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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-08

--------.-.---.i'
REGULAR storage house for furniture.
pianos. vehicles, trunks, boxes. etc,
new rooms. careful moving, packing
shipping, etc: estimates free. W. +.
Binyon d Co. Seventeenth and Husk-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-08

fpR SALE--Busineas property. Lc
lSoNl00; brick house one story high, an
Wen rented. centrally located, and o.
the corner Of tu,o t,ond streeta fr,s.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26
FOR SALE

EsOR SALE-0r trade for small farm, house
H. Of ten rooms located At 065 South Chicago
ises or address Gus. Colman, Kenosha post
once. dol w20
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26
Sunday School Convention.

There will be a convention of Sunday
School Workers in the Park avenue M.
E. church Kenosha, Friday. Sept. q at
which time DR.. Reynolds of the Inter
national committee will be present and
assist in the work. Two sessions will
be held one at 4 O'Clock. the other at
1880 p. m. This will be. a rare oppor-
tunity for workers throughout the
County to meet this distinguished
gentleman. There should be large
turn out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26
Kenosha Produce Market.
Corrected Sept. 25. I
Sunday School Workers Conference.

All those who are interested in Sun
day school work are invited to attend
the meeting to be held under the di-
rection of international Secretary VIM.
Reynolds at the M. E. church Friday,
Sept. q, at o'clock p. u. and 7:30 in
the evening. Sunday school teachers
are especially requested to be pres
ent. dWs27
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26
A HALF DAY rs LOST.
THE COURT REPORTER FAILS TO
REPORT THIS MORNING.
THEY ARE NOW AT TT AGAIN.
And Likely TO Continue Until SATURDAY.
Night.

There was no session of the circuit
court this morning. The reason for
this laid in the fact that the official
stenographer did not show up and
court could not hold without him.
Everybody interested in the case was
on hand at the regular hour, excepting
the reporter. The lawyers were about
and were preparing for the wind up of
the states side of the case. When the
hour Of 8 struck somebody inquired for
the steHographer. Then it was dis
covered that he had not come in. He
goes to his home in Milwaukee every
night and it was thought that possibly
he might have missed the train and
would be on the next, which arrives at
about 10 o'clock. The 10 o'clock train
came and went and still he did not
come. The coart had received no word
from him concerning whether there
had been any difficulty. at his home, so
it Was surnised that he must have
started, but that the train was delayed
some where on the road by wreck or
some other cause. Then the court
made up his mind that the reporter
could not get there in time to be of
much use before dinner, SO he adjourn
cd court until l o'clock.
The crowd in the court room was
very much diminished this morning.
The state had about finished its case.
Rosenow and Robinson had told their
story and save a few corroborative
pieces Of testimony there could be little
else brought out in the testimony. Not
even the facts that Attorneys Scanlan
and Cavanagh and possibly Foster
we're to lay out the course to be pur-
sued by the defense seemed to have
much to do with bringing. out many.
There were large number of vacan-
cies among the benches, and in the
long interval of waiting before the
court finally decided to wait until l
o'clock before calling court the num-
number of vacancies constantly grew.
The entire morning twas entirely with
out incident save one take into account
the small talk which freely flowed about
between the attorneys, the defendants
and the newspaper men.
Wednesday Afternoon Session.
At the converting of court this after
noon there was hardly more than a
c0rporaPs guard on the benches, and
most of these were ladies.
A letter from Chas. r. Hopkins, the
insurance agent who had testified in
the case last Saturday, was admitted
in evidence. It said that no insurance
had been issued by him to Louis ia
cobson on any property in Kenosha.
j. C. Nesbitt came back to the stand
to continue his evidence of Tuesday
evening. There was no entry on the
books of the Chicago Bedding Co. re-
lating to a picking machine. The
company did not deal in such ma
chimes. First entry relating to the
Spring Edge Mattress company was
about car load of mattresses. A long
labyrinChian way was made through
complicated accounts and Mr.. Nesbitt
was asked to explain them. A lot of
invoices of goods to the Spring Edge
Mattress company were shown witness
and he swore that there were no orders
in the order book to show that they
had been ordered. The same applied
to goods alleged to have been shipped
the Pittsburg Bedding company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26
Secure Winter Work Now.

