The Advocate and news., 1898-11-02

Topeka's registration closed at $3.50
Shawnee county Republicans comment
Election Commissioner YOunt for hi
fairness.
Parsons had 10000 people out to hea
Leedy, Boyle and Ridgely Saturday
which was quite frost-fOr Stanley.
John Breidenthal read a paper OF
Guarantee Funds for. State Banks,
which the bankers heartily applauded
Shawnee county Republicans invited
Senator Ingalls, to make a speech II
Topeka, but the Republican State Cen
trail committee Choked 1t off.
F. w. Frasius, who is well known t
Advocate readers, is making a vigorous
and telling campaign as the fusion nom
inee for State Senator in Shawnee
county.
A Lawrence groceryman wandered
away from home for three days, during
which time his mind was a perfect blank
While away he was frequently taken FOR
Stanley.
w. H. Williams, special agent in Eu-
rope of the Treasury department, with
headquarters in Paris, is visiting a
brother in White City. He says that
France Is on the verge Of a revolution.
When Governor Leedy looked at the
fair grounds full Of people at Parsons
Saturday he said: Some people try to
make one think that PopuIism Is dead.
II that is so, this must be resurrec-
ton"
The Republicans have circulated a
campaign lie that "Hooky Jim," col.
ored man, was beaten to death at the
Topeka asylum, and the very same club
1t was done with" has been exhibited
at ten or twelve places in different parts
of the State on the same evening.
TOpekas election to decide the water
works question will be held November
H. In the interim after the State cleo.
ti0n the Republicans Will talk war and
expansion and urge that their side Of
the water-works question should be car
rled for the sake of standing by Nc
Klnley.
Labor Commissioner JohnsOn's report
shows that the average wages of repre-
sentative Kansas miners for one year is
SSS2.94 by mining. Gardening, pensions,
etc, as side issues help to bring the av-
arage up to $4O250. The average cost Of
living was $401.S8, leaving 62 cents for
high living. The miners ought to vote
for Stanley, so that they would be re-
lieved OF the embarrassment of that 81
cents.
Fred Vandegrift who writes the Kan
sas notes for the Kansas City Star, has
referred to the editor of the Advocate
and News as a Republican and pluto
crat" without any apparent reason for
his untruth. However, Topeka people
who remember this curious and IRA
tlOnal creatures vagaries about Ed Little
are accustomed to his misstatements.
Vandegrift Is never dangerous, as he is
always harmless when out OF his mind.
A row broke out in Abilene as to which
county ticket was entitled to first place
ON the official ballot. The Popullsts
elected Sheriff and Treasurer last year,
and the Republicans elected Clerk and
Register, and no one could say who was
the ranking officer. Attorney General
Boyle decided that the law makes no dis
tinction. Finally the County Clerk de-
cided that, as he had charge of the print
ing, he ranked first, and he accordingly
ordered the Republican ticket first.
The November Industriallst is a most
excellent number, and every page is
worth reading twice. In its new form
the magazine is full of meat and very
fair reflection Of what the faculty is
making the Agricultural college. The
number contains a timely article on
Parties and the People" which strongly
puts the necessity for carrying the sci.
entifc method into politics, the conclG-
sion Of the valuable sketch OF the de-
rnOnetlEatioll Of silver, with which
President Will includes a tabular view