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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19

Having a good deal OF interest in the
Land Of the Fair God" he Is naturally
interested in the prosperity OF the ter
ritory and he says its people have ev-
cry reason TO be thankful this year.
He does not remember ever seeing a
finer outlook for corn, not only around
Oklahoma City. but through the en-
tire territory.
Captain Bachelor being very fine
type of the New England gentleman
and OF Boston culture. spent an hour
or so at the Kansas National bank eX-
changing experiences with Vice Presi-
dent Arthur Faulkner who. IL would
seem To a listener, knows every man
from the kenebeck TO Wall street.
Captain Bachelor also viewed Wich-
ita from the clock tower OF the court
house. an altitude of 1856 feet ahove the
level OF the Arkansas and he pronOunc-
ed the vista as fins az anything he
has ever seen and that means a good
deal, for the captain has Travelled ex-
tensively. not only in America, but In
Europe as well.
He has only one fault 10 find with
Oklahoma and that Is the people down
there he thinks do not exercise enough
caution IN placing men in office who
would handle the affairs OF the people
in a business like manner. This H. par
ticuiarly true OF the new counties where
business ability and conservative prin-
c!ples are most needed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
HE SAYS 1T Is A HOAX.
Pat Mooney Does Not Believe that His
Wife IL Insane.

Pat Mooney is still 81 Medicine Lodge
where ne received the intelligence 81
his wife's insanity. The Index, speak
ing Of the matter. says:
How often could most OF us recall
that memory gem which impiore Us
never trouble trouble til trouble
troubles you" but In the case OF our
fellow-citizen. Patrick Mooney, who Is
becoming somewhat famous through
cut many OF the newspapers between
here and Wichita, we think one Is not
magnifying the truth when he says
that Pat is undergoing some trouble.
some trouble. At this writing Pat *
still IN town. but much worried over
recent events Last Saturday Mrs.
Mooney. wife ~ the seemingly outcast
and deserted fo-saken Pat. was tried
ir the probate court Of Sedgwick coun-
" and adtudged insane. She is now IN
the Wichita jail awaiting the time
when room can he made for her in the
Topeka insane asylum Pat takes this
treatment of his spouse severely 10
heart. He stopped in long enough Non
day 10 read the Eagle. and after con-
Guiding his ire was raised almost b.
yoni control With uplif;ed hands and
urotrudinZ eyes and flushed face ne de-
clare! IN a clea- resonant voice tast
''Deillah is The smartast woman -
wichita" THAI she "a Srs;nd 81 mind
sEd body that she vas tried ~ flFp
composed - store-hox and curb-@tc1e
buns who are incompetent 20 pass up
On anyores sanity He ayers mat -
medical examination wes held and nat
4 cruel outrage vas peTpetra-ec up01
him and his beloved Venus. re thinks
= a. act q tTeseheTy q szT thst her
past record Is Tot good and says t1st
Der reputation IN Medicine Lodge vas
beyond suspicion II this. however.
Pat -as driven from the door ~ A-E-
Mooney over = week ago and has sub
esqueutly driffe9 Into rfsss. rs naGTs
land and place q abode SotEtta-
standing this. rs heart yearus fo- rs
he.p-uzte ard though a Eoofiy nDsD-
ter % miles = between them. be STisvss
- her 81. what he calls. her Ps-secE-
ton. Pat iest our szact1m ~ saying
s'CS.nrteuea. is al hoax. tasTss 10
truth n = a. al. a. ali
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
FIRST FIKEMEN IN LINE
Me n,bere OF Wlchits's First Fire Company
will Meet Tomorrow.

