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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23
Is A SHREwD FELINE
Cat at Police Headquarters is q Brainy
Animal

Nearly every fire department has its
pet dog, but the officers about headquar-
tiers in this city have black cat endow-
ed with a superiority Of brains which Is
a little over the ordinary feline who
fence and sings his song loud and long
just at that particular part Of the night
when sleep is most courted.
This cat is so black that the ace Of
spades isn't in it at all with him, but
closer resembles a fellows future as it
appears to him Immediately after the idol
of his heart has refused to allow herself
&c be yoked with him. The boys both
tease and pet him and a good healthy
cat fight can be had al any time with
trimmings by teasing him little. Even
Chief Burt's size has no terrors for him,
and he sails into combat with him as
readily as with anyone else. He has
masticated all the mice about the city
building and now waits for the prison.
ers to be fed and then receives his share.
He is a little faStidious, too, and will not
eat everything given him regardless of
what it is. No council is held unless he
puts in an appearance and mounting the
desk calmly sist down and listens with as
much dignity as Judge Wilson. The cat
has been taught many amusing tricks
and performs them to perfection. In
short. he has apparently taken in by
absorption the shrewdness of Harry SUIT
ton, the fighting qualities of Charlie Hor-
ner, the dignity Of Judge Wilson and a
little Of the quiet but observing demean-
or OF both Day Clery Beckwith and Night
Clerk Martin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23
UNCLE SAM Is BUSY
Immense Volume Of Christ mas Business at
POStofftce,

The stamp and money order depart
ments of the postoffice are now kept open
until O'clock in the evening 10 facili-
tate Christmas busienss of which there
is a great deal doing by Uncle Sam. The
government is now doing a kind OF an
express busienss. II carries pretty large
packages and as great many stamps
are required for them IL becomes nece.-
sary 10 keep the stamp window open
later than usual.
1t is a sight TO see the mail carriers
now. They are all Santa Claus with
heaps of mai, on their shoulders. They
are no: obliged 10 carry the big packages
but they carray a great many OF them
and instead Of taking the extra large
ones they notify those TO whom they are
consigned TO call at the Office and get
them. The man who receives and dis
tributes the mail is the man who does
not ike 10 see Christmas come around.
As late as Il o'clock at night he can be
seen. or rather cannot be seen, between
mountains of sacks Of Christmas pres
ents.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23
WILL GIVE TURKIEs
Six Thousand of Them to be Distributed
Among Employees.

r. F. Lyle of Emporia was in the city
yesterday visiting the Wells-Fargo boys.
He is the route agent for the company
and among other things he has been do
ing recently is purchas sing Christmas tur-
keys. On Thanksgiving the company dis
tributed turkieS among its employees and
the gift was so highly appreciated that
it Immediately had wonderful effect on
the business of the company and result
ed in increased loyalty among the en-
ployes. 1t will be tried again Christmas.
1t takes 5000 turkeys to furnish the
employees of the We,is-Fargo company
and every one of them will be a Kansas
turkey They have been bought in Wich-
tia, Winfield. Emporia and Mcpherson.
In the east turkeys are high priced. In
the west they are scarce, but in Kansas
they can be found in abundance at mod
crate prices and as the company carry
them either east or west without cost
they wisely concluded to buy them in
Kansas.
There are great many more employees
in the service of the company than 5000,
but no employe will get one who has not
a family of his own or who is not sup
porting family. FOR instance if John
Smith is living with his father and moth
er and contributing to their support he
VIII get turkey, Dut the boarding mouse
man will not get any. This is q species
of encoura cement 10 get married and
raise a family.
The ioca, agents of the company here,
Mr.. Bert McCausland, says that bust
ness is much better this year than last
year. Yesterday the company handled
fifty packages more than the correspond
ing day year ago. This is regarded as
an indication of the improved condition
OF the time. The outgoing trains are car
rying immense loads of express matter
and the incoming trains bring an equal
amount. There is reciprocity of friend
ship in effect that is very gratifying to
the express companies.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23

the recent election They replied that 1t
had been carried by Callahan.
''Oh, Il did, Ell. Well, how did you gen
t,eman vote--the same as the majority
did ?'''
why, yes: we voted for Callahan"
You consider Mr.. Callahan better able
to care for your interests than Mr.. Flynn
then, did your"
why. ah--the-ah the fact is, that
guess we did," answered the spokes-
man.
We'll. then" said Mr.. -Kirkpa trick, 81
think you had better send your petition
10 Mr.. Callahan, and get him 70 work
for your interest, as you have said very
forcibiy that you 90 not care to have Mr..
Flynn work for your interest any longer,
and / will take you at your word ] re-
fuse to have anything farther to do with
the matter"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23
SENATOR'S AND REPRESENTATIVES,
They are Here Looking at the Garfield
University.

