Wichita Daily Call from Wichita, Kansas • 1

The Best 7 Column Delivered anywhere Penny Paper Publish in tho by Cf rrj'tf ed West of Chicago. for cts. per Month. WICHITA, KANSAS WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1887. VOL.1.

NO. 44. SINGLE COPIES 2 CTS. TELEORaPHIO tales. L.

BH THE AFFRO-AMEHICAN MIS-" SION. Their, Grand Entertainment Lact Night. cer Borne; relief, by Iring a clerk for him. The Judge remarked that he felt grateful to the council for the way it had always treated Jiim aiidto the people of the city for giving hrm the 7. Ilealy moved that the city printing for the next year be I at to the Beacon.

Carey moved to amend, by requiring all ordinances publihhtnl by corporations be published in both the Beacon and Eagle. arproprintyly Proprietors of Parlor lioe 'Store, 312 East Douglas Avenuo, 4 Doors West of Manhattan Hotel. CAPITAL CDLLLIKGS. HUXEMROUS BOTES RELATING TO UOYEIEHTS IN R. R.

CIRCLES. Stata Board ol Pharmacy Appointed-Other Items of Interest. special to 1HH-T ToruKA, Kb. March 30. Mr.

L. A editor of the evening Journal, and Miss Winnie Bperry an. accom plished young lady of this city, were Halted In raarrital bonds Inst night at 1 i a I Ladies' Slippers. The Ladies of Wichita are invited to exam- ine our large stocis of Slippers. Price, Quality "Will please you.

We can save you money. Our Ladies and Gents $2 50 shoes are the best and- most stylish. A guarantee with every pair. H. L.

Shober Co. 312 E. Douglas, 4 doors yv. Manhattan i i PRINCESS the residence of the bride's Geo! C. Sperry.

T.v.;., The contractors pt the new Santa Fe railroad and wagon bridge across the Mississippi river at Fort Madison.iowa drove the first piles yesterday, and the work of constructing the bridge will continually be kept going until comple tlon is attained. The executive council lu session yes-' terday the Topeka Capital the olllcial state paper for another year, by unaninjous vote. The quarter section of land on which the town of Ilortonis located was purchased by the Uoek Island company for $16,900. Already $120,000 worth of lots have been sold and they have enough left to make $500,000 on, having laid off another addition. Mr.

John Sebastian has been appointed general passenger and ticket agent of the Chicago, Kansas Nebraska road, better known as the Bock Inland, Kansas extension, to lane effect April', 1st. Mr. Sebaetiab will make his home in Topeka, where lie i hosts of warm friends. The new road will bo opened for business from St. Joseph to Hebron, Nebraska, and from 8t.

Joseph to Topeka, making a mileage of 280 miles, on next Sunday, April 3rd. The management of the new road is M. A.Lowe president, W. Fisher, general mana- per, and DanAtwood general freight agent. 7v Yesterday govemor Martiu in compliance with section one of the pharmacy law, act of 1887, appointed the fol lowing members of the state boanrof pharmacy: For the term of three years, James I.

Taylor Atchison: for the term of two years, Peter Eager, of Wyandotte and C. J. Butin, of, Wilson county; for the term of one year, B. Crandall, of Jewell county, and U. F.

Bryant; of Lincoln county. A dispatch from Osage Mission con- firms what was stated in yesterday's special as follows: There is a rumor current here that the Missouri Pacific railroad will give up the control of the M.K. after Aprill, to the Chicago Alton, and that the A T. 8. F.

lias purchased the Parsons Pacific, and will not build the road any further than Erie in this county, when a junction will be formed with the Southern Kansas, The rumor seems to have originated with some of the Santa Feotti- cials during a short Btajf in Chanute, while on a trip of inspection over Southern Kansas, At the meeting of the executive THE MAYOR AGAIH. PROCEEDINGS OF LAST SIGHT'S SES-: SIOH OF THE COUNCIL. The Budget of Happenings In tlie Busy KetropoIIs. Under ordinary circuiiibtanof the selection of a mayor for Wichita would be a question of small moment compiled with what it is at the present time, for during tlio two enrs term of of' fico of the gentleman selected iicxt Tuciday as head of the municipal government questions jsf much finaiici.il importance will have to bo settled, aud to meet thesis uucstioux ns the Lest in teresta of the pooplo wli deiiiuiiil' Khali be met. will require a man poxgt'g- ed of oonsiderable 1111 nous.

