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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30
ALL WANT HOME RULE.
That Seems to be the Only Way to Avoid
Bankruptcy.


Three petitions were being circulated
yesterday as follows:
To the Honorable Z. y. Morrill,.
Dear Strive, the undersigned, resi-
dent taxpayers of the city of Wichita,
respectfully request that you cause to
be discontinued the government of the
city under Article r. Chapter IS, of the
general statutes of the State of Kansas
for the following reasons:
THE expense of police supervision as
It now exists, will amount to more than
$4,000 per annum.
There will be no way to meet such
expense, except by payment from the
revenues of the city.
Every fund has been Overdrawn I'M
til at this time there is deficit charg-
able to each fund.
1.-The fixed charges are in excess of
the amount which may be raised by
assessment to meet them.
Prior to the election in April last
large mass meetings of citizens were
held for the purpose Of securing the
election of officers pledged to economy
and retrenchment in all departments Of
the city government.
Pursuant to such pledges, there has
been reduction.
I'm the expense of lighting of 20 per
cent.
I'm the fire department of % per cent.
I'm the street improvements of 40 per
cent
And corresponding reductions in 9th
er departments.
There should be it seems to us. re-
duction in the expenses of the police
department, or the city Will be utterly
unable-however willing TO raise the
funds to meet them.
I'VE therefore respectfully urge that
this department may again he placed
in the hands of the mayor and council
that retrenchment may he made here
as in other departments"
The petitions are being signed with
renarka BILE unanimity. Only three
men on Douglas avenue failed to sign
it. The petitions Will be presented only
to taxpayers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30
A WINTERS ENTERTAINMENT.
Lectures and Concerts by the Most Notable
and Most Popular.

There has been a threatened dearth
of high class entertainments for Wich-
ita the coming winter. In view OF the
situation there has been organized the
Wichita Lyceum association whose di-
rectory has arranged for a splendid Sc
ries of intellectual and musical enter
tainments of a high order at hard time
prices. The Chicago Lady quartet. the
Original TennesSeeans and the Mozart
Symphony club of Boston are among
the musical combinations secured ana
John Temple Grimes and Robert Nc
Intyre among the lecturers. \ whole
course TICKET will be two dollars. But
more later.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

Regular meeting OF Wichita lodge No.
80 l. o. O. +. tonight. Final action 10
be taken relative TO the proposed change
in lodge rooom. Full attendance of
members desired. Visiting members
welcome.
The Fraternal Aid association will
have basket picnic and social at Lin
wood park this, Friday, afternoon.
Everybody invited to attend and bring
baskets we'll filled. All members re-
quested to meet at the lodge rooms
promptly at 80 D.. N.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30
THE GUN WENT OFF.
Son of \. A. Hyde al Narrow Escape
YESTERDAY.

A very sad and very serious accident
occurred yesterday To Charlie, the
twelve year old son Of Mr. y y. Hyde.
of College Hill.
He and a boy named Stout were out
hunting using a dog cart FOR a convey
ance. Stout got out 70 get some apples
leaving Charley Hyde 10 hold the horse
and gun. When Stout threw an apple
10 Hyde the latter in an effort 10 catch
il lost his hold OF the gun. which slipped
through the Stats Of the cart. the tTig-
ger swapping and discharging the load
OF bird shot. The charge tore off the
flesh OF Hyde's hand and entered his
side in the region Of the heart. then
passing through under the skin until
i lodged IN the arm pit.
Five doctors Were AZ once summoned
and held a consultation with d.. Fa-
brique IN charge.
While the wounds are by 10 means
fatal Yet they are very dangerous and
il VIII be some time before the young
man VIII be we'll He VII pr0b0bly
lose the use Of his left hand AID il IS
not sure yet that amputati0n viii not
be necessary
One mans word is no mars word. we
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30
HE GETS A PROMOTION.
{. T. Jones of this CITY Iiecomes Rock Is
land Agent at kinfisicr.

c. E. Jones of this city left yester-
day for Kingfisher, where he become
the local agent for the Rock Island
railroad.
Mr.. Jones was for three years bill
clerk in the office of the Rock Island
here, and during that time he made a
host of friends by his gentlemanly con-
duct and attention 10 business.
The boys here regretted 10 see Mr.
Jones leave. but by the change King
fisher will gain a popular railroad
agent and Will gain what Wichita has
lost
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30

ed by malice or not, am unable now
to say. but hope speedily to be able
to ascertain.
Requesting you TO give my commu-
nication the same publicity YOU have
given to the copied article referred to,
1 am respectfully yours,
CHARLES J. PECKHAM.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30
NOTICE.

