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nows my chance to square the account.
You fellows clear out of here yourselves
and / won't squeal to the sheriff until
money behind or Ill
There WIS sharp report and fash.
and a bullet tore through Hawkins
right arm that was stealthily reaching
for his gun.
THE baby can shoot. can he?" said
Hawkins. who was now furious. He
madc a grab for the gun with his left
hand, and before the lad could cover
him he fired.
The boy dropped at the first shot.
Hawkins, infuriated by the pain in his
arm, fired two more shots. The boy
crawlcd along the floor. dripping his life
blood and still trying to save the money
box.
Hawkins kicked him aside, and the
three outlaws mounted their horses and
rode off,
Half an hour later the sheriff and his
deputies found the boy breathing his
last. A neighbor had heard the firing
but had thought the cowpunchers were
shooting up the town again. Alarmed
at last by the groans she plainly heard
from the store, she reused the authori-
ties.
The dying boy told his story with
quiyering lips ''It amt my fault.
Charley" he moaned. as the storekeeper
gently pressed his hands. i did my
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up my mind to give them up to you II
Hawkins and the others murder us all
for 1t. l knew just about where you
were, and as soon as the outlaws went
to the bunkhouse to play cards I stole
Nell out of the stable and started off
to find you
1t was a fifteen-mile ride back to the
Williams ranch.
The rangers tied their horses some
distance away and crept stealthiiy TO
the bunkhouse, where the outlaws were
sleeping.
They were caught like rats In trap
The rangers surprised and covered them
with their guns before the desperadoes
realized what had happened. There was
no loophole left for the rufiians. and
they had to surrender. They We're Sc
curely bound and gagged and then strap
ped to horses without shot being
fired.
Thanks to Mrs. Williams. the rangers
were able to hang four bad men with
out spilling one drop OF blood. Ihey
were turned over to the Arizona law.
which shows no mercy for such crimes.
Mossman and his men learned tnat
Hawkins and the rest of the gang had
doubled on their tracks and struck out
for the Blue River country. 1t was
there that the rangers had the hght
with the Bill Smith party Of cattle rust.
lers few months ago, and Max~ei
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has at last been broken up by
Capt Burt Mossman, of the Ari-
zona Rangers, declare the San
Francisco press.
Four of the eight desperadoes in the
gang have been run down during the last
month. and the notorious leader, Bill
Hawkins. is making his ''Iast stand"
1t is now but matter of days, proba-
bly,. when he will either be captured or
sent over the Great Divide"
The latter fate is more likely, for Cap
tain Mossman and his rangers have a
score to settle with Hawkins that can
not be wiped out to their satisfaction
excepting by death. Bill Hawkins was
with Black Jack when the International
Rank was held up at Nogales in 1896.
In the fight that took place in Skeleton
Canyon a few days after the hold-up,
Hawkins killed Frank Robson, line
rider who was with the posse.
To detail the crimes Of which this
handit has been guilty would be to run
tho pamut of border misdeeds. He has
been a cattle rustler and train robber.
n cut-thrcat outlaw concerned in every
big hold-up that has crimsoned the his
tory of the Territory.
But it was his last act OF deviltry
that biackened him as the bad man"
OF Arizona. And Arizona has said that
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The stage business must be quiet and
dignifed. but with quiet and restful
laugh in every movement The music
must be catchy. but not of the kittenish
or the whirling kind that is meeting
popular favor Just now. 1t must be easy
and graceful, the kind that will not
weigh on people, and at the same time
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scheme, and has offered to make sub
stantial backing for her appreciation.
The rumor has put this backing up, but
that is neither here nor there.
Mrs. 0sborn's Views.
Mrs Osborn and Miss Munro are the
closest of friends. They meet every
day and almost any afternoon between
/ and 2 O'Clock can be seen in the palm
room OF the Waldorf-Astoria talking
over the playhouse.
II realize that | have a hard under
taking said Mrs. Osborn, "but l be-
lieve in It, New York. l think, needs it.
The playhouse has been in my mind for
a long time. but this season was the
first time I have had a chance to
start it.
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rush. One must eat dinner in
rush and then run off like mad to see
the curtain rise. and then temper is
spoiled for the night.
$50 my first policy will be. Don't
trife with digestion With the show
beginning at 9 o'clock, there will be
ample time to eat dinner and rest be.
| fore even starting to the theater.
| "You ask II the location Of the thea
ter, being SO far away from street car
| lines, will not hurt it some? am sure
1t will not, for / do not expect persons
to come in street cars. That is one OF
the provincialisms which we will try to
stamp out.
ANYONE can see that it is not right
for woman in evening gown to walk
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The Curtain to Rise at
9 O'clock, and Ev-
erybody to Come in
Carriages and Even
ing Dress s-BerkeIey
Lyceum to Be Re-
modelled Into a The
ater Exclusively for
the Smart Set.
DOR old provincial New York!

