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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
TWO MUCH WATER
p.-.laelloa of rroperty y tlaoa.

Destruction OF Property nv floods in
Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, May Is "A special to-
night from Hot Springs says: This To-
caIity has been flooded with forty
eight hours rain, lightning Monday.
The storm has affected the railways, tiIt.
telegraph and general traffic, aud has
rendered Hot Springs literally isolated
from the rest OF the world. The dam
age by the flow of Hot Springs
CREEK in the city alone can not
be estimated at less than $30,UJ0 The
| area OF rain fall extended many miles
around and continues. Reports of great
damage done have rrat:heti Leie The
Hot Springs railroad sustained immense
loss and damage. The track Tor mauy
miles has been washed away and three
iron bridges completely demolished A
large force of labOreIs arr ~ work day
and night repairing the read. but il viii
| be some days ere travel is resumed No
mails have arrived since Tuesday morn
| ing, and ieiegrapbie communication has
been imPracIcable until TO day
Ouachita rose far beyond lis banks,
and its width extended for many miles
over the country, washing away crops,
fences, houses and mills. Whites mill,
the largest in this section, was swept
| away aud the extensive vIneS ard of DR.
Lawrence was almost totally destroyed.
In the fertile valley If the Saline
river and its tributaries throughout the
country, many rich plantations are
| flooded and practically ruined.
/ AS yet the total damage In the county
cannot be accurately estimsfed and is
| placed by some al $l5O,OOO.
LITTLE Rock, May 13-A Gazette
special from .IacksORport, Arkansas,
says of the great food in White river !:
| We are in the midst OF the most tie
strucIive overflow for years. The water
stands thirty-one feet eight inches, and
has fallen three inches. There is not q
foot of dry ground in town except JEFF
ferson street, which affords refuge to all
the stock the citizens possess. The
whole country for miles is one sea of
water, and the damage to crops and
stock cannot he told II may be esti-
Oil Trough and Big Bottoms are under
water.
A special says Batesville Il IS been Wis
tied by rain, commencing at eight on
Monday evening, and continuing in
torrents twenty-tOur hours, without a
cessation, swelling rivers and creeks 10
q height beyond the knowledge of the
Oldest Inhabitants, and sweeping in its
mad career everything. Maxfield &
Bros. wooden mill. valued at 100000
and Joe Smiths mill, 5000, are both q
total loss. Rutherford's mill was dam.
aged $4,000. A number of other mills
are not heard from; all believed to be 8
total loss. A young man in Smiths
mill was drowned. A young man by
the name of Green Morris, of this coun
try, and a student in Arkansas college
while bathing In Polk bayou yesterday
afternoon, was drowned.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

The twelfth semi-aunual meeting Ci
the Kansas State Horticultural society
will be held at the city of Clay Center
Clay county, on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, June % aud %, 1882, in response
to an invitation of the Clay County Farm.
ers' institute and the citizens of the
city, who have generously offered free &C.
commodations and the hospitality of
their homes to all outside attendance dur.
ing the meeting. The annual reduc-
ton in rates of transportation has been
secured by the several railway compa-
MES operating in the state as follows /:
Union Pacific kansas division and
Kansas Central, X. C., L S =, and K.C.
F. S 6 G. will return all IN attendance
at one-fourth the usual fare. The A, T.
s s. F. and Missouri Pacific Central
branch and NJ, K. & T. formerly, will
return at one cent per mile.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

The political situation in Kentucky
does not grow any more favorable for
the Bourbons. There is a widespread
feeling OF dissatisfaction with the con.
tinuance OF Captain Henry on the ticket,
and thousands of Democrats will not
vote at all or will vote for Colonel ia.
cob, the Anti Bourbon candidate. The
Louisville Democrat, without doubt,
voices the sentiments of many in its
party when it says: There are hundreds
of Democratic voters in nearly every
county who are willing either not TO
vote, or to vote against their party just
to teach it a needed lesson. Here in JEFF.
ferson county it is low estimate to say
there are 5000 Democratic voters who
will either not vote or vote against Cap
tain Henry If he persists in being can
didate"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
koB BuRpETrE on BEER.

