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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-22
CITY WON ITS CASE
JUDGE WILLIAMS HANDS DOWN AN
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Famous Arkansas City Wstcrworks Case
Finally Decided-The City Wins its Case
and saves Over 500. 0OO-City Was
Paying S1I.1OOO Annually for Use Of
Hydrants-Cuy Bought Works and
Refused to Pay BondhOlders any Rent
Other Cities VIII be Interested In this
Decision.

A case OF great interest 10 many
cities of this state. that have been over
reached in the matter of hydrant rem
tails for fire protection, was rendered in
the federal court here yesterday by
Judge Williams. In 1887 the city
granted a franchise for twenty-one
years To the water company and con-
tracted for nifty fire MIGRANTS at $50
each per annUm.
The works were bonded for $50. geo
and To secure sufficient revenue 10 pay
the interest the company from time 10
time made extensions and put in ad-
ditional hydrants until they had Sc
cured lS5 hydrants at an annual rem tai
of sll 100. To prevent further boodling
and 10 bring the question 10 d test the
city in 1891 bought the works subject
10 the bonds and then refused 10 pay
hydrant rentals. Suit of foreclosure
was brought by the bond holders ask
ing sale OF the works with its fran
chise. contracts FOR rentals. etc. The
title Of the case is the Illinois Trust
and Savings company vs.. Arkansas
City et al. The city resisted Judgment
for the l35 additional hydrantS on the
ground that they We're not legally an
thof-ized and that they did not afford
been bitterly fought and was yester-
day decided in favor of the city as far
as the hyprantS are concerned 1t
saves an annual rental Of $500 for
fourteen years, amounting TO over
100000 in relief TO the city.
The city was represented by Hon. j.
w. Ady. j. ". Pollock and John A.
Eaton, while Rossington. Smith and
Dallas represented the bond holders.
The case will probably go The circuit
court of appeals as il involves many in
tereSting points of law as well as large
financial interests.
Judge Williams decisian was delivered
and filed and would fill about thre col
umns of the Eagle. The reading OF
the decision was listened to with in
tense interest by the large number of
attorneys present as il was considered
the most important case before the
United States court this term.
Like all Judge Williams decision il
was clear and concise and there was a
general feeling that the case had been
decided right. though cases involving
that much money are usually fought
to the highest court.
This was a great victory for Pol
lock & Lane of Arkansas City, Ady.
Peters x Nicholson of Newton and
John Eaton of Winfield, who prepared
the case.
stated Colonel Ady had immendiat L.
charge. For several days Judge Peters
gave his attention To the Newton bank
case and gained that for his clients.
Judge Peters and Colonel Ady especi-
ally have reason to feel satisfied with
this term of the federal court and John
Eaton smiled all over his face.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-22
CASE Is Still uNDECtpEp.
Does the Santa Fe Owe MIR. Higgins sIs.
Gee: That = the Question.

The case of J. J. Higgins vs. the San
ia Fe Railroad company occupied inc
attention of the district court all day
yesterday.
II. 4. Reynolds was put on the stand
and testified that AIr. Higgins came 10
she superintendent office after ne re-
turned from the hospital ana made a
settlement. He said he was ready 10
go to work. i tol5 him that the rules
CT the load required that when an en-
ploye had been laid of for injuries re-
ceived that he must sign a reieas OF all
claims for damages before going IL
work
Mr.. Higgins said he would sign Il
anj 7 Tlade o,'t his Vouchers and he
signed il. He took one and / kept one
for tns company 1T = the custom OF
th@ road TO allow men half time when
Agins of on account Of injury. lie was
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-22
Real Estate Transrer..

