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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22
Our FORMULATION.

The Atchison Champion of Wed
nesday, takes the number Ofchildren
of school age in the State, as recent
ly reported by the State Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction, and fig
ures the population of Kansas at
SI5,O13. The ratio is three and q
half inhabitants to every one of
school age. The Champion says
this is universally accepted as fair
basis in estimating the population.
If this lie reliable, we are after that
million population in 1880 as sure
as the sun shines. This estimate
gives Lyon county a population OF
1880, the number of school children
being 1880.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22
The Immigration TO Kansas.

ST. LOUIS, March 13.-Six hundred
people leave here tonight in three
special trains, via the st. Louis, Kan
sas City Sc Northern railway. They
will arrive in Kansas City tomorrow,
and go west to settle in Kansas, on
train of nine coaches, containing q
party from eastern Pennsylvania.
They are run through the Pennsyl-
vania Central cars from Harrisburg to
Kansas City without change.
ATCHIsoN, Kan, March 13.-Two
thousand Immigrants will arrive in
this city tomorrow by the Chicago,
Rock Island s. Pacific, the Burlington
& Missouri River, and the Hannibal &
st. Joseph roads, destined or different
points in the interior.
TOPEKA, March 14.-Immigration to
Kansas continues undated and the
various land offices are overlooking
with homestead and presumption en-
tries. Twelve thousand acres were
taken at the Larned land Office in one
day last week, and yesterday the sales
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad company reached sixteen
thousand dollars. all to actual set
tiers. Four full passenger trains, con-
sisting of thirty coaches, containing
fifteen hundred people, passed over
the road to Southwest Kansas yes
terdaY.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

The Lawrence Journal figures the
thing out as follows: "From 1889
to 1892 1t took $4,000 people to make
q Congressman. After the first CEN
sus, in 1880, the ratio of representa-
ton was $4,000; after the second al
so $4,000; third, $4,000; fourth, 40
coo; fifth, Al, 600; sixth, 70,6S0 sew
ontb, SO, 423 /; eighth, 127, 1881 ninth,
under which we are now acting,
Isl, ABS. The next ratio will not be
far from $4,000. Kansas will have
10000 people and seven members
Of Congress" We are glad to hear
this, because it will give five more
Of our fellows the chance they have
long been waiting for.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22
Annrher Ernnd.

Kansas has had some famous old
county seat contests, and many dis
graceful frauds on the ballot-box
on that account. A vote was taken
in Usage county last week on the
question, where heretofore many
battles have been fought between
the contesting towns. The total
vote polled, as we learn from . tel
egram to the Commonwealth, was
nearly 1900, of which Usage City
received 5,204; Lyndon, where the
county-seat now is, 1,745; Burlin-
game, BOOB; giving Usage City a
majority of 1.466. The Commits
sioners then proclaimed Usage
City the county-seat. This is evil
IDENTIFY one of the most infamous
and bare-faced cases of ballot-box
stuffing on record, because, as near
as we are capable of judging, the
county cannot cast over three thou
sand votes. The election was simp-
ly the worst kind of q fraud and
crime, and it is a pity the perpetra-
tors cannot be brought to Justice,
and the population at the Kansas
penitentiary largely increased. We
had hoped such work was over in
Kansas. 1t ought to forever damn
any towns that would engage in it.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22
Our Ne7shbOrs.

