davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06

been a crest deal OF curiosity to know how
the secret was found ou,, The Tribune
tells the story a. follows. in its issue Of
Monday morning last:
II there has been some rnisunderztard-
iDc about the first discovery in connection
with the cipher kilograms, ii may be worth
while 10 SAP that Tor the earliest glimpse Of
the secrets Of the Oregon correspondence
the public Is indebted 70 Mr.. \. W. Shaw,
OF Detroit, who deciphered Governor Gro
ver's famous ''Gabble" dispatch. Mr.. Shaw
was connected with business firm, largely
interested in Utah mining property, and
Mr. J. y. II. Patrick, of Omaha, had st
one time extensive dealing, with this house,
using in his transactions cipher code
based on the 'HoU-ehold Dictionary.
When feS OF the Oregon ciphers were
published, without trsnslations, about the
beginning Of 1877, Mr.. Shaw was struck
with their resemblance TO hi-
old commercial code, snd tried the Die
tionarv on them. The key which he had
formerly used with Patrick did no; unlock
them, but by a few trials be found the KEY
that did, and his discovery, with a trsnsia-
lion of the ''G2b5le" Dispatch, vas placed
at the Disposal OF the editors Of two Detroit
papers now consolidated under the name Of
The P0f and Trjlae. Afterwards copy of
the Dictionary was obtained in New York,
and the translation Of the Oregon dis
patches was completed in this office accord
ing to the key furnished by Mr.. Shaw. Il
was the remarkable rssGlt of the Oregon
inquiry which led the Y,iJuEe 10 undertake
the far more serious work Of the Florida
and South Carolina dispatches
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06

A Kansas City dealer can buy coal at the
Lcavsuworih coal shah for seven cents a
bushei. Mr. Rush, 3Ir. Keith, 1Lr. Aber-
nathy, or any other Leayenworth nauufac-
tUreF, buying tie same coal, IL the sane
guaEi.tIes-caE load ,o.s-is obliged to pay
twelve cea.s s bu,lel, ard the citizen who
buys Tor Household use, by lie s.r.'e ton,
is chargei fourteen oeal.
What beoones Of our bgas.cd superiority
as manufacturing point, in the face Of
these facts? The Lesyenworth Coal Com
pauy, literally aided by the people Of
Leavenworth, and enjoying every privilege
that il has chosen TO ask for, ought
20 he an immense power for good
in building up and developing our
manufacturing interests; but how many new
manufacturing establishments can we hope
Tor, or how long can we expect 10 retain
those We already have, II a discrimination
q I've Gems bu-Lci n the prIce
Of iGel il % be made agains;
.hen? BY what kiai Of argument CT logic
can We coavincc d manufacturer that
it is 10 his interest 10 locate with
IA so long as this condition Of affairs
exists? What viii it avail Us 10 tell the
stranger seeking for location that, ave
have an iueIhaustible supply Of fuel right
at our doors, so long as the nan can 90 70
Kansas City and buy the same fuel two and
half cents bushel cheaper than be can
buy it here?
These are serious questions; they are
questions which vitality interest every man
who owns a dollars worth of property in
Leavenwor,h.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
TIE NTNF NEM STATE.

The indications seems 10 point TO New
Mexico a. the next State to come into the
Union /; already has population of one
hundred thousand, but owing 10 lis isolated
position it has made but slow growth
There is a fair prospect, however, that a
great change will take place in this regard
in the next year or two. The Territory ia
known to be rich in minerals, but It's mines
s-e as vet undevelcped. The Atchison, To-
peks & Santa Fe railroad has entered the
Territory since the beginning OF the present
wear. and henceforth New Mexico will be
as easy Of access as most of the other Wes-
tern territories, and considerable immiE-s-
il anticipated. Only some twenty thousand
increase in population is requisite 10 eati-
tie it to admission into the Union upon
the basis Of population as laid down 10 the
existing statutes. Il row contains larger
population than Colorsdo did when Con-
gress passed the Euablipg Act Tor the ad-
mission Of that State. Two applications
for admission into the Urion have hesn al
ready msde by New Mexico, but were re-
iected. Another effort will be made st the
next session of Congress. With a Demo
cratic majority in both Houses of Congress
there will be greater prospect of success
than on the former occasions. Candidates
for United States Senator are reported Sc
plentiful, and there is already considerable
pipe-laying to secure the coveted prize.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
1 GOOD EnrNE.

