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ULu hi. KJ. zo. PRICE TWO CENTS DESTRUCTIVE FLAMES. FREEHAH'S GE JIOH.

AWFUL FIRE. nC CURB'S On at ii WM. PRAY'S IN ALL VARIETIES. DRESSING CASES, COLLAR CUFF BOXES, PERFUME CASES, BRONZE STATUARY, ALBUMS and REAL LACE HANDKERCHIEFS. to land holders, or owners, or persons possessed of personal property, and no provisions are made for a hearing of a complaint of property holders, or equitable adjustment of value, which is the foundation for all just and equitable taxation.

Fifth. The time to appeal to the board board of county commissioners is limited to five days and should Sunday intervene, but four days are given for appeal, and the decision of the board is finaL These provisions are to say the least unusual, and no further action should be taken by your honorable board.either in refunding such road certificates or even the one-third cost of such improvements until these questions now before the court, are fully determined, and all such work now in progress throughout the county should cease until the constitutionality of the law shall be determined. The injunction goes to the sale of the bonds lately authorized by a resolution of your honorable board and the opinion heretofore given you concerning the issue of county bonds to pay the one-third of such road improvements is hereby recalled, as an injunction has been issued of the same date, which has come to my knowledge, and any contract for sale of such bonds pending the injunction proceedings, is illegal and void, and those carrying out any such contracts would be in contempt of court. Respectfully submitted. Winfield Freeman, County Attorney.

PERSONAL. Mark Harris spent Sunday in St. Joseph. Miss Lou Heisler is visiting friends in Baldwin. Frank Armstrong of Armstrong avenue, is quite sick.

J. M. Moore and Channte, are locating in this city. Bert Whisner, who has been 111 for several days, is about recovered. Miss Clara White of 3009 First street, is visiting friends in Council Bluffs.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Flack, of 2419 North Third street, are visiting in Akron, Ohio. L. N.

Norton of Denver, has been the guest of Miss Emma Ray of Ninth street for several days. George B. Watson, of the law firm of and Watson, is spending the holidays in Ohio. Mrs. K.

E. Woodworth 501 Washington avenue, is entertaining her niece, Miss Bessie Harris, of St Louis. J. L. Hobbs of El Dorado, has located in this city, and is employed in the office of his brother, Bruno Hobbs, of Minnesota avenue.

Deputy District Clerk William Needles and Court Stenographer Fred T. Le Port have returned from the stenographical convention at Wichita. It is a delight to show you goods at this XEMPORIUM.3 WM. 550 Minnesota Ave." Inter- State Building 05,000,000 SHARES AND LOANS ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN Two Fires do a Oamage of Nearly OOO Last Evening. The Kansas City, Missouri, firemen had a three 1100x8' fight last evening with a destructive fire in the Essex block, on Delaware street, between Sixth and Seventh streets.

The fire started at 7 o'clock in the basement of a trunk factory, and burned into the centre of the building, where it was almost Impossible for the firemen to get at It Not until the roof fell in, shortly before 10 o'clock, could effective work be done. The loss is about $30,000 on the building and $10,000 on contents, insurance to the amount of 830,000 being carried. The boilding was osed for offices, and about fifty lawyers and real estate agents are offlceless this morning. The cause of the fire is unknown. out were are wntspers or incendiarism.

The firemen had inst cotten things cleared an and were sleeping the sleep of the tired, when at 2:30 an alarm was turned in from Lin wood avenue and Holmes street. Three houses were destroyed, two belonging to Dr. J. O. Hanlon and one to W.

P. Motley. Dr. Hanlon's loss is and Motley's both folly covered by insur ance, ne ore was caused Dy a aerecuve nue. ON TRIAL FOR INSANITY.

Key. Latta May Be Sent to an Asylum In His Old Age. Since Saturday morning Probate Judge Mona- nan's court room has been crowded with witnesses and those interested most in the trial of the Rev. William R. Latta; of Piper, for insanity.

