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THE BROOKLYN TRUST COMPANY.
Official Contradiction of Mfsst ~ &c me n a
By the Board OF Trustees.

Omcial Contradiction of Mfsst = &c me MT
By the Board OF Trustees.
The Board ofTrustees OF the Brooklyn Trust Com
pany held SPECIAL meeting yesterday for the pur-
pose reassertng the solid financial status of the
institution in question, and their ability to meet al
liabilities. The following Is copy OF the statement
OF the 1rustees:-
OFFICE BRooKLyN TRUsr CoSpASY
BRoOKLYs, sept o. 1873
70 The Deposors and Stockholders OF the Brookyn Trust COM
pdnt:- --. -,
and without the least foundation regarding the soivency
this company renders IL due 10 and but lust to
ourselves that they should be publicly denied over our
own signatures.
Without taking the charges up by for rcfuta
ton we declare the entire company and
its ability TO meet all Its Liabilities.
thorough examination of its books and most scrut
inizng of its securities and coatcraIs have
prov ed concusvey that the call OF iy per which
has so prompts met by the stockholders, will
than make good the capital.
We take this opportunity Ia thank old dcposors for the
confidence they have shown IN leaving their deposits
largely, well a. the many who have placed
their money freely with this company, and TO assure
them that their interests shall be vgilanty guarded
RIPLEY ROPES, President
WILLIAM II. BUNKER, Secretary
Henry sanger John Halsey.
JoSlah o. Low, Henry j. cullen,
j. = Rockwell. Daniel Chancey,
Ale exander McCuc John y. Role,
James u. Fish. Edward Harvey,
W. ,. Iisdalc. seymour l.. Hustled,
trustees.
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ments, so far as the house itself was concerned,
were OF the best kind. At length the government
scientific examination made. Then IL was discov-
cred that the machinery OF the lift, when In mo-
mon asturoed an ancient cesspool and caused It's
contents 10 overflow. percolating the ground and
permeating Well whence most OF the houses
WsH water supply was pumped up. The cesspool was
Donau, which Is said TO be one of the handsomest
notels IN rne city, has It's full need of healthy
Visitors The British Ambassador has been
into the rise and progress OF tins outbreak OF
cholera In Austria and Hungary and his report
In It he states that the ravages of the disease in
the Hungarian villages has been something appall-
Ing, tnat In many OF them thirty and In some sixty
percent or the population has disappeared. This
reduction Ia not entirely due 10 disease, fright
having added It's quota. The panic stricken in
habitants, hearing OF the mortality In other villages
rushed OF In terror to the mountains, deserving
their household gods. IL Is curious fact that the
epidemic seems to have followed the course or the
rivers, and that those living on high land have
been comparatively unassaiied
man who has passed the hot four months be-
tween Vienna, Paris and London, and VINO has had
professionally to watch and write about the prog
ress OF the Exhibition, the change OF French gov
ernment and the doings OF the Shah may naturally
be supposed to long for some place which Is not a
city. and where the ordinary proceedings are OF q
milder kind. First then, IN my peregrinations,
have bent my steps 10 this the outermost town
Tor large village, there are less than 1000 Ehabi.
tants), OF the Sazkammergut, district contain
ing the salt mines which are the 0t& or property OF
monopoly, whence Is derived revenue equal to be-
tween 10000, 900 and 600 900 OF American dollars.
II Is supposed to be one OF the most picturesque
districts IN Europe, and received this eulogium
from the great Sir Humphrey Davy:-"l know no
country more beautiful The variety OF the
scenery. the verdnre OF the meadows and trees,
the depths OF the valleys, the altitude OF the
mountains, the clearness and grandeur or the
rivers and lakes give it. l think, .
decided superiority over switzerland, and
the people are far more agreeable" !"
That they could easily be- for more dirty,
graspinR, cringing Obsequious race than the
Swiss, the lar-famed hardy mountaineers and
heroes Of gushing poets. It would be difficult to
eloquent words, seeing that only arrived here
late last night having travelled In the dark. But
this morning the view from the window is per-
fectly charming. The little lake rippes at my
feet, the whole horizon IL noun tain-ned, green
hills leading upwards to granite peaks, those in
the distance snOw-capped A long chestnut ave-
nue. iringes the water; on the lake are pretty
boats, In 1t pretty women swimming, with straw
hats to keep the sun OF. l think shall enjoy
myself.
''fo be continued in our next,n as they used to
say In the Old-iasnioned periodicals.
EDMUND YATES.
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BOARD OF POLICE.
CAPTAIN McCuiiogh's Case.

