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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
ALWAYS Late.

/ have observed that during the successful
run Of any play or opera that the men who
have the middle seats on the row are nearly
always the Last TO 10 seated. 10 the conse-
qusnt annoyance and discomfort Of those pos-
seszng aisle seatA Treasurer McKeever, Of
the Madison Square theatre, thus saseiy eT-
plains the anomaly: The forethooght that
actuasea q man aud sends him 70 the box Of
ace q, an early date, securing 70 himself q
choice Of iocation-which Is invariably tbs
end seats Of q row-sends him 70 the theatre
at al early hour that be may 30 In time for
The rising 1t the curtain That raan Il proo-
ably good business ular, purctual at his ap-
pointxnAuts and person Of reliance. Tie
man who comes tn late probably came 20 the
box oboe at the last moment, was obliged 70
take middle seats to BE Is bear tie Etays as 4.
hen possible, and the prorastinatins ST-rtt
shAs induced bin 70 bay bis sea:s Late sends
him 10 the theatre bali hour after the cur
tain has ytsen. 70 climb over Yuoctual peopls,
crushing bats and toes alike IL both ladies'
and gentlanea- Anew Yoxk Star.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
A Fair Envlish Socialist.

Mrs Anne Besant's popularity and iniu-
ence with she London democracy are I'M
doubted There is a wonderful magnetic at
traction about her. Her face in repose can
hardly be called handsome, but when ami
mated her dark Irish eyes flash fire, and as
one Of her lady friends once said to me, "she
has one Of the sweetest SMILES ! have ever
seen" Her short, curling hair and the some
what peculiar attire which she affects add 10
the individuality of her appearance. But her
eloquence Is after all the greatest attraction.
l have heard her speak time after time, and
always with renewed sense Of her graphic
power and deep eafnestnesa At the debates
of tho Fabian society, the Socialist body Of
which she is a member, she Is the only speaker
whom you feel to poesess a thorough grasp OF
the socialist problem.
As regards energy and downright hard
work, very few wotnon can approach Annie
Besant. She lives alone in a pleasant house
In st. Johns Wood, but she Is usually TO be
found immersed In busines In a little Office
room up two flights Of narrow stairs abov o
The Free Thought publishing Office In Fleet
street. There It was that saw her for the
first tirne SIX or seven years ago. She writes
largely. she lectures ali over the country, she
edits The National Reformer for Mr. Brad
laugh, she POUNDS working girls unions and
takes up every forlorn political cause in the
metropolis And yet Mrs. Besant Is the best
abused and most misrepresepted woman IN
London and the bugbear Of polite society.
Her advocacy Of Seo- Malthusian theories,
and still more her almost bitter antagcnisul
TO the Christianity Of the present day, fully
account for thix-London Cor. Chicago In
ter Ocean
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
A BRAVE MAN.

Last evening a most disgraceful assault
took place at the corner of Main and Sec
ond, in which Dan Archibald, a stout, able
bodied young paper hanger, beat up 5. D.
Cook, an old man. a shoemaker having q
shop on North Main.
Both, it appears from the statement
made by an eye witness TO the occurrence
were somewhat intoxicated. They walked
up Main quarreling aud at last, when near
the corner. Archibald struck the old man
and knocked him into the gutter. He got
up, and making some remonstrance
about the treatment received. Archibald
again beat him more mercilessly than be-
fore. The old mans face and clothes were
covered with blood and the red marks OF
the assault are still to be seen upon the
sidewalk. He was assisted to his home on
East Third and his wounds dressed.
Archibald was arrested by the city mar
shall, and being taken TO the police sta
ton his employers, Young Bros, put up
So for his appearance before Judge Mus
seller He will then, no doubt, receive his
reward for the valiant act. for it requires a
very brave man to so mercilessly assault
an old, decrepit and intoxicated man.
The old mans statement of the affair is
somewhat mixed up. In spite of the fact
that his left optic is closed, his lip cut,
both checks badly marked, an ugly cash
upon his head. he declares that he was not
hurt and that he got the best Of the at
fray II there was one. His wife, very
pleasant lady. seems very much chagrined
over the affair and remarked that be
would change his opinion in the morning.
well, who bruised you up that wayf'
enquired Marshal Aspey. "Well;h,
canth think of his name-a great bigth
Teller he was. You see Mac and me were
coming down street"-his wife took occa-
sion to remark that ii was the Mack that
takes him ont and gets drunk with him
"Juse so my dear" he continued, when
the battalion swept down from the left
flank upon Mack. thought it my duty
to look after Mack. and placed myself
between him and the enemy" We'll,
what next.' "Oh. yes, commenced TO
transact business" and that WAS all the
further he could get In his war parative
TO the transaction of hnsiness-
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PERSONAL.

