now connecticut though a small state is parading two sets of state officers this is an interesting time in abo politics of many of the states of this union and it appears that when are defeated they feel loath to give up the fort the old officers are holding on with wonderful pertinacity the state legislature of connecticut is largely democratic and last tuesday the senate thought it would end the dispute regarding the late election by swearing in the democratic candidates di viz jugos B MORRIS governor J W lieutenant governor J J prelay secretary of state H treasurer and nicnolas comptroller the legislature was very polite about it and sent out an invitation to the retiring officers to be present A committee waited on gova and the following conversation ensued senator SEYMOUR we are a committee appointed by the senate to in yon to be present at the finanger aaion of tho governor at 4 this afternoon governor give notice that I 1 regard such action as revel ufa bonery and unauthorized no person they inaugurate will be recognized by the state of connecticut as in office I 1 regard these proceedings of one branch of the general assembly as revolutionary I 1 desire you to say to the senate that they do it at the peril of each individual member senator SEYMOUR will you give your reply in writing that we may submit it to the senate I think you can remember it regardless Keg ardless of governor threats the newly elected officers were sworn in and so connecticut ia trying to run a dual government the believes however that state legislature did the cihi thing for this reason it has become a common practice for the minority party to hold onto the offices thus leaving duly elected officers the courts to contest A case can be hatched up on most candidate b e ho ever so pure every courts takes up in the which once of office the half it ant people bia J fes f i a il i while the one n possession posses of the of fice feels constrained to violate his oath he cannot administer ju he lacks the support of the people THOUGH kansas is finance ally pros grated this year still we find the state struggling for a good system of education the last legislature passed a law providing for the distribution of free school books to the next legislature was left the question of how these books should bo purchased the legislature which met tuesday prefers state publication it is to prevent this action on the part of the state that the school book trust haa rallied in force at the kansas capital reports stat that the agents of the trust have begun their work by opera ting through influential teachers whose influence they hoped to bring to bear with deadly effect oh members of the legislature the fact that the trust has thousands of dollars to expend in order to prevent the adoption of this reform is evidence of the enormous profits now enjoyed by it the trust may succeed but if it does it will be because the state has got no money IT has been tacitly understood for some time that the president would veto the free coinage bill should it pass congress it is quite certain that the bill as it passed the senate will be acceptable to the house and then it remains tobe seem what our honored president will addin the case it will be political suicide if he does veto the same WHEN the of arizona are deprived 0 their to participate in the affairs of our terri tory many of its best and most indus arious citizens will be debarres debarred de from voting and it is und enible that no class of men haye done more towards the development of arizona than those jeo plo they are both industrious and intelligent that is what the arizona gazette says THE beaver etonian offers the suggestion that the few wandering indians that are seen around t leaver might J be induced r to come in and undertake a gost dance and then probably the war department part ment would order a few compan ies of soldiers to occupy reoccupy re fort cameron professor KOCHS lymph is now detested vested de of its mystery and since it is so simple a compound many may lose faith in it to a great extent like elixir of life it will be too com mon for many of our medical men of enlightened america 3 in aepli have worked tip a scheme of registration founded on some law of their own and many legal voters of little chicago may find some difficulty to vote for the party of honest rule in the Febu elect on IT is a baci that we want a daily mail service to heber city and more than this we need direct telephone communication let the chamber of commerce also work for this want to be supplied electric light system is costing the city per month for a 12 service ogden has an all night service for per month