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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-29
HE FOUGHT JIM ELAINE
Wichita Man Who had Two Scraps With
the Statesman.

: A. II. Mckee of this city has had the
hcner Of licking Jim Blaine at one time
end being licked by him a another time.
They went 10 the same school in Penn
sylYania when they were boys together
and while they drew knowledge from the
same fountain Mckee became a Demo-
crat and Blaine became, as a few people
in this country know, a Republican.
When Blaine ran against Cleveland Mack
voted for him.
Blaine was the greatest man in your
party said Mckee at the court house
yesterday, in a political discussion. 'I
know something of the man because I
went to schol with him.
You did?" asked reporter.
Eyes, and l had two fights with him"
You did,"
Eyes, L licked him once and did it
good"
and the other time?a
"He licked me-"
"And did it good?"
"WeIl, yes
How did you happen to fight?'
I'VE had a debating society and Jim
and my brother opposed one another.
Jim said Something about my brother
which he did not like or l did not like. I
went up to him and told him that as
my brother was not his match | would
take UP the fight and told him to get
ready.
I am always ready said Jim and
with that we went at it. The boys made
ring for us and We had good long
fight before Jim hollored huff 1 got
the first lick in and hit him square in the
pose and brought the claret.
''Once after that Blaine said something
about me and my uncle said TO me Tf
you don't lick Jim for that l will lick
YOU / saw that / was in for licking
anyway and smashed him. He didn't do
thing 10 me but f1attened my nose,
nearly gouged out my eye, cholled me till
was blue and then kicked me in the
Sims. / believe it was the most disast-
rouS licking L ever got before or since.
he used me up so badly that my uncle,
a Scotch-Irishman, was terribly enraged
and II he had caught Jim while he was
mad l believe he'd kill him
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-29

the jolly Jack. as he slipped bunch OF
keys down the back of his neck, which
proceeding. the reporter learned, was a
sure cure for bleeding at the nose.
Talk about your Jersey mosquitoes" +"
continued Jack, "they arn't a circum-
stance to that" and he produced the one
that ne had Just slaughtered on the end
of his nose.
Sure enough it was mosquito and as
big a one as was ever seen in Wichita.
Where they came from Jack didn't
know, but he thought that the boss ship
ped in a crate OF them and emptied them
in the place to keep him from going to
sleep.
The conclusion the policeman arrived
at was that the mosquitoes had come
from some creyises and fed to the big
stove TO keep from freezing. The re-
porter saw at least 100 of them flying
around the stove pipe and making a
brave struggle for existence.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-29

