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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
MOVING UP.
0ne Of the Important Trifles OF American
City Life.

One Of the Important Trifies OF American
City Life.
One of the important trifies OF
metropolitan life is moving up
It seems a very trifling thing, in.
deed, but it is trifie that wears our
patience and trousers.
You enter street car and sit down
If you are in luck. just as you be-
come abstracted in the scene without
or within somebody requests you to
move up.
The tendency of the public is to fill
the seats nearest the door and compel
those above them to move up. Did
you ever notice this?
In women this tendency is especially
conspicuous. Instead of coming for
ward and taking vacant seat above
hang on to strap and look around
helplessly for moment.
The nearest considerate individual
will lean over, and, seeing the vacancy
above, will push along a little, where
upon the next individual, feeling
crowded. will also look above and move
mp, compelling like movement of the
next.
By this time the general forward mo-
ton reaches you about four or FIVE seats
along, and you do as you are expected
to do-close the gap. The woman in
the meantime has become comforta bly,
settled.
When you think you are settled
somebody gets up from above you and
the next woman nearest the door, in
stead of coming forward and taking the
nearest seat, will edge in below in the
same manner, and the process of NOV.
ing up begins all over again.
By the time you reach the end of
the trip you will have moved up thus
three or four times. Nothing but the
possible fact that you have finally
reached the limit of the furthest corner
and can't move up any more will save
you from the move up movement.
A refusal to join in this movement
1t any stage will be looked upon as an
evidence of lack of politeness, of a
,hurlishness to be frowned upon by
your fellow passengers.
In other words, it is considered more
gracious and accommodating to disturb
the comfort of half dozen people than
to compel a single selfish individual to
take step or two in order to reach a
seat.
This performance is going on in every
street car and stage in the city and
svery hour in the day. And it doesn',
make any difference that the car is but
half full-you are expected to move up
as long as people are coming In and
any vacant places remain above.
1t is silly, aggravating, unneces
sary and altogether inexcusable Gus
| .om.-N. Y. Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
GRIsT OF PKORATE COURT.

John Marshall filed an affidavit for an
additional bond in the estate of Calvin z.
Marshall A citation was issued returna
bic March 10.
In the estate of Arthur E. Dorsey an ap-
praisement of the real estate was filed aud
annroved. A report of the sale was filed
and approved aud deed ordered. The
deed was reported. acknowledged and ap-
proved.
Additional bonds for the sale of real
estate were filed and approved in the estate
of Mary A. Bustow, of feeble mind.
A petition was made by the guardian OF
Frank A. Brandow to sell real estate II
order to complete the chld's education.
The petition was filed and hearing set
for March at 10 a. N.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

Ladies of Caroline Harrison circle. g. A
z meet in A. O. L. W. nall Thursday al
y. ~.
Regular meeting ot Womau's Foreign
Missionary socistv OF First II. L church
this a.lerneen at 8 p. H.. Ia southeast Class
room.
Public Is invited TO the Dry Social at
Mrs II " q. Cossrtts. i55 RiyefyieN
avenue. this evening
a fu!e:-I.antea supper IL base ot church tslS
evening from o until D. IL. O'Clock
Missionary cha pier viii meet with Mrs.
RYDER, Topeka avenue, Friday AZ %>J
o'clock p n.
All members o. the executive commit
tee of the Nasicai club are requested -
meet at the clu5 room a. Ise9 p. u. sodsy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
THE SCENE OF THE MURDER.

