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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-18
IT WAS NOT TALKED.
Mayor Cox Says There is Nothing In the
Story About Funding Hnnds.

Yesterday there was considerable
talk concerning the statement that the
matter of issuing bonds 10 cover the ex-
penses of the city government from
July to January, was brought up and
discussed at the executive session OF
the city council Thursday. Mayor
Cox was seen about the matter and he
said that there was no such talk at the
session of the council and that nothing
was done eXvept the consideration Of
the sale of the gas boring bonds. He
also said that it was impossible under
the law to issue bonds for such pur-
pose even if it was necessary to raise
funds. II was suggested by citizen
present that the report had reference,
perhaps, to the board of education IS
some of its Old members were talking
concerning the legality Of issuing bonds
to take up outstanding warrants. It
appears the law is different with refer
ence to both organizations. The city
council has no outstanding warrants
for Mayor Cox says that he viii not
sign a warrant unless there is money
in the treasury to pay it at once. Mr.
Cox also said that boring will COM
mence when the contracts are made
which, he thinks, will he about June !.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-18

pieces were executed. for so new an
organization II is predicted that this
band Will become pride to Wichita IL
they continue improving in the way
they have started. Great praise is due
10 Mr.. Harry Dean for the hard work
he has done 10 make the band a sue
cess.
George McDaniels. the dog catcher.
has opened the season at his business,
commencing yesterday. by taking up
fifteen or twenty uncollared and IN
tagged CANNES. He says he wants TO
give the people fair warning before he
goes any further that unless they pay
The dog tax he will confiscate the quad
rupeds in short order. He further SAYS
that he viii except no one no matter
what their standing in society or
business is. He Will he thoroughly
democratic about the business and viii
invade the premises of the palace and
The howell alike.
An important meeting will be held al
the Y. NJ. G. a. tomorrow. Sunday af-
ternoon, TO which all the friends of the
association are earnestly invited Re-
ports viii be expected from the lady
carvassers, and ii is hoped that all the
committees will be represented by full
and complete reports. and questions
vital to the future welfare of the in
stitution will be considered. All young
ard old ladies and gentlemen are urg-
ed TO be present. Committees are
urged to complete their canvas as far
as possible today, so as TO be able 10
give full report on tomorrow. The
hour of the meeting is o'clock.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-18

form. Before she got through with
them they were converted.
The Missionary and Altar chapters
Of St. Johns Episcopal church are re-
quested TO meet at the church this
evening at o'clock Important bust
ness. John +. Won Herrlich-
Miss Best of Medicine Lodge was in
the city last night attending the nup-
tails Of Mr.. Reutlinger and Miss Belts.
Don Porter was in the city yester-
day and was enjoying himself
Major Cole opened his Fort Scott en-
gaGement Sunday night 20 a crowd SO
great that the big tent was not only
filled to overlooking. but hundreds were
unable TO gain admission at all.
Roy Kraemer and Miss Hawley were
down at Mulvane yesterday taking
dispositions. Roy saw girl-a kind
of Rosa Whiteface country girl
down there who, he says, is the pref
test girl he ever saw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. john Feast are happy
over the arrival of a fine ten pound
Is 10 ! boy at their home. The mother
and child are doing well and John is
causing clouds of Havana smoke in the
neighborhood Of his place of business.
The funeral services of Rollo J. West.
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. II.
West. will occur at their residence on
Hancock avenue, West Side at 1:30
o'clock today. May IS. Members of the
GAR. and Relief Corps, with all 9TH
er friends are in vited to attend.
The creamery at FL Dorado. owned by
Ex-Governor Lewelling, was burned yes
teTday. The insurance was only 81 600
while the plant cost the ex-governor
something near 5000. As the cream
cry was a profitable investment il will
probably be rebuilt.
Deputy Sheriff Hays was up in Mar
ion county on Thursday of this week
and reports il very dry up there. There
was a heavy frost in the Cottonwood
valley, but oats looks pretty we'll but
wheat is badly damaged. Mr.. Hays
says crops look better in Sedgwick
county than any other county visited
by him this spring.
Last night the new postoffice band
made its first appearance on the street
1t attracted quite a crowd and ex-
pressions We're heard on every hand
praising the mastery way in which the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-18
CITY N BRIEF.

