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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-30
Aid for the COl0red Refugees
New York Timna1


Although the mass of the Republican
party is supposed TO have been concerned
about, and in sympathy with, the colored
people who have the South on account Of
unjust treatment from their former mag
tiers, such would not seem TO be the case
from the slender contributions made for
their relief. The Kansas Freedmen's Re-
lief Association has recently reported that
less than s., 400 is all has been given in
their aid by 20 States and the District Of
Columbia. Ohio has been most liberal, or
least iIliberal, and che has contributed 49,
900. This State has given pot quite
81 100; Massachusetts, only 1896; In.
diana, S9430; Minnesota, Sl9S; Wis.
consin, 10; Connecticut IS, and Maine,
s.. We cannot remember when money has
been SO charity bestowed in this country
upon any cause accounted worthy. Facts
speak louder than words, and Indicate that
the body of Republicans cannot believe
the fugitive negroes to be in sny spec: al
need. If they are, or have been, they can
not have been much helped. The whole
number of colored fugitives in Kansas is
estimated at about 5000, and the amount
raised, therefore, would not yield them 50
each. Negroes have been called improvi-
dent but these fugitives are not likely to
be very improvident on the means lately
furnished. Ii may be that the North
thinks it such good fortune for the negroes
to get out of the South that they do not re-
quire anything else.
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TE;E CAMPAIGN

The county campaign is bairs conduc,e,,
wiihou; much party feeling. Some inter.
es:ed parties have been irving bs,a 70
draw the party line, bat it can't be dore
The people know there are no psrtv i.snss
at stake, and intend to vote for The he's,
men. B. 5. Richards, the Democratic can.
didste Tor Cammissiouer, is unanimously
endorsed b. the Republicans. NV. Me.
haus, the Republiczp candidate for Countv
Clerk, Is unanimously endorsed by the
Democrats. These facts show conclusiye,v
that there are no party questions a, issue.
The only man We know of who ia irving
to hight the campaign on a party basis is
the Chairman of ihe Republican County
COMMITTEE. He is very anxious to con.
duct the campaign on . strict PARTY issue
Tor the sake of the party. This !. doubt.
less due TO tie zeal that is usually mani.
Tested BY all new converts. BE h., onl,
been in the party for a few yesr.-;, |.
recent convert from Democracy Of the Mi,-
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brough. to realizing sense OF the neces-
sity for
PROMPT AND PERMANENT ACTION
in matter 80 vital 10 the military power
Of nation.
II the second place, there should be an
snDusl appropriation OF 81 ,0O0, 600 for the
expenses OF an auDusi encampment and
the payment to each militia N IN Of q per
diem Tor each days service while actually
il camp.
the general government, under law OF
ISIS, now supplies arms and equipments to
the militia Of States; and there is 10 reas-
or Why their Issues should not be made at
pre- sent on acts to be performed by the
States, such as the organization a1d discip-
line of a certain portion OF the..mIlitia,
distributing them among tine Ststes 10
proportion of about 200 men to each
Congressional district and territory
and the District Of Columbus. To
make this practicable will require large
annual appropriations, that must be per.
manent, at least for few years, to give a
trial TO the scheme. In the first place
there should be an an annual appropria.
ton at one million dollsrs for the arms
and equipments which would give about
$1,000 for troops in each Consressional
district.
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torrents Of rain. Next day We were led
INTO a totally dark corridor and subjected
70 sn examination OF our clothes agd per-
SONG The women, of whom | wss ole,
were searched and stripped By gendsrmes,
gho committed the yilest atrocities upon
US. When any one OF us yentured to
protes; sgsinst their sbomiuabie outasges
abe was struck and kicked with such
brutal violence that blood followed the
blows and kicks. This so-called visitation
of the women lasted several hour, amid
the laughter and mockery Of the soldiers.
i fall into deep swoon under their afro
cious cruelties, and when came to my senses
l found myself lying on the stone floor, be-
tween two fallen women imprisoned for
theft, who were doing their best TO revive
and comfort me in my sfiiiction. Shortly
aiterwsrd we we're handcuffed and carried
off TO Kowno. AT the expiration OF
horrible week we we're sgain handcuffed
and marched of from Kowpo on foot. A
three days march, in frightful bad weather,
brought US to Marianpol. Ny feet were
covered with wounds, my shoes full OF
blood. During the journey l had repeat
eddy complained OF my suffering TO our
escort, and piteou-ly begged to be allowed
to rest, as could go no further. Their
only answer YVES then We must
drive you, you" At Mari
anpol 1 WIS taken to the station
master, .s / could hardly stand
that he might decide whether l should
proceed on foot or be sent by rail.
rhowed him my bleeding feet and imp lored
his mercy. All he said wss, You have
managed to walk for three days, and you
will have to hold out for the fourth On
the fourth day We reached Wolkowyski,
more de I'D than alive, whence we were to
be conveyed across the frontier into Prus-
sia. Meanwhile they locked us up in
guard house, men and women all In one
room. There was neither bench nor stool
no, not even a wisp of straw TO lie down
upon. We had to stretch ourselves out,
altogether, as best We might, on the damp
and filthy clay floor. The stencil and
vermin we're intolerable, quite beyond
description. During the night they
tu;es picked up by the police in the public
stark naked mailman. Some Of the prison
ers at once commenced worrying and irri-
tatiDg this unfortunate lunatic, whe began
to foam at the mouth and struck out in
every direction, knocking about with the
most savage fury. From this den OF incon-
ceivable horrors contrived to get letter
conveyed to Gen. Gourko, who promptly
cent an order to the Prison Inspector that
/ was to be forthwith transported to the
Prus-ian frontier. At Eydtknhmen | was
handed over to the Prussisn police, who at
once set ne at liberty. travelled straight
to Paris, and thence to Geneva, where
slowly recovered my health, and row write
| this, nv miserable story"
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MARX TWAIN Politics.
lie Conducts a Large Republican
Meetinx-Gen. Hnwley. Politics. and
..Beauftful snow

