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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-28

Captain Payne, the Oklahoma tres.
passer, who was arrested on August %,
submitted to an interview with re-
porter in Dallas, Texas, while on his
way under guard to Fort Smith, Arkan-
sas He said that he and his followers
were not disconnected by his arrest,
having anticipated it, and that they were
the victims of a maudlin sentiment
which the people would soon outgrow.
The persons who ere making such a
fuss about his colonization plans are the
persons ''who sit in their houses, cut
their cupons and read the news about
the poor Indian. They don't want farms
and living; they have already got
them. and have no sympathy for those
who are poor and want homes. They
would rather see the poor man s;arve
than TO have their picture of the noble
red man chasing the wild gazelle over
an eternal meadow with babbling brooks
DESTROYED
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The Btcyle Party.

The members of the Emporia Bicycle
club have gone to large expense in pre-
parlng for ball and banquet to be given
under their auspices on Fridaylevening
and the affair will be one which should
invite large attendance. The best of
music will be provided for dancing, and
in the hands OF the Rice Brothers, the
banquet may be regarded as an assured
success. II is somewhat unfortunate
that the presentation OF States Attor-
ney" at the Whitley opera house comes
on the same evening, but it will be pleas
ant for. parties attending the theatre to
take IN the ball and banquet after the
play.
The boys depend upon the sale of
tickets to defray the expenses
of the entertainment, and
we hope to see them dispose of a suffic-
lent number 10 make them whole. Tick
cts can be pro cured at tie pOst-office
drug store orOf any member of the club.
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Mr.. Bergh is on the war-path against
melodramas. In a recent letter to the
inspector of buildings in New York he
says:
To the frightful use of fire and flame
on the stage, In close proximity to the
most inflammablc materials, may be
added the intellectual and moral detri-
ment to the public by the production of
the "blood and thunder" melodramas of
the present day, TO the almost total ex-
clusion of the refined and cnnobling
plays which characterized the perform
ances of former period. At the present
moment nearly every theatre in the me-
tropolis is representing the most eXag-
gerated and demoralizing dramas, rival
ing in their tendency the hideous dime
novels of the day. At one house bur-
glary, assassination and murder form
the principal staple of the performance;
at another the spectacle of dead and dy-
ing bodies which cucumber the stage is
by a procession of convicts in
prison attire doing the "lockjaw step"
across the scene. Do these managers
think they are properly educating pub
lie taste by the production of such re-
voting exhibitionss
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Assessed for snecinI Tax.

The following described property is
assessed to pay the special tax for special
improvements, TO wit:
Merchants street-west side-north hF
of lot So to hf of lot 90, both inclusive.
Merchants street-east side-n hf of
lot GO to hi of lot 81, both inclusive.
Commercial street-west side-Lot 80
Commercial street, Copley's addition, n
to lot SO Commercial street, and lot 131
to 1876 Commercial street, both inclusive.
Commercial street-east side-Lot "a
Commercial street, Randolph's addition,
to lot "a Commercial street, and lot
11S Commercial street, TO lot 1856 Com
mercIal street, both inclusive.
Mechanics street-west side--Lot 50 to
hf of lot 90, both inclusive.
Mechanics street-east side-n hf of
lot GO to hf of lot "a, both inclusive.
The assessment list is now in the
hands of the city treasurer, II. Dunlap,
and parties owning any property as
sessed who do not desire their property
bonded must pay special tax before
October 5.
e. M. FoRDE. CITY Clerk
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.Yate Topeka saloons.

Capitol: On Tuesday County At
torney Vance was waited on by COM
mittee, composed OF Messrs. L. Black
man and Lew Head, representing the
saloon association of this city. These
gentlemen stated that the saloon men of
Topeka had authorized them to state
that they would stop doing business in
Topeka Thursday evening of this week.
and desired that all the prosecutions
pending against them in the courts be
suspended, they paying all costs. Mr..
Vanpe agreed to the proposition as far
as he was concerned, and WILL submit
the matter TO tue committee of fifty at
its next meeting, which will probably
be Thursday evening, the date of the
final closing of the saloons. Should the
committee agree to the proposition, the
cases will probably be dismissed, I'M
less the county attorney should decide
to suspend action for awhile to see if all
the eaioon men intend to fully live up to
the terms of the agreement and keep
their places closed, both front and rear.
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Local News.
The oooupat,on rax at Topeka.