John p Smith of Newton was a Wis
itor in the city yesterday
Miss Daisy Morris of Mulhau. Okla
homa IS visiting friends in the city
VIII Almon is putting in a fine two
story house on his lots on south Main
street.
Cards are out for the alumni banquet
Of the high school. Il will be quite an
affair.
Frank and Harry Ellsworth. Of Edo
RADIO. were in the city yesterday on
business.
Judge wall is attending court at
Hutchinson. being engaged in the
Rogers ease.
Hutchinson has challenged the Wich-
tia tennis club. Hutchinson VIII never
know what hit IL
Sam Kiucaid Of Peck. formerly clerk
of the district court o. Sumner county,
was in the city yesterday.
\ II. Ward of south Main street has
been making some extensive improve
ments about his premises.
Or. Neuman Of this city Is al Topeka
having been called there 70 attend Mr.
and Mrs. Eckstein, both Of whom are
sick.
Miss Della Wanpier left yesterday
for Pueblo. Col, where she was called
by a telegram announcing the serious
illness OF her sister
J. II. Mccall has had more fun dur
ing he conclave than anybody. L
seems that he knows every mason in
Kansas and more too.
NJ. and Mrs. George Crzenway. Mrs.
Fred Gardiner. Ms. : J Crumbine.
and Mrs John Rush. all ot Dodge Ci;y.
returned home yeSterGal morning
Miss Blanche Guthrie has returned
from a weeks visit q Hslstead. She
was over the path ~ the cyclone ard
Vtv.ily describes she ruin wrought by
IL.
Mrs. Robert Guthrie has just conpie1-
Ell a dGe painting which j. much ad-
nired in the window OF Martins ar;
store. Il represents a MEDITERRANEAN
scene
Mrs Beeso1 Of Dodge City. who had
been visiting Mrs. J. II. Phillips during
the Masonic meeting in the cijy. re-
turned home Yesterday morning after a
very pleasant visit
Mrs. Carter delivered an illustrated
lecture Yesterday TO County Commis-
sicners Harmon and Bush on dress Re
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-18
GET THIRTY PER CENT.
eceiver of Wichita National Declares "A
Dividend to nepositors.