One evening last week three-year
old child of G. Brown, at Cottonwood
Falls, wandered from home and was
found lying in the mud, unframed,
several hours after its missing, mile
and half distant.
If the Phillips Postal Savings bill
passes, it will pave the way TO more
squsre-tOed stealing than this country
ever knew before.-Council Grove Re-
publican.
We don't believe you. Why don't
the money order system, one of the
most popular institutions of the day,
pave the way to "square-toe1 seal
ingw
Slime WEIGH OF Council Grove drives
fine team purchased in Emporia.
Council Grove is making big prep
arations for her musical convention.
"Hug" parties are suggested at Coun-
Gil Grove, and both the editors of the
Council Grove paper are afraid to go.
For shame.
The Herald reports very fatiering
wheat prospects for Greenwood Co.
Last WEDNESDAY, DR.. D. II. Painter and
Miss Bette Robins while driving to En-
| poria, with one of Watkins 4 Roberts
| livery teams, met with a runaway ac-
cident by which the Doctors right shout
der was dislocated and the buggy wreck
ed. One Of the hold-baek straps broke
| and let the buggy on one of the horses
! heels, (aVicious, kicking, runaway brute)
| and the animal went to work and did not
stop until it had made complete ship
wreck Of the outfit. Fortunately Miss
| Robins sustained no injury. The acct
| dent occurred about three miles this side
| of Empor1a. The doctor got his shoulder
| set and they returned on the train in the
evening. The horses were caught and
brought back yesterday.-Council Grove
Rept.
w. w. Dennison expects to have his
new water mill at Eureka In operation
the first of next month.
The Toronto, Greenwood county
temperance society numbers 40 mem
bers.
i The Herald is calling for more res
licences in that town.
Bennett of the Madison Times has i
also-the spring fever.
Geo. Ogles6y is building at Madison
Our new editorial rooms contain Geo.
photograph.
Wheat about Madison promises 2
! per cent. better than ever before.
J. S. Craig, Esq, of Emporia, GALES
on as Wednesday. He was enrOute t
Montgomery county. Mr.. Craig ha
retired to private life on his farm, aft
er tour years of faithful service to Ly'
on county, in the capacity of count
Decentralization Times.
The Line correspondent of the Madi
son Times says settles are coming int
f that neighborhood faster than house
can be provided for them.
! Cottonwood Falls will have a post c
the G.. A. r.
Yesterday the first locomotive o
f the Kansas City and Burlington roa
f was to cross the bridge over the Nee
sho at the latter city, and our neigh
bors are happy.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

A passenger train which arrived
at Hutchins, Texas, on Tuesday
night was met at the depot by four
masked robbers, who captured the
station agent and negro who was
waiting on the platform, and then
added the engineer and fireman, and
made them all stand In front of the
express car 60 that the messenger
could not fire without the risk of
shooting those parties. The messen-
ger, Mr.. Thomas, refused to sur
render, but was wounded in the ex-
change of shots, and the robbers
plundered the car and made off In
rapidity. Loss not stated.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

8AO-C88
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 15.-In pur-
suance to q call for a meeting of the
Hard Money League and those in
sympathy with its objects, promi-
nent business men representing q
number OF western States, and of
both the Republican and Democrat
ic parties, met at the Grand Pacific,
this afternoon, and were called to
order by Hon. Geo W. Allen, OF
Milwaukee, who set forth the object
of the meeting in . few words, and
alluded to the necessity for an or
ganization like that Contemplated
by those In attendance. He declar-
ed that this was fight for our fire.
sides, and the issue must be met
now,
TIE following officers were elected
President, Geo. W. Allen, of Mil
waukee; Treasurer. Lyman J. Gage.
of Chicago; Sec, Thos. W. Nicholl.
of Chicago; Executive COMMITTEES,
NJ. L. Scudder, d. L. Shorey, ID. N.
Durand, j. III. Durham, W. Ba-
ker and Chas. Randolph of Chicago,
b. Leidendorf, Edward Sanderson.
and Alex Mitchell. of Milwaukee,
e. v. White, of Lacrosse, F. W.
Hayes, of Detroit, j. A. Wheelock,
st. Paul, Thos. A. Bones, Racine, T.
g. Fisk, Racine, and Edward Rus
sci. Davenport.
A platform in favor of specie pay
mens was adopted, and all parties
who are In favor of the hard money
policy, are requested to coihmuni-
cate with the League, aud unite with
it in the enforcement of that iinan-
cial system.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

A Canadian colony is lOe ating near
Marion Center.

A Canadian colony is loe ating near
Marion Center.
The A. T. & 8. F. railroad have put q
stop to the distribution of newspapers
and circulars on their emigrant trains,
the object of which was to advertise
particular locations.-Kinsley Republi-
can.
Yes; so we heard. But they haYen:t
put stop to the enterprise of "partic-
ular localities" in advertising on other
trains and in other cities. Wen have
some new settlers in spite of the rail-
roads.
Larned has street sprinkler.
Many farmers are sowing Odessa
wheat.
There will very soon be free bridge
across the Arkansas river at Arkansas
City.
Pawnee Pete offered white girl for
sale at Arkansas City, the other day,
for $50.
viii somebody take fence stake and
go for the editor of the Marion Center
Record. Here's the offense: "When
the book borrower comes around now,
you can truthfully answer st is
Lent"
Marion Center has new three story
stone block.
Why ain't Wichita q superior loca-
ton for a bread cracker factory p
Eagle.
We should suppose it better tor
shooting crackers. It's crackin' town
Wichita proposes to ship ice from
Wisconsin.-Ex. Wichita proposes,
but God dispOses.'-Counci Grove
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Yes, but money win bring the ice.-
Eagle.
Yes, but who'll give you the money ?
We do wish the Wichita Eagle would
quit gushing" over that preacher. It
is certainly time for rest.
Larned government land Office has
from 40 To 60 filings day.
Ford county Post calls for better or
der.
Eureka has a mania for stone
sidewalks. A mighty good mania in a
q town.
Last Sunday week seYenty-five per-
sons were received as members of the
Presbyterian church at winfield; six
ty-four BY profession and eleven BY
letter.
Sam Pennington, of Gowley, gets
$4,000 by the death Of his father, IN
Indiana He oaght now 70 subscribe
for Taz NEWS.
Our old tEiepd. a. Gridlsy, r., for
merly Of the Normal sehoely win soon
be- II BE- e nos alrssdys postmaster Of
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22
The Tiancroft Matter.