He Conducts a Large Republican
Meetinx-Gen. HawIey. Politics. and
..Beautiful snow
IEimirs Dispatch TO New York Times.l
The largest political meeting Of the cam
psign was held 10 this city by the Republi-
cans last evening. The Opera House Wa
densely packed to hear Gen. Joseph r. Haw-
ley, Of Connecticut. Gen. Hswley was intro
duoed BY Mark Twain Samuel L. Gle
mentsl, who said: 4 see am advertised
to introduced the Speaker Of the evening,
Gen. Haxlev, of Connecticut, see il is in the
report that an TO make q political speech.
Now, must cay this is an error. i wasn't
constructed TO make stump speeches, and
on that head, (politics)I have only TO say:
First, see that you vote. Second, see that
your neighbor votes Lastly, see that
yourself or neighbor don't scratch the
ticket. Gen. Hawley was President Of the
Centennial Commission. He was a gal
liant soldier In the War. He has been Gov
ernor OF Connecticut, Member of Congress,
and was President OF the Convention that
nominated Abraham Lincoln.r
Gen. Hawley-That Nominated Grsnt
Twain-He ssys it was Gran, hur /
know better. He is a member of nav
chnrch at Hartford add the author o.
Beautiful Sow May be he will deuy
that Blu. 1 am only here to give him .
character from his last place. Al pure
citizen, respect him; ~ q personal friend
of years, / have the warmest regard for
him; - neishbor WHOSE vegetable garden
adjoins mine, vhy-why, I watch him.
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THE VALUE or RESERVATIONS.

The Ute tribe, including all the bands,
numbers about 5000 individuals. There
are three reservations devoted to this tribe,
sggregsting 10 GO, coo acre., making in all
about $50 acres for every memter Of the
tribe, and more than double that area OF
land TO each family.
The land includes magnificent farming
tracts and mines of precious metals of IN
known richness. None OF these resources
can be developed SO long as the lndisnf
control them, yet the sayages, under
our present policy OF feeding and cloth.
ing them, could live just az COM
fortsbly on barren and worthless desert
az they do where they are. We haye our
treaties with these Indians, and those
treaties must be respected by the Govern
ment just as honorsbly as if one OF the
great European powers were a party to
them. But there ought to be, and prob
ably il, soma way to honestly throw the
lands now occupied by the Ules open tc
cultivation and development. This In,
dian problem requires careful thought and
decided action. To il some Of the stten'
ton of Congress should be given when that
body meets in November.
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e.E On THE WATER.

A writer in the Galveston Necs expresses
the opinion that river Of petroleum is
flowing through the subterranesn cavities
of Texas. 1t takes It's rise in the carbon
ferrous strata north OF the Colorado river,
and may be traced at various points on its
course to the Gull OF Mexico, by oil ap-
Fearing on the surface OF springs, streams
and lakes, while Ut what is known az OIL
Bay, on the gull, the water is so covered
with oil that the waves have no eject.
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PLisS ITALIA.