The Board OF Police held meeting this after
noon, and among other business, transacted the
following:-
On motion OF Commissioner Odarlick the action
OF the Board In referring tho examination Of the
charges against Captain Mccullough to Inspector
WaiinR wns reconsidered, and the superintendent t
was directed 10 frame charges against the Captain
on the evidence already brought TO the notice oil the
Board. - a.,
Commissioner Gardner then moved that Mr..
Charlick try the case. which was carried.
John H. Alcott was transferred from the Sten0g-
ranhar's once to the Detective once,
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sUIoIpE BY TAKING POISON.
Cause, Domestic Trouble.

Mrs. Catharine Tully, q woman forty-six years OF
aoc and born in Ireland, on Monday night ended
a miserable existence by swallowing quantity OF
paris green. Mrs. Tully imagined that she had
more than her share OF family trouble to terminate
which she took the poison and with the desired re-
suit Deceased lived with her family at No. 33l
East Forty-eighth street. Coroner keenan, Was
notified TO hold All in0uest,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-11-20
Are We to Have a war with Spain 2

The news from Washington Of the or
ders TO the various navy yards to get
our vessels of war in readiness as soon
as possible, is ominous. 1t is well
known that ever since the Cuban pat
riots have been seeking TO establish
their independence our government
has had to incur popular odium by re-
fusing to interfere in their behalf. The
recent excuses of the Spanish authori-
ties have sent thrill of horror through
out the country, and it is undeniable
that war with Spain for the liberia
ton of Cuba would now DC immensely
popular. We suppose that hundred
thousand volunteers for the army of
liberation could be secured in three
days in the cities of New York and
Philadelphia alone. Probably no war
that we have ever been engaged in
would so stir the enthusiasm Of the
people north and south. east and west.
as war to liberate Cuba from the
hated Spaniard. 1t would cost some
thing. il is true. bat every dollar of the
expense could be collected from the
island, and would be. OF course the
result would be to make Cuba ours.
The island with its magnificent re-
sources would be cheap at five hundred
millions of dollars.
A great many stranger things have
than war with spain in the
next sixty days would be.
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The Wages Movement.

Wages are coming down all over the
county-west as well as east. On both
of the railroads entering this city, and
we believe on those throughout the
state, the wages have been reduced
from ten to twelve per cent. The New
York journal Of Commerce has the
following on this subject:
The trade-unions are powerlcss to
resist the decline in wages and are Civ.
ing it up despairingly. All over the
country the wages are going down,
and the unions hardly Ittering a pro-
lest. The masons' and the laborers
union in New York are the only or
CARNATIONS which make show of re-
sistance to the inevitable course of
things. These unions have the advan-
tagc over the bosses at the edge of win
ter. Contractors must execute their
obligations, and buildings going up
mast be finished. "Money is no object"
sometimes, to persons with such un-
dertakings on their hands. For in
stadce. it is of Importance that the new
postOfiice should be rooted for the win
ter, aud. that this may be done, a large
force of masons and laborers must be
kept at work on almost any terms.
The contractor is running his men on
eight hours at the old pay. In cases
like this. strikes are dreaded by con-
tractors. and they make concession !;
but in all the buildings where the ur-
gencv is not so great the unions are de-
fled successfully, as the sequel will
show. We are convinced that the mo-
ment contractors have COMPLETED the
buildings on hand they will, without
exception, stand out for ten hours and
lower wages.
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Foreign Capital in America.

The extent 10 which the capitalists
of other countries are interested in
some of the leading enterprises Of this
country is little understood among the
masses. The Boston Globe. referring
to the relations we hold with one little
kingdom, presents some interesting
figures. 1t says: eve fancy that many
persons have no idea of the extent to
which the inhabitants Of Holland have
an interest I'M American railroads. In
proportion to its population, not over
8, 5O0, Oe0, it owns more American rail-
road stock than any other country in
Europe, amounting to $l60, 900. 900, be-
sides large amounts of United States
bonds, state bonds and other american
securities. The total amount OF the
latter cannot be definitely fixed, but
sums up to more than 500, 100000. For
tunately they hold comparatively few
bonds of those weak companies which
are now in default of interest. These
facts show how strongly the people of
HolIond are interested in the success
of our railroad system and the integri-
ty of its management-in fact. fully as
much as Americans themselves.
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Organising.

