The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-08-24
OUR CAPITAL LETTIa.


| The democracy is neither dead nor sleep
| ing. All over the State they seem to be quite
| lively and yiyacious. The coming State con-
vention will be the scene of u contest 10y no
means insignificant. 1--WE can't make up
| our minds,' remarked prominent Demo
crat to me this morning. ''whether to say any
thing about prohibition or not That will
| be the question with them. most certainly.
Mr.. Blair and some Others want nothing said
about it. But Chas. Robinson and eX-Sena-
| tor Ross know that 1.-THE lift of the Dino |
cratic pahrty don't ate of mate on Friday
and do drink of beer about eight days out of
| the week. Hence these tears. From all |
can gather from stray politicians constantly
| coming and going through Topeka, judge
| that stand will he taken against prohibit
| ton and against female suffrage The gen
| eral disposition at the Democratic primaries
seems to be not to instruct for anybody or
any thing. Down at Lawrence, Saturday, |
| eight delegates We're elected, and not reso-
| luton was passed to indicate what they were
| to do or say. The democracy seems to have
| unlimited faith in it, leaders. That i well. |
| Just who will be GOV. 81. Johns opponent i |
VI pi IDiHi Az >Ntiu |
| to agree he must be an anti-prohibitionist. |
John Martin, of this city. will probably be |
the man.
There is no vast amount of Interesting To- |
| cal news to DC had in Topeka just The |
| temperance people had Il meeting on Sunday. |
They request Mayor Wilson to shut up the |
saloons during fair week. lie will find that |
4 hard thing to DO. No liquor will be sold |
on the fair ground and 50. OF course, the de- |
mand for it outside will he immense.
The soldiers reunion looms up bigger and |
bigger. Senator Al. Greene, writing from |
Southern Kansas, says he is really afraid To- |
peka will not he able TO hold the multitude |
that is coming. Gen. Blair has made the fol- |
lowing appointments of staff officers Col. |
J. II. Brown, assistant adjutant general
Col. Isaac Stadden, inspector general; Col. |
A b Pearsall. chief OF staff; Capt. Il. Kelly. |
chaplain; Col. IL. W. Pond, quartermaster
general, Capt. j. ID. Hill, ade-decamp.
The programme Of The fair week is Just /
! out There is more on it than any one man
can take in in week. The principal fea-
lures are a. follows:
On Monday, the Kansas National Guards
will go into camp on the fair grounds. In
the evening there will be the camp fires the
songs, the speeches. and stories.
On Tuesday come some excellent races,
in which the stakes amount to Sl.30G. After
the races on Tuesday, well as on all other
days, except Monday, there will be 4 dress
parade of the National Guards in front Of
the grand stand
Tho mr. m a Watlpns,iuV il this |
10 O'Clock IA. m. session of the department
encampment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, at the Senate chamber, J. &. Walkin-
shaw, department commander, presiding.
Address by General Paul Wander WORT, com.
mander-i n-chief OF the Grand Army of the
Republic. At $50 p. m, campfire in the pa
viion. Short addresses by Gov. st. John,
Senators Plumb and ingalls,, Representatives
Ryan, Anderson and Haskell. eX-Gov. Chas.
Robinson, the war governor Of Kansas, and
other distinguished Kansans-kansas day.
"John Browns soul is marching on
On "Wednesday, also, occurs the grand band
tournament for prizes and gold medal. In
the afternoon comes the amateur bicycle con-
test for $50, silver cup, and championship Of
the State, 10y Kansas wheclmen; half mile
heats, best two in three, sandwiched with
the races.
On Thursday at 10 O'Clock a. M, addresses
by Hon. j. Warren Keifer, speaker OF the
House of Representatives, Col. c. L. Carr,
of Illinois, and Col. Harry White, of Penn
sylvania, in the pavilion. At 3 p. m, BUSH
ness meeting of the association Of ex-pris-
oners of war. of Kansas, in the pavilion.
a. q |
oners Of war, OF Kansas, addresses by Gen.
eral Neal Dow, of Maine, Hon. Robert T.
Lincoln, secretary of war, Col. Streight, and ,,
Gen. John CObnrn, of Indiana. While the 5
soldiers are engaged with the above attrac- +
tons, the farmers will listen to the Hon. Geo :
Is. Loring, Commissioner of Agriculture. a
grand competitive drill for prize Of 81 900 g
takes place at IL O'Clock, and in the after y
noon comes a bicycle exhibition by members I
of the national wheemen's association, led :
by the president of the national wheemen's t
league, during the races.
On Friday. the procession Of all veterans,
State militia and bands of the State, will form
on the camp-ground at 8 O'Clock a. M, in
such order Us may be designated by the
general commanding the camp, and march
through the city to the fair ground, arriving Il
there at 10 a. IN. when they will be addressed 4
by Hon. James q. Blaine. An veterans in r,
line wearing the badge approved by the COM a
nittee of thirty-eight, win be admitted to a
he fair ground, free I; stragglers will be adj b
nitted upon the payment of liftv cents at the -
gate.
After Mr.. Biaine's address sham battle
will be fought inside the speed ring. In the :,
evening, fireworks by the Topeka fambeau
.,ub.
Lots of amusement will be furnished dur
ng the week. At the new opera house the al
Emma Abbott grand opera company will pre- o,
ent : ON Monday-''king for Day" Tues N
lay-Chimes of Normandy. Wednesday, ii,
matinee, Bohemian Girl; evening, somnam- be
,ula. Thursday-The Colleen Bawn. Fri If
ay-Rgoletto Saturday matinee, Car Oh
Den; evening. Martha. -
At the Topeka opera house the Fay Tenn 70
etOn comic opera company will present the Sc
Bil,ee Taylor. Pirates OF Pcnzanee.
'atience, Oliyette, Mariana. KATE. rs ~
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BURLINGAME, KAs., August II Edwin in
! Mercer, for many years gardner for the mr. mr.
oct Longfellow, died here to-day. lie in
caves among his papers some interesting WI
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