FURNISHED by the Wichita Abstract and
Land company
The records in the register or deeds Of
flee show the following transfers:
w. G. Edwards W q lot L block
town Of Mt. Hope. .
j NJ Potter d So pr II y 1w... 1860
NJ Wise q C d lot 20. -. "a, 20. 2S 80,
-. "a. and 36. Soule ave Central
ave sub of Prospect place add 500
: X Cofield W dn Inf Of W ar of
q or of n w or Is. - w.. 1850
George T. Wolcott d lot 1e6 and
los on Water street Greiffen-
STEMS third Observation-Disclosures. ESQ
John G and III Nj Moor W d W hf
of w or of II, IS, 2e........-.. 2Go0
VI \ Sumption q cd lot No II and
T. Emporia avenue Zimmcrly
second add and i acre in n g cor
of sec Z. ~, L.. also lot No Is.
Mead avenue Hodson x Stoners
aOu-. +----..-.- ----.--.--.--.-- 1t''
John Coffee q G q lot No 5 block Il
town of Cheney. ---.......-.... -
John Coffee q c 4 lot and in
block No Is town of Cheney. 200
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-22
B.Ns HAVE THEIR UNIFORMS.
Police Vow on Dress Parade with Gold But
tons and Fine suits.

Yesterday there was Joy unconhned
in the police department The new uni
forms arrived and are handles. Fine
blue cloth that glistens in the sunshine
and brass buttons that are capable ~
making burglar trernbie mile away
Office Jim Beard was the niSt cne a.
put on one 81 the new uniforms and ne
was soon seen on Main street stepping
as high he did in Pennsylvania ave
nue. at the grand review at the close
Of the war.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-22
Beautiful Souvenirs different every
day) Given Away.
Cut Flowers and

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double
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take
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etaught
Youc bring and
Emitou rlesps edressL u
desire.
maxim gin all 5
for
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School hours ga M. 10 p NJ. room Zmmery block
ITtUS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-22
At G@hRNe0ad,e15on' !,

OUR HIGHEST ambitions have been more than
~ realized at recent silk opening. Every day
eager buyers thronged the silk department and all
away than pleased with the bargains which
giving.
Another invoice just received of those beautiful
Cooed Crepons which have been the choice many
stylish ladies.
Black CreponS favorite with all; the price the
good quality of the fabric and the various styles
feature that appeal to careful buyers
All our 75 and Soc Printed India Silks have been
arranged counter to be sold at soc yard This :
chance for quick buyers to get good silks at
small cost
Spring Wraps are still selling fast and the assert
ment is not vet broken.
Special inducements offered various goods in
the Ladies Muslin Underwear department
Shirt Waists are becoming more and more popular,
and our sales on them are keeping step-an argument
for our low prices.
Saturday our Domestic department give sale of
5000 yards of soft finish regular Il sheetng. regular
SIC quality at &C. with limit of 10 yards each
TONER
Take advantage of this low price treat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-22

Since the vote was classified at
noon about $50 persons registered. SO
that when the registration closed last
night it stood about 4.2S5.
This is regarded as a very fair regis
ira ton
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-22
OPENING! OPENING! OPENING!
Wednesday, March TO- at 10 O'clock and Continuing thursday
and Friday from a. m. 10 p M

The New York Dress Cutting and Dress Making School and Pa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-22

Al CoviBgton Deserts the Citizens Ticket
and SAYS He is still RepubUcan--Mr.
Patton not Eager To Make the Race
The Jennings Ticket is Also lettering
They Trified with His Name and De-
clines--Nrs. WcbIzinS Announces Her
Withdrawal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-03
F.I1Iii.

There Is much sad talk about the de- cay of faith nowadays, but occasionally something happens which shows that even if faith Is generally decaying it still f1ourishes in full vigor in special eases. Such case was that of Brother Moody, who prayed the effectual, fer vent prayer of the righteous man for rain in Fort Worth, Texas. and had his faith justified by storm which knocked down his tabernacle and in jured several of those for whose benefit he had prayed But the most interest ing example of abounding faith that has lately been noted is that of a Jersey City preacher, whose umbrella was stolen last Sunday from the vesti- bule of his church. It was a borrowed umbrella, and was the property of another preacher who had faith or reck- lessness enough to lend it. The preach CT who borrowed it and from who's church it was stolen expects to get it back by effectual, fervent prayer. Ii appears that he has previously seen stolen property recovered by prayer. His wife, so the story goes, lost three gold rings and pin while in Canada this summer. He advised her to pray that they mght come back and she did. In a few days her mother found the ring in a bureau drawer which, it is said. had been thoroughly searched at the time the ring was missed. And last week the wife received letter from her mother informing her that the gold pins had been found in the same bu- reau.
 We hope the borrowed and stolen um- brella will be found exactly where the preacher who expects to pray it back left, it. Perhaps it will be wicked to be surprised if it is. While waiting to see if 1t does come back all hands can profit ably contemplate the grandeur of the faith that looks for it's return.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-03
KNDEKED OUT.