1t is asserted by the friends of Mr..
Bancroft that he has concealed notn-
ing that the members of the Nor
NAL Board of Regents have long
known from tie voluntary state
ments of Major Bancroft himself,
all that they now know of his use of
the funds, and that the entire board,
with one exception, were opposed
to the criminal prosecution.-Win-
field Courier.
The above statement first origina-
ted in the Leavenworth Times, we
believe, in the shape of communi-
cation. 1t ought to be said, per-
haps, in justice to the members of
the Board of Regents, that Bancroft
concealed his transactions from 1872
until the spring of 1877, when his
acts were brought to light by pur-
chasers of quarter sections of the
Normal school lands applying to the
proper authorities for patents. At
that time, the spring of 1877, the sales
were not found out by any ''vol-
untary statements" from Bancroft.
He knew then he had sold thousands
of dollars worth of the land, and he
knew, also, that no member of the
Board knew anything about his
transactions except as to the few
sales reported. The statement, by
whoever made, that the Board of
Regents have ''long known from
the voluntary statements of Major
Bancroft himself, all they know
now" is q pure fabrication. Ban
croft made no statement until he
found he was to be exposed by the
Investigation of Senator CrichtoD.
Bancroft knew from 1872 to 1877
that he was embezzling the money.
He said nothing about it. and no
member of the board knew about it
until the spring of 1877, and his acts
were not brought to light by any
statement or act of his. As to the
last statement of the paragraph in
the Courier, we can say nothing.
| 4uO OSlSuo COuuuuAOAOOn COus
tanned an attempt to give his arrest
and imprisonment the turn that it
was political persecution. That's
the thinnest absurdity yet. No
blame can be attached to the Court
er, of course, for the above para
graph. 1t was simply misled.
Nothing we could name now would
give Us more sincere pleasure than
to mention some palliating circam-
stance for Bancroft's crimes. And
we regret that he or his friends have
crushed into print" to attempt to
carry the Board with him, when
common sense ought to have taught
silence. We did not wish to say
anything about the matter at this
time, but the attempt, from whstev-
er source, to make the members of
the Board equally guilty with Bah
croft, is q wrong upon them which
we are we'll satisfied their conduct
and the facts in the case will not war
rant In the least degree.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22
ELECTION PROCLAMATION,

DROCL.AMATION is hereby made that on
4 Tuesday. tie Sd Day 2I April: 4 D. 1878,
general election will be held in the city OF
alled:-
Mayor.
City Marshal.
City Treasurer.
Treasurer Of Board Of EdaentsoA.
One CaanciInan frozn each Of tie four Wards.
Oae Member OF Board OF EdaeatiOn frem each
Of the four Wards.
hereby designate the several places in the
several wards, At which such election win be
held, and the judges and clerks Of such eIec-
tlons as tolloWs, sO-wst:
First Ward-Eskridges shoe shop. Judee );
Jacob k1zer, Geo b Cooper, Geo. W. Kirden-
dali Clerks: Charles Carsweil, E. II. Forde.
Second Ward = Central Livery Stables
I. n. ssrickler. Cerks: =. w. Hirth. r.
THIRD Ward-sherin's once. Judges: Z.
Clerks: James Emerson, frank McLennaa
Fourth ward AT Bishops shoe shop.
Judges: @. Gilman, 3. fiIIotson "A 81
Smith Clerks: Fred Haussler, W 81. Gil
OaslzfDg Dietrics-sor election Of Men,
Der OF board OF Edncation-at cGiee Of Reg
WOOD, A 5 Tendy, A 2. Kelley. Clerks:
J. h Hibben, J l. w. Bell.
~.
Thar, At the time and places Aforesaid. there
viii BE- Special Election held 70 consider the
following proposition
Shall the Board OF Education Of the city of
Emp0fIa, borrow money for the building OF :
w6fd school house in said city, and for that
purpose issue AID sell its bonds, TO the amount
Of six thousand aollars, or so much thereof As
may he necezsaTy-Satd bonds 20 be Issued In
denominations Of one Thousand dollars esct
and 90 draw interest at the rate OF seven per
cent per annum, payable annually, and not
20 be sold for less tban their par value and to
be made payable As follows One thousand
dollars In i've years from the date Of the Is
sua1ce OF said bonds; enc thousand dollars In
six years. one thousand dollars IN ssFen
years. one thousand dollars IN eight years !.
one thousand do lars in nine years: and one
thousand collars m tea years froz1 said date
Those voting for tins proposition VIII use
ballots on which shall be writes or printed,
or partly written and partly printed, rsle
words For the school house boadSs Asa
those voting against the prouoSItioEs sgiII ne
like ballots, with tie words = ARafnSf Il
school house hozds.N
The aboFe named places are heTetY Sc
1IEnated Sc ehe places for voting tlseEssn. and
the persons skQse u@Ue1s IS judges ard
cletkes ess hezeby destEnesesl IS ths judges
ana clerks 4Aersl1r eed shereoa
Dased 1zsEsz. IS, ~ D., 1sl1
$. 3 ATz1N, NszsEs
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

