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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13
CORNERS"

The era of gambling in pretty much
every marketable commodity, is not over.
A few years ago gold was the staple of
the spectators. For the last few years
they have largely turned their attention
to farm products, and many fortunes
had been made and smashed" in "cor-
ners" on corn, wheat, ETC., and only week
before last in San Francisco, the bear in
terest pushed down the market so that
in one day the decline in bonanza stocks
amounted to $35, 100000. This is So
OOO,O 900 more than the total deficiency in
the case of the failure of the late City of
Glasgow bank. Of course thousands of
people must have been rendered penni-
less by such a decline as this. Then, we
have the celebrated Pennsylvania oil
corner. BY this combination, or conspi-
racy, the entire oil producing interest of
the State was virtually throttled, and
made to deliver, by a comparatively
small number of persons, who had seized
upon the means of transportation in OF.
der to extort enormous sums in the shape
of forestallers' profits. So far as the law
of competition (Which is supposed to be
the law that governs the politico-eco.
nomic system of the present day. is con-
cerned, this oil monopoly completely
set it at defiance. The latest startling
move in the direction of corner was
attempted on wheat last week in Chica-
go. Jim Keene, the celebrated Califor.
mia manipulation of these heightened"
gambling schemes, assisted by New
York ''pards," got hold of $4,000, GOO
with which he went to the Chicago
market and commenced buying wheat
He professed to be engaged in straight
transaction, and that he was buying
legitimately to hold for 8 rise in the
spring, The wheat seems to have been
too much for him, aa we do not hear
that his bold operations affected the
market one way or the other very seri
ously. The conclusion was that eighty
to eighty-f1ve cents was "hard- pan" foI
that product, and that the price could
not go lower. Some of the regular grain
operators of Chicago, especially the com
mission men, were indignant that nest
of stock gamblers should invade theil
peculiar domain, so they combined and
caught the Keene crowd once or twice
and squeezed one or two of them nearly
fat There was $1,000, 900 bushels Of
wheat close at hand, and it seems Mr.
Keene got sick of his undertaking.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13
WAREHOUSE sTEALMGs,

William n. Sturges, in the Chicago
journal of Commerce, makes some rath-
er interesting disclosures in regard to
the operations of the grain warehouse
men of Chicago. He is of the belief,
firmly, that the elevator proprietors of
Chicago have been charging a rate of
storage in excess of that the law permits
them to keep, until, in the grand aggre-
gate, they are richer by 100000 than
they would have been had they only
charged and accepted the lawful rates of
storage. In 1871 the legislature passed
what is known as the railroad and
warehouse law" which requires "ware-
houses of class A" to take out licences.
Section Is of this law provides ''that the
maximum charge for handling and stoI-
ing of grain for the first thirty days, or
parts thereof, shall be two cents per
bushel; for each fifteen days after the
first thirty days the charge shall be a
half cent per bushel" making two and
one-half cents per bushel for forty-five
days.
Instead of charging the prices estab
lished by this law, Mr.. Sturges asserts
that the warehouse men have gone on ex-
acting rat es of storage as they chose
From 1872 to 1873 they have, it is al
legged, overcharged upon over 3SO, 1000 900
bushels of grain that has passed through
their elevators, and upon which illegal
storage has been exacted. 1t is charged
that the warehouse men, by their action,
defied the constitution and the law, and
refused to be bound by their enactments;
that they took, in violation of the law
over $3,sOO,OOO in illegal charges; fur.
thermOre, that up to this time they have
not returned one dollar of the stolen
money to those from whom it was taken
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13
FoRTY-F1rrH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, DEC. 5.

