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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,
(Omcial.)

Wichita. Kan. Nov II, 1895.
Council met in regular session, Mayor
Cox in the chair and all councilmen
present except Mclean and Maxwell.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved as read
Councilman Francis asked that a.
fire alarm box be placed at the corner
of Wabash and Third street. The
matter was referred to the fire and wa
ter committee.
Councilman Burton called attention
of the council to the condition of the
sidewalk on Washington avenue. in the
first rhree blocks south of Douglas ay-
enue. and Councilman lines called at
tentson to the sidewalk on the south
side OF Second street between Market
street and Lawrence avenue. The at
tention of tine council was also called
to the walks on First street east ofsthe
"A. I. and s. F., also on east Douglas
avenue between Chisholm creek and
College Hill
The matter was referred to the pub
lie Improvement committee
On motion of Councilman Afinicl the
city engineer was instructed 20 go over
the city 10y streets and remove all de-
1ective and dangerous sidewalks. and
where necessary pillow and throw up a.
furrow or two and place cinders on il
and rou 1T smoouhe. leaving it in good
condition.
Chairman Oliver of the judiciary com
mittee. reported in the matter of the
tax rebate on the Emporia avenue NJ
i church, for the years 1928. rec
commended that If the other churches
had the benefit Of a rebate for those
years that the same be granted me
petitioners. The report was adoptej
All bills filed against the city TO date
were read and referred TO the proper
committees
His Honor instructed the having com-
mittee 10 report at the next meeting on
me matter of accepting the paving
from he Barber Asphalt company on
Main street.
The engineers report OF progress at
the prospect well was received and pla-
Cod on file.
The report Of the African orphans
nome for the month of October was
read and ordered placed on file
The report OF police commissioners
showing expenses in the police depart-
ment Tor the month Of October amount
ing TO H,S2ss1, also report Of the police
Judge Tor the same time showing col
iecalons amounting To $ISl 90 was road
and ordered placed on file.
Ordinance No. 1886. entitled an orsi-
nance making appropriations for mis-
cellaneous purposes. was read. placed
on its passage and adopted.
Ordinance No. 1887. entitled an or7;-
nance making appropriations for INNS
peeting purpose was read, placed on
its passage and adopted
The board OF health was instructed
fc, -, DO,
AFRICAN orphans home, and report AZ
.Ae next meeting. as 10 now the funds
are expended
On motion OF Councilman Oliver the
city engineer was instructed 10 en-
ploy only such help at the prospect well
as in his Judgment was absolutely nee
essary.
On motion OF Councilman Burton
council adjourned I. NJ cox
At;est-C. S. SMITH. Mayor
City Clerk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
SHE, WAS STARTLED.
An Inquisitive Youth TunbIed Over . Par
tition Upon . Spinstcr's Bed.

An Inquisitive Youth TunbIed Over Q Par.
tition Upon . spinster's Bed.
when Mount Tabor. Y. J., was first
taken possession Of by the Newark con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church." said a clergyman of that de
nomination recently. 1--WE had little
money with which to clear up the
grounds and erect the first building.
necessary. After putting up a sort of
open air pavilion in which the preach
ing services could be held, we began to
cast around for some building where
transient guests might be sccommo-
dated.
The structure resulting from this
necessity was long frame building,
which was christened the Tabor
house In constructing the house on
os economical a basis a. possible, the
partitions were not run ell the way up
10 the rafters and the room was noe
ceiled.
i shall never forget continued the
minister, "one Of nay first nights in this
rather crude hotel. After had retired
was suddenly aroused with a start by
the most unearthly shrek
Murder. Thieves, Robbersl
Help! Helpi' woman was shouting at
the top OF her lungs.
Il hustled out into the narrow hal.
in my night robe and found others in
the same attir-both men AID women
running around n distracted way.
We all stopped before door from with
in which the sounds proceeded
You beast, Help. Help. Mur
der,' still came the cries
There yzs a sound of scufcinr froru
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
PUNGEkT PARAGRAPHS.