leadership of Professor Victor Kreyer
that has been playing at the opera house
the past week with the Sharpley Lyceun
company, vii, be at the First NJ. z
Sunday school at s:30 today, and will
play some fine selections Everybody
should hear them.
The police department had payday
yesterday and the blue coats Were hap
py last night as they walked the streets
with the assurance that they could give
the wolf a stand-on for another month
Each man got his check. folded ii up
nicely, planted il in their watch pockets
and seemed 20 be happy though rich.
Notice appeared in yesterdays Eagle
that Mr.. c. ]. Fletcher would move his
busienss from HE old stand. on North
Main street, to the room next 10 the
Eagle office. This is mistake. Mr..
Fletcher will still run the business at the
old stand and intends opening new
cash grocery on East Douglas avenue ia
the room mentioned
The name Of Superintendent Frank A.
Dyer appeared severa, times on the pub
lished program for the thirty-fourth an
nual session Of the Kansas State Teach
ers association. which meets during
Christmas week in Topeka. Other Wici-
or the program are Prof. j. y. Allen,
Miss Bell Stever. Miss Hattie Smith and
Miss Jessie Clark.
Erwin A. Ttft leaves tomorrow for
Colorado Springs. where he viii enter the
employ of the Rocky Mountain Furni-
ture and Carpet company OF which w \.
Arey, a former citizen OF Wichita, is at
the head. Mr.. Ttaft has grown up in
Wichita, having spent nearly all hi>
school years here. He was graduated
from the city high school with honors. II
the class OF go The many friends he has
made here will wish him increased pros
perity and continued success in his new
home.
On Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs. P.
R. Allen of South Emporia avenue gave
a very pretty Thanksgiving dinner TO a
few friends. The beautiful home abound
ed in hospitality and the dinner table
was loaded with good things and gooi
cheer. The evening was spent in music
and cards to the delight of everyone.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. G. Gehr-
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Huttmann, Mrs.
Lizzie Sumption, Misses Clara Gehring
and Lucy Morris and Messrs Fritz HUT
mann. Harry Sumption and Henry Hutt-
mann
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-29
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Ruben Israel is entertaining Mrs
W. H. Shipley of Springfield, Mo.
"Dick" Plunket sends his regards and
a mulpogue by Bacon and Jones OF
Wichita.
Miss Lillian Lennon Of Kansas City
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe Bowman,
on North Waco.
Henry s. Freeman Of this city and
Miss Fannie l.. Rodney of Kechi were
licensed to wed yesterday.
Mr.. J. ]. Mcnamara returned from the
east last evening, after having purchas-
ed full and complete line of Christmas
and other novelties.
Professor Chester F. Adams, president
of the Wichita Business college, made a
strong and eloquent speech in favor of
it and judging from the way he wac
cheered he surely carried the day.
Wichita was well represented at the
recent Teachers association melting al
Wellington, where some Of the young
students of the Emporia state normal
school opposed the idea of a state nor
NAL at Wichita.
Clarence Eddy. the most distinguished
organist in this country, will play at the
First NJ. f. church in this city Saturday
evening. Dec. 8. This will afford an op-
portunity to the people Of Wichita to
hear great performance.
A Kansas State Pure Food associa-
ton will be organized at Topeka tomor-
row. Prominent wholesale grocers all
over the state are interested in the orga-
nization. W. E. Jett of Jett, and Mr.
Wood of this city, will represent Wichita
at tomorrow's meeting.
The Epworth League of the First NJ
E. church wishes to thank the florists
for the beautiful flowers which they so
generously furnished for the sick on
Thanksgiving day. Some forty sick
rooms were made brighter, and that
many hearts made lighter by their pres
euce.
Warwick Lodge No. A, Knights of
Pythias, will elect officers tomorrow
(Monday) night. after which a whist
party and smoker will take place in the
lodge rooms. Refreshments will be
served and the committee promise an
enjoyable time. All Pythians are COR
daily invited.
The celebrated orchestra, under the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-29
SOME FOOTBALL ENTHUSIASTS
Three Young Ministers Who Like the Grea,
College Game


Rev. Mr.. Decante, formerly of Abilene
but now doing missionary work for the
Reformed church in Illinois, is in the
city the guest of Rev. Bruce Griffith.
In company with the latter and Rev.
Mir. Shaeffer he called at the Eagle Of
fee last night 10 inquire about football
news and, as usual, brought great deal
of sunshine with him. These three young
ministers, al being college men, are foot
bal enthusiasts. They thoroughly un-
derstand the game and appreciate il as a
great factor in the development of the
brain and well as the muscle of students.
Nearly all the ministers Of the Reformed
church in Kansas are men under 80 and
the phenomenal growth of the church
in the state proves that in church eX-
tension the work OF young ministers ac-
complishes more than the labors of the
older ministers. They not only increase
the membership of the church, but they
increase its popularity among outsiders
and gain for it that which enhances the
success of all struggling Institutions
friends,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-29
COL. WEITZEL DEAD
he PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY AT
HIS HOME LAST NIGHT.
He Was the First Man to Enter the Con-
fedsrate Capital After Its Surrender to
the Federal Army and He Wrote Let
ter From the Deserted Capital to His
Wife-In Civil Life He Served Under
Grant Is Collector Of Internal! Revenue,
Served in the Legislature OF His state
and in Other Capacities.

