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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
REFUNDIYG OUR BOyDs

AS will be seen by the proceedings of
the board of county commissioners else
where. steps have been taken by them
to refund 100000 of our outstanding
railroad bonds. AS will be remembered
by our readers, THE News, some two or
three Years ago, urged the commission
ers TO refund this bonded indebtedness,
and at that time we believe they could
have been replaced at five per cent. inter
est. II also urged the sale of the old
NJ. K. S T. stock which at that time
would have brought nearly if not quite
fifty cents on the dollar. The NEWS be
-lieved then, and believes still, that it
would have been wise policy
TO have sold the stock and
and TO have applied the proceeds TO the
liquidation of 100000 of our bonds.
But the opportunity was permitted to
pass, and now the stock is down TO
about 80 cents on the dollar, and we
should not favor its sale at that price.
We understand the proposition now to
be simply to take up 5000, 900 of the old
bonds which bear seven per cent. inter-
est and replace them with new bonds
bearing six per cent Interest, thus max
ing a saving of $4,000 per annum to the
tax payers. They propose to leave the
$40. 700 balance to be paid up by small
tax levy. These old bonds, we believe,
have been running 10 years, leaving 10
years yet before maturity. There
would be saving, provided the
bonds were TO run the full term for
which they were issued, of $4,000 in
interest between the proposed new is
sue and the old bonds, less the one per
cent. commission which it would cost
to make the exchange under Mr.. Holmes
contract, which would be 2,O00-a net
saving of $4,000. Ii the transaction is
a straight one; if no individual or indi-
viduals are 90 profit at the expense of
the county; if the county is 10 have ev-
ely advantage that may occur in this
exchange OF bonds, including any
amount al which the old bonds may be
purchased below their face value,
ii any, then We can see no objection to
the proposition to refund. We take it
for granted that everything is to be con-
Quoted just as the commissioners would
conduct their own personal business in
matter OF such importance. II We
pay the balance of $4,000 winch is
leit out of this proposition by the time
they become due we will have done full
as well as We ought 10 do. We pre-
sumo no one believes the entire &949, 600
viii be paid al the expiration
Of the thirty years for which
The bonds were issued. There is only one
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

A Washington dispatch has this sig
nifieAnt information concerning per.
sions.
Petitions for various amendments to
the pension laws increasing the rates
Of eenslon art becoming 81 numerous
as 10 attract general attention here. An
exam ns;ien of those WHICH have arfiv-
cd since the session opened discioses for
most "a common origin for the various
varieties. They are printed alike. sRd
forwarded II sill parts OF she ccuntry
from the same source There is no ques-
ton but that most OF them have origi.
mated with some Of the mere disreputa.
| BILE pension claim agencies of Washing
ton, and that they have been seat opi
| with request to have them filed up and
| forwarded To members and senators
| One of the -so-called soldiers news
/ papers here, which is only an adveitis
! ing sheet for d dlsreputable firm, hai
been in the habit of printing petitions
| Of the form now coming IN, with &c
quest 10 readers to cut II out, procure
| signatures, and forward II here. Nearly
the whole lot Of petitions row coming
in are thus prompted by claim agents
| who affect great zeal for the soldier, bu
who really are looking to extending
| business, the necessity Of which is rap
idly diminishing. Without doubt Their
are petitions coming from reputable
persons. based wholly on sympathy fl
the soldier, but the printed forms o
petition now being showered upon con
gress do not belong to this class.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

DIR. Bliss is not satisfied, OF course,
with the award of 5000 for profession
al services during the illness of the late
President Garfield, and threatens To get
even by making revelations of ''the
mysteries of that sick room which will
astound the county" There is rule
of medical ethics which would inter
fere with any such manifestation OF
revenge, but physician who would
take charge OF patient without being
called to 90 50 would probably not hold
himself amenablc TO discipline by any
medical association for violation OF
professional etiquette
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