One Of The keenest points ever made in
Congress, was that made by Mr.. Conger,
the other day, when he suggested that the
proposed uuseatiny Of the colored
member, Kinney, ought to be put
o.T until as,er all the bills are
enrolled. It VIII be remembered that
during the cl9zing days Of tie last session,
when 'he white mcmbers Of the Committee
On Enrolled Bills were too drunk or care
less to attend to their duties, the entire su-
pervision Of enrolling the important bills
fell upon the dezpiscd Rainey, and ne sat
up night and day, and by patient and intel!i-
gent work prevented the failure Of the sun
dry civil bill, and saved an extra session.
Bsiucy's majority over his opponent in
lS76'waz nearly 1850, but that circum-
stance, Of cou--e, will not restrain the Dem
ocrais rE3 vent his seat, and the Slt0 600
that goes with it.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
THE gEEENFSE EEIIf.

IL referring TO the bill restricting Chi
nese Immigration, which Is now in the
hands Of the President, the New Yori,
Times says:
President Hayes cannot afford TO act the
coward in this matter. An approval of the
bill, while il may secure the votes Of the
Pacific Coast, will lose to the Republican
party great many intelligent citizens OF the
East who 60 TO make up the rank and iie
OF the organization. A pocket veto will
disgrst all parties, and pat in The power of
the Democrats Of the House tremendous
lever 10 Use IN the coming elections. The
only safe and honorable COUrse Tor Presi-
dent Hayes is to veto the bill, - a straight
forward, manly fashion. The Republican
party is willing to stand upon its principles,
and A perfect enunciation OF these princi-
pies Will be veto Of the Anti Chinese bill
by the Executive OF the nation, who owes
his positio TO the Republican party.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06

The tenth census of the United States j.
to be taken in June, 1850, AID ia naturally
looked forsard 10 with great interest. A
table in the New York Hr5H shows thst
for seventy years MP to 1860 We grew at sn
average rate Of 81 per cent per aBnum, di-
viding the whole period into periods Of ten
years each. The var Of The Rebellion then
iu;erfcred, and both directly and Indirectly
tended 70 arrest our uniformly rapid and
wonderful PTogressin in population and wealth
directly in the destruction, through war
AMI disease. .'oi m1-e than three quarters of
4 million Of men in The begi iuning OF life,
when, in the natural course Of events, they
would have Isrgely increased the popula-
ton; aud indirectly in checking the food
Of immigration, a flood that hsd been
bringing Us as high IS half million in
habitants in single yesr. Without the
war i: Is shown that our population, in
1870, would have been II 600 600; in 1880,
by the same ratio. It would have been up
ward OF 57,OO0,OO0. As it Is, the Herald
figures out that We shall not fall much shors
of 50 OOp coo.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
TIE PE.CE CO COAL.

IsasenNo..h Goa! il shipped 70 hZnsIs
City, snd sold there at prioes 50 low that
the purchazcr csn send it back to this place,
and after paying freight both ways, can sell
rect from tie shaft. That is, the Leaven-
worth C0si Company sends its coal to Kan.
sss City by rail. and after paying freight,
seil- il to the Kansas City people at about
two and half cents bushel less than it
viii eel the ssme coal 20 the citizens cf
Lesvengar-h.
Suyh = discrimination az this is grossly
~ ja-t. hat what makes ii especially rep
rrhep-IbI= j. .he. fact that The same Leay-
cuworth Coal Company was literally d.
sisted, al a iimc when it was sorely in need
Of money, by both the city and county
oil Ieavenw0Ejh' When it, work came 10
stanI-stiIi for the want Of funds, it went
before the City Council and made an ap-
peal for assistance. The Council gave it
+ 'e thousand dollars, Is donation. When
this money was exhausted, and the com
pany again found its~lf unable 10 proceed,
it went before The County Board, asking
assistance, and received another gift Of five
thousand dollars. Without these two DO
nations it could not have prosecuted lis
work 10 = successful issue. And now, hav.
ing grown strong ard rich, it rewards the
generosity Of the Leavenworth people by
compelling them to pay several cents a
busbeI more for their coal than tie Peop,e
Of ofLer tnErs are CHARGED.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
EEEE EEGEIAN WE.

