The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-15
Along the Kansas Nile,

Jim Troutman is the latest man to be
spoken OF as private secretary.
New Years bells this year IN Kansas
will probably ring out the old legislature
and ring in the new.
The big political question in Kansas
just now IS how many members of the
executive council Jim Troutman has.
Gillett has been seen again in Mexico.
bound for South America with yelled
woman lowering wraith-Iike in his vicln-
ity
Mort Albaugh is the first Kansas hun
ter TO appear who believes in letting
meadow-larks go and holding his charge
for eagles.
Mort Aibaugh got out of the race for
friends less deserving than himself IL
is not often a man does that, and the
effect is problematical.
An extra session will be a good thing
for the PoDulist party. but the session
must be short. II it extends into the
new year Il will be detrimental.
II may develop in the Collins trial at
Topeka that an evil mans evidence Is
trustworthy, and that an evil woman's
is not-in the eyes of the mighty law.
For the first time since its orgaulza-
ton the leaders OF Populism feel the dan
ger OF it's dissolution The talk OF the
extra session was grown out Of this fear.
The easiest way TO batter the Repubu-
can party OF Kansas on its solar plexus
Is 70 put in political railroad commits
sion. instead OF one made up Of ship
pers.
The vital witnesses on both sides IN
the Collins trial are not the kind upon
whose evidence A man should be con-
victed Or acquitted. The jury VIII pro5a-
bly, hang.
Kansas may yet be divided into two
judicial districts. A year ago today W
Z. Stanley was figuring on the southern
judgeship and never dreamed Of being
governor.
Tuesday evening az Topeka Stanley and
Leland had their first conference in poll
tics. There were no conferences between
the two men before Hutchinson OF curing
n campaign.
Lawrence Journal: The Topeka Capt
tal does not seem - be well p.sased vfth
the reported selections for railroad com
missioners. Do you know any one. save
the men themselves. Who is7
People are trying - sell thslr osrtfa-
Gates OF deposit on the burst Emporia
bank for = cents on The dollar. and tne
Gazette IS fgating them. saying that tas
bank VII lot pay out over s. cents o.
The dollar
A G. Stacey. row 50 poor tnst none
VIII do him reverence, VIZ serve che year
and one day 10 the federal penifsufizrY.
He carries more ds-nns3s secrets II rs
mind than any ether single nan in Kzn-
sas. Some % them have taken On tne
lrtlo1aI trimmings 81 linss and ersEzsr-
alton. bui some o. thers 80 tr1l--
Lawrence Journal. II the state railroad
commission s. ma8e np q tbs zuea no
seem - Fad in The race. thea j. -. he
appointed purely fer faa-ral E1rf1sse
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