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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24
COAL AND RAILROADS.
MULvANE, Dec. q, 's5.

MULvANE, Dec. %, '85.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.
The chief topic here is railroad and
coal. Mr.. +. r. Osborne is about the
best posted man know Of and is au-
thority for the following: John Lo-
gan, who lives one and one-half miles
north of Mulvane, struck three-fOot
vein of coal at a depth of thirty feet
below the level of the river, and
knocked it cndways. or struck il end
ways, am not sure which. He says
the coal is of the finest quality, and a
dead sure thing. He says that real
estate has gone up high, in fact every
thing except groceries and dry goods,
and think they have advanced a
little. lie further states that a COM
pany has been organized and char
ter filed with capital of S., SOC. 900 to
build railroad from Leroy To the
western part of the state. This road
will be called the Leroy Il Great
Western and will run through Doug
las, Providence, thence along the
county line through the farms of r.
A. Hall, L. NJ. hester aad Dick Wy
gal, and will probably build a station
at Dicks, so he can dispose OF his
Chester breed of hogs, thence to Null
vane and Clearwater, and the Lord
only knows where it will go from
there. Mr.. Osborne holds his land at
500 per acre. but says he will take
SIS per acre for forty acres to be used
for a fair ground. Whoop 'em UP Ed.
STANTON
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24
POOR KANSAS CITY.

II is not a mere opposition OF
Wichita. or Atchison, or Emporia: II
is the apparent determination on all
sides to let Kansas City shift for her
self. aud Kansas City is poor hand
at working for railroads in spite OF
her present network.-k. {. Times.
And thus again are we reminded OF
the failures of the wind-wonder.
Truly, with all its network of railways
is Kansas City poor hand at working
for railroads. She never attempted TO
build but ono road, and that mere
link of forty miles. which would have
tied her directly up 10 all southwest
Kansas by an independent line, but
forty miles was too much for Kansas
City. Gculd then told them that il
they would raise a thousand dollars
per mile he would furnish the other
necessary nineteen thousand dollars
per mile, but they failed on that.
Poor Kansas City.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24
ST. JOHN AND THE EAGLE LINE.

Hon. Z IL. Swartz, member of the
legislature from Stafford county, and
e.. L. Weeks. business man, and j.
Il. &. Badly, lawyer, and all of St.
John. made Us a call yesterday morn
ing. These gentlemen compose del
egaiion who had come down 10 confer
with the directors of the Eagle Line.
They say that the people of St. John
and Stafford county are not only an1-
ious for railroad connection with
Wichita, but that they fully appreci-
ate the fact that such a connection
means better rates, cheaper freights
and more convenient jobbing mar
ket than any other possible connection.
Luckily, Manager Miller's special car
came in yesterday morning, SO that
the ST. John delegation had chance
to lay their propositions before full
board. IL is unnecessary for the
EAGLE that our merchants, jobbers,
bankers and business men are anx-
ious for connection with Stafford
county al the earliest day possible,
and that they will readily lend all
their influence in that direction.
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THE LEROY AND WESTERN Elk
Tensions:

5. S. Benedict, of Clifford. was IL
the city yesterday morning in the in
tcrest of the above named road. The
company that Mr.. Benedict represents
does not come to the people and say,
eff YOU will vote our bonds we will
build the road" but simply says "il
YOU will give US the right of way we
will build the road; we have the money
to build it with
The building of this line of road
will give us direct connection with
Kansas City, placing our grain and
stock BUYERS within fourteen hours
run of the best market in the west.
This is one of the many advantages TO
be secured by this road, and is mat
ter in which all our people are inter-
csted.
The proposition Mr.. Benedict makes
our people in full is "that if YOU do
nate us the right of way we will have
the road built and the cars running
into Clearwater by the first of De-
cember. 1886"
The charter for the line As We un-
dcrstand it, carries the road on TO the
west line of the state, thus making il
an east and west trunk line. With
such line of road as this crossing the
ST. Louis, Fort Scott aud Wichita at
this point, Clearwater is bound to
boom, and stronger inducements than
ever for manufacturers to locate
among us will be offered.
Monday is the day that several of
our leading citizens will start out to
secure rights of way, and it is hoped
that land owners along the line will
see the importance of this road TO the
country through which il passes. and
be be liberal in giving the right OF
Leader.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24
A STARCH FACTORY.