Major Ewing receiver Of the Wichita
National bank has received orders
from the comptroller of the currency
10 declare a dividend of 50 per cent
in deposits and in accordance with the
order the receiver has issued the follow
ing circular letter:
To Creditors of the Wichita National
Bank:
dividend Of 80 per cent having been
declared by the comptroller of the
currency, the same viii be paid TO the
creditors Of the bank upon presentation
of receivers certificates at the office Of
the receiver a the southeast corner Of
Main street and Douglas avenue. For
the convenience Of the creditors. those
whose names are included In lists from
\ 10 l., inclusive, viii be paid on Tues
day the 2lSt. inst. and those on lists
rom II to Il on Wednesday the 22d
creditors not presenting certificates on
the days mentioned viii he paid at any
time thereafter. W. \. EWING.
Receiver.
The depositors in the suspended Wich
Sta National have been expecting div
idend but few Of them expected it To be
as large as 30 per cent This is GER
tainly a good showing considering the
short time allowed To make collections.
Ii is reported that some of the depos-
itors sold their claims fer 20 per cent
anu some OF llefn VIII now more IMAM
likely conclude that the men who bOu-
ght them are the lucky parties.
- Major Ewing has lost no time in
working for the interest 81 the deposit
ors and il is understood that he has
made several settlements in the way Of
clearing up titles to real estate on which
the bank had claims that viii very ma
teriaily enhance the veiue Of the banks
assets.
Major Ewing occupied the position Of
United states bank examiner before ha
was appointed receiver Of the Wichita
National and was thoroughly posted in
regard to the standing Of the bank and
he has claimed from the start that
with proper management the Wichita
National could he made to pay nearly
II not quite 100 per cent on al claims
against il.
The money - be paid our To deposit
ors in this first payment Of dividend
viii amount to something over 5000
and VIII be a help TO the community
as the principal part OF the claims are
Nsl6 by home people.
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thirty years ago and was participated
in by some soldiers who are now resi-
dents of Wichita. The reason il was
fought at so late a day was because
that was then almost outside of the lin
its Of civilization, being located near
Brownville, Texas. on the extreme Mex
lean line with only the Rio Grande
river between them and Mexico. They
were also thirty miles from the Gulf
and only heard from Washington. and
the headquarters OF the army about
once in six weeks. When this battle
was fought they had not yet heard Of
the assassina ton of Lincoln.
Colonel Robert Jones of Marion
Ind, q the head of the saith Morton
rifles veterans and Colonel Barrett of
the SD regiment of United States col
ored troops, were stationed ar this
point and getting short of rations made
d sortie up the river and captured sew
eral head OF cattle on which they were
preparing to feast when they were sur
priSed by the confederate General JAS
Slauhgter Of Alabama, at the head Of
$500 confedeTates. VINO began throw
ingshot and shell into their midst As
there were four to one against our boys
all they could do was 20 form an adj
vance picket line and retreat behind
that which they did with the loss Of
forming the picket line was captured
But as it was afterwaTd stated, General
Slaughter treated them rather as guests
than as captives. In fact was opposed
TO secession but merely took sides with
the confederates because, as he stated
4 was unwilling that the southern peo-
pie should be conquered whether right
or wrong
Charley Clayton, J. Clark, John
Johnston. Hugh Fcrtner and the writer
were either with this regiment at its
organization or after it veteranized AS
/ was laid no for repairs for two years
preceding this, and unable to reach the
regiment at any time until veteranized
of course can not tell exactly which of
the BOYS were there at this last battle.
but recognize the names OF Captain
Henry Spencer, James g. Work. H. J.
Work. Benjamin Xix, Charley Westfall
Al |. Lemick. II. s. Marks. J. W Stout
Rufus Stout, Sdmpel b. Ravens and
John Allen of Marion. Indiana. This
regiment remained at Brownsville and
We're not mustered out of the service
until February Sd, 1866. This was four
years and six months after the regiment
was organized and went into camp
at Anderson, Indiana.
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thousands had been wiped out by de-
probation OF real estate and how the
other fellow now had the property.
Instances of this kind are common
where men who have helped to make
! the desert bloom with golden grain are
now objects of charity. Men too who
! have been Industrious and who were
ever ready to thrust their hands into
their pockets to relieve suffering or to
forward a public enterprise. They were
Industrious but they could not see in
the unknown future aud they trusted
their financial boats too far from
shore and got caught in the financial
storm and their crafts were wrecked.
When the accounts We're all figured
UP TIE county commissioners found
that they had paid out S3.291.76 for the
quarter ending April ]. This amount
was paid for coal, provisions burials.
care of insane and including donations
to hospitals and children'S homes of
which there are two
This is not very large amount but
the commissioners said it was more
than had been)paid out for long period
in q long time.
There was a letter on the commission
erS' table from one Of the commission
ers OF Cowley county in which il APP
pears that Cowley county had paid So
coo for the same period Of time. It
seems that a very large amount of
money spent in Cowley county went
To Arkansas City where it is supposed
a good many destitute people from the
strip collected last winter and the good
people of that place would not see
them suffer for the necesSaries Of life.
The county commissioners of the sur
rounding counties communicate with
the board in this county and they com
pare notes. And by this means the
business is SyStema tized as one county
board finds every rule adopted by an
other.
The county commissioners OF Sedg-
wick county get a salary and are in
constant session while most of the
boards in surrounding counties hold
four sessions a year and are paid for
the time actually given 10 the Office.
This gives q c commissioners Of
SedgwicA county an opportunity 10
sYStemati TIE their charity work and have
immediate control while i'm the counties
where the commissioners only meet oc-
casionally the board is compelled 10 de-
pend upon the trustees Of the town
ships To do the work and this method
does not seem 50 SatiSfa Glory.
our county commissioners have the
sanitary police Of the city 10 investi-
gate applications for aid and there are
very few cases in this county where
the taxpayers have been imposed upon
by giving charity u unworthy people.
Poor people are not always honest any
more than rich ones and there are in
stances where more than one member
of the same family have attempted 20
draw aid from the county but by the
system adopted by the board they were
at once detected.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-18
SUED FOR ISLANDER
MR.. NUpD SAYS he WAS DAMAGED
BYAN ARKANSAS CITYMAN,

