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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-27

The poor-house at Wohlen, Canton
Aargau, Switzerland, was burned
MONDAY night. Six persons persisted.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-27

X. II. S.oddard calls Miss Edith N.
Thomas an American Keats, d says
she has size greatest glit thst any poet
can haVe-quaiity.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-27

thua honor the man who ventuIed his
life m the dlechRrge Of hia duty. ieay-
ing 90 the senate and tho incoming nd
minietration 10 say whether or moi the
promotion should he ratified.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-27

Webb Hayes, the eldest son Of ex-
President Hayes. is praetlciDg law IN
Toledo.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-27
!, NJ sDanIsh Rsclnroeltr Trentr.

Il sAiSeroS, Feb. 2G.-NegotiA-
i I1a,. se been in progress between
|i,ssI Ho states and Spain for the
until May Is. 1856, Of the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-27
nandenme Ploner ZOE

Inst received at the Fort Worth China
co.,, Cali and examine goods.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-27

The Topeka Capital says that "NicO-
liLil is sort Of oy ster Patti"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Our county normal institute will open on
Monday August Sd, and continue tor four
weeks. County Superintendent Hammond
has secured the services of Prof. Frank A.
Fitzpatrick, superintendent of the city
schools of Leavenworth, TO conduct and w.
NJ. JAY, superintendent of the city schools
of Wellington, and d. S. Pence, of this city,
as instructors. These gentlemen are ali
well known as educators of large experience
and the normal under the supervision OF
such men must be among the best if not the
best held in the state. Each year our
school boards and persons interested in
education are becoming more interested in
these yearly gatherings of teachers and are
beginning to appreciate the advantages de-
rived from them 10 teachers and pupils. II
is TO be hoped our teachers will make their
arrangements to attend the full term, as
they cannot afford to miss this opportunity
of better fitting themselves for their work.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.

The meeting of the board of trade last
night was largely attended by represents
tive men of this city. A. w. Oliver, ESQ.
called the meeting to order and introduced
Mr.. Page, of Madison, Indiana. This gen
tleman addressed the meeting, and offered
to come here and locate for bonus of S20,.
600 and the ground to build the canning fac
tory on. Several gentlemen addressed the
meeting. Mr.. Austin, referring TO Messrs
Tucker and McCrackcn, said those gentle
men had purchased two fine farms near this
city and lot on Waco street, at cost OF
$1,000, and were improving their property
already; that within the year they would
build canning factory and put in machin-
cry enough to make plant Of $4,000 to
$4,000, and that they did it without asking
anything. Other men spoke in caution
ing vein, amongst them Messrs. Lewis, Cor
bett, easy, Lynch and many others. AT
the conclusion of the interchange of opin-
ions Mr.. J. ID. Skinner offered the following
resolution: Resolved, That il is the sense
of this meeting that the only bonus which
we are willing to give to the Madison Can
ming company is the ground upon which TO
build the factory and pay all freight on ma
chinery to be removed from Madison to
Wichita" Adopted. The meeting adjourn
ed sine die.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Rev. j. A. Sheridan, of Louisville, Ken
lucky, preached TO large congregation las
Sunday night at the Catholic church. Thu
reverend gentleman is weak in voice ant
health, but his preaching is very pleasing
Referring TO the sacrament of baptism he
said that some held narrow view of it
The Catholic church taught that immersion
was perfect baptism, but that aspersion, also
pouring of the water was also valid. Though
immersion was the more common practice
in the primitive church, the sacrament was
frequently administered even then by infu-
sion and aspersion. Early ecclesiastical his
tory records great many instances in which
baptism was administered to sick persons in
their beds, and prisoners in their cells and
In such instances, and many others, it is I'M
reasonable TO assume they were immersed.
In fact in many cases it was impossible they
could be. The reverend gentlemen also
made many excellent points on the Chris
tian plan of salvation. His discourse was
very entertaining and listened to by many
non-Catholcs.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22
WINNING WICHITA.
The Big Burgs Building Boom


