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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05
Anew MORE EXPRESSIONS
From People Who had a Right to Antici-
pate.


In seeking expressions from people Of
.deas. asperat tons and political views,
the following remarks are pertinent:
i W. Brown-"I withdrew from the
race for police commissioner on the dis
tinct understanding that l should be ap-
pointed as day clerk at police headquar-
ters. I see that of the ten appointees,
SIX are from the Second ward, and out
of the ten but one active worker during
the campaign. One of the appointees Is
known only as a sport who receives a
ponsion from his fathers estate. L am
not going to jump party lines. but L VIII
saw that It shall be the endeavor of my
life 10 kill either in the convention or
at the ballot box, any one of the three
police commissioners who have downed
the party. which has been accomplished
by the appointments made. The Second
ward has never been any help and When
the powers that be stoop to pick up the
unworthy, I am one WHO will see that
sub acts are not approved by the Pop
tIiist parry"
RUFF Cone-"They might rake hell
with a fine-toothed comb and not find
anyone more unworthy of recognition
from the Populist party than some L
might mention who have been named.
Four men are in the lead, it seems. at
the present time-kieS. StrattOn, Sankey
and Campbell If such men are TO rule
! am here 10 say that l will welcome the
ascendency Of any party on earth rath-
er than submit"
Deacon Wilson. with his usual SX10
smile. said he was very busy and really
hadn't time TO talk.
J. Barnes has his war-paint on thick,
ami SAYS he is disguised With the whole
shooting match.
George Rogers says he has had his fill.
THE slate was made up" he said. and
] viii camp on the trail Of the traitors
70 the Peoples party, and follow the
;ead TO a finish
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05

There is one thing about this snow
that l like" remarked Constable Tom
Voss. in Justice Jones court yesterday
afternoon.
"What is it?'' asked the judge. "Does
IL bring down ozone and help the wheat
rais.rs in their struggle against dis
eliminating freight rates? And viii it
help long-suffering populace of pro-
ducers to reach the Gulf and shut out
the dictation that shipments must go
by way Of Chicago and New York;
NO said Tom. "It stops the BIZ
cycle cranks from whirling along the
ooulevards and brings them down to
level with the rest OF US human beings"
30, shucksr' exclaimed Judge Jones.
yes" continued Constable Voss, this
Is the first relief from valuation and APP
praisement laws 1 nave had for many
months. 1t looks like old times TO see
the populace walking once more. They
have to walk to get there, don't you
see?''
Judge Jones shifted his tobacco to the
larboard and said:
You make me tired. A bicycle is
tired with wind and that's you, Mir.
Voss.''
well, but look here said voss, "the
bicycle has been curse to Wichita and
all western towns and cities. Wichita
people have paid out one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for wheels, when
they had wheels enough for all practi-
cal purposes and the wheels never
brought back to the community one cop
per cent of returns. In the meantime
the prizes of horses have declined until
they are ridiculously low; carriage-mak-
ers are simply existing, and besides this
and over and above all this. the bicycle
is a temptation
"Oh, hush up!' exclaimed the judge.
"you have not the dough to purchase a
wheel. and You are just like an old snag-
gIe-toorhed bag who rubber-necks over
a partition fence and talks about her
neighbor who happens to be little more
progressive than she is
But wait a minute, - said the consta-
BILE, Haven't We seen a convention Of
good ladies in New York to pronounce
against the immortality Of the BIZ
Cycle?''
well. what of ftp" yelled the judge;
t'they didn't melt any ice, did they?
great hue and cry is raised against the
Athe-temptations of the bicycle, but /
am here to say that this is an age of
progre ssion, and, in the language of o.
liver Goldsmith, the virtue that must
be guarded is not worth the hire of the
sentinel
Then Tom Voss took a chew Of hill
side navy tobacco and left the office,
Coming down from Judge Jones office,
an Eagle reporter met Cliff Sawyer and
NJ A. Carvin, who happened to be talk
ing on the suspension of bicycle travel.
and Cliff said: Il was the first man who
bought a safety in this mans town. |
1t cost me 500 cash, and it kept ON cost |
ing 1 would rather keep pair OF pc |
MES in the best livery barn in town"
Mr. Carvin said that was about his
experience and he protected that the BIZ
cycle fad would eventually die out 1T
is attractive and all that said he, but
taking a broad, philosophical view OF 1t,
the bicycle locomotion is unnatural, and
cannot survive"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05
MATTER OF OVERTIME
Government Mail Carriers In Wichtta Get
News