He Lost His job Because of His Alleged
Misrepresentation and he Wants
s1,3oO--In Filing the Case the Attorney
and Clerks Had Red Hot Time Over
the Bond and Finally Poverty All
davit Was Made and Paid for Under
Protest--It Was the Old story About
Fees.
Yesterday T. Fl. Nudd of this CITY
Med suit in the district court agains.
NJ. Fiedburg OF Arkansas City for dam
ages which hehas laid at the sum of $1,000
He alleges that Friedburg is secretary
~ and treasurer and principal owner
OF the mattress factory at Arkansas
City; that on or about the eth of jan
uary 1895 he wrote letter and sent it by
express charging the plaintiff with hav
ing cheated him, the defendant. out
of certain goods and chattels and that
he, the plaintiff, sold goods to one ia
cobs that he did not put on the books.
lie further alleges that he was dischar-
ged by G. N. Calhoun of this city be
cause Of the representations made by
Mir. Freidburg. Through all of this
he claims TO have been damaged by
the Islander to the extent of 81 300
When the papers in the case were
taken into the clerk Of the district
court there was quite a scene. Charlie
LulinS and George Adams were discus
sing Very knotty question about the
filing of papers and the fees that should
have been assessed for the same. 1t
was during this conversation ana dis
.cussion that Rodolph Hatfield present.
ed the bond for costs in the Nudd case
We don't take bonds for costs in
cases of this kind said Luling.
The dickens you don't said Hat
field, very much astonishad
That's what | said said Luling. in
positive sort of a way that forebodeI
clash of opinions.
But if you come down stairs 10 the
records III prove to you that the bond
IS good in every respect said Hatfield
- 4 don't care how good it is, we won't
take it," said Luling.
During all this time Clerk Brid-eman
was telephoning down town about the
matter. He finally rung off and partic-
ipated in the discussion.
so you won't approve this bond"
said Hatfield
mo, / won't said Bridgeman.
Both of them were at this time pale
and excited and MIR. Hatfield shot in
to the district court saying, well see,
we'll see.
I'll make them take a poverty affida-
said Hatfield, being as they are 50
smart, and so saying he commenced TO
write one out
But you VIII have to pay for fling IL
said Clerk Rridgeman
The deuce | VIII said Mr.. Hatfield
That's just exactly what L said" |
said Mr.. Bridgeman.
III pay it said Hatfield but you must |
give me receipt saying that Ipaid ii |
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HE REFUSED TO GO
WOULD RATHER GO TO TIE PEN
THAN LEAVE HIS BEST GIRL
j. u. Whitaker on Trial in the District
Court for Stealing a Cow--He Had
Chance to Give a Straw Bond and Leave
the Country but Did Not--Cia:ms He
County Attorney Davis Says Whitaker
Wrote Letters to Little Girls and When
He Heard That He Prosecuted the Case.

J. H. Whitaker was on trial yester-
day on the charge Of stealing corn.
Jack Tutors and Dan Pointer charged
with the same offense were tried and
convicted.
County Attorney John Davis offered
to let Whitaker give straw bond if
he would skip out and stay away from
Wichita, as he was accused OF selling
the cow after Tutors and Pointer had
stolen her.
Whitaker, it appears, had become
smitten with the charms of a woman
in the town and he hesitated about go
ing and finally it came TO the ears Of
the county attorney that Whitaker
was writing obscene letters TO young
girls in the city and then John pushed
the case and Whitaker was brought 10
trial
He offered to give the straw bond
and light out when the case was called
for hearing but the county attorney told
him that he had sinned awy his day
of grace and that he must now stand
trial
Colonel Nicholas Bird is making strcn
defense for Whitaker but John Davis
is bringing the coils of the law around
the young man in a way that is making
him mighty uneasy.
Gill Massey figures very conspicuous
ly in the case and it is understood
about the court house that Massey has
left for parts unknown after Tutors.
Pointer and Whitaker were arrested
but the detective officers say Gill Mas
sey occasionally shows UP on the street
and could be arrested almost any time
when the county attorney shall indicate
that he wants him.
Whitaker claimed that Massey en-
plOyed him TO sell the COW for him Civ
ing him q bill of sale for the COW which
WAS shown on this trial 1t is the Gus
tom where several criminals are inIplica
ted in the same offense TO have each
one convict all the others and Massey
being the last of the quartet in case
Whitaker is convicted the county al
torney probably realizes that il would
be hard to convict him.
1t is very Old saying that there
is honor among thieves" but the officers
in Wichita go upon the theory that there
is none whatever and that If dozen
will give all the rest away if by so do
ing he can avoid some Inconvenience
to himself.
The officers Of this city are pretty
successful at capturing and conVicting
criminals and this is al least a vindica-
ton of their theory. 1t worked in the
case of the McGinty robbers in the pres
case and a number of other cases which
have been tried in the district court
in the last two years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-18
COUNTING UP THE COST.
sedgwick County Gives Three Thousand
Dollars for Charity in Three Months.

