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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-02-18
Some Corrections by A. +

EDITORS NEWS: In the reply of
Diogenes, Jr., in my article of few
weeks ago he refers to me personally
in regard to a circular issued By the A.
T. & S. F. Co. in 1874. will say, in
regard to it that I met s. T. Kelsey,
Esq, and upon introduction, he in
formed me that he was engaged in get
ting actual statements from farmers in
regard to the condition of the country.
in order to counterfeit the impression
that prevailed east, that the people
were starving to death all through the
State. thought it perfectly right that
this error should be corrected, and SO
gave him q statement of what I had
raised, which consisted of q small crop
Of oats, and peach and apple crop.
To this statement signed my name.
Some of my neighbors did the sam Q
in my presence.
Now, Mr.. D., if you had desired to
represent me fairly you would have
given the figures that I gave, which
would have shown that was not get
ting rich raising grain in 1874. But
you chose to leave it all . blank, sup
posing the public would infer that
had made some very hattering state
ments-hence this explanation.
1 will say here, that in what I have
had 70 say on this subject, have not
sought TO discourage the production OF
grain, or any crop that will grow in
Kansas successfully, but have, from
experience, found that farming and
stock raising must go together; and
therefore, anything that win tend to
discourage the stock business, will
weaken the farmer.
In regard to Ventilator's statements.
will say: That the laws Of the State,
and the condition of the country, does
not require any one to make . i've
board fence o. stone wall around his
farm. see that Ventilator's figures on
fence increase about $500 oyer his
last, and suppose that IL he performs
q few more times he will have it 81 600
or more. His herders up there are
spry, bat how long did they do this
amount Of work? About two months
in the best part of the year, and then
the owners had to hunt up 'sSrays the
remainder Of the year.
Did Lyon county have the herd Law
last year? II 80, / was not aware of IL.
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A suxxestIOn.

In view of the action of the pres
emit legislature, in its outrageOu 9
treatment of the newspaper pub
fishers of Kansas, we suggest that
Col. d. r. Anthony, president of
the Kansas Editorial and Publish
ers' Association, call the body to-
gether at Topeka in special session
in order that some expression may
be made on the attempt to rob the
papers, and determine what action
shall be taken in reference to col
lection of the claims against the
State. The meeting should be held
before the legislature adjsurns.
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THURSDAY Feb. 10 1875.

SENATE.-LittIe was accem plish-
ed of a general nature. Several
bills were introduced, and some
time spent in discussing those on
third reading.
BY consent Senator Martindate
offered the following resolution
which was adopted:
Be it resolved by the senate that
committee on ways and means be
Instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency OF reducing the number of
trustees of the several charitable
institutions, and to report by bill
or otherwise.
In the afternoon the senate visit
ed the grounds ofthe Topeka Insane
asylum, and there was no session.
HoUsE.-In the House
Mr.. Wood introduced areso-
luton directing a bill to be
drawn up, compelling counties in
arrears 10 the State, to levy and coll
lect tax to pay it.
luton respecting the service of D.
w. Boutwell, during the Price raid.
The resolution has reference to his
brilliant services in getting through
the enemies Ii mes to inform the U.
S. troops of the condition of the
Kansas Militia, and for which the
Legislture of 1866 or 1867 gave him
s., 900 in cash.
He has been every winter trying
to get more. This is one of the old
frauds. Now let us haYe John e.
Douglass old territorial superin-
tendent claim.
The House recommended the
passage of = bill appropriating
money to pay newspapers for pub
fishing the constitutional amend
ments last fall, but only aspropriat-
ed half enough to do it, thus fol-
lowing the usual practice of all
Kansas officials to blk printers
whenever they get chance. This
is the favorite practice of the Sam
Wood style of reformers. The
printers have a contract for pub
fishing those amendments, and the
State will make nothing by this
disgraceful attempt of the legisla-
ture to swindle them.
A bill appropriating $4,000 to
cover the expences incurred by the
school commissioners in the inves-
LEGATION of bond frauds was recon-
mended for passage. The bill pro-
viding Communication for prisoness
for good beh Avior was slaughtered.
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Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that neti-
IN ton has been presented to the Board
Of County Commissioners Of Lyon county,
Kansas, asking for q change in the Empo-
ria and Neosho Rapids road AZ follow. to-
wit: To vacSte 90 much Of said road IS
lies between the point where said road
crosses the west line Of the W u ofsec
30, tp. 10, range 13, and the psint where
said road intersects the east and west cen.
ter line Of said sec. 30, and to relocate said
road as follows. to-Wit:
Beginning at the aforesaid point, where
Aaid Emporie and Neosho Rapids road In
tersects the west line Of said " 4 ofssid
sec. 30, tp. IS, range Ii, and running thence
south on range line between tps. 10, and
ranges II and II. about 96 rods, TO the Il
corner on the western boundary line Of said
sec 90; thence east on n sec. line about 164
rods 70 intefsect the said Emporia and
Neoeho Rapids road, and that viewers win
proceed on the 9Th day Of March nexL to
view and locate said change, and give to
ali parties Q hearing.
BY srder Of County Board Of Commits
siouers. J. 3. CRAIG,
7-s County Clerk.
Feb. Il, 1876.
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Administrators Notice.

