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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-04
In the Hotel Lobbies.


Mr.. and Mrs. c. R Wade of Chicago
are guests of the Hotel Carey.
Eugene Davis OF Topeka is in Wichita
He is registered AT the Hamilton
Mr.. and Mrs H C Fortna of Arspahoe
O. T. are in the city. guests of the Hotel
Carey.
DR. C E. Resslin of Anthony is in the
city on business. He is putting up at
the Hamilton.
w H Hubbard. a prominent business
man of Conway Springs. is staying at
the Hamilton.
B. 3. Merriam Of Topeka is registered
al the Hotel Hamilton He is the senior
member Of the Merriam Brokerage COM
pany of that city.
Charles Napes, the representative Of a
big shoe mandatory OF Chicago. is at
the Hotel Carey with a full line OF sam
pies. He makes Wichita four times each
year.
Yesterday was reported by the various
clerks as being one Of the eu;e,est days In
the history OF hostelries for long time.
Ordinarily the different registers rua all
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MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT.
Dr.. Snow Has Taken Observations and
Gives Details.

! Lawrence, Kan, May 3.-Dr. F. H
Snow, of the University of Kansas. from
| observations taken at Lawrence, has is
sued the following weather report fol
April:
The coolest April since 1874. The re-
duction of temperature extended uniform
ly through the month. the first half OF
the month being $40 degrees and the sec
ond half $40 degrees below normal.
The last hard frost of the spring &C.
CURED on the 16th-ten days later than
the average date
| The rainfall has been only six times ex-
ceeded-in 1873, 1884, 1855, 1891, 1895, and
1901. The snowfall of the Sth, TO the
depth of 6 inches, was extraordinary for
April, having been exceeded but once
in 19ol-w:,en a fall of inches occurred
on the 1st.
The cloudiHess and the wind velocity
were below the April average and there
was an absence Of fog
Mean Temperaturc.-494 degrees which
is 5.55 degrees below she April average.
The highest temperature was rs degrees
on the 22nd; the lowest was % degrees on
the 10th, giving a MONTH, range of 46
43.45 degrees; at p. m. 56.47 dS~rees; at
9 p m. 1887 degrees.
Misunderstanding melted snow, 40
inches, which is 156 inches above :he
April average Rain or snow in measur-
able quantities fell on II days; in guam
titles too small for measurement on no
day. There were thunder storms during
the month. Snow fell on the Sth to the
depth of inches The entire rainfall.
including melted snow. for the four
month sof 1904 nom completed, has been
9.65 inches. which is IA inches above the
average for the same months in the sc
preceding years.
Mean Cloudiness.-i5.11 per cent of the
sky. the month being 81 per cent clearer
than usual Number of clear days Qess
than one-third cloudy. &c; half clear
Zone to two-thirds cloudy 4: cloudy
(more than two-thirds cloudy, 10. There
were three days entirely clear and days
entirely cloudy Mean cloudiness at :
a. m 30 per cent: at p. m, ~ per cent:
at p. m. 1888 per cent
Wind.-NVy., 81 times: NE. % times;
Sc, Is times; SW.. times; E, times;
N, ; times; s. times w. once. The
total run of wind was TO- $40 miles, which
is 2,427 miles below the April average
This gives a mean daily velocity of 36l 80
miles, and a mean hourly velocity of 1916
miles. The highest velocity was IS miles
an hour, from TO p. m on the sth.
Mean velocity at a. m. 1880 miles: at
p. m. 1857 miles; at 7. m, 1871 miles.
Barometer.-Mean for the month. % 122
i've - q
29l14 inches; maximum 1851 inches. on
the Srd minimum. 2S-52S inches. on the
Sth: monthly range. 1GS3 inches.
Relative Humidity.-Mean for the
month. 64.S per cent; at a. N, 7s4 per
cent; at , p. m. SIS per cent; at a m.
GA per cent; greatest. loo. on the 18th;
least. % on the 18th. There were no fogs
during the month
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BIDS FOR BONDS.
New York Securities Sell at a Small
Premium