lf%A--O-A
Topeka seems to be having as inter
esting time over her occupation tax as
Leayenworth experienced some months
ago. The Commonwealth Of this morn
ing has the following to say regarding
the matter:
There is, OF course. some kicking
about the proposed Occupation tax,
council before this is in print. One
MiseaeIe proposes that the money neces-
sary 10 run the city should be raised by
the. levy Of 8 tax on ali property in the
city, not seeming 10 knoW that the city
charter only allows levy of six mills
for general revenue and general purpos-
es. and that that amount was levied on
the 25th of August, the time set by law
for its being done. There mas been lev
led ali that the charter allows for all pur-
poses except for sinking and interest
| fund and water works. and all for these
purposes that it is expected will be
needed. 1t would do no good To levy
revenue for these purposes as it would
or could be used for other purposes.
| The council have contracted for q city
/ prison, hose and hose reel, fire alarm,
electric lights, &c, and the bills must
| be paid. 1t is not to the point at present
to discuss the propriety and policy Of
| making the contracts which have been
made. II has been done, and now the
/ question is, how TO raise the money TO
| foot the bills. 1t seems to be the settled
| policy that nothing shall be collected
for the sale of liquor, and that being
the case, the question comes, how is the
money 10 be raised. There is but one
way under the city charter to do, and
that is the proposed occupation tax.
Such tax is in vogue in Leavenworth
and Atchison and some other cities in
the state. The two cities named raise
money on all occupations and ALEC
on the sale of liquors. AS Topeka
seems to have decided not to tax the
liquor dealers, we shall have to put a
larger tax on other occupations, and it
is useless to "kickn about il. It would
seem unjust that merchant who sells
but one thousand year should pay the
same tax as one who sells one hundred
thousand, or that a lawyer whose in
come is five to ten thousand dollars a
year should pay no more than one who
receives but one hundred dollars year
but lawyers say that there is no help for
it and that there can be no such thing as
q graduation of the tax in proportion 10
the business done. This being the case,
there is but one course that can be pur-
sued, and that we take it the council
will do We doubt not that the council
will go slow and arrange for the collec
ting of only what is needed. This they
should do, but they should raise enough
money to meet all contracts honestly
and fairly entered into. II they do this
we believe that the city will sustain
| them,
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RAILWAY GROWTH.


ST. Louis Railway Registers Rail |
roads are fast extending over all parts |
IF the known world, uncivilized as we'll |
IS civilized. In South America, in |
India, in Japan, in Africa there are well
built lines of railroads and the Kissing
rushes rejoicing on its way
over the scorching sands of the desert,
as well as through the fertile farms OF
Europe and the United States. It is the
great modern civilizer, and has changed
there will be 10 inaccessible wilds nor
barren wastes, no plains too remote nor
districts too mountainous for the iron
bands 10 reach and fasten TO the trade
centers of the coast. We read today OF
a new railroad in China or Japan; yes
terday we heard Of the completion of
one in Brazil. and to- morrow the papers
will announce that man can go in a
railroad car from Jerusalem TO Mecca,
or from Bombay to Hong Kong.
Even the unsuccessful Egyptian rebel
on Hthe banks of the Nile, knew
how to use the modern method of loco
motion and the future general. whose
achievements will make him famous,
will be he whose engineers shall be able
to provide railways on which armies
may be rapidly moved. Strategic lines
may be grasped greedily by factions and
steelclad cars become turrets for defense
We give elsewhere brief review of the
operations Of the railroads of New Zea-
land. This distant island, TO many sug
gestive Of cannibals, missionaries and
Captain Cook, and TO others seeming toe
small TO be of any particular account in
the worlds affairs, has, according to the
latest official report, 1888 miles of rail
ways. The gross receipts of these road:
| for the fiscal year ending March 81
1882, amounted TO nearly five million
dollars, and the net earnings to AZ pei
cent. of this sum or nearly two million
dollars. They carried during the sam'
time 2911, 557 passengers and among tn
freight transported were 49,, 300 tons o
grain, 375,7 75 tons of minerals and "A,
6S1 tons of wool. The rolling
stock embraces 202 locomotive
and 431 passenger cars, and tn
employes number 3,570 persons
The coal used was formerly brough
from England, but now is obtained iron
the native mines. These facts attest tn
growth of the colony and its prosperity
for living men remember when III
islands were unInhabited by any but tn
native savage tribes. We can hardi
realize that province which on III
! map seems such an Insignificant specl
though in reality it is nearly as large
} Missouri and Iowa combined, can hay
: such an extensive railway system, 6
! that whose operations have just bee
mentioned. We are forced to pause
contemplate the astonishing progress
everywhere made during the last fift
> years and to reflect upon the fact that pc
, pie realize it so imperfectly. We cannt
be too wild in our estimates of futuI
i progress, for it must become eVider
Z that during the next half century thel
will be networks of railways in evtl
, country, that the time Is not far dIstal
n when the traveller will take his seat in
p Pullman coach at Yew York for SON
popular city IN Patagonia, and whe
!. there will be palace cars from AlexaI
{ dria, in Egypt, to the Cape of Goo
Hope.
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CONGRESSMAN RYAN ON KAN