F. T. Ives, Merden, Con-, is in the city.
II. NJ Strothers, st. Louis, is in the city.
f. S. Alexander, Chicago, is in the city.
William Barnett, Dayton, O., is in the
city.
H.. A. Posten, Lincoln, Neb., is in the
city.
Al. Kinnear was in from Ashland yes
terday.
FIG. HargraYe was in from Argonia yes
terday.
f. NJ. Mansfield was yesterday up from
Winfield.
S. c. Henshaw was yesterday over from
Emporia.
w. NJ. Knapp, Cincinnati, was an arrival
yesterday.
w. H. Diver was in from Greensburg
yesterday.
Oscar Wiener, Chicago, was an arrival
yesterday.
J.H. Williamson, Terre Haute, Ind, is
in the city.
NJ. B. Parmley, Dayton, Ohio. was an
arrival yesterday.
MIR and Mrs. John A. Cragun were in
from Kingman yesterday.
Mr.. C. II. Sohn and wife, of Wellington,
are visiting relatives in the city.
Richard Warren Mulvane, and Marsh
Warren, Emporia, were IN the city yester-
day.
E.. E. Bleckley, of the Missouri Pacific,
las returned from d business trip To st.
Louis.
Mr.. J. F. Black and wife, of Virginia,
Ill, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs w. U,
Payne.
j. II. Deatherage, special excursion
agent of the Missouri Pacific, was III the
city yesterday
Dr. H. Grattan Guinness, of London,
England is the guest of Rev. l. w. Heed
on North Waco avenue.
Mrs Byron Wolfe, who has been visiting
Mrs G. p. Locke, North Topeka, has re-
turned home to FL Dorado.
Joe Trt emain, ST. Louis, one OF the best
known and most popular of carpet sales
man, is calling upon his trade In this city.
w. A. Vnn Horn. Racine, Wis; VIM.
Sumner, Chicago; ID. Stout, ST. Louis; c.
b. Colby, Denver: w. H. Reno. Chicago;
j. S Carpenter, Kansas City; b. ;. Hutch
ms, Kingman; j. f. Edelbroch, Chicago,
are at the Carey.
W. l.. Olinger, Kansas City; j. H.
Iangsford, Lawrence; j. 5. Branham. st.
OUR; j. Ii. Cromwell, Kansas City; II. j.
Putnam, Salina; Geo w. Stipp, Yelling
ton, \. X DOMAIN, ST. Joe; A. c. Barcley,
Caldwell; c. L. Hastings. Kansas City;
Jay Willis, Caldwell, are at the Metropo!e
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
CITIZENS, MEETING.

The citizens meeting called for last
evening in the board of trade rooms in the
interest of the July demonstration, brought
out fair representation of the business
men. The committee having the matter
in charge reported progress, but on GER
tain features asked for assistance. A cam
mittee to assist seemed to be generally
agreed upon, and as result was appinted
consisting of Mayor Clements, w. S.
Corbett, president of the board of trade,
Councilman Glaze and A. Cannon. The
committee was instructed by the meeting
and at the request of the gentleman at
work on the parade to lend hand, taking
charge of the whole matter from the
financial feature up.
The committee will hold a meeting this
morning at o'clock ut the board Of trade
rooms and attend to certain features of
the arrangement.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
A FATAL ACCIDENT.

Yesterday afternoon fatal accident I'M
der very unusual circumstances occurred
at SIS South Washington avenue.
A colored baby about eighteen months
old was found by its mother. Mrs. Harri-
son Irwin, drowned in swill tub just out
side of the rear door of her house. The
mother as quickly as possible grabbed out
the child; it gave gasp and expired in her
arms. A physician was sent for, but all
efforts at resuscitation were of no avail.
The child it appeared had left its
mothers side but few minutes when
she commenced searching for it; the long
err the earch the more frantic she became
and when she did find it dead she was al
most crazy.
The Twins are spoken of as very well-to-
do respectable colored people. They are
the owners OF a good farm not far from
the city. The husband is in Pueblo and
has been notified by telegram the sudden
death of his child.
As no one saw the child drown it is
thought that an inquest will be necessary
and the proper authorities have been no
titled
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
Barking Up the Wrong Tree

