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The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
local AND SUBURBAN.

The Republican State Committee votes :"
keep headquarters open unit! the iu9"N
give out.
Wallace Gruet, son of President Gruct of
Tho Waters-Pierce Oh Company, died at
Webster Groves.
Willie Ruchalter. who disappeared sep
.e1rher Is. has been located at S"dalia' MO
Bills for street reconstruction are h'lhE
hold III by the House of Delegates.
Jobn Iivinsston Of East 81. Louis dieS
Iust before the arrival Of his mother ana
sister from the East on a visit
Th, Alterhem bazaar and fair will close
tonight.
Members Of s.. Ieo's Parish will welcome
their pastor Father !. J. Harty on ms re-
mn tonight from Europe with a raid'"-
Mrs. Lillian \. Herrington il a candidate
for a Dosition under the next session u '''e
Legislature
The United States District Court dis'iliSst'
.he bahaas corpus petition of Captain '"-r-
lin NJ. Carter. ~
,ctiop IN the Merchants Exchange
weighing bill Is likely 10 he delayed ny the
Council pending a decision hE the NNS
Counselor.
The Missouri RIVER Water supply ana
Power Company. II which t-d i'ai'et 81
is one of the promoters h"S ''''' ''
porated. ,.,,s-
.er,iay in st. Louis inspecting the various
power plants. ri.
Fire did $l5o.'oo damage 10 the hn,I'i!s
a, Nos III and 7ls Lucas avenue ana i"s
contents.
Allegations in the Capen divorce sun IN
clude the recital of several sehsi'i"'iii III
cidentS.
The Hot Time Minstrels gave a succesSl"i
entertainment at the odeon.
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the probable appointee to the office oi sec
cnd wee president of the Transit Company
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
GENERAL. DOMESTIC.

The case against John ID. Rockefeller, ii.
CIay Pierce and others of the Waters
Pierce Oil Company was poStpohed pS
court at Waco yesterday.
Thomas Runneis Of lovington. H. WAS
accidentally killed by falling downstairs.
Mary q. Richards has been appointed
commissioner Of Schools in New Maorin
County.
Rice growing has more than tripied IN
Texas in the last year.
Mrs George Nj. Pullman denies that she Is
engaged to Artist Gerard Barry.
The sponsor. maids Of honor and chaper-
on 10 represent Arkansas at the 'ohieu-
srate reunion at Memphis nave beeh APP
pointed.
John w Gates won his great ba'tie d.
the meeting of the Steel trust aiiectoi .''if. !.
He triumphed over some Oh the
American fnanciers.
The officials of the Order of Railway
TeIegrauhers declare that the strike "t the
operarorS on the Santa Fe system * III a
very satisfactory shape and That the fd!i-
road company will be forced to come IN an
agreement with the men within a few dayF.
The railroad officials assert thaf the SIr-he
has not seriously affected their BUSINESS
and that normal conditions will be resumed
within two weeks
The Jessie Morrison case has gone to the
fury which begins its deliberations ON the
case this morning.
The mission of the gunboat Bancroft to
Colon is said to be to investigate the ad-
yantaces of the port of Chriqu as "A coal
ing station for the United States.
The City Council Of San Antonio passed
resolutions LAYING the blame for the con-
tin,Iance of the telephone strike upon the
telephone company
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11
SPORTING.

The Futurity prize for 1893 will probably
he the richest ever issued in this country.
1t is estimated at S3.~1.
The miserable showing of Rolling Boer
at Oakland yesterday caused sensation.
Only two favorites won at New Orleans
At Oakland the talent met another Wa
terloo.
Mayor Ames of Minneapolis is in favor OF
allowing boxing when conducted properly.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-11

