The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-06
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE.

The senatorial contest will be over in
tine to prevent the comic valentine from
playing a part in it.
1t is reported at Kansas City that John
Seaton. of Atchison. will put in n foundry
down among the Sni Hills.
Fred vandegrift sizes Long up as the
! central figure in the senatorial contest.
He says it is the field against Long.
Two years ago one caucus named both
! United States senator and state printer.
4 This year two caucuses will be held.
There is a scheme on foot TO knock CO.
| burn out as a regent of the Agricultural
College. Coourn says he doesn't care
whether he is appointed or not.
! Congressman Calderhead is taking no
rart in the speakership contest Mayba
! he doesn't consider it a contest that
counts in the ensuing senatorial conflict.
The authorities at Abilene are plugeir,f;
u, the slots of slot-mach'ncs- III they
viii investigate they will find that the
| high winning numbers are already
| plugged.
| There will be in the next legislature two
Adams; two Perkins: two Campbels; two
| Williams: two Martins: two Kings; two
Johnsons: two Browns; two McKees. and
] three Jones.
The State fair appropriation scheme is
! to leave IL to a commission to designate
at what place the State fairs shall be held
/ he people don't want $4,000 appropriated
/ for a state fair anywhere
! Governor Stanley in his fer years as
governor is said 10 have spent SiOsQ more
than his salary. Governor Morrill,. 'sho
vas a picnic to the beggars. spent $1,000
curing his two years as governor.
The Curtis managers repeatedly assert
that he is in the lead in the senatorial
fght What effect do they think this
will have on the caucus when the FIRST
BALLOT shows that Curtis is not in the
lead?
One of the late stories AT Topeka is that
all the railroads are lined up against
Pringle. for fear Pringle will make Cy
Leland chairman OF the railroad commit
tee. The railroads. il is claimed. do not
love your Uncle Cy.
Wesley Erwin. OF Ottawa. who started
| IN 1895 10 serve ten years in the peaiter-
tiary. was paroied last May. Last ~cck
| lie jagged up at Joplin, shot up the town.
| and Governor Stanley has sent for him
He will be put back IN prison
At an Ottawa banquet. c speaker being
greeted by applause when he -ose saii
..Ehis reception reminds me Of the little
boy whose mother sfepr.d - the '!''s-
and called: Willie. Willie at-er seyeral
calls. the boy poked his had around The
harm ard asked. DO y0B want me. r.,
O. are you only jos hoIierin
rhe Springfield Republican. that in our
early history vas the special defender Of
Kansas. and IN our later days he's been
our srecial and caustic critic thus raw
hides Kansas about the Pittsburg lyrcn-
src- Tho difference between the Kansas
n fifty years ago and today Is that :;
then bied FOR the negro. and row j h.eetis
the negro. u Is doubtful II the South y
able ~ improve on this precise nnethod Of
Y-uttiug a niger cut % TIE way. where
the idea is 20 get as much rzgrderous sat
isfactioa oct q the affair - possible
Meantime. ard again. Let - % the North
r. ase pointing the accusing finger - the
south alone u s. tire - looz nearer
horue u r. ti.ne 20 ask vtst has come
over - that we have theze frscre15
~ Ero lyuchings in the former stronghold
o. sbciiuon-
Esdorado Republican. 4 heary passen-
-er train. xhlch vas an hour late. vas
slowly working rs way sT3 heavy grade.
when = Kansas farmer. who vas Looking
over his feed Tot fe1~-. watching rs ~
preach. xent osT ard TAGGED &. After
having r~-erset re e1gir@ ard put On
TIE air b-zksz- th- train came % halt
VIVA. f. the natter Inquired the eng
rser. The BRIGGS q o. Ere. and have
you saved the train from an aSfE'
wreck 'sSo-ths 5rsdge- Wei
what ab1ut fs- briSs- I, vii rot
6eEu before y11 fellows get 20 =. y ycs
dat Cst = move - yoH- 1 got ric1 ~
hasfIfng snS that's what voc fsslrT.
o. at g be doing. I'D re farmer -ens
tlzci- % rs fes5 1ot. w0-certzz ~haa fAs
railway fellows zer- swearing zSoDt- d.
p 1xys later TIE general s-rs-t1tsr1er.'
o. the rcxt STORED AZ tn< farmer tgs1se
- zfte- fski-r a seTe1-co--zf cl.1er.
b sat3 = re cp21d rTz- hss rslirc7s a.
successfully a. TIE farmer Ear7rs< rs
ssrra- The rzIirpa6 oozs~zrY wg1i1 e.
rich. ard thsr-sr-oa ~ rsiiet CT az az
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