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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
a NEW ROUTE TO KANSAS CRY.


There is proposition now pending before
the directors of the Fl. Scott and Wichita
railroad to make new and direct line from
Wichita into Kansas City by constructing q
link between L. Roy, Cotfey county and
Yates Center, " odson county or between
the former place I'D point on the Fl. 5.
s W. some six niles east Of Eureka, the
county seat of G enwood. A branch road
of the Missouri Pacific system Is and has
been for some til operated between Le Roy
and Kansas City The distance from lie
Roy to Yates Ce .er Is eighteen or nineteen
miles and the dh ance from lie Roy TO the
point on the Su hower east Of Eureka is
thirfy-two miles, that is these are the dis
tances which the surveys for the roadbcd
indicate. From Wichita to Kansas by way
of Eureka and lie Roy is thirteen miles
shorter than by the wny of Yates Center
and lie Roy, besides the former route would
be through country unoccupied by any
road and susceptible Of fine development.
The difference in the length Of the lines OF
the Santa Fe and the Fl. Scott from Wich-
ia to Kansas City would be about twenty
FIVE miles in favor of the Eureka connection
and about twelve or fourteen miles in favor
of the Yates Center connection. The direc-
tor referred to informed us that propositions
covering these two proposed connecting
links would be submitted to and passed upon
BY the beard of directors at their next meet
ing the date of which we are not advised.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
BUSINESS cEANGEs.

The old and well known grocery firm Of
Pollock & Pearce on Douglas avenue sold
their stock and rented their store to P. J.
Niederlander and Samuel j. Tortheimer,
who will carry on the business at the old
stand. The new prietors are men os fine
business qualities and Of first-class standing.
Mr.. Niederlander is brother Of our great
real estate man y. F. Niederlander, and Mr..
Wortheimer is nephew of our respected
townsman N. W. Levy. The EAGLE wishes
the new firm unbounded success and is con-
fdent they viii have as good success as the
retiring fra. Messrs. Pollock & Pearce be-
gan business in Healy's old frame building
on Douglas svenue, next door to their pres
ent store. abort eight years sgo with what
is commonly called no money and by their
iudomitable energy, perseverance and strict
attention 10 business, steadily climbed up
until last summer they built the fine brick
block in which the store,is at o cost Of about
$1,000 and filed it with frst-class stock.
At this time their business status is second
to none in the state. There gentlemen wiz
not leave Wichita but they have no plans
fer the future matured yet. The new firm
take charge to-day.
NJ. Niederlender also effected the sale Of
Joseph Stars grocery stock next door to
the Valley house on Douglas avenue to a
party from KingmaD county who will take
nossession to-day.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
FROM THE WEST

W. L. Sloan ard D. L. BEDFORD who had
been out through Barber county, and who
arrived at Medicine Lodge the day after the
food, arrived in town night before last.
Mr.. Sloan said yesterday that it was impos-
sible when they left to estimate the destruc-
ton and loss OF life and stock. he saw
eight bodies laid upon the bank. Several
more were known TO be missing. The VS.
tiers of Elm creek Joined with those of
Spring creek, and both combined made a
frightful food. The town Of Medicine
Lodge stands upon bluff far above high
water mark, therefore the people Of the
town proper were all right. Those who
suffered were poor people who had built
ANAL houses in Elm creek valley, which, un-
til the food, was a beautiful green fat and
very inviting. Besides those who lived in
houses, a large number Of new corners lived
in tents for considerable distance up and
down along the stream. There were so
many strangers that it is impossible to esti-
mate the number missing, which will not be
ascertained until the valley is searched for
several miles below. Mr.. Sloan says they
had been out 10 Lake City, and the number
of dead cattle they saw was astonishing.
Starvation. be saws, was the trouble.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
ExroN's ELEVATOR BURNED

