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"?" '-C'ar? -. ;psW- C hc IxcMta Jpailtj gaglc; Snrsilatg Ippforumg, ganuatg 1 1 . 1 394 ?: ' & 2 -! .& S x PHEX WON'T SHOOT. ONLY SLIGHT GEOTODS TOE THE EEPOETED BIED-ADAMS DUEL. Col. Bird's Irish is Partially Op, But Xot to the Dueling Point-Tlie So Far Bloocllebs Controversy is Over tiie llagei-man "AVill Case-Col. Bird Talks. There hns been no blood shed yet in the Bird-Adanis controversy. The fHCt is there was not much ground for the startling report circulated yester day that Colonel Nicholas Bird had sent a challenge to Attorney John "W. Adams to fight a duel. The report had it that not only the chal lenge was sent but that the weapons had been agreed upon, the seconds selected nnd the ground located on the island south of the "Wichita aud Western railroad bridge. The readiness with which the report was given credence was due no doubt to the well known fact that Colonel Bird is a very spirited gentleman, and ence sent a challenge to Judge Reed of the district court of this county. A reporter for the EAGLE called upon John Adams first and found him in the United States court after a long search. "No," said he, "I have not yet received any challenge from Col. Bird and do not think that he has sent or contemplates rending me any. The fact is, so far as I know, there is not even cause for a com mon scrap between us, much less a bloody duel." "What will you do if he sends it?" "I never cross a bridge before coming to it. I can't say what I would do in such an event. The fact is, I have had no duel ing experience. First find whether I am goina to be challenged and then see me. Col. Bird was found in his law office in the Bitting block and thera was not the least sign of blood in his eye. In fact, he whs in his usual good humor. "No," said he, "I have not challenged Mr. Adams to a duel and I don't Intend to. I nn not desirous of having the lepu tatlon of a fighter, although I will admit J hat I am provoked sometimes and feel like demanding the satisfaction of u gen tlemau. I am sorry that such a report gained currency. I have no objection to idling you personally the facts concerning the controversy between Mr. Adams and myself, but I don't care to have them pub lished, as the courts, and not the papers, are the proper places to try legal cases." From a third party it was learned that all the trouble between John Adams and Colonel Bird arose over the will of the late John Hagerman. About three years ago the deceased made a will and it was drawn up by Colonel Bird and signed in his presence. Along in September last, Joliu Hagerman died and as there was no will to befouud Mrs. Hagerman was made executrix of the estate. By a former wife Mr. Hagerman became the father of eighj; children nnd they are now liviug in -Virginia. Being heirs to one-half of Mr. Hagerman's property they employed Ben Bailey as their attorney, and by some means Bailey found that there was soma $1,800 among the items of the estate that was not accounted for. During the panic last summer Mr. Hager man became afraid of the banks, with drew the money and buried it in his cellar .in a stone jar. It was afterwards discov ered by the wife. Bailey asserts that this money is a part of the Hagerman property gnd that consequently half of it beloncs to tha heirs. On the other hand Mrs. liagermRii, it is alleged, claims that the monoy belongs to her personally and that it it not now or never was a part of the Hagerman estate. Shoitly after the death of Mr. Hager man Colonel Bird found in his diary that he had written a will for Mr. Hagerman, nnd after searching for it in the probate court and in every other pluco where it was liable to be placed for safe keeping he finally found it among old papers in his office that weie stowed away in a remote corner of a closet. As he and his wife were wit nesses to the will, Colonel Bird thought it proper and his duty to have it filed in the probate court, and this action is what John Admits is resisting on behalf of Mrs. Hagerman. It is alleged that Johu Adams made some statements about the will that wounded the pride of Colonel Bird. The colonel does not deuy that his Irish is up, but thinks he cau get ample satis faction without fighting a duel, although it could bo seen in the fiush of his eye that if ho was twenty years younger it would be unsafe for one to wound his pride as much as John Adams did if the story told of the affair Is true. WEDDED BLISS. Indzc S'ratton Issues Licenses llic Jljstlc Kite. md rcrfotm The matrimonial mill moves merrily, making many hearts happy. Yesterday Judge Stratton issued three licenses for Ivcdded bliss. Frank A. Rupe and Mamie B. McFaden nf Mount Hope were the first to apply to bis honor for a permit. Following them iante John W. Davenport and Susauna Stewart of Goddaid, who were so well latisfied with his manner and goueral ood talk that they employed him to tie the matrimonial knot, which he proceeded o do in the aptest