The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
Kansas Hnrticnltnral Society.

HOLDEN, Kas., Dec. 1.-THE annual
meeting of the Kansas state horticultural
society met in this city this morning.
A large number of the leading fruit
raisers of the state are in attendance and
more arriving on each train. The meet
ing opened at 10 o'clock a. m. The Off
GERS present, Prof. f. Gale, of Manhat-
tan, president; G. c. Bracket, of Law
renee, secretary; Fred Wellhouse, of
Leavenworth, treasurer. The meeting
was opened cy prayer by Rev. DR.. Den
nison, of this city. Shortly after the ses-
sion opened the president read an eulo-
CYSTIC notice of Prof. Nudge, lately de
ceased, who was not only an eminent
geologist, but an enthusiastic horlicul-
turist and an hcnored member of the
society Dr. Dennison followed in few
remarks on the life and services of Prof.
Nudge. The meeting promises to be
one ofthe most interesting and profitable
the society has ever held.
To be Cremated.
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Christian A.
Tuche, shipping merchant, recently dead,
leaves $4,000 Danish crowns to his
brother Emil, and 10000 to his sister
Caroline He also directs his body TO be
taken to Milan, Italy, and be cremated
and the ashes buried at Copenhagen.
Atchison Hog Market.
ATCHIsoN, Kans., Dec. 17.-The Off
cial statement for the year ending the
18th inst, OF hogs packed by the Anglo
American packing and provision COM
pany, of this city, Is 325, 1857. In addi-
ton to this 129,054 passed through the
stock yards and were shipped to st.
Louis and Chicago, making total Of
hogs packed and shipped of 454, 321. Of
the large number shipped direct through
To fhnca 41nSnfG N IS made. h1f
from careful estimates of the product of
northern Kansas and southern Nebraska,
these figures will be more than doubled
the coming year.
Maine Politics.
AUGUSTA, Me, Dec. 1S.-FulI details
of the count made by the governor and
council show the following result: In
the senate the Fusionists are given 20
members and the Republicans II. In
the house, Fusionists IS, Republicans 81.
Five cities, with II Republican Rep
entatives-Portland, Bath, Lewiston,
Rockland and Saco-are without repre-
sentation. The house will be thus IL
members short at its organization.
The final result of the election, accord
ing to the official returns, before changed
by The council, was as follows: Senate
Republicans, 10; Fusionists, H.
Net change in the senate, Is; in the
house, 46. BY the election returns the
Republicans had a majority of 40 on
joint ballot. AS counted by the govern
or and council the Fusionists have a ma
iority of &c on JOINT ballot. The Repub-
licans claim that the reflections and
changes were wholly on technical grounds
The certificates to senators and repre-
sentatives were sent out by the mail to-
day The canvass for county officers is
about completed. A committee of the
council is engaged in preparing state
ment to justify their count
Building in Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1S.-There have
been / 800 new buildings erected in Kan
sas City this year, and now in midwinter
the building operations are being pushed
with yigor- Many more new enter
prises are now in hand for the next year
than there was at the beginning of this
year, and the indications are that the
coming year will far exceed any previous
one in the bdilding, growth and substan-
| tial Improvements. Notwithstandingth
large number of new buildings erected
I this year, rents have not declined, and
pay from Is to 25 per cent. on invested
capital
CHICAGO. Dec IS.-Fowier Bros. dis
charged 1900 hands in their packing
house at the stock yards, because they
| insisted that that no non-union men
| should work with them Other houses
are running very few hands, and the
whole number of workmen now idle is
estimated at 5000 10 5000.
Railroad Matters
! DENVER, Col, Dec. 1S.-Adyices from
Santa Fe indicate the possibility of a
repetition of the same struggle between
I the Denver s. Rio Grande company and
/ Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
company in the valley Of the Rio Grande
right of way, as in the case of the Grand
Canon conflict which has been going on
for the last two months in Colorado
Both parties have located their lines over