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08

ton before Judge T. B. Wall yesterday
asking to be declared bankrupt. In
the petition he places his liabilities at
$500 and says that he has no personal
property except what Is exempt by law.
Dr. Taylor reported an eight-pound boy
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Com
phere, s36 East Oak street. yesterday;
also a ten-pound boy at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Christopher. $50 South
Water street All are happy and doing
well
Alfred and Ed Conkltn leave today on
the the 1:01 Frisco for CfTamplane, H.
where they will attend the State uni
versity. They will be accompanied by
their father. Mr.. P. ]. Conklin, who win
return as soon as he gets the boys set
tied.
Guy Smith and Tom Neff, the two al
legged tramps who broke into Rock
Island car and stole two buckets OF
candy. have wasted their sweetness on
the desert air. Both have been arrested
on a state warrant and will appear in the
city court for their hearing for the Of
tense Of burglary and petit larceny with
the chance Of a good term in the peniten-
tiary. They were taken TO the county
Jail yesterday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
NEW WAY OF CLOSING JOINTS
Got Smallpox Suspect in the Place.
Then Quarantined 1t.

a new expedient for closing a Kansas
Joint" has been discovered at Belle
PLANE A special to the Eagle says; The
joint here has heretofore successfully run
the gamut usually reqcired OF such insti-
tutions and babe fair for a long and pros
porous career There are a few isolated
cases Of the so-called smallpox reported
in this vicinity and one Of them happens
TO affect the person of a particular friend
of the joiut-keeper. This being true, IL
was thought that a smallpox microbe
had rubbed up against the rotund corpor-
osity Of the aforesaid dispenser Of malt.
Accordingly the authorities quarantined
the joint this morning and closed it UP
tighter than wax. A little yellow flag
flutters to the breeze from both front
and rear conveying this sad fate TO the
would-be refresher Of the inner man. IN
side all is gloom a bottle Of the rankest
joint whisky Cor maIO has been left IN
corked on the bar, a smallpox micrObe
turned loose to roam at will A struggle
to the death between the nicrobe and
the stimulant is anxioUsly awaited. To
the victor is TO be allowed an open and
free field. So far, however. this IS the
first successful attempt to close the joint
in this city. but whether it will prove Of
lasting duration remains to be seen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
WEATHER'S SUDDEN TURN
Rain. SIeet and Snow Follows a Nice
SPELL

The weather took a sudden turn yester-
day About noon the thermometer be-
gan to drop and by three o'clock a first
class blizzard had swooped down upon
Wichita The rain began gently and in
creased to almost a downpour. The
weather kept getting colder and colder.
until by o'clock a heavy sIeet was tall-
ing and the stiff wind from the north
drove the icy particles into the faces Of
people with cutting severity. The street
cars kept jogging along until o'clock.
when they ran up against little particles
OF sIeet and tagged out. The streets are
icy and the sidewalks treacherous.
The storm is reported to be general
over the west and southwest. and is in
jurinz unprotected stock considerably. At
Denver. Colo. the blizzard IS reported
furious and al various places in New
Mexico the thermometer IS reported to
have dropped . degrees in as many min
utes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
HARD Fight IN CIVIL sui
Attorneys Mixed in Deep LegaIPOints
on a Mortgage Case.

A very interesting suit respecting the
property rights Of a wife, the validity Of
long-standing mortgage IN which the hus-.
band figures some, Is the case Of s. W.
Cooper vs. Oscar and Martha B Hay
thorne and Cynthia J. LuttreH, which
has been on trial three days in the dis
trict court The suit IS on the foreclosure
OF a mortgage Attorneys Amidon and
Reach representing the Haythornes and
r. NJ Piatt, Miss LuttreIL R. R. Vermil-
lian and 7 c Campbell represent Mr..
Cooper. This IS one Of the old boom
mortgages on what was known as the
old Fisher boarding house on North
Topeka, and executed in 1856 to Smedley
Darlington, and by him assigned to the
Westchester Guarantee and Trust COM
pany. Of Pennsylvania, and by them to
S. W. Cooper. The point Of the defense
is that the statute of limitations had
barred this mortgage and note. At the
end of the introduction OF the evidence
for the plaintiff the defendants demurred
to the evidence and Judge Dale sustained
the demurrer, holding that the mortgage
was not lein on the property which
was shown to have been owned by Mrs.
Haythorne. The issue as to Mr.. Hay
thorne was submitted 10 the fury and at
o'clock the court adjourned to this
morning to prepare the instruction. The
defendant, Cynthia LuttreII, recovered
judgments on her tax deeds for about
Sl00o. which will be declared a Iirst Iein
on the property. This ends very com
pllcated and hard fought suit.
Judge Dale says there are twelve other
cases pending TO be tried this term in
which the same question viii be con-
tested
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
MADE A MEAL OF HAY
Strange Mans Strange Diet
in a Strange Place.
WAS FOUND IN A BARN
Eating Hay Under the Horses
Taken to Jail.