Two wandering organ grinders the other
day made dead set at n bospitAhie looking
house at Eleventh and Clinton strnetA CHI
dren's smiling faces are constantly seen at
the windows, and the gentlemen from King
Humbert's realm s,em to think there IL a
mint Of money there for them Sometimes
half dozen stop during the day In front Of
the house, unlimber their music boxs<. un-
hitch the cranirs and start In They grind
out everything, from tho Lat Rose Of Sum
mer" to ''Nadty," all the time looking prayer
fully up a, the smiling faces at tho window.
and from their ignorance OF tho English Ian
guage utterly obhFioos Of the fact that o
Sign on the house sets forth tho fact tina. II Ia
q deaf and dumb asylum, and that the ia-
mates are smiling 81 the futile Efforts Of tia
organ grinders TO make their lives unhappy.
PHILADELPHIA PrcsA
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29

We cannot az Dc 80 strong ard l1cky az
Dumas, and we do %. want 20 Be % Eniocky,
though stroog. Is another psrsoa IL when be
tells story. Il Alexandre Dumas pers bad
q bound called Nouton, "a undesnonstrs.4vs
brute, which roo.sd Up fayorise tAh,-a n
Dumas had introduced tks. dog into g rsovsl
As Be sat and vruee he keps an eye @ bis
paragraph tw,ere tbs hound wss performing
to robsezs arss and With the ota- ere be
Watched Motions exravasionsef tie 8Ahl.A
Whea The paragraph vas done b gave ;hs
unsupereiaz Aou.on ksck beHsn1, sna his
Xouson returned 20 hil With o1s hzn9 be
causts the dog By the taross, Hcsson ea1zh;
tie other bad II hS jan, and there WA c
nobAs fgh; Al laE: Mou;oo sars In, and for
thrsa days n Dumas, With his haDd under >
stream Of cold water, zsi,~t 20 500 Il MOS'o5
would Htake his meals reSa,u.- yg Tires
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
ADJUSTMENTS.
CRAWFORD.

A small but appreciative audience was
present at the concert given at the opera
house Thursday evening by Mr.. John W.
Metcalf, pianist: Miss Blanche Newcomb.
violnist, and Miss Alice Hutchins, So
prano, members OF Mozart Conservatory OF
Music of Garfield university and Lewis
academy, OF Wichita. Those who failed to
attend this concert missed one of the best
entertainments given here in the past
year. Mr.. Metcalf's rendition Of LePapil-
lion and Tremelo was exceptionally fine
and received hearty encore. Miss Hutch
ms has purely soprano voice and won
derfully sweet one, her singing was all
that could be desired, and she was encored
every number she sang. Miss Newcomb's
performance on the violin completely cap
tured the audience, and her last number
Mazurka, by Zarzycki, was heartily en-
cored and she responded by playing Home
Sweet Home. If Hutchinson should ever
be fortunate enough to get another oppor-
tunity to hear these people they should
take advantage of it.-Hutchinson Clipper
Society paper June "A.
Tickets on sale at Robinson & Cham
MONS
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
UNION OF CURRENTS.
The Electric Suburban and Riverside Made One
Some Theories on the Street Hallway
4tuattOu.

The deal was consummared yesterday by
which the Wichita & Suburban Electric
line passed into the hands of the Riverside
company and the operation of the road
given over to its new owners. The con-
sideration as stated by Mr.. j. o. Davidson
is So. 900. the road being in debt about
$4,000, this being deducted from the pur-
chase price. According to Mr.. Davidson
the Riverside company will soon have
changes made to operate both lines from
the Riverside electric station which will
be somewhat of saving and can be done.
as alleged, quite as successfully as with
two seperate stations. The work on the
Suburban branch to Burton car works
will be continued as rapidly as possible
and will be completed within few weeks
1t is said as soon as the line is completed
to the car works. the Riverside
line will be extended east from
Alamo to the car works making a COM
plete circuit by way of Riverside, car
works, packing houses and down Water
street or Market. The Paramount line
will be operated as intended by the Sub
urban company and the electric line COM
pleted out First street to Mathewson ave-
nue., north to Central, east and north to
connect with the Paramount line. Also
take in College hill. practically giving
electric service to all the city north of
Douglas avenue. They have also fran
chise for south of Douglas along Williams
street from Water to Fifth avenue, which
will take in the Crawford.
AS may be observed some of the leading
stockholders of the Riverside company
also hold the same relation to the City
Railway company and it is intimated
that the two may be consolidated
and should there be any objection
from some of the stockholders some fine
fine work will be done to bring about the
consolidation squeeze out and then con-
solidate or at least something done to con-
solidate. When this will be done it was
not ventured to state, but owing to GER
tain features it was intimated that it
might not be many weeks when the ques-
tion of adopting electricity along the lines
of the old company might be settled or
more hastily solved. Some seem to think
that should the consolidation hand prove
the best there would be little danger of q
change in the motor from the old line for
some time. as the competition part would
be out of the way and it would be reduced
to question of getting nickles ahead and
not so much a question of improving the
service on the business streets.
The change of yesterday created consid-
cradle comment among street railway
stockholders and among citizens and
property owners generally. Many theo-
ries were going the rounds. some of which
seemed PLAUSIBLE or reasonable, while 9TH
ers were little short of the ridiculous.
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Young Locking Actresses.

