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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-05-23
REPUD1ArIoN.

MIR. EDITOR: Monday night, in
our City Council, MIR. Eskridge, menu
Der from the 1st ward, attempted 4
species of legislation entirely new and
novel. 1t is well known that several
of our wealthiest citizens have attemp-
ted, through the courts, to get rid of
their legal obligations. In other
words. they have obtained temporary
iniunctions restraining the collection
of taxes assessed against their proper
ty. Mr. Eskridge stands in a very I'M
enviable respect in this particular.
He has reaped all the benefits of the
matchmaking and other improve
ments; his property is greatly bene-
fitted in consequence thereof; his
poor neighbors and fellow citizens
have paid their assessments like hon.
orable men and good citizens, and
now, he taking advantage of his posi-
ton as a member of the Council, at
tempts to throw impediments in the
way of the city maintaining her obi
cations. In other words, he Is oppos'
ed to the city attempting TO eniorc'
the collection of this tax, knowing
full well that If he and other sharl
tricksters succeed in getting the in
functions declared perpetual, that tn
citizens who have honorably paid theiI
taxes will also have to pay his, and b
and his cO-adiutators, make none.
by the operation. Well did Mr.. Ban
croft, who, by-the-by, is one of tn
clearest headed and most useful OF on
eity's legislators, show the animu
actuating this man. With an appaT
emit fairness the Hon. Charles V. NOV
ed to refer the whole matter to hi
Honor, the Mayor, who he well kne'
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A Word TO TRAVELLERS We have
q word to say in favor of the Missouri
Pacific railroad. 1t was the "pioneer''
line Westward and is the sold reliable
route to st. Louis. With the improve
ments which have been made during
the past year, we believe that the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad has the best
track and the finest and safest equip
ment of any line west of the Mississ-
ippi. It is the only line which runs
three daily express trains of fine
coaches and Pullman sleepers, equip
ped with the Miller platform and the
patent air brake, from leading points
i'll the West, through Kansas City, Sc
dalia and Jefferson City to st. Louis
without change, connecting at st.
Louis with eleven different through
routes to points North, East and South
Particular information, with maps,
time tables, &C.. may he had at the
various Through ticket" railroad sta
tiOns in the West, or upon personal or
written application to G. II. Baxter,
Western Passenger Agent, Kansas
City. Mo-, or E. A. Ford, General
Passenger Agent, st. Louis, Mo.
I3vI
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east than the one around by Juuc.
ton City.
/ While these Two papers seem to
condemn the idea of voting against
railroad bonds, we will say that
many o. the best papers in the State
have end orsed The NEWS position
on the question; also, that we have
letters from some of the soundesi
men in the State congratulating US
on taking stand against the bond
business. The public sentiment
here at home has materially chang
ed since tho momentary excitement
passed away, and many people think
the position of opposition to the in
crease of the public debt the wisest
aud safest to take.
We will say to the Eldorado
Times that the proposition lately
voted down in this county only con-
templated the building of the road
as far of Emporia. If it were af-
forwards to be constructed 10 the
Walnut Valley it would require adj
ditional bonds from this county, be-
cause there would be forty or fifty
miles of road to build without aid
from any other source. Now, I'M
fortunate as it may seem, a majority
of our people do not think it posi-
bic or wise for ms to build all the
roads wanted with n public debt.
Many people would have much pre-
ferred road from here to the WAL
nut Valley TO one to Kansas City,
but we will not probably increase
our debt without fully counting the
cost.
So far as we are concerned we
think it wonld be q thousand times
preferable to vote q direct tax to
build any railroad. A tax of one
per cent. on four millions of taxable
property would raise forty thousand
dollars. By voting one per cent.