man giving his name as ]. ". Jones
was arrested yesterday afternoon by Po-
liceman Anderson and taken TO the police
station He was found in the barn back
Of Myron A Deans North Main street
store. and had been there for some time.
When found by the policeman, Jones is
said to have been down under the horses
eating hay. He had his mouth so full Of
hay when the officer got to him that he
could not talk, and was still examining
in hay as fast as the capacity Of his
mouth would permit.
The man is supposed TO be mentally I'M
balanced and it is thought he had no in
tention Of doing any harm other than
appeasing his appetite Mr.. Dean learn
ed that the strange man was in the barn
and he looked so suspicious that he tele-
phoned for an officer to come and take
the man away. Officer Anderson said he
never saw such a sight before. The man
did not seem to be drunk or in any way
disorderly, but peculiarly wrong mentally.
When the officer arrested Jones he did
not say any thing out Of the way but ac-
companied the officer peaceably. He
walked to the police station without a
word, but when Captain Mcmillan, the
turnkey, went down stairs with his blue
uniform and brass buttons shining the
fellow jumped back and said: ooh, you're
a policeman, are you?" This is the first
intfmation the man seemed to have had
that he was under arrest.
No one at the police station seemed to
know who Jones is or where he came
from. He is a man apparently about IS
years old, and is reasonably healthy
looking. He was very commonly clad in
a working mans clothes. When arrested
he was suffering from the cold. and he
would probably have persisted if he had
not been discovered when he was. An
effort will be made 10 find the mans rel
atives or to make some arrangements for
taking care Of him other than in the city
jail The charge Of vagrancy was placed
against Jones
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
WICHITA LOSES AGAIN
POpulist state Convention Goes to FIT
scott by Close Vote.

Scott by Close Vote.
Representatives VIM. Anderson and W.
]. Babb returned yesterday from Topeka,
where they attended the meeting of the
state POpuIist executive committee, but
they did not bring back the plum Of
Wichita for the state convention in their
vest pockets. This is a sore disappoint-
ment to many Of the Populist and Dem
ocratic politicians OF this section, and
especially OF Wichita, for they hade gone
to work TO raise a magnificent fund for
entertaining the convention. The solicit
ing Of the fund was well under way, and
the Solicitors said they believed they
would easily have reached $1,000.
Fort Scott got the convention by q
close vote, owing TO a neat play which a
Fort Scott gentleman made towards the
close Of the nominating speeches. He
drew from his pocket a roll of one-dollar
bills and flashed them in the faces Of
the Populists. They thought they were
large bills, and the excitement nearly
viii go to the ends OF the earth for
money. So they stampeded to Fort
Scott.
A prominent Democrat was pretty mad
yesterday when he heard that Wichita
had lost the convention. He said Of
course it would be necessary TO hold the
state Democratic convention at the same
place, and that Fort Scott was entirely
too far from the center of Kansas and
too close to Missouri. But Of course"
said he, that is just the way with the
Pops. They'll follow a roll Of bills any
where, without regard to the wishes Of
any one else"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

