The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-26
Along the Kansas Nile.

Will Whites next book will be called
Anchors of the Sum-
The eastern papers refer to CaIderhead's
speech as "hysterical.''
One thing has been found which the new
Populist chief of police at Topeka can do
He can play the banjo.
Candor compels the editor of the Kiows
Review to say that the local cemetery
needs cleaning up badly.
At a recital at Arkansas City the other
evening a Miss Sumpter went through
Lists Rigoletto de Verdi without a
gasp.
The policemen appointed by the Leedy
commission in Topeka are incompetent, so
much so that the Populist papars there
score them.
The criminal courts expenses for Cow
ley county have beer uniformly decreasing
for years. In 1893 these expenses were
81 900; in 1896, $500.
Leecy's appearance on the floor Of the
senate lobbying against the abolition OF
Offices is said 10 be unprecedented in the
executive Office OF Kansas.
The people of Anthony have given up
hope of train service on the Frisco. They
say that they do not want one train a
day, as II would do them no good.
Charles Butler of ElDorado has an old
lthograph of Carroll Hall. Fortress Mon
roe, where JEFF Davis was made prisoner
when Butler was guard there.
When the Andrews Opera company re-
Gently appeared in Newton the whole town
turned out to hear the Misses Price. who
80 ff.-a IN
ton.
Prince Metley OF Pratt viii not attend
the Inauguration. He has received an in
timation from Mckinley that the pro-
cession would try to stragglc along with
out him.
The feeling among the Populist legisla-
tors at Topeka is: We have done our
selves up anyway. and they can't do more
than beat U.s. Go ahead and do what you
want to-
Senator Baker. with his usual conserva-
tism SAYS: Civil service in my opinion
has been extended beyond all reasonable
grounds" Why not say II is hombug,
as Grosvenor did?
Speaking Of McKinley's alleged purpose
of abrogstIne Cleveland's civil service list
the Emporia Republican thinks II would be
a good idea II Mckinley abrogated Growers
whole administration.
Last Saturday evening some fellows at
Caldwell got 70 dreaming among the fumes
OF their Bquor about the good old days
and went on; and proceeded 10 shock the
said community by shooting up the town
Tire Winfield council and the vsterEorks
company have settled their quarrel The
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prior TO January Is. 1897. and si.21o annual
ly for the remaining SIX years o. the con-
tract. payable twice a year.
n - Sac . a railroad engineer O. re
Santa Re who should oe remembered.
Ahead OF Macs train TIE ether Day was q
pony running away with two children OF
It's back A wire fence was a. the sl1s
Of tie road. AID Mac saw Il Ae passed the
beast IL SoElt shy into this He therefore
stopped the train ard Iet ire pony get O.;
OF TIE road
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