The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-12

O'Clock this afternoon there was consid-
cradle excitement at the ruins Of the
Portland hotel. Relic hunters in turn
ing over a mass of debris unearthed
the charred bones of a human skull
and a portion Of a vertabrae The dis
coveTy was quickly uoised about and
large crowd collected among them
being several physicians. who pronoun-
ced the skull to be that of a woman
between Is and 20 years Of age. The
night clerk of the hotel was seen and
said that every person who was known
to be in the Portland hotel has been
accounted for and il of the opinion that
the bones belong to a doctor who STOP
ped ait the hotel several months ago
and being unable - pay his bill, his bag
gage, consisting OF a trunk and a vaIise
was attached and stored in the baggage
room ait the head OF the main stairway
The trunk contained a skull and a por-
ton Of skeleton. The bones were
found directly under ehe store room and
the general opinion is that they came
from the doctors collection. a thor
ough search will De made Of the ruins.
however, as many are inclined to be-
leve that one persol at least lost his
life in the hotel.
The town had more people In It today
than 1t has had az any time since the
fires. People came in from all direc-
tons and especially from the west, the
t'reshwater country being largely repre-
scented. The isolated ranchmen scatter
ed through the hills for a distance Of
fifty miles were present and with the
circus and the smoke which still comes
up from the ruins, went home satisfied.
Cripple Creek has always been a good
circus town. but today che big tent
was damned afternoon and evening.
People who had lost their all managed
10 rustic money enough TO buy tickets
for themselves and their families and
take in the show. and for a few hours
today they forgot their losses and en-
joyed the performance. The manage
ment came 20 this city expecting 10 lose
money, but the result was that the
show left the iowa several thousand
dollars ahead OF expenses.
Building is fairly commenced in the
burned district, the brick walls of a
dozen business houses, ara rising and
gangs OF wOrkmen are eaEaged In clea-
ring the debris from 4 score or more
of lots
The adjusters for the insurance COM
panies have been working night and
day 10 settle the losses Thus far
about fifty per cent lave been settled
and paid, but II VIII BE AZ least a week
before all the policies are examined and
passed upon The settlements 50 far
have been generally satisfactory 70 the
assured, for in al cases the loss has
exceeded the amount 81 the insurance
carried
IL = reliably reported that the sheriff
viii make several arres.s tomorrow OF
people who have stolen goods. The
comittee or citizens who have made q
thorough search of the district have
Found a large am1uut OF goods. In
most cases The holders of the goods
claim mat the property was brough.
and deposited or th5ir premises and ap-
pear q be willing 20 surrender. IN
other cases there p az an evident desire
10 hide the goods II g known also
that several wagon loads % household
furniture have been Lau.sd 10 cher
towns IN the district and 10 Florerce.
Divide, Midland and Canon City. The
sheriff IS determined 70 bring all she
thieves g justice
one hundred tents TEfch were SENT
here from Denver chamber 81 con-
Ine-ce. arrived This morning. and sew
enty % them have a,re1ay been dist-si5-
1;ed- They T-er@ gi-ea 70 needy peo-
PIE, -he majority % the applicants BE-
ag women
The ops1 air co-nusiss2ry. Taich has
been feeding <rcIn 80 - 100 r.eop,e
three times day sor ;he past rz-s weeks Z
-losed up a. noon to5zy. Il Is general (
Is known thA- wi-h = fex 4xceptsoEs :
II the really deserving poor found pa +
- WHERE they can c,srf ftat- es-r- /.
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