The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-08
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WIcHITA - 80 HENcE.


come SO keyed-up lately that his guest.
had TO take chIoroforn % insure sleep.
James Stewart Jennings. who VIII b-
remembered by old timers as the poe
laureate Of the Ross administration. ex
pects soon 20 collect several hundred
dollars from the city, il payment Of z
claim for damages Ned shortly before
the beginning Of the present century. He
was negotiating the sale Of one CT his
poems when he was guaranteed for small
pox and while he was IN detention the
publishers. who couldn't wait, purchased
poem elsewhere.
Grandpa snigEs. aged 1gz years. died
yesterday after g lingering sickness OF
ufue years ard eight months. The sud
denness Of his death aroused the suspic-
ions Of Coroner 1IcCoIIister. who Is now
INVESTIGATING the matter. He has strong
chain of cIrcumstsntiaI evidence that he
met with foul play.
DR.. Shuitz informed reporter for the
Eagle yesterday that he is almost ready
70 dose in on the butchers who have
beca selling Iuupy-jaw cattle. The doc
tor who IS strong advocate OF pure
food also believes that the city should
have q u-iIk Inspector.
Col. and Mrs o. 3 stocker gave a
whist rarJy last night in honor Of Miss
KATE S-Is OF St Louis Among their
guests we're Col and Mrs. L P Delaney,
lTr and Mrs C. r Fulton. 1Ir. and Mrs.
Louis Peisino. 0Ir and 1Irs. sam Hess
and Ar- ana Mrs. Frank N0yes-
Chairman Thomas @. Fitch and sec
49, y,
rs cam-1- JIce met yesterday and issued a
c=U Ter q county convention TO nominate
2 county commissioner and a superinten-
5=nt Of public telephones OF the county
Ms. Carrie rvasrcu Of Medicine Lodge is
t. tho city, the guest Of zIr. John Clay
ton
u was stated yesterday by Architect Ed
Dumont that 3Ir. Henry Schweiter con-
templates soon the erection. on the corner
az Main and Douglas, OF a thirty-four
foot-tin chimney The draft OF the fues
on his valuable building al that place
has recently been very seriously impair
Ell BIZ the erection Of a nine story build
ing bv J. P Allen.
President 1fervin Marie Shell. Phi. D..
OF Aibertus Nagnus University, has just
secured for the musical department the
world renowned virteuso Signor Francisco
Dominica Damlrito 8Iikeio Pauicio Ma
cIntir0 preceptor to the late Queen Dras-
ko. from whom he bears q note com
blending his talents most alttudenously
CO rhe people Of Wichita President
smell says Thar Signor EIacintiro is the
raost noted violinist the world has pro-
ducad since The unhappy ending Of the
tate EDlreror Nero.
RLfus Cone IS talking about petitIoning
the city council 10 have the old Ed Tay-
Tor stables on South Market street con-
daured- The rats which it shelters and
hcraors went into Mr. Cones laundry
one day IaEr week ard ate nine barrels Of
starch and six dozen laundried shirt
waists
Some uiscreant entered the apartments
OF Farmer DoolittIe last night and stole
Zine pair OF s. goIf stockings which Mr..
D0oiictle valued highly. Detectives SUIT
ton and Massey were set 10 work on the
case AZ once. After making a thorough
investigation Of the matter they decided
g. call out the bloodhounds and Detective
Cairns with the dogs is now hot on the
tran Of the criminal IL IS 70 he hoped
that Farmer viii recover his stockings in
time to appear on the links rext Friday,
where he is matched with Nike Block
George Mathews informed an Eagle re-
porter yesterday that had 1t not been for
the careIessuess of his assistant In pIac-
ilg 100 much suphuric acid III the Jars
on the roof of the Carnegie library on
South Main he would have produced a
rain that would float the cupaIo Of the
Masonic temple. At the time the acct
1eat occurred a nice hank Of clouds was
forming thirteen degrees north of west
AIr. Mathews hopes 90 have better luck
today.
The Democrats Of the Fourth district If
Oklahoma are circulating story against
GIzs Smith. Republican candidate for
congress. 3D. the efect that he IS re-
t-uez zt2sie smoker. Dir. Smith lived
h-e u1tu seven or eight years ago and
boGy ever heard such a charge brought
against hir.
Weather Observer Johnson predicted
heary showers yesterday. ard. as usual
te 1-t &c vrl-h accuracy. as can De seen
ar the dispatches from Tacoma and seat
Le This morning. where quite q sprinkle
1ccu-red. Dr. Johnson never misses IL
although far advanced IN gears william
Ma-rheesol memory IS almost SIS visor
5us as ever. He SAYS Dee remembers dis
hueuy when there was water in the Az
kansas river ana offered go wager Ben
Alirich new hat that he could 50 down
anaon- the bis business houses near
Enere the bend NJ Douglas avenue IS ard
-e eE-y where the stream ran. 1Ia-a-
,~ IKE lls s. mighty rare BE- men * his
eee
The members ~ the wichita Carnival
association announced Yesterday that they
hsf secured the services az -he world
renowned Ia Eiaz0 sisters. who are 10
GIVE skirt dance thrae times day on
s rlr ban of rhe c-u-r house faE pole.
- above Gle ground The facr thar
trer are to a. the tarn b'ia5folded and
at-- Ten pound ban % dynamite poised
o- eaez one IT -heir hsads wiz De an IN
t--as--- Feature az the daring feat- 1t
IS expected thar az least 80 ao1 people VIII
witness the blood curlliag spectacle
It the reputation % The opera house
uanar5-ent Tor furnishing the theater
Ec.1E people II Wichita with hlgh class
ula-~ SID p Sustained again this year IS
evidenced ~ the tac- tla- g contract has (
-as- been closed with gre famous 81 Plum 1
krL cc-u. OWNS ~ the demand fer .
This clnra-E Il ether places the manager
reer--s ~ rhar e must Urir 5ts en-
rz-euert here n r0e weeks i IS pos
slhie hqc,e- -lr e cal ha secured l1ta
ir The season fsr sec-a5 ea-a=e-1z- t- F
4 1a-,-lez-s have Been tae
carne-r Sd advance az Che Keystone