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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
PILES OF CRISP NOTES.
Immense Bundles of Green Finances Rol
ing Into Wichita.

Immense Bundles of Green Finances Roll
ing Into Wichita.
Assistant Postmaster Locke and four
clerks were busy all day yesterday
counting money.
Mr. Locke sat in his chair like the
count of Monte Cristo with wealth
piled up on every side of him. His
natural fitness for Wall street was
never more apparent nor could a finer
picture of plutocrat be drawn by the
magic pencil of Mast.
The Wichita postoffice has been
made the depository of the funds of
forty-two counties embracing over 400
post offices.
On the first day of every quarter
these postoffices must send to the
Wichita office their surplus money and
this amounts to about $4,000. The as
sistant postmaster must count this,
acknowledge the receipt thereof, make
due entries in the books. etc.
In addition to this Wichita is the de-
pository for about 14S money order
offices, embracing territory that ex-
tends from Geneseo, southwest to
Panhandle City, Texas and southeast
as far as Purcell in the Indian Terri
tory. This includes southern( and
western Kansas, the Panhandle of
Texas, the Cherokee strip, all of Oklaho-
ma and a Part of the Chickasaw ma
ton. The surplus of all these Offices
are now sent in here daily and amount
to several thousand dollars and lot
Of hard work. In addition to this the
pay day has arrived and the salaries
of twenty-four railway mail clerks and
all the employees of the postoffice had
to be handled. This amounted to over
$1,000. Twenty-four mail clerks now
live here and they add materially TO the
circulation of money in the city.
1t can be seen, as Mr.. Fitch says,
that the government recognizes Wich-
tia as the commercial center in making
IL the depository for so much OF its
postal funds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
CITY IN BRIEF.

Miss Villa Rea of West Wichita has
-eturned home after a few weeks visit
With friends in Pratt
The prize given at the mask ball at
the A. O. L. w. hall for the ladies best
mask was won by Miss Laura Gibbs.
The Sedgwick County bank will be
moved into the old Wichita National
bank room after business hours Satur-
day afternoon.
Miss Hannah Evans, who died We'd
nesday morning of consumption, was
buried yesterday. Rev. n. E. Harmon
conducted the services.
Misses May Jackson and Mary Fisher
from Ell Dorado are spending their va
cation with Miss Mabel Hutchinson on
North Lawrence avenue.
Anna B. Miller brought suit for a
divorce in the district court yesterday
from her husband Harry z. Miller, on
the grounds of abandonment.
A policeman on the West Side states
that he has the longest beat OF record.
His territory extends from the Arkan-
sas river in Wichita to Hutchinson.
Probate Judge Straton issued a mar
riage license yesterday to Andrew B.
Reeve, aged 20, and Monte Thomas,
aged IS, both Of this city.
1t was reported last night that an ex-
Wichita attorney had been caught in a
compromising position with a woman
at Enid and shot by the woman's hus-
band.
Farmer Tom Book was perambulat-
ing the avenue yesterday big as life
over the matchless New Years present
presented from his good wife in the
form of nine pound daughter
Hon. S. Nighswonger, representa-
tive elect from the die
trict, was in the city yesterday and
took the Rock Island in the evening on
his way to Topeka to attend the session.
Charley Phillips, deputy district clerk
Is busy closing up the affairs of his
office in preparation for the new adj
miniStration- He requests all attor-
neys in whose possession court docu-
ments are to return them at once.
The Messrs. Van Zant yesterday took
leases on two lage store rooms on North
Market street which will be put in
readiness for them at once. The new
firm viii have their new stock of goods
first of February.
About twenty knights of the road
were sheltered at the city bastile last
night. Night Clerk Furnish says that
he is getting pretty well acquainted with
some Of them as they come around ev-
cry evening about S o'clock and ask
to be shown to their room.
Walter Tucker, son of Justice Tuck
er was the happiest young man in
town yesterday, all because of the ar
rival of a fine baby girl. He took
day off from his Iabors and so did the
grandfather and even the grandfathers
constable, Tom NoSS. caught the eX-
liberation of the happy event and took
day off too.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04