The first hook and ladder trucks own
etd by Wichita will he sent out OF the
city tomorrow 20 saltwater. o. T.
The fire companies will take the truck
20 the depot in pOmp and style. No
distinguished citizen OF the city would
slowed upon the first engine for extin-
gushing flames in Wichita
The first fire company ever organized
IN Wichita or as many of them as are
now here viii march at the head OF the
procession.
The first fire company was organized
in this city IN the summer 81 1872 and
George Matthews was elected foreman.
Mr. Matthews last evening gave n re
porter for the Eagle the following list
az names OF men constituting the first
FIRE company ever organized IN Wich-
ita:
George Matthews. ]. p. Alien. Charles
Phillips, Charles Hunter. Richard Cog
dell. Theodore Kitchen. Tom Bolts. J.
NJ Balderston. Tom WOOdman, Charles
Whey. Jake Wingard. Jacob Ptttin-
ger. Dock Xessier. Horace Matthews.
81 Daney.
The city purchased the hook and lad
der truck No. !. and - was given in
charge OF the company The members
OF rhe company pulled the truck load
cd with the ladders and buckets when
somebody got out IA the street and
yelled FIRE.
The city could not stand the expen -
necessary ~ keeping ID a ffrst class
FIRE company and the members % the
first organization were compelled 90
rent a room for headquarters at their
own expense
They got tired % serving for glory
and IN about year and a half after
beng organized they turned over the
FIR. accoutremcnts 70 the city and dis
banded and some time after another
company was organized.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
HER EUROPEAN TRIP SPOILED.
swindler Plays a sharp Trick q Dull
New York Woman.

New York. July ia clever sharper
stole $50 from Mrs. Anna Laigneau. Fri
day, on the street, and as consequence
she sd not SAIL for France with her a.
year-old daughter, Octayia, yesterday as
she intended.
She had engaged passage on La Tour
aine. and after leaving the steamship
Office met a man al the corner OF Broad
way and Houston street. He spoke 20
her IN French, told her that he had seen
her in the steamship office, and that he
was going abroad on the same steamer.
Then he began 20 praise the beauty Of
her daughter and offered her SO gold
piece
The woman expostulsted. saying they
had plenty OF money. ScJo. II the bag she
carried. The sharper said he had a for
tune ana wished 20 have her keep i for
him He put what she thought was q
roll % bills into The bag and then after
q few minutes left her. asking her % vsit
for him At the steamer.
When the man did not return Mrs. Lag
neau opened the bag and found that her
money was gore. and instead q her
strange friend placing roll 81 bills IN
the bag he had put II q roll q paper. on
the outside OF which Was s. bill
Later Mrs LsiEues1 picked our on the
street Peter Bianchetd and had him ar
rested
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
LATE NEWS BE WIRE
items OF Genera. Inferes. From All Over
the Infverss-

Nuskegon. Mich. Juiy Is.-Hssyy rains
fell tonight dslug.nE the northern part o.;
:he county AID exfingushirE The forss:
fires vhich have been TsEinS ior Two
weeks.
Toronto. Out. July 1s--Tbe Toronto Pc
lice have received word nat Mrs Plizei
vi arrive here az 5 O'Clock tonight. she
will be asked 20 inGsutify he remains OF
the ch.dren and possibly testify a. he IN
quest.
Ksrsas City. Jaly is--Nrs- Jennie Shaitz
a. years old. cook IL = board * house n
Armour6aie was taks- = char<e this
morning by The police for insanity Il .
believed her corfi.Ioa = the result O.
heat pr0strz tioa which she sofIeTec ye--
Ier6aE
San Francisco. July Is-PrSvz;e teisg-
raphlc z5vices from R5o De J2-e.ro tos-sT
stated that he SHIP Bohemia from tasi-
s6elphiS Cor SS- Francisco SAs sd
20 put y port az Rio &c Jeretro tc- repairs
she had lost her iltbco-l zad fore 4ae
main tcp rlzsts-
Sar Francisco. July FL :" Nznse--
der. private s4crets-- % Secrstzry Q, -se
Trszsure Carlisle rac nzs been se-e t1-
several weeks left today FOR Pcrtl2c--
Oregon. where e VIII connnse rs lcNts-
legations Il. osielsih.e E-ssscc Eere
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19