WICATTA, Kan. Dec. 81, 1855.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Some recent sales of real estate and
particularly those mentioned in sun
davis EAGLE, have opened our eyes in
regard TO the wonderful advance of
Wichita property. Such advances are
gratifying to all, but is present prices
are maintained and further enhanced,
and surroundings farm lands are TO
advance in proportion, il appears TO
the writer that there must be other
lines of business established and other
industries started 10 employ the large
number of laboring men that are al
ready in our midst.
Many line. of manufacturing would
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here. and especially those that

succeed here, and especially those that
would manufacture the material that
the country produces. such as packing
houses, paper mills, Oat meal, hominy
and starch factories. With the
last mentioned the writer Is
somewhat familiar, being from
a country Astounding in Starch fact
cries, mo less than seven being on
one line of railroad) and from obserya-
tions is satisfied that all the elements
for their successful operation are here
in 4 preeininent degree. Cheap corn,
(full cobs mostly cattle and hogs to
consume all the refuse, labor at reason
able rates, and lastly market for the
product that cannot be excelled.
A bushel of corn will make from
twenty-four to twenty-seven pounds
of starch, and the balance of the grain
goes into gluten and starch feed,
upon which cattle and hogs fatten
very rapidly.
The supposed great cost of factory
has probably been a stumbling block
in the way OF any who may have
thought of locating one here. In
order TO correct that mistake
1 have ascertained the cost of
a model factory, built
last summer by an old and successful
company, and it is presumed that all
the best appliances have been used
that experience has suggested, and
Notwithstanding that it was finished
at cos: of less than $4,000. The
buildings are all Of brick, and the con-
tract price was $l7,70O, machinery
$4,000. The grounds, feed watts,
stock sheds, etc, are in addition to
the above cost. These figures will
have to be raised TO suit this locality,
but not enough TO materially change
the result. The capacity of the factory
mentioned is 1000 bushels per day.
To show what it is doing for the
town where located I append a clip
ping from paper published at that
place, which at the same time will in
dictate what such factory would do
here:
'.Some idea can be had Of the
amount of corn that is coming into
this market of what amount of money
it puts into circulation by its sale, of
what benefit it is to the trade of the
town and county, and of what the
Cerealine Mill and Starch works, as
manufactures, are doing for them
selves and TO increase business here.
Within the past forty days the First
National bank paid out for corn alone
SS5 900, and on last Saturday the pay
ment on notes at that bank was four
times as great as Oh any other day in
The past five years. Thus money mat
tiers have been made much easier aud
very perceptible revival in business
has been made"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24

The editor of the Herald had an OPP
portunity in Wichita last evening TO
examine the Thompson Houston cleo
trio light apparatus, rs well as to see
test of the capacity Of the light.
While the light appeared very much
the same as the Brush or other electric
lights il burned far more steadily; in
deed, during space of some fifteen
minutes, no appreciate Pickering or
flsring could be observed. This result
is gained by an automatic cutoff or
governor on the machine, which CON-
pensates for all loss Of power by the
dition of lights and reduces the guam
tity of electricity applied when lights
are shut off.
The citizens of Wichita have con-
cluded to form company to put in
the lights and Wichita will soon be
supplied with the electric light in full
blast Anthony Herald.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24
TO PROMOTE RAILROAD BUILD
lNCIN KANSAS.

