The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-04
Along the Kansas Nile.

A Kansas politician yesterday out OF &
job, said: kick and the world kick,
with you, subside and you subside alone
Before a governor is nominated al
Hutchinson next week, the delegates are
liable to be bottled up for a good many
hours.
General Hudson. who got an appoint,
ment from Mckinley, a short time age
called Mckinley "the errand boy of tbs
Money Power"
Leedy will have no trouble at all II
getting a denomination. He has seventy
one counties cinched, wrapped up in tin
foil, and filed away.
A big battle in Cuba next Thursday
will cause people a week later to ask who
was nominated for governor by the Re-
| publicans at Hutchinson.
Kansas newspapers have caught a Mis-
souri, habit. Whenever a colored man
/ does something which people don't like
| he becomes "a burly negro"
| Dave Leahy accuses John Seaton Of say
| ing, Il am not captious." This is not
Seaton's phrase. 1t is. Il do not wish to
! appear captious, Mr.. Chairman"
Kansas" said a farmer who had been
visited by hail, is a great. big, fine COW
which gives a great, big, fine bucket OF
milk and then kicks 1t over"
The Frisco girls rush right up to the
Kansas volunteers and kiss them. Mrs.
Lease is there and as q representative
Kansas mother should put a stop to this.
The convention at Hutchinson will be
suspended while the seconds put fresh
saw-dust on the floor just before Bailey
and Dick Blue sail in for the nomination
of ongressman-at-large.
All the Populist weeklies are paying a
great deal Of attention 20 the condition Of
the Bank of Spain. Il IS hard for a Pop
uhst editor to keep away from the nnan-
cial side of any subject.
The Republicans are trying 10 get Jerry
Simpson place in the navy with the Idea
that he is a coward and would refuse u
if offered. They would be fooled there.
Simpson is not coward. and would make
a good officer on the sea
An appointment in the navy would be
fitting end TO Jerry Simpsons unique
career, and he should be accommodated
In the congressional fight he will be re-
tired in a common place way. not al al In
keeping with his meteor1c character.
Atchison GIobe:-LAeutenant A. s. Row
an, who made the perilous trip 10 Cuba,
has been promoted 10 lieutenant colonel.
the second officer in command OF regi-
ment. This IS in the regular army; after
the war Is over be viii stu lie Eeu-
tenant colonel We congratulate mod
est worthy gentleman o. a deserved pro
motion
Just before Levi Locken, a citizen OF
Gray county. died, the other day. Re ask
Cd that a flag be buried win hiu, and
n local
tells L thus.
As he lay upon MS death bed,
His loved ones gathered round,
He babe. when IN MS coffin
To have q flag around him wound:
Their. he turned with pride and honor,
To his sous 50 brave and tan.
NOV. dear sons. when duty demands x,
Listen 20 your couaIry's call
DO rot haste 20 the war il. biln6nsss.
son and see = you can save
ANY prey from those dark SpaniaT3s.
For. dear sons. ! know you're brave"
kinxnau Courier. joan c. Gcsea. ore
q the substantial farmers q Alien town
shiD. Who zas IL Kingnsr Oh Decoration
day. IN speaking e hA9 and wheat. r.
lated an incident tha; hzp2e1ed % klru
when he first came - TIE e5untgs abalt
eighteen years ago. lie SAID ks lad
crop ot wheat that year q over ere hEn-
6red acres Z ~zs very promising and
- Il had escaped hal. czlnca bugs etc.
ID % Ire very morning he had arranged
% commence eating i Re congratu.afs1
himself vsry nuca 81 rs Sooa foFtg1e-
Wh4ls Re was o8i.rg TIE rzacasas how
ever. and getting = rs&1y % Start sato
;hs deit. a haIlsteru came Up ard g1t n
It's work totally destroying TIE crop
sizcs then Mr. Goscn hzs never felt /
dad sara g crop EEzl - Id x
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