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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07
PERsONAL AND pNLITIcAL,


We guess the Hiawatha World has
caught onto the Plumb boom also.
According to the lates. accounts Boss
Kelley is still holding the New York
Democracy up by the tail.
r. B. Murdoch Of the Commonwealth,
went out Tuesday morning and fred
off his old gun. and yelled ''twins, marin.
twins" The mother and girls were
doing well at last accounts.
Leavenworth Times: Ia, hat we
have it noBi The Democrats at En-
porie were thinking about that two
headed women, all the time, when they
were framing that wonderful platform,
with painfully ridiculous result.
The Tilden crowd don't propose to DC
frightened Off the track by the stories
of the old gen;leman's health. One Of
them rather shrewdly remarks that Mr.
Tilden sis never considered in any seri
Gus danger of a paralytic stroke except
when national convention is approach
ing"
The Democrats of BIichiGan have the
courage of their convictions. Unlike
the Ohio Democracy they give open cx
preston 10 their honest sentiments
They have boldly declared themselves
"unalterably opposed to the unjust, IN
equal and iniquitous system of taxation
called protective tariff" And theJ
further declare that the traditional prin
eiples of the democratic party are on TIL
side Of the complete commercial free
DOM" and they accordingly "demant
immediate and aggressive revenue re
form in direction of Free Trade
That is the best definition of "revenu
only" we have had in late years.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

Rev. y. Green, once lieutenant COVER
nor, and at the last session Republi-
can member of our legislature, is a
Joker. He has fund of wit, and will
go good ways to have rational sport.
A few days ago it was announced that
he had presided at the Democratic
county convention il Riloy county,
which announcement rather astonished
the reverend's friends throughout the
state This action of his, although
hailed by Democrats over the state as q
gratifying piece of intelligence to them,
turns out to have been based on a joke.
In the convention aforesaid. called to
elect delegates to the Emroria conven-
tion, there were but seven Democratic
present, and the crowd of Republican
visitors, for the fun of the thing, elected
Gov. Green chairman. The committee
on organization made Gov. Green "per-
manent," and his speech is said to have
been quite as absurd as if made by q
regular Democrat. He urged the eco
hort" of seyen to continue TO "follow
Jefferson, jackson and other dead men"
as usual, and nobody knew the differ
ence between Green's and the regular
article. Nevertheless, Gov. Green is. as
he always has been and always will be
a Republican.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07
4 DRAWN BATTLE.

Chicago Tribune: It is still an open
question which is ahead in Utah-the
Saints or the Gentiles. The commits
sioners at first ordered q revision of
the present registration lists preliminary
TO the election of a congressional del
egate. AS the Saints supposed The COM
missioners would order the revision &C
cording To the letter of the territorial
statutes, thoy were in high glee. and the
Gentiles were equally Respondent. The
commission, however, made its own
rules as to the registration. and as these
rules require that every person whose
name is on the lists shall take an oath
shat he is not bigamist or pOligamist;
that he is not violater of the United
States laws prohibiting bigamy or po-
lygamy; that he does not live or cOhabit
with more than one woman in the mar
riage relation, nor does any relation ex-
list between him and any woman which
has been entered into or continued in
violation of the said laws OF the
United States; or if woman,
that she is not the wife of a polyga-
mist, nor has entered into any relation
with any man in violation of the laws of
the United States concerning polgamy or
bigamy;" the Gentiles were In high
glee and the Saints were corresponding
ly depressed. Under the first rule. how,
ever, which provides for the appoint
ment of registration Office for each
comfy, the commission has appointed
for the twenty-four counties seven Gen.
tiles, nine apostate Mormons, and eight
Mormons. The mirth of the Gentiles
thereupon has changed to anxiety and
the Saints are plucking up courage, for
they may swear they are not polygamists
and with such heterogeneous list OF
registrars 1t will be difficult TO get to-
gether proof against them. Certainly
the eight Mormon judges will not be
very strenuous to wipe out the names of
their friends, the seven Gentiles may
not be able to do it at all, and what the
nine apostates will do remains
TO be seen. At present, there
fore, it is hard to say who has captured
the commission-the Saints or the Gen.
tiles.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07
HOW 0HEAPM0yEY CHEAPEKs



