The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-20
Along the Kansas Nile.

From July 1, 1896, the Santa Fe railroad
has increased in value STA 93I. 495.
This is a year when the Kansas corn
stalk will not get on the firing line.
It will take $50 men TO take care Of
the census for Kansas alone. The cen
sus business, politically, counts.
During the stay in the Philippines the
Kansas Twentieth has had three officers
killed and twenty-seven enlisted men.
Governor Stanley is in Leavenworth
planning a campaign to wipe out the ne
farious Klondike, where the soldiers OF
| the Home are robbed.
Topeka was permitted by the legislature
to vote bonds TO build a joint city hail
and auditorium. Now the courts hold
that the permission was unconstitutional
Charles Scott says that when he returns
Fred Funston will settle down IN a fruit
farm. This would be infinitely better
than devoting his whole time to one plum
tree.
A farmer hit Congressman Reeder, Of
the Sixth district, on the head with
brick-bat the other day and downed him
They were quarreling about the delivery
Of some corn.
Attorney General GODDARD has ordered
that the salary Of the secretary OF the
Board Of Health be paid TO Swan. and
Gill, who is stu hanging around, Is ex-
pected to vamoose.
The Atchison Globe has cy Leland
| booked for an early Waterloo. Leland
has been booked for Waterloos before.
but he always comes out Of the fight with
rs leadership on straight.
The Lawrence Journal intimates TO Ed
| Little that he should not roar because
II was politics which kept him from be-
| ing a colonel because II was politics which
| made him a Northumberland
Ewing Herbert who is quoted on both
| sides Of the fence in the Bailey-CurtLs
fight, says that the row has begun too
early. Incidentally he says that the rank
| and file Of the Republican party IN Brown
county are tired of being bossed. ard VIII
resent any attempt TO handle them.
| Ralph Easley IS always thinking CT
something novel. He has now secured the
| consent OF the state department 10 ask
our consuls everywhere TO send In facts
AID figures about trusts in foreign ;auds.
| The potato growers between Topeka
and Kansas City IN the Kaw valley have
! formed q trust 10 increase the price Ok
| tubers.
Poor I'D Little Is trying TO coax some
| thing romantic out OF the situation in
| the Philippines He Is IN the house q
| Senorlta Somebody and writes that she
| has cut glass on her side-boaTd with her
| Initials ground into every piece. He
| doesn't say that she Is pumpkin-c0lored
| and has a walk on her like a paralytic
| Krasshopper There IL nc romance Fl t.le
Philippine
Wilson County Gazette: Kansas pays
| the warden Of her penitentiary H-50O per
/ aanum. out Of which comes his living ex-
penses. and her penitentiary contains 80
| couvicts Illinois pays the warden Of the
| Joliet penitentiary. with l.5S prisoners In
| his keeping, 20 and provides bis living
| Minnesota, with 10 eOnvicts. gives the
| warden Of the saltwater prison salary
! Of 800 and his living.
! The three-piy Prohiblilonis.s IN Ksnsss
/ believes there are 10 degrees IN sin. that
I the most orderly Joint r. Just as BAD as
/ the heH-hole- When Governor Stanley
/ sEipes the Kl0nGike OF the face q tss
| earth. as he viii. the Prohlbi;Ianis;s vi
! set - q howl that BE knock out the
| other places IN the state whore hGuor =
! sold The Kansas ProhF5ltI0nist has al
( Ways defeated himself By being extreme.
! A Chicago nsWspapeY maa says ths,
] had ingalls, promised Billy Boehaa 3ns
I thing AZ the time PETER vas eie~s6. In
gals would have gone back 70 TIE sen
ate. but ingalls, wouldn't promise Ths
| Chicago Newspaper man makes q great
secret o. Il and prstsads not 20 knSz
what IEgails would lot promise Every
| body eiss n the state u Kansas knows.
I II - also pretty generally known noE
what members q the Alliance legislature
| were wiling 20 sell out
WzItss Hull. OF the Twentieth. writing
/ 20 lola. tssia % the return % the bogs %
! Manila from ths tEost sAyiEs: 'sTse eoun-