THURSDAY, DEC ..
The senate resolved to investigate the
Freedman's bank. Messrs. Harris, Con-
over, Mathews, Lamar, Paddock, Gar
land and Eustis were appointed on the
yellow fever committee. Executive ses-
sion followed.
In the house Mr.. Bertrand, of Chica-
go, demanded an investigation in rela-
ton to the charge of the Washington
Post that he was brIbed to vote for the
District of Columbia bonds. The names,
duties and salaries of all employees in
the Chicago custom house were called
for. The resolution to appoint joint
yellow fever commission was agreed to.
Adjourned to Monday.
MONDAY, DEC. 8.
In the senate Mr.. Window offered a
resolution to abolish the patent Office,
and Mr.. Cameron one TO call for evil
dence relative to recent elections In
South Carolina and Louisiana. The
House bill to correct omission of Hot
Springs reservation in appropriation bill
of last ysar, and to investigate yellow
fever referred 10 committe. Mr.. Garland
offered a resolution to pay Indian
claims in AZ per cent. bonds. Mr.
Bayard do. in regard to immunity Of
foreign consuls against legal proceed
ings. MIR. Edmunds spoke in favor o.
his bill to correct the presidential vote.
In the house a motion to suspend
rules and vote bill to recon trade dol
lars into legal tender dollars was defeat
ed, 154 yeas to 81 nays, not two-thirds
Mr. Page offered bill to enforce the
18th and 18th amendments. Motion II
suspend rules and vote on resolution II
compel National banks to receive the lie
gal tender silver dollar and abolish bank
refusing to so receive them, was lost, 15'
to 80, not two-thirds.
TUESDAY, DEC. 10.
The senate passed bill 10 appoint Dr.
J. L. Powell assistant surgeon in o. S. A.
vote was 80 to 81. Powell served in tn
confederate army when minor. MI
Morgan spoke in favor of bill to coun
presidential vote -----------------.
The house appointed Young, Gibson
Good, Hartridge, Maize, Garfield, Han
yer and Chittenden. on the yellow feve
joint committee. The salary of minis
tiers to France, England, Germany ant
Russia was put back to 81, 800. A res
olution was passed to pay the widow o
Mr.. Welch, late representative from Ne
braska, his full pay until the close o
| his term
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The Albany Journal pays Senator
Conkling the compliment of saying he
never wavered on the financial or any
other question. If he had deemed it
best to bow little to the storm for the
purpose of controlling it, he would not
have been without good company. But,
as q matter of fact, his attitude was
never doubtful. 1t could not be. His
whole record forbade it. He had been
nearly twenty years in congress. He had
borne part in all our public financial
history during the war and since the war
In all this long struggle-we say it as a
matter of record which defles denial-he
had never once wavered. Whoever else
trimmed to shifting breezes-and some
of our most trusted leaders did so at
times-Mr Conklin never faltered."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13
UNvARYING STUPIDITY.

Mr.. Blaine's resolution of inquiry in
to southern bulldozing, presented on the
first day of the session, and Fernando
upon the presidents reference to the same
subject, have cast gloom upon the I'M
fortunate Democrats once more. 1t was
their policy to prevent all discussion of
their transactions in the south, having
enough to shoulder already in the cipher
dispatches and other disagreeable af-
fairs. What was their dismay, therefore,
when Wood threw the firebrand on the
first day of the session, thus illustrating
what Mr.. Lincoln said he relied upon
for success in politics, ''the unvarying
stupidity ofthe Democratic party" Both
houses will now probably investigate in
their own way the outrages in South Car
Dina and elsewhere. The caucus of Re
publican senators took stalwart turn,
decidedly. 1t voted to push Rlaine's
resolution for investigation, and then
added proposition to reduce the repre-
sentation of the south in congress and in
WAN SASNSOAAA SOAAS5SB JOoS Al PAOPNAIAOAA
to the disfranchisement which the Dem
ocrats forced. This is in accord with the
constitutional amendments. The COM
mittee appointed to shape and enforce
the policy of the caucus is as follows
Senators Blaine, Edmunds, Dawes, Chris
tiancy and Howe. The progromme is
for Mr.. Blaine to call up his resolution,
have it amended as above, and make a
short speech upon it. Senator Edmunds
and others will follow in the same line.
That the Democrats will be forced to
make defensive and weak fight is very
true, but who will come to their rescue
is not so clear, although it is said Ben
Hill is ready to eat fire again. The de,
bate will be very interesting and able
one, and may haye grave political results
for the Democratic party,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