CAC.
Chicago Times; a reporter Of the
Times met Congressman Ryan, of Kan
sas, at the Grand Pacific hotel last night,
and. naturally. asked him how the pres
eni political situation in the state af-
fected Governor St. John.
"Why, bless your heart he said,
kansas is the banner Republican state
OF the union, and think Governor st.
John will get 10000 majority this ian.
You can depend upon it he will get 80
600 plurality, al any rate. The cause Of
prohibition Is taking rapid strides
throughout the stat, and is doing some
thing in other state. In Kansas, par-
ticuiarly, the prohibition law has been
much respected. IL ough perhaps it has
been disregarded N some of the large
cities. In Topeka, where live, every
saloon will be closed on the first of
October next. The people there are
taking an active interest in the matter.
The city has grown wonderfully since
first went there to live, SIX years ago
The population was then but 1000, now
il is $1,000, and still advancing. There
is a good field there for prohibition.
am strongly in favor of prohibition, and
the people, not only of Topeka, but the
state at large, have sort of religious
mania on the subject, ami are doing
their utmost to promote the cause o.
prohibition. l will say this withou
fear of contradiction. If this temper
ance agitation continues at the rate it il
going on now till 1884, do not think j
at all improbable that as q matter o
public policy, Governor st. John will u
placed in nomination as vice president
In the public mind he is more conspic
Iously identified with the prohibition
idea than any other man in the United
States. The prohibition movement i
growing stronger and stronger. In
presidential contest the state 0
Kansas, know, wonld give forty thou
, sand republican majority. The peopl'
Of Kansas are peculiar people. The.
are progressive, and so far as prohibl
ton is concerned she is a pTohibitiol
) state, and she will light 1t out on ina
, line. In regard to the present canvass
|. it will not be an exciting one, and per
haps there will not be full vote polled
l but, Notwithstanding, Gov. st. John, q
E l said before, will haye at least 5000
:, plurality, ifnot 10000 votes. In tn
e last presidential campaign Kansas, i
9 proportion to the number ofvotes polleC
y cast more Republican votes than an
e other state. She Is truly an enterprisin
:, and progressive state. Leaving polite
s aside, let me tell you this: The crop
e this year will free our people from deb
8 The state will have product of 10000
n 600 bushels OF corn, and at least. su
o plus of 10000, 600 bushels of wheat
s is wonderful state.
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A lady in Hartford, Connecticut, has
received letters from two young China
men who were formerly students in that
city. They say the anti Chinese law
has weakened China's confidence in this
country so greatly that no more boys
will be sent here for education. Those
who have already received training in
our schools are being put into govern
ment positions, displacing foreigners,
who have been receiving very high sala-
ries. Gen. Gordon gets what is equiva-
lent to 100000 year as an Instructor
and practical head of the army.
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Good Mnrn.

F. P. Payne has disposed OF his in.
terest in the Beehive grocery TO 1. E.
Lambert, and viii resume the practice
of law, having secured Office room in
the rear of the Savings bank. with e. E.
Holmes. We regard this good move
on the part of Mr.. Payne. as his incli-
nation and talents seem 10 be more in
the direction of professional pursuits
than of trade. He lisa gentleman of ex
cellent education and is in every way
well equipped for the practice OF law, in
which he has had considerable expert
ence.
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AsL0uB.

