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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25

been secretary and manager of the River
side and Suburban street railway and
manager of the Wichita Electric railway
until 1893. Had been somewhat familiar
with the latter line ever since. He said
he was acquainted with Bachelor and
others of Keene, y. H., but that he had
never been connected with them in any
sale or management of the line, but had
merely appeared before the council in
their behalf in the matter OF the rebate
Of the pavement tax before mentioned in
1895. in order that the company could
make a sale OF the road. In regard to the
condition Of the equipments Of the road
Mr.. Fitch said that the motors were of
the old fashion. in fact the first motor
that was ever built and he judged were
about worthless now. The rails were also
very old and in a bad condition, those
on the Fairmount line having been laid
in 1888 by the old company. The motors
were those used on the old suburban
line. and are capable of pulling ten cars
each. Mr.. Fitch said he had had con-
versatiOns with several men who wanted
to build a line in Wichita. thus showing
that if the present system were out of
the way the city would have had a good
line long ago. With regard TO the worth
of the present line and the cost Of new
one. Mr.. Fitch testified that he had not
been able to figure very closely on the
actual worth of the present line. because
he could not see how any of it could be
used al all in the construction of a new
one, but he thought he could approx
mate the worth of the old line at S25, COO
and that it would take $125,o0o over and
above this TO complete a new lire twenty
miles long fitted with twelve cars. such
as he and Mr.. Davidson had secured
franchise for.
Considerable technical and scientific tes-
timony is used in the case TO prove the
various workings and effects of cleo
tricity. Mr.. Alley. superintendent OF the
Wichita Wafer company, was put on the
stand to testify to the deterioration Of the
water mains through the fault of the
electric return current He said he had
had considerable experience within the
last few years with the effects OF cleo
trolySiS on the water nipcs. but in an
swer TO Mr.. Harris suggestion that cleo
trolysis was comparatively a new disease
Matched up by managers OF water COM
panies. Mr.. Alley said II had been discov-
cred and named within the last six years
He said he had much trouble on account
OF the deterioration due % the electricity
CConainued on Sixth PsEe.l
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25
"WeLcome. EpfL, IF
Thou CONTEST Alone. !,
One eUI that cannot come

One eUI that cannot come
alone Is impure blood. #
this as allowed, It IS at
tended by kindred ailments
galore. This condition
means that eUery Vein and
artery of the BODY instead
of carrying to the organs a
health-gfUing foqU of life,
IS laden qvfth a stozu and
inpnre fluid that IS harm
ing instead Of healing.
# Is unfortunate zvhen there Is bad
blood" inside of you. Hoods Sarsa-
panaa OR not make enemies friends,
but II qOA make bad blood" good
blood, and blood should be of the Best
quality. Hoods neVer disappo11ts.
Grip-"Afer severe attack of grip,
my health Das poor. I got no relief IN
til I used Hoods Sarsaparila, zUhich did
qDhat 1Uas needed, purified my blood.
II. N. Stezuart, Orizaba, Mss.
Liver TroubIes-"My pffc and I
are adUanced IN years and haOe derfved
great benefit from Hoods Sarsaparilza
for fVer and stomach. We do not think
of being Eufhout # and Hoods Pills. :"
Hiram RerUey, BlisSfield, Slich.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25
SECOND DAYS TRIAL
Of Injunction Case Against the
Street Car Company.
MAYOR ROSS TESTIFIES
That Cars are Unsafe and Too
Noisy to be Endured,

The attorneys were unable to reach the
arguments in the Injunction suit of the
city against the street railway yester-
DAY. for the reason that there was
voluminous testimony rendered by sew
eral witnesses and numerous objections
and chickering's between the counsel for
the plaintiff and defendant as to the ad-
mission of certain technical questions.
Judge Dale was kept pretty busy render
ing decisions on these objections.
Mayor Ross was perhaps the best wit
ness for the city that was called yester-
day, as he has made the street railway
condition a study for the past year. and
has been a close observer of the system
ever since II was first put in. In answer
to the questions put by Mr.. Helm, Mayor
Ross said he had lived in Wichita TWEEN
ty-two years and was familiar with the
street railway and especially the present
system. Recently he had made per-
sonal examination of the line on North
Main South Main. College Hill, North
Topeka and Douglas avenue, and he had
found that the rails were below gauge,
and that they were broken in many
places. There were low joints and from
one to four inches apart and such places
as these were too numerous to count. He
said the rails were almost ehtirely de-
void of "fsh-Dlates." The cars, he said,
seemed ready to collapse, great cracks
appearing in the body of them, while the
gearing was old and worn out. He found
that the intense rafting and noise were
caused by the journals, which had worn
so badly that they were not fit to use.
The bumpety-pump cavorting Of the cars
was as much due to fiat wheels as to low
joints in the track. The open cars. he
said, were better than the enclosed cars,
though all were poor, and unfit for use.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25
d6odJ SatJqb0dM
EIa2ia.slE SI2J:IrTEE