New York Times: Ia the Ia
borer can get dollars W., . of pay for
a dollars worth of work, D. IS cheated
out of a portion of " rat IL cue TO him
This is the reason tina, The money
with which he is pad should always be
of the intrinsic value cxpT ssed upon its
face. This is the reason Why no author
ty should be given to any power to make
legal tender Of pieces of coin or paper
that are not in the value they represent,
or readily convertible upon demand.
When 1t is proposed to arm the govern
ment with power TO issue legal tender
paper money it is prop cd TO place the
people Of the union COZ. pletely IN the
power Of the national alhority. TWAS
an old device Of despc &c kings to call
in the gold and silver coins of the realm
in cases of finaD :ial emergency
and to issue copper COINS instead
This was before the discovery of the
holder fraud Of substituting pieces Of
paper for pieces Of copper; but the the.
DRY OF the transaction is unchanged
Such authority cannot be safely delega-
ted to kings or congressman. The delu-
sion that the government should make
paper money as fast as It can be printed
and make everybody rich, grows out Of
its legal-tender quality, whereby creditors
are forced TO take the pieces of paper al
their face value. But here the power Of
Il
any one to exchange his property for tbs
pieces OF paper. If any man does so hC
will only take the paper at its true
worth; but laborers, who are the con
slant creditors of other men, are forced
TO accept the spurious tender at its face
value. A rise in wages temporarily
remedies the evil, but the remedy is 1
slow one, while the wrong inflicted il
swift and immitigable.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07
OUR LOCAL TICKET.

We believe there has not been time
for at least ten years when the Republi- /
cans of this county had less cause for |
with their local nomina-
tions than now. The convention was in
every respect good one. True, it was
q little disorderly at times, but il was
good natured disorder, not that
which comes from attempts TO take I'M
due advantage or which is generated by
contest between excited factions. Har-
mony prevailed, and so far as we can
learn there is q greater degree of salts
faction over the result than has existed
for some years.
Mr. w. w. Scott is regarded as having
the very best qualifications for the posi-
ton Of representative, being q sound
lawyer ready, shrcwd and able speak
CT, industrious, energetic and a citizen
who is thoroughly devoted 70 the inter
ests Of this city, county and state. In
him Emporia will be represented IN the
most creditable manner. He will do all
In his power for the reelection Of Sena-
tor Plumb, and will stand squarely upon
aud fight for the principles enunciased
in the platform of Saturdays cOnven-
ton.
DIR. Sutton, the other candidate for
representative is q gentleman who has
been tried and has not been found want
ing. He represented the SD district in
the last Of house representatives in the
most acceptable manner, and was justly
entitled 10 the denomination which his
popularity with his constituents secured
him. He, too, will do all in his power
for the success of Senator Plumb and
stands squarely for prohibition.
OfColonel Feighan, Judge Kellogg
j. G. Taylor, ]. E. Klock and John L.
Butler. we need hardly speak. They
are gentlemen whose qualifications for
the offices to which they have been nom.
mated are we'll known In Lyon county
and whose personal characters are such
In each and every case as to add strength
to the ticket. There is not {
weak point in the Republican
line this time, and not a MAJ
On this ticket that any Republican neeC
hesitate about supporting. Judge Kel
logg and Mr.. Traylor were each yer!
properly accorded nomination by &C
clamation. Col. Feighan's victory wa
even moro decided than his most san
guine friend had calculated upon, beinI
SO votes over all opposition. We under
stand the fight has been made so as 4
leave no soreness whatever. We fee
perfectly safe in saying that the affairs @
the county attorneys ONCE viii be con
Quoted in q manner that will pRsve hon
orable to the officer and satisfactory t
the people. Messrs. Klock and Butle
are both Lyon county boys who hav
grown up here. They are both mos
highly endorsed by those who knoN
them best in the limo of fitness for the II
spective positions for which they hny
been nominated.
But there is no use of extending II
! marks about our Republican ticket. Tn
people know the men. All were nom
mated by one of the fairest and best cor
ventions ever assembled it the county
and now the people are going to eleC
them, to which end The NEWS will len
its best efforts.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