The Northern Pacihc railroad com
pany, having secured nearly all of the
right of way over the surveyed route
are bePinning preparations TO build the
line from Portland Kalama This will
connect the entire system of railways in
Oregon and Washington Territory with
Puget Sound. The transfer across the
Columbia will be made by large iron
ferry boat, capable of holding twenty
cars, which is now in course of construc-
ton in New York. 1t will be sent by
rail in detached sections. Work nexl
summer will be delayed by high water
but it is expected the link will be done
November 1st, next year.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
CHICAGO CULLINGs

CHICAGO, Dec 26.--About midnight,
in one of the hardest sections of the city,
Jimmie Griffin, a drunken old vagabond,
who was celebrating Christmas, at home
with much clatter aud gin, being inter
rupted by some young hoodlums, stabbed
one of them, John Margin, in the shout
der, severing an artery and causing
speedy death. He was arrested.
The building the past year in this city
was never exceeded except in 1872
the year succeeding the great fire, and
even then the amount of rebuilding was
only twice as great as the past year, and
the amount of ground coverd by strGc-
lures was less than twice as great $3.50
building permits have been issued, and
the frontage of new structures, lineal
measure, is fourteen miles; total cost OF
buildings erected, on permits, 81 800
600. The total will probably be SEQ
0OO,O0 Suburban towns show an equal
growth and building prosperity. The
character of edif1ces is improved gen
erallV
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
wAsHINGroN VIKINGS
Doinss at the National Capital.

DOInGs at the National Capital.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-The japanese
prince and suite, in company with the
secretarys of state, war, navy and treas
ury and General Sherman, members OF
the diplomatic corps, the committees on
foreign affairs and foreign relations have
gone to Mt Vernon on the Dispatch.
The court of the United States has at
firmed the judgment laws of the court
in Indiana in the DTikewell case, the
vote being four against four. Justice
Matthews did not attend the hearing.
No opinion was rendered.
When the Mississippi river commit
tee re- assemblies Capt. Cowder will be
first heard, followed by members of the
Mississippi river committee and steam.
boat men from the lower Mississippi.
The committee expect TO report about
the LIST of February.
The subcommittee of the house ap-
preparation committee are at work on
several bills and will report early in
January.
The ways and means committee to-
day considered the schedule of provis-
ions. Duties were advanced one-half
cent per pound over the commissions
report. On all grades of rice, and on
rice flour the rate was changed from 2115
cents per pound TO 20 per cent advalor-
EN-; picked or sailed behring's from
q TO y cents per pound picked sal
mon, from l cent to y cents per pound.
Several changes in the classification of
chicory were made without effecting the
rate.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
Publication Notice.

To I.-ora Il. Weston: Ton are hereby mott
fed shat you have been sued iii the district
court OF Lyon county, state of Kansas. by
Isaac ~. Weston; iii a ths names of The rar-
ties to the suit are Isaac NJ. Weston. plaintih,
and Leora q. Weston. defendant; mat the PEE
tition of said plaintiff is on file in said court,
rti that yOu must answer The said petition on
or before Friday. February 9th, A. ID. 1883,
o the said petition VIII he taken rs triie and
Judgment rendered accordingly, granting 20
sail plaintiff 4 divorce from you. ami decree
ing to- him the care and u-tody OF Leslie
SpFague Weston, minor child ot plaintiff aud
defendant. l.. b. & }. NJ. KELLOGG.
w-52!3 Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

The Virginia Democracy is in the
throes oi reorganization. Two success
sive defeats have demoralized the party
and il must speedily get new start or
20 into liquidation. The chief trouble
comes from the difference as to whether
il shall continue purely Bourbon or
ganization or whether all opponents OF
Mahoue shall be given standing room.
The advisability OF calling state con
rention 20 take the matter INTO consid'
Grafton is now discussed. One point
seems TO be decided upon, however, and
thai is that the Democrats must not
NEEDLE any more with the state debt
They have evidently become tired Of
standing up Tor honesty and propose 70
take a rest.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
THE STATE TEACHERS 1850
CITATION.