MANS dea.@She-"There's WON
an in Vermont who hasn't looked IN .
mirror for thirty years" He-"Is she
blind ?"-Detroit Free Press.
-Swabian Simplicity. = Inspector
Cooking into station waiting-room)-
"Any more for Ulm, Bieberach? The
trains Just gone. Warte.
IBID you ever rough it in the west? %
"Oh, yes" "In the mountains or on the
plains?- ''wen. really. you know, I
was in q boarding housel"-Chioago
Record.
-NephewN~What are you going to do
with your money when you die?''
Uncle-"Take. it with me-" Nephew
II always thought you had money to
burn"
Straight Goods-Mr. Crimsonbeak
Here, waiter! / found some feathers
in this franl<furter!" Waiter-"Yes.
sir; guess it was made out of bird
dog, sir."-Yonkers Statesman.
Mrs. Aybee-'tMen are such funny
things! When Aybee asked me to be
his he was the most disconsolate man
imaginable" Mrs. Ceede-'T can well
believe that."-Boston Transcript
Not Crumbs of Comfort.-Jones-
''Have you heard that Smith Is trying
to get a separation from his wife ?"
Brown-'No; on what grounds ?"
Jones-"Cruelty; he says that she eats
crackers in bed. American.
Miss Psssee Jagged 4O-"I wish to
see hat" French Millinery or
yourself, miss?" Miss Passee-"Yes."
French MillinerI"Marie, run down.
stairs and get me re hat for re ladies be-
tween Is and % years."-Tit-Bits.
-Tailor-''When you delivered Mr..
6lowboy's suit did you call attention to
the fact that it was there when prom
ised7" Boy-"Yes, SIR" Tailor
what did he say?" Boy-'He said he
felt he could never repay you for what
you had done for him-"-N. Y. Sun
-"Tll bet" remarked Mr.. Jason to
his wife, as they sat in the family circle
at the play, 'I'n bet from the looks Of
It that the dress that there woman In
the box Is wearing is one Of them ele-
CANT dresses one-half OF we seed ad-
vertised Yesterday in the papers. Dos
ton Home Journal.
Lasting Regrets-"I never bet on
q horse race but once" said the good
deacon, "and I have regretted II ever
Eince." Surely the sin has been for
given ere now" said the minister. ''Oh,
don't doubt that. But the fact IL I
only won So, when might Just as wei
have made il a thousand, since was in
for it."-Indianapolis Journal
What have you got?" inquired the
traveller in the linen buster, sitting
down On one of the stools. Gold roast
beef replied the man behind the rail.
way lunch counter. "cold chicken,
cold" II don't eat meat" broke in
the traveller; I'm vegetarian" Try
one of his ham sandwiches" suggested
the commercial traveller sitting on the
next stool.-Ch chicago Tribune
All the More Reason.-He had me.
with serious losses In business, and
added 70 that his wife, whom be sdor-d.
was snatched away BY death BE could
neither eat nor sleep, and his friends
we're alarmed about his condition One
of them said TO him: You ought 20
consult q Doctor What's the use7
Life has lost all charms for me and I
want 70 die, anyhow. You want TO
die? All the more reason for calling
doctor. TEXAS Siftings-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13

their critical trends There was =
distinct case of this sort chronicled on
the Boulevard the other day.
The bicycle brigade were out in
force. young man with the vacuous
bicycle expression came bowling along
on the wrong side of the parkway,
closely followed by blonde in bloom
ers, while q brunette bloomer kett
pace on the other side The blonde
bloomer was crowding the young man
somewhat, when he heard her utter a
sharp cry of alarm He turned To see
her frantic gesture, and almost ~ the
same moment he was dashed into a
four-horse team attached to a great
beer wagon
The two bloomers screamed in uni
son, and the driver of the wagon, a
coarse grained individual, with an in.
famed nose, ripped out few familiar
oaths and drew up. All that was seen
at the moment was riderless b.
cycle trundling OFF down along the
curb Then the quickly gathered
crowd looked breathlessly under the
wagon and beneath the iron-shod
hoofx There WAS nobody there The
young man had Ieaped from his wheel
and grabbed a horse around the neck.
and there he still hung by both legs
and arms Instead of being trampled
TO death he was at that moment en-
dangering the life of n valuable an
imal by strangulation- No man ever
clung to his best girl with such a
lively grip. The women looked on ad-
miringly.
ut was just splendid" said the
blonde bloomer. What made yoI
think of dong it?"
YOU" said he
There was a perceptible wriggle in
her wheel as they rode away together
N. Y. Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
To Treat q Sprain.

