The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-28
ALONG the Kansas Nile.

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| A big cooking main was pulled off under
the nose of Topeka's new reform mayor
last Wednesday night
Fiercer and fiercer grows the struggle Of
people Disseminated against, 10 break into
the court of visitation.
Governor Stanley in a speech at Hutch
inson Wednesday night attacked trusts.
He suggested no remedy.
Ex-Governor Leedy enjoys the honor Of
being the first man in the United States
to denounce Secretary Alger.
1t didn't take as much courage for
Caeser to cross the Rubicon as ii did for
Fred Funston to cross the Bag-Bag.
Colonel Fred is doing just what General
Joe Hudson intended to do if the mean
old government hadn't mustered him out.
Fort Scott has received a large ship
ment Of sugar beet seeds and a prize will
be given to the farmer who raises the best
beets.
If Colonel Fred wants TO become truly
great he should decide one shape Of whis
kers and stay by them. He now wears
moustache and goatee.
A Minnesota insurance company which
wanted TO do business in Kansas, claim
ing TO insure against cinch-bugs. drouth
and hot winds. has been barred from the
state.
Captain Bo1twood. company KS hero,
walked up and down his company line
the other night on the battlefield and said
the boys were all sleeping as soundly as
If at home.
The executive council, It Is said, has de-
cided 10 abolish the office of state archi-
tect and divide his salary among neVly
created places for architects, one a each
state institution.
II is said that the appointment of Cross
grain inspector at Topeka, was a de-
lfberate slap at Dave A1tilvane. In sd-
dition TO this the grain men say that
Cross is Incompetent.
F. o. PoponOe. a S. Johnson and J. s.
GriswOd, Of Topeka, have gone TO Costa
Rica, Central America to inspect mining
properties. OF which Poponoe is president,
the others stockholders.
Originally We crossed the prair.es a. Of
Old, the pilgrims crossed he sea. TO make
the west, as they the east the homestead
OF the free. Now Kansas Is crossing an
other sea 70 make the east as they have
the west the homestead Of the free. We
are nearly around the world.
Captain Edmund Boltwood. the gallant
leader OF company X, Of the Twentieth
Kansas, which made such a brilliant
charge IN the Philippines. IS the captain
tween Governor I.eedy ana Secretary A.
ger last year. CAPTAIN BoltWood was
veteran OF the civil war and for years
drew pension for injuries received dur
ing that war. In the Orga a5zstsen of kan
sas volunteers for the Spanish war. the
Ottawa company. x. elected the veteran
soldier as captain He could no- pass The
physical examination required By enc
United States mastering officer. Secre-
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wired the mastering officer nat 70 muster
IN Captain Bo5twood or any other vet
erau Il the ciyil var wh0 was wounded
and drawing pension from TIE govern
rnent TIE mastering officer showed his
Instructions 70 Governor I.sefT. ~TFel1.
Captain B0ltwood XII 70 ss captain q
that company or 70 Kansas volunteers
wlH e1te- tse se-vice 'rsp4sd the gov
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fcers u cur volunteers IN karEez TIE
muster 81 officer wired the secretary q
s-zr What I.eesy sad TIE secretary sfs.t
insisted or his Instruct IONS SEEING frli3z-ed-
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governor Insisted t1st c0rau1- ~ o.
sr--= sfS Tot have 20 undergo suv us1rvs-
cal examination Whatever. t5at be c1usd
send a cue-sezEee Enan a. Tire bead = .
y3,uus rer company = 70 desired. that ne
4sgst-d send CaptalE B55twopz anF sete~as
other csvI Wa~ veterans as captains TIE
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purpose u ssce-s asalrZ tEstr paYsics c1n-
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