NYOTICE is hereby given. that as Admin
IN istrator Of the estate of VIM. j. Harris,
deceased, did, on February 18th, 1876, file, in
the Probate Court OF Lyon county, Kansas, q
petition showing, among other things. that
had converted all the personal property be-
longing to said estate into money, and paid
ont the same; that there are still unpaid debts
of said estate OF over 10000 and costs Of adj
ministratioE, so 90; and PRAYING for author
ity to sell the foil w ing real estate OF which
said VIM J. Harris died sliced, viz:
The N e. = of s. w X. and n. w. x OF
8. e. =. OF section 2, township 20, range 10,
Lyon county, to pay said debts.
said Probate Court has see February 26th,
1876, at 10 O'Clock a. m, as the time, and the
ofice of the Judge OF said Court at Emporia,
Kansas, as the place to hear said petition; at
which time and place all persons interested
are notified and required to appear and show
cause, il any they have, why the prayer OF
said petition should not be granted
7-2e JOHN l. PRICE, Administrator.
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In conclusion, would say that this
discussion has accomplished all 1. WIS
intended tO-that was, to set the pub
tic to thinking The result has b. en-
an almost unanimous verdict as Inst a
herd law. The subject Is now in The
hands of the Legislature, and it " ill be
killed there this ear, and every veal,
it the people spe K, despite Ventilat, r
and his powerful summing up. A P.
Fremont, February Il, 1876
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The Capital Geuessaou.

On Monday, in the House, the
question Of an amendment to the
State constitution to perfect bienni-
al System being up, Mr.. Duncan, OF
Harvey county, submitted the fol.
lowing proposition:
Proposition two-SectIon & ofar.
ticle 10 of the constitution of the
state OF Kansas shall be amended ca
as to read a. follows: Section q,
The legislature In 1877 shall provide
by law for submitting the ouestion
Of permanently relocating the can't
TAI OF the state 10 popular vote,
ana majority of all the votes cast
snail be necessary for sush re-loca-
ton.
This amendment was immediate.
ly adopted, some of the members,
1t seems, regarding it as a Joke.
But the friends did hot SO consider
it, Mr.. Duncan declaring that he
was in sober earnest.
Mr.. Eskridge said that the propo-
siiton was not submitted for the
purpose of soaring Topeka into
good behavior toward the legisla-
ture: The newspapers of the west
mad been advocating q removal of
the capital on the ground of the in
convenience OF the location at To-
peka. The present capitol was too
small for the convenience of the lep-
lsiature and the apportionment
about to be made would add sever
al members to the house. 1t would
cost S1,OC3OO0 more to complete the
capitol and make it suitable for the
wants of the state. The same
amount already expended upon this
building would be enough to erect
one comm odlous and ornamental
enough for the purposes it was de.
signed. When the capital was To-
Gated at Topeka, It. was done bv a
sell out, as all the old democrats
would admit, and but few of the
present population of the state had
voted on the question of its location
The opponents of the measure af-
forwards secured . reconsideration
OF the Vote by which it was adopted,
when Mr.. Elder, of Ottawa, moved
to strike it out, which motion was
lost. After the committee rose
Mr.:Wood moved that it's report be
agreed to, which motion prevailed
by vote of 53 for and 50 against.
1t takes a two-thirds vote to pass
this amendment On its third reading.
BY q letter from Mr.. Eskridge,
we learn that it received 81 votes
for to % against. This large vote
in favor of submitting the cues
ton of locating the State capital is
but the expression of a widespread
opinion that the people ought to
have chance to vote upon it. These
opinions exist from several caus-
es. The first is, that the capitrl
was located by trickery at an early
day to torestall any notions the
people might come to ntertainon the
subject when the south and West-
ern portions of the state should be
settled. At the time of the vote
there was hardly an organized
county south, southwest or west of
center of the state. Every body ex-
cept those directly interested, felt
that the permanent location at that
early day was an outrage. But q
few counties on the eastern border,
mostly north of the Kaw, had the
power, and used it. The southern
half of the state as well as
the great western region, having
since become settled, it lie nothing
more than natural that thsy should
desire to have a voice in the impor-
tant question of the permanent To-
cation of the capital.
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Senator Crichtop's head was equally