81. LOUIS. September n, 1S62
HOgs-Reeeipts. z,So0; shipments nont
packing grades lower. others steady and un-
changed; Workers. 81 600s IS; butchers pigs.
ssas 20; butchers 20 fancy heavy. s. 5009 Ses
mixed packing. 81 !s9s .; skiPs. $707 Isl
euIIs. Sc07.
Flour-DuiI and lower.
Wheat-Lcwer and slow; No. 5, red, sek0
sIxc. cash; No. q. red. ssG9sc; No Z, rel, &c.
COrn-Lowers exc.
oats-Lowsr. sixaslxe. closing II tasIds
price.
Pork-Lower; offered At 81 s.. cash; "a 50
bid.
Lsrd-Nominal.
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The bus: of General Garfield, modelled
by Preston Powers, has been recently in.
spected by Mrs. Garfield, who has signi-
fed her appreciation of it, and in writ
ing to Mr.. Powers to order copy in
marble, says: 81 am not disappointed on
seeing your bust of General Garfield a
second time, and desire to add to what
I have already said of its truthfulness
that you have represented the strength
and dignity which were so eminen:ly
his characteristics. without having sac
rificed the delicate modelling of the fea-
lures which exhibited his cultivation
and refinement"
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The prospect of the Democratic party
maintaining its control in Texas is be-
lieved by the Galveston News to be
good because it has abandoned dead
issues. That payer says that "the infu-
sion during the past fifteen years into
the white population In Texas of a
modifying number OF industrious, enter
prising and independent men-southern,
western, eastern, foreign-has created a
sentiment all powerful in the Demo
cratic party for progress and enlighten-
meutr
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Commonwealth: A few years age
the only conductor on the Santa Fe road
made the modest announcement that
passengers for Waukarusa, Carbonate
and the send OF the track" should take
the box car at the end of the train.
Now the breakman yells out: "Passen-
gers for Chihuahua and Guaymas will
take the rear coaches, while thOse for
San Francisco, San Diago and the Sand
witch Islands, will please keep their seats
until two more Pullman coaches can be
hooked on to the train-fffteen minutes
for lunch"
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1t is said that in Barbour county lit
tie snakes tie themselves around the
necks of big snakes and choke them to
death. And the most remarkable fea-
ture of this item is that Barbour sent a
solid st. John delegation to the last state
convention
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The Commonwealth says the young
ladies OF Topeka are talking of organic
ing a club all members of which are to
refuse the attentions of young men who
look upon the wine when it is red. We
shall expect to hear next that the Ma
tional Marriage Aid Association, with
headquarters at the state capital, has
passed into the hands of a receiver.
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There is considerable excitement IN
Bourbon county over the refusal of n
district board TO allow school house
to be used for temperance meeting.
Mr.. Click seems to be developing con-
siderable strength in the eastern part of
the state
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Speaker Keifer thinks that the most
the Democrats can do is to elect six of
the twenty.one congressman in Ohio.
The other fifteen he believes will be Re
publicans. The dissatisfaction with the
river and harbor measure ia passing
away and will have little or no effect
upon the congressional elections. He
looks for small Republican majority
in the next congress.
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Senator Window, of Mime

Senator Window, of Minnesota, says
81 have made moderate competence
through honorable and legitimate in
vestments we'll known to many of this
state. In country developing as ours
is do not think IL necessary for man
to CLAIM he is a pauper in order to prove
his honesty, and he who does so pays a
very poor compliment TO his own intel
aigence. had enough financial sagac-
atty to save the governmentover So, 0OO,-
600 per annum during my short admin
istration OF the treasury department,
and hope have enough 10 honestly
make a competence for my family"
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The census bureau has issued bulle.
tin classifying the population of the
United States in 1880 by nativity. The
native born were Whites SO, 843, 291 col
ored, 5,632, $40: foreign born 6,079,9 42
total population, so, 1885, 1888. OF the for
eign born 2,762, 100 were natives of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, ,966,sl2 of the German empire,
7170S4 of British America, 194,337 OF
Norway, 1sl, 72o of Sweden, 1O6,971 OF
France, 104,5 SAL of China, and the re-
mainder represent all the countries of
tho aarfh
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at Chicago.