There are Q large number OF Trunk
line corporations ike the {. Il. 4 O.,
Chicago & Northwestern. the Mil
waukee & ST. Paul, and many Others,
whose stock is worth in the market
more than dollar for dollar Ii is
therefore no inducement for these
roads TO exchange their stock for mu-
nicipal bonds, or, in other words, TO
accept local subsidies, SO called, which,
iu the instances cited, become
hurthen rather than an aid, except as
they can use them in the extension of
of branches under new corporate
names. Now, instead of permitting
townships and counties TO vote four
thousand dollars per mile of bonds
for stock in railroads, if q supple
mented law was passed permitting
that onc-third OF one-fourth of this
sum might be paid 10 the owners of
properties, by the county commits
sioners. upon a legal condemnation,
for right-of-way, it is our judgment
that in majority % instances the
railroad companies would accept the
r:ght-of-wsy and build the road, re-
fusing the remainder of the bonds,
for which stock would have to be re-
turned dollar for dollar. OF course
the proper guards would necessarialy
have 10 be incorporated in the law
allowing no condemnation nor pay
ment OF right OF way until the con-
struction was assured by county
bonds or otherwise that the road
would be built. The cost o. right
ofway across Kansas, in any direction,
will hardly average one thousand dol
lars per mile, exclusive of terminal
and depot facilities, but we venture
the assertion that could the simple
right of way be rendered free of cost,
through Kansas, half dozen of the
roads terminating AT the Missouri
river would utilize such rights of ways
Immediately and without any re-
ference 10 the offer of any additional
bonds, or subsidies. That it would be
wiser for Kansas municipalities TO pay
TO It's own citizen seven two thousand
dollars per mile for right of way
than 10 turn over four thousand
dollars per mile for an equal amount
OF stock in some mere branch
line, under a local corporation name,
we have not the least doubt. In other
words, from several years intercourse
with railroad men and railroad oper-
ators we are convinced that this mat
ter of a right of way is in their eyes
of great Importance. Railroad men
claim, and no doubt justly, that as
soon as line is determined upon lands
suddenly become very valuable and
subject to immense damages, SO much
so that it is our opinion that the Of
fer of clean right-of-way to st. Joe
or to Omaha or TO Kansas City from
Wichita would bring as many new
roads 10 us in the shortest possible
time and bring them in the absence of
any or all subsidies. so-called, in the
way of municipal bonds.
As Kansas above all things else now,
in material direction, is asking for
more and greater railway facilities TO
the ends of cheaper rates and more
general prosperity, the EAGLE would
respectfully call the attention of the
members of the legislature at their
coming session to this matter of less
bonds and more right-of-way,-of less
debt aud more immediate and greater
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24

The Wichita EAGLE is not satisfied
with our little compliment in recogni-
ton of the Chicago lnter-Ocean cor
respondents assertion that Wichita is
certainly the most cnterprising and is
destined TO become the largest, as it is
now the best city in kansas.-kansas
City Times.
The EAGLE was more than satisfied.
What we said was with reference 10
Atchison, Topeka and Fort Scott,
We desired TO let them all down easy.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-24

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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-05-02

|. During the French conquest of Al
geria negotiations for peace were en-
ter upon with the sheiks of certain
Arab tribes, and meeting for the
settlement Of terms was arranged to
take place at the French headquarters.
The French officers received their
guests of the desert with great hos
pitality, and banquet was given in
their honor At this the utmost splen
dor was unfolded in order to dazzle
their eyes and captivate their simple
minds. At it's conclusion an adjourn
ment to large hall was proposed.
Here nj. Houdin, the celebrated con
jurer, who accompanied the French
forces, was to give an exhibition Of
his skill; which to them seemed SUI
pernatural. They stared in open.
mouthed wonder at all the tricks that
were performed, and a feeling of awe
crept over them as they saw the mys-
FERROUS appearings and disappearings
of various objects. But the greatest
marvel to- them was the apparent
manufacture of cannon-balls The
conjurer passed around among them
high hat. This they examined very
carefully, but without being able to
discover anything unusual in either
it's make or appearance.
When it was returned to him, M.
Houdan placed it on the floor in the
middle of the stage in full view ofhis
audience. He then proceeded to
take from that hat cannon balls APP
parently without number, and rolled
them across the floor into the wings.
This terminated the performance.
The chiefs consulted among them
selves, and came to the conclusion
that it wus useless to oppose an army
that could turn out its ammunition in
so easy manner. They therefore
signed the required treaty, and de-
parted to tell their friends in the des-
e. of the wonderful power of the in
rs-Editor's Drawer, in Harp
er's Magazine for May.
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CRASH
Louis Cook Carriage Company Fail. Caus-
ing Sensation in Financial Circles.

