The Advocate and news., 1899-02-15


changed hands.
There are only two weeks more Of
the legislature.
Wellington is to have new Jail and a
mid-winter fair.
The Presbyterian Church ait Chetopa
was burned Sunday afternoon.
Cofreyvllle pressed brick won out over
st. Louis brick in a competitive test
The Maccabees will hold their State
convention at Topeka March 16 and II,
A new telephone company has asked
the Topeka council for a 2O-year fran
chlse.
Herington's $4,000 fire destroyed the
Herington House and several adjoining
buildings.
Topeka ministers have adopted reso-
lutiOns against resubmissiOn and Brig
ham Fl. Roberts.
Col. Thos. Moonlight, the prominent
Kansas politician, died at his home In
Leavenworth last week.
Topeka has another paper, "The Good
Citizen" official organ of the Young PeO-
ples Good Citizenship Federation.
Miss Susie Donald and Julius Deutsch
are AtchlsOn's candidates for commits
sioner from Kansas to the Paris Expo
sition.
John G. Otis had a narrow escape from
being gored to death by bull Saturday.
He managed to escape with several bad
bruises.
Lyon County commissioners are try
ing to sell the county's NJ, X. & 7.
bonds to obtain money to build new
court house.
Newton's famous stallion, Black Hawk
McGregor, has been sold to hOrseman
Of Neuss Germany, and has been shipped
across the water
H. Kuhn and James G. Kuhn, formerly
of the Marion Times, have purchased the
Atchison Champion. It will be changed
to a Democratic organ.
Charles Roberts, Of Cofeyville, thawed
out dynamite ana killed himself, his wife
and daughter and negro employe, In
jured two other persons and destroyed a
house.
The statement in a British agricultural
journal that Secretary Coburn is a world
wide authority on farm matters has
brought him requests for reports from
New Zealand.
At Garden City the thermometer went
to $50 below Saturday night. Stock has
suffered severely In that section, the loss
In some herds not we'll protected being as
high as 20 per cent.
Topeka thermometers registered 800
below Sunday morning. The hot water
connections in number Of cook stoves
fFOze up, and when a fire was klndled
exploded, blowing the stoves to pieces.
Rev. c. M. Sheldons book, "In His
Steps," has brought him numerous in
vitatlons to lecture In this country and
abroad. He has already spoken to large
audiences in Toronto and Philadelphia
this year.
Webb McNalrs new insurance law has
already brought over $4,000 into the
State treasury. Topeka lawyers have
formed a combination for purchasing
McNall's "sandbag" when he goes out
Of Office.
Eugene Ware has started movement
to place tablet to the memory OF Lieu
tenant Afford, the first Kansas volun-
teer TO fall in the Spanish and Philip
pine wars, in one Of the buildings Of the
State University,
y Newton has taken up the suggestion
of the Advocate and News, and will go
after the location OF the new asylum. Its
commercial club has appointed COM
mittee to go to Topeka and call the
Legislatures attention to the advantages
Newton possesses
Auditor Cole has paid ex-Lieutenant
Governor Harvey the balance Of his ex
ira session salary In accordance with the
order OF Judge HaEen. Senator Farrelly
has brought the matter before the SUI
preme court, from which tribunal de-
cision is expected this week, G. c.
Clemens is representing Senator Far
reily