Up to the present time very little at-tpnijpn has been given to any of the trcois in tneoity.ond the sewerage system has but barely been epokeii of, 7 In these two matters alono lies a rich harvest for jobbery. Thousands of dollars of the peoples' money can eawly be sunk in sewarage or street paving contracts. Likewise thousands of dollars can be fared to.the people, and by his position the stands a a jjbl barier wall between the treasury and those might seek to filch from its vaults. Thk Cam, docs not seek to raise tho question as to the honesty of rt single one of the aspirants for the position. It believes thorn all honest men, but many installers nro tecufd, where honest men lacking firmness of character have been elevated to place and power arid afterwards, on account of that lack of firmness, were jp( astray.

Our claim is not that any of the gentlemen would do so, but a firm conviction that Mr. J. P. Allen would not is our reason for sup porting him. CITY COUNCIL.

The hist regular session of the present council held, in the council chamber last night, with Mayor Aid-rich presiding and councihnen Ilealy, Carey, Brown, Stone, Chiviugtun, Kenyon, Karris, lloff and Itichey present, 7.. Onmotiou of Healy the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with. Ilealy ns chairman of the committee on public iinpioveuienta reuorted petitions for the vacation of an alley in Richmond addition and a street in Howard's addition. An evdinajice'wns passed granting permission for the vacation of a portion of the street and tlje city attorney instructed to draw up an ordinance for the alley. Petition was presented asking that a 8loiifl) on Soath Market street be filled up.

After wjittarks fron) Carey in favor and Richey in opposition, the matter was rofwred to Ilealy and Kenyon as a A petition was read from C. It. Miller in relation to the vacation df a certain street on his property, was referred to a comniittee composed of Brown, Harris and lloff. Petition was read relating to improvements on and was referred to' Brown, Harris and Kenyon. Petition asking that obstructions on Park Btreet, between Lawrence and Topeka, be removed, was rend and veferred to Brown, Harris and Kenyon, lloff, chairman of gas conimittoe, 10.

poitedln favor of puUing an electric light 011 the corner -fjf Wabash and Second. Adopted. Thereportsof the weighmasters were read and adopted. Carey reported for the railway committee. The committee was nt ready to report on ordinances of the WichTla and Suburban and the Mascott street railway, aud further time was granted.

An ordinance granting the Bock Is-hind rood the right to construct its line ijs surveyed in (he city" across all streets and alleys along its line This is merely a continuation of the privilege granted the road lust summer. Since that prdiuance was passed the city limits have been extended, making -several new streets-and alleys across which the road had no right to construct its road. Petition to extend water mains on Douglas avenue from avenue to Hydraulic, was Mr Conley, superintendent of the gas company, addressed the council on the matter of furnishing gas lamps to the city. He asked the council to extend the contract which it had made With the gas company, from three months to five years, stating that the company wanted to order a large quantity of pipe and other material for improving the Bystem. in the city and the company did not feel justified in closing the contract without first having tne contract witl) the jity settled.

Re erred to gas pommittee. Police Judge Glenn made a BhoVt report to the couucil, reviewing his olllcial caroer. The judge has held the office of Police Judgo for the past. six. years, and during that time tho business of tho oliice has grown from nothing to audi proportion thit nitmed the council to iive that ottl- BE GO Misses Slippers.

SPEER. to acre Property. rented. Douglas Avenue. KANS A and Style ADDITION "Kicking Bird lectured at Anthony last night.

The D. M. A. ran its first train in to Stafford yesterday. J.

ft. Blaine and party left New York yesterday for St. Louis. Gen. Bosewe 11 Bipley died of appo-plaxy in N.

yesterday. A terrible wind and hail storm did much damage in Virginia night before last. West Point cotton mills, at Columbus, burned. Loss, Insured. Dr.

Kay Palmer, celebrated phrenologist, died at Newark, N. yesterday. Kinsley and Jackson townships, Edwards county, voted bonds to the D. M. A.

National builders Association met at Chicaao yesterday. Two hundred and fifty delegates present. (J. M- Bate, president of the town of Gardner, is guilty" of forgery and hashed to Canada. Chicago democrats are having dllfi culty in securing a ma.i to run fotmay-or in Carter Harrinon's place.

Clay county will vote on propositions to aid the Bock Island and Chicago, Omaha Southwestern on May 8rd. Southern Pacific Hallway ill-charg ing all baggage masters and putting their duties on excress messengers. Chicago carpenters are preparing to enforce their demands for eight and thirty-five cents per hour, after April 4th. Atchison democrats have nomlnatsd Frank Royse for mayor. wom en placed on ticket for members of school board.

