Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17
KANSAS TOPICS.

Ed Hoch is the only Kansas editor who
that the smoke of battle has cleared
away"
The Republicans Of the entire Third con-
gressional district succeeded in electing but
one membeE of the legislature.
Royal Matthews. of Mcpherson county,
will be the only Republican state senator
from the Seventh congressional district.
The Florence Bulletin says that Miss
Debit, VINO teaches school down there, i.
nevertheless credit.
Mr.. Glass, who is building that new
house at Chetopa, ought TO be sure that he
has not selected a rocky neighborhood.
The first serious setback Ed Little en-
counters in his race for the United States
senate is in the form Of an editorial from
old +. =. Elder indorsing him.
John Dial of Riley county, IS undergo
ing trial for shooting down American
flag under which he was compelled to pass
in going to the polls.
Out in Howling Hollow, Rush county, the
was elected president and that Hanna is
In the penitentiary undergoing a life SEN
tence.
No, Lysandcr. the Tears hotel at Tesrott
was not so called because the boarders
weep every time they hear the dinner bell.
In the course Of trial at Abilene the
other day Attorney Robert Kane brought
in Bible and read the story of Ahab and
Jezebc to the jury, but just the same the
verdict was in favor Of the woman.
The papers are condolinE with Professor
Dyche over the hardships he underwent
during his Alaska trip. but not word Is
said about the troubles he escaped by be-
ing absent. He didn't even know who had
been nominated for president until ne re-
turned after the election.
KiIling-two- -birds-with-onr- stone stem
from the Lebanon Criterion: Garnet W.
Hsop took his father 10 Kansas City
yesterday morning The doctor will have
an operation performed. and SIR Garnet
Will come home with another new suit Of
clothes.
Wonder II the ladies grab up their skirts
and scream every time Mr.. Mouse, OF Great
Bend, walks in among them?
Tho octopus money power of the East
hasn't things 50 entirely Its own way as
Appearances might seem to indicate. 4
D!2hton man holds note signed by a
brother Of Charles 4. Dana or tho %"w
York Sun. and he IS preparing 20 grind
chattel mortgage was filed at Enid the
other day In which one item Of property
was described A. follows: large black
.tfrI r,Nf &
Mary Ellen Lease. fresh last spring"
Miss Fanny the youngest daughter of
eX-CongregFman Harrison Kelley. was mar
! ricd AT burlington. to Nr. e. W. l.. Ar
mour. VINO viii take his bride to the far
! South to reside.
at is said remarks the Wichita Eagle
/ that Lucien Baker has ono smile that H."
| never displays. except when he hears som"
! ore conjecturinE who will control the fed
eral patronage for Karsaf."
! Pity Nelson gets in his last departing
! kick about that state accountant job which
| he I'D not rot by remarklng that the Pops
will hardly import anybody from England
TO I'LL the place.
/ People who have had kilograms handed
/ them in the midst NJ banquet which an
/
! family can appreciate the feelings Of Nnsas
/ Bush. OF Minneanolls who received a mes
! sage In the midst or the celebration or
I the election of Mckinley which Informed
/ him that his son mad bHcn elected IN the
J legislature of Washington as PopulIst.
! The Populistic Osborne News has at last
! satisfactorily accounted for thr election OF
/ Mckinley. II SAYS 81 was through an IN
| holy combination Of rum. Romanism, Meth
odsm Bob Tngcrsoll and the devil.
Thomas Hughes. formerly editor or the
, Marysvilie News but FOR many years pub
| Usher OF d Nc ewsUapnr in Albuquerque, has
! just been elected member Of tn" territorial
! council n New Mexico In 1876 Hughes was
I a presidential elertor in Kansas, and will
] be remembered as the hero or victim cf an
| amorous adventure during the Tnecting Of
/ the electors at Topeka, which was Of eX-
tremey high flavor.
! Will n. jenkins who was one Of tho first
/ proprietors Of the Smith County Pioneer.
but who removed 20 Washington Territory
! In 1880 hss just been elected secretary Of
/ state Of Washington On the PopIl!st tick
/ er. When jenkins first went 20 the terri
[ tory ne founded the WnatcoTn Reyeilie and
secured some land, which made him rich as
| the town grew. He fOuric a national
| bank ard speoulated in coal mines. but the
| collapse cf the Washington boom rode him
. of his feet and ne lost his fortune. where
upon he naturally became Populist.
| George W. Boggs vas ten years ago a
| well known and respt sted citizen OF stock
ton. Rocks county. He sTgTatfd to Wash
ingtOn Territory and in course OF time be