The Wichita Daily Eagle (Wichita, Kan.)
April 25, 1890

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1 f w-ajj,.-, iQ&&p2!rli$ 'XiJW "3fcr xt WLidxiU gailij gitglc: Ifricfcuj fftjorcumg, gjfcil 25, 1890, r r. M. M. JlrnnocK. K. p. jirnnncK. Business Manager. .bailor. M. M. MUEDOCK BHO. Publishers and Proprietors. All letters pcrtalnlne to the business ofiho print Inn department or bindery, or tor navertlsln? should bo addressed to the business manager; all other communications to the editor. The only dailv paper In Southwestern Kansas or the Arkansas Valley receiving both tho day and night Associate Press Kcports in full. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION TtAlUT EAGLE. In Advance Postage Prepaid. DailT, one copy one year $8 01 Dally, ono copy, sir months 4 (I) Daily, one copy, three months 2 (0 Daily, one copy, one month 75 Three times a week, any days deslredpory'r... 4 00 Three times a w eek, any days desired, sit mo.. 2 50 f-unday Edition, 1G pages, one copy, one year.... 2 (0 bnnday Edition, 1C pages, one copy, six months. 1 23 WEEKLY EAGI.K. 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Panhandle of Texas and eastern Colorado. The columns of the Eagle have been tested and proved to bo tho lest advertising medium in tho fouthw est. Tho only daily that reaches all tho ter ritory above named on day of publication. A3 an advertising medium it is unexcelled. PERSONALS. Mr. E. IL Hill, Augusta, was in the city yesterday. J. R. Cornell, of St. Joe, is at the Metropole. Ir. ,7. A. Duffy, Hannibal, Ztfo., is at the Manhattan. Mr. IT. llargis, Kansas City, is at tho Manhattan. J. S. Nail, of St. Louis, is stopping at the Metropole. Mr. L. II. Wright, Emporia, was in the city last night. Mr. C. C. Lester, Seattle, is in the city today, stopping at tho Carey. J. D. Smith, of Xew Orleans, isnumbcr rd among yesterday's arrivals. C. IL Green, of Sedalia, Mo., is loolung after business matters in tho city. Mr. E. Carter, Jr., is in the city for sev eral days and is registered at the Carey. Miss Kittie and Mrs. Marion Fisk, from Prcatur, 111, arc visiting Mrs. Charles E. Frank. W. T. Rouse, county clerk of Barber county, was in tho city yesterday. He is en route with his family to tho kouth. Mr. E. J. Cooper, of Kansas City, arriv ed vesterdiiv and will remain a few days in the" city looking after business interests. Mrs. O. A. Vicrey, of Los Angeles, Cal., accompanied by her son, Waitmau, reach ed the citv yesterday on a vihit to her parents, Judge and Mrs. J. F. Lsiuck. She ill spend some months with them. Old. papers for sale at this office. Dr. K. F. Purdy writes from Chicago that he expects to be home on Saturday next having completed a course of lectures on the eye. A fine hore was stolen from Mr. Jerome Turley on Wednesday night and la.-t night Sheriff Cone had tho horse and thief both captured in Augusta. Deputy TJ. S. Marshal C. E. Short, was in the city last night and will return to Kingfisher this morning taking Ilenry P. Cook for his preliminary examination. Mr. R. II. Brown, surveyor for the con solidated street railway lines, will leave this morning for Warren, O., to attend the funeral of Mrs. Sarah E. Jackson, who was his wife's mother. A well known merchant on Main street i'. daily making comparisons between his present business and his sales during the season of 18S7-S8 and finds that his present receipts have nearly grown to the amount reached during the best season, Yesterday's clearings were $132,215 01, showing an increase of $4,SiH.f5 over the same day one year ago. The daily clear ings show an increase in business over lat year excepting a day now and again when j some big deal was consummated, during The police arrested W. B. Johnson charged with obtaining goods under false pretenses. It is alleged that he puts on a bulge, gives an assumed name and buys uroceries wherever ho is not known, get x ing credit on tho strength of the job lie represents he has just obtained. A very old lady, tho mother of Col. L. Weitaol wandered- too far from home last ening and was lost causing her friends much uneasiness. ShoisTS years of age, dressed in a yellow dress trimmed with 1 ilush and wears a lace cap. Her re-idence i- the southeast corner of Oak and Em poria. Judge Amos Harris called yesterday. For months or ever since election day last fall, our old friend has been almost con timmlly confined to his room, but now that the warm genial suns of spring are imparting new life to everything he feels the revivifying effect and hopes soon to be able to attend to his business. The police found a young man on the street last night giving the name of Ellis, who stated that he had run away from home, a few miles west of Kingman be tause his father threatened to whip him. They found lain a place to sleep, but just how he will get along today is