New York. nay Bids were opened
today by Comptroller Grout for 81 oco 60
OF city bonds at 81 per cent; SO 700 600 for
ten years and the balance for fifty years.
The issue was subscribed about
seven times. The comptroller said that
". J. Seiigman & Co. and Edward Sweet
& Co. Will probably get the $1,000 olN
having made ten single bids aggregate
that amount at rates ranging from 500 s.
to slol-5S kidder. Peabody & Co. Bar
ing. Magoun & Co and Fisk and Robin
son. who bid jointly sloo 7VIS for all NJ
any part Of the bonds. VIII probably get
about sss.0a1.eo0. Comptroller Crout said
that the bids were so numerous that he
would not have to accept any Of the
All or none BIDS.
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(F'irst Publication May 4, 19o4.)
ROAD NOTICE

State of Kansas. County of Sedgwick.
Office of County Clerk.
MAY 2 1904.
Notice is hereby given that on the End
day OF May. 1904 a petition signed BY
+. ID. Alley and "a others. was presented
TO the Board of County Commissioners Of
the county and state aforesaid, praying
for the location of a certain road de-
scribed as follows. viz:
Beginning 542 $500 feet south and 80
feet east Of the northwest corner of sec
ton IA. township q south. range l. east
of the Sixth principal meridian; thence
east $40 feet. south GO feet, west $40 feet
north 60 feet to beginning.
Whereupon said Board OF County Com
missiOners appointed the following named
persons. viz: s. L. Conine. J. d. Cald-
well and George Rogers. as viewers. with
instructions to meet in conjunction with
the County Surveyor at the point OF be-
ginning of said road. in Wichita town.
ship. on Thursday. the 18th day of May.
A. D.. 1904 and proceed 10 view said road.
and give to all parties a hearing
BY Order of the Board of County Com
missioners.
(Seal) j. NJ. CHAIN
I45-weG-2t County Clerk
The Philadelphia mint broke all previ-
Gus records last week. when it turned out
s1l 500 in gold coin. or nearly two mil
lion dollars a day.
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Board of Equalization.

Notice of the Board of Equalization o.
Sedgwick County:
Notice is hereby given that the board
of county commissioners of Sedgwick
county. Kansas, will meet as board OF
equalization on Monday. June 6, 1904, and
will continue in session and equalize the
assessment for the year of 1904 in the
following order:
Monday. June G, Alton, Erie, Grand
River. Illinois, Minnesota. Ohio. Salem,
Viola, Waco
Tuesday, June :, Attica, Eagle. Grant.
Garden Plain, Greeley, Lincoln, Morton,
Sherman, Union.
Wednesday, June S, Delano, Gypsum,
Kechi, Minneha, Payne. Park Rock
ford. Valley Center, Wichita.
Wichita City on Thursday and Friday,
June and TO-
The county commissioners request all
parties having complaint to make regard
ing assessment of property both real
and personal, TO appear before the board
on the date above named for their town
ship or city and state their claims
j. II. CHAIN, County Clerk.
144-wed-3t
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Gusts of City News
5000 09c0006 100000

]. T.. Dorsey left for Geuda Springs
yesterday where he will assume the man.
asement of the Hotel Geuda during the
present summer season.
Captain Lew Aspey. who has been seri-
ously i'll of erysipelas for the past two
months, is improving some. He-is once
more able to be out OF bed and sits VI
most of the time
d. T. Myler. formerly of this city, but
for the past year operator for the Rock
Island at Manhattan. Kan. accepted a
position with the Western Union of this
city yesterday morning.
The North End baseball team yesterday
defeated a similar aggregation from Col
lege Hill by score Of Is to II. The game
was played on the grounds at the corner
of Twelfth street and Topeka avenue
J. J. Whiting Of this city has received a
letter from Charles Wilson. head miller
for the Riverro Bros. at Leona, near
Monterey, Mexico. Mr. Wilson writes
that an epidemic of yellow fever is preva-
lent a Leona and unless 1t abates a quar-
antine will be established.
G. w. Belts, a deputy sheriff of To-
peka, was in Wichita yesterday to get a
prisoner, Roland Stanley (colored). whom
the police arrested here on advice from
Topeka that Roland was wanted for az
saulting with intent to rob a Chinaman
Roland is better known in police circles
as Red"
The case of David Monsour versus Ma
HON Razook. which was called for trial
in the city court yesterday morning. was
continued ten days. The case is one in
which Razook is charged with taking an
account book from Mansour by force
Both men are Syrians
Word was received here yesterday of
the death of O. F. Phillips at the home
of his son. Frank Phillips. near Beloit
Diabetes was the cause of his death
Prior to the time he left Wichita to live
with his son. Mr. Phillips had made
Wichita his home for fifteen years.
News reached Wichita yesterday of the
of w. s. Mckinney at Kansas
City. Mr.. Mckinney is manager of the
Music company of this city
The news of his marriage will be quite a
surprise to Mr.. McKinney's friends as
but very few were aware that he contem-
plated taking any such step.
Tim Lane is reported as being quite iii
AT his home. Yesterday he left the house
while unnoticed and going to a nearby
grocery store called a hack and got to
The Manhattan hotel before his absence
was discovered. He was clad only in a
heavy bath robe. A telephone message
learned the wherea bouts of the sick man
and he was Immediately returned home
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Coming and Going