franchise and forfeit were taken by the
city. After Church had secured the prop
erty however, the Church people request
ed the council to repeal the old franchise
under which the railway had been oper
ated, for the purpose of operating under
their own, and now, having lost their
own, claim to be operating under the
franchise they wanted repealed.
Plaintiff then offered as evidence a pc
tition of citizens asking the city attorney
to devise some way by which a better
street car service could be secured
Colonel T. G. Fitch was called as a wit
ness for the plaintiff He said he had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25
Roy's
ParlOr
Shoe Store,
no n. Main, Wichita.

times and the bad times with the rest
OF Wichita citizens
Both husband and wife have seen some
changes III each other as the years gal
loDed by, but their love has been mel
lowed and enriched BY time
Mr.. Mckee has been an eaterprisirg cit
izen and 4 public spirited one He also
likes his whirl AT politics lie Is an old
Jackson Democrat. and he believes thar
whore our flag Is injured 10 the breeze
there it must stay. Re SAYS he 81 proud
the Stars and Stripes are new waving
over the Philippines and hat TO Ration
o. People On earth aa-e pEl nan daHn--
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25
GRAIk-0 BRINGS RELIEF

70 lie coEez 6r-zke-- CcGea 5-s1kl-r =
: hz5st that Is universally ntuIre5 "a sr4
lunos1 as universally ztlsrtss2E Have
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coEee 81. the e1acts are 5usE tze osaas5-
site Coffee GpSeEs he s-8-uz1h. y-frs
Tie Digestion. effects re Aearf Az d.
t4r5s 1As whole nervous system Es-a5z-g
tones Up re stouscA- & a z zGFt5gu zz4
strengthens tas nsTTeS- Taare = nethlax
but u5urkhzeat = GrzIz-o Z c1a't =
atheEEIke Z and &c Ssr azekzxe-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Bridal Couple Left at Once for Akron.

Married. Monday evening. al the home
o fthe brides parents. Nj c. Z. Breck-
inriGge and Miss Minnie 4. Kramer. The
wedding was a very pretty but quiet az
fair, only the relatives and most intimate
friends being present Mr.. and Mrs.
Breck.zridse lei, over the Missouri Pa
cldc FOR Akron Ohio. which VII be their
-sfrr1-e home
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25
CASH IRIS FAST MILE
Makes n Very Quick Time Over the
Track Yesterday

Yesterday Mr.. Holdridge took Cash Jr..
the pet Of Cash Henderson's stables,
down to the track and save a wonderful
performance with him. The wind, as 5
known. was blowing a gale and the track
was not al 1T should have been. But the
driver let Cash Jr out and he went the
mile with perfect step and made il n
OH.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25
MISS DOWNlNG,S PARTY
First of the Season TO be Given Thurs
day Evening.

Miss Sallie Downing will give her ini-
tial winter dancing party at Garfield hall
next Thursday evening. Fine music has
been provided and it is expected that
many of the young people will attend and
participate in the light fantastic. Miss
Downing's dancing parties have always
been very enjoyable occasions in the So
cial world, and this one will be no ex
ception The regular class in dancing will
begin dts seasons work on Saturday
evening following the party.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25
DOG THAT SETS TURTLES
DIR. StrOhecker Has a Curiosity In
Bird DOgdOR1

Bird DOgdOm.
DR.. Phil Y. Strohecker has a curious
bird dog, but very fine one. The other
day While tho doctor and Lew Tanner
were returning from hunt they discov-
cred the dog sitting with stiff tail out in
the grass. Surprising that he was setting
a fine lot of birds, they slipped up in
close range, and to their horror and sur
prise found the dog setting a mammoth
mud turtle. They are now talking Of ex-
hibiting the dog as the only genuine tur-
tie setter in the world-a quality found
in no other dog.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25
WILL BANQUET LIEUT.. KERFOOT
Soldier Boy to be HOnOred on His
Return 10 Wichita

Lieutenant Kerfoot, who has just re-
turned from the Philippines with the
Twentieth Kansas. will leave the regi-
ment at Hutchinson and drop around by
way OF Wichita to see a few of his
friends before the big reception takes
place at Topeka. He will be given a big
banquet by his young friends here who
Will accompany him to Topeka after
wards
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25
Ell RENO IS ALL RIGHT
Mr. MusgrOve says That Oklahoma
City Is Prospecting.

