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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-27

The announcement Of the proposed
discontinuance of the great dry goods
house OF A. T. Stewart & Co., of New
York and Chicago, causes q sensation in
the business world. The cause Of it,
without any refinement, is the incapac-
ity of Judge Hilton to manage bust
ness in which he had no training. When
A. T. Stewart died his business alone
was valued at $22, OO0, 900. Hilton, who
was left as executor, got swell-headed,
INDUCED In the feudal pastime of Jew
batting, drove away half the rich Gus
tom of the house, and its glory de-
parted forever. First the wholesale
branch was given up, then an army of
accomplished clerks were dismissed /;
next, manufacturing establishments OF
which there were twelve, were offered
for sale; and meantime the paper of the
house was put upon the market for dis
count, and the last sad scene of all is
now displayed in an advertisement for
sale of the practically fallen house.
When Judge Hilton issued his disgrace
full and brutal order. insulting the Jew
ish people publicly by excluding them
from the Saratoga hotel, it required no
gift of prophecy to determine the end
of such business management. 1t is a
matter of regret that the great work of
a man of genius should be brought to
humiliating nothingness before his flesh
| Ia fairly rafurned IN duaf
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is cOnvalescent. His recovery is GER
tainly due to careful nursing and the
skilfful and untiring efforts of DIR. True
worthy. An nj. ID. who will swim the
river on cold day to attend . patient
at the risk of his own health certainly
deserves great credit and an extra star
in his crown. "A children's meeting
will be held in the Junction school
house, Sunday afternoon, at 8 o'clock.
The meeting will be conducted by Mr..
Snow the efficient Sunday school super
intendent. Junction Sabbath school is
becoming more interesting every Sab
bath. Mr.. Snow is DESTROYS that the pa
rents will be present at the children's
meeting. ALI are cordially invited.
Miss Ida Cook, one of functions fair
daughters, who is attending the Normal,
looks In upon US every two weeks and
gives US very complimentary account
of the doings and sayings of that insti-
tuition. She says she thinks the new
president is just splendid, as do all the
students;
But we can't give up the old without a sigh
Is the universal cry.
-. The students and teachers of the
Junction day school extend, through the
columns of THE NEWS, q standing in.
vitation to County Superintendent
Wharton to visit their academy of learn.
ing after this week. They say this is
examination week, and they cannot en-
terrain company, so prefer to have him
come when they have their regular
work. Mr.. Hawkins little babe is
much better, we are glad to report. Il
is a little treasure, and DIR. Trueworthy
will be kindly remembered by the anx
ious parents for his skill in bringing
about such satisfactory results.
E L.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-27

In favor of the bill recently debated
in the Ohio legislature, forbidding the
giving of free railroad pass To any
persons holding public trust or office.
OF its acceptance by such person, Sena-
tor Coats Kinney made a vigorous
speech in which he discovered number
less pockets, where they had, in his
opinion, no business TO be. my hon.
orable and honest fellow-senator," said
Mr.. Kinney, ''if a railroad runs through
your county, let me ask you whose
pocket-bOok you would first execute
your search warrant upon, if you had
an order of court to seize concealed
goods of that railroad? You would not
leave the court. You would stalk bold
ly up To the judge nn the bench, you
would clap your hand on the saciedest
pocket in the august flaps of the judicial
ermine. and demand a delivery thereof"
In thS offices of county auditors, he con-
tinued, in the council chambers of large
cities, and In the halls of legislation, q
search for free passes wonld be equally
natural and successful. The senator
did not impugn the motives of the re-
cipients of these railroad favors, but he
declared that they were given for value
expected, if not received, in every in
stance; and to accept one Of them was
to subject the conscience to a fearful
strain. He had himself received 4
pass, and having contemplated il with
longing for 4 considerable time. made
Cd his mind that he could not trust him
self to keep il, and sent il back to the
company. Il is perhaps needless to
say that in spite Of Senator Kinney's
elOquence, the anti-freepress bin did
not pass
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Texas Siftings remarks that in spite
of the frequent convictions and severe
sentences imposed on mail robbers the
business is still kept up at the old stand
Just west of San Antonio. Recently two
stages were robbed there, the single pas.
senger advancing $50 to the robbers
There were two of the latter, very dis.
similar in appearance. One was short
and wide and the other was long and re-
markably narrow. One of them, prob
ably the long man, remarked while levy.
ing the road tax, that everybody ought
to follow some profession in Texas, and
he had adopted stage-robbing as the
most lucrative. Strings says that the
reason he preferred it to political life
was because lac did not wish to bring
disgrace on his family. The driver of
the stage, although the fortunate posses
sor of $50, was n 1t required TO give it
up, as he was the goose that laid the
golden egg by bringing passengers into
the domain of the road agents. Little
things like stage robbiug are not cOnsid-
cred of much account In the glorious
Lone Star State, being OF regular occur
renee. HOrse-stealing Is what stirs up
the Texan.
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Prospect for Crons Good

