The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-04
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

Some day Topeka viii wake up to the
! fact that she really has no divine right
TO state conventions.
The Topeka Journal advises Topeka. II
it wants state conventions. TO go after
them as Wichita does
It is said that about the third day a
| chinch-bug tries TO burrow out OF the
snow he curls up and dies.
William a. Hawthorne. aged s. Mex
ican war veteran. died at his home in
Saline county. Saturday.
The Second congressional convention
viii be held IN Fort Scott on March II.
Bowersock will be nominated.
DR.. Richardson, of Newton, alleges that
Evangelist Williams slandered him in
sermon, and asks Tor $4,000 damages.
Charles Curtis has a rule not to take up
a postoffice question before six weeks
of the time the change IS to be made.
The street car men in Leavenworth are
new motorneers. and all cars are run
ming.
On March the term OF Railroad Com
missioner Finney expires. There are
said to be several aspirants for his
place.
If the ground hog really went back
into his hole Sunday he is going TO miss
a lot of nice weather between this and
March Is.
A Washington dispatch says that SEN
ator Burton viii presently visit Kansas
and travel over the state comforting with
his friends.
In wabaunsee county Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Fenner. aged 50 and IS. died
last week on the same day They had
often expressed wish to de together.
A Washington paper points out that
the hansans in congress are all black
haired Charley Scott ought TO call on
the editor Of that paper and introduce
himself.
Miss J. X. DeVault. colored. a graduate
Of the Kansas University. IS al the head
OF the Servant Girls union. in Denver.
which is demanding later breakfasts and
earlier dinners.
Troutman for governor and weich for
the supreme court have agreed TO make
fight for an instructed delegation in
Shawnee county. The stronger man VIII
take the county.
A Paola man who visited Topeka was
seen filling his valise with snow. ard
was at once arrested by the police. It
is supposed he is crazy. II Paola wants
snow, lCt her buy IL
Tho Leavenworth Times roars because
the dishes at the Kansas Day club ban
ouet we're cold. There were not enough
walters. The menu, II Il had been served
quick, would have e. all right
1T IS remarkable how sentiment IS
changing among Members Of both
branches OF congress toward President
Roosevelt said Congressman Charles
Scott the ether dsv. The change IS SO
marked that everybody notices. g.. when
Roosevelt became president h. succeei-
Cd one az the most i0Table and diplomatic
men that ever occupied that o1ice. sc
KinIey was gentle 20 everybody. ard be
never did anything that would ersbarrass (
r person il the presence cf others The i
politicians had become used % BIS wy
and expected nis successor u follow e.
But q Is not is Roosevelt 70 act Ike +
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men were almost opposite. Ep9seFelr f
knew Il. and he made no attempt % ~ 4
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doing things the fiocsevelt way. To
those not intimately nesaaiEted wi5h hlla
his manner seemed harsh. y grated On
TIE senators a1sl ssFrtst.Fss 500.
lnere Is 70 cerrirg e. E.1gch airtsr feeling
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cral weeks after Roosevelt took ofce
Public men have n9E cone - know
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