The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-14

There has been an effort to cause a
misunderstanding between the commit
| tee of fifty and the city council" said
| W. :. Corbett of the Wichita Whole
sale Grocery company, last night at the
citizens meeting in the board of trade
rooms. land when the Beacon publish
ed that interview between the commit
tee and Mayor Cox it published what
ii knew 10 be a lie
DO you say that the Beacon publish
ed what it knew TO be a lie?" asked
Harry H3seny of the Beacon.
That is about the way it looks" said
Mr.. Corbett.
Then you lie" returned Mr.. Hageny
The little episode caused a good deal
of excitement for a time as it was ex-
pected that pistol balls would soon be
flying through the hall
l.. w. ClapD attmepted to pour oil on
the troubled waters by getting the floor
and explained that Mr. Corbett did not
intend TO say the manager OF the Bea-
con had lied but only intended to say
that the BeacOn'S report of the meet
ing was Incorrect
General Corbett got the floor and
started to explain his position, but fail
called on three members Of the commit
tee. all OF whom stated that no such
talk had taken place.
Hageny retorted by saying the report
was correct and that Mayor Cox had
confirmed it after it was published.
The arguments and explanations were
pointing in the direction that Mayor
Cox must have been mistaken and the
crowd caught onto the RIGHTEOUSNESS
of the situation and they We're rather
enjoying the muddle.
COrbett and Hagney Were red hot and
serious business men held their hats
before their faces and laughed Mr.
Clapp saw that his effort TO restore
harmony was only making matters
worse and he gave up in dispair while
the belligerant general and the plucky
newspaper man left the hall with their
respective friends.
The meeting had been called by the
committee of fifty to consider a report
to be submitted to the city council
which report was published in yester-
days Eagle.
After considerable discussion the re-
port was adopted and a motion pre-
vailed to have the chair appoint three
citizens not members of the committee
of fifty to act with the subcommittee
appointed by the committee of fifty TO
attend Monday nights sitting of the
council and present the report ind
hear arguments in favor of economy.
Councilman Miniclk was present and
said the city council We're long since
impressed with the necessity for econ
on1y in expenditures and that the coun-
Gil had never refused to listen to any
body and it would certainly listen to
any suggestions the committee might
make.
There We're a number of speeches
made in regard to he best way 10 econ
Clapp, Babb, Wilson,
EXton and others spoke and finally
when Editor Jennings got the floor and
wanted 10 read a letter that he had
written to local paper, but it was get
ting late and the street cars would soon
make their last trip and the crowd be-
gan to break away.
MIR. Jennings yielded the floor for
some one to make a personal eXplana-
tion and the chairman, Mr.. Aylasbury,
not being away up in parliamentary
usuageS. Mr.. Jennings failed to get the
floor again before the meeting adjourn
ed.
Prices Cream Baking in pastry, muf-
fins, biscuits imparts a delicate taste
that gives ZeSt to a faded annette.