The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-03-14
SENATE CONVERSATION.


Ex-senator ThOs. w. Palmer, Of
Michigan TO be envoy extraordinary
and minister PleniPOtentiary TO
Spain.
John +. Swift, Of California, to he
envoy extraordinary and minister
pleniPotentiary to Japan.
John ID. washbuTn. Of Massachu-
sets, TO be minister resident and
consul general to Switzerland.
Geo. e. TichenOr, Of Illinois, to be
assistant secretary Of the treasury,
Vice IL. Maynard, resigned.
THE board Of railroad commits
siOners have received their new
maps which go out with the biennial
reports, and very handsome they
are. as we'll a geographically cor
rect, says the Topeka CdDi'Oi-COm-
aonw'dIth. The Kansas railroads
appear this year In the following
colors: Santa Fe, red; burlington,
blue, e. X. a N, black; u. &. NJ. 4
r., brown; Kansas City Il Pacific,
black; X G., Fl. +. 4 e.. blue; X. G.,
". & Y. w, brown; VI. X. h T.,
brown; Missouri Pacific, green: st.
Joe 4 Grand Island, yellow; Union
Pacific, imperial purple; Wichita n
Western, blue.
joins 4. EANENDER,o of Illinois has
been nominated TO Ice minister resi-
dent and consul general at Copen-
hagen. Denmark,is about sixty years
uf age, aud was born in Sweden.
He il editor Of the Hemlanet,
scandinavian paper published in
Chicago, and circulating extensively
in the northwest. He has. always
been n consistent Republican IN
politics, has never held a public
office, and although not an orator,
IIas worked hard for the party sue
cess through the columns Of his
papers. His nomination was
endorsed by both Of the Illinois
Senators.
As THT hill To admit North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana and Wash
ingtun to statehood has been signed
10y the President, IL will be interest
ing Ia not" how they each stand politi-
cally. At the election last fall, for
delegates to Congress, Dakota polled
IUj. 33l votes, end of these GI,6lG
were Republican and 34.GJO Demo-
cratic. Washington Territory polIed
u, I53 votes @i,2gI Republican and
,g5n Democratic. Montana east
4O,OII voter. LASS Republican and
Il pa Democratic. The four new
states " i'll he reliably Republican.
WELL, yes, four years il good,
long while. The term Of Mr.. Cleve-
land has been "A sort of nightmare 10
Republicans. The defeat of Mr..
Blaine in the election for President
was caused by several causes neither
Of which should have been, and
would not have been, without any,
thing like decent regard for actual
conditions. The Republican party
then was weak because Of confidence
in its strength. II will scarcely be
guilty of the same offence for u long
time To come.
JAMES l.. KING, a brother of Capt.
Henry King, OF newspaper fame,
aud himself quite an adept in the
profession, is an applicant for the
position of postmaster at Topeka,
with fair prospects Of succeeding
.ls he il at present assistant Ia Post
master Milehan,it would seem lone
good turn deserves another, "and that
he should tender Mr.. Milehan the
place lac now holds on his accession
(" the coveted position.
ELNIRA, the home OF David b.
Hill, Governor Of New GOr&, in an
election held last week, elected the
Republican candidates for Recorder
aud Justice and about half Of the
for cOuncilmen and con-
For the past four years and
inclusive of the Presidential election
the Democrats have continued To
carry everything. The effect Of
having Republican President does
IA world of good.
\ FITTING thing Abilene could do
and that IL elect {. II. Lebold mayor
At the approaching city election.
Unless Mr.. Lebold has changed |
much "he would be the right man
in the right place" a. mayor. No
man has done more i'm the pass for |
Abilene than he. He always was
publir-spirited and generous.
TmE Troy ChisJ presents OracuIar
of contradiction by publish
lug the Louisiana State Lottery |
and Ina the same issue
into the lottery rough shOd.
We have in this city the spectacle Of
1 paper which publishes said adver-
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