Charles W. Carey Of the Carey hotel
is up to his eyes in business at present
He has a typewriter at work turning
ont correspondence as fast as the ma
chine can do it. He is sending copy
of bill he has drawn to both houses
of the legislature and in addition will
send over 200 letters to the leading
hotel proprietors Of Kansas.
The bill will be presented in the legis-
lature by Hon. Otto Eckstein at the
earliest opportunity that gentleman
mas. The letters will demonstrate the
necessity Of hotel men to urge upon
their legislators the necessity for its
speedy enactment. The bill is for the
protection of hotel keepers against dead
beats and is composite Of the laws Of
Colorado and New York.
There is not state in the Union that
has the reputation of being worse afflic-
ted with multitudimous laws than Kan
sas and yet it is the only state in the
Union that has no law for the protec-
ton of hotel keepers. And the suffer
more from dead beats than any class
of people in the country.
Under the present condition a man
can board at a hotel for a month and
then depart without settling his bill
and the hotel keeper has no recourse
10 law. On the other hand if a hotel
keeper refuses a man hospitality he is
liable for any damages that the man
could prove. The result is that if hotel
keeper suspects man of being a dead
heat he demands the price of his ac-
commodations in advance and in nine
cases out of ten the guest is an hon.
cradle man and gets as mad as a hornet.
Baggage has nothing to do with the
matter. AS the thing stands now a
dead beat owing for a weeks board can
pick up his grip and walk on without
paying as independently as if the score
was settled promptly. If the proprie-
tor withholds his baggage the dead
beat can sue him and recover damages
for whatever inconvenience it might
cause. In a word the dead beat has
the hotel proprietor on the hip and the
latter is powerless. Mr.. Carey, while
patronized almost exclusively by hon.
orable guests, has had few dead beats
occasionally. and he thoroughly realizes
the necessity for protection against
them.
The bill will make an account for
board, lodging or any other hotel &C
commodations lien on the baggage OF
the guests. 1t will also make his de-
parture without paying prima faci evil
dence to defraud and will provide pen
atty or fine for the same. 1t will also
fix the responsibility of hotel keepers
to their guests for any property missed
or stolen and will provide for safe de-
post in each hotel where valua bles
must be deposited and checked before
the landlord becomes responsible for
loss.
The bill is short and to the point and
Mr.. Carey himself will bear all the ex-
penses attending it till it becomes a law.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
LADIES INSTALL THEIR OFFICERS.
Queen City Lodge Now In the Hands OF the
New Administration.

Queen City lodge No. 20, D. OF II. in
stalled its officers last night, and after
that ceremony an elegant lunch OF
oysters, coffee, cake, fruit. etc. was
served in honor OF the 3eth birthday of
Mrs. Clara Garrett, jealous member
Of the order. The term just closed
has been the most prosperous. in some
respects. Of any since the organization
of the lodge. Last July the lodge
rented room and set up housekeeping
for itself. Since that time $50 has been
collected for rents, nine members add
ed. three Of them BENEFICIARY and other
evidences Of prosperity Were made
known. The members have begun
preparations for the meeting OF the
grand lodge already. Mrs Gertrude
Wallace. deputy grand chief OF honor.
ir stalled the following officers for the
ensuing year:
Past Chief or Honor-Mary L Dut-
ton.
Chief OF Honor-Helen Fordham.
l. OF H.-AEnes Bulla-
c. of C.-Louise Gertteis.
Recorder-Angie Dutton.
Receiyer-Christina Braitsch.
Financier-Gertrude Wallace
Sister Usher-Loretta Williams.
l. w. c. Williams
o W-Charles Fordham
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
5SHE KISSED A PRINCESS.
Baby That Kissed Eulalia Visiting in the
Civ,

Mrs. NJ. J. Lane OF Kiowa and her
little daughter are in the city visiting
Mrs. William Mexican OF the First
ward. Mrs Lane is the wife of Uncle
Nat" Lane, one of the pioneers Of
Wichita, and in fact all the pioneer
Lane is the baby that caused so much
excitement at the worlds fair by being
kissed by the Spanish princess Eulalia.
When the royal carriage was going
through the fair grounds the day of
the big crowd Uncle Nat gave the baby
a reserved seat on his shoulder so that
she could see the distinguished Span
ish princess. As the princess passed
close 10 the little girl the latter threw
a kiss from her dinpled hand at the
princess who was so tickled over the
cuteness of the Kansas child that she
ordered her carriage stopped and gave
the baby a real kiss in return.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
Amount of mortgages released......

