The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-26
Alono the Kansas Nile.

Leland VIII carry his night for Crum FOL
marshal before President Mckinley.
There are seven million dollars more
bank deposits in Kansas in October, 1887
than there was in October, 1896.
Advertising cannot do everything. Fol-
instance, it seems 10 be totally inefficient
to get Jerre Botkin an audience.
The farmers on the Populist tickets il
Kansas this fall are not leasing homes il
town before the election this year.
A Kansas man recently returned from
Washington, says everybody is afraid o.
President Mckinley, including MARI
Hanna.
The joints at Newton are closed up al
tight as jug. You can not secure liquor
for love or money and several people arr
slowly dying of thirst.
VIII White, who is literary, writes FOL
his paper, the Emporia Gazette. but no
in the editorial and local departments. He
writes most of the advertisements.
II. G. Toler's boom for governor has b.
come so serious that some of his best
friends are getting the wardensh;p looh
in their eyes and Toler is getting scared.
Not single new daily newspaper was
coming forward now. Charley Scott OF
lola will begin the publication OF one this
week.
Leland and Senator Baker had a con-
ference In Topeka Saturday. Leland de-
manded that Baker drop Sterne and ap-
point Crum for marshal. Baker refused
TO do 1t.
1t is not difficult to carry a bucket of
water. But some boys can not do 1t. The
people Of Kansas delegated Populism to
carry its state treasury and the Populist
spilled it
The Topeka papers are slandering the
Hutchinson militia. Hutchinson should
join the anti-Topeka league and instruct
the ticket agent there TO tear all tickets
TO Topeka.
PETER was never a farmer. When he
went TO the senate 1t is said that one day
he tried TO argue with a man that COW
had six teats, and would not believe that
she had only four, until the man showed
him.
Charles Finch of Lawrence has caught
onto Bryan's real reason for refusing 10
support Henry George. Georges election
would mean that he would be a candidate
for the presidency. Bryan is a brigh; poE-
tician.
The Populist papers are claiming that
90 per cent OF that &, 40 Bryan received al
Wichita VIII be gwen TO the silver cam
paigr committee. This is rot. Bryan
bought Nebraska farm with that money
II the Popul:sts want proof they can have
il
A summary OF the report of "a Of the
rS
October :, furnished by Bank Commits
s.oner John w. Breidenthal. makes the
best showing ever recorded by Kansas
banks With eigh; banks with. It Is est
mated. IL million dollars % deposits yet
TO be heard from. the deposits amount 70
81. 80. 7lSI5. Last October the 80 state
and private banks had On deposit ss5--o.-
1913, making the increase S6.i75.6lG7s-a
n,tle more than - per cent Loans Aave
Increased. bu; 10, II me same ratio. Las:
year they were 81, s.. Il ~. o. nsarty one
third o, million more than TIE deposits
This year tAe loans are sc 81 s-l-s. OF -.
millions less than the deposits
The reserve Of cash and sight exchange
has increased aInos; - Per cent since
year ago. and Z, Is believed that She1 al
the reports are in the increase VII Be fully
- per cent. z lot more. Lsst year al
the banks had IL ready cash ard SIGH;
exchange s. - S&S This year those re-
ported have SO 81 ss1- s4-a net Increase @
s. l3 S14l Tire anxiety 10 pay debts
seems 10 have affected he banks ss much
as Z has individuals. for bills payable
have been reduced from ss7l. - 2 Il o-to-
Der, KS. 70 sz1 II n October. i27, a -
duc;ion % about . 1s- cent TIE FEN
due from other banks. sight sxshsnEe'
Jumped from s.esa7s s. 20 S7ssi sc1S. a.
most double last years SacWiaz and n
the banks yst 70 report keep ~ tie aver
age iae Increase vii - easily 10 os.
cent