Dr. Latta is one of the pioneer settlers of Wyandotte county, and was a circuit rider for the Presbyterian church in early days. He is quite an old man, and is well known throughout Kansas and Nebraska. Several years ago he was declared insane and confined for ten months in an asylum, His wife believes his insanity is returning and wants him placed in an asylum to be cured. Some of the old preacher's friends declare that old age is merely showing itself on his intellect.

Rev. Latta sits and listens to all the evidence with apparent interest. The case will probably be concluded tomorrow. BURNED SLIGHTLY. Mrs.

Dr. Stephan is Burned in Extinguishing a Fire. Just after Dr. Stephan, who lives with his family up-stairs at 437 Minnesota avenue, had gone to Argentine about 10 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Stephan thought she detected the odor of something burning in his office.

She entered and saw smoke rising up from behind a trunk. She pulled some clothes out from behind it and the flames leaping up enveloped her, badly singing her hair and eyebrows and burning her some. Her screams brought assistance and the blaze was extingushed. The origin of the fire is not known. A CONVICT ESCAPES.

BeUe Henderson Put to Work In Governor Francis Kitchen and Skips. Belle Henderson, alias "Johnny Bull," the notorious thief and fence who was sent from Kansas City, Missouri, to the pen six weeks ago, for five years has given the authorities the slip, through Governor Francis' instrumentality. He went through the pen a few days after she was sent there, and becoming favorably impressed with Belle's comely looks, directed the warden to release her as a trnsty and take her tojthe executive mansion, where she went to work in the kitchen. Her Btay in the Governor's mansion was but for a few days, and donning some other clothes she made her escape into the wide, wide world, where she will pursue her criminal caret again. DAN MICHAEL RELEASED.

The Colorado Sheriff Does Not Arrive at the Time Set. Although Dan Michael has caused his father, the Rev. James Michael, a great deal of trouble by his escapades, it is not known positively that he was guilty of the charge suggested by Sheriff JVB. Johnson, of Montrose county, Colorado, in his telegram to Sheriff Bowling. Johnson said young Michael was wanted for forgery, and asked Sheriff Bowling to hold him until last Saturday night.

Johnson did not arrive then, and the sheriff con-eluded he could not hold Michael any longer and he was released. Michael denies having forged anything in Colorado. POISON IN CHEESE. A Qulndaro Family Eat Cheese and are Poisoned. While in Kansas City, last week Sam Davis, a Quindaro farmer, bought some cheese for table use.

His wife and little and three children of William Ray, a neighbor, ate of the cheese and were seized with violent vomiting spells, Physicians were called in and all were relieved, excepting Mr. Davis child, who now lies dangerously ill. A piece of the cheese is being analyzed. It evidently contained arsenical poison. Twice Loaded.

For an amateur an old-fashioned muz zle-loading gun kicks hard enough4 with one load, but J. C. Shelberg, of Silver Springs addition, yesterday borrowed' a gun of that description from a neighbor and, not knowing it was once loaded, pounded in another handful of shot before going out hunting. When he discharged the weapon the gun barrel burst and pieces struck him on the hands, arms and head. He was taken home and his wounds dressed.

His condition is serious. POLICE COURT EASY PAYMENTS. LOW RATE OF INTEREST TO BORROWING MEMBERS. The Comity Will Hot Pay the jEoad Improvement Certified, rl Any Contract for the Sale of the Bonds Is Declared Illegal and Told The Authority of the County Com-missioners. To the board of county commissioners Attorney Freeman submitted the following opinion this morning, which is of great interest, and is in itself explanatory: i To the HonoraUe Board of County Commissioners of Wyandotte County, Kan-sat: Gentlemen: In reply to your written request for my opinion on the advisability of issuing refunding bonds of Wyandotte county for the purpose of paying the Wyandotte county road improvement certificates, which have been held by the district court as void against the taxpayers within the half mne limit of the improved roads, will state The first question is, are the outstanding certificates issued by the road commissioners for two-thirds cost of road improvement, as authorized by the act, "Providing for the improvement of county roads," approved March 5, 1887, a county indebtedness? Second Can a county indebtedness be created by any of the provisions contained in said act Section 21, Article 2, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, provides that "the legislature may confer upon tribunals transacting the county business of the several counties such powers of local legislation and administration as shall be deemed expedient." The board of county commissioners have only such powers as are conferred upon it by legislation.

