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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-10-27
KngIIsh Views On Various SubIccts.

ALBANY, Oc1. 24.-Waiter, the pfopFi.
etor Of the London Times, has given 10
q reporter his views on many subjects.
He says New York City will get its
water supply from Lake Erie, and speaks
of the municipal economy Of PhiladeL
phia which builds temples TO the clouds
and permits the miserable traveller TO
pick his precarious way over its execre-
able pavemenfs.
"Sad as was GaFfield's DEATH" said
Walter, ''and the undoubted loss to the
country it occasiOned, yet am not pre-
pared to say it will NOT eventually result
to tine benefit Of the Union. In the first
place, IL has led to the necessary exami-
nation OF the constitutions and laws, and
in the second place if has pointed q
warning lesson"
Speaking Of the troubles in ireland,
Walter, COMPRISING his lips meaningly,
said: Force will be resorted to If oth-
CT means fail The Irish arc fractions,
turbulent people; they are so by tenn
perment, Individually and collectively.
Take, for instance, your own country,
look at the Maryland and Pennsylvania
riots some years ago Who were the
prime factors in these disturbances?
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The freight blockade at st. Louis,
which has proved u source of such great
embarrassment and Inconvenience to
the business interests of Missouri and
Kansas, is about ended, and the immense
accumulation of goods at that point Is
rapidly diminishing. The trouble seems
TO have been with the transfer compa-
mics, which proved inadequate to handle
the large shipments of fall goods con-
signed TO different points in the west.
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were consolidated into one company,
the capital stock of the new company be
100000. or this amount $40, 200 worth
of stock has been taken up and paid for.
This company will control The entire
state of Kansas and sixteen counties in
the state of Missouri, having obtained
from the Bell Telephone company the
franchise and exclusive right TO operate
in the above named territory. 1t is the
intention of the new company to push
the work as fast as possible and put in
as many exchanges as advisable, which
it is believed win prove paying invest
ment. The officers elected for the new
consolidation are: John Sawyer, Bos-
ton, president; Frank w. Poir, Kansas
City, vice president; J. d. Cruise, Wyan-
dotte, secretary; S. F. Scott, Kansas
City, treasurer; and Paul w. Bossart,
Kansas City, superintendent.
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falling off very materially so that the
wheat ring is being driven to the wall,
and as last resort to further swindle
the people of Kansas, Mr.. Latshaw, one
of the elevator men introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions at the meeting Sat
urday:
Resolved, That the present manner of
inspecting and grading grain in this
market has the full confidence of this
board:
ResolUed, That the question of weight
as applied to winter wheat be dropped
from the rules defining grades.
Resol0ed, That the Board of Directors
of the Board of Trade be requested to
take such action as will secure this re-
suit.
This was the move of the elevator men
as against the commission men, and of
course terrible uproar was the result.
MIR. Latshaw said that Kansas wheat was
trashy and light, and that none of it
would weigh fifty-five pounds to the
bushel
The elevator men have the advantage,
as they can buy wheat as number 3, run
it through the elevator and sell il as
number g; while wheat coming in as re-
jected is doctored to number 3.
1t has been said that swhen thieves
fall out honest men get their dues" The
situation here is interesting indeed-in
fact the position that Kansas people
have taken is the subject of discussion
everywhere in the city and there is no
use denying the fact that many of the
Kansas City business men are becoming
alarmed. The Commonwealth has made
puplic so many things in connection
with the stock and grain business of this
city that are crooked, that great appre-
hension is felt for the future, and 1t
woul seem, from outward appearances,
that the old town was becoming ratified
over the situation.
Hearing the street talk of some of the
grain men you would instantly conclude
that Kansas City was much bigger man
than Kansas one fellow going SO far as
to say, 1.-THE id Kansas grangers ought
to be robbed
Kansas shippers should consign theil
wheat direct to Chicago or Toledo, il
they can't make satisfactory terms al
Atchison. The combination is Sc well
organized, SO strong and so we'll forti
fed that there is but one way to break II
up, and that is to withdraw all Kansas
shipments By doing this the people oil
our state will save q halfmillion dollars
per year on wheat alone.
Kansas farmers cannot afford TO fur
nish the food for this great overgrown
cormorant of wheat ring any longer
It can't be broken up; it can't be disor
gained; it must be starved.
This combination is so powerful thai
it overshadows any other business inter
est of the city. Even the newspaper:
| dare not express an opinion antagonistiC
to the interests of this grain elevator
combination.
A plan will probably be patched VI
between the elevators and commission
houses so that the old system can go on
This is very importune time for row
and every possible effort is being made
to bring about compromise. 1t is sale
openly that any change in the presen
mode of doing business would be vir
tual acknowledgment that the charge:
of wholesale stealing were true.
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Tyner's Friends.
New YORK, Oct GA special dis
patch is as follows:

