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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC EXTENSION.

The Missouri Pacific Extension to
Salina seems to take splendidly with the
people living in the vicinity of the pro-
posed route. As far as SsIIna people
are concerned, it must be plainly appar-
snt TO them that no better limo Of rail-
road conId be procured. Take down
your map and you will find by it, that
a straight line (never very handsome
among seometrical figures, but decided
~ 20 in the construction of railways)
will cover the better part of the route
from this place to St. Louis. We can-
not present the inducements and advao.
tspes afforded for this railroad in strong.
or light than by reproducing an article
published by the Council Grove Repub-
Iican OF last week:
We couldently believe that the route from Ouows.
S,a1. 70 sss oss every Tor the IN
vestment OF capital in proetable enterprise The
~ ln. Touid piace the Missouri P.eic company
In posession of direct trunk line through central
ka1sas. running through section OF the state nm
Missouri Pacific is already completed 70 Paoas. in
Nismi county, one Of the weslthiest and most pro-
ducuve co0nsies IN ths StAts-. Thf .sAtqe: Ai1lEi,
Frankln, Osase, Lyon. Norris. Dickinson and Sa-
line These counties are already wealthy Add p0pu-
lous and able vote the requisite and to feasible
railroad enterprise. The route passes almost central
" through these connties, containing according to
the census Of 1915 population Of sl.l19, to which
an increase Of II least twenty per cent has been sd
ded the paet year they possess aggregate Of
J. sO s1o scrrs and total valuation Of t33. 763 $50
aggregated from the First Biennial Report Of the
STATE Board Of Agriculture reasonable per ceotum
for the Of the last he safely added
The Indebtedness TO taxable property in these c0un
ties will not average per cent. on the valuation
gven. Now the question arises, Will il pay cor
poruton TO open direct east and west line OF road
through this section Of country, with its 100 900 popu
laton, and It's three and quarter millions acres Of
land and its wealth aggregating millions :? True
these counties already have railroad facilities tn
Atchison, Topeka Santa Re crosses two, the Kan
cas- Pscnc, two aud the Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas, |
two ether short lines into three Of the
counties named But in no instance are there CON- |
pesinS lines Of road traversing the territory.
Were we asked why our people favor the Missouri |
Pacific connection preference to other projects,
could only that IL seems more practicable,
and We know positively that Morris dsSslne coun-
lies would vote aid more readily to this Company |
Than 10 any other. glance At the map reveals that
the route would be air line, and experts In rail-
nounced il MT only feasible. but desirable There
Suestsoa but that the projected line will be sought
s:ier by rival companies. and that too IN the imme-
diaIe future but if the Missouri Pacino seeks TO
enent itself BY this route, it will hnd the people Al
ready predispOsed in Its favor.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10
THE NEW LAWS OF TINE LAND.

Daring the session eff congress- which
ended recently. ~. bills snd IS joint
resolutions were introduced IN the sen.
sts and 3.4s5 bills and ll9 joint resoiu.
tsons in the house. Tts following leg.
isistivs measures hsve become laws
The bill 10 prevent the introduction OF
contagious or infectious diseases into
che United Ststes to ssthorire the sec
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10

though no lives were Lost, as at first
stated.
Several OF our citizens are preparing
"dugouts' for'keeping their milk COOL %
1t will DO good safe place in time Of q
storm too, "yum, yum"
The 4th passed of quietly, and q
good time was hadat Paliner's grove.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10

Hon. G.. e. Faulkner starts to.mor
row with bis fellow members of the
State Board Of Charities: DR.. Weaver
and Mr.. Sharp, upon tour of the East,
for the purpose Of discovering the
"Model State Reform School," if posi-
bic. They expect to make up from
their observations plan for the build.
ing, and the best mode OF government
for such an institution. The sum OF
$1,000 Was appropriated BY tho last
Legislature for the erection OF u build.
ing and its equipments. The institu.
ton IS TO be located ut Topeka.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10
Smoky View Township Items.