The said act for the improvement of county roads provides: Section 8, Upon the completion of any improvement hereunder said commissioners shall meet at the office of the eounty clerk and apportion two-thirds of the cost thereof among the several tracts of land designated in the map filed as aforesaid according to the benefits to the real and personal property within the limits shown by said map derived from such Assessments refers specifically to charges imposed upon real property in proportion to benefits supposed to be received. Special assessments are 'local burthens imposed upon property in the immediate vicinity in which improvements are made, and are laid with reference to the special benefit the property is supposed to derive therefrom. Such expense must be paid either by general taxation or special levy made upon such improved property. The right to make such special assessments is 'an exercise of the taxing powers but it differs from a general tax levy for state and county purposes. The said act to improve county roads contains no provision authorizing the county commissioners to take up the road improvement certificates issued by the road commissioners.

Suel'certifi-' cate is nowhere in said act recognized as an indebtedness on the county, but an indebtedness against the specific property improved and the county has no authority to become surety for the payment of such cercificate even though the special tax assessment levied is set aside by decree of court under a proceeding in injunction against the collection of the same. Section six of said act provides, "and in payment of any work so done said commissioners shall issue certificates payable in the time mentioned in the petition filed for the improvement of such road, or for any material furnished for the same, bearing interest at the rate of seven per centum per annum: Here we find the road commissioners delegated with authority to issue such certificates, without stating what authority will be required to pay the same, but by taking the whole statute together, it is implied that such certificates will be paid by the county treasurer, out of the special assessments collected for such purpose. As such certificate states the name of the road for the improvement of which such certificate is issued the county treasurer can have no trouble in designating the fund out of which each certificate shall be redeemed. Said statute nowhere, either in letter or spirit indicates that the county shall assume or pay such special assessments, and with special authority granted by the legislature, the issue of county bonds to refund such certificates would be unlawful and void, and subject all parties connected therewith to the penalty of the law. Since your communication was received divers cases have been filed in the district court of Wyandotte county, Kansas, against the board of county commissioners, county treasurer, clerk and sheriff, and a temporary injunction has been issued in each case against the collection of special assessments for road improvements made under said act, approved March 5, 1887, which cases are now pending, and such temporary injunctions are still in force.

Said suits attack the right of the county to take any steps to collect the taxes to pay for such improvement, and include the refunding of such certificates. The petitions in said cases also allege that the act providing for the improvement of county roads, approved March 5, 1887, is uncon-stutional and void, and against equity and justice. The objectionable parts of the statute are not set out in the petitions but I apprehend them to be. First, that section one makes it mandatory upon the county commissioners to cause the road to be improved whenever a majority of the land holders within one-half mile on either side along the line of any regularly laid out road shall file a petition. This section eliminates from the county commissioners all power of discretion in the matter and places the county board entirely within the power of such petitioners to cause such improvement to be made and charge the county at large with one-third part thereof.

Second, section 6 provides: That the road commissioner appointed by the county commissioners shall make all contracts for such work, without requiring publication to be made to invite competition, and such road commissioner issue certificates for work and material. Third, section 8 provides: Such road commissioner to apportion two-thirds of the cost of such improvement on. the several tracts of land designated on the map, thereby delegating to such road commissioner the unusual power to apportion taxation on the property to be assessed, both real and personal, without providing any means of ascertaining personal property or the value thereof. Fourth. Said law provides no notice Eleven of a Family Wiped Out la Michigan.