The ST. Louis Pos, DispataI-s red hot
Democratic paper-sEys the political earth
quake 10 Oaio teaches the Democratic
party that
The South must disarm. not deserve, North.
ern apprehension.
Nsz golsm must cease.
Political murders must cease.
Foolish eulogies oI The lost cause By leading
men must cease.
Hair splitting theories and assertions about
Stale rights and the national authority must
cease from Southern leaders.
But above all mast cease that liberation Of
lawlcssuess, shoisuus, and ride clubs, which
Is Il.e curse OF the South.
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Oar readers will fad on Inc fourth page
an account Of the Lowe-Shepherd meeting
at TcugEno1ie, On Tuesday evening. The
Democrats divided their time with their
opponents, which made it interesting. We
give full reports Of lie speeches so that
eyery citizen csu vote iutelligently, and
with knowledge Of the record OF each
candidate. A full report Of the RepubL-
can meeting al the same place, the night
before, was given il our columns yesterday.
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RAILROAD RACKET.
THE SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION.

THE SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION.
ST.. LOUIS, October 23.-The Southwest
ern Rste Association met again to-day. An
advance OF five dollars per car on live
stock from Missouri river points to Chicago
AMI two and n half cents per hundred on
gram to Chicsgo and Toledo was agreed TO,
Geo. L. Cannon, assistant superinten-
dent OF the Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy road, was elected general agent OF the
southwestern pool, with headquarters at
Kansas City.
The matter Of recognizing the percent
age 10 meet the changed condition of
affairs growing out of the completion OF
the Omshs branch of the st. LOUIS, Kansas
City and Northern road wss alluded to,
but as there will be no positive head 10
the Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific line
until after the election OF directors, Nov.
9Th. action on that question WAS postponed
until the next meeting of the association,
which will be he'd in Chicago, Nov. llth.
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SPORTING NEWS.
BALTIMORE RACES.


BALTIMORE, Oct. 23.-The races were
resumed to-day. The dash of one mile
was won by Sensation; Grenada, second !;
Oden, third. Time, 1;50t. The mile and
quarter race, for all ages, was won bv
Juniata; Sunlight, secold; Surge, third.
Time, 2I9I.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 23.-The mile heat race
was won By Mollie Me- iinly, Jericho sec
ond. Time: 1:49l, 1;52i, 1881. Jericho
won the second heat.
HANLoS-CoURTSEY.
TORONTO, Oct. 23-H anton, accepting
the propagation of Blake for the race
with Courtney, in view Of the unsatis-
factory and Improbable conclusion Of the
recent match. says: 81 do not believe Mr.
Courtney wishes to enter into a fair and
square contest with me and / have no
wishes TO take the time and trouble to get
ready for the race to be deprived Of my
earnings either by fraud OF cowardice. am
of the opinion thai il this contest be made
subject TO the condition OF Courtney's com
ing out upon the water and
rowing me a fair race i, will never come
of; but if money be placed in your hands
for play or . pay race upon a certain
smooth water can be had, / think I can win |
with less trouble that way than through 8
lawsuit Let the race be for play or for |
pay and If any body cuts ny boats Court |
ney can have the money"
Hanlon will present, but will allow |
Elliott or BOYD $500 eIpsnses TO row at |
Toronto, for 81 900 or q, 80 side.
GENEROUS INVITATION.
WAsHISGTos, d. C., Oct. BIN view of |
the proposition made by VIM. 3. Blake to
Courtney and Hanlon to row on the I
Potoms &C river, the Analastan and Potomsc
boat clubs this morning telegrsphed to
Blake extending to Courtney and Han,on
the hospitality Of the clubs and the u.e Of |
The boat houses and guaranteeing an en-
enthusiastic reception. Hanion and
Courtney have been telegrsphei alao by
he clubs.
"CuR JAKE"
New York, October ga billiard
match between George Slosson, OF New York,
md Jacob Schaefsr, Of Chicago, for a stake
II $4,000, was commenced tonight in Madi-
on Square Garden. Some 1000 persops
we're present. The game consists in 5000
'oints; one thousand to Re played each
'veuing; the game to be begun from the
position in which the balls were left by the
players in hand.
S,ozson won the lead and scored five,
md was followed By Schaefer, who made
he same number. Both men seemed ner-
Tous and cautious.
On the sixth inning, schaefer, by few
killful shots, gathered the balls under the
all and moved them quickly around. He
vas loudly cheered "a he turned his fret
md second hundred and finished the run
nth 200 points. II
In the next inning he added IS more. ,
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THE MILITIA.
should be Made IN Effective Organ
fZatiOn.

