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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29
GROWTH OF KANSAS.

We believe that more farm buildings
have been erected in Kansas this year,
than during any two years since the
state was first opened for settlement. The
population of the state has increased at
least 100000 since the LIST of January
last; the western line of dugouts has
moved westward at least seventy-five
! miles; in the old counties, as we'll as in
those on the frontier, the number of
farm houses built and farms opened for
cultivation has been wonderful; and the
growth of the state in population, wealth,
improvements, and area of land in cult
walton, has been without precedent in
the history of the United States.
The growth of our cities and towns
has kept pace with the growth and de-
velopment of the country. 1t is a COM
mon complaint that residences for rent
can be found in very few towns in Kan
sas. Probably in nine-tenths of our Kan
sas towns vacant house cannot be found,
no matter how many new buildings have
gone up during the year.
The character of the residences erect
ed during the year exhibits correspond
ing improvement. In both the country
and the towns those who build are put
ting up larger, more substantial, and
more comfortable houses than ever be-
fore. Travel where you will in the state
and you cannot fail to note this improve
ment. AlOngide the dugout, in the
frontier counties, you will find recently
completed or approaching completion, a
neat, comfortable stone or frame house /;
and near the old log or the small frame
dwelling, in the older counties you will
see a larger, more substantial and COM
Portable residence of brick, stone, or
frame.
The evidences of thrift and prosperity
can not be mistaken. They demonstrate
the fact that Kansas is increasing in
wealth as rapidly as she is multiplying
in population. For four years her crops
have been wonderfully large, and her ex-
ports of grain, fruit, stock and other pro-
auctions have been enormous Kansas
is today the most prosperous state in
the Union, and her prosperity is not
ephemeral, but real and enduring. The
reputation of Kansas is settled. The ca
pacities of her soil and the healthfulness
of her climate have stood the test of a
quarter of century, and been approved
BY its experience. We have had our
failures and troubles, as all new states
have had, but after all they nave been
fewer In number and less serious in con-
sequences than those the first settlers in
evern new country have had to encoun-
ter Now there is not one man or wo-
man In a thousand who, after 3 residence
Of fiRe years In Kansas. viii not declare
that it is the best, the most tsrtile. the
most beautiful, and the most healthful
state Ia the sisterhood OF the Union
Atchison Champion
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29
TELEGRAPHIC.

KHIBER Pass, Nov %. - Yesterday
the British troops attacked Fort Aliinus
jid, losing 800 killed and wounded. The
Afghans abandoned it at night, and we
have the pass. The cold weather will
prevent a full conquest of Afghan until
spring. p cannon were captured.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22-The q. S. grand
jury has indicted the following persons
for conspiring to defraud the govern
ment out of $S50,O00 in building the
Chicago Custom house: James G. Hill.
supervising architect of the treasury;
VIM. a Patten, eX-supervising architect;
John NJ. Mueller, stone contractor, of
Cincinnati; A. G. Mills, Mueller's agent
and reputed partner; George J. Reed,
Mueller's foreman; Alex G. Wheaton,
ex-stone inspector, and Geo. G.. Prussing,
ex-assistant superintendent of construc-
ton.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. ga deficit
of $4,000 in the-Ct Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co.'S office here, run by Ryan, Car
penter & Co.
CHICAGO, Nov -McMahon of Yer
mont, won the wrestling match here to-
day, with Mclaughlin, of Michigan, for
1000 side. Foul play is alleged
Ross c. Barnes has lost his suit to com
pei the Chicago base ball club to pay
him $4,000 full-salary from March 18th
| to November 10Th, he losing that time
| by sickness, but claiming his salary all
the same.
HALIFAX, n. S., Nov. 2S-Marouis of
Lorne and Princess Louise arrived to-
day, not having been captured by Fen
ian cruiser. A grand reception was Civ
| en- them, The vessel had very stormy
passage, and the princess was quite sick,
! but>it is hoped she will now recover her
usual health.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 23-The saw mill
and planning factory of the Nelson Fur
mace Company, at Shoales, Ind, was
burned Yesterday. Loss, $4,000.
| DETROIT, Nov. ga fire at Luding.
ton to-day destroyed the dry goods and
| grocery store of Danaper s. Melindy
Totol loss, $4,000. The building was
insured for $4,000; stock, $4,000.
| NEWCASTLE, Del, Nov. 23-Nine con
victs, six blacks and three whites, were
publicly whipped to-day, five being also
/ pilloried.
HALIFAX, Nov. 25.-The reception o.
the Marquis of Lorne and Princes.
Louise was most magnificent and en-
thuslatic. A thOne was erected in the as
sembly chamber, and the Marquis tool
his oath as Governor General of Cana
da. There was no end to the display
and ceremony, and monarch could no
have been received with more pomp.
LONDON, Nov. 25.-1O,OOO cotton spin
ners in Oldham struck to-day agains
~ per cent. reduction of wages. Fen
ton & Sons bank, at Rockdale, suspend
ed; liabilities $2,5O0,OOO. Business de
preston increases. The Clyde ship
builders have yielded and gone to work
BERLIN, Nov. 5.-Gortschakoff ant
Orlife have resigned, and it is though
the Car will accent.
ROCHESTER,, Nov. 25.-James T. Stew
art q Sons five story building, occupied
-. hcherts bracket company, wire Will
company, Howe 81 Co. and Forsyth i
Co, burned; loss 1925 900.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-D. c, Statler
merchant, shot himself and jumped from
the bridge into the Mississippi river, a
st. Paul, MINI; body not found Wa1
rem Tate, who shot VIM. Love, in Indi
annapolis court house, fined $4,000 70
contempt of court.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29
WORK BEFORE CONGRESS