The secretary Of the state grange, G..
W. Sturgeon, is overburdened with
business, 90 rapid are oranges being
organized all over the state. The % go
earnest members in this state ask very
many.quesiions. and We dare say there
is no civil officer in the state, who re-
eeiyes twice the salary, who has as
much hard work to do, or who does il
so well.
The very efficient treasurer. ii. II.
Angel, Is also kept At work, and has .
busy time Of it to keep his books up.
IL is hoped that the varions subordi-
nate oranges win be prompt in the pay
ment Of their dues, 50 that they may
be found in good standing II the next
meeting Of the state grange. in Febru-
ary.-Kassus Spirit.
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WIcuIrA Kans Nov. Ia 1879,


EpIToe EAGLE: Here is suggestion
| desire TO submit to the people Of the
Sedgwick county and the state Of Kan.
sas ut large. Our population is made
up OF persons from every state in the
Unioa. la social aud business circles
come together those who, but little
while since. were engaged in the strug-
giles of war. aud whom. we may safely
assume. have not altogether become
freed from the feeling of enmity which
the war of the rebellion engendered.
As lovers of common country, it is a
duty. and. no doubt, will be esteemed
by quite all privilege to unite in any
measure, The tendency of which will
be Ia cause all animosities TO be thrown
aside and 10 bury beyond resurrection
the last ycstage of ill-fceling. To this
end propose that. on the 22d of Feb.
ruar. (Washington's birthday, the
eN-oiGcers and soldiers of both armies
assemble in n friendly meeting at some
point IN this state. as may be selected
at preliminary meeting held TO make
arrangements. and with one accord cell
eoraie The anniversary Of Washington's
o'rth-dnv. | advance the proposition,
and am ready TO aid in its furtherance.
believing that such move would 20
far towards inaugurating more secure
aud permanent feeling of harmony and
iratcrnal consideration.
Yours truly. W. T. ID.
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District Court ish Judicial district ssdxw,ea
county. ksnsA.
sh~ilsbsrHer q Leid,sh,
vs.
Jas. McCalioeh Admir-
81 the Estate Of a. n
Lindsay decreased. Annie
l.. Lindsay, Robert Lind
say and Jas etuiioeh
BY virtue of an order OF sale issued cat Of the
Disiret court ~ the 18th Jusicisi district sitting
In and Tor Sedgwiek county, Kansas, whsretn
shsiisbsrger aud Ieidish arr Plaintiffs. and Js-
Mctulioeh Administrator ef the estate sf u n
Lindsay, deceased. Am y L.. Lindsay and uob't
iinissy, and las. Nc tuliech srv defsnstAsts, .
will. On Monday the 9Th day VI t'~sesnbsr. A. ID
1sI3, vt II O'clock 4. NJ II the eosrt hos.s door
In thu city OF ichtta otsst fsf sale al pabiss
fion 10 tho highest bidder fes cash IN hand. ell
the right iitis sspi interest Of The defendants las
Mctaliosh tdmfT of the estate of " tin.issy
deceased. Annie L.. Itndssy and Robert Lindsey
Ia and TO the following dsseridea real psopssty
To Wit
The north half Of the south east quarter % see
ton No. seven 60 In tawn,hip No. twenty s~ses
CD south Of range No, two east. and lots M.
thirty two 1is thirty -four fst thirty IN aa
thirty-eigbt CHI on Water street IN tbs town sf
Wichiis ss shown By the recorded plat of aaId
town. sii ~ said real estate sissfed In the coesfy
of >esigwisk state Of kspsas. said resl property
will bsssold s- the property Of defendants les
NJ ct'aIlsrh Admir- .f The ssfsns Of ~ Lid
say sisceas-d, "a satisfy said ef.isF. Of sale
sbsrl6's ofhcr Wichita Nov ab A n is-i
WILLIAM SAITH, shrrfd -edrwisk eyenfy
siusa A DYER Pfsintid's Any ll-s
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LEGALS.
She-:f's Sale.