Topeka Capital: The State Teachers
Association of Kansas will convene this
evening in the senate chamber at the
state house at z 80 O'Clock, the address
of welcome to be delivered by the Hon.
Geo. X. Peck, and responded TO by DIR.
Hoss, editor of the Educationist. Prof
Fairchlld, of the State Agricultural Col
lege and president ofthe association, will
then deliver the annual address, From
Childhood to Manhood On Wednes-
day morning there will he discussions
upon various topics, participated in by
the members generally, with papers by
different ladies and gentlemen upon sub
jects relating to teaching and manage
ment in the schools. The program
will also be about the same for the after
noon session. In the evening Prof.
Gleed, of the State University, will de-
liver lecture upon "Paul and Piato,'
succeeding which paper upon "The
Relation of the Teacher to the Moral
Training of the Pupil" will be read by
Prof. TrImbie, OF Winfield. A discus
sion will ensue upon this topic, which
will be opened by DR.. McVicar, of Wash
burn college, and participated in by the
association. There will also be a reci-
tation by /. G. Long, of Paoll.
The morning and afternoon sessions
of Thursday will be devoted to the dis
cussion of topics relating to graded and
high schools, with papers read by differ.
ent members bearing upon the subject
In the evening Prof. Carruth, of the
State University, will deliver lecture
upon the subject of German in our
Public Schools" which will be general.
ly discussed by members of the associa-
tion. After a reading by Miss Giles, Of
Great Bend, DR.. William Bish
op, of Salina, Will read a
paper upon National Educa-
tion," which will also be made the sub
ject of general discussion, the latter to
be opened up by Prot. P. J. Williams,
Dean of the Normal department of the
State University. The concluding lecture
will be delivered by DIR. Cordley, of En-.
poria, upon the Teachers Work and
Aim" Among the prominent educa-
tors present, not heretofore named, will
be Prof. F. A. Fitzpatrick, principal OF
the public schools of Leavenworth
Prof. Mclean, of Wellington, superln-
tendent Stanley, of Lawrence, Prof. Ohm
of Augusta, superintendent Shively, Of
Eldorado. Mrs. Stout, of Holton, super
intendent Eva Hobart, OF Garrett, Prof
Copely, of Clay Center, superintendent
Robinson, of Washington, superinten
dent Fitzpatrick, of Salina, superinten
dent Tillotson, of THE city, Prof. Camp.
bell, of Newton, Prof. Evans, of Leaven
worth, Prof Bartlett, of Atchison, and q
score of others who could be named
There will be no lack of ability in the
convention, and it certainly will be a:
cultured and intellectual a body evel
met in the west.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

This Is the way the Eldorado Press
accounts for the breaking of the pitcher
'The Democrats claim to have elected
Click. The kicking Republicans in
sist that they should have the credit fol
it. Now the Greenbackers are figuring
out how they elected him. They may
all take in and enjoy the glory of it il
they like, but the fact is, that it was US
fool ultra Prohibitionists, who insisted
in biting off more than we could chew
that brouhgt about the result, and mono
will deny it. Pass US an appointment
Click. We helped do it,"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
WHERE WoNEN CIV YOrE

Women may vote at school meetings
in Kansas, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Dakota and Wyoming; at
school elections, Colorado and Minneso-
IA; and for members of school commit
tees in Massachusetts. They can vote
at school meetings in Michigan and
New York if they are taxpayers; in
Washington Territory if they are liable
TO taxation. Widows and unmarried
women in Idaho may vote as to special
direct taxes if they hold taxable proper.
~. In Oregon widows having children
and taxable property may vote at school
meetings. In Indiana women mot
married nor minors, who pays taxes
and are listed as parents, guardians or
heads OF families. may vote at school
meetings" In Kentucky any white
women having child of school age is a
qualified school voter; If she has no
child but is taxpayer she may vote on
the question of taxes. Women are ell
gible to school offices generally in I'LL
nois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massa-
chusetis. Michigan, Minnesota. Penn.
sylvanIas Vermont and Wyoming, to
school district officers in Colorado: 10
any oh1ces except superintendent in
Wisconsin. They may serve on school
committees in New Hampshire and
Rhode Island, as school trustees In New
Jersey, and as school visitors in Con-
necticut. Some Offices are open to'them
in Maine, and all Offices IN California, IN
less specially forbidden by the constitu-
tion. In Utah no discrimination on the
ground of sex is made as to voting in
general.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

