The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-26
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Two more men fell from the capito
building Saturday and were injured
Farmer Smith has Rugged more mel
than any other man west of the Missis
sippi.
1t is reported that Partridge, the Chicago
grain plunger, lived for two years neal
Medicine Lodge, Kan.
The Smiths and Browns are divided
Smith county is for Smith and Brown
county is for Morrill,.
The partisan Republican has noted thai
the Democratic convention at Salina die
not indorse the Kelley cure.
Congressman Baker is in favor of abol
ishing our army and navy. So once, wa
England, and Mexico and Chill.
Kansas congressman have hard time.
Clover is blamed for taking nap, and
Funston is charged with taking nip.
The new stone steps of the north and
south wings of the state capitol are wild,
enough to admit of sixty men walking uI
abreast
Bernard Kelley is still in a precarioul
condition, having passed bad night, Sat
urday. There are still fears that he vii
not recover.
Bishop Thomas, the Episcopal bishop o
Kansas, was bitten by a dog at Ottaws
last week. Fears are entertained that the
dog was mad.
John J. ingalls, says that western roads
are like the roof of the Arkansas Traveller
it did not leak when it was dry and
could not be fixed when it was raining.
Ali the Kansas congressman voted tt
GUST Rockwell, the Democratic congress
man, and seat Noyes, the Republican.
Noyes' case was SO righteous that even
Jerry Simpson felt compelled to vote with
the Republicans
Jerry Simpson has two lines, one baited
| for Republican votes and one for Demo
! cratic votes. He talks free trade one day
| and votes for seating a Republican congress
man next day. However, Jerry puts the
| best bait on his Democratic line.
| A steam pillow which turns eighty -four
inches at one round is at work near Lyons.
Mr.. Collier of the Topeka Journal suggests
that its labor saving capacity would be
doubled if it had a photograph attached
to do the swearing when it strikes a
stump.
Bill Nye must have been talking to
Alexander Butts. Speaking of a tall,
gaunt cat of the Theodore Thomas vari-
ety." he says: HE had wild expression
of countenance like John J. Ingalls, when
powerful electric light strikes his spec
tacles just right.
DR.. l.. B. Gillette of Marion, Kan, who
is the Kansas agent of Lord Scully, who
owns about 200, 900 acres of land in Kansas,
Nebraska and Illinois, his Kansas possess
ions numbering about $1,000 acres, started
Monday for London, England, to make his
report to Lord Scully.
General Butler in his book, referred to
John Brown as "Pottawatomie Brown"
which caused some of the papers to laugh
at him. Now comes o. E. Learnard, one of
the ''old crowd" in Kansas, who says that
''Pottawatome Brown" and not "Ossa-
watomie Brown" is right. What does
Web. Wilder say?
Here is something new in Kansas poll
tics Nearly every Republican nominee
for congress will be named by young men
in Kansas, this year The fortune of the
young crowd is working out by Itself. The
big tight is going to be at Topeka and the
old fellows all light out for the state con-
vention and leave the congressional dele
cation in charge of the young men.
1t is said that three of the Republican
candidates for governor have already or
dered swallow-tailed suits for the inaug-
uration.
"What disgraceful figure he must make
and how big his mouth must be-"
"Who?"
"Well, see here that every time Con-
gresham Clover opens his mouth he puts
his foot in it"
During a debate in congress some years
ago Blaine lost his temper. After the
discussion was over an Illinois congress
man said to him: ''Mr. Blaine, am not
very familiar with you, aud so l cannot
speak with you as freely as I would to an
old friend; but feel that ought to tell
you that you made a - fool of your
self yesterday" Blaine answered with a
sigh: Il am afraid l did forget myself"
Then breaking into chuckle he added:
What kind of language do you use when
reproving man with whom you consider
yourself thoroughly intimate?"
A stranger approached John K Wright
at Topeka the other day and asked:
SIS this Mr.. Wright"
you're right" said the candidate for
governor
mo; I'm not Wright. Ny name is
Jones. l was told that you were Mr..
Wright"
"That's right" and the candidate
nodded pleasantly.
mo, no" said the other, thinking the
nod pointed out a man standing near;
chats not Wright; that's Bill Jones, my
brother"
Look here, SIR" said the candidate,
getting furried, Pm Wright"
Have your way, then" said the
"but you are not right-don't /
know Bill Jones when see him." and the !
walked away with panied ex-
preston on his face.
a LETTER FROM THE WHOLESALE