CoNCoRD, N. H., March 14.-Returns
are in from all towns in the State ex-
cept sixteen. The governors vote
foOts up, Prescott, $500; McKe an,
sc, 571; scattering, 535. The sixteen
Prescott, 9O6; Marcy, 1,1S0; scattering,
8. Reckoning the vote of these towns
the same as last year, Prescott's
plurality will be 1870; his majority
757; this year, 39,4lS. Republican
72e; McKean's vote this year, s7,7sS.
Democratic gain, 1,O43. Scattering
last year, 399; this year, 536. The
Prohibition and Greenback vote are
counted as scattering. Total vote last
year, 1892; this year, 77,723.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

The Hutchinson News is going to
have new Office.
The last Eldorado Times was issued
as an immigration paper, and was full of
tie most interesting information about
Butler county. The Times has always
been strong and earnest friend of its
home interests.
The Peabody Gazette calls 'em
'shorse chromos." That's tidy.
DR.. Seaton, dentist, of Newton, was
pulling tooth for q Mrs. Smith, when
he suddenly kissed her lips. She re-
sponded by blow in his face, and then
had him arrested and fined s25 and
costs, amour ting in all to. S51. This
is an awful warning to dentists not to
kiss ladies who are named Smith.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

Notwithstanding B. f. Simpsons
defamation of the Office OF
q. S. Marshal for Kansas, the del
egation have insisted that he should
accept. We suppose he has conclu-
ded to do SO, as we see he was con-
firmed by the Senate on Monday.
We are glad of this, because Simp-
son will fill the Office creditably
to himself and the civil service.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

A bill has been introduced in the
Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tives which makes cremation of the
human body mlsdemeanor, and
provides for q hne of not less than
$500 nor more than 81 900, with i'm
prisonment, and makes it the duty
of constables, sheriffs, and other Of
ficers to enforce the act under pen
atty of prosecution. Now if the
soul or risen body is to be burned,
in the majority of cases, for ali eter-
nifty, why not let people burn up
their old bodies for an hour or two,
If they want to.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

The Canadian grangers, Ia a re-
cent convention, adopted q resolu-
ton to petition the Ontario govern
ment for q loan to farmers for the
purpose OF draining and improving
their lands. The government has
Acceded to their request, and grant
ed 100000 for this purpose. The
money 10 to be loaned, not directly,
but through the municipalities, in
amounts Of not less than $1,000, nor
more than $4,000, to q township,
for q period OF twenty years at per
cent. lnterest. This is q new de-
parture In America.-St. LOUIS
Journal.
It IL an American idea TO make
the government subserYe the inter
ests of the people, and the plan of
furnishing the people with money,
through the fundamentally of mu-
nicipal governments, the interest
paid on such loans serving as q gov
eminent revenue In place of the
usual taxes, is not so impracticable
as 1t might appear when first sug-
gested. The institutions of this
country are peculiarly adapted to
the workings Of such q system, and
Il Is already in practical though lin
tied operation in Kansas In the
matter OF school district bonds,
which the State buys, thus virtually
loaning it's money to the tax payers
OF . school district and having its
own treasury benefited by the in
terest- II the State made the mon
ey, IL might, by extending this sys-
tenn, abolish taxation for State pur-
poses, and It is in the power Of the
general government, which can
make its own money, TO absolutely
abolish taxation for national purpos-
o., receiving its income in the shape
off low rate of interest, thus also
benedtting the municipalities, and
through them individual debtors
who now pay exorbitant and ruin
oua intersst to foreign money lend
err. Anerican ideas are what are
needed ia America.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