posible manner. Then :nme Emmet Cox, the Douglas aveuue hay and grain merchant, and Dora ulndwell, both of this city. Mr. Cox icciuK no reason why a legal knot would not proro as indissoluble as a holy one, Vraiiged with Judge Stratton to remain In his office till 5:30 o'clock when he would repair thither with his winsome bride and bo made one. Ir there is one thing on jarth J mice Strattou would rather do Mian another, it is to marry a couple. He believes there is no happiness like the bower to make others happy. Mr. Cox went to housekeeping at 1001 Pouglas aveuue. TJIE si;DY SCHOOL KAL.LY. J. H. Bauserman of Topeka aud Pastor Sims began a Sunday school rally last evening at tho Central church of Christ. The rally will continue daily and nightly until Saturday night. A musical and lit tiaiy progrnru will be presented at each night session, to which everybody is in vited. The rally will be closed Lord's day morning with a sermon on Sunday school woik by Brother Bauserman. Caroline Harrison Circle No. 56 will publicly install their officers tonight at the A. O. U. W. hall on Market street. All soldiers are invited. Judge Williams of the United States court. Judge Peters and R. L Walker, United States marshal, all ex-soldiers, have promised to be present.- Mrs. Gertrude Cheshire died yesterday at her residence, 1002 Est Hunter ave nue, of laryngitis, aged S2 years. The deceased leaves a husband and two chil dren to mourn her loss. The funeral will take place this moitiimr at 10 o'clock. H. P. Myton of Garden Visitor yesterday. City wa a LAST NIGHT'S FIRE. An Exciting Kace Between the Tire Team, At 7 o'clook last night the fire alarm was turned in from the corner of Seneca and Chicago, West Side. The fire com pany lost no time in going to the scene, but came very near losing a man. . In turning the comer from Topeka onto Douglas the hook and ladder cart, the lonir one on which the steerer sits up to a wheel like a pilot on a steamboat, aud swings the stern as suits him, aud on this occa sion swung it too far, tame in contact with one of the iron posts in the middle of the street and the concussion threw the driver from his seat between the plunging horses, and he had a narrow escape from instant death, but he was fortunate enough and cool enough to grasp the tongue of the cart and thus keep from un der the horses feet. Men seeing his peril ous position and realizing the danger siezed the horses aud stopped them. Meantime the black team from South Topeka avenue had reached the corner of Douglas and Market just as the gray team from North Market turned west on Douglas, and the race to see which would reach the bridge first was for blood The drivers plied the gad, the crowd cheered, the horses sped. The ex citement was terrific. Everybody rushed to the middle of tho street to watch the rac, and each one had a favorite. "I'll bet on the blacksl" said one. "The greys are ahead !" exclaimed another. "Two to one that the blacks reach the bridge firot!" yelled an excited individual, as he eudeavorcd to climb one of the iron poles in the middle of the street, in order to see better, only to slip buck again as fast as he went up. As they neareU the -bridge the excite ment increased. Finally, the grays being on the north side of the street railway track and having to cross it to reach the bridge, tho blacks sailed in just a length ahead. After tho river was crossed the race was renewed. The fire was iu Rowe's West Side drug store, but did no damage to speak ot. Mr. Rowe had a contrivance in his store by which he pulled one lamp down and hoisted another up. At 7 o'clock he was arranging his lights and both lamps came down with a terrific crash, spreading con sternation, glass, coal oil, fear, flame and dismay in all directions. Cool heads aud willing hands were soon present, and the broken and burning lamps weie thrown into the street. The loss was insignifi cant, beyond the breaking of a show case. Mr. Rowo was truly thankful to escape as he did. siock yakd otj:s. A. II. Coats, Lorena, came in yesterday with a load of cattle. J. B. Kell, Clearwater, had a load of fine hoys at the yards. Harvey Grace, Cheney, well known to everybody, had a load of hogs on the mar ket. William Johnson, Attica, came with a load of cattle and hogs yesterday. McKinley & Wrignt, Freeport, had a load each of hogs aud cattle, aud to see that they weie properly cared for Pat cume iu himself. Curry & Wilson, Andover, were on the market with a load of fine cattle aud for which they realized a fine price. The firm of Creditor & Adams, den tists, have dissolved partnership. U'SYCHE AT KATUItE'S MIKKOK.' ' This picture was sold at the close of the the exposition for 3,000; it is painted by Prof. Paul Thuman of Berlin, and is one of the most exquisite gems shown at the ex position; the unconscious grace with which Psyche bends forward to catch a glimpse of her own chut. ning face reflected in this stream is inimitable. Thuaiuu was horn iu Tscuacksdorf, Lusatia, in 