Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26


less money power is still forcing Hon. John
P. Altgeld to put the gold clause into his
leases.
Let US hope the success of Mr.. Bryan's
discourses on Ancient Landmarks" may
not be interrupted by any showers of an
cient eggs.
Entering the senatorial cage and feeding
the animals raw meat, however, is not to be
a continuous performance. Herr Olney
simply improvised it as a special holiday
advertisement.
The refusal of the New York courts to
recognize South Dakota divorces may be
merely another attempt of the plutocratic
East 10 crush the struggling West.
The downtrodden toiling masses continue
to be heard from. Mrs. Hetty Green has
lust registered a vigorous protest against
trusts.
The suggestion of Ambassador Eustis
that the United States may help Spain
subdue Cuba is almost as good joke as
President Cleveland's reference to ''our
surplus"
England's earthquakes have subsided and
Spain has also quit shaklng-since hearing
from Olney.
Times must be improving when bloused
workingman like Matthew S. Quay can
give a dinner to thirty-four United States
senators.
The lesson of the Chicago bank failure
is that returning prosperity is not strong
enough to overcome wholesale peculations
by reckless bank officials.
kansas should elect somebody to the
senate with a few brains" says the Wich-
ita Eagle. What's the matter with Peffer?
Hasn't he few enough?
Kentuckians may be found in almost
every Western state. A killing at country
church has just occurred up in Iowa.
Hetty Green says if she were a politician
she would be Democrat, but omits to say
what particular office she would try for.
Secretary Carlisle says revenue legisla-
ton is not necessary. 1t doesn't seem to
have occurred to Mr.. Carlisle that deficits
are Objectionable.
A California young man has made eight
unsuccessful attempts to kill himself be-
cause life is a failure. In his case it seems
that death is something Of failure also.
Missouri has about completed a year of
political laundering, and will begin another
with the reelection of Senator Vest.
Senator Stewards Washington newspaper
has gone into the hands of a receiver.
Hunting the criminals of '7S with blum
derbuss doesn't seem to be profitable en-
| ployment.
Chicago girls do not take kindly to the
mistletoe scheme" remarks the Times
Herald. Perhaps they think it is some sort
of reflection on their feet.
1t will be noticed that the senate is in
no hurry to lay before the president the
house bill prohibiting liquor selling at the
capitol.
Mr.. Whitney seems to be thoroughly and
unreservedly married. He hasn't been
heard from since the plunge.
Governor-elect Leedy was forced to flee
from Topeka to escape the office seekers
Mr.. Leedy. 1t will be remembered, was
elected by a party whose cardinal princi-
pie is that the Office should seek the man
Wild corn has been discovered in Ari-
zona. An occasional crop of wild oats ii
also located in that territory.
The sultan has been given ten days ir
which to show disposition to keep his
promises of reform. At the expiration OF
this period if the required showing has not
been made the powers will hold a confer
ence and determine when the next ultima.
tum shall be issued