cord of 2:011z. paced a mile in 2:03. This
is the fastest mile made this year in
harness and the fastest ever made in
July.
The track was conceded to be at least
two seconds slow. The 3-year-old PAGER
Directly, 2:05A, started TO beat his re-
cord, but only succeeded in pacing IN
2:0715.
In the bicycle races, Tyler rode mile
in 2:01A. bea ting Sanger. Subsequent
ly Sanger rode an exhibition mile in z
minutes which is the fastest mile on
race track. Summaries:
In til e2:55 trot for 3-year-olds, purse
81 900, Fred Kohl won three straight
heats. Time 2:2SS4; 2:2912; 2:2012. JAMIE
Shelton was second in three heats
Huntley was third No others started
In the 2:15 trot, purse 500, Allies won
second, third and fourth heats Time
2:12A: PA: 2:13. Sidney McGregor won
the first heat. Time z:14 Col Kuser
was third. Sixty-siX, Latitude, Berthe
r, Bravado, Arena, Harry Pennington
and Instant.also started.
In the 2:40 trot, purse s1,0o, Burlin-
game won in three straight heats. Time
2:25; 2:22H; 2:1SA. Volunteer Medium
was second in three heats. Clara T was
third. Forester, Esther Dee and kerins
also etarted.
IN the 2:24 pace, purse $4,000 Bright
Regent won second. third and fourth
heats Time 2:15: 2:14; 2:15l2. Viotta
won first heat. Time 2:14 Benzine,
Emily " and Lady d also started.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
HIRED MEN TO BEAT HER.
Cruelty OF Husband >tirs up the News
papers of Baltimore.

Baltimore. Md. July lS-"My hus-
band makes his workmen beat me and
if they refuse 10 do so, he discharges
them
II was with tears rolling down hei
cheeks that Mrs. Margaret Wolf
bakery at - Frederick avenue extend
ed. made the above charge before Jus
tice Kirkland a the southwestern po-
lice station yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Wolf was present. but made no
reply 70 the accuse ticn. He was there
- testify in behalf Of Christian HolZ-
vert a baker. who Is employed by him
and who was arrested to answer the
charge OF 2ssaulting and striking Mrs
Wolff
Mrs. Wolff said: MY husband used
70 beat me until I could stand il no
longer, and / told him II he ever struck
me again I would have him arrested
( and then he would get a taste OF the
whipping-post and find out how il felt
- be beaten From that time on he did
not beat me himself. but he made one
~ his helpers. the baker. beat me be
cause. he said. the whippinE-post was
only for 4 man who beats his oTn
wife
sunday afternoon my husband and
HolZweTt were together and because !
could not bring The dinner on the table
0-.~A e'to--- nv "Ftt F-thrd M -
and threw me the floor and then grasp
Ell ne by the throat until he nearly
stranCled me. Nv husband saw him do
l.. but did not interfere because he pays
Eolzwert FOR doing q. In the after
noon my husband and E0lzwert went
out driving together. 7 ran gu, II the
house and went - 4 nsiEhboT's because
l was afraid - stay al home"
EolEwert admitted that he struck
/ he-. she called re had names" he
said. because / complained that TIE
| dinner was not ready. and then she
took hold cf my sleeve and ! pushed
her away and she fell down
Mr.. Wolf. when be vas called by
Hcizwert - testify for him. said exact
~ what Ecizwert had testified 70. re
denied that ne had told Eoizwert 70
strike Ms Wolf and when asked why
he did not interfere when the nan
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
Fleetwood Park Races.

New York. July 1S.-The second day
Of the midsummer meeting a Fleet
wood park furnished spirited sport.
Cephas trotted in 2:1594. fast time for
the Fleetwood track, making new
record for the handsome little son OF
Cyril. Results:
Glass 2:c5, trotting: Nutshell won
third, fourth and fifth heats in 2:20A !;
2:2OH; 2:171l Mary G., won second
heat in PHI Maud y, won first heat
in 2:2lA. Fred, Lady Fargo, Edna
Orr. Tom Scott, Billy Ackerson, Little
Wonder, Duplex and Fred Ensign also
started.
Glass 215. trotting: Cephas won third
fourth and fifth heats in 2:l3%4; 2:1lH;
2171I. Zembia won first and second in
2:143l: 2:16A Ike Wilkes, Soudan, Hap
by Primrose, Howhawk and Nellie W,
also started.
Class 2:29, trOtting: Ben Ingram won
in three straight heats. Time 2:24%4;
2:231k; 2:23. Gleason, Aleran, Charity.
Peck's Bad Boy, Nithecaroy, General
Grant, Pete Curran, Nellie VI. Fritz
Wagner, Tansy D, and Edgelight also
started.
Glass 2:21, trotting (unfinished). Cam
let wen third and fourth heats IN 2:20A !;
2:20ll. Deconnis won first and second
heats in 219A: 2:19ll. Bay ReUth, Hus
sar, Lizzie. Lucky Baldwin, Maggie
Campbell, Halvan. Oakland Prince and
Larry also started.
lldf ma ehhtsScSofba teeriiJtgtsh eta
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
INDIAN TEACHERS WILL MEET.
Extensive Preparations For the lndiaI
Normal School at Reno.