for a dark and foul crime,
or at least place that no one would be
safe to live in with money in his pockets.
A block away from there are the lowest
dives, perhaps, in Kansas.
4 Mrs. Arnold lives next door north of
the fatal house and a man named Upton
lives west of it. There is pump about
half way between the houses, from which
all three families get water. This is how
they became partially acquainted with the
murdered man. Two men moved into
the house about the middle OF December,
one a rather old man aud the other
young man about %. The young
man wa. not seen much in
the day time. From what conversation
tine women had with the eldest of the men
they learned that they came from the
Cherokee strip to spend the winter, but
they never told their names nor the par
ticular part of the Cherokee strip from
which they came.
How It Was Discovered.
One day Name Taylor. colored woman,
asked Mrs. Arnold when her nelgbborS
were going away stating that they had
promised her the furniture when they re-
turned TO the strip. Mrs. Arnold stated
that they were already gone. Mrs. Arnold
and Mrs. Upton put their heads together
about the promise made TO Mrs. Taylor
aud then female curiosity was aroused.
Both women would die il they
! couldn't get a peep at the furniture
TO which Name Taylor was heir apparent
! and they accordingly went over TO the
| house yesterday to peep in.
| The bin! over one of the windows left
! an opening OF an iuch or SO by which they
| could see into the room and after good
| deal of cranng OF necks they saw some
thing behind the stove like man lying
down. They looked again and were quite
sure they SAW a mans feet They told Mr..
| Upton when he came home 10 dinner
| about their adventure and he went to the
window and peeped ln He, too, saw the
man aud thinking that 1t was somebody
! that WAS sleeping OF drunk
| he informed the police. Officer Sutton
went Immediately TO the place, broke
| in the window and entered. He found che
man dead and immediately informed the
| sheriff At 2;30. Deputy Sheriff Hays and
Coroner MCCoillster arrived and after ex-
aminiug the body. ordered il To be taken
TO ellis undertaking ROOMS. Owing 10
the funeral of the coroner's father occur
| ring bali hour after that The proceedings
| in the case were postponed till this mora
| ing.
Who Is the Victim?
] Who is the murdered man, Who is the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
WHERE IS WEBER?
MYSTERIOUS DEED WHICH FUR
NISHES JUST ONE CLUE
Unknown Man is Found With His
Head Pounded Into a Jelly, and
Who is Supposed to Have Been
Dead for Five Weeks at
Least--WhO Did 1t?

Pounded to death with that coupling
pin" were the first words uttered by Coro-
ner McCollester rs he came out of the
little shanty at 305 south Fifth avenue,
Yesterday and laid down railroad COUP
ling pin smeared with human hair and
human blood
Eyes" continued Coroner McColiester to
an EAGLE reporter "a foul crime has
been committed in that front room."
The building is small one story frame
building fronting the Santa Fe railway oD
the west side of Fifth avenue and just two
blocks south of the City mills. Il con-
tains two rooms. The rear room was
empty save about 800 pounds Of coal that
was piled up on the floor. The front room
contained cooking stove, common
tn BILE and very inferior bedstead with a
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
THE LAST RITES.

Memorial services were held yesterday
in Garfield post over the remains of the
late Rev John McColiisIer in the presence
of the Grand Army. Sons of Veterans,
Woman's Relief corps and other kindred
organizations Juige Reed and the court
jury were also present in a body and con
Iributed floral Offering. Other hand
some fioIsl offerings We're also given.
Rev y. +. Harmon preached "a most
touching funeral address, in which he
gave biographical sketch OF the deceased,
and paid high tribute to his worth.
Numerous resolutions We're passed,
The services deserve n more extended
notice, but lack of time renders it impoSsi-
bic.
The remains were shipped to Udall.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
COLONEL BRYANT'S HOUSE AFIRE.
II is Saved by Quick Kun by the Firs
Department.

Quick work By the fire department yes
terday saved the house of Colonel NJ Bry-
ant, l437 Fa.rview avenue. about Q p. m
The fire is supposed to have started IN tue
cellar. where a plumber had but twenty
minutes before been engaged at work. The
hired man saw the flames aud tod the
girl. who worked very hard In removing
the furnishings from that part Of the
house.
The fire wen: up in the back wall to the
roof. where il burned considerable, bat
otherwise DO damage was done save 70 the
carpets. and the fire was soon put out.
Colonel and Mrs Bryant were down town
az The time.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
DIDN'T KNOW HIS HABITS.

