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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24
A HOPELESS EXPERIMENT.

Under the above head the Atchison
Champion, whose editor has been
close student for many years of matters
on the frontier, has the following to
say touching the Indian question:
Secretary Kirkwood is pinning his
faith To an old doctrine that the Indians
can be civilized and the impending fate
of the race averted by educating the
children. This has been tried ever
since the whites and Indians began 10
have any relations with each other. 1t
has been the idea of every mission,
Catholic or Protestant, ever established
among the Indians, and il has been q
failure. A Jesuit father, who
had devoted forty years of his life
10 selfsacrificing labor TO chrisiianiZe
and ciyiliZe the Osages, once stated to
the writer his belief that after all no
such Thing as an adult Christian Usage
existed. lie said that many young Os-
ages, after being carefully educated in
the mission schools, returned TO their
tribe, became TO all inients and purposes
wild Indians, and absolutely refused TO
speak the English language. Indians
do not lack intellectual capacity. They
learn readily in the schools. but the
natural wildness in their blood neutral
| ICES all efforts in their behalf. The sort
of civilization they accept, as in the
case of the Choctaws and Cherokees in
the Indian Territory is of the rudest SOFT,
| aud is of no advantage. The real solu-
tion of the Indian question will arrive
when the last Indian has persisted from
the face Of the earth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Brick Pomeroy is "broke" again. He
went TO Denver two years ago with only
81, and since then he has made 500, COO
in mining operations, all OF which was
squandered in riotous living.
The Democratic majority in the state
of Georgia has been somewhat depleted
by the faulty of Osborn Pitts, of Column
bus, who drank quart of whisky on a
wasrr and was carted home dead.
Tn wife of Storey. of the Chicago
Times. is visiting in Washington, and
her manifold and magnificent diamonds
are the talk and wonder of the town The
interest which always attaches in fash
ionable circles to these valuable gems is
naturally greatly enhanced when they
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24
WHAT THEY PROPOSE TO DO.

A prominent Virginia Liberal was
asked day or two ago this question:
well, now that you have gained vIr-
tual control of the state government in
all lis branches, what do you propose 10
dog"
ain the first place, we propose 10 pass
the Riddlebergcr bill TO readjust the
state debt, with as little amendment AS
practicable, and with a prOvisO that il
shall not take effect until after its raiilica-
tion by the people at the general cleo
ton next November. In the second
place, the Legislature will pass the con
sIitutional amendment to abolish the
provision which requires the payment of
pOll-tax as prerequisit
to voting. This amendment will also
be submitted TO the people for ratilica-
tiOn next November, and the two things
will draw out full vote. In the third
place, if Congress shall pass Il bill reap
portioning Representatives among the
States under the last census, We will
next winter enact a law TO redistrict the
Slate as IL should be DONE"
do you see any signs of revolt
against the Bourbon dynaslies in any of
the other Southern States?"
PLENTY of them, and strong ones too.
am in constant communication with
prominent and influential men who are
nominally Democratic in North Caro-
lima, and they assure me that matters
are ripe for a Liberal movement
there. If five hundred native
white Democrats in that State, scattered
among the different counties, will come
out in opposition to the Bourbons, the
latter will be defeated by 10000 MAORI
ty next year. Ny advices from South
Carolina and Florida are very encOur-
aging. The liberal Democrats IN the
states mentioned have been watching
the Virginia struggle with the most
eager and painful anxiety, and they
have signified over and over again, and
in hundreds of ways, their sympathy
with US and their determination TO
break away from BOurbonism, in case OF
our success. About as many congratu.
lations over the result come to us from
those states as from any three Northern
States. Mark my words the Solid
South will soon be like Slavery
thing of the past. Virginia is solid
now, solid for liberalism and Progress
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

A bulletin just issued from the census
Office Is devoted to the subject OF the
areas OF the United States, the several
states and territories and their counties.
Many serious errors in former tables are
corrected. Some of the estimates of the
areas OF several states heretofore in use
have differed from one another by thou
sands of square miles. According to the
summary in the present document the
gross area of the United States, exclu-
sIve of Alaska, which cannot be meas
ured with any approach to accuracy, is
3O25, 900 square miles, of which 1890
are coast waters = such as bays, sounds
and CULTS - 1880 rivers and smaller
streams, and $4,000 lakes and ponds.
This makes the total water surface S.
600 square miles, and the total land sur
face 100000. The six largest states,
named in their order, are Texas, Califor-
MIA, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Kan
sas. The six smallest states, beginning
with the least, are Rhode Island, Della
ware, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massa-
chusetts and New Hampshire.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24
WHAT SENATOR PLUMB SAYS
OF BLAINE.


