The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-09
Along the Kansas Nile,

There are now six hundred colored mer
in camp at Topeka.
Three colored volunteers from Atchlsor
! who deserted at Topeka have been ar
| rested.
| The Republican central committee will
secure a dwelling house in Topeka as
Republican headquarters.
| 1t IS Senator PETERS idea that he can
not be elected, but that he will enflade
Leedy's following for all that's out.
Ed. Little's regiment at Frisco may not
go TO Manila a all, but be sent TO Ari-
zona TO do police duty among the Indians.
Topeka has put a license of 50 coo ayear
on the trading stamp fraud and has end
ed that scheme so far as that town is con-
cerned.
He who makes two blades OF grass grow
where one has grown before is a public
benefactor, but not by increasing the pas
turage for chiggers.
The new police force IN Topeka will be
uniformed in dark blue with black SLOUGH
hats. Put helmets on them Black
SLOUGH hats are not pretty. or impressive
Ike Lambert, United States district at
torney, Will so into court in an attempt
TO make the express companies pay the
cost Of the revenue stamps on shipments
instead OF the shipper.
Turk Burk Of Atchison Is a cook In the
camp at Washington. He has sent his
friends picture OF himself in the act OF
cutting some of the bread he has made
himself. with a rip-saw.
Arthur Jones, who killed Mary Leishman
and himself at Emporia the other day.
was In love with the girl, who was not
good, and was jealous OF other boys. They
were sixteen years OF age.
There is growing feeling among the
leading Populists Of Kansas that the free
silver question should be dropped as an
issue and that the question Of monopolles
aud combinations should be substituted.
When the Kansas regiment first went
10 Chickamauga a volunteer from New
York watched them and said: IF had
kids and they couldn't play soldier better
than that I'd XIII EN-" Now the Kansas
boys are among the most proficient dill
ers In camp.
The Santa Re line running from Topeka
% AtChison - the main lire. not the
branch running 10 Kansas city. IN & n
early day Atchison people gave the Santa
Re railroad a bonus with the understand
ing that the Atchls0n line was always 70
De the main line.
TIE Connecticut Fire Insurance com
pauy has been fred from the state by
Webb NcSaL One q McSaIi's agents
went % Connecticut ard insisted on exam
!nicg the books Of the company and be-
ing paid for e. The company refused %
pay his fee Hence. NcHau bounced the
company from Kansas
Eureka Herald. William C''Deadsbot')
Bailey died Wednesday morning az ;hs
home OF his son. John Bailey. in Otter
Greek township. from paralysis. Er- Bai-
icy was = years Old ard rad been resi-
dent % Eureka and vicinity f0T a luu5er
% years Hunting ard fishing occupied
most % his tine. and years ago, before
his sTssiE1f failed hlrz. Re was coasltsrbc
one OF the beat Ezrksuaen 81 thls part %
the country he was taksn 81 about
I've months ago ard since that tine zas
been confined 10 tie hsns % hts so1-
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