Senator Armstrong OF Barton county,
Representatives Carr of Stafford county,
j. L. Feigner OF Rice county, Isom
Wright Of Barton county, Senator Fields
OF Reno county and Senator Helm Of
Ellsworth were in the city yesterday.
They came here TO look at Garfield uni
Versity SO as to be acquainted with the
character, location and appointments Of
the building when proposition to buy It
for state normal Is brought up in the
legislature this winter. They were
driven to the university building and
when they returned all of them expressed
themselves as being very favoraoly i'm
pressed with 1t for a ,ho0l. They vii
be champions Of The measure 10 rake it
a state normal K the conditions OF the
proposition are satisfactory to the state.
Senator Armstrong sail that the loca-
ten Of an apoe..s.c court here contrib
uted to the defeat d The proposition two
years ago.
In speaking about the senatorial ean-
didates Senator Armstrong expressed the
opinion that Ju7g Dennison Will play an
important If not e winning part ii the
fight.
In speaking about the office Of railroad
commissioner he said: 'Lewelling will
be one of them"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23
JERRYS IS NOT FOR LIBERTY
And Every Day He Goes Farther Away
From the Popular Sentiments.

Jerry Simpson came to town, says the
Topeka Journal. He says he has no busi-
ness Of his own here at this time, but
he-has some friends that have asked him
to intercede for them, and that he is here
for that purpose. When asked if he
would come 10 the legislature this winter,
be said:
We'll, yes. ] am somewhat interested
IN the redistricting of the state. / don't
want them TO take all my good counties
and leave me the hard ones, or add any
more hard ones to my district. OF course
1t would not affect the result any, only
1t would make more hard work. We
could go out and convert enough voters
to make the district al right. The trou-
bic has been that so many has moved
away to the strip that it has kept US
busy converting them to keep the dis
trict all right"
What is the feeling about the sena-
torial situation in your country
Il dent know that there is any excite
n1ent over it,
1T is said that there is some sentiment
in favor of Dennison there?"
well, If there is any l have not heard
of il. The fact of the matter is, that
the people are not thinking about who
will be the senator They seem to think
that they have elected a legislature to
10 lldI anu lliGy dlc
ing TO see what thes legislature does in
the matter. There are lots. of good men
who are candidates, and whatever the
result is. it win no doubt be ratified by
the members of the party. The senate is
a kind of a cold storage house, anyway,
where they put statesmen to sleep so
that they become about as useful as a
fifth wheel On a wagon. OF course the
senate can obstruct legislation, and some
times that is all right, and sometimes il
is not; il depends whether il is the meas
ure of your party or something the other
party wants to pass. lie it is your way,
the senate should not hinder its becoming
a law, and if il is the other party's meas
ure it is all right.
What of the Cuban stuation?"'
Il don't think we want anything to
do in the matter at the present time.
They are having some fighting over there
and a few men are being killed. But I
think that perhaps there are some rich
sugar plantations there that some one
wants. and they think that if we can get
into trouble they could get them and at
the same time this country could work
off a little surplus enthusiasm.
Cuba should be free, but before we
take hand in the matter, We ought 70
demonstrate that we can free ourselves.
While l am not an admirer OF Grover
at all think that he Is nearer right in
his opinion on the Cuban question than
he has been for some time before on any
question"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23
TAKEN AT THEIR WORD
Pops Desire to Petition Flynn. But are Re
fered to Catlihan-

A prominent citizen of Ell Reno, Q. T.,
was in the city yesterday and told of a
little circumstance which occurred in the
former place recently. Several settlers
from the Cheyenne and Arapahoe coun-
try came in and hunted up Mr.. kirkpat-
rick, who is a legal light of that city.
and requested him TO draw up set of
resolutions to be forwarded to Dennis
Flynn at Washington after the signatures
of q large number of settlers was attach
ed thereto. asking that Flynn get an
etension of the time for payment upon
their lands in case he could not get the
free homes bill through. Mr.. Kirkpatrick
after hearing their request asked them
how their section of the country went in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23

shoes which were found by the police
under house last Sunday. as mentioned
in yesterday mornings cage. He posi-
lively identified the property. but had no:
particularly missed them. He positively
states that ne locked the front door which
officer A. NJ Sutton found standing wide
open about o'clock that night. II i not
an infrequent thing al all for the officers
20 find doors left unlocked and record
of every Instance is kept az headquarters
but Mr.. Bowdish positively states that he
locked the door
He described two men who were II
the store Saturday afternoon. and the de-
scriptioa TALES with that OF the men who
were suspected. but have now disappear
ed The wonder abou. the entire affair
is that they did not take but three PAR
OF fine shoes. but selected the cheapest
ores in the house
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23