While country papers have ''patent
outsides" egregiOus blunders are to be
expected. AS sample, the following
from an Ohio paper Of August 10, 1882,
is all sufficient: seen Garfield, CORES.
pondent notes, now receives hundreds OF
newspapers with the articles marked re
ferring to him. He is gaining an eXpe
rience as an exchange reader. and all
kinds of experience are needed as the
head of a great nation" = "Gen.
aaribaldi's health has been entirely re-
stored by his residence on the Genoese
coast. He frequently vista the villages
along shore in a canoe or small boat.
His friends believe that he will live ten
years longer at least"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07
TWENTY-FIVE PERFORMING ELE-
PLANTS


Their Wonderful Exhibitions of IntelIi
Gence-WhRt They Can DO, and
How They Do It-ThOusands
FloekiRg to See Them.
On the 18th of September Forepaugh
will exhibit here with his unparalleled
establishment. OF the wnnder-moving
scenes presented by his twenty-five
trained elephants, recent exchange re.
marks:
"Volumes have been written on the
sagacity of the elephant, and from time
immemorial, among the favorite stories
chosen to entertain the infant mind
varied and interesting anecdotes OF
these ponderous beasts. Even those OF
more mature years delight in reading
the exploits of elephant hunting, and
the thrilling adventures of Asiatlc tour
lists are never more graphical nor sur
rounded with greater interest than
when enlivened by hazardous encoun-
ters and hairbreadth escapes from
enraged specimens OF the elephan-
tine genus. No animal when reused is
more implacable or more difficult to avert
from the object of its fury, in
view of these facts Mr.. Forepaugb,
whose sterling show exhibited here last
night, is entitled to unbounded credit
for the enterprise exhibited IN collect
ing twenty of these huge beasts and re-
ducing them to such subjugation as TO
make possible this exhibition in series
of tricks and svolutions that surpass any
anecdotes written or related of eiephan.
tine sagicity, and tax the credulity of
those who do not witness their per.
formances for themselves. This is the
largest and most perfectly trained herd
of elephants ever under the control of
one man, and the interest of the per-
formances is wonderfully enhanced by
the extreme youth of their trainer, Mr..
Adam Forepaugh, Jr., who, only 10
years of age, has this exceptional num-
Der of mountainous beasts, subject to
his slightest will, and manipulates them
With as much GOODNESS and case as
though they were SO many domesticated
animals and incapable of taking sud-
den freak of independence that might
result in a horrible death. not only to
himself but 10 all who came in their
path. The performances of these clum.
sy.looking masses of flesh and bones
baltic description aud almost challenge
belief. They dance, go through mill.
tary evolutions, give acrobatic exhibit
ions, perform on the tight rope. and do
variety and number of unheard- of
tricks too numerous for particulariza-
ton. Perhaps the most marvellous of
ell their performances Is the grand eIe-
planting pant0mima which was CON-
pared expressly for them, and in the
course of which the sagacious beasts
give evidence of their susceptibility to
passion more than human in its vivid
reality. They portray emotional feel
ings Of love, jealousy, hatred, fear, an
ger, pride, mirth, grief sarcasm, con-
tempt, and the like, in a manner SO
realistic as 10 almost carry conviction Of
the truth of the .transmigratory theories.
Their performance last night was re-
ceived with unbopndsd plaudits, and
every man woman and child in the vast
audience heaved sigh OF regret as they
were finally marched from the ring in
stately order"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

Leavenworth Times: Before the &C
tion of the Democratic conveRtion at
Emporia, there were tens of thousands
of Republicans who had made up their
minds to vote for ex- Governor Robinson,
believing that Gov. st. John could be
defeated If Robinson should be endorsed
by the Democrats.
The nomination OF Mr.. Click has as
sured the reelection of Mr.. st. John by
an overwhelming majority, aud insures
him a solid Republican support.
The whole responsibility for this
Democratic blunder rests with those
who have been loudest In their protesta-
tion of devotions to the cause of anti
prohibition.
We wish TO impress this fact upon the
people, for it shows that the motives OF
tie leaders of the Democracy are guided
solely by the delusivc hope that the
party will in some way come into power
in 1884, and then the Kansas crowd will
point proudly to their fealiy 10 party in
the past and clamor for their share of
federal appointments.
All anti prohibition professions are
the.merest bosh.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

