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Stephen B. Elkins, The Main Director

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Day
21
Month
December
Year
1891
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Public Domain
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paisiii oí ïsss, is ,-i resident ol Weet Virginia. Ali hrmiili belanging to the sou m and west, he ta a man cd excellent fcaete in art and Uterature. Be was bwn In Ohlo, on September ■2(ih 1841, al whieh unie that state was a comi)arativc wttdernsBB. In eaxly Uie ha went to Missouri and after attending tho ordinary district schools, etttered the Missouri State mivrrsity. ïrom whlcb he graduated in July 18(0. In 18(53 Jne went sti-U furtln-r west into New Mexico. In 1864 he was cbooen to the territorial legfcrtature. He was alecteU Bubsequea'tljr to the 43nl cangrena as a territorial delégate and was reelected to the 44th cangress. He had before bis election to congress, boen ehoscn to the Beat oí district attorncy and attorney-general of the territory and was also appolnted United States distri:-: attorney. He iilled Jus public positions to the utmost satisiactio'.i of his constituents. After the expiraöan of his congresslonal career, he entered Inlto business pursuits, Inveetlng his capital largely In iniiilnü propertiee. He was very succeeeful In this venturo and woon controlled many minee in Colorado, Xcw Mexico and W.-t Virginia. In a short Uane he beeame vwy wealthy and was known as one oí most fortúnate mine ownere of the acwithrwest. He ie a man of tliorough business habita ontl to tfafa muy be aaoribed the great Bucoeesea iiiat he has achteved. He ,wii to be a thorou.uïi and eliicirnt organizar and probebly to thle fact is due hte seleetlon as the real head oi the Blaine larees in the .ureat -. oí 1884. Sorially lic is a genial companion and hearty host. The apponitmciit of Mr. Elkins as Becretaxy oí was is regarded as a desire on Mr. Harrison's part to strengthen the republicnn party in AV. A'io-Kinia. Tlie last presldefriitlal electkm demonatratsd the fact that the protectkm wntinicnt s very trong in that state, and that the twoparties are se evfenly dividcd, tliat it may be elaMed among the doubtful states, and Mr. Harriwon evMently belièves that Mr. Elkins elevation to a cabinc t po.-iition wlU strengthen bis party. Anyhow there is no reason to doubt lint that Mr. Elkins will mako a good aecretary of war. Last week the incorporation oí the city oí Sun Angelo, Texas, (the name better be chaiiiied bo Lo Diablo) was abollöhed, on thie ground that the city embraced too mueh territory. Wlth tliis ■abolislmn'iit" goea ;i huge dein whicb the oorpocatlon had contracted, of which $10,000 was held in New York City. That is what tíhey cali "aharpness" down there. Most peopl womld cali it dlshone mi a par witH the JeH Davis llterature published last weck trom a "patriotle" Texae nexepaper. The n 'vs of the Budden death of Senator Plumb, of Kansas, at Washington, I). '.. Iat Sniulny from apoplexy, will be received with geni ral regrei throughout the country. Senator Plumi) was a good man, and the lns v, iU not only 1 ■ a gre&t une Kansas but lor the enttre country as well. Ie is bhought that KxSenator CngalU uil be appalnted to the senatorial vaoancy. It is doubtful i! eueh au appo4a1anent will be a wtse i ie. from a party standpoint. Had Ingalls aotöd litoe a itatesman, in liis recent poUtlcal reverses, there wonlcl be a b 't u-r teeling toward hlm. But w Kulkcl in liis t.'iit, and it is Baid never lifted his öngec to rcdeem Kansas from the thraldom of the AlliaiKf fallacy. In fact he endeavored to cast upan republlean party the l)lami' for the reverses that were attrilmtablc in a measure, perhaps, t his own inactivity and to a tidal wave of dtocootent that raged throiiKhout the whole country like an epidemie. The governor of Kansas niay lo well to allow IngallB to remain on the lecture platform. No ome wants liis Ann engagemeni cancelled, at any rata. Sound oyoi all waters, reaeb out f rom all lands, The chorous of rolces, i be cUsplng 01 hands : Blng hymns that were sung bj stars of tne Sing songs of the angels when Jesua was bornl Wltiigladjubllatlons Brinir lunu' nationgl Thedarï olght Ie ending and dawn hasbegun: Rise hope ot the ages, arise uke tne sun, All speech Qow to music.M'.l hrurts beiU ftojie!

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