Mr.. Clyde Musgrove Of FL Reno and
one of the proprietors Of the News was
in the city yesterday. He says that FL
Reno is prosperous and is constantly
growing. On the political situation he
declared that the fight had gone on until
exhaustion and that the Republicans we're
getting together again and that by next
year they would all be under one banner
fighting for the Republican party.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-25
Gard Of Thanks.

The We1ss Circle q Kings Daughters
desire 10 express sincere thanks 70 al
who - kindly assisted them ia their xo-k
during TIE Street Fair. That the csrele
was financially s. s1ccssssg. x das M
terizlly to the cooperation % gene rous
friends. whose efforts are raost heartily
appreciated BY each and eve-y member.
The Hon Frank III ana wife AZ Tl,teu
y Il. have spent % weeks IN TIE cts.
the guests q Ar. ara Air. 2 " Dan
.els- NJ Hi IS one q TIE directors o.
ire Ts,ton bank Ars Hi ls a sister et
Mrs. Daniels. They VIII return . Nex
Hampshire this Afternoon.
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(Conainued ON Sixth Psge.l
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-29
wolves IN Sleeps CLOTHING
Kausas Boys Capture gang
OF Disguised Rebels In
Town.

Passing, along the Spanish Bridge
yesterday afternoon, on they came, a,
innocent looking a bevy Of white
shocked youngsters as one might meet
any day outside Sunday school gs.h-
ering. There were about lis ofthem,
escorted by a guard Of Kansas boys.
The latter had their suspicious attracted
to the queer movements Of these in
genius niggers-mere boys some Of
them-snd on pouncing upon them in
the vicinity Of q goodwin in which
they had been gathering not many
miles from China town, the Kansas
lads discovered them all to be- disport-
ing. the rebel uniform Or as near an
to it IS possible, beneath their
immaculate looking white dittoes. One
Of them only was armed, and with! a
kuife. The wholsgang was duly marched
to the arsenal, where ample opportunity
will be given them to reflect on the
stupidity Of their malicious and sbOr.
tive plot.
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lugtes from the shore, the .Bostops
sent her launches up tho river and
the xSamsi,> captured guuboat had
gone to the opposite side Of the wst.r
where there were still some insurgents,
apparently fighting amongst themsel:
YES. By the time the xPetrel, left for
Manila on Sunday evening all was
quite quiet and it was reported that
several insurgents who had fled out
Of the town at the time Of the attack,
had returned and surrendered.
The entire insurgent losses were not
precisely known but are reported to
b not very large. either in killed or
wounded, whilst the only casualty Of
any moment on the American side
was to one Of the crew Of the xBostons
who was struck by a Mauser bullet
in the heel.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-29

Later and more accurate accounts OF
the beginning of thu battle on Saturday
night, Feb. 4, reveals the fact that lhe
first shot was fred by a Nebraska
sentinel near outpost No. 2 instead Of
at thu bridgs crossing tho San Juan
river as previously stated.
For several nights an Tusurgent
Lieutenant had given some trouble
near outpost No. 2 by attempting to
post his sentinel within the Nebraska
lines. And Saturday night he advan
ced with few men, disregsrdng the
challenge Of the sentinel and tempted
to carry ont bis purpse. Priv. Graygor
of Co. I'd. sitter properly challenging
the advancing party who paid no at.
tention, fred, killing the Iiou!opsnt
and one private; the Insurgents retur-
ned the fire and retrested. These were
the frS. sho!a, and then for a time
the trlng ceased. But within three
minutes after these shots had rung
out, the whole Nebraska regiment was
under arms, and the companies moving
at double time to their assigned pos.
itions. Compsnies tKs and eDs rein
forced outpost number 2, cBs tGs and
<Hs outpost number !, cha az, aud
sJs at the right Of tho bridge crossing
the San Juan river, qE' supported the
two guns OF the Utah battery that
were placed in position near the camp.
Three details from Co. sCs under Scr.
geants Curtis, Hall and Reedy rsspec-
lively were sent to take positions 90
Ou'posts along the San Juan river ABOUT
halt q mile southeast Of the camp 10
prevent the Insurgents from crossing,
there being q Quartet and Notifications
on tbs opposite bank behind which G
lsrgeforce cfPhilippincS were stationed.
The remaining par! o; company &C,
and companies sLs and eMs took
positions as support TO thosc outposts,
The battle resllv began wbsn Sergeant
Curtis ordered his mea 10 ifs ppaa 6
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4 MAGNIFICENT OFFER
THE GREAT PABST BREWERY CON-
PANY OF MILWAUKEE PRESENTS
A BARREL OF BEER TO EACH
COMPANY OF SOLDIERS
In THE FIELD.