Burlington HSwkeye: Men have
fought, bIed and died, but not for beer
Arnold Winkleried did not throw him.
self upon the Austrian spears because he
was ordered to close his saloon at 8
O'Clock. William Tell did not hide the
arrow under his coat to kill the iyrant
because the edict had gone forth That the
free born Switzer should not drink keg
of beer every Sunday. Freedom did not
shrek as KosciukO fell across a
whisky barrel. Warren did not die
that beer might flow as the brooks rip
pie and murmur, seven days a week
Tea, mild, harmless, effeminafe, l.. b
sneered At temperance beverage a. it is,
holds higher place, Is grander figure,
and fills brighter, more glorious figures
in the history of the noble struggles for
human liberty than beer. Men liked it,
but they fought rather than take it
| The fights around barrel of whisky
do not pass into history, they pass into
police court records. Even the battle
of Brandywine was not fought that
whisky might be free. No clauses in
the Declaration of Independence de
clare that Sunday concert garden
with five brass horns and sixty-eighI
kegs of beer, is the inaiieable right of &
free people, and the corner stone of al
good government The battles Of ihii
world have been fought for grandel
things than free whisky. The heroe:
who fall in the struggles for the suprem
acy of ruin are usually shot in the
neck. and their marlyrdom is generally
clonded by the haunting phantoms o
the james jams. There will be no tenn
perance war. Whisky makes men fight
it is true, but they usually fight eacl
other. And if they don't the chances
are all in favor of the sober people. 1
is poor temp erance man who can't ge
away with h is drunken neighhor, il Ia
can get him drunk enough.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

New York society is in a sad strait II
the World may be believed. For a long
time thai paper has run an employment
bureau, but the following announce
ment shows new departure:
Families who are about giving re.
ceptions, dinner parties or other enter.
tainments, will be gratified to know that
persons who will assist in making these
events pleasant and enjoyable can be OBJ
tanned through the medium of the
the World employment bureau
These persons will not be pro-
fessionals, but parties of culture and re.
finement who will appear well, dress ell
egantly and mingle with the guests,
while able and willing to play, sing,
converse tluently, tell good story, give
recitation or anything that Will make
an evening pass quickly and pleasantly,
These persons will also be sent to sum-
mer resorts If desired. The World EN-.
plOyment bureau does not claim any
originality in this plan, but simply com
plies with the increasing demands of q
large class of its patrons in thus intro
ducing feature of the business that has
long been practiced in the large cities OF
Europe. The attendance of such per
sons, young or old, male or female, can
be had for the sum of $40 per evening
each. We will guarantee them to be
strictly honest and desirable persons
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

The bill providing that every woman
shall be free TO vote under the qualifica-
tions required of men," introduced III
the New York assembly, was referred
to the attorney general, with an inquiry
as to its constitutionality. He replies as
follows:
l. 1t has been decided so often by the
judicial tribunals of various of the States
of the Union, and by the Supreme Court
of the United States, that suffrage is
not natural inherent right, but IL gov
erned by the law making power and
regulated by questions of availability
and expedieacy instead of absolute, in
alienable right, that the question Is no
longer open for discussion either by the
judicial forms of Legislative assemblies.
2. Therefore the constitution of the State
of New York providing that every male
citizen of the age of 81 years shall have
certain other qualifications may vote,
specifying who shall have the privilege
of voting, excludes as other classes such
as women, persons under 81 years of age,
and aliens. The argument that because
women are not expressly prohibited
they may vote fails In give the slightest
force to the term "male'' in the constitu.
ton. Therefore, assuming that our
organic law was properly adopted with
out the participation of women either in
making or adopting it, that organic law
controls. 3. 1t follows, therefore, as q
logical consequence, that the proposed
reform cannot be accomplished except
by an amendment of the Constitution.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
WrnNrsn.v Mnu1r


There will be a meeting of the bust
ness men of the town at Tressler's hall,
Saturday at 8 O'Clock in the evening tC
make some satisfactory arrangements in
regard TO recording the town plot OF
Americas. This is something that
should be attended to, and we hope to
see a full turn out and the hearty CO
operation of the citizens. Halls King
of Pain" and patent medicine wagon
was IN town yesterday. They were
singing for the edification of the public
and the advancement of their own in.
terests. :. d. Business is reviyiDg. :. &. Per
haPs the young men of town will in,
dulge in a hop tonight. E. Nice grow.
ing weather for crops, and the farmers
are somewhat more hopeful, although
John Edminslon Informs us that the
chinch bugs are iDjuring his crop con.
siderahly.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

The American silk exchange has been
incorporated in New York, and will
open May 20. The object is to open up a
market for American silk producers and
encourage silk-worm culture in this
country. Raw silk is now imported free
of duty. American cocoons of the best
kind have sold at a greater profit al
Marseilles, France, than could be OBJ.
tanned at home. The exchange will, on
June 5, hold a silk exhibition, at which
every step in the culture of the silk
worm will be shown. The cocoons
will be unwouud, and the silk spun and
woven In the hall. The exhibition will
continue until September. Silk worms
from Japan, Italy and France are to
compete with the domestic worms.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
NORMAL COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES

