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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

1nr Boston board of health will allow live chickens
kept inside the city limits and yet would think live
chickens deeterious health dead ones would be-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

" MORGAN succeeds in purchasing Lafsyettes sword
there are those who wouldn't he got stuck on the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08

McLAuRN reply to the request for his resignation seems
10 be even sharpsr than the rIlman pitehlork.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25

declared that the consular scrvice was
not what it should be. ard suggested the
creation OF a national school OF commerce.
the graduates OF the institution 10 be
eligible TO appointment 10 consular posi-
tons under civil service regulations He
also suggested that American banks be
encouraged u establish branches in Next
CO. as it would materially assist IN the
extension OF American trade. He thought
that the west should insist on the pro-
visions OF the ship subsidy bin being made
wide enough to include the establishment
OF new lines TO Mexican ana Central
American points.
n. NJ Sherman Of Geneseo, who spends
much Of his time in Mexico; J. E. How
ard. well known miller OF Wichita. and
c. W. Cook OF the Santa Fe freight de-
partment. indcrsed Mr.. Hulit's remarks.
and stated that n their opinions the
west could NOT fail to reap great benefits
from reciprocal treaties with the Latin
American countries.
c. r. Hoffman OF Enterprise then pro-
posed the formation OF 4 state associs ton
at Topeka. with a paid secretary, Tor the
purpose OF working up sentiment and in
teresting other western states In the
movement. This idea met with approval,
and VIII be passed upon when the con-
vention meets next month
After some discussion. Governor Stanley
was authorized to appoint a committee.
composed Of one representative IF each
interest represented at the conference.
10 prepare a plan for the permanent or
eranizatior
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
BLOOD HOUNDS DIscRE0ITED
Dogs co TO Track Two Young Men at
Atwood.

Atwood Kan, Dec 24-The vault of the
county treasury was blown open by burg
largs Saturday night and about $1,000 was
taken. The explosion awakened people
living in the vicinity. who arrived on the
scene twenty minutes later and found no
trace of the safe blowers.
The bloodhounds from Manhattan ar
rived early this morning and We're i'm
mediately put,on the scent of the robbers.
The dogs Immediately took up the scent
and passed out the south door and turned
north. They went in this direction about
three blocks and stopped at a barn and IS
nothing was to be found in the barn they
were taken back 10 the court house ana
repeated this action by again stopping a t
the barn. After a few minutes they again
took up the scent which led directly to
the house about fifty yards south of the
barn. They made their way to the front
door and waited to be let in and when tho
door was opened they made their way d.
rectly to the feet of two young men who
are strangers in this vicinity having come
here Thursday drivink small herd Of
horses which they sold Saturday on the
streets.
The horses sold so cheaply caused much
comment. The young men weer immed-
lately taken to the court house and close
~ questioned and searched. but as moth
ing discriminating was found they ere ct
liberty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
In rwentu.six vea.s

A comparison Of the annual REPORTS OF
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Re railway
system for 1916 and ls91. shows how the
great southwest and The great Santa Fe
nave grown in 26 years
For exaraple-in 1878 the gross earnings
~ the Santa Fe were Sl.500oo9, operating
expenses $4,000. and net earnings $50 on:
while in 1851 the gross earnings were 81. e.
100000. operating expenses x34.5o9003. and
net earnings S2o.0o0. 0oo-ir other words. the
computations now are by millions instead
Of hundreds Of thousands
As 10 mileage. the growth has been
eq-aliv rapid. IN 1s7j the road Only ex-
tenaed from Kansas City and Atchison 10
wichita ard Pueblo. ii miles On June
1901 the main track mileage oper-
atea was $40. which has since been added
TO considerably ~ acquisition Il new
lines
TwcHtT-siN years aeo the rolling stock
consisted or . locomotives and I0-s cars.
including two Pe-imans. This year tho
foo-ings are. i.'-s locomotive arsd goes
cars.
Then the car mges-e r ra - and
the engine mneaec $4,000" wit IS
ss5 eo.oo ard q afn m respect
Under she items ~ operating expenses
we Gad -hat while oriv 1896. pounds q
ste was gssa 10 ls-5 TIE requirements
f7r l1l Terc 31.es raurds- coal n lg-s.
ssot1 tona and il Ie'1. geo 90 TONS wages
81 enziaeera. aremea and Wipors % 1s7c.
s7-e arf Dr. l-l. 80. as. locoHar tive
rarslrs v-re teeo 81 the early period.
ana seq ~ IN tte present
PASSENGER ard freieist rrsfc show re-
marEat1s lncre v.z 5sE sasae1-
-srs a. against -sets. ard $50. 81. 80 tons
< lre-eft csrriea enc rn1e. - compared i
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
CONVENTION DECIDED ON
Commercial Men From over State
Have Meeting on Mexican
Pe~i0-orfTv