a problem. He has no money and is ouly fifteen years old. Clerk of the school board, Mr. J. J. Feg tley has made some calculations showing that it cost per month per room in the city school buildings fi.27 to heat with steam and to hent by means of stoves 52.30. The average cost per room for heating the school buildings $3.30. The secretary is making some more calculations of this sort and in due time promise to be able to toll how many steps each pupil took v bile attending school. C A- Parker, of the Arkansas Lumber company. Orlando, Ok., who is in the city, called yesterday. Mr. P.. who has been in Oklahoma since it was first opened, is strong in his praise of the people who have 1 -r a ver managed the affairs of that c uuntry and of all its towns, in the ab sence of all law, without any trouble or outbreaks worthy the name. That people surely have been a law uuto themselves. Orlando, for instance, is without a preacher or a church, a justice of the peace or any civil ofllcer, but it has a school, and the people are living in all respects as do the people of the most fa v oml communir I WICHITA HOSPITAL. THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED-A OHAE- ITABLE IttSTITUTIOH' OPEN" TO ALL COMERS. The First Hospital of the City Room for Fifty Patients School for Training Nurses-Library- -Children's Ward Elegant and Cosy Rooms for the Sick. By those unfamiliar with such institu tions a hospital is regarded with more or less dread, and the sick who are sheltered and cared for within its walls are consid ered unfortunate. Such feelings are doubtless quite justifiable in many in stances, but a visitor to tho Wichita hos pital must necessarily get quite a different idea. In the first place the building was erected for a hospital and every device known to modern architecture was re sorted to in order to make it suitable in all particulars for the care and convenience of invalids. Its situation was also fixed upon with a view of making it a first class hos pital and its hygenic surroundings are all that could be desired. If there is a healthy spot in the Arkansas valley the Wichita hospital is located there. From the upper galleries a bird's-eye view may be had of THE WICHITA HOSPITAL, the entire city and tho suburbs, while looking southward the eye rests upon as glorious a stretch of country as can be found in Kansas. It is just near enough to tho city to be convenient and yet is re moved from the noise, bustle and dust of the busy streets. The Santa Fe, Rock Is land, Wichita Western, Midland and Missouri Pacific trains may be seen darting to and fro across the country but at such a distance that the shrillest whistle is only faintly heard in tho open air. A large well kept lawn surrounds the building on every side and the faint rustling of tho foliage stirred by the warm southern winds is all that presumes to mar the ab solute quiet of this spot. The Wichita Hospital was not always in its present flourishing condition but began in a very modest way and the success of which it boasts today is the result of the untiring work and economic management of its di rectors supplemented by the zeal and skill of its medical staff. It was tho first ho-pital established in the city in response to the first need and on that account has always enjoyed the sympathy and support of the public. Five years ago a lady, a stranger and destitute, wa taken sick and some of the ladies of this city took it upon themselves to care for her which suggested the idea of a hospital to their minds. They at once rented a small house near the site of thenew court house and with borrowed furniture opened tho Wichita Hospital then known as the Benevolent Home. With what they could contribute themselves and beg from friends this institution was founded, hav ing one patient, that has since grown to be an ornament and a pride to the city. Many of the original founders at present occupy seats in the directory. For two years and a half the institution grew slowly and surely in importance when it became necessary to have more room. It was then moved to a building v hich was built for a hotel, Xo. 723 South Market street. In one year this buildning was found to be too small and lacked several things necessary to a well equipped hos pital. The present building was then taken, which was a little over a year ago, and the old Benevolent Home became one of the best equipped hospitals in the west and assumed tho present name of tho Wichita Hospital. Its income is made up of tho following regular donations: $75 monthly from the city, from the county and the leceipts from its pay patients. In addition to this its dona tions from individuals is a very important item, for no family in the city forgets this institution when the tea-on for making presents comes round. Space will not permit a recital of the many