The Weekly Nation from Wichita, Kansas • 3

WEEKLY NATION, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1886. LOCAL LIGHTNING. i he hotels are crowded with guests from all parts of the country. Judge Wall went to Kingman Tues-day, where he is now holding court. Paul has played out Chicago, and Wichita has Kansas City groveling in the dust both in imagination.

Wind won do it. We like to see Wichita booming, and have nothing against St. Paul; but both are bucking against cities of ten times their size, and likely to maintain their relative positions for generations to come. Troy Chief. You are a little bit off.

Mr. Chief. ichita is not bucking against Kansas City or St. Paul. IV ichita has no jealousy toward her neighbors, being of too magnanimous a spirit as to stoop so low.

hile her advantages of location MUNSON McNAMARA, 123 125 MAIN STREET. During this month we will offer GREAT INDUCEMENTS to purchasers of Dry Goods. We have received an immense quantity of 6 fc- A A TTVTgS that we will continue to sell until our present supply is exhausted. We are naming prices on all winter goods that will make it an object for YOU to do your trading now. The Irish World published a notice of the late dedication and laying the corner stone of All-llallows Academy at Wichita, which information the Irish World got from the Nation.

In this connection it will not be out of place to state that a Catholic gentleman from Tennessee arrived here last Sunday who had received the Nation- containing three columns about these ceremonies. Upon reading this he naturally concluded that a city supporting a Catholic newspaper and where a Sisters Academy and a fine Cathedral were built, must be a place of importance. So he packed his grip and came here to investigate. He was more than pleased with his investigation and immediately tackled the real estate market and invested a nice sum. Since its birth, the Bluster and Blow.

find several long articles communications and editorials in the Eagle and Beacon touching the city, the location of railroads, franchises before the city council, and other matters of public interest, in which the respective editors of these papers go for each other in uncomplimentary terms. Tuesdays Beacon contained a lengthy communication headed, -The Danger of Exaggeration, in which the writer charges the Eagle with misrepresenting facts in relation is superior to that of some of her older 1 onr hoom, 80 as to create the im-sisters. and her marvelous growth and Pression among outsiders that the city steady increase in wealth and promin- I is a hot-bed of reckless speculation, ence give assurance of a grand future Eagle replies next morning in an Wichita is not disposed to pull down or editorial headed, Go Soak Your retard the grow th or prosperity of other 1Ieads'' which is hardly the proper cities who are becoming justly alarmed wav to treat a sovereign citizen of What Wichita Wants. We cannot afford space in this issue for a review of the Eagles communication of last Wednesday. On that portion relating to the human hog and the outside additions we positively demur.

There may be one or two cases of the human hog but it is not epidemic. Talk about not building up the inside of this city. Everybody here knows that no other city in the land is building up on the inside asrap-i idly as this city is, and several new 1 buildings are held back because of the lack of material and mechanics to build them, therefore this cry of not building up the inside is worse than nonsense, for it is a positive bomb fired at the best interests of the city by one who claims to be tearing himself to tatters to very Call on Porter Dutton, No. 132 X. Main street, for Real Estate and Insurance.

The Sons of Veterans will give a grand ball at Memorial hall on Christmas eve. 'lhe real -estate boom is increasing daily, yesterday and the day before were banner days for the buyer and seller. A State Association. The Homeopathic jibysicians and surgeons of Sedgwick county met last Tuesday evening at the office of Dr. W.

A. Minnick. The object of the meeting being to form a state association of the llomapathic physicians and surgeons of Kansas. The formation of the new society was thoroughly discussed, and that the new and larger association might be commenced under favorable circumstances, the following committees were appointed: Committee on place to hold meetings Drs. Orday, Johnson and Stoner.

General executive committee Drs. Minnick, Stoner, Johnson, Andrew's, E. A. Whitlock and Ordw'ay. Sub committees: Finance Drs.

E. A. Whitlock and M. A. Pratt.

Committee on collation Drs. Johnson and Ordwav. Music Drs. Andrews, Carpenter and -H -t-t- -i-t- t-t- 1 Nation- has brought many a man to rags, in the interest of the city. It tells Messrs.

Stiles Smith, the real estate agents, have rented the rooms recently occupied by the city library on Douglas avenue, opposite the Naiiox office, and will occupy it as soon as refitted. The Schuyler Electric Eight company will increase their power and lighting capacity to two hundred and fifty lights. The necessary dynamos, boilers and engines have already been ordered. ichita, and from almost every state in the outside world that our people do not the Union. rl he importance of this 1 care a straw about the city.