That Time the Building has stood Idle
aud Unoccupied-West-side Made an
Effort to Have it Reopened, But Faiies,
Road Adopts a Novel But Practical
Method Of Moving the Building.
The old depot on the West Side on the
Missouri Pacific road is being removed.
The structure has stood unoccupied for
quite a long tine and was abandoned be-
cause of the small amount OF business
which was transacted through its once.
Twelve or fourteen years ago il was
quite a lively place. passengers coming
and going all of the time Considerable
freight traffic was also constantly pass
ing through the Office. II came TO De
preferred to the east side Office, because
of the over-crowded amount Of business
going on there, and patrons of the road
could get their goods much sooner be-
cause Of less delay.
The building was put up because OF
this overplus of business and to furnish
ample facilities for the public who were
then moving in by the wholesale, as IS
always the case in new country. The
new corners came here and unloaded
their household goods. They then scat
tered all over the entire southwest.
Wichita being a center they naturally
stayed in the city for short period.
then moved out to neighboring towns
and into the surrounding country where
they purchased farms or went into bu-
siness. The country is no longer new but
is settled up as any Of the older states
are. There is Of course not the crowd
ing seen In many places and the country
is to be congratulated that there is not.
Some time ago an effort was put forth
by the residents of the West Side to have
the Office re-established and TO have all
trains stop at the station. The effort
proved unavailing, however, as the office
was dispensed with on account Of the
lack of sufficient business passing
through it to pay expenses, nearly ev-
cry one preferring to go to the main
office in town.
Some time ago it was decided to tear
up the platform and remove the build
ing, but work was not begun until with
in the last few days. The platform be-
ing removed the depot was moved di-
rectly northward until it stood over the
track, then fiat car was pushed under
it and the structure lowered upon it and
it Has left standing IN that position last
night ready to be moved TO wherever ii
is thought best TO place it. This is lit
tle out Of the ordinary manner of house
moving but it will undoubtedly prove eff
fectlve. 4 house in its entirety standing
upoE fiat car is apeculiar sight and
one " fich would create not little COM
ment if transported any distance. 1t Is
quite we'll balanced, however, and If the
til. in the track upon the curves was rot
100 great and poles. wires, etc, far
enough away it looks as though IL could
be moved long distance.
No information could be obtained as
to where l. was to be taken, not even the
superintendent Office appearing rs
know anything definite concerning 1t. 1t
was thought by great many, however,
that the chances are that it will go TO
Oa:v;lie TO replace the one which was
burned inSthe summer when Syl Dixon 5
famous corn train lost several cars with
the depot
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE comptroller
OF the currency has made a cali on na-
tIonaI banks f1r = report on their condi-
ton at the close OF business DeceubeT AZ.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23
ARE NOW IN JAIL
Two wichita Boys Start ont TO be Bad and
Succeed.

Charlie Dumoat and Boy BY the name
OF Davis. aged aboG, u and IL respective
". started out from this city recently 10
DO jus; as they pleased Tney managed
20 get as far az Vein gton and got hun
cry down there and concluded 20 o. n
little work OF their own accoIl.- TaeY
ioafed about nil down -herz- & Il sair.
and finally succeeded n sea. ng purse
from ore OF the men containing N-tls
money Ire purse WIS IN the poeEst -
a coat which WAS hanging upoa q nal.
and the boys stole II. ard as : cczSs-
saeace aze aox - - Ws-l.rx - ts2.-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Who the Men Chosen by Wichita Lodge for
Ensuing Year Are.