ingenious ways that the ladies have thought of to add to its revenue while its present prosperous condition is sufficient guarantee that every source of income has been turned to good account. It has been managed entirely by tho ladies and all their energies are bent to its welfare which is the best assurance in the world of its prosperous future. Besides being out of debt it glories in a neat little reserve fund that may be counted in hundreds. The present officers and directors are as follows: Mrs. A. Basley president, Mrs. M. M. Woodcock vice, Mrs. George V. Larimer recorder, Mrs. IL Lytle financial secretary, Mrs. Leopold Hays treasurer, Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs. G. W. Rugbies. Mrs. Z. M. John -on, Mrs. Amos Harris, Mrs. L. Richt, Mrs. Dr. Durand, Mrs. Furlong, Mrs. D. A. Mitchell; Mrs. Cohu, Mrs. Dr. Everett, Mrs. C. Firebaugh, Mrs. C. B. Holdea and Mrs. Dr. Russell. The hospital accepts the patients of physicians of good standing of any school. The following are the members of the reg ular staff who arrange their visits in such a way that one is always present in the building: Consultation Dr. E. B. Rentz, Dr. C. C. Furley. Specialists Dr. E. E. Hamilton. Sureery Dr. G. C. Purdue, Dr. W. D. McClees.Dr. Wm. E. Shastid. Obstetrics Dr. P. D. St. John. Fevers Dr. J. W. Kirkwood, Dr. A. W. McCoy, Dr. Nannie Stevens. Gynecology Dr. E. S. Everett, Dr. J. E. Oldham. Dr. J. "W. Kirkwood is president of the staff. Dr. E. S. Everett secretary and Dr. W. D. McClees treasurer. The hospital is No. 1021 South Fourth avenue, convenient to several lines of street cars and is within ten minutes of the cen ter of the city. It is heated by steam, has water, drainage and every modern conven ience. The halls are wide and airy and the ventilation is made perfect by the scientific construction of the building. There is a bath on every floor, besides the conveniences that belong to the private suites. The third floor is divided into rooms and wards for the charity patients. In the fe male ward there are several private Tooms, while the male wards are similarly arrang ed. Each ward has a separate balcony on every floor ami the arrangement of these galleries is one of the most attractive fea tures of the buildinc. The rooms are all neatly furnished with special attention to the light. The windows are so arranged that the light is admitted just as may be necessary in treating the patient, or as may best suit his or her comfort. Every window is tastefully curtained, thus sof t ening the bright sun light and making it agreeable to the weakest eye, A visitor is at once struck with the perfect cleanliness of every nook and corner, and the watch ful eye of the matron fails to overlook this matter in any particular. The second floor is divided into several departments. There are several large, elegantly furnished rooms for the pay pa tients in the front while the rear contains several smaller rooms, the children's ward, pharmacy, operating room and store room for bmall stores and hospital supplies. Each department is entirely separate from another, having its own gallery also sepa rate and distinct. In the rear of the phar macy, which is nothing more or less than a miniature drug store, is the operating room, furnished with all necessary articles such as tables, sprays, and tho heavier paraphernalia used by physicians on such occasions. The walls are handsomely tiled and the floor cemented. In fact, nothing is neglected to make the departments what it should be and is the pride of the staff. Although this room has been the scene of many difficult operations it has yet to wit ness the first failure. On the opposite side of the hall is the children's ward, which presents the ap pearance of a large nursery, and here the little tiny specs of humanity are given every chance for their lives and they read ily take advantage of their opportunities. As yet the death of no child has cast a gloom over this cheery apartment. On this floor the attention of the visitor is attracted to a little room that is fur nished entirely different from any of the others and shows signs of careful arrange ment. The curtains are draped in an artistic manner, the light creeps in through a delicately tinted shade and everything betokens special care and taste. It was furnished by the Francis Willard Y's, and is set aside for their proteges. In the north hall are the rooms furnished by the "Entre Nous" club, and the Ma sonic suite. These rooms are large and inviting, the furnishings are elaborate and nothing is lacking to make them attract ive. Rich laco curtains adorn the win dows and easy chairs and lounges are placed in every convenient nook and cor ner. On the ground floor the K. of P., the I. O. O. F. and Mr. Cash Henderson have each furnished apartments and their luxu rious appointments are the pride