Since the commencement Of the war
with Spain American citizens have
certainly not been behindhand in show.
ing their appreciation Of the heroic
self.sacriace and devotion with which
their soldiers and citizen \soldsrs have
upheld the honor Of country and OF
flag.
Gifts Of all kinds have come in
and now That the 9Th ARMY CORPS
HAVE HAD THEIR BAPTISM OF
FIRE, have gone through the tolls,
privatious and horrors of a bloody war
in a strange land and have proved
themselves heroes and men to the
very backbone another instance Of this
comes to hand.
That their service is appreciated by
a grateful country goes without saying.
! No sooner was the news Of the great
victory Of Sunday, Jan. 5th receiyed,
than the Pabst Brewery Company, of
Milwaukee, csblsd to their Manila
Agents, Messrs w. G. Kaelin and Co.,
| to supply sach company IN The fsld
aMth one barrel Of beer, as a gift !,
This is o boon which we and all
who are acquainted with the excel
lenca Of the beverage named are sure
will be thoroughly appreciated by the
boys who have borne the sturm Iad
draNg Of the past fortnight, lying in
the opan trenches in hourly expec.
tation Of conflict with semi savage
and relentless foe or else engaged in
actual battle.
xFreedoms is therefore pleased TO
| be able to thus ANNOUNCE to the sboyss
that on receipt Of q requisition signed
by the Captain Of any company now
upon the firing line, Messrs. Kaelin 4
Co., will supply the gift so kindly offer
ed. Therefore boys. hurry up! Your Cap
tain's order, accompanied by a bull cart
or a squad Of trustworthy coolies, is all
that is required, and the sBeer, beer,
beautiful beers is yours.
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Az. xas.. announced in an sextrss
issued BY & Freedom, 1t noon on Tues
dsy last, Iloilo has fallen, the insur
lectos in the second seaport Of the
Filipino Archipelago having evacua-
ted tho town after offering but .
very feeble resistance to the boys in
Mps.
Tho news was brought here by the
U. SIS. guuboat sPetrel,s a craft
which played very prominent part
In thu action. The particulars she has
brought are possibly incomplete in
some respects, as those on board here
were actively employed during the
whole Of the stirring events preceding
and after the capture, but the fol.
lowing appears to BE- an accurate &C.
count Of whs, really trsnspired.
An ultimatum had been given the
insurgsnt leaders by the council Of
American naval and military com.
maudiug officers, demanding the sur
render or evacuation Of the city BY
5 p. m! on Sunday, Feb. 18th. As,
however, It became evident that the
rebels were busily working in the
trenches 1t 8 q. N. on Saturday,
Captain Cornwell Of the <Pe!rels fred
Z couple Of 3 FOUNDER shots into them.
The natives left some portion Of their
works but, about half an hour sfter.
wards, fred several Mauser or Re-
mington shots towards the sPetrel.s
Tho captain Of that. vessel at once
signalled tho sBoston. and each vessel
then lot go her six inch guns, whilst
two parties Of bluejacksts and marines
under the command Of Lieutenants
Nibloek and Plunkett, made for the
shore. After landing thAy proceeded
. hr as some godows and than paused
for reiniorcsments Meantime the trans
port sSt. Paul. which had arrived
from Manila with the First Tennessee
Regiment on board during the prsce-
ding night, came close in shore and
landed her troops, the latter pouring
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SOME Of NEBRA]KAS WORK
The First Shot Of The Battle Fired
By A Nebraska Sentinel Near
Outpost No 2..-.PliVab Gray.
sou Of Co. D Kills 4
Lieutenant And One
Private
THE INSURGENTS WERE READY
When The Firing Began And Without Warning made An
Extended attack On all The American 0utpostsCaptain
Holingsworth Leads Charge That Is Unsurpass-
ed In The History Of The War-A Charge ola
Quarter OF A Mile in The Very Teeth OF
A Raging Storm Of Mauser Bullets.
FORWARD GUIDE CENTER
Clearly Heard And The Line Moves Toward As Calmly As
Though On Dril--Major Milford Leads The Charge On
The Powder house And Col. Stotsenburg Takes
The lnsurgent Blockhouse No Had it Not
Been For The Effective Work OF Utahs
He'll And Damnation Guns The
American Loss Would Have
Been Very Much Greater
The March On And
Capture Of The
Water Works.