For years we have been of those
who believed that the day would
come when intemperance in this /
country would be checked, If whis-
ky did not receive a death blow
which would stop lis manufacture
and importation entirely. And this
much desired day may come sooner
than any of US expected. 1t seems
to be dawning. Never in the histO-
ry of the country has there 6een
such q general awakening ON any
subject, and there has never been in
any cause such an addition to its
ranks from its enemies, as is witness
ed in the present temperance move
ment. Millions are fiocking to the
Murphy standard, and a larger pro-
portion than ever engaged in any
other temperance excitement, are
from the ranks of king alcohol. The
great trouble heretofore has been in
awaking the public from its lethar-
gy on this question. Each succeed
ing attempt subsidized, but each only
prepared the way for the next for
ward step. The present movement
may die oat before the grand work
of saving the nation is accomplish
ed, but the rum interest has been
shaken to it's foundation, and the
ranks of the temperance army have
been largely augmented and
strengthened for the next forward
movement. It took fifty years oil
agitation to awaken the people to
the evils of the slavery system
which was fastened upon the coun-
try, but its abolition came like an
avalanche. Had any man stood
up during the Lincoln and Douglas
campaign in Illinois in 1858, and
predicted that in five years from
that time slavery would be abolish.
ed from American soil. he would
have been laughed at as an idiot
Only few years before, the advo'
Gates ofabolition were ridiculed and
beaten, even in the free States. 81
with the temperance movement
Each effort has been ridiculed anC
gone down. But each left the friends
strengthened and the enemies weak
ened.
The fight has been between two
forces directly sntagonistic. 1t is tn
law of such struggles that the on
must go down before the other, ant
we have never believed that whel
= the American people were one
< thoroughly awakened to their du
n ties and responsibilities in the issue
9 but that intemperance, which every
y body, even its friends, would adm
q was public evil, destructive of a
i the best interests of mankind, mus
/ go to the wall. 1t has been lon
IS and tiresome fight, and may tax
y many years yet, but it must come
g The friends of temperance certainl
l. have everything to encourage then
a and urge them on to renewed effor
j. The time came when Lincoln had
% inscribe on the Federal banners tn
i total and complete abolition of slave
10 ry, and the time may have com
K when upon the banners of the M
IT tional Temperance movement of Il
.e day. complete prohibition should b
l. inscribed. What a work this is, an
y how every man who desires th
d complete overthrow of the wOrt
a. enemy society ever had, should b
e, at his post, ready to assist all in b
Is power in aiding the good work.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

Out of eighty-nine samples of
beer, and of materials used in the
brewing of beer, examined last year
by the British Inland Revenue su-
thoritIes, sixty-One were either adul-
terated, or of illegal Ingredients
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

The war news is meagre. The
Sultan appears to be successful in
persuading the Russian troops not
to enter Constantinople. England
continues actiye preparations for
war. The European conference soon
to meet, will either ratify the treaty
between Russia and Turkey, or else
It will end in a disagreement, which
will lead TO the general European
war which has long been looked
for
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22
Asslenee,a Sale.

THE undersigned. assignee of Thomas E.
l. Wakeham, bankrupt, will expose at pub
lie sale, at the rotunda Of the county court
house at Pittsburgh, Allegheny county, Pa,
On Saturday, April 9Th, 1878, 1T 10
o'clock A. M,
the following described property, viz: An
that tract Of land in Lyon county, Kansas,
being the northwest quarter of section ten
no., in township tWenty-0ne (9tl. Of range
Topeka, Kansas.
Containing leo acres, being the same grant
ed TO the said 1hos. e. Wakeham by letters
patent OF the United States. dated November
9th, 1857. 1871 w. 8. MILLER, Assignee.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-22

KANSAS AS IT ISL. D. Fox & Co.
have for sale, at 80 cents, new paper
covered book, just published by g. S.
Burch & Co., of Chicago, with the above
title. 1t contains a sectional map of the
State, compact description of its climate,
soil. products, resources, history, indus
tries, financial condition. ETC., each county
being also described by itself, and is 3
work not designed TO gIorify any one Sec
ton, but represent the State all over as it
is. Every person thinking Of coming to
Kansas should invest 90 cents In this cap
itaI work