1834. He is a genre painter, and illustrator, He was n pupil of the Berlin and Dresden Acadnrwies, aud took a gold medal at Ber lin in 1S7S. This wonderful picture with eleven oth ers consists of paitl of this gieat seiies. Twenty cents aud a coupon which will ap pear in next Sunday's Eagle will sr cure Litem. Come early Mouday, as the num ber will be limited. SCENE IN A COUliT BOOM. His Honor aud the County Attorney Discuss the Situation. The pavement racket occupied the atten tion of Judge Reed all day yesterday. At 10 o'clock, after Mr. Myatt had announced that his evidence was all in, his honor stated that he would hear the argument Friday morning. He sent for the county ttorney, and the bailiff was dispatched for tho jury. All was commotion. Mr. Boone arrived and the judge said: "Mr. County Attorney, have you any cases ready for trial?" "Nona today, your honor. I haidly ex- 1 nected you to get through with these court cases so soon, sou i nave no witnesses here. lean bo ready in the morning." "Can't you go on with the case this morning?" "No, sir, I can not. The witnesses are not here." "What are you going to do with this jury f " asked his honor. "I don't know," replied Mr. Boone. "You kuow there's a statute te quiriug me to tax the costs to you iu cases like this where you are uot ready for trial?" replied Judge Reed, in the most serious manner possible. "Will your honor point it out to me," lesponded tho haudsome youug county attorney. The judge, still serious, responded "Well, occasions like this will arise. Be ready iu the morning," Thoa ha turned to tho attorneys iu the pavement suit, who were preparing to leave the court room, and asked them to lemain and argue their case as far ns pos sible, so as to lose no time. They con sented, and at 5 o'clock Judge Wall and Mr. Myatt were still worrying the court with their references. Judge Reed had a list of citations and ref erences a yard long, and oue would think it would take him a year to go through them all and the pile of books would be as large as a house. Aud people think law yer and judges don't work. Criminal business will commence this morning. DECIDED TO BC1LD. Meeting of the Dirrctois or tl'c orth unI dentil Koatl LAt Xlshu There was a meetinc of the board of directors of the Dakota, Wichita and Gulf railroad at the Carey hotel Hst night. Among the directors present, were Judge Violet of Oklahoma Cay, C. M. Rawlins of Lyons, and Major Powell, George W. Clement and T. K. McLean of this city. A resolution was passed, declaring that the financial prospects justified the direc tors in decidiug that-tue first section of the road should be built from Wichita to Deuison, Tex. Work will be commenced t this end of the proposed section. Ex-Mayor Clement, who called after the meeting was over, was delighted with the prospects of the rod. Milliam McNaugbten received a tele gram yesterday from Aberdeen Dakota stating that his mother had died thsre. She was nearly 100 years oj ftfie. BOLD DENIES IT. HE-SATS TEE HOUSE WILL NOT EESUME BUSINESS TODAY. He Also Says That the Reported Deal Between His House and llie Kan sas City Stock Yards Company is Too Absurd to Talk About The Delay. The report that the Dold packing house will lesume busicess this morning is sot true. The report gained a good deal of currency last night, and it was taken for granted that it was true. A reporter for the Eagle called at the residence of Mr. George Dold to assertain the facts nnd found Mr. Dold willing to talk freely on the subject. "The report that we will start up tomor row morning," said he, "is not true. I told nobody that we would and did not know that there was such a report in cir culation, but what I saw in the eveuing paper. I suppose tbe basis of the report was that our Kansas City house bought some sample hogs at the Wichita stock yards toda3r. They simply sent down here tor a shipment of hogs to ascertain their quality on the same principle that I would send to the EAGLE for a sample paper." "Do you know," said the reporter, "that there is a report in circulation that the Kansas City stock yarks and the Dold Packinc company are in cahoots and that the Kansas City yards pay your company $1000 per month to keep your Wichita pack ing house idle so that they may receive the yardage of stock and hogs that would come to the Wichita yards if the packing houses were running. What, if anything, have you to say about that report?" 