of the hospital. Just to the right of the main entrance is the consultation rooms for the physicians. This room is also beautifully furnished and is decorated with flowers in bloom. A handsome stand contains twenty-five pots of rare and beautiful plants that are care fully tended. Littlo boquets containing a sprig of green may be found in every ward and afford great comfort to the tired and weary sufferer. A hundred littlo ways have been adopted by the matron to make it pleasant for the patients, and all of the inmates have a smile of greeting whenever she puts in an appearance. Mr. E. J. Zimmerman is the resident superintendent and his estimible wife acts as matron. They have both had many years of experience in hospital work and one may realize at a glance that the hospital is under the direction of compe tent nurses. In the south hall on tho lower floor, are the private apartments of the superintendent and matron. At tho end of this hall are the elevator shaft and the engine room. The extreme end opens into the dining room a large cheerful room while a glance into the kitchen beyond assures the visitor that tho table is well provided. In the basement are tho heating furnace, store room for heavy btores and laundry. Every thing is in apple pie order and needs no description, there being no room for criticism. After an hour's visit the stranger is im pressed with tho quiet and peaceful repose of tho entire establishment. The footfalls are scarcely noticeable on the velvety car petings of tho halls and stairways. On Sundays, services are held in the large reception room and may be attended by those of the patients who desire. Min isters of all denominations officiate, being detailed each Sunday by tho ministerial association. The library is a cozy little room, com fortably furnished and the book shelves are stored with choice books and periodi cals. Here all of the daily papers are kept on file, being donated by the publishers for the use of the inmates. The most important feature of the hos pital work is the training school for nurses. ?r- i

MRS. A. HASLET, Pr.ESIDEXT. This department is under the immediate charge of Mrs. Zimmerman at present, but the school is becoming of so much im portance that her other duties will make it impossible for hertocarryonthis branch of the work. The directory has secured the services of one of the best nurses in Chicago, who will arrive in a few days, and will devote her entire time to nursing the sick and trnining nurses. This is the only school of the kind in the city and as a natural consequence is well patronized. Tho hospital has done much charity work, having cared for upwards of twenty charity patients during the winter, but at the same time the pay wards have not been empty. Occasionally an incurable comes to them, who is taken In and carefully nursed to the last. Tender hands close the sufferer's eyes, and instead of being turned over to the county, the funeral is conducted un der the auspices of the hospital and the last sad rites are decentiy administered. When it is possible, the minister of the deceased's choice is present and conducts the services. This ia the saddest part of the hospital work, but it is done cheerful ly and thoroughly. The same spirit which prompted the founding of the institution, and is evinced in the watchful care and tenderness for the sick, is again manifested in the Christian solicitude for the dead. A more cheerful sight is witnessed nearly every day, when, with the elastic step of health, the patient walks oat the same door that he was carried in, perhaps, only a few weeks back. Perhaps no hospital in the world can point to its record of cures with greater pride than can the Wichita hospital, and the ladies who have devotd so much earnest wock to the building op of this institution feel themselves well re paid. The funeral services over the remains of the 4 year okl daughter of AI. G. J. Low ery. were held yestjrday. if vf M ig lit M L w THAT C1TT BUILDING CONTRACT. The people of this city are watching very closely what looks like queer manipula tions and strange and unheard of proposi tions touching the contract for the city building. They expect the council to do its duty, its whole but its simple duty. The taxpayers at present are in no humor to permit of any trifling. The contractor agreed to erect the building of a certain kind of stone for a price stated in his con tract. The sample of stone was agreed upon and the sum of the cost put in plain words and figures. All the contractor has to do is to fulfill his agreement or in fail ing to do so pay the damages nominated in his voluntary bond. The whole matter is a very simple one and is understood by everybody. If he can't get the stone with which he contracted to construct, that is not the fault of anybody but himself. It is surely not the fault