The Cnfer of Ordnance Thinks 1t
should be Made nm Effective Organ.
fzation.
WAsHISGToN, Oct 23.-General s. c.
Bennett, Chief of Ordnance, United States
Army, has completed his annual report.
The total amount of expenditures during
the year were 81 ,443,99s.
General Bennett devotes . large portion
o. his report to the subject of militia. He
says that for many years there has been q
growing feeling throughout the country in
favor OF the
APPROXIMATIONS OF OUR MILITIA SYSTEM.
To perfect our present organization or to
improve it by alteration requires the action
of Congress. That Congress has full power TO
provide for the organization of militia in
time of peace under provisions of the con-
stitution there can be no doubt and Con-
gress has exercised this power in the OBJ
solete and meager laws now in our statute
book, but there has been
no PRACTICAL MEANS
provided for enforcing obedience to these
laws. Everything is left to discretion OF |
this individual States. A fes OF the Ststes
have small but well-reeulated bodies of |
troops, while others have none, or, il any, |
undisciplined, uniniorned and Indifferent
ly equipped. 1t seems to me the time |
has come when subject of raising. armipg,
equipping, disciplining and keeping in |
rediness for service q part of our militia |
should receive the thoughtful attention Of |
Congress.
That portion of the militia should, in
. sense,
BE Modified,
requires no argument; and this active /
portion should be distributed equally
through the country, according to popula.
ton, By establishing principle BY legal
enactment that Congress will help only
those who help them-elyss and providing
that arms and equipment will not be Issued /
to state except in proportion to its
properly enrolled and orgaaized active
militia and that per diem for camp ser
vices shall be paid to those individuals |!
only who are present in camp and only for
The day that they are present and actually
employed. TAsStaaes and people may bel
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Saturday. reports TO the Treasury
Department, IRON New York show that
the seven European cleaners leaving that
day carried on: over 100000 bushels Of
grain, 10000 sacks Of -four, ,S3S quarters
and $50 tons Of beef The exports the
same day from Baltimore, were 246,O0O
bushels Of wheat and $4,000 bushels of
cora. The aggregate c!eaTings at the Bslti-
more Clearing House for the last week
were $lG. 100000, an increase of over S.
100000 over the corresponding week last
wear.
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Wheat Las adyaacsl daring the past
sixty days, about thirty cents b1shel. 1t
IA weaker nov, and il falling little, but
At Is though. thel ihs permanent advance
will be At least twenty cents. 1t is esti-
mated that the surplus Of this yesr's crop,
for expectation, rili reach 2CC00O,OOO Of
bashelz Tgen:y coaas a bushsi upon this
quantity represent SlgC00,OO0. This is
an enormous figure AID gives the reader
a pretty good idea Of the magnitude of the
grain interests Of the Urited States.
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a GG8ssn0PPER STORY.

A special dispatch 70 The Gl0bc-Democrat
from Wsxahatcbie, Texas, says grasshop-
ders are flying southwark over that place
in such great nulabs5s as 10 darken the
sua, and make the stars visible at MONDAY.
We are fully aware a tas fac: that the
grasshoDPers czo poll, very large vote
when they all turn out, but if they should
rally in sufficient numbers to put out the
Sun. we can't understand, you know, how the
stars could get through the crowd, unless it Is
because they are small. We shall have TO
take hat caaa under adYisament.
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The feeling seems TO be gaining ground
every day that the oaly safe courae to be
pursued in Indian affairs is to transfer the
Indign bureau from the Interior to the
War Department. Il il admitted that Sec
retaEy Sc5uIz, Ike Ais Predecessor, has
done his best TO administer its affairs
wisely and honestly, bat the work properly
belongs 70 the amy, and will never be
dope til Il is done by the War Department
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BUSINESS NOTES.
STEAM NAVIGATION.