Senator Crichton's head was equally
level when he said that there would
not be good constitution until .
convention was called to revise the
present one.
Senator Robinson was right
when he said that the property of
religious societies should not be ex-
empt from taxation. He should
have added that no property what
ever should be exempt, but that all
should bear its share of the burden
of supporting the government,
HoUsE.-In the honse, both the
railroad bills, that of Mr.. Stillings,
the narrow gauge bill, and Mr.. Es-
kridge, the standard gauge bill,
were passed.
A resolution was adopted that
members in committee of the whole
should be Emated to one fifteen
minutes speech on each motion.
This resolution will cause some
suffering to several members, but
we think the author of the resolu-
ton had the real good of the state at
heart, and that future generations
will rise up and call him blessed.
A resolution to declare vacant
the seat of A. j. Mowry the forger,
was referred to the committee on
state affairs. In this connection
the chairman of the committee
stated that the committee was
waiting for the arrival of . witness
before they could report.
The balance of the day was con-
sumed in discussing the centennial
bill. Some very uncalled for re.
marks were made on memcers Of
the Board. The bill was finally de-
feated.
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A large meeting was held at Angus
ia on the 10th, which adopted long
resolution in favor of the railroad from
Junction City to Arkansas City, via
the Whitewater route. The following
delegates were chosen to attend the
meeting at Peabody on the 23d: Al.
Ryan, j. Wilday, C. H. Kurtz, B. E.
McGill, A. Leidy, G. w. Weimer, C. p.
Strong, A. Cox, N. Wilkie and L. Max
well. Plum Grove has also held a
meeting, and appointed delegates to go
to Peabody.
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FRIDAY Feb. IL. '76.

SENATE.--All of the propositions
for amending the constitution ex-
cept one providing for sppropris-
tons to be made for two years
which pas sed.
An effort was made to put the
apportionment bill at the head of
the calender but it failed.
A long debate was had on q bill
requiring school money raised from
taxes on railroads in counties that
had voted subsidies to be divided
among the several districts in the
county, and it was finally referred
to special committee to perfect.
A bill to increase the fees of
clerks of district courts was discuss
ed and defeated.
A bill was introduced to reduce
the number of trustees of the deaf
and dumb, the blind Esud linssne
Rsylums from Is to 8.
HoUsE.--The committee on state
affairs were instructed to make 9 re
port, so far as the fraudulent school
bonds of Rice county are concerned,
at the earliest possible moment.
The object lie TO smoke out another
honorable member of the present
House, but the impression is that
he has been q little smarter than
MOwry. He says the. time, n, not
out yet which was given him to put
up the building.
The committee codifying the
school laws were authorized to
have q clerk.
Only three bills were introduced.
The bill making it legal to put lie
gal notices in patent outsides and
iusides was recommended for pass
age.
1t also recommended the passage
ola bill introduced by Mr.. Bone
brake, directing clerks of courts
and justices ofthe peace to pay over
to the County Treasurers all moneys
received for fees that are unc2lled
for for one year, and making it 3
misdemeanor not to do 80.
Considerable time was spent on
q meritorius bill to change the plan
Of selecting juries so ~ to get rid
Of professional jurymen. The COM
mittee rose without getting through
in the forenoon. In the afternoon,
the bill TO allow prisoners 3 com-
mutation of time for good behavior
got up again and an angry and per-
sOnsl debate sprung up which lie
good reading. A substitute was
ordered to be printed and ordered
to be put At the bottom Of the cal
endar-
The senate bill 6srbidding courts
to render Judgments for attorneys
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Mr.. Henry c. Bowen's late ct
proposition may be stated thus
He offers to go before three men OF
the Congregational body, such men,
for instance, as President Woolsey,
President Asa d. Smith, President
Fairchild. Judge Lafayette s. Eos
ter, the Hon. Alpheus S. Hardy or
the Hon. Julius II. Seelye, and
then and there, there being no one
present but the judges, Mr.. Beecher
and himself, he will give in full the
evidence which has led him to be
lieve Mr.. Beecher guilty of adultery,
and hypocrisy. That looks fair
enough.
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Public Sale

