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The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
FOR'NATlONAL PARK
aEovement started for one in Wichita
Mountains

Oklahoma City, May IA movement
has been put on foot in this city TO Sc
cure a part Of the Wichita mountains
for q natural park. Parties in this city
have received an intimation that the
government would be willing to reserve
a portion CT the mountains provided
petitions can be secured 10 show that
Oklahoma people are desirous of 1t.
The members of the City club win
work on the proposition and the secur-
ing Of the petitions win probably begin
soon
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
sDlenaid OutIooIx Tor corn

Guthrie. 0. T., May 7.-Oklahoma farm
ers are pleased with the splendid out
look for corn. The warm weather OF the
past few days have done much TO bring
the corn TO the front and if the present
good conditions continue. Oklahoma VIII
be directly in line, together with the
other crops. even If she does not have
an oil boom
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08

in reference to building the Orient road
into Arapahoe-
Judge Dill is enthusiastic over the con-
struction of the Orient railroad and is
hurrying up the work an along the line
through Oklahoma
Custer county, in securing the Orient
railroad, viii be one Of the banner coun-
ties IN the territory.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
TeIephone for Osages.

Guthrie, May IA territorial charter
was granted today by Secretary Jenkins
to the Usage and Eastern Oklahoma Teie-
phone company, with headquarters at
Ponca City lor a period of thirty years.
The capital stock OF the concern is $4,000
and the property now owned amounts to
s. 900. The directors Of the company are
James II. Clapp, Ponca City; d. Lale
Hubber, Ponca City. and Otto a. Elliott,
N-.r.-I-irl-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
Mrs. Botha,s Mealth Impaired.

London, May s.-1he Daily Chronicle
says it learns that the health OF Mrs.
Botha, wife Of Commandant General
Botha, has broken down owing to worry
and her constant ourneys between her
husband and Lord Kitchener. and that
she is about TO SAIL from Delagoa Bay TO
visit Mr.. Kruger and to appeal 10 him
to persuade the Beers to surrender.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
MAKING A COLLECTION
Oklahoma Preparing for ITS ST. Lon
Exbfh5e

Oklahoma Preparing for Its ST. LOufs
Exhibit.
Guthrie, O. T. May THE collection
Of a terrific rial exhibit for the st. Louis
exposition is now being made and no
pains VIII be spared to have a splendid
one. Joseph Muberger. OF Enid. is the
president Of the board Of commissioners,
Fred L. FVenner. Of this city. is secretary
and Otto shutee, OF FL Reno. is treas
urer.
Everything to the advancement Of the
cared for and it is generally conceded
territory by having this exhibit iwll be
mep for the position which they now
that the commissioners are the right
hold
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS
EARLY TIMES RECALLED.
Records in the Organization Of West
Wichita.

In the early days Of Wichita, II. 7.
Kramer was assistant cashier Of the old
Wichita National bank. When the bank
suspended some OF the papers were left
in his hands. He was looking over them
the other day and found the papers Of the
original West Wichita Town company.
This part Of Wichita is now called the
Fifth ward.
The company secured a charter which IS
given below as well as the settlement
site at the time the company was or
ganized. The company kept its minutes
OF meetings in lead pencil, many of which
Mr.. Kramer has in his possession. The
minutes show that NJ Alley got one town
lot for services the first year as post
master IN the rev town The minutes
show that H c. Sluss, a young attorney.
who lived here at that time, received 50
for legal services rendered the company.
At another meeting, President Sol H.
Kobn. reported that he had sold 500
worth of lots and taken notes IN pay
ment- At another meeting he reported
that he had discounted the notes and got
the cash and It was used to pay for
proving up the land on which the town
was located.
The following found among the papers
win be interesting to those interested IL
the early history Of the city.
I'VE. n. c. Hickman. Sol H. Kohn.
John r. Martin. Isaac C. Walker. 7. S.
Hughes, J. 3. Thompson, A. z. Dodge,
and r. z. Lawrence. hereby voluntarily
associate ourselves together for the pur-
pose Of forming a private corporation
under the general statutes Of the state OF
Kansas, as follows to-wit::
"First-The name Of this corporation
shall be The West Wichita Town Com
pany."
''Second-This corporation is formed for
the purpose Of the purchase. location
and laying out Of a town site. and the
sale and conveyance Of the same In lots
and subdivisions; said town site 70 be To-
Gated on sections IS %. q and 30 in town
ship q. range one. east, IN the county OF
sedgwick and state Of Kansas. on the
west side Of the Arkansas river.
"Third-The business Of this corporation
is 10 be transacted at Wichita, Kansas
and at West Wichita. Kansas.
'Fourth-This corporation shall have
perpetual existence.
'Fifth-This corporation shall have
eight directors. and the directors for the
first year are: y. C. Hickman. West
wichita. Kansas: Sol W. Kohn. Wichita
Kansas; John z. Martin. west wichita.
Kansas: Isaac c. Walker. Wichita. Kan.
Y s. Hughes. West wichita. Kansas; J.
3. Thompson. West Wichita. Kansas;
A. T. Dodge, West wichita. Kansas. F.
z Lawrence. West wichita. Kansas.
sixth-This corporation shall have
capital stock Of Ten Thousand Dollars.
which shall be divided into one hundred
shares Of one hundred dollars each.
witness our hands and seal this the
twenty-ffth day OF September. A. l..
ts7I
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
Chfna win ne0uezta p lean.