Girls and boys of over Is years of
age can secure steady winter work now
at good wages, by applying to the Chi
cago- Rockford Hosiery Company, Ke-
nosha, Wis. 20
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26
INTER OCEAN AND rELEGRApH-coUR1ER

We have again arranged with the
publishers of the Chicago Inter- Ocean
whereby we can furnish the Inter- Ocean
and TELEGRAPH COURIER at SLIGO a
year, payable strictly in advance. dw*
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26
The Tomb.

Died-Florence Jeanette, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Johnson, Mon
day, Sept. %, at Ravenswood. Mrs.
johnson is a sister of Mrs W. L. Yule.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1895,
BARGAIN COLUMN.

-@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@~~~~ ~I~A~~~~~~N~~>~SN~~~~
Advertisements OF 40 words or less may be In.
serted In this column at price OF Is cents per
week payable invariably in advance. TO per-
SONS who are ont OF employment and are Sd-
ments longer than forty words nav 25 cents For
each additional forty words or less.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26
MISCELLANEOUS

HsASH PAID FOR HAY.-Want all can get
Twin take on farm or delivered Lock box
"a. Thog. H Irving, KenOsha, Wis. visit
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26

DARK FOR SALE-A 90 acre farm located in
T. the town Of Bristol about Sky rods west OF
Devlin's creamery at Wards Corners. Con-
venient TO church and school, and well tiled.
III health is the cause for selling. For par
ticulars address r. n. Fellows, Pleasant prai-
re. dw2o
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-26
Notice.

The following corrections have been made
in the special sewer assessment notice pub
Il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-13

as we'll as all the towns along the Wich-
TIA and Western. 1t says:
During the past week the air has
been filled with mysterious rumors in
regard TO a deal upon the part of the
railroads running into Pratt, but little
authentic information can be obtained
This week, however, We are informed
by "a gentleman who claims to have il
pretty straight that the Rock Island.
Santa Fe and Frisco companies have
made arrangements TO run through
sleepers from Wichita to Denver and
that the Wichita and Western road
from Pratt west viii be abandoned. \
connection track will be placed between
the Wichita and Western and the Rock
Island roads and the Wichita and
Western track between Pratt and Wich-
tia will be thoroughly overhauled and
fixed up for fast trains. All through
trains from ST. Louis west or from
Texas to the northwest will go by the
way of Wichita, Pratt and Dodge Citv
and trains going 10 St. Louis or the
south from the western country will
travel the same road. The Republican
can not give this information officially.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-13

had like experience at the same corner
when she started home. while DIR.
! Minick. on trying TO get to his Office
from making a call drifted about in the
vacant lots and alleys in the rear of the
drug store, and Henry Collins gor tagl-
ed up in The old iron pile near Nc
Henry's blacksmith shop. The facts
are no flumon being could see an inch
, beyond his nose and had TO guess where
he was when he attempted to reach his
home on that evening.
"A peculiar occurrence happened to
Mr.. Frank Walton at his home south
east OF this city. Shortly after the
storm struck his place he started with
, lantern, in hand to find a horse that he
, had but q few moments before turned
into the barnyard. The dust was 50
, thick that his lantern done him no good
and he set it dawn and tried TO reach
uhe lot jim the black darkness. On his
way he. ran kerchug against cotton
wood tree with his head stunning him
for a minute. He finally found the
horse and put ii in the barn. After
getting inside the barn Mr.. Walton says
his mouth was full of dirt and he spit
ii out, and that every time he did SO q
streak of electricity would shoot from
his mouth and that every time his
horse sneezed flashes of the electric
current shot out from both noStrils and
up from the points OF each ear. He
went to the house and when he came TO
the pump he says that he dipped Zip d
cup Of water from the trough and threw
II up into the air and instantly every
drop seemed a brilliant ball o fire. This
he could not understand nor did he re-
greet.
Taken all in all this was one OF the
most remarkable storms ever expert
enced in this community. and the only
damage, so far as this city is concern
ed. was the blowing off d portion of
the railing at he Grand View hotel
and the unrpofing of freight car that
stood on the side track near the depot"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-13