At the last regular meeting OF Wichita
Lodge No. %. A. F. and A. NJ. the fol-
lowing officers were elected and INSTALL
ed for the ensuing year:
W. Nm. Il Rudolph.
S Wv. f. Bailey.
J. wv. Steffen-
Treasurer-I4. s. Naftzger.
Sercetary-M 4. Carvin-
S. On. J. PARROT
J. D.-A. ]. Russell
s S.-J. ". Merry.
J. S.-R. II. Phinney.
Tyler. c. Redfield.
w s Corbett. P. Allen. j. H Nc
Call. w II. Harrison and David Snythe.
trustees
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23

Whatever to Sell it-Now. it Seems the
Land is Being Sold in Lots to Enterpris-
ing Spectators.
J. C. Adams, who is now in the United
States penitentiary at Leavenworth,
writes TO the Eagle as follows:
Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. %, 1895.
Hon NJ NJ. Murdoch Editor Eagle, Wich
ita, Kan.
Sir:-Find enclosed clipping from the
Guthrie Leader of Dec Is, 1896, which
viii explain itself. Your paper always
treated my case with great fairness
which I appreciate Please insert this
clipping and notice and oblige me.
J. c. ADAMS.
NOTICE.
I hereby warn and notify the public
against purloining any portion or ali Of
my homestead, known as West Oklaho-
ma; described as southwest quarter sec
lion 80 township u range west l. NJ, OF
r. W. Higgins or anyone else. ] will
bring suit to quit my title 10 said land In
he proper courts on my release from
prison.
Oklahoma papers please copy.
]. c. ADAMS.
The clipping to which he refers is as
follows:
Yesterday final arrangements were
made for the sale Of five acres of the Hig
gins claim and the deal will be closed to-
day.
THE five-acre tract lies adjoining the
city and between the Choctaw railroad
track and Main street. Harry Pentecost
Of Guthrie is fhe purhaser and the price
20 be paid is $500 or $500 per acre.
This is the second tract sold off the
Higgins claim. Twelve acres off the
northeast corner was sold some weeks
ago for 800 per acre to Thomas Evans
Of Arkansas City."--Oklahoma City Ok
lahon1an.
Mr.. Adams is the man who killed Will
lam Couch, one of the leaders Of the Okla
hona boomers. The details are still
fresh in the memory of every reader of
the Eagle. Both Adams and Couch set
tied on the same claim near Oklahoma
City and in a quarrel over the question
of VINO had prior right to it Adams shot
Couch. Mr.. Couch died in a few days
from the effects of his wound and Adams
was arrested. He was sentenced TO be
hung in the federal court of this city,
but the sentence was afterwards COM
muted 10 ten years in the penitentiary.
About six years Of the sentence is now
served and Mr.. Adams expects 10 have
his liberty in about two years more.
The land over which the tragedy occur
red is now what is known as the Hig-
gins claim and about which Mr.. Adams
writes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23
HE GIVES WARNING
SLAYER OF CAPT. COUCH SPEAKS
FROM THE PENITEErIARY.

He Wants the Eagle to Tell the People of
Original Homestead and Will Defend
His Claim in the Proper Courts-He In
Inmates That Higgins has no Right
Whatever to Sell it-Now. it Seems the
Land is Being Sold in Lots to Enterpris-
ing Spectators.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-23
MOVING THE DEPOT
STRUCTURE ON THE WEST SIDE
NOW ON FLAT CARS.

All PASSENGER Trains on the Missouri Ia
cffle Road Used to Stop There, But
Ceased to do SO Some Time AEo-Since
That Time the Building has Stood Idle
aud Unoccupied-West-Sid Made an
Effort to Have it ReOpened, But Failed
Road Adopts Novel But Practical
Method of Moving the Building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-26
A COMPLICATION.

The small boy had a restless. unhappy
look as he approached the young man who
was calling on his sister.
II wouldn't tell anybody but you about
it, he said confdentially.
About what?'
about what's happened to me. But
thought you might help me-"
"In what way?'
"Do you remember that little bit Of .
gold watch my sister had?'
YES"
81 was fooling with 1t. and sister was
coming. and put 1t In my mouth to keep
her from seeing 1t, and the first thing
knew | swallowed it,"
How long ago."
This afternoon. If you put your ear
down to my chest you can hear me ticking
inside
"Youd better have a DOCTOR"
"rhen I'd have to let the folks know.
Sister says you have wheels i'm your head.
sometimes. and thought mebbe you'd tell
me what you do fer. EN-, an that 1t might
fit this case"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-26
FAMOUS FAT FREAKS.

