The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-16
Along the Kansas Nile.

There Is a rumor at Newton that the
Santa Fe will buy the Arcade hotel there.
The hay crop of Butler county is so shor.
that the price of dry, juiceless grass has
doubled UP.
All old kansans now very foolishly re-
gard it as reelection on Sol. Millers men,
ory to read his paper the Troy Chief.
1t is no wonder the Republican ticket
in Barber county was elected. Chester
Long and Jerry Simpson were both fer
1t.
Kansas is of that mercurial nature that
she can not be prosperous without feeling
boom;sh; she can not feel poor without
feeling revolutionary.
If Cy. Leland is downed. the whole credit
must go to Dan Anthony of LeavAnwcr'h,
who has been fighting Cy. Leland steadily
for the last six years.
The Republicans of Rice county lost
both treasurer and sheriff, but claim that
they made the fight without the aid OF a
single speech from Bryan.
The Republican state executive commit
tee held meeting at Topeka last Saturday
night and Billy S;erne, although invited
to take part. refused to enter the room.
The Hutchinson News announces that
Newton has taken another citizen away
from Hutchinson, but adds with some sat
isfaction that the said citizen is weak
minded.
1--WE want no BOOM" said a wichita
man yesterday "An right" said the real
estate man. Suppose, then, you let me
sell your property for what you held L a
month ago" And the man who wanted
no boom said NIT and tIraed on his
heel.
P ]. Freling. the police commissioner
at Leavenworth who has been removed.
charges corruption in the board and an
nounces that he will make several ex-
poses. He will not The man who makes
exposes makes them without announcing
anything.
Sunday the Topeka Capital does Kansas
an injury which II ought 10 apologize for
at once. 1t has a dispatch from Leaven-
worth, Kansas, telling of the failure of
three banks. The dispatch was from Leay-
enworth. Indiana. No Kansas bank could
fail If it wanted 10.
Attorney General Boyle says he is not
a candidate for governor, or for congress /;
or for the presidency; but tha, ne is q
candidate for denomination n the at
torney generalship Kansas again falls on
her knees before young Mr.. Boyle. y man
with that moiesty is after her Own heart
The friends of H. G. Toler arc getting
ready 70 announce 20 the state .na- II. @.
Toler viii have TO be nominated for gov
ernor next spring in order 10 hold the two
factions in the Populst party in Sedgwick
county together. Sedgwick county can
elect or defeat the Populist ticket next
year.
In Lyon county, ". A. Randolph Is
Judge; \. G.. Randolph, a brother, IS pO-
licsman, Joe V. Randolph Is a member OF
the state board OF pardons, and Mrs. Fan
ME Vickry is 10 be assistant librarian. She
was also a Randolph. Mr.. Watson RAN
dolph is q teacher in the Emroria High
school.
Governor Leedy, who is a confirmed
theatre-gcer saw The Girl From Paris
last week and sad: such shows a. that
may suit some people. but they don';
please me, and am sorTy that l attended
IL Entertainments OF that character VII
soon degrade legitimate plays and play
ers. and the the&tres VII become the evtl
which ministers assert they now az
The Girl From Paris i a djsgEacsful
play
The Republicans OF Kansas elsctei f0Ir
women 10 county Offices az the rece1t eisc-
ton The position OF county su7eTintend-
ent has been about ne only ore hat wo-
men have attempted 10 set heretofore
but his year they started out after Others
Nettie Bonham was elscted register %
deeds IL Meade county; Kate johnson car
riei of the Office Of treasurer ot Norton
county; Stella Strait was chosen register
ot Bourbon county. and Della Leslie bea;
he Poputs; opponent about $. vo;ss f2-
county Clerk OF Brown county.