About half past yesterday morning a
succession of shrill screams from tho whistle
Of the CITY mills reused the slumbering city
snd in less time that it takes to tell it. hun
dreds Of footsteps could be heard rushing
to the burning building which was found TO
be John Exton's elevator. near the Santa Fe
depot Several bad gathered on the spo.
while the fire was yet young but nothing was
done, aud from all accounts nothing could
have been done as the FIRE had spread well
under the building before it gave any out
ward sign II was nearly half sn hour after
the whistle sounded tho alarm before the old
bell began TO toll, and before tho fire COM
pany had arrived the entire building was en-
veloped in flames When the fremen turn
ed on the water il was found that the pressure
was inadequate to accomplish anything, and
the flames roarel and the old elevator
cracked, the grain began 10 roll down and
out CT the railroad track. A loaded car
stood on the side track near
the burning building but was
soon pushed away. A number OF men
principal among whom was Constable Wor-
rail-, worked like tigers and were literally
covered with dirt from the burning pile.
The old commission storage warehouse just
south Of the elevator caught FIRE, but the
siding wa. soon pulled of and the flames ex-
iinguished. The only good that could now
be done was TO prevent the fire communi-
eating with other buildings in the neigh
borhood. It's doubtful if the fire. company
did any good. The water may have reduced
the fire so that the grain was saved TO GER
tain extent from the fire, but at the same
time it was SO badly wet, and the water be-
came 80 hot that it almost boiled the grain,
rendering it almost useless. The building
was totally destroyed, bot some of the ma
chinery was uninjured. About 1000 bushels
Of the grain has been taken from the ruins
but in such condition that it will be fit for
nothing but feed. Mr.. John Tucker is the
principal sufferer, he having about. $500
bushels OF grain stored in the building
without dollar OF insurance. Kansas City
Live Stock and Grain association, 10 O.
Another man had about 90 bushels of grain
in the elevator, and we believe is equally
unfortunate in the matter of insurance.
Mr.. Exton will not be much OF sufferer,
the building and machinerr being insured
to almost IFS full value-S4 900 on the build
ing and Sl,l50 on the machinery, as follows:
Hartford Fire, $1,000; German American,
$3.50, Bunnell & Roys agents; Fire ascot
alton of Philadelphia $1,000 and the New
York Alliance, represented by \. F. Nieder-
lander; Pennsylvania Fire $500 and the
Springfield $500, J. A. Stedman agent
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY.

Mr.. II. L. Carver laid upon our table yes
terday copy of "Moore's Modern Atlas,
published according to act Of congress by
Richardson & Lord 70 Cornhell London"
which is indeed very modern looking af-
fair. This atlas belonged TO Ermina Day,
and was bought, as the title page shows, in
April. 1876, and published in 1921. The
maps are each mounted on cloth. The
southwestern boundary of the United States
is shown to be the Arkansas river and the
site of West Wichita was in New Spain
while this side the river belonged to the
to the country Of Washington. All the
country west of the Mississippi river and
north of the Arkansas to the Pacific coast
is called the Missouri Territory. The Lit.
tie Arkansas amt down but the Minnesota
is put down as Observation-Disclosures may
have been meant. One shore line of Great
Salt Lake is defined with note that the
western limits of this lake is yet unknown.
A dotted line is run from the lake to the Bay
Of Gan Francisco with the note that This
supposed river between the Buenaventura
and the Bay Of San Francisco, which will
probably be the line of communication be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific" Fl Dear
born and the village of Chicago are in In
diana. Africa is put down as being princi-
paiiy an unknown waste and SO on and still
that book was only published sixty-ihree
wears 400.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
PROF. BLACK SUNDAY NIGHT

