Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-10
KANSAS TOPICS.

secure for some man a great reputation
as an orator. This year 1t is Hon. Hill P.
Wilson, of Hays City. who is said by his
audience to have made the best speech ever
delivered west OF the Sixth principal meri-
dian. The case of Mr.. Wilson offers a
contradiction to the commonly accepted
idea that a man must m in mis- ear
Iy years to make an orator out Of himself.
He never attempted a public speech until
after he was 40 years old.
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Ellsworth ingalls, either has SOM infor-
nation or a strong suspicion. He says the
appointment of a United States marshal for
Kansas is going to be the biggest surprise
of the year.
A very warm admirer of Chief Justice
Doster informs Topics that the real ambi-'
ton Of Doster's life is to become a United
States senator. He chafes under the re-
straint imposed upon his remarkable soci-
illogical views by the position of supreme
court judge.
Those resolutions against State Senator
Hanna by the Dickinson county Populists
could hardly rave been hotter If the Ohio
Hanna had been their object.
Doster's epigram, Jurisdiction, like ap-
petite, grows by what 1t is fed upon," is
entitled to exemption in the case of board
ing house prunes.
The Arkansas City Traveller has discov-
cred a lot of men who thank God for the
discovery that it Injuries bluegrass to cut
it before it has gone to seed.
Senator PETER enters a prompt and ener-
getic declination to the offer of a nominal
ton for governor made by the Republicans
in behalf of the Populists.
The Pops are rejoicing over an alleged
admission made by Bailie Waggener be-
fore the railroad assessors the other day.
He was seeking a reduction in the Missouri
Pacific taxes and asserted that the entire
Kansas system of 1000 miles could be built
for 100000, which is 81. 600 a mile. This
is within 5000 a mile of Governor Leedy's
estimate on his South pole road, but it
should be remembered that It takes no ac-
count of equipment.
go
I'VE prefer" says the Atchison Globe,
"our cherries boiled; we nave an idea that
a boiled worm wouldn't be as apt to cause
trouble as a live one"
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The Wichita Eagle calls attention TO the
fact that Mrs. Durrant has distinguished
for her determination 10 be pres
ent at her sons execution. 1t came all the
way lrOm calvary.
The Council Grove Republican has dis
that the self-same Cheyenne In
dams who have been ~rampaging in Mon
a fought a battle thirty years ago
with the Kaw Indians at a point near
Grove.
The Republicans can well afford to pay
bills at Topeka. There never was a
Populistic idol so badly shattered as when
the boy orator appeared before the Kan |
sas legislature. He was so tame tina the
Populists hid out all the next day.
The good that men do lives after them
at least in the case of Ottawa. where the
poker games are being raided, with Joe
1908 miles away.
1t is now pretty definitely understood
Chef Long does not wish to run for
but that fellows from outside the
district are urging him on. It will
soon be announced that Mr.. Long has de-
ermined to run for his old place in con-
gress. which is as it ought to be.
Two thousand people gathered on the
banks of the creek at Meriden last Sun
day. to witness the baptizing of thirty-two
converts. Ten OF the candidates were
sprinkled, eighteen were immersed with
the backward dip and four insisted on !
dips forward, after the teachings of
bunker faith. Right in the midst of
ceremony a woman who was eagerly
-~ubbernecking fell off the bank into the
creek. and it took a lot of work to resus-
,itate her.
Dick MAR, editor of the Enid Democrat.
had a peculiar experience at Wellinston
he other day. He and his wife entered a
hack to proceed to the hotel. when one
Charles Wilkinson, whose wife had run
,f with a handsomer man about a month
before, ran after the hack shouting for
dair to stop. The carriage was stopped and
wilkinson demanded to know who the
woman in it was, and, upon being in
'ormed that it was Mrs. MAR. he went
way apparently satisfied. A little later.
however, he appeared at the hotel and de-
handed to see MAR. When that gentleman
appeared Wilkinson accused him of having
Yrs. wilkinson hid away in the hotel. Att
r some rather hot talk MAR escorted his
wife downstairs 10 give Wilkinson a look
It her. and the injured husband then apol-
'gized and went away satisfied.
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Governor Leedy," says the Hutchinson
News. will have to send on a new guard
o take the place of Alva Sweezy. That
.OuAS gentleman u OhSt ulOTe ClOineu IN
he garments of a private citizen, and will
10 longer serve in the reformatory. The
'oung gentleman says hat he wanted a
days vacation, and couldn't get an
as to whether he could have it or
lot. He told the powers that vacations
If they wouldn't allow II, he would
the matter in his own hands. and they
ould take their job and go to any point
pleased-and he designated one which
lie thought would be suitable. So one more
at the reformatory has broken
pose on a wild race after a man to fill it.
ir. Sweezy is a very bright young man of
City, and has waded through the
Kansas university and Harvard. After he
ot out of school, owing to some unfortu-
ate circumstance the reform idea got into