CHICAGO, April "A. - The Tribune
says that the crop reports given this
morning from large number of locali-
ties in the west, present an uncom.
monty gratifying and favorable
showing. In the spring wheat regions
of Minnesota, Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Nebraka, seeding has begun and is
being pushed forward as actively as the
weather will permit. In Kansas the
same encouraging outlook is noted as
our dispatches q few days ago re-
ported and advices from Illinois points
indicate no very serious injury to win
ter wheat has resulted from the recent
frngfo
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-27
ANOTHER TORNADO.
Cairo Illinois is Visited by a very Loud
and Obstructive Wind Storm

Cairo Illinois rs visited by very Loud
and Obstructive Wind Storm
CAIRO, Ills, April ga fearful tor.
nado passed over this city about O'Clock
this evening, from a westerly direction,
although of but few seconds duration.
1t blew down the colored Methodist
church and four other buildings, blew
over five loaded freight cars on the Wa
bash railroad; also did considerable
damage to the city gas works by over
turning the gasometer, also COMPLETELY
destroying telegraph and telephone conf
munication. No lives were lost, but
two or three persons slightly hurt. The
tornado was accompanied by a heavy
hail storm, which did considerable dam
age to windows and skylights.
Two engines collided on the Illinois
Central railroad, on an incline, caused
by a misplaced switch, to-day, demolish-
ing one engine and three freight cars.
Nobody hurt.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CAIRO, Ill, April ga tornado, the
like of which never reached this region
before, crashed over the city at 80 this
evening, and while it spent itself inside
OF two minutes the damage resulting
will be very heavy. A funnei-shaped,
dirty, gray cloud, with a rapid rotary.
dancing movement, was seen swinging
swiftly from south of west and coming
with great rapidity toward the city'
with q heavy crash and accompanied
with slight hail, struck and carried des-
olation in its path. Large trees were
twisted like straws from their roots
while many houses and roofs were car
ried TO the ground, The eolored Metho
dist church was raised, taking with il
the house of Nose Foss. In the upper
part of the city, the house OF Col. i. P.
Hudson was unroofed, and the falling
bricks injured Mrs. Hudson. Two of
her children and Miss Copeland, an in.
mate, were also slightly injured. Side
walks on the levee were jerked mp and
carried hundreds of feet. A lad PLAYING
on the levee was blown into
the river, but succeeded in
saving himself. A COW on Tenth street
and Ohio levee was piched up like ball
and tossed over the river bank. Thus
far no loss of life is reported. A timely
warning from the signal service officers
enabled the safety of river crafts to be
attended to, and no damage whatever is
known ON the river front Freight cars
ON the Wabash track were blown en-
tirely wrong side up. Five loaded cars
were overturned. The gas works sus-
tanned considerable damage to the retort
house and the loss of one holder Con
sumeFs will not be Inconvenience. as
gas is being supplied tonight as usual.
Boats arriving since dark report no
Fourteen houses unroofed and
four blown down is the estimate of the
9.tra0a
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Ivy Items

