The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-04-04


appointments fall TO Samoa %
joke about our cross-eyed friend.
II would have pleased us to have
seen Ben pItted against Bismarck
that man Of blood and iron. Neither
are made for purity, and in this they
are much alike. Nor are they un-
like IN many other ways.
THE appointment Of Jake Admire
to the KIngfisher U. 5. Land on &c
In Oklahoma, takes out Of the way
one candidate for Tom. Ryan's
Congressional seat. And still there
Is Q multitude OF asplrants left yet
Lew Finch, Gov. Osborn. A. h.
Campbell, J. NJ. Miller aud so on.
Ryan will resign ct once and start
for Mexico about May Is.
The Kansas City Gdsette makes
the following capital hit, which
eommends itself to the fellows who
believe that there 10 no use Of sdver-
Using In hard times:
IL John wanamaker had qRSt
advertising when business got Jul
he would never have been Ds's
master general. Not q bit GA.
But the duller business got, ee
more he spread on the printers ink.
CHIEF JUSTICE HORTON addresses
q letter to the Capital omHOn-
TeGIth, advocating Judge Brewer for
the vacant Ass ocIate Justices place.
Perhaps Horton would like TO sue
ceed Brewer as Judge Of the l.. 3.
Circuit Court, and we don't know Of
any valid objection To u. We
second both motions.
The widow Of Gov. Geary proposes
20 give 81, 900 towards the erection
Of a court house In JuRctIon City, In
honor OF the change OF the name of
Davis to Geary county. That's a
good way to get court house. Sa-
lima IL In need Of n good one, and she
IL open for bids on the change Of her
name.
The president Proffered the Lex
ingtOn, Va, POst-Offiee TO the
widow Of Stonewall Jackson,
which she refused because the
the place did not suit her health,
and she was confident that she did
not possess the requisite QUALITIES
lions for the office.
The women were triumphant In
the election at Cottonwood Falls.
They elected 4 Mayor Mrs. NJ. ID.
Morgan q council and police judge.
Tickets composed Of ladies were
elected IN OskalOOsa, Rossville aud
Florence.
X. b. claiborne, Of the Abilene
Chronicle, has been arrested by
BrOughton Bros. Of that city, on q
charge of criminal libel. ClaibOrne's
fortune Is made and all his newspaper
contemporaries are enviOus Of him.
JOHH BRIGHT's body could not be
inferred in Westminster Abbey,
because the eminent Quaker
was never baptized by q clergyman
Of the Church OF England. But his
soul will go marching on.
IT Is stated that the Pacific Hotel
Co., of Omaha, proposes to the Union
Pacific railway to buy up all the eat
Ing houses ON the Kansas division,
In which case w. e. Hette will I've
placed In charge.
OUT at Raymond Calamity Jane,
Slim legged jim and Chicago slim
seem 10 he the chief society people
judging 10y the frequency with which
they are mentioned In those parts.
BLAINE IL In good fighting trim fer
enemies at home as we'll IS abrOsd.
He belongs TO = Washington gymnas-
ium and keeps his muscles la Trim
by active exercise.
DIR. n. X. ROBERTs, one oil the
most prominent and highly res
pected citizens Of Manhattan, has
been elected mayor Of that city.
THE Tribune and HendiiOh of
HerIngton have been consolidated,
Mr.. Gallager taking the manage
ment. A sensible move.
ONE Of the best writers ON foreign
travel IL q correspondent now in
Italy whose weekly contributions
appear in the Troy Chi'f.
Col. ANTHONY was beaten for
mayor In Leaven worth. Hacker,
his opponent, Was elected 10y Tl2
plurality.
The Republicans Of Kansas City
elected their entire Republican
municipal ticket, except treasurer.
e. b. LINES, one Of the oldest Of
old KsnsAns, died In his s5th year at
his home in Wabaunsee.
EDWIN BOOTH, the great actor.
has been stricken with paralysis.
A MORMON colony Is looking for
land In Oklahoma.
ArCHIsON elected - mayor Bailey
waggener DEM
c. II. LEBOLD was elected mayor
Of Abilene.
HOW To ESTEK OKLAHOMA LANDS
WASHINGTON, April l.-Press
News.-The commissioner Of the
general land Office has issued q
circular Of instructions with regard
to Oklahoma from which the follow
ing IL taken:
Any person applying to enter or
hIe for o homestead will be re-
QuIred first to make affidavit, in ad-
ditlon to the other requirements,
that he did not Violate the Law by
entering upon and occupying any por-
ton Of the described land In the presi-
dent's proclamations dated March
%, 1889, prior to u o'clock noon.
April ., 1859, the afiidevlt TO Sc
company your returns for the entry
aIlnaaA The afakttta nravIHaa that