PAROTS SAID TO BE INTOXICATED. Shocking Foundry Accident at Dallas, Texas. Nine Men In a Shower Bath of Molton Iron. Hancock, Dec 30. At three o'clock yesterday morning at Huron-town, a small place near Houghton, a family named Gross, consisting of the, parents and eight children, with a vis itor, were consumed in a burning dwelling.

Theodore Gross and his wife returned from an old folk's dance near his home at two o'clock. At 2:30 o'clock a son, Theodore, returned from the Huron stamp mills, where he is employed. He went into the house and to bed. Shortly after he was awakened by his brother Nicholas who heard screams coming from an adjoining room occupied by their three sisters and three little brothers. The two ran to the partition door and found the room a mas3 of flames.

Smoke and fire were ascending the stairway and the boys escaped by jumping through the only window of their room. They reached the ground seriously cut by glass and in a semi-nude condition. One then attempted to enter the house on the ground floor where the father, mother and two children slept, but was driven back by the flames that enveloped the building. It was impossible for the spectators, who quickly gathered, to save the inmates. They were compelled to stand by and hear their agonizing cries.

In the course of three hours a searching party went over the ruins and discovered the charred remains of the eleven bodies, distinguishable only by the size of the bones. They were gathered in a sleigh box and deposited in the public hall. The victims were: Theodore Gross, aged fifty-seven; Mrs. Theodore Gross, aged forty-seven; Catherine Gross, John Gross, Tony Gross, Mary Gross, Lizzie Gross, Joseph Gross, Michael Gross, Lena Gross, Lena Erbst, of Lake Linden, a guest. The ages of the young people range from two to twenty-two years.

There is no reliable information as to how the fire started. Theodore Gross, says it might have originated from the lamp that he supposed he extinguished before he went to bed, but there are rumors that the dreadful calamity occurred through the carelessness of the parents who are alleged to have returned heme intoxicated from the dance. 5 HOKRIBLE FOUNDRY ACCIDENT. Dallas, Dec. 30.

Nine men were horribly and some fatally burned by a shower of molten metal from an exploding mould at the Mosher Machine Company's foundry, on Boss avenue, Saturday afternoon at six o'clock. The victims are: J. A. Dobbins, molder, body and head and neck fairly riddled by the flying metal. His left ear was burned off and his injuries may prove fatal.

He was in intense agony at eight o'clock. He has a wife. John Hughes, a molder, had his clothing burned from his person and both eyes filled with red hot metal. He is burned from head to foot and had to be wrapped in cotton saturated with oil, and opiates applied. He is suffering the agonies of death and if he recovers he will be blind.

He is unmarried. Matson, molder and foreman of the foundry, is also fearfully burned about the breast, neck and arms, but escaped without injuries to his eyes. Molten metal ran into one of his shoes and almost cooked his foot before he could kick it off. He will recover. Charles Hurst received two terrible wounds in the back, from which the flesh fell in strips and blood oozed out from them.

His injuries will disable him for some time. John Wheeless, a workman, was severely burned about the head and shoulders and knocked senseless by a flying brick. Ed Ayers, Wiley Jones, 'Mack Ha-ney, Jake Mitchell and other workmen were all more or less slightly burned about the head and shoulders. The disabling of the men will cause the foundry to temporarily close. The cause of the explosion was the generation of gas inside the mold, which was to cast a piece, and when the hot metal was poured in the mouth of the mold it caused the explosion and caused 1,000 pounds of molten metal to fly in a sheet all over the men.

The foundry men say that an explosion of this kind is of rare occurrence in casting, and was purely accidental. SERIOUS FIRE. San Francisco, Dec. 29. -Three lives were lost and several persons were seriously injured last night at a fire in the old St.

