The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-08
sUNFLowER SKINNER.
President PIumb-it aIliterates.

President Plumb-it alliterates.
The Salina Republican would like to see
Blaine the nominee in 1892.
There has never been any doubt that
OsawatOmie was the home of John Brown.
Cliff Baker must feel exempt at least
from one accusation. He can not be per-
sonally charged with verbosity.
Correspondent: No An original pack
age house is not called speak easy"
The cautionary point to be observed in a
package house is in the drinking.
Web. Wilder was one of the speakers at
| the old settlers reunion at Kennekuk on
the Fourth. Mr.. Wilder married his
wife at Kennekuk, and always goes there
to celebrate.
Since the disposition of that silver bill,
the mentions of Speaker Reeds presiden-
tial proneness in Kansas publications, is
not what would be styled pyrotechnical,
at the most.
The papers of the Second district have
got Eugene Ware so nearly elected that
they have begun to wonder what effect
his poetry will have upon the house of rep
resentatives
The Atchison Champion says since its
fight on ingalls, its subscription list is
growing daily, 1t is highly probable that
the Champion has more Democratic sub
scribers than it ever had before.
A naval battle on the Marais des Cygnes
river which represented the running of the
confederate batteries at Island No 10,
Mississippi river, was feature of the cele-
bration at Osawatomie on the Fourth.
a Kansas editor was recently given a
50, 900 year appointment in Oklahoma.
In the matter OF appointments it appears
that Oklahoma is not as much child of
Kansas as Kansas is a parent of Okla
homa.
A paper out west speaks of Captain
Booth, of Larned, as being ''shelved."
The writer must be new to Kansas While
Mr.. Booth is a born Englishman his
vocabulary has never taken cognizance of
the word ''shelved."
The Kansas Farmer says it is not polit-
ical paper, but that it is just advising its
patrons. Some of the subscribers of the
Kansas Farmer do not turn to the
Humorous Column when they want
to laugh the hardest.
The Emporia Republican suggests that
the easiest way out ofthe dilemma which
confrOntS Senator Ingalls, is to withdraw
from the race. and thus save himself great
humiliation. What humiliation? OF being
beaten by the Republican?
One Butler county Alliance has lost
thirty-eight out of its forty-four Repubi-
can members since the Alliance ticket
was put out. Another has been substan-
TALLY wiped out, having been composed
almost entirely of Republicans.
Nobody outside the Emporia Republican
office knew year ago that a "hOuse
cleaning" meant a fight on Senator In
gals The Emporia paper must be al
most persuaded that it has been trying
to sweep out permanent fixture.
Dan Anthony says there is an ADLER
man in every county of the district than
Congressman Morrill,. He also says that
Morrill, intended to run for congress as
late as the middle of May. If Major Nor
rill is rendered the nomination, there is
prospect that the Times will move across
the river to SUillings in disgust.
Frank Mcclellan thinks that the burn
ing OF Father Eskridge's building was
retributive for publishing original pack
age advertisements Now will the seer of
the Topeka Journal tell the state what is
going to happen to Dan Anthony and
Leopold Brady and half dozen other
Kansas newspapers who do not let their
editorial sentiments encrOach on their
purses?