w. F. Green, the city assessor of Wichita
completed yesterday the list of new build.
ings, including residences and business
houses-no others-erected in the city OF
Wichita between May Is, 1884 and May Is
1885, and the result is eight hundred and
seventy-nine new buildings for the year
He made up his list street by street and bis
returns are correct beyond any question and
to which he is ready to be qualified. This
shows greater increase than the year pre-
yious. which was returned at five hundred
and twenty-one The work Of taking the
census is progressing as rapidly as possible,
but as he is making up his record to show
the street ana number of every name taken
the job is no small one. In 1888 the returns
of population, made by him, for the city,
including the west side, which is now moor
porated, showed population s,005. For
1884 the returns showed population of 12,-
1879. Mr.. Green estimates that there has
been added probably 1900 TO our popula-
ton within the year. Taking the $40 new
houses, tkree-fourths of which represent
residences, and allowing three or four oceu-
pants for each house his figures are easily
reached Upon this basis We predict that
the returns will show Wichita with pop
ulation of fifteen thousand. But whatever
the returns, all can rest assured that they
will be not only absolutely correct but IN
such shape as to be easily verified by the
officers, which was not the case last year.
Winning Wichita booms.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

According TO what was told an EAGLE re-
porter by one of the Fort Scott employees
in this city, the Ninnescah did not wash
away the railroad bridge of that company at
Clearwater. But through prudence it is
thought best 10 transfer passengers and bag
gage over the bridge to train on the west
side. Fortunately for the company and the
travelling public they have cars and motive
power on the west bank of the Minnesota.
There are no bad wsshouts. or bridges car
ried away on the Wichita and Fort Scott
road SO far as could be heard from. On Sum
day night the water in the river at Clear
water had fallen six feet below what it reach-
ed Saturday night. So soon as the rainy
spell is over the bridges will all be put in
good repair at once.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22
A LOVE SCENE.

They sat upon a knoll by the river.
brink, and as they gazed upon the trees OF
the opposite shore, she raised her eyes tc
his, while an angelic expression stole ovel
her pretty face. she said in dulcet tones
Don't the pretty little birds have a SPLEEN.
did tirne?"
"They do that, they have political sine
cures, without voting or having congress
how offensive their partisan proclivities
they are not bounced. They have no wal
records to be sprung on them just in the
wrong time, and they can't write letters
that will give them away twenty years after.
They have no cranky notions on the tariff
or prohibition, and mugwumpism don't
bust up their calculations"
''Yes, dear, the birds have a splendid
time
''Their whole life seems to be one perpet-
ual stream of love, she replied,
Yes, but you mustn't bet too much on that
by The way they act in public"
81 have seen human beings whose lives
seemed to be all love, but when there was
nobody around, their domieile was trans
formed into something like Democratic
caucus, with oceans Of whisky and year
ling torpedo thrown into the free fight?
The birds. however, have the advantage of
us poor fellows in making love-
'Hew is that"
swell they don't have to 90 down town
and write poetry, or carry in coal, or peddle
bananas, TO raise few dimes TO buy ice
cream or to go to the skating rink, and
when they get dead gone on their girl they
don't have to meander up to her old man
and tell him lot of lies in order to get his
consent
"a bird in love has soft thing of it,
"Suppose you and / were birds now, dear
George, wouldn't we have good timer"
"Well, don't know about that, you see
we would have to dodge the hawks and boys
with nigger-killers, and we could get no ice
cream nor suck lemonade through straws,
and we'd have a dull time of it"
mo, don't want any bird in mine"
81 have often wondered what becomes of
the birds when they die" she said, -'wc
never find them lying around like other
things that die. Perhaps their comrades
bear them away into the leafty bowers, and
that if we could only see them what beau
tiful poem could be written about it,
That's so, it would make real nice
spring poem. but you are on the wrong
scent as to the end of the bird. They have
no such luck. They are skinned, their hides
stuffed with sawdust and their dainty flesh
worked into mince pies, or made to play the
roll of quail on toast"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

