The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-22
Along the Kansas Nile.

The city marshal OF Harper has been
told to close the joints, by the city coun-
Gil. The council says 1t will impeach
him II he doesn't.
The Populists of Reno county, following
the fashion of the Populists Of Sedgwick
county, neglected to mention free silver
in their platform.
Senator Harris Of Kansas wants TO
amend the constitution so that the presi-
Dental term will be for six years. Keep
your eye on Harris.
Kansans should be charitable and re-
member that the political situation In
Kentucky Is probably as much exaggerat-
ed as the political situations used TO be
in Kansas when Populism was rampant.
There is no Disgusting that a "Haul
down the Flag editorial in the average
Democratic paper in Kansas Is frank and
straightforward. In the average Kan
sas Populist paper 1t Is shame-faced. I'm
potent and lame.
George W. Kanavel. a member Of the
State Board of Charities, was in the HaT-
vey county delegation which bOlts1 q Re
publican convention the other day. The
Nickerson Argosy says this damns him
politically forever.
Every Republican state office, holder In
Kansas is being assessed "a per cent Of
his salary for a campaign fund and he
amount resulting. It Is said, reaches about
500 a month. The state committee has
charge OF the fund.
A Captain Boltwood of the Twentieth
Kansas says 1t is nonsense-the report
that Funston ever got In front OF his
men and led them TO attack; that Fun
ston always kept his place behind them,
as the tactics advise.
That KlondIke jointist named Boyer.
who has been defying Governor Stanley
and daring him to 90 his worst, turns
out to be not a jOintlst at all. but
ProhibItionist who adopted that method
Of egging Stanley on.
There Will be recesslons in prosperity
in Kansas again. but there will never
be again a complete dehat.on and coll
la se The individual Kansan Il saving
some Of his money. The economic wave
is most pronounced on Kansas farms
There are men in Kansas who claim
they have no ear for music. who assert
that they could not tel the sound Of q
tuba from an alto horn. but who can
stand forty feet from a watermelon while
another man thumps e and tell Whistler 70
is ripe or not
Railroads are not the whole cheese
Something over a year ago the Santa Re
withdrew its division from Niekerson and
the town vailed and was advertised IS
busted. During the last year ii made
the largest per cent Of gain OF all the
towns In Kansas-H per cent.
Ed Hoch OF Marion says: This state
made an awful mistake when T. com
promised with the liquor interest IN LE1y-
enwortk. Atchison. Wichita and other cit
les The battle ought 20 have gene On
and on and on forever. o. until the
whole deyiiish business vas crushed"
II is hlnted that Superintendent Church
may resign His friend. BztfEy. Insurance.
road agent. refuses 20 turn his eosSse-
lions over 20 the state treasurer. ~ Sta1-
ley demands. Church accuses SsAnley q
4 grand stand play" and says that Bat
tey does not have 20 turn his eollecsiozs
over.
The executive committee q tire xcanE
Mems Democratic League has Refused 20
accept The resignation % Young Brown.
Dick Crukers friend Tie Br0~n foiioW-
Tag has sense. The PcpuIAsts are going
70 pieces ard TIE Democrats Shsaia g.