We re Undersigned coa! dealers &c -
City % Wichita. ksnszs FOR ;hs yr-rose
OF protecting Ourselves against losses r
tad accounts. hereby mE;gsI-- agree O.
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business O. AZ sbsolste CASH BASIS.
Tbs zssans that AL coal nss, oe paid sor
a. tine % ordering OF OF delivery.
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KANSAS & TE&AS coal. CO
CENTRAL COAL s. COKE 90
WEIR CITY * WESTERN COAL CO.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30

Miss Ida Moore q this clay. was
married in s.. Louis Sunday night 70
Mr.. ]. w Walker Of the wholesale fur
nirure firm Of Walker * Walker. They
left Immediately for New York on their
honeymoon. Miss Moore Is The dauSht-
er OF J. r. Moore. one ~ The veteran
printers Of the city. She is a bright and
attractive young lady and her runner
Gus friends are delighted that she was
50 fortunate in her marrying for Mr.
Walker is one of the substantial bus
mess men OF ST. Louis.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30
HE WANTS TIC SECEDE.
City Assessor Caldwell has a Scheme IL His
Mind to Make Things Hum.

Il have just been talking 10 Tom
Shaw. said CITY Assessor Caldwell
yesterday. about a scheme I have IN
my mind. II is 10 have Tiger Bill hold
his next liquor trial in the auditorium
Tom Shaw says he Will furnish his
orchestra free. and We can have the
business men file in and take their
places in the jury box, and when he IS
fired and walks out the orchestra can
play Johnny Comes Marching Home.
of course the tune might became
somewhat nlono.onous. but the people
could stand Il for the good Of the
country.
My scheme comprehends submits
sion % Tiger Bits d.c.ation- Then
we will have s. NJ. Tucker FOR police
judge and Charley Burrows for chief
Of police. Now Tiger BIZ and Tucker
and Burrows all live on the West Side
and bsycnd Seneca street. Then We
could get the city council 70 set cut al
west Of Seneca street and let them I'm
a little machine OF their own over IAere
in The country
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30
w I'd STA RTEjD
THE SPOT CASH SYSTEM

the first day last November Up 70 that time nobody though getting
them in aud beh the result Followers Spot Cash
10 ~ he
deal All COMPARISON OF PRICES AND QUALITIES Ua
that You afford 90 for
10 15c sack for Flour Baking Powder
$50 81 50
MS aud
Others satisfied
n IN
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30
GOES IN HIS JUNGLE
TIGER BILL Is QUIET BUT SMYfHE
Is SWEATING BLOOD.

Dave Dale and Rufe Gone Say Mr. Smy the
Must Keep Out of this Fight Against
Judge Hatton-The Commissioners are
in Diiemma-Are Afraid of Losing
Their Own scalps-They Held Two
Meetings festerday--Judee Hatton Not
Yet Asked to kesign-Justice Tucker
Stated for Hatton's Place.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30

One mans word is no mars word, we
should quietly hear both sides. Goethe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30

Chief Massey and assistants Sutton
and Wood were called before the police
commissioners yesterday To pledge them
selves to raise thunder. 1t seems that
the oath of an officer to do his duty is
not enough for the commissioners al
though it is all the law asks for. One
of them refused 10 take the pledge, il
is understood
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30

Royal Baking Powder per can. IS
, cans Roast Reef for ............ "a
a cans Vinton Corn for.......... Is
: cans fancy Tomatoes for ...... %
80 lbs best Flour tany brand ..... , 81,
loo lbs best Flour laay brandt. .. a,
Finest Leaf Lard per lb-......... 90
Choice Family Lard per h.. oS
az lbs best Rice for .............. IS
Extra grade Mocha and Java coffee
per sb.................... -
Lion Coffee per package ......... %
Arbuckle Coffee per package $3.50. -
Mokaska Coffee per package. -
Java Screenings per lb............ %
Rio Screenings per lb.............. IL
Cucumber Pickles per gat..... -
l. sacks Table salt for............. -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-30

Colonel Peckham Of Winfield VINO
was charged with misappropriatinS
$500 belonging to Judge Isaac Reed, for
the appeal of his case to the supreme
court writes the following letter TO the
Winfield Courier concerning the mat
ter:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-25
lll-ADVISED AGlTAT0RS.
What Bertram Curric Says Of the BIZ
Metalists.