of the people whose servants agreed to pay, in all good faith, a stipulated amount for a specified work. If anything different is now done the people will want an explana tion, and it will have to be a very clear ex planation.. Any talk of damages by the contractor is all pure monkey business, and is open to the grave suspicion of ul terior motives aud side understandings with the officials. It was the business of the city authorities, in the first place, to determine the character of material and to see to it that it was good, and satisfac tory in all particulars, and then to let the contract under a good and a sufficient bond, and then to stand from under until the time for acceptance came. It's too late now for either the city authorities or the contractor to plead ignorance. Rather than that the authorities might far better resign, and the contractor make good the damage done to the interests of the city, as provided for in his bond. About all this matter the people will not stand any bad faith. We are not going into the details of this matter now. It is unnecessary. It is com mon street talk. The people know that the contractor, in his original bid, only made 4,600 difference between the Grouse creek and the Augusta Stone, and l,iKK) between the Grouse creek stone and the Alma stone, and now he is proposing to ask, it is said, 813,200 extra to change, or a sum more than sufficient to'paj' for the de livery of the entire amount of stone neces sary to put up the building, and that, too, after $2,700 has been in some way mys terious to the people, allowed extra on the foundation, which ought to cost little, if any, more than this extra amount allowed. These are the facts as shown by the EAGLE'S files and doubtless are approximately cor rect. If they are correct the city council would do well to make an explanation at their next meeting, for that such are the facts, we are convinced, is the understand ing of the whole matter by the people. To say less than this would not satisfy the honest people of the community, who look to this paper for a declaration of their con victions and conclusions, and to say more we hope will not be found necessary. ANOTliniiriSH STOUV. Mr. Arthur Allen returned from a short visit to Utah yesterday. He took in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Provo, and says if those towns ever had a boom the bottom has fallen out and remains out at the pres ent date. He says that Lev. Hamilton will reach Wichita in a few days and may try to spring some great scheme on the natives. He insists there is no reason for a city over in the desert, and until there is a great clmnge in the physical conditions never will be. The only thing inviting was tho fishing around Provo where, as he tells with an earnest look, that the outfit consists of a number of hooks on a wire and just throw tho apparatus in, jerk it out with two and three fish per hook. Joo Houston says that when he passed through Provo in '47 it was just that way, but he had suspected that the Mormons had made inroads on tne crop since that time. STATE bOClKTV OK AIISTKACTEKS. The State Society of Abstracters of Kan sas hold their second annual meeting in Wichita, May 7th, 1500. C. H. Brown, of Sterling, secretary, wiites us that it is the intention to make this society what its name indicates, an association that will be comprised of all the representative abstracters of title who are now practicing the profession, and to aid and protect each other in the business. In order to do this, and make it beneficial, it will be necessary that every abstracter make it his duty to be present aud give it his ideas. SEKIOL'S INJURIES. Last evening Mr. John Hoover, while riding a horse on Washington, near Kel logg, was seriously injured. Tne horse fell, falling on the rider, when he was picked up unconscious and taken to his home on South Moody avenue and med ical aid secured. While injuries are inter nal and quite serious they are not thought to be fatal. CAKI OF THANKS. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Saucr wish to ex tend their most sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors who so kindly as sisted during the late illness and death of their mother, Mrs. Louisa Kruger. K. OK 1'. At the meeting of Wichita lodge Knights of Pythias YS, last night, the first and second degrees were conferred on Charles Ballance, Rufus Cone and County Com missioner Duncan. AMUSEMENTS. CRAWFORD GRAND. The "Silver King" was given last night at the Crawford Grand to a good house. The nlav is well known to the theatre going public and was presented last night by a strong company. Mr. Clarke as Wilfred Denver, was the ideal Silver King, while his support was quite satisfactory. Nellie Denver, Cisy aud the Spider were also very acceptably interpreted. Mr. Clarke had engaged a new advance