We give below few gems culled
from the works Of Ponson Gu Terrall:
Her hand was cold. like that Of .
serpent"
The countess was about 70 reply
when a door opened and closed her
mouth
"'Ha, ha.' he exclaimed IN Portu-
guese.'
The colonel paced backward and
forward with his bands behind his
back. reading the newspaper"
at this sight the negro's face grew
dreadtully pale"
the man was dressed In . velre.
Jacket, and in pants o: the same color"
II wonder who first thought OF try
ing TO invent some way 20 fiy?' He
Probably some man who reached
home at two o'clock when he'd promised
20 be there 1t ten-"-Inter Ocean
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
GIVING A HELPING HAND.
What the Boys in Gray are Doing Witt
Their Charity Fund.

The charity ball given by the letter
carriers OF Wichita at Garfield hall
Christmas netted s215, part Of which
has already been distributed among
the poor of the city. Twenty-Five fam
lilies have been relieved and as many
more will probably be helped before the
money is all gone. The letter carriers
are feeling very proud OF the success
attending their efforts. and hope
sometime in the future to do some
thing further towards helping the I'M
fortunates. Anybody knowing OF des-
titute families will hasten their relief
by handing their names TO any of the
mail carriers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04

reputation Of the Sunflower state in a
prize ring in the land of the mountain
cactus. Davis to fight Kelly, the 1SS
pound champion Of New Mexico, while
Smith will fight an unknown. Both
fight for purses of $3.50. Correspon-
dence has been going on for some time
and the propositions of Davis and
Smith were accepted by telegraph last
evening
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

There will be a regular election of OH
GERS at the next meeting of Unity Guild
There will be an adjourned meeting OF
Peerless d. or H. No. q. this evening
for the installation Of officers. Members
please turn out
Regular meeting OF Ida Rebekah lodge
this tFriday) evening. in their hall in the
Martinson block All Rebekahs are re-
euestd to be present Installation OF Of
Ulcers.
Regular meeting of Wichita division
No. - L. r. X. of p. will be held this
evening at O'Clock sharp. a fun attend
ance OF all Sir knights Is requested. as the
election OF officers for the ensuing year
and other important business will come
before the meeting.
One of the first changes in business on
Main street, as to yocauOn.-so far an
Eounced, is that of Joe the Halter. BENG
forced TO vacate his present store room
and not being able TO secure another at
once that is suitable for his business. he
announces that he will close out his
stock on short order.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
FIRST MEETING OF YEAR.
Musical Program Of Rare Merit and Hot
Debate Tonight.

The following program will be rem
dered at the PercleSiau meeting. in the
A. O. Z. W. hall on Market street, this
evening:
Piano Duet Observation-Disclosures.
Misses Sophia and Josephine Gstto
Debate-"Resolved, that the liberty
OF the press should be curtailed''
Affirmative. A W. Liechti
Negative. Burgess
Vocal solo, MISS Flower
Mandolin trio. Misses Amelia, Lena
and Albertina Bissantz
Inaugural address. Professor knight
Vocal B. Walden
The program, being largely musical.
promises to be highly entertaining.
every one is invited TO attend the meet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
HOW TO SPEND GOLD.
Pleasant Feelings Over . Good Advertise
ment.

ment.
Lives there a man who does not feel
A pleasant feeling Ger him steal.
When In cold type, clear cut and dry,
His advertisement meets his eye;
Breathes there firm in this broad land
So good. 50 wise, or yet 50 grand,
That could not add TO that fair name
BY the use of advertising fame?
Keep on DER land. on sea. in air.
Who does not know this pleasing sense,
Ne'er feels the pleasant recompense-
That peace of mind that doth entwine
The brow of him who doth enhrine
His business deeds and advertise
Before the truly good and wise.
o, Advertisement, Ensign fair
Speak business to the distant isles:
Tell pretty maids of the styles.
Tell men and women, young and old,
The wisest way 10 spend their gold.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

FURNISHED by the wichita Abstract and
Land company:
The records in the register OF deeds Of
flee show the following transfers:
VI E Little lots los and a NJ 1eS Water
81 original town wd.-........-.--.-.--S 800
c II Robertson lots TO aid 81 to IS
blk town Andale wd---............. roo
NJ Orth ne or sec = IS 3v wd......... 800
J L Baugh lots z y Maple st STAN
tons shf ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
c Darlington tract 3 by 40 Il beg rs
Il and esI II " OF lie cor OF nv or
sec = = lie tax ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. y
Darlington lot u blk Z Ferrys
add lots 4 blk Johnson's sub
TAX G---..----- ------------.--- %
Amount OF mortgages released. ....... le-sI9
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
HE TALKED ABOUT BONY.
Donald Downie Delivers Interesting Lee
ture on Napoleon.