For long time the claims of the Wich-
tia mail carriers for overtime OF service
rendered nave been pending at Washing
ton. Yesterday the carriers received ad-
vices that action had been taken and al
lowances made. None OF those having
claims received the allowances specified
in tneir suits, yet the Information was
good news 10 most Of them. The carriers
system OF Wichita for years has been q
mode. service. and so anxious have they
been 10 accommodate the public that they
rendered extra service with willingness
that merits the allowances a generous
government has made
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05
HAPPENINGS AT SEDGwICK
Paragraphs From the Northern Part of q



Silas Watts Was down from Putnam
Tuesday evening.
Charles Kemper has been on the sick
lis; for several days.
II Will soon Be time for the farmers to
commence their spring work.
M and Mrs Charles Edgington Wis
lied friends over at Maize last week
Mr. and Mrs. L. Buck were Wichita
visitors last Saturday. returning on the
ever ing train.
Miss Bertha Blnn OF Haven was in the
city Saturday evening. the guest Of her
friend. Miss Nettie Swisher.
The Misses Blanche BARLEY and Edith
Weyeneth attended the Ellen Beach Yaw
concert al Wichita Tuesday evening.
Uncle Charley Race and VIE are ex-
pecte1 back home from Texas City. Tex
soon. Mrs. Race has been in very poor
health ever since she went south.
W. r AibtrtsOn is again a GRANDPA
ther. a bran new baby having arrived
al the home OF Mr.. AMI Mrs. William
Purkey recently.
A couple were married al Newton
whose names were Dunkle5erger and
klock. They were both Irish.
Unusual interest is noticeable in the
meetings roW being conducted . the
Congregational church by Rev. Burhans.
The attendance IS increasing nightly and
many conversions are reported.
Il Is reported tnat several parties have
been spearins FISH on the Little river
since tAe recent cold snap. II such Is the
case the VI lltors OF the law sAeud b.
punished. L IS contrary 70 the law to
spear FISH az any season % the year
The ice men O.. this locality took adj
vantage OF the recent cod snap - Jay -
a good supply. and they have been busy
for several days putting Up ice TIE ice
i unusually fine. being about eiEa; an
hal inches in thickness sai @ 5000
quality.
Mr ard Mrs. !. :. Tucker expsc, %
mCys q th.s city n ne nes- future, hav-
ing rented TIE farm 70 their sons, Ralph
ard Walter. Some CT the wise ones h.nt
that Jhecs NJ: b a wedding up IN TIA;
locality ost0r= Irng. Nothing has beea
learned g. certainty.
There were tHc -uu8Tsys II town iasl
Wednesday evening. Mss Jamie re
CHM Eas driving down the street when
the horse became frightened a. z dog
ami ian away. throwing Mss McGIaa
from the ca -ags and inJ1r.ng her Qui.s
painfully. Before the runaway vas
stopped he carriage vas badly dsruoi-
ished- J0e EixSon sis0 mad q runaway
the same evening driving n sgara ire
Little River bridge. TIE sorse -zn away
and smashed The buggy ~ somewhat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05
THEY SAW OUT OF JAIL
John Ratlin Sends Word to Rufus Cone to
Watch for EN-.

John Ratliff. formerly deputy under
Rufus Cone, and now sheriff at King
fisher. o. T.. sent word yesterday 20
Mr.. Cone that two criminals had sawed
out of his rickety, ramshackle Jail. Sam
Dangerfeld. formerly of Wichita, is Sher-
if Ratliff's jailer, and his peace of mind
is greatly disturbed by the flight of the
Jail birds. The fugitiveS are described
as follows:
Mike Jerry, accused Of HOUSEKEEPING:
five feet, eight inches high, weight $50
pounds; is smooth faced and one of his
teeth is out in front.
William Hamilton, horse thief. IS 90
years old. weight 120 pounds: is boyish
looking; slightly cockle-eyed, and can be
easily detected
Sheriff Ratliff in his advices TO Sheriff
Cone says: az do not know what the
county will pay for the apprehension Of
the criminals. but l do know that l will
not pay blank cent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05
PURLOIN THE PIPE
BOYS ENTER AN EaPTY HOUSE AND
PLAY BURGLAR.
Window Is Pried Open and BY This Means
This IL Done Every vestige of Lead Pipe
10 Removed and Taken Away-Indica-
Work OF Boys and Not Old Hands at the
Business-No Clew Has Yet Been OBJ
tanned


