The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-30

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A friend of Governor Jewell ,vrit;n,
from Oakland, Cal, saws; s.Tf Won o.,
insure visit from Senator RIaine /,
California, it will add greatly to IN
chance of the Republican SUCCESS nj,
heart IS as of old with the Republicai
| cause L am not IN favor of WALKING i'm
TO the Democratic trap, simply becaus
| they have baited it with a Union Gen
| eral."
Tie Oklahoma Outlook.
WICHITA, Kan, July "a Undo,
Lauck, Capt Hayes attorney, has ius
returned from Pole Cat, /. T, wher,
Col. Payne is held. He has decided I,
make no move by habeas corpus as III.
question OF the right of settlement OF
tSe coded lands would not be brough
before the courts. He will await the &C
| ton OF the government to proceed
against Payne for trespass, when IN,
whole question can be brought up. He
IS confident the courts will declare The
| lands open to settlement At a lars,
private meeting of the Oklahoma colony
today 1t is understood they resolved thai
IN case Payne is turned loose without q
trial they will move into Oklahoma al
once five thousand strong, and will moi
again submit to military arrest. Hun
dreds of letters are received daily al
headquarters TO join the expedition
One party from Arkansas says they can
move fifty strong, fully armed with Win
chester rifles.
The Political Situation in Virginia.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-An-ex-mem
her OF congress from Virginia has Just
made an extended tour through that
state. He tells his friends here that the
| feeling between the rank and file of the
two factions of the Democratic party is
much more bitter than between the lead.
ers. He says that a compromise between
the leaders would not carry their follow
ers. The divisions are very sharp and
the breach is growing wider every day.
lie looks for the election of five Repubii-
can members of the House out of the
nine, if there is even fair work on the
part of the Republicans.
The Democrats rely upon q marked
diminution in the colored vote owing TO
want OF ability or neglect TO pay the
poll tax. The regular Democrats are
greatly disturbed throughout the state
over the situation and are appealing TO
the national committee to step in and at
tempt to compel the Readjuster leaders
to come to terms and unite with the
regulars. Il, noiia.t 5aI /
The Thirtieth Day.
NEW YORK, July 27.-Dr. Tanner is
in improved spirits to-day, and none OF
yesterdays untavorable symptoms are
manifested. From midnight until noon
he drank only half a pint. He enters
confidently upon the thirtIeth day of his
| fast.
NEW YORK, July 27.-Dr. Tanner is
rather more restless than yesterday, but
no symptoms of a collapse are apparent
| From midnight until noon today he has
taken pint of water.
DR.. Tanner rested on a cot for the
greater part of the day. He took tho
usual morning and evening ride, return
| ing from the latter much exhausted, laiC
| on the cot and in few moments wa.
fast asleep, awoke and asked for water
but before 1t could be handed him hC
had again fallen asleep. At 9:45 p. M
he retired, after drinking some water
which his stomach was unable TO retain
An examination showed his pulse IA
| temperature, IS 20. Since the com
| henCemt of the fast he has lost 273l
| pounds.
Another Lie Spiked
NEW YORK, July 2G.-Hamilton Fisk
| jr., has written the following letter Il
the New York Tribune:
Editor Tribune: My attention has
! just been called to the following in thu
| New York Express of July 90.
1t is whispered about the corridors o.
the Fifth avenue hotel that Hamilton
| Fisk, jr., is at heart Il Hancock man, an(
will show his hand presently.
Allow me To say that there is about Il:
much truth in it as there is in most o
the Democratic claims of Republican
support for their ticket. AS | am of tho
opinion that General Garf1eld's election
| will ensure an administration which
will not only be III name, but in fact Re
publican, | shall give him my hearty
support. Yours respectfully,
| HAMILTON FISK, JR.
Garrison's July "a, 1890.
| A Lively Camp-meeting.
CINCINNATI, July ga colored Bap
| tist Camp-meeting at Danville, ten mile.
south of Hilllsboro, Ohio, was the seen,
on Friday night and Sunday afternoon
of q bloody fight. On Friday night
party of drunken roughs went to the
camp, about ten O'Clock and began an at
| tack with pistols, clubs and stones. They
were repulsed and VIM. Dickman, one
of their number was shot through The
| abdomen. Sunday afternoon a party
| said TO number 200, again attacked the
camp and a most desperate fight follow
| ed, ending in breaking up the meeting
1t is thought that some of the colored
people were killed, but they dispersed sc
rapidly that the facts could not be
gathered. No arrests have been made.
Census Gains in the Third District
GREAT BEND. July 24.-Prof. D. j
Evans, supervisor of the second census
district of Kansas, reports to-day that the
official count of the returns of the emu,
merators give the fifty counties cOmpos
10 Of
1896, 900, an increase of 275, 900 since the
census of 1870. This immense district,
with the addition of the counties of
Wallace, Cove and Trego, fifty-three
counties, has at present but one member
of congress, Hon. Thos.. Ryan. The
present census will undoubtedly give the
state population of one million. All
the counties in the district, as far west
as Pawnee, and including Barton, have
gained from one hundred to two thou
sand inhabitants since the State census
of March 1, 1880.
The Ute Commission
Los PINos, Col, July 22-yia Lake
City, Col, July 24.-The Ute commits
sion held its first grand council yester-
day. The principal chiefs and head men
of the Uncompahgre and several White
river Utes were present. The treaty was
read and interpreted. No discussion took
place in regard to the provisions. The
Utes.. held a grand council last night
among themselves; the result of the de-
liberations can only be determined by
their actions at the next meeting of the
commission. Stickney, secretary of the
commission, was hurled yesterday.
Too Much of ~Muchness."
DENVER, Col, July 24-Reports from
Las Vegas, say there is heavy rain
throughout the northwest portion of
New Mexico. Rain has almost inces-
sanity fallen with no signs of abatement.
The streams are flooded, doing great
damage to the New Mexico and South
ern Pacific railway. All bridges be
tween Las Vegas and Trinidad are wash
ed out. Trains are delayed and no mail
has been received for four days. There
has been a drought in New Mexico, and
the rain will greatly benefit the growing
crop and insure plenty of grass for
stock.
Overlooking With Silver Coin.
WAsHINGToN, July 27-The mint and
sub-treasury at San Francisco are over
flowing with silver coin, and an applica-
ton Is made for the transfer east Of two
million dollars. The cost of transport
ing this sum ut the rates charged by the
express companies and railroads would
be $4,000 at one per cent The oues-
ton of the mode in which this silver
can be transported, and where it can be
most easily stored, and not exceed the
amount of 500, 700 appropriated for vault
room, is being considered by the treasury
department.
The Ute Council.
ST LOUIS, July 25.-Los PISos, Col,
July "a, via Lake City, 26.-rhe third
regular council was held yesterday, and
the kind and quality OF land to be allot-
ted TO each Indian was the principal dis
cussion. The Indians desire to see the
land before accepting the treaty.
Douglass Imprisonment was also dis
cussed. The Utes want him tried at
once or released. They assert his limo
cence in most emphatic terms. The
commission is doing everything TO exne-