Pel1in, May China viii request the
powers to obtain for her a loan suffi-
Client to pay the indemnity as soon as
the amount thereof is made known. She
will also ask for an extra 100000 taels
70 be provided annually. according to
the proposition of the ministers.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08

Woodward. o. A.. Nay z--PPeople Of
this city have not yet stopped talking
about the food. Many strange expert
ences are told- Mrs. Rhodes. living in
a dugout on the North SIDE came very
near being drowned. When found hy
railroad man she was holding her baby
up out OF the water which was nearly
To her chin
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08

Oklahoma City, O. T.. May THE real
estate men Of this city have formed
an association of many members for
their mutual good in this city. A meet
ing viii be held tomorrow night and
plans for advertising the city, county
and territory win be made. The assOcia-
ton hopes to stop the abuses In certain
real estate transactions now practced.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08

Ardmore. l. IT, AIsy I'll. =. Roberts,
a Wen diegsr. aged a. wears. who lired
at Valley View. committed sliciae in the
Cook county Jan by cutting his throat
with the razor given him by the author
ities with which q shave. Roberts was
charged WITH incest. lie leaves wife
aud seNaral ch-ltrer
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
Marble Diseovered At yYatonga.

Watonga, O. T., May IA good grade
Of marble has been discovered near this
city and plans are being made to have
the ind developed. The discovery was
made by J. c. Powers. Of Oklahoma
City. a stone cutter. ana the marble is on
land owned by himself and a relative.
The land is on the line of the Choetaw
& Northern and is few miles west Of
yrrs +r-er,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
owner. IN RnlI -. ,

Ardmore. Z IT, 3fay 7-rhe owners
~ the property hurned last week VIA
Immediately commence tne crecuoa ~
good substantial stocks So rsriace tbe
burtinEs burned Thcse nevr structures
wm be a splendid lhirE for ar1mors-
and shows the enterpr-s-ng spirit of ras
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
Markham Repeats His Attack

London. May IA. B. Markham, ao-
dressing his constituents at mansfield TO-
night, boldly fulfilled his pledge to re-
peat to LIEN his recent attack in e
house Of commons on the firm Of Werber.
Beit & Co. He charged Alfred Belt and
Mr.. Eckstein with being thieves and
swindlers. and challenged the former to
bring an action against I'm for libel.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08

woodward. @. IT, May 7.-Plans are
being made tor the Incorporation ~ tle
city. There ara many people in favor
ef Incorporating and active Steps wil
be taken within g short time to that
end Ia East Afeodvar. a petition has
been circulated for an Incorporation with
many Sizrers
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08

Guthrie o. T.. May THE Live Stock
Sanitary Commission viii nola an impor-
tant meeting IN this city on AIay 20 At
chat time the quarantine lines for the
new country viii be made. A new set
OF rules and regulations win also be in-
augurated ct that meeting which VIII be
of much Importance to the stock men OF
the ferrifnrv
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
British steamer Is Ashore.