On Sabbath evening the Christian church
was crowded to sufiicstion almost by intelli-
gent people OF this city who had repaired
there TO hear Prot. Blacks discourse on the
"Mellenium, or the thousand years reign of
peace and righteousness" 1t was estimated
that from two to four hundred people went
away because Of their inability to even find
standing room. The fine preacher seemed
in his best form, and the benevolent smile
which lighted up his earnest and happy face
as he stepped upon the platform was as as
surance OF perfect self-poise upon his
part, and in lis reflection his more than will
ling audience responded with !ull surren-
der of that which not only inspires public
speaker, but lifts him above himself. We
did no, start out 10 give a synopsis or even
an idea Of what the sermon was or what il
WIS like From data alone found in the
prophesies and inspired visions of the two
testaments, and by three distinc. lines, all
touching this thousand years of peace, he
set out to not only prove that such q time
would come, but the year when it would
come, and that neither of the
lines had failed of fulhllment or
consummation in the times past
in any minor detail. The speaker showed
by the wonderful array of prophecies and
visions and interpretations that in A. d.
1887 this reign Of peace would be insugur
ated. Whether every individual Of his
crowded congregation fully comprehended
all of his premises and conclusions, the
many links of which he seemed to 80 readi-
ly and lcgi ,ally weave into the completed
chain, we known not, but certainly the
merest dullard could not have failed to be
astonished at III mans wonderful CONVEX
sancy with both sacred aud p-ofane histor-
les, and the pc, ars of mind which de cou-
tinually holds in reserve. With all bis
logic ard srgun 9ntative powers he ia such
true worshipper Violently of the majestically
grand and the :. uching simple that be is
ever breaking f nth in some brilliant metri-
cal measure or il the recital Of some pa
theiic incident. With him "where all words
end there music begins" where human rea-
son fails Gods Inspiration leads on, where
the grave is there is the Christians sure por-
tai to Immortality. lie may have talked an
hour, perhaps longer, we suspect two of
them, but SO intent were bis audience upon
his rounded periods that, during his last i'm
FASHIONED appeal the silence was SO pro-
found that the signing of the night winds
through the open windows audably CON-
mingled with the flowing rhythm. of the
ringing poetical measures which fell from
his lips, when with majestic wave OF his
hand and sill the graciousness Of q benedic-
ton he eaid STANDING shall We be dis
| missedr'
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PACKING

Messrs. Sayles & Robinson are in receip.
Of letter from large and responsible fruit
and vegetable packing and canning com.
pany in an eastern state. The letter con
,sins the information that for two years past
the company have been greatly put TO it to
secure fruits and vegetables 10 quantities TO
keep their force and machinery running in
season, and having read Of the fruits and
vegetables Of the Arkansas Valley and OF
Wichita as commercial center, they have
determined TO send one CT the firm out to
see, and who wi arrive here on or about
the 4th prox. The letter, which hiss been
referred to US, and by us to the Board OF
Trade, states that in the season the firm has
paid ont as high as ten to twelve thousand
dollars per week for fruits aud vegetables.
and from eight un-red to thousand dol
lars for labor. The greater proportion OF
the employees a girls and women. This is
important and az enterprise or plant which.
if secured, would be of great Importance to
this city. and we hope the Board of Trade
will give the letter the firm and the matter
a thorough investigation.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
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THAT WAS THEIR GAME.

Yesterday evening John Hinsworth, who
keeps stand at the east end of the bridge,
on Douglas avenue, came running up town
and informed policeman that two young
men had stolen Ave dollar gold piece from
him. His story is that the two, one Of
whom he knew well, they having worked
together at the European hotel, came TO his
stand and bought some cigars, handing him
silver dollar in payment. He put the dol
lar into the till ana handed them the change.
As be knew them he did not examine the
dollar. AS they started away one re-
marked to the other, II knew that dollar WAS
good" This remark caused the man to take
the dollar out of the drawer, and he saw it
wsz covered with lead foil. He called them
back, and said the money WAS no good.
They offered to bet him FIVE dollars that it
was good, but he said not. They gave him
another dollar in its stead, but while they
were wrangiing one of them asked to look at
SIS gold piece that he had exposed. He was
engaged in wrangle with the other man
snd WAS excited, forgetting all about the IS
gold piece until they had gone, when, on
locking in the drawer, he discovered it was
gene. The two were found near the Bruins
wick billiard hall, and denied having the
money. They were taken into the room and
searched by the policeman, but no gold
piece WINS found. SO they were
allowed to 60. One of the men,
who registered as D. NJ NJ. Cheney, Attica,
is said TO be the man who was arrested here
some time ago and taken TO hingman,
where he was charged with having stolen q
watch, but the charge was not proven. The
watch charm was found here in pawn shop
subsequently,. This man is rather fly
looking chap and there seems to be little
doubt that they got away with the money.
They had plenty time to put it away before
they were searched. They paid their bill at
the European after they had been at the
stand. The dollar covered with lead is their
game and by that means they expected to
win bets, the money being good probably.
or they would not have said anything
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
THE STATE VS. ROBERT SLATER


