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'5KUW v -"3- -- 3rKroTI vv -, , -f 'l - THE WlCliltA 1)AILY AfeLfe: WlCfflTA. KANSA TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 29, 1886. "; y i 4 k X, $ M.MURDOCKfe BROTHER. Ptcpnet: PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS Or MEWS I COMING ! I FRIDAY EVENING. JULY i, THE BRAMBILLA CONCERT COMPANY Composed of SlKnora Linda Bramtllla mSEt ,.. -ri-i. TMm-Kiit ha hu bat re- cnl!?crm.bS?ore TtSTw& ol thU eountrr. s'sssss&sS&r&xtt omenll voice are nnuiim,u.. :--; - alon that such an artui. is ieiuom .. voice li simply wonderful Her The excellent atandltis of MUs ""RiJ Pror. Behrraakelt nnnecessary to "r0" eommendaUonof thera. They are well known In nraelcal cntre. Thla company is run nnder the anenlcesof dais No. 5. of the M. E. 8unaay ""; the proceeds will go toward, tbe pnrchaie of a pijteorpan igriucujuiwi. Tickets will be on sale Wedoeiday mornlns at tbe Santa Fe ticket otnee. Aara. cent; reserved aeat wltboat extra charge. Six vags and one plain drunk were dis poned of in the police court yesterday. The semi-annual meeting of the Kansas State Horticultural society will be held here today. J. G. Pilchcr fell from the etcarn brick factory yesterday roorninj; and dislocated his elbow. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Durkce, and Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Martin, of Eureka, spent Sunday in the city. Attorney W. D. TilloUcn and Clerk of DUtrict "Court "VV.S. Robertson, of Eureka, were in the city yesterday. Mrs. Packard, wife of E. L. Packard, of Union township, died at the family home at C o'clock Monday morninf. Mr. Jeff D. Hall, of tho Eagle's corpi typogranhic is off lor a week's visit to his former homo at Gallatin, Mo. Mr. Richards, of the Ft- Scott and Wich ita, was called to St. Louis yesterday and will be absent five or six days. Prof. E. D. Saunders, principal and presi dent of the Fort Scott, Kansas, Normal College, is in tho city visitinp friends for a few days. An addition of a first-class roller corn mill will be added to the Hydraulic mill this fall. The machinery is of tho best and will cost near $7,000. Ground was broke yesterday, for tho cast part of tho Lewis Academy building. When completed it will bo one ot tho best school buildings in the state. Mr. J. H. Miller, of Waterloo, Iowa, hc companied by his niece and nephew, is visit ing his brother, our popular and esteemed fellow-townsman, C. It. Miller. Mr. R. . Griffith, representing the Kan sas City Live Stock Record and Farmer, is in tho city. Tho Eaole acknowledges a pleasant call from him yesterday. The special meeting of Wichita Encamp ment No. 20 L 0. 0. F. is called for this (Tuesday) evening instead of Friday, as heretofore announced. Members will talo notice. J. T. Holmes started, yesterday morning, hack to Kentucky, to eeo his wife's people, and will come homo with his wife and little .,mt n.m turn lvi-pn visitimr for somo time over there. Hen Downing has taken tho contract for building a fine brick business homo forKoss Harris and C. A. VanNess on Douglas ave nue, west of L. W. Ditman's store. It will cost S",88C Williams & Ncssly's delivery wagon was upset on north Emporia avenue yesterday, in consequence of tho horse scaring at ti,n,1l of hav. The croceries wcro scat tered promiscuously. Mrs. A. F. Old, accompanied by her son Harold, of Iirooklyn, X. Y., aro in tho city, tlm i-uesta of Mrs. Old's honored father. Commodore Woodman. They will remain in tho city scvoral weeks. Messrs. Low. Ncidcrlandcr and Oliver arrived home from Now York Sunday, in cludinir our chief. Mr. N. S. Woods, of the Fort Scott and Wichita, will remain in Now York for a day or two. Richards & Root lot tho contract to White & Thompson yesterday for tho cut stone work on tho Kansas Wholesalo Grocery building. They receive 1,513. Work is expected to commenco immediately. Tho Ladies' MU" circle of tho Raptist church will meet at tho residency of Mrs. W. F. Harper, north Market street, at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Literary exercises will lake placo at 3 o'clock. Robert E. Buckridge, of Rich Hill, Mo., has purchased a lare amount of property and will move to Wichita. Eight years ago Mr. Backridgo resided hero and went away, and now comes and makes largo investments and subscribes for tho Daily Eagle. Mr. H. M. DuBois has decided to build a $3,C0O residence on North Topeka avc. He has employed as architect and builder, Mr. F. Cocn, who