ture on Napoleon.
The first of the series of illustrated
lectures at the Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium
by Professor Donald Downie of New
York city, was given to a very appre-
ciative audience last night, the sub
ject being Napoleon the Great" The
professor is a most entertaining
speaker and for an hour and quarter
he held the closest attention of his au-
dience as he sketched rapidly the Won
derful events in the life of the Man of
Destiny from his cradle in Corsica to
his grave in the Isle of St. Helena and
to his final resting place in the land
Of his triumphs. The fascinating
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04

CoSprcroR-sHow old are you, little
girlf' Little Girl" II the company doesn't
object prefer 10 pay my fare and keep my
own statistics
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04

HISGs-.'F1ggs IS prospering. isn't her
Hatch-'Oh. yes. Hes got now TO where
he can sass MS butcher. Judge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
WILL FIGHT AT EDDY.
Davis and Smith to Meet Ring Champions
In New Mexico.

Jim Davis and Australian smith.
both residents of this city. viii leave for
Eddy y. NJ. this morning TO uphold the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
AFTER DEAD BEATS
CHARLES ". CAREY WANTS A Law
FOB HOTEL PROTECTION.

Price Of Board and Lodging to Constitute .
Lien on Baggage Of Guests-Bnl Made
Up From Laws of New York and Colo
RADIO on Same Subject--Safe Deposit to
be Provided for yaluables---No Hote1
Law Now on Statute Book--Hotel Keep
ers Asked to Work for the Passage of
the Bill.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04

Now Her Old Chums are in a Pickle and
Looking for a Small Hole to Crawl
Through--They are in the Giddy Whirl
OF a Real Sensation--TheE Engineer Made
the Terrible Discovery--She Was .
Winker From Winkersville--Stuck Love
Letters Under Her Shirt Bosom - How
She Was Discovered.
The record-union., 1895-08-27
THE BIG DAY.
What Native Sous ANA Carnival Com
mittoeS Are Doing.

What Native Sous ANA Carnival Com
mittoeS Are Doing.
The work Of decorating tho city for the
Native Sons celebration and the Electric
Carnival is progressing rapidly. The
decorations themselves are not as yet
being placed in position. bat buildings
are being prepared TOR them and also
wired Tor the electric display.
The large and beautiful Native Sons
arch al Seventh and j streets is assuming
shape under the supervision OF L. w.
O'NeY and IL. Z. Chapman. who will put
on the finishing toucne5 when the car
penters complete the framework. 1t
viii be handsome and imposing.
y san francisco paper sta. es that the
eterau Noiunteer FIremen's As3ocia
ton OF that city has declined to accept the
invitation of the Native Sons to partici-
pate IN the parade III Sacramento, having
already accepted an Invitation from the
committee OF the town of Gllroy.
The glass dome Of the State Fair expo
sition building has been painted in the
Carnival colors and presents very
handsome appearance.
yesterday the Carnival Committee re-
ceived from the East a number of de-
signs to be used in decorations.
The Accommodations Committee of
the Native Sons has so far secured ,0O0
rooms for lnemb bers OF the order, but il Is
promised that there will be 5000 or more
of them here, with from 1900 TO 1000
friends from San Francisco alone.
The record-union., 1895-08-27
for the Russian Government. had trial
Saturday, when she attained a speed Of
80. 2S0 knots an hour,
NICARAGUA CANAL.
A Bluefieids Newspaper Regarding the
L.. :. commissioners.

