The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-30
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HENNESSEY-Judxe wylie has .
pair Of $40 spurs. the property OF the
fellow who LEI himself out Of the city
bassile last week. They are very heavy
and engraved. and silver-pia,ed-
NEwsY BITS FROM KANSAS TOWNS
Matters of sumeisas Mone.e TO Intssess
Nearly Everybody.
wELLdNGTON-Cou Attorney
Rogers is in receipt of message from
the clerk OF the United States court OF
appeals a; St Paul. advising him tina,
the case in which this county with OH
e-s was interested TO the extent OF a
years taxes from the Frisco road. bad
been decided in favor OF the counties
against the bondhoiders- The latter
had appealed from decision OF Judge
Caldwell, who had decided that the
taxes and rentals due On the several
lines were liens superior TO the claims
OF the bondholders az foreclosure The
court Of appeals sussains Judge Caldwell
and directs the receivers 20 pay the
taxes. The amount in this county is
about 5000. most OF which belongs to
the various school districts through
which the line runs, some OF whom have
been greatly crippled by the withhold
ing OF this money
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and vicinity
has been at fever heat OF excitement
over an attempted outrage upon Miss
Minnie Gray, daughter of . J. Gray. iiv-
ing near that place. During the fam
ily's absence az funeral Monday some
fellow. supposed 20 have been negro or
a white man blacked up for disguise.
entered the house and commenced a
struggle with Miss Gray. Although the
girl was severely Gu, upon the arm by
a knife in the fellows hands and near
ly exhausted by her struggle she man
ca ped. and searchers for him have so
far been unsuccessful Had he been
captured Immediately II is though, he
would have been lynched.
NEWTON-The Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Memphis railway has been
using electric headlights On all us pas
senger trains FOR more than a year and
considers them 10 be a complete sue
cess. This company has never felt the
need Of device for shifting the light
when rounding curves. The electric
are stationary. The rays
from the electtic lights reach futher
when turning curves and throw more
light on the rails than the old light The
Santa Fee company has one locomotive
equipped with the new electric head
light and Is making a test OF 1t. II Il
proves satisfactory then all Of the night
train engines will be similar
ly equipped.
DODGE CTTY-A Richmond Com
pound engine went west last saturday.
in charge OF Engineer Bainbridge. This
engine Is known among the railroad
men as a tramp engine" and Is used
as an experiment. An engineer goes
with the engine who tests the speed OF
this immense driver. The engine has a
high and low pressure cylinder. and the
steam is thus converted 10 two uses.
The mammoth engine attracted some
attention as IL pulled out with a few
empty cattle cars. and expecting 70
gather a large number OF cars before
reaching her destination.
ARKANSAS CrTY-Men and boys
are in the habit OF going swimming in
the Arkansas river at the Santa Fe
bridge The bathers do not get
under water when a train passes bur
stand out on the sand bar. Yesterday
when the local freight pulled across the
bridge there were several lady passen-
gers aboard and they beheId several OF
these swimmers Standing on the river
bank watching the train. Complaint
OF this indecencey has been made 20 the
company and parties who 60 swimming
at the bridge Will be arrested X caught.
OTTAWA-Mrs. Joab Samuels. an In
dian resident Of the Chippewa hills. was
bitten by a snake supposed 20 have been
a copperheah last Thursday evening.
she was picking out cobs from under
a corn CRIB and was bitten the second
time before she realized II. The last
time the snake fastened itself 20 her
hand and was drawn cut from its hid
Ing place. A quantity OF whisky was
at hand and the patient was
given liberal does OF II. which Is cup
posed TO have saved her life.
GREAT BEND-One Of the saddes.
that has happened IN his
city for long While is the insanity OF
Mrs. Diana Ross. wife Of Major T. j.
Ross she has long been in poor and
declining health and tbs best physicians
here and in Iowa were unable 20 euro
her Last Monday it was decided to
send her 70 an asylum where she could
be treated by specialists and According
y she was taken 70 Osawa;omle We'd
nesday.
GARDEN CTTY-A calf was born on
the ranch Of II. C.. Gumser. with Two
heads. one body and eight legs. Mr.
Iuuaer has had the curiosity mounted.
and presented IL TO the Junior Society
u the Congregs tionai church for exhi-
oltion. The Old pos:office building has
been engaged Tor ne purpose, FOR mex,
and Monday. TIE children
viii charge an admission o; 10 cents 20
zee this wonderful freak.
LARNED-At the regular meeting 81
ne city council. he'd Monday night. an
ordinance fixing the license for the sal.
q cigarettes at 500 per year was pass
a. II was believed By the members Of
ne council that This license would be
1rohih;ive 70 the extent % stopping .he
ale OF cigarettes in ;his city. but 4; IL
aid that a; least one of the Larnsf
Merchants VIII Jay ne License and con-
Inus their sale