Mrs. NJ. T. Francis sued her husband. J.
X Francis, for h divorce and what alimony
the court might thiuk lit, yesterday, They
were married last September aud the next
day he was drunk, according to allegations,
aud the next dumped his children on his
new wife and decamped. He has only
paid $225 towards the support Of his house
hold although he earns $50 month aud
gets S24 of monthly pension.
Mrs. Francis was formerly Mrs. Durand,
wife OF DIR. Durand. who was commissioner
of the poor and an old soldier. As his
widow she drew a pension of IS until her
marriage. She says that she did not know
Mr. Francis habits before marriage
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28

Bertha Reese died yesterday after an
illues of but "a hours. Bertha was be-
loved by all who knew her, She was
aged IS years, 6 months and days and
was the eldest Child of John L. and Mari
eta Reese.
She was borne in this city and was in
the senior year in the High school and
she WAS preparing to be graduated this
spring Her loss is a great blow to her
parents and her many friends. She was
ambitious, loving, tender and uniformly
kind.
Brighter. fairer than living,
With no trace of woe or PAIN
Robed In everlasting beauty
We shall see thee once again
By the light that never fadeth
Underneath eternal skies,
When the dawn of resurrection
Breaks DER deathless Paradise.
The remains of Bertha Reese will lie in
state, at the residence of her parents where
they may be viewed by friends between
ten O'Clock a. IN. aud one o'clock p. m, on
Thursday March 1. Services will be held
AT the First Presbyterian church of which
deceased was a member at 2:30 OF same
day. Rev DR.. Winters officiating. The
casket will not be opened at the church.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
TAKING CONCERTED ACTION.
Bic Nee ing OF All Graiu Men in Southern
h nsas 10 BE called.

The directors of the board OF trade at
their meeting last night, decided to invite
sIl the dealers in grain. III central and
southern Kansas, Texas and louisiana,
TO meet in this city AZ some early date,
vet 10 be named, for the purpose OF taking
such action and forming such an ssso-
citation AS shall best promote the general
interests OF the grain trade, IN its tendency
to fiud an outlet 10 the markets OF the
world through the Gulf.
Among other topics OF interest to the
city Of Wichita that Were discussed last
evening was the auditorium.
The board appointed the following mem
bers as delegates 10 attend the lnterstate
irrigation convention 10 b. held al
Omana, Neb.. MAreh 2lst: II K. Farnam.
George L. DIugaaSs agd ". >. Cor
b-tt The following resolution WAS
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That IA the reoTgan,Z alton OF
the fair association OF this county, this
board takes pleasure IN expressing It's con-
fidenee in the officers and management 10
make the fair OF 1854 the equal, II not the
superior, of any fair held in this county IN
tie past
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
BEATEN WITH A POKER.

Policel Policel was the cry tina: called
officer kensler to the alley III the rear of
Steele's hardware store last night where
he SAW one man beating another and then
running off. He caught the man, G. w.
Hornburg. The other man was Paddy
McDermont. Hornburg was drinking and
how the fight originated is not quite GER
tain. McDermout was beaten on the
head, face and shoulders with the stove
poker but was not very seriously injured,
yet had the blow been a direct one 1t
would have proved fatal.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
GIVING LorrlE A CHANCE.
Little Runaway be S.nt to New York
Dramatic School.

Miss Lottie Bowes or Post, or as she
called herself, Leah, the young lady from
Topeka, who appeared in tights the other
evening here for the first time will be sent
to the New York dramatic school by her
parents, which course is all that Lottie
desires. Monday, her father. Mr.. Bowes
met young Ernest Damn. who introduced
her TO the "Black Crook manager on
Kansas avenue in Topeka and soundiy
thrashed him. In Topeka, Manager
Springer is openly charged with carrying
Lottie away.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
HOW MRS. LEASE MARRIED.
She Was Very Much in Love With Her
Husband.