There was hurrying TO and fro at
| o'clock last night among the Gold
| Cure theatrical people when they
| found that the Crawford Grand would
not be opened until the manager of the
company put up SO in advance. The
manager Indignantly refused and no
doors were opened and no play was
! played.
The theatrical people gathered in
! knots about he Manhattan hotel and
discussed the situation with much
| theatrical display of hands. They had
a good many sympathiZers among the
young people here, particularly when
it was learned that the manager was
formerly of Wichita, having been at
one time connected with Katz's dry
goods store. One or two of the ladies
in the company were also formerly OF
Wichita
A reporter for the Eagle called at the
opera house to ascertain the facts.
Manager Bowen said: II have acted
strictly according TO orders. i received
letter from Mr.. Crawford few days
ago instructing me TO make the cam
pany put up in advance before the
all L could do. L so Informed the man
ager of the company and he failed to
put up the money. L think there is a
mistake somewhere. Mr. Crawford
met the company in Colorado two
weeks or so ago and made the dates
here with them. 1t was understood
then that the company was in bad
shape and that is perhaps the reason
why he wanted the money paid IL ad-
vance. / understand. however, that
the company has since reorganized and
is well fixed financially. but this. per-
haps, Mr.. Crawford did not know.
think the company is a good one. The
people connected with it are nice people
and Mrs. Mccoy, who owns the play,
seems to be an elegant lady"
Mr.. Doherty, the attorney, said that
the manager of the company had been
TO see him and wanted to ascertain his
legal rights. He told them that If they
had a contract such as they said they
had with EIr. Crawford, that they did
not have to put up money in advance
and could sue him for breach of con-
tract and get damages. The under
standing was that they would enter in
to correspondence with Mr.. Crawford
and that if he did not give them
satisfactory explanation and fulfill the
contract in the other towns they would
sue him for damages.
Acting manager Earl OF the company
was seen and he said:
I'VE think we have been shamefully
treated by Mr.. Crawford. The fact
that we were not notified of his inten-
ton to demand the money in advance
until we had done all our advertising
and had our baggage in the opera
house looks to me like hold-up. The
first demand on us was for $50 before
the house would be opened and when
we We're about ready to pay that an
other letter was sprung on us raising
the ANTE" to SIS, and we did not feel
like standing the raise. 1t is a shame
the way we have been treated. We
carry twelve people and heavy baggage
and this with our other expenses are
heavy. While we could not fill our
date at the Crawford we propose to
show in town any way and we will do
so tonight at the Garfield opera house."
The young people of the city, espe-
cially the young men, have interested
themselves in behalf of the cOmpany
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-13
SAND STORM AT CHENEY.
1t Was Binding and Brought Strange
Electric Feats.

I
/ Cheney had a wonderful dust storm
a few days ago. The average reader
/ viii not believe all that happened but
! those who saw it here and other places
/ believe every word of it and say that
/ 1t was worse than it is described as fol-
/ lows in the Cheney Sentinel, which
says:
Usually our people are not surprised
! to see the air filled with dust during
the spring of all months. but the dust
storm that visited this section in the
afternoon and evening last Friday was
, a very unusual one. All day Thursday
and during the afternoon Friday the
air was filed with dirt and dust so that
people could scarcely breathe. This
continued until late in the afternoon
when rain clouds made their appear
ance, much 10 the relief Of everyone
But this last hope OF relief soon gave
way To one OF despair. Looking to the
southwest one could see a huge cloud
of dust swiftly approaching. This was
about half past , o'clock p. N. Some
| thought a cyclone was approaching and
hurried home. BY o'clock the storm
was on in all its fury. The wind blew
a gale. not from any particular course.
and whipped the dust into every nook
and corner. from which there was no
escape. X got some better by o'clock
and hope again seemed to settle all
former fears. but alas Suddenly there
came a dead calm, All Kansas people
understand the mighty import. and
again fear seized everyone Of impend-
ing danger. The wind that had shifted
70 all points Of the compass during the
past hour became "a perfect calm.
when all at once a heavy black cloud
could be seen approaching from the
north. The awful suspense of a mo-
ment was soon over and the black,
sitting dust came hoWiins from the
north like thousand demons Houses
were closed UP. blinds pulled down ana
dirt that ratified and roareG without
but the velocity OF the wind drove the
dirt through every crack a I'D Crevice in
dwellings and there was 40 room that
was tight enough To resist IL. Carpets.
furniture. everything in Use house.
were covered before morning with =
black dirt The storm kept ID until
after midniCht. and was pronounced To
be the worst ever seen il this section OF
Kansas
There was some very funny as welI
as some very peTplexing incidents hap
peaed during that storm. Mr. Ernm ~
JoSlyn came from his home dcwa -
the drug store to get Z lamp ;iue and
uron procuring Il - started hone bus
when ne reached Kf--oSter's corner -.
ran up 2gainsg ire brick wal and
smashed the fiUe - pisces. - Wei -
his hand returned 90 TIE store and
procured su0ther nue. and ms time NJ
started on boldly. oug ~ -he corner ~
Main street and Second avenue h step
ped of the sidewalk and fall INFO = deep
ditch. re a. lRsg rishted himself sa.i
reached home II safety. Mrs. Es<nss !
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-13

