The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-02
PLAYED HIS PART
WICHITA BOY RAISED FIRST FLAG
OVER HAWAIIAN REPUBLIC
He Turned Cp in the Eagle once Last
Night and Modestly Told His Story-He
Set Up the Declaration of Independence
and then Fought in the Revoiutiou-He
Gave, Advice to the Goyerument-How
He Got there and His Subsequent Trials
and Tribulations

He Got there and His Subsequent Trials
and Tribulation..
'Sheney" Selig, a travelling member
OF the printers profession. known IN
almost every leading newspaper office
OF the country. but who has been 'out
OF the world" as he expressed il, for
the past three years, dropped into the
third story of the Eagle office last
night and came near falling dead when
he heard the click OF the typesetting
machines, for he had Travelled some
thing in the neighborhoOd OF 1000 miles
10 get work at his old trade, setting
type.
About three years ago he had his
salluSes down every night in the Eagle
office, like the balance OF the boys, pull
ing out for that good old four dollar
string, but Wichita became TOO famil-
lar TO him ana he yanked himself of
for some other country that he had
not seen.
'Sheeney" Is not "bum' by any
means for better worker never stood
up 10 case. bur he is one OF those
romantic gentlemen so frequently seen
in the ranks OF the craft. that itches
for new scenes and is not satisfied un-
Ill he sees them.
Well, TO make a long story short, Mr..
Selig hit the road" three years ago
Tor California, taking in ali the pleas
ure resorts and scenery of the west as
he went. He found work at San Fran
cisco and recuperated his financial
condition. Five dollars a night was
an easy mark for him. but the scenes
or San Francisco became too familiar
10 his eye and ne craved for a change.
One day he was down al the wharf
looking at old Pacific heaving and roll
ing and wondered what was beyond IT,.
He would like 10 take a trip over it,
but he did not understand how TO set
Chinese type. Just then wag on drove
up and loaded printing outfit.
Where is il going?" said "Sheeney."
TO Honolulu" said the driver.
Well" said ''Sheeney." II can go
wherever an outfit of American print
er's supplies CO." and off he went, not
having sou in his pocket
The captain threatened 10 throw him
overheard. but ''Sheeney" had a glib
tain that walking over the Pacific
ocean was not good. but that he
couldn't live on sea breeze alone. Hav-
ing select stock of stories he enter
tanned the captain very much and be-
fore the first day was over they drank
champagne together. When the print
ing outfit was set up at Honolulu
work and he got it
In due time the revolution broke out
and the Pacific Advertiser supported
il. With his own hand .'Sheeney" set
up the declaration of independence
and when the last line. down with the
queen was set "Sheeney' washed his
hands and took up the cause Of the
reVOlutiOniStS.
He was made a corporal and in due
time was promoted TO the position OF
sergent He helped TO raise the United
States flag over the Republic and be-
meath il hung a badge OF the Typo
graphical Union.
At the organization Of the republic
'Sheeney" flew high and his advice
and counsel went a long way with the
new government. He prospered as he
never prospered before, but OF all 9TH
er things poor "Sheeney could not
stand il was prosperity.
He saw Lilakulani frequently and
likens her 10 a certain woman in his
comprehensive acquaintance, which he
calls by the very euphonious name Of
*. c. Lie" whoever she may he. He
also saw Princess Kaulina and was
rather inclined 10 think she was sem
sible girl and one he might be willing
TO marry II the fortunes OF her house
had not fallen suddenly.
Il liked her more on account Of her i'm
maculate gall than her color" said
"Sheeney 10 a reporter.
What do you think she had the
nerve 10 do? She actually wanted the
republic 20 give her pension.
THAT guy. Cleveland" said "Shee-
ney," - would he hung If he went there.
The people regard MIN as the mesaest
man living"
What do you think OF President
Dolce"
..I1,.- = c.. ,,or - , ror.o, +, =
friend OF mine. / set up his answer 10
President Cleveland. He didn't do a
thing to Grover. but blister him all
over. ! told him one day that he skin
ned Cleveland like a summer coon and
he was so tickled that he didn'e do a
thing but reach down in his pocket and
give me a Cigar"
do they want annexation?"
They want IT bad II is a case OF
life and death with them out there. The
rOyalsts are doing everything possible
u overthrow the republic and IL they
do all the republicans will get their
heads cut off for treason. They want
to be annexed 10 the United States and
won't have anything 10 90 with any
other country
In due time ''Sheeney returned 20 The
United States; he pined 20 be back on
the Eagle again. As usual. he was
financially embarrassed. but ne sue
ceeded by his wits in getting back -
California He was then az the end OF
an American railway and that was as
good thing As he wanted. he had. 10
Some extent. however. lost his cum
ming, for Il has taken him two and one
half months to come from California 20
Wichita. He Travelled 500 miles with
ont getting a days work and some
times for three days at a time he was
compelled - subsist on brciied atmos-
pheTe and scrambled mountain seen
cry.
The first thing he dii after arriving
IN Wichita. Via the blind baggage. was
II run into the arms OF a policeman.
who took pity ~ his youth and inno-
cence and changed his mind bout put
ting him in the cooler.
'Shsney" Is all right There isn'.
man around the shop. but what would