is well spoken or whero hois known in the cast, and understands his business both professionally and practically. Thcro is a report that John W. Bear has been arrested by a United States marshal for platting the Cherokee Strip as an addi tion io Wichita. Serves him just right. John had better stay in the United States. He will soon be platting England, then thcro will bo a fight for home rule. James F. Kelly, editor of tho Clearwater Times, was in tin city yesterday. Our friend Kelly has lived in Kansas twenty years and in tho Arkansas valley fifteen years, or since its earliest settlement, his home formerly being in Sumner county. The men who havo been longest in Kansas lovo her best. The editor of the Eaole it at homo again, having arrived Sunday morning, but he was so busy yesterday that nothing could bo got from his tongue or pen touching the results of the trip. His smilinc face, however, is very assuring as was his remark that all Wichita, as the creat city of Kansas, has to do in tho future is to look after tho details, the groat interests now being all sale. Dr. Edward Harris brought to this office yesterday a branch from a cotton plant, grown by him in Sumner county, bearing a full-blown blossom. Such a specimen u something of a curiositr hereabout. The advancement of the growth of this plant would seem to indicate that cotton could be successfully grown as a crop in southern Kansas. Tho soil and climate, we think, are well adapted to the growth of this great staple. Dr. Harris is a root and herb doctor, and tells us he is meeting with good success. G. W. McMillan, of the great, screaming Eaquc of the southwest, was in town Tues day night, having run over from Springfield to secure some endorsement from our ex and present county officials for the records furnished this county by hit firm. Aj chair man of the board that made the contract the editor of the Globe cheerfully stated that the books furnished had more than fulfilled expectations, and should Soward county pnrcaase their records from the Messrs. Msrdock they wfll rt exactly what they I fer.-Maade County Globe. BailHfflf DEDICATION. Interesting Services at the Em poria Avenue Methodist Church. Intensely Interesting Sermon by Bishop Bowman of St. Louis, Mo. The Subsciintion 856.32 Being 56 More Than the Debt on the Church. Tho Emporia avenue M. E. church was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies, last Sunday, by Bishop Thomas Bowman, of St. Louis, senior bishop of the Methodist Epis copal church of this diocese. The church was packed beyond its legitimate capacity, in short, every foot of space within the building was occupied, and about one hun dred, who were unable to gain access were seated ouUido under the trees which sur round the church, whero seats had been provided anticipating such a crowd. Tbe church is a neat brick structure beautifully situated in a grove of handsomo trees, on south Emporia avenue. Everything about it has an air of cleanliness and beauty. It is well seated and carpeted, and has a very biAutiful pulpit nude and contributed by a caroenter in W. P. fetem'e shop. The carpenter work which was aone Di ll. Meeks & Son, is complete and artistic and displays tbe coropetenco ol this firm to turn out a good job. Tho pulpit wMtasto fully decorated .with natural plants and flowers, and had a bright and cheerful look. Besides several of our local clergymen of other churches, thi following representa tives of the Metbodiit Episcopal church from neighboring town-, occupied seats on the pulpit: Rev. D. W. Phillips, JJlDorsdo; Rev. A. J. Taylor, Mt. Hope, nnd ltev.'G. li. Batroff, of Wellington. The services opened with the singing of the 8G2d hyson; "Enter Thy Temple, Lord," etc, after which Eov. p. W. Phillips, D.D., ol El Dorado, offered a most beautiful and touching prayer. The choir then sang tho hymn: "Tucse Walls wo to Thy Honor Rise," etc., and when tho sweet strain of tho heavenly music died away, J. D. Bodkin, presiding elder, stepped to the front of the pulpit and read tho first Scripture lesson from tha Cth and 7th chapter of the second book of Chron icles, and Rev. J. C. Post read the second Scripture lesson from tho 10:h chapter of Hebrews. Then hymn 80S was read by Rev. T. S. Hodson, of the First M. E. church, and then Rev. N. E. Harmon came forward and ex pressed himself delighted to seo so many present and then in a few appropriate words ho introduced IMsho. iJofcian, and tbatcloquentdiiinestcpped to