The discovery was made yesterday OF a
piece of work which bears the esrmarks
OF amateurs Mr.. Reese has charge of
the house formerly occupied by DR.. Nc
Cullough on North Fourth avenue, and
it is now without an occupant. Mr..
Reese went 10 the house yesterday to see
that everything was in order. He I'M
locked the house, and was not long n
discovering that some one had been in
there since ne had been.
Upon looking about the house he dis
covered that the piping leading from the
sink had been removed by some one.
Upon going down the cellar further dis
coyery was made. All the lead pipe had
been stolen; that leading along the raft
ers overhead had been pried on, and
and taken away, the water pipes. drain
pipes from the kitchen and water and
drain pipes leading TO the bath room
had been removed. Whoever did the job
did not care much how it was done ap-
parently, for the woodwork was badly
SCARED up by the abrasion of the tools
used in the job.
Upstairs in the bath room and in short
all over the house, every foot Of lead pipe
OF the faucets in the bath tub had been
twisted off, and the other was badly
Wrenched. Search was made for the pace
where the thieves obtained entrance TO
the house. A window was found broken
and room made for boy TO enter The
hole was hardly sufficient for a large
man TO squeeze through. This and a few
other things go TO indicate that the work
was done by boys. Mr. Reese stated
that this was his opinion, but did not
give any further reasons.
1t seems that the boys form themselves
into small secret bands a times to COM
NIT depredations upon private property.
II does not seem TO be for want of the
necessities of life because the perpetrat-
ors in some cases have been found TO be
the children of fairly well TO do parents,
and their acts seem TO be more in a spirit
OF mischief than anything else There
is a spice Of daring and 10 the eyes of a
boy, bravery in committing acts Of this
Kind which carry with them the intox-
lcation OF the patronage of all the other
boys. This is not long in growing into
something more grave, and secrecy is
added. This does not lessen the patron
age, but tends to increase it. and as a
consequence the boys become more Sc
cret and more venturesome
Inc lead can easily be transformed in
to some other shape and is sold or used
IN many other ways known to bows.
There is no clue as yet as to who the
thieves were. but an effort is being put
forth to locate the perpetrators; whether
success viii crown the effort or not is
very dOuhtful
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05
ThOnnsOn's
a7o e. Doug. Ave.

bargains in Groceries are as plentiful
at our store. as can be found anywhere.
We will sell all the best brands OF
Flour Friday sad Saturday at $40 per
sack.
Arbuckle's Coffee. go. ........,. .15c
Lion COU &C., ---....--.s si9C
&AAA Co1lRe .--.-...s-s. -.-..--.-. DC
Solid Comfort Coffee .............-....l Sc
And az good a Coffee as is sold by
our competitors at 30 and Csc. for. 25c
We have on sale TODAY. nice. crisp
Michigan Blue Ribbon Celery.
We also have A SNAP. on Cross &
Biackwell,s Mixed Pickles. This siz. re-
tails at 400 bottle. take them a, 2Sc
eacn.
Fancy large Prunes. Toe 10. Silver
Truues. I5c N.
Boston Brown bread (s'sarled) on sale
TODAY ami SATURDAY. only SC Iosf
DAISY HAMS. &c m
Sosp-I00 bars n a hnI-whii. Rus
sian. Lsnox or SIX, only $50 box.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05


H D. Peck. who resides eight miles
west OF the city, was in town yesterday
with tale Of woe. He appealed. through
his attorneys, Amidon G Conley, 10 re-
cover certain monetary losses sustained
by him during the night previous He
had good time with various and sum
dry citizens. and becoming very weary
of the metropolitan turmoil. he retired
to the seclusion OF stall No. % in Long
necker's livery barn. He awoke yester-
day morning with an equine head on him
That could eat bale of hay. and. as
stated above, flew to the justice mill.
Calming that young fellow WIKI whom
he had jOiled during the evening preVi-
Gus had cuddled no with MIN in the afore
said stall and robbed him OF nine doll
lars The accused party had good back
ing and readily gave bond in the sum Of
500 IN Justice Joness court. Thos. Noss
who served the papers, said he was act
uaily tired of these repetitions- IL is
well known that people in the rural dis
tricts have more time 10 read and in
form themselves than the town Jakes,
and why they will continue 10 be duped
is mystery. Tom said: The fellows
who walk between corn rows ought 10 be
the snartest fellows on earth. They have
nothing 70 take their minds OF up-to-
dale business
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05

THERE are said 20 De three uen n A:cai-
SD vino paid for nouaEeEts % the ler-
org OF Their wives srst Observation-Disclosures
Son Glooe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05
Miss Fitzgerald Will Dance for the Humane
Society Tonight.