Topeka. Kan. Dec. -4--oE January p
and . a state convention OF the CONNER
ciai. livestock and agricultural interests
in Kansas VIII be held in Topeka. Cor the
purpose Of urging the adoption by c0u-
gress Of reciprocal treaties with Mc-ico
and orher Iatin-Anlerican countries. The
decision was reached yesterday at O con-
ference or ABOUT 81 representative ~ the
various industries OF the state. il j. ex-
pected that there VIII be abcut go Cala-
gates ut tha convention. who wil ts cl-
,fied equally between the various ialas-
tries
IS tho convention VII Dc he'd ~ the
same tirae as tie Kansas Aid-inter e1la-
sition. tie attendance may Be lara
than expected. and i Eili give che slanl-
facurers and business men o. The STATE
an excellent opportunity 70 attend two
meetings. both o. which are 70 th-ir il-
tsrest II IS hoped also 20 have the gov
errors n sereral other western sstes
present - talk an the suaiect p rec.Trcc-
srv ard the convc-rica vlI request tEHu
TO initiate o similar m1vei-- ~ ia. t1er
states
The conference Yesterday vas 1ei Fl
the NE coart r. ors - The Stste
house Il Was cai,sd - os1er aheat 20
9-cfcci. 81 IRE 8srsi~S Governor - ~
l-,- vs rads 1n1fru1sr ard r
Governor sr4rieE
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
INCOMES oE RAILROAD
Report for 1901 Shows Gain of $685.
577,218 Over 1900 in Earnings.

Washington. Dec. 24.-The preliminary
report of the interstate commerce COM
mission on the income accounts of rail-
ways in the United States for the year
ended June 80, 1901, shows returns Of rail-
way companies 1872, 1913 miles of line. The
passenger earnings Of these railways
were 1926 s09, 30. and the freight earnings
s1,u4740,770. The total gross earnings
were $1,57S, 16l2O5. or SS211 per mile of line
against 81, AS. O44S14 in 1900. Operating ex-
penses amounted to 81 or. 156. 2SI, or s. .32s
per mile Of line, making net earnings.
$685.. COZ ,924. or S35,57, 21S in excess of the
fiscal year 1900. The amount of dividends
declared during the year was S121, Jos, 6S7,
or S1S, 100000 more than for the same roads
in 1900. The surplus from operations was
81, 544, 7S5. The complete report for the
preceding year showed a surplus of ST.
657.933. The preliminary report is con-
fined to returns of operating roads The
dividends paid by the operating and leas-
ed lines annually include about $4,000, 010
paid in the part of leased lines.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
GUNBOAT LEAVES COLOMBIA
Marietta sails 10 Porto Rico and All is
Wei OF Appears SO.

Washington. Dec. 24-The navy depart
ment has been informed that the gunboat
Marietta left Colon yesterday for san
Juan. Porto Rico. after visiting Nombre
De dos Colombia. where she was sent in
answer 10 request by persons interested
in some American mining establishments
at that place. which We're represented as
endangered by the disturbed conditions
in that part of Colombia. From the
fact that the Marietta made such short
stay at Nombre De Dios and has pro-
ceeded TO San Juan. according to her
original program, it is assumed here that
affairs in the quarter visited were not
such as to warrant the retention of the
gunboat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
OYER KANSAS Farm
Woman and Daughter are
Charged With Fraud.
SOLD AN0lHER'S LAND
Likeness in Names Leads to
Error in Inheritance.