Extensive Preparations For the Indian
Normal School at Reno.
The Annual Summer Institute OF In
dian School Employees which meets at
Ell Reno, o. T., on August TO 10, is one
of the most important events of the
year to all interested In the Indian
problem, and ii is hoped that the at
tendance will be in keeping with the
merits Of the attractive character OF the
program. The railroads have made a
round trip rate of one and one-third
fare, on the certificate plan, and all go
ing to the Institute must take a receipt
for the money paid for tickets to OBJ
tain the reduced rate on the return trip.
Those DESTROYS Of entering the Indian
service either by civil service exami-
nation of otherwise should not fail to
attend. For further information. adj
dress Superintendent W. j. A. Mont
gomery. Darlington. Oklahoma. who re-
quests that Oklahoma papers will copy
this article. Program will be published
in few days, and will include most IN
teresting papers and addresses by
prominent educators IN and out or the
Indian school service.
A most attractive feature Of the week
Will be drives to the adjacent Indian
schools at Darlington and Caddo
Springs. and to Fort Reno. where a
musical and military program for the
entertainment is promised.
The occasion will afford opportunity
also 70 those who have never seen the
Indian In his home life to do so to their
complete satisfaction
DR.. w. y. Hailmann, superintendent
Of Indian schools. will be there 10 meet
the workers in the field and others de-
sirous Of entering the work, an Oppor-
tunity not 20 be neglected. DIR. Hall
mann will there outline the work OF the
coming year and this fact alone makes
the occasion frought with interest.
As the results % the past years work
will be reviewed. especially Of the re-
forms inaugurated by DR.. Hailnann.
each meeting will be Of interest 10 out
sidsrs only interested in education In
general
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
NOBLE ACT OF a NOBLE DOC
He gumr- Info the water ssf s.res I'm
Lite Ys0y mead

baltimore. July file <zs only a
tramp t1g who had besn sicsef AID
c11sS about Centre Hsrkek space fyr
s@TsrAJ r4Drf ms. bat ke psr1Jruse al
sct Z hsTplsEa yesterday sha{ all Esss
nm a welcome Ia Amos: ezy a0T8e-
Howard CsraSnS4EA. EEe1 * -
rszrx- zho Lives a. IL SwSnn STREET
was perhaps. the only onss $50 ~Tr-
gave TIE soz = ksne zor3 friend
ship grew ~ bet~seG the boy All e1g
zr1 t-@T ~@r~ -ogsI1es = great Seal
Yesterday ne by sr1 re OK ssrs
playing on ~ Wal q IOzsszs tzllh. a.
~ e11 % Water street ~ sesne ssls-
hap the boz si.speE z-f fs-3 1Testzszr1
where ne ussfer - neatly - let deess
TIE boz c1ale not swim n1e t1Sf Be
wgsi9 AaE@ truEasd r-t - fn~ tpx
- Ts-1 lEelT. s1r 70 cle xzE Eiszs III
.1-o tss Ta.r-
IT, aag spszzs .1sa css VAR. a1s 50
fh@ aais-zi TcSe - t1s sarfz-s tAs By
E-Ssp~f sns as1E s1t~ % tSs Gag aH1
sgsssogtet aszz-E gate f-e az sssrr
r1zzt zns -osxs1 SssAlzx ss1zC3 =s<fa
.fs@y cessi1 r~zr@ t5rG
LIZ JOAN Mccarthy. sas go ..&s-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
DANCED THE CouCuEE-CoucHE
Two Girls Make n spectacle OF Themsesvsa
In BrondWny. New Yors.