NN Tuesday, kebruary %. 1876, the under
. signed will sell at auction at his resi-
dence on Phenis creek, seven miles southeast
of Emporia, his horses, cattle. farming ma
chimes and implements, and household goods
Sale to commence at 10 O'Clock, a. NJ.
A credit OF ten months will be given on all
sums over IS on approved notes, or discount
Of 10 per cent will be made for cash; except
for steers sold, and all sums less than s. on
ether property, cash in full will be required.
T. MILES.
PEARsALL & LOWE, Auctioneers. 7-se
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The Kansas City Times has sent
3 reporter to explore the Black
Hills. toreport the exact truth in
regard to the richness of the mines
there. Hundreds of people are go
ing there over the plains, and If the
mines are q humbug, great disap-
pointment and suferiag are bound
to ensue.
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Adminietratrix, Notice.

~ OFI, l. is hereby Civ hat the nder
~ signed was, ON February Sth, 1876 APP
pointed the probate c"Hrt of Lyon couH ty.
Kansas, as administrative of the estate of
W AtSon SrsneIl. deceased. late of said county.
7-Sw CAROLINE a GRtSELL
=. 6Iiai mis- frsf ri
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

A Ny i.erson desiring TO exchange improy-
IA ed pro ger suitable for sIock-raisiIig IN
- IL vIc'"iIy- for imprUvei property within
twenty miles uf y, W York iIy eau address
ReAt .-state, 4 - non 2SI4 New York il,
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YOUNG ESSEN GEh.

VENHIS celebrated Stallion will make the
j season of 1876 at EmpoFia, Kansas begin
nIng about April list He is splendid gray, II
hands high, and weighs 400 pounds His
grandsire was the renowned HambletOnian;
his dam is very fine Messenger mare. He
Is claimed to be the best horse in Kansas.
For terms, address 7tf
VIC. ROWLEY, Carbonate, Kas.
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New Meat Market
HENNINc & BUNK

Have started new Meat Meat Market on
Commercial Street, next door to McCullough's
grocery store. A full assortment of Fresh
Meats will be kept, and every effort made to
give all customers their moneys worth, at
lowest market prices. Give us trial.
40-2m HENNING q BUNK.
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MONDAY, Feb. IA, '76.

SENATE.-In the Senate a COM
munication was received from the
Attorney General stating that the
pay for publishing the constitutional
amendments last fall was regulated
by the statute of 1868, in other
words that the bills should be paid
as rendered.
The Senate, in committee of the
whole, recommended for passage a
bill which will save considerable
annoyance in county school dis
tricts. 1t places the school houses
absolutely in the custody of the
school boards, who thus have the
power to allow the buildings to be
used for grange and other purposes.
+ The bill to provide for the publ
cation OF stray notices in the local
papers was passed with an amend
menL fixing the compensation at
the muniieent sum of fifty cents,
S. B. No. 80, making railroad
companies responsible for fires
caused by engines, was recommen-
ded for passage.
S. B. IS which makes persons re-
deeming land sold for taxes, pay
the amount of redemption in mon
ey instead of county warrants, was
recommended for passage.
The house determined hereafter
to hold three sessions a day.
The substitute No. 1872 (appor i.
tionment bilH was placed at the
head of tee calendar.
Fl. B. No. 137, bill of consider
able moment to the publishers of
Kansas, was taken up and discussed
at length. The bill appropriated
5000 to pay for the publication of
the constitutional amendments.
The opinion OF the Attorney GEN.
erAl was cited showing that this
was the sum due the printers.
Nevertheless, the house, by . vote
of II to 42, adopted an amendment
cutting the appropriation down to
$4,000, thus beating the publishers
of Kansas out of $4,000 earned nm
der fair and lawful contract. Mr..
Reynolds, observes the thanks of the
publishers for his efforts to defeat
this piece of Injustice.
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NofIca Of Affachrnent.

