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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-29
HIGH BUILDINGS AND ELEVATORS
IN NEW YORK,

An increasingly characteristic feature
of the business portion ofNew York isl
its lofty buildings for offices OF the
score OF Office buildings now going up or
nearly finished there is only one-the
Stock Exchange-which is less than
twelve stories high The Stock Ex-
change is only four stories high it is
said, for the reason that if it had been
carried higher, and the upper floors rent
ed to brokers the competition would
have been so great for these offices that
ill-feelings would have been engendered.
Recently journalist had occasion to
make dozen business calls in this part
of the city, and out of curiosity kept
record of the height he travelled in eleva-
tors. He says: :" For eleven of the
twelve calls / had TO enter an elevator,
and twice retraced my steps. finding
my man out the first time. Adding up
the number of stories Twas lifted, find
that wensup sixty two stories, or atotal
height ofSoe feet allowing an average of
13 feet to each stOry-a very small aver
age. This is nearly twice the height of
the Great Pyamid of Egypt, and any trav-
eler who goes to the top of the Great
Pyramid in less than half an hour on a
hot day will be able to estimate the saw
ing in strength effected by our New York
elevator. If all our elevators were TO
break down at once business would
come to standStill
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The President and tbe Cabinct

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Sept. 22.-The
Cabinet, to-day, through Secretary
Blaine, rendered their designations to
President Arthur at the Cabinet meeting
| at the Capitol, after the President was
sworn in. The act was accompanied by
expressions of the warmest sentiments
of personal regard, and the President
was given TO understand that the Cabi-
net desired only to relieve him of all en-
barrassment without regard to past po-
iitical events. The President, without
Formally, said that he did not desire TO
accept the rendered designations, and
would esteem il personal favor if they
would continue in the discharge of their
duties. The condition of the pub
lie business and the sense of the
public mind in view OF the recent great
national bereavement warranted him in
asking this indulgence at their hands.
Secretary Blaine assured the President
that he could depend upon them to usc
their best efforts 10 quiet the country
and aid him in the performance of his
duties in these trying circumstances. II
is understood, however, that the resie-
nations have not been formally declined
or accepted, but that the cabinet will
simply continue to discharge their du-
ties until more suitable time arrives
for the decision of the question of theif
IcbSullOu IL may stiSIY DC bulu LIldt
before the close of the week a procla-
nation will be issued by the President
calling the senate in executive session.
The time fixed will not be later than the
18th of October. Il Is understood that
the President was adverse To the calling
of session, but has yielded TO the sena-
torial opinion, which has been freely ex-
pressed during yesterday aud to-day. In
declining TO accept the designations of
the cabinet, President Arthur did not
commit himself to anything definite.
He remarked that under the present dis
tressing circumstances he could not be
expected TO give his attention TO Nation
al affairs except such as demanded his
consideration, and therefore any Thought
on the subject of selecting his advisers
could not be thought Of at present. His
request was that the present cabinet con
tinue IN the discharge OF their duties,
leaving the question of designations I'M
til such times as he can determine what
is best for HIM 10 do.
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A souRcE IoF comBoRr.


II Is n source Of profound qualification
to the public 10 know that n feeling of
great relief has been afforded to Mrs.
Garfield by the result Of the autopsy
held. upon lie remains Of her deceased
husband. The postmOrtem examina-
tion revealed, in. q very unmistak able
manncr, The fact that the Presidents in-
jury was mortal, and that his taking-oR
was, at best, only matter Of time. The
mournful satisfaction which this fact
bring tethe strickeh widow Of ihe ma
tons chief will be shared by all tIie-
millions Of his countrymen who had
learned TO love him so we'll.
II there Is anything that can add to
the poignancy of a new and great be-
reavement IL Is the torturing reflection
that possibly the one thlug that might
have been done to avert the awful woes
which the removal of our loved
ones entails, was by some fall
libility of human judgment, unaccom-
plished. In mercy, the bitterness of
such q refiectIoh DOGS not seasrn the
cup 81 wormNToJd and sisll, whiclh By
mysterious providence, IS pressed to the
lips OF the dead Presidents family and
the sorrowing nation to-day. The most
eminent medical men i'm the country
attest the fact, in the light Of incon-
trovertible evidence, that no device
known to the art of healing; that no
appliance which professional skill might
suggest could have forestalled the fatal
end in the case Of the departed hero over
whose remains the. nation showers its
tears of unavailing sorTow. The best
achievements of science; the minis
traiions of those versed in the most al
vanced and Intelligent methods of
treatment; the tender assiduities of
friends whose solicitude was only
commensurate with their deep love,
were all made TO contribute To the
arelioration OF the wounded Presidents
sufferings. and TO assist nature in re-
pairing The deadly injury inflicted by
tbs builef Of remorseless assassin.
