The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-11
Along the Kansas Nile.

The Populists are making the claim that
! If Leedy had been president the war with
| Spain would have lasted only thirty days.
Governor LeeGy owes Wichita $50. 600.
The city would have been that much
| ahead had he abolished the police com
mission when he went in.
1t has been discovered that Shakespeare
was a a neuropath. That is, he believed
that sleep was a great remedy. So did
Congressman Clover of Kansas, and it
killed him politically.
A Fort Scott girl ran off from home
and came to Wichita to get married. Her
parents had her arrested and taken back
to Fort Scott. They can't keep the young
people away from good town.
Leedy expects the votes of the volun-
teers at Frisco. He will not get them.
He sent them to Frisco barefoot. Topeka
was partly to blame for this a little
charity would have covered multitude
of shlns.
If Louis Boyle could see the way the
Populists are making him carry Leedy in
this campaign he would resign from the
ticket Before the campaign is over
Boyle's enemies will be trading him on
for Leedy votes.
'T have cussed IT a good DEAF said a
Populst yesterday. but 1 must give the
money power credit with going down 10
Cuba and getting shot at, while most Of
our orators staid at home and drew Off
ciai salaries"
Jerry Simpson was for the recognition
of Cuban belligerency and If It hadn't been
for Mckinley Jerry would be stumping
the district this fail with hundreds of
massacred Spanish women and children on
his hands charged NJ 70 him
Mack Love of Cowley county has nom
mated Democrat for the legislature IN
his district and the Populsts. not liking
his mar. have nominated a Populist. II
is refreshing 70 see the Democrats at last
get Up and assert themselves 10 the Pop
ulists.
The Cuban Land and Colonization COM
pany, of Kansas City, Kan, with cap
ital OF $50. 90 has been chartered by the
secretary OF state today. The purposes
of the organization are TO conduct excur-
sions to the islands OF Cuba and Porto
Rico, sell lands on said Islands, 10 colo
ME said lands and 70 do such other things
as viii promote the interests OF humanity.
and incidentally. also. the interests Of the
company The company viii have Offices
in Kansas City. Kan. Kansas City. no,
Havana, Santiago and San Juan. The
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walden, Wichita; George J. Twlss. Kan
sas City. kan: A. c. Merritt. ". r. King
and ". c. Hits, Kansas Ciy. 40.
Har-Esicko Kassauo. 4 japanese student
Of the State university who Is working
al the Chesterfield hotel in Topeka during
the summer vacation. mas become USE
IA member q the force n charge Of Pop
ulist state headausrte-s- For convenience
De is known as Harry. Ee IS studying
civil engineering ard American politics.
He Is a faithful ally q jim &orphy. and
from him expects 70 learn how campaigns
are managed. Although Japan Is an en-
pire. the people eject some OF their local
officers. Harry says there are a dozen
political parties IN Japan. none q tnen
very strong They frequently unite taslr
forces. ;hres or FOUR parties Joining To-
gether . beat stronger parties For this
reason Harry Is deeply interested IN 1ae
subject q fusloa and Is studying So work F.
fnzs VITA the greatest q interest aaE
care
The funniest thiuE wh5ch ever happened
% Kansas P8puIlsm f. tnss. 2efore ths
war began the Poguissis had been saylrv
that Mckinley Mould declare var IA o. 1
Ger 20 obscure economic evils ~.tz1 Il Sd
country. 1feK}EleY d.8n't want war ard
n two weeks TIE Foo1llsta sad gfcEfzls-l
was AFRAID % mage war because ;as
money poEsr wouldn't consent - g Taen
when the var began t1s pouD.Ists FsfI
we xgui3 VII easily = & zsrs 17e -.
CarneE5e's blow-s3iss u TIE shlr's zrrar
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