Colonel Louis Weitzel died at S12 last
night at his home on the corner of Oak
street and Emporia avenue, surrounded
his death was complication of dropsy
and liver troubles frorm which ne SUI
fered intensely for the past few weeks
No arrangements have yet been made
for the funeral nor is the date set, but
the remains will be taken to his old
home in Cincinnati for burial in the fam
lily cemetery.
Colonel WeitzeI has been familiar
figure in Wichita for nearly a dozen
years. at which time he came here and
started the local depot for the Standard
Oil company and was its manager for
several years. He was known to nearly
everybody in Wichita and greatly re-
spected by all. He had a decided mill
tary appearance and earned the title
which he bore by a most brilliant carear
during the war of the rebellion. When
the war broke out he was in the south
and was drafted into the Confederate
army. He escaped from there. returned
to his home in the north, enlisted in the
Twenty-eighth Ohio volunteers as pri-
vate and went to the field of battle
where, by bravery, he was soon elevated
and became a commissioned officer.
After about a years service his father
died and Lieutenant Weitzel returned
home and remained year in civil life.
He went 10 the war again and served in
the command OF his brother, General
WeitZel. He was again promoted and
became colonel in army of the Po-
tomac.. He was at the siege of Rich
mond and it is pretty we'll authenticated
that he was the first man to enter the
Confederate coptal when it was sur
rendered to the army Of the north. One
of his first duties, after arriving in the
capitol building of the Confederacy, was
TO take a seat at desk vacated by the
rebels and write letter to the lady who
afterwards became his wife and who is
now his widow.
After returning to civil life Mr.. Weitzel
settled in Cincinnati. When Grant he
came president he appointed him collect
or internal revenue for the district of
Cincinnati, in which position he served
nine years. Colonel Weitzel served two
terms in the Ohio legislature and was
once the nominee for sheriff of Hamilton
county, but was defeated.
Colonel Weitzel was man with a ine
mind which well stored with knowledge.
general information was considered one
of the best posted men in Wichita. He
leaves a wife and son at home. and
married daughter. - mourn his loss.
He was sc years old last August.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-29

DOWN PILLOWS-No humbug about
them. Get them now for holiday gifts
Soft and fluffy. dainty and artistic and
so cheap you'll wonder why You did so
long without them.
UNDERWRITERS big department
all by us self. and the saleswoman who
cares for il will show YOU how our gar
ments are better than the usual sort and
tell you why We sell them 50 cheaply.
QUILTS AND COMFORTS-The ola
fashioned sort. lined with pure selected
cotton batting. and made up with good
strong cha He, large generous sizes and
"a warm as quilts can be. All kinds OF
prices 10 suit lean purses.
NOTIONS-1f a more complete notion
counter than ours is in the state We have
never heard OF il. All the little things for
holidays. All the useful needs and all the
other articles that should be here are
here.
CLOAKS AND CAPES-Ail last week
We cut prices one-half and the people
came and the c,oaks went. but our stock
was large and early purchases are eth
coming in so the half-price will be con-
tinued all this week.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-29
cal Estate Transfers.

(Furnished by the Wichita Abstract
and Land company
]. p. Johnson, qcd, lots 1 to cdd
blk 1 Parkwilde add. 100
c. z. Shreve, I'd. lots and 10 Mar
tinson ave, Lawrence's 7th add IL
A. j. Johnson, qcd, lots 46. AZ and
48 Ellis ave, Kings add. s.
c. r. Miller, sd, lots II and Is blk
Town Companys add to Mt.
Hope...... $40
j. P. Johnson. I'd. east 1-2 lot blk
8. e 1-2 lot blk s. W 1-2 less 25
IT lot blk IL Parkwilde add;
lots / to p, % to 33 odd Boher
ave; lots to %, 26 to "a even.
% to 33 odd Young st; lots to
s ecen. to 25 odd. Sabin ST; lots
20 to "a Tracy ave. l to IL cons
% to q cons and SO Douglas ave
Sabin's sub; lots 9 and 2 TO 10
even blk 1. TO 10 con blk .; lots
81 9 and to 10 even blk 3, / to
10 cons blk 4: lots ] TO 10 cons
blk 5, / to 10 cons blk s: lots IA
and blk z, and 10 blk 3: lots
37924S S and 10 blk TO- 3 to odd,
to 10 even blk IL; lots to 100
cons blk II, l TO 10 cons blk 13:
lots and 10 blk IA. 94S
and 10 blk Is; lots and s blk Is,
1 to 10 cons blk IS; lots 1 to 10
cons ELK 70, to 10 cons blk 90;
Its y 10 even blk q, / TO 10 cons
blk %. all in Parkwilde add. i31
Sarah j. Parkinson, wd, lots 9S
and 100 Market st, city. 1000
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-26
MORTON is INVITED.
The Secretary of Agriculture mnS
Attend the Convention.

