Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-10

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Daily Eae1e
MARSHALL M. MURDOCH. Editor.
Since the acGuittal of the murderers of
Rev. Haddock, or at least the failure to
convict them, Sioux City has been given
the sobriquet of the Blood stained Town.
Pity. tbs, etc.
Governor Hills message to the New
York legislature was remarkably short
document 1t is suggested that he took
the cue from the presidents communities
ton to congress,
The State Board of Agriculture viii
meet in Topeka tomorrow at which
time Secretary SIMS successor will be
chosen. We press the nomination of
Farmer Doolittle for the position.
8 To the minds of the superstitious the
volcanic eruptions reported to have oc-
CURED in the coal regions of Pennsyl-
wanna recently are no doubt divine re-
Dukes to all concerned in the strike now
on in that region
AS between its booming Governor
Hill for she presidency and fighting Boss
Click to prevent his removing the capt.
tol from Topeka, the double-leaded
efforts of the Democrat Of that town
must be very trying upon the powers of
endurance Of good Brother Tomlinson.
Bismarck is quoted as saying in a re-
cent conversation that Germany is now
strong enough to resist simultaneous
attack from two quarters or even from
three, and has nothing to fear except a
relaxation Of her owl vigilance, There
is not much danger Of that as long as
the willy old premier lives.
Pension Agent Clicks Office was pro
nounced by a government inspector to bG
the best managed in the west.-Den. EX
Let's see: isn't this the same Click
that the Topeka Democrat berates so
soundly for retaining few Republicans
in his clerical force: We hear no such
comments upon any branch of the postal
service; not even from Democrats.
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Il
testifies to having heard Prof John L..
Sullivan quote two phrases from Homer
Just before he Knocked out Paddy Ryan
on tie memorable occasion when he won
the belt for the first time. This literary
incident assures Boston that she has
made no mistake in setting her seal on
the professor,
Two men in Macon, Mo-. engaged i'm a
warm dispute the other day. as to the
merits of the last state legislature. and
they finally came to blows. The result
is that they are both temporarily disfigur-
ed and all on account of a difference of
opinion concerning legislative body of
which the Kansas City Journal says, we
had supposed there was but one opinion
There is something rather fine in Pope
Leos reported disposal of his Jubilee
presents. The sacred vestments and
utensils go to the sacristy of st. Peters,
the non-sacred objects of art to the Vati-
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lean museum, and the money gifts TO
missions and hospitals. But the copy of
the constitution of the United States that
President Cleveland sent him. what be-
comes of that?
John Parker, New Jerseys great war
governor and Judge of the supreme
court of the state. was suddenly stricken
down with paralysis at PHILADELPHIA on
the End inst, and died in a few hours.
He was one of the late surviving war
governors who won a national reputa-
ton and was very prominent figure in
the affairs of his state. He was seventy
one years of age. ...-
Lamar has rendered his resignation of
the position of secretary of the interior
to take effect at noon today. and the
president has accepted il. The most sen
sible thing either of them has done
Now let the president do the next wisest
thing he can do. i. e. withdraw from the
senate his nomination for the supreme
court bench, and the country will breathe
easy again. ..... .-..r.
Rev. Sam Jones new version of The
scripture text about laying up treasures
is after this fashion: Put YOUR money
in Gods bank and if it don't burst vou'l
be millionaire. If that is the sort oi
theology Rev. Sam is giving the Sh
Hillites we don't blame the papers Their,
for ridiculing his efforts. The chances
are that his converts. if he makes anv
will be to skepticism rather than tc
Christianity. .s... .--....
II it be true as stated that Queen Vic
toria refuses to shake hands with the
Prince of Wales because the prince ac
corded Sullivan the slugger social recoS