Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-10
KANSAS TOPICS.

Rev. ". X. Loofbnurrow. who has APP
! piled for the position of chaplain of the
| senate, Is the man who resigned by request
! the position of professor of natural sci
ences in the Wesleyan college at Salina.
I after holding il one year. OF late he has
! been running d Pop paper in Rawlins cour-
! ty.
! The Fredonia Citizen says Congressman
! kirkpatrick has set his heart upon the
I place of minister TO Bolivia, now held by
! Tom Moonlight, OF Leavenworth, which
! pays 5000 per annum.
! Another instance of how a mans wife
may become of substantial political use 10
! him is reported from Rocks county. where
| the Republican nominee for county clerl.
/ had married into numerous Democrat tie
| family and secured through his kin folks
Il majority of six votes. In these close po-
| litical times there ought to be d valuable
! suggestion in this.
Eric Cole makes affidavit that it cost
| him $40 to discover that when it comes to
| the selection of an appellate judge beauty
| cuts no ice.
In 1876 Webb NcNan was doorkeeper in
| the lower house. In 1888 he was assistant
| sergeant-at-arms of the same body In
| 1885 he was member of the house and in
! 1889 he fell pierced with 5000 cold PopuliSt
| bullets while stormfng the breastworks as
| candidate for congress. He now claims
| to carry in his pocket the documents which
assure his resurrection a member of tha
board of railroad commissioners. This has
ty sketch is presented in reply to a Corre-
| spondent who wants to know if McNan
ever held Office
The people of Leavenworth probably do
not remember that once upon a time they
came very near losing the military post
which has been so long a valuable adjunct
to that city. on July 81, 1852, Colonel T
Y. FauntlerOy, who was then in command
of the First Dragons and OF Fort Leaven-
worth, recommended TO the secretary of
war that the post be abandoned and a new
one established at the present site of Fort
Riley. He even recommended that certain
money which had been appropriated for
repairs be withheld. The post at Fort
Riley was established that year under the
name of Camp Center, but for some rea-
son LeavenWorth was not abandoned.
The Populists who believe that this
country is rapidly drifting under dominion
of the British appear to have overlooked
the fact that Kansas was once governed
solely by the common law of England and
that the drift has been the other way.
On January 49, 1916. the territorial legisla-
ture of Missouri passed an act declaring
that the common law of England should
be the sole law of Missouri, and at that
time Kansas was part of Missouri. If there
was a Pop alive in Kansas at that time
he certainly died Of fits.
Abe Lincoln is announced as a candidate
for postmaster at Mound City, from which
We infer that he is that kind of Repub-
l;Can.
Speaking of funny condolences, there is
woman in Graham county who is the
daughter of a Priest, the wife of Church
and the mother OF a Bshop-these being
the names of her father, husband and son.
That tale related in the kilograms of an
Alabama girl who shot a young man a
couple of times and then married him
calls the method employed by George
Bardsley, one Oe the eariy-day sheriffs of
Ellis county, in appointing his deputies.
One night he was called TO Chris Riiey's
saloon, where Texas Frank newly ar
rived desperate in Hays City. was shoot
ing OUT the place-a performance which
consisted of the promisCuouS firing of his
gun" at the barkeeper, byStanders, lamps,
bottles and pictures. Sheriff Bardsley
grabbed the first weapon handy in his own
saloon. which happened to be double
barreied shotgun, and proceeded to Riley's
on the run. Dashing in, he ordered Frank
to throw up his hands. and the response
was bullet from Franks A. Letting go
both barrels of his shotgun, Bardsley
brought the desperate to the floor so full
of shot holes that he couldn't hold either
air or water. Frank was not killed. how
ever, and in course of time recovered un-
IL 1t,
the county Jail. Presently it was observed
that the Texas man was walking around
town without guard and a little later the
people were astonished to find him serving
legal papers and making arrests. Bardsiey
was approached by a newspaper man at
this time, when the following colloquy took
place:
the reporter.
Yep was the sententious response of
BardsIey.
How does that Gomez" was the next in
quiry.
We'll, you see" said Bardsley, "most
sheriffs appoint their deputies. but 1 like
to shoot mine"
After twenty-four years Of uncomplain-
ing and inexplicable silence eX-Lieutenant
Governor p. p. Elder has published an ed
itorial in his own paper. the OTTAWA Times,
in which he denies that he ever uttered
the famous expression, Them words is
Latin This denial comes like a bolt of
lightning out of a clear sky, for so often
has the expression been attributed to him
and so generally has it been admitted to
Kansas literature that no one for mo
ment doubted its authenticity. Indeed, up
on It rested much of the fame which has
come to old Governor Elder, and it is
doubtful If he has done himself a service
by denying the authorship.
1t will be remembered that in 1872 Grand
Duke Alexis, of Russia. made a tour of the
United States. He visited Topeka and
spent ten days on the plains of Western
Kansas hunting buffalo. on January %
he was given a reception by the Kansas
legislature, then in session. and the nat
ural head of the legislative committee
which escorted him over the capitol build
ing was p. p Elder who was then lieuten-
ant governor He was taken to every por-
ton of the building. and Governor Elder
pointed out to him everything deemed of
sufficient interest 10 entertain his royal
dukelets. Finally the party reached the
entrance to Representative hall. over which
is inscribed the motto Of Kansas. ''Ad as
ira per aspera." ClutChing Alexis by the
coat sleeve, Governor Elder stopped him,
and. pointing TO the motto, said with min
gled pride and earnestness: 'Dook, them
words is Latin
This is the story. and in denying it Gov
ernor Elder has not only shattered Kan
sas classic, but he has also revealed him
self in new LIGHT to his DeOple In the