The net earnings of the Bell tele phone company for the past year are $1,047583. Tho company controls miles of wire. '7 Mayor Neely was renominated for mayor of Leavenworth yesterday, by the democrats. Neely declined, but It Is thought he will reconsider. In the Haddock murder trial at Sioux City yesterday, important testimony was elicted proving the theory tlit Conspiracy had been formed to kill Rev.

Haddocks Benjamin Moll wan found dead In his room at Haven, Arkansas, Sunday morning. Work of robliers who secijr- a large sum of money. No clue; country greatly worked up." personal; anp social. T. Blakeelee, of Neodesha, Is at the Occidental.

J. V. Wilson, of Anthony, is in the metropolis this morning. Fred Jacobs, of 1 Dorado, came over to the hub this morning. II.

D. Bacon and wife came in from Larned today; and are at the Occiden tal. I). E. Benedict came in from Great Bend this morning, and is autographed at the Occidental.

A. C. Wherritt and S. P. Bucking ham are up from the beautiful city of Clearwater today, J.

M. Neeland, Corrln E. Shever, Loulza C. Hall, of Kclidnll, are at the Occidental, Jas. B.

Jones nnd J. Babb, two capitalists of Jersey ville, arrived at Gaudolfo's this morning. 7 F. Green, wife of the city assessor, is dangerously 111 and her recovery is almost dispiired of. II.

M. Stewart, formerly editor of the Wellington is at the Occidental, accompanied by his wife. A gentleman from West Chester, is in the city making arrangements to establish a nursery in this city. 7 Geo. Branliorn, of Louisville, and P.

Fishback. of Georgetown, re- istered at Gandolfo't hif tnorning. 1 fl. L. IlalVof Belie.

Plalne, oarae up this morning to see the booming mascot, and registered at the Occidental. The weather fcaa heeii'Very disagreeable today. It looks Very much as though windy old March was going out like a lion. J. Sample and B.

Bryden. are out from Eureka taking in the sights of the and perhaps some "stiapes," C. formerly with Aldrich Brown, left last night for Dakota, where he will remaiit some time on his farm. J. F.

llarc. of Vin'cennes, arrived in the city this tuoruing to make some investments. He Is stopping at the Manhattan. A. "ol.

Shearman, P. L. Brace and II. P. Smith, a party of Wellington citizens came up to take a glimpse of the mascott this morning.

L. D. Cory and J. W. Roberts, of Jerseyville, 111., arrived in the city this morning, to investigate Wichita's Jumbo boom.

They are at the Occidental. The ladles of the Degree of Honor and a number of the tnerabers of the A. O. U.W., gathered at the pleasant residence of Mr. and Mrs.

8chumacher on College Hill Inst night and spent a very pleasant evening. To the surprise of tho surprise, it happened to be Mrs, Schumacher's birthday, and consequently the surprise was natural Willing says ha is in fyvor of baying the dam torn out of Cliisholii) creek, and that be is also opposed to giving any more streets to railroail, millinery, cull it' Mi E. n.eiH'iiir. Ill Ki.i'Ui nvimuft Situated one and one-fourth, mile south of Douglas avenue, on Senaca. street; equal distance hetweer John Bright Universit and Garfield University.

This is a desirable location Lots cheap one-half Cash The musical and literary entertainment given by the Affromerlcau Mission, at Garfield Hall, Inst night, for the benefit of the Benevolent Home, was a success, though not as liberally patronrlzed as the character of the on-tertinment and the object which it gOUgllt to pwirnote doserved. Mrs. Naomi Anderson, who is entitled to the credit of getting up and conducting this entertainment, made timely ftnJ Hddress, In which I site spoke' of the objeot of the entertainment and the relation and dulv of the colored people toward tho liiHUtntlouB qf our city, and to themselves. Though this effort did not net as inuoh money for the Home as was desired, our colored people deserve credit for manifesting their and good Intentions in -this1 direction, nnd giving.toourpflonla a good, entensin- Soap Factory, The organization of the. company for estanlishingft soap factory here was completed yesterday, and W.

S. Wis- den, G. Hutchinsou. B. S.

Ilarrigan, F. bmbry, N. A. English, J. Carey and J.

F. were elected directors, i'he oapital utook was inoreased to 000. The committee has been endeav oring to decide upon a location today, but had not done so at noon, Work on the buildings will be commenced, as soon as the location is decided upon and the material secured. MARKET, Kansas City Live Stock. Kansas Cm, March 80.