'T have nothiug to say to that report," said Mr. Dold indignantly. "If such reports were given credence to by any reputable citizens I would feel it my duty, pet haps, to vindicate my company from such a charge, but 1 am satisfied that no citizen of auy standing is willing to believe such a re port. Therefore, I do uot care to say any thing further with reference to it. The Eagle is a frieud to the business interests of Wichita, and if Mr. Murdock will send to me auy time for auy information about our packing interests I will be very glad to furnish them." "When do you intend to start, Mr. Dold?" "We intend to start whenever we have a reasonable assurauce that for every dol lar we invest we will get S1.05 or even $1.02 back. While we are packers we are not at all hoggish and are satisfied with a profit of 5 per cent. The public, perhaps, would not be very keen to believe that our profits are so small, but it is a fact nevertheless. "But your company's packing house at Kansas Cicy is running at full blast." "That is quite a mistake, sir. Neither our Kansas City house nor our Buffalo houso is running anywhere near their ca pacity; in fact they are both ruuing very light. We are killing at these two points enough to supply the local demand, and that is about all any of the packing houses are doing. Take all the packing houses of Kansas City today and they are running only at about one-fifth their captcity. They (sau kill aud take care of 25,000 hogs a day; they are not killing more than 5,000. A glance at the market reports will demon strate this to auy one." What is the reason that the packing houses are not running aud taking care of as many hogs as heretofore? It is plain to every close observer of the market. The Drice of hogs is comparatively higher thau the price of the product aud under such conditions packers must exer cise the utmost caution. It takes an aver ago of perhaps sixty days to get the pro duct ready for the market. If hogs are higher than they ought to be they are lia ble to diop during these sixty days and in such au event ptckers would sustain im mense losses. The capacity of our house is 1000 hogs per day aud as tbe prica of a fair average hog is now $12 you can see that if wc ran at our full capacity the cost of the meat alone would he 112,000. At the eitd of 60 days we would have m storago 720,000 pounds'. Let the price of hoga drop 10 cents per hundred and our loss would be $13,000. Lat our hogf drop 10 cents more next day and our loss would be $30,000. and yet you and I havn seen hogi drop over J per 100 iu less than sixty days not long ago. When the price of hogs settles down to a reliably per manent basis you will see the packers start up, and not before." "Can you make any estimate or guess as to when you will start up?" I cannot very well. I expected that we would have resumed long before this. The fact is, we have beeu ready for some time to start tip on a few hours' notice, and we have beeu expecting orders to that effect for several weeks. In my opinion we will resume in a very short time, but can not say so from any positive information. When 1 am given instructions to resume 1 will be pleased to advise tho EAGLE and give its teureseuta tive any informatiou necessary. We do not propose to break faith with the people of Wichita and I am sure that no Intelli gent business mau can blame us for the course we have pursued, under the cir cumstances. As to the reported deal be tween tbe Kansas City stock yards and ourselves I will not dis cuss that at all as I do not believe that any reasonable man believes for a moment that there is a shadow of truth in it. Mr. Dold has recently returned from the east aud stopped off in many eastern cities. He states that towns in the manufacturing dsstricts are much duller tuan Wichita and, in fact, he believes that he saw no city of its sizs more livaly auy where. Ho says that the boom towns in tho gas belt of Indiana are exceptionally dull. rHOTOGKAPIlS OF STATE BUILDINGS. The State Buildings which form an im pressive village iu the northern part of tbe World's Fair Grounds beyond the foreign croup r fully represented in "Shepp's World's Pair Photographed." All are ap propriate and attractive. Illinois has the largest. It is like a State Capital. Massa chusetts has reproduced tbe old Hancock House; and Vircinin, Mt Vernon. Florida presents a miniature of the old Spanish Fort at St, Auguitme. Kansas has au Italian structure containing a cyclorama of the Plains. New York has a stately villa with roof gardeus and square twin towers. Maine aud Wisconsin have elegint club houses. Connecticut and I West irginia noble specimens of domes- tic architecture of ihe Colonial period. Idaho and " ashingiou have novel edifices like chalet from native logs nd stones. Penusylvnnia has reproduced the historic ; Independence creat national treasure, the "Libertv ..,., om.w.u., iui, BeJL" Probably the most unique edifice is the Replica of'an old Spanish mission in which California displays her e-xbaust-ltss wealth of fruits and wines. Tne ag gregate cost of the d.fferent State Building has been nearly $3,500,000. Ed Rouzell of Liwreuce, general secre tary of the Fraternal Aid association is in the city accompanied by his daughter. Todd Speed has resigned his position at Santa Fc headquarters to tAke a position with the J. T. Campbell grocery company. He will be succeeo b . A- Sltvev of Pueblo, CKOSKEY D1VOKC CASE' Mrs. Jennie M. Croskey has withdrawn her suit for divorce from her husband, Harry Croskey, and