Louis Cook Carriage Company Fail. Caus-
ing Sensation in Financial Circles.
CINCINNATI, April 23.--Financial and bus
ness circles were shaken from center TO cir
umference by the assignment of the Louis
look manufacturing company, the we'll
tnown manufacturers of carriages, wagons,
uggies, etc. Ex-Mayor ThomasJ J. Stephens
s the assignee. Thomas A. Logan, the COM
,any S attorney in the matter of the assign
nent, when asked as to the condition of the
irm's affairs, said:
''The company's book-keeper has gone
arefully over the accounts, and the face
ralue of the company's assets is s297,0O0,
While the liabilities are shown to be in round
numbers s200,00Of'
''What caused the troubleF' was asked.
''In the first place country creditors for
arge amounts who have heretofore proven
rood have recently failed to meet their obi
cations with the company. This, with other
Kings, put the company in tight financial
condition. The immediate cause Of the fail
ire came in the form Of an attachment for
s544,50 sworn out by the Cincinnati Litho-
graphing company. twill be shown that the
ithographing company was really indebted
he Cook company, and the Cook company
will hereafter sue the lithographing COM
,any for big damages in bringing ON this
rouble. You can say with confidence that
he Cook company will pay out"
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A New Bee Plant.

1t would perhaps be more accurate
to say, new use for an old plant, as
correspondent of "The Garden
(London, Eng.), recommends the
well-known and popular Siebold's
Stone-crop (Sedun &eboldii), as a
plant to be grown for bee pasture.
We do not remember having seen
any of the Sedums mentioned by our
apiarists as of value in furnishing
either pollen or honey. The Japan
ese Stone crop is perfectly hardy, at
least near New York, and is one of
the most ornamental of the large
genus to which it belongs, It's nu-
merous stems, sometimes foot long,
are trailing, or almost PROSTATE. On
this account it is often grown in
hanging baskets, and in pots and
pans it is more frequently seen as q
house plant than hardy one. 1t
has several excellent qualities for a
bee plant, being easily propagated,
and thriving in poor soil; it is also a
capital rock plant, and endures the
longest drouths without apparent in
jury. It's clusters of purphsh pink
flowers are produced at the end of
each stem in the autumn months, and
last long time. Its late blooming
particularly commends it for apiarian
use, as it comes at season when
honey yielding flowers are scarce.
The plant is kept by florists generally,
and may be propagated by breaking
up the plant and setting out the
stems singly, or the stems may be
cut into pieces two inches or less
long, and rooted in the usual manner.
american Agriculturist for May.
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vlcKSBURG IN ASHES.
ASwinging Gas jet Causes Loss of $780,
600.

ASwinging Gas jet Causes n Loss of $780,
600.
New ORLEANS April 21.-A Times Demo-
rat special from Vicksburg, Miss, says:
Fire broke out in the clothing department
# the Famous dry goods establishment, COM
,letely quitting that building together with
hose of Maurice Mayer 81 Co., dry goods;
Mrs. Bloom, dry goods; VIM. Bruser, hard
ware; Warner e. Searle, clothing; Boam e.
To-, stationers; Robert Ernst, jeweler; A.
Prescott, hardware and wagons; Joseph
'odesta, wholesale liquors.; William
chamberlain, insurance: 0 Martin &
o., cotton brokers; Commercial Herald
,ffice, Western Union office; A. Monk,
hoe shop; telephone exchange, three resi-
lences on Mulberry street, United States
dgnal Office, the Offices of Fred Speed, Mar
in Marchall, Maj. Magruder, Judge Cowan,
McCabe 81 Co., several attorney offices and
wo colored lodges. The fire is under con-
rol, but water is scarce and only two en-
zines are working. The loss is a quarter of
, million. Bruser's loss is $35, 900, insurance
s25, 0C0; other insurance and individual loss
mobtainable at present. The fire originated
rom a swinging gas jet.
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Attention, Doctors.

