Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
KANSAS TOPICS.

the OOyS plcIltS VI CISuAl 1oI 0A'
KANSAS TOPICS.
In accepting an invitation to attend the
Jefferson banquet at Topeka Ex-Governor
Stone writes: "I will take occasion to out
line some views 1 have of the future of the
Democratic party" We trust the dis
tinguished gentleman will do nothing of the
sort. This is a banquet. not a funeral.
Ex-Congressman Towne. of Minnesota,
writes to the Topeka banqueteers as fol-
lows: Having no other engagement to
interfere 1 will be able to attend your BAN
quet and will be glad to do So" And for
Mr.. TONNES disengaged condition the Kan
sas Democrats may feel themselves in
debted to the Minnesota people who so
Overwhelmingly repudiated him at the
polls.
And then there is ex-Crossbearer Billy
Bryan, ex-Congressman Ham Lewis, and
a lot of other exes who have graciously
given their consent to be present, and who
no doubt will contribute to the excellence
of the occasion.
Doubtless the Democrats Of Kansas and
the managers of the Jefferson banquet
would resent the %imputation that they are
a lot Of frazzle-edged old "has-beens."
Nevertheless the list of speakers may be
| scanned pretty closely without finding any
but defeated candidates and repudiated pol
! i~ticians. and if the managers wish to es-
cape such a Characterization they should
enlist some orator who really is alive.
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Among those who received an invitation
to this banquet was Colonel Mason. the
| Democratic warhorse of Ottawa. II am
not going" said he to a reporter. Il think
the Democratic party has gone far wronS
| in sustaining the cause of free silver. I
| agree with Davy Crockett. who said: The
most ridiculous thing on Gods green earth
up the wrong tree"
Jerry Simpson tells the Wichita Eagle
that his herd of 500 cattle came through
the winter with the loss Of only eight.
Which shows that Kansas sometimes is
kinder to brutes than men. The Populist
party of Jerry's district lost more than
| 5000 voters in the first storm of the sea-
on.
History" said an old print to the Wich-
, ita Eagle, sis a long serial story. in which
I'm a common e. 1 do not amount to
much, but without me, the story is incom.
| plete. There are only six capital rs In the
book, Buddha Christ, Mohammed. Alex
ander, Caesar and Napoleon. Where does
ingalls, come in? Oh. Ingalls, Is . sort Of
T. There aren't many Of EN- and they
excite attention. but they are not as much
use as the common e."
Writing from Manila, the soldier corre-
spondent Of the Fort Scott Monitor ays:
Our company received high praise from
Colonel Funston and other officers. What
ever may be said of Colonel Funston's ex-
ecutive ability. he has proven himself a
nervy soldier He never asks his men to
20 where he does not go. The rebels were
driven from their Entertainments and
chased to the rear like rabbits. although
one party Of them bombarded the other
party from the rear to keep them from
deserving Caloocan. They ran away on
our approach. Kansas lost two killed and
six wounded. The regiment has buried over
800 rebels. In all the fighting she has lost
four killed and twenty-five wounded. The
entire army has lost 302 killed and wounded.
The rebels have lost at least 1000. In our
fight last Sunday Corporals Joe Miller and
Clendening advanced up the middle OF the
road. leading every one else. and urging
their squads at the same time they were
firing. Our junior members. Corporal Hen
! ser and William Anderson. were never in
the rear. With their hats thrown back.
their faces flushed and eyes sparkling, they
were as pretty as American women. The
other corporals had less opportunity to
show their mettle. but all kept their squads
In good order. Sergeant Blatchley is wish
ing for his mother. His trousers need
mending. A ball passed through them.
/ leaving two holes. Clendening had his
bayonet scabbard SCARED.
Private w. S. G.. Brown had his can
teen strap cut in two by a Mauser bullet.
In our second fight Captain Martin kept
Sergeant Snyder and Sergeant Phenecie in
the rear OF the firing line to watch for
sharpshooters in the trees. Some OF the
rebels hide in the trees, and some play
'possum until after We pass them. and fire
at US from the rear. We have learned these
tricks.
1T has been their custom to attack the
Spaniards in the night. and the Spaniards
have only resisted their attacks. 1t seemed
to surprise them when We came from be-
hind our intrenchments and attacked them
during the day. We have several hundred
prisoners. We don want any more.
When they surrender their arms are taken
and they are turned loose again on the
outside OF our lines This asgravates them.
for they nave hoped to be fed by our gov
eminent A spaniard who had been held
by them for some time escaped this morn
ing and gave IS some valuable informa-
ton. II It is true. The boys are no longer
homesick. They now feel that they are do
Ing something. Mall vas delivered to US
IN the aeM hast Thursday evening. It srew
DARK. abe6op. We had dpished reading. and
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