Three cheers for Governor Culberson
 of Texas! And also three cheers for the
 legislature of Texas! The anti-prize-
 fighting bill, including the emergency
 clause, was passed yesterday by the
 legislature called in special session for
 that purpose by the governor and both
 the big fighters are knocked out, as
 far as Texas is concerned. If Corbett
 and Fitzsimmons really mean to fight it looks as if they would have to go to Mexico, where bulls fight. This country has been made too hot for them, and every right-minded citizen will be glad of it.
 The situation which has thus been cleared up in Texas was an interesting one and showed what can be done by Legislators. Some years ago Texas per
 mitted prize-fghting upon payment of a $500 tax for every encounter Later
 a law was passed prohibiting such fights, and imposing heavy penalties for vioIati of the statute Then a revision of both the civil and the penal codes was made by the last legisla- ture, this work being completed last April. When the projected fight at
 Dallas was announced, the discovery was made that the new civil code con- tained the old provision legalizing prize fights upon payment of a tax, while the new criminal code included the sec ton prohibiting and punishing them. This raised the question as to which of the conflicting laws should prevail over the other, and this in turn the
 question as to which became law the earlier, the issue being complicated by the fact that neither code received the
 governors approval, and that the one l which got through the legislature first happened to be presented to the execu, tive last. So inextricable was the tan- gle that there seemed no way out of it except by calling an extra session
 of the legislators whose carelessness re- suited in leaving on the statute book
 two laws, one Of which legalized what ] the other pronounced crime.
 But it is all right now. Governor
 Culberson and the legislature have
 acted nobly for themselves and their State. It used to be said:
 When eve y other land rejects us This is the land that freely Texas" But it doesn't take prize fighters | nowadays
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-03

latest census and the preceding one the number of children decreased by 226,oOO The increase of offences com mitted by youths of sixteen to twenty one is much greater, With regard to habitual offenders, the statistics of 1892 show that in that year they ex- eeeded 100000, the highest number on record, As to the offences which escape punishment altogether, M, Joly points out that they are constantly on the increase. In 1891 there were SS,OOO of fences which escaped punishment, and in 1892 S9,0O0, With regard to the na- ture of the unpunished offences, M Joly says that first of all come rob- berries, 90 per cent, of which were un- punished in 1890, Then follow criminal attempts against trains and railroads thefts. the forging and uttering of false coin, arson (of which crime only 40 per cent, are brought to traiD, cutting and woundin@ infanticide, etc., which shows. says M. Joly, that the state is seriously wanting in its duty in the detection of crimes against the public safety as well as against private in terests.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-03
YOUNG

Paw" inquired Tommy Tucker, when it was young did they call it Boyhattan Island ?"-Chicago Tribune.
 "Jones has a good deal of money, hasn't he?" Well, he ought to have" How is that?' "He never pays any outr'-Chicago Record Little Girl to her Mamma-What is a dead letter, please? Mamma-One that has been given to your father to post.- Minneapolis Scimitar. "Cleopatra's needle weighs 1S0 tons or so I have been told" said Harkaway. q don't wonder she preferred flirting | to sewing" commented Dawson.-Har- per's Bazaar.
 Servant (app1ying for place)-And I I shall require the address of your last servant. Mistress-Whatev for? Ser vant--Why, to get your character from 1 her, of course.-Judy.
 "What is that place down there?" ask ed she of one of the officers. Why, that is the steerage," answered he And does it take all those people to make the I boat go straight ?"-Tit-Bits. 1 Clinging to Old Methods.-Dr Upton | Con fall hunting trip in the country)- So this is the farm where 300 babies were taken care of by the fresh-air fund. | eh? You Pasteurized the milk, I SUD- pose? Farmer Hays Ca little puzzled)-- No, sir; jest pasturized the cows; that's all.-Puck.
 i Tommy Gnspec ing himself in the 1 looking glass)-Papa, there's a little mole on the right side of my nose just | like the one Uncle Scadds has on the right side of his nose. must have got that from him. Tommy's Father (witn some bitterness)-If you did you're the only relative he has hat ever got any thing from him.-Chicago Tribune.
 "You say the trout weighed ten pounds?"
 "Yes, sir; it was the biggest trout I ever saw"
 1 And it got away from you?" i ''Yes"
 twill you make an oath to that?''
 'T'll take no more paths; swore enough about it when he got away.''- Tammany Times.
 In the Club Library--"Is Gumpert 
 writing an essay? Every time I come in here I find him boring over a die tionary or encyclopaedia" ''No. The doctor told him to avoid phlogistics and l he was ashamed to ask what that means, so he's looking 1t up He's al ready read over the f's five times. and now he's begun at the beginning and is systematically going through the dic- l tionary Truth.
 A Matter of Music.-A Third street mans neighbor had bought a new piano and the daughter had been banging away on it ever since it had been in the house.
 Got a new piano, hear" said the man over the back fence to his neigh bor.
 "Yes. Got it on the installment plan"
 sTs that so? Wonder if your daugh- ter can't let us have the music from it in the same way ?"-Detroit Free Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-03
AN oFFNNnEp usrRIen.
An Innocent Kitten Wlstook His Legs for sapllng and Climbed Up.


