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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-03

ed first mortgage bonds would suffer
material detriment and forfeit import
ant advantages in the event OF fore
closure OF the property under the first
mortgage alone, in settlement Of the
suits for foreclosure OF the following
divisions which have been brought and
are now pending:
Union Pacific first mortgage division.
Omaha to Ogden; Denver Pacific divis-
ion, Denver and Cheyenne; Kansas Pa
cific consolidated division, Kansas City
tot Denver, and Kansas Pacific middle
division, from the 10th mile post west
Of Kansas City, Mo-, to the 3i9th mile
post in Kansas. IT says bill Is about
to be filed for foreclosure of the Kansas
acific system division. The circular
treats of various points in the reorgan-
iZatiOn plan
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-03

ance wire had brought about the we'd
ding Of very wealthy couple, who are
now on their wedding tour.
z. T. Gilliland, the millionaire part
ner Of Thomas Eddison. gave a Valen-
tine Day reception at his villa at New
Rochelle, and among the guests were
George B. CASTOR, a wealthy 1ndianap-
oils man, who had been to this city on
business, and Miss Ethel Mary Bishop,
a London society belle and daughter
of j. ID. Bishop, who built the first tel
egraph line in China.
Mutual friends had praised the young
people to each other for long time, but
as is usual in cases where matchmakers
interfere, the couple did not take kind
~ to each other at fret They met
several times afterward, and Mr.. Gas
ton heightened his business trip to two
weeks. The little fay with the bundle
Of arrows had planted one IN Mr.. Gas
tons heart. but the wounded heart was
bashfuI and did not tell Miss Bishop
Of his feelings.
He waited until he got back to In
dianapolis and then sent Miss Bishop a
telegram, asking her to be at the tele-
phone IN Mr.. Gillilands villa at 8 o'clock
on the afternoon of March L The
young lady was at the phone at the
time when the bell rung, and was not
at all displeased to hear Mr.. Castor 5
voice, although the speaker was a
thousand miles away. The frightened
wooer was far away now and was not
afraid to meet a refusal, so he asked
Miss Bishop if she would marry him.
He could not see downcast eyes, nor
could he feel the warm breath OF the
young lady, in case he was accepted,
but he waived the pleasure rather than
take the chance Of trying TO find a
knothole to squeeze through in case he
was refused.
Miss Bishop is a practical young wo-
man and asked two weeks time to
consider the proposal. The expectant
sutton waited, and the days dragged
slowly by.
At last upon the twelfth day after
his proposal Miss Bishop went over to
Brooklyn to the office OF D. W. Sar-
gent, the vice-president and general
manager of the New York and New Jer-
sey Telephone company. She used his
private transmitter and called up Mr..
CASTOR. Her father, she said wanted
to take her to Europe, and before she
gave him a decided answer she wanted
to know what her sutton thought about
it. He answered:
Don't go to Europe until We go on
our wedding trip"
"All right" came the response. and
then a strange whizzing that tingled
through every nerve in Mr.. Gaston's
body went whizzing over the thousand
miles of wire to the Indianapolis wooer.
The next train from Indianapolis car
ried Mr.. CASTOR to this city, where ar
rangements for the marriage were
made.
The ceremony was performed in Mr..
Gilliland's villa on Tuesday night, and
yesterday afternoon the couple started
for Indianapolis, From there they will
take a trip to Europe, as was arranged
over the long distance wire.
The most unique wedding present
that the couple received was the trans
mitter which Miss Bishop used in &C
cepting the proposal. 1t had been
mounted on the shoulder of a silver
Cupid, at Mr.. Sargent's order.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-03
THOUSAND MILE CoURrsHIB.
Young Man Proposes Over q Telephone and
IL Accepted.

New York. Dec. Cupid IL has Of
ten been said is a strange little fay.
who when the occasion requires Il. viii
employ novel methods 10 gain his de-
sired end In many cases he has US
ed Uncle Sans mail system as a me-
dunn through which to propose mar
riage, but until recently no one could
accuse him of using long distance tel
ephone for this purpose. An instance
has been known where two New York
City telephone centraIs have conducted
their courtship over the local wire and
were in the end married. but L was
learned yesterday that the loag dist
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-03
PENALTY WILL SOON APPLY
Union Pacific Reorganization Harries Z
the Stockholders

New York. Dec the rso-gsnizz-
ton committee q the UniO1 Pacific
rad has issued a circular notifying So
cu-5iy holders that a penalty VII Dc
imposed upon deposits OF securities AZ
ter December 81. as contemplated u ne
published plan OF the reorganization
The committee may also decline a. any
tine 20 receive further deposits AID
points cut TIA. holders % 1o1-1eyos.s-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-03
DECISION ON A CAR COUPLER
81. Louis Car Coupler Company Wins a Case
of CIR. at Interest