Washington kilograms say that the
Democrats will favor an extra session of
congress so that the new senate can sub
stitute Democratic for Republican en-
ployes, or the senate may manage to
have an extra session by itself to accom-
plish the same object. The coming ses-
sion will have to make provision for the
census of 1880, the work of which must
begin next year. This will give a great
many persons employment as census
takers, but there will be plenty of poo
pie to do that work. An attempt will
be made to change the present method
of counting the electoral vote, so as to
avoid the complication that occurred in
1876. The reorganization of the army,
the transfer Of the Indian bureau to the
war department, the Southern Pa
cific railroad subsidy, the investigation
of the cipher dispatches, and opening of
the Indian territory to settlement will be
leading features of legislation. Some
efforts will be made to enact railway and
postal bank legislation. An attempt will
be made TO repeal the resumption act,
but it cannot be accomplished. There
will be lively fight over the silver
question, the hard money men being de-
termined to make silver subsidiary to
gold, and the silver men desiring to
make its coinage free and unlimited.
The committee on banking and curren-
cy propose to offer bill to compel the
treasury to pay out silver in preference
to gold for redemption purposes, prof
ect which it is said Mr.. Sherman is not
averse to. The session must close by
March 4th, and there will have to be
steady work done to accomplish much
in any direction.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

A new and simple form of barometer
is described in the Bulletin Francois.
A medium sized bottle is tightly stopped
with cork traversed bya quill tube, the
latter about one inch in diameter and
nineteen or twenty inches long, and ex-
tending into the bottle for two thirds of
its length; the joints are made perfectly
air tight with wax. To dilate the air,
the bottle is slightly warmed, and the
extremity of the tube is dipped under
water while cooling. In this manner
the bottle is filled so that the surface of
the water just touches the end of the
tube, little more being then added un-
it'll 1t stands in the tube at some easily
remembered level. When the weather
threatens rain, the suface of the column
of water will sink, and rice rersd. Vari-
ations in temperature also cause chang
es in the length of the column, but lit
tie practice will enable the observer to
allow for these, or, if the instrument be
kept in the cellar or any other place of
even temperature, they will not occur.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29
STATE AUDITORS REPORT

