The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-01

Schwatka expedition adds pages of in
terest TO the romance of relic explora-
ton, aud furnishes all that the world is
ever likely to know of Frankiin's fate.
The conduct of Capt. Barry of Esthan,
in reference 10 the supplies of food in
tended, he deposed, for the expedition,
is unaccountable and needs explanation,
as the absence of these supplies on their
return came near proving fatal TAD Lieut..
Schwatka's party. The result of the
expedition has shown that it is feasible
for white men TO adapt themselves 10 the
climate and life of the EsquimauX in
pursuing journeys in the polar regions,
and they are not necessarily retricted to
any particular season Of the year for that
purpose, but can travel at any time and
in the same way in which the natives
travel.
The Southern Program.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Sept. 24-One of
the commissioners of the southern
claims commission, sent through the
south for Information bearing upon the
millions of dollars of claims for various
alleged losses during tire war, and which
are filed in the archives of this court,
makes some very startling disclosures
respecting the views and purposes of the
southern people in the event of their
getting control of the government In
a conversation on the subject to-day, he
said there is no doubt that, down in the
bottom of his heart, every southern man
expected ultimately to be paid for all of
his losses during the rebellion, including
his slave property, Notwithstanding the
constitutional prohibition. In frank
conversation southern Democrats do not
hesitate to denounce the constitutional
amendments as unconstitutiOnaiiy adopt
ed, and thorough reorganization of the
United States courts, including the su-
preme court, as
PART OF THEIR PLAN
for the future correction of that and other
evils. They complain that hundreds of
millions of dollars were claimed before |
the southern claims commission by south |
ern rebels, although the law strictly con-
fined compensation to loyal men. This |
feature of the law has been objected TO by |
Democrats, and will be repealed, and the |
commission revived for the payment of |
the claims rejected on account of disloy- |
atty. An agent of the commission in |
forms me that in many instances he |
found that provisions and army supplies |
charged against the United States as tax |
en- by the Union army had really been |
taken by the rebel army; that they were |
exaggerated and in some cases without |
any foundation whatever. He says he |
found men who did not hesitate to avow /
that when the Democratic party got into /
power the south would be compensated |
for her emancipRted slaves, because, as
this shreTd Democrat observed, the 1873 |
electoral votes of the solid south Will |
constitute the foundation of the Demo
cratic success, and the party dare not dis
regard the behests of the senate when
the government falls into its hands The
constitution of the state of Maryland de-
clares in its declaration of rights that
compensation is due by the federal gov
eminent to citizens of Maryland for their
emancipated slaves, and the legislature
is directed in the article on the general
assembly TO provide for receiving and
distributing the money to be paid |
by the United States to the
state Of Maryland in compensation
for slaves. Under this law testimony
has been taken and filed away as to the
ownership of former salves, until the
time shall arrive when the demand of
the United States can be judiciousiy
made. The legislature is also authori-
zed to accept land or other valuables
from the United States. The constitu-
ton of Maryland was adopted in the lat
ter part of 1867, two years after the close
Of the war, and after the amendments to
the constitution of the United States
were adopted, and every official in Mary
lIOll SONCIAOI OOhu "
is sworn 10 maintain and support its
provisions. If any one doubts our state
ment, we refer him to the declaration of
rights of the constitution of Maryland of
1867.
Correspondents Story of Schwatka's Ex-
peditiOn.
New YORK, Sept. 24.-The Herald
publishes the letter of a correspondent
who accompanied the Schwatka expedi-
ton to King Williams Land. The sto
ry refers more particularly to incidents
of the great sledge journey. This is
supplemented, however, by the discov-
cry of relics, and the examination of ma
tive witnesses, which lead to the sad con-
clusion that the fate of the officers and
crew of the Erebus and Terror was ter
rible even to the utmost limit of the i'm
and that the records of the
Franklin expedition are lost beyond re-
coyery.
The old men and women of the Esqui-
maux tell the story of those who were
doubtless the survivors of those unfor
tunate vessels with minuteness of de-
tails and evident truthfulness which
place their fate beyond doubt and of
what had become of their great leader
OF the large number who constituted the
crew nothing could be discovered, only
a small party of officers, with no flesh
on their bones is seen dragging boat
across the ice, and then they disappear
and nothing is seen of them until their
skeletons are found under their boats
and prey TO wild beasts, and with
dreadful evidences that they had been
driven to feed on the weaker of their
companions before finally yielding to
starvation and cold. Such is the sad
conclusion which discoveries of this ex-
pedition irresistehly lead to. That the
records of the Franklin expedition were
with this party is also painfully evident
from the testimony of the natives, who
naturally considered them of no impor-
lance and by whom they were allowed
to lie around as playthings for children
and eventually destroyed.
The Close Tussle in the Pine Tree State.
BANGOR, Me-. Sept. 22-The complete
returns from the 4th congressional dis
trict are official, except for five small
plantations, and give total vote of 81
297, an increase of 4, 281 over 1878. Ladd
has IA ,065; Boutelle, 1928; Ladd's ma
jOrity, 1913. against 1886 majority two
years ago. The Republican net gain is
about 1000. Ladd's vote increased
1,144, and Boutelle's 1927 over 1878. The
French settlements of Aroostook' give
over 900 Fusion majority.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept 21-The find
ing of errors in the telegraph returns to
the net amount of two.tenths of one per
cent. in copies of the official returns
have been carefully footed and compared
with the footings received from Augusta,
and an error is found of 100 in footing
up Penobscot county; seven lacking
towns are added, and the final result is,
Davis, 73,640; Plaisted, 1884.
Plaisted's plurality, ia.
The scattering were not on the sheets
rnc1IVn6 h,aFQ M the A nc |
of AIS is probably correct. This result
must be very near correct, although
some towns are still not official, and the
Democratic state committee, although
their tables are not complete, argue that
they will come out very near this. AL
though these figures are from the official
returns, the canvass of them is not made
until the legislature meets IL January,
and only that body takes cognizance Of
ment is carried by large majority.
Terrible Railroad Accident on the VandaIia
Line.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. pa Pest-Dispatch
special from Terre Maute says that the
west bound passenger train from Indian
apolis, on the VandalIa road, coilided
with the cas-: bound freight on a trestle
forty feet high over Clear creek. nine
miles west of Terre Haute, at 4 30 this
morning. Both locomotives went down
with a terrible crash, carrying with them
the engineer, Oscar Rankin, and the fire
man, VIM. Sanders, of the passenger
tram, who were killed instantly Engin-
eer Watson and his fireman, of the
freight, jumped as soon as they saw the I
passenger train and escaped with slight
injuries. Two postal cars were thrown
from the trestle and smashed to flinters.
but of the eight men in them, only one
"a w. Dilleshant, of IndianapolisO was
hurt, he having his leg broken, and was
otherwise injured. The other cars re-
manned on the trestle and none of fha