The story of Mrs. Leases marriage has
been brought forth at Ft. Scott A dis
patch from that place says: The report
that Mrs. Mary E. Lease was member of
Hugh de Payne commandery, KING hts
Templar, was no doubt born of the fact
that her husband, Charles Lease, is a
M ember of the TT. Scott commandery,
having Joined the lodge here before he was
married to her at Osage Mission, Labette
county, in 1872.
The wedding was very informal affair.
Mr. Lease was in the drug business and
Miss Kline, now Mrs. Lease, was living
there with her mother They had met but
q short time before. Mr.. Lease proposed
to her very abruptly Que day and she ac-
cepted him. Arrangements were quickly
made. Mr.. Lease confided in his friend.
c. W. Mitchell, a young bank cashier Of
the town, now An insurance agent In re.
Scott. and asked him to arrange with Miss
Ellen Terry of Ft. Scott, who was attend :
ing school at Usage Mission, to acco M
pany him as a witness to the maria ge,
which was to occur that night. The cere-
mony was performed very quietly.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28

It's that Landseer, Mr.. Croesus?"
asked the visitor. passing before the
painting. No" replied the host.
reckon it is a Durham. See how
broad il is between the horns, and sec
the color and curl on its forehead.
That's a genuine Durham, sure. ."-Sa-
lem Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
Burglars Are Good judges.

Mrs. Shrimpps-This part of the town
is miserably policed. 1 can scarcely
sleep nights for fear that burglars will
get at our spoons
Mrs. Pimpps-Yes, IL would be really
annoying to come down some morning
and find them all broken.-N. Y.
Weekly,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
THEY. C \. SPECIAL MEETING.

The interest at the evangelistic meet
lhgs at the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation still continues. At the ladies'
meeting yesterday afternoon, the large at
tendance forced them from the parlorS to
The auditorium, and over $50 were present.
In the evening another attentive body of
men gathered 10 hear the words of the
evangelist, Mr.. Stevenson. The meetings
will continue every night this week except
Saturday, commencing with the song
service at 1:i5
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
DEBATING A BIG QUESTION.

Philamat heon society met last evening.
The debate-"Resolved that taxation with
out representation as practiced at the
present day is unjust" between Alpha
Galloway, III. S. Bird Oh one side. and }.
W. Grunstead, j. Ii. Kamm, negative,
was decided in the affirmative. a num-
Der of interesting papers were read.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
XMl1 H>MTu-
THE ONLY CLUE.

straw mattress and some ragged quilts.
The table contained an untouched pack
age of lard, can or baking powder,
package of coffee of which one-third had
been used, bucket of cheap jelly or mo-
lasses, some empty tobacco sacks and two
common cob pipes.
The space between the cooking stove and
the wall was not more than twelve inches
aud wedged into the space was dead
man.
His face had been covered by an old
gunny sack while a torn quilt had been
thrown over the body leaving nothing eX-
posed but the feet.
Presented a Horrible Sight.
By order of the coroner the body was
lifted out to the middle OF the floor and
the covering removed. 1t was one OF the
most horrible sights to be conceived OF.
The skull had been mashed into jelly. A
gaping gash WAS directly over the eyes and
extended the entire width of the forehead.
The frontal bone was displaced as If some
thing had exploded in the interior Of the
skull, throwing the edge of the bone up
ward like piece of ice broken by rise OF
the water beneath. One leg was thrown
over the other and the body was horribly
twisted, a condition doubtless caused by
the mans dying agouies In such narrow
space. The face was covered with dry
blood until the deceased looked like an in-
dian who died with his war paint on.
Traces of blood could be seen where it
gushed from the corners of the mouth,
from the noStrils and from the ears, and
rolled down his neck, shirt bosom and
coat. Blood was Clotted in the hair, the
hair touched the wall, was frozen to it
and when the body was dragged away
tufts of it still clung TO the mop board.
The back of one hand was as white rs
d.,r nf hn HAs
was blackish brown. This hand being
squeezed against the stove caused the flesh
to remain white. The deceased
was dressed in plain clothes, some
thing like jeans, aud comparatively
worn The shoes were common plow
shoes, The face had an Irish cast and the
murdered man was doubtless OF unaI
nationality He had dark irregular
mustasche of rather course and stubborn
hair.
What Was Found.
When found the pockets of his clothes
were turned inside out and all their con-
tents taken away except about 20 Genus
that remained in the bottom OF one pocket
which was pursed up and escaped the
fingers of the murderer aud robber. There
was not Il paper or any scrap or wrlting
about his person that would give any clue
to his Identity. Even packages of grocer
les did not indicate in any way when they
were purchased.
The ceiling of the room was low
aud triangular piece of plaster
that would square foot bad
been knocked down and trampieu on
tie floor. 1t is not improbable that when
the murderer raised the coupling pin to
deal the fatal blow he struck the ceiling
with the weapon and knocked down the
plaster, aud, in the scuffle, tranipied 1t. IL
this is correct the murdered man must
have been standing over the stove, warm
ing himself perhaps, when the ilrst bio"
was struck.
Scene Of the Killing.
The house is the second one below the
| southwest corner of Waterman street and
| Fifth avenue 1t is "A lonely place and ad
| Jacent to the toughest nelghoorhooG
In town 1t is place lifted
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
H,a Only Chance of Fame.