CHIoA AGO. September 81. lisa.
aogs-Receipts, l6, 900; quality poor; steady
and unchangea; buyers asking reduction
light, 81 7s9s SO; mixed packing. 81 so0s IS
heavy packing and shipping, . 6609 Is.
Cattle-Reeeipts, 5000: weak; no exports
good to choice shipping. IS 1506'5o; common
to fair, $405 20; butchers, = so01 90; stock
ers. 50 IoaI IS; Texans, s. e094 10; halfbreedl
and Americans. $404 %.
wheat-Lower and regular. u sok0I OF.
coEn-LoWer, E9K059xe-
Oatz-Lover, s0Kc.
Rye-LoEeT, 59c-
Barley-Ffrner, sSKe.
Pork-Unsettled and weaker. Sn.
Lard-Unsettled and easier, So s..
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4 SUPREME COURT FOR THE

WORLD.
The New York Mail and Express says .
at is a grand idea-the establishment
of a supreme court for the world, whose
relations in the different nations shall
be like the supreme court at Washington
to different states of the union. But it
was put forth in this city at the organi-
cation of the association for the reform
and codification of the laws Of nations
in 1873, and its accomplishment cannot
long be delayed after the civilized ma,
tions of the earth have substituted arbi-
tration for war in the settlement of
disputes among themselves. The influ-
ence of such court, properly organized,
would exceed that Of any other judicial
body in the world, and Its utility might
now be demonstrated In the equitable
adjustment of the differences which
threaten TO again deluge Peru
with blood. 1t would contain the
wisest and ablest judges the ma
tions can furnish, and Its declaration of
principles of law would sweep away the
complications which now so frequently
involve nations in war. What stipend
Gus sacrifices of blood and treasure such
court might PREVENT"
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pnhIiaafinn Nnfiaa

6sDseRbeF 81. losa.
Notice Is hereby given that de GDlleWfHg.
named settler hss He'd notteo 81 his tneoatt0n
60 make anal poof in sapDcTt Of his etAfa.
and that said proof via be made before the
Clerk OF the Dfokrlcf CoEFe Of LYON eounty,
Of October. 1G93, Wis 1aDee y. Tucker On
his homestead entry, No. Aee4. foE tae eousA-
township Is south, range q east
He names the l1ll0EsE9 witnesses 70
prove his eentil9ous residence upol And cli
tnTloo fOFEshlp. Lyon county, KAnsass z. p.
Burns Of WafeFIcn township, Lyo1 county,
Eansas; ". z. BlAeker, q Woe1un1eo co1n-
fY Kansas, aad d. A. PResf, o. LLoa county,
Kansas. 80 klsHkh1 Register.
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LoAa AGENCIES.
Notice.
To the Wabash. Sc. Louis Z Paciac rally

AZ sAAo - ADu84ls o. AollH . EoCAuC Eol3W&y
You are hereby notified that you have been
saed, that The petition OF the plaintiff Is on
die IN the Oeaee OF the CLERK Of the district
court or Lyon county and stats Of Kansas.
that the names Of the parties to said petition
are s. Nation and William p. Herring, late
partners as Nation 4 Herring. piainti6s, and
you the vi beSh, Sc. Louis 3 H8ciac railway
company defendant; that you must answer
said petition On or before The nth day Of No
vem5er, A. d 1879. or the same will be taken
e. true and Judgment rendered accordingly,
to-W1t-that 10 to say. the court viii ascertain
the amount due from you to the plaintiffs
upon the facts stated In their petition and
will decree said amount with the interest
and costs Of suit TO be q lien upon all prop
efty attached under the order Of attaeAment
heretofore Issued In said eAnSe and the no.
ticks of SArntahment heretofore issued and
served, including foar hundred freight cara
in the custody. control and possession Of the
Kansas City, fort Scott 4 Calf railroad COM
pAny, one o. the garnlshees herein a shown
BY Is snsEeK As such gaRnishee, and said
20 turn over All property in their several pos
sessions belonging % you % some SGlGeR ap-
pointed By the court 20 FeeeiVe the same and /
also 10 pay Into court al moneys owing %
you from them eeverally. and 0asd attached /
property eR 30 RHch thereof - nay be neoss-
SAFY viii be ordered 20 Be sold and TIE pro.
ceeds ariaing from the sale and the money /
paid into eolrs viii be oFd9red TO - applied /
% the payment Of the costs Of THE aS4tcA
and the amount 90 found - be due Arcm yoa i
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