Fine growing showers. Corn near
ly all planted. :. The prospect for a
heavy crop of fruit, of all kinds, is
good. Several orchards this year will
bear their first crop. The orchards of
Mr.. c. NJ. Robb and Mr.. T. E. Best are
of this class, and promise an abundant
yield. F. w. Lyon will plant one hun
dred acres OF corn this season. Gregg
Lewis has been quite sick with inf1anl-
matory rheumatism, but is now able to
walk about. He was attended by DR..
Filkins, of Emporis. The principal
pastime now Is fishing. The largest
haul heard from was that made by
D. W. Winsted and John Best, who
captured a buffalo in 142 creek,
weighing ten pounds. =. Work on the
new church is progressing finely. Sun
day school organized at the school house
last Sabbath, with Eliza Moore as super
intendent. (. Preaching every two weeks
by Rev. Mr.. KeaFns... The school is
not SO crowded as it was last winter, but
q lively interest is maintained by pupils
and patrons. The following report for
the month ending April 21st, shows the
number enrolled to be 81; average daily
attendance, 321z pupils; neither tardy
nor absent-Mary Wayman, Belle Gil
bert, Moliie Robb, Jennie Best, Emera
Moore, George Wayman, John Wayman,
Ella Best, Annie Best, Lucy RObb, FL
sic Robb, Elya Gilbert, Cora Radabaugh,
Walter Radabaugh, Mark Wayman,
Walter Best, Nellie Corp
T. w. KIRKPATRICK, Teacher.
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Guiteau's family still contrive to keep
themselves and the question of the dis
posal of his effects and his body before
the public. "If they had all died twen-
ty-five years ago." the poor wretch cried
spasmodically the other day, "what a
Godsend it would have been for mer'
He might have added, and for the coun-
try. The whole family offer a singular
study in human nature, and an example
of the prominence to which a morbid,
almost insane, desire for notoriety will
elevate its possesors without any back
ing Of intellect or moral sense. Moth
ing but SUCH an hereditary craze of self
c0neeit could have blinded all the Quit
cans % the fact that the only decent
coufse fog them after the trial was to get
into obscurity as soon as possible.
Whether they will further disgrace the
country by the sale and exhibition of
the murderer's body is not yet certain.
We must bear them little longer. The
plague of insects were sent upon Egypt
after the blood, and both were for its
Gins
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There must have been Of late years a
remarkable increase in the human ap-
petite for butter and its limitations, if the
figures recently furnished by the bureau
of statistics are correct. According to
these, the amount of OleOmargarine ex-
ported in 1878 was only sos, 401 pounds
while last year it exceeded 26,OOO,OO
pounds. On the other hand, the amount
OF butter exported in 1881 was 81, 341 1855
pounds, while in 1880 1t was more than
81 600 600 pounds. From this it appears
that oleomargarine is now more largely
exported than butter. The home con
sumption of the former is also greatly
on the increase. The oleOmargarine
factories of New York alone have pro-
ducing capacity of 100000 pounds
annually, while the production of dairy
butter for the whole state is only no,
0O0, 900 pounds. There are also exten
sive manufactures of similar article in
the West, and yet the demand for genu
inc butter was never greater, nor the
price higher, than during the past few
mOnths
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KANSAS CITY. April 96.-The Commercial
Indicator reports clearings $419. 1O0i wheat
receipts, 5000; shipments, 2,4JO; in store,
103, 247; market quiet and weaker; No. 2
cash, 81 IS asked; May, 81 q asked; No. }
cash, 941Sc bid, 95 asked; May sales, CSC.
Corn-Recsipts, 14sS22; shipments, 6.s52; in
store, s. "A; market weak and lower; No. ?
mixed, cash sales, Tok0zIkc; May. $50 bid.
Il sskeds June, 70. Oats-<o. : cash. &c
bid. E41<e sske4. Rye-EominAl. Butter
In large supply and weak: choice. 20c. Eggs
Weaker, but unchanged; I6c.
Hogs-ReceIpts. 1850; quality fair; market
strong; s cents higher. To-day's tops SO fal
average 276; sold, 81 IS. There is one lot will
weigh about 500; asking 81 20; not sold yet
choice prime extra, 81 1517 IS; good heavy
Sc 5000 Is; mixed packing, SO 6OG6 90; light
S s096 60; bulk, 50 1907 Is.
Cettle-Receipts, 76S. There is a fair run
of all kinds to-day; market firm, active and
to 10 cents higher for all grades; pens well
cleared uD
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-27

