The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-17
MORRILL, OUT OF IT
DECLARES POSITIVELY THAT HE
DOESN'T WANT A sENATOBSHIP.

At the Same Time He 10 Very Careful Not
to Say Whether He Favors ingalls, or
Burton for the Place. but Doesn't Hest
tate to Speak . Kind Word for Judge
johnson of the supreme Bench-Pro-
fessor Dyche Says Starvation Is the
Trouble with North Pole Expeditions
Kansas News
Topeka. Nov. 1s.-During the con-
test for United States senator last win
ter some OF Governor Norrill's friends
suggested his name as the compromise
candidate when il seemed that the con-
ditions would produce a deadlock IN
the legislature
Some Of the Kansas papers have
again taken up the Governors name
and are urging him to consent to be
come a candidate TO succeed Senator
W. A PETER.
While in conversation with a COM
pany OF newspaper writers yesterday
afternoon Governor Morrill, stated that
under no circumstances would he con-
sent to become a candidate for senator.
The governor talked freely upon the
subject and announced positively that
nothing could induce him 10 permit
the use of his name.
Questions as 10 mis- favorite for the
position were neatly parted by the
governor and he would not In any man
ner express his preference. The gov
erncr was questioned as 70 his opinion
49,
OF Justice ". a. Johnston OF the su-
preme court. The governor said: jus
rice Johnston is one of the purest and
ablest men in Kansas, and his election
as United States senator from this state
would insure an honorable, upright,
careful and conscientious representa-
tive Of this commonwealth in that
body"
DYCHE AND THE POLE.
W. H. Sears of Lawrence, VINO was in
the city yesterday. states that there
are al present two persons in mis- town
upon whom the interest of the commun-
ity is conferred These are Professor
Dyche and Kickapoo Elweli. The for
mer, according TO Mr.. Sears, is not sat
1sfied with retiring upon water-com-
munication and diptaerla cure celebrity
has now expressed his intention of GO
ing to the North pole. He will under
take the voyage of exploFa ton in a
systematic manner and take advantage
of the mistakes of his predecessors
Professor Dyche says that the failure
of every expedition since that OF Keene
has been due TO starvation and he in
tends to prepare for this difficulty
He WITH take ten men with provisions
for ten years and viii adopt the dress
rxf . 10 =
kept up with civiliza ton for a distance
at least. by means Of a species of teie-
graph and Professor Dyche is conf
dent that the expedition win be sue
cess.
ElweH has recently returned from
Cuba. He believes that the CsIbans
Will without doubt be successful in
their struggle for freedom. as, he says,
they in every case put UP the best fight
They do not need men nor money, but
arms and ammunition Many recruits
are turned away. he states, because
there are no arms for them, except .
The frequently reported
Spanish victories he explains In a man.
ner very creditable to the Cubans. A..
small band of them makes an attack
upon a troop of Spanish, cutting them
with their machettes and after the
SITugSIS DeCCTncS Close e3HQ CUBAN
makes a point of capturing a gun from /
one OF the enemy and retreating.
TAKEN FOR A COON.
A sad hunting acident has befallen |
Arthur Johnson, of Paramount town. |
ship in Leavenworth county Last I
night his fsther-in-Iaw, Mr..
Pegley, who has been east the past I
year, returned home and brought nine /
hounds. Among the number were /
some fine coon dogs.
Mr.. Johnson prevailed on the old /
gent to go coon hunting. After TAX
ing a few horns for themselves and one
for the dogs, the party started for 1he
woods. 1t being very dark, objects
were hard to distinguish. Soon. how
EVER, the dogs treed something Pegley
sent Arthur up the tree to investi gate.
In attempting to shake the animal out
Of the tree. ne slipped and fell 70 the |
ground below, some twenty feet.
He had no sooner hit the earth than |
he dogs had hold of him. Pegley be-
ng as deaf as a post, could not hear
he calls for help. but was encouraging
he dogs 10 take hold. Had 1t not been
or Mat Barnes. an old friend. who was
lear by. he would have been killed.
,egley was very sorry when told OF his
mistake. but said ne thought the dogs
lad hold Of a coon At this writing
Re is resting easy. but his friends fear
he shock and loss of flesh will prove
90 much for his delicate constipation.