The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-04
Along the Kansas Nile,

It has come out that Cy. Lelan1 drinks
Hunyadi water so that he can have some
taste in his mouth for apple-jack to take
cut
Miss Emma Kelly, the Kansas girl who
went to Klondike, did not marry Niger
jim, but a man named Wilson, who is
very rich.
eff nominated" writes the editor who
is against Boggs and doesn't want Boggs
to know it, "If nominated Mr.. Boggs will
be elected"
The Hutchinson News says that ground
hog could have seen his shadow, but he
is like Bryan, and has shut his eyes and
refused to see any change in the last
eighteen months.
If Kansas wants a Republican candidate
for governor who will not have TO be led
around like an animal to a log-chain to
be introduced to people, the Republicans
want to nominate w. E. Stanley.
Ben Henderson, Populist, says that
Leedy is permitting the joints in Kansas
City, Kansas, to run on a promise from
the Missouri brewers that they WIN put
up his campaign expenses this fall.
Ben Henderson. the Kansas City, Kan,
Populist who has attacked Leedy. is the
man who said when Lewelling tried for
governor a second time that he would
chang his head in shame if he were
elected.
W. E. Stanley is the only Republican
aspirant for governor who rides bicycle.
John Seaton is too cautious to ride one;
Hood too dgnifed; Edwards too fat; Hes
sian, too busy, and Coburn, because he
has q hobby.
Topeka is fighting the new federal court
bill with all the weapons at its command.
The town has even gone so far as to put
out a rumor that Sam Peters has given
up hope of the bill passing. He has done
no such thing.
Reverend J. e. Brandt, of Coffey county,
at the temperance blowout demanded
that the governor send a company of mi
litia to Wichita TO suppress the town. IF
that company comes it viii be ducked in
the Arkansas river.
The temperance reunion at Topeka
mourned that the Prohibition law Is more
fagrantly violated than ever. 1t did not
have the honesty TO confess that there
is more temperance in Kansas today than
there ever was before.
Bishop Vincent. of the Methodist church
at the Prohibition meeting at Topeka,
demanded that a campaign be begun
against the chewing gum habit Leedy has
not yet instructed the police commissions
10 collect fines from merchants selling
gum.
The temperance Prohlbitionists at To-
peka took w a collection 70 which a great
number Of people contributed, but among
them was not a single politician IN any
party. The politicians are afraid Of Pro-
hibition, just as they used 70 be slaves
/ TO the idea
Al the temperance meeting in Topeka,
/ a resolution calling on all temperance
/ people 10 buy goods OF merchants advo
eating Prohibition was voted down. Tie
/ Prohibiti0nis5s have gwen up the boycott
/ idea So have the Populists Kansas
| people are only unfair when they are an
/ cry.
/ In the fx-up and rnix-up. Wichita IS 10
/ have the governor. E-npoTia The state
/ printer. Atchison attorney general. Law
| renee state treasurer and Kansas City,
I Kansas. speaker Of the house Topeka
/ has the United States marshal and Lesy-
env0rth the senator. Everybody VIII be
I satisfied unless il Is the rest Of The state
/ The fine thing in w. E. stsniey's candi-
/ Gacy Is thai he has never been mixed up
/ IN a 5ob" In state politics He Is rot
( ricb- He has never claimed 20 bs a far
mer- de has never been candidate fog
= state Office before He has never been
q crank He IS not al orator" BIZ;
I he can make a speech that viii make 2
{ tin-roof curl up for Joy. he never possd
as q great mar he never got up n the
middle Of tAe night % get bis name II the
+ newspapers. DE has never l0GfesI about
I the hotels n ToT.eka- He doesn't bay his
| household goOds a. kzns4s City AEo 1s
| cant sing.