Most successful treatment il use Of
hot foot baths for fifteen minutes three
times day; follow each bath with mas
sage for fifteen minutes, then apply
snugly rubber bandage from the toes
up as high as ankle and have patient
walk. Ballet dancers use this method
with such success that they are seldom
incapacitated for work longer than .
week.-Medical Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
a sRiOcHE-

How to Knit the Soft Fecs Cesaioas Tha.
Were Once Popzi.r-
There seems TO be . renewed interest
In brooches. the soft foot cushions that
were once popular urge that they
are 10 enjoy q revival. like many other
Injuries, sad think that readers nay
be glad Of rule for knitting them
which las tie merit of being an Oft
tried one The foundation fo- the foot
stool Is = leasher-coyered disk OF Mill
board about nine inches in diameter:
20 this the knitted stripe Is seNed. and
sSgflsd- With hzir.ard --un.d- DIVA -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
WHEN The "PRoFEsA" MEET.

An Exchange OF Interesting Personal xx-
periences During the Doll season
An actorine aud an ac'orette met on
the street. and the following frst-class
conversation enSued:
"Hullo, Gladys
"Howdy. Lionelr'
"Ain't seen you in year, dear girl -
Mop Been south with a repertoire
company. Hall show: three
stands; variety performance after the
drama"
What plays were you doing2"
"You guess"
Uncle Toms Cabin?'
Right"
Ten Nights in Barroom?-
Correct"
THE Hidden HANDY
"You're of there. The jaspers pre-
fer East Lynne now"
what did You hold down. Gladysys
Little Eva in Tom Willie, the
minister's son, in Ten Nights Lady
Isabel and Madame Vine in Last
Lynne and. of course. did my skip
ping rope turn in the concert"
0aos lOh NtA0 OAN VI TN
most versatile women ia the profess
sion. IL reminds me OF the time when
was out with a snap Of that kind and
had to play Richeiieu and Humpty
Dumpty on alternate nights"
what are you doing now, Lionel;
You look prosperous"
'0h. I'm in great luck this summer.
I'm tending soda fountain In a drug
store up the street ] expect to play
leads with Henry Irving next season,
though"
YES. you do Tell that 10 the sal.
walton marines I'm eating myself,
though That Is. I eat when the
guests at the dairy kitchen. where
sling hash. get through I've written
TO sam Jack, and think I'll be lead
ing grand marches again rext season,
or perhaps Kiralfy will let me be Sta
lacta, the fairy queen. Well, 40 long,
Lionell If you get strapped before
you leave the town, come up TO my
tunnel and III stake you 70 a meal
ticket"
"Ta-ta, Gladys, Remember that
you're on the free list AT my soda
fountain for the rest OF the summer"
buffalo Express
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
Dentistry,

Patient-what do you charge for e1
tracing tooth?
Quack-Twenty-fve cents, madam
why, how can you afford to do il
90 eheaply?"
''Oh, have pull, you know."-Do
troit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
Hnr.utn< q rrof..ion.

as your son pursuing profession.
now that ne is out % college?" asked
the visitor.
"Yes-he is-but I'm afraid he'n
never catch mp with IL. the father TO
piled, Sorrowfully. Chicago Post
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
Only Thing He Hears

Customer-What is that man doing
over there in the corner?
West Side Drugrist-He's dropped a
dime into the telephone SLOT and 10
listening to the trolley car,-Chicage
Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teething. 1t soothes the child. softens
the gums, allays al pain. cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for
diarrhoea- Twenty-Five cents a bot
lie. Used by millions Of mothers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
LehIrh pcansvlvnnia An,hr,r,,.

Just received a car OF this famous
cosl-worth Si.Go per ton more than
Lsckswanna or Scran1on-wiil be sold
AZ same price as the Scranton. Tele-
phone leS. Yard 30 West Douglas
schwartz Brothers l5e-st
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13

When you want a real nice lunch,
call at pa North Main. Jackson will
serve you boiled ham, pressed corned
beef, baked beans, etc. His fresh
meats, fish, oysters par excellence.
152-2t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
PRESENCE OF MIND.


That sabtie thing known ~ ..rres-
enee Of mind" Is credited with GOOD
many noble deeds and ssirb-c.dth 60
czpe& Nen who Up 20 critical oee1-
sion were never srspectec Of nsss1g
any mind have sos6eniy Gerelo2ed r.
der pressure 20 tie zs:<.z isAzoect o.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13

You never get poor meat at Joe's, 214
North Mamie keeps only the good
kinds, fresh and smoked. You get
the best oysters and fish there, too.
152-2t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13

Abraham Lincoln's fistsi Step in at
Martins art store and see bronze casts
Of them, life size. And while there
you can learn how cheap he is ma king
picture frames and selling art goods.
152-1t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13

Don't bother with rickety furniture
Drake & Ross. SIS East Douglas. viii
brace IL M like new: or they'll sell new
articles very cheap-and stoves. lss-@
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13

Household furniture will be sold at
auction sale Monday. Nov. II, at 10
O'Clock a. m, at 147 North Topeka ave-
nue.. dI4S-6ts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13

Whitlock prides himself on the purity
and excellence Of his lard-makes il, of
the fat OF fat pigs. Dresses his fresh
meats-beef. veal, pork-handles best
oysters 1927
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
Advice to Mothers.