 An Innocent Kitten Wistook His Legs for sapllng, and Climbed Up. From the Philadelphia Press.l
 The ostrich at the geological garden stood in the long yard adjoining its cage in the deer house yesterday, It gazed contemplatively through the bars of the fence at the world beyond and shivered every once in while as the cool breezes swept down upon 1t, It was thinking of the differences in climates and wondering whether if 1t buried one of it's eggs as used to do in the long grass during such weather the cool wave would hatch out an ice cream churn.
 While it was revolving the question in its mind playful kitten came through the fence into the yard, It was a pret- ty kitten-pure white. except for a few blotches that looked as if somebody had thrown an ink bottle at it, after care fully removing the cork. The kitten went running along the yard until it came to the ostrich. Thinking it's long, thick legs were saplings, the playful kitten gave run, and quickly climbed up them, and was soon on top of the ostrich's back.
 The huge bird did not know what to | make of it at first, and went cantering around the yard as though the plague were after it. Round and round it went until, red in the face, it came to a sudden stop. The kitten never moved. It had taken a firm hold of the os- trich and did not propose to be shaken, | T stood the earthquake this morn ing" said the kitten, T guess l can stand this.'
 Finding that the strange beast re | fused to be- thus summarily disposed of the ostrich became less scared and more angry. It curled it's neck and
 twisted its head so as to get fair | look at the kitten. The kitten never
 winced. It began to think it had parked
 up the wrong tree, but it was deter mined to see the matter out. The os- i trieh aimed blow at the undesirable
 rider with it's beak, but it lodged Ii ! tAiGu IL 1SdIl, pul lilN lScGAk Neso tiiN same Again and again the agile head and long neck rained sledge-hammer
 blows at the tricky little kitten It es- capped them all, though some were toe l near for comfort.
 Finally the kitten got scared. It ran out on the ostrich's neck to get out of l the way. Then it smiled. The ostrich couldn't hit it there. It's smiles did not l last long, however. With a sudder
 movement the ostrich stretched it's neck l backward, encircled the kitten round
 the waist and squeezed 1t until it was dead. Then it unwound itself anc
 placidly looked at the dead animal After a moment or two of contem plation it picked up it's victim and flung it as far as 1t could. Then it calmly
 resumed the meditations that had beer
 so ruthlessly interrupted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-03
Th Steamboat Gevsers.


