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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-06-19
STATE AT LARGE.
JoB. THRoCKMoRToN.
Secretary.

The Lawrence Spirit of Kansas,
nominaies Chas Robinson as Oppo-
sition candidate for Governor
That will do. We can scoop him
about as easy as any man they can
put in the field.
Tuesday week was high day for
Manhattan. That town is usually
very quiet, but on the day afoYesaid
there were two fights in high places.
The editor of the Nationalist was
arrested under two charges OF as
sault and battery. He took out
his little knife and went for one
Fagley. The editor pleaded guilty
and paid his fines, SO, like 4 little
man. Wonder where he get SO
much money.
LeavenwOrih has had another
sensation. A cOlOred Baptist min
lister tried to knock the life out OF
one of his deacons with q siedge
hammer. He struck the deacon one
blow on the head which felled him
to the ground. A passing man pre-
vented REPETITION of blows, and
saved the life of the deacon Jones.
the preacher, attempted to escape,
but was captured in Atchison.
Brudder Jones will have q chance
now TO sling sledge TO his hearts
content over ringing anvil.
Sain, the editor of Neosho Falls
Post went to a basket meeting
We expect, in future, TO he very
careful how we attend basket meet
ings on Sunday; it may pay some
people to go, but we DO not believe
the sermon delivered that day was
sufficient compensation for being
laid out three days and rendered
unfit for business for several more. 4"
DIR. Felix an old citizen of Par
sons committed suicide by hanging,
Gu the 18th inst. Financial difficult
ties and family Affections are sup
posed to be the cause.
Theodore Curtis lives near Min
neApolis. He in company with one
Mathers stole two horses and took
them up into Smith county and
traded them of. The Sheriff of
Smith county followed Curtis to his
home, and shot him. Curtis refused
to be arrested. Mathers is at large.
If We are to believe the Olathe
Mirror, the whisky war in that city
iS disgraceful to both parties.
They are writing anonymous letters
to each other.
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THE FINANCE MIDDLE.

When will the finance question
be settled? We thought the mat.
ter would rest AS soon as the ex.
element over 1.-THE veto of the late
bill had subsidized. In this we were
mistaken. 1t is still the question,
The whole country is unsettled.
There ia NO quiet anywhere. Ev.
erybody talks finance. Every man
knows what is the matter. Yet NO
definite conclusion Is reached. The
innationist sees no help for US but
IN the increase OF currency. The
specie payment man thinks q return
to specie basis is The only saliva
ton. Which is right? We do not
pretend to know.
But we are surprised at the agi-
tation of this question in congress.
There is no more agreement there,
no better understan ding, apparent
lv, than anywhere else. Our So
Ions are confounded. They GER
taSDiy do not comprehend the ques-
tiOR. We are very sure they do
not undsSsiSnd each other. Read
the debate il the Senate of last
Thursday. Senator Morton be-
lieved the report OF the committee
OIL the new currency bill removed
the monopoly feature of the bank
ing system. The bill as he uuder-
stood it would give '-such an ex-
pansion Of the eRrrency as may be
necessary TO Ireet Tie demands of
The country and ~ The ssme time
bring the currency by . gradual
proceeding up to par value"
Sherman favored the bill because
le Thought it q fair compromise,
md he furthermore believed that 1t
would ensure gradual approach
o q specie standard" Boutwell,
1t, because he thought ''the
senate ives asked to do thing
hree years hence which it did not
lare to do now Morrill, and
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FRANCE.-This once proud aud
V0luptuous Empire Is doomed to
anarchy aud ruin. France has no
conservative element. Frenchmen
are always extremists. They are
either ambitious monarchists or red
hot republicans. They are either
devoted Roman Catholics or rant
ing atheists. Hence the country is
forever In turmoil. One reVOlu-
ton succeeds another in quick sue
cession. France Is an Empire to-
day, but q Republic tomorrow.
Their revolutions are always
bloody.
At this writing France is in an
uproar. For some time the As
sembIy has been threatened with
q dissolution. Some of the French
papers declared that the dissolution
meant war. On the nth inst, some
OF the deputies departed from Paris
for Versailles. A large aud disOr-
derby crowd gathered about the
Western depot, aud on the appear
Ance OF Gambetta the mob became
uncomfortable for time Gambetta
was cheered aud Kissed. When the
Depaties reached Versailles Count
ST. CroiK approached and struck
Gambetta across the face with q
stick. lie was arrested. During
the afternoon session OF the Assem-
bly, tie excitement among the mem
bers wGs intense. It is believed
that the Bonapartists have en-
tered into conspiracy TO bring
about a dissolution OF the assembly,
thus giving them a chance 60 appeal
to the country by popular vote.
There ia no telling what the present
excitement may bring forth.
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GAii.ROAn ASSESsNgxrS.
Convention Of coualy Commissioners.