CrScIN.ATI, Oct. 23.-The Nationsl
Board of Steam Navigation convened al
ten o'clock this morning and received and
acted upon several reports.
Captain Kuntz, United States Light
House Inspector, WIS present and handed
in important communication respecting
light posts on We-teru rivers.
Officers FOR the ensuins year wt-e elected
as follows:
President, Z. W. Gould, of St. louis.
First Vic4 President. X. III. Voolfolk;
second, J. B. Coyle, of Portland, Maine;
third, A. +. Edmunds, of PhiladeIdhis.
Corresponding Secretary, b. 6. Osborn,
OF New York.
Treasurer, F. W. Nickerson, of Boston.
Chairman of the Executive Committee,
Thomas Shercocks, Cincinnati. Twenty
seven members now comprise the Executive
Committee.
the Executive Committee report sets
forth what had been accomplished the
past year; and proposed the action OF the
next session of Congress.
Some discussion took place respecting
the standard of coal oil for shipment on
steamers. 1t was finslly recommended
that it be fixed at $50 degrees, which is
10 degrees above the stand Ird required by
foreign governments.
Addresses were made by Hon. Ben. But
terworth, and Hon. o. S. Willis, of Ken
lucky, who delivered an eulo2y and offered
q resolution respecting the late S. NJ. Shir-
ley, of Louisville, one of the founders of
the Board. Gen. Negley, Of Pittsburg, sec
opded the resolution in an able address.
The standing committees of last ye1r
we're ordered continued. A number of
special committees were appointed and the
board adjourned to meet next fall, on Sept.
LIST, 1880.
THE BUSINESS BOOM.
New YORK, Oct. 23.-The exchanges of
10 principal cities Tor the week ending Oct
IS, amounted to SO, 327, 1866. The Pub.
lie says this splendid record of exchanges
surpasses in the rapidity of increase that
of any other week for six years and prob
ably for much longer. The time is sufiic-
ent answer to all doubts a. to the solidity
and reality of the improvement in bust
ness. Only 2 cities cut of 10 show any de-
crease in the amount of exchanges.
Six cities. and among them several of
the largest, chow gains of more than so
per centun. The increase ar New York
IN the past is due to the speculative oper-
stions, both in stock and grain; bnt the in
crease at the other cities is large enough
and general enough to remove all doubts
as to the character of the movement.
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Personal POINTS.
GENERAL GRANT.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Oct. 23.-General
Grant and party arrived at Vslijo by the
steam yacht Nellie, inspected the Mares
Island works and then boarded the irain
for Sacramento, arriving here at O'Clock
p. m. yesterday. All along the route the
we're heartily greeted at the stations and s
when the train arrived here.
A procession was formed, which COM
pletely filled the neighboring streets. Gov.
Irwin and Mayor Sumner escorted the dis
tinguished guest to the carrisge
and amid loud cheering from some L., 00O
people present, including about 1000
school children, the line Of march was
taken through numerous streets to plat
form at the Sspitol, where the Hon. Henry
Edgerton delivered an address of welcome
Gen. Grant responded, thanking the peo-
pie of this city and State for their warm
reception, which was alike at every place
on the coast which he had visited.
He said: "Of all the hospitality bes,ow.
ed, all the honor conferred, there has been
nothing SO grateful to my heart as the re.
ception have received at the hands of the
people here. l would not say what has
been done abroad. 1t has been all that
could be done for mortal; but it has nCt
been for me. 1t has been done for the
people / see before me; for the people oil
| this great country that is recognized abroad
as one OF the greatest countries OF the
world. II we all, every one of us, could
| see other countries as i have seen them, We
would all make better citizens, or, at least
the average citizen would be better.
At the conclusion OF his remarks the
party we're conducted to the Golden Eagle
hotel, where a number Of invited guests
dined.
The demonstration last evening was mag
nifcent beyond expectation. The General
received in the assembly room and Mrs
Grant in the Senate chamber. Twenty
thousand people were In and about the
building, which, with the grounds, wa
brilliantly illuminated with calcium lights
while fireworks were generally displayed
during the passage Of the party to and
from the capital.
One feature OF the fireworks was the i'm
mense pyrotechnic bust of General Grant
twenty feet high, nanked by columns sup
ported by American eagles and globes, rep.
resenting his tour around the world. The
word "welcome," formed by five hundred
gas Jets, SPAWNED the entering arch, thu
letters being four feet long.
Nine thousand people shook hands witt
| the General.
The programme for to-day includes 9
barbecue by the veteran soldiers and sail
ora, a military review, and a dinner t
Grant by Senator Booth.