July 9th, 1873
| Eos. JOURNAL Allow me tor til,
first time to drop you line, and give
you fow items from our township.
The wheat crop will b. an average
Of abont Is bushels per acre. Some in
the adjoining township, have threshed
IL to % bushels. The excessive rains
Of the 3Olh inst. damaged some
stacks. The water run under some
stacks, other stacks took water from
top. Wheat in stack is being damaged
some. The quality is an average. Corn
looks fiuely; bids fair tor an abundan,
crop. Oats and spring wheat are near.
ly failure--a great portion will be too
short to bind by hand. The potato
crop will be short, though much better
than was expected before the rains.
The chintz bugs were plenty before the
rains. They were damaging young corn.
Farmers are beginning to stir ground
for wheat. There seems to be . gener-
al feeling for early blowing among the
farmers in our vicinity, and if am
right in my theory, they will be amply
rewarded next harvest.
l had almost forgotten to say any
thing about the Fourth. AZ Lindsborg
is the great magnet OF the day, OF course
We all went there TO spend the fourth
aud see the tiger. There Was probably
the largest crowd assembled there that
ever witnessed. 1t was quite
q novelty to sec the cars coming into
town. 1t seemed as If they rose up ont
of the ground. The Linsborg foiks
feel quite proud over their railroad. i
regular trains will com mence
Iunning Monday. Nothing more Of
note. CORRESPONDENTS.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10

Some Of our people have been inclin
ed I" the opinion that Kansas is about
To be cleaned ont of existence by cy.
clones, foods and lightning. But they
may change their opinion as they read
OF the great damage recently done in
Minnesota by the elements, and of the
thirty people who have been killed by
lightning.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10

Senator Ingalls and Congressman
Haskell have returned to Kansas. Rep
rsssntative Anderson 10 visiting friends
ON Staten Island, and will not return
before the lst of August.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10

A New York telegram announces
that the advance in wheat 10 attributed
to unfav orable crop advices from Euro
pc, and the fact that the "shorts" are
covering on oil months even as far
ahead ~ September. There are large
European orders to buy in New York.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10

rotary of the treasury to contract for
the construction of q refrigerating ship
for tho disinfection of vessels and car
goes to extend the time OF special
postal service until tho service can be
obtained by advertisement; relating to
vinegar factories operated prior to
March LIST i; extending the pension of
General James Shields to his widow
and children, and granting . special
pension to the widow of Colonel Fletch.
er Webster to provide for filing va
csncies in the Office of chief engineers
ofthe United States army to exemp,
from registry, enrolment or license
vessels not propelled BY sail or internal
motive power of their own and au-
thorizing the secretary OF war to re-
lease certain lands at Plattsburg to the
people OF the state OF New York max
ing appropriations for the Legislative,
executive and judicial expenses of the
government; making appropriations
for the support of the army; making
appropriations for the Judicial expenses
of tho government to provide for the
exchange of Subsidiary coins for lawful
money of tho United States, under GER
tain circumstances, and to make such
coins Iegal-tender in all sums not ex-
ceeding ten dollars making additional
augmentation for tho service IF tho
postofice department to establish
post routes to provide for the appoint
ment of Mississippi river commission;
to repeal csrtain clauses in the sundry
civil sppropriation act, approved March
Sd relative to the international exhi-
bitisn at Sidney and Melbourne, Aus
tralis relating to the bridge across the
Detroit river directing q monument to
be erected to mark the birthplace of
George Washington placing qninine
On tho free list. Besides tho foregoing,
numerous acts of less note, mainly of .
private or local nature, were passed.
10 addition to the five bills originating
in the house and disapproved by the
president, there was one private bill
in tho senate and vetoed.
During the present session, there have
been presented in the house 2,Ol9 petit
ions. Under the rules of the house as
hey now exist, large amount OF bust
ness Of the house is brought before it
BY petition which forms the basis for
bills. The following memorandum ap-
oropriations have been furnished by
he treasury for the fiscal year 1877,
Il24. l22,0ll; for 1873, STA, OS9, 433.
The appropriations for rivers and hsr-
'ors we're omitted for this year and the
appropriation bill was SO,
700, 900 less than 1877, tor 1879, sl46,.
04 ,308. This includes increased de. |
icencies, increased river and harbor ap-
and Halifax fisheries
ward. For 1880 the appropriations
approximate unofficial sl53 5000, 900,
S25, 0OO, 900 for arrearases of
and 81, 100000 pension dstic-
encies. The total receipts of the gov
rnment for the year ending to-day
mount to S276, 250,327. The total
rdinary expenses, not including inter-
st on public debt, amounted to 1884,.
90, 1874.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10

