The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-10
Along the Kansas Nile.

keeVef OF Topeka WlLHuFeW rum lHc
speakership race. OF late years Topeka is
not suffering from apoplexy at least.
The best about Kansas is her springs
and it is pleasant to know that its COM
ing is beyond the control of any legisla-
ture. special or ordinary.
The state printer will be elected at To-
peka week from today. after which
politics for two years hence will begin
with its usual early vigor.
The railroads are doing their best to
keep out of politics and should be encour-
aged On their way to the Inaugural
ton Governor Stanley's family paid their
fare
Ieedy's board of pardons resigned just
before Leedy retired and Stanley IS not
expected to re-appoint board. He is
under express promise to the people not
TO appoint one.
With a Kansas orator when he is to
speak in a small town, he is billed" for
a speech; when he is to speak in large
town he is booked" for a speech; and
when he is invited to a banquet TO talk,
he is down" for a speech.
Senator Ryan, a Populist Of Crawford
county, says that the new court Of visi-
taton is given express power to grant
railroads the privilege Of hiring non-un-
ion labor in the event the court Of vista
ton finds the railroads blameless.
The fight for the federal judgeship is
between Hook and Horton. Broderick and
Peters are also in the race. The appoint
ment is in the hands of the president.
Leland and Baker think that Hook is
sure. Curtis thinks Horton will win.
Breidenthai was biffed early between
the eyes by the legislature. which refused
to monkey with his banking bill. Breid-
enthal made his first. and perhaps fatal
mistake in leadership by getting an Of
flee and appealing TO the courts to help
him hold it.
A public school teacher in Arkansas City
whipped q boy for hugging and kissing
the little girls in the cloak room. Later
in the day the teacher, during the enter
tainment hour. told the children what
great hero TIObson was and how he sank
the Merrimac.
There is always liable to be a surprise
| in the appointment Of judges By the pres
| ident Politics II the case cuts smaller
| figure than usual II IS thought that
| when president appoints a federal
! Judge he always confers with men from
| the state involved who are out OF poll
| tics. 1t IS said that Justice Brewer VIII
next federal judge for Kansas.
! Allen. Stanley's private secretary. was
| standing on Il Poo Hill when the artil-
/ lery duel outside Santiago opened Near
| HIM. and OF his size, was the Japanese
| attache who had come up on pony and
dismouuted When the first shell broke
( overhead. everybody scattered. and the
/ colored man holding tne Jap's horse
/ grabbed Allen and yellas: 'Heah, Ms
/ tab. heah's 20 boss" II don't want
horse" Allen yelled as he galloped down
| the hill. 4 want hole"
The retirement Of Judge Q. G. Foster
| from the federal bench Will mark the
/ closing OF one q the most interesting le-
gal terms IN the history 81 American
/ Jurisprudence. Only two federal Judges
row living ara older than Judge Foster
! in point q service. They are Judges John
! J. Jackson Of Parksrsburg Va. who was
appointed IN 1851. and Judge James Locke
OF jacksonville, Ia, who Z-as appointed
IN 1s72. Judge Foster received his con-
mission March - 1874 Judge Foster was
perhaps the youngest nan ever appointed
70 the federal bench. Wien he received
MS commission from President Grant he
vas barely = years old. George S1zr-
re The FL cent r-erk - Judge F0s-er
court VITO Ea- Nlg-aeetE HFefE- al4 aETtI.-a-
u the department for twenty-five years
saws E.s earliest recollection q Judge
Foster was n "a wnen 81 came over
from Atch son - assume t1e duties %
hiz onsce. During Judge Posters term q
oryyc@ mary famous cases Rave been tired
Fa has sentenced many men wag we're
aste-wzrs executed lie has tried cases
which involved a money value ranging
from ssa 1y1 40 f. railroad t1rsc,JF1re
SUITS down 20 nominal SUNNI J. was
Jrsee Foster w1o fF~r tried ths El.--u
rsze in 10 The fsuogs cas- wh.ch
seems destined 20 70 thuuderlng doTE TIE
ages unsettled. has bsen tired - three
judges s.rce Judge Poster took ne nrEf
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