Topeka Capital: In the department
of the auditor of state Capital reporter
encountered, yesterday afternoon, the
hale and hearty presence of our dis
tinguished United States senator, who
was at the time in earnest discussion
with Auditor Bonebrake over the merits
and methods of using the electric light.
After the usual greeting, the converse
lion drilled to the National Capital, Sen
ator Plumb stating that he would leave
for that city the first of next week, TO
be in time for congress which convencs
December 9th.
senator, will there be many more
cabinet changes" queried he of the
pencil.
ayes, there undoubtedly will be. The
present cabinet will probably hold over
New Years. don't anticipate any
change until then"
"Will Blaine remain in the cabinet ~
mo, sir; Blaine is going Out-in fact,
going out of politics"
"Do you know what the intentions of
the Plumed Knight are?'
HE is going into railroading. And
then, think, he has a desire to show
the people that there are ambitions out
side of politics for man to engage in
who has been eminent in politics"
us he a candidate for the Presi-
dency?"
HE does not intend to fight Repub-
lican Administrations to secure it. Sec
rotary Blaine is a party man, and Will al
ways work with the party. 1 think he
intends to leave politics entirely"
81 saw a statement few days ago that
he is quite wealthy. Is such the case :"
"Mr. Blaine has large coal mining in
terests in Pennsylvania and considerable
other property, and is probably worth a
half million-perhaps million. He
has railroad interests also, and intends
TO make railroading his field of opera
tions in the future"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

A Cincinnati paper makes the follow
ing sensible remarks upon politics and
politicians:
at is plain we need new word in
popular language to answer for the
much abused term, politics. Politics
is the science of government, the most
useful, most subtle, most dignified of all
sciences, and yet the term is often
used as a synonym for demagogy, and
youths are warned against its wiles and
influences. "a politician" is regarded
as a bad citizen, to be suspected and
avoided, when the fact is a thorough
politician is a thorough statesman, not
only godlike aud honorable, but an
adept in the noblest of freeman's pur-
suits. We adjure all American citizens
to study the genius of popular govern
ment, and never omit the duty of attend
ing nominating conventions, and plac-
ing the wisest and best men in the Office,
but all join in condemnation of the so
called politicians, who devote their time
to political pursuits and aspire to Office,
complaining that they make q business
of politics. There is manifest incon-
sistency between popular professions
and practices in these particulars, and so
long as the terms politician and pol
itics' are so i'll defined, such contradic-
tions will constantly arise"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

1t is u source of pride and congTatu-
laiion To know that The educational facil-
tiles of the great west are keeping pace
with the phenomenal progress which is
being made in the development of her
material resources. There is PROBABLY not
u more thoroughly equipped institution
OF learning in the country to-day than
the Michigan University, at Ann Arbor,
which now has an attendance OF 1,476
students, while Harvard, with all her an
cient prestige has but PSF.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24
No Kansas man has yet been suggest

No Kansas man has yet been suggest
ed for a cabinet position.-Common-
wealth.
We take the floor to place in nomination
for Secretary of the Interior the Hon.
Floyd P. Baker of the Commonwealth.
We believe brother Baker is SO situated
as to his engagements that he could &C
cept the place, and would not decline if
1t were rendered to him. Floyd sat in
the Kansas Legislature one term, and
if it had not been for Chester Thomas,
who objected to him on the trivial ground
that his head was not the right shape,
might have been speaker Of the house
He has been postmaster at Denison,
proudly carried the fame of Kansas to
the Paris exposition and is thoroughly
posted in the politics and understands
the needs of the grand old Republican
party in Shawnee county. 1t will be
seen at glance that he is fitted by wide
experience for the position to which we
now nominate him. 1t is about time
justice were being done to the Republi-
can press OF Kansas
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

There is one passage in the charge of
Lord Denman To the jury at the trial of
Oxford for shooting ut Queen Victoria
which would seem To have special APP
plication la the case of Guiteau. Lord
Denman said; "But, although he labor
ed under delusion, il he fired the load
ed pistol at the queen, knowing the re-
suit which would follow his conduct,
and although forced by his morbid de-
sire for notoriciy to the act, he would be
responsible for his conduct and liable To
criminal punishment" However much
Guiteau may have been laboring under
n delusion, there scams To be but little
doubt as to his knowing tho result
which would follow his conduct; there.
fore, according to the Judgment of Lord
Denman, he would be erIminally re.
sponSiblc.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

