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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
THE GERMAN FAIR,

The German Lutheraps of the city
opened their fair last night in the Getto
block, corner of Main and Second streets,
under the most favorable auspices. Mrs.
Bolte, the president of the society, and
Rev. Silverman. the pastor, were both
present, directing affairs generally. Tbs
ball is brilliantly lighted with electric
lights and the decorations are profuse and
beautiful.
Several booths are filled with articles of
beauty, value aud great attraction. That
containing fancy work is presided over by
Mrs Klentz. Mrs. Fred Bissantz, Mrs
Joseph Gerties and Mrs. Arnholz.
Domestic bOoth-Mrs. Jacob Bissantz
and Mrs. Henry Suhre.
Household goods booth-Mrs. Fritz
Schni,zler, Mrs. Henry Noltemeyer. Mrs.
Henry Nichols.
Drawing stand-Mrs A. Bruhn and Mrs
H. Tatgenhorst.
Fishing pond-Mrs. John Idle.
kitchen-Mrs. A. Bellman. '"
The different countries were represented
as follows:
Germany, Mena Lenicke; Roumania.
Fanny Sonderegger; Switzerland, Bertha
Sonderegger; Tyrol. Minnie Dali; Spain.
Minnie klentz; Fairyland, Grace Dali.
Colonel Fritz SChnitzler presided over u
blackboard, and announced in stensorion
toDes that he would receive votes for
Koyse and Mosbacher to get beautiful
secretary and desk comb ined: Charles
We'll and John Mshan TO receive votes as
the most popular man to bs awarded a
gold headed cane; a beautiful hat for a
miss, to be voted to the most popular
little girl, and a doll to be voted to the
most popular little girl. Daisy Clark and
Bessie klauss dividing the honors last
night.
Ate O'Clock some beautiful tablsaux
were presented and were received
with great favor. Fruits. lemon
ade, soda water, aud supper are
all provided for those who desire
TO refresh themselves. Taken all in all,
the opening night was grand success.
Tonight the following tableaux will be
presented during the evening, and are
very attractive:
Scenes from home life, allegorical tab
leaux, liberty, historical scenes, Colun bus
before the Spanish sovereigus, aud Column
bus egg.
The doors are open from to II o'clock.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
POLICE COCRr.

Charles Clark. tough from Bitter
Greek, was awful drunk. and WAS obliged
to pay IS for the privilege.
John Clark, loitercd, and was run in by
the officer. He plead guilty aud WAS fued
S.. He went TO the rock pile.
Charles Northrop WAS charged with con-
cesling tdeadiy weapons" on his fragile
form, and 1T cost him IS.
Frank Hsfern WAS drunk. and ecknowl-
edged the corn. but it cost him V.
John Brumert, drunk, guilty, s.. Sent
below.
j. ". Lynes came in from the country
and began city life by filing his skin full
of bad whisky. This was contrary to tho
statutes. He was sent below to soccer up,
but got enough Of urban life in the
bsstile, SO he put up $40 and went home.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
THE INDICATED AIR INHALER.