Ignatius Church building on Market street, opposite Baldwin's Hotel. Miss Copeland, an old lady, perished in her room. Mrs. Elizabeth Evans endeavored to rescue her brother, but was overcome by the smoke and was severely burned before she could be got out. After the flames were extinguished it was found that two persons, in addition to Miss Copeland, had perished.

The body of Mrs. Crow ell, a roomer in the attic of the building, was lying across the threshold of her door, where she had been suffocated. The body of a washerwoman named "Ida" was also found near that of Miss Copeland. Both were burned beyond recognition. In addition two firemen were nearly 8 allocated and another fireman fatally Injured by the breaking of a ladder.

The loss was insured. The Missouri Democratic State Central Committee met at St. Louis on the -10th and elected Frank Walker secretary. Walker is a Francis or anti-Ves man Mew Presents IN ENDLESS VARIETY. $1.50 for 100 Visiting Cards and Copperplate.

Brooches, Bracelets, Scarf Fins, Ear Bings, Finger Bings, Studs. Diamonds New Year Cards. Minute And Quarter, Solid Gold, Watches, Solid Silver, Ladies Gentlemen's. Wedding Invitations. Table Sets, Dessert Sets, Tete-a-Tete Sets.

Napkin Bings, Vegetable Sets. Oyster Ladle, Sterling Carving Sets, Fine Art Pottery. Table Sets, Dessert Sets, Tete-a-tete Sets, Napkin Bings, Vegetable Sets, Plated Ware, Carving Sets. These goods will wear for years, and the quality of the plaiting is Exactly as Represented. THE Jaccard Watch AND Jewelry Comp'y, 815 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri.

Mail orders solicited. Open until 9 o'clock this even ing. AN EXQUISITE ENGRAVING. Gateway to the Garden of the Gods, Col orado, With View of Pike's Peak. A very costly and elegant steel plate engraving has just been executed in the highest style of the art, copies of which from a limited supply, are now ready for delivery, and will be sent to any part of the world on receipt of 25 cents each, in stamps or coin.

The noble grandeur of the "Entrance" to the "Garden of the Gods" is the favorite theme of poet and painter, 'l ne outer parapets are of pure white, while the interior columns spring boldly from the plain to a height of 350 leet tne wnole suggesting the rums of a vast temple. 1 hese towering walls form a majestic frame work for the snow capped summit of Pike's Peak which reveals itself among the clouds in the far distance. To secure an early copy of this admirable work of art, address John general ticket and passenger agent, Chicago, Rock Island Pacific railway, enclosing the price, 25 cents. Grand Holiday Excursion to the South and Southeast Via the Missouri Pacific. On December 21, 22 and 23.

the Missouri Pacific railroad will sell Holiday Excursion tickets from Kansas City, as follows: Nashville, Chattanooga, Birmingham, $20; New Orleans. Mobile, Atlanta, $24; Bristol, Knoxville, Charleston, Savannah, $24; Jacksonville. and at proportionately low rates to all important points in the states of Tennessee. Mississippi, Lousiana, bama, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Florida. Tickets good for return for thirty days.

The only line running five expiess trams daily from Kansas City to St Louis. Elegant chair cars on all trains. (All seat free.) Pullman parlor cars and Pullman. sleepersriegant equipment. Fast time and sure connections.

For further information apply at the Missouri Pacific ticket offices in Kansas City, 533 Main street, 1048 Union avenue, or Union depot, or write E. S. Jewett, Passenger and Ticket Agent Telephone 548. r8L Union Pacific Half Bates. In order to enable all to enjoy a merry Christmas and happy New Year, the Union Pacific railway cwill make half rates during the holidays.

Tickets will be sold to all points within two hundred miles of starting point at one fare for the round trip. Dates of sales December 24, 25, 31 and January All tickets good returning up to and including January 3, 1890. For additional particulars tickets call at 528 Main street, 1038 Union avenue or Union depot. ---'C J. B.

FnAWLEY, SDiVn Pasa'r Agt U. P. Ry. Jo usi "Kansas City, Mo. Y.V ir Z3 and Loan Association, CAPITAL.