She must give up at least one
habit OF carelessness contracted
long ago or fall under the ban
Of decree just issued by Mrs. Robert
Osborn. for r society woman, pur-
veyor of millinery for the Four Hun
dred and promoter of the novelty of the
day in theatricals. MRS. Osborn's Play
house. is in Forty-fifth Street, near
Fifth Avenue.
Her order touches most closely on
three vital points to theatergoers:
The manner of going to and from a
play.
The kind of dress to wear.
The promenading of the audience
male and female contingents-during the
performance.
Use of Cars Is Bad Form.
As to transportation, the new manager
declares the street railway must suffer
while cabmen grow fat and private
ccachmen work overtime. To her the
patronage of dusty street cars is ex-
tremeiy bad form
And she will have persons of best
form in her playhouse.
AS to dress. Mrs. Osborn believes
that the custom Of long ago. by which
men could 60 TO the play in business
suits and women in street dresses is
coarse, and that evening clothes are as
necessary as good acting to make an
evening at the theater enjoyable.
And she will have 10 coarseness. but
much enjoyment in her playhouse.
Foyer Chat.
AS to the audience between the acts,
the new impressario will insist that
women as we'll as men leave their seats
and stretch" The men may go where
they will-Sherry's and Delmonico's
are both within easy hailing distance
but the women can hold little recep-
tions and chat in the foyer. Mrs. Os-
born declares that the custom Of al
lowing men to leave their seats with
propriety but compelling the women to
be still all the time is barbarous.
And she will have no barbarity in
her playhouse.
Seating Capacity Limited.
The scheme of Mrs. Osborn to remodel
Berkeley Lyceum into society theate.
is really a gigantic enterprise and one
that speaks for extraordinary pluck and
business ability on her part.
To begin with, the theater is extreme
ly small and looks more like doll am
zphitheater than like real playhouse.
The audiences will necessarily be small,
and Mrs. Osborn is frank to admit that
she must crowd the place almost every
night to make her venture pay.
No Horse Play.
Then, too. the prices must be no
higher than those of the Broadway
theaters and the pieces produced there
will have to be far above the average
tc meet the approval of the critical and
fastidious audiences which will see
them.
They must appeal to the taste of the
"40o." and Mrs. Osborn believes she
knows what that taste is. She says her
plays must be light, but not boisterous
No slap-stick and green goggles work
will meet the favor of the patrons of the
Mrs. Osborn playhouse.
What the Music Will Be.
The stage business must be quiet and
dignifed, but with quiet and restful
laugh in every movement The music
must be catchy. but not of the kttenish
or the whirling kind that is meeting
popular favor just now. 1t must be easy
and graceful, the kind that will not
weigh on people, and at the same time
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GRACE SCOTT.

best to save your money. And say,
Charley, dye 'spose you could let moth
er have things on tick till get better?"
The next day they buried the lad. His
simple epitaph reads:
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ut Is true that have little knowl-
edge of the practical business Of the
atricals. but as far as can see all
business Is much the same. ! have no
intention Of trying to stage pieces or
mixing into any Of the affairs know
nothing about. Other persons have been
hired to do that.
'It is the conducting Of the house. the
ARRANGEMENTS for the comfort Of the
patrons and such things as that which
will occupy my time.
"And, speaking Of comfort. there will
be comfort in the little playhouse. It
will be beautiful-grand!
"See these" and she swept out hei
hand indicating the array Of palms and
the like that make her store look like
the conservatory Of mansion, they
are as nothing compared to the things
will have at the theater
The whole place mas Deen ntteo owe.
and by the time the finishing touches
have been applied it will be marvel
of beauty. I feel more certain Of the
artistic appearance of the place than }
do of anything else.
"As the house is 1t will seat more
than 500 persons. and seat them COM
fortably. There will be no need Of that
crowding which is noticeable in so many
larger theaters.
Curtain at Nina
"The curtain will go up at 9 o'clock
Eight, s:15, and $3.50 are extremely un'
wholesome hours. They always mean
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not go jingling through brains at z
O'Clock in the morning and refuse to
be easy long enough to give sleep a
| chance.
Fifth Avenue Favorite Wanted.
For the casts Mrs. Osborn has another
novel idea that is being carried out to
perfection. She wants new faces aud
new work, but capable players. and a
leading man who is known and liked,
not in Broadway. but in Fifth Avenue.
But all of this will take money. and
lots of it. Mrs. Osborn says she will
provide funds herself. but rumor that
has spread everywhere is good enough
to tell. That rumor is like this:
Norma Munro, daughter of the late
publisher. and young woman with
many millions to her credit. is inter-
ested beyond anything in the society
playhouse.
Miss Munro Interested.
In the first place, Miss Munro is lit
erary. She once edited several of the
Munro publications. and later wrote
few plays herself. None of them re-
ceived particular appreciation, but
Miss Munro would have had no diff
Guilty in proving that they were all her
own.
She is an enthusiast about the stage.
and knows the difference between good,
bad and Indifferent acting about as we'll
as any woman in the country. She is
hearty in her approval of the new
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-26
THOMAS
EFFORT BEING MADE TO GET
FAMOUS ORCHESTRA HERE.
Chance TO Have One Concert Some
Time In May.