tho Book end took his text from the 20th chapter, 35tli verso of tho Acts of tho Apostles: "I have showed you all thing', how Mini. so laboring ye ought to support tho wcnl; and remember tho word"of tho Lord .Iisus, how he said, it is mora blcjsod to give than to receive." His sermon or discourso was peculiarly his own. It was not in tho popular accep tation of these terms, either a sermon or discourse, but was a succeseion of wonder fully short crisp and dear illustration. Ho would take up u poiot he wished to impress on his hearers and in a few simple, plain and pointed words would paint tho idea in tho most striking manner. Ho carried his auditors with him in the journey over life's landscape, now over green meadows, next among flowers, at one timo in sunshine and again in shadow, here tripping lightly and merrily over u smooth landscape, and there coming sud denly against a rock wall. Whttlior it may bo termed a Eermon or dlscours?, it wsa full of interest and wai ono of thoto sermons which never tire. The reporter will endeavor to give a very short, and nocessarily imperfect, synopsis of tho sermon, and as tho bishop complained of tattling reporters, who caught a scntenco here and thcro in bis discourses on other oc casions, and so arranged them that ho was represented to say the very revere of what ho really did say, this reporter will state right hero that owing to the poor facilities for reporting on this occasion, ho was una ble to keep tho thread of the sermon, there fore, whilo ho will endeavor not to misreprc sent the learned divino in any important particular, the words aro only in pail tho.-e of the bishop. Ho referred to a statement concerning Jay Gould which ho made in Chicago, and in which tho reporters had made bim say jubt tho opposiso of what ho did say, and this was heralded all over tbe country. Continuing, ho intimated that the state ments of newspapers should not bo taken as gospel. His advico to voters is to take tho best Republican papers and tho best Demo cratic papers, read both sides, nnd then they would bo pretty able to judgo correctly how beat to vote. "It is more blessed to give than to re ceive." Tho learned divino said ho never thought of that sentence that it did not bring up rec ollections of his earlier experiences ns a christian and more especially as n minister. Ho asked, "docs anybody hero believe that it is better to givo than to receive, and docs any minister hero believe il!" When ho first studied over tho subject ho thought there must bo somo mistake in the translation, but after a thorough search among tho commentaries bo found thero was none. Tho translation was correct. Then ho proceeded to hunt up wLero and when Christ had said this. Ho perused Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, but could find nothing of it; but tho apostles couldn't writo about everything. If they hid, we would havo too large a book. Ho then turned to see what Paul had to say about it. Paul, who was too honest to palm ofi n falsehood on tho people, but Paul was silent. It was hard to believe that it is more blessed to give than to receive, and many preachers didnt seem to quite realize ihtt it was. He had no reference to thoe present. He related an instance bsck in peunsylvania, where he called on an old minister for money, and although he had plenty of it, he thought it tho very height of audacity for him to ast for it, and although he used this scriptural argument but he didn't get it- Ho thought thero must bo a reconstruction of such ministers before they could join tho procession above. The same in the pew as with the pulpit. There must be a !$& de lire fox money making. Som-s people had a genius for money making and not for anything else. It is a genius, and he wished somo of these Knights of Labor would learn it. He hadn't the genius, but ono cf his sons had, and he was afraid he would mako it his god, but he had not. There are lots of what are generally term?d good church members who pay liberally to the church, but who would not go to pray s'.:h, or help a poor or sick brother. They say they pay the preacher to do tha. There are plenty of people who give liberally of their money, and that is about all the religion they prac tice, and on the other hand, there are a great many who would rather give anything else than their money. Illustrating bow many justify themselves and imagine tbey arc good men, ho relates the case of a steamboat captain on the Miss issippi who got up a