 One afternoon, astrlde diminutive purros. we left the hotel and dove down into the cool shadows of the canon. We were bound for giant fig tree far up the mountainside As far as we could see were vast vistas of noun tains and valleys, The denuded aides of Eagle Rock rose above growth of manzanita and madrono. A hawk in gradually lessening circles gllded down the gray walls of volcanic slide and ascended in another moment with rab- plt In its talons. The sun found it's way Tn blotehes of light through the network of leaves and wild grapevines above our heads. The burroe, imper- yious to our blows and threats, hardly moved along the narrow trail that at times wound along shifting beds of gravel where but one misstep would have dropped the rider down hundreds or feet among the great boulders in the bed of the creek. Outlines the trail was so steep that we held on with dif- tculty, and yet our long, cared, short legged beasts plodded on with the same unyarying regularity that we had found fault with on the level.
 Vast clouds of steam were issuing from the Tea Kettle" to our right that met the sun and formed a dozen min lature fieeting rainbows. A deep stony arroyo separated us from the great man-fig. We were forced to dismount and crowd our burros into this gulch and up the opposite side. That they | resented this treatment we found on our return; for one and all absolutely and positively refused to take one step downward into the arroyo. We plead ed and begged, patted and whipped, to no purpose. They simply braced their four small feet, laid back their long ears, and took 1t all alike In scornful silence, At last we ranged them along the edge of the arroyo, and then took a run and jump and threw my shoulder against the most stubborn ot l the lot. The move was successful l Like shot the little fellow went over | the bank and landed on his feet in the bottom. The others surrendered and | scrambled meekly down.-Rounsoville Wildman in September Overland.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-03
Ad>e,tIs.ng .a,e,

situations. Wants, Rents aud other small nd- vertisements. One Ceut a Word each inser- ion. Tive cents woro for full week Csever tineal
 Display Advertsements--Per inch. one In. cents; one week, S3.20; one month, Sl0' one year, $40
 Obituary notices, in prose or verse, K cents rer line. Notices of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Funerals, 5O cents each, Local notices, i' cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business ,all matter to be unohiec- tonable> and their cont acts do not include Wants. To Let, For Sale, etc.
 Discounts-On two inches or more, ono month and over, l0p per cent; on four inches Cl more one month and over, l5 per cent
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

FAILED proposals will be ce we'd by the Board of electmen of the town of Walling- ford at their office until he 10th day of Octo- Der, 1895, for grading and macadamzing section of the Old Colony road and the New Haven and Hartford turnpike, commencing at the Meriden town line and running south to the village of Yalesville, di tanee of about 6, O. feet. Bids should give the price per lineal foot for said road, with the privi- lege of the town, throu gh it's Selectmen, to increase or dimihish the number of feet im- proved.
 At the above time and place the bids will be opened. Each bid must be acc m panied by a nd of Sl CO., with surety satisfactory to the Selectmen, condition d that the biider will nxecute an agreement to perform the work according to contract. Plans and specified tions may be seen at the Selecfmen's office, at town hall, Wailingford. and at the office of the Highway omm ssioner, State Capit l, Hartford The Selectmen reserve the right to reject a y or all bids, as the interest of the town may appear.
 Dated at MaIlingford, Oct l. 1895.
 JOHN B. MIX.
 WI. E. HALL, GEORGE $. WILCOX. o2H Selectmen.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-03

ming consists of two large loops of green satin ribbon arranged on either side and ruffled cocks feathers.
 Veils follow the craze for white in all dress accessories and from the enor- nous variety still offered in white veils it would seem that till the snow flies these extremely becoming tissues will remain in vogue. During the winter the brunette ought to be at her best, for all hey colors and all varieties of them will be the favorfte shades. As for vel low, it will range from ivory white to really brilliant and unmstakable or ange in one direction, and bright butter in the other, with, of course, the prefer ence awarded by people of taste for dull bronzes, deep worries and kindred tones, The creamy, deep-tinted bru- nette will revel in the characteristic combination that is suggested by the popularity of purplish red, damson col or and brown fur.
 The all becoming stock collar is to be modified, but those who cannot wear the low collar may finish the top of the dress with band like the stock, only drawn into a point right under the chin. It may still fit high and close at the sides, and thus spare the neck un- der the ears. Belts are not to be sur rendered, but will be worn long and dropping to a jeweled buckle in front. Don't despair! You can put two of the belts you have now together and make very nice new one. A lot Of the new and costly ones seem to be planned this way, with geld web part way round, and silver web for the rest. It sug- gests that the dealers are getting rid of their oyerstock of short belts.
 FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-03

An interesting experiment Is being made in the Punjab in India. In chol- era years the water for the prisoners in jail is boiled. To find out whether 1t would nor be as we'll to boil it al- ways, the lieutenant governor has or dered half the prisoners to be kept on plain water and half on boiled, and to have the results recorded for year.