The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-15
AIono the Kansas Nile.

Wednesday the First district went up
TO the 300 ballot and was still voting.
The Emporia Republican is for inter
vention, independence and then anneA@-
ton of Cuba
Terry Simpson voted against war. In
this he was consistent He mas never oeei
for free Cuba
II think" said a Populist doubtfuliy
that if the Money Power Is go
ing to sto this war, it had better
get a move on it."
Dick Wake, the old Topeka codger
who raised so much stink in this state
is now in Utah, leading Prohlbiuon
fight.
II has now been definitely settled that
none of the Republican aspirants for gov
ernor belongs to any faction. Eacn mas
denied the charge.
Farmer Funston says he formerly be-
lieved in the free coinage OF silver SIX
teen to one. He heard all the evidence
and changed his mind.
A philosopher at Preston saws: Ma
ture in making a goose requires lots OF
ouills. but a man can make goose Oh
himself with only one Quill.
An irritated subscriber writes in to know
why when war is actually imminent THIS
naper doesn't contain something ABOUT
the use of the bicycle in war.
Tom Anderson is out with statement
that If John Seaton is elected governor
there will not be a joint in Topeka in
thirty DAYS. They will be all saloons
one commendable thing may be said
! of the Populist delegation in congress
/ from Kansas. With the exception of Jer-
nv Simpson they have kept their mouths
shut.
| The editor of the Lincoln Post, the
principal Bryan organ in Nebraska. was
! in Kansas the other day and had TO ask
some one the name of the governor OF
! Kansas.
/ Il can't understand said an old SOL
der Yesterday. how Consul General Lee
can take 50 much pride in being dubbed
/ Yankee What a good poultice thirty-hve
! years makes.
! After the First district congressional
/ convention is finished Leland will break
with John Seaton and come out for Hood.
unless Seaton, who has the power, nornl-
mates Leland's man Bailey
| The Populists must be getting awfuiiy
| tired of changing about. Now that war
/ is imminent they are all changing back 70
the position that war is brought on in or
der TO obscure domestic wrongs
/ First Ieedy said that Mckinley was
getting I'D the war In order 10 increase
! the standing army in order 70 xiii OF
( laboring men. He now says that Mchin-
, lev will not declare war because the
Money Power will not let him
Arkansas City Traveller: In the win
dow OF Howard Bros hardware store
can be seen an old-fsshioned spinning
1 wheel, and. by the way, 1t is quite 4 curl
osity in these days Of improved machiD-
cry. About twelve years ago farmer
ordered a spinning-wheel OF Howard
Bros. The firm did not have the wheel
in stock. so they ordered II. When the
. wheel came they were 70 notify the far
mer. but before it arrived they lost the
address Of the purchaser The wheel has
been al the store ever since, waiting for
the farmer 10 come and get X.
Medicine Lodge Index: There has been
much excitement in the southern pa--
of Barber county lately over fever
tick scare: but investiga ton has shown
that there Is no cause for alarm Among
the stock uaen OF the county Tho arc best
Informed n the matter IS George L
Graves OF Elw0od township. Mr.. Graves
was IN the city last week and. IN speak
ing Of the ticks. said: Much OF tas
Texas fever scare In the south par q
the county seems 70 De more scare than
anything else I inspected 90 bead q
southern eattle brought from the Chick
asaw IN December ard took ticks from
them WHICH sent 70 Chief Government
Inspector Dean a. Kansas CITY Mr.
Dean says these ticks are not fever ticks,
( ard states, also. THAI tas tick that lays
the szz thai produces iAe terer tick has
. & life % nus more than = 20 = GAYS
and that the fever ticks fan from ~
cattle not later than January x a. which
tine they sre killed by frost On zccouz'
Of their delicate nature Consequently
the ticks Row on cattle w1ntsre4 here 81
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