balance sheet to show his wife. On the debtor side were all the bad things he had done and on the credit aide all tbe good. The wife pointed out many things he ought to havo placed on tbe debtor side, until finally tbe balance was sadly against him. The bishop thought nasyof the good deacons couldn't show a very good balance sheet. Tbe coa odece, as he called the captaie, ,nt to church with bis wife one Son day and the preacher could not remember his text and looking at the people be said, "The Lord is in this," and he found tbe Com modore and his wi.ro in tears. The Commo- doro was converted and admiaea 10 ois that there were many beavy items he might place on tho debtitsido of his balance sheet. The next trip to St. Paul ho told h!s old chums all about it. He compared the wants of the fcuman family to a bundle of sticks, intellectual, social and moral wants. He gave several instances of how souls had been saved through kindness. Kind lookf, kind words and Utile acts of kindness had sayea many. At one timo he had the blues himself -and thought he had no friends. Then going to the post offics he received a letter from somo one away up in Michigan enclosing a likeness and asking bis in return. He held up the picture cxultingly and said there is a man thinks enoueh of mo to want my picture, ad on going homo ho tilt that everybody was his triend: God so made us that every time one of our wants was supplied we felt happy. Ho never spoiled his appetite with wbUky or tobacco and ejery plajn thing ho eat tasted good to him. He bad the honor of opening the first female college in the United State?, Whpa bo was at Greencastle, Ind., in charge of the collpgo there e, youpg man, a student came one night and rappfld at tho door and told him he was going away. On enquiring why he sad that his pocket book was empty. The Lord came to the rescue, his want was supplied by a gentle man giving him ?50. Jiow that young man is one of the leading minjiters n California, Ho related ibo experience of John B. Gough and how after ho had signed tho pledgo he went back it the shop whero ho had been working, and the next morning ono of the nronrietors said: "John, I heard you had signed the pledge," and when John said be had, tho proprietor said: "Coma around to i "iv' l.nT-.n nd sco us. and if you oyer nebi Z Jjltlo money como around to the bank, and tho result pf these kind words was to give John new strength to battlo against tho demon, drink. Regarding idleness, ho said tbo human family vers pot happy without something to do, nor would they bo Jn the world to come. He would not be Eatisded to sit with a musical instrument in his mouth all tbo timo and do nothing else. He belieyed thero was work to do in heaven else tha anzele would not-bo happy, and it would not bo heaven. Alien' be did not believe in spiritualism, ho conld conceive of com munion with souls. "I havo oficn heard," said he, "in immagination, tho footsteps of ray dear father, who has been in heaven these fifty-thrco years, and bis voico saying to inc, "My son, play the man," and that ol my blessed mother, saying, with her sweet angel voice, "My dear Eon, do not be dis couraged." This reassured him and gave him now lifj. fie could picturd Christ and a group uf angel faces around l.lir.j and 1112 imagination could recgnbo every one pf lhf-111. lie reft rri-d to Wichita as a great mpney making city, but a great many good peopje dwell Leie.und ho might visit Wichita again in tbo work of tbe Master. Ho said the groatest joy on earth was a contented heart. God said "it U more blessed to givo than to receive," and he thought tho cjyer realized greater joy than tho recipient. Givo of jour menns, of your kind words and of you smila. He had been in the south when he would havo given his pocket-book to get a smile frutn a white man, but nono were oflered; but he got them from tho black men. Uo had three sons in the war, and would havo been there himself but they wouldn't tako him. 