The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-27
ANANIAS NOT In Ii
IDENTITY OF TIE FAMOUS WIGH-
TIA FABRICATOR Exposed.

Not a single Truth in the Demo-PoP Cam
pzign Charges Against the City Admin
istr.tion-Bix Joke over the Back Flies
of the Evening Aee1ser-One OF it, Own
Party a Leader In the Alleged Extr.va-
ganee Bureau Valuation Instead of
Being Increased was Decreased half =
The boys around the city building
we're having a good joke yesterday al
the expense Of the evning paper and
as a result OF il tire was no article in
the Demo-Pop organ last night denoune-
ing Mayor Cox and the city council for
political purposes.
IL seems the paper has been denounc-
ing the city council recently for extra
vagance and al that sort Of thing &C.
cording TO its custom at the opening OF
political campaigns In its eagerneSs
20 help the Demo-Pop cause IL struck
keynote which meant abuse OF men OF
its OWE political family VINO are al the
head OF the finance committee under
which the alleged extravaganza was
committed and they got hot Even
though the chief man in the alleged
rotLenesS - a Democrat he was treated
badly in the abuse OF the paper as the
facts show. That. however. was not
the best joke The real joke was that
the boys around the city administration
headquarters have a file of the paper
and were inspecting the eulogies and
praise the paper was heaping upon the
administration a short time ago. They
then had the administration saving the
taxpayers thousands OF dollars by
their economy and good business meth
DDS; now, without any change having
taken place either in the administra-
ton or its policy. the .yaper Is practical
" calling them thieves and robbers. al
though there has not been a time for
ten years or more that 50 many men,
bers Of the same political faith as the
paper have been in the council.
When these praises and eulOgies were
printed there was no political campaign
on hand; now there iS
The boys on Market street are now
wishing, in the hole they have crawled
into. that cyclone had struck the town
and destroyed all the back files OF their
paper. They could have avoided al
their embarrassment by being honest
with the public. At first II was thought
that Mayor Cox. who Il a candidate
had hired the paper 20 be against him.
but he avows that he did not, although.
doubtless, ne realizes the full value OF
such an opposition.
The counciimen OF Wichita are a rep
resen Ia tive body OF men. They are men
who stand high IN this community. They
are men who have their homes and for
tunes and deStinies here. They are men
who value a good name and they were
very much annoyed faring that the out
side public would form a bad opinion
Of them, through the malicious misrep.
sensations OF the paper. They did not
care 50 much about home circulation as
they knew very well that nobody would
believe in the statements made. They
We're very angry at first but thy felt
better yesterday when they learned
that the Eagle was the only paper that
circulated outside the corporate limits
or went even as far as the end Of the
street car lines.
The only thing Mayor Cox was sorry
for is that the paper was abusing the
council and making false destinations
against them and their character in an
effort 10 hurt him If IL is necessary in
the plans Of the DemO-Popacy to abuse
him he thinks the abuse should Be con-
fined 10 him personally and that no
slurs should be cast against his coun-
cilmen-
A reporter for the Eagle started out
yesterday TO see whether there was any
undation in fact for any OF the charc-
g made but the farther he went in the
invest cation che worse he realized the
ma gniJude OF hts foO1ishness to paying
any attention Whatsoever TO them. lie
gave 1t UP and kicked himself for ever
taking any steps IN the matter
The first thing ne learned was the
identity and exact business location OF
the far-famed Wichita liar who has
been 50 much talked about ~ the out
side papers. If he is not the genuine
one he T. surely entitled 20 the fame
and hOnors OF being one lie is the
exact reverse Of the father OF his
country and a creditabIe rival OF thar
gentleman Of old whose business name
was Ansnias.
Instead OF the valuation being raised
as the paper stated. according TO the
wish OF the city council SO that they
could get more money 10 spend 1t vas
learned at the assessors Office aud from
his books thai the valuation had been
lowered half a million dollars TIE
exact figures are as follows:
Wichita personal prop'ty for 's5 7l2.1o5
Wichita real estate FOR 'S5....$414s.2z9
Total .............. 900. .ttsso.s24
Wichita real estate for 'ss ...x.7ls.77s
Wichita personal prop;y for 90 sI2.550
Total .-------.-.------ .-..- 81 ,sSZ.3os
Reduction IN valuation ..S as 02s