through her attorneys, O'Bryan and Gordon, has instituted pro ceedings for alimony. Suit will be com menced -at once, and pushed to a finish. The suit for alimony will be brought in the court at Kansas City, Mo., where tha doctor now resides. It is understood the doctor is anxious for a separation from his family as be wishes to enter into new mat rimonial engagements. PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COU'CI1a OFFICIAL. Wichita. Kan., Jan. 8, 1693. . Council met in regular session. Mayor Cox iu the chair and all couucilmen pres ent except Sawyer. Miuutes of latt regular and all interven ing meetings were read and approved as read. His honor the mayor stated he had a communication vetoing the action of the couucil In the matter of layiug permanent sidewalks on Main and Market streets, which he would ask the clerk to read. To the Honorable Council of the City or Wichita: 1 herewith communicate to your honor able body my objection to the contract awarded to R. B. Keply, on the 12th day of December, 189i, for building of the per manent sidewalks now uitbuilt on the west side ot Main street from First street to Elm street. Before we can award a contract for the construction of sidewalks aud charge the cost of buildiug said walks to the abut ting pioperty owners by special assess ments, certain provisions of the statutes must be strictly complied with. I will not mention in detail the statutes bearing on the subject, as the city attorney has set them out in full in an opiuiou of his now on file with the city clerk. Iu the present case we have uot followed the statutes in every particular and should I approve said contract and the sidewalks be built by reason of the same, the abutting property owners could en- JUIU tut! CUilCkLluu Ul mo v...vo iu.iiu iu pay tor tue same, ana mereuy euiau upuu tha titv useless litigation and finally throw the burden of paying for said walk unon the taxnayers of tbe entire city. I am confident that no member of your hon orable body would desire to have the said sidewalks constructed in such a mauuer that the assessments made to pay for the same would probably be declared illegal by the courts. I therefore feel it my dnty to withhold my signature from said contract, aud in terpose a veto against the same. Most respectfully submitted, L. M. Cox, Mnyor. On motion of Conucilman Parries the action of the mayor was sustained. Councilman Schad of the finance com mittee asked for aud was erauted further time to report on the claim of ex-Treasurer Throckmorton. Chairman Farries of the fire committee recommended that the rubber coats for the fire department be purchased of Mr, Cole of this city, as lie had agreed to fnr nisn them at?3.50, the same toat that is sold regularly at S3. On motiou of Couu ciimau McCall the matter was referred to fiie marshal and fire committee. Chairman Kenyon of the light commit tee submitted a repot t on the bids for lightiuc the city buildiug, recommending that the contiact be awarded tbe Wichita Electric Railway and Light company, on their bid for iucaude.scent lights provided they substitute the Ampier meter iu place of the Wait meter, aud furnish the three arc lights at 6 per month. On motiou ot Councilman Schad the renort was adopted. On motiou of Councilman Kenyon the city attorney and light committee were instructed to draw a contract in ac cordance with the report of the light com mittee. On motion of Councilman Caswell the blinker t tbe corner of Water aud Orine was ordered moved to the corner of Harry aud Topeka avenues. On motiou of Councilman Caswell the city attorney was instructed to bring action against the Wichita and Western railroad to compel them to lower their road bed to the city grade. On motion of Councilman Caswell the public imnrovemeut committee were in structed to have a crossing placed on east side of Park Place avenuo across Thir teenth street. On motion of Councilman Schad the sidewalk tax charged against the property of W. S. Rogers was rebated. On motion of Councilman Johnson the street commissioner wos inatructed to make a crossing over Washington avenue on the north side of Douglas'avenue. Tha petition of the Olivet Concregation al church and the German Lutheran for rebate of tax was referred to the judiciary committee with power to act. The report of the judiciary committee on the claims of Mrs. Stallings, Mn. Lusha aud Mrs. O'Brian, amounting to $71,500, was submitted, recommending that the claims be not allowed, was read, and on motion of Couucilmau Johnson, the report was adopted. Chairman Milliuger of the franchise and license committee asked for, and was granted, further time to report on the prepared ordinance entitled "An ordin ance to levy aud collect a license tax from persons engaged in selling clothing by patterns or samples." All bills against the city filed to date were read and referred to the proper com mittees. A communication from the directors of the transmississippi commercial congress was