Wichita eagle., 1888-07-03
STATE NEWS.

Iu howe. OF the AtcDlSOi trlODe ana
who is quite well known in the literary
world, Will soon start a paper In Kansas
City.
| The Emporia News and the Democrat
are having little spat between them
selves over the receipt OF special tele-
grams.
The latest news from Argonia does not
pertain TO any of the feminine kind, but
| Is the announcement of new III. E.
church.
An effort is being made to secure work
Tor the Indian students at Haskell Insti-
stltute among the farmers of Douglas
county during the summer vacation.
Governor Martin has issued commits
sions as follows during the past year:
NotarieS public, $50; justices of the
peace, AS; county officers, So commits
sioners of deeds, "a; miscellaneous COM
missions, So.
| The Leavenworth boy is again to the
front, says the Times. Mr.. George A.
| Eddy, IT,, was selected as the salutato-
Ran at the commencement exercises of
Phillips academy, Ando7er, Mass. Good
for George A., il.
At Topeka warrants have been issued
for the arrest of sixty dog owners who
have neglected to register their CANNES
aud more complaints are coming IN.
/ The police will make a raid Monday
and the warrants will be served.
| The number of warrants issued by
/ Governor Martin for the arrest Of fugi-
/ tives from justice on acquisitions during
| the past year We're SO. One hundred
and forty acquisitions for fugitives from
! justice from this state We're issued by the
governor during the same period.
Chanute Times: Peter Dutch, nine
west of this city. was badly snake bitten
! by RATHER on last Saturday. Fortu-
nately he had a pint of whisky, and after
having a high old time, is now out of
danger. The boys say that he is now
keeping the snake lariated, for an emer-
gency.
Wilson County Citizen: Fredonia will
be nice quiet place next Wednesday.
Tie stores will all be closed. and nearly
everybody will be gone to Altoona, or
Benedict, or Buffalo, or Coyville. or
Neodesha, or New Albany to celebrate.
A few OF us had better stay at home to
see that the town is not carried away.
A stranger passing through the country
surrounding Norwich the other day was
greatly perp!exed by seeing strange
forms tearing at high speed about the
prairie seemingly without any definite
object. The following item from 1.-THE
NOrwichNews may explain;
G. II. Williams offers 30 cents each for
four or five full grown jack rabbits. to
be delivered live and well before July 4.
They are wanted for racing purposes on
that day.
Secretary ]. D. Graham. chairman of
locating commission of the North Kan
sas Christian College association returned
to Topeka from Norton, Kansas, yester
day, where he has been engaged in the
work of the commission during the past
week. He reports that the commission
visited the cities of Smith Center, Agra,
and Norton, al competing points, and,
after carefully inspecting the PROPOSE
the college TO Norton.
Emma Jones, negro girl, tried to work
a scheme upon the iailor at the City pri-
son night before last after the escape of
three OF her friends confined there. AZ
ter talking with them through the win
dow she raised disturbance outside and
was arrested. When the door was
opened those inside made a rush to get
out, and one succeeded in getting away.
Emma ran but was overtaken and lock-
ed up. 1t cost her SIS fine. She didn't
have the money and was committed
Topeka Capital.
Since the war there has been
twenty-five sessions of Congress. The
Republicans have controlled the House
eleven times and the Democrats eleven
times All bills affecting the revenue
must originate in the House. In this
time the Republicans passed eight acts
reducing the revenue 1852. 504, 935. In the
same time the Democrats have made
reductions Of S6, 36S, 935. The Demo
cratic party has never shown itself COM
petent to conduct public business -
junction City Union.
Burlington Republican: A farmer by
the name of Fred Shady, living about
five miles west of Pickwav, Woodson
county, is the owner of genuine won
der. hairless calf. 1t is a graded short
horn, now over SIX weeks old, healthy
and active, and like any other animal of
its age except that the entire body is en-
tireIy destitute of hair. The flesh is soft.
of pink and light red color, and be-
comes blistered when exposed to the sun
even for minute. 1t is, therefore, kept
III dark stable to protect it from the
heat and flies 1t is said that the owner
has several times refused offers of So, 900
for it from Barnum and others, but is
holding it for a higher figure, $4,000
being his price. 1t is great curiosity, !
and nearly all the people in that vicinity
have visited the shady farm for the pur-
pose of examining it.
The editor of the Kinsley Mercury is
Republican, but he has Democratic I
wife. \ few days ago he attended a !
base bali game in an adjoining town, /
and while he was away the wife man |
aged the paper. As a result the Mercury |
appeared with the following at the head /
of the local page: Cleveland will be re- I
elected president i'll November, by an /
majority. The Demo- |
cratic party will win, because II Is right. /
Cleveland has made the best president /
the country has ever had. and if every /
state in the country would elect none I,
but Democrats there would be less steal /
ing and lneanneSS going on. The editor /
has gone out TO the base ball game and 1
left his wife in charge. and she gladly .
embraces the opportunity of injecting a
little truth into the Mercury, just for a
change" Mrs. II.
And afterwards. Talk about spectac-
ular effects.
Topeka Capital: Prof. F. w. Cragin,
of Washburn college. returned yesterday
from Downs, Osborn county, where he
went to secure the petrified remains of
huge fossil discovered there d short time