The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-06-27
rsou rnE STATE CAPITOL.


EHCclat NotNtst-ouucuCc.
KA,KANsAs, June 3, 1889.
The writer, I'm company with other
press representatives, made the peril
Gus journey from terra firma 20 the
top Of the main walls Of the Capitol
building o few days since, the dis
lance being les feet. The trip was
perilous 20 one unaeeustomed to
climbing ladders 10 this dizzy height.
No graBder view can be had In Kan
sas than this. One can see up and
down the Kansas river q distance Of
twenty miles. Lecompton, the his
toric city, can be seen on the Kaw
bluffs eighteen mIleS TO the east, aud
when the great centre dome II COM
pleted-lS0 feet above the present
height-the State University at Law
renee, tveuty-six miles distant, will
be plainly Visible. IL msy be . sur
prise 20 some 10 know that upon the
top Of these great walls, Us feet from
the earth, . complete blacksmith
shop, with bellows and anvil may be
found, where all the blacksmlthing
necessary In putting the iron work
together IL being done.
Next Saturday, the 18th, Pension
Commissioner Tanner will visit To-
peka aud address the Cbautaugua
Assembly, at Oakland Park. Tha.
day will be devoted to the old SOL
dlers Of Kansas, many Of whom will
be present to greet Corporal Tanner,
one OF the bravest soldiers Of mod
ern times.
The defeat Of the prohibiiory
amendment In New Hamshire, Mas
sachusetts and Pennsylvania, has
Impressed the Democrats OF Kansas
with the belief that resubmissiOn
will be the next issue before the peO-
pie. Leading Democrats Of this city
have declared that the next Demo-
cratic state convention will take q
decided stand on this question, and
that considerable element OF Re-
publicans will Join In the agitation.
Kansas doesn't take the hack track,
and the Democracy will hnd 10 out
when they undertake this Job. The
sunfiowef state has parted company
with the liquor trafilc for all time.
The most interesting place about
the capitol building II the bird room,
where State OruithOlogist Col. n. y.
GOss has mounted and on exhibition
over 800 different species OF birds.
For more than twenty-five years Col.
Goss has been collecting these speei-
mems. He has travelled many thou
sands OF miles aud gone into the re-
hottest regions Of North America to
secure these birds. He has traversed
every section Of this continent be-
tween PznBma and the British pos
sessions. During the coming fall aud
winter he will visit the islands Of
the Caribbean sea and several Of the
South American countries Visitors
to Topeka should see Col. GOss's rare
collection.
According to the state board OF
agriculture Saline will be the banner
wheat county OF Kansas this year,
both in acreage and yield. From
her fields will be harvested s2,075
acres. IL In claimed that the yield
will average twenty-five bushels per
aere-a very reasonable estimate.
Send greeting to your friends who
ere cOaxing the sterile hills OF New
England, and tell them that one
county will produce over 2.OOO,OOO
bushels OF wheat!
A new candidate for United States
district attorney has entered the
field In the person OF Hon. w. w.
smith, OF this city. Mr.. Smith has
represented Marshal county In the
Senate and House, and las been
prominent In Kansas politics. About
three years ago he removed from
Waterville TO Lincoln, aud about
one year ago he came TO Topeka and
took charge OF the Windsor hotel
the old Tefft house, He IL now q
member Of the board OF StHte-house
commissioners. The other candi-
dates for U. >. attorney are: j. w.
Ady, OF Newton; Joe Reeder, OF FL
lis; Judge Strang, OF l.arned; {. 3.
Gleed, OF Topeka, and +. +. Gillette,
OF kingman.
perusal OF the records OF the
Kansas state penitentiary reveals
the following facts: Of the 80 pris-
Oners Ia the Kansas state peniien-