That they paper therefore, not only to ichita but are aii reckless speculators, laying out at her monstrous strides to a place in the front ranks along side the big cities 1 Pa-le find a eolumn-and-a-balf of the north and west. You are right, 1 headed, What Wichita Mr. Chief; you can see Wichita boom- Wants in "b'Kh there is some sense ing any time you are inclined to pay us and a I1'0011 deal of nonsense. This a visit. Please don't become alarmed I article touches nearly every question for our welfare.

We shall certainlv re- now before the council, and several Wichita. In the same issue of the to all the great southwest cannot be i additions to catch the unwary stranger 1 Stoner. AT 6 1-4 Cents. We offer a case of good heavy Canton Flannel well worth 10 Cents. Its very cheap.

overestimated, but when 20,000 copies who may come here ith his cash. One of our grand double, enlarged, holiday 1 jgne of the Eagle says to the capitalist, tain our equilibrium. number will be sent east, giving in de- tailed form the wonderful progress of a year's development of this city, wliat1 will be the effect I The Sanitary convention, under the charge of the state board of health, held its regular session in this city on Wednesday and Thursday. Many important matters were discussed by the board. G.

A. R. Invitation Drs. Al. Whitlock and M.

A. Pratt. Reception Drs. Minnick, Ordway, E. A.

Whitlock, Carpenter and Johnson. Program Drs. Andrews, Stoner and Ordway. Badges Drs. Ordway and Tilden.

The committee on arrangements reported in favor of Masonic Hall as the place of meeting, the dates to be Dec. 1 5th and Kith. At the conclusion of the convention the local members will tender a handsome collation to their visiting brethren and invited guests, the collation to be served at Gandolfos. At 90 cts and upwards Ten cases of white and colored Biankees bought before the advance and offered at prices that will not be made by any other house. Dont fail to see them.

The D. M. A. railway was opened for passenger and freight traffic this week. Passengers leaving this city can make close connection at Conway Springs for Kingman, Norwich, and other points in the west.

At 5 cents. Our bleached and unbleached cottons at five cents cause the customers to exclaim: How can you sell them so low? Comforts. Good comforts at 65 cents and upwards; fine French sateen comforts at $3.25 and $3.50. Goods regularly sold at $5.00. At 29 cents A case of all wool scarlet twill flannel-medicated, the best value ever offered and sold, regularly at 45 eents.

Dont miss this great bargain. Underwear, hoisery and gloves, at special low prices. The finest line of Cloaks and Wraps in the state. -t-t other matters, and is written from an interested standpoint, as to some of the interests involved. All the articles in question are ably written and pregnant with interesting matter.

We clip the follow ing very sensible paragraph from the Beacons communication, and which is all as true as gospel: There is every reason to believe that the extraordinary growth of Wichita will continue, and that she will follow rapidly in the footsteps of Kansas Pity, Omaha, and other western trade centers. She has every advantage of geographical situation, railroad connection, boundless enterprise among her own citizens, and an actual start which puts her in the lead of any other city within a radius of two hundred miles. She is growing faster than any other city of her size in the country; her commercial enterprises are upon an absolutely solid basis; her clearing house reports indicate wonderful activity in all kinds of business: and the real estate transfers from week to week equal in number and importance those of cities ten times her size. After reviewing the situation and showing how large capitalists are investing their means here and identify- At 100 cents. The best white quilt in America.

Tile fool report sent over the wires last Tuesday morning to the effect that the Rock Island railroad company had entered into a comp act with the Santa be. to cheat the people of Kansas in the bonds and franchises voted to that road and the expense of the electian, by agreeing to keep out of this territory, is ndicially denied. The Rock Island couldnt afford to do this thing. Who Is On last Wednesday rumored to be a highly ture as made by two of Pinkertons railway detectives at a leading hotel in this city. The arrested party is a young man who had been givingtlie detectives a long chase through Texas.

Arkansas, and other states, he being at last overhauled in this city. The matter was kept exceedingly quiet, and all knowledge of the affair positively denied by those who should have been in a posi- tion to know. The officers and their prisoner left Thursday evening over the Ft. Scott road for St. Louis.

