Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-19

The Lawrence Journal calls attention to
the fact that the next session of the Kan.
sas legislature will have, Beans. Bacon
and Cook.
When Newt Try gets time between dodg-
ing those brickbats which come whirling
down out of Western Kansas he will prob
! ably grow sorry that he spoke.
The Wichita Eagle appears to have TAX
ell Judge Dennisons senatorial boom ex-
clusively in charge, but It is no use, for
that appellate court clerkship is already
| promised.
The only Office in Saline county which
the Pops cannot reach is potentate of the
Mystic Shrine, and that has just fallen
to Hon. Jerry Mohler.
Kansas. remarks the Galveston Trib-
une, ought to send Mr.. Lease to the leg
| stature, where he might have an oppor-
tunity to become speaker of the house
once"
Congressman Miller has introduced a bill
granting pension of $40 a month to Col
onel Rev. Allen Buckner. who is known
as the fighting preacher"
Speaking of the rumor that Cy Leland
will not get anything because he is op-
posed by most of the congressman from
Kansas, Sol Miller revives the memory
that the Kansas congressman were all for
Tom Reed and opposed to Mckinley-from
which he draws the conclusion that Kan
sas congressman will not cut much ice.
Kansas will watch with great deal of
interest and solicitation the efforts of Kan
sas City to erect a monument to Thomas
H Benton. Her people owe to him more
thar one important obligation, not the
least of which is on account of his valiant
opposition TO the repeal of the Missouri
compromise. IT was he who introduced in
congress in 1924 the resolution which re-
suited in the laying out of the great road
known as the Santa Fe trail from Inde-
pendence across the state of Kansas to
New Mexico He was also behind the
movement which, in 1853, sent Abeard
Guthrie knocking at the doors of congress
for recognition of Kansas a territory.
But possibly the foremost claim of Kan
sas for right to participate in honors to
the great Missouri statesman lies in the
fact that he was once recorded as voter
in the territory. On the poll books of the
election held at Kickapoo. Leavenworth
county, January 4. 1858, one of the first
names recorded is that of Thomas II. Ben
ton. 1t is also true that upon the same
books may be found the names of Horace
Greeley. President Buchanan, William
II. Seward and other distinguished men
whose patronymicS were no doubt used to
account for the unlawful presence of lust
so many MissourianS-but il is there lust
the same, and. rightly or wrongly. gives
Kansas a quasi claim upon the eminent
statesman.
That Abilene man who has been chased
off the premises three times in as many
weeks by his better half would probably
syllogism until it read; Every mans
house is his wife's castle"
T. C. Henry who was known In Kansas
as the wheat king, but who of late years
has been operating in Colorado, has gone
to the City of Mexico where II is said
he will engage in some large enterprise
with ample capital.
F. NJ Benefel. of MONTGOMERY county,
who was one of the late Iamented Re
publican electors, has gone to Washington
on sCme public business about which the
local paper makes considerable mystery
However. Mr.. Benefiel is very much of a
gentleman and will not pass through Cam
ton without stopping 10 pay his respects
The Belle Plaine News relates that on
Thanksgiving day the town entertained
N. Grant Houstan. the young man who Sc
cured comfortable slice of fame by be-
ing baptized in the river Jordan by De-
Witt Talmage. Mr.. Houstan was on his
way to Oklahoma, where ne has a claim.
A few weeks ago the papers were filed
with accounts, humorous or otherwise of
Mrs. Samuel Dundon. of Kirwin. who shot
at her attending physician when he pre-
scented his bill. The lady declares that
she did not shoot at the doctor because