He has in that secret retreat, it is said
a peep hole and an ear trumpet so thai
he can see and hear his purSuer with
out being seen himself When he
found that the new arrival was not an
office-seeker he emerged from his re-
treat. heaved a sigh of relief and set VI
the cigars out of pure unadulterated
joy.
Yes" he said, they are wearing the
life out of me. All good fellows. but
you know [ have not 10 offices TO &c
around. 1 wish / had. Then L could
satisfy everybody
How many Offices have you at your
disposal?"
why, four" said Mr.. Cox. as he
counted them carefully on his fingers
ends.
What are they"
Fire marshal. city engineer, dog
catcher and street commissioner"
What about scale master?'
Excuse me. ] propose to have the
councilmen name them. At least they
Will have n good deal 10 say about
them. There will be many more APP
pointments that I shall also consult
the council about
How many candidates are there an
nounced in all?"
Indeed | can't tell you. If you
were in my place you would think there
are about thousand | know there
are Il great deal more than ! can take
care OF.
Mr.. Cox gets more mail now than any
enc in town. People who are candi-
Gates write him a note every day
and some of them oftener. inCloSinS
additional Endorsements or giving him
some new idea about their own quail
fications. Most of these he turns over
"a City Clerk Smith, who is acting as
his private secretary during the ruCh
in the business OF office-Seeking.
In the First ward alone there are
fifteen candidates Tor scales and double
that many for other positions There
Is a decidedly sharp competition for
dog catcher and il is surprising the
number OF prominent coloTed citizens
who want it Out Of about twenty
five candidates one would think that it
would he easy 10 select one but Mr..
Cox does not think So. The more nu-
merous the candidates are the harder
il is Tor him TO select one and give sat
isfaction-to the candidates.
All the appointments viii probably
be made the next meeting night.
r. y Bacon Of Boston. Mass. was IN
the city yesteday looking after the in
terest of John II. Bryant. one Of the
heavy financial men II the east who
has q good many investments in this
city and surrounding country. lie
found everything here in much better
shape than he expected, and was we'll
pleased with his visit He said there
is a changed feeling in the east with
reference 10 the silver question The
free coinage idea is growing in the east
and some papers heretofore in favor OF
the single gold standard are weakening
and going over 10 the silver side
Nahan Brothers have had an attach
ment issued against J. D. Her. They
ailese that he bought $500 worth OF
property from them. including lots IGI
and LOB DouglsS avenue. Enslish's ad-
dition. and never paid them according
70 the contract.
mo nor, o., n ..i,ri,.rl 10 la-. fi,a sn,,,,r
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-13

and the indications are that there will
be crowded house at Garfield hall
The company is said To be a first-claSs
one and if the male quartet that en-
tertained a number of young men at
DR. Honman's room last night is a
sample of what the entire company can
do the splendid reputation given the
comapny by the Hutchinson people is
not ONerestimated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-13
THAT MEADE ROBBERY.
Federal Grand Jury Inquiring into an Old
Pos:office Robbery.