A telegram from Boston to the n, Z.
Times states that the fiunkies of that
city are making extensive arrangements
to give General Grant brilliant recep-
ton on his return from Europe, and
that BOston's lead in this matter is to be
followed by other large eastern cities.
We hope this is only a buncombe dis
patch. Let General Grant come back
in the quiet, sensible, unostentatious way
which becomes a man Of his rank and
position. Grant has shown his aversion
to such demonstrations on frequent occa-
sions, and we hope that any attempt at
show on his return will be discounte-
nanced by him. He has won the esteem
of the American people by his plainness
and his devotion to the spirit of our in
situations, which is opposed to turnkey
ism" He has at all times opposed cheap
display. He does not need Il. He holds
a place in the affections of his country
men which would only be marred by the
spectacle of such receptions as is pro-
posed. Let the eold hero" come home
and pursue the even tenor Of his way, as
is his wont. and all the people win feel
that they still have q share in the noble
record Of this true American citizen.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

All accounts from Russia tend to show
that the administration of the finances of
that country during and since the late
warhas been monstrously bad. Millions
of roubles were stolen by army contract
ors, who were in league with high civil
and military officials; it is even said
that the scandals involved some of the
imperial family. The latest reports of
financial mismanagement and gross cor
ruption involve the financial operations
of the Russian imperial bank, and are
such as TO cause great alarm and appre-
hension. 1t is charged by st. Peters
burg correspondents of London journals
that about 100000 of paper roubles
which the state recently returned to the
bank have disappeared, and that the pub
lie are anxiously asking where they are.
1t is also claimed that, instead of reduc-
ing its circulation of notes, the bank has
augmented its ready money from 12,OOO,-
600 to 5000, 900, and thus introduced in
to circulation $4,000. 900 of new notes.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13
The FEDERAL BUILDING.
Kansas Material to be Used In its Ere,
ton.

Kansas Material to be Used In its Free
ton.
Topeka Commonwealth.
The following letter from senator T.
B. Plumb, to Hon. j. G.. Waters, of this
city, will show the feeling at Washing.
ton, about using home material for the
construction of the new federal building
SENATE CHAMBER,
Washington, Dec. 4, 1875
DEAR WATERS at hand. The
architect Is prepossessed in favor of War
rensburg, Missouri stone; but has sub
stantially promised me that ne will use
home material. I quite agree with you
that only Kansas material should be
used
The rubble work was awarded to John
Emslie, to-day. think Cottonwood Oh
Florence stone will be used for the en-
tire building, Truly Yours,
P. B. PLUME.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The Paris exposition did not pay as
largely as our centennial show, but it
amused larger number of people. The
total admissions to the Paris exposition
were 1903, 725 against a total for the
Philadelphia exhibition of9 ,91O,9 1856. The
Paris affair was open more than a month
longer than the one at Philadelphia, and
the actual receipts at the latter place
were about so per cent. larger than at the
former.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

David H. Bailey, spoken of in the dis
patches of Monday, as having been ap-
pointed consul general at Shanghai, lived
in Kansas for several years. He was q
member of the territorial Legislature in
1861, and afterwards edited the Leaven.
worth Times. The Times chung to Nc
Clellan, when the fight was made on
that amiable gentleman, and Mr.. Bailey
was imprisoned by D. r. Anthony, who
was then mayor, for an article published
in the Times, which was regarded by An.
thony as rather disloyal in its sentiments
Bailey is a good man and we are glad Of
his reappointment.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

Tho United States district court, on
the 9Th, adjourned the hearing of the
mandAmus cases against Leavenworth
county and city and Douglas county, to
March LIST. This was done because an
order 70 levy tax now would be inoppor.
tune, - the tax rolls are already made
out, and TO give an opportunity for re
lief by the next Legislature. The officers
were put under $4,000 bonds to appear
and an agreement not to resign.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