4 is - quiet nowadays along the mill
tary lines IN Aighanistan pa it was OF old,
for weeks together, On the Potomac. The
English engineers report that the British
army already holds the Afghan keys to
India, so that invasion Of the Land Of
the Maharayshs" E" from Persia o. Bokhara
is impossible. Lord Bcaconsield mas ex-
pressed the same opinion in Parliament.
Hopes Of peace on the basis OF allowing the
British to hold on to what they have, are
cherished il London, and negotiations will
De pushed so as 10 reach this conclusion
before the spring campaign opens, and
avoid any more severe fighting. The Gar
has definitely assured the British Govern
ment that lie will not interfere with the
Anglo-Aighan negotiations, and will with
draw the Russian troops which have for
some time maintained a position near the
western Afghan border, and which has been
regarded 10y the English as 4 menace.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
anvEurIsrxG ~ THE SCHOOLS.

A NV 1T. EtNiNG ~ stE sshbthN.
We learn upon reliable authority that 4
man protesting 10 be a teacher % eiocutiOn,
has been travelling around among the
schools of the city, advertising his class in
elocution and Mrs. Somebody's boarding
house, "wLere," "a the cards inform Us,
you csu get a meal like your mother used
TO cock" Grammer, you viii perceive, IS
vel, as yic,uals and voice. Ths attention
Of teachers ia directed to paragraph Is, Of
section 26, Of the city school laws, which
declares that it shall be the duty Of teach
ers:
.s'ro prevent The distribution in their
schools ol any advertisements, books, tracts
or Other publications; also 20 prevent any
agent or other person nom exhibiting Tor
sale or otne- purPySs- any BOOKS maps or
articles uf apparatus; and 10 avoid, IN al
cases. making or allowing 20 he made. any
announcement whatever. except sGcI as
pertains directly 10 'Ie sSEoois.'
Teachers will perceive that The law is
very explicit, and allows them no discre-
tion. Every kind OF advertising in school
is uncepditionsIIy prohibited; and proper
iy 50, too, Tor if the door should be opened
to this kind Of work, the whole time OF the
schools would be taken up with it. Oar
public schools have Large circulation"
and would undoubtedly be valuable aGver-
tising mediums. We presume that any OF
our merchants would b. wjIlilE 4. pay lib
orally for the privilege Of using them for
that purpose; but the law very wisely pro-
vides that advertising is not one Of the OBJ
jecis for which the schools are established, |
and declares that the teachers shall prevent |
them from being used for that purpose
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
DItE. PLAGUE.

The news from the plsgue is varying.
One day We hear that it is spreading
through Russia, and that one death has oc-
CURED in St. Petersburg, and the re1t We
are informed that i; is still wholly confined
to certain districts. The latter report
comes through official Russian sources, and,
we are afraid, is not the more Trustworthy
on that account. The Russian Government
is naturally desirous 20 quiet the alarm,
which is threatening lis business relations
with other States, and also to keep its own
subjects quiet. 1t has troubles enough with
the Socialists and students TO render it de-
Eirous Of avoiding new causes Of alarm.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
THE coal QUESTION.

We called attention TO the fact, yester-
day morning, that Lesyenworth coal is
sold in Kansas City at two and half cents
a 6ushel less, after paying freight, than it is
sold 10 our manufacturers. The freight
from here to Kansas City is two and a half
cents bushel; hence the company receives
i've cents bushel less for the coal il sells
to Kansas City than for the coal it sells
to Leavenworth. 1t makes living profit
on the coal it sells to Kansas City buyers.
or it wouldn't sell ii; and, therefore, Leav-
enworth consumers are required to pay FIVE
cents a bushel more for their coal than they
ought TO pay. To town that bases its
hopes of prosperity upon its manufactures,
this ia an item of great importance.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
PRIVATE TEyEGRsvIS.

