The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-25

2:30 till D. m. The firm gave away Gu
tea roses as souvenirs and by p. m. tht
| lot of one thousand roses were gone. The
f, opening will continue today and during
| this afternoon and evening a fountain dis
charging various perfumes will be free Il
the use of all visitors.
The body of B. F. Holmes, who died al
the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. A
Hull 1910 North Topeka, was sent 20 Law
renee, Kansas, for burial yesterday.
Harry Hill, who has been with the Bun
/ stenographer. has taken position at Ar
| kansas City and is succeeded here by Miss
Lizzie Waterbury.
Four new bankruptcy cases have been
| filed in Judge Wallis court this week They
are Albert King, Dodge City; Glenn Craw-
ford, Dodge City; T. A. Galloway, Hutch
| inson: F. H. Shuler, Wichita.
According to papers received by Judge
Glenn yesterday, an increase of pension
has been. granted to Alfred W. Carter of
1924 Lewelling avenue, this city. The in
crease is from SO to s12 per month.
DR.. Slutz lectured at the First NJ E.
church to a good audience on, my Ideal
Epworthian,' last night Miss Chapman
furnished some instrumental music and
Miss StOtler sang. Refreshments were
served at the close of the lecture.
Word has been received in the city that
gentleman from the south. who runs
one Of the principal hostleries in the sunny
portion Of the Union, is bargaining for the
Metropole hotel. He is expected in the
city shortly to talk to the gentlemen who
have the building in charge.
In Justice Walkers court the case of
T. Herman VS.. R. VI. Sweeney was decided
in favor of Mr.. Sweeney. Mr.. Herman
alleged that $50 in wages was due him.
The justice decided that this was not the
case, and holding that the testimony
showed that he was paid in full
A big crowd gathered in the Manhattan
hotel lobby last night to hear bulletins
from the Mccoy Choynski fight at San
Francisco, which were furnished by a spe-
cial wire and operator in the building. The
Manhattan is getting more metropolitan
every day, just as all Wichita is doing.
Yesterday an unusual operation was per-
formed at the Wichita hospital by Doctors
Fordyce, Purdue and Mccoy with Doctors
Kitchener and Smith assisting. \ cystic
tumor in the abdominal cavity was re-
moved which weighed forty pounds-an
unusual weight. The patient was a
woman.
James Viers, who was under sentence
of sixty days for completely in the Andale
robbery, and James Howard who was
serving a six months sentence for steal
ing a watch case from Charles Mosbach-
er's jewelry store, were each released from
the county jail yesterday. their sentences
having expired.
Coroner Mclaughlin received word yes
terday Of the serious illness of his son. J.
A. Mclaughlin, who is attending medical
college in St. Louis. The young man is in
the graduating class this year and fear
Is entertained that his illness may be SO
prolonged as TO render hin incapable Of
finishing the course.
Sam Amidon got out a writ of habeas
corpus for young Nichols. who is wanted
a Notawa, 0. T. yesterday Upon a tele-
gram from United States Marshal Sterne,
presented by Deputy Fred Trlgg at $50,
stating that warrant had been mailed,
Judge Dale agreed to hold Nichols until
o'clock this morning, when he viii be
released if the warrant does not arrive.