It is also The Natiox acknowledges with pleasure the receipt of an invitation to attend the reception and collation to be given by the homoeopathic physicians of this city to the visiting brethren at Gandolfas cafe on the loth inst. Wichita Markets. The prices quoted below are the actual figures paid for produce from the farmers wagons. Our market report will be corrected every vv eek, and may be relied on as being correct. Large quantities of Shirting flannels, fleece lined cotton shirtings and all other grades of shirting goods at cut prices.

The finest line of white flannels in the city, plain and embroidered. -t-t- 55 to 40 to 50c 20c 28 to 20c 2c 27c 2.1 to 25c 00 to 75c tO 80C SI 25 10 to 15c 1C $2 25 to $2 00 $4 25 $2 75 to $1.10 Milling heut Miipping rlo New corn Old do Mielled corn White corn Oat Irish potatoes J'weet do mons Butter Rirgs Reef cattle Hogs Sheep each ULTCHER TOCK. rumored that a large sum of money in inS their interests with this city, the Gome, all of you. This is the greatest and most progressive city in America, and in a few years we will liae 1 00.000 inhabitants. How she spreads.

The next issue says in substance: Dont you believe a word of it. We are an empty bubble. Keep away our people are a lot of swindling speculators. We are laj ing out new additions to catch your money and not doing a thing in the way of building up our city- better keep away from this town if you don't want to be robbed. The Eagle's correspondents solution of the railroad problem in the city would not help the matter at all.

Putting the railroads on the east side of Mosely and west side of Mead would not help the matter a particle. The thing to do. and the only thing, is to concentrate the several roads in the heart of the city, at least on one broad avenue. Having a succession of railroad crossings on Fifth, Mead, Mosely and so on east, is the thing protested against and what must be avoided. The only way is to give the 1 roads a strip and bring them all into one 1 or two union depots.

Th north and 1 south roads could be brought into one depot and the east and west roads into another. The people could stand two main crossings, but to have crossings1 on every street in the city is too much, There will probably be live or six addi- tional new roads coming into the city within a few years, and if they each have a street our highways will simply be a labyrinth of railroad tracks. Con- centration is therefore necessary, and that immediately. The Eagls commun- ication how ever seems to be wiitten mainly in the interest of the street rail- way company and is in this I respect, we think very foolish. It It is claimed that the new extensions do I not pay dividends.

Well if that is true why kick against granting a franchise i for a new line to take in this outside territory. That is all they are asking for. If we understand the situation the new company does not ak for the ter- ritory covered by the present company lines. Therefore it would thing fer the old company give the people service where the old company don't want to. and would leave the present company in the full njoy-ment of their privileges in territory that will pay them tie fine dividends that thev hanker after.

i i be a good It would A. Viele. 4 4 Go to the Kansas Furniture companys store, corner of Topeka and Douglas avenues, for bargains in furniture and carpets. Their clearing sale is now in full blast and you can get great bargains. Just call and see.

The splendid weather is giving a boom to building that is unparalelled in the history of any city in the west. Hundreds of residences are going up in every direction, as are also many massive and elegant business blocks. There will probably be sleighing Christmas, so you had better secure one of those elegant new cutter of M. A. McKenzie.

The man who gets one of these can take his lady out in as good a style as they do in Xew York or Minnesota. They are beauties and so comfortable. Will Collins, the well-known and genial clothing clerk, returned last ed-nesday morning from his visit to his old home in Illinois and will be found at large bills collar. The Museum. On last Monday evening the formal opening of the Wichita museum on South Main street took place and the management certainlv must have had writer continues: But, for this very reason, we should guard against creating an erroneous impression: and it certainly is erroneous to assume that all classes of society are given over to a craze for ild and wreckless speculation.

Yet this is substantially the idea which many persons would derive from Sunday's Eagle Munson McNamara, 123 125 Main Street, West side street. H. V. Shephard, Atty at Law. Viele Shepard, LOINS AND lASlUXCE.

Tuesday evening Garfield Post No. 25. Grand Army of the Republic, held its regular meeting in Memorial Hall, a large number of members being present. The meeting was for the purpose of electing officers of the Post for the ensuing term, and also the election of delegates to the Grand Encampment. The meeting was a most entlmiastic one and the following officers were elected: Post Commander, B.

II. Downing; S. V. C. E.

Martin; J. V. W. T. Buckner; Surgeon, Dr.