Cattle Good to cboloe (hlpnlntr stceri. f4-KOA n. oonnnon to medium, a 764 stmik-Or, IK 2ft; feeiliUK steers, til 00: lws, common to choice. 12 iaem 80. Ho8.

Good to eliolce $5 0(l3 J5j common to medium, 4.1. Sheep. Uootl to choice, $3 S04 26. Chicago Live Stook, i Chicaoo, Karcb SO. Cattle Shipping- steera, $4 00S lti; stock-era and fceilOTS.

i IKXfM HK oowe, bulla and mixed i 10 to 4 34; bula, 2 to 3 25. Hones Hough unci mixod fi 80 to 5 Sil: pnek-Inif and ahlpplnir, 5 75 to 8 00. IIfht't5 10 to 6 skips, 50 to4 So. Sheep Natives fa 00 to 4 05; western, t3 76 to 4 75; Texans, $2 50 to 4 25; lambs, (4 50 to 6 75. G-IRARD ADDITION FOR 8 A IK HY Meyer, pimkin Speer.

Girard addition, cheapest lots in town. Girard addii'n for quick returns. Twomotor lines foGirard addition Girard addition finest residence lots. WM. HALL.M.

D. J. S. BENNETT, M. DOCTORS Hall Bennett.

Office tiiee iroorfMimt'a Bank 113 JMnlu Strret. Dn. Hali. treats all discuses of women such as INFLAMMATION. ULCERATION, MISPLACEMENT OR PROLAPSUS OF TH WOMB, "PoMravs and Fkiuroid Tusroas, oaunlnff t'K) fretmont and pnlnful menRtra-tion, all VHIVaTE, CHKON1C andSEXUAL troubles PosiTivutv cuhed, DR.

BENNETT treats all dlscasoB or the BLOOD AND KIDNEY, And All Kidney and Bladder Troubles, Gonorrhoea, acet, Btrluturo and Syulillls quickly Epllejipsy FalUng Kits suocesslulljr treated. Will guarantee a cure of tho OPIUM OR MORPHINE HABIT In three weeks. No pay until cured. -Consultation free and Invited. Kcmombor the place 143 North Muln street, over Woodman's llHiik.

i WEST WICHITA Coil and Ilaterial DEALERS IX Stone, Lime, Hair, Cemept and Planter. WM, KOUSER, Prop'r. til WW I)ouglas ava. Tolephone No. ISO.

Eleotion Notice. To the citizens of the elty of Cloarwutor: Notice Is hereby given by authority lawfully vested lu mp rs mayor of the city of Clearwater, Bedtfwick eountv, state of Kansas, that on Monday April 4th, ImKT, an election will be hold at the law otltce of 8. Hoherts on Ross avenue, In tho city of Clearwater, at which time and plaeo the following oltlcers will be One Mayor, one Police Judge, Ave (xninolluion. The polls will oivcn at 8 o'clock a. aud rnuialn opcu until 8 o'clock 1.

in. Given under mv hand and sciil this 7tb day Of Mili'ilh, JX t87, A. K. Hoss, Ex-officio, Attest M. A.

CAimn.City Clerk, TOO CARPENTERS, Builders and Hard Wood Workers, 010 Uor" "-'n Strce to aid lu buildinu a bridge over the great Arkansas, from the west end of Socond street to tho east end of Webster, was The bridge will cost about 57,000, hu4 the rest, has beeu rainod by Hi If Perpitoioa granted the Wholesale Grocery Company to have a side-track run tip Ujq nliey in the rear of tho Q.R. ililler huildinjj, oil the vofiier of Watev nd.Suuoril, Electric lights weroC ordered put up on and Hydraulic, and one in Hyde Park. The street commissioner was ordered to plaift trees in. and wound Hydo A proposed unicudmcnt to the oi dluance granting thev "ichita Mining and Investment com pauy. right to bore for gas in the city, was referred to the, gas .7 Petition asking thitt water, niabis be extended pn Markej, street tiorWi to Thirteenth, was referred to "Wftler works A communication from gentlomen at Newton, asking how much a good system of seweraire would be Worth to the city, was ordered filed.

I. Ilealy moved that the city clerk be authorized to 100 charters of cities of the first class. Carried, Petition Bsakinai fot (the Wpr of the ordinance! putUng license, on Intelligence olliccrs, or placing the tax at $2'l5, was referred to license committee. Petition ior widening Maple street, was referred to public improvement committee. 7, 1 Sidewalks 'ordered put down on east side of Wabash avenue, from First to Third and north' side of Oak from Santa Fe triioh toXJfcvelaml uVanu.