'It is moro blessed to givo than to ifcelve." Ho asked if there wag wiy preucher present who could give him any plodgo thst God tver bestowed any special blessing for receiving, no admonished bis hearers to keep doing something good. "The secret i to keep the children buty at something." If they are not Satan will find work for them to do. Tho old Methodist doctrino was that the acma of all good was to hoop a straight faco and shout in church. Ho was glad these dys ere gone. "Employ tho heud and hcait, tho facullicp in doing good, and havo the consciousniss of having helped somebody nnd it does you good." Ho once helped a young man in St. Louis, and he met that man afterwards in Chicago as he was walking with a friend to the depot, tatobel in hand, and tho young man came forward and grasping tho satchel said: "You can't carry that satchel while I'm around." Tho learned divino dwelt long on the joy ono experiences from tho consciousness of bavin helped somo one, and ho gavo many pointed illustrations. He presented a great number moro of striking points illustrating as many phases of human life in clear, plain language, nnd taught many beautiful les son: in so touching a manner as to bring tears to tho eyes of tho multitudo present, but wo regret that want of space precludes a moro extended and better con nentcd synopsis of this beautiful sermon. At the conclusion ho referred to tho debt on tho church which would havo to be pro vided for beforo it could bo dedicated, and said ho officiated at tbe dedication of a church in Michigan not long ago where about $S00 had to bo raised and it was raised. In this Instance not more than that many hundreds was necessary, and ho hoped thcro would ba no difficulty In raising the amount, and thcro wasn't, for with their ac customed liberality the people of Wichita rallied round tho society, and subscribed fS.'G,32. The secretary of tho association read tho following statement, which explains itself: WicniTA, Ks , June 27, 18S6. To tha members and friends of the M. E. church, the trustees of Emporia avenue en rge, icnila aistnct, ooutnwesi ivansas confercnce.jwpcctfully submit tho follow ing report: RECEIVED. Subscription tor church and ground S 2329 60 Or. sale of lots COO 00 Snedal subscription for carpet for church ................. . 153 00 Total ? 3065 60 vunvaszv. Oa contract for builoing $ 2533 -15 Kxtra for f Uined glass 60 00 Plumbling building for git...... 12 S3 Total $ 2595 33 FCRXXsniXGS. Chirs ..... .......... . S 25 00 Carpet, rugs and matting ICG 10 Scats or pew ... 3S0 60 llibloand hrmn boot 10 75 Cell (estimated cost) . 200 00 Total S 732 35 Total for building furnished.. 3S2S 68 Lots purcbfted, coft....... 1030 00 Interest paid to July 1, 1SS3 4$ 60 Lumber for walks thro' ground 16 23 Grand total for ground and improvements....-..- ........? 4443 51 Leaving a balance debt on grounds and im proyements to be provided for of J77S.0L J. R. Dcrrojr, Secretary Board Troitce. The call for $50 each was responded to by : W. B. Smith, A. C. Tayte, K. E. Guthrie. H. Imboden and E. V. Ford. Total, $250. For ?25 each : J. M. Tollock, Rer. J. F. N'esiley, J. C Jones. D. J. Chalfield, A. M. Deming, C VT. Bitting, Xrs. E. T. Ford and l." Miller. Total, $200. The call for S10 each brought up the fol lowing hands: Alvin Die, M. L. Hirahaw, R. P. JIurdock, Mrs. Abbett, Mrs. Deck. Mrs. T. S. Hodgson, Mrs. G. L. SwenUel, P. V. Healy, Dr. KL-kwood, H. H. Cobb, R. O. Sankey. I. P. Campbell, Mrs. "W. H. CaranbelL Dr. Suson. J. M. Cochran, J. S. en:..- .. T a IC c rrilrn- son and R.E. Guthrie, Jr. Total, $190. Five each: B. A. Arthar, Joha Hodson, Joseph BUton, Sice, Wniaaatt, Gria,W.Swk. P & basir, ! Ti!,. rv.n. v. t Vnnwv -T v. r;tMii J. T. Shank, Waddington, Mrs. Piat, Fred Guthrie, Lindsay, Moore, Muzzy, R. A. Allen, Bessie Allen, Dr. Johnson, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. W. F. Walker, Mrs.Titzworth, Mrs. Wonderly, Mrs. Bark, Mrs. Gascoine, Ralph Bodkin, Mrs. Glunt, Mrs. R. E. Guthrie. Mrs. Dr. Owen, L. a Jackson, Sam Stover and Roy Allen Total $170.00. The following donations were then taken: Mrs. Sexton $3, Mrs. Sullivan $3, Mrs. J. G. Brown $2, W. H. Grattan S2, J. B. Gibson $2, Mrs. Beach $1, cash $1, J. Luttrele $1, and several others whose names were not given. Tbeso with a liberal bat collection, made up tbe handsome sum of $856.32, which made Mr. Harmon's heart glad. The Bishop said that on account of the lateness of the hour he would defer the decication until the 4 o'clock service, and after singing, "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow," tho multitude dispersed and everyone expressed tbe utmost satisfaction. At the evening servico tbe church was comfortably full. Rer. T. S. Hodgson preached one of the most powerful sermons tbe reporter ever beard in this dtf and alt though tho Reverend gentleman is noted for eloquence, he actually surprised all who bad the pleasure of listening to him on this occasion. Had we space at our disposal we Would like to