The New York Tribune gravely and
deliberately censures Secretary Folger for
the method he has adopted in carrying
out the new law providing for the ex-
change of outstanding three and half
per cent bonds cWindom's'D for new
threes. The Tribune insists that the ex-
change should be made in the order re-
ceived. This sounds well, but as mat
ter of fact no less than $500, 900 900 were
forwarded at the earliest possible time.
and the secretary simply adopted an ex-
pedient forced upon him by an emergen-
cy when he decided to determine prior
ity bylot. There was no other feasible
way to escape the charge of favoritism.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

Visiting with a correspondent, the
other day, the little granite state house,
perched on aterrace opposite to his home
n Augusta, Me-. Mr.. Blaine pointed to
an old-iashoned desk nearly in front of
the seat of the presiding officer of the
senate, and said: "There is where l be-
gan newspaper life. l reported the
proceedings of the senate for the Keno
bee Journal several terms. 1t was a
great school for me. used to educate
my memory by keeping the roll-calls
on one or more bills in my mind, and
not writing them out until after l went
home. l got so l could remember as
high as five separate votes on different
bills and then write them out hours
after they were given" Passing on to
the hall OF delegates, he turned toward
the Speakers chair and desk-the self
same used by him many years ago-and
said: "When was elected speaker of
the legislature felt prouder over it
than over any Office to which 1 have
since been called or could be elected to
I'LL. was only &C."
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

The appearance of Mr.. Blaine upon
the stump in Maine seems to have infus-
cd into the canvass an enthusiasm that
was much needed. His reception in
Portland must have made his blood tin
gle. Although he spoke in the largest
hall in the city, it was inadequate to
hold more than fraction Of the people
who were anxious to listen Over 1000
people stood closely packed for more
than an hour awaiting his appearance,
and when he finally crowded his way to
the platform he was unable to speak
for several minutes, so overwhelming
was the uproar of enthusiastic greeting.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

Globe democrat: 1t is generally ad'
mitted that this country is running into
debt for Its heavy imports. Exports
have been very light for many months,
and shows no signs of increasing in
volume, while imports are not declining
pecrceptibly. In the week which ended
August GO, for instance, the value of i'm.
ports at New York was $2,500,O 600 great
er than in the corresponding month last
year. Then foreigners are not buying
our securities with the eagerness that
they sometime manifested. Gold con.
tinues at the shipping point, ready 10
go to London the moment it is called
for, and 1t Is likely to be some time
before the current will set this way.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

The Globe Democrat which sent cor
respondents to Arkansas TO note the
conduct of the election on Monday in
that state, charges tHat the Republicans
were bull-dozed in some CO mites most
shamefuily. This was particularly true
in Phillips county, Of which Helena is
the county seat The Republicans were
driven from the polls by ruffianly treat
ment and gave up the contest early in
the day.
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At Chicago:


On change wheat had advanced at IL n IN.
k@k cents; corn 1s0Xc; oats, Use; pork,
6l120. November being strongest; I,rd, 2ys@
12I<c.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; fairly active; not
much changed; sales, 81 5000 10.
Cattlc-Receipts, 40; slow except extras
which bring $eGa6 G5; rot onouGh; shipping,
SigG 50; butchers. 81 4Dib4 40
Wheat-Suddenly declined after being
strong greater part of the session; regular
sS1Sc; September. spring, 9sHc; red, aaJSc.
Corp-UAsettled' and generally higher
closing weak and lower at Use.
Oats-FiIm, sic.
Rye-63c:
Barley-sd0slc.
Pork-Weak and lower. $2I 80.
Lard-Weak and lower. $lI Gay
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

Barnes, the evangelist, claims in ad-
dltiOn to the wonderful power he exer
clses, such as saving souls, healing the
sick, etc., that he can csst out devils.
He has gone back to Kentucky 10 open
the campaign against the minions Of
darkness. and promises TO make il
lively We have no doubt but thai
kentucky is good field for the exercise
Of his new power. but when he gets
through with that We would like TO call
his attention to Jackson county, Miss
ouri, as \ field for operations which
should not escape his earliest attention.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

There is more good sense and intelli.
gence in the two hundred words which
comprise the staunch little platform OF
the Lyon county Republicans than in
the whole nineteen sections of the am
biguOus verbiage of the emasculated mi
nority report which the Democrats OF
Kansas adopted as their declaration OF
principles at Emporia on Thursday.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

Globe Democrat: The struggle for the
nomination for governor of New York Is
far from edyfying. Charges and coun-
ter charges Of stock;jobbing are flying
around with great profusion, and the
Gould newspapers are taking a very ac-
tive part. 1t seems to be foregone con
clusion that the Democrats will nomi-
nate Gould man, and this being the
case, it would not be a bad thing for the
Republicans to take the other side.
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THE BUSINESS MARTs.