Maggie Mitchell after So1s thirty yeazs
upon tie stage. continues to play extremely
Juvenile herosne& Lot.A whose career as Q
s1aa las lasted moro than twenty yeA.x, has
ID difficulty In appearing q spnskIy sad
naischisvous child Agnes Booth, Ksse Roger
snd Rne Eysnss al look. both ca and o6
the stage. from tan to fifteen ysass younger
than they ara At Der recent bsnsHs xrA D.
p Bowers appeared a. MARI, queen Of Scots.
and w. shis to realize much q The charm ct
ribused 10 thAs unfortunate heroirA Thls
NrA Bowers was o. The soeee the veteran
actor, Harry Victims, tod the writer tat
t1irtynins years bad pA.aod ssnos be bad
played for her benefit Ii EAlti-acre.-ssw
YORK Trtbcrz
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
PEACHES FOR TEN YEARS.

A basket of dark red luscious Amsden
June peaches reached us with the compli-
ments of Mr.. and Mrs. Y. A. Miller, whose
home place is just north of Central avenue
and east of Fifth or Railroad street. For
ten years every June a basket of Amsdens
with the compliments of our friends have
reached our sanctum. They are splendid
fruit whose fragrance rivals the aroma of
the constant memory that annually sends
such pleasant and amptable token Of
friendship to Our table.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29

II the umbrella is at the tother end Of tie
line" bear 1t patiently. Some other UNI
breIla viii do just as well
Be sure and inform every one you neet
that 1t rains" Otherwise they might re-
main In ignorance Of the damp fact
Waterproof garments may Be depended
upon to shed water upon other folks That
seems to be the chief object Of their existence.
Do not allow any ventilation In q horse car
on rainy morning. It might exilarate the
passengers 30 deeds Of violence
Carry your umbrella very carefully and
you can Just manage 20 drain ous quarter
section Of Il down ths neck Of the person who
b 50 unfortunate as 70 be ahead Of you Re
vm appreciate tht-Hartford Post.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE.

There are two thousand property owners
in this city that are violating city ordi-
nance continually in not keeping their
premises clean. The cause of humanity
conducive to higher civilization would
be greatly conserved if the city marshal
and his force would turn their attention in
that direction for few days. Make a
number of arrests, then in turn let the po-
lice judge place the fines to the highest
limit allowed by law. We suggest further
that the street commissioner tuIn himself
into an alley commissioner, and take his
force into the alleys. Let the authorities
for once proceed to vigorously enforce the
ordinances
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
Doubtful About IT.

They were gathered sorrowfuily around
the couch Of rhe poor failow who bad bsen
smashed 70 pieces under TIE hammer of .
pile driver.
do you think he win rcooyerr asked =
young lady-posdbly his siyter, perhaps ous
who heId nearef and doarer relstaos
With a mighty effort the wounded Baa
raised lis bead "Doctox." he said. ~ shoald
like 70 &c. wei; bot WHEN 7 think what .
bare I shouh 10 by going about forever
through life and bragging over my narrow
escape, feel {. "a bet that I should co.
Boston Transcript
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
DEGREE OF HONOR.

At the regular meeting last night fiv'
candidates were initiated, and the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
term:
P. C. of H.-Mrs. Mary L. Dutton.
c. of H.-Mr. John A. Wallace.
l.. of H.-Mrs. E. T. Caswell.
G. of C.-Mrs. NJ. J. Hassig.
Recorder-Mr J. r. Dutton.
Financier-Mrs NJ. r. Ratliff.
Receiver-Mrs. Saloma Dunkin.
Sister Usher-Mrs. Gertrude Wallace.
Inside Watch-Mr. John A. Ratliff.
Outside Watch-Mr E. D. Carlton.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29
MONEY ON HAND.