Yesterday an effort WIS started IN
Wichita which has for its end. the secur-
ing OF the great Theodore Thomas ana his
Incompatible orchestra, for one concert
IN wichita Il e planned 10 secure the
attraction for enc night in May. probably
some time near the 20th Of the month
That month Mr.. Thomas Is going 10 take
his Organization 10 the Pacific coast and
Il win be Wichfta's first. and n all like
lihood last opportunity 70 hear ths great
orchestra under his matches direction
Correspondence IS now in progress IN an
attempt 70 secure the attraction. and it
viii be known in a couple OF weeks def
nitely whether e shall prove successful
The treat win be the greatest Wichita
has ever enjoyed n the line Of music
Theodore Thouas stands in the front
rank Of the worlds directors His or
chestra OF sixty-seven 81 far and away
the most perfect organization Of rs kind
IN the Enelish-speak,ng nations Every
tirre It appears n Chicago. the great
Auditorium is filed.
A concert in Wichita VIII be attended
by patrons OF music from Oklahoma, the
Indian territory and hair Of karsas
Mr.. Boyle said yesterday that lie could
rot be sure OF securing the Thomas or
chestra. but he was bending every effort
in that ! direction
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purifes
The Blood
"a nothing else -.

"My son had pimples OF his face, which
after a while became mass OF SORES.
II began giving him Hoods sarsaparilla
and soon the sores were getting better
They finally healed without leaving 9
scar" Mzs L. THEsT, willow AYenue,
Hoboken. n. J.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-26
Lee FLoATs oN RIVER
There is Now Much Water IN Big
River.

The Big Arkansas river had a Tot q
muddy water 81 It yesterday morning
when ire people began coming 90 town.
About o'esocS 4 bug raise came capped
Virh big chuni-s q Tee This wss some
thiag uuaslel 70 fhe psop5s q this CITY.
% see chunks 81 Ice Eesghing hundreds
OK pounls floating Gopn the river L
3 very seldom that the r{ver has enough
water n il Z Goat a very big piece 2
See CT anything else. but yesterday there
was plenty of water for 81 th5S- The
See ran faso ths dan al The Ns5le street
island and pied I'D 81 front o. the canal
that leads throuEh ERE isssud ard the
big cakes bumped snlo e5ch ether and
r1le5 up Until the pressure vas 50 gre1c
that thu little slas pie dan cozad not
stand Il and TIE Sc bzoizs thro1g1 tax
ing about ons hundred fsst % the dan
WIKI 81 a good part % ths island was
also washed away bsfoys tSs dan broke
Iav-enos Russell the Esniai au1 sutsr-
rrzsinE ttearrocaI 7lsEaEer. who has tesa
n Wichita every season tor tha past
seven sezrSs VAS Il Slsa CTS yests. as
wfth rs corrany, A Tho7o0shered
Tam
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is PLUT0CRAT NOW
David Elliot visits Old 8auuts In the
Peerless Princess.

David Elliott, Of St Louis. was n the
city yesterday visiting friends M
Elliott wss formerly a Wichita man and
served a. term n the repurtorial odlcs Of
the Eagle. He was a bright. clever. en-
ergetic young man IN those DAYS who had
a dne faculty Of making friends Bot he
went into another business with his
brother. the great shooting champion
in Kansas City. the sporting goods bust
ness and since then Wiclita has seer but
little OF David lie Is now q plutccrat.
being manager o. q fsnous sportsnsn
park IA 81 Louis. where be Is accuuulat-
ing lots q money. lots of friendship and
lots Of faTce. stree leaving the Eagle
he has become a great shot. only few in
America being his esua1
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ROLLING DOWN STEPS
Officers Struggle and Choke
One Another.
SHERIFF HOLDS FIELD
SAYS His Man Is Guarding
Wounded Patient.