St Louis, Nov. 90.-In the United States
court today, Judge Adams rendered q
decision for the complainant in the case IN
the st. Louis Car Coupler company vs.
the Shickler, Harrison & Howard COM
pany, finding that the defendant had In
fringed upon the compiainanrs patent :,
and ordering an injunctio and account
ing. The decision, which IS Of interest 20
every railway company in the country.
and 10 every manufacturer OF car coup
lers along the lines laid down by the
master car builders and adopted b. con-
gress, involves many thousands OF doll
lars, and affects the Gould. JENNIE Stan
dard. Chicago, Hinsol. Williams Trojan,
Buckeye and many other coupIers now IN
use.
In his decision Judge Adams said that
the only Questio represented for decision
was whether the knuckies are repairs
within the meaning Of the rule, which en-
titles q purchaser Of a patented article 10
repair when worn out. or replacement
Re nndS that the knuckles can De used
only IN connection wiki the remainder OF
the complainanrs device and Is therefore
O Replacement
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mer of Butler county, and frequently
visits Wichita, but he never forgets the
time he died in a hay NOW He SUN
keeps the old coffin and Mr. Gill and him
are the warmest of friends. They at
forwards married sisters, and now botn
have families, but the children or Mr.
Gill enjoy hearing about the ghostiy
ride of their father and Uncle Eli In
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-03
OATS TALK.
4 rGument In ysvor Of the Thsexy that
the FeIfnes Can Cenverss

the FeIinss Can cesverss
Theories Of srticulate language In
the animal kingdom are advanced
every day Some Of them are serious.
like Prot Gamers notion Of an in.elli-
gent and inieiligibi- speech Of apes;
bat the most interesting are those
which does not TAI the creSulf.y toe
far. Such Q one IL the theory OF .
feline tongue. exploited by the blind
author, Marvin Clark. In kis little
book o. Pussy and Her Language :"
Ee declare. that the smooth ard
liquid passages in our poeta. which eI-
press ononstopoeia, are bat echoes
from that rnost beautiful Of all lac
guAges, tha, o. the cat The ones
yoosi like /; among human torg5es nc
eaysL IL tire Chinese. the so11ds u each
being musical. neliI17ocs and pseAs-
ing 70 the senses A N the Chicesr.
aaa vorSas n -tha 49, i.s~-@a-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-03
soKs IN TIE TOWER OF LONDON.
Remarkable Circumstances I'm the Case OF
an Illinois Pioneer.

Virginia. III. Nov. oo.-Mrx John Hea-
ton, an historical parsonage Of the Old
world. and . highly respected early set
ter OF this section OF Limos. 1-e1 this
morning, aged IS years. Her maiden mans
was Mary J. Fullerton. s.G she was born
IN the tower OF London. Er4gssSd. FEB.
=. IS10. When ke- father, Major James
Fullerton. was in command Of the tower.
all visitors 20 tbs famous prism OF Tie
Old world were shown TIE room and e.
pectal attention VAS called 70 the fact BY
TIE guides that May J. Fullerton Hs@toa
was the only female ever born n the
town She e survived BY her husband.
Captain John HeatOa. aged =. sE1 alEe
Oh ldrea
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-03
SUPREME COURT SETTLES 1T.
Decision In the California Case of the
Blythe Estnte.

Blythe Estnte
San Francisco. Nov. 30.-The supreme
court OF California closed the litigation
over the Blythe estate by denying all
existing appeals except that OF the
Blythe company. from the decree OF
distribution. a matter which has been
practically settled already. By todays
decision the supreme court dismissed
the appeal OF Henry 7. Blythe. one OF
the so-called Gypsy Blythes," OF Ken
lucky and one OF the Savage heirs.
Today's decision practically settles
the whole case. confirming Florence
Blythe Hinckley in the possession OF
her fathers property valued at $A.0oO,0 600
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BUSINESS OpPORTUNI rs.

FOR SALE-Two frst-class hearses. on.
a large black one. good as new. and
one fine white heorse. They are the prep
erty OF a decedents estate and must ba
sold soon Call on or address David FItz-
nerald. Executor, North End. o. T
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WANTED-Horses TO winter. VIII car.
for gentlemen's driving horses Ia the hes,
manner possible. Alfalfa. good grain and
stabllng. Or. Minturn. Colwich. Kan.
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WANTED-To make you a better and
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also do the best and cheapest sheet Iron
and TN work. Caswell * Buckley. ia3 n
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Statesmen WANIEn-

SALESMAN WANTED-To sell our
goods 10 the wholesale and retail trace.
our goods sell on sight. Liberal salary
or commission paid. Position permanent
For particulars address Centennial Manfk
Co. Atlanta. Ca Factory. Mllwaukee.
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WASTED-RaIors. shears, clippers and
lawn mowers 10 grind J. r. Stafford. Ia
g. Main ST aIZl-tf
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MISCEILANEOUS.

