The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-12
Along the Kansas Nile.

Bryan said at Peabody: Save Cuba
first; then America"
An Atchiscn girl took to school with her
pet wolf Mary and her little lamb
naturally hid out
After trying in VAN 70 locate the Span
ish squadron the Lawrence World came
to the conclusion that Hillmon is acting
as pilot.
The public school system at lola is for
ty years old.--older by one more year than
the town. for E log cabin schco. preceded
the location of the city,
Topeka is a confirmed drainer. Some
Topeka girls got 200 OF the Kansas vo4-
unteers encamped there to subscribe for
the Ladies Home Journal.
IN the Kansas school history a rapid
reader can Iun across a battle every ten
minutes. But they don't happen that way
in the present Spanish war.
The other day at lola man was ar.
rested with a sack full of beer. The man
was put in solitary confinement and so
was the beer. but in different cells.
Some Of the Kansas papers are already
quarrelling about Dewey's politics Some
say he is a Republican; some a Democrat
He is from Vermont and the chances are
he is third party Prohibitionist.
The Emporia Republican makes the
claim that the convention for the Fourth
district that met in Emporia the other
day was the best appearing that had ever
been on exhibition In Kansas before.
An Emporia woman has laid In gro
ceries for year. She is not going 10 let
Spanish blockade of Lyon county incon-
venience her.
II the war should be over next July and
the bread riots would cease at the same
time In italy. wheat might drop a whole
dollar from y1.&. Then Jerry Simpson
VIII claim Il is his panic doing It,
Captain Grinstead. Of the Wellington
company, writes home from Topeka that
he is having a good time. He doesn't ex-
pect 70 have MS commission as captain
revoked because he Is drawing a pen
sion.
A man at lola made a speech the other
night in which he said that at Manila
every time the Spanish zunners shot at
Devey's ship great phantom arose up
on the water and stopped the ball. OF
course il was the Maine.
Southern Kansas had a funny rurnor
Monday night. II came from Fort Worth
and was 20 the effect that Sampson had
licked the Spanish feet but lost the Cir
cinnau. Il Is not known Thy the fele-
graph operator at Fort Worth has Il In
for the Cincinnati
Dave Lsaby. TIE v-Iehits Eagle says
the world IS au1iousiy waiting % hear
Governor Lsedy-'s opinion ~ Dewey's VIC
tory The governor Sss The first exscu-
i've on earth 70 rztfv g. The moment
the news arrived IN Kansas he odere4
tweuty-one guns fired fn honor q &.
That's What the governor thought OF The
victory. ana The Basic car make tie most
or IL.
Frank Montgomery. from Topeka: Far
21sr A ". Smith Of McPhsrsou. ulii not
90 70 wa 81 ;hs heas q & Kansas regi-
ment az present. When Governor I>es6y
issued ais proclamation f0r volunteers.
Farmer Smith came Up here m ias rsxf
train and applied sor cclouelcv. lie has
been pallinE tbs strings ever slncs To-Day
Re WAS osliso ia;o IRE creative orzcs Aaa
plainly tod 5T tie governor THAI - ceuia
not CT plscz now- TaS governor slEo
;urnsz eowa ex-senator Il r. Kelly. wAa
wanted 70 bs slzEierrI Rs;eg. Judge J. p
Nfslgks1 10 tAs third kzcPhsrson uAo 20 (
- disappointed Re vas siA,@e for - /
eaPEssseT % TIE G2Fsoa- McPAsrEoa co--- /
pzuy. TIE NcPAsrxon hcYs. hows~e-. car
cls6ec tAAt they wo@ls rather have tAs 4
Two Ie-tenxrss than f1s captain. 80 taey
gave Aa-so1 the cuaEzresr. TzyEos 4
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