-Rinx-What are you writing now'
scrib-I am collaborating with my
father on book OF poems.
Rinx-I didn't know your father
wrote poems.
Scrib-He doesn'ti he's paying for
their publication.-Town Topics.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
A Case of Had To.

"I viii be-" she said, "a sister to-"
Excuse me-" broke IN he,
"Five sisters already have:
That's quite enough for me-"
She smiled-'And yet Alphonso, Dear
You'll have to take another,
For 1 am going 70 be the wife
OF your big handsome brother"
kansas City Journal. =
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
A PERPETUAL MOTION BONANZA.

WICHITA. Kansas, Feb. 26. 1894.
To the lditor of the Eagle.
SIR nave a machine designed and par
italy made for pumping water, the
weig hit of the water ruus the pump. Now,
in your opinion, would such "A machine be
Of any value TO this part of Kansas.
A READER OF THE EAGLE.
2 S-You will hear from me again.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
GETTING RID OF HOGS.

The hog market picked up in good shape
Yesterday aud the commission men were
glad. The increase in receipts is said TO
ipe due to the fact that the hogs are soon
10 be assessed for taxes and the farmers
are unloading superfiuous stock.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
BIG RACING CONTRACT CLOSED.

Last evening the fair association closed
a contract with the Kansas Association of
Trotling Horse breeders to hold their
meeting here during the fair. This prom
ises to be big thing and the fair associa-
tion is elated over securing the contract.
The breeders will put OH eight races.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28

The only iiIst-class hotel in ths city,
With all modern Improvements Gus
sine unsurpassed. Free hack from all
trains. Fine sample rooms. Rates; "
per day, j. j. BLA cgwELL, Prop.
cod
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
STAMPS FOR SALE AT THE COUNT
ING ROOM.

Mr.. r. p Murdock, the business man
hger. has returned from New York where
be has been attending the annual meeting
of the American Press association.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28

The Golden Giant" was played to a fair
house at the Crawford last night. "Nip
aud Tuck" will be played tonight The
company is a strong one and ought to be
patronized.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28

The Union League of the Dodge avenue
NJ. E. church viii give a mum musical
this "wednesday evening in the Sunfowsr
block
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
JOE, The Halter, Says

Having spers several ~sea ~Ts
Lsus Dtia. and other easter So.
Asxe rks:ns 70 the cofscislsseu ..2s ssssss
a thsru hare very much shr rs. u
II .rs,g,s. / vii therefore CoatEnae -
90 pssisess al tiss o!i .i@aa-
No. Ise - Maia 81
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
Gratis.

She--Mr. Rambler Is swfully good to
me. Sends me flowers every day.
He-Yes. He is living with his uncle
ow.
She-What has that TO do with It?
He-His uncle Is in the undertaking
usiness. Life.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28

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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
BERTHA REESE DE AID.

'asses Away Alter an illness OF Twenty four
Hours.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
Scene Of the Killing.

The house is the second one below the
southwest corner of Waterman street ana
Fifth avenue. 1t is lonely place and ad-
jacent to the toughest neighborhood
Ia town. 1t is place fitted
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28

Who is the murdered man. Who is the