OVef ten millions and half of dol.
lars have been expended on the Brook.
Iya bridge. II 10 to be fnisred BY
January 1881.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10

The Italian harvest did not turn out
- we'll - anticipated. In southern
Russia and Caucasus crops were never
90 bad - 1t present. What was left
BY the drouth and hail, is being de-
stroyed BY grashoppers and corn beet
lee.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10

A Paris paper says that some Of the
BOnspsrtists are talking of bringing
forward Jerome Bonaparte Patterson
(Amsrican) % . pretender to the Napol
comic succsssion.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10

Se@ple, Berge & Co, well known
agricultural implement firm of st.
Louis. has failed.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10

On Tuesday it WAS reported about
town that terrible storm had Occu:sed
At Ellis, which resulted IN destroying a
greater portion OF the town, ard kill
ing several people. The report was so
modified afterwards as to mako it out
that several buildings were moved from
their foundations and one man was
killed. We see no report OF the affair
in tho morning papers.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-10

Hon. W. A. Johnson, of Minneapolis,
has been appointed Assistant U. s. At
tornsy for Kansas. lie will still make
his home al the above named place, al
though much OF his time wall be spent
in Topeka. gMr.-Johnson Is one of the
most PROMINENT attorneys Of this part
of tho state, and his appointment is Q
most deserving one.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-11
SALTWATER NEWS.
SPECIALLY REPORTED FOR THE ST. PAUL GLOBE.

Hon. Jas. Middleton, of Cottage Grove,
was in town yesterday. He reports crops
looking we'll.
Seymour, Sabin & Co., have received q
carload of straw burning engines to be used
with their Minnesota Chief threshing ma
chimes.
Michael j. Corcoran, an employee at the
prison, while pushing car yesterday, was
| struck in the back by the foot board of a
threshing machine falling upon. him from
| above. He was 80 badly bruised as to neces-
state his removal to the hospital The
injury however is not serious, and it is
thought he will be able to be about in a few
| days.
AT the open. air concert this evening the
cornet band will render the following excel
lent programme:
l. Prussian Prize March ........,.. AHeipicke
2. ''Tete del Armee" Quickstep. >. H. B. Hart
3. Selection from Balf's Opera, ''The
Puritan's Daughter. $3.50. Geo. Weigand
:. Eileen Alma Quickstep.. .Shacht
8. Seventh Adante and Waltz 80. e. Weber
6. Grand Selection from Donizetti's
Opera, I'll Polinto' ... Heinicke
z. Comic Selection-Mus Hash. Zimmerman
8. Gailop-La Belle Susanna. =. Oh. Frehde
Inc falr recently held in Opera Hall for
the benefit of St. Michael's parish, closed
Tuesday evening after successful continu-
ance of eleven days. The proceeds, which
cannot yet be definitely ascertained, will
probably exceed two thousand dollars.
Among the fortunate winners of prizes were
Hiram Bracket, Pine City, parlor stove,
valued at fifty dollars; VIM. M. Donnelly,
the same; (these were gifts to the fair, one
having been presented by Mr.. Karst and the
other by club of eight gentlemen), Ella
Arcand, thirty dollars cash. Maurice Clancy,
twenty dollars cash; J. j. Brennan, Pine
City, twenty dollars cash; VIM. Monahan
lounge; P. Sullivan, ten dollars cash; Mr.
McKenna, Webster's unabridged dictionary
china tea set, Mrs. T. Crowley; marble tor
table, Lizzie McCar. by; camp chair, Mrs
1, j. Yorks; set of silver SPOONS, Miss Bur
rows, large wreath, Teresa Wolf.
The above are but a few of the many valu-
able gifts received by the lucky holders OF
| the right tickets.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-11
A DETERMINED SUICIDE.