| ter OF devising means by which to reduce
the city's expenses was granted further
time TO bring in q report.
All bills filed 20 date were read and re
ferred TO the proper committees.
On motion Of Councilman FAIRIES the
claim Of Edwin Taylor for damages TO bis
business n the sim OF 81 Old -. CAUSED by
the obstruction OF Market street On the
east side from MS place OF business 20
Douglas avenue, was referred 20 the
judiciary com miftee and city attorney.
A psSIt.on for fire alarm box oa sbe
corner Of Eleventh street aud Biting ave-
Dse was on motion OF Councilman FAIRIES
granted.
On motion OF Counofiman Hill the mat
ter of toe acceptance Of the bod Of J. r.
Hooker As city scavenxer, also that OF X X
Slyier a licensed scavenger. was TsssfEsd
10 the mayor with power TO act
The report OF police Judge. also Of weigh
master os OAK strest sesses. for the month
Of September were reed asa refsrrrsd 20
the proper coEassiftees
O.l motion of COaDci imam Hill the report
of The sidewalk sB=pectssr coudsruoiDs
certain Sidewalk a. Barton C@r Works sd-
dls3oa ss&s asislJ:sS.
Ordinances No. -. stitisd al ordnance
-sskIng appropriations for usiseslixassus
purpose. w~s rssd aud adopted
Councilman Fires chairman OF The fire
ana aa1 %aJSf eoGs1sETk>~. 20 b2cf3 Ha7
referred ogt4iasacs NJ -. <atstss6 an Of
dtasnce prohibiting steam Eslatrs~s from
bssng opera 81 sn4 nasutslissd oz. .SoTtsOEs
.: cerszip stress IA The city oi ~iebtt-, re
ported sovsT--iy-
On motion IL EosaeiImsa HI! the o-1i-
nance was lad ca the Table
Chairman JoE uson OF tae fsaachiss aed
llceCse countries asked f1rthsF tine 20
report Oh al or.s,zsse eniasea al s1S.-
uaacs 20 isyy End ezl.ec. = Iicea~s tsx
from yer.ons engages IL sesiisg csot ais.
br patterns or samples snd regulating he
sarns. granted.
pa Essos.0n Ut Cosneilmaa J5hnsos sns
following rseo usion x&s szloygsc.
Be * resolved by The mayor snd coaa-
eilsnea Of i3s city o7 W!Shita s1ax tsx
street ecEG missioner D. aud the SANE IS
hereby Instructed TO Eossfy The osaxrs %
TIC building mater. 81 CO Asrkst sssess
aud Doaxa aseags nexs .se esssDsEs OK
the same - remove the sAsd bgisGIas ma
serssa before Sss- /, is10
Ga m.tsoa q CsazrsiUAa TafEsss -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
MIDDLE o TIE Rad,

The Dsm-Pop crowd are boua I'D that the
middle Of the road boys shall not vote a
straight ticket if they can get the board to
throw their tickets out How do you like
this gentlemen. You ara no longer free
American citizen but subject to the mogul
crowd who ask thai you shall not he 81
lowed to vote your sentiments. Two years
ago men We're marched to the ballot box
after ticket was placed in his hand and
his hand over his head and compelled to
vote. Under the new system of voting 3
this scheme cannot he worked, SO the
Pop central com mittee have fled OBJ
Iectious to your tickets being printed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
NEUCLES OF HOPE.
Frank Smiths Condition Much Improves
ut Nidngh..

Slope springs eternal in the human
heart" At midnight last night when an
EAGLE reporter called at the residence of
Frank B. Smith to ascertain his condition
every one about the sick-bed felt hopeful.
but they hardly dared express it. The
chances of recovery Monday night equalled
one in a million; last night they were
equal. perhaps, to one in one hundred.
AT midnight Monday night the patient
was hardly expected to live one hour; at
midnight last night it was not expected
that he would die before morning. DR..
ST. John remained with the patient all
night and all the resources of his profess
sional knowledge were active. When the
EAGLE reporter left there as the court
house clock was striking the solemn hour
of IL, the patient was doing comparatively
we'll. His breathing was easier and there
were some encouraging indications of re-
turning consciousness. His looks, also,
indicated that his condition was better.
1t will be a wonder if he lives, and yet he
may, although the chances certainly are
very remote.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
A SHREWD OLD MAN.
An Incident of the Opening OF the Cherokee
STRIP.

An Incident of the Opening OF the Cherokee
STRIP
A peculiar case concerning the settle
ment Of claim has come to light in the
territory, and one which has never yet
been pu blished.
On Sept. Is two citizens OF Oklahoma
settled On one claim in the Cherokee strip.
One was An old man who had long since
passed the meridian of life, while the other
was still entering into the MONDAY OF
| manhood. The latter was in the run at
the opening of the original Oklahoma. and
succeeded in getting one of the best claims
n Oklahoma proper. His brother, il an
other state, desired to come to the Chero-
kee strip and get claim. but for some
reason or other did not arriva in time.
Thinking that some accident delayed him
and that he would turn up in
day or two, the Oklahoma brother
went to the booth at the line. registered
and made run for a choics claim Cor tho
purpose of holding it till the brother
came. As stated, he and the old man re-
ferred to got onto the claim about the
same time, and controversy immedi-
ately arose between them. The young
man stated that he was on the claim first;
that be was entitled to it, and limited to
the old man that he had better leave it If
he knew what was good for him. He did
not know the old man. but the old man
knew him. The old man took the hint.
picked up his stake, travelled south with
placid countenance and, entering Okla
homa proper. made straight for the young
mans farm. and, after he had planted his
stake in the middle of q promising wheat
field. he put up a sign, This claim is
mine," and held it down. He is still
there. and every attorney in the
territory who knows of the circumstances
says that he can hold it for the
reason that il was deserted by its owner
when he applied for certificate to take
claim in the strip. The young mans farm
is we'll improved. Is all, or nearly all. broken
aud has growing thereon a very fine crop
of wheat. In about seven months moro he
would have proved up on it and it is said
that he had a standing offer Of a, 900 for it
when he could make deed. Il is also said
that the Old man has the sympathy OF the
settlers in both Oklahoma proper and the
Cherokee strip, aud that they are willing
and prepared to defend him in his rights
under the law.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
HOu-DO0fN6.