Charity is the magic word that has
| opened the hearts and the pocket books
Of our people. and for charity the opera
house VIII be crowded tonight to witness
the drama That Little Savage" given
for the benefit Of the Humane society.
1t is a play of great literary merit, and
will be portrayed in a highly creditable
manner by the company of ladies and
gentlemen who have SO kindly given
their services.
In addition 10 the drama. arrangements
were made yesterday with the Copeland
ComicaIty company 10 give an exhibit
ton Of their wonderful "Amet Magni-
scope" which Is a great improvement on
the Edison vitaseope. A conflict of dates
caused this company 10 lay over in W;ch-
ita until next Monday, and the manage
ment very generously consented 10 give
the exhibition free for the cause the en-
tertainment is given. The company car
~ a $4,000 outfit, and the realistic pc
lures thrown upon the canvass are sim
ply wonderful. Among the pictures 10 be
shown are ''Cissy Fitzgerald and her
Wink Dance" tine Run 10 the Fire" Of
the New York Fire company No. IS.
and TIE Black Diamond Express on
the Lehigh Valley railroad. All OF these
pictures are exciting as they show every
movement made. even 70 Cissy's wicked
title wink This famous dance OF CisSy
j Fitzgerald has created furore through
out the country. and il is guaranteed 10
be faithfully reproduced tonight: every
motion Of her nimhle feet and graceful
curve q her supple body are reproduced.
10 accommodate the crowd OF boys
VINO VIII want % see the play and the
In&SniSt me, the gallery will be thrown
open a. 10 cents admission. Let narenfs
send their children even II thew cannot
60 themselves. as Z vii be enterrairi--
as well as instructive
At the home Of the bride. SIs East First
street, "Wednesday evening. February ?
by Rev. Scott. Mr.. E. a. Hartman Of
Valley Center 10 Miss Nora Dearborn %
this city. Only the relatives Of the con-
tracing parties and feS friends ws-e
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Hatnan will move
a. once to their farm four miles west OF
Valley Center. whore they VIII welcome
their man! friends IN the future.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05
c. j. FLETCHER.
Spot Cash 0roSer.

VIZ szc1.c Go cxsrytksa< zs can fer
ether, q cEly 10 c.ss.psls tse t1csxht "a
= 1-t sce5 cl-ls - &C .er -s.-S. i. HSx-s.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05

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with is. what do yor wantl Is it low priced suit
for rough wear, where fine cloth and fine work
would not only be out of place but also out at the elbows
in week. Yes! Then come here for it. Why Be-
cause We've got clothes especially for rough wear
they're made for IT. they'll stand and the price is
more than it ought to be. After buying, should you
think il Is, you can have your money back.
HERr1AN & HESS, 400 E. Douglas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05
HE CAME AND SAW
AND Is NOW CoNvINoED THAT
WRONG EXISTS.

q. ID. Peck. An Unsophisticsted Youth, has
He Went to Sleep in a Barn and Was Re
heved of His Good Stun by a Friend
the Courts of Justice for Eedress-Hfs
Case Is Only One OF Many We are Called
JDon to Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05
STOPS THE WHEELS
The GREAT WHITE O0UNTERPANE
CLOGS THEM.

And Leads to a Spirited Discussion In Re
gard to the Use of Bicycles in Wichita
and the West-Estimated Expenditures
for Goods That do Not Yield Returns
Moral and Financial Views are Dis
cussed by Local officials With Vim aud
vivacity-Pioneer wheelmen Give Their
Views
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05

George ". Adams, OF the firm OF
Adams & Adams. is attending supreme
court al Topeka this week.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05
Shoes!

worth of Shoes and Slip
pers comprising all the
new styles and the best
manufactures for Soc on
the dollar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-05

II It's good printing that's wanted
the oest-one needs must use extraordinary
oautioa-for in the great city OF Wichita
the good printers can be counted
With one OF the smallest figures In the box.
while the poor printers are known
by the dozens. Specimens OF our work
prove that We belong with the minsrity--
the good printers.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-21
SEEKING SEPARATION.
Ella Gardner Alleges That Hubby Beat Her
With a Chair.