Chicago. Dec. 2i-An alleged fraudu-
lent transfer of Kansas farm valued
at $4,000 is the charge brought against
Mrs. Minnie Mccoy and her daughter
Lulu Mccoy of Chicago, who appeared
before magistrate here today. The two
women were arrested here yesterday on
complaint of Charles Mccoy who claims
that his sister named Lulu NJ. Mccoy, is
the rightful owner of the land and that
the Lulu Mccoy named as defendant
made use Of the similarity of names to
transfer land in which she had no right
ful interest.
Joseph Mccoy of Phillips county, Kan
sas, original owner of the land. diei in
1889 and left the land-160 acres Of bot
tom land to his daughter. Lulu N. Nc
Coy. Up TO two years ago she hal no
doubt but that the land was still in her
possession. although managed by another
In 1899, however. a personal stating
that If Miss Lulu Mccoy will CORES
pond with Jems Coffey of Woodruff, Ia,
she viii learn something to her advan-
tage,' appeared in a Chicago paper.
Charles Mccoy alleges that this adver-
tisement was answered by Mrs. Minnie
Mccoy and that as a result transfer of
the land to 1Ir. Coffey was signed BY Mrs.
McCoy's daughter, Lulu. Mrs. Mccoy
told the police that Mr.. Coney paid her
daughter $546 for the deed. Through
Coney it is said the land was sold to o.
S. Wing of Hamburg, Iowa. Mr.. Wing
reahed Chicago yesterday with ex-Con-
gresham y. =. Mccormick, his attorney.
Mr.. Wing said he was acting in good
faith and that he gave Coffey $500 10 get
the signature of Miss Mccoy to the deed
supposing that the rightful owner alone
would be found bearing that name.
Mrs. Minnie Mccoy is credited with as
sorting that she had no reason to believe
that the land might not have been willed
to her daughter as she had relatives in
Kansas.
Mrs. Mccoy and daughter declared their
willingness to transfer TO Mr. Wing 100
acres Of land in Michigan to reimburse
him if it is found that the Kansas farm
should be transferred back to the other
Lulu Mccoy. A continuance in the hear
ing till January 3 was taken in order to
bring witnesses from Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25

jects Of value. 1t was suggested that he
murdered his children in fit Of drunken
madness, as he spent the evening of the
murders in drinking, and as no trace Of
the alleged tramps were found Besides
this, Briere's wounds were onI yslight.
and the knife with which they were in
fiicted belonged to his house. Finally. q
blood-stained jacket belonging TO Briere
was discovered, hidden under some straw
in the court yard.
Another theory advanced IN connection
with the murders was that Briere wanted
to marry a widow who had rejected him
on account of his large family and that
he, therefore. sent for all Of his children
some of them at that time boarding with
neighbors. and committed the murders.
after which he invented the story of
the two tramps. hoping thereby to shield
himself from suspicion.
Happiness is but another name for per-
feet health. Use Prickly Ash Bitters
and be happy. 1t keeps the vital organs
healthy and well regulated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
NEoDEsHA's FIRST FACTORY
Lanyon Brothers VIII Erect Smeiter
at Kansas Town.

at Kansas Town.
lola, Kan, Dec. PA new smelling
company which will be known as the
Lanyon Smelling company. and which is
composed Of Z. V. Lanyon. Dee Lanyon
and VIII Lanyon, Jr., OF Pittsburg has
been formed. The purpose OF the COM
pany is TO erect and operate zinc smell
ter at Neodesha, Kan. where they hold
extensive gas leases.
This is Neodesha's first factory of any
size aside from the Standard Oil refinery
which really does not amount TO much as
an employer of labor. and that town
seems destined to pick up and move
along some. The canyons have plenty
of gas land in the vicinity of Neodesha
and all three being out of the business
here, and all three being expert snelter
men. 1t natural they should strike out for
themselves. The plan calls FIR n smelter
OF some 800 retort capacity and a gas
well viii be started soon and the plant
begun as soon as the weather will per-
nit.
E. V. Lanyon VIII sever his present po-
sition with the Lanyon Zinc company as
soon as he is relieved. Both he and Dee
viii probably move TO Neodesha TO look
after their plant.
Keep the bowels active II you would
preserve your health. A dose of Prickly
Ash Bitters now and then does this to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
NEGOTIATIONS ARE DRAGGING
United States Is Far From Having IT.
Hand on Danish West Indies.

United States Is Far From Having Its
Hand on Danish West Indies.
Washington, Dec. 24.-The negotiations
between the governments of the United
and Denmark. looking to the cession of
the Danish West Indies. are dragging. No
substantial progress has beer made since
last week. The latest suggestion from
the Danish side IS that the people of the
Islands shall determine by plebescite
whether or not they shall be ceded to the
United States. The outcome Of such a
test cannot be foretold Tor the strong
feeling Of attachment for the mother
country on the one hand might be offset
by the great trade advantages expected
to follow the cession of the islands TO the
United States
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25

RUSSAN0 F00l
Paul Lesszr NossHe~ <aina --hst @he
Nay Ao..r. IEans.inr...n $3.50.

