The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-14
ALONG the Kansas Nile.

"a Hberty-loving, war-hating people,
The Emporia Republican has come out
for Major Hood for governor.
1t should not be forgotten that all this
time Mrs HiIlmon's lawyers are enjoy
ing that insurance money.
Charles Gleed of Topeka has been hired
as counsel by the committee having in
charge the reorganization of the Yer
mont Central railroad.
Topeka will have to buy $1,000 silver
service for the new cruiser, Topeka ="
Of course Topeka will do nothing of the
kind. She will ask the state to do it.
James r. Hallowen is now at Kansas
City. slowly dying. His trouble is with
his stomach and he is living entirely on
the inside lining of chicken gizzards.
At the first congressional convention
Tom Anderson arose and sang. There is
one mighty admirable point about Tom
Anderson. He is cheerful, when he wants
TO be.
If war is prevented the Kansas Popu-
lists will say the Money Power didn't
want it. If it comes, they will say the
Money Power changed its mind and de-
sired it.
John Seaton has been mixing in con-
gressionaI politics in his district and max
ing a lot of politicians mad who will at
once swing around and be for the winner
Stanley.
Governor Leedy is in favor of consolidat-
ing the western Kansas counties by max
ing one county out of three as they now
stand. This sort of a move greatly ag-
gravates the politicians in western Kan
saS.
Tuesday the First congressional conven-
ton stood 26 for Broderick. &c for Curtis
and q for Bailey and II for Walker Walk
er is the Atchison county candidate.
Tuesday night the convention was dead
locked.
The city council of Lawrence in order
to relieve the odium attaching to the
POtter's field in the local cemetery win
have it called Section A" To go further,
man with two dead wives. should mark
the tombstone over the first: Exhibit
A." over the second: Exhibit B."
From an unprecedented view of the mat
ter the Populists will make a mistake
in renominating Leedy. Most of them IN
derstand this now, and will confess il
when he is beaten at the polls. The only
earthly show the Populists have for win
ming this fall in Kansas is by the nominal
ton for governor of Attorney General
Boyle.
Jerry Simpson has lots of fun. He got
the floor the other day to have the chair
order him to sit down and with the res
olution Of not doing It until he was forced
to. They had TO bring out the silver
mace OF authority and shove It in Jer-
rvs face before he would squat Jerry
Is the Monkeyer-in-Chief of the United
States.
The faction which was rubbed into the
soil in Wyandotte county by Billy Blu
chan, Will sign a big petition pledging
themselves not to vote for him if he is
nominated. This they Will present as a
protest to the congressional convention.
Its effect is likely 70 be his unanimous
nomination Conventions like TO sit down
on factions.
Editorially the papers Of New York or
der the government around like a hired
man. The New York papers are read in
New York and really shape 2 great
many policies. The Kansas City Times
tried this the other day, ordering con-
gerss TO act Immediately. Not more than
three copies Of the Times reach Wash
ington and no one takes the trouble 10
read these.
At one time during the week II was re-
ported that Mckinley was backing down
before Spain Indignation in southern
Kansas vas high. The wife Of a poet
master in Reno county found her hus-
band sitting in the dark a. midnight and
asked him why he was 50 glum Il was
just thinking" he responded. what nay
opinion would be If I hadn't been appoint
ed postmaster"
Father Eskridge al Emporia did rot dc
tate the appointment OF the local post
master, but he says: The thing that
makes the average American aEfulIy. 81
premely and inexpress5bly tlred IS 20 see
some little tTo-by-four congressman q
penny-a-iineT editor, who never suae1.
burnt powder except q the Fourtn -
July, jump Up and call man ike XcKin-
ley who served through the war, co.'s
ard"