New YORK, Oct GA special dis
patch is as follows:
WASHINGTON, Oct. %.
Mr.. Tyner is not disposed to surren-
der the position of first Assistant Post
master General while under fire, and
friends certainly make out a very good
story. They say that he did not prevent
investigation into the star route matters,
but was the first to call the attention to
these abuses; that his report upon the
subject he did not suppress, but deliver
ed it to Key, who returned il, saying he
did not think it wise to go into the mat
ter, as it might hurt the party, and asked
Tyner to look it up. Moreover, the ma
ture of Tyner's report was communicat-
ed to President Hayes, who did not
choose to have the matter pushed. Ty-
ner's friends say further that he submit
ted the report to James carly in the adj
ministration and that the first substan-
tial information James obtained as TO
the matter was derived from this report.
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A Pointer for Malone.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-The nomina-
ton to-day of Stratham, Democratic
Readjusier, for postmaster at Lynchburg,
Virginia, to succeed Wilson, u straight
out Republican, is pointed 10 by Ma
homes frinds here as an evidence that
President Arthur sustains him in his
contest in Virginia. Lynchburg is one
of the most important postOffices in the
state, and Wilson has worked early and
late against the coalition and against the
Readjusters.
There is a report, however, that Will
son was removed because of alleged IT.
Irregularities in his accounts. There is
no doubt though that his successor is a
Democratic Readjuster.
In explanation of the delay in the
nomination for attorney general, it is
said that the President is as yet unde-
cided whether to appoint Howe or
Boutwell,. He had determined upon
Howe, but in the last two days very
strong pressure has been brought to
bear in favor of Boutwell, and a Massa-
chusetts Republican said to-day he eX-
Dected ROutWell'S nomination.
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10, Il don't make any difference this
year how you vote" says the Demo
cratic .Greenbacker and the Greenback-
Democrat when soliciting Republican
votes. ave don't believe in party in
the election of local officers" And we
learn there are few weak kneed Re
publicans who are influenced by this
sort of tally. Suppose We take these
oifice.hunters who are using this sort OF
argument at their words, and If it don't
make any difference just support our
own ticket, seeing il is mainly COM
posed Of first-class men.
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What Cleveland is DoIEg for the GrafieId
Monument Fund.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 22.-Ih response 70
inquiries from abroad as TO what CIeve-
land is doing for the Garfield monument
fund, the committee replies that it con-
fidently expects that Cleveland will raise
at least $4,000. OF this amount thirty
subscriptions of 81 600 each have been
made. Other contributions in sums OF
$500 and less will be taken. In addition
TO this the city is being thoroughly can
The committee has already sent TO the
country over twenty thousand 1ithogFaph
certificates in reply TO requests. The
subscription in Cleveland is in addition
to the amount reported as received by
treasurer Of the fund, which amounts to-
night TO $13. 624.
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New York Tribune: Guiteau's coun-
sci announces that he has abandoned
the Jurisdiction and malpractice points
and will conduct the defence on the in
sanity point alone. No surgeon could
be found who was willing TO testify on
the question Of malpractice. This is
the most creditable exhibition the medI-
cal profession has made 10 this melan-
choly case.
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According to the late reports, there
arc 1000 women in Mormondom who
have but fraction OF a husband each,
and only some 5000 men who are over
wived, which shows that they are cred
tied on an average with two and quar-
ter wives each. There are only 3.05S
more women than men in Utah, in q
population Of $4,000, Of whom frac
ton over two-thirds are native born.
There are $4,000 MOrmons and 10000
Gentiles- Most Of the pOlygamlsis are
aged people. and the claims of female
fashion hinder younger men from fol-
lowing their example.
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Mr.. Window was nominated for sena-
tor by the Republican caucus of the
Minnesota legislature by reclamation az
ter the first vote, which stood: Window,
80; Gilman, 2s; Dunn,17. Window is
really looming up as one of the leading
statesmen Of the west. and his state hon.
ors itself in honoring him. Republicans
everywhere will rejoice at his return to
the senate after his brilliant career in
the treasury department.
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Centennial Celebration at Richmond.