large body Of Insurgents who were
attempting to cross the river opposite
bis post. Volley after voIey was fred
in quick succession which sent the
Insurgents scrsmblng back to their
Notifications. Then bsgsn a terrific
and continuous fire upon the ontposts
and camp. Sergeant Curtis was woun-
ded by a Mauser bullet and compelled
to retire; the firing continued until
about 2:30 A. M. when the oulpctts
were ordered back 10 the line Of support.
When the battle began, the insur-
gent, seemed to be ready and made an
extended attack upon oil American
outports. Az they deemed the Nebras.
kas held the most vulnerable position,
that regiment was made the centrs
Of attack. But they knew not what
manner Of men they opposed. The posi-.
tons were held al along tho line. At
outpost number 2 there was heavy
firing by companies <K' and aDs dur
ing the night. The insurgents a'so made
three desperate attemp!a below The
bridge but were rspulsed each tins
BY the heavy firing by companies
sB, aGs and cha who 4eldsatportno. 1.
At daylight companies sLn ems and
sC,a led by Captain HollingswortA,
advanced to drive back the Insurgents
who had effected o crossing up the
river, and had gained position on
the left flank whence they poureds
terrific fire upon the advancing
line. The advance was made by ru,hes,
and according to the account aftsrn.
ards given by Utah battery man,
sbs,ides its magic effect in siencing
the enemy'S guna, !! was a magni-
icsns sight to bskold. The commanders
si-o.r, ward guide .t-e.r
could DO plainly heard and the line
mcved forward with as much preci-
sion sa though they were Cd driil.a
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over the vessels aide, many getting
a thorough ducking in their efforts to
be first ashore. Meantime the men-of.
warsmsn ashore had pushed their way
up into, the town and a white flag
was soon hoisted on the fort, but a
little street fighting was still going
on in some quarters.
AS the United States forces advsn
ced in. the town they found that q
large American warehouse and the
British, French and German consul.
ates had been burnt, whilst serious
Ores were raging amongst the godowus
and other buildings on the water front,
and the Custom House was destroyed.
KEROSENE had been sprink!sd about ID
many other places AND it is certain
that il their arrival had been delayed
but q brief while longer the dos
truction to property would have been
much greater than. it proved. Me-
snwhile the insurgents were rstrea.
ting to the suburban towns Of Malo
and Jsro, and the troops had been
landed from the <Arizonas and xNew.
ports. At q bridge just before Jsro
the insurgents made some stand but
were ultimately driven back with some
slight loss.
By about 4 o'clock, however, all
was quiet. The fires had been got
under and tho natives were surrsn.
dering their arms, which consisted
mainly Of rifles, knives and mschetes,
10 oil directions.
During the whole Of Saturday night
there was . certain amount Of scattered
shooting going on all over the town;
this in many cases being amongst
various factions amongst the natives
themselves, several OF which ore said
10 have heartily welcomed the advent
Of the American soldiers and tho h0is-
ting Of the Stars and Stripes.
Meanwhile the British gupboats
<Plovers and sPigmys had taken off
o number Of British aud other ref.
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INSURGENTS RETREAT TO M0LO AND JAao.

Are Surrndering Their Arms and sesn Pleased
That The United States Troops Have Posse
ssion-others Are Hostile And Would Like
TO Make Trouble-B itish Gunboats
Take Refugees Aboard The Only
Casualty On The American Side
Was One Of The Grew OF The
Boston Who Was Struck
In The Heel BY A
Mauser Bullet
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tQGaanGe9 Gu page Z J
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Particulars Concerning tho Surrender Of Tho
Second Seaport 10 The Philippine Archl-
pe|agoA Evacuated After Slight
Resistance.
THE PETREL FIRED THE FIRST SHOT.

The Boston Then Let Go With Hel
Six inch Guns Blue-jackets And Mar
ines Land The Lads From Old Ten
uesee Jump Overheard In Their
Eagerness to Join The Fray.
British French and German
Consu]ates Burned.