The directors Of the Childrens' Home
will meet with Mrs. Naylor today at 3
p. m.
Camp No. z. voodmen Of the World
meets tonight. Resolution to change
meeting night to Tuesdays VIII be pre-
sented
The woman's Auxiliary viii have their
monthly tea at the Guild rooms OF St
Johns church on Friday az 3 ?. T. In
teresting program
Wichita Lodge No. 1ss. K OF P. viii
have work ii the rank OF Esquire to
night Visitors from other towns are ex-
Dec,sd and a full attendance Of members
Is desired
Arrangements are being made FOR q big
shooting tournament on February . ar
the grounds u the Wichita Gun club Fl
Riverside park Prizes of all kinds viii
be awarded for the best Workmanship.
Attention. Sir Knights. All Sir Knights
OF Mt Olivet Conmandery are requested
20 assemble in the asylum az 1.95 , II
today Thursday to attend the funeral 4
SIR knight Enoch BenefeL ". H Her
BIG. z G
Special C0lvCcation q NIchila cdazsSer.
No. g. r A NJ. a IN = n. Tor the
purpose O attending funeral q or late
companion Eroch Beae6el. ~ Masonic
Temple. corner First and Main streets.
A B. Wright. r P.
The German Ladies Indepenient Aid
society VIII meet tbs afternoon ~ Mrs.
Otto Heller's. Il = very important -hzt
al members sh5ul5 D. present as tAsrs
vii be Al election q officers ard ether
business q great tuportance-
Special communication u WIeh-ea
lodge. No. q. A 2 and 4 u a. - 3
n. today. for the purpose q fuazrs] 4
orr Izte brother. Enoca BeueIe- TIE
brethren especially solicitsd 20 turn OCT
Remains n s.ase a lodge roo1z Il ;.
Pa-refG u II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
NEW LIVERY SERVICE
Eastern Concern Figuring on
Putting in Automobiles.
WOULD BE HERE BY SPRING
Wichita Man viii Probably
Have Charge of Business.
WOULD BE HERE BY SPRING

Col. John Lambert of Indianapolis, the
head Of the Buckeye Manufacturing com
pany Of that city, is figuring on institute
ing an automobile livery service in this
city. He has written parties here re-
garding the adwsaoility Of such move.
and if their decision is favorable the
horseless carriages will be shipped here
before spring.
The Buckeye Manufacturing company
IS one of the largest builders of horse
less Carriages In the country. They are
propelled by gasoline engines. Col Lam
bert is an expert in the manufacture of
gasoline engines and holds q. number Of
important patents upon them.
Automobiles are used for general livery
purposes in a number Of large cities in
the country and have met with wonder
fuI success. The kinds Of vehicles most
IN use are hacks, hanson cabs and park
phaetons. All are elegantly Constructed
and present a beautiful appearance. They
are easily managed and are hired by the
hour for reasonable amount.
The novelty Of course aids in the sue
cess Of the enterprise at first. but their
usefulness has been fully demonstrated
and it IS certainly only a question of
tine until they viii be IN quite general
use over the country. Wichita, however,
may be the first town Of its size in the
country to have a regular automobile
livery system.
Col. Lambert is thinking Of coming TO
Wichita himself and looking over the
field. He has been here a number Of times
before and thinks that Wichita is the
coming city Of the west He was here
several years ago and attempted to pur-
chase the old watch factory building,
wishing TO use It as the western jobbing
and manufacturing depot of his gasoline
engine business. The deal, however, fell
through on account Of some defect in
the title TO the building.
Col. Lambert Is g millionaire and is con-
nected with the American Steel and Wire
company. He is prominently connected
with q number Of large enterprises in
the east. # he decides TO institute the
automobile service here, Wichita can rest
assured that il will be the best.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
BARRIERS SELECT WICHITA
For Next Convention w. IL. Proctor
Elected vice President.

W. H Proctor. 5. D. Shaw and c, W
Morgan delegates to the State BARRIERS
association convention a. Hutchinson
Tuesday and Wednesday. returned last
night. Wichita drew two hon5rs from the
convention. This city was selected as the
place for holding the next annual con-
veution. the dates Of which viii be the
second TUESDAY in January. 1901 ". H
Proctor of this city, was elected first vice
president:
The Hutchinson News says: The Kan
sas State BARRIERS association convention
which began here yesterday adjourned
this afternoon and the visitors were
shown over the city by members Of the
local association. The election Of officers
was held last night The officers elected
are: President, c. E. Stearns Of Philips
burg first vice president ". Il. Proctor
of Wichita; second vice president. 4. J.
Coulton OF Newton; third vice president,
Hem George Of Manhattan; fourth vice
president. D. c. Leggett OF Ce5arvale:
secrstary and treasurer. John Rose Of
Hutchinson; organizer. c. B. Hypes Of
TooeEa-
The legislative committee selected is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08