A great deal OF discussion was
INDUCED Ia last yesr over the abus.
es under the railroad assessment
law, which had been In existence two
years. This resulted la the passage
OF new law last winter, which, 40
TAR rs we have observed. does not
work very well. Ia this country
the assessment was reduced, under
the new law, nearly ope-half. I'm.
der these circumstance j. n. STRAIT,
ton, the chairman ct tho Beard OF
Commissioners OF this county, omen.
cd q correspondence with the chair.
men OF other boards along the line
>f the NJ. X. Il 4. road, to SEQ II
ANYTHING could be done TO make the
railroads pay their just proportion
OF the taxes. The result win be
found below;
A meeting composed of one rep.
resentative OF each Board OF Conn-
~ { commissioners along the line OF
the NJ. h. 3 T. railroad was held q.
burlington, Kansas, on the l2ht inst,
for the purpose of consulting as 10
the beat basis OF equslixing the re.
turn OF the assessors OF the said Nj
\. x L. R.R. The following counties
were represented Morris county
l.. Mckenzie NeOshO county, Il. A
e Eaton; Lyon county, ]. +. Stratton
{ Davis county, VIM. Lockslone
Cooley county, a. n. Vauslyck
The meeting was organized by tn,
election of l.. Mckenzie, president
aud Job. ThrOckmorton, Clerk o
Coffey county, secretary.
= Mr.. Il. a. Eaton, of Neosho couu
"a ty, offered the following resolution
e which were adopted:
= WHEREAS, There seems TO be som
II doubt with regard to the prope
q mode OF assessing railroads under
q the new law, therefor be IL by thi
. convention resolved that to make tn
people safe We should include tn
right of way, station houses, irol
and ties, all under the head of rea
estate, and add q clause which will
v show that this includes all the real
!. ~ inside OF the one hundred fee
- OF the right of OF way.
IA ReSOtvde, That the assessor
d should add tie value OF each depot
:" water-tank, side track and all othe
a real estate connected with the RICH
OF way TO the total value of th
track in the township and schoo
!. district where said property belongs
le Recommended that the right of way
r. which includes iron and ties, land
bridges, &c, be assessed at 5000
per mile, and that locomotives b.
re assessed at $1,000 each; passenge
vi cars, $500; sleeping cars, $4,000
POSTAL cars, 81, 400; baggage car
$1,000; house cars, 500; cattle cars
Sc $500 coal cars, S225 I; platform cars
o. $500; wreckin2 cars. $500; dunn
N cars, $50; pay cars, 1000; caboos
cars, 500; hand cars, S35; rubbl
o. cars, $40; boarding cars 800
-, telegraph line 500 per mile.
to KeSOiUed That the editors slon
- the line of the NJ. X. j. T. railroa
be requested to publish the pro
y ceedings of this meeting.
Or On motion the meeting now ad
he journed. l.. MCKENz
et Chairman.
Jon. THRoCKMoRTON.
Secretary.
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FOR CONGRESS-.
Hon. P. b. MaXsOn.

EDITOR NEWS: Can Lyon coun-
ty do better than present as her first
choice for Cong ress this, one of our
oldest aud purest citizens. Mr..
MaxsOn is thoroughly identified
with the interests of all OF this Sec
ton of our State. Coming here q
young man, he has grown up among
us respected for his uprightness and
honorable conduct, even by those
who in local matters differed wide
ly with him. 1t is high time, If we
want TO transmit to posterity a
country of free institutions, that 9TH
er than political tricksters should be
sent to represent US in the councils
of the State and national Legisla-
lures. If the people of this coun-
ty, aud particularly of this State,
wish for pure laws and pure insti-
tutiOns, men of character as well as
brains must be selected to represent
us. POt-house politicians whose
principal merit lies in engineering,
by species of bargain and sale
measures through our our legisla-
lures should be made to know that
their services are not needed that
the people are sick of chicanery and
fraud and are determined that the
charge of electing corrupt men to
Office shall no longer rest upon them.
For one am convinced that if we
do not shake of these political I'LL
GERS that have SO long fastened them
selves upon The body polite, and
elect different class of men 10 Of
fee, the name of "rotten common
wealth" that now disgraces this
State will also be fastened upon the
nation, and the humiliation of free
dom will soon follow. Let us there
fore resolve that we will vote for
no man for office whose garments
are not clear of corruption. ] be-
lieve that Mr.. Maxson il an honor
able and upright citizen and as such
l want to see his name presented TO
our Congressional convention.
Respectfully,
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KAW INDIAN LANDS.