Pekin. Dee -i--PaDl Lcssar she
sian minister to Cliaa. has requested sse
Chinese plenpolentarias. Prla Cs-.
and Vans wen Shao II ures.at th-sr 5i-
jections 10 the 3lauohuTian treat. .Hea
was discussed here between 81 Lsr
ana the Chinese Representative last san
ordayl in writing for transmission IL lis
government The ministers of .he r5r-
eien powers here. who oppose This treaty.
consider this request 10 De a sign that
Russia is willing to modify her demands.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
cowLEY COUNTY VERY TONY
Telephone System Is Organized for
the Rural Districts

the Rural Districts.
Geuda Springs. Kan. Dec. 24.-Cowley
county is probably the first county Of
the state 10 have q telephone system or
ganized primarily for the benefit of the
rural residents. The Morgan Rural Tel
ephone company is the new organization
which VIII have its headquarters at At
lanta, in this county and viii operate IN
Cowley and Butler counties. J. T. Nor
gan, the well known organizer and pro-
moter, lives at Wendell. Butler county.
and expects TO build Up system which
VIII reach many of the localities in this
and adjoining counties. The first line to
be built viii be from Leon to Winfield.
It will connect here with the independent
company's exchange and all its toll con-
nectiOns
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
Notice


Notice IS HEREBY given that The under
siSn5d appraisers have been appointed by
the mayor and colncilmcn of the city II
Wichita. 10 assess tho damages and rene-
fits to property owners Tor the widening
az Ellis avenue between Douelas avenue
and Prince street. ia said city. ana that
SAIL soDr3isers VII meet f. the office Of
the citv clerk. in the city building. on
Saturday January 3. 1872. At ten O'Clock
q. ~. f0r TIE purpose OF assessing dam
ae,s ana benefits IN the benefit district.
established and bounded as follows. viz
Commencing at The southwest corner ct
tho Intersection Of DOUGLAS avenue and
Ellis svenne: thanca Woss 1e feet: thence
seCth I'D feet tlc,re west 81 feet. thence
7oe-h 90 -he meth lire Of Division street:
t1cncc cast on the ucrth line Of Division
street 20 the Tine dividing .ots u rad -
oa Division street. in HIDES addition TO
Wichita thence north 70 tho south line Of
Park Place avenue. south az HYDE Park;
-henco west T. the southeast corner Of
The Intersection Of Ellis arznue ard ParE
Plece avenue: thence north along the east
lire ~ Ellis avanue 90 che northeast cor
ner al TIRE intersection of Ellis avenue
With Park Place avenue. north 81 HYDE
l'ark, Themes e-st e TIE line dividing lots
10 r. crI 8 or PARK Place avcuac IL
IIy5c's addition 10 Hgi-fita, thence rcrth
"a saii zine So tae sollth lLne ~ the alley
south - krlri- 8 addition. therce west
- d n1.al dae sourh - ths e-st I1e ~
let ~ OF Ellis everue. in lSntshts add
t57n u Wichita. taenca ro-a ,c tia lre
~ reserve ia kich-s -lil tie05 thcnce
-l-.Sf III fna u-S- lire az tr NJ On
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
DRESSED AS WOMAN
Horse Thief From Emporia Is Brought
to Halt at BurlirGame.

% FIaIV a buFIIH9dWc,
Emporia. Kan, edo. Plate last
night some one stole a valuable horse
and buggy belonging to DR. Louis Ryan
X was hitched on Merchant street In
mediately neighboring towns were uoti-
fed by wire. This forenoon word was
received that man with the horse and
rig went through Usage city this morning
and about noon Burlingame reported the
capture OF a man IN womans clothing
driving the rig Sheriff O'Connor. who
started for Usage City by first train this
morning, went over to BuIlingame. ac-
comDanled by Or. Ryan. This afternoon
he sends word that he is returning by
first train with the horsethiefw in custody
and that DR.. Ryan IS driving home IN his
buggy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
vICHITA & WESTERN


arrive from West.
No. 411-Fratt AID kncmsn pas
Senger daily except sunday =. IA
Ne. f14-Pratt and HinCman Gc-i
ccmmodatioss TUESDAY. Taurs-i
day, saturday. ..s..-.-.---.......
Depart West:
No s1i-King-an and Pratt pas-i
senEer tdaiiv except sunday. s.
No. s12-kingman and Pratt ac-i
comnodation Monday. We'd
nesiay and F'r.dayS .......-....-.i
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25

L & p. At Oklahoma city. with Santa
Re and Frisco At south AcAiesssr, with
81. X y T. At Little Rock. with Little
Rock. Hot Spriu-s & Western fo-. Hot
springs =. Aenqh.s. with al lines Tor
all points north. south, southeast and
northeast.
{. 3 HART. C. ". A.
Oklahoma City. o 7.
G. II LEE. G. ?. A..
Lille Rock Ark.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25