H. Owens; Officer of the Day. John A. Wallace; Officer of the Guard. J.

O. Wilkinson; Chaplain, Rev. X. E. Harmon; Trustees.

H. W. Lewis, Lee Taylor and W. A. Richey; Delegates to Encampment, John A.

Doran, George E. Harris, B. B. Eggleston and Murray Mjers; Delegates by virtue of office, P. C.

B. H. Downing, P. P. C.

M. Stewart, J. M. Balderston, II. D.

Ileiserman and John Fisher. After the meeting, which adjourned as soon as the election was held, the members of the Woman's Relief Corps held a meeting for the transaction of their highest anticipations largely ex- flight. and it is these very propositions ceedetl, as the large halls filled with which the enemies of Wichita are likely GT CLEARING SHE. I i I i curiosities, were Utterly packed with delegated humanity, while on every hand were heard commendations for the museum and the enterprise displayed by the energetic proprietors, Messrs. Ennis Young, who have given to the citizens of Wichita a first-class place of the Eagle clothing house, where his amusement, specially adapted to ladies ONE OF THE FEW FIRMS NOW LOANING MONEY to seize upon.

Most men, desirous of information upon the subject of Wichita, would prefer to read a temperate article setting forth the facts and giving without embellishment the details of her wonderful growth and prospects. Such an article is certainly better calculated to influence the opinion of practical men than a high-falutin, bombastic, Mulberry Sellers proclamation which no man of sense would consider without first discounting at least 75 per cent. Rooms 1 and 3. 31 1 E. host of friends and admirers will be i glad to greet him.

The Nat ion- wel-1 comes Mr. Collins back to Wichita. i We were always of the opinion that the editor of the Eagle was off his base-j routine matters, after hieh the balance on what he is pleased to term the ad- of the evening was passed in social en-dition craze, and we know of a con- joyment. Wichita, Dec. 10th, 1886, I k.k Silt: We have completed arrange- siderable sum of outside capital that he drove away by a blow of that kind last summer.

These addition speculators, and thev are nearlv all our own citizens The Magic Circle. Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock a large concourse of the lovers of fast horses assembled at the fair grounds on who have large amounts in vested in the itbewest side to witness a contest of improving gpeelj between two noted flyers, entered heart of the city and are 1 Kansas Furniture Co. Have just begun a great CLEEIiTG- S-A-X-IE )-OF-( FURNITURE AND CARPETS'. and children at a moderate price of admission. In the curiosity hall will be found the wonderful Dufranes in their astounding feat of actually eating glass, and apparently with a relish.

The negro leopard boy, ho is turning white, Capt. Ureck, the 8 feet 3 inch giant, Major Love, the favorite of the ladies and the smallest man in the world, the handsome Circassian lady, with her extensive head of hair. Prof. Howes in magical entertainments, the sword swallower, the Punch and Judy show, and many other things funny, one of the best shows we have ever seen. In the auditorium is given a first-class theatrical entertainment, which includes a sketch by the noted artists.

Miss May Smith and Mr. Robbins, Mr. Jerome Abbey and his wonderful barrel and cross, Mr. McIntosh, the Irish character delenaitor. Miss May Smith in song and dance, Messrs.

Steers Robbins. i ments with eastern capitalists by which 1 we are enabled to make loans on farms and also on property in Wichita, in large and small amounts and at LOW RATES of INTEREST. The applications for these loans DO NOT have to be sent east for approval. The money is always ready for the loans. We also represent some of the BEST fire, plate glass, and steam boiler The stores along Main street and companies, If at anv time vou desire a loan, or Douglas avenue all present an attractive isli INSURANCE on your property, and metropolitan appearance vv ith their please give us a call, windows artistically arranged with Very Respectfully, holiday goods.

The President sent the name of Col. Tom Moonlight to the senate last Wednesday, to be governor of Wyoming Territory. This is a 'case in which a defeated candidate is successful. Tom MoonUght was defeated as soon as he was nominated for governor of Kansas and now he is elected governor anyhow. The Wichita Medical society held their regular meeting on Tuesday evening at the office of Dr.

Fabrique, Dr. Bibbee occupying the chair. There was a large attendance. The next meeting will be held at the office of Drs. Bibbee and Foote the first Tuesday evening in January, 18.S7.

The rush to Hyde Humbles store, 114 Alain street, for holiday goods is astonishing. Their clerks are kept on 4 H. G-. TOLER, HE3 To make room for their immense new stock which the new wholesale firm are bringing on. the jump from morning until bed-time.

