The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-07
Along the Kansas Nile.

r. T. Simmons Of Caldwell has called
on Weyler to step over to America and
give US some of his lip at close range.
Leedy should enjoy himself while he
may. The governorship Of Kansas is
mounted on a rapidly disappearing car
rage.
A Kansas mans idea Of cruelty would be
TO have died just after news OF the bat
tie Of Manila came and just before the
details arrII ed
At an executive session Of the yelling
ton council the other night four police
men were stationed outside to keep a
watch for Spanish spies.
A good deal of the enamel has been
scratched eff the Coburn boom and 1t is
found to be just common iron-tubing.
like Stanley's and Hoods.
1t may paralyze other Kansas towns TO
hear that 1t is the intention TO have Ad-
miral Dewey make a speech at the next
Wichita fair, and he will be paid more
than $500, too.
IT ask the audience" said the Popu-
list orator, Ito dismiss from it's mind for
an instant the fact that wheat Is $50 a
bushel while / make a good old rousing
Populist speech
II wonder" said the Kansas farmer, as
he contemplated $50 wheat and the in
creased price Of bread, III the interests
of the laboringman and the farmer are
identical, after all
The Kansas City Times, which spends
most of its time printing stuff TO inju g
Stanley, is now ribbing Edwards W be-
cause he has no great support In the
Seventh district.
Brown of Kingmau really wants 70 go
10 Cuba He predicted % cent wheat IN
der Mckinley and almost every man who
made that sort Of break would Ike to
get away from his acquaintance.
The Populists Of Reno county had the
gall the other day to commend Jerry
Simpson for the fight he made in congress
for the struggling Cubans. Simpson made
no such fight. he voted against the war.
He despises the Cubans-
There IS no end 70 the language OF a
X ansas country correspondent shorty. -
a scribe al Highland, writes 10 the Eu-
reka Herald: The prairie dogs and ioup-
cerviers say they have had hard work
lately TO keep their fur dry"
Kansas Is cutting such a small figure
in the war that the nation knows ALSO
lutely nothing about what q sorry light
we have placed ourselves in Other states
know nothing about Leedy's quarrel with
the state militia Eastern papers have
never mentioned Il.
The boys at Camp Leedy have been
freezing 10 death In cod rain. without
blankets They want 10 90 - Leavea-
worth and Lsedy viii have 20 scce1s 20
their wishes OF the boys VIII write home
20 the folks 20 vote against Lsedy for
governor this fan"
Wellington Journal: The fury IL the case
OF the state rs. Al Alder. the Conway
Springs 5o4ntisf. returned a verdict q not
guilty this morning. Alder vii Tow have
70 be forced out q jail he likes prison
lie and has spent the most of MS time
IN JAN the past Two or three years. Al
Ways returning when released and Insist
ing that re has violated some Law and
deserves Incarceration
Winfield Courier: a peculiar phencr1s-
nor wzs observed bare last n5ght whir5
- FAR as known was never Seen before.
About SIS last night when the zoon Vas
shining brightly q bright rAiaboE appear
e in the northwest and remained IN view
fo- several inmates. Even BOD FzrEkwoEta
neger san anything Ike Il before ard 4
can be construed only oas way. II roszzs
according % The chart, speedy art Eicri-
ous success q TIE American zrEy an
navy. Big crops q a. Esss IBIS sezsoa
and b.E prices aeKt fan i also means
that n al Tbs hustle ard bsEfls of re-
turned prosperity Wi21std u l5E zASEszl
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