That the unfaltering care Which marked
the treatment of his case prolonged for
huuy d1yo INC 4 ICSAACuS mt ahIAS
seeu4 NO reason TO doubt. The bali
which struck down James A, GARFIELD
upon the threshold of future rich with
all promise found its unerring way to
the vital centera OF its grand and shin
ing target, and when he fell on the floor
of the Baltimore and Potomac depot on
the fatal morning of the ID day Of July,
the hopelessness 0G his restoration was
forever settled. -
TBere may bs n pride of opinion and
u spirit of professional dOgmatism
which would SO far forget tue sacred
grief Of hsfamily of the deceased Pres
ident aud the deep sorrow of the nation
rs to again obtruGe upon the country
the structures which have been lavished
upon the physicians having in charge
the case which has invited the attention
Of the whole world, hat we believe the
great heart Of the American people goes
out In gratitude To the men who stood
by the bedside of the lamented Garfield
for so may days and weeks, and who,
during all the terrible tension of that
memorable time, were instant in season
end ont oEseason in the performance of
their whole duty toward their patient.
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Speaking of the prayers offered for the
recovery of the President, the Independ-
ent says: Who shall say that this law
of prayer, which has been SO conspicu-
ously disclosed with reference TO our
President, is mere superstition Who
shall say that that is a mere freak of
fancy, which all men most want to do
when they are in deepest distress? Who
can affirm that the so called laws of nature
are more than a match for the Almighty
Lawgiver? Who is sufficiently acquaint-
ed with the spirit world to know that
prayer has no power with God? The
faith of all ages and all religions declares
that there is power in prayer, and that
the Infinite is not so unsocial toward
the finite as to prelude the pos
sibility of any access, by prayer.
A God to whom prayer
cannot be addressed would hardly be u
God for the human soul Our depend
ence is so great aud our necessities SO
urgent that, if we have in thought a
God at all, we must have God to whom
we can speak An Infinite, absolute, i'm
passive, unconscious, without will or
thought, with no ear for the cry of dis
tress, with no heart for human woe, with
no hand OF relief, is not the sort of a
God the soul wants II there he any
truth in human nature God is not such
a God
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While the claims of the sorrJwing
country upon the mortal remains of its
dead Executive appeared too strong to
be ignored. and it seemed due to the
nation that the opportunity should be
given ms countrymen TO honor in the
manner proposed his cherished clay,
we doubt if it is wise to prolong the
strain which this public testimonial
must inevitably entail upon the stricken
wife of the departed President. For
more than eleven weeks she has borne
up under a mental tension, the mere
thought of which is fearful 10 contem-
plate, and journey to the scene of a
disaster which has blighted all joy in
life for her forever, is frightful draft
upon one who is graphing with the
bitterness of a new and stony grief.
The presence at the national
capital of all that is
mortal of James A. Garfield affords to
the country mournful satisfaction and
furnishes the dearly-prized opportunity
of paying homage to the shattered tene-
1nent of clay which held his bright spirit.
But it would have been better for the
bereaYed widow who bends above the
coffin which holds in its straight
and I narrow custody the form
Of him in whom conferred every hope of
life for her to have taken home her
dead and quietly and peacefully laid TO
rest the form upon which suffering and
disease have left their cruel tracery, in
the soil which the departed hero loved
so well, there to sleep in the shadow of
his native hills. till the earth and sea
shall give up their dead.
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President Arthur thinks that there is
no occasion apparent for an unusual ses-
sion of Congress, but in view OF the
fact that his life alone stands between
the government and legal anarchy, the
country would feel more secure If an
extra session Of the Senate were con-
vened at the earliest practicable moment
50 that an officer in the line of Presl-
DENTAL succession might be provided.
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Throughout the Dominion of Canada
the death of the President has awaken
ed the greatest sympathy. sHad he be
louged TO the British Empire" says .
Montreal dispatch, mo greater evidences
could be given than are apparent here
of The respect in which he was held, or
OF the sorrow for his untimely end"
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The Pail Mall Gazetss, London, says.
with reference to President Garield's
death: "a communion of sorro~s
unites the ocean sundered members Of
the English race to-day more closely
than IL has ever been united since I776."
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tower nnflnished must remain in
this world; but surely in the
land Of the hereafter there are pro-
visions for making ihe work CON-
plcte. God certainly means something
when He sends such men 10 earth. II
cannot be that He takes them away so
untlmely unless they arc 10 live again
for some great and compromising pur-
pose. And of such as he, of other and
lesser men, so of the whole mysterious
scheme of our existence. There must be
somewhere a second chance for all the
frustrated lives. Over on the other side
there must be resurrection, not of souls,
simply, but also Of hopes and dreams
that here come short OF fulfillment. If
not, why do we babble of green fields
when we lie down 20 die? Il must be
that there Is method and promise in this
soothing and beautiful dispensation.