Cape Town, May THE British
steamer Tantallelon Castle from South
ampton April %, for Table Key. Cape
Colony, with relief troops and passengers
on board, is ashore on Roblen Island,
near here. All her passengers have been
landed
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
SNlGGS WANTS OFFICE
AIva's smoOthe Politician CIOseted
with jenkins

Guthrie, o. T, May 7.-ReDresentative
A. T. Sniggs. OF Aiva, has been in the
city for several days mixing with the
politicians and figuring on his chances
for an Office. sniggs has been closeted
with Gov.-elect jenkins and others and
it is understood that he would like TO
be postmaster at -Alva, and if that is
one Of the impossibitties, a land Office
position would be perfectly agreeable
Sniggs has a large farm near Ava,
and has been active in Republican poll
tics in his county. He has many warm
friends and 1t is probable that the gem
tIeman from Alva win land something
with q salary attached.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
MUNYON'S
PSIA
CURE

When Prof. Munyon says his Dyspepsia Cure
viii cure indigestion and ali forms OF stomach
trouble he simply tells the truth. 1t VIII cure
stomach that has been abused BY ove--esting ard
over-dTinking. II viii cure stomach thzt hzs
been weakened by old-style drugs Il vii do auch
toward making an old stomach act Ike sound one.
At ali druggists, IS cents. Fifty-six Other curea
Aunycn, New York and Philadelphia.
EUHTOES IsHALRR CURES CATARRH.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
EXTRA JUDICIAL OPINION
Judge Harvey 5sakes ofieers Respon-
sfhle for louGz

Judge harvey e he city court deiiv-
cred an extra judicial opinion yesterday
thst was II interest g the attorneys ana
clerk q his court II vas 20 the e-e-t
that he as Judge had no rfsht % dictate
70 the clerk ia The matter 81 appFeFiaE
bonds lie said that the clerk a2a tne
rnarshsl had a right 60 approve bonds
and they nnust he satisfied n tneir o1n
uiaGs that they sre ah right 49, The
Parties ssgulng fte hozds are worth
whar they represent ne said az o.1eer
rgas nor Obliged q accept . uzn same
ar a hoad merely aecausa be ql2l-lea
sor certain amount if re haa any doubt
strn-s ire t--.rh II thz statement
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
RlFLED MAIL BAGS

been in the nabit of cruelty beating the
childrar
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08

pullman slee1eE. f.icnltz - s. LouiA
"a Missouri Paclac ralgay. Leaves 62-g
- p r.. arriving ID g. lss.ss 80 e =
6elnz e T5peEa g. Ezasas cry tsks
,he zew nyer % TIE El-k lzia1- a. -
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08

uany Eagls aeaTsrve e esz= DeE week
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
TRUANTS LACK FOR FOOD.
FED on BREAD AND MOLASSES FOR
TWO WEEKS AS 4 RESULT OF
OFFICIAL NEGLECT.

Brooklyn has a Truant Home in Jamaica-ave.'
near Cypress Hills Cemetery. There are lol boys
there now, and from June l TO IA they had a
bread and molasses diet. This is not the ordinary
bill of fare the home. but it was all there was
to feed the boys in the time mentioned. because
the supply of other food had become exhausted
and the school committee Of the Board OF Educa-
ton had failed repelish the larder despite the
fact that a proper requisition was made on May -
There might have been serious results to the tru-
ants from this neglect of the committee Even Inc
supply had to be obtained by Superintendent French
from local bakers. The truants became consioer-
ably down the poor diet on whch 'he9
were forced to subsist and the statement is mace
that they could hardly keep to their usual tasks
Superintendent French talked about the partldl
famine in the home yesterday. and gave 1t as
his opinion that it had resulted from careIessfeSs
and a lack of attention 10 duty on the part OF
somebody connected with the educational system
| There had been great deal of red tape whlch nae
! to be united before supplies were furnished
Il sent a requisition to Charles c. Wise. the
| chairman of the Truants' Home committee, on
May %" he said. allowing three days. as usual
for the necessary preliminaries under the present
system Of securing food. and it exactly four
teen days before received single article Dur
ing that time we had no meat, no mix, no ppta-
iuteiy nothing but bread and moasses. and mighty
little OF that telegraphed to the Board OF tdu-
cation while were in 4 state OF seml-StarNa
and received word that Mr- Ward the borough
superintendent had received the rcqusition in due
time and had kept it only five minutes before il
received his signature. whatever became OF II
after that is a mystery Maybe II rested in the
pocket Of some careless person instead Of being
FASTENED on its way"
The additional Statement was made by AF.
French that he did care TO buy food for the
home with his money for the reason that he had
once paid out so for shoes. and could not set a
cent of it back, because he had failed to get the
shoes from the prison snoe shop. where all the
shoes by truants made
While the famine or in the home the teach,
ers purchased their food from outside, and
thus kept alive President Robertson Of the school
Board says ne proposes make thorough inves-
tiEation and If the facts alleged he VIII ca
the people responsible 10 strict account
i viii at make protest to the central
body against supplies being withheld" he added
"as there justification for such delay:
understood from Mr. white. with whom talked
to-day. that the Truant School was In a salts
factory condition"
Besides Mr.. White. the school commtteemen are
T J. Farrell Thomas Caccola. George w. Dono-
hue J. F. Bendernagle and Julius l. Radecke
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
NEW COLLEGE BOARDS WORK.