District Court 18th Judicial distric
Sedgwick county Kansas.
Mary +. Smith
George McLaugh-
lin, and W. ID.
Saunders.
BY virtue of an order of sale issued
ont of the district court ofthc 18th judi
cial district, sitting in and for Sedgwick
county, Kansas, wherein Mary +
Smith is plaintiff. and George Nc
Laughlin, and w. ID. Saunder sare de-
PENDANTS, will OH Monday the 9Th day
of December, A. ID. 1873, at IL O'Clock
A. NJ, at the court house door in the
in the city of Wichita offer for sale at
at public auction, to the highest bidder
for cash in hand, all the right. title and
interest of the defendant Geo. Nc
Laughlin in and to the following de-
scribed real property, to wit:
The north west quarter of section
No. thirty-two (32) in township Ne.
twenty nine (29) south of range No.
one (D west, in the county Of Sedg-
wick and state of Kansas. Said real
property will be sold rs the property
of defendant George Mclaughlin TO
satisfy said order of sale.
Sherifi-s office Wichita November
9Th, a. ID. 1873.
WILLIAM SMITH-Sherif.
Sedgwick county kaFs :.
Sluss & Dyer, plain;ig's Atty. STA
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For the Eagle.
A Bright Letter from q Cowskin
Lady.
CowsKIN, Nov. 18th, 1873.

CowsKIN, Nov. 18th, 1873.
EDITOR EAGLE:-I saw in last weeks
issue an advertisement Of Mr.. Garrison,
stating that he was going to make it
his special business to make "collars''
for farmers. AS our husbands and sons
out this way had worn theirs nearly
out. thought l would make some in
quiries in regard to them. First, of
what style are they? Second, will they
look well with the grangers regalia !?
Last, though not least, will he sell
cheaper to the granger? And one more
question I would add: Amt there
many men in Wichita that need "col-
laring"? If SO, send them at once to
Garrison. would inquire further, if
that Oxford harp was not hung OH a
cottonwood Instead of willow; for
some of its strains were blue. We
don't wonder at il so much when he
says he's patching; but tell Brother
Mozart that the little word ''hope" is
great antidote against that unpleasant
malady blues. 1t is hoped that 1.-THE
light of the house and the joy Of the
heart will return soon and we shall
hear from him again.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if that thanksgiv-
ing turkey will not come to you in
time, will send you large rooster"
as substitute, and that together with
the .'owl'') you will be prepared TO be
very thankful. Hold up your head,
and go right along with your paper. |
The Lord will provide.
More anon COwsKINER.
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The Virginius Affair.

Ia governmental circles and, in fact,
throughout the country, excitement for
the past week has been running high
over the outrage committed by a Span.
ish man-of-war. in Cuban waters, upon
vessel carrying an American flag.
We have but little sympathy for fiji.
busters. and while our feelings are but
little outraged mp 10 the present writ
ing. vet that there is threatened war
ovcr the affair. we will try and tell the
readers of the EAGLE something about
the trouble. This Nirgiuus was for
mcrly Il blockade runner. She was one
of the fastest vessels that sails OH the
Dream. She was captured when the
Union forces took Mobile.
Since then she has changed hands
several times. finally falling into the
possession of the friends OF The Cuban
rryoluiionis,s, who have successfully
used her for conveying volunteers and
material aid to the struggling Cubaus
on The island. On July 20, 1871, Gen.
cral Rafael Quesada being in COM
mand. she was successful in landing q
cargo on the Cuban coast, near Santi-
ago de Cuba. On the 9TH of July last,
under the same commander, she sue
rcc,led in landing another cargo on
the southern cost of Cuba. Both Of
these cargoes were obtained in VeneZ-
uela. and the Nirginius. although she
la, continued 10 fly the American flag,
has not been ia an American port since
1871. II The time of her capture she
was under the command of Captain
Joseph FRY. a native of Louisiana, and
graduate of the Annapolis Naval
Academy. who was running on the
blockade during the rebellion. So
much for this vessel.
This vessel was manned by insur-
gents and their sympathisers, who
were transporting aid and comfort to
The Cubans. There were one hundred
and fourteen on board. all Of whom
were condemned h, court martial
and shot. What our government pro-
tests against is the sudden execution
of these men before the nations inter-
r.icd had time 10 decide whether the
vessel was pirate ar not. Several
American mcn-of-war have been put
inio lighting trim. aud the Kansas was
dispatched several days ago for the
southern waters. The people Of the
United States have already worked
themselves up TO the fighting pitch.
For cue we can't see the point. five
want Cuha lei Us squarely buy it, or
fairly iig.l, for it. and not declare war
upon weak nation like Spain, because
she promptly protected herself against
AN attempt to play the same game that
England played upon us in the time Of
our trouble with the Alabama. The
United States does not own Cuba, nor
is She in honor bound TO protect fill
busters.
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District court 18th Judicial OlstE1cs
Sedgwiek county, Kansas.
Jos. 8. McCally
s. X. Davis and
Mary A. Davis. 3
BY virtue of an order Of sale issued
out Of the district court Of the 18th ju-
dicial district, sitting in and for Sedg-
wick county, kasas, wherein Jos. ;.
McCnlly is plaintiff, and s. h Davis
and Mary A. Davis are defendants,
will. ON Monday, the 9Th day Of Decem-
Der, 1873, at IL o'clock q. M, ut the
court house door in the city of Wichi-
ia, offer for sale ut public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash in hand, all
the right. title and interest of the de-
PENDANTS, s. X. Davis aud Mary A. d.
Wis. lin aud to the following described
real property, to wit:
The southeast quarter of section No.
thirty-three (SS), in township No. twen-
ty-nine (29). south of range No. one ~
east, excepting ten (l0) acres of the
northwest quarter Of said tract rs
shown BY deed from said defendant
to one Sylvester Mann, and also three
(S) acres, as shown by deed from Jos.
s. and Jane F. McCnlly to d. w. and
e. F. Homer, situated in the county Of
Sedgwick and state of Kansas. Said
real property will be sold as the prop
erty of defendants, S. X. Davis and
Mary A. Davis, to satisfy said order Of
sale.
Shcriff's Office, Wichita, November
9Th, A. d. 1873.
WILLIAM SMITH, Sheriff,
Sedgwick county, Kansas.
Sluss & Dyer. plaintiffs attorneys.
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For the EAGLE.
Farmers Protest.
EAGLE.