RICHMOND. Va, oct. 22.-Ceremonies
in this city, Incidental to the celebra
ton of tue centennial anniversary of
the surrender of CORVALLIS, began to-
day, being inaugurated with national
salute. Mayor Darlington presided over
the meeting, which was held or Capitol
square. There were about 5000 people
on the grounds. The ceremonies open
ed with prayer by Bishop F. Nj. White,
of the Episcopal church of Virginia.
Mayor Darlington then delivered the adj
dress of welcome. This was followed
by a reading of the Declaration of In
dependence for the first time since the
outbreak of the late war by pupils of
the Richmond high school. Rev. ]. l..
NJ. Curry then delivered an Grafton.
The program of the day was inter
spersed with music. The program for
tomorrow will consist of religious ser
vices at the old st. Johns church, which
will be attended by the governor of
Virginia.
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Garfield Relies.

CLEVELAND, o., Oct. 24-The Relic
Bureau received about a thousand let
tiers this morning applying for souven-
iers, and every mail brings requests by
the hundred, and the names are being
registered in books in the order receiv-
ed. Lithograph certificates will be
ready in day or two, and then the
Bureau will begin to send out relics to
applicants. The timber of the pavilion
will be worked into articles of various
descriptions and sold.
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Administrators Sale Of Real Estate.

RY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE,
~ tse ned csft Of the honorable Probate
Court OF Chase county, Kansas, and dated
august 2. A. u. 1881. we offer at private sale
sne following described real property. be-
longing 20 the estate OF Asa Gilletfs de-
ceased, situated in Chase and LyoE counties,
Kansas:
IL LYON COUNTY.
Lots Is1 and 49, Merchants street. Emporfa
Improved; a desirable residencet.
Lot n Necsho ST rect, EmpoFla. unfnnrora.I
A half Interest in lot 1S2, Conasrciaf efreef
EmPoria. tnew brick building: desiFaIsle
business property.
IN CHASE COUNTY.
Lots 2. s snd Q, in block II. cottoavoos
Falls, with frame house. -
north half Of lots Is. 10 AID g. IN tIoek IA
North Cottonwood Falls, with ffn1ne ware
mouse q Eood business property corner iosl.
south half Of lots and 10, In blslek A NOPfk
cottonwood Falls with frame store h1nse
a n undivided half OF the norsksast ausrfsr
OF the northeast quarter of section - asWn-
ship 10. range s. Chase county
Eof particulars OF sale. apply 70
BARBARA GfLLEF'Ts AdEnx.
JOHN TAYLOR,
j. s. SH1PHAH, / AnAEs-
Aug q, 1881. Cottonwood Rslls. Kan.
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The Female SuIlragists.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 24.-The elev-
enth annual convention of the American
Woman Suffrage Association will take
place in this city, beginning tomorrow
morning. The delegates to the conven-
ton are already arriving. Mrs. A. A.
Fellows, Mrs. Lucy Stone and DIR. Ii. b.
Blackwell, of Boston, registered at the
Gait hotel last night. Other prominent
people are expected. Mrs. Julia Howe.
of Newport, Rhode Island; Mrs. Mary
Eastman, of Lowell, Massachusetts; DIR.
Mary F. Thomas, of Richmond, Indi-
ana; Mrs. Mary Z Hazard, of Indian
apolis; Rev. Anna Oliver, who presides
over flOurishing Methodist church at
Brooklyn; Mrs. Helen M. GOuger, of
Lafayette. Indiana; Miss Antoinette
Brown Blackwell, of New Jersey; Miss
Rosamond Dale owen, of New Harmony /;
Miss Rebecca N. Hazard, OF st. Louis,
are only some of the many distinguished
advocates of woman's suffrage who will
attend.
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The Santa Fe Machine Shop at Ration Dedi-
Sueh is Lite n Missouri