The College Entrance Examination Board. the
organization of which effected last winter By
number of colleges, finished its first session yes
terday The examinations were held at Columbia
University and began Monday. The men were
cared for in the gymnasium. at Amsterdam-ave
and hundred and -nlneeenthst.. and the wonl-
en- In the Barnard College Theatre. broadway and
West one hundred and -nneteenth-st The exact
number of students who took the examinations mas
NOT vet been ascertaned but 1t is estimated that
bat1veen 500 and 900 examined at the differ
emf nIaces throughout the country designated by
tho hoard Professor Thomas Fske of Columbia
sunerintended the local examinations. fee OF 30
was taken from each person examined.
Every college and scientific school in the Middle
states and Maryland accepts the examinations of
the hoard as satisfactory equivalent for its own
senarate admission examinations upon the same
subjects large number of institutions In New,
EnSiand and in the West and South follow the
Is 1ol,cv Examinations under the direction of
the board were held last week IN IoTeign eoun-
ties as follows: Paris Anglo Saxon college, under
EDWARD p Denny; Germany, the American Colege.
Strasburg, under Dr. David IN oosS' anu III
Havana and Hawaii.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23

have put it Il paying basis He Is decidedly
averse to having II said that his farm IL merely
the toy OF n millionaire; he runs II FOR profit
Besides that. he is fast earning place IN the
cattle breeding world breeder OF note and he
Is anxious 10 gain reputation for his pure blood
Hereford and Shorthorn cattle. While ne may
have placed $4,000 in improving the ranch. and may
have $4,000 invested. he has a business thereon
which VIII soon prove lucrative him. Mr.. Rocke-
feller came 10 Kansas to regain his health and
make money. AS he has done both 10 Is little
wonder he is an enthusiast about the beauties and
resources OF the State. To meet this who con-
trolls vast fortune, on the plains OF Kansas.
rounded by tho luxury OF his ranch life is vastly
different from coming In contact with him I'm his
Office In Cleveland. Ohio. where he looks after his
interest in stocks and oil. He spends his winters
on the ranch. and each year he and his family
make their stay longer II grows more fascinating
TO them as the years go by. He Is fifty years
brilliant conVersationist and happy
to use his own words. when riding over his
ranch on the plains of the Sunfower State. or
curTying blooded cow in his ranch stables
A rfev feature OF the cattle breeding business rs
carried on by Mr Rockefeller Is breeding what IS
known rs the Double Standard Poed Durham OF
which there are only three hundred in the world
He now owns fifteen head Of them and would not
part with them AT any price A fad OF his is
breeding hornless cattle, believing that the horns
can be bred off easier than they can be sawed off
he now owns 26p head of registered Shorthorn and
Hereford cattle, 30 trottinr horses and many fine
bocded pigs, But he is getting of the fast
horse business and his ranch will soon be the
foremost cattle breeding farm in the United States
To that end the man from Cleveland Is striving.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
A4EATsINGER IMPROVING B. r. T.
PnEsrDENT OF THE TROLLEY ROAD SAYS
ss.2OoOoO is TO BE SPENT on BETTERMENTs

SnEs1DENT OF THE TROLLEY ROAD SAYS
ss.2ooOoO Is TO BE SPENT OK BETTERMENrs.
President Greatsinger Of the BROOKLYN Rapid
Transit Company IN an interview with a Tribune
reporter yesterday expressed some ANNOYANCE
anent the recent criticisms which have been made
against his management and the company's alleged
Inadequate service. He reviewed at some length
the comprehensive improvements that are now un-
der way toward increased power facilities and the
equipment Of new rolling stock.
I'VE will place ir service fifty new motor
cars" he said, each Of which viii cost this COM
pany 500. We have contracts cut for considerably
more Our power facilities the only thing that
handicap us at present but We are pushing the
construction OF stations with all possible en-
ergy. At our Halsey-st station We will have in
operation in day or two a rotary which con-
sefts an alternating current into direct current
and gives us z,J0 more horse power than we have
al present This additional power win enable us 10
run aoOut twenty more trains on the lines which
are fed by this current. a contract which We have
made with the Long Island City Railroad Companv
Tor the supply OF current will cna ie ms 70 inc-aa
public more and better service In the three roontbs
mat have now been president Of this company
lave been made
people would only stop 10 think what vast i'm
psoNements have been effected by this COMPANY
De so impatient az occasional bitches when large
crowds have 70 be handled. as for Instance on
number OF the old engines and had them haul some
81 the trains. as II utterly impossible 10 have
tude. And yet We were severely criticised by some
OF the newspapers for doing what was obviouslv
the only thing that could be Done under the cir
IAN that IN need OF al present is moro
eiectricity than we can make. but IL won't be long
current"
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23