We have the biennial report of auditor
Bonebrake, for the fiscal years ending
June Both, 1S77-'7S. 1t is document of
2S2 pages, and details the receipts and
expenditures of the state, appropriations,
assessment and taxation, school land &C
counts, state and municipal debt, etc.
At the close of the fiscal year ending
the treasury of $312,s11, This amount,
with the tax levy for the current year,
will aggregate $1,O75,654. The appro-
priations for the present fiscal year ag-
gregate $395,9S4. The auditor says the
revenue tax levy for 1890 and 1881 can be
reduced to. tn rec mills ON the dollar.
The interest on our state bonds has
been paid at maturity, and at the close
of the last fiscal year there was balance
of $4S,s1O in the interest fund. The
sinking fund commissioners have pur-
chased for this fund, during the past
year, $4,000 Kansas state bonds, and
$25,6O0 U. S. four per cent. bonds. The
commissioners have also purchased, for
the permanent school fund, $142, 900 reg
istered four per cent. bonds.
The taxable property of the state is as
follows: Taxable lands, 20, 076, 642 acres.
Value of lands, $79, 1863, 1891; value of
town lots, $16,725,91s.O1 value of per
sonal property, $25, 600. 1889; value of
railroad property, $15,525.O2S.9S. Total
value of all property, $1S7 SEQ, 64S-24.
The railroads of the state are assessed
on total of 2,302.70 miles of track, at
an average of $6,742 per mile. The ex-
tent of the railway system of Kansas Is
shown by the fact that railroad property
is reported for taxation In fifty-two OF
the seventy-three organized counties OF
the state.
The bonds of the state, outstanding,
amount to 81, 1s1 ,975. OF these, however,
the state sinking fund owns $94,s 75, and
the permanent school fund of the state,
$6O7, 925. So that only $479,T15 of the
bonds of the state are on the market.
A table is presented showing the
amount of county, city, township, vii
lage, board of education and school dis
trict Indebtedness, on the first of July
last. The aggregates are as follows:
County bonds outstanding, $7,S1e,S 76,
and county warrants, $649,T49. Town
ship bonds outstanding, 81, $50, 07S, and
township warrants, $2O,373- City bonds
outstanding. $9.247, 1886, and city war
rants, $6s.07s. School district bonds
outstanding, 81 800, $50, and school dis
trict warrants, $98, OS0. Total indebted
ness, county, city, township, school, etc,
913, 473, 1877.
Since 1855, 215,217 acres of school
lands have been patented, and sold for
$o11, 525-an average Of S42S per acre.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

General Grants latest capture is ex.
Governor Hoffman, of New York. The
Governor, while in Paris, dropped his
prejudices and became acquainted with
Grant, and this is the result: 1.-THE Gen.
eral travels with lis eyes open, and is
particularly we'll informed on every state
in Europe. have condemned some OF
his public acts as much as any man, but
if his enemies wish to continue their at
tacks upon him they had better leave his
personal habits alone, as the reports con
corning those are simply bosh." What
a heavy Democratic gun was spiked
when Governor Hoffman bore testimony
TO that effect.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29
INTERESTING.
The Future of the A. t. S. S. F. R. h

The Future of the A. T. s. S. F. r. Il.
The Council Bluff Nonpare1l says 1t
has just interviewed Gen. G.. W. Dodge,
a director of the Union Pacific railroad,
and obtained the following information
relative to the A. T. & S. F. road:
e t'What truth is there,n said the scribe,
sin the report of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe having obtained control of
the Rio Grande, in direct conflict with
the interests of the Union Pacific -
THE Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
have obtained possession of the Rio
Grande road, and by doing so save build
ing complete line TO Leadville, and
being antagoniZed by competing line
to Santa Fe. l don't think their OBJ
tanning control of that road is antagonis-
tic to the Union Pacific. The Union
Pacific had an opportunity of obtaining
control of the Rio Grande road, and con
sidered the proposition, but came to the
conclusion that the county through
which it runs is not naturally tributary
to it. If it had obtained control of the
Rio Grande, the Atchison, Topeka s.
Santa Fe would have built another line
into Denver, which would have led to
trouble between the lines whose inter
ests are so far apart that they ought
not TO conflict Their obtaining control
of the Rio Grande would make them
more DESTROYS than ever to hold friendly
relations with the Union Pacific, and
maintain their rates in Colorado. If
the Union Pacific is DESTROYS of reaching
the mining country ON Gunnison river,
it can easily do so by building from
Denver or by the extension of the Colo
RADIO Central"
ANOTHER LINE TO THE PACIFIC,
us there any truth in the reports that
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and
| Southern Pacific, of California, have
made combination to build through 81
Il have no knowledge of any such
combination, but have no doubt that the
Atchison, Topeka s. Santa Fe will be
connected with the Southern Pacific OF
California l know that the Southern
Pacific of California has made arrange
ments to build two hundred miles east
of Fort Yuma, and / have been reliably
informed that the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe intend during next year tC
reach the Rio Grande and then push to
a connection, at some point near the
New Mexican line, with the Southern
Pacific of California"
what effect will the completion OF
another line to the Pacific have upon
the business of the Union Pacific ?"
| THE principal effect will probably be
division of the through business. Mel
ther the Union or Central Pacific have
believed theirs would be the only line
to California. The immense country
between the Missouri river and the Pa
cific it expects to see developed on natu
raj lines, and lines that the topography
of the country admits of. The increase
of local business from the mining coun
| tries of Colorado Montana and the Black
Hills will make up, five times over, al
that will be taken from the Union anC
Central Pacific by this connection
Again, the Union Pacific has SUPERIOR
ty over the Atchison, Topeka s. Santa
Fe on account of grades, alignment, anC
ability, with the same power to haul sc
many more cars"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29
RMPORIA NORMAL.