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo. Oct. A.-Saturday
evening James X. Finney, a prominent
and wealthy farmer was shot through a
window while at his home near Wallace,
some fifteen miles from this city, at sup.
per and killed almost instantly. He and
his wife were sitting at the table eating
when an unknown assassin committed
the awful crime. The contents ofthe
gun entered the back of the victims
head, and eleven buck shot were extract
ed. Ono buck-shot missed Finney and
entered the shoulder of his wife intiict
ing a most painful wound. At the time
of the assassination the wife was sitting
with her infant babe in her arms. The
affair is wrapped in mystery deep and
profound, no one seeming 10 know
any real cause, and yet the murdered
man had many enemies and very few
friends. Why this was no one knows as
he was q sober, steady, handwriting
farmer, and very wealthy.
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Out-Generaled Again.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator Ed
munds' move this morning in forestall-
ing the Democratic caucus caused some
merriment. The caucus instructed
PendletOn to report a resolution to ap-
point Chief Clerk Shober acting score
tary. but Edmunds got the floor first and
offered resolution worded precisely
like that which Pendleton was waiting
chance to submit. The Democrats of
course had TO vote for the resolution and
the affair was considered good job on
them
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The I,ast Strav Reached,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 22-The re-
auctions of service on the star and
steamboat routes have nearly reached
their limit, and it is thought at the post
Office department that any further ma
terial reduction would result in harm TO
the necessary service. The reductions
already made have resulted in saving
1928 ,OOO per quarter to the government.
The appropriation to meet the ex-
pense of transferring gold bars from the
New York assay Office to the PhiladeI-
phia mint for coming is exhausted. The
director of the mint had to refuse TO
make transfer today on account of =
lack Of funds
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Professor KING al Chicaeo.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22-Aeronauts King
and Hashgen arrived in the city this
morning. Mr.. King will remain in this
city over Sunday and leave for his home
in Philadelphia the first of the week.
His balloon still remains piled mp in the
hucklebcrry swamp in which they
alighted, and must remain there until
the ground is made solid by frost. Il is
doubtful if it will then be worth remov-
ing. If it should be, Mr.. King has made
arrangements for having it forwarded 10
him. He does not consider that his ex-
perIence on this trip is anything extra
ordinary, but he hopes he may never
again land in such place.
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Infameus tYFr.e

HARRIsBURG, Pa Oct. q. - Henry
Stewart, negro aged about 50, who at
one time was insured for $125, 900. died
last night in this city Last summer
toms of his disease strongly indicated
poisoning HIS illness was laid 70 drink
ing whisky aduIterated with strychnine.
Several Of the persons who had policies
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ne Kansas clty Wheat Rlng.

Special 70 inc 1UElSA8 OOIn1OnWtAith-
KANSAS CITY, Oct 24--The effort of
the Kansas City Grain Exchange to
change the grain grade On wheat, in the
middle of the seaon, was inaugurated
Saturday, and is being fought over to-
day. This is movement unprecedent-
ed in the history of any wheat market
in the world, and if the proposed change
is adopted It win be an outrage on the
people of Kansas.
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Trner.s Tale.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 24.-Tyner's
tale that lac discovered the star route
frauds in 1879 and made confidential
report on the matter, and that he Yas
persuaded by President Hayes to keep
his report to himself "for the sake of
harmony IN the party" is delightfully."-
ingenious The report has just been
brought to the light of day. and is the
basis on which Tyner builds his defense.
To account for the appearance in 1881.
of report said TO have been written
in 1879, and TO put in acclaim for Tyner's
being the original discoverer of the
star route frauds, it was only necessary
to prepare a document, and then assert
that it has been locked up in Tyner's
safe ever since 1879. The
grotesquely improbable part of
the story is that which represents
him as anxious in 1879 to prosecute the
men whom he was busily defending IL
1880. The entire matter and the request
for Tyner's resignation was the result of
thorough inquiry into that gentleman's
official conduct. Nothing that Tyner
or his friends can do, will save him, and
Frank Holton will be nominated Tues
day to be the first assistant postmaster
general. The story that Grant interced-
ed with the president for Tyner's reten-
tered a word in Tyncr's behalf, but on
the contrary, joined in the recommend
ing of Holton rs his successor. In the
interview with the president yesterday,
Tyner discovered that he could not con.
tinue to hold his present place and ask
ed to be appointed commissioner of rail-
roads, which office is now vacant; but
this request was permptorily refused by
the president.
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The Seats Of Lapham and HrIlIer

WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct 25.-The
senate committee on Privileges and
Elections held a meeting to-day to con-
slider the papers referred to it by the SEN
ate relating to the election of Senators
Lapham and Miller. The Republican
members of the committee said the case
was a clear one and they did not desire
to investigate the matter any further.
In order, however, that the Democrats
might satisfy themselves sub-com-
mittee, consisting of Hill, of Georgia,
and Pugh. of Alabama, were appointed
TO examine the papers and report TO the
full committee
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Attempted Train Ro1berv i'm ONO

PTTTsBURG, Oct. 25.-An attempt was
made by three unknown men to rob the
Chicago express, on the p. F. w. and e.
railroad, on the way to this city, at about
left Bucyrus, OHIO, and was running
about fifteen miles per hour, when the
men boarded the train and attempted to
force their way into one of the Pullman
sleepers. They were met in the vesti-
bule by Conductor Shallis, who tried to
eject them, when one of the party drew
a revolver and fired several shots, fortu-
nately without injuring any person.
The passengers were aroused by this
time, and the thieves, becoming fright
cned, escaped by jumping from the
f-aiD
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I.arUpLIoAN COUNTY TICKET.

An able finAncIs. Is authority for the
statement that the general business OF
the country il unquesiionably prosper
Gus still, in spite of the grave mischief
done by excessive speculation.
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The Irish. Soyou will find il the world
over The Irish are, and always will be,
difficult people to deal with"
"But suppose" said the reporter, "the
English government should concede
some of the privileges they demand,
would it not result beneficially."
"No, sir,p answered Walter, emphati-
cally, lone concession would mean more,
and so on al iIatHitIna. Give in upon
one point and the whole Irish people,
from Port Rush 10 Killarney, would
raise a clamor for those that remained
Reason, persuasion, and selfgovernment
have all been tried with them, but what
did they all amount to? Nothing-ab-
solutely nothing. 1t only made the con-
fusion more COMPOUNDED"
The Santa Fe Machine Shop at Ration Dedi-
Gated.
RATION, N. NJ, Oct 25.-Thc grandest
social event in the history of New Mex
leo transpired here tonight. The em-
pioyes of the Atchison, Topeka and San
"a Fe railroad dcdicatedthe new machine
shop of the company just finished, one
of three of equal size now in process oil
erection. They are substantially built,
of stone, 200 feet square, with corrugated
| iron roofs. The employees of the COM
pany aided by the town people, dec.
Grated the building with evergreeus. ce-
dars, flowers, etc. 4 fountain was erect.
in the center of the building. All pres
ent appeared at the grand exposition
ball. Special trains were run to ac-
commodate the people. A cornet band
was present. Not less than eleven hun.
drend people were present, and there
were three hundred dancers. The growth
| of the place is marvellous Encouraged
by the railroad company and by coal
com panies, it has grown from hall
dozen houses to 1900 now, all Americans
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Nominations

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 25-The
President sent the following nominR-
lions to the senate to-day: Postmasters
Theodore S. Case, Kansas City, Mo-;
J. ID. Shafier, Pittston, Pa; Jos. G. Nc
Bride, Lincoln, Nek.
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The Topeka Car Stables to he Bebui

TOPEKA, Oct. 22-At meeting of the
Street Car company yesterday afternoon,
it was decided TO buy six new cars and
rebuild the barn and buy the necessary
equipments to run the road. The COM
pany will make an effort TO hire cars at
Kansas City to run until they can OBJ
tain their new ones