New York, July FRAY Foster ana
Clara Farley. OF 35i West 23rd street. TOO
dashing young blondes. were taken oefo-e
Magistrate Flamrner In the Jefferson Mar
ket court yesterday morning by Police
man Reardon. or tho west Thirtiesh
Street station, charged with Glsordegly
conduct.
The young women were dressed In the
height OF fashion. They wore checked
silk skirts. white shirt waists. L.ghorn
hats. with red roses. and briiiiau; red
neckties.
Saturday afternoon IN company with a
prominent clubman whose name - with
held by the police. the two yuEg women
drove 20 Clarenont IN an open carriage
They had dinner there.
The party started for home late A. n
O'Clock their carriage was a. the corner 90
zlst street and broadway, when Ray Fos-
ter announced that she was tired % ait
ting SIN and jumped up on the back seat
Singing the air at the top OF her voice
she began dancing the c0uchee-coucSss
dance.
Her companions tined % stop her. Down
Broadway the carriage rushed. with Ray
stiil dancing and singing. and a crowd ~
about i've hundred men and boys racing
after ~ applaudlng wildly.
AT 18th stree; and Broadway Heard0n
saw the crowd coming and ran 20 meet u,
AZ soon a. no saw what the trouble was
Re Jumped on the boz aud drove TO the
West Thsrtieth Street Station House.
There Captain Pickett saw the young
women. Ray was very rude 20 The cap
tain. but he said nothing and ordered her
locked up.
The other woman who also was under
the influence Of liquor. was also locked up
The man was sober and there wa no corn
pialnf taken ag&ins' him. lie left TIE
station huEe 10 q hurry.
Tho women were taken before NsE1s-
frafe Ttaurnef in tho Jefferson Market
court yesterday morning
RON rraFlfFrr Te9-Frt3N
They refused % tell who their comps mar
vs.
The girls h1ggef hard 10 be LET x whsr
srralEnsd. but Magistrate FTsnrnaf aid
re thought they ought - pay t0r thssr
Fun and fnAd them each .
They paid their fnss and hurried a~ay
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS.

R. ". Maxwell OF Maxwell & Nc
Clure. accompanied by his wife and
daughter, left by yesterdays noon
Santa Fe train for Indiana for brief
summer respite. As a pointer 10 what
We OF the Happy Valley enjoy in the
way OF ntiye fruits Mr.. Maxwell pro-
cured basket of nice peaches from
Baker. the grocer opposite the Carey.
and carried them to mis- Hoosier friends.
The mother OF ". II. Ingram is SLOW
~ but surely dying. Her friends say
that she can't last much longer. As
will be rendered her son was sent 10
the penitentiary for the theft OF pin
OF JeWsIry. His time Will be up IN FSo-
ruary. IL is said that he has thor
oughly and honestly reformed and he
writes pitiful letter about his mother.
whom he wants 10 see. Under all the
circumstances II would seem that the
humane and the right thing 10 do would
be 10 ask the governor 10 pardon him
and let him come home
The A o. L. W. OF Wichita and i'm
mediate vicinity are contemplating a
very interesting and pleasurable coca
sion next Thursday evening. July %
Grand Master Workman Wallace has
signified his intention 10 be in the city
on that date and the local lodges are
planning 10 make the occasion an event
in social and fraternal circles The
meeting will be public and all who fee
an interest in fraternal protection &c
the family viii be cordially welcomed
along with the members Of the United
Worwmen resident and visiting.
Wichita is quite well represented in
the Indian school service. as in al
other things that are good. The fol-
lowing is q partial list of those so en-
gagged: Miss Vina Van Hoorn. at Rose.
bud, S. D.: Miss Maud Mosher, SAGA
ton. Ariz.; Miss Myrtle Anderson. Darl-
ington, o. T; Mr.. and Mrs b. b. Man
stat. Cheyenne school, o. T.; Mrs. Z. V
Robinson, Professor W. ]. a. Mont
gomery and Miss NJ. NJ Montgomery
at Arapahoe school. All of whom are
now in the city enjoying their annual
vacation, with one or two exceptions
Edwin Jennings has accepted the po-
sition of assistant agent at the Conway
Springs station Of the Missouri Pacific
railroad, a responsible and ardorous
position. The life o IA railroad man
both official and natural is always un-
certain. Officially if worthy-he being
in the line of promotion. is liable any
day to receive notice to move 10 some
other point. Come UP higher. This Is
the case OF j. c. Jennings of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, who in the death of Mr.
Clark of New York has been advanced
with raise Of salary, with headquar-
tiers at Harrisburg. Pa. While Mr.
Jennings many friends are glad of his
preferment, yet they regret very much
that he and his esteemable family
takes the place Of Mr.. Jennings in this
citv
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19