a Man Wo,th $4,000 Ends HIS Life to
Saue Paying 5000 Interest.
Redwood City Times and Gazette
James Wood, we'll known bachelor resi-
dent of Mayfeld, was found dead in his
bedroom on Tuesday morning under cir
cumstances that left no doubt that he had
deliberately and purposely taken his own
life. Wood lived in neat little cottage of
his own, doing his own cooking and other
domestic work. For some strange reason he
lifted himself up a bedroom In the loft Of
MS barn. lie was known to be an early riser.
but when he was not seen about on Tuesday
morning as late as 8 O'Clock, one of his
nelgnoors became alarmed and sent child
10 call MIN. The child raped at his bed
room door, but received no response. Then
laoy went to investigate. She
found the key in the lock
outside OF the door, but was unable to OMEN
the door. She knocked and called, but failed
to get response. She returned to the bonsa.
and then with another lady made a second
attempt to probe the mystery. The two sue
ceeded in getting the DIOR open on a crack.
and discovered Wood, apparently sitting on
the moor with his back against the door.
They reached IN and felt of him and fonnd
his body cold. They could get no word or
sign OF lie from him, but still only supposed
MN SICK. They went at once for Constable
baumgartner, who forced the door omen.
wnen the whole of the CHASTITY secret was at
once disclosed. Wood had evidently retired
10 MS room during the evening previous.
PROBABLY at his usual time, carrying lantern
WIN piece OF candle in it, lighted. He set
the lantern down on the floor. renewed
MS clothing, all but his under garments
then adjusted bule-rope, with slip. moose.
10 MS neck and made the other end fast tn
the door knob. This he probably had done
kneellng down with his face to the door.
Wnen ell was ready he merely swung him
nlmselt round in a sitting posture. the
length OF the rope barely permitting that.
ana thus choked himself to death. There
nad oeen no struggle or effort to relieve
nlmseit as the lantern sat close to him and
"oulo nave been upset by his feet had he
moved them any way wildly. His hands
were free, SO that he could readily have res
cued himself had he been SO inclined be-
tore ne became unconscious. No note
OF memorandum explaining the cause of
the desperate act could be found.
Inc only paper found was a will
made IN 1869, in which he requests that his
body be given decent burial, and makes
provision for funeral expenses and the
erection Of headstone at his grave. The
rest OF his property is left to brother liv-
ing in Rhode Island. He is supposed to
have been worth $4,000, which includes a
farm in the northern part of this county
and some real estate in Mayfeld. It has
transpired that he was short about 5000 due
for interest on $4,000 mortgage on the
farm, which is the only apparent cause for
his self-destruction; and that money he
could have borrowed easily, as he was known
to own property and had good credit. 1t is
reported, however, that the suicidal mania
ran in his blood, his father and brother
having taken their own lives before him.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-11
sengers, for have made a trip or two on her

sengers, for have made q trip two on her
myself, and more rickety and unsafe old
tub ! never saw. She is only .
common scow with very rick
ETY. otd portable boiler and engine,
which would not be safe to run pump
with, let alone boat on lake where the
boat is subject to all kinds of pressure to
breast some of the storms which come so
suddenly on inland lakes. Besides, when on
board one con see the motion of the; waves
on the weak and flimsey scow which they
call hull-espeoially at short chop wave
or sea.
1t has been SAID there ia not an absolutely
safe boat on the lake-is this so-give the
truth Mr.. Editor and shame the devil, Cap.
May and the Pioneer Press. Yours,
One Who Uses HIS EYES AND EARS.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-11
THE WORK BEGUN.