GET YOUR PLANO TUNED by W. J.
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FOR sALE-stOck and nxturss. Mar
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the doctors
approve of SCOTS
Emulsion. For whom? For

Emulsion. For whom For
men and women who are weak,
when they should be strong
for babies and children who
are thin, when they should be
fat; for all who get no nourish-
ment from their food. Poor
blood is starved blood. Con-
sumption and Scrofula never
come without this starvation.
And nothing is better for
starved blood than cod-liver
oil. Scott's Emulsion is
cod-iiver oil with the fsh-fat
taste taken out.
Two Sizes, so cents and sf.oo
SCOTT BOVINE. New yor,
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over 20 ~ A.4n - EEggirs room 70
EfTt[y
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Eli Lynch, After Twenty-one Years, Visits
Wichita where He had the Notoriety of
Having Died in a Hay Mow-To Escape
the Expense of a Coroner's jury, His
Friend Starts with the Supposed Corpse
Fast Driving Returns the Man to Life,
Who Thinks He is the Subject of a Joke.
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FOR SALE-UpriFnt Crane piano. AT
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WANTEp-A woman or girl 20 do wash
ms. az ID 5. Topeka Avenue hotel.
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WANTED-Men everywhere 10 ac; a.
private detectives under Instructions Fx-
perience unnecessary. Contract and guar
antee furnished. Address Co-Opsratlvs
Detective Agency. Nashville. Tenn.
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q room house ar~f ros-a heus~ i1 god
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Help w NTeo-eEmALs.

WANTED-Bouse girl. wages $50 per
week Dunbar, the under aker.
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20 sat- Bertram Heating and Plumbing
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FOR SAI.E,-HOnle 8 rooms eAAt front
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east Of r r track . 90. erfinE for
I'D per year. Freeman q LaNrere-
eI1E
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-14
The Southern Railway Company
Employees.

The letter Of the president and third
vice-president of the Southern Railway
Company to the joint committee Of en-
gineers. firemen. conductors. and train
men who lately asked the company for
a restoration Of pay at the rates which
were in effect prior TO October, 1893, is
given In full In another part Of to-day's
Dispatch
II Is a paper that contains a great deal
Of general information. which will be Of
interest to all of the business public, and
We think that II deals with the en-
ployees with great frankness and fair
ness. The company makes an exhibit
Of its affairs to It's employees and shows
why 1t 10 that 1t cannot undertake TO
do more for them than II promises 10
do in the schedules made part Of the
letter. The company states that its Sue
cessful reorganization upon "a solvent
basis does not indicate any increased
power to pay wages or other items OF
operating expense" The earnings "have
not improved, except for Q short period,
and then only as compared with the
worst year In the history OF the roads "
President Spencer and Vice-President
Baldwin take pains to explain all these
things in their letter. a copy Of which
will 20 to each employee. and II would
seem that the facts and arguments which
they present would have the effect Of
convincing the employees that they can
not reasonably expect better pay until
better times come.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-14
u. IN. III. wife On Credit.

MONTERREY. VA. February D.-(Spe.
ciai. )-Ernest r. Dickinson. q young man
hailing from New Hope. Augusta county.
Va. and purporting to be a travelling
salesman for Thomas Hogshead K Co..
druggists. OF Staunton. became stranded
at this place several weeks ago. While
here he met and fell In love with Miss
Annie K. Hiner. a young and pretty girl
which love seems to have been recipro-
Gated by her. a. an agreement OF we'd
lock soon followed. Friends OF the girl
and relatives OF the prospective BRIDE
groom. who had become acquainted with
the facts, strenuously objected. because
of the absence Of his visible means OF
support. and a brother having given him
sufficient money to bear his expenses
home the match was declared or until
q few DAYS later. when he again showed
up. badly frostbitten, but still deter
mined. He succeeded In procuring q
marriage-license from a depaty clerk
without parting with the usual dollar.
A preacher was In waiting. and in less
than q jiffy the two hearts were welded
into one, the groom with ears frozen
until dropping like frozen geranium
leaves. The ceremony ended. and no.
thing more substantial being In sight. the
minister was made the recipient Of pro-
fuse thanks. He got his wife on credit,
and the record II broken.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-14
City Gas.

