years ago Case Broderick's friends
made very hard fight for late conven-
ton. This year the committee, which
Is admitted to be composed of his friends,
calls very early convention. Dan An
thony points out the inconsistency of this
acticn and thinks it was done to serve
some ones personal interest.
John ]. Ingalls, says that this country
had better stay out of trouble If it can.
lie says that scrap would be undesir-
able Oh general principles because of
present international complications. He
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or completely in the Maine explosion the
matter had better stop there.
People who were readers of the story
that Buffalo Jones had lost his life while
ON an expedition in British America will
be interested in the latest report that he
Is sailing down the Mackenzie river in
the direction of the KlOndike gold fields.
When Tones dies II will not he hecauSe
Of inability to take care Of himself.
The Caldwell News declares that Sum-
ner county is against Chester l. Long.
1t asserts that he is the ring" candidate
and that he is not the candidate Of any
considerable number of representative
Republicans of that county. Editor ST.
mons, of the News, is an ex-member Of
the Legislature and belongs to the order
Of Hons" and "wahm pussons."