Beaconsfield is in luck. The good
news from the seat of war in Asia was
happily timed with reference to the open
ing of the British parliament. 1t now
seems that no serious opposition will be
made to a liberal appropriation for the
invading army. There is, however, still
the Russian bear in the background, and
it may be that some ugly work will yet
grow out of the Afghan war.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The report Of the public Auditor OF
Virginia, to be made to the Legislature
this week, will show that the Moffett
register system of liquor taxation has
brought to the state treasury about $780,.
ooo- This is less than was claimed for
II when IL was passed, but is more than
has been expected at any time within the
last six months, and is two or three times
~ much - the old license plan has pro.
AtaNad
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The Chicago and New York excursion
to the City of Mexico is to be the open
ing wedge TO American commercial en-
terprise and emigration. Thousands OF
Americans will pour into that country
next season to prospect for business, and
as soon as an all rail route is completed
to the heart of the country it will be
overrun by spectators and tourists.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13
ENIPoRIA MARKET.

E4POkIA, Dec IL
potatoes sc; apples, 81 TO 81 so; onions, SOC ;
carrots, sec; paFsnips, SOC; cabbage 20 I0c
each. squash, to 10c; butter 16 to 1ec per ID
eggs, lSc per doZ- -four, 1-90 TO g per cWt ;
corn meal, 81 per cwt ! buck wheat, s.; chick
ems, II . 70 500 per dozen; turkeys, &c 70 &c
to TcI cranberries, 10 cents per quart; cur
rants, 10 cents per pound; prunes, 12kc.
roast. Sc: boiling meat, 4 to &c; veal, 9 to Toe;
mutton, to l0c.
WHoLEsALE-Eo. 3 wheat, CSC; No & 65e;
No. 4, 90 to SOC; corn, 1sc, oats, 10 to I5c; rye
z5c; barley, . 20 SOC; max seed, 81; live hoes,
g. per 100
Emporia 70 Kansas CITY are a. follows: FOR
wheat, rye and barley. 10 cents per 100 Lbs /;
corn and cats - cents hogs so and cattle
- per car.
Prom Emporfe to Chicago: wheat, barley
and rye - cents, and corn aad oats, IS cents.
exhorDitant, and from Emporla to St. LouIa
so per car.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The Amer of Cabool is not half as
anxious to fight as he pretended little
while ago. Beaconsfeld followed him
up little faster than he thought posi-
BILE, and the indications are that he will
weaken. It remains TO be seen whether
Russia will now step in to the front.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

An Ohio man has come to the front
with . perpetual motion machine. He
IL 90 sure that 1t will run without ceas-
ing and consume no fuel, that he offers
10 sell forty shares for 100000. Now
there's . chance for some enterprising
capitalist There ought to be financiers
enough in the country by this time to
work that thing up without trouble.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The financial condition of the farmers
Of Illinois Is said, by the we'll informed
western correspondent of the New York
Daily Bulletin, 10 be excellent Farm
era feel that prices are low, but as one
Of them remarked: 1--WE never got so
much In our lives for a dollar as we do
to-day. used to run up a store bill
every year Of from $500 to $500; now 1
pay eash. seem to be as comfortable
- I ever was, and besides I don't see
but what have as much as ever had. {"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The Cottonwood Falls papers are hav.
ing little trouble. One of them uses
the crushing words towards the other
that he had no idea that the "imposthu
nation of the other fellows selfcOndem.
nation was so near ripe" which will IN
doubtedly cause the other fellow to
scratch around and borrow a dictionary
for next weeks issue, which we await
with anxiety
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The total admissions to the late Paris
exposition were 16,o32,725 against a
total for the centennial exposition in this
country of 9,s1O,966. The exhibition at
Paris, however, was open more than a
month longer than the one at Philadel-
PhiA, while the actual receipts at the
latter place were about so per cent larger
than at the former.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

Democratic statesmen of the south are
wonderfully modest about making any
claims for the presidency. A northern
man has usually supplied all their de-
mAnds. No southern man could have
played the game Of secession so fully in
the interest of the south as James Blu.
chanan
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The Graphic IN referring to the action
of the Philadelphia banks, in refusing
to join with those of NewYork, in war
upon the silver dollar, says:
The Philadelphians, while they would
be glad enough to shake hands with their
New York friends, see the storm of in
dignation that is gathering and threatens
to sweep the National banks out of exist
ence if they presume TO set themselves
up as superior to the laws of the land.
The banks must obey Congress. The
money power is not OmnipOtent in this
land of ours. No one class of corpora
tions or citizens can declare themselves
exempt from the law.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