D. n. OsboEne 2 To-, pI1InLIHbs
against
Samuel H FOSTER and
Joseph w. Foster, defendants.
Before Geo. a.. stoWel, Justice of the Peace
of the city Of Emp0rfa. in Lyon county,
Kansas.
NOTICE is hereby given that, on the Sd
~ day Of February. 1915, an order of attach
ment for the sum OF $l51 20. was issued In said
action against the goods and chattels of said
Joseph w. Foster BY the above
named Justice OF the Peace. and that said
cause will be heard on the 18th day Of March,
1876, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
D. II. OSBORNE = Co, piaintins.
Attest: GEO. II. SToRELLs J. +. IS
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STRAYED.

GTRAYRD-Strayed from the subscriber
- about the 18th of Nov. last, a dark brown
mare, years old: medium size; branded on
lett shoulder with letter s'C'' with q per-
pendicular bar across it. A suitable reward
Will be paid for her recovery, CT information
leading thereto. j. s. CRAIG.
EmpOria, January 18th, 1915. 3-tf
STRAYED-FromE mporia about the Goth
- day of September. medium sized light
bay horse, three years old last spring; has
small white spot in face: legs whittier color
than body; has been worked Some during +he
summer. Information leading to his recovery
Will be suitably ewarded- Address this office
or j. Sonnedecker. Emporia, Ks, Nov. 18th.
4S-tf
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MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN. On long time end
XN1- low rates, on improved farm seeutity
II RANDOLPH l. SEDGWICR.
MONEY to loan.-I want to loan $50 600 in
vi Lyon county, Kansas, within the next
30 days, on improved city property or farms,
at 10 per cent interest.
4s-tf E. p. BANCROFT.
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HOME COAL MINES!
No Better 20 ~ In Kansas.
Keep the Money at Home |!

TENNEDY BROTHERS, with A. A. b.
~ ker & Co., are now operating their coal
mines on the east line of Lyon county and
are prepared to deliver coal in any quaint
in or near Emporia, at the lowest market
price. Tqis coal is fully equal to the best
Usage shaft and is sold cheaper. Sustain
home industry. Orders may be left at Tandy
& Eastman's drug store and viii be filled
promptly. 63-3m
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,

NOTICE.
SEALED bids will be received at the office
- of the Clerk of Lyon county, Kansas, un-
til March 9Th, 1876 at noon, for professional
attendance upon the poor of EmpOria city and
townships, and inmates OF the county poor
house, for the term of one year.
Bids to include surgical treatment, and all
medicines necessary.
By order of County Board.
j. s. CRAIG, County Clerk
February 9th. 1876. rs
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LOWE & McELHENEY
Central Livery Feed & Sale Stables.

The most extensive establishment in
Southern Kansas. Double and single
teams, with the best and incest carriages
and buggies in the city, ready at all times.
Also, saddle horses for ladies and gentle
men
Buys and sells horses, buggies, and car
riages. Auction every Saturday.
Especial attention given to boarding
orses by the week. o.
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"WEDNESDAY Feb. 9 1876.

SENATE.-Resolution was adopt
ed asking our delegation in con-
gress to oppose any change in the
tariff on castor beans, which goes
to show that when mems pockets
are touched they change their opin.
ions on the tariff system.
It adopted the sensible resolution
of placing all appropriation bills at
the head of the calendar.
1t then took up three proposed
amendments to the constitution and
spent the rest of the day discussing
them. The first is to amend the
constitution so as to allow Appro-
priatiOns to be made for two years,
which is absolutely necessary under
the recent amendm ents, unless the
theory that the people intended
1t to be so and therefore it ia so is
adopted.
The second proposition is that
no adjourned sessions of The Iegis-
Iature shall ever be held.
The third change was one in rela-
ton to the exemption ofproperty
from taxation. They were all re-
commended for adoption, but from
the debate and vote we Judge that
only the first one will get the neces.
sary two-thirds vote. During the
debate Senator Parkinson told =
truth when he said that every At.
tempt to amend the constitution
only had q tendency to middle Il.
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