Bids for fonit dieting the sidewalks ordered some time 'ago, were opened and Mr. Duheck given the contract. An, ordinance extending the fire limits waft referred to fire committee. After allowing the usual batch of bills, the council adjourned. The Eead Fireman.

The fire department paid their last respects to their dead, comrade, George Toinklas, yesterday afternoon in a very appropriate- and beautiful manner. About five o'clock a short funeral service was hfild ovei' the remains at hose house Noi by Elder Harper, of the Baptist church, and a processioij was furQieijl pl'tlie lipjje house nd followed the remains Hto the union Tho two hose carts and the hook and ladder wagon were in the procession, very appropriately and tastily draped In mourning. The pull bearers were II. Davis, II. Sammevson, Warren McKee, Ben Drake, Frank Fletcher and Billy Mc-Ree.

all, member of the yet fiklfS Hook and Ladder eumpany. Several carriages containing mourning friends were in the funornl procession, and altogether It wa a very Impressive sight as it matchei down Main, Douglas and Fourth to the depot. Tap remains wore shipped to Altoona and were in charge of S. II, Who goes through 'witlrlhem. He expect to arriv at Altoona tomorrow night.

THE COURTS. i.n:i! Sherman Bartel, for violating the li-cense ordinance, jwas brought before the police judge this morning by Ofllcef Lilly, Fined $3 and costs $2. 7' 7' JUSTICE. JudgeOBaiTettltried 'one. oivil case this morning, continued two others' and rendered judgnjent In one tried yesterday.

Ju In Justice Walker's court the case of Mary Sabin, charged with petitlarceny came up and was dismissed. Tho usual number of civil cases were disposed of-" An inquest of insahity was held yesterday afternoon on Otto-Woltei'v and he was adjugded insane' and ordered incarcerated in an asylum. He was 'a German farmer about twenty-ope years of age, and the cause" of insanity was an unfortunate love ttitlair. WEST WICHITA. Good work is being done on num-pei of (ha sd utti on iliis nide by the street; forpei, 1 1.

i J. S. Hardacre and wife and Mrs. Ire-land returned from their California tour last night. A.

C. Netderlander's business building on the corner of West Douglas and Walnut street is about completed and ready frr occupancy. -rf-i if "Lady of Lyc is" was rendered in a very excellent manner, by the Lillian Jw1b Company at. Crawford's last night. The audienoe M'lis larger than usual, and highly pleased with the rendition.

will be produced tonight. Mr, Wells Introduced his talking fifjures at the Museum yesterday. Miss Ilayden alno opened with choice iimsi-oal wlucUousi (I (f tfir-0 new 'attractions are good mill will pioo diaw-ing cavils. "Mirnhla" still amuses and interff-fs tho'hirirc Burner" will be put on tr-raccro-. 1 Jones, Room No Douglas Avenue.

J. I. ME YEll; IWK'IW. 1 TJIOS. E.

SPEt B. iVlEYER, bUNKIN REAL ESTATE AND FARM LOANS, council yesterday afternoon, the attempt to elect a successor to L. L. Turner as railroad commissioner preyed a failure. Ta candidates were, L.

Turner, of Chautauqua county, present incumbent; A. B. uGreene, editor of the Cedarvale Star; Henry Booth, of Lamed; Wiley Bollinger, of Bourbon county; J. W. Amos, editor of the sum City Echo; W.

P. Cochrane, of Os-borne; G. W. Hoober, of Independence and Samuel Dolman, of Xortli Toppka. Sixteen ballots were without Re sult.

0': The Santa Fe company has sent out the following notice to their railway agents: You will find herewith a copy of each of our tariffs, showing ticket rates from your station to other points on these lines, all of which, in conform ance with the Inter-state commerce law are to be placed in the waiting room of your station (if more than one waiting room place full set In each.) See that they are as prominently and (for reference) as conveniently placed as possible, You are warned that under the penalty of the law, tbat this instruction is to be obeyed prior to April The A. O. V. YT, of Topeka are mat lug preparation to erect a large and Lighly finished building, which is to be fifty feet wide and three stories high, and when completed will be the finest building of the kind In the west. The railroad commissioners have re ceived a notice from the Santa Fe re- questing them to send in their passes The laws of the state provide that the tailroad commissioners shall have free trfinifprtailon over all railroads.

Spactel Attention Houses 'l -t No. 119: West BAKER; HUM El Real Estate, Loan and Exchange. Rooms and 11, Upstairs, 203 N. Main, WICHITA,.