LONDON, July 25. - The Times this
morning publishes a column letter from
Mr.. Bertram Currie, president of the Gold
Standard Defence Association, and
member OF the firm of Glyn, Mills, Currie
4 Co., in reply TO the statements made by
Mr.. Henry &. Gibbs, a director of the
Bank OF England and president of the
British bi-metallic league, in The Times OF
July 13, controverting the argument
made i'm the manifesto OF the Gold Defence
Association. Mr.. Currie says that in
spite OF all the time and labor spent in
the controversy, the bi-metallic league is
still silent as TO any specific plan in which
the bi-metallic theory is to be embodied,
as TO the proposed ratio, as TO the methods
of enforcing the ratio, or as to the conse-
quences which would follow from its
establishment.
Summing up the situation from this
stand, MIR. Currie says: "The Bi-metalists
are enthusiastic, ill-advised agitators, in
stead OF practical reformers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-25
SAVE The BABY'S LIFE
Babies Take Laetated Food
With Evident Relish.
Safety for Pale, Weak, SickIy Babies
In Hot Weather.
A Perfect Substitute for Healthy
Vigorous Mothers Milk.

To the thoughtful parent hot weather
brings the consciousness OF increased care
and forethought regarding the diet OF the
little ones. II is appalling to any one
understanding the subject TO see the care
lessness OF parents and nurses in the mat
ter of infant feeding.
With cholera infantum raging as IL is
East and West this summer, these facts
cannot be put TO parents too plainly.
This mortality is not a necessary evil.
for, as every single writer on the subject
(from the eminent DIR. Routh, to whom
every physician turns for advice, down to
the honest medical student, whose opin-
ions see light in the popular medical jour
nals) agrees, il arises principally from the
improper feeding OF children.
Watch your baby's actions carefully,
especially at this season OF the year SO
trying to little children. Is he cross,
fretful or pesvish? Is he troubled with
constipation, colie, or diarrhoea? is his
sleep short or easily broken? Then his
food disagrees, and he is in serious danger
of fatal disease.
"What can ] do?" we hear you ask.
Change at once to lactated food, pure
and scientific food that makes the sick
baby well and keeps the healthy child
hearty and strong, even In summers
dangerous weather.
The best physicians prescribe IL, intelli-
gent mothers recommend ii and use il,
and babies living on it prove its worth by
their healthy and happy faces. The worry
and sadness that IL keeps away is alone
sufficient reason for using lactated food,
but it is also very economical, costing
less than five cents quart, when prepared
from the larger sizes. The small size costs
only 25 cents, and will be mailed on re-
ceipt OF price by the manufacturers, Wells,
Richardson d Co., Burlington, VT. IL
let the sun go down before you have
ordered some. 1t may save the baby's life.
The mothers milk in the summer is
affected by the heat, and is often danger
Gus for the infant. 1t is much safer to
wean the child and put it upon this reli-
able food that is always the same.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-25
HUMAN BONES.
An Experts Opinion of What Was
Found i'm Holmes Cellar.

CHICAGO, July 25.-Dr. Stringfield has
made an examination OF the bones found
i'm Holmes house and decided that they
were those of q human body.
The two fiat bones, said the doctor, are
the pelvic bones. / thought at first they
might be from the scapula, but more
careful examination showed them to be
the pelvic bones. The child must have
been about years old. The metatarsal
boue is without doubt that OF an adult
person.
Before the police had been at work an
hour, two or more human bones were
found mouldering in the damp earth OF
the basement, and with tLen was bit
of discolored cloth, apparently portion
of a woman's dress. One OF the bones
found, shoulder blade, was apparently
that OF an adult while the other, socket
bone, was smaller and appeared to be
that of a child
The police by the discovery today were
confirmed in their belief that the skele-
tons being uncovered are those OF the
missing Mrs. Conner and her daughter
Pearl.
Mrs. Patrick Quinlan, wife of Holmes
ex-janitor, was found by the police, and
given a severe cross-examination. She
had been reported as missing, but de-
clared that she had made no attempt to
hide herself. What evidence she was able
to give against Holmes the police refuse
TO say, and Mrs. Quinlan has evidently
been instructed by the detectives TO
maintain strict silence regarding the
case The story that Quinlan's 11-year-
old daughter had been murdered by
Holmes was disposed of today, when a
Mrs. Doyle called at the police head
quarters, and declared that the girl was
with her fathers parents, nine miles
from South Haven, Mich. Mrs. Doyle
said that her mother owned the house in
Toronto, where the bodies of the Pietzel
children were found Her apparent famil.
iarity with the case was considered
strange, but nothing regarding Holmes
record could be learned from her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-25
LAWN FESTIVAL
For the Benefit of Trinity
Chapel at Pawtuxet.
Scene OF Loneliness and Good Cheer
on the Austin Grounds.
Village Never Saw Anything Half so
Nice or so Attractive.

