The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-17

| or dogs for period OF so days from
| this date All dogs found running at
| large without a muzzle viii be killed as
required by law. L. NJ. cox, Mayor.
| Attest: c. S. SMITH, City Clerk
When the council was called 10 order
| every councilman was IN his seat ex-
cept Mclean and Sawyer and il was
easily TO be seen that they had blood in
| their eye for dogs in particular, which
/ had been on the track Of the spotted
| coach dog last Sunday which has played
such havoc and which viii cost the cry
over a thousand dollars if not the loss
/ Of lives.
After the communication had been
read Councilman Throckmorton asked
DR.. Shuts how soon a dog would go
mad after he had been bitten. Dr..
Shuts stated ordinarily from twenty
70 eighty-two days. He said the poi
son would take effect sooner Of the pa
| tent was bitted about the head than
when bitten on the limbs. Children
| sooner become affected for the reason
that dogs were more likely 70 bite
I them about the face than grown people
Mr. Throckmorton then moved that the
city attorney prepare an ordinance
requiring ali dogs 10 be tied up or muz-
zled.
The city attorney wanted 70 know
the ideas OF the council IN regard to
| what kind Of an ordinance ought TO be
prepared and this caused some discus
sion which brought out pretty plainly
| that the mem bers OF the council wanted
| ali dogs found in the streets without a
muzzle killed.
Then the length OF time that this rule
| ought TO be enforced was discussed at
some lnegth. Some were in favor Of
making IL apply 10 the months Of June,
July and August. Dr.. Shuts settled
that by sta ting that there was erroneous
idea prevailing that there were more
cases Of hydrophobia in the hot months
and people connected il in some way
with dog days, but it was a matter OF
fact that more dogs go mad inJauuary
and December than in any other
months.
Charles Smyth and NJ B. Cohn were
present and Mayor Cox asked them 10
give their ideas. Mr.. Smyth said he
had some good dogs of his own, but ne
wanted the officers TO enforse the law
and he wanted strong law, one that
would protect the people He said
If his dogs were killed on account OF
his not complying with any regulations
imposed by the council ne would not
kick.
The council took recess Of ten
minutes in order TO give City Attorney
George Adams time 10 prepare an or
dinance but when il was again called
10 order Mr.. Adams produced an ordi-
nance already on the books which COW
cred the case. The mayor was then
asked TO issue his proclamation.
Of
commissioners, telegraphed Rev. E. c.
Beach at the Pasteur institute Chicago
yesterday to know what the situa ton
was with him and the two boys who
went there yesterday and If he should
send more patients. He received the
following reply:
Doctor says hydrophobia teeth pene-
trated- Send them on. Treatment
SIS. E. c. BEACH"
Fern Snively, who was bitten on the
arm by the dog had his arm examined
yesterday by the physicians and they
were of the opinion that as the skin
had not been broken there was no dan
ger as TO the outcome.
Since last Sunday "a dogs have been
killed by either their owners or the po-
lice, and dogs are drug on the market
at any price, and even their hides are
not saved as Of old.
Yesterday afternoon Councilman
Throckmorton and City Clerk Smith
reported the killing Of a genuine mad
dog at 1904 North Fourth avenue. They
both said there was no doubt of this
dog having hydrophobia, but that it had
not bitten anybody.
Officer Dunbar was called 70 Divers
livery stable last night TO kill a mad
dog, but before he arrived a railroad
man had shot the dog.
A dog said TO be mad attacked a cou-
pie of men last night near the Pond
lumber yard on Douglas avenue but
he was kept off with a cane and was fol-
lowed 10 the West Side, where the men
lost his trail before the arrival OF an
officer with a gun.
The rush for dog muZzles last night
was something that made glad the
hearts of the dealers and it was no un-
common thing to see a man, and some
times ladies going along the streets
carrying a dog muzzle. There was al
so a good trade in firearms and Wich-
tia citizens are armed TO the teeth and
and but few are about at night but
what are not exactly loaded for bear,
but they have six good loads for dogs.