A large crowd Of whites and blacks
gathered at Justice Thomas court yester-
day morning to listen to the trial Of Robert
Slater, charged with assault and battery on
the person of his best hals The crowd
evidently were prepared for some ludicorous
Developments and notwithstanding the grave
demeanor Of the court and the county at
torney there was some fun. County At
torney Balderston engineered the case for
the state and T. b. Wall ran the defendants
side ofthe case. Slater, who is a thick-set
bulldosing sort of a darkey was on hand to
make suggestions to his counsel, and the
prosecuting witness helped on her side.
As developed by the evidence. the trouble
between the pair has been bubbling and
boiling ever since last winter, when Slater
took pleasure trip to Fort Scott in company
with bis wife's daughter, and was brought
back by the sheriff, but the immediate
cause of the trouble out of which this suit
grew was about planting trees q week ago.
Slater brought home some trees which he
proposed to plant on the place, which it
appears belongs to the old woman; she pro-
posed they should not be planted as she in
tended to sell out. Slater took his spade
and began digging the holes, and the old
woman took her hoe and covered them up
as fast AS he dug IT, EN-. He took hold Of the
hoe handle ald they wrestled and pulled
and hauled about until he dragged her to the
house, where she and her son Gays say he
struck her on the face, which face bears
traces of the trouble. Slater again went
back TO dig the holes and che also returned
and sat down on the hole, thus ehectuslly
blocking the game. Slater in his testimony
swore that she pulled up the trees-hole
and all. From Slster's lsngugage and man
ner on the witness stand there is reason
! 10 believe that he did not use bis accom-
plished wife in accordance with the rules in
such cases made and provided. The evi.
dence was rather conflicting all round and it
appears the jury took that view of it and
hung ere, not being ablo to arrive at an
| understanding. Now it is q matter Of con-
lecture how it will be settled.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01

All that remained to the sorrowing mother
and brother aud friends Of the gentle Eva
McClane was carrid away to the hill and
hid away from earthly sight forever. In the
full flush of young womanhood, the COM
fort Of. the mother and the stay of the fam
ily, all the hopeful words Of the kind
hearted minister, all the sympathy OF
friends, could not lift the pain of that last
farewell from the mothers heart. There is
only left the sweet sad hope that the revolv-
ing years will return to her arms and heart,
in some divinely beautiful mansion Of para
disc, her Eva, all radiant and glorious with
immortality, with never-failing youth beam
ing from every loved feature. There is no
other place or thought or hope TO which TO
fy. But there
1.-The soul, secure In her existence smiles
nd starr shall fade away the sun himself
Grow dim with age AID nature sink in years
Bat thou eha.t faur.sn In immortal youth,
When time is for gotten circumsiabce
Some people effected sheer on several
occasions when the EAGLE tried to warn the
Dusinees men Ol Nicutta rkaiitos "e' q fe'HS
schemes and advertising swindies. Not
withstRnding which We will do so whenever
occasion demands. The criticisers probably
thought We were trying to protect cur own
business lfso they were simply mistaken.
The truth is that III setting down on travel
ling advertising schemes we most surely
throw ourselves out of job of printing.
Some four or six weeks ago we saved several
business men and now again we tell them
that there are at least two persons in this
city that are pushing advertising schemes
that simply mean no benefit to the investor,
but which will put few hundred dollars
into the pockets Of strangers who, after they
have complied with the letter Of their con-
tract win take the money and move on to
some other town.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
NEW PAPER.