As pointer for the gentlemen composing
the locating committee of the Methodist
college, it might be well to taken into con.
sideration the relative gro With of the com.
peting points for the institution. They arc
all as old and some older than Wichita, yet
this city is as large as any three of them
which fact ought to weigh, looking to the
prominence and success of the college.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

J. w. Sloan and Mr.. J. b. Shelley, mana
ger of the Usage Cattle company, returned
from Chicago Sunday morning. Mr.. Shelley
said nearly all the country between here ant
Hannibal, No., is a sheet of mud and water
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Shelley tool
a trainload of cattle to Chicago last week
He says they were the finest lot of cattle a
the Chicago stock yards.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

A. c. Niederlander, of Wichita, who ID
connected with l.. Hays hide and leather
establishment, was in Cheney over Wednes-
day night. He was accompanied by Mr..
Hays and the two are travelling over the
country contracting wool. Mr.. Nieder-
the county. He was one of the first settlers
upon the tract now including the Jewett
farm.--Cheney journal.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Several bits of the programme mapped
out by the Wichita delegation TO An
thony missed connection. John Fish
er wrote to Horton, post adjutant OF
the Anthony Post G. A. r., to have
Col. Hank Heiserman, post command
er OF Garfield Post, arrested if he went to
Anthony, but it SO happened that Hank
missed the train by an accident. Hank got
an mixing of what was going on somehow,
and sent telegram to Horton, with 81 TO
be collected, and signed the sheriff7s name to
it; SO Heiserman had rather the best of that
game. Then again, the mayor, Alderman
Pat Healy and few Others go; up scheme
to get Capt. Smytb and Capt. Carey in
to an argument upon water and drain
age and dam nuisance" on the train
in which Commodore Woodman was
to join. and Grattan, of the EAGLE, was
to be on hand to take notes of all that was
said, but this little programme missed con-
nection also. Capt. Carey, Capt. Smyth
and Others engaged in pleasant game of
whist, which busted the plan. The Wichita
crowd enjoyed themselves TO the full extent
of the law nevertheless.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

A gentleman who has complete set OF
machinery at the depot for first class sash,
blind and door factory, said he had been
looking around for lot to build for the
past FIVE days, but owners of real estate held
their property so high he did not feel like
locating, and if he could not do better he
would pull out for some other point.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22
THE RAGING MINNESOTA

An EAGLE man yesterday came across
Mr.. r. B. Temple, who was pretty moist
looking about his feet and pant-legs. Upon
being questioned he stated that he had inst
returned from the vicinity of Clearwater
looking after cattle. He went out on Fri
day five miles southeast of Clearwater,
where on yesterday at ] o'clock he says the
water on the Minnesota was fully two miles
wide. He says that the whole valley was
one vast sheet of water, and that he
saw a large number of jack rabbits,
skunks and other wild animals
fleeing TO the hills from the raging water.
Mr.. Temple says that some men tethered
their horses in the valley, and went short
distance TO dinner, and upon their return
the water was up to the horses girths.
When he left Clearwater there was every
indication that many of the bridges Of that
stream would be again swept away. The
railroad bridge at Clearwater was reported
out of line and in great danger hourly of
passing away with the food. Mr.. Temple
says that he had 10 ride through water to
his saddle girth for considerable distance;
and he got pretty wet.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Alderman J. c. Richey was a far bigger
man than Fritz Snitzler the last two days
1t is girl and weighs l01 pounds. We
suspect that Richey knew something about
this when he run for Office. He thought il
a good idea to have hand in the govern.
ment of the recent population. Set 'em up
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

