The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-25
Along the Kansas Nile.

! Neither Governor Lewelling nor Gov
ernor Leedy attended the Fort Scott con-
ventions.
Only about twenty-five silver RepubH-
| cans attended the state convention at
Fort Scott.
| R. NJ Chenault says that because Of
| Credentials nomination a new Populist
ticket will be put in the field
The office of secretary of state of
Kansas has been held almost contlnu-
ously for Is years by newspaper men.
| j. C. Johnson at Fort Scott told Du-
| val that if he could not get Campbell
off it was his duty to get off the track
himself.
when a thunderstorm came up. light
ming struck the well and ignited the gas,
which burned the derrick.
Emma Vowel, Topeka girl, aged D.
while under the influence Of liquor fell
off the bridge into the Kaw river and
came very near drowning.
The fight on ]. Mack Love as state
Democratic chairman was quieted at
Fort Scott by ]. 6. Johnson, who at
tended the convention for that pu pose.
At Chanute in the Republican senate
rial convention J. c. Carpenter came out
as a dark horse and won the nomination.
No instructions on United States sena-
tor were given.
Secretary Of Horticulture Barnes places
he average condition Of the Kansas
fruit crop at 81 per cent. The courties
having the highest average are Sherman,
100; Shawnee, 50; SedgwiCk, -.
The Democrats may take their state
headquarters away from Topeka and give
them 20 Kansas City, Kansas or
Wichita. Kansas City. x IS said. offers
1850 bonus for the headquarters.
Near Fort Scott three farmers y 30 we're
threshing, Archie kalston, James ken
nedy and Henry Howes, were killed By
LIGHTING. and Roy Cox was knocked uu-
conscious. They had taken refuge in 4
barn.
Il came out at Fort Scott that Jerry
Simpson had been Brcideuthars CaaGi-
date for the United States senate next
winter but that they qusrreled a. kan
sas City Sunday night and are now hgat-
Ing each other.
Debs has written TO the editor Ct ths
Appeal to Reason. Glrard. that tie story
that 1e was 20 withdraw in favor o.
Bryan is untrue. he adds taat h f. op-
posed 70 al czptaHstic parties. TIE Dem
ocrattc as wei as the Republican.
IRE Republican newspaper reporters a
Fort scot. claim that Bref3eathaI Kas
very much weaker taan ais 70 lgW rs
had claimed risht along during she can
yass and that ne might have bees beat
en- Il his opponents rad gone after aim
hard enough.
When Jerry Simpson gToPesed 70 gst
the convention AZ Fozt EcoLr % a1rO4n-s
him as the fusion uominse f0E t1e Lu.-
ted States senate lis friends claim tha-
such q proceeding would b - lnz Ulta
t-e initiative and referendum. Cne Den
ccTzt replied; II x the retsrea1urn a.
riEat without TIE i1ltssttge"
Waeu {. ran gets iuto thc ztn sphere
a a political convention Re is aaa!e -
become q candidate ID JAttss zezt g.
FORK scott. not expecting e14ee or sh3rk-
Ing q g. After being theTs shTee aolrs
re sad to . delegation 4 az no.
candidate IN tas sense tzzt WI EeE cas-
and 5utto-Ao. e delegate n woe fsT M
But Z ny nzaas - p-ssrnte1 go- cor
rres.ruau-at-sarse = Eh48 ~ satisfac-
sory 20 re. ard = nominated SAL BE-
Obligated
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