The Distribution of Document IN Maine
and Ohio by the Democratic COMMITTEES.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign
committee has established. its headonartars
In one of the committee rooms at the capitol,
and has begun campaign work in earnest.
It's chief labor is to supply campaign docu-
ments wherever and whenever wanted. Maine
and Ohio are just now making the heaviest
demands. and both these States are being
flooded with political literature. The speeches
in greatest demand are the constitutional ar
guments of congressman Carlisle, of Ken
lucky, and Tucker, of Virginia, and the ex-
haustive argument of Senator Wallace on the
army bill. Frank Hurd's eloquent and in
cisive summing up of the situation deliy-
cred during the last hours of the session is
also in large demand. It is noticeable that
the Democratic demand is almost entirely
for the argumentative speeches on the con-
stitutional points involved in the controversy
between Congress and the President. while
the Republican Congressional committee
IS supplying political speeches almost exclu-
slvely. The financial issue, SO far as the Re-
publlcans are concerned, is to be left evil
IDENTIFY to Secretary Sherman, who will out
line the republican position on that subject
for the Maine Republicans at Portland on
the 23d inst, and later on will sound his
financial tocsin in Ohio. The secretary's
speech is awaited with considerable interest,
because it is known that he intends to make
it an exhaustive review. of the financial legis-
lation of the Republican party and the re-
funding operations Of the treasury depart
ment under Republican rule. For this rea-
son, probably, the Republican Congressional
committee is sending out little or no finan.
cial literature. The demand upon the Dem
ocratic committee for financial litera-
ture is somewhat more extensive.
The demand comes chiefly from Ohio and
Maine, and is for literature of the greenback
order. Ewing's speech on the Warner silver
bill is being sent to Maine in great numbers,
and preparations are making to send even
larger editions of it to Ohio later on in the
campaign. The speeches of Bayard, Thur
man and Beck on the army bill are also in
good demand in Maine, and are being sent in
considerable quantities, nd
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-11
HOW THE mon PARTISANSn WE'RE
B4ULKED.

HOW THE mon PARTISANS" WERE
BAULKED. -.
Among the numerous spasms of the ..little
lying Dispatch" because the GLOBE was
chosen the official paper of the Board of
Education, we note the following:
st. Paul people do not easily get over their
indignation at the partisan raid on the school
fund Monday night.
Politically, the Board stands eight Demo
Gratis to four Republicans. The "partisan''
character of the Board was manifested nv
the election of DR.. Murphy, Republican, as
President, and j. J. McCaray, Republican,
as Secretary, the latter office having the
emolument of $500 per year attached. The
GLOBE was selected as the official paper
of course, because it was essential to give
that position to frst-class journal. In
stead OF raid on the treasury the board
secured the work at fifty per cent. below
the prices paid by business men for the same
service.
The "non partisan" dodge is the one
the Republicans play whenever they are in a
hopeless minority, but in every other case
party lines are drawn. For instance. the
charter of the Board of Education originally
provided that the official paper of the city
should also be the official paper of
the Board. The city council being Dem
ocratic had selected the only English Dem
ocratic paper in the city. The Board of
Education happened to stand seven Repub-
icans to five Democrats and hence the ssnon
PARTISAN fellows appealed to a Republican
Legislature to change the charter of the
Board of Education and give them the con-
troll OF their official paper. The appeal was
a success and the charter was changed. but
before the new law took effect, an election
changed the complexion of the board and
the calculations of the mon partisans,
came to naught. g.
The mistake which the Board of Educa.
tion made was in being "non-partisan' in
stead of partisan. Does any one suppose if
the Board had been Republican by eight to
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-11
n Plea for Ltbe1'ty

To the Editor of the Globe.
We have seen lecture of Mrs. Witten-
meyer, which gives us the idea that Mrs. w.
is nearly ripe for st. Peter. She, speaks
about how the Lord blessed us with liberty
and lots of other things, and then turns
around and wants to take all liberties from US
she can. We wish to know what pet secrets
the Lord has poured down into the Temper
ance Union. Perhaps the Lord has revealed
to them the secret how to operate against
the use of revolvers and pistols, which de-
stroy more human beings than all the liquors
together. Why don't this lecturer labor
against ice water and ice cream, which de-
stroys more human beings Gndirect) than all
liquor combined We say indirect because
ice water and ice cream causes coughs and
consumption, and then it is forgotten where
death comes from. Even our rivers and
lakes, that our Lord created, swallow more
human life than all liquor combined. Why,
If man browns himself, shall the rest of
the world be prevented from approaching
that water? Why shall we be deprived of oul
liberty because not one of two thousand is
drunkard. As to the expenses, there is more
money spent for surplus dry goods carried
on the ladies' backs in the country, than all
the drunkard can spend in lifetime. But
for all this, the money is not lost, it ONLY
changes hands in the liquor as in the. dry
goods trade. 1t is no use to swim against
the stream, do not destroy our liberty.
Mrs. TEMPERANCE.