Blood was drawn last night, probably
for the first time IN the history Of sedg-
wick county. between the sheri1's force
and the police force.
The scene OF q fearful hand-to-hand en-
counter was at the St Francis hospital
The battle took place AT about o'clock
and in the melee the glass doors Of st
Francis hospital. greatly to the annoy
ance Of the gentle sisters Of charity and
to the alarm Of the inmates. were badly
damaged.
Sheriff Simmons tells the story IN this
way.
yesterday sIr. James F. Comfy. the
county attorney. placed in NY hands a
warrant for the arrest Of J. P. Dunn.
who is wounded at St Francis hospital.
he Instructed me to serve the warrant
and place a guard over AIr. Dunn
The warrant was sworn out by Mrs.
Jessie Dunn. the lawful wife OF J. P.
Dunn. and charged shat IN 1873 he VIII
fully married Ida Thayer. IN Kay coun-
~. Oklahoma. and has been living with
her in wichita, contrary to the laws pro
hibiting bigamy.
IN pursuance OF the warrant ard in
accordance with the Instructions Of the
county attorney went to St Francis
hispital. read the warrant to Dunn and
placed Emery Barrett over him as 9
guard
About 5 o'elook Barrett telephoned 20
ne. saying that Omcer Harry Sutton
came 20 the hospital snd threw him
out
7 at once tsiephoned back to M Bar
rett to stay near there and would come
up.
Just then Harry Sutton spoke to me
through the phone and said to me that
he dida't want to have any trouble with
me. but that II 7 attempted TO place
e guard over aIr. Dunn would have
q dght on my hands.
Il an going 10 place that guard
there. I said. and as Tor fight you VIZ
ind ne q Johnnie-on-the-spos
Il then went To ST. Francis hospital.
taldug with me my deputies. Jim Nc
Phersoa and Dick Dodd
arriving at The hospital. found the
r-s 49, .~---. r-,---l .-z
Jim Fox. representing the police force.
They allowed me TO So in. but said
that 7 could not take any depuries IN
with me Dennis had his sun IN hi-
hand
Il told hin that where would 60 ny
oeeoues would 60. ana then This man
Dennis tried 10 hiu1 me.
He said he didn't care Z I was sheriff
Of this o0saty and made a unge At
me"
Here sheriff simmons showed q bloody
soar on hts left cheek made by The "a
gers OF Dennzs-
I tod my deputies to follow me-
continued sheriff simmons and thea
Dennis cooked bis revolver ana aimed
1t at che OF them.
..Jsm ucPherson jumped for aim ana
GOT 3 hold on bis neek. They stuEEles
ana fought and rolled doea the lazs
stone s-eps
jim 1IcPherson choked him ara made
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-26
LAND SOLD
FOR $4,000
William Lucas, of Iowa, Buys
1000 Acres
IN SEDGWICK COUNTY
D. [. TiIIinghast Buys Home
Near City.

William Lucas. Of Ottawa, IA. has
bought 1900 acres OF land near Clear
water. kan. for about $4,000 through
the agency OF the Q. z. Smith Realty
company. z. L Tulinghast was ths
owner Of s79 acres OF the ia-d which was
sold. and for that tract he received So
ZOO rhe rest OF the land was owned by
FIVE or six parties. who each owned bat
one OF two quarters.
Though the ten quarters borga. are
not al in one tract, they are close To-
gether, and arc II the rich bottoms OF
the Ninnescah river. The greater portion
Of the land IS planted IN wheat, and the
yield last year averaged twenty-seven
bushels 70 the acre.
Mr.. Lucas viii come to this county
and VIII use his new property for agri-
cultural PURPOSES and for stock raising.
He has an abundance Of capital. which
he VIII invest in making the farm one
Of the best in the state.
Mr. Tningnast who sod ever SOD acres
Of tho land has bought l60 acres on
Fairrount hill for s9,60 and he viii make
this his home.
wallace McGinris Of Illinois. has
bought 40 acres Of land IN Kinsran
county for s7.0oq The land Is devoted
largely 70 the cultivation OF wheat.
Geo. A syigert has sold to Ira Kelly,
OF Leon. Ia. 1s0 acres q land in Grant
township for 81 SEQ.
The firm Of Tanner & SeweH have sold
$50 acres in Comanche county, $50 acres
in Barber county. and lee acres in Kiowa
county 70 Peter Leahy OF e Dorado.
Kan, for SeG0. The land belonged 10 q
Vermont mortgage company.
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TALK NO. 8 8
Factory Finish