There is general sentiment express
ed by the press of the country in favor
of the publication of the swelling pen-
sion list for the express purpose Of un-
covering the impostors who have crept
in among the deserving, and the passage
of law authorizing such publication
is strongly demanded of congress.
There is nothing disgraceful in receiv-
ing pension from a great government
like ours. The pension roll is a roll
of honor. register OF the debt of
gratitude which the nation owes TO
those who rallied to its defense in the
hour of danger. Hence there is no in-
delicacy in making these names known
to all men III disgraceful To permit
persons who have no right 10 these gen
erous provisions of the government to
impose upon the people. The aim is to
have equal and exact justice.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

1t has been found that sunlight has a
considerable action upon glass. Color
less glass, for example, has become yel-
low snd light yellow, and green and
blue have turned TO the darker or mel.
low shades of those cOlOrs, while coffee,
colored glass has been known to mater
tally change TO rose and amber in the
short space of fYe years. 1t is suggest
ed that the rich tints so much ad.
mired in the stained windows of old ca
thedrals may be due TO the action Of the
sunlight during many years in toning
down the originally quite bright er
harsh enlors.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

A Washington reporter went TO Pro
lessor Hardness, the director of the Ma
val Observatory, NJ Washington, and
asked for the result OF the observations
of the transit of Venus. In about five
years" said the professor with smile,
II will be able 10 answer that question,
providing a sufficient force is put TO
work at computing the observation
The reporter concluded not TO wait.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
New Loan for the santa Re

Boston. Dec. 26.-The Atchison. To-
peka & Santa Fe railroad has Just nega-
tihied lOsn with Kidder. Peabody s.
Co. for 81 800. 0f0. ISSUING that amount
IS its 0 per cent collateral trust bonds.
Il having been reported that the Califor-
mia southern railroad would be oper-
aied in connection with the Atchison. To-
peka & Santa Pc road, the latter company
states that the report is not correct.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
WILSON AND ARBEY

Topeka Capital: 1t may interest
Kansas people, and help to rec
oncile them TO their disap-
pointment in the Nilsson business, to be
informed that the performance of this
great songstress in Denver, last Saturday
evening was far from satisfactory. The
News, which has been navigating sort
of Nilsson boom ever since she was
billed to sing there. says of the concert:
The rather bold assertion is ventured
that If Nilsson had sung incognito, her
ANGELS Ever Bright and FAIR would
not have been encored, and it was pain
fully evident that her "Schubert's Ser
enade" must we say it fell very fiat
In a word, Nilsson was not accorded
that hearty applause to which she was
entitled. Del Puente--by all odds the
finest baritone in the country-shared
Nelson's tate and the minuet by the
Mendelssohn club was the only instru-
mental number that received generous
applause. These rather humiliating
facts should serve as an inducement to
the management to bill popular pre-
gram for tomorrow night--one that will
thaw the audience out before the cur
BY the way we find also in the Trib-
une the following card from Nine.
Nilsson on the poker playing episode to
which we alluded some days ago:
DENNER, Dec. 23.-In your otherwise
excellent series of articles regarding my
visit to Denver, you to-day have evident.
lY given your Imagination play in re-
porting an alleged remark l am said to
have made about Mr.. Abbey and poker.
l have learned the game only since my
arrival in America and have played it
only while travelling upon the cars and
then only TO pass time. l would hate to
have anybody think habitually played
poker or any other gambling game l
have never said Mr.. Abbey cheated me
at poker. don't bolieve he could, and
l don't believe he would if he could.
Please do not try to make the publ ic be.
lieve am in the habit of playing cards,
especially poker. Yours respectfully,
CHRISTINE NIssoN-RouzAUD
The prima donna's opinion of that
person Abbey will only excite derision
in this latitude. His treatment of our
people demonstrates tina: he is precisely
such an individual as might be expected
TO cheat at cards, or do any other scuryy
trick by which he could realize an extra
dollar.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