We are glad to announce that the
great calamity which recently befell this
excellent institution, in the burning of
its magnificent building, viii not pre-
vent the school from going on in its good
work The able and indefatigable pres
ident, Prof. @. R. Pomeroy, notifies us
that the winter term viii commence
January LIST. Good accommodations viii
be provided for students. and the usual
We commend the Emporia Normal
school TO the young men and young
ladies of Marion county. In this con-
nectiop we wish here to express the hope
that the legislature, at its earliest sitting,
will appropriate sum sufficient 70 erect
another Normal building at Emporia,
on the slightly site of the Old one-AIari-
on County Record.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The interest aroused in the applica-
tion of the electric light to social uses
was strikingly apparent the other night
in Sheffield, England, when nearly 80
600 people gathered at the Brammail
Lane Grounds to witness a football
match by means of the electric light.
The electric light was thrown on the
grounds from four lamps thirty feet
from the ground, and the rays, which
were of great brilliancy, lighted nearly
the whole ground, and the players could
be seen almost as clearly as at monday.
When the light was turned on the crowd
cheered loudly, and then watched the
game with great interest. Some amuse-
ment was caused by the brilliancy of
the light, which dazzled the players
somewhat, and caused some strange
blunders. Behind each goal was placed
a portable engine, each of which drove
two dynAmo-electric machines, one for
each light. The Illuminating power was
equal 10 5000 standard candles, and the
cost per hour for each light was seven
centa.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

Another telegraph company Is report
ed to be in process of formation, having
secured contracts over the Baltimore and
Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads. The
object of such a company, or at all events
its results, will doubtless be to sell out
to or pool with the Western Union at a
great profit to the new company. The
public will get no permanent relief from
the exactions of monopoly by efforts OF
this kind. 1t is only a government sys-
tenn of postal telegraphy that will put us
right, and that will come sooner or later,
despite the widely ramified influence OF
the Western Union.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

Secretary of the Interior Shurz is right
in demanding proofs from Gen. Sheri-
dan of the accusations he has brought
so sweepingly against the Indian
agents employed by the department.
The press and politicians and army Off
GERS, and especially all the notifications
of the Indian ring, are, we believe, far
too off-hand and sweeping in their con-
domination of the Peace policy. AS well
might the department of the Interior
charge all army officers with swindling
because Belknap, Babcock and few
Others were deeply implicated in frauds.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The insurance companies have cOnclu-
ded to pay the insurance of $250,O00 on
the life of Col. Dwight, of Binghampton,
n. Y, without litigation. 1t will be re
membered he insured his life a few
months ago for that amount, paid one
premium, recklessly exposed himself to
sickness and died, in order to leave his
family wealthy. The selfsacrificing ex-
ample of this devoted husband and faith
er cannot be too quickly followed by
others who have good looking spouses.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