SkeS.SSSSC(cIeN.xssskeHe ckccce>-
D. E. Dunno is in Anadarko, o. T., oil
business.
Roy AuIt of Hutchinson was in tn
city yesterday.
Miss Grace Mcdonald is i'll at her home
on Ellis avenue.
Mrs. ]. G. Mcfarland of 425 james
street is quite i'll.
Miss Alma Wolfe leaves Friday ovel
the Frisco for the east.
Miss Eva Shilling has returned from a
visit with friends at Harper.
J. II. Pracht of Clearwater was bust
ness visitor in Wichita yesterday.
Mrs. Homer Caller of Dallas, Texas,
is the guest of Mrs George Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Clark are moving
into their new home at 125 Grove street.
Mr.. and Mrs w. Is Jones are home
after a protracted wedding tour of the
east.
T. A. Norris returned yesterday from
a trip through the western part of the
state
Charles Hahn of Douglass has moved
to Wichita and Will embark in business
here.
Mrs Irma Ash Cation of Independence is
visiting her parents at $50 South Market
street.
Mrs. A. T Abbott of Colorado Springs,
Colo. is visiting with her parents on
North Market street.
Mrs. A c. Broadway, who has been Wis
iting Ter sister, Mrs w A Marsh in this
city. left for St Louis Sunday night
John w. Adams returned from Topeka
last evening, where he was attorney for
several cases in the supreme court
A. r. Shafer of the West Side Lum-
Der company. left for Artesian, N NJ.
last night on business for the company.
John Siebrandt left for Emporia yes
terday afternoon TO attend an initiation
held by the knights OF Columbus last
evening.
Mrs. Helen Ault of Hutchinson, who
has been visiting her parents at S0l Eagle
street in this city. returned to her home
yesterday.
Jack Richardson is building a two-story
cottage on 40 North Emporia avenue. 1t
will have all modern improvements and
will cost $2,000.
from Clearwater. where he made a speech
at the opening of Bloomfelds park Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. S J. Edwards who has been visit
ing her son, II. w Edwards at 1918 North
Market, has returned to her home at
South McAlester
Mrs. Lizzie Leiferd and daughter of
Albuquerque. N NJ. are visiting Mrs.
Leiferd's sister. Mrs. Leroy Sanford, 132
Wabash avenue.
George Adams, attorney. left for To-
peka over the Santa Fe yesterday after
noon, where he will appear in the SUI
preme court as attorney for a number OF
cases
Mrs. L. A Heckord will leave this |
morning over the Santa Fe for a visit |
with her sister, Mrs. Dennis r Flynn, at |
Oklahoma City, and her parents at South |
McAlester.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Tingle of GAINESVILLE. |
Ohio are visiting with the family of ]. |
H Ash. $50 South Market street They |
will leave for California this evening |
over the Missouri Pacific.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-04
At the Playhouses

In spite of the threatening weather a
large audience again witnessed Professor
Gleason's horse training ard educating
exhibition last night The exhibition was
very interesting. although some of the
horses did not prove to lie as bad as the
professor anticipated. one of the most
laughable events of the evening was the
riding OF a donkey. George Tapp first
tried TO ride him, but the donkey was n
little too much for him. Then the pro-
fessor announced that his manager. Mr..
Pick, said that he could ride the donkey.
and was called for. Mr. Pick made the
attempt. but failed to stay on. 1t al
terward leaked ont that there was a bet
up between Mr.. Pick and Mr. Strough
the business manager.
Tonight there will be an extra long
program. Six new horses are booked.
and every one promises to make things
lively for the professor. as everyone is
a fighter.
There will be two beautiful and valua-
BILE horses given away tonight by Prof
Gleason. One Will be given to a lady
and the other will be open to the general
public. Who will hold the lucky number
this time?
The Professor also announced that his
own celebrated driving bit, the same that
he uses in the ring. viii be sold tonight
during the exhibition at the low price of
SO cents each.
The price of admission remains the
same-25 cents
To be seen at the Crawford opera house
for nights and usual matmees. COM
mencing tonight. by means of a wonder
fully accurate and realistic series of mov-
ing pictures.
1t seems that the greatest accomplish
ment of the Photographic art has been
reached when an audience may sit COM
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Notice to Fruit Growers.