City Treasurer Mr.. ". B. Throckmorton
stated yesterday that he had received the
money for the sewer bonds, amounting TO
ST., $50 He said ali sewer scrip could be
cashed now, and after ten days no interest
would be allowed.
The sewer work seems TO be going brave
ly on and since money is on hand the con-
tractors may put on hundred or two
more men.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29

Probably Caused BY . Broomstick.
Lecturer ON Phrenology cautiously TO man
selected by audience Tor free examination,-
Married, I presumed
Man-YeS
Lecturer with confidence Many Of the
protuberances, ladies and gentlenen, which
We find upon the heads Of persons In various
walks OF life may be passed by as having no
chronological significance, a. In the case Of
HE gentleman whom am now, etc-Chica-
20 Tribuua
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THE COURTS.
DISTRICT COURT

Wichita Coal and Fuel company VS.. j.
w. Baughman; verdict for plaintiff fol
one cent
Carey Lumber company VS.. John E.
Mauddux, judgment for plaintiff fol
S4S5S.
US. Tilden vs.. H. C. Hadley: appeal
dismissed.
+. Vrealand vs. William Pray; appeal
dismissed.
John Tracy VS.. Nelson Coffee, continued.
Naftzgar & Lewelling VS.. j. +. Nessly;
ct al, settled.
John A. Crawford VS.. Elizabeth Tiffany;
appeal dismissed.
Morris J Lloyd VS.; James D. Mustoe ct
al; judgment for plaintiff VS.. B. F. Man
son, for 1915.
Fritz Schnitzler VS.. w. II. Garrett ct al.
judgment on cross petition VS.. w. H. and
Mary Garrett for Sl012.
COMMON PLEAS
The jury in ]. V. Farwell VS.. W. w.
Hays, sheriff, yesterday afternoon return
ed verdict of 1875 rs for the plaintiff.
PROBATE COURT.
Claim of j. T. Holmes against the estate
of Mollie L. Burleigh. deceased, was al
lowed yesterday by Judge Buckuer.
JUSTICE COURT.
Business at the justice court was again
of mostly civil character. Justice Mos
ley, however, commenced the hearing of
state VS.. Rochell. The defendant 1t will
be rememb ered was once before tried upon
the same offense as that to which he must
now answer, obtaining the signature of
Mrs. Emma Klaus to a note through false
representation. He was acquitted of the
charge before Justice keenan,. The case
will occupy several days yet.
4 good sized family racket developed on
North Main yesterday Afternoon. The in
terested parties, however, were hushed be
fore they had completely aired their do
mestic grievances to a gaping crowd that
had gathered around them.
POLICE COURT.
Yesterday it seemed was an unusually
hard day for the dispensers of the ardent.
Mrs. Schmidt Of the stock yards was fined
$780, William Allen and John Armour
were each given fine Of $500,
c. S. Norman yesterday turned in back
fine of 81.
was arrested yesterday upon the charge Of
selling liquor; her trial will not come up
for several days yet.
Joseph Myers, Frank Burns and VIII
liam Caufman, all around Migrants, were
each fined s. and having no money were
sent out to do penance upon the stone
pile.
J. W. Christopher was fined s. for keep
ing dog upon which the tax had not
been paid Execution Was Suspended
upon condition that be invest that amount
in O tag for the canine that caused the
trouble.
Joe Teller and D. E. Riley. two arrests OF
the preceding night. paid fine OF s.. The
third of the trio was sent home in condi-
ton closely bordering on delerium ire
mems
VIII Frazer was tried and found guilty
Of petty larceny, the stealing OF sacks
from the warehouse OF L c. jackson.
In the evening Dan Archibald, the man
who 50 terribly beat up old man Crook on
North Main, was brought into court and
gave the name Of George johnson. His
employer put up SIS for his appearance in
court this forenoon TO answer to the charge
Of an assault
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29

gone into voluntary liquidation the bust
ness now being closed up by Dir. Coleman
Rogers, the vice president, who arrived a
few days since from Wichita. Depositors
have beer paid in full and all other bust
nsss, so far as we have learned, has been
satisfactorily adjusted For Mr.. Coleman
Rogers, under whose management the
bank was established, our people will al
ways have a warm friendship and best
wishes He has ever been courteous in his
business transactions and sociable in his
relations with the community. -Repub-
lican
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TO CHANGE HANDS.

The Occidental hotel will change pro-
prietors on the list of July. The new pro-
prietor will be one of the old ones, Mr..
Morgan Cox, who for several years was
identified with the hotel. Mr.. A N. Dem
ing, owing to I'LL health is compelled to
seek a rest from business for few weeks
and possibly will take a vacation until
the hot season is oyer. Mr.. Cox, of course
needs no introduction to the patrons and
friends of the hotel as he already knows
them.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-29

1t is told of J. NJ. Mccall that on reach
ing home Monday night he fastened to the
telegraph Office and sent message to
Medicine Lodge to ascertain if he had left
that town. Mccall denies the report and
insists that he did not go to the telegraph
Office for that purpose but on entirely diff
ferent business,