read, and on motion of Councilman Johnson, referred to the mayor with power to ilCt. A petition from H. C. Buck, asking to have Buck's Second addition set out of the limns of the city, was, on motion of Councilman Horner, ivterred to the i . ., , .... .1 :. .... juniciary conaiiiuiee uu tit auufutj. A petition trotn susan .inier asKing that a certain tract ot ground beiug a part of Park street, also a certain tract of ground dedicated to the public as an &Hey situated im mediately north of lot No. 120 ou Law rence avenue, Hilton's addition, be va cated, was, on motion of Councilman Johnsou, referred to the judiciary commit tee and city attorney. On motion of Councilman Johnson a petition from Mr. E. B. Allen to have a certain tract of land situated south of the Frisco lailroad set ovt of the corporate limits, was referred to judiciary commit tee and city attorney. On motion of Councilman Horner the petition of Clark Kiakade for permission to lav cinder siduwalk iu frout of lots Nos. 12. 14, 10 and 18 was granted. On motion of Couucilmau Kenyon the resignation of J. T. Hooker as city scav enger was referred to the health commit tee with power to ct. His honor appointed a committee on re trenchment couehting of Couucilmen Cas well, Johnson and Melliager. The report police judge, also of weigh master ot Oak street scales for the mouth of December, was read aud referred to the finance and scales committees respect ively. Ordinance No. , entitled an ordinance making appropriations for miscellaneous puroose?, was read and, on motion of Councilmnn Schad, placed on its passage and adopted. Ordinance No. . entitled an ordinance making appropriations to pay certain per 80D the damages awarded them in open ing and extending Washington avenue from Douglas avenue to Central avenue, and to py certain persona the damages awarded them in opening and extending Atrl--t &trt from Thirteenth to Four- teenth streets. ws read and, oa motion of Councilman fechad, placed oa its passage amj Hllopted. - ' Ordinance No. , entitled an ordinance nroviainc for the improvement of certain streets ana avenues uy uauuiux siocwaijts thereon, and providing for the payment thereof, was reaa and, on motiou of Councilman Schad, placed oa lis passage and adopted by the following Tote: Yeas Alberts, Burton, Faries, Horner, Johnon, McCall, Mellitiuer aud Schad; naves Cs welL Hill and Kmyon. On mot'oa of Councilmn Johnson, conncilidjourned. L. M. Cox. Mayor. Attest: C S. SMITH, City Clerk. Fifty-three young people and boys and girls tripped the light fantastic toe ltst night at the A. O. U, W. hall, till 12 o'clock, and were even loth to cult. Ibex bftda joycttf titce. F0ECED TO TRIAL. CLYDE MATTOX MUST FACE THE MUSIC BUSING THIS TEBM- Judge Williams Says That He Had Ample Time to Prepare His De- feuse The Trial Will Last During: the Remainder of This Week. The trial of Clyde Mattox nas com menced. Yesterday his attorneys asked for a con tinuance in order to enable the defendant to obtain witnesses whose location aud place of abode be had just learned. One of these witnesses was in Old Mexico, an other in Oregon and still auother in Ohio. District Attorney Perry resisted the mo tion and proceeded to demonstrate to the court that if Mattox wanted these wit nesses he could have gotten them long a co. He recited the opportunities afforded the defendant since his arrest to get witnesses and since he neglected these opportunities the prostcution was uot to blame. He also told tho court that all but two of the witnesses Clyde wanted had testified iu tne case before and that he would admit their recorded testimony in this trial. The attorneys for the defendant mide fair arguments in support of the motion, but Judge Williams overruled it. He said the case was pending for four years; titat Mattox was tried twice before and that iu all that length of time he had ample opportunities to ascertain the whereabouts of his wit- nesse-3 and procUre thera wheu necessary, Judye Williams also said that the court should take notice of the cost ot the trial. That there were something like 103 wit nesses now ready aud that the government could uot send these home and briug them here again by continuing the trial. He said expense compared to human life or humau liberty was a small matter, but that at the same time he was satisfied that Mattox could go to trial with the witnesses he had. He also called atteutiou that one of the witnesses he most desired was in the republic of Mexico and outside the juris diction of the court. He theu gave the attorneys fifteen miuutes to prepare for the trial. A short time after an ajourntnent was taken till this morning. The prisouer sat beside his mother in the court room and was uot as pale as he seemed at prtvious trials owing, no doubt, to the outdoor life he enjoyed during the time he was out on bail. He seems to be more nervous than ever beforo and is not as well dressed. A good many ladies were in the court room yesteiday. The trial of case