The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-17
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In Kansas, when the campaign opens
early it means close fight.
Up to date, Senator PETERS financial
measures will about fill a bushel measure.
Mrs. Leases mouth will hold its annual
spring opening al st. Louis, Oh the
twentieth of this month.
A Sixth district man, the editor of the
Russell Record, has been selected by Sen
ator Perkins as his private secretary.
The recent aurora borealis was a little
late for Kansas. A gigantic blush like
that would have been apropos after the
fall election of 1890.
Twenty-one designs for the Kansas
building at the worlds fair have been sub
mitted to the board of managers. A de-
sign will be chosen today.
Congressman Turner pauses in his
wild chase after the young man." to ex-
plain between gasps that Harrison will be
the Republican nominee.
Occasionally the country receives rude
shock from PETERS getting on the right
side of question. He is against closing
the worlds fair on Sunday.
Senator Ingalls, is always saying some
thing interesting. He declares that the
great economical and political battles of
the future will be fought in the Mississippi
valley.
The fact that several of Congressman
Clover's letters to friends in his district
have been lost gives rise to the suspicion
that Mr.. Clover has mistaken Washing
to fire-alarm box for letter box.
Politics are so dull in Mexico City that
nobody can be found to run for the presi-
more unusual by the fact that a Kansas
man-Tom Ryan-is on the ground,
1t is hardly proper to say that the lead
ing young orators at Topeka came out
neck and neck-but as there was good
deal of brain work in their efforts, that
sounds better than mouth and mouth.
A young lady writes to the En1poria Re-
publican to know whether in proposing to
young men this year, girls should get on
their knees. Mr.. Craig says the question
is not sufficiently clear, and adds, "On
whose knees?"
Great Caesar" exclaimed a Kansas
man, what time do havel First l
took whisky to cure a snake bite, then
took bichloride of gold to cure whisky
and now I'm hunting around after some
thing to cure the bichoride of gold"
David Overmeyer, the Democratic chief
of Kansas, says: ''If there was not a
fusion on some basis between the Demo
crat and Peoples party in the coming
campaign-who conformity have large
majority of the voters of Kansas-it would
be blunder that is worse than crime.
1t is said to be no uncommon thing for
the trainmen on the Denver, Memphis and
Atlantic to stop at the ponds in Stafford
county and kill dozen or so of ducks and
then proceed quietly on their way. The
passenger on board, who doesn't delight in
duck hunting, is, like the guest at the
Fish hotel who didn't like hash, liar
1t is told of an Alliance man who was
elected justice of the peace in a western
county, that all the library he possessed
was Cushing's manual. When his
first case was before him the pris-
oner plead mot guilty" DO I hear
q second" demanded the newly made
Judge. Il second the motion, quickly re-
piled the prisoners counsel. catching the
drift OF things "All in favor Of the ques-
ton as stated will signify by saying aye
There were two ayes from the prisoner
and lawyer. Contrary, no" There was
not sound and the LAWYER thought be
had bis man acquitted. but the judge
WASH as big fool as he appeared and
settling hack i'll his chair, he remarked:
The question will be referred to the COM
mittee of the whole subject TO debate.
Fire away"