Extracts from the Debate on Mr.. Phil
lips Bill in the House Of Representa-
tiVeE.
Mr.. Phillips, from the committee
on public lands, reported back,
with q favorable Recommendation,
the bill Oh. b. Nc. 1929 providing
for the sale of the Kansas Indian
lands in Kansas TO actual settlers,
and for the disposition of the pro-
ceeds of the sale.
The preamble and bill were read.
The preamble recites that the Sec
rotary of the interior, in pursuance
Of an act of May 8, 1872, caused 10
be appraised lands heretofore own
ed by the Kansas tribe of Indians,
in the state of Kansas, which by
the terms of the treaty made by the
United States and said Indians, and
proclaimed November II, 1860.
were to be sold for the benefit of
said Indians; which appointment
also includes all improvements, on
the same ami the value of said i'm
proVements distinguishing between
improvements made by members of
said Indian tribe, the Ukited States,
and white settlers and the apprais-
ment thus made was so high that
neither settlers nor purchasers
were able to pay the same, and the
said land has remained unsold from
the passage OF the act.
The first section of the bill then
provides that each bona tide settler
on any of the trust lands embraced
in said act. heretofore reported as
such by the commissioners appoint
ed to make said appraisement, and
the rejected claimants as bona tide
settlers. who were recommended
rs such by Andrew c. Williams,
acting under instructions to Super
intendan: Hoag. from the Indian of
fice, dated October "a, 1872. be per.
mitted to make appraised value of
their lands TO the local iaas Office
at Topeka, Kansas, under such rules
rs the commissioner of the general
land Office may adopt, in six equal
annual installments the first INSTALL
meat payable on fhe FIRST day of
January, 1875, or within ak months
after the date of the appEnyal of q
new appointment, when made, and,
he remaining installments payable
annually from that time, and draw
ng interest at 8 per cent. per an
lum until paid; provided, that
where there Is timber on any of the
ands to be sold under the proVis-
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FrclinV huysea laid shev 81 ould mol
vote f"r tee report" Jonrs sSid it
"briS,ls.,i al "Va with idfatipn.
Tie, IheraiOrr s'bristIed' with oPpo-
sltion IL the bni. Logan said the
bill was not satisfactory te him,
but lie was willing TO support il 10
settle the vcxed financial question:
Let IL settle. Let the money, what
ever Kind We have. circulate unVex-
ell through the whole country.
To our mlnd Thurman made one
OF the most sensible remarks 10 the
course OF hts speech that has yet
been made on this Northumberland
able question. lie said: "rhal II
passing the bill would stop DISGUISE
lou OF the currency questions and
make the people stop talkiag about
wha. Kind OF money they were
going 40 have aud 20 to work TO
earn IL. Il would do good"
That IL just what we want-an
end OF this discussion. The whole
country il troubled over the dis
cnssion. Monled men hold what
capital they have, because there is
no settled financial policy. Bust.
neSs men are raid TO purchase OF
sell, because the markets are unset
tied. Ike iaboring man 10 living
on half wages just because the way
of business Is blocked up by this
endless agitation. The way oil
what money we have IL dried up,
because no man can tell what day
may bring forth la the financial
world. Iril was possible for us 10
reach the ear of congress we should
beseech them TO cease the agitation
of the question. II some master
could just approach our troubled
financial sea, and by single word
command peace, il would be 4
great blessing to the whole coun
try. We want q great calm.
We are informed by = business
man OF our city who has just re
! turned from the east that money
appears to be plenty there, but tina
! business Is stAgnant. They havl
! money, but little business. Gu
here in the west, we have but little
: business, comparatively, and blu
little money. Our money is scarce
because we have no produce. l
, we had produce, aud the tinanc,
r question could be settled, so tina
men could know what TO do, WI
should see = change for the bette
in u very little while. None,
-, would come from the east for gu
; produce, giving the east business
: aud the west business and none!
r too. That is it; let congress snt
/; the people "stOp talking about wha
; kind of money they are going Il
have aud go 10 work aud earn it,
, and thereby good shall come unit
e the whole country. Let us in ihi
part of the country cease to agitat
, this question, and wait until gu
, growing crops are harvested. w
I are more thanready TO say amen I,
: the proposition to cease The agita
ton Of the question, that the peopl
may have q chance to earn money
1t is money we want, not excite
ment over financial schemes. Leg
islation cannot put money in on
pockets. This unceasing debst
cannot make u cent for the country
5, We have to earn money, or d.
= without.
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AN ORDINANCE

