The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-24
Along the Kansas Nile.

Wheat is getting down to the poin,
where next August Jerry Simpson will
! arise and introduce his panic.
| Collins attorney, Goddard, was asked
| if he thought young Collins innocent. Il
! know he is innocent" Goddard answered.
| One Of the disagreeabIe things in the
| Collins trial is the demonstration that
| there are in Kansas towns men who can
be hired to kill.
During the coming campaign Jerry
Simpson will exhibit to his audiences the
| skin of an old keg of paint and will claim
IT is Tom Reeds scalp.
The Baker men point out that the worst
blow Leland received at the state con-
yentiOn was the Endorsement of Baker,
which the Leland men tried TO Kill.
A negro at the Collins trial at Topeka
being asked If he was ever in the peni-
Tertiary, said: Nav, sir; never was in
side no pen, let alone bein' in one"
Ed. Little has had his picture taken in
uniform and with a frown on his face
which would have made julius Caesar
sink to his knees with a low cry Of pain.
Young silas Porter made the speech at
the Kansas day "doings" at Omaha. Por-
ter is conner. He has a most astounding
habit OF saying something while orat-
ing.
The portrait Of Miss Frances Babcock,
the Lawrence belle, whom young Collins
loves, has got into the papers. Her por-
trait is very pretty. so she really must
be beautiful herself.
The Topeka Joints VIII all move up
stairs. The supreme court OF the United
States will some day hold that In To-
peka the Jurisdiction Of the chief Of police
Is only one story high.
Hitherto governors Of Kansas have
spent their first three months in office.
taking up the states time making po.iti-
cal appointments. Stanley VIII make all
his appointments on Inauguration day
The Collins trial at Topeka develops the
fact that one small bottle OF claTet SUI
fees 10 make four university students
feel gay. Nothing is 50 funny as al e. +.
fort 10 dissipate IA Prohibition town.
In the Collins trial x comes forcibly 70 1
ones mind that the testimony Of man 4
who il asked 10 Kill a man and doesn't +
At once inform the police. Is 10, vo7zh 4
much in c0nvfcting the man later. THIS
point is young Collins one remaining
hope.
The Republican papers viii rot make
2 successful Campaign On the Populists'
failure 20 pass a maximum freight rats /
av. The mailman freight rate law =
Row regarded as fraud ~ pre-ty nearly /
everybody, an6 most % the Popss,ists are
glad their legislature did not pass ore.
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