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0 TBEEj advocate. Jakuaet 2D, moved his family from Ottawa to To Some News About Kansas. peka. He will retain his voting residence at Ottawa. The Kansas City Gazette (Rep.) calls on 0.

Dougherty for information as to the kind of stuff J. R. Burton had been drinking when he gave out that St. Louis interview. Kansas City Times "That pass agrement you've heard so much about applies only to little politicians.

The big fellows are flashing pasteboards will attend to the printing for their respective counties this year, In a suit brought to oust Ruf us Cone from the office of Sheriff of Sedgwick county, Attorney General Dawes alleges that Cone gave somebody whisky, The Attorney General seems to bemad because he didn't get a chance to drink all the whisky in Wichita when he was down there investigating. Wichita Ragle "Rufe Cone would be worthy of a public expectoration had he as little character or man hood as this man Dawes, who brings up a quo warranto suit before the Supreme court on a case which if there is anything in is clearly outside of any such Jurisdiction or The State officers in charge of the ulht nomination for Congress in the Third district. The Brown County World says that the National Soldiers' Home at Leavenworth is grossly mismanaged. Prof. Dyche haa an article in the February Cosmopolitan on ''Walrus Hunting in the Arctic Regions." There are only forty-seven candidates for the Republican nomination for Probate Judge in Wilson county.

Col. Anthony has bought one of the largest buildings in Leavenworth and will move the Timet into it at once. Second district Republicans are already wrangling over tbe question of who is to succeed Congressman Miller. Editor Barton, of the Hope News is in parts nnkown. A seduction case was the cause of his departure.

I Hon. T. F. Egan, of St. Francis, is being considered by the Populists of the Thirty-ninth for the office of Senator, W.

H. Bennington has issued a cir-( cular suggesting the putting out of an initiative and referendum ticket this year. i Harry firay has been elected President, and Representative Hilton as printing fund have refused to print the report of the Irrigation Commis sion. People want to know what this commission is accomplishing. Why not cut oft a lot of absolutely useless reports and print in their stead some Winfield is to have a union depot.

Howard had a large fire last week. Lawrence is to have a McKinley club. "What has become of redeemer Jim Legate? Joints pay a monthly license of 025 etLarned. Judge Earle has moved to Los Angeles, Cal. Brown county Is finding fault with its court house.

A burglar-proof grave vault is the latest at Topeka. W.F.Hendry has retired from the Hlckerson Argosy, Junction City has about twenty secret organizations. The Aita Vista Record (Rep.) has suspended publication. A gang of four burglars has been captured near Fleasanton. The old settlers of Chase county will have a reunion anuary 29.

The Bice County Eagle (Fop.) has enlarged to an eight-column quarto. The Appellate court has decided that the Stanton county sugar bonds are void. W. T. Seagraves has been appointed receiver of the Fort Scott Paper Company.

There are thirteen lady clerks employed in the mercantile houses of Beloit. The Cubbison antl gambling act will soon be tested in a case in Wyandotte county. The female County Clerk of Brown county has appointed her daughter as thing that will give the people usefel information? Ex-Governor Samuel J. Crawford this year as usual." The majority of the Commissioners in Grant county are now Populists, owing to the filling of the vacancy occasioned by the death of one of the Republican members. R.

A. McCord, who until recently has been a prominent Republican politician in Cloud county, has been sentenced to a three-year term in the Missouri penitentiary. The "Holy Thirteen" is a prohibition order at Strong City. The l4True Eleven" is a Kansas City colored fraternal organization, while the location of the "Dirty Dozen" is somewhat in doubt. S.

M. Scott's letter to the Advocate in relation to the St. Louis committee meeting is being reprinted quite generally by the Populist papers, but is credited to the Co-operator, This is a mistake. J. R.

Burton says that Ingalls and Burton are the Republican candidates for Senator and that all the rest are "small fry." This ought to please Sutton, Vandivert, and a half dozen other aspirants. An error was made in the Advocate's recent statement in regard to the Fort Scott Lantern, The working force is as stated, but the paper is "How an honest, patriotic member of Congress could cast his vote authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bonds and borrow money in time of peace, while the treasury is burdened with a surplus, is beyond comprehension." Calderhead and Dick Blue did that very thing. Secretary of the Osborne County Twelve prominent Republicans of Wyandotte county have been Inter viewed by the Gazette on Presidential preferences. Seven are for McKinley, A Clay Center man who has been blind for eighteen years claims to have had his sight restored by faith and prayer. I The State University students have withdrawn their invitation to Bob Ingersoll to deliver the commencement address.

I Five Scott county farmers recently bought five cars of Weir City coal. The coal cost $125 and the freight bill was 8265. It is said that a Burton Representa tive can neither be nominated nor elected from Dickinson, Burton's home county. The Populist State Central commit owned by a company consisting of C. R.

Booker, F. 0. Luey and J. H. Heidegger.