agent to meet n'm here who disappointed him on account of sickness and on that account the company will lay over at the Manhattan until a suitable person is se cured. PONIES AND DOGS. Professor Gentry opens tonight at the Crawford with his wonderful company of educated dog- and ponies. It is often won dered in advance how the ponies get on the stage and in answer to the query it may be stated that they walk on the stage the same as the dogs do. The clown ponv always makes it a point t be late, and usually coms ia with the au dience, offering the ticket taker a pass check and insists upon sitting down ia front. He smokes and chews, carries a cane, and will steal anything be can get get his hoofs on. The dog Barney doas sometbug no other dog was ever educated to do, walks a tight rope. Grov-jr Cleveland and Ban HaJrtson, two pug dogs, ride ponies Barney surprises the aadieece by his back somersault. The wonderful leaps of a keaael of grey hounds was a creat surprise. The last scene was the trues, where Prof. Gentry makes a pyramid scene with fifty doss and ponies, with the daring pony, Romeo, in a caee way up in the enrtaise. This is a grand sight, as the whole ofrsraa swiaes around and around. Prof. Gentry has mad a life work of training docs and poeies at his home fa Dtoomittgwm. lad., and he i a nice eoUe maaaad carries the greet novelty oa on the road. COUNCIL'S SPECIAL SESSION. A Iong Discussion Over the Cltj-BoUdlnc Stone Question Decide to Advertise for Stoao ccded la City Eaildln?. A special meeting was held last evening of the city council to consider the stone question for the city building. In the lobby at the time the meeting was called to order, only Contractor Rogers and .Architect Proudfoot could be seen, which may explain that little was known of the meeting outside all members of the coun cil, who were present. A few others ar rived later. Mr. Rogers, in n communi cation stated he was unable to comply with the contract as far as erecting the building with Alma stone aud this was followed by a long discussion about how to act on the situation. As will be sljpwn from report some members took position that the city is at the mercy of the contrac tor and had better use the olive branch to excess and others most solicitousaboutthe welfare of the contractor. Others thought the city had some rights even the contrac tor should respect. The discussion came out over an effort to adopt a majority report of building committee, submitted by Carson and Martin. Finally a substi tute to enable the city to secure informa tion without the assistance of Mr; Rogers was introduced and Kissed by a roll call as will be seen. THE PROCEEDINGS. Members present: Carson, Caswell, Buckridge, Johnson, Glaze, McKee, Will iams, Martin, Mosbacker, Brown, with Mayor Clement in the chair. Before busi ness commenced Schmtzier aud Coffin ar rived. The call was read, showing the object of the meeting to be to consider the city building stone question. A communication was read from Roger3, city building contractor, stating he had entered into a contract first to use Augusta stone; that it was afterwards changed to Alma. The Alma stone had been pro nounced no good, and he was willing to go on with the contract and 'substitute stono equally as good. When Rogers said he could furnish Butler county stone at $300 less than the present contract, but which ist2,400 more than tho original bid for the same stone. Buckridge called for the reading of a res olution which he thought placed a limit on the amount to be expended on city build ing construction. Johnson asked that the contract with Rogers be read also. The resolution was read being a resolu tion by Mr. Glaze placing a construction cost not to be more than $70,000. It was passed on December 9 last and intended for explanation to architects to draw plans. Coffin said that the council could change the resolution if it o desired. The city attorney said the position was conect. Coffin continuing said the Alma stone not to be found and now a question whether to take contractor's figures or proceed by some other means. The city attorney said the council and contractor would be compelled to aureo to a change in contract before they could re ad vertise. Coffin thought it best at least to let different stone men submit bids. The mavor stated that now the city in i same position as when tho stono was ftliiinrrp.rl from Autrusta stone to Alma. Buckeridco said if stono higher now than formerly, city would be compelled to stand it, and if cheaper let the city benefit by it. Carson thought Rogers could get as cheap bids from stone men as the city could and also seemed to think tho con tractor would not tako any trouble to make an extra slice. Buckridge said Rogers wants 5-1,000 more for Towanda stono now than formerly and formerly tho entire cost of Towanda .stone little over 0,000. Glhze offered a resolution to advertise for bids on stone for city building and in support of tho resolution said that he thought the city could get a Letter price than Rogers would submit to the couni tl. The city attorney said the resolution could be followed if the contractor agreed Rogers said he would object to aderti. ing for bids if he had a right. "I will n.t object to anything until I something to ob ject to." Martin, a member of the building com mittee, moved the report of the committee made at the last meeting be taken from the table and adopted. The motion was supported by a second ami Johnson again called for the reading of the contract with Rogers and the same was read. Tho contract provided for three arbitrators to settle all differences between contractor and city, to Ie setth-d in the usual manner. One clause had something to say about no extras would be allowed. The report of the building committee signed by Carson awl Martin was read proposing to give $9,100 more for Cam brige stone than the Alma. Buckeridge recalled that for AujfusU stone, former price $81,900, changed to Alma making contract price SM,000. The Cambrige bid now submitted called for $73,774. He thought there would not be enough money to complete the building at this rate. Advocated getting some atone in which Wichita is interested. Glaze offered as a substitute for the re port of the majority of the building com mittee the resolution to advertise for stone bids to be considered by May 2. Buckeridge was a second to the nb stitue. Caswell apked if the architect would consent, and observed that he did not think the council had any buaineas to go at it that war. I Glaze "Tne council baa some Irasineaa in this matter, some riehia, certainly oot j side of contractor and even archifsct." I Coffin said he would favor substitute U j it could be done. Roger "I am not prepared to say U 1 could consent Coffin said it was not neccesiary for him to have a say at present and not until the city had a proposition. Caawell thought the contractor should ask for prices of stone. The mayor sncgeed thai the oontractor had virtually done that much. Coifin said he did not understand that Rogers bad sought any bid on stoo and no bids submitted. He thought the bid should be seen by the council nrat. Carson saw very much trouble for the contractor ahead in adjusting sub-contracts supposed to have been tec The mayor saggestsd that the contracior conid get lower Ugaim Hum the city. The roll call on the Glase nbtitata wa responded to as follows: Affirmative Brown, Bnekride, Cofiia, Glaae, Johnaon. Voasbncher. MoGee. Negative Carson, Caswell, Martha, Schniuder, WUUama. COUPS SRSTBSCRV. AH passes iawedby the C5t,y Railway company and the Kiveraide 3abnrfca will be taken op Um fins of next month. The management of the new company eati tbi tht waUda will b svoA fair that time and thai, in the event the sSde-waOw re dewenne, tne auveta wui mm, am muddy, and i inconvenience will be ex perienced at that time by a change tana at any other. Work on track construction by ta new company ha been delayed dbHring tac y4i by U cowinnrt ran. bt a aec a weetber pere&s will toeeedaMiL Un cn U y ctprr-: jyestnaAs 123 to 127 K Main Street Best quality dress prints 5 cents, a good close challie at o cents, a better and wider challie 6 1-4 cents, fine dress ginghams at S cents and up. Our 35 cent summer corset you cant match outside for less than fifty, and our great 39 cent sat teen corset can't be equalled at fifty nor bettered at sixty-live. 12 dozen of each on sate today. JltTXSON JICJTJLJIAKA. THIB WEEK Ladies' Tests 9c, Children's Vests 5c, Ladies' Hose, black and colored, 5c, Cliildrens1 Hoso, black and colored 5c, Men's socles, extra good, 5c. Challie 5c, Renfrew Table Cloth, 30c, Bleached Muslin 4c, endless variety of dress goods, new silic and lace curtains, hi fact every depart ment will receive something new THIS WEEK. llu JL 126 AND 128 DOUG-LAS AVE. ftmer n w sm ihi mm- A xs4r 4& M m FFBofcj, tw: m m a j i v m SHU. Mm til v IfTTTiOii- ffcfa IK.F 'I' i 'vTrnff BITTING One-Pri.-o Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers. TILE COURTS. niSTTHCT COCRT. Judge Reed's officuu notebook taowe up wards of twenty caes wipt from the civil docket ye&terday. In Riley v Bid well judgment was rendered reaclndinK contract. In Peter Getto r E. H. IJinl et al., motion to net aside judgment heard and overruled. Glaze va Deuel, uismitned at cost of plaintiff. In Lewis Sitnms Hester McLean, a demurrer was hoard and overruled. In overruling the demurrer In this case Judge Reed rendered an impor tant decision, which has never yet been passed upon by the fcupreroe court. He hld that where property wa convyed to two individual jointly that the common law of uurrirorHhip did not obtain in joint tenancy in Kaunas; that the doctrine of tturvivorhhip was fictitious and did not ex 1st in equity. In other words, if A aad B own property jointly and B dies, hi por tion would go to bis heiw instead of to A, as under the doctrine of survivorship. rUTiBATE COCBT. Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday in the probate court to William C. Arnold and Caliy Wadkins. and A. H. Graham and Nettie Graham, alt of Wkfcita. Application for appointment of adminis trator of M. Zimmeriy, deceased, filed. Application w require executrix of wiU of L. D. Dewey, deceased, to ftsll property to pay debts, filed and set for Waring May fe, 1890. First settlement of Anna X. Lemon, ex ecutrix of J. B. Lemon, deceased, filed. Will of Marcus Lies, deceased, admitted to probate. Third settlement of admis trator of estate of G. W. Barley, and order to pay heirs certain monks, filed, oomtox plcas oockt. Rose Keny rs Jonas Traabrie deceased. by his adminlstrami; Jury still out. J. C Bent ley ts D. W. Philips et al: judgment for plaintiff for tm by default. Mary Ann Feanell et al ts C. G Meyer et al. dismissed without prejudice aft cost of plaintiff. The commissioners in the case of B. E i. Htrt and Barbara Hltt ts Abso lam a Hitt. an insane person, and J. W. Sites, guardian, made their report which was confirmed, striate Barbara Hitt one half. B. E. J. Hitt one-toonh aad Ahsolsm C. Hitt the balance of aslsvte. A number of nr"- end demurer were disposed of and twenty-five cases en taa dvil docket were sec JC5TtCX CWET. The nsual round of etrfl work occupied the Joscfae Bnrrmand Massey yessrd,y. HoUenfewk and Lock, two of dM mm charged with complicity fa the robbery of the fortune teller oa Market street, were arratnged before Jostke Xeenan for a pre liminary which was continued over votii today. TW states eTideaceoccgniedaU of the afternoon and when t was all ia the attotwy's lor the defence raoswd to have their eBnte discharged oa the mwoadtot hwaflrient evidence to Iww snufcabie cans. Taa coart aewafad tin mack fas aisnaatii this mommz feg 123 to 127 1ST. ATain Street How the sateen and gingham, trade expands. The finest French ginghams at 26 and 30c, and the fine sateens at 111, 12$, 15, 20 and 25 cents. fhe finest styles and best of their kind. 2Cew llowers in the millinery department today, the loveliest imported goods. $3 trimmed hats at S1.S& Good ones. We are selling tho Celebrated ST4R SHIRT WAISTS SIZES 4 TO 14 YKS. Wort h$l, for 75 cents Worth 75 for 50 cents "W lv pay 35 pcroontmoro for V ftitma Kooda at othor tin M til Orks Filled Promptly. BROS. at 10 o'rlock when the ertdessM In Um de fence will be taken. folic corirr. The docket In the police court horg thi Arrest of two drunks who were fined each, and one discharging fire arms in b city limits set for April J& The oaUeetia of back fines and transaction of roatibt work completed the day ia this court y terday. A SJtOtTiCKM ICNT. Meeting of Wichita lodfrs, Xo. t L O. 0. P. tonight at o'clock ia Uto hall above Savings bank. Tb initiatory will he cot; ferred upon two candidate by the 4mtrr staff, aad final arratutemmta wW 19 mmV for the Kingman rrnraoa. Ylstttn brothers am heartHr weloosae, rsaVK DcU,0se'r. R. A. BTEaaW, K G. I. a a. p.. ML Regular meeting at Odd IfeJIaw ha! Temple Mack tonight. A fall stl as qm desired. Basins of great liapeeaai w be transacted. Full inatsantteas to tho going to Kingman on the excision. Cr. early. B, A. KraAaa, 8. is. FkaJrg DC9Cnt, Rac Hery. The Mizpab society will maw wit Marlowe, room Zt, Fletcher uoek, Frfcd, April 25 at 4 p. ax GcvsvMVS Maaurwn; Ast BmiXt KoaXfi, rJeCy, Wichita Council So. 10(7. Bernl A. nnm will meat at their haU la 6atUo. -this evening at 9 o'clock, A fait att dance requested. By order of the Secretary. The Woman's Missionary sodecy af tha Mm Presbyterian church will aafd regular meeting ia the lecture room af Ue church this afternoon at I o'rloez. Kc A sHIsju f Lrry oseaty. Fia., kfifeC an, rrje that mi sarsd i jm ist mrir rdt fet fross Up to Up lilwn o-rr tarts Loetfttf long. Waw dsxaenMrvd the bird tad 2M killed phc aad &fcat U rax. K. Oo d! vrrrrUmc ta mtrseW- gl errpad tfc ptj m its wamtnte aa4 suarroi av7 to other yarta H f aOrvL bsrr-r, aad r,yrvtag Us pn m riW TtsrtiM. Tlans Vtoti. At JSjuuBpiA-nf Jff ii r A aa czxespA ef tunutmmi aa array am ro V2d a -Kcat-grsi 2Sw YsrJr imaerrt)0 dum i tM i;ouri &tu pral borstal fcj Pw-trTt Maero to nnrea f tt Udy e kii mm, ad tas barfed fa fe boep Ul tSBM7' A ra asaal a srf caiws. S&m r'furihii rrirt-, jlmnd aad canrf air ri cyrri trvm ti rfiflsa wrwqr. bc ecut abJe lor tra.c$-l3w, an at twaMB rzrprJUA xva-rrtM3lyboaatb-aBJ irreu- Ut x! ta ashii',nc as feflswe; Tv ehi cofts ia vsn sas mm vm insrVI a left ta ta 4m6 few." I tj: v fc lu, iain jin i i wt m ssbc to eMhr ts tar st L wXi Jurmt

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