The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-17
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Dunkin of Pumpkin has announced hi:
intention of running next fall for the state
senate.
Speaker Elder is opposed to fusion. 'Lei
The Democrats CO." he says; "We don't
need them"
The hoop skirt jeff Davis wore when he
was captured will be exhibited at the
Grand Army encampment at Atchison.
The Topeka postoffice forwarded to
| Washington the other day a letter address
Ell to Jerry Simpson, Z. 5. Capitol, Tope-
ka, Kansas.
Wheat all over the state is doing finely.
The new year opens up like Kansas could
count on couple of three-ring circuses, at
least, during the coming summer
| If Congressman OTIS baby daughter has
not been named, the christening should
| by all means be deferred until the sugges-
| ton can get to Washington to call her
! Lease.
| Is there man anywhere who does not
| believe that Kansas is better off now than
| last year? Last winter eastern Kansas
was flooded with beggars from western
Kansas asking for aid.
| The Rev Father Innis, Catholic priest
of Lawrence. has written book entitled
''Octavius" The Rev. J. w. d. Ander-
son, Methodist preacher, reviews the
book in the Baker Index, and calls it ga
Kansas Ben Hur."
A topeka man named Hess hankered
after foreign appointment, but labored
in vain, until one day the bright thought
struck him to move to Indiana. He went
to indianapolis, and last week received
the appointment of consul to Constanti-
nople.
Whats Jones. the statesman, so hot
about?" "The railroad didn't send him
any pass But he refused one last
year," 'Yes, and made capital out Of
refusing it. Now he's minus the pass,
and hasn't anything to make capital cut
of. That's why he's hot"
Every one of the Kansas congressman
has presented petition to congress from
citizens, asking that the worlds fair be
closed on Sundays. Tuesday, Congress
man Baker presented three petitions. from
citizens of the Sixth district against any
appropriations by congress for the Colum-
bian exposition unless the same be closed
on Sunday.
The managers of 1.-THE Clemenceau
Case had some tremors as to whether the
moral town of Newton would stand a wo-
man supposed to be naked posing on the
stage. This fear, however, was speedily
eliminated After the studio scene part of
the audience reared up on their hind legs
and howled. 1t wasn't what they expect
ed. 1t was too mild.
There is said to be a curious stone in
northwestern Kansas which serves the
people instead of barometer. This stone
turns black or blush gray when bad
weather is approaching, and fine weather
has the effect of turning it almost white.
Some of the people are superstitious in re-
gard to the stone, but scientists say that
its changes in color are due to salts con-
tanned in its composition.
The conundrum fiend came up into the
EAGLE office yesterday and after seeing
that he left the doors behind him all open,
wanted to know why the letter as" was
like the Alliance. OF course everybody
gave it up, and he said it was because it
was the end of Ingalls,. The fend was
gone like flash, but there is a piece Of
scalp and some new bloodstains on the
cast-iron editorial paperweight.
1t is quite natural that. having as large
a correspondence as Senator Plumb had,
there should have been letters written to
him near the time of his death which he
never received. One of these was from !
Tom Ryan, minister to Mexico. 1t was !
read to the senate by Senator Perkins, |
Tuesday, and relates to the return of flags |
and other trophies captured from Mexico |
during our war with that country.
All the Kansas Alliance congressman
are said to have improved somewhat in
appearance since their arrival in Wash
ngton, with the single exception of Ben
Clover. He is as seedy as ever A Kan
san just returned from Washington relates
his: One day Clover was standing on the
corner of one of the busiest streets in the
capital, taking in the sights. A benevo-
ent old lady came along, and catching
sight of him, was evidently struck with
in his appearance. She paused.
opened her purse and dropped dime into
lis hand, and before Clover could get his
yoice muttered "Poor manV' compassion
Itely and hurried on.