An Essex grocer named Bright lived to
be 2s years old and weighed at the time
of his death GIG pounds Philip Mason, of
Monmouthshire is reported to have the fol-
lowing surprising dimensions: Wrist, II
inches: waist. II inches; calf, % inches
and chest. GO inches.
Lovelace Love. an Irishman, had a cot,
fin feet long. 4 feet broad and 3ia feet
deep. Benjamin Bower weighed only 47O
pounds. GunZ, German writer. men,
tions a young sylph-like lady of his ac-
quaintance, who weighed 492 pounds. Dor,
othy Collier. a north of England matron,
tipped the scale at only l20 pounds.
Frederick Ahrens. a German woman who
lived In Paris. must have been mon
ster. She weighed $50 pounds when only 1
years old and 45O pounds at 20 years of aga.
Mr.. Laurent tells of Partisan boy who
weighed 1O4 pounds at the age OF L.
In the Philosophical Transactions for
1913 there is IL description of u girl of 4
years who weighed 25j pounds. DR.. Ellis,
old and weighed % pounds. A Mr.. Pell of
Lincolnshire tipped the scales of !6O
pounds and is said to have been buried in
three collins.
reign of George III, weighed GIG pounds.
He died when 30 years Old and the stair
case and side of the house had to De
taken out to remove him. He was low
cred into the grave by an engine. A
Kentish innkeeper Weighing $50 pounds
was very proud of his. size He went to
London, however. and saw Daniel Lam
bert Palmer was so envious that he fret
ted himself to DEATH
Lambert weighed 739 pounds. Hood
said he was too broad to be conceived bv
any narrow mind" He used to advertise,
as follows: "AIr. Daniel Lambert, of Lei
cester, the heaviest man tina ever lived.
At the age of 30 he weighs upward of tiftv
stone fourteen pounds to the stone) or
eighty-seven stones. four pounds, London
weight ii. e., butchers weight of eight
pounds to the stone), which is ninety-one
pounds more than the great Mr. Brigat
weighed. Mr. Lambert will see company
at his house. 50 Piccalilly, next ALBANY.
| nearly opposite st. James. church, from
II 70 o'clock. Tickets of admission,
shilling each"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-26
SOME ATTITUDES.
O Eiffel Tower Is 800 feet.

The Eiffel Tower Is 800 feet.
The Rock of Gibraltar Is 1870 feet.
The famous tower Of Utrecht IL 464 feet.
Mount Pilatus in the Alps is 1850 feet
high.
me Brooklyn bridge is 27s feet above
The porcelain tower at Nankin was 2ss
The famous Mount Hood, of Oregon, is
1l,570 feet
Harvard is the highest land in Colorado
--1I,i5 feet.
A part of New Orleans is below the level
of the river.
The Holland dykes are from 10 to 40
feet in height.
Carthage is the highest town in Kan
sas--j,009 feet
Mount Hecla, 5000 feet, Is the high
est in Icledan. ...
The Sea of Galilee Is 653 feet below the
Mediterranean.
The towers of the Cathedral Of Cologne
are 5l1 feet high
Mount Ophir, 1880 feet high, is the tall
est in Cumatra.
Highland Trail is the highest land in
Florida, 210 feet.
Pine Knot is the highest place in Ken.
tucky, LAPS feet.
The Washington Monument is 555 feet
from base to tip. =
The steeple of the Milan cathedral Is
355 feet in height.
Vesuvus, the famous Italian volcano,
IS 1899 feet high.
The Caspian Sea is $50 feet below the
level of the ocean.
The noted stceple of st. Stephens, in
Vienna, Is $50 feet.
Mount Rich, 1869 feet high. is the tallest
In South Carolina.
The statue Of Liberty, in New York hgr-
bor Is 800 feet high.
Alta is the highest town in Iowa, 1,Jl9
feet above sea level.
There are three mountain peaks in Idaho
exceeding 10000 feet.
one OF the highest peaks in the Andes
is Sorato, 25,3S0 feet.
Warren Is located on the highest land
in Illinois, lOO5 feet.
Alaska has four mountains, each over
10000 feet in height.
Mount Whitney is the highest peak in
California, li,S9S feet.
The greatest altitude in Arizona Is San
Francisco, l2.562 feet
. POrcupine Mount is the highest elevation
in Michigan, 2,O2S feet.
A large part of Holland is from 10 to
80 feet below sea level.
Mount Emmons, 1854 feet, Is said TO
be the highest in Utah.
The tower of the Parliament House in
London is $40 feet nigh.
.AltamOnt is the highest recorded point
in Maryland. $50 feet.
Meade Point, l0.jil feet above the sea-
is the highest in Idaho.
Ben Nevis, 4,iUO feet is one of the high
est elevations in Scotland.
Mount Parnassus, the home of the
MUSES., is only $3.50 feet high.
DuPont's is the highest place in Della
ware. 2S2 feet above sea level.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.