There are other green fields, where the
flowers never wither and it is always
spring-where fate is on the side of as
piration, and the failures Of this life are
reetilied and made triumphant. May
Che poor son Of Mentor ind there a
crown Of glory '1~''-''
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New. from sta.l.v

LONDON, Sept 24-Marston, n mem
Der of a well-known publishing frm,
writes the Times that he received Friday
a letter from Henry u. Stanley. the
African explorer, dated Congo River,
July 4tb, ia which the writer sTys he
was seriously sick all through the month
OF May, 50 seriously that on the fifteenth
day of his illness he gave, as he thought
his last orders to his European eompan
ions, but the crisis passed and he is now
strong and hearty.
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The manly and patriotic tone of the
address delivered by President Arthur
after taking the oath of Office ut the Cap
itol yesterday will have a tendency to
strengthen the claim upon the conf
dence of the American people which he
has already established by his admila.
bic and discreet bearing during a sea
son OF trial through which it is given
few men TO pass. The beautiful and
touching tribute which he pays to the
fragrant memory of his IllustriOus pre-
decessor strikes sympathetic and re-
ApOnsiye chord in the hearts OF all the
people, and the timely assurance that
the noble aspirations OF his lamented
predecessor, rs they stood confessed in
the grand achievements of his brief adj
ministratiOn have inspired the new
Executive with the earnest de-
sire to profit by the shining
example of the deceased President will
go far to ailaY the apprehension felt in
many quarters in view of possible
changes in policy which augured such
benefcent results to the country.
The request made by the Presi lent of
the members of the cabinet that they
retain their respective positions, is an-
other step the appropriateness of which,
under the existing conditions, will COM
mend itself 10 the nation, and is a mark
OF respect 10 the memory of his dead
chief which is grateful in the highest
degree to the bereaved country.
President Arthur in assuming the trust
imposed upon him by the constitution
makes the declaration that he relies
for aid upon divine guidance and the
virtue, patriotism and intelligence of the
American people, and it is the prayer and
belief OF the people over whose destinies
he has been called TO preside that his eff
forts to take up the work which James
A. Garfield laid down will be abundant
ly supplemented by the favor Of heaven
and tho hearty cooperation of his coun-
trymen SO long AS he continues to mani
fest the patriotic and lofty spirit which
has characterized the first acts of his ad
ministration.
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"How do you manage" said lady to
her friend, ''tO appear so happy ali the
time?'' II always have Parker's Ginger
Tonic handy" was the reply, land thus
keep myself and family in good health.
When / am well l always feel good
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ter followed eX-Presideats Grant and
Hayes, Secretary and Mrs. Window
Secretary and Mrs. Lincoln, Secretary
and Mrs. Hum, Attorney General and
Mrs. MacNeagh, Secretary Kirkwood
and Postmaster-General James. Mrs
Garfield and the Immediate family were
! not present at the ceremonies. Some
little confusion in seating the diplo
| matte corps, the representatives of the
| army and navy. and the senators and
members of the house Representatives
was occasioned by oversight on the part
of some one in charge of arrangements
in not reselving sufficient number OF
seats for them.
Many persons eluded the door-keepers
and gained admission to the rotunda,
while many who held tickets were una
BILE TO find seats. At o'clock every
seat was filed, and all available standing
room occupied The services were
opened by Rev. DIR. Powers promptly ut
y. IN. He assembled the dias, and
announced the opening hymn, ASLEEP
in Jesus, Blessed Sleep" which was rem
dered by chorus of fifty voices.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. %, ): 80 p.
m.-The funeral ceremonies were con-
cluded at about four o'clock this evening,
when the casket was at once removed to
the hearse in waiting at the east front
of the Capitol, and a few minutes later
the procession moved. The military es
cort preceded the hearSe, which was
followed by long line of carriages, two
abreast. The military marched up the
avenue to the depot and dispersed, and
the casket was taken at once to the train
in waiting at the Baltimore s. Potomac
depot. The sidewalks OF the avenue and
the street corners were thronged with
thousands of spectators. The funeral
train left Washington at 5:15, passed
Benning's at 5: 30, Wilson 5 40, and Sea
brook at 3 AS.
THR0NGED BY THOUSANDS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %. - Notwith-
standing the fact that the casket was
closed last evening. the Capitol was
again thronged by thousands eager to
view the remains Of the late President.