David E. Ttlxb, Secretary Chab. E. Hcstid, Treasurer. KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS. Taken up, pair of mules one black mare mule with strap halter on, one brown horse mule both mules small. Owner can have same by calling at Judd farm, corner of Twelfth and Washington avenue and paying charges. W. H.

Greene. W. S. Ridgell of Horton, Kansas, ar rived in the city last evening and offered a reward of $25 for the apprehension of N. McAleer, who is wanted for murder.

McAleer was seen here Friday night, and is supposed to be in this city or Kansas City, Mo. ROSEDALE. A crowd of young folks from here will attend the Owl club ball at Argentine tomorrow evening. Rev. Angleman preached his Christmas-sermon last evening to a large congregation, taking as his subject "Unto Us a Son is Born, a Child is Given." Charles L.

Bullard will leave in a few days for eastern Ohio, where he will make bis future home. Miss Mollie Mathias has returned from Topeka, where she was visiting frienda and attending the State convention of teachers. The Dramatic club will meet at Rolling mill hall this evening at 7:30 o'clock sharp. Business of importance is to be transacted. A social hop will be held at Kemp's hall tomorrow night.

The ball at the hall Saturday evening was a very pleasant one. T. S. Clemments and Thoav Love returned to Springfield, yesterday, after a pleasant visit to their families here. Misses May and Annie Louther, of Kansas City, were visiting frienda here yesterday.

Daniel Mathias leaves for Betleville, to-day, where he will work in the rolling mills. The M. E. Sunday school is increasing in membership every week. The officers and teachers have taken great pains to make the school interesting.

The following officers were elected yesterday: Ed Lewis, superintendent; Frank Hoi- singer, assistant; Miss Maggie Evans, secretary John Holsinger, treasurer. Martin Stadler says he would like to know something about the wedding mentioned in one of the morning papers, in which he was said to be one of the contracting parties. Thursday Kvenln, The regular weekly prayer meeting at the Presbyterian church will be held this week on Thursday evening instead of Wednesday evening. Free Recllnlng-Chalr Cars. The "Santa Fe Route" is now running free reclining-chair cars between Kansas City and Denver on daily trains, leaving Kansas City at 11 20 a.

and' Denver at 3:15 p. m. These cars are entirely new, and have been built expressly for this train, are fitted with all modem appliances for both convenience and safety, and are nnequaled by any cars run between these points heretofore. 2fo line can offer yon better accommodations than the old reliable "Santa Fe Route." For any information desired regarding rates, through car accommodations, time of arrival and departure of trains, call on any agent of the Santa Fe, or address Geo. T.

Nicholson, o. p. t. a. t.

s. r. k. Jan. 1.

90. Topeka, Kansas. juat laanea, The passenger department of the Union Pacific railway has just issued a pamphlet entitled "Outdoor Sports and which gives the correct rules for base ball, lawn tennis, croquet, polo, cricket, racquets, quoits 1 across, foot ball and curling. It will be found especially convenient as a reference book for these games, and by sending two cents in postage stamps to E. L.

Lomax, general passenger agent. Union Pacific railway, Omaha, a copy will be cheerfully mailed to any addrec3 SOUTH SIDE. Mrs. J. B.

Hizon of Belton, Missouri, is visiting Councilman Pyle and wife. Miss Nellie Anderson of Ash Grove, Missouri, is the guest of friends here. E. S. Kean spent Sunday at Olathe.

Mrs. J. M. Herd of Dallas, Texas, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Palmer, oa Shawnee avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grindrod have returned from a pleasant visit with friends at Independence. The South side Christian church was organized yesterday with the following officers Elders, M.

F. Ross, J. Sankenberry deacons, W. F. Sawyer, S.

Kennoe Clerk, R. H. Sawyer. Meetings will be held every Sunday at Odd Fellows hall, corner Eleventh street and Osage avenue. Tote on the Doll.

