The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-03
Along the Kansas Nile,

Buffalo Jones is lecturing in western
Kansas on the Northern Part Of America.
Sam Peters of Newton calls the present
year 1.-THE last of the century" Which it
isn't.
This is the last week Of the legisla-
ture, and the chances are it will legislate
amuck.
The Newton schools have had the vaca-
ton prolonged to January 9. on account
of the smallpox.
The jailor at the Topeka bastile re-
fused to let the teachers visiting Topeka
gaze upon John Collins.
The Republican party can not afford
to be party TO smelling out technicali-
ties in the new railroad law.
1t is said in the state house at Topeka
that anybody can get job II he has a
pull-even the elevator man.
Mount Muncie, Leavenworth's cemetery.
established in 1857 received its seven
thousandth inmate last week.
All the passes OF the legislators expired
December / and the POpulists will pay
their way home, a truly lamentable cir
cumstance.
Last Saturday night the saloons OF
Great Bend all closed UP. the city council
refusing to receive further money from
them, in the shape Of fines.
The entire bar Of the state is said TO
be in favor Of the renewal Of the court
Of appeals, which must be given new life
at the next legislature TO save It from run
ming out in 1860.
Sam Johnson and John Dicks Of New
ton have gone into a mutual pledge not
to smoke for year. The first man caught
smoking must buy the other the best suit
Of clothes In town.
Some one will appoint the new court
of visitation and the solicitor general
The railroads can not attack the COST
tutionality Of the law until the new court
has done something.
Charles Mareau Harger Of Abilene 81
his New Years article says: We ere
shadows pursuing shadows" This i a
poe,icaI fancy. hot Arctic fact Shadows
do not consume beefsteak
There seems 70 be ground for belief
that the new Populist law was drawn Up
BY T y Sedgwick and Baiiiie Wag-
goner railroad attorneys. II this IS 50,
what DO The PopuIist leaders meant
Major George VI Welies. formerly
merchant OF Great Bend. died a. Eigin.
II. last week HIS elder daughter ives
formerly postruistress AZ Great Bend. His
younger daughter 5 now an actress q
high standing in the east
Robert Banks was recently sent 20 the
penitentiary from Hutchinson for zen
years He was a bad negro. since his con
vscfion. letter has been received from
bis wife. Flora Banks. 2 white woman =
Fort Scott. asking hystsTicaily about his
fate.
South Haven New Era: J. J. Ferrls
returned last week from Sabine Pass. and
landed home almost laid Up vita tns
rheumatism and cold. but - rapidly Es.-
ting a. himself Mr. Ferris says tEs
Spanish var knocked the southern Cutisi
business EaIIy west bur things are re-
suruinE their 80 isbrlum sEzin and prera-
rs.sous are beinz made for a bsE traf-
&c rex year Tne railroads have s1e-r
several hundred Thousand dollars ID I'm
movements and everything n taxing O.
Or Ehtsr ss3ecr
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