If any one doubts the efficacy Of r p
Hite's Insect Destroyer in the destruction
OF all insect life in either fruit or shade
trees, let him go and inspect Mr. Hite' 5
trees at No. S27 Martinson avenue. this
city. and see for himself the wonderful
growth made and beauty of trees pro-
duced by it's use. Or. go and examine
my trees at No. 126 Poplar street. / chal-
lenge any one to show as nice and fine
growth of trees anywhere. AS mentioned
above. made so by the use of the Hite
Remedy and entirely free from borers
or any insects whatever
j. 3. CULVER
OF the firm of j. B. Culver Mfg. Co.,
over I'll North Main street 145-ltx
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the way from one to three pages OF
names Yesterday the hotel that had a
register with one page filed considered
Itself fortunate. This is not the usual
quiet time of the year
Frank Brown of Garrett, one of the
principal stockholders in the Wichita In
dependent Telephone company, is regis
tered at the Hotel Carey Mr.. Brown is
here on business
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown sold a
farm near Indianapolis, but stipulated in
the deed that neither saloon nor a negro
should ever be located on any of the
land
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-10
MA A

ing, as has been stated, the horse
was a quantity OF no insignifcance.
In killing these animals the hunter
rode boldly into the fleeing herd, his
horse running only as fast as the buf.
faloes. Then, selecting the animal
desired, he fired directly behind the
lore shoulder, as this was the tender.
est place, and a shot entering at this
point was most likely to strike a vital
part. This threw the buffalo down.
n after the hunter had exhausted
MS ammunition, or had selected a suf.
nclent number, he returned and killed
those he had already wounded that
were left lying on the prairie.
with the Indians the hunt was much
more simply conducted. They did not
always penetrate a herd, but often fol.
lowed it and picked off the animals in
the rear. The hunt for which the
Poncas have made such elaborate
preparations will, of course, be a tame
ana compared with the hunts in the
days gone by, and, OF course. the
sixty braves let loose Upon them will
not at first attempt n killing, or the
sport would be Of short duration. In
any event, the last buffalo hunt is one
OF great interest, and as the beasts
are now scarce and costly, 1t may
without fear be called the last. Then,
also, the breaking-up process of the
Indian relations is nearly completed.
In a few years the hostile red mar
Will be a legend, he is fast succumb.
ing to civilizing influences, his hunt.
Ing grounds are blossoming with bod.
ulous, thriving towns. The Poncas
are most likely about to inauguratc
their last chief, as we'll as to hunt for
the last time the monarch of the
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-10
Mystifyinq Card Trick.

A simple and mystifying card trick
is the will power trick. You let any
one shuttle the cards, then take them
into your own hand and ask another
person to cut them. Now. throw them
on a table, but as you DO so get a
glimpse of the bottom card, which is,
we will say, the nine of hearts. Scat
ter the cards a little, but carefully
note the position OF the nine OF
hearts.
Now say that you have the power
to will that a person shall, unknown
to himself, select the card you want.
You can call for the nine OF hearts.
Some II hands you a card without
looking at its face. THANK you" You
say. Quite right-nine of hearts"
Really, however, 1t Is the Jack OF
spades; so you now ask for the jack
OF spades, and get, let us say, seven
of diamonds. You then say that you
will pick a card from the table your.
sclf-the seven of diamonds. You
take the card, however, which you
know to be the nine of hearts. You
then show the three cards, which are,
of course, the three you named, so
that IL appears that you actually have
made your spectators pick II the
cards you wanted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-10
Thought Reading by a Watch.

n most pulling trick is thought
reading 10y a watch" Place a watch
on "A table. ask some one to think of
a certain hour. and then To consider
that he has counted up TO that mum.
Der. Tell him you will point at varl.
u hours on the watch. and that he
must add the number Of times You
point to the number of the hour OF
which he thought. Instruct him that
when he reaches No. 20 he must tell
you 70 stop pointing, and you will
then be pointing at the hour he Sc.
lected.
For example: Say he thinks OF I
O'Clock. When you have pointed 10
times he must stop you. because he
has then counted to 90. Now II does
not matter If what hour he thought;
at the Goth count you will have ar
rived at the correct hour II you re.
member always to let your eighth
pointing be TO - o'clock. and from
there to follow the hours around
backward. /. e.. from II to II, and
so on till YOU are told to stop.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-10
Proctor's Sense Of Honor.