for two years, we could raise eighty
thousand dollars. The conditions
of the vote should require the mon
ey to be paid to Lyon county peo-
pie for work upon the read, and for
ties furnished by residents. Thus,
the whole thing would be paid up
in two years, and all the money be
kept at home. We are aware that
an enabling act would be required,
But there would be no trouble in
getting it. People,we believe, would
prefer to support such proposition
to voting bonds, because it would
give them work at good wages, and
the cash. We have talked with sew
eral farmers who indorse this plan
if we are to vote further aid to pri-
vate enterprises. This plan is now
being adopted in Ohio to aid rail-
roads. Eighty thousand dollars in
cash would go much farther than
one hundred thousand dollars in
bonds. We would save the county
twenty thousand dollars in princi-
pal, and thirty years of interest. |
All the money could be kept at
home. We could raise the money
in two years by tax, and pay it out
TO our own people for the work,
and the whole thing would be done
with, and no debt hanging over the
county like black pail, to keep |
people away who would otherwise
settle here by the hundreds. The |
fact is, that the bond business is
about played out in Kansas, as it
ought TO be, and much as we may |
desire railroads in several direc-
tions, we believe it would be a ruin
Gus policy TO increase our public |
debt to get them.
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FREE WHISKY vs.. TEMPERAS CE

The advocates of free whisky in
our city, when driven to the wall
by the logic of events, and by fair
argument and practical illustration,
now resort, as men often do who are
trying to bolster up a weak cause,
to villifying and disappearing
their opponents, and impugning the
motives of those who see fit to differ
with them in opinion. For my own
part l haye become so accustomed
to that line of argument(?) from
that source, that care but little for
it; but when such misstatements
become the means of injury to the
cause of temperance and good gov
eminent, and are so manifestly will
full and malicious, it is time that the
authors of the falsehoods were held
up to the scorn and contempt of all
good men.
At recent meeting of the city
council an ordinance was under dis
cussion, in advocacy of which /
made speech. knowing from ex-
perience that there would be those
present who would hesitate at moth
ing to influence n vote or carry
point against the ordinance, care
fully considered IN advance every
sentence of my speech, and reduced
a portion of it to writing. In that
speech 1 used these exact words :
''In my Judgment, large majority
of the voters OF this city favor a
stringent license law like the one
before us, as opposed to the free,
unrestricted sale of intoxicating
liquors as now carried or in this
city. also believe that a majority
of the clergymen of this city would
favor such law, rigidly enforced
as against the present system, OIL
rather want of system. While
further believe, that were the ques
ton practical one whether the sale
= of liquor should be licensed OF
shonld be absolutely and forever
suppressed, not one in a hundred
would be in favor of license" 81
careful was to be understood tina
l repeated the above quotation il
' as nearly the same words as posi-
u Bile. Yet at the next meeting of tn
. council paper was presented, sign
ed by seven clergymen of Emporii
! and vicinity, saying that they hal
!. been Uniformed that it was state,
t before your honorable body that
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such commissioners as .pay De APP
pointed by other States III !hs n
1 ion, to take into considerat. Non Inc
trade of the United States, to con-
slider how far q uniform system IN
their commercial regulations N. "
be necessary to their common inter
ests and perpetual harmony, and to
"eport to the several States such an
act relative to this great object as,
when unanimously ratified by them,
will enable the United States effect
ually to provide for the same"
It would seem that TO resolu
ton so necessary and so reasonable,
there would have been hearty re-
sponse; such, however, was not the
case, and when the convention met
at Annapolis, in September, 1856,
SO little interest was taken in it that
but five States were represented;
nor could these States have been
persuaded to have sent delegates had
I not been clearly understood that
the sole object of the convention
was to amend the articles of the
confederation, as related to the tar
i'll and revenue, relations which
were becoming daily more complex.
To all but Madison this appeared to
be the sole object of the convention.
Indeed, we have no proof that a
definite plan of union existed in
the mind of any save Madison, and
so we'll did he understand the men
of his time that he did not reveal
his scheme to any one. If there was
another who anticipated any change
in the form of government uanii-
ton was the man, but his plan was
just the opposite of Madison's.
Madison was in every sense a Re-
publican, while Hamilton would
have been glad, and indeed used his
best efforts to bring about a sort of
modified aristocracy.
We have now reached point in |
our national life the most interest
ing and critical. "To be, or not to |
be- a great nation is the question |
before the world, waiting for de-
cision; yet of the thirteen States
four do not appoint delegates at all,
four appoint them and the delegates
do not choose to come, while five
only, as above stated, are represent
ed in the convention called, appar-
emily to perfect the government al
ready existing-really to found a
government. Sc
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ABOUT BONDS.