The ladies are coming TO the front "a
bankers. Mrs. John Burson, of Muucie,
is n director and virtually President of
the First National Bank at Muncie, Ind.
Mrs. N. c. Williams is president of the
State National Bank ut Raleigh, N. c.;
Miss Jennie Coombs is cashier of Brown
Il Coomb's Bank at Middleville, Mich. (;
Miss Sarah Dick is cashier of the First
National Bank Of Huntington, Ind. !;
Miss A. Nj. King is cashier of the bank
ing house of Springer 81 Noyes, White
Cloud, Kans., and Mrs. NJ. II. II. Cow
den carries on n banking business in
her own name at Forest Hill, Cal.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

Mr.. ii. V. Redheld, for very many
years the Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial, died in the
former city on Friday of last week. He
was not n brilliant writer but his letters
were highly intelligent and invariably
reliable. His most successful and con-
spicuous journalistic work was done
during the Mississippi campaign in
1876, and in exposing the Northern Pa
cifc railroad job, which it is believed
precipitated The failure of jay Cook &
Co. in 1873. His death is deeply de-
plored by his numerous friends in the
profession which he SO highly hOnored.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24
Raeinrcarn

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 2S.-The jockey
club has decided TO have 6 carnival Of
racing in the spring, increasing its regu-
lar meeting TO eleven days and adding
some 42,50O TO she program. Addition
al stakes will be opened making 1870, TO
close January 1st. The new. stakes are
TO further demonstrate the worth Of
American bred horses. The club viii
adopt The sliding scale of weights
different from those Of the Lexington
club and win announce them shortly.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

Chicago Tribune: A medical man in
Toronto has been venlilating in the news
papers recently the subject of overstudy
among the children in attendance at the
public schools, and asserts that the re-
suits of an investigation made by him
show that several deaths of school child.
rem which came under his observation
were due solely to too close application
to books by scholars of nervous temper.
ament and weak constitutions. He
claims that the course of study in the
Toronto public schools is so severe that
many of the pupils are compelled, in or.
der to keep up with their classes, TO ap.
ply themselves TO their books outside OF
school hours, and that ne such condition
of affairs should be allowed to exist. An
investigation of the same matter in 9th
err cities would doubtless reveal a SINH
lar fault in the public school system.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

carriage b

the carriage, however, Jones,
babe them good day, and putting spurs
to his horse, quickly disappeared.
Shortly afterWard he arrested woman
and for this offense was fined. He was
never known to use or carry a revolver.
Those who know him intimately say he
is rather half witted than a crazy man.
His demeanor today indicates he rather
enjoys the nOtOriety he has secured.
Perry Carson, the colored guardsman
at the rear of the van, tonight positive
~ identified Jones as the hOrseman who
followed the van To East Capitol and
First streets. When the van reached
the capitol grounds, Jones was pretty
close behind, and when they reached
First street, he rode past the rear end
and almost Immediately he heard a pis-
toll shot and then another; but whether
Jones is the man who fired the first shot
he can not say, as from his position on
the van it was impossible TO see what
happened near the side or IN the front
part. The police are impressed tonight
that Jones is the man who fired at
GuIteau, Notwithstanding the statement
of Officers Edelin, and Kikoff, by the
positive identification on the part OF
Guardsmsn Carson.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

According to a Columbus, Ohio, jour-
nal some persons in the northern part of
that state have prepared u drama based
upon the incidents of the assassination
OF President Garfield. The prediction
is safe that If an attempt is made to pre-
sent this drama upon the stage, the
wretched promoters of the enterprise, by
which moncy is expected TO be made out
of the most mournrul tragedy of modern
times, will not find their path one OF
roses. People are in no mood to have
the memory of their dead ruler thus in
smiled
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

Globe Democrat: There is Il differ
ence between tweedledum and tweedle-
dec. Capt. Howgate stole some $780,
900 from the government, to squander
on n mistress, and no less Than five in
dictments have been found against him.
The star route thieves stole good many
times us much, TO lavish the Lord knows
how, and not one of them has been in
dicted at all. What is more, good
many people who are in position TO get
hold of what is going on declare that
ten chances to one, they will escape pun
ishment altogether.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24
Coneresslonsl ApportIoDment

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The presen.
membership Of the house Of representa-
tives is 293 or one member 70 about no.
600 OF the population according to the
table submitted by the census depart
ment to-day, the population Of the states
will be represented in the Forty-eighth
congress at a ratio of one member 10
every les, $50, unless q new apportion-
ment is made, as follOWs:
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