participate in the caucus Of any other party The
worst feature of The present caucus system has
been that political -heeers have not heSitated TO
drag in members of the opposite party whenever
they had a particular candidate to name. Under
the law this will be stopped. and il will be
found beneficial particularly in the smaller towns.
where this OF thing mas been pre-
valent than in the cities. where many Of the
cuses by check list. under the supervision OF
appointed officers.
The week has been devoted largely TO graduations
In the High School and other schools OF the city,
although some Of the more important graduations
will occur next week including commencement at
Trinity College. The High School has large clasn.
and an unusually large proportion Will take college
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
cLIgToE-ATE. WIDENING UPHELD.

COURT OF APPEALS sUsTATNs THE LAW GREAT.
ING ORNAMENTAL CoURTYARDs.
Residents Of Clinton-ave., Brooklyn, are inter
ested in a decision handed down by the Court of
Appeals. Buffalo Friday, in which that court
upheld the cons.itutionality OF the act Of 1899
which provided for the widening Of Ciinton-ave
between Gates and Willonghby aves-. by adding
the present street strip twenty feet wide on
each side 10 be preserved for ornamental court
yards.
Proceedings were instituted In the Supreme Court
by the City Of Eew-York after the passage of the
act 10 acquire the land to be added the sides
OF the street. property owner who built
large apartment house on a corner in ClintOn-aYe
attacked the consfiiutonality Of the through
District Attorney Clarke, and procured order
from Justice Marean. of the Supreme Court, set
ting aside the appon fnent Of commissioners ard
declaring the act unconstitutional. The city ap-
pealed from the order 10 the Appellate Division
which aside the order OF Justice Marean and
upheld the constitutional. The case was
then carried 20 the Court of Appeals, which sus-
rains the act Of 1899 in every particular.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
LIFE BELTS AND FERRY PASSENGERS

The statement made by Police Commissioner
Murphy that there is paucty of life saving facil-
tiles the Brooklyn Annex Ferry Company 5
boats is not pleasing to fits officials and e Barker
the general agent said yesterday that there were
three life preservers each of the three boats
for every passenger who crosses them. There
are from one hundred and fifty to one hundred and
eighty life rreservers each boat. he declared
while the heaviest traffic hardly more than
one hundred passen gers.
IL Is also declared by the officials of the Brooklyn
ana New-fork Ferry Company that all their boats
are hberaily supplied with life preseryers Tne
Union Ferry COMPANY is required by law 10 carry
only three hundred life preseryers In the rush
hours there are often one thousand Messengers on
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
SAYS He SHOT IN SELF-DEFENCE.
FATAL QUARREL BETWEEN LONG ISLAND CIT
MEN WAS DUE TO POLITICAL FEuD.


John T. Clancy. the proprietor of a hotel at
Jackson and Borden ayes Long Island City. who
shot and killed John Clarke. OF No. leo West
ave, Long Island City. at Thirty-fourths st
and First-ave here. Friday night.
raigned IN the Yorkvilo police court yesterday
morning. on the charge of homicide Clancy
serts that Clarke assaulted him first and that ne
Obliged TO shoot In sef-defence. He bore the
marks of the beating which Clarke gave him. He
had bruises in several places his face. and his
nose knocked of shape. He was sent 10
Coroner Bausch, who committed him to the Tombs
pending inquest
on the way to the Criminal Courts Building the
prisoner was greeted by several Long Island City
politicians They crowded around him, and made
his progress from the court TO the streetcars
triumphal march.
The shooting the elimination OF n long
standing feud arising from a political quarrel over
Long Island patronage. The two men came over
on the same boat Friday night. and when they
reached First-ave. got into dispute which ended
in the fight and killing of Clarke Clarke stag
gcred into n saloon on the corner and fell on the
floor He taken TO Bellevue Hospital ana
died soon after.