"a proposition to vote 100000
of county bonds to aid in the build
ing of the Kansas City, Emporia &
Walnut Valley road, was defeated
in Lyon county, on Tuesday, of last
week, by about seventy majority.
Emporia voted solidly for the prop
osition, but the country precincts
went solidly against it. The st.
Joseph, Kansas & Texas Pacific
railway having $4,000 of q subsi-
dy from Junction City south, will
I'LL the bill handsomely, so that En-
poria might have saved the expen-
ses of the Decentralization City
Union.
While the citizens of Emporia are
standing around with their fingers
in their mouths and quarreling
among themselves, they will lose
the splendid advantage that they
now have. A railroad will be built
from the north or northeast into this
valley. If Emporia neglects or re-
fuses to aid the enterprise il will
come by some other route. The
question is not whether it is right
and proper to vote bonds, but what
is the least amount to be voted e
secure the road. A road will bl
built into this section at some flu
ture time. Will Emporia act wisel,
and secure the advantage of tn
road, or will she neglect the oppor
tunity ?-Walnut Valley Times.
That's all very nice talk. So ia
as the Junction City Union is con
cerned, we will say that if we ha
the mack of regulating our publ
debts as Davis county has, W
should have no objection to yotin
several hundred millions of dollar
to aid private enterprises. 1t
cool, though, for the Union to claiI
credit for what Marion, Butler an
Cowley counties have done. En-
poria will receive as much benct
from the building of the st. Josepl
Kansas & Texas road as Junctio
City, because she win be on nea
er ana in every way better rou
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EMPORLA.
FARMERS CONVENTION AT EN-.
PORIA.

It will be remembered that the sec.
ond session OF the Farmers Convention
of Lyon county will convene at 10
o'clock >. M, on Tuesday, May 9th,
in the court house at Emporia- It is
important that every delegate in the
county be present. All clubs that were
not represented at the first session are
requested to send two delegates, and if
there is school district in the county
that has not organized elnb.it is urged
to do so Immediately and send dele
gates. Secretaries OF all farmers
clubs, oranges, agricultural, horticul-
tural or genealogical societies in the
county, that have not already done So,
are urgently requested to forward to
me Immediately their name and adj
dress, also the name of their organiza-
tion and number of members.
Address JNO. B. MORGAN,
Cor. Sec. Lyon Co. F. &.
Box 80, Americas, Lyon Co., Kansa E.
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NOTICE TO FARMERS AND COUNTRY
DEALERs.--Wanted, at the Chi
cago Branch Store, opposite Ban
croft & McCarter's dry goods store,
100000 lbs. of wool, tor which
we will pay Chicago prices in cash.
Call and see us before selling else
where, as it is for your own benefit.
Also 100000 pounds of dry and green
hides wanted at the Chicago Branch
store, for which we pay Chicago prices.
Call on Epstein q Co., of the Chicago
Branch Store, 136 Commercial street,
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ARCTIC EXPED1TIoN.-We pub
fish, in another column, an account
of the disastrous failure of Captain
Halls Artic Expedition, the Cap
tain's death and burial, and the ter
rible sufferings of the survivors,
before they were rescued from death
among the ice bergs. 1t has been
stated that there are strong suspi-
cions that Capt. Hall was murdered
by his suffering and dissatisfied
party. Be this as it may, the ac-
count below is of great interest,
and should haye appeared last week
had we not been crowded with 9TH
er matters that could not be post
poned.
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Road Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given that a petit
IN tion will be presented to the Board
Of county commissioners OF Lyon county,
at their regular meeting, 70 be held July
=, 1878. asking for the view and location
OF q county road IS follows, to-wit: Com
menclng ut the southeast corner Of the
city Of Emporia, and running thence
south one half Nc lie to intersect the coun-
ty road on the north line Of sec. y, tp. IL.
range IL. j. H. EL0CUM,
20W2 Principal Petitioner.
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April %. ls7s.
Taschars' examinations.