THE PRICES AT TRADE CENTERs
At Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Sept 4,
Wheat-Reeeipts. 1861 bus; shipments,
509sI bus; mafket stronger and more active
No. case 9acI October, 81 z-sc bid; cash, Sic;
October. SaHc; November, sec bid; December,
sSke; year. sOA<e bid; cash, nc; year, 76a<c.
COrn-Receip.s, ass bus; shipments, eos
bus; market firmer; No. mixei, September,
66<067c; December, first half, 45c; year,
43 7-S04I1zc.
oats-No. 9 cash, FAX bid.
Rye-S4c bid.
Butter-Firm, sos choice
Eggs-1Sc.
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anApn.aI far Ara.

GALVESTON. Sept. 5.-The governor
has issued tie following appeal.
AUSTIN, Texas. Sept. 8.
To the county Judges aud mayors of III
cities aad toIcns Of Tezas.
Ihaye received telegram from Thorn
as Carson, mayor of Brownsville. stat
ing there are Ave hundred cases of yellow
fever in that city with an increase of
from seventy to one hundred per day and
that the necessity for means TO extend aid
10 the SICK and destitute was increasing
and urgent. and sny funds that have
been or may be Contributed for the re-
lief of the suffering people at Browns
vile. now can be sent to Bah, Hutchins &
Co., Galveston, and can immediately be
drawn on by wire by Thos Carson.
mayor, TO be properly expended.
ISigned.l o. IL. ROBERTS, Governor.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

The Greenback party is certainly the
most remarkable organization that
claims right to exist at the present
time, and is without a parallel in his
tory. There is to-day more sound curren-
CIV in the country than if the Greenback-
ers had carried their point. Yet they
persist in connecting tedious platforms
and in nominating candidates..
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-07

1t looks as If the'prohibition question
would play an important part in the
Tennessee campaign. The adoption of
an anti-liquor plank by the State Credit
Democrats, 1t is said is bringing the
temperance element of the party to the
support of their candidate for governor,
while the saloon interest is arraying
itself openly on the side of General
Bates, the rcpudiating Democratic can
didate
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at st. Louis.

at ST. LOUIE.
ST. LOUIS. September Q, 1882.
Hogs-Receipts, 800; shipments, 600
scarce AMI quality poor; only butchers buy,
ing; pigs and light Workers, 81 1905 25;
butchers. So s5gs DO; best heavy would bring
$9G9 20; eulls, Sc b017 so
Flour-Easier and about &c lower
Wheat-Opeucd higher and closed lower
slow; 40. red, 6sGs67A<c. cash; ied, 9QsIG
aplSe; rcd, sE@S51fc,
Corn-zActive and sold higher; 67a0dss
cash. -
oats-IIigher, 321s@ 33gSc cash.
Pork-SlOw; Jobhing, ST.
Lani-Lower, SIl 90.
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Expression of Thanks.

To tie Citizens Of Emp0FEd:
AS representatives of the Lyon county
Democracy, whose delegates we had the
honor to be, at the late state Democratic
convention, we desire and hereby earn
estly do return TO you our thanks for
your united efforts to make the repre-
sentatives of the Democratic party
throughout the state welcome and CON-
Portable while in our city.
We can assure you that your efforts
have been fully appreciated and will
long be kindly remembered:
THAp. C. DAVIDSON,
II. E. NORTON,
w. Ii. ANDERSON,
FRANCIS BRoGAN,
ALFRED RoBERTs
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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1882.
REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS.
Greenback Mass Convention.

There will be n Convention OF the Green
hackers OF Lyon county at the court house,
September o, 1882, Mt O'Clock D. m, 20 put In
nomination candidates for Probate Judge,
Coanty superintendent, County Attorney,
the sixty First and sIxty-Seeond Districts,
and County Commissioner for the Second
District. J.V. RANDOLPH,
r. T. SNEDIKER.
CHRIS. WISE.