Not less than thousand persons are
willing to testify that about the most
beautiful scene on top of the earth last
evening was that made on the adjoining
estates of Mr.. John Austin and Mr.. A. Il.
Austin where, from to TO- was held
big lawn party for the benefit of Trinity
Chapel, and under the auspices of the
Mission Workers.
1t was beautiful starlight night, and
the lawns were gay with flags and bunt-
ing in the afternoon, and softly shining
lanterns after dusk. There was perfect
network OF japanese lanterns above the
heads of the throng of folk that came
TO partalse of the cheer enjoy the
beauty, and spend their money literally
for the benefit of the little chapel. Big,
bright-colored lanterns swung in the
trees, and locomotive headlights glared
from the shrubbery. A glorious display
OF fireworks from A. T. Austin's pier
gave Pawtuxet about the finest show OF
this sort 1t had ever had. Fleet Captain
Titcomb of the X. i. Y. c., came over
with party in his launch, and
exploded a barrelful of Roman can
dies, just off the sea wall that skirts the
lawn. Artist Barlow's sloop Jennie,
decked from gunwale to truck, and from
flying jib boom TO the end of her main
stick, glided up to the wall and quartz
of five voices from her deck attracted the
crowd TO the waters edge to listen de-
lightedly to the serenade.
The lawn was literally sprinkled with
tables and beautiful booths, and the
tables and booths were literally filled with
delicacies and dainty things, all contri-
butcd by the ladies identified with the
enterprise. Hundreds were there from
Providence, and the patronage clea ned
up the last spoonful of ice am, and the
last prize In the grab box. Socially,
artistically, financially, the lawn party
was n bountiful success.
At s O'Clock an entertainment was
begun, consisting OF piano duet by Miss
Alice Austin and Mrs. Jessie Stone OF
New York city, and numbers by Mr..
Louis Lincoln, Miss Florence Alexander,
Miss Fannie Rhodes. Miss Amey Rider
and others. Vaughan's orchestra furnished
music all afternoon and evening.
The gypsy tent, with the gaily-
attired gypsies and variety OF attractive
baskets, etc, was i'm charge Of Miss Alice
Hart Miss blanchard -At-the
aluminium table, with its decorations OF
lavender and white were Mrs. Fred
Luther and Miss Lille Bloomor; their
wares were a variety OF useful and orna-
mental articles OF the handsomest alumi-
MUM ware, which has become so popular.
Miss Amy Rider and Miss Fannie Rhodes
presided at the crepe paper booth.and had a
handsome display. A very unique and
handsome cake booth, with Nile green
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-25

and rose pink trimmings, with roses and
vines decorating pillars and roof was
under the management of Mrs. Frank
Bloomer, Mrs. Jessie Stone and Miss Ro-
per. Although, there seemed n very liberal
supply of cake, yet from its excellence
all was sold early in the evening. Miss
Tillie Bloomer, Miss May Wright and Miss
Gertie Wilbur presided over a most taste
fully arranged and prettily decorated
confectionery booth. The "grab, that
the children love so well, was well patro-
nized and was in. charge of Mrs. {. M.
Dow and Mrs. Walter Shurtliff. At the
table of fancy articles were Mrs. Il. I.
Smith and Mrs. Henry Randall. Miss
Emma Hayward and Miss Hattie Latham
dispensed lemonade. In the cafe brisk
business was kept up until late hour.
As the supply table were Mrs. George
Williams, Mrs. Annie Hart and Mrs.
Charles Bloomer, and competent corps
of assistants, who attended TO the wants
OF the hungry ones. Miss n. L. Rhodes
acting as cashier for cafe and Mrs. Peleg
Rhodes cashier for ice cream. Mr..
Andrew White, at the entrance to the
grounds reports goodly amount of
entrance fees.
To the success. as a whole, much credit
is due to the committee in charge, viz,
Mrs. c. q. Bloomer, Jr., as chairman;
Mrs. b. G. Smith, Mrs. l.. Rose, DIR.
William j. Burge and NJ. j. Hayward;
also TO the courtesy of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Austin and Miss Austin and to Mr.. A. Il.
In az m
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-25
TO ARREST THE INDIANS.
Four Companies of Cavalry Ordered
to Jacksons Hole.