Take the Ferguson stage from Perry
TO Pawnee. Meets all trains. I42 II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
Hack Line.

Exchange stables at Orlando and Stin
water. We make a specially OF carry
Ing passengers between these points
travelling mems patronage solicited
SHINELY, VAN WYKE & SHIVELY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13

When Belly was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When shc was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
When she had Childssn. she gave them Castoris
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
GOING SoeTu ,SDrAsr

GOING NORTH AND EAST.
y" Kansas City, st. Louis
and Chicago limited daily .n5a no ol1a m
NO. Colorado Springs. Den
Yer andPacirc coast daily .U5am el0a NJ,
no Kansas City 81 Louis
and Chicag might express
daily ...-.....-; -. ls lOa m IL Is a m
NotSA Accommodation daily
eXeept sunday...........-.I IL l9a m l. OIL p m
GOING SOUTH AND WEST
No Fort Worth. Dallas
Eousion and Gslyestonl
express, daiiy........... Ger M 20, n m
No oklahoma, TT Wort b
New Orleans and Pacific
coast, daily soa p m s07 pm
No5Oklahoms, Fit Worthl
Dallas and New Orleans
express. daily.....-... 40 am s3s n,
No ) Fort North Houston
Galveston and San Anto-
niC express, daiiy.....-.. $50 a m ga m
NoSt Accommodation, eX-
ccpt sunday. 240 p m ; 81 p m
Elegant free reclining chair cars on all
tralns and Pullman Palace sleepers from
wichita to Chicago and Kansas CITY
without change. Also sleepeIs on ali
trainS TO Fort Worth. Houston San An
tonic ard New Orleans. Tickets sold and
h2ESaSe checked TO ail points north
south, east and vest- Steamship tickets
sold to all European points at lowest
rates. City Ticket Office leo East Doug
las avenue. corner Main street Passen-
Eer station corner Douglas and Meade
avenues. Telephone Isa
JOHN SEBASTIAN J. n PHILLIPS
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IS hoJrs to Los Angeles.
+Daiiy except Sunday.

% nOdrs 70 Los AngeIes.
rDaiiy except Sunday.
Free chair cars on all trains Pull
man Palace sleepers to Kansas City
and Chicago without change. Also to
Fort Worth and Galveston. Connects
at Newton with Vestibule limited hav-
ing chair cars, Pullman Palace and
compartment sleepers and dining cars
through to Los Angeles and San Diego;
also with train carrying chair cars,
Pullman and Tourist sleepers to Ell
Paso, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Through railroad and steamship tick
cts sold to all points.
TAGG & CARNEY,
City Ticket Agents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-21
THE POWER OF THE CONTROLLER.

Washington. Sept @.-The Department OF Justice
mas come to the conclusion that the power OF the
Controller OF the Treasury. given him under
he Dockery Reorganization BILL which went into
effect August /. 1894. Ia equal II not superior 10
that OF the Attorney General OF the United States
himself, and In certain cases. In matters involving
the payment Of money. II is paramount. These
facts developed to-day on inquiry at the Depart
meDt OF Justice. Yesterday opinion was rem
dered by Acting Controller Bowers the power Of
the Secretary OF Agriculture 10 expend certain
money for the distribution OF THE Farmers Bull
letn. issued BY that Department. The original
TO Attorney General Harmon under date Of Sep
TENDER s. and Attorney General Harmon replied
the rule stated by his predecessor attorney General
Olney). rendered May q last. on an inquiry as 10
whether the Secretary OF the Treasury was limited
In the appropriation made TO purchase newspapers
In answering this INQUIRY. Attorney General Olney
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-21
CROWDS At THE TRIAL OF DURRANE
THE ORGANISE AND JAN1ToR OF EMMANUEL
CHIrRCH ON TILE WITNESs-sTAND.

