The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-14


Be Heard This Morning At Nine O'Clock
Before Judge Dale.
The city schools were thrown into con-
sternation yesterday over the report
which was in circulation that the school
board were 70 be served with a writ of
mandamus restraining the board from
using the text books tina, had been con-
tracted for by the board last March. The
issuing Of the writ in the way and man
aIoolical pieces OF work ever perpetrated
on community. Prostituting the edu-
cational facilities Of the city for purely
political chicanery, it emanated from the
minds of some Of the Populists who have
no regard for the welfare OF the schools
nor for anything else excepting their own
greed and selfishness. They got a cats
paw in one H. c. Reeder, who is made
the complainant. He is an educator, a
scholar, gentleman OF culture. He X
was who only few short months ago
beat up German in the north part OF
broke his arm. Dir. Reeder is a police
man, and for his untoward attack upon
Mr.. Petzold was fined and the costs
amounted 20 over $50.
These Populist politicians, instead OF
getting out an injunction two or three
weeks ago and giving the board time 10
fet;le the matter before school started
waited until the first day Of school and
then got out mandamus proceedings.
showing conclusively tina. ii was a piece
Of spite work and that all their boasting
Of the welfare of the people is the rank
est rot.
These self-constituted benefactors want
the school board 20 Use the books adopt
ed by the legislature last winter in the
schools here. Professor Dyer, when Ques-
toned last evening, said that the text
books selected by the legislature, so far
as he had examined them, were no: as
good as the books chosen by the board.
Last evening about O'Clock Mr.. Whit
ney Tucker, president of the board, had
the writ served on him restraining the
board from allowing the use of the books
II is proposed that The state books be
used, and the petition so prays. AS a re-
suit of the writ Mr.. Tucker called the
board together last night in special ses-
sion 10 determine what action should be
taken.
Secretary Caldwell read the mandamus
after which Mr.. Gehring, seconded by Mr.
Higginson. moved that service be ac-
copied.
Mr.. Sim moved that the board employ
counsel and that they go into court and
learn whether the contract made be- |
tween the board and the book company
was legal or Illegal and have il decided.
He suggested that City Attorney Ad- !
ans be employed. His motion had Mr.. !
for second
Some discussion then followed as to |
whether the city attorney would have 70 /
be paid or not. MesSrs. Sim and Howard /
We're appointed a committee 10 go TO the /
council chamber and inquire OF Mr.. Ad- !
ans. He was out Of the city and the |
committee SO reported. Mr.. Howard did /
not think that il would be necessary 10 .
secure the services of an attorney, and /
as substitute for Mr.. Sims motion he
whether the board would annul their
contract with the book companies. The
substitute was lost by a vote of 10 T.
The members who voted 70 annul the
contract We're Gehring, Howard. Hatton
and Tucker. Those voting nay were Dun
kin, Rutan, Anawalt, Sim, Dunn, Hig-
ginson. Easton and Hoss.
The securing of counsel then again
came up and Mr.. Sim moved that the
matter be referred to the committee on
text books. which IS composed OF Higgin-
son, Hatton and Ru,an. Sim moved
that the schools be suspended for one
week, but a substitute was offered tina.
the teachers be instructed not 20 use any
Of the books in question until notified by
the board to DO SO. and that school be
continued in session. The case comes up
for a hearing before Judge Dale this
at o'clock.
The attorneys who have caused all the
trouble are Sankey and Campbell. as
sisted by Judges Babb and Stratton, all
P0pulist wheel horses.
l." H.