Miss Edith Durstone and others of like They have the most superb stock of ability. Mrs. McIntosh, the pianist, is holiday goods ever brought to Wichita, a musician of rare ability, having won-and the people are showing their ap- derful command of her instrument. people are i "i a preciation by coming in droves to their store. The leading sensation of the week grand success, and worthy the patron was the Miss Millie Moore vs.

the adding to the comfort of their guests. In a word, the Wichita museum is The is 4 changed Go there and get bargains, corner Douglas and Topeka avenues. Kansas Furniture Company I age of all. programme School Board Committee, which created a great deal of comment, much of which i y' was not complimentary to the aforesaid committee. It is reported that the mat- ter may yet find its way into the legal arena.

If so, there may be some startling disclosures made. With a Good Majority. On last Tuesday bond held at Belle Plaine and both places the bonds decided majority. The their owners. Among was a goodly number sex, who seemed to the sport.

for the race which side, were the b. g. ow ned and driven by the s. g. Drummer driven by Mr.

I). horses were in splendid tney were called to judges, Messrs. John Willis and W. W. rules given to their ineffectual spurts, both close together, making until Brittle Silver left Drummer Boy to winner of the heat in three heats were won Brittle Silver in 2:55, thus giving him the Drummer Boy did easy, breaking badly losing much valuable generally thought by him with their money fastest horse of the was stated in such backers of the winner another race for same arranged to take place on Dec.

15th, at 2 oclock, and a $100 forfeit bind the match. The the best horse, professional drive, and will no large crowd of spectators. heats in the above race, place which certainly amount of amusement spectators, the race being the contestants being trotting horse, Wichita by Dick Turpin, and dun horse driven by first heat was won by 3.21. The second heat judges no heat on account running done by both third and fourth heats by the Eagle in 3.15 the race and the Has a large list of valuable Residence and Business Property. Carriages and Attendants always on hand to show property.

Sole Agent for some of the Most Elegant Building Sites in the City. H. G. LEE, REAL ESTATE BROKER their property, are the men who are building up Wichita. They are the 1 men who built up Kansas City and 1 every other booming city.

There may be, and probably are a few human hogs, for such there are but the Eagles human hog charge is altogether too broad and eyping. The human hog is not a great crop in 1 Wichita. We have a greater percen- tage of public-spirited 'itizens than any other city in the west, to which fact! thestand by the may be attributed our great prosperity A. and wonderful development as a city. As suggested by the Beacon's correspondent, temperate articles pregnant with facts and figures, of which there are plenty that will sjieak the citys prodigious development, without empty brag and bluster, arc far better calcu-cated to influence practical business men to place capital here, than any high-falutin, bombastic, Mulberry Sellers proclamation.

As we said these facts and figures are plenty, and all that our contemporaries have to do to get them is to spend time and money, as the Nation- has been doing for the past month, and which will be presented in our great holiday edition, 10,000 copies of which is already ordered. There will be found an array of facts and figures piled up like a cone, detailing the marvelous results of a years development. These are official and cannot be disputed, and they will influence practical business men more than all the empty bluster and bombast that our contemporaries have indulged in during the year. The facts and figures embodied in the first number of the Nation have brought more men and more capital to this city than all the dailies together, which assertion we are prepared to prove by real estate men. These are nothing compared with what the coming holiday number wili contain.

The editor of this paper has been to work day and night during the past month compiling facts and statistics, and is still at it, and we confidently assert that they will startle even our own best posted men. The Eagles Soak Your Heads article, and its communicatin headed What Wichita Wants, chime together so well as to excite a suspicion that the editor wrote both. This is especially true of the portion of each touching speculation in new additions. In the Soak Your Heads article Mr. says that The speculative spirit, has caused him the only uneasiness he ever entertained touching the promised greatness of this city.

We think Mr. Murdock may rest easy on this point. Further on in the Soak Your Heads article, trie editor of the Eagle says that because of his high-falutin bluster and blow article, he sold nearly 6,000 extra copies of the Eagle. This, we imagine, is an injudicious statement, for it will lead thoughtful men to think that Mr. Murdocks object in writing up these Sunday booms and bragadocia articles, is to sell extra copies of the Eagle, which it must be admitted, is a somewhat selfish way of working for the interest of the city.

and dricn by in attendance of the fair thoroughly enjoy The horses entered was for $5(H) a Brittle Silver, Mr. J. Cooper and Boy, owned and McKinzie. Both condition when Trotter and the drivers. After several horses got away a beautiful heat his feet, allowing cross the line, 2:55.