A few days ago the organ for the reform
movement published th-ee columns of bills
which had been allowed by the Republican
commissioners last year. but failed to
publish the bills allowed by the present
Pop commissioners Tor The same work this
rear. Inc intention Was 70 create tue I'M
preston that the work was being done this
year for less money. while the facts ia the
case ara that they are allowing ellis this
year, for the same work, At an advanced
price over that OF last year
The bills are on die u the clerks Office,
and the above statement can be proven If
any one has any doubts IS 10 its truthful
cPSS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
IRRIGATION CONVENTION,

The date of holding this convention has
b.eu fixed for Nov. I'D, this city having
already been selected as the place by the
Salina convention,
The directors OF the Board of trade at
their meeting yesterday afternoon appoint
Ell the following gentleman committee
TO make all necessary arrangements by way
of advertising. securing railroad rates.
hall. etc: A. W. Oliver. c. +. Potts and
q. W, Clement This convention prom ises
to be a large one. A large number of
prominent gentlemen have promised to
read papers and deliver addresses. The
western part of the state Is thoroughly
alive in this work, for the reason that
enough has already been done to prove
tina, irrigation is practical Further in
functions and arrangements will be pub
llshed from time to time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
ENID fRUSPERING.

Hon. Thomas Wampler of Enid was in
the city yesterday, having come up to
meet his wife and family, who are coming
home from the worlds fair. Mr.. Wampler
speaks in the highest terms Of Ends
business aud general prosperity, and
thinks it is destined to be the largest COM
mercial center III the territory. He reports
a number of first-clsss houses going up,
and everything in the building line done
on permanent AMI substantial basix.
Mr.. Wampler was spoken OF in the most
fiattering terms for mayor of Enid. but he
says he mas no ambition except to do a
good law business aud make good and
useful citizen of Enid without any hon
orary rewards.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
For the Eagle.
LINES FOR FISHING CRANkS
DEDICATED TO THE Bow-LEGGEp ONE OF
COSwAY.]


CoSwAY.l
Our trio departed from Sand-Burr camp
Up the Ninnescah On an angling tramp.
And near to a gin low AID damp,
We found sport of sturdy stamp
A bow-legged man Of Conway.
No introductions. He understood
That there is spiri, of brotherhood
Among the knights of he Reel and Rod.
And = wink was just as good as a nod
To the bow-iegsed brother Of Conway.
At once lie realized our wants.
And led US 10 the rippling haunts
Of the mackerei rninnow that gaily haunts
Its tail at other Ninnescah'nis-
Did the bow-Iesged brother of Conway.
He called US Johnnie" joe and BILL"
He handled the minnow net with skill,
Securing bait with hearty will
And in our mind is picture still
OF the bow-legged brother of Conway.
We see his parenthetical shsnks,
Barred and digging the sandy banks
We asked his name-for he'd earned our
thanks
And be said: Il am one of you fishing cranks"-
The bow-legsed one of Conway.
II coldn't head hogs in a narrow pass;
Nor could enter the prize drill class,
But can get over the rocks and grass
And beat Ike Walton catching bass
Said the bow-legged bIother of Conway.
The choicest pools he did select.
From which the beauties we did extract
And now as we feast we don't neglect
To send our thanks with due respect,
10 the bow-legged brother of Conway.
LoSDING.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
IOmcial I
WICHITA, kan. Oct. Is. 1898.