will last the remaider of the week and a verdict will uot bo re turned before Mouday, at least. The state wili fight the case hard. MOItXIXG SESSION. Court conuendd at 10 o'clock and the ar gument iu the McDaniel perjury case was resumed. It 10:10 th. case was given to tha jury, nnd exactly at 12 o'clock the jury came in, led by Leon DeBost, deputy United States marshal. Tne verdict was handed to the clerk, and was found to bo one of not guilty. The verdict was received with much favor by McDaniel's colored friends pres enr, who attracted enough attentiou to cause Judge Wiliiams to exclaim, "Older in the court." While the jury in this case was out, the case of the Western Uuion Telegraph com pany vs. the sheriff of Stantou county was taken up. The suit was brought on the sheriff's bond for 13,000. Two years ago warrants for the collection of taxes due trom the company were placed in the bauds of tho sheriff for collection. Fail ing to get the money, he took down twenty-five miles of wire belonging to the company. For this the suit was brought. Judge Williams allowed the company $1,340, the actual cost to the company. George Getty of Syracuse represented the telegraph company, but the sheriff was uot represented. that Fiti:ii sour. "Shall the free soup house conducted by the Salvation Army bs continusd, or not ?" That is the question aaked by Captain Dale. Tha demands made upon it are continu ally increasing, while the donations are practically nothiug. Since tbe opening over COO meals have been sent out. aud tiie cash donations have amounted to only $7.50 and the donations of food have been smalk It is hard to say what upwards of fifty poor women and children will do for their diuners if this charity is not kept up, and our business men and tbe people aie urged to help to carry it on. The Electric Street Railway company kindly gave $3, Mr. Coibin $1, and a lady who does not wish her name mentioned gave SI, with the promise of II each wek. Jf ten oersons would gic SI each the work could be carried on, and the poor would at least be helped. CIKCI..K 3IEETI.VG. The Sunflower Chautauqua circle will meet at Mrs. ScbeU's. 152G Park Place ave nue, Monday, Jan. 15, with the following program: Sunday School Bible Lesion Urs. Reed Home and the Makinirof .Modern Enroix Mrs .lCltire Book Revitw ihe Last Dys ot Pomj-iI Mrs. Itd "A Doomed Cty" Mrs. Fcrria Paper- The Present Kscava ted Pompeii.. ilre. Wrlsht Character Sketches Clovls and Clotilda Mrs. Whiltler Roll Call Quotations about Poutixjit. Music Mrs.Wrteht Roman Art Mrs. vvbitUw Ttt Questions of the Times. Dr. J. W. Gray of BloomfieW, Ind., Is j visitioK hi diusfatcr, Mrs. F. 13. Erooks of S35 North Topeka. EA Greer spent the day In the city yfcs tenlajv meeting many friends and acquaintances who all bad an encoarac;ln? word for htm. George K. Flnly nnd Chester I. lyonj j were among the cullers on the EAGLE office list evening. A"OCCl.ME!T5. Members of Hypatla who desire to Join the French cIim will please meet at the club room on Friday afternoon at 3 ! o'clock. , Uemember the lecture at F5rnsonnt col- lese by Dr Mary Gace Dy. fcubjct: "Hyclene " This afteraooa at 2.30. Ad- mission free. There will be a merticg of the Parish Aid chapter Thursday (today J at St. John's church at 3 o'cjocSc AH the mem bers are earnestly requested to be pretest. Mr-. Fsask C Wood. Sec. Ladies Interested In physical calture j will meet Friday afternoon with .Mrs. Dr. Lewis. A Tlnu!e paper will be read by j Mrs. Edwin White Moore, and extracts from Rtsit Throngh Rrpos-s" by ilia I Bunnell. Urini: Incy work by 3 o'clock. J St, John' Parish A d . h ipter will me t ' tbi afternoon atS cclc. in tue church, f All the members nre earaei!r requested t f K nr..nr hftrt T-siof lint imucrl. At t&ft&s Jos:' F, vox Hxsslick. i NEW ym ST2&-E BUSY! WBTli -BUSY!!! At Cash Hendersons Mammoth Popular Price Store, measuring goods and preparing for inventory. 'Yet not so busy but that ve will take time to wait upon you, and make lower prices than any house in the city. CASH HENDERSON. 130 and 123 North Main itt. ALE Great TLr 1& , 1l tf -J down our stock to turn it info money "'d quick. Here are a few samples of tbe way we are slaughtering it. Some 22 Suits for 10.00 Some $20 Suits for $ S.00 Some 18 Suits for Jl.00 Some 12 Suits for 5.00 Some young meu's $5.50 Suits for $3.00. Some young men's S.00 Suits for 5.00. Some young men's 12.00 Suits for (5.00. Some young men's 7.00 Suits for -l.oO. ' 3,50 and 3.00 Overcoats marked down to 2.00. f $ 5.00 Overcoats for $ 3.00. $ 8.50 Overcoats for $ 0.00 10.00 Overcoats for 7.00. 12.00 Overcoats for $.00 25.00 Overcoats for 1S.00. 