The kidneys ache when they are over
worked and the trouble gets serious IN
less promptly removed. PTicky Ash
Bitters is a reliable kidney tonic and
bowel regulator.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
Time Table. In
Arrive I Leave
4 & lnS.
North and East:

rams. arrive leave
North and East.
No. 2-Kansas city. Gill
ago and 81 LOuisi
limited daily ......i 9:f5 a M s:45 q N
No. 36-Daiiy Except
sunday. Kansas City.l
St Louis limited con-
meets with colorado
Iyer FOR COLORADO audi
Pacific coast ........-.-l ITO pm 1870 pm
No 4-Omaha ana KAN
sas City night express
daily .-................f 500 pm 900 p. m
South and West:
No. E-fDaily) Oklaho-i
ma. Texas, louisiana
and Mexico .....-...... $40 PM 200 pm
NO. 35-(Daily except
Sunday Oklahoma ex-
press .s................... $40 PM $40 ?. N
No. 3-(Daiiy), Oklaho-l
ma, IeNSs, MeXicOl
and California express e.s5 a. m 6.S5 am
Elegant free reclining chair cars on all
trains and Pullman Palace sleepers from
Wichita 10 Chicago and Kansas City
without change. Also sieepers on all
trains TO Fort Worth. Tickets sold
and baggage checked 10 all points north.
east, south and west Steamship tickets
sold 10 all European points az lowest
rates. Passenger station. corner Douglas
and Meade avenues Telephone 100.
9. T. BASCOM. j. =. A. c.. r l. q p.
F. ". THOMPSON. A G & T. A.
Toneka Kansas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
Gas Light Matinee
Christmas Afternoon
At Garfield Hail
From IN ~ 90,

Unler the direotionof Miss Down
ing. Special music; all the latest
dances.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25

Coal to burn TheCity Transfer. phone
lT lr-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25

Keep the bowels active II you would
preserve your health. A dose OF Prickly
Ash Bitters now and then does this to
perfection.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-02-23
MOSES is RlGRT
tie says Peddlers should Contribute
license See.

Kansas City. Feb. Re r, Moses. SEN
ior member OF the hrn Z. r Moses sisr-
cantls Co. OF Great Bend. kan. passed
through Kansas City yesterday or his
way home from Topeka Dir. Moses has
been at the state capital fer a few days
working in behalf Of tho law 20 license
peddlers and also on the revision u tbs
mortgage and promissory note bill
There IS no reason. said he yoster-
day. why peddlers should not pay q &
cense the same as any other merchant
On the contrary. there is every reason
why they should Down In Barton csan-
y last year a peddler sold N2od0 simply
IN rights 70 merchants 10 handle a pa1ent
-four chest. Last year also another ped
oler in the same county made s. ooo ia
selling patent wire fence rights. These
are only Instances. The peddlers license
viii by no means be prohihnory. but viii
range from 5 to - according 20 the A.
tcles sold
MIR. Moses thinks there IS no question
but what the bill will pass. he bears
natterins tales OF prosperity IN Barton
county.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-02-23

". c. Noble of South Waterford, Ne,
score 81; the silver medal to NJ. Magnus-
sen of Bee, Mimi, score 9o24. The silver
cups went to Marvin Powers Of Corley,
Iowa, score $3.50; r. Sorenson of Utica,
Wis. scone $50; e. 3. Barrett of Union.
ILL.,, 93; o. L. Distad Of Desmot, S. D.,
score 93; William Y. Beach of Charlotte,
Vt, $3.50
Although other states competed, state
averages were announced for eight states
only Kansas led with se.44 per cent
Then followed Minnesota, second, S939
Per cent; Illinois third. IS "a; Iowa fourth
SS84; Wisconsin fifth, SS13; Michigan
sixth. S696; South Dakota seventh. $3.50.
and Vermont ninthshrdletaoinRF Fig etaoin
and Vermont eighth. Ss.35.
The sdore was the lowest made during
the nine years Of the associations his
tory.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-02-23

the section or sections 50 amended be
repealed.
"On the above law my judgment is that
the act of 1897 has not been revived and
amended as the constitution declares
shall be done Hence the Grattan bill
sought to cover the entire law by re-
enactng it that the crimes act port
thereof as well as all others Of its pro-
visions should be valid beyond any ques-
ton. Ny fear is that the old law IS not
legally extended so that the courts would
uphold it, and If not upheld uniformity
would end September J. 1902. the time IF
the expiration Of present contracts and
this is exactly what the enemies Of state
uniformity would be pleased to see
brought about