A Bluefields Newspaper Regarding the
L. ). Commissioners.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %. - The latest
from Central America brought files of the
Bluefelds (Nicaragua) Recorder. in one
issue Of which, July 9th, appeared the
article purporting to give the recon-
mendations of the United States Com
mission which recently inspected the
canal.
1--WE are in receipt of United States ad-
vices TO the effect that favorable report
on the Nicarsguan Canal will be made by
the I nlted States Government Commls-
sion which lately examined the proposed
canal route and the terminal harbors on
the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. The re-
port, which will very shortly be pub
llShed, will be Of an exhaustive charac-
ter, and 'vill deal with all the aspects of
the colossal enterprise. The commission
Will state their unanimous conclusion
that the COlradO Bar, which has caused
so much trouble at the entrance to Grey
town harbOr, can be practically removed
by dredging, and that permanent open
ing through 1t can be maintained oy
building pillng to the southward OF the
harbOr SO as TO break the ocean current,
which washes up the sand on tue bar.
slight change III the route OF the proposed
Ihi4oi w IA 10 ACCSSSdi CNlHS ~ q 10.
liet on the part of the Commissioners of
several serious obstacles on the route as
heretofore laid down.
The Commissioners think the work of
constructing the canal can be completed
IN SIX or seven years. but that the total
cost will considerably exceed the limit
set by the projectors and that Sll0, ,000,U00
Will not be an excessive figure. Iney
will ventilate their opinion Ol The former
management of the canal enterprise and
Will present number OF severe criticisms
III this connection.
''Slnce the above was in type we have
communications or Il private letter from
GreytOwn, in which It Is stated that
American advices have been received TO
tie effect that the report Of the Com
mission is not as satisfactory as at first an
ticipated. 1t appears that the COM
missloners. after reaching the divide
decided not to go any iurlher and re-
turned to GreytoWD. There Colonel
Ludlow, Chairman vi the commission,
expressed himself very openly OH the
question of the Atlantic terminus, which.
he said. should be, in the event OF any
decision being arrived at, the Colrado
Bar, instead OF Greytown.'
The record-union., 1895-08-27
DOESN'T WANT PROGNOSTICAIIONS.
Pretty Stiff Letter to Weather Bureau
Observers.
They Are Not TO Forecast the Crops,
and Must Only Record the
Weather Conditions.

The hitherto chief value of the weather
and crop bulletins that are published
weekly has been in the forecasts made as
to the probable yield, but the Weather
Bureau officials at Washington do not
seem to 80 understand it. Hence the fol-
lowing instructions have been sent out
through the Chief of the w Gather Bureau,
Willis L. Moore:
All prognostications as to yield of crops
must be avoided. The use OF the terms
average" and of such expressions as
''aboye an average" below al average"
to indicate the condition OF any crop, Is
to be entirely avoided.
Yours is weather bulletin" in rela-
ton to crops, the purpose OF which IS
not TO offer opinions as to the possible
yield of The several crops, but simply to
record the weather conditions from week
to week. leaving the public to make It's
own Deductions as TO results.
This style Of weather bulletin is i'm
perative, and the above directions there
fore must be strictly observed.
Director Barwlck OF the California
Weekly Weather and Crop Service there
fore asks each crop correspondent TO not
use the above forbidden expressions, or
give any opinion as 10 crops. but simply
state their condition as affected by the
weather during the week, whether favor
able or otherwise, or whether the crops
have been benefited by the weather or
not. AS 10 acreages, averages. or what
the yield is expected to be, az compared
with other years or seasons, If such words
are used as forbidden in the above in
structions they will have to 60 unpub-
Iished. Correspondents are requested to
comply as nearly as possible with those
instructions, and by so doing greatly
obiige the Director.
Doubtless the Weather Bureau officials
believe thoy know what the public de-
sire in this respect, but doubtless they
are mistaken. For instance, Of what
value is it 10 be told that 'the weather the
past week was most favorable To all
kinds of crops" II that of the week pre-
cediug had been such as 10 blight or de-
stroy them? What everyone wants to
know is, do the crops promise 10 be
heavy, or OF average yield. or are they
worthless?
The quality Of the weather for any one,
or two, or three weeks or more, does not
give an idea of what the yield will be,
and unless this is known no interest
whatever attaches to the condition OF the
weather 1t is results the people want.
To say 1.-The public must make its own
deductions as 10 results" is seemingly to
talk nonsense, for crops may be utterly
ruined in the early spring, while the de-
duction o 90 made from the weather re-
ports in May or June would be most ia
vorable to heavy yield. 1t crops should
be destroyed in March or April. of what
earthly value would be post mortem re-
ports of weather conditions as to their
effect on crops?
Surely, the Commissioner of Agricult-
ure must have been dreaming when he
issued these recent instructions 10 the
Weather Bureau Department. How
ever, the Observers must do their duty
and obey orders.