Out of the two hundred and ninety
three members of the national house,
from forty to fifty are wind-jammers.
The remainder are quiet, industrious
business men, who do their work in
committees, and are not the object of
newspaper reporters attentions, unless
they invite them occasionally ID state
dinners. These are the useful members,
without whom congress would be main
ly mere debating school.
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The first gun for Anderson has been
fired at Hays City. the Ellis county Re
publican central committee having ap-
pointed two delegates 10 the congress
sional convention of the First district
instructed for the present member. 1t
would not be evidence of great financial
recklessness to wager that all three OF
the Kansas representatives IN the lower
house of the national legislature will be
their own successorS
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The Temperance Work in Missouri

ST. LOUIS, April ga Republicans
Hannibal, Missouri, special says that the
temperance convention for Northeast
Missouri convened here today, and af-
ter organizing, reports were submitted
from nearly every temperance society in
this part of the state, all indicating that
the movement is gaining strength, and
that in some places where temperance
has been made a political issue, its ad-
vocates were victorious.
The address of welcome was given by
the local pastor and responded to by u
number of visiting delegates. Gov. st.
John, of Kansas, arrived on the 80 p.
M. train from the west. He was re-
ceived at the depot with appropriate
honors. To night the doors of the re-
Gently completed tabernacle, erected by
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of this city, were thrown open TO
the public for the first time, and Gov.
st. John delivered the dedicatOry ad-
dress.
The governors speech was powerful,
eloquent and convincing, and the speak
er was interrupted throughout with
loud applause. The convention closes
Thursday night, and the next day will
be devoted to the recognizing of the
State Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.
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More Indians on the War Path

SAN Francisco, April ga special
dispatch from Tombstone to the Tucson
Citizen, says: Indians attacked an Ameri-
can mimi camp at Bacuachi. Sonora
April Goth, killing Messrs. Lowry, Ray
and Hickey. Three others made their
escape. The Indians carried off ali the
camp property of any value. Many
Americans are in the neighboring hills
and more murders are expected. The
President of Baicuchi, Senior SalaZar,
has ordered the soldiers and volunteers
to pursue the Indians and take no pris-
nnaFS
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ACQUITTED.
The Jury In the Humphreys Murder
Case Return \ Verdict of Not
Guilty.

Guilty.
ATCHIsoN, Kan, April 22.-One of
the most bitter and closely contested
murder trials this state has known for
years has Just been concluded at Scan
dia, Republican county, in which James
G. Humphrey, editor and proprietor of
the Belleville Telescope, is defendant,
and the state, for DIR. Woodward, is CON-
plainant On the 18th of November
last these men. who had been at dag
gers points for many months, met, and
DIR. Woodward informed Humphrey
that he could attack and viliify him 10
his columns all he chose, but had better
not say another word against his wife,
daughter and mother. For what had
been said he intended TO slap his face
three times at the first opportunity
After wrangling an hour the parties
clinched; then the sheriff caught Wood
| ward and pinioned his arms, and when
| in this position Humphrey reached
through the sheriff's legs, and from be-
| hind, fired one shot into the victims
back, which entered at the left Of the
spinal column between the seventh and
eighth ribs, passing through the stomach
| Just behind the right lobe of the liver,
/ and was taken out few inches below
the right nipple. The unfortunate man
died a few hours afterward. Humphrey
| was about to take his carriage and es-
cape, when the sheriff dropped DIR.
Woodward's dying frame and halted the
murderer at the poin: of his pistol and
hurried him to Belleyille for protection
Here the sheriff had TO call out posse
to aid in keeping the excited mob from
taking Humphrey and lynching him
The trouble grew out of the county seat
fight, in which BelleyIlle and Scandia
were rivals. WOodward's brother, G. f
Woodward, owned the Scandal Journal
which espoGsed his own interests to the
discontinue of Humphrey. This caused
the latter's attack on the Woodward's
who are very popular, while Humphrey
is a great drinker and uncomfortable a.
a citizen, DIR. Woodward having treated
him for delirium tremens quite fire.
! quently. The'case went to the jury yes
terday evening, who in fifteen minute
| brought IN verdict of not guilty. Thi
was occasioned by reason of the tria
coming off in Humphreys town, wher
he had the sympathy of the entire com
4 munity with him and his motives. Ha,
the trial occurred in Scandal, it is Ques
toned whether one minute would hav
: been too long for the jury to find hin
guilty of murder IN the first degree Tn
affair has caused bad blood in the Who'll
county, and it is no secret that furthe
| trouble will arise
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New York Tribune: When it is seri
ously proposed TO transform the Desert
of Sahara into u lovely inland sea
there is no reason why even the Demo.
cratic party might not have aspirations
looking toward an improvement of its
condition
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A Terrihle Tornado