The line began TO form soon after day
light and by . O'Clock extended across
the park.
FLORAL. OFFERINGS.
The floral offerings have been largely
increased this morning from the public
and private gardens in this city. Sever
al handsome decorations were received
from Philadelphia and New York One
came from Richmond, Virginia, u large
white angel, about the size of a child of
five years, composed OF white roses and
holding q silver trumpet in its hand,
was suspended over the coffin by cords
passing across the rotunda. This was
the gift of James Wormley. the colored
hotel keeper of this city. The official
decorations of the city are much criti-
cized for their meagreness and lack-ofI
taste. There has been an economy in
marked contrast with the profuseness
displayed on Inauguration Day.
THE VISITORS.
Special trains loaded with visitors
have been arriving every hour since
Thursday night and the streets are
crowded with strangers.
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DIR. Hamilten, few minutes helore
the funeral train conveying the remains
of the late President from Elberun to
Washington departed, babe .tarewefi to
Harry Garfield and said :, Harry,
cannot but give you This parting assnr-
ance. You may absolutely remove from
your mind, my dear child, every doubt
that the utmost possible TO be done for
your noble father was done. 1t was
done, and done with all that love in ad-
dition To science could do. The wound
from the start was absolutely fatal and
all human endeavor could do 10 remove
or overcome the fatal hurt was fully
done. Be fully convinced of that
sob, Doctor" replied lhe boy, II know
what you say is true. 1t is good to hear
you say 1t. 1t is everything to hear
what YOU say
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The manner of Guiteau is said by
those who have closely watched him
during all the phases of the late Presi-
dents illness to indicate satisfac-
ton over the fatal termination of his
victims sufferings. He seems to be
joyful because his object has been ac-
complished. He does not say this in so
many words, but his changed bearing is
such that the guards interpret his ap-
parent cheerfulness to mean as much.
The most convincing evidence OF the
magnificent equipoise Of the American
people is furnished in their assistance
from the act of taking this scurvy dog
from the Businesses with which the law
has envirOned him AMI extingcishing
life which has become hateful in the
sight OF the whole world. That such a
moral montrOsity should be safe from
violence is commentary upon the
power of this nation to forbear under
conditions of sore temptation which
should kindle the pride of every Ameri-
can people in the grandeur of our Re
publican institutions.
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1t is a coincidence of historical import
ance thai President Garfield died upon
the anniversary of the battle of Chicka-
manga, where he was most distinguished
for gallantry.
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Contributions to the Garfieid Fund.
BALTIMORE. Nd, Sept. 24-John w.
Garrett contributed 5000 % the Gar
field fund.
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AMES ABRAM GARFIELD,
Born November9 8. 1881.

DIED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
September, 10, a. D. 1881.
The coffin was lined with white satin
across the top and crossing each other
were two large leaves of palm Only
one needed to know that all that re-
NAMED of James A. Garfield lay there,
to recall the features so familiar during
life. The face TO those who knew Gen.
Garfield only from his portraits, could
not have bsen recognized. Even the
features were no longer there. There
was an expression about the lower lip
which those who knew him best could
recognize.
The cheeks were gone; the brow had
lost the massive appearance which char
acteriZed it in life. The involuntary re
mark of all that gaZed upon the loved
form with a shuddeT was: Il never
should have recognized him; how he
must have sufferedp' The shrunken
earthly form told how much II was
marvellous that he had lived SO long. AS
thecrowd slowly entered and left, the bell
of the little chapel in the distance was
tOlled Its tones could only scarcely be
heard above the roar of the sea.
THE LAST RESTING PLACE.
CLEVELAND. o. Sept. 20-Lake View
Cemetery, where President Garfield's re-
mains will be laid to rest embraces
three hundred acres on the south side
OF euclid avenue, just beyond the city
limits of Cleveland, and five miles from
the business center of the city. On the
other side of the avenue is Wade Park,
and IN close proximity is the site where
the New Reserve University buildings
are being erected Nature seems to have
designed this spot for the purpose TO
which il has been devoted, and all that
art and money could do 70 enhance its
natural beauties has been done. The
grounds are owned by an Incorporated
association of Cleveland gentlemen of
wealth and refinement The land was
purchased ten years ago and laid out by
landscape designer and engin-
eer selected for eminence in their
profession. Wooded hills, grassy
wales, secluded rocks, winding
drives, walks, creeks and lakes are
conspicuous landmarks. and the associa-
ton having adopted plans different from
other cemeteries il has become in beauty
and tasteful adornmenf the rival of the
most celebrated cemeteries of the world,
and has an air of retired and restful love
illness of inexpressible nearness to ma
ture and withdrawal from the world
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