give it in fulL Tha Bishop thn proceeded with the dedi catory services in an impressive manner, according to tho ritual of the Methodist Episcopal church, and the trustees ranged themsejvc? in fropt of the pulpit and pre sented the church to the Bishop for conse cration to tho Lord. Thus ended ono of tho most interesting and touching service, ever hold in this city." In the evening the learned bishop deliv ered a lecturo on China and Japan in tbe First M. K. church, which was packed to suffocation, no was not willing to desig nate bis talk at a lecture and said bo wag not a lecturer. Tho talk or lecture, or whatever it may bo called, was extremely interesting and de lighted all who had the pleasure of hearing it. It is Impossible with the space at tbe reporter's command to givo even a short synopsis. Bishop Bawman is sure of a full bouse whenever he may return to Wichita. THAT WAGOp WORgS J4ATYER. ApptJRsr, Isp , Juno 23d, 1S3C. To M. U. iinr.ioc;., Wd)lta, Kan. Deak Sir : We notice an arlicla in your issue of June 20th, from an observer, inti mating that wo had been trying to beat the citizens of Wichita, and entrap tbcm, but wo bad not succeeded. Wo regret ycry much this impression has taken a severe ef. feet, but we will leave the matter to a few of your good citizens, who know best. Wo do not claim, or we do not think wo did claim to bo a grcst eastern concern, as stated, but wo were desirous of extending our business, if it wero possible and profitable so to do, for al interests, but wo hope t,hofcv7 citizens we met win not enierum tnai opinion, as wa would feel very badly to inset them in tho futuro with that opinion. Wo notice by the ftatemiM of tbe 12th tl.at we had about Sd.OuG of machinery, and in all about $12,000. Wo will leave that as it is; but wo will inquire if you can pur chase a Q0 horso power cngino with 230 liet of lino shaft, and 46 pullks on shaft for SG.O0O, exclusive of thirty-eight largo ma chines which no havo In use, consisting of plaincrs, Ulhes, etc., etc. We do not men tion this to induce you to any further enter prise, but we hope you will not try to do us any more harm than possible to do, and if wo havo at any lime deceived you, it was not intci.Jfcd( as ftll wo did was in good faith; and if any person will takp the troublo to call on Mr. Dawdson or C. It Miller, we think they will say to you that wo did not wish to deceive them. When wo noticed tho articles in your paper wo weresupprlsed, and wo wero sorry wo had ever mentioned tha matter of wagon futlc ry, as wo baye many good customers In jour state, and with the Urge circulation of the Eaole we know many of our customers will read tbeso statements and wilt feel bad ft well as we do, to think we should engage in such a trans action as this has proved to bo. Wo had expected to have called on your citizens by th'o 24th, as we had made ar? rargments hero for $50,000 more capital to go with us, as wa did not think tho amount we would raiso there, as had been talked of, would help us out, as It would require much capital to start tbe business, and we did not wish to take any chances; as we aro situated we havo capital to run our business. Wo mako these fow statements, that you may not harm us any more, if you are not positive that we bavo proved to be somo swindle. All we did was in good faith, and hope, if wo have madoan error, that all will bo well in tho end,and if we ever chance to meet it tbo future that all will prove to. Very Truly Yours, Snyder Waoo.v Co. From tho foregoing it is clear that there has been some misunderstanding in this matter. It was not the intontion of tbe Eagle to do the Messrs. Snyder any injus tice; and while the reports of the committee and expert who went to Auburn, team to justify the conclusions drawn therefrom, we have assurances from tome of our citixens who are personally acquainted with tho Messrs. Snyder, that they aro reliable, res ponsible gentlemen. THE OFFICIAL. FIGURES. Wlctlta". Population The official Figures of the Population and Property Returns. Attestor Green, having finished the work of assessment, and also that of talcing the cecsus, makes the following official return, which show about seveaty-fivo per cent, in crease of taxable property and a little over twenty-Svo per cent, increase in population for the year: Real estate 3,001,470 Personal property 019.303 Total 3,923,773 Last year 2,475,462 Population by wards of tbe city of "Wichita: First ward ...G.229 Second wurd -.4,176 Third ward 3,204 Fourth ward ..... ..... ... 