Who will be governor of Maine is still
an interesting question. The lower house
of the legislature, which is Democratic,
will nominate two candidates, and the
senate, which is Republican, will choose
one of the two. The Democrats long
ago agreed that the House should ignore
the candidate who received the largest
vote at the state election, and name the
Greenback and Democratic candidates.
This piece of smartness has its answer
in the announcement that the Republi-
cans of the senate will divide their vote
in such a way as to elect the Greenback-
er. Even so hard-hearted hard-money
paper as the New York Tribune encour-
ages this scheme.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The letter of minister Welch, accom-
panying the payment of $5,5OO,OOO to
Great Britain as fishery damages award,
says the payment is made under protest,
as evidence of good faith, and that the
United States distinctly states that it
does accept the result of the arbitration
as fair or as binding upon this country
to the prejudice of its fishing rights.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The greatest novelty in Paris and Lon
don at this moment is the new clock
with luminous dial. You expose it to
the sunlight for very short time, and ii
will remain illuminated all night. 1t is
the invention of Merritt, who has re-
ceived an immense quantity of orders
both for clocks and watches. The cost
of the clock is from twenty to thirty dol
lars. Where is Edison?
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The trial of E. p. Bancroft, formerly
one of the Board of regents of the
Normal school. and at the time o.
his arrest, agclt for the sale of the Nor
NAL school ia:;ds. 7-as set for YESTERDAY
in the Suprrele ..c.irt, but was continu.
ed until to la. attorney General Da.
Wis and AlmeTi.. 4Sillett, of Emporia, ap
pear for the state, and Hon. L. B. KEEL
logg, Mr.. w. W. Scott, Mr. Lynn and Mr.
R n Ruggles. of Emporia, for the de
Commonwealth, Nov &c.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

In New jersey the vote at the last cleo
lion stands: Republican, 94,448; Dem
ocrat, 80,229; Greenback, 24,6O9. IN
1876 the vote was Democrat lis, 1928
Republican, 1O3,474;. The Republicans
lost S,O26, and the Democrats "a, 100.
The Democratic loss was 26,OS3 greater
than that of the Republicans-or2 % to
1. But then the total vote was 1882
less than two years ago. Here is a good
chance for guessing as TO which party
lost most votes by the Greenback move.
ment
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The canvassing board in Alachua coun-
~, Florida, rejected the returns from
three precincts in that county to defeat
Bisbee, Republican candidate for con-
gress. The supreme court has ordered
the board to canYass the returns. This
elects Bisbee, and settles the congress
sional question in Florida.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

Geo. Addison, of Battle Creek, Michi-
gan, has been sent to the insane asylum,
as a terrible case of delirium tremens
produced, not by liquor, but by the eA-
cessive use Of tobacco. He has smoked
from ten to thirty green cigars per day
of late years, and the nicotian has entire
ly shattered his nervous system.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29
State Auditor Bonebrake in his recn

State Auditor Bonebrake in his recnte
report, recommends that our tax laws be
so changed that the penalties accruing
on land sold for taxes be at the rate Of
25 per cent instead of so per cent. The
state has had great deal Of experience
in this matter, the law having frequent
" been changed back and forth from %
to so per cent. Experience shows, "a was
clearly proven in the last discussion OF
the matter, that 50 per cent is best, and
we believe firmly the law should be let
alone.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The Republican plurality on judge in
the state of New York outside of New
York city is 1886; on congressman,
9l,614; on assemblymen, S2,391. The
test Of Republican strength was in the
vote for congressman and assemblymen,
and the figures are encouraging.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The American Consul at Lyons calls
attention to a remarkable feature in the
worlds commerce at the present time,
that the United States is the only country
whose exports exceed its imports, with
the exception of India, which has a
small trade balance in its favor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The total vote of New York at the re
cent election was 1926, Republicans
391 ,252; Democrats, 35s, 04O; Greenback
1901; Prohibition, 4,247. The Repub
lican majority over the Democrats, SO,
212. Democratic majority last year. ID,
657. Republican gain, 1850
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The total vote of Illinos was: Repub-
lican, 1888; Democratic, 169,965
Greenback, 65,G73; Republican plurali-
ty, 47,31S. The Greenback vote is over
ten thousand less than at tile previous
election.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

In less than thirty years, $4,000 miles
of railroad have been constructed in the
United States. The value of property
in this country has in the same time in
creased from $S,OOO,OOO,OOO to 10000
600 n0n
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

The total Greenback vote cast in all
the states holding elections this year,
was over 100000. In 1877 it was in the
neighborhood of 100000. The total vote
of the country is about 100000