To amend an ordinance providing for
foOtWalks. BE IL ordained by the MAY
or and the COuncilmeu of the city al
EmpOria-
SEC. l. That section first of an ordi.
nance entitled IAN ordinance TO provide
for foOtwalks," approved April 9th, 1871
he and is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: That fo0twalks are hereby Or
dered TO be construc ted across the streets,
avenues and alleys in the city of 'EmpO-
ria, rs follows:
North side OF Ninth Avenue across
Commercial street.
Fast side of Constitution street across
Fifth Avenue.
West side of Union street across Fifth
Avenue:
South side of Fourth and Seventh Az
enues across the alleys between CONNER
cial and Merchants streets.
East side Of Commercial street across
Ninth Avenue
East side of Commercial street across
Tenth and Eleventh Avenues.
North side OF Sixth Avenue across Mar
ket and Union streets.
South side Of sixth Avenue across ES-
change, Cottonwood. sylvan and East
streets and intermediate alleys.
North side of Nineth Avenue across
Constitution street.
West side of Exchange street across Oth
Avenue.
East side of Mechanics street across
Ninth Avenue.
SEC. . This ordinance shall take eff
feet ard be in force from and after its pub
LEGATION.
Approved June 18th, 1874.
j. II. GRAHAM, Mayor
Attest: E. N. FORDE, City Clerk.
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AN ORDINANCES

To satisfy c! aims. BE it ordained by me
Mayor and the Couneiimen OF the city
of Emporia,
SIC. l. That the sum SII22I be and
the same il hereby appropriated out OF
the street funds for the purpose of salts
flying the following claims:
James Means, tor furnishing
cords and IL IT of rock and tor
laying up the same az pr bill, -. 80
Hallec6, Gilcbriest ~ Co., for lum.
Der, as pr bill 235l
Total. S1I33I
SEC. ,. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after Its passage.
Approved June, 10th, 1874
j. X. GRAHAM, Mayor.
Attest: F.. NJ. FORDE, City clerk.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
an ORDINANCE

Fixing salary of policeman lie 1T or
sdained by the Mayor and CouucilIncu
Of the city of EmpOria
SEC. /. That the salary 0f policeman is
hereby fixed AT $50 per month, payable
monthly out of the city treasury, and shall
be allowed pay at the above rate from
the LIST day of July, 1874.
SEC. =. All ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SIC. >. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after its
publication.
Approved June, 10th, 1874.
j. Il. GRAHAM, Mayor.
Attest: L. NJ. FORDE, City Clerk.
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Sherin-s Sale.

DY virtue of AN order of sale issued
ID OuI of the District Court of the 9Th
Judicial District sitting in and for Lyon
county, Kansas, wherein William w An
CELL is plaintiff, and + =. Bancroft and
Mary NJ. Bancroft are defendants. will
on Monday, the Goth day of July, 1874, 1T
10 o'clock a. m, at the front door of the
court house, in the city of EmpOria, in
said county. offer for sale at public auc-
ton To 1.-THE highest bidder for cash in
hand. all the right. title and interest of
the defendants, +. y. Bancroft and Mary
Nj. Bancroft, in and tn the following de-
seribod real estate, to-wit: The north
east u of southwest = and southwest 4
a southeast q of section Il, township IS,
range III. in Lyon county, Kansas. Said
real estate TO be sold :Is the property Of
defendants, +. T. Bancroft AMI Mary NJ
Il increit 10 satisfy said order of sale
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county.
Sherif's Office. Lyon county, June,
10Th 1874. oJ.a9
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SENSIBLE. - The Burlingame
Chronicle says: "An effort is now
being made to unite the congrega-
tions OF the Presbyterian and Con-
gregatiOnal churches OF Burlin-
game" The Chronicle goes on TO
remark that, Gas rule, nearly every
town has too many church organi.
zations." We fully agree with this
suggestion. There is too much
brain, muscle. money aud spirit
wasted over feeble organizations
for the sole purpose OF pandering to
sectarian pride. May we say it? AS q
rule, too many religious people
work for an ism more than Christ.
We are pretty well acquainted with
the situation IN Southwestern Kan
sas, and and we feel authorized TO
say that such q movement as the
above would be 8 blessing 80
every town in the cou NV. The re-
ligiOus people are groanIng in most
of our towns under church taxation.
And they are burdened, not for
Christs sake, but for some peculiar
tenet's sake. Take our own city for
instance: We are striving to keep up
ak or eight organizations, when two
good churches would accommodate
all our people and afford them bet
ter facilities than we now have, be-
cause the consolidation of means
aud effort would make the churches
80 much stronger. We are obliged
to look at these things from bust
ness as we'll as a religious stand
point. Worldly wisdom dictates
more union among christian people.
And we are sure the Head of the
church will not condemn united eff
fort upon the part of christian peo-
pie to advance truth.
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AN ORDINANCE
To satisfy claims. Be 1t ordained by ths
Mayor and COunciImen of the city oI
EmnOrfa.