IL Is now stated that, instead of secur-
ing any lady 10 remain permanently at
the White House, the President will in
wife the wives and the daughters of the
members of his cabinet 10 assist him
with he has receptions and to preside
nnon other social occasions.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

Among the members of congress al
ready arrived in Washington there is
much serious thought being given to
the demonstrated necessity of radical
reform in the system of examining
National banks. At present the bank
examiners are paid by the National
banks and not by the government, and
the result is n tendency on the part of
the examiners Ia imagine themselves
more responsible t. the banks than TO
the government Il is proposed, among
other changes in the banking law, to
have the examiners paid by and rendered
strictly responsible To the government
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24
Alamo Prosecution.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-From the
talk about the prosecution OF the star
route ring the public has been led to in
fer that extraordinary means have been
used in gathering testimony for the gov
eminent. General MacVeagh is sup
posed to have furnished large amount
Of the means at the department of JUS
tice for the purpose of gathering this
testimony. The contrary, however, ap-
pears TO be the fact. Colonel Cook, the
leading counsel for the government, SAID
today that the department of justice had
furnished, from the beginning Of the in
vestigation TO the close, only 800, and
that not over 5000 in money had been
spent 10 pursuit Of evidence. The diff
ference between 500 furnished by the
department Of justice and the 5000
spent, was paid out of his Cooks own
pocket. He informed q distinguished
public man today that thus far the fight
against the star route people had been
almost entirely in the newspapers, and
that the cousei employed by the govern
ment had really been 80 crippled and
hampered by lack OF means that they
had been necessarily delayed ia making
up case. This was not an explanation
that he could make in open court, but it
was one OF the main reasons of the
failure up to the present time to produce
anything tangible for Judicial consider
alfoG
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

Guitcau had another running at the
mouth Sunday, rs will be seen by the
telegraph reports. He don't like 10 be
called an assassin. II CRATES on his deli
cate sense OF taste. II lie is given a
good chance lie will convict himself by
his inoTdinatc desire TO CAB. He main
tains still that the Lord is protecting
him, but he Is rot SO luny but that he
demands an increase OF policemen. He
nows says he was insane when he shot
the president, but still lays the act on
the Lord. The claim OF insanity as set
UP his lawyers is getting thinner and
more Inconsistent every day.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

Bills amounlingto $500, OC0 have been
received at The Treasury Department for
mourning decorations on public build
ings throughout the country ia memory
OF the late President. There being no
appropriation from which such ex-
penses can be paid, the matter will be
laid before Congress
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24
Blaine on the Stand.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. Il. - SEQ
vile in his examination of Secretary
Blaine asked him in regard TO the
troubles in the Republican party last
spring. He tried 10 get Mr. Blaine To
tell him his own story of the matter, but
the secretary did little cross-examin-
alton on his own part and tried to in
definitely what point he wanted answer
ed. He admitted that there was disscn-
sion in the Republican ranks because
he appointed Judge Robertson as col
lector of the port of New York, and the
senators from that state resigned. He
could make q political speech ON the
subject two hours and half long, or if
the counsel would put direct questions
he would answer them plainly. As 10
the length of the struggle in the New
York legislature he was not sure. After
the president was shot, the secretary
SAID, he thought he paid as little alien
ten to political matters as any one
in the country. When asked as 10 the
origin of the name "stalwart" Secretary
Blaine said the term originated with him
years ago. 1t was generally applied TO
the close followers of Gen. Grant. The
stalwarts worked well for Garfield be.
cause they were Republicans. In the
New York contest Gen. Garfield was re.
ferred TO as ahalfbreed. He believed
Senator COnkling 10 have been a stall
Wart.
The prosecution did not see the use of
this style of questioning, but Scoville
deemed il necessary for their case 10
show that bitter political dissension ex-
listed in the party at the time referred to,
and he thought Mr. Blaine knew ali
about il.
Mr.. Blaine said he he'd told ali he
Imam nd ha -
the stand. The secretary's answer
caused considerable amusement
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-24

The Russian Mennonitcs furnish
useful lcssonu 10 the people who dwell
upon the western prairies. In Russia,
where fuel was scarce and dear, they
used grasses as fuel, and here they do
the same. A furnace, costing less than
d common kitchen stove, supplies all the
warmth needed in winter, and at the
same time is used for cooking purposes.
Loose hay, straw or corn stalks forked
into it about, three times a day serves
the double purpose Of giving warmth
and saving an expense account for fuel.