The other in succession by 2:53 and 2:57 1-2, race and the purse. For some reason not seem to work at times and time. It being those who backed that he is yet the two. This opinion a way that the objected, and amount was next Wednesday, weather permitting, was put up to race will be to drivers to doubt attract a Between the another took furnished an immense to the entirely one sided, the well-known Eagle, driven Buttermilk, a Rochelle. The Wichita Eagle in declared by the of the horses.

The were won easily and 3.14, winning purse of $100. Keeps WICHITA CRACKER MANUFACTURERS OF ALL VARITIES OF Crackers and Confectionery. -AND- Insmanco JOBBERS OF: elections were Palestine, at carrying by a former place bonds to the amount of $20,000 and the latter $12,000 for aid to the Wichita Winfield railroad. In conversation with Col. Horace Scott, of Louisville, the president of the road, he stated to a Nation- representative that the work of holding elections would be continued as fast as possible until all had been held.

Thn Colonel then said that the proposed road was in excellent condition, with more than ample capital to back it, that it would run through a splendid section of country that would all be tributary to Wichita the acknowledged metropolis of the state. That the road would be continued to Fort Smith, and he could not see why certain influential persons objected to it. Wichita, he remarked, is the metropolis and the more it helps to build up other cities in this section the more it adds to its own power and glory as commercial center. The faster and larger Winfield and other cities grew the faster will Wichita grow, they must secure their supplies here, Wichita has now representatives from nearly all the largest manufacturing firms in the country who reside here permanently. Large jobbers of all kinds are here, while daily the massive business blocks may be seen going up.

These firms and representatives will sell their goods to neighboring towns just as low, and lower, than they can be purchased in the east and laid down at their destination by the county or city merchant, remitting direct to the east. There is a direct saving to the dealer by buying from Wichita. Look at Indianapolis, some old croakers thought that when Seymour, Richmond and other places had the boom it would hurt Indianapolis, not much, they had to buy their goods there, and as they prospered, so did it. This is the facts in the growth of all large and important cities, and Wichita will be no exception to the rule. It takes growing towns around to make a city, for that is the bone of their supplies.

Let me say one word more; no citizen of Wichita need fear that any town in the west can hurt Wichita. There is too much of the genuine pluck, go aheaditiveness, and enterprise, backed by unlimited money for anything to hurt her now on the outside at least, and it is folly for certain parties to object to any railroad. Cl Office Under the Citizens Bank. Cigars, Fruits, Nuts, Etc. Kansas.

Fine Wichita, Do not fail to attend the humorous lectures by Homer D. Cope at Memorial Hall, this, and to-morrow evening. Mr. Cope is a speaker of wonderful power and will not fail to interest all who hear him. The entertainment is for the benefit of the Knights of Pythias band, and we have no doubt but they will be greeted with a crowded house.

Sheriff Hays on Sunday evening acted as escort to Carl McClintock, the wife murderer, John McKinney, the murderer of his father-in-law, Clark, and seven other prisoners, on their way to the state penitentiary at Leavenworth. The two murderers were sentenced to fifteen and forty years, the sentences of the others ranging from three to ten years at hard labor. In calling attention to the Wichita Cracker and Confectionery company's card in this issue we would invite our readers to call and examine the magnificent stock of holiday candies they have this year. In this respect they have far surpassed all former efforts and we guarantee that any one calling to examine their stock will find it the finest ever seen in the west. Commissioner Sparks is making a great ado about ranchmen invading the Indian reservation in New Mexico and building fences.

This is a matter of small concern to the people of this country. The reservation may as well be put to some use, and this the Indians wont do. If the government would open the reservations for settlement there would be some sense in its action. In speaking of Mr. Homer D.

Cope, who will render Damon and Pythias this evening at Memorial Hall, and humorous sketches from various authors to-morrow evening for the benefit of the K. of P. band. The New York Herald states, Mr. Cope is a speaker of extraordinary ability, possessing great versatility in expression and intonation, and never fails to delight the most critical audiences.

We trust he will be greeted by a crowded house. SAUTIFU otjt isrowi Riverside Park Sedgwick County Farms -AND- Revolvers constantly on hand a large assortment of For Sale on the Best Terms. Wichita, Kansas. Guns, Pistols and Hunting Outfits Rented on Reasonable Terms. 9.