7zt a <.c<o-7 fash o sFs-y
piece az 5eScsry repasrs tax I
fU-1 CT Z an VEL eaEsPed
With hlvh sraed iazEas SD
cc-1picte c-saz1zs sd PISA
i7E ozs1L earn esa1 s-RS 81
yer solder T. = vzxlsrT - ssa1ss
ard cotC-s. 20 thag Cza Esszca
VI any rIsoe % vorz -Aaz ceEas
IN = tat My the 3azHt C
go-ze< ca--sc< le clss,ls--iz-1ei
from TIE rcst ~ tas zstaL -
there ara settings remove -
stones ard cEeaz sr1 poii=a
then Al e rs zcrS s ooz-e
g. rs cane urchods tEzt a-e
Used l. tae lsrssst factories
vig make vszT rig c. Vet-1-
case q ths-hle . s=,a-a ss
sic~zus 81 asaSara1ce ard dr.
abe as TIE dzv ycu s--r1t e
10 ere car CO Eorc-
w. w. Pearce
Jcerer SID SeEc Car
- ~ zsiE Wichsta $50
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Wallace NcGinris Of Illinois has
bought 40 acres Of land IN Kingran
county for s7.0oq The land Is devoted
largely 70 the cultivation OF wheat
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Dunn. as stated IN the Eagle, IS sus-
pected by the police officers to be con
cerned in the robbery Of a bank and
the killing Of the sheriff at Clarksvnle.
Ark.
Yesterday the Eagle stated that it
was likely that he gould he arrested for
bisamy, and SO he was.
The following story was based on IN
formation received from officers Sutton
and Fox ". 3. Jones and Jack Rich
ardson. who said they were eye-wit-
nesses 20 the melee.
Last evening after dark Sheriff Sim
mons sent Emory Barrett 10 the hospi-
rsI 10 guard The prisoner. George Den
MS. who was on guard for the police de-
partme1t telephones to headquarters
that Barrett was there. Detective Sui
ton Immediately went 10 the hospital TO
aid Policeman Dennis. ard drove the
deputy sheriff from the field Sheriff
simmons was 1t once notified and came
to the assistance OF his deputy. With
J. II. Mcpherson and Janer Dodds- Pc
iceman Fox came TO rs-enforce Dennis.
IS Detective suttoa had returned 10
headquarters.
when the sheriff. with his deputies.
arrived. Policemen Fox and Dennis
were Inside the hospital and decided 70
admit none tat the sheriff.
The sheriff came 80 the door aud vas
admitted His shree deputies then asked
the door 70 be opened thst they might
consult with their chief. Or. George A.
clark. the house Physician. opened t.
door and the sherids deputies forced
their way inside. The policemen at oace
sraprled with rhei- ANTAGONISTS and 3
desperate fght e1sued within the co-r1-
doris of the hospital
Density Mcpherson. who Rad doE7ea
Dennis. shouted II Dick Dodds-
''Get the SIN" C5e may have referred
10 The SUI Policeman Denis held n hls
har11
III. w. :. Jones sass to Deputy Bar
rett-
You ssHsrs are inst hrhtizg over that
81 co reward
z krow 81" replied The deputy.
'-Taen would advise you 70 set cit
u g. sa1i 1lr jones.
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COUGHING AT NIGHT.

\ 3. Wsstcott city salesman
s0r Ecckaday E1riuars curn-
pany. declares that Hsurion 8
Tar Expectora1r IS tfs best an
around cough remedy We have
ever used We have used g. FOR
both ourselves ard rhe children.
and & hardy ever rakas rugrs
than one dose 70 cure that dis
tresstuz cough The baby has A.
night Al druggists. 80 ard slr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-26
Bad Blood
Breeds HumOrS

Boils, Pimples, Eruptions,
Sores, Debility, Languor,
Kidney Troubles, Indigestion and
That Tired Feeling,
Al Of which Hoods Sarsapariila
Cures, by purifying, enriching and
vitalizing the blood.
Blood troubles, left unchecked, in
crease and multiply Just as naturally
as the weeds and thistles infesting
the soil.
They need the same radical treat
ment, too.
They shonId be rooted ont in Spring.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-26
HOODS


Stops the breeding Of disease germs
and impurities in the blood.
1t also imparts vitality and richness,
and that means q strong, vigorous
body as well as clear healthy skin.
You will look better and feel bet
fer If you begin taking Hoods Sarss-
pariIfa TODAY II