Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-26
sUNFLowER sHADowINGs.
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Paris sends to foreign lands annually
$500, 0G0 worth of bon bons.
The Sumner county alliance at its last
| meeting reported 1. 400 members.
The state agricultural college at Man
haitian has 427 pupils at this time.
Sympathy extended by the Newton Re-
publican: Poor old Wichita did not get TO
see Nellie Bly,"
Twelve hundred rabbits were killed
during the last snow in the vicinity OF Al
toona, Wilson county.
Atchison Globe: If Nelly BLY, wanted to
be mean, she would go down the bay to
welcome Miss Bisland back to America.
The new chapel building at Washburn
college Topeka, is we'll under Roadway and
will be completed by June l at a cost OF
s35. 900.
Society item from the FL Dorado Re-
publican: Young Mrs. Jim Blaine who Is
suing her husband for divorce, did not
| attend Walker Blaine's funeral.
The bill to donate Fl. Hays military
reservation to the state of Kansas for SOL
diers' homes has been fayorably reported
by the committee on public lands
State Treasurer Hamilton presented his
formal resignation TO the governor yeSter-
uay 1T Is pfOudUlo tudI LIS SuCScSSoA
appointment will be made in few days.
The value of the school buildings in
junction City, says the Union, Is so5,Oo,
and we need several more rooms. Our
school population is /, 100 and the current
expenses are SO, AS.
There is rumor around that the en-
peror of Austria is going 10 abdlcate his
throne Here's another show for Jetmore,
Osborne, Campbell and the late Speaker
Booth to get mentioned" says the +!
Dorado Republican.
Congressman Peters yesterday presented
a monster petition, praying for substantial
appropriations to carry forward to practl-
Cal success a system of irrigation for the
reclamation of the lands of southeastern
Colorado and southwestern Kansas.
The Solomon Sentinel says that during
the month of December, 1889, the Union
Pacific shipped from that point 5OOO.OOO
pounds more freight than it did in the
same month the preceding year. Two 9TH
er roads show u similar increase, as does
also the express business.
Miss Sarah Brown, who succeeded Mrs.
Dudley Haskell as matron OF the lndlan
school at Lawrence, was the first woman
who ever made canvass for state once
in Kansas. She ran on the Democratic
ticket in 1881 for state superintendent OF
public instruction and was defeated.
Ex-Attorney General Bradford mas ex-
pressed his opinion that Will Baldwin
was not guilty, before the state board OF
pardons, during the argument TOR his re-
lease by W. d. Webb. Friends Of Bald
win feel certain that the board will report
faYorably on his pardon within sixty days.
There are many men of many minds and
so art gets various interpretations. Here
is one of them: what are they waiting
for?" says one prosaic old fellow to an
other, as they stand before the two figures
with bowed heads in the great painting OF
the "Angelus" waiting for the O'Clock
whistle SOS they can quit work, says
the other.
Bailey Waggener seems to have the
bulge on the business at AtchlSon. tie Is
mayor of the city. He is also lawyer. As
a lawyer he appears as counsel for vlolators
of the prohibitory law, and when they are
convicted he appeals the cases to the dis
trict court. Then he appears in his role as
mayor and instructS the city attorney &c
dismiss the cases so appealed in order that
his clients may escape punishment The
Champion truly says 1t Is a unique pro-
ceeding."
Congressman Peters, who lately gave
his district notice that he would decline TO
serve further because he cannot afford 1t,
uS ureS up HIS ilOuCuiy SApchSco az w osLi
iugton at $50 more than his salary, tie
pays $3.50 for his board and lodging. and a
stenographer to attend to his correspond
ence and send off his public documents and
seeds, costs him 800 month. His post
age is $50 a month. His cab hire is $50 or
$40 month. His newspaper subscription
aggregates about $50 per month. Then
there is a bill of $40 or $50 per month to a
man vino works the land Office for his con-
stituents. These items aggregate an ex-
pense of $3.50 or 500 per month. His incl
dental expenses are $50 per month.
81 am not candidate for senator" said
Mr., Peck to reporter of the Chicago
Tribune 81 appreciate the honor of being
suggested for this place, but there are
many reasons why l should not take 1t.
Senator Ingalls, is my personal friend
respect and admire MIN. He is man OF
national reputation. Kansas should hesi-
tate before displacing him. My friend
ship for Mr.. ingalls, would make my can
didacy an awkard thing. Then there are
ford to 90 to the United States senate. 1t
would be financial loss to me that could
not well afford. / have an ambition to be
in the senate some time. But it is ques-
ton If the time has come yet. | have
never held political Office except that of
United States attorney, and am not sure
that would like the excitement of politi-
cal life. No, certainly am not an active
candidate for the place. IL l were elected l
should undoubtedly accept the Office, but
as TO going into d campaign and fighting
for it, l certainly will do nothing of the
kind"
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