EDITOR EAGLE: Knowing that, as a
public journalist, you take lively ill.,
terest in the welfare of farmers, | wish
to say few words In defence Of farm
crs, and worthy the attention of the
leading men Of Wichita.
Twenty.ninc farmers of Watson and
Waco township united last week in
signing preamble (Which has been
publishedD setting forth their griev-
amces, and declaring that they would
not haul their present crop Of corn to
Wichita for less than fifty cents per
bushel, from now until January next.
When we consider the high price we
pay for everything we buy, as gro
ccries. dry goods, farming implements,
smithing and harness. together with
the present taxes, corn cannot be raised
in Sedgwick county for less than thirty
cents, and as we have TO haul ii from
three to twenty miles, its prime cost
cannot be estimated at less than forty
cents in Wichita: and, as other men
have profits, surely we should have
ten cents per bushel, making fifty cents,
which we conceive to be fair value in
Wichita. Farmers do not complain of
the prices of dealers in Wichita, but
they protest against having to sell their
produce at one-half IFS real value. If
a few farmers, from necessity, are COM
PEELED to sell at TWENTY-FIVE cents, il by
no means fixes that us fair price. The
true value of commodity, whether il
be imported from the Indies or the Ar
chipelago,. or the Arkansas valley, is
relatively the samc--its cost and car
riagc. Ii the holder of such commo-
dity be compelled to sacrifice Il for one
half its real worth it will soon bring
ruin on its possessor. Thus if the
needy farmer be compelled to give one
half of his living to the town trader,
what is to become of the farmers who
are subjected to this ''stand and deliv-
err policy.
The farmers west of the river, having
flung to the breeze their protest against
twenty-five cent corn, invite farmers
east of the river to unite with them in
obtaining fair equivalent for their
produce. The wagons going to town
from the west side the past few days
show that somebody is in earnest. The
feeders in and about Wichita can well
afford TO pay fifty cents for corn, and
still derive a good profit from their
business. A farmer lays out all his
produce brings. and the low price paid
for his stuff is the chief cause Of a stag
nant town trade, such one as now af-
fects Wichita. Corn is cash article
in any country, and il is covert in
suit to offer man goods he does not
want for cash produce. The farmers
want some space on the open prairie,
near the Eagle Block, set apart for a
place, where they can stand
from 10 o'clock until , O'Clock TO sell |
10 feeders without being ANNOYED by |
from '.two bit" peddling |
FARMER OF LONE TREE.