5,617 Fifth ward ...., 903 Total 20,129 School population of the city by wards: Fint ward ..1,420 Second ward.. .......... . ...... 944 Third ward 672 Fourth ward 1,375 Fifth ward 259 XotAl .......- ...... 4,668 Y. M. C A. NEWS Nearly $10,000 hare already been raided for tha Y. M. C. A. building. Those solicit ing money report tho people exceedingly liberal with their funds, which means that the movement is a popular one. The con tributions at present vary from $100 to $1,000. Already money has been raised to secure the lots, bat about three time the pretest amount will be necessary to com plete the bunding. SJR KNIGHTS, ATTENTION t A meeting of the U. R K. of P. at their hall ia the Beacod block will be held Thurs day sight. A fall attendance is desired as some matters of special importance will be J UcdeJ to. Professor Mickey, superintendent elect o! the city schools, expects to visit the city this week. He comes for the purpoae of lwkiajr ore? the future seat of war and will probably remain several days. j A hand-to-oaad combat, broken only Vy ' the occasional fine ef a bar gUas, ocesrrad I mAj Saaday aaocskf a North I KMt jeiei. HOKE EVU. DOERS. A young colored thief entered Rowe & Saurs drag store on Douglas avenue Satur day evening and tapped the till for about 130. He then bought himself a $10 suit at A. Katz's store and then went around big as life, staffing himself with ice cream and other delicacies of the sgsson, attracting so much attention as to give himself away, and he was spotted as the thief. Sunday morn ing Police Officer Tom McNamara raked him in and got $15 in cash and the suit of clothes. Tbe officer claims to havo the dead wood on convicting testimony and it is likely tho lad will go up. Tom also raked in a full half dozen of vags, which breed of cattle are getting uncomfortably numerous in this neck of tbe woods. Two of these gentlemen carried masted batteries on their person, and of course the contraband of war is con fiscated. Charley Snyder bad a littlo experience with a dead drunk, and if tho policeman hadn't come along to rescue bim from tbe broiling sun be would bo too dead to skin. He was lying first in front ofthoTremont and Farmer Doolittle wss trying to brace him up but couldn't do it. Then along came some boot blacks who brought him to bis feet by introducing a nico chunk of ice down along bit spinal column and turning tbe hose on bits, 1 M im ' JUSTICE COURTS. They had high old times at tho justice's courts yesterday. In Thomas' court, when tbp case of the grest State of Kansas against Win. Marklin was on tap for disturbing the peace and quiet of Sarah E. Smith, there was more fun than at a circus. Col. Wm. Mc- Avoy, an eminent attorney of tho old school, volunteered to assist the county at torney, and tho speech ho made would knock tbo stuffing out of the Fourth of July orator. "D'ye moind that, no w J" he said to the court, as he raised his right hand and came down on the floor with his cane. lie made a convincing argument, and in his prooration ho quoted largely and wildly from Shakespcre, Dickens all tbe boys except Blackstono and and tho court, thp attorneys end everybody present just roared. Mc. hd passed by a joint. It is needless to say that the state, gained a brilliant victory. Wm. Lsville t)s wjfe, and J. L. ley lolds were up before Justice Walker fcr dis pensing beer at No. 21C East Dauglas avenue, and whilo the wife was out hunting teslimopy the two men lesd guilty and got tho usual doe. Wfci'n tho wife returned shedeclaicd ll.st fiuiltr her nor her hus band cold beer uud ihnl h r husbind cooked and she utUmicd o'.tur j.iuttera about tho boarding housi, hut when she was informod UmI b-r muband had ad mitted the chargo, tbe smiJtd a big sinole. The county attorney said ho would let her off as Hire, was no room for her in the jail. Sho said tho would havo tho fellow who lodged tho Information arrested, for ha came into her room Saturday night and took offhis pants iir.d wanted to get into bed with her. Sho said that his na;no is Alex. Skietcr, ani that tho will mafco hiia tkeeter. A warrant was issued for J,ohn Wilson who stole a watch, pocket book and a lot of tools. Tho watch and pocket book wero stolen at 924 East Douglrs avenue, and tho tools a the now foundry up along tho Santi Fa track. Ho look tho watch into tho country and sold it- Mrs. A. W. Davis entertained a parly of twenty couples last Saturday night at her home on North Douglas nvenuo. Refresh ments, consisting of all tho delicacies of the season, were served in elegant stylo at a timely hour. Dancinij was participated In, and all whp ere ptcsent rppoit 1 pleasant time. Prof. E. H. Robbins, of Iowa City, is an old acquaintance and guest of Prof. Fritsoh. Ho is much ploascd with the appearance of Wichita. Before we moveiour Stock into the Rooms now occupied by the Kansas Furniture Com pany, we will give you immense benefits on Clothing, Hats and Furnishings. Bitting Brothers. 