Grand Jury in New York Will Try Its HAND
at the Stradivarius-

New York, July 1S.-Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Battle was indignant
yesterday when he learned that the al
legged Stradivarius violin, which has
been the subject of considerable discus
sion at the jefferson Market court late
ly, had been surrendered by Victor S.
Fletcher.
AS soon as he was informed of ii he
left for police headquarters to see IL he
could not regain possession OF il.
Magistrate Flammer last Saturday
discharged Fletcher, who was charged
with unlawfully holding the violin
which was said to have formerly been
the property Of professor Jean Bott. Mr..
Battle was to have presented the mat
ter to the grand jury. and is anxious TO
get control Of the violin
Acting District Attorney Davis said
that he would bring the case before the
grand jury.
II was said that Recorder Cot would
issue an order for the return Of the vio-
lin TO the keeping OF Property Clerk
Harriott, t police headquarters.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
TAKE none of the pretended substi-
tutes for Royal Baking Powder.
Royal only is Absolutely Pure.

said Mr.. Gallagher last night, "is inner
tied by us from Ludwig Vondersmith,
or Fundersmith, as it IS sometimes
spelled, who came to this country and
settled in Lancaster county, Pa, during
a revolution in Germany in the middle
OF the last century. He was the owner
of considerable property. Before he
emigrated he was married to ISABELLA
SWope, who belonged to a wealthy fam
lily of DarmStadt. The big tracts of
land and the enormous sums of money
which were owned by the pair in Germ
any came into the possession of the au-
thorities, and have never since been
restored TO the heirs. The ready mon
eywhich they brought with them was
used in the purchase of lands in Lam
caster, Marietta and Stra Ssburg town.
ships, in Lancaster county, and also in
securing a good slice which is now in
cluded IN the city OF Philadelphia, on
Girard avenue. All this American pro-
perty has likewise passed out of the
hands of his descendants.
Il have often heard the family story
of there being a fortune for us in the
old country, but until a few weeks ago
I never put much faith in it. as there
are too many cases of that kind. A let
ter was received from Mrs. NJ. z. Ottin-
ger, of Chicago, one OF the heirs, who
has been working on the case for many
years, and from her ! learned that she
! had sent attorneys to look up the prop
erty in Germany and had received from
them a report that all that was neces-
sary for US 10 Go was 70 prove our heir
ship.
a very important link in this ques-
ton was a deed which ! have since
found in the possession Of Mr.. Daniel
| Nondersmith, Of Reisterstown. who is
a GTanson OF the man who came TO this
country. l have also visited the lands
in Lancaster county. and next week. I
expect TO leave for Europe 10 make fur
Their investigation myself. Before my
departure 4 meeting OF the Wonder
smith heirs viii be called in this city
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-19
THE WEATHER.
Wichita LIllV Is.

hlcnlld- july IL.
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity
Friday fair and continued warm.
During the past twenty-four hours the
highest temperature was So degrees, the
lowest % degrees and the mean So degrees,
kith clear weather until night when clouds
came up with frequent lightning and occa-
sional thunder in the northwest, fresh
south wind and lower barometer.
Relative humidity at a. m. 81 and at
Z =. m. 80.
Thus far this month the average tenn
perature has been 70 degrees.
For the past seven years the avera ge
temperature for the month of July has
been - degrees. and for the 18th day so de-
Srees. FRED l.. JOHNSON.
Observer.
Washington, July 1S.-Following is the
forecast up TO p. IN. Friday:
For kansaS-IncreaSing cloudinesS
cooler: winds becoming westerly.
For OklahOma-Fair; SOutherly shifting
TO westerly winds.
For Colorado-Partly cloudy; cooler in
southeast portion; westerly winds.