THE ORGANISE AND JAN1ToR OF EMMANUEL
CHURCH ON THE wITNEss-sTAND.
San Francisco. Sept. 0-The crush this morning
at the Durrant trial greater than usual The
courtroom and corridor leading to 1t were TANNED.
The cross-examnaton OF George King, organist
OF Emmanuel Church, resumed BY the de-
fence He said that he had been playing the piano
about three minutes when Durrant appeared on
the scene, having come down from the belfry.
When the latter took the bromo-seltzer 1t nause-
ated him and both OF them went back into the
Sunday-school room. At that time Durrant might
have lain down on the platform.
Both sides at this point announced that they mad
finished with the witness. and Frank Sademan,
formerly janitor OF Emmanuel Church. was called.
He testified that he had known Durrint about two
years, and that the burners in the church were
in perfect order about the time OF the murders:
Durrant had not represented to him that any OF
the fixtures needed repairing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-21
MISS MASoy FELL INTO THE TUNNEL.

Stroudsburg Penn, Sept. 2o-Miss Efie Mason. at
Mount Pocono late yesterday afternoon, was tax
ing an after-dinner walk with friends. The party
had gone in the direction Of Paradise Tunnel. mile
ard a half from Mount Pocono In looking over
the rocks above the tunnel Miss Mason lost her
balance and fell distance OF forty feet. just on
the outside rails Of the northbound railroad track
Examination showed that life extinct. Almost
every bone in the womans body was broken;
Miss Mason was about ffty-fve years old and
well known TO the residents Of Mount Pocono. She
was a sister-in-law OF the late Charles Knox, Of
Philadelphia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-21
JUDGE Hollis ALLEGED WILL.

THE CHARRED AND MYSTERIOUS DOCUMENT
OFFERED FOR PROBATE.
Washington. Sept. 2o.-The alleged will OF e&-
Judge Advocate Joseph Holt, witnessed by Presi-
dent Grant and General and Mrs Sherman. which'
charred, as II by burning and cancellation when
was mystericusy and anonymously sent 10 the
Register Of Wills on August 2 was this morning
formally offered for probate.
Upon the presentation of the paper for PROBATE
Judge Bradley passed an order making October Is
the date upon which the answer OF those opposed
to the will Is returnable.
The property involved amounts to several hundreo
thousand dollars. small portion OF which mas
already been distributed to the next OF kin on the
supposition that Judge Holt died intestate pltter
legal fight is inevitable over the matter the helrs-
at-law will insist upon knowing by whom the sup
pressed will produced and the reason OF its
conc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-21
COL SAVAGE FATALLY GORED BY BULL

Nashville Tenn. Sept 20-Colonel John II. Saw
age a prominent Tennessee lawyer and politician.
known as 1.-The old Of the mountains, was
gored by a bull at his home near McMinnville this
morning and will die. Colonel Savage was a
member Of the Confederate Congress and twice
contested the United States Senatorship with 1sham
G. Harris. He served several terms IN the state
legislature and was once a Railroad Commits
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-21
ARMY ORDERS.

Washington. Sept. 20 (speciaD.-The following
Army orders have been issued:
The following transfers to the 4th Cavalry are
made: Second Lieutenant Edward d. Anderson.
from Troop TO Troop II; Second Lieutenant Ed
ward b. Cassatt. from Troop H 10 Troop L. The
leave granted Lieutenant Colonel Clarence NJ
Bailey 18th Infantry is extended two months A
board Of officers is appointed TO meet at the call
of the president thereof the Army Building
New-York City, for the examination Of such officers
may be ordered before 1t to determine their ft-
for promotion. Detail for the Board Colonel
Charles I. Alexander. assistant surgeon: General
John W. Barriger. assistant commissary general of
subsistence: James NJ. Moore, assistant quarter
master general: Captains James W. Pope, assistant
Quartermaster, and George Z. Bushnell. assistant
18th Infantry. recorder. Captain Henry G. Sharpe
comm!ssary OF subsistence. Will report In person
TO Colonel Charles T. Alexander assistant surgeon
general. president Of the Examining Board, New
York City, at such TING he may be required by
the Board for examination to his fitness for pro-
motion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-21
NO CHOLERA ON THE BENNINGTON

Washington. Sept. 20.-Admiral Beardsiee. In COM
mand OF the Pacific station to-day wired the Navy
Department a dispatch from Captain Pigman. in
command of the Bennington. dated Honolulu
September 8. in which he reports Of cholera
board his ship. which had that day gone to
Lahaina. one OF the nearby islands. There
thirty-seven deaths on shore the day the dispatch