3-EITTIL."H33yCElT Our semi annual reduction sale of SPRING and SUMMER SUIT INGS is booming now. During this month we will close out our entire stock at coat for cash only. All the choice novelties in tho market are going off cheap. SUIT PATTERNS FROM $8 00 UPWARD. SUITS TO ORDER from $23 OO and upward until JULY 1st. LILLIE & BRUEGGEMAN, 149 NORTH Just Received. A JOB LOT OF 97 DOZEN - NOBBY Summer Ties, 50c, 75c & $1 00, OUR PRICE 25 cents :fo:R choice. FAMOUS CLOTHING HOUSE, ' S. Goldstein & Co., 422 DOUGLAS AVE. dSD-U . !!. DaVOUK. Notary Public P.J. MEIlEXLASDER. WEST WICHITA. For Bargains in Eeal Estate Call on E. H. DeVORE k CO. PUBLIC LAND STRIP Subject to Settlement K56UEWOOD. ti Calt CUT. 14 SsiflT tac aad OrtfttUc yi' "r X aU trssa Ike Beami BMp LaaxJ. a UedoCttTWUefc lTM ay 4m ALL NEW TAPESTRY CAB PETS FRESH FROM THE LOOMS. Our Great Carpet Sale Continues at the New Fork Store. The So-Called Honest Man Hurt. The honest man states that he cannot tell a- lie. Yet he says there is no new carpets fresh from the loom outside of New York City. Simply because he is not large enough to attend the Bit? Manufacturers Auction sales that take place annually in the great commer cial center, but has to .content himself by purcnasing irom ODDers. Marshall, Field & Co. and other large dealers were there and bought- Mr. M. Kohn bought for his three stores at the same sale. As all know, even if the so-called honest man does not, all Carpets for Fall and Winter Trade are on the looms in the Spring and Summer months, so if the honest man has not new Carpets he must have old ones. One word more to the Honest Man:" We were never a Home Brigadier General in the late unpleasantness only a high priv atebut in this Carpet War, we are in the front rank.. We have the largest and best stock in the city-ALL FRESH FROM THE LOOMS. Our great sale consists of 9,000 YARDS OF TAPESTRY BRUSSELS, and every Carpet pur chased will Tje made and laid free of extra oharge. We are not egotistical; we. do not say we are the only honest man? we do not brag on our honesty neither do we permit our clerks to state that the Carpets of other nouses" are moth-eaten, when they know it to be a bare-faced LIE. We only ask purchasers to attend our Carpet Sales and we will prove these facts. NE"W YOEK STORE, M. KOHN & CO., T.AJECE UOTIOB. Leading Merchant Tailors, MAIN ST. w-lxt ?S.TJEX3rJ3SfT Oriental and Swiss FLOUNCING, India Linens, Linen Lawns, Madagascar Suiting and Silk Grenadine JUST KBCXTVEO AT LARIMER & STINSON'S, 132 MAIN 8TBXXT. Israel Bros Oruggtsts and 6rtctn. ' ratsri MITNSON & McNAMAEA, MUNSON- MunsonA McNamara. Munsomt McNama 19 MAW ST. GRATIS ! i gratis!! Made and Laid Gratis ! During this Carpet sale, which is the ONLY REAL S4LE of the kind in town, We can not tell a lie. We never do. It oWt pay. We have no Carpet fresh from the loom. There is not ioo yards west of New lork. All we have was made last Spring. All new patterns. AH G00D-:-H0NEST-:-GOODS The town is filled with Carpets from the late auction sale in New York. They com prise the culling rag-tag, bob-tail and endsr of Eastern Carpet stocks. Don't buy them. It don't pay. We are offering Genuine Bargains. It pays to trade at the WHITE HOUSE, i o I2STIsr3S & ROSS. First Floor Sale Monday, June 28, at 8:30 a.m. One day only Our entire stock of Ging hams, Seersuckers, Crinkles, Toile du Nords, Standard Checks Dress styles, and Novel ties in Wash Fabrics at First Cost. For one day only, you can have as many yards as you like, but the less you take the more we make. Come early and often for ' Monday Bargains at WHITE HOUSE OS- INNES & ROSS STJCOE9SOBS TO Main street, Opposite Post Office. -TUESDAY JUNE 29th. 2,211 yards Striped Ginghams,, fine quality, commercially named " Toil du Noir," to be sold TUESDAY MOENESTG Beginning at 8 o'clock, to break the record, at 5 cts. per Yard. Not a yard will be sold until 8 a. m. GRATIS !t the U X T P. 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