TIME Board Of Examiners had decided
TO hold no more examinations iii
August, and pubiisheo the same IN tne
papers Of last week; but owing to the fact
that some persons now teaching were
sick, and could not attend the last exam
nation. we have decided to hold an ex.
animation on the last Saturday in May.
This examination will be held At the brick
school house south OF Emporia, in school
district No, SIS. The examination will
commence at o. clock 9. m.
CHARLES CAVANESS,
r. j. CARMICHAEL,
1921 MARY JANE WATSON,
Board OF ExamIpess.
Nav 3. 1873,
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1t is said a tribe in the interior OF
Africa have a curious religious eere-
mony. 1t is dance in which the
parties plant good, solid kick on each
other, and they keep it up for hours.
We know of several places in Amer lea
where this religion ought to be in full
blast.
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THE CHEROKEE FRAUDs.-A special
telegram from Washington, to the
New York Times, says:
"The trial of Gen. Jas. G. Blunt,
of Kansas, and ID. G. Jockneck,
Chief of the Finance Division of
the Indian Office, for frauds in the
payments to the North Carolina
Cherokees in 1869, begins to-mor-
row before the United States court
at Charlotte, North Carolina. ii.
II. Clum, Esq, Chief Clerk of the
Indiana Office, left here on Friday,
to be present as . witness. Capt.
Jocknock stands indicted in con-
nection with Blunt, but will I'M
doubtedly be acquitted, as he was
ordered to be present at the De-
partment at that payment, and had
no part in making it, or participa-
ton in the receipt of the moneys.
WithBlunt the case stands on differ
ent grounds. He has made large
profits by his connection with In
dian matters, and until recently has
manifested a sort of William w.
Tweed AIR of "what are you going
to do about it."
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occupied the same position in the mat.
ter before them as the Hon. Charles v
himself. This attempt to refer to m
arbitrator who had already decided
the case land who, on that account
should have promptly declined serv-
lng) was almost unanimously rebuked
by the Council, the Hon. member alone
voting for the reference.
The motion of Mr.. Bancroft to refer
it to the committee ON ways and
means, with power te employ the
necessary council to attend to the city's
interests was then put and carried, and
thus the matter ended. II.
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EMIGRATION TURNING! CHEAr
FARMS IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI The
Atlantic & Pacific railroad company
Offers i zoe, 600 acres of land in Central
and Southwest Missouri, at from 90 to
$l2 per acre, on seven years. time, with
free transportation from St. Louis to
all purchasers. Climate, soil, timber,
mineral wealth, schools, churches and
laW-abiding society invite emigration
from all points to this land of fruits
and flowers. For particulars address,
A. Tuck, Land Commissioner, ST.
Louis, Mo. Isyl
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The advertisement of the Kaw lands
on our second page forces us to issue n
supplement. Each reader receives the
supplement, so that the Kaw land adj
vertisment, which many hundreds OF
our readers are anxious to see, does
not interfere with their full quota of
matter, which THE NEWS always aims
to furnish.
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BARGAINS FOR FE. DAYS ONLY.
Il have still IN 4 81. ~ s.f ',ots
and shoes, hats and caps, hich must
close out within few days to ,uake
room Tor large stock of leather and
shoe findings. Call early, as all goods
Will be sold regardless Of cost. I.ehn-
hArd's sign of the Red Boot. I9tf
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A new and elegant stock of MILL
merry goods just received at Mrs. j. NJ.
Green's, las Commercial street, COM
prising hats and bonnets of the very
latest and all novel styles. Also, all
kinds of straw work and coloiing done
to order. Ladies viii please leave
their orders early. lstf
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WALL PAPER.-The handsomest pat
terms of wall paper ever brought to
Emporia are to be found at the City
Book Store. They are selling cheap
er than anywhere else in the city.
13 ELLEN PTUMB.
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GENERAL AssoRTMENT.-We invite
the especial attention of the public to
our splendid stock of School, Miscel-
laneous and Blank Books, Stationery,
pens, pencils, fancy articles, etc. We
are prepared to fill all orders on the
lowest terms. Give us trial.
IL Fry & HEDGES.
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Plastering Hair, Collars, Hames
Saddlery, Hardware, &C., for sale
cheap, at the leather store of Howard
6 Zimmerman. Cash paid for hides
and tallow.