Secretary ]. C. Loving of the Cattle
Raisers' Association has. on behalf OF
the association, sent n special invita-
ton 10 Secretary of Agriculture Nor
ton to come down TO Fort Worth and
attend the convention Of cattlemen
which meets in this city, Colonel Low
ing In his invitation impressed upon
the secretary that he would never have
n better opportunity TO meet Il large
number of cattlemcn OF the great
southwest than this. and further, that
M no place In the United States are hs
many cattlemen in the habit of as
sembllng together as nj these conven-
lions. An Invitation viii also be sent
To Governor Culhcrson to be in attend
nnce. II is hoped that both viii ac-
cent and be present, especially aF both
have 50 recently had under grave con-
alteration matters matters relating so
pertInently to the Texas cattle INDUS
ivy. Secretary Morton. by revolving
his obnoxious quarantine ruling. mas
nut the Texas cattlemen In good hu-
NOR with him. and II Is regarded rs
a thing very ht,ing that the seeIe1nry
should be at the convention. deliver
an address to 1t and generally get In
closer touch with the Texas cattlemen
and their vast Industry.
Meanwhile the preparations Tor me
Mig convention 20 merrily ON and the
several committees who hive In hand
The various matters are busily at work.
In view of the fact that the number or
Visitors will he so large MS TO tax the
capacity OF the hotels, II. y. Graham
of the committee on rooms would ike
for ali who have rooms to let at that
time 10 advise him Of the fact.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-26
RATTLE OF THE RAIL-.

H. c. Orr, assistant general passen-
ger agent, and l.. J. Brlcker. travelling
passenger agent of the burlington.
were here yesterday from Kansas City.
en- route to San Antonio.
Il. S. Beard. commercial agent OF
the Fort Worth and Denver, went over
TO Dallas yesterday.
During the absence of Assistant Pas
senser Agent Sloat of the Rock Island
his oiilce Is In the hands of the plas-
terers. who are making some needed
repairs.
S. j. Hovey, vice-presldent and gem
eral superintendent OF the Rock Island,
went north yesterday. on the line.
A. r.. Jones. general live stock agent
or the Katy, spent yesterday in Dallas.
j. n: Griswold. travelling freight
agent OF the Santa Fe. went out yester-
day.
W. l.. Coleman. assistant city ticket
agent OF the Cotton Belt and Fort
Worth and Denver, has returned from
corsicana, accompanied by his wife
| and son.
Mrs. c. e Moclsbee. wife of Conduc-
tor Mockhee OF the Cotton Belt, accom-
panied by the children, departed last
/ night for Omaha, on a visit TO rcla-
tlves.
AS soon MS the frost IS out of the
ground, 1t Is said that an extra force of
men Will go to work on the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas track. to the end
that the track may be put in the best
possible condition.
An agreement has been reached be-
| tween General Managers YoalSum OF
the Santa and Purdy OF the Katy by
which the Katy will use the new union
! depot st Galveston, which is to be
built by the Santa B'e railroad in that
city.
A big shipment of grain is in sight
| on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, An
order for five hundred cars was re-
ceived in Parsons yesterday morning
from Kansas City. The grain is de-
: stined for Mexico ana Galveston. The
Katy is fast forging to the front as
the leading grain route out of Kansas
City.
The Kansas railroad commission IL
collecting evidence against roads OF
| that state In alleged Determinations
against certain towns in freight rates
II Is alleged the rate TO New Orleans
and Galveston In great many In
stances Is 80 cents. while to Wichita 1t
Is so cents.
Il. w. Campbell. trainmaster Of the
Texas and Pacific, was here yestsr.
day
Nolney Hall, claim agent Of the Tex
as and Pacific went to Dallas yesler-
cay
j. d. Maxwell, A. d. Bethard ant
other Katy officials, came in last night
on a special
Fourteen carloads of California
oranges came In yesterday for ship.
mcnt TO the northern cities
NJ. c. Bristol. superintendent OF
construction of the Western Union
Telegraph company. is in the city.
l.. b. Conner, general freight agen
OF the Fort Worth and Rio Grande. ha.
gone to Houston.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-26

The International route In connection
with the II. and T. C. and Rock Island
route Is running a daily line of Pull
man sleepers between Kansas City.
Fort Worth and San Antonio. Connec.
ton is made at Garrett by passengers
to and from Dallas, forming the best
route between points in the Republic
of Mexico, Laredo, and Corsicnna. Dali
las. Fort Worth and North Texas
r,ot-ts (via Hoorne). Sleeper leaves Sar
Antonio at $50 p. m; Austin, 1850 p.
l,l., arnvmg at Garrett at 7:sS a. M,
DALLAS 9:25 a. M. Fort Worth 1890 a.
m. Returning leaves Dallas 200 p. M,
Fort Worth $40 y. m, arriving ut Tay-
Tor at $3.50 a. m, Austin $50 a. M, San
Antonio $50 a. m. d. j. PRICE,
a. G. =. A.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-26
|AlLWAYS.
|OyedPassenSerPool
fakes a New Turn.
or WESTERN rAssES-
4 ASSOCIATION CALLED TO
AT LITTLE "0'N'
RICHARD LORD
rrn MEMBER OF COTTON
:, poARp OF ARBITRATION.