Ed Hoch wants the Republican county conventions all held on the same day, so there will be no scheming in the election of delegates to the State convention. Itis surprising that Ed has discovered schemers in the Republican party. The postmaster trouble up in the Fifth district which got into court by Colonel Choate suing Postmaster Pep-perell, of Concordia, has been decided in favor of the latter. The trial developed into a bitter political fight in the Democratic ranks. The redeemer Probate Judge of tee will meet at Topeka February 14 to call a convention to select delegates to the national convention.

The Hutchinson GazettrWan.S nom. inates Congressman McGuire, of Cali fornia, for President, and Mayor deputy. The Ellis county court house was burned January 22. It was insured for $10,000. The Ehrsam Machine Company at Enterprise paid out 028,000 during 1695 for labor.

J. B. Johnson, the anti-Leland candidate for delegate-at-large, is for McKlnley. The annual encampment of the Sons of Veterans will be held at Beloit April 213. Hon.

J. D. Botkln will deliver eight speeches in Labette county, beginning January 31. Lacy gne and Fleasanton are petitioning for an organization of the Mystic Brotherhood. Cy Leland has been a member of the Republican National committee for twelve years.

The Kansas City Gazette calls the editor of the Emporia Gazette a "silly, idiotic gusher." The gtate Equal Suffrage Association contemplates starting a monthly paper In Topeka. Pingree for Vice President. It is now stated that Morrill gave i one for Reed, one for Lincoln, one for Ingalls, one non-committal, and one don't like any that have been named because they are against silver. The last-named man has no business In the Republican party. J.

C. Hopper, who has just completed two terms of satisfactory service as County Clerk of Ness county, has issued a seventy-five page book giving a detailed statement of the financial condition of the county for four years. It is a valuable publication to the people of that county. Other counties will do well to adopt a similar plan of giving to the taxpayers desired infci-' mation in regard to public affairs. The Emporia City Council recently elected one Thomas City Engineer.

Thompson, an old soldier, was a candidate, but was defeated. He brought an action in the District court to enjoin Thomas from acting and the Council from paying him. He alleged that as an old soldier, able-bodied and qualified for the position, he was, under the old soldier act of 1883, entitled to preference and incidentally to the office. Judge Randolph thought differently, and held that he had no right to assume the duties of the City Council and declined to interfere in the matter. The history of the defeat of Senator Pomeroy for re election in 1873 is well known to most Kansas people.

It will be remembered after several ballots had been taken and Pomeroy only lacked a few votes of being elected, Senator York, of Montgomery, marched up to the Lieutenant Governor's desk and laid down 07,000 which he confessed he had received for a promise to vote for Pomeroy. This resulted in Pomeroy's defeat. The money was turned over to the 0100 to the Republican campaign fund in 1892. It has been the understanding Sumner county is a candidate for Governor, Congressman or District Judge. ail along that it was only $10.

Kansas fraternal orders are having too many suits over death benefits. He would prefer the first named, but would be satisfied with the last if the redeemers shut him out by nominating Morrill and Long. The Scott City News-Lever nominates The trouble probably lies in careless work when members are admitted. J. H.

Karon, Chairman of the Pratt J. F. Pancake for Lieutenant Governor. Mr. Pancake needs no introduction to county Republican committee, publicly protests against Republican Congressmen passing the "infamous bond bill.

1 the people and he needs no words of commendation, as" he 13 everywhere The Leavenworth Times says it wss known to be a man who would credit ably fill any position. well understood when Hudson was with the Capital that he was working The Wichita Eagle (Rep.) thinks that the case to oust Rufe Cone will be Kansas City Star "The Lawrence for any interest which offered the most pay. Journal speaks it out fiat that the thrown out of court The Beloit Call has started a popu trumps which Jim Hallowell is playing br subscription of 31,000 to complete against Rufe Cone might be played against every elective officeholder in the Methodist church. Judge Kingman, of Topeka, is the the State. But all are cot Pops, Char ley dear.

The sin is in being a success only surviving member of the first Kansas Supreme court. ul Pop office-seeker. Redeemer Phil Campbell, of Pittsburg, says Morrill could not get the support of the Third district if he had 1,000 $1,000 jobs to give the fellows down there. The Salina Republican-Journal and Enterprise Journal, both Republican papers, say Morrill cannot carry a eln-gla precinct in either of their reap ec-tive counties. Secretary B.

Semple, of the Pop- The Salina Union, Scott City News- It cost Harvey county 019,000 to get Wash Rogers to the Penitentiary for State Treasurer and after being In his hands for two years it was turned over to Pomeroy's representatives instead of being tamed into the general fund cf tha Slaia treasury, as should have burniig county records. Lever, Stockton Signal, Kinsley Graphic, Atwood Patriot, St. Francis Ragle, AEhlsnd Clipper, Kcrtca Liberator, Anthony Bulletin end Oswca all gocd PcpsOi rcrs, The Capital is authority for the rt-tcnent thst J. T. Bctkia end T.

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