The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-15

the French war office would perhaps
show not only duplicity on the part of
Russia, but systematic treachery with
in the French lines. To calm the pub
lies rising suspicion, a victim had to
be secured. Dreyfus, even if he were
guilty, was probably a small factor in
the rottenness of the war department.
But he had German name and was
Jew. In his case a secret trial would
be Endorsed by all the anti-Semite
forces.
Luetgert talks like it wouldn't be well
to leave him alone with that jury and
the middle vat.
lola wrote a letter to the president; De
LONE wrote one of the president. All
propositions seem to be dangerous.
If lola is found guilty he will have six
months to remain in jail If jailed, he
will enjoy every moment of his confne-
ment.
In order to hurt Stanley, some of the
newspapers are calling w. E. Stanley, w.
Eugene Stanley. His first name is ''W.
E" in Wichita.
Captain Kids treasure has been. loca-
ted again. 1t bids fair TO be perpetual, as
Kidd could see 1873 coming and buried
nothing but gold.
a few weeks ago war in the east seemed
inevitable, but there appears to be a spe-
ciaI providence for children, drunkards,
Turkey and China
Thomas Bracket Reed, 1t is thought, is
trimming his sails for president in 1900.
Mr.. Reed will have not big goggled-
eyed green thing done to him.
It turns out that John Sherman was
ignored in the incidents surrounding the
De LONE matter. Washington still keeps
the secret in regard TO Sherman.
So far not a single farmer has an
nounced himself as a candidate for gov
ernor Of Kansas. And stranger still. not
a single candidate has announced him
self farmer"
Governor Tanner of Illinois has ordered
Mckinley to free Cuba. Mckinley will
pay no attention to him. Pingree is the
only governor who has right to dictate
to the government
1t is not starvation or cold which makes
the Klondike dangerous. but lawlessness.
1t is curious how some men shed ell their
decency the minute they set out of reach
of a policeman's club.
1t IS pleasant TO note that Queen Vic
toria's speech to parliament was conserv-
alive, Untold harm might have been
done by an utterance from her in the hot
ecstasy Of heady youth.
Dom Paul Kruger. according TO the re-
turns. has been triumphantly elected
president of the Transvaal again, and is
ready TO introduce Jameson to any num-
her of irate buzz-saws on a moments no.
tice.
The bacillus of whooping cough has
been discovered by a scientist. a fair idea
of what it looks like can be had by drop
ping a piece of fresh liver from the fifth
story window and then examining the
splash on the sidewalk.
ST. Valentine was burned at the stake.
However, il is only fair 10 Mr.. Valentine
20 say that he did not invent the comic
valentine They came later and there is
reason TO believe that the man who in
vented them was nicely boiled alive.
De LONE insists that the translation OF
his letter was unfair; that the word he
used was not low politician" but pop
ularity-seeking politician" Politicians
who are not seeking popularity should
cali on De Lone. He wants TO see one.
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