WICHITA, kap., Oct. IS. 1898,
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Mayor Cox in the chair, ali councilman
present except Homer and Scaad:
On motion OF Councilman Mccall the
fire marshal WAS authorized to purch ase u
horse Tor hose house No. g.
Fire Marshal Walden submitted the
following communication, which OH
motion OF JotnsoI was referred TO the fire
committee, fire marshal and mayor with
power to act:
To the Chairman and Members Of The Fire Com
nlittee:
GENTLEMAN-Our fire alarm in It's pres
ent condition Is beth inefficient aud in
adequate. Many parts OF the city has no
means by which person eau transmit al
alarm To the department.. and it has &C.
Cured that the delay in sending ia an
alarm from the residence portion OF the
city caused the entire destruction of prop
erty.
he adoption of a standard alarm system
has been recommended by the fire marshal
but the council has considered Is best to
pos; pone until more favorable time.
IL is necessary TO overhaul and extend
our prese1t system to meet the demands
Of cur people as well As TO avoid aay
serious result from a imperfect system.
recommend that material, such
as wire, boxes. battery. etc. be purchased
and repairs mAde 20 tue am ozIt not TO ex-
coed 500 aud work cogDns a once 10
put our present system N a reliable coz
oitioa. Respectfully submitted
A u. WALDEN, IRE marshal
Councilman Kenyon, chairman OF the
light miitee. saomitte1 report
recommending the moving OF a !iR at from
the intersection Of Douglas aveaae and
New York avenue 70 south Water street
al the crossing OF the " ichita and Western
railroad TIE report WAS not adopted.
Ga motion of Councilman k-ayoa TIE
clerk WAS Instructed to advertise for DIS
Tor lighting the city naaI
Ga motion OF Councilman Kenyon the
clerk was Instructed to advertise for bids
for city printing Tor the Year ending Nay
., 1894
On motion Of Councilman johnson the
matter CT employing m engineer f0r the
CITY baisding. at . salary Of so per noz.n,
Was lett VITA the mayor, wao xyposa led
Mr. Charles Grimes.
Ga motion of Councilman Mccall the
appointment Was Confirmed.
Ga motion of Councilman Johnson the
mayor sas aus aorixed 20 Acs ~ chairman
OF me public improvement committee.
Councilman Sawyer. cazssmAn Of the
sewer and drainage COMMITTEES, submitted
a report secom ns@edaax that the sewer Ia
sc~e.or be Instructed 20 cut o, dealien ali
trees toe roots Of waist sstesfese or - aic4
are likely 10 interfere WITH tie sewer
s.AsEs ssic6 on nossoa Of Couoeiisnaa
.suaasoa, WAS adopted.
On mostop OF Councilman MsIIinges the
msaissee 70 whom wzs rsfsrred the mat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
NORTH ENDS SOCIAL EVENT.

One of tn great events OF the week at
North Enid was the opening of the hotel
Il few nights ago, and at which the follow
ing distinguished guests were present: X.
B. Sworthout. r. j. Ma lone, ii. j. White
ly, +. Smith, j. Show, {. Il. Mason, j. w.
Ritter, j. w. Weyond. Alderman Me-
Byrnes, Fred VanNess, NJ. I. Clark, J. a.
Ransomer, Il. b. Ross J. NJ. Wilmens. c.
+. Cromwell, Harry Thompson, Contract
ors Johnson and Robson. and nifty Others
with their wives. sweethearts and sisters.
The hotel is owned and operated by two
formerly Of Kansas boys. Mr.. Asplind who
managed the Rock Island eating house at
Caldwell, and VIII ConBor who has been
for many years with Harvey Horner of
Caldwell Both OF them are splendid
young men and will run the hotel in true
metropolitan style, as was demonstrated
so admirably at the swell opening.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
HARRY DITTLE's DEATH.
An Autopsy Reveals An Irresistible Complies
ton OF Diseases.