DENVER, Col, July 25.-A special to
THE NEWS from Cheyenne, Wyo., says
A messenger from General Coppinger to
Governor Richards, last evening, states
that four companies of cavalry from Fort
Robinson had been ordered to Jacksons
Hole at once, to arrest the Indians. The
troops ut Fort Russell, the Eighth and
Seventeenth Infantries, are getting every
thing in readiness TO move as soon as ii o
work comes. 1t is believed that they will
be ordered out. The pack train at Camp
Vortin has made every preparation to go
to the scene, and Colonel Moore is only
awaiting orders. The opinion is generally
expressed here that appearances of troops
in Hoback Valley, where the Indians are
an end TO the trouble and prevent blood
shed,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-25
WANTED IN TORONTO.
Holmes Found Guilty of Murder by
the Coroner Jury.

TORONTO, Ont, July 25. In accordance
the Pietzel murder case, attorney Dewart
laid verdict and warrant before the
Attorney-General's department this
morning, and proceedings for extradition
of Holmes will be at once entered upon.
Every effort will be made to have Holmes
tried in this city. 1t is thought here that
Toronto's claim will have precedence
with Philadelphia authorities, over
those of Chicago. The tenants of the
cottage in which the murder was done
has found a small piece of material, APP
parently a portion of what has been a
light-colored waist and scarlet hair
strings, knotted as though it had been
pulled from a plat of hair. This find
furnishes still another proof OF positive
Identification of the bodies as those of
Alice and Nellie Pietzel.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-25
HANGED TODAY.
The Murderer Died Without
COnfessing.
The Crime for Which Philip Nicholas
Was Executed.
He Drowned Two Men In Peculiar
Manner.

RICHMOND, Va, July 25.--Philip Nor
man Nicholas was hanged here at 1905
q. IN. He made no confession.
Philip Norman Nicholas, the murderer
of William j. Wilkerson and James Mills,
was an unmarried man, who lived in
house also occupied by James Mills, with
whose wife he had for some time been
intimate, and in consequence OF which
there was bad blood between the men.
The crime was rather peculiar. Nicholas
persuaded Mills and Wilkerson TO ac-
company him in boat across James river
to secure a bee tree. They demurred at
first, as they could not swim. On their
way over the boat began to fill with water
and sank, drowning Mills and Wilkerson.
On examination it was found that there
were two augur holes in the boat where
none had been the day before, cor
responding in size to an augur belonging
to Nicholas. Later on two corn cobs were
found floating in the river, whitfield down
to fit the holes. Suspicion pointed
strongly to Nicholas, who on several oc-
casions told different tales, and it was
remembered that he had several times
threatened Mills life. On the 10th of
December. 1892, he was arrested by officer
J. Y. Hall and lodged in the Henrico
county Jail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-25
A City Pauper With Cash in
the Bank.
Result Of an Investigation by Over
seer of the Poor.
Mary DriscolI, of Charles Street, Had
Nearly Thousand Dollars.

The name OF Mary Driscon of Charles
street has ornamented the books of the
poor department of this city for the past
10 years, as a person in need of charity,
and she has drawn much money from
the city within that time. Her name will
not probably again appear on the pubic
registers for some time.
Her husband, William DriscolI, has
been in the habit of leaving her for
months at a time, and apparently not
making any provisions for her support
during his absence. She would, short
time after he left her, apply TO the over
seer of the poor for assistance, and she
always got 1t. A short time ago Driscoll
left for parts unknown, and overseer OF
the poor Cummings made an effort to
find him, but did not succeed. The thing
he did ascertain was that Mrs. Driscoll
had 1918 in one of the city banks.
This morning Mrs. Driscoll was re-
quested to call at the poor department
headquarters, and show cause why she
should further be assisted by the city,
in view of the fact that she had a bank
account. She swore that she did
"not have a cent between herself and
death" But when Overseer Cummings
told her that he knew all about her tricks,
she wilted just little and said that the
money in bank belongd To some one else.
When asked how long the money had been
in the bank, she replied, about one year
Mr.. Cummings produced figures that
proved that she had money deposited in
the bank as long ago as 1878. She con-
tlnued TO deny that the money belonged
to her. After time she requested pri-
vate interview with Mr.. Cummings, but
that official declined to grant her an in
terview unless Captain Stevens was al
lowed TO be present as a witness. She
consented TO the captain being present,
and then all went into the overseer's pri-
vate office. What was said could not be
learned further than the fact that she
admitted she had money.