The type and material for new German
newspaper arrived here Yesterday and wai
being put in place in the rear room Of Zein-
myers building on Market street. The two
back rooms viii be occupied, the one as the
printing room and the other as an editorial
room. This new venture in journalism will
be conducted by Mr.. John Hoenschiedt,
late proprietor and editor of the Kansas
Stats Anzeiger, Of Aichison. who is very
nice gentleman and an experienced Journal
list. This is good field for German pa
per, there being no paper of that kind pub
iished in Southern Kansas. Mr.. Hoen-
schiedt said he had not yet decided what
the name Of the new paper would be, but
thought probably the Wichita Herald. It
viii be weekly. The initial number d ex-
pectsd TO appear about the LIT prox. The
EAskI wishes II success.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
WHAT ARE WE coMING TOP

What sort CT city Wichita will become
and how she is to be kept up and her pres
ent status and growth maintained, are cues
tons that many thoughtful people are ask-
ing themselves. Well VIC can tell, but sim
liar questions were pertinent FIVE years ago
and instead of collapse or halt to the boom,
it has gained every year and now it lie strong
er than ever. Nearly Eve hundred acres in
new additions bave been Ibid out the present
year and still they come. In some of these
additions broad boulevards and parks have
been laid out and one would imagine the
projectors expected the city to become a
place Of $4,000 inhabitants in about two
years. In the meantime, the street railway
system is to be extended to College Hi and
away to the extreme north and south limits
of the city. Another new railroad is pro-
jected and giant schemes of internal improve
ments are being projected daily. What we
are coming to is hard to say, but there is
abundant evidence that there are those in
this city, and lots of them that have an un-
dying faith in our future greatness.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01

Mr.. Henry Anderson. the resident man.
ger of the Anglo-American Loan and In
vestment company, whose paid up capital is
s,50,00o and at the bead Of which company
stands Sir z. Synge Hutchinson, Bart, Eng
land, ordered yesterday 1o,0o) stamped
wrappers, all OF which viii be addressed
and soni to individuals contemplating Amer
lea MS future bome. Each wrapper will
contain circulars Of information and little
pamphlet descriptive Of the Great Arkansas
Valley. This is but the first installment of
:his company's documents which are being
printed as rapidly as possible. The Johnny
Bulls once reaching this broad, rich valley
IF sunshine and health, of fruit and grain,
will never want 20 60 back to the little foggy
SIC presided over by Queen Vic. and run by
Sandstone.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01

j. E Hoyt, of Carthage, No, is In the
city in the interest Of the Carthage foundry
and machine shop, Of which ne is proprie'
Tor. Parties desiring work in bis line vii
End what be has to say about his business
Ia another column.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01

The EAGLE yesterday warned the mer-
chants Of Wichita a. sinst snide advertising
schemes, engineered by travelling aad ire
spousible men. The warning saved to our
friends more dollars than there we're words
in our warning. We were asked during the
day If the work Of Arthur & O. Brien, vino
are erecting the permanent revolving bill
board, was meant We answer, of course
not. Every merchant il just as capable Of
Judging Of tie value Of that kind Of adver-
asing as we are. We only claim 10 be ar
expert judge Of that class of advertising
done by the printing press, of which the
newspaper. the card and the pamphlet are
the types.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01

The lawyers oongregate on the street cor
ners these days seeking whom they may de-
vour. Frank Dale said yesterday that there
is nothing doing snd that the lawyers arr
getting mighty slim. The FIRST victim they
GET hold of viii be 10 be pittied.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01

Some brute Of man driving slong Doug
las avenue with bis wife in wagon yester
dsy afternoon strack small boy cut will
his whip at Fourth avenue and drove on
The police were sent after him but for som'
reason he was not arrested.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01

The west side is going to have two drug
wump stores. The building two doors
west of the mill is being fitted up for tina.
sort OF store and it is reported that b. X.
Brown is to be at the head of It.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
MARRIED.

At the residence of the brides mother, q
Derby, Kss.. on the 22d day Of April. 1885,
By Few. G. W. Churchill, Mr.. Eli S. Groves,
Of Wichita. and Miss Leah Risf. Of Darby,
Kas.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01

The local Of the RAaLE is considered Q
pretty tall n,sn but al the postotiiee yester'
DAY he encountered man be had to look
up TO. Ia answer TO question he said be
Wa seven feet tall.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01

Charley Gordon arrived from Missouri
with car load Of mules yesterday evening
which he stabbed at the Horse and Mule
market