2.00 Underwear for 1.50 1.50 Tndenvear for 1.00 1.25 Underwear for 75c. 7oc Underwear for DOc. 50c Underwear for 35c. Boys' 25c "Winter Caps for 15 cents. And many other things in the same proportion. Every tablo is a mass of Golden Opportunities and your fifty cents is our dollar during this sale. Ask for a ticket with every dollar purchase nn when you get fifty tickets, return them to xis and get n Goh Watch. C M. JONES, 208-210-212 E. Douglas. The Western Wheeled Scraper Co., of Aurora, Ills.. AVith tLe riew of metUns th ileraanls for ir nKatln-ztooInhaTccs-tablislieJanasrtiDty with tbe Wichita Implement Co. JS) West UourIhs Ac. whercaliueot their cilcbrnlrri kwI can be tevn Parties IntereMeil iilci! tall ami examine. Correspocdeiitc KilliUetl. DE. CREDITOK Has opened Dental Parlors at 100 East Douglas avenue. All J03lhet ics administered. Gold work a specialty. All work warranted. Prices reasonable. MUSI0 AUD DRAMA. MOHRISOXVS FAC5T Tbe version of "Kami" whlcn wh last nlfcbi produced at the Academy is writteu. to the bill tells us, by Mr. lyle Bernard lie has doue his work well, fohowtuc the line of Got-thu's poem, and has not much varied his scenei from thov vcr.ioui to which we are accustomed. I lis dialour, which Is pointed and drimttic, is in ureal pirt his own, though here and there are jpe:cbes which are found in the old edi tion that Charles Kean and hit successors have made familiar. One or two change- are noticable. Marguerite N usually im prisoned for klllicB her chiid Iu th. version she is ciiargfcd with murdering htr mother. Faust ha persuaded her to ;;ire her mother a sleeping potion vrtaeu h assures her in barime, nd Mepbisto pbcles takes cue that it is poison, so that the mother bs been poisone-J by her muo ctut daughter Iu the Iat act, F-ust. in stead ot belnji eventually captured by Me peistopbele., ocape aa is een nt .ilr ijuerite's feel s the anffcls are about to take her lohtareu. Tali is poetic license which, following tbe sood osi ruin of satisfying the audietce with the de noutiueui, 1 patdontb.e, though except for the bet tbit the part is played by a good lookup aud fins yoauc men. Mr. Bernard' Faust i not a character tor whom mucn yu-ptby is felt. Ibere is not much to fa ld !u extenuation of Faust at any time, bat in tbr vrJou bs appears to be more of a cunrei tk.in usual, tbonsb vacillating between retacr and Ctatre tu have tbe lull value of hu brin with tbe deTil Tbe play ! ex ctl!enty ataged, and tbe la!pary,s mw'-it scene 1 treaui in manner different tiQtn thit usual when which is aeldom lbs act It retained in tie opr, and i nCicianiy horrible and efTectiv?. tutrr effect bcinj; obtained la ccde of rd Ste. A S'.yj deal of sslunoe bs given to ue gceraj effect by the u of Gwanod'n Fauat music, and nothing womd be lost if it were tnor freely botrowed. There ars ' Ja "Faust" which, Illumined by Gouu&;i'ji music, are poe ui la ibu!v, ad wbicb arenowa UtUe pl witnout it. Tii,, however. I a. dramatic, not o lyric, vermou of the story. Tee MoutreI lferhi. At the Crawford Grand 12i1 sd 13tb, wstb matinee. MlSsTBEbs, VTt copy ib foUowiaz from a Hte IoaJ vilie exebaace: Abi,fnd bnlliant ae dieses filled tbe Backlabasj tb?t; Imlv ulsbt to vttlcstut . tbe crat V. A. ilbsr nuraosttb colored operatic tntfc ttrels, th?ir:,ljearsc?l2;!is;jr. Tjs Slaughter vi to "We kuow it is dangerous work to cut prices bo far below the profit line, but we choose to lose a dollar to savo tho Iop.s of Uvo. and haw marked i Payne & Andrews POPCIiAfl GJROCERS Have in stock the bci .line of Choice Groceries --Tanned tloo.lj. Confection?, Fruit- miiI .Nuts. Trice- to Please. Orders deihcrcil to all parts of (lie city vwtli promptiie-?. liMiie:H 227 K. Douglas Telephone .No. 0(J. company ro'JeiK: merit far abort tha arerage of mittstrrl allow. iHiovrlni the demmd of muderu clriflzttloo fr something to laugh at They Oarrlol the house by storm in thir clawiaat kmcm and beauty. Moonlight terpiobore wn the '.luetic noul iu tha andleore. It worth the price of ndmllo t tbl ebony colored on of Momus. IJMif Fdrtti. in his (!e-(pJHUns: etnienl oiifesWU- and fuunj faiii 1 Dtnm MjJr drill can't be exrelled. in fact, eeh and eey artist iu ihw mpny isaHvinf pti0tr graph of fun, awl ia all it I t bft all ronnd mlaslrei bw that fcs jUitaJ Louisvilm for a number of ft a.r.M At tbe Crawford Grand Monday, Ja. 14 AdmUftion to tbe mstlnee on S&atKrtfrtr afternoon for chlldreu loasy part mi Its Ijoiimi will be 2& cl, itMtntd ( S9 &, as Ktated in yestrrday mor4y EjUHJS. A telesrm yetn!a from Mr. Csarfc Coffin of Indianapolis, ltd . announce tL death of bi youst eH. Ex-SbfriflE An it a-1 J ; VlttUoi went to iCanJrtj 5t Ms:? Large as a Dollar "Were U srtdsJa. (aitr r BtUe trt. ticktslsjf sA dan83. Tfcrr -un e- -saay ere on at fja. tek t b& are fc&3 n fcii bl III fcak to to rativd Sis KaM . tttxettSfi-t tSSS? XT H Uz tstJ ifeat mtfc h etd sal R. A&&. sf fea be WM V R bi Z & ctfo ojten zod C bUA trt ltyirj4&s did B i2rt Jot. Jlairf. j ev 1 A&nl to ?iv bia llar Ksrjs- xl c r- vca jtuf off aa "r w fe1y &" d beslJSrr fr-b aid 4J3 lot. "Vfcsa b bad Udtea to kottfet iA. Hood's Sarsapariila fee srs.s SireJy Jtrv Um& . " Itsr K. liciitSctssicAiata. A.1 rSi. t HhBHh 111 t J m i 41 d n 2 ugBflS -"" ;a3:k&Sj: ."-"1 yrrtraiHiTiri-i.r.Tiffi& igsttrriB mini maii Ti a a -" inaarff a 1 m i