The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01
Along the Kansas Nile,

Major Hood OF EmpOria Is watching the
Filipino campaign with much interest. He
has been amigoed himself
Bill White has noted 1t down that Roose-
welt did not mention McKinley's name as
he passed through Kansas.
Fred Norris of Oxford has a queer
chicken which is now eleven days old.
II has four wings, three on one side, one
On the other.
The conyicts IN the state penitentIary
the other day Kissed Governor Stanley's
name, because he has shut on on the par
don business.
Topeka Is 10 name her new school build
ing Dewey" But Topeka wouldn't do i
| II she had To pay a royalty TO Dewey for
the use Of his name.
In Kansas. when a railroad official Is
full he is gay" a politician is loaded;
| a newspaper reporter Is "booZed up, anu
| a printer is Gagged"
The talk OF ingalls, for congress in the
First district IL pleasant, but II Is non
sense. The elevation OF ingalls, would be
| the funeral dirge Of Cy Leland.
Mr.. Harlan, Of the Eureka Herald. says
| that the old soldiers made a mistake when
| they allowed claim agents 10 lead them
into an attack on II. Clay Evans.
There IS in Kansas on deposit IN banks
| 8 800 900 more than there was this time
| last year And besides. Kansas men do
| not gather in little groups and whisper
| evety time banker passes by.
Senator Plumb was fooled as often as
other politicians. After the Crosses had
| established a paper for the sole purpose
OF fighting him. Plumb subscribed SEQ
10 the publication TO secure its friend
ship.
General Merriam has notified Senator
| H2aker that the census patronage in the
| Third district will he controlled by Con-
| gresham Ridgley. the Populist. Senator
Baker demurs and will try TO get Mer-
Ram 10 change his mind
Young man named Smith writes his
| mother al Arkansas City from Luzon
| that while he IL ragged from running
through Bamboo. he eats out OF the finest
| china and cut glass. captured from some
Of the larger Filipino towns.
| Part Of the self-lmposed duty OF every
! modern Kansas father is learning his son
| 20 swim instead Of leaving the task TO
\ the neighbours boy. who may drown the
| vounCs,er before he acquires the ability
10 keep his hands and feet going a. the
\ same time.
| There f. said 20 be q scheme brewing IN
| western Kansas n FIX Parsons. which took
| TIE insane asylum which belonged 10 the
| western section. The scheme contem-
| plates a combination OF all the western
/ kansas legislators 20 defeat all future
| aopropria lions for the Parsons asylum
Clad Hamilton. q lieutenant n che "a
| nous Twentieth Kansas. ihus settles the
| Philippine question: The political phase
is Beyond me- The riRi1t ana tie wrong
| of II. IN the large sense. r. pretty con
! sidsrao!y mixed. Blu. have never doubt
/ ed the concrete pTopriety os a. American
solder returning the FIRE % anybody who
shoots az him And damn the man who
4 won't stand by the solder % his counfry.
4 who "a fighting q foreign foe. regardless
| OF politics. II should net Re forgotten
that AEulnzldo and rs kettie-coTersd
I crew commenced 20 shSot- TIE Amer
can solder cannot ne blamed y e turned
/ out At the TRIAL that be vas better
shot than lis adversary.
oxford Register: Postmaster MaggaTd
had quite al experience Monday morning
/ win a large t4-eziIb-e revolver WHseh hs
keerss AZ tie oesce 20 sntsRsin t1q.isi tiTe
/ customers. He vert 90 WtnStif sunday
sTea.uR asf EFT his wife 20 eiose the
1 casce. whlch she "a al light but ss she
did rot want 20 carry the heavy revolver
/ home. she hid u In the waste basket TIE
! nett morning Shsn Everett was clean
i ing cut the Office he took shs BASKET -
1 aapers tack behind ne Office sne So ere
20 T. u burned az TsRAf Rsd - al fhs
1 gun. All % TIRE cartridges eEcep. Sne
I ex7lotsd and several q tSem vent 81
a. me sane tine. making 70 iftfie nosss
ard causing the gun 20 jump 4 feet cot
az ths dire Lockily no oas vas close -
ne ere ard 20 ere wss Bart By sae bBi-
lsta Everett. has seen spendsss tie Eest
% his sfnss tbs geek trying e segzla
/ ne pollsh e. hls 1ss ereaFZ