I.uan Caldwell of the Western
.-.r Association. with headquar-
h, ch,caco. has called a meeting
[, hoay to assemble at Little Rock
n a In his call for the meeting
n. Rock Chairman Caldwell does
J,,e the object of the meeting nut
|,,sers of the Southwestern Pas
committee have been notified
,,sv will be expected at Hot
!, along about this time, 1T is not
N N trace the connection to the
IA story of the Cotton Belts de-
/, Tor a differentlal. =,
1 Western Passenger association IL
I'd Of the Rock Island. santa re.
'rsro and Iron Mountain. which
,,msllv tho same lines as consti-
M southwestern passenger COM
vnicn body was to have met
touIs yesterday for the purpose
f-.lserlng the proposed resolution
[ilnv for 4 division Of passenger
sttveen Mississippi and Missouri
r,teways and Texas junction
Lt,rday's meeting was postponed,
I,,r and 1t now develops that the
|. RICK meeting on March 6 Will
Win the vexed question Involved
situation which has been pre-
I.ti by the Cotton Belt people. and
Ina that the matter is to be
IN up before the Western Passen-
ssc,lation for official action may
lmstrued as a realization on the
| Il the Southwestern passenger
bttss that they have encountered
grown problem with WHISPERS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-26
hnRlTION HOARD APPOINTED
|untsa Cotton Rates VIII Soon
Receive Alteration.

shg pending and very annoying
"a q cotton insurance differen-
tisout TO receive attention at
a,k Of arbitration and an early
is.aSle settlement is looked for,
11t hnnger c, w. Beln of the
xand Texas Central, Calves
Eriburg and San Antonio and
nd New Orleans has received
n o. the selection of board of
friiar 10 dispose of the cotton In
.s dItferentlals on an equitable
u between Galveston, New Or
nj Atlantic seabonrd ports. Mr..
Notey will represent the New Or
lnts. Mr. W. II. Newman will
s.nt the all-rail or Atlantic sea-
~ ports interests, while Mr..
~ Lord, traffic manager for Me-
u. Bros, and an old and eNpe-
"a fallroad traffic man. will act in
eports,
~ he exact date is not announced
npeeted that these three gentle
VII get together at an early date
lausurate their investigations
.ae very important and delicate
unuited to their decision.
Mcnard Lord. the Galveston
.,Ialive OF the board, is well and
IVY known In this city, having
y. some time connected with the
mofih and Rio Grande. In the
nv ~. o. general freight and passen-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-26
AMONG THE sToCKMEy.

T.. ]. Godair came in yesterday from
Dublin, where he has lust put 1000
sheep on feed and where he will soon
have 1000 more that IRE to come from
Maria. while absent from the city Mr.,
Godalr spent n few days IN the Laredo
country and reports everything in iine
condition there lie says that the grass
Is unusually luNurlant on account OF
the advanced season and cattle have
fattened 80 rapidly that some viii he
In fnc shape to go 10 market IN II few
days.
l.. w. Krakc OF the St Louis Nation
al stock yards. who has Just returned
from trip to Houston. San Antonio
and other places In those sections, says
that grass cattle will be going to mark
ct In thirty days.
The visitors at the stock yards yes
icrdnv included S. rlummer. Ardmore;
]. W. Cooper, Valley Mills. a. ".
Graves, WhltewrlRht; w. \. and y. NJ.
williams. ". l.. Skies, Cresson: q. 5,
Myers Jolly. u. Il. Brown. Hmltlhrld
y. G. Stowell, Wautauga, and a. ]. Da-
Wis, Gainesville.
Craig Vanordstrand, manager OF the
Alvarado oil mills, from which so many
fne feed cattle have gone TO market
this season, was in the city on q busi-
ness trip yesterday.
Charles Coon. prominent Weather
ford cattleman. is in the city.
@. ID. Oaks. Mineral Wells cattle
man, ia spending few dayB In the
city.
L. o. Fiddler OF Cresson is among
the oattlemen In town.
Manager w. Il. skinner Of the stock
yards spent yesterday in Dallas,
W. G. Farris. an Ennis cattleman
was visitor in the city yesterday.
c. S. West OF Corslcana spent yestsr.
day In the city.
T. b. Carver came in last evening
from Henrietta.
]. II. Stephens is down from Kansa,
City.