The Wichita Secular union held its regu-
lar meeting last Wednesday evening at G..
w. Kirby's office, No. 412 Douglas avenue.
A deep interest in the objects of American
secularism was manifest, and firm deter
mination was expressed by those present to
work theoretically for the propagation of
their conception Of the truth. The chief
entertainment of the evening was lecture
read TO the meeting. This lecture was one
recently delivered at the Paine Memorial
hall, Boston, by i. X. Washburne, before
the Ingersoll Secular union. The Wichita
union adjourned to meet again at Its temper
ary quarters as above next Sunday evening,
the 18th, at which time all persons SO in
clined ere invited TO attend.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Mr.. Jerome York returned from his farm
on the Cowskin yesterday. He says tie
creek is quite high, and with lit
tie more rain it would begin to do damage.
Mr.. York says the buffalo fish are running
up the bitches and the boys are catching
them with their hands.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Considerable wheat came into the city
yesterday. 1t brought from 90c to 81 per
bushel.. This makes the farmers smile pleas
antly as they finger the ducats and comment
pleasantly upon the EAGLES editorials, last
fall and winter, advising them to hold on to
THAR wheat when it was going for the beg
carly price of Soc per bushel. There GER
tainly is a large margin of profit between
Soc and 81 per bushel.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Mr.. Geo. Bergman, of South Market
street, received a very pleasant visit from a
stranger Sunday morning 1t is s'rl ana
weighs eleven pounds. George set 'em up
quite freely Yesterday.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Sedgwicl, City Paragraph: The new NJ.
L. church at Wichita was dedicated last
Sunday. A few Of our young folks went
down 10 take ii in. This ediiee Is conceded
to be one of the finest in the state. The
building and fixtures cost S21,13o. Wichita
can successfully compare churches and
school houses with any city Of double her
population.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

III Dorado Republican: The new Queen
Anne, twenty-one thousand dollar Method
ist meeting house in Wichita was dedicated
by Bishop Ninde, Sunday. Abraham
Smythicus, Of Sn1yihieusyille, was the erch-
itect, ST. Louis furnished the French silver
ing. Naples the gold candlesticks, !. Bis
SAINTS, a French artist, did the frescoing,
while the pulpit is all made of cedar from
the Mount of Olives, Palestine. Its steeple
is higher then st. Paul's, London, the seat
ing capacity greater thar the Cathedral of
Rome. 1t is sumner, If we are 10 be-
lieve the Wichita papers
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Pat Mcdonald, the poet of the Cowskin'
was in town yesterday and said tie LORD
knew best what kind Of weather was pest ior
Kansas. and he didn't think Providence had
deserted US Just vet.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

AT meeting Of citizens interested IN the
location Of the Methodist college, held at
Niederlander's Office yesterday, committee
was appointed TO wait on the locating com
mittee and show them around.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

The Southern Kansas Trotting circuit
have added Kingman, and the races have
been Fixed for June llth, 18th and 18th, i'm
mediatcly following Wichita. A pro-
gramme, received yesterday from Secretary
Filley, shows big premiums and the prom
$50 of a fiv time
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Miss Mary (. Hartwell, returned mission
ary from sam, viii speak at the Presb3tcr'
ian church tonight at s o'clock. Miss Hart
well is s very interesting speaker. Como
ezervhody.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Several of the ballaster posts which sup
port the guard-rails of the foot-way over
the Arkansas river bridge have been broken
Of, and several of the tubular hand rails
have been disjointcd, all of which wcakens
10 SONG extent the general structure.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Speaking of the wet weather and the cor
dition of the land, yesterday, John Fisher
said that he had a piece Of land that he
thinks he will have to seed down in catfish.
Thai'l he something for the fish club to
lnnk afier
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

The county clerks Office looked like an
eInigrsnt depot yesterday. A man in his
shirt sleeves with no hat on sat by the table
with kid upon his knee, while at the other
end of the board woman sat in chair
while her head rested on the table and she
slept like a top. These are worthless
couple who came here some time since from
Iowa peniless and are too lazy to work--so
John Stewart ssys-and they were helped
by the county and their fares paid to some
where they wanted to 90, but like bad
penny they turned up again.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Take notice that the booth privileges OF
the Driving Park Association, will be sold
at Joeelyn & Thomas Office OF Q O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

