Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-06
KANSAS TOPICS.

KANSAS TOPICS.
There has been an oversight here. No
Pop paper has yet spoken of the Republic
an nominee for state senator in the Riley
county district as a hired Hessin,"
After looking the generals over during
their visit to Wichita the EAGLE arrives
at the conclusion that almost anybody
couid become general II he knew how.
This Populist compaign doesn't seem at
all natural without Mrs. Lease, Mrs. Digrs-
Jen Hudson and the other old ladies'.
Folks who have met up with any con.
siderable number of ST. Mary's people can
understand some things better when wa
relate that the clothing merchant of the
town Is MIR. Gamlowski. while the fashions
able millner is Mrs. scheloski.
Time Is great reorganixer. Frank
Graves. who used to be the prohibition
prosecuting attorney in Pottawatomie
county. Is now resubmsslon Democratic
candidate for the legislature in Leaven-
worth county.
j. Z. Brown. who has just been nou,in.
ated for the legislature by the Republicans
OF greeley county. Is a fine type of the ed
ucated Irish gentleman. but in spite Of the
fact that he has been twelve years away
considerable burr-r-r on the end Of his
tongue.
Kansas farmers have always sworn by
Mayor Pingree. but If he Is going to de-
stroy their potato market by raising a crop
on every vacant town lot in the country
the entente cordiale ceases.
During the old soldiers reunion In To-
peka John Breidenthal entertained his faith
er-in-law. who is a esident OF Southern
Kansas. The old gentleman Is a Republic
an OF the most stalwart type and shakes
his head in sorrow whenever the question
of Johns politics comes up.
One Of the young theological students at
Baker university prints a piece in the pa
per in which he declares that no true Chris
tian should mingle In the turmoil of poll
tics. We can predict the awful fate of this
young man. He will grow up and marry
a girl by the name of Birdie.
Stockton business man recently adj
dressed letter to firm in Eleven
worth" He says he knew something was
the matter with the address but for the
life of him could not find ont what IL was
until he carried the envelope down to the
postmaster.
The Oklahoma papers are making great
ado over a man who claims to be a de-
scendent Of Pocahontas and who Is trying
to establish his identity before the Dawes
commission. Not to be left behind in this
historical procession 1t may be said Of Kan
sas that she has several descendants OF
John Smith.
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where the bride has her trousseau made in
Newton.
Commencing Monday. Major william
Warner gives Kansas six days Campaign
speaking. He appears at Columbus, Cir
ard. Fort Scott. Paola, Leavenworth and
Emporia.
Commenting on Mr.. Bryan's statement
that all poets are for free silver. the Osa-
watomie Journal sadly remarks: I'VE know
OF one poet who wants neither gold nor
silver. All he wants is space in this pa
per-"
George Washington White. who died at
Muscotah, Atchison county, last week, was
the sixth hnesl descendant of Resolved
White, who came to America on the May
flower. The local papers speak Of him as
the last survivor Of the Florida war, but
this is probably q mistake For many
years he has been a Justice Of the peace In
Atchison county, and his life was marked
by that rigid morality which came as an
.
Mrs L. NJ. Barnes, postmistress at Hook.
er, Decatur county, returned q happy an
swer to Populist patron Of her once. who
was boastinE that he never allowed q Re-
publican paper in his house. why. you
received a Republican paper through this
office just the other day, and seemed right
glad to get It," said the lady. what pa
PERI" demanded the Populist. bristling all
over. Your pension voucher, was the
reply. as the good woman smilinsly con-
tinued her task OF distributing the weekly
mail.
John Higgins. with his little Lansing
News. is hot on the trail Of H. A. Keefer,
the Popocrat nominee for the legislature
from the Eighth district. in Leavenworth
county. who declared in his speech accept
Ing the nomination that every time I meet
q Republican feel like shooting him with
q shotgun"
A bet Of e. 800 on the election Of Governor
Morrill, was posted in Topeka yesterday,
and found no takers. Since they lost con-
troll Of the insurance department OF the
state the Pops find dificuity In getting
enough money to even run a blum with.
Sergeant Henry Heuser. Of Troop G. Sec
ond United States cavalry, now stationed
at Fort Riley, Is champion carbine shot OF
the United States army. and probably Of
the world. Sergeant Heuser Is 20 years old.
and was born in Germany. For twenty
years he has been an enlisted man in the
re egular army. and during that time his
has been steadily improving
up to the point of winning the champion
ship. Three times in succession he has
won the buffalo" medal, given annually
n the competition shoot between distin-
yu,shed marksmen. These medals are val
given in the army. Strange as It may
'eem. Sergeant Heuser is nearly blind in
me eye, and partially so In the other, and
{ Is the wonder Of his comrades how he
an shoot at all. In 1890 while stationed at
Fort Huachuca. A. r, he had q hand-to-
land fight with q mountain bear. which
esulted in a terrible laceration of his face
md head. partially paralyxinE one side and
InectinE his eyes. In shooting he wears
.lasses. His hest records are In what is
;nown as ''skirmish firing" where speed
md Judgment OF distances are the essen
ials.
General A. B. Campbell arrived in Kan
as last week. and is visiting friends. He
vas released from the California insane
sylum some weeks ago, and Is said to
ave entirely recovered his health and
eason.
A bicycle club has been formed among
he faculty of the state university. with
he following officers: President, Chancel-
Or F. H. Snow; secretary, Professor f. NJ.
iopkins; treasurer Miss Eugene Calico:
aoemaker. Miss Carrie Watson: director
( the ambulance. Professor L. f. Sayre.
Ed Little found his Pop audiences were
Z, rIaasad u-ith his drunken sCOundrer'