Everybody knows that the. life of the
average physician is hard one. He IL
often compelled to ride great distances
through mud and rain for a merely nom
inal fee. II is not fit nor proper for us 10
condemn any physician for his work, but
we do assert that his practice can be maze
easier, and he can effect more cures by
the proper and judicious use of PEkUyM-
If he will only add this great REM ~ 10.
his list ofmedicines he will find tlist his
usefulness will be greatly increased. Fun
direction for its use will be found in the
Ills Of Life" and he should at once pro-
cure this valuable book
N. J. Wright, Business Agent Evening
Herald, Erie, Pa, says: "DR. iIARr-
MANI can not but feel it my duty to
express to you my thanks for the great
benefit received from the use Of yonr
medicines, PERUNA and MANALiN.
One bottle Of each placed me square on
my feet, after sickness of four weeks
which confined me to my bed, and then
left me lame and crippled. Three days
from the commencement of the use 81
your remedies the cane was dispensed
with, and in week was perfectly WE'LL"
Mrs. Ellen Maynard, Oswego, Potter
county, Pa, writes: "DR. HARTMAN,
Columbus, O. The small ulcers are all
healed, and the two large ones are not
more than half as large as they were. |
am feeling quite well. The people say
your PRRUNA and MANALrN are doing
miracle. do not take nearly so much
opium as did before"
Joseph Thomas, East Brady, Pa.
writes ! have used your PERuNA and
MANALIN with good results. In the year
Of 1850 l was so bad that could scarcely
walk. used PEnuNA and MANALiv,
and am now as healthy as | have ever
been. have also recommended II to
several parties, and they have been much
benefited by it,
Mr.. G. III. Harris, New Vienna, Ohin.
writes: "Our little girl was paralyxed
at thirteen months old, and we resorted
to everything we could hear Of for relief.
but she appeared TO get but little bcttcr
Hearing Of PERuNA we concluded to tfy
1t, and will say it has done her great
deal of good - the first bottle apparently
giving aid and relief. We have used Il ssr
nervousness in other cases on other per-
sons and found it success. For general
debility, and in fact for any disease. We
don't think anything else can at all COM
pare with il. We have used forty or Il ~
bottles, and our house 10 never without
PERuNA. Our little girl is now eight
years old, and can run any place. was for
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NEWS In A NUTSHELL
cOLLATED AND CONDENSED FOR
CASUAL CONSIDERATION.
Fresh. Crispy Glcanings OF Recent Note
worthy Happenings and Important
Events PurposeIy Prepared
for Random Reading.

There are rumors of an impending general
strike among the employees of the Grand
Trunk railroad.
One hundred and fifty Tennessee convicts
working in Coal Creek mine, refuse to 60 to
work because ill-fed.
Tuscarawas valley miners are called to q
conference at Clinton next Saturday in view
Of the operators request for reduction.
Six workmen from Sarven's wheel factory,
Indianapolis, are out against repeated reduc-
tons They claim the other 100 viii follow
at once. Too much contract work is their
main grievance
Wilmington, N. c., cotton mills shut down
for sixty days through trade depression
The Ironton nail mills win be changed to
steel nail plants. 1t throws 500 men out.
A general strike is threatened on the
Grand Trunk railroad
Locomotive brotherhood protests against
color-blind tests by the Hudson canal COM
pany
The striking weavers and manufacturers
Of Philadelphia agreed 10 abide tho results
Of a conference and the strike is ended
The amalgamated association of iron and
steel workers will demand at their confer
ence with the manufacturers at Pittsburg,
Saturday, S. so per ton for boiling, with GER
tain reductions in finishing departments. II
the trade does not warrant it, they are au-
thorized to reduce ten cents all around, and
then, il the offer is rejected, to strike. Tho
action affects 100, 600 men.
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A MIDGET FATHER.
Even the Blue Blood Of Royalty Sometimes
Courses Wrong.

Even the Blue Blood Of Royalty Sometimes
Courses Wrong.
NEW YORK, April 23.-Baron Ernest
Magri, of Bologna, brother Of Count Rose
bud, who was married TO the widow Thumb
at the Church of the Holy Trinity week OF
two ago, was prisoner at the tombs. The
baron is two feet five inches tall, and the
father of three children. who are all in Italy.
Ida Newman, of 24Q East Thirty
street, expects him to make provision for the
support of her child She is of average
height and rather pretty.
While waiting the arrival OF his counsel,
Charity Commissioner Nissan, of Brooklyn,
and his bondsman, Abel Riccadonna, the res.
taurateur of Union square, the baron re
manned in an Office adjoining the court. He
said that Miss Newman knew he was mar.
ried. She says he promised to marry her,
and gave her q silver medallion with hi:
monogram upon it, "B. II. M B standing
for baron, of course. Upon the back of ths
medallion is the inscription, ITO my darling
Ida" Mr.. Riccadonna gave $500 bonds fol
the dwarf.