United States Senator Redfeld
Proctor's strict regard for the laws,
even those of minor importance, is
well known. An illustration of this
happened recently. The Senator and
his son, Redield Proctor, Jr., were
hunting rabbits in the mountains east
OF Rutland a few months ago.. The
younger man, who had become separ.
ated from his father, shot a large rae.
coon, and when he next met the Sena.
tor he proudly exhibited his prize,
MY son." said the Senator, sternIy,
the open season for coon hunting has
not yet begun. Come with me-" :
The Senator %thereupon marched the
young man off to the residence OF a
justice OF the peace. where he an.
peared against him. and the boy was
fined for the ~offense. the money being
advanced by the senator himself,
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-10
Holland Customs UNCHANGED.

Almost every fishing village in Hol-
land has its special dress and its own
quaint customs. One can see from
old Dutch pictures that these have not
varied for the last 200 years. One
most interesting place is the island
of Marken, a tongue of land on the
margin of the Zuyder Zee, which can
well be inspected In a couple Of hours.
II is so little above the sea level that
the clusters OF houses. or tiny villages,
are built or mounds connected by
bridges, and nearly every little house
has its own little moat and its own
little boat-everythlng, except the
people, is on a diminutive scale In
HOlland-moored near the door, so as
TO be handy In case of flood. Tho
houses, with the exception Of the
church and the clergyman's house, are
built Of wood on high piles. They are
none of them very old, as the place
has often been flooded and burnt; in
winter Marker is often under water
and the inhabitants use boats to pass
from one village TO another. The cot.
tages. which are painted blue, green
or black, with pointed gables. and
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-10
Simple Experiments,

A very interesting branch OF study
Is vibration.
A vibration you know, Is defined as
an impulse, but IL n series or mum.
Der of impulses are produced singly
ard at irregular intervals. very little
effect upon anything can be produced.
If the reverse Is true, however, results
often astounding will be noticed.
And that, by the way, teaches an i'm.
pCrtant lesson. You cannot do any.
thing OF any account by means OF a
single effort. You must Keep at it,"
regularly and constantly.
Did you ever. with n playmate, cross
n stream walking over q plank, keep
ing step the while?
What happened? Why. the plank be-
gan to jump and bounce until you
both came near falling into the water.
Your regular footballs set up vibra.
ton, and the plank was obedient to
its law.
Probably you know that as a rule
soldiers are obliged to break step
when crossing n bridge. II they con.
tinucd marching such vibration would
be set up that the bridge would prob
ably fall. In going over a great
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-10
IlVEY'I
NJ THE ROEVCAS

countless numbers. The bison W,
particularly g in Kansas at
time. owing to the fact that the
buffalo grass was there most plenti.
full. At times the plains were a solid,
moving mass of monsters; as far as
the eye could see they were visible in
enormous numbers. Trains were of.
ten delayed while a herd crossed the
tracks of the Union Pacific railroad.
At n time they roamed all over
the country. Naturally migratory, the
Indians knew their wondering habits,
and followed them. They were in
those days Of the greatest value to
the Indians. They supplied nearly all
Of their food, and millions were
slaughtered each year for the susie.
of the red man. Not only did
the buffalo supply food, but furnished
the robes and hides for clothing and
dwellings.
The practical extinction OF the buf.
falo was not due to the Indian, but to
the white man. While the Indian
never killed more than was needed,
the white mar slaughtered relent.
lessly. Then, too, the white hunter,
when he was a hunter and not merely
a tenderfoot out on a sporting eXcur.
sion, would simply take the fur hide
and leave tho carcass to the wolves.
He was very wasteful, and the
sportsman" who spent a day killing
off perhaps hundreds, would not touch
the meat, although the knowing ones
found the buffalo steak superior to
that Of the beef of commerce.
Buffalo hunting was a science. and
was only to be engaged in safely by
those who thoroughly understood the
methods of their prey. In the hunt.