At 4 o'clock to-morrow afternoon the voting for the mammoth doll at Homuth's will take place. All persons holding tickets will present them at or before that hour. The large toilet case will be voted away to the most popular lady on St. Valentine's day, February 14, '90. E.

Homtjth, 546 Minnesota avenue. Notice. All parties indebted to J. J. Collins Son, are hereby notified and warned not to pay their accounts or any portion thereof or any money whatever to James J.

Collins, as he has no connec tion with J. J. Collins Son, and has no authority to collect any money for said J. J. Collins Son, or for the undersign ed.

Dec. 30 1889. John J. Collins Will Receive. Mrs.

W. J. Buchan, assisted by Mrs W. H. Smith, and Misses Agnes Miller, Same Hughes, Louisa and Ida Wood, will receive their friends New Year's day from 3 to 6 o'clock p.

at ,552 Oakland avenue. Merchants Police. Detective Brown, of Minnesota avenue, was granted a commission by the board of police commissioners to estab lish a merchants' force in this city. The force will be organized at once to protect all business parts of the city. Soon to Be Married.

The marriage of Miss Annie McDonald to L. A. Gnnn will take place at 8:30 o'clock, the evening of January 1, 1890, at the residence of Eli Teed, 905 Armstrong avenue. Mr. Gunn is an enterprising young business man, and is in partnership with his father, at Tenth street and Minnesota avenue, in the grocery business.

Attention, Ladies. All ladies who will receive callers New Year's day, please leave notice at The Gazette office, Sixth street and Ann avenue, before to-morrow at noon. The First Victim. The malady. "La Grippe," has struck Kansas City, and Will Walker died at 710 East Ninth street this morning of the disease.

Taken Up. A dark bay stray mule; about 2 years old. Call at corner Fifth and Armstrong. C. Stagmaeir.

ARGENTINE. Dr. Burke reports two cases of La. Unppe town. The ladies of this city will not receive on New Years.

Judge Blythe is lying quite seriously ill at his residence. The Owl club ball at Metropolitan hall to-morrow evening, will be a grand affair. Only those presenting invitations will be admitted. McGeorge's orchestra will furnish the music. A grand musical and literary entertainment will be given at Metropolitan hall this evening, under the auspices of the Argentine branch Ancient Order of Hibernians.

The large sign in front of the Babcock grocery on Metropolitan avenue, blew down last night and fell through the large plate glass front of the Russel building. M. C. Hopson and wife, of western Kansas, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.

EL A. Baily. The Argentine Republic complains of the way the Santa Fe company discriminates against Argentine. The citizens of that place have repeatedly asked for a local train to run between Kansas City and Argentine. But the management has always refused, on the grounds that it would not pay.

"And jet," says the Republic, "they have carried three hundred Kansas City workmen back and forth, twice a cay for five years for nothing." It is also said that the company have no freight agent there, and all goods must either be shipped to Turner or Kansas City, and then trans-, erred in wagons. GOOD PROFITS TO INVESTORS. D. D. Hoao, President.

uxo. stujcpf, vice-rre8iaeni. Room 5. Odd Fellows Itulldlnr. LOCAL BREVITIES.

Rentals. At 511 Minn. C. H. Carpenter's.

Gnswold's for groceries. B. F. Berry for real estate. Carpenter Place on road.

There will be no session of the district court this week. No more quiet holiday week ever was known in the city. Tate's 10c store for Christmas presents 438 Minnesota avenue. Now is the time to buy fine wall paper at Snedden's. Wyandotte Coal and Lime company has the best brands of coal.

For Sale An ice box, for one fourth its value. Apply at 649 Ann street. All mercantile city licenses will be due January 1 all city licenses excepting dog licenses. No justifiable homicides on account of the "McGinty" have yet been reported to the police. James Snedden has just received the first car load of new wall papers and dec- pratives for 1890.

