The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-09
Along the Kansas Nile.

The world waits anxiously to hear of
Leedy's opinion on Dewey's plan OF battle
az Manila.
An old Indian fighter says that Dewey's
idea of circling while fighting was stolen
from the red men.
At Winfield when the troops pulled out
for Topeka the old men at the depot cried
more than the young girls.
Bryan had an enjoyable time at Pea
body. In his speech he referred eulogical-
| ly to Sampson and Dewey.
The poor. old, somnolent Kansas City
Times calls Dewey's victory the great
est naval feat "of the century"
Il don't see" said a PopuIist yester-
day, why the Money Power stood by and
let Dewey muss up the Spaniards that
way"
The average biscuit virtuoso at Topeka
almost cries when he thinks OF all those
nice boys in Camp Leeedy going of to
be shot.
Fred Funston. It Is said. may remain
in Washington on the STAFF of General
Miles. He will be glad to get away from
Governor Leedy.
The fellows I'm Kansas who were talk
ing of the west seeding two years ago,
are now trying to discover how they ever
got In that frame OF mind.
w F. White the Santa Fe oficlaI who
W. F. White the Santa Fe official who
recently died is said to have left his wife
in such poor circumstances that she has
had to set up a milliiery establishment
in Chicago.
When the women the Mothers Con-
LII gr1a
shook Mrs. McKinley's hand and said: Il
hope you do not allow wine on the table
in the White House?" Il allow it when
WISH snapped back Mrs, Mckinley.
A Kansas man can always go everybody
one better. Yesterday one man said:
Dewey, you see moved IN a circle"
well" said the second man. "he could
only fire the guns none side Of his ships
He ought to have moved In a double re-
verse circle"
w Z Stanley viii knock the opera
house idea IN Kansas politics out Cy,
Leland Owls an opera house. Bowersock
Of Lawrence owns an opera house. Nor
riu OF Hiawatha owns an opera house.
Seaton OF Atchison owns an opera house
The opera house ring must 90.
The biggest picnic in Kansas this fan
Will Dc LfAE ; tGAHA de3a-Ai@A GtAlAE-
son. A large portion OF Simpsons own
party is against him and they are 50 bold
about IT that they will turn out 70 his
meetings and 1eer him and ply him with
knotty questions Simpson viii be sheived
forever after next November. He has
been tenacious politically. but the Strength
has gone out OF MS claws and he VIII
have 10 drop from the limb where he has
hung 50 long.
Atchison Globe: Admiral George Dewey.
unknown yesterday. famous today. \
hundred years after he IL dead. Ms sX-
plot q; Manila vii be tod IN the Schooi
books. Els fame has already passed that
q Farrazut and Perry. and IN history Re
will probably be the greatest American (
naval hero. rs exploit was remark /
able ore: eleven Spanish vessels sunk IN I
der Spanish forrffcasions. and only SIX 1
American sailors wounded The victory (
was due largely 70 The superiority o. re !
American feet but Dewey showed rare 4
BRAVERY IL entering the ensmys hzFbor 4
at night and showing himself ready fer 4
battle AZ daylight. X EAs 3 magnificent 4
performance. trEfy. Last January Dew 4
ey sailed from san Francisco % fake 4
charge u TIRE ASatsc squadron. u.odest 4
American sailor Today he L. al America 4
hero: stiu m0tsst. a. 81 true heroes ara I