ST. LOUIS, April PA dispatch from
Normal, Illinois, says that Monticello,
Miss, was almost completely destroyed
by a tornado. Houses and stores were
blown away and some were burned. DIR.
Cannon, wife and child, Parson Kale
and Mrs. Weathersby were killed, Mary
Cohen was fatally hurt, Mr.. Meyers and
wife and VIM. Butler and wife were
badly wounded, and large number in
jured.
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Cyclone In Alabama.

NEW ORLEANS, April ga special
says: A cyclone swept over and almost
entirely demolished the town of Ever
green, Alabama. The depot was blown
away, but as yet no information has been
received as to the loss of life. The cy-
clone also struck the L. S N. road about
eight miles west of Mobile and caused
three "washouts," which resulted in the
delay of the trains yesterday. At one
O'Clock the breaks were repaired, and
trains are now moving as usual.
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1t will be observed that since the adj
journment of the OHIO, Virginia and
Kentucky legislatures, cyclone centers
have been waltzing around the country
with a promiscuousness that is anything
but reassuring to the owners of brick bus
mess blocks and TO persons who are not
imbued with the advantages of aerial
naufUaffOn
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The restoration of Thos. Nickerson
TO the board OF directors of the Santa
Fe road is good thing for that corpora
ton. He is not only man of excellent
business qualifications, but his reputa-
ton for honor and integrity is such as
to fit him in an especial manner for the
trust imposed upon him.
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At st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. April 26.-Hogs-ActiVe; high.
er; light to best Workers. Sc 6SG7 10; Balti
mores. 81 1877 80; packing, 80 9O07 30
butchers to fancy. 81 s5G7 7s: receipts. 8, 200
shipments. ITO.
Fiour-Unchanged Wheat-Opened bet
ter; declined; closed weak; No, red. 81 81
bid cash 3 do. 81 20: do. 81 Is bid. Corn
Lower; slow, 75X077c, chiefly at inside
prices. Oats-IsOwer; size cash. Pork
as *
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The Champion says that Ohio legisla-
tors say: al seen" and al never paid no
attention" 1t strikes US that, under all
the circumstances, the Kansas press had
better let out the contract of criticizing
the syntax of other commemorative, at
least until after the next gubcrnatorial
election
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some prominent members of the party,
lis said to have been decided to nomi-
nate candidates for congress in some. if
not all. the districts in the state, unless
the Republicans nominate men ia SYM
pa;hY with prohibfhoD.
A theatrical phenomenon is al present
finishing his education under the tut.
ton of one of the most noted theatrical
lady teachers of Berlin-a young msn
of respectable family, who intends tO
make his appearance in a number Of
feminine characters (Adrieaae Lecouc-
1 retfr. Phedra, etc., for which his ex
terror as we'll as his voice, a natura
soprano, perfectly qualify him.
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FredOnia Citizen: Corporation candi-
dates should be showed under. If st.
John is one of them, this IS a salient
reason for opposing his denomination,
in addition to the sufficient one that he
is not the only man in Kansas qualified
for or deserving the position of gov
crnOr
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THE BUSINESS MARTS.
THE PRICES AT TRADE CENTER!

THE PRICES AT TRADE CENTER!
At Chicago.
CHICAGO. April IS -Wheat-Actiye; lower
81 Tx. COrn-Weak; active; lower; sOkc
O2ts-Weak; lower; 49Xc. Rye-S69s7
Barley-$I O09$1 0S. Pork-Easy; $I7 s7K0
$1S. Lard-Weak; lower; 81 OE6Ii OK
Hogs-Receipts. y 600; active; 50IOc high
er; light, So sO07 20; mixed packing, So SOC
81 80; heavy, 81 sS67 80.
Cattle-Receipts. 800; Strong; active; ex
ports, 81 1907 IS; good to choice shipping
So 9007 20; common TO fair IS 750e 70
butchers, IS 90; Texans. $495X; stockcrs
s. zoos 30.