ton OF Diseases.
Harry Dittle died at 3 o'clock yesterday
morning in the Wichita hospital. He was
about &c years old, worked for Hacker &
Jackson about six years, and was a native
OF Waynesburg, Va, where his father
lives. An uncle of the same name living
ut Newton was present at the young mans
death and everything possible was done to
save his life, but in vain.
The circumstances surrounding his
death are somewhat interesting. Some
where about the Goth of last month he
went to dinner, and, not returning, it was
thought that he had gone to the Cherokee
strip, perhaps, as he was talking some
thing about going there during the pre-
vious days. Nine days after that the
sounds of heavy moaning emenated from
his room in the Hacker & jackson block,
and when parties went there to investi-
gate they found him in an enaciared con-
dition and nearly dead. Fer nine long
days he remained in that room
without food OF water unable TO move or
call for help, having taken suddenly i'll
during a visit to his room at the dinner
hour of the day he disappeared. He WAS
taken to the City hospital and came under
the jurisdiction of DR.. McClees. The
doctor began therozing on bis mysterious
nine days sickness and he could find no
other solution for it except that he took
drug to relieve pain aud that he remained
under its influence during all that time.
When he was taken to the hospital an
examination was made and DR.. McClees
1rvfxy q o L,A l., I.,1
stone in the bladder. and that probably
his kidneys were affected. He sought at
once to build him up so that he might be
able to perform surgical operation, bnt
it was impossible to get him to take
nourishment, and he kept on getting
weaker till his death occurred yesterday
morning. After death DR.. McClees asked
the uncle for permission to make an
autopsy, and the gentleman being sensible
he gave his consent. During the
doctors professional career, includ-
ing his college days. he has attended
no less than 800 autopsies, but this to him
was the most Interesting. The bladder
was taken out and it was found to contain
one stone neatly rs large as a hen egg and
another stone about the size of cherry.
The organ had SHRINK until the walls Of
it were moro than half an inch thick.
The left kidney was afflicted with great
abscess, combination of diseases that
would kill the stoutest man existing. 1t
was the surprise CT all that Dittle could
live so long under such an affection. DR..
McClees, after first giving the local physi-
clans chance to see 1t, will send the
stones, as well as the organ, to soma
favorite eastern college aud will write an
interesting description Of the case for
medical magazine
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
LEAF SOCIAL

An unusually unique. novel and inter-
esting social, entitled as above, will be
held at the residence of Hon. r. E. Law
renee this "wednesday evening, under the
auspices of the Ladies Benevolent society
of the West Side Presbyterian church.
Though at autumn time, there will be
none of the yellow and scared element of
the leaves. but they will hurry aad scurry
in lively and pleasant social intermingiiug.
with delicious refreshments and choice
music by the Danish orchestra. The
public Is most cordially invited
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
"a NUTMEG MATCH. "

Which will be given at the Crawford
Grand Oct. Is, is not strictly speaking a
pastoral play. although it deals with the
rural part of Connecticut life. It is too
intensely dramatic to be called pastoral;
it belongs to the modern school of stage
realism, and was written by William Ha.
worth, who has won considerable fame As
the author of 1.-The Ensign" naval play,
which was one of the biggest money-win-
ners OF last season.
The particular feature of "a Nutmeg
Match" is not its ciean-cut and vivid pic.
ture Of New England life, with its oddities
and its quaint characters; it is a thrilling
scene In which a working pile
driver is shown. This ponderous
machine is called into aid at the instance
Of the villain in Kidding himself of the
objectional hero. At the proper moment,
when the minoUs click Of the machine
warns the audience that tho great tongue
OF the piiedr liver is about to descend upon
the head OF the luCkiess hero, Cindsrs, the
pretty and vivacious heroine, comes to his
aid and pulls him from beneath the de-
scendiug weight. The play has been very
successful. II is provided with all of its
own scenery. which is said to be very novel
and picturesque.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
Al 4 DISCOUNT.

For seventeen years tie Republicans
have been in the majority on the board OF
county missIoners, until this year.
During this time there has been bridges
built. poor farms purchased
and supplied vita good buildings. The
finest court house in the state bulls.
thousands upon thousands OF dollars spent
for improvements, for which county
warrants have been issued. Said warrants
as good as gold Tue merchant, the
farmer and the banker. would just As
soon have them As greenbacks or silver
Today, under a nina months regime Of
mo-Populist rule, our county warrants
are being hawked about the streets and
sc ID at discount.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
REPUBLICAN RALLIES.

The following places are billed for Republic
Can rallies the last half of October:
Furley, Oct. 1S-A. II. Ward and o. II. Bent
iey.
Gypsum Center, Oct. l9-John d. Davis and
\. J. Wyatt.
Wichita. Gel, 20-Hon. George L. Douglass.
Sedgwick City. Oct 2l-Judge c. Reed and
Rudolph Hatfield.
Union school house. Kechi townsh ipOct.. %
q. w. Clement and Captain Burgess.
Corner Douglas and Ida, Wichita, Oct "a
Maize. Dot. Sc. W. Clement and J. J.
Parks
Settler school house, Minneha township, Oct.
l6-HOn. r. Hatfield and A. H. Ward.
Goddard, Oct. III. D. Davis and J. S. Car
son.
Valley Center. Oct 2s-Hon. w. E. Stanley.