The county commissioners have look
ed over their books and figured up the
amount of money belonging TO the peo-
pie given by them for charity.
People who appeal to the county COM
missioners for aid say that the good
times promised when the Sherman bill
was repealed is here but some how
they cannot earn dollars like they
could several years ago.
There are something now seen in the
county commissioners office that cause
a good many people to stop and reflect
and enquire what things are coming to.
4 fine Old man some 81 or So years of
age called yesterday and asked the
commissioners to give him and his wife
some provisions
The old man told him he had raised
900 bushels of wheat in one year and
the commissioners looked in blank as
constituent while he related how his
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-18
CAME OVER TO WED.
Young Lady From England Married to a
Medicine Lodge Man.

Two years ago N. c. Reutlinger left
SwitZerladn for the United States and
in passing through Engleand he left his
heart in the land of Briton. He saw a
fair face near LEICESTER that captured
him and he has ever since turned his
thoughts to the white shores of Eng
land. Last evening Miss Belts Of Eng
land arrived on the Santa Fe train and
inside Of two hours after her arrival
she had changed her name to Mrs. Reut
linger. the ceremony being performed
by Rev. l.. \. Hall of the Central Rap-
fist church, at the Carey hotel. The
young couple Will remain in the city
over Sunday and will then go TO the
home of the bridegroom at Medicine
Lodge. He is % years of age while the
bride is %. She left England ten days
ago.
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49,

under protest" said Mr. Hatfield and
with that understanding the matter en-
ded.
For time matters looked little bill
fous and the Eagle man was looking
for il 10 develop into something that
would make double deck blazer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-18
WAS THE LAST BATTLE.
Old Soldier Tells What He Remembers OF
the List EigLi of the Rebellion.

People talk a good deal about the
late war said J. :. Jennings yesterday
but very few of them can tell where
the last battle was fought. They all
remember the first one but the last one
they think Of less Importance.
The last battle of the war was fought
at Palmetto ranch on the 18th of May
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-18
HE Is THIRTY-SiN
Friends and NeEchborS of Harry Chipchsse
Give Him Surprise.

Yesterday Harry C. Chipchase. mana
ger of the Missouri and Kansas Tels-
phone company was thirty-six years
old and like all men forgot all hsout il
until his wife reminded him of t. afrs
Chipchase called his attention 10 II ii
q manner that was as impressive - i
was pleasant. Air. Chipchase was w
4 the city building preparing 70 make
q run with the bicycle club when VIE
Almon called him out and found
splendid excuse for MIN TO go home
: irving there he found the house fun
of his neighbors and friends and q table
spread that would grace the dining hall
Of q baron. He was then reminded Of
the fact that he had reached his thirty
sixth milestone in the journey Of life
He was the recipient Of beautiful pres
ents and what was better the hearty
congra tulations OF p, legion Of friends.
Members Of W.R.C. No. s0-you are
requested 70 meet at the residence Of
Cornrade &. II. West and his estimahle
wife. our junior vice president. - at
tend the funeral Of their youngest son
Rollo, at 80 o'clock this afternoon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-18
Aa1ARJWendoA1mii6

Summer Black Dress GOods-The marvel is that
silk WOOL silk and wool together can De fashioned
so finely and yet be strong. In great display OF
Black Dress Goods there hundreds of svles OF suS
almost light enough to float in air. and the dots ano
spots. the asies and spashes the vines yigs spray,
and what not cunninsy woven into them natural
as nature nearly. a new invoice of Black All Silk Gre.
pons today and large quantity Figured Black Tafet;s
Ask TO All Wool Novelties.
Two thousand pounds White Carpet Warp at 15c;
three thousand pounds colored, lie Market report,
great raise i'll prices of these warps yet prices are
lower than ever
A lot of White Parasos in plain or Chiffon trimmed
Great economy in buying them now.
Shah of Persia Soap-world-over price 50c-our
price 25c You will regret you did not purchase when
this lot is disposed Of
Buttermilk Glycerine Face Soap-Six large bars
25c and just entering best use it. as the sun
SO easily chaps the hands and face. Buy it today