A large delegation Of the Knights OF Py-
,h;os in fun uniform left by the Sunfower
for Fort Scott yesterday morning.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22
LIGHTNING LINKS.

| We have information of some slight
casualties by lightning night before last.
A house on South Market street near the
| Wichita and Western railroad was struck
and woman stunned, ard barn on South
Lawrence avenue was struck and horse
killed. The house belongs to Mr.. Payne
and stands on the west side of South Mar
ket, just north of the Wichita and Western.
1t is one story Frame fronting on Market
street with an az" at the west side. The
| lightning struck the chimney OF the a."
SCATTERING it, then part Of the electric cur
rent passed down the stovepipe, knocking
it out of joint and filing the room with SCOT.
This part of the house was occupied by
| Thomas Eyens, wife and child, recent ar
rivals from Missouri. Mr.. Evens and wife
sat by the stove, he bathing his feet for the
benifit of a good crop of corns, which some
say were completely dug out, root and
branch by the forked tongues. He was only
slightly dazed for few minutes, but his
wife received rather severe shock, which
ItiueEtu utE ioT lullS Idll uli
hour. The child lay upon the bed all Sc
rene and felt one of its effects. The main
branch Of the electric spark seems to have
run along just under the roof, the juncture
of the al" with the main building. Here
part of it turned upwards, tearing off patch
of the shingles about four feet long and two
wide. The other part ran down the parti-
ton that separates the two wings of the
house, passing out near a side window and
tearing off two sideboards, piece of the
window caseing and breaking two panes of
glass. From there the playful electric cur
rent passed along the ground to the ditch.
The barn struck belongs to W. L. johnson,
South Lawrence. The lightning struck the
west end where COW and horse were tied,
shattering the end of the barn and killing
the horse, which was the most serious dam
age done as far as heard from.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

tmay be interesting to our readers tc
hear that the colored barber shot in ths
neck some time ago, is now at work shaving
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

The Arkansas river got on boom Sat
urday. 1t came within about seven feet OF
The bottom cords of the wagon bridge Sun
day evening. From that time it fell until
yesterday afternoon low enough to uncover
some sand bars. But it is still high.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

M. and Mrs. Kirkwood, of Iowa, who had
becn visiting at the residence OF Mr.. j. 7.
Rutan. lefa for home yesterday accompanied
BY Mr. Rutan.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Messrs. Humphrey 6 Rhode, another new
drug firm will moist their banner on Doug
las avenue to-day.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

A week OF more ago the EAGLE noticed a
break in the footway ever the Arkansas
river bridge, near the eastern landing. and
warned the public Of the Importance of hay
ing the proper authorities repair it. The
county commissioners were diligent in the
matter, for they employed J. X. Sawyer to
do the work, and yesterday his bridge gang
was at the job, and viii have it done ere
this finds its way to the public. The stone
work on the bridge is not as good as it
should b. 81 lie worklnen say.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

The goods of the Chicago Bargain house
have all been removed from the Black
hlocE
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

VIM. II. Rice, Of the TT. Scott Daily
Monitor, who hsd been down TO the An
thony celebration, and who stopped over in
Wichita next day, after making a careful
examination of the gas works and water ser
vice Of Wichita, gave ii as his unqualified
option that they were superior to any
works Of the kind in the west of which he
had Knowledge.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Alderman English says he is not SO young
kid as reported in his late biographical
history
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22

Col. Powell the owner and superintendent
Of the Wichita Street Railway, will CON-
mence building the extension Of the North
Main street branch on Monday. The ties
and sand for constructing the road bed is at
hand and the iron rails have been ordered
from the Tudor Iron works and should have
beer in now. This is an important improve
ment and win greatly facilitate travel in that
quarter of the city.