An able article from the Chicago I'll
JuEs will be found in our colums this morn.
ing, in regard TO wha; the Tribune calis The
''imperious and high-handed" conduct oi
our legislature, ia corfning for contempt
the manager of the telegraph Office at To
Peks, for refusing to disobey The orders oi
of his employers, and bring before an IN
vestigating committee copies Of certain dis,
patches supposed to be in his custody. The
article quotes sn able opinion by Judge
Cooley, and more than intimstes that the
members who voted for the incarceration Of
Mr.. Smith will be liable in civil suits fer
damages. They certainly ought to he. No
onedenies Z mans right 10 be m as; but
he ought to be held responsible for the con
ssquences
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06


We yCs'erdsy were shogn 4 sam
pie Of wheat received by Thomas Cord
well, OF Trenwe!l, Osborne county, Kansas
At one time Mr.. Cord Sell was resident oi
this county, owning a beautiful farm near
Coed Intent, but the frontier fever took
possession Of him srt three years ago, took
a homestead in Osborne county, sInc- which
time he has been P-0sFerirg, devo,ing his
lime and attention 90 the cultivation and
improvement Of wheat, The sample Gent
Us Is z new variety, and Yields abuadan.!y.
lie sowed with = drill twelve bushels Of il,
from which was recsntly rhreshed iour hun
dred and five bushels. This j. one Of the
most extensive yeiiIs that ever came under
our observation, and speaks volumes for
the productive properties Of The sill Of the
famous solomon Valley.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
rENrFIr.yG Eoru RarEs

! letter 70 the New York Tribune, from
a correspondent in louisiana, suggests one
method by which The black race could be
strengthened and lifted up, and the white
race benefited at the same time. The plan
of making the negroes landowners on a
small scale, 50 far IS possible, seems to have
brought advantage to all concerned in the
instance recorded, and the discouragirg re-
suits that have attended Tome similar at
temPts in other parts Of The South csunot
wipe out The facts Of this success.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06

Our advices from Topeka are 70 the eject
that the bill for sinking a coal shalt at the
Penitentiary viii certainly pass. Il has
been reported favorabiv from the commit
tees in beth houses, and there il said TO be
no serious opposition to It in any quarter
This is one OF the most important measures
that has been brought before the Legisla-
ture during the present session, and one
that will be Of great value 10 the people
and to the State. Warden Hopkins stated
to Us, Jew days ago, that after a careful
examination and calculation, be was salts
led that this enterprise would render the
prison entirely sslf-supporting. That is an
argument that taxpayers can readily IN
derstand, especially in these hard times.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
RAILROADS IN ELK COUNTY.

There are four railroad companies pro
posing 10 build through cur county. Ell
county wants a railroad and We believe
the people will vote aid to a company who
will guarantee Us that they mean busiU-s.
by depcsiJiDg with our County Commits
siorers not less than $50 coo Nr. Mul.
yane, of the 4, 7. I; 5 F. told our people
today that tteir company would deposit
$50 600 a. guarantee that they mean
business. Now 1t seems to US that If rail.
road company means TO build road, they
will not hesitate to guarantee our people
and unless they mean business, We cannot
afford TO vote aid to a paper concern.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
4 CHURCH DEBT.
-
Lawrence Standard, q }

Yesterday a successful effort was ma e
70 liq1ifate the present debt Of the Ni-th
odi-t church Of this city. Alter an earnest
appeal f'om Miss Leonard, who ssit she
wanted 10 leave the church free ifon debt,
and few remarks from E-v. Hsnning, the
pastor, contributions and subscriptions
were taken up to the amount Of 500 This
frees the church from present ind, b'eiuess,
but there will be mortgage Of - 200 due
In four Y ars aud 4 half.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
STATE FISH.
Topeka Commonwealth

Hon. D. Z. Long. the State Fish Com
missioner, Is in the city. The five hundred
dollars appropriated tSo years ago Tor the
purpose Of introducing fish into the State,
has, We venture TO say, done more for Kan
sas than any o;tec equal amount that has
ever been expended. Mr.. Long, however,
if he counted his time, has spent good
deal OF his-own money. lie thinks that he
can use advantageously $1,000 year in the
future, anJ that the resurns will pay largely.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
A HELLIsH CRTyE AT EMPIRE CITY.