Fifteen citizens of Meade county
passed north night before last en- route
to Topeka in response 10 a summons
to appear before the grand jury in the
United States circuit court. They are
summoned to give testimony in case
bearing upon the robbery of the post
Office at Meade, May 23. 1898. The au-
thorities believe they can fasten the
robbery on the guilty person
On the afternoon of the date men,
toned, Will Osgood, who was clerk
in the postoffice, left his desk and went
across the square to play ball While
he was absent the postoffice was rob-
bed of about $500 in registered letters.
Captain Osgood, father of the young
man, was postmaster, and a daughter,
Miss Belle Osgood, was clerking in the
office. 1t appea3 that the name of
Miss OSgood was unfortunately con-
nected with the disappearance of the
money She resented such insinuation
and left home, spending some time with
friends. The matter was finally clear
ed up 50 far as she was concerned and
she returned home.
Suspicion was attached to young
man by the name of Ed Snyder. Soon
after the robbery he left town and said
he was going to Lawrence. While on
the train and a few miles from Meade
he had a quarrel with the brakeman
and struck him with a club. 1t was
feared that the injured man would die,
and this frightened Snyder so that he
returned to Meade. After arriving a
constable in the town went to see him
in the hope of soaring him into telling
something about the robbery. Snyder
thought he was to be arrested for kill
ing the brakeman, slipped out of back
door Of the house and fled. He secured
a horse and was pursued sixty miles to
70 h.. h.
was taken back to Meade but the Of
ficerS We're unsuccessful in securing the
information which they desired and he
was released. No action has been TAX
en- in the matter for some time now
but the United States authorities have
taken hold of it; hence the inquiry to
be made by the grand jury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-13

IoIdl S5S, COS. 81
Your committee therefore recon-
mend that the citizens committee of
hfty consider this matter carefully and
express its judgment thereon that the
executive board call a public meeting
of the tax payers and business men and
secure the expression Of their opinion
and wishes and that the proper COM
mittee of the committee of fifty present
to the city council and the finance COM
mittee Thereof the conclusions and
wishes of the committee of fifty and
the tax payers of the city. and request
that the same be carefully considered
by the council in carrying forward the
city expenditures for the coming wear
TO the end, if possible, by any means.
that the expenditures shall not exceed
$4,000 which your committee believes
exceeds the collectable revenue of the
city at the present time.
w. s. CORBETT.
WHITNEY TUCKER.
JOHN DAVIDSON.
o. d. BARNES.
L. w. CLAPP
sub-Com. on City Finances,
TALK OVER THE FUTURE.
The committee of fifty discussed the
report after it had been adopted and
tried to arrive at some conclusion as
TO what course II would pursue in the
future.
Mr.. Clapp favored recommending the
city council to make appropriation to
each department of the city and make
the expenditures come inside the col
lectable revenues.
He thought that if ii cost s19. 900 a
year now TO run the fire department
that the cost might be reduced to
81, COO
Mr.. Potts said he had been appointed
on a committee two years ago to in
Vestigate the fire department and the
committee had called on Chief Walden
and he had explained the working of
the department, and after they under
stood it the committee had refused to
recommend any reduction in the fire
He did not want to We
duce the fire and then increase the
rate of insurance.
This subject of economy was dis
cUssed at some length. and this brought
up the action of the city council in
diSposing of sewer and sidewalk in
spector. A resolution was then passed
thanking the mayor and city council
for their action in this matter.
The Waterworks and insurance COM
panies were hauled over the Goals. and
during the discussion it was developed
that the city if Wichita was sending
out for insurance $4,000 every year
above expenses. That S the insurance
companies We're making that much
clear money out of Wichita.
The committee desire a large attend
ance at the meeting in the board of
trade rooms tonight, and every man
interested in the welfare of the city is
to be present
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-13

mtents at the beginning of the year re-
duce said expenses from 6S, 000 or there
abouts, to $4,000, which is the largest
possible amout of revenue that the
city government can expect TO have
at its disposal.