To satisfy claims. Be IL ordained by the
Mayor and COunciImen of the city of
EmpOria.
SEC. l. That the sum OF 1872 50 be and
the same is hereby appropriated out of
any money in tibet reasury not otherwise
appropriated for the purpose OF satisfying
the following claims:
NJ. Weaver, Police Judge, salary
for month of May. 1874 SIG iiG
E. Il. Nichols, night police, salary
for May. 1874, $500
Il. Upton, city teamster salary for
May, 1874, 1900
+. NJ, Ford, city clerk, salary from
the 18th May, to the Ist June, 1874, 1000
j. Fosbender, feed rs pr bill. 1880
Robert Lumiey, oats for city team
Sc bu. 66 cts. 23.-G
W. Fl. GiIchriest. city marshal,
salary for May. 33,33
as street commissioner for the
month OF May, II days 500 per
day, 34oa
Killing IL dogs in MAY, I3lHl
Il. II. McCandliss, for lire depart
ment as pr bill, 1860
u. II. SprAgue, for work and mate
rial pr bill 18Th
j. Jay Buck attorneys fee az pr
bill, 10000
Total S312. 81
SEC. .. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force IRON and after its
passage. J. Il. GRAHAM, Mayor,
Approved June, 10th, 1874.
Attest: +. Nj. FORDE. City Clerk.
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The Chinese OF Beaver Falls, near
Pittsburg, had row one day last
week. They wanted to hang their
superintendent, All Chink, because
he declined to distribute rice to
those who were loAfiug. Twelve OF
the riug-leaders were arrested aud
lodged In jail.
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REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
BY q special dispatch to TIE News
we learn that at the meeting of the
Republican State Central Com
mittee at Topeka, Wednesday, = call
was issued for a Republican State
Convention to be held at Topeka
on Wednesday August Goth. Each
Representative district will be en-
titled TO two delegates which are
TO be elected on Saturday, August
18th.
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4. NJ. Kline, Plaintiff.

VS..
Clara L. Ward. Defendant,
In the District Court OF Lyon. county.
Kansas.
CAlD defendant, Clara =. Ward. a non
~ resident of the State of Kansas. will
take notice that She has been sued by sand
plaintiff, 4. NJ. Kline. in the above cnti-
tied action wherein the parties are Il. Nj,
Kline plaintiff, and Clara u, WaId de-
PENDANT, and that plaintiffs petition is i'll
ed In the office Of the clerk of the District
Court of Lyon county, Kansas. That
said defendant must answer SAID petition
on or before the LIST day Of August, A. y.
1874. or said petition Will he taken rs true
and judgement rendered accordingly, in
favor of said plaintiff and against said de-
PENDANT for the sum of 800 and : per
cent interest thereon per annum, from
August 1st., 1872, and costs. and for an or
der TO sell rs the property of said Clara
+. Ward, the y of the II c 4 of sec &c,
tip 20, range L., in Lyon county, Kansas
as heretofore attached in this action as
upon execution and apply the proceeds
Ia satisfaction of such judgement and
costs. ALMERIN GILLETT
2J-2. Attorney for Plaintiff
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The excitement In France con-
6nsnes. The following resolution
WA introduced by two OF the As
'seuSl6y men on the Extreme Right.
''AsseN6ly declares that the govern
ment Of france is . monarchy, that
ahe ihrone belonged 10 the head
Of Ahe house Of France. That
MErshaI McMahoA may assume the
title Lieutenant of ahe kingdom,
add that the national hSstitutions
shaii be determined by agreement
between the king and the national
representatives" Great.excite@ent'
followed the reading. The motion.
TO adopt was rejected by maiority
OF 100 votes. \
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NOTICE.

bids will be received by the under
DsIgned for material for demonstration
of stone faotwalks, I'm the city of EmporIa,
according To the plans and specifications
now on file at my office. The said bids
viii be presented TO the council al the next
regular meeting, 10 be held July 9th, 49, 4.
The city council reserves the right to re-
JecI any and all bids.
June 10th, 1874.
49, f. NJ. E0RpE,
2D-S6 G CITY Clerk