May %, 1872. 2ltI
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The latest styles in dress goods, con-
sisting Of percales, lawns, dress linens
and grass cloths, in fact everything
that is new and desirable for summer
dresses can be found ate w. Newman
&c Co.'S. 2I-tf
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PLYMoUTH. Kan. Nav 10. 70

ILfMOUIH, MIL, May 10, EO-
l hereby notify my customers that
after the 3lst day of May, 1873, that
the selling of goods on credit at my
store (much or little) will be indefi-
nitely suspended. This is in order &c
reduce my outstanding accounts
which 1 find cannot do otherwise
Such produce as can find market for
will be taken in exchange for goods al
Emporia prices. For the cash you
shall have everything cheap
Respectfully,
2lw3 n. n. CARTER.
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SENsIBLE.-We see that the Kan
sas Magazine for May simpli1ies the
spelling of the word programme
thus program" We don't know
as this reform originated with the
kansas" but it is very sensible and
ought to become general.-Emporia
News.
By looking at Webster's Una
bridged, you will see that old Daniel
himself auth orizes it.-Troy Chief.
Thank you. Please send us down
copy of old Daniels unabridged.
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w. johnson, Il colored man, well
known here, is in Jail In default OF
$3.50 bail, for trying to open the head
of Mr.. Allen-white mainland scissors
grinder by trade, with an axe. Allen
rented Johnson's house, and refused
the latter the free use thereof, hence
the assault. Allen was badly gashed,
but will probably recover.
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MAPLEWooD Conner
is the authorized agent for the sale OF
lots in this cemetery. located north
west of the city. He will attend to
having graves dug for those who de-
sire him to do so.
iauI-tf
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IMPORTANT TO MEX AND BOYS -
whitley &c Henson have a very large
stock of mems and boys clothing All
new, nObby, full suits, at -, IS, 50
and 80. 1jrf
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DR. JNU. m. ChILEY,
H . NJ o EoP ATHT6
Chronic diseases trea+ed by electric
ity. Nasal catarrh treated by q new
method. No charge unies. satisfac-
tory cure is made. Ofate irst door
south of the Post Office.
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MUSIC LEssoNs.-Mrs. S. p. Chase,
a graduate of Musievale Seminary,
Conn.,, desires to give lessons in Piano,
Guitar and Organ music. Has had a
considerable experience as a teacher.
Best of recommendations can be- fur
nished. Lessons given at her resi-
dence or at residence of pupils. Resi-
dence, corner Fifth avenue and Union
streets. Terms, reasonable. 1922
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ROAD NOTICE.

~ ton will be presented 70 the Board
Of County Commissioners OF Lyon county,
st their regular meeting, to be held July
4, 1873, asking for the view and loca-
ton Of = county road as follows. to-wit:
Beginning eighty rods east Of the north
west corner of the northwest QuaI ter Of
section No. Il. tip. II, Of range IL; thence
south one mile TO the south line og said
section. IL. j. WILLIAMS,
Principal Petitioner.
AnrfI ~ IS-3 20t2
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The NJ. X. s. T. changes time Mon
day, and will run a sleeping car, on
the p. M. train through from Empo
ria without change to st. louis.
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RACEs.--On the S0th of the present
month there will be pacing race at
the Fair ground track, west of the
city, for 800 purse. Four entries
will be made for the purse. Here is 4
chance for stock men.
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Regular services in the Christian
church every Sunday morning, at
which place chapter is read and ex-
pounded at each service, taken their
regular connection one after another,
having begun with first of Matthews
Testimony some five weeks ago. All
who wish or are interested in plain
and simple understanding of the New
Testament are invited to attend.
A. p. STEWART.
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The Loan Association publishes, to-
day, some important matters, in which
every member is interested. See our
new advertisement column.
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NJ. K. s. T. R. r. LANDs.-H. E.
Norton is the agent, in this city, for
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
road lands in Lyon county. Amy in
formation concerning them will be
furnished by applications at his Office.
61tf.
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GRAND PACING RACE.-On the track
of the Lyon County Agricultural So
clety, May 30th, 1873. Four horses
entered. Admission % cents.