Ella Gardner has filed suit for d.
vorce in the city court against her hus-
band, Charles Gardner, to whom she
AYERS she was married ON the 22nd day
of March, 1892. in Birmingham.
She alleges that Gardner Is now a
resident of East st. Louis. ILL.,. and ha >
abandoned her.
The complainant also alleges that a
short time after her marriage to Card
ner he became an habftual drunkard.
That in February, 1897, he came home in
a drunken state and beat her over the
head and body with a rocking chair,
which left her black and blue.
A divorce suit was also filed in this
court by Lula Hawkins against Samuel
Hawkins ON The grounds of abandon
ment.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-21
OUTLOOK NOT ENCOURAGING.
The Price of Cotton Is Vibrating Between S
and Cent

The outlook for the farmers of this
section is anything but encouraging.
Cotton is still vibrating between and
cents, with very little, III any, change in
sight.
A prominent cotton man said yester-
day:"Tn my opinion the receipts will not
be as large this year as last in the terri
tory tributary to Birmingham. 1 do not
look for an advance before January l.,
1898.
"From present indications the farmsr 8
are very much discouraged, and the
general opinion among them is THAT the
acreage and receipts will be less next
year.
you can almost invariably gauge the
condition Of affairs by the weight of cot
ton per bale. In good year cotton
generally weighs from 500 pounds up
ward, and in an off year from 500 pounds
down in this territory"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-21
TOOK CARE OF THE VEHICLE
DEPUTY U. S. MARSHALS IN LAMAR
COUNTY.
They Left Their Conveyance in Charge Of q
Driver and One of the Moonshiners
Employed 1t to Escape.

Deputy Collectors w. C. Hamlin and
L. w. Willis report rather sensational
story in connection with a raid made
near Kennedy in Lamar county yester-
day.
They hired a hack at Fayetts Court
House to carry them into the mount
aims of Lamar county, which is noted
for "moonshineas" and discovered indi-
cations of Illicit distllers at lonely
spot on the road.
They left their conveyance, fnstructing
the driver to await their return and
started through the woods to investigate
and in short time discovered a still
deep in the mountains and several men
at work. The men noted their approach
and ran away.
The officers took possession of the prop
erty and destroyed forty gallon copper
still, cap and worm, nine fermentsrs, 200
gallons of beer and twenty-five gallons
of singlngs.
On returning to the point where they
had left the driver they could fird no
trace of him nor off the conveyance and
decided to make their way back the
best they could.
When near Kennedy they found the
driver, thoroughly frightened, sitting in
his hack by the side of the road. The
negro told thism that a short time after
they had left him to go in search of
the still, white man, dressed like a
desperate, had made him drive him to-
ward Kennedy. ard threatended to kill
him if he dared return for the deputies
He also warned him never to "bauT' a.
revenue officer again. 1t is supposed
that the man was connected with the
captured still and was trying to waylay
the officers and kill them.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-21
FAILED TO SHOW UP.
Robert {. Graham and His Company Again Dis
appoint the Public.

Robert E. Graham, who was extern
siyeIy billed for a performance at o.
Brienis last might, failed to put in ap-
pearance and The consequence was a
dark houTe. This is the second time
during the present season and the fourth
in three years that Mr.. Graham has
broken faith with the manags ment of
OBrien's. The company was billed to
appear here last week and tell the peo-
Pile who's Your Friend" but cancelled.
They asked for last night and was given
the date, but night came and no tidings
of the truants.
The management were naturally very
much disappointed, especially as they
had incurred considerable expense and
felt that Mr.. Graham's manager nigh.
at least have wired them of the inability
of his company to fill the engagement
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-21
SKETCHED FRIDM
THE STREET CORNERS

Did you happen to meet NJ. v. Rich
ards when the armor plato committee
was here? Richards Is the immigration
agent of the Southern railroad. Other
railroads have men who bear this title,
but no other has a Richards. He is a
bundle of nerves and energy. lie can
cover more ground and do more work
than any man I ever knew. He knows
what to do and how to do 1t. He has
located numerous industries along the
lines of the Southern railroad in the
last two years. His employment sew
eral years ago was an experiment on
the part of the officials of this system.
He made 1t successful experiment for
the road. because he has accomplished
results. He knows a little of every
thing. and what he knows he knows
we'll. He has studied farming and he
has studied manufacturing. He never