Last Sunday brought to light the facts
concerning one of the most infamous deeds
that a man can be guilty Of.
One J. II. Tevis, who has been up TO this
time one of the leading grocery merchants
of Empire City, was proven guilty Of the
foul. hellish crime of attempting TO COM
NIT rape on the person Of an innocent
little girl only twelve years OF age.
The circumstances, as We have learned
them, are az follows: The little girl,
daughter of n. c. ClMy, was visiting at
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
4 SHOOTING sCRAPE At WINFIELD

Just aa Se good 20 press, james Kelly
was brought into town in buggy Of the
BAIRD Bros. We have not tune TO give full
particulars. but the. leading fact is, tina, af.
ser Kelley wss put out OF The ball room be
went out TO Nanny's brewery Tor fight
lie got il, and a. a result he had Il heavy
load Of buckshoi put into his thigh and
legs. lie Is nOS very much exhausted
from the loss OF blood, and lies in his room
in Manning's block 10 charge Of Or. Ora,
ham
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06

winfield Courier, - J

In the drives that we have already taksn
in Cowley county, We have noticed that
many OF the farmers have left their agricul-
tural implements on; OF doors duriug the
entire winter. We have seen reapiDg ma
chimes that cost from Sl25 to Sl50-as good
machines as any in the world-left out IN
the open air, exposed 10 the storm and sun
shine. We just lay down this as 4 general
rule: That any farmer in Kansas, or any
other State, that treats his agricultural i'm
plements 10 this way viii! be sold on: by the
sheriff or if he lies too soor, that when
his estate is administered on, it will be
found he was not worth nickel.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
KEEpING THINGS LIvELy

Revolutions and earthquakes seem to he
constantly occupying the attention OF the
inhabitants Of the wretched South Ameri-
can Republics. When they are not en-
gagged in a revolution they have an earth
quake on hand, and when the ground stops
shaking the Tevolutionists begin to turn
thincs upside down.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
A long TRIP ATrEg A LOST CHILD.

Dr.. Perdur. OF Osborne City, passed
through the city Yesterday, going west or
the Kansas Pacific The Doctor was on hi:
return from New Orleans, wbiiher he had
been in search Of his orphaned grand.
daughter. He found the little waif, only
Mrs years OF age, among strangers, her
mother having fallen a victim TO yellow
fever in September last, and returns with
the little one to gladden. his heart and
brighten his prairie home.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
COAL N RICE COUNTY.

. While digging a well on Little River
one mile below Davis ranch, parties came
upon a vein Of coal l3 feet below the sur
face Of the ground. While it il true that s
six ch VEN is OF itself Cf no value, it un
mislably is a promising "blossoEl" or out
cropping of coal tha,,wi!l lie 0: incalculablt
value 10 our county and this section OF the
Stale
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
WANTS TO DO HIM A SERVICE.

We hste to see that darned wood thief
compelled to pick over cur little woodpile
every night, and 50 have made arrange
ments with yourg msn from the country
TO haul u twenty cords of old hickory We
have slvays wanted TO DO something hand
some FOR that pi'ieTer. We shall probably
shoot him some time.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-06
THE TYPE CITY

New York il wonderfully situated for
circulation its morning newspapers reach
Phil.delphis before : o'clock, and reach
Washington by 2 O'Clock in the afternoon
The same papers getto Harrisburg in the
heart Of Pennsylvania soon after noon, and
get 10 Boston alb, at O'Clock. AS all the
rosds in ancient times led TO Rome, the
rsiirosd- all lead TO New York In the
city Of New York IL manufactured most Of
the machinery which drives the press. Here
lives Hoe. the inventor Of the fast presses
which had to be u.ed for many years by
the London Times" and the great papers
Of Europe. Here ia the Office OF the Bgl-
lock press. Here live the most notable " pc
founders. The best paper manufactured in
the East come 20 New York :for a market
II you go through John street, William
street. Maiden Lane, Nassau street, you
will find enormous partnerships engaged in
the sale Of paper. New England manufac-
lures great quantities OF printing paper. and
20 does New York. Fine clear streams
about Troy, Syracuse, Utica, etc, create the
best quality Of paper in the Eist. IL has
been -aid that there Is considerable cnrrup-
ton in furnishing this paper, and the
Herald" IL public talk. j. suck" By its
agents and employs, who are said to re-
ceive commissions from the paper men,
Metropolitan newspapers are all Of par