1t is said the depression of business IN
England is putting new life in the protec-
tive tariff movement in that country. The
Kentish hop growers are calling upon
the government for protection against
foreign rivals and mutterings of discon-
tent against the free trade system are
heard at the great manufacturing centers.
The agitation of the subject has reached
q point where is discussion in cabinet
meetings has been deemed necessary.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The southern Democratic press and
politicians are about solid in the demand
that the speaker in the next house shall
be from the south. They are willing &c
give the north and west the candidates
on the National ticket, but seem inclined
to look out carefully for the result of an
other close contest. They may also in
sist upon vice-president of the senate
from the south when they get control o.
that body. This would give them a very
strong hand in the next game of eight tc
seven
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The net earnings OF the four great
trunk lines, the New York Central, the
Erie, the Pennsylvania, and the Balti
more and Ohio railroads, show a gain
In net earnings for this years business
over last years of $4,OOOOOO. This is
due, In great part, to the immense move
ment Of grain and stock from the far
west 70 the seaboard.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

Seventeen years ago." says the rebel
Toombs, Of Georgia, "when the war be-
tween the states commenced, this gov
srnment was carried on for less than
eeO.OOo.Ooo. We had a small army Of
shout 5000 men. We had little navy,
and ne were an industrious, happy peo-
pie" nyou were happy, you old rebel
fraud, why did you get up . rebellion ?
Who Is responsible for the government
costing over &6o.O0OOOO nows Those
old re6s have the cheek ofthe devil him.
himself and viii soon be claiming to be
rs party that saved the Union.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

1t is cheaper TO go from st. Louis to
New York than from Chicago or Cincin-
natl. The price from st. Louis is SO.
The st. Louis, Vandalia and Terre
Haute, and the Toledo, Wabash and
Western roads are now selling tickets to
New York for $50, and allowing a re.
bate of $40 to the traveller upon his ar
rival in New York.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The Charleston News and Courier
says the colored people in the south had
NO backbone, and 50 lost the game. That's
cool, to say the least. Stuff the ballot
boxes and lay it to the colored voters
Present q loaded shotgun at his head
and then blame him if he don't vote as
he Wants TO.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

Reports from the seat of war in Asia
are TO the effect that Shere Ali has made
. levy upon the people of Candahar for
about 100000. There will be that much
less cash in the place for the English
army. 1t is said the Afghan Governor is
preparing for flight, having sent his
family AWAY.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

Ex-senator POmeroy, of this state, has
been interviewed by the New York
Graphic. He says he is for Grant in
1880. and for Maynard OF Tennessee, for
vice president. Next TO Grant, he pre-
fors Conkling, who, in his estimation, is
''the greatest living public man in the
United States"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

Colonel Mcclure, of the Philadelphia
Times, believes that Bayard is the COM
ing man for presidential candidate on
the Democratic side. On the Republi-
can side, the candidate must be one who
will carry New York. New York, he
believes, will give the Republicans the
Dreaidencv
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

The Cincinnati people have at last
awakened to the enormity of the crime
OF Sabbath dissertation in that city. A
meeting Of sixty prominent citizens was
held at the Grand hotel few days ago,
and . working committee of twenty was
appointed, who will take steps to have
the laws enforced.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

When times in America get hard
enough to keep Americans at home,
then we may complain in earnest. II
has been ascertained that the 10000
Americans who visit Europe annually,
spend one hundred millions of dollars.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

Even General Ewing, who has been
considered the leader of the initiation
wing Of the Democracy, is opposed to
interference with resumption. If the
secretary of the treasury can, by resum
ing specie payment, bring the country
out Of the terrible depression into which
It has fallen, no sane man should stand
In hia RaY.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-13

In the South Carolina legislature there
are $50 Democrats and eight Republi-
cans. In the house there are three Re
publicans and 121 Democrats. Wade
Hampton, for governor, received 49,
$50 votes; all other candidates, 213.
Two years ago the state polled over
100000 Republican votes.