The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-27
ALONG the Kansas Nile.

The Populist convention at Clay. Cen
ter Endorsed the fusion division of offices
proposed for the Fort Scott conventions.
Uncle Sam gets lots of free advertising.
All the papers in Kansas are just now
booming the new book of stamps scheme.
The friends of Bryan say that the
speech ne made at the Wichita banquet
surpassed the speech which made him
famous in Chicago.
A member of an opera company, while
in Emporia recently. went to a grocery
store and asked for a glass of beer.
Three clerks tainted.
The Populist state convention instruct
ed it's eighty-nine delegates for Bryan.
and there wasn't man in the hall who
even felt sorry for Dewey.
The latest on Bryan is by an admirer
who declares that his audiences do not
applaud him for fear they would lose
one or two of his precious words in the
uproar
Every Kansan you meet tells you that
I'VE do not want another BOOM" But
Kansas is booked for another boom,
and almost all Kansans anticipate it
with joy.
In spite Of the city ordinance Sapho
will be given in Topeka. The council
men will occupy boxes, and If they can't
stand a scene, they are TO scream and
the curtain will be rung down.
Mr.. James Allison of Wichita, commits
sioner to the Paris exposition, refused
to equip himself with a swallow-tailed
coat, and is attending the swell functions
in Paris as plain, democratic American
citizen.
1t is very strange, and its strangeness
occurs TO ingalls, detractors that good
many brilliant things have been said in
the past and forgotten. which become
brilliant and fofamous the minute Ingalls,
says them over.
1t now looks as If Dave Leahy would
be nominated for secretary Of state by
reclamation. Indications developed at
the Sunfiower League banquet that
Dawes only opponent, Mr.. Frakes, would
decline TO be a candidate
Lawrence Journal: A dispatch from
Wichita says that laborers stopped their
work to cheer Bryan as he walked along
the street. II they vote for him, they
may expect that the newt time he comes
they Will have no work 10 quit
The Santa Fe railroad even sets the
example in politics In Kansas. Three
months ago the Santa Fe set 70 run
ming its trains with two engines. Now
in the Seventh district the fusionists are
running their campaign as q double
header.
Lawrence Journal: The Wichita Eagle
IS always interesting. humorous and en-
tertaining. But 1t outdId Itself yesterday
in its humorous column when Il said.
with great solemnity, that Burton has
declared that II q third man entered the
race ne. Burton. Will withdraw in favor
OF Baker.
AZ CAV Center ire rom -nf+sas ~, -es-
buttons forgot the Boer war and an old
man in the audience proposed the fol-
lowing amendment. which vas adopted:
Resolved, That he have nc language 70
express our detsstati0n and coHdsmna-
tion % the British war 10 destroy tns
republican form OF government IN South
Africa"
Il was reported the other night that
E. 2. Baker. son q Senator Baker. had
committed suicide. This proved % bs
untrue. but Miss Caroline Sheridan q
ne Nsw York Evening Post, thinking
he had committed suicide. came out Eith
the announcement that she and Nr Bz-
ker. who IS y years old ard a neEsva-
per writer. were married IN Denver two
years ego. The HsTTiags Tas q complete
surprise 10 Senate Baker and lis family
having been kept fom them.
Fort Scott Monitor; There was typz-
cal dog-kiliin tIus on South ca z'ford
street yesterday morning, Occasi1ned Dy
Policeman John Dilion's shepherd dog
having gone mad II shows4 symptoms
q 1ydroph9nia several days aE3 AID Eas
reported - 5zTe bitter several 1tner e.
Mines and e1s cat 81 thsG aeiRhboraoca
IN the dogs mad terror Il raised parrIe~
ular asvoc ard threatened Er1zt csszxte-
TIE animal seemed 70 have been Sa-zs-
soEizAd ard, although j. Eoan6E = little
fis9ly. John declares thzt during IT. raw
tngs X ost 2 Eoung en- tree Ealf shs
s.ze - mars wis s1f ca- p3etsfF
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tors board Of al cuf-hogse. zstngus
any treBbie AT 81 YezteTEay tie cox
Ess shat and taeEe becsnse . reusrai
ex:eTn4E4tloz q dogs a. : 2xsrsuEa1s-AEy
measure.