The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-04
Along the Kansas Nile.

The Atchison Globe saysi I'VE didn't
Dewey thing to them"
Ralph ingalls, has enlisted. He gets his
fighting blood from his mother.
Leedy will not go to war. He tells a
friend privately that the rumor was a
Joke.
Jerry Simpson will be nominated for
congress-, and a sixteen-inch future is
loaded to the muzzls for him
The state war department fired a ma
tional salute at Topeka in honor of Dew
ey's victory. Topeka wasting the states
powder.
There is a belief in Topeka that the
Kansas troops will be sent to the Phil
ippines to hold that island That would
be picnic
BY a dazzling Hash of logic tina En-
poria Republican has proved that in order
to sustain McKinley's war policy 1t WITH
be necessary for the Republicans 20 nom
mate Major Hood for governor.
Funston, the younger. has gone TO
Washington to confer with Alger He will
be back in Kansas next Sunday. He Will
make an attempt to get Alger TO send
the Kansas boys to tho front first.
Kroenert Brothers OF Arkansas City
sent the poor reconcentrados OF Mstanzas
some pie plant. The natives had never
seen any before and wrote back 20 Ar
kansas City to find out how 10 use II.
Governor Leedy and Ed Little reviewed
the Abilene company. The Abilene boys
shouted: What's the matter with Lit
tle?'' and answered. Hes all right"
This made Leedy mad and he turned on
his heel and walked away.
Charles NJ. Sheldon has purchased the
Atchison Champion. In his first editorial
be shows signs Of success by using the
sentence: He don't always tell the
truth" A lack OF grammar is always
favorable sign in new editor In Kansas.
The truth Of the matter is that the slow
mobilization OF Kansas troops is in keep
ing with the spirit of the state during the
whole Cuban trouble That spirit has been
one OF composure. Kansas has not been
explosive with patriotism az any stage OF
the game. From the first the quietuds Of
Kansas has been surprise. The real
cause Of the repose probably lies IN the
fact that Kansas has been exhausted BY
nearly ten years hystsrical political ex-
citement.
Medicine Lodge Crescent:-W. G. Brss-
tow is patriotic and put out the first bunt-
ing displayed IN the city. The reason he
put out the flag OF the NetheriA1ds-Ied Cd.
white and blue horizontal bars-Tas be
cause he did not nave time to make biz
United States tag. The French STANDARD
Is blue. white and red. displayed up al
down. Mr. Bristo~ was born 10 Canads
and says be Is a citizen O. tie grand old
United States from choice and hence has
an advantage over citizens born IN this
country.
". " DHla-d- a cigar dealer q Fort
Scott, has an idea for ths comfort and
protection OF the Kansas soldiers who vii
go 20 Cuba Acting upon a rsoo1rneslds-
tlon Of Gen Mics 70 he eject that the
soldiers who 20 there should wear = blouse
made CT tentiag or awning c!0ta. Mr.. Dbl
lard has lad a suggested before TIE pso-
PIE % For. Scott p1ttlag forward TIE
plan thai 80 o. 10 of ne citizens should
furnish ire Soys each with such 8 blouse
IA case the goverznseat fslls 20 Go 80.
Mr. Billiards suggestion net with favor
araorE ne elJzens % Fost scott az5 ne
has now written a latter 20 Col Fred
Funston asking for . pattern By Ihtc5
ths 5.ousss cal % zS1e as they saOE1d
Be- lie sent TIA lssssr 60 CO <uaztoa
yesterday.