The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-15
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. I
The country is threatened with an q
OF Supervising Architect !
Hill. Il
Tue southwest is said 10 b. teeming
with deer, wild. turkey and candidates
for Office. +
Col. l. Dow Dobbins is still ravaging
Kansas with the military drama Of the
"Spy of Atlanta
1t is very generally conceded that
Virgins big storm viii have no diff
dcultY in proving an alibi.
The death of Prince Gortsochalof re
mdves one Of the most prominent diplo-
matte figuresIn European politics.
The latest adYices from the Leaven-
worth pos,otice war seem to indicate
that Anthony and Ingalls constitute a
majority.
Col. D. r. Anthony has returned to
Lravenworth from Washington. He
didn't come home like Little Bopeep's
sheep, either.
The McCouTt woman whom Senator |
Tabor married is described as big,
high colored blonde, with purple eyes
and wealth of tawny hair,
1t is said that Writ Walton is a candi-
date for secretary of state. He is
"bully boy" with brass band, and we
should like TO vote To place him in that
Office.
The public really had very feeble
conception Of the infinite "gall" of Mr..
Hoffman, of Dickinson county, until he
annoupced himself as candidate for the
state senate.
The Crawford county woman who
has named her baby after Gov Click
may fl nd it to her advantage tt postpone
the christening until after the state can
vass of "a
The Commonwealth says: III. E.
Norton is put down as a candidate for
railroad commissioner" There is no
democrat in the state that is more worthy
of the position.
Gortschakof was eighty four years
old at the time of his death. He was
younger by more than year than the
emperor of Germany, who Is still in
vigorous health.
| The photographs of Treasurer Gilil-
Ian, who IS about TO withdraw of his
own volition from public life, are said
to bring ready sale among the curl
ositY seekers of Ohio.
Senator ingalls, has returned TO his
home in Atchison, and is said to pre-
sent an extremely dtStingue appearance
in new silk hat and with several CORY
scalps dangling at his belt.
The absurd performances of the ridic-
ulous millionaire senator from Colorado
recall Swift's cynicism, that "You can
see what The Almighty thinks of money
by the men he gives it to-"
Secretary of State James Smith is
already being groomed for the next
gubernatorial race Gov Click can
make up his mind that he will have to
run against thoroughbred. in 1894.
We should like to see the Boston pa
per which calls Mr.. Joseph Cook The
Apostle of the Gospel of Wind" risk
its brilliant powers of metaphor on
Mr.. HoffmaH, of Dickinson county.
| Everybody with the possible excep-
ton of Bob Ingersoil, will be delighted
to learn that I. S. Kalloch, formerly of
Kansas" has foresworn theology for
steers, and is living on large ranch at
Santa Cruz.
The Usage City Free Press dominates
COLI A. Martin for viee-president
The News would second that motion
but Kansas needs Mr. Martin at home
when the time comes TO elect a success
sor to Gov. Click.
The Kansas City Times prescribes a
diet of fish for Mr. Hoffman, of Dickin-
son county. Our usually sagacious CO
temporary seems to have lost sight of
the fact that there are no whales in the
vicinity of Enterprise.
Rev. DR.. Crosby says that the best of
theatres are but dens of vice. We are
not surprised to learn that the male
members OF the Doctors fold prefer to
be at home when he makes his pastoral
calls on their families.
The people of Newton are signing q
petition asking for the appointment of
Mr.. r. w. p. Muse of that city, as one
of the railroad commissioners. The
judge still seems to be waving the black
flag against the pocket"
ThIrty-day Tabor and his new wife
were not received in Washington socie-
ty. 1t is cheering TO know that the re-
ports regarding the Initiated social at
mosphere at the national capital have
been grossly exaggerated.
Ii is datkly intimated that fund hiss
been raised by number of prominent
real estate dealers in this state to cor
ruptly influence Mr.. Virgins to predict
a succession of tornadoes IN Kansas
during the coming season.
Kansas City Times: Little Hoffman
had his banquet after all. We are lit
tie cramped for space in our telegraph
columns this morning, but We will give
this fact editorial prominence. We
trust that Hoffman partook plentitully
of the fish.
Tabor says his thirty days experience
as U. S. senator cost him $4,000. The
cost TO the country of elechDg such a
man to one OF the highest offices in the
gift of the people, cannot be estimated
by the mean standard of dollars and
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