\ Republican senator is reported 10
have said that il is generally understood
on his side of the senate that the Blair
bill, appropriating Sl0,OO0,O00 a year
tor the education of the illiterate in the
United States, would be called up early
in January, and pressed until passed.
1t is only rational 10 infer that this
measure will encounter the almost solid
opposition of the Democratic side of
the senot..
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

Topeka Capital: Senator Ingalls, re-
turned home on Saturday TO spend the
holidays with his family. While stop
ping over in Chicago he was interview
ed, and said among other things that
at is all reform in Washington now, ="
and that he thought all the pending bills
in that direction would be passed dur
ing this session, including the civil ser
vice bill and the tariff and internal
revenue bills. Concerning Kansas mat
tiers, he expressed the opinion that Sena-
tor Plumb's reelection might be con-
sidered certain and being asked if he
looked for the repeal Of the prohibitory
amendment, he replied as follows
"No; for in order to have it re-submitted
to the people it is necessary that bill
to that effect pass the Legislature by a
two thirds majority, and even il it was
submitted to the people il would be
carried again. l, personally, am not q
prohibitionist. supported st. John as
the candidate OF my party, but did not
view his policy with favor, though be.
lieYe a majority of the people of the
state are in favor of it,"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

The New York Tribune says that sew
eral welLattended meetings have recent
ly been held in Baltimore for the pur-
pose OF organizing movement to Sc
cure the prohibition of the sale of Ii.
quor in that city. The local option
law" now prevails in fourteen of the
twenty-three counties of Maryland
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

The PrincesLouIse and the Marquis
of LOrne will take home with them one
comfortable memento of their visit to
the United States, in the form of pair
of wool blankets, the finest ever manu-
featured at the Golden Gate Wooden
Mills, San Francisco, and the GIFT of ex-
Governor Leland Stanford.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

The process of revising the tariff and
internal revenue systems is said TO be
producing AN unfavorable effect upon
business in the eastern cities. Until il
IS definitely known just what changes
are TO he made in customs duties and in
the internal revenue taxes, there will be
waiting in commercial and manufacture
ing circles.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

Katherine Rogers had a highly sue
cessful engagement at Topeka. On last
evening she was presented at the close
OF the third act of Romeo and Juliet
with a complete set OF Shakespeare's
works by the printers and binders of
Tonel.a
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

The New York Evening Post com
plains OF an over production Of whisky
This state of affairs, taken in connec.
ton with the result Of the November
elections, Is an impressive illustration Of
the law Of cause and effect
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

IL Is said that Senators Ingalls, and
Van Wyck, Republicans, will vote
against Pendletons bill, and that Pen
dleton, Jones, Bayard and George, Dem
ocrais, will vote for it. so that II will
have the support of all the Republicans
but two, and the opposition of all the
Democrats hut fOur
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

The Louisville Courier Journal pro-
iesses to believe that 1.-THE Democratic
party has higher mission than the dis
trIbution of public patronage" 1t has
certainly enjoyed ample immunity from
the cares OF civil service for the past
twenty five years % cultivate other lives
OF craftsmanship.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

New York Tribune: If it is true that
an abundant supply of water has been
reached by an artesian well in Colorado,
100 miles east of Denver, the fact has an
Importance as regards the future of our
western plains which cannot be Over-es-
timated. 1t is many years since expert
ments with artesian wells were begun in
the west, bat the results attained have
never been satisfactory, which is proba-
bly, due in large part to u lack of kuowl-
edge of the geological conformation OF
the country. Last year and during the
past summer experiments were made in
Colorado, but this is the first real sue
cess which has been attained. If prac-
tical experience can render feasible the
sinking of artesian wells on a large
scale, and the securing of an inexhausti-
bic water supply, many sections of the
vast plains along the eastern base of the
Rocky Mountains and of the sterile val
leys and even plateaus between the
Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada
may yet be reclaimed TO agriculture, and
yield rich rewards for the expenditure
of labor and caoital.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28

Chicago Tribune; The anniversary
of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers
was celebrated in New York Friday
night, by n banquet. The Pilgrim Faith
ers were gentlemen who came To This
country to escape religious persecution
and at once proceeded to burn as witch
es all people who refused to accept their
creed.