The eas-meter and the meter-man arr
moro 70 be relied upon than ones memo.
n. Now ami then the meter may b.
uroasiy "taken." but when this IL the
case the error ID almost sure TO be cor
fscted when the inspector comes around
and takes the state Of the meter the
next time.
TIE experience everywhere iss that the
avemge family begins to use more gas
Whensves the pr!ce VI the gas Ii lowered.
May not this be the case with us here
In Richmond? We think 30. Compare
your gas BIN for last month with your
bills for the same period In years past
aAd 80 what the relative consumption has
hssa and you may secure some valuable
1nfosmAticn.
II We unAerstand the working Of the
meter II II quito possible for one to get
some little gas with which he ~ not
charged. but It Ii next to impossible for
hin 70 Be charged with any eas that he
Doesn't 81. This We know II the reverse
Of the popular beiief--an unpopular epin-
ton w may say-but we believe that the
facts are - stated By ". The Gas In
spector b ofssas W might cay usually.
abuss1 without geod csuse.
NV - 70 the quality OF our sas. Can
di1ly, Il seems 70 " that It b not what
q uhouid hA We think II not very rich
. olumtsetias ousliusA and We know
thst 4 ~ . vssy bad smell Ysars ago
- .varrn tau9ht 70 heliovo that Wetts-
- = 'olerleea" Never was thsss .
9soo1er mis1ale u not only has IN ODER.
- : fas-sssehinx. Ai1spowerful. ard -
lileetial odor. Our city, gss II better
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-14

new than 4 was some months ago. but
Il b not BY any means ''odorleis' yet.
The eye Of the city man has been edu-
Gated ~ high on electric light One who
y used TO powerful electric light to
Rad or write BY can seldom Be satisfied
with sAs-llght afterwards. Hence We can't
speak 20 Desitive,y about the illumina ling
quality OF tpr city gas ~ We can about
It's odor.
All thinss considered. We look with
favor upon the proposed Investigation Of
these questions by the Committee on
Light Let US have light on our light.
II We have as good gas a. can be made
to be sold for 81 per thousand cubic feet
we shall have nothing more to say. But
II the gas can be improved IN any way
we say let 1t Be improved. and speedily.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-14

The Populists OF the North Carolina
Legislature seemed TO think the other
day that they had eutseneralled the
Democrats when they had succeeded IL
substituting for the currency resolution
OF the latter . declaration In favor Of
increasing the circulation In the Unitsa
States to $50 per capita.
We have bad occasion heretofore to
say that nobody could tell how much
the smooth working Of any financial sys>
TEN. One thing at least which ought
never TO be lost sight Of in this connec-
tion Ia that II the nominal circulation
were. say. n.5oo 100000. this sum would
practically be doubled by using It twice
q day instead Of once q day. II has =
thousand times been said that counting
successfully done 90 long a. one ten-doi-
lar note passed from hand to hand .
hundred times In . single day will pay
OF debts amounting to 5000.
Was money or currency abundant ana
the times good in the last years pre-
ceding the war between the States? We
are constantly told that such was the
case by the advocates Of a State-bank
system. But these same gentlemen are
constantly clamoring for more circula>
ton in the outlying provinces OF the
financial world. and seem to be fully bent
upon opposing any new banking system
which does not provide for a currency
n.
rency-a currency which will noat on
the wings OF the wind from any town,
county. or city In the United States to
the town. county. or city where 1t was
issued. The famous flush times In Ala
bama" were as nothing TO the flush
times all over the United States which
are expected to follow the repeal OF the
10 per cent. tax upon the circulating
notes Of State banks and the substitu-
ton Of these latter notes for the circu-
lating notes Of the national banks.
But Is II true that the system Of State
fore the war operated to MI full the cur
rency channels? Consult spofford ana
learn what he says on the subject. Here
are some significant figures: He says that
in 1870 the paper circulation was only
$s6s per capita, In 1851 II was only %.H'
and in 1860 II was only $3.50. But more
to be wondered at, he says that In 1885,
the most famous Of years for Its hard
times-the circulation per capita was
S1o.2s. or 30 per cent. more than II was
in the good time Of 1851 or 1850. Spot
ford. We say. gives these figures In tbs
American Almanac for 1878. but they
were prepared by Edward Young, Chief
of the National Bureau Of Statistics. In
other words. these figures are official.
We do not give these figures as fur
nishng a good reason why the volume
Of the circulating notes of the country
should not be increased. but as an as
surance that II II Is not increased the
world will not come to an end.