Miss Lizzie Malone, the 18-year-old daughter of James Malone of Wilbur Station, died yesterday. Boys wanted to work up routes a nd carry papers, uooa territory to wora in Call at this ofilce. tf Chattel loans made by Kansas City Loan agency, Room 32, Wyandotte National Bank building. Cheap. There will be an advance in wall papers, so buy now, and save money.

Snedden. Patrick Ganey was fined $10 and costs by Justice Lewis late yesterday afternoon for assaulting Tennie Harpold. The ball to have been given by the Catholic Young Men's club December 30 has been postponed until January 7. Wyandotte Coal and Lime Company deliver coal and lime to any part of the consolidated citys promptly. Leave your orders at the coal headquarters.

Wyandotte Coal Lime corner Sixth and Minnesota avenue. Best set gum teeth, $7.50. Painless extracting. Teeth without plates. E.

C. Hos tetter, dentist, over Northrup's Bank. In five days last week the real estate transfers amounted to $144911. Saturday gave the largest record, $45,875 The best of soft coal at the cheapest prices at Wyandotte Coal and Lime Company, corner Sixth and Minnesota avenue. We deal in all kinds of coal; prices low; Wyandotte Coal and Lime Company, corner Sixth and Minnesota Police Court Clerk Gilley yesterday photographed Charles Pascal and Jeff.

Wheeler, the burglars confined in the county jail. The Mission Sunday school at Fifth street and State avenue was well attended yesterday. The music of Brown's orchestra was good. A Fowler packing house employee named Jack Smith was shot in the thigh down in the patch late Saturday night. He will recover.

Lost dog Red Irish setter; answers to the name of "Dash." A liberal reward will be given for itg recovery. Ed E. Thomas, 904 Nebraska avenue. All kinds of sketching, cuts for letter heads and business purposes, done on short notice by Filleau the New York artist. Leave orders at The Gazette ofilce.

John J. Collins still leads the grocery business. All wholesale and small buy era will do well to call on me first. For bargains; good weights and low prices, call on me at corner of Third and Minnesota avenue. The Ladies Aid, of the Congregational ChapeL of Riverview, gave a social at the residence of Mrs.

T. A. Ferguson 613, Locust avenue. Quite a number came to have a pleasant time and help the ladies in their work. A generous re part was served at 10 o'clock.

The evening was spent in music and games, etc The Offenders Before Judge Leland Few in Number. John O'Brien was fined $5 for disturbing the peace of J. P. Sutler and family. Henry Reed, a crap shooter, was fined $25.

Hank Campbell, who broke out of a cell in station tnree last May, will be tried on the charge of vagrancy next Friday. One plain drunk paid the court $5. A False Statement. County Commissioner Hovey denies the assertion in a certain Missouri morning issue, that he notified the companies to furnish bids on the bonds sold a week ago, only a few hours before the time of opening the bids. Mr.

Hovey says that he notified the bidders on Thursday, several days before the bids were opened, and that everything was done open and fair. Notice. A meeting of North Side branch Y. M. C.

Kansas City, Kansas, will be held at the, chapel, corner Fifth and Minnesota, Monday, December 30, 1889, at 7:30 o'clock p. to elect a committee of management for ensuing year, and to take action upon by-laws of said branch. By order of D. E. Tyler, President Y.

M. C. Kansas City, Kansas. Offers a Reward. A notice posted up in the police station sets forth the information that M.

F. Young will give a reward of $16 for the return of a fine chinchilla overcoat and a suit of clothes, stollen from his room in the Commercial hotel last night. Their Cases Continued. The Baptist church people (colored) who engaged in the church row, were arraigned before Justice Bradley this morning, and their cases were continued to January 3. Notice to Passengers.

Beginning Monday, December 30th, the station on the road at Tenney avenue, will be discontinued and trains will stop at North rap avenue instead. D. M. Edgerton, Receiver..