composed Of P. c. Hostrup of Manhat-
tan, Joe Riley Of Topeka, and n. B. Nc
Cannon of Hutchinson. The Western
Barber, published at Topeka by c. B.
Hypes. was made the official paper Of the
association.
Wichita was selected for the place of
holding the next annual convention, the
date Of which will be the second Tuesday
in January, 1901
THE most important session of the
convention was held this forenoon when
the proposed barber bill was discussed
by the members Of the association. With
few alterations, the bill which passed
the senate at the last legislature viii
again be worked for by the association,
and every effort will be made to have it
become a law at the next meeting Of the
legislature"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
heCardiuaI Points

in favor ofthe Nickel Plate road are safe
and cas-. roadway, fine trains. luxurious
equipment and fast time. These com
bined with a solid through vesttbuled
sleeping and dining car service make the
Nickel Plate road a desirable route be-
tween Chicago. Fl. Wayne, Cleveland,
Erie Buffalo. New York, Boston and al
points east. The travelling public already
know that the rates via this road are
lower than other lines.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
Classic Program VIII be Given At the
Aaai4oFfum

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
DIRT is FLYING
Frisco Has Commenced Construction
of SapuIpa Branch.

The Frisco has commenced the con-
struction of its new line from Sapulpa, L
4, TO Deuison. Texas. over sixty cars Of
grading outfits were taken down several
days ago and dirt IS now flying. The
work Of construction VIII BE- pushed as
rapidly as the weather viii permit The
road has been divided into fve-mile sec
lions and the grading Of each section let
70 a separate firm n this way the con-
struction work viii be advanced very
rapidly. as there VIII be large forces OF
men em1loyei.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
SLATED FOR WICHITA
Democratic Convention to Select
National Delegates to Come Here.

Harry Stewart says he has secured the
promise Of The Democratic state executive
committee that the convention to select
delegates TO the national convention VIII
be voted 10 Wichita, and he has no doubt
but thatWichlta viii get this convention
It viii be one Of the most important con-
ventons this year and viii probably draw
as many strangers TO the city as any
other state convention. Mr.. Stewart says
he thinks there viii be 40 delegates.
some Of whom viii come with a lot Of
heelers. and heeIers are money spenders
and jolly fellows, generally Mr.. Stewart
says also that Wichita is likely to GET
both Popalist and Democratic congress
sionaI conventions.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08

and authorized taa l5ra-y co1ni-1ee to
rake ire change On re 81 q Nara
T5e Proposition ma1e ~ shs csazcl
prgvi5es mat the c.ty sha3 p1y aft5 o.
-ars m7z.A ~ -As zstatsfus1es q The
lssrary sor eight months y the plaa - 3
ssocess thls ap1roprl4r1sn wal grosahlT
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK?

-nor,+ Give them tea or coffee Have you
- the new food drink called
GRETN-O2 II Is delicious and rourishi1g
80 +akes the place OF coffee. The more
Grain-O you give the cni.d-en re more
49, crgir-O is made OF pure grains.
- -, r,-ooarfv prepared tastes Ike
- - ,soi-a GRADES OF coffee, but costs
sbas,f !. as much. All grocers sch X
&c and &c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
COUNCILS OFFER ACCEPTED
schees Bears Orders Arrangements
for Free Library Completed

On account q net having a aaarsm
Monday u.gH7. tae school beard zae- n
Tuesday -szHt TIE Eost lzs2s-saas
CUISINES was she report q the Basz-y
committee. TIE nsoar5 Geei1ed - sceept
the proposition made - tae elLg eozzezl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08
STOLE MASSEYS CHICKENS
Thief Thinks They are Better Than
Others

\ bold thief made away with a number
Of Assistant Chief Of Police Park Mss-
sey-s pet chickens last night Ms. Mas
sey heard the man entering the chicken
house and tsIe1honed for M Massey.
He arrived home too late to catch The
thsef. bEt found that he had but Few
chickens left Massey SAYS the man
might as well taken al the chickens in
stead Of picking out thebest- as he did.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-08

Suit has been brought by G. G. White
against John, Fletcher 10 fo-ci5ly remove
him from a part OF the house occupied
by White At - West Douglas avenue
In his complaint White aLeges that Flet-
cher VIII neither pay his rent nor vaes,s
the rooms. The ease Is SET for Feormry
Is IN the city court