Young ladies who are interested in
the above event, and who wish ANYTHING
in the way of equipment for that I'm
pOrtant occasion, should not fail to visit
Newman & Co.'S and look through their
stock of dress goods and ladies' furnish
ing goods, They carry large line of
colored silks, brocades, satins and other
similar goods, and their stock of white
goods, laces, embrOideries, &c. Is beyond
comparison with any other in the city.
They have an elegant stock of lace
neck wear in fichus, collars and ties,
with an assortment of handkerchief,
gloves, hosiery, and other fancy articles
which, for variety and extent. is unsur-
passed anywhere.
In kid gloves they show all the lead
ing styles in party and spring shades,
with a full supply of white kid slippers.
Being headquarters for everything
pertaining TO lady's outfit. it will be
useless TO look elsewhere if you don't
find what you want here.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

Mr.. Mackay is about to build hotel
in London five times as big as any pub
lie house at the British metropolis. The
royalty over there will never know how
really Insignificant they are until they
see a genuine American hotel clerk pre-
siding over such an establishment.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
HERE AND THERE.

Il is intimated that England is in ia
yor of increasing the duty on imported
assassins.
The pension bill agreed upon by the
committee of congress, appropriates one
hundred million dollars for the year.
The president recently postponed a
reception to hear Clara Louise kellogg
sing, and presented her a bouquet from
his box.
Cincinnati Times and Star: In kill
log off western people it seems to be
nip and tuck between the cyclone and
the Indian.
il is estimated that from what is
deemed reliable data that there viii
be fully 6,OOO, goo acres Of corn plant
ed in Kansas this season.
He knew them by a remark they
made" An exchange thinks that the
expression "you be damned" used ly
the assassins of Cavendish and Burke on
bsing aecosted by a dragon As they
were riding away from the scene of the
murder, would indicate that they were
Americans.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

In the Leayenworth Times of SUM-
day appears an article on "Blue Grass
by Senator Ingalls,, which, contrary to
the promise of the subject, is one of
the choicest literary productions that
has appeared in print for many a day.
ingalls, should have given his attention
to letters instead of politics.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
EIGHT PERSONS DROWNED.
Terrible Lake Accident at Pullman,
Illinois

Terrible Lake Accident at Pullman,
Illinois.
CHICAGO, May ia special from
Pullman, Illinois, at 10 O'Clock this
morning says: The most distressing
accident that ever happened in Pullman
occurred at about O'Clock last night.
A sailing boat with eight persons aboard
capsized in lake Calumet and all were
drowned. The boat was a small craft
used by the Pullman people for pleasure
excursions, and at the time men
toned had on board a party con-
sistIng of Capt. Bucklin, an old sea
captain recently from Maine, his two
sons, boys of II and 10 years of age,
John Smith, foreman in the car depart
ment and four men whose names cannot
at present be ascertained. They had
gone up merely for pleasure ride, al
though owing to the rough character of
the water they were urged by their
friends not to venture out The
capsiZing of the boat was witnessed
by a large numbe: of persons on
the shore, including the wife and daugh-
ter of Captain Bucklin. As the boat
went over a scene of terror ensued on
shore. As soon as possible three boats
were manned and pat out 10 save the
victims who were seen battling with the
waves, but although they got within
hailing distance of the help
less persons it was impossible to do
anything owing to the terrible condition
of the lake. Several of the rescuing
party had narrow escapes from drown
ing. At this writing the town is wild
with excitement over the sad event. as
all the persons drowned were well
known. The lake shore is lined with
people, and the water is being dragged
for the bodies. Two of them-those of
Smith and one of the Bucklin boys
have been recovered.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
PUBLIC LANDS.

The commissioner of public lands an.
nOunces that the arabic lands remaining
subject to occupancy are not more Than
enough to meet the demands of the set.
tiers for year or two. There will, oi
course, be much territory still left, but
not suitable for immediate use. There
will be land in the west that must be If
rigated; in the south that must be
drained in Oregon and Washington thai
requires an immense journey to reach
Thus there will soon be period when
American agriculture will assume a
new phase. More careful tillage will
be practiced. Lands now neglected will
be in demand. Here is a chance for the
new department of agriculture TO dis
tinguish itself. If it can make US &c
quanted with the resources of modern
science as applied 10 the soil, and show
our farmers how to use them To advan
tage, this new cabinet Office will mo-
have been createdsin vain.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

Most of the counties in the Third
district IN which conventions have been
held have elected straight Ryan delega
tions TO the congressional convention tc
be held in this city on the Gath. 1t will
probably strike the fellows who were
expecting to step in Toms shoes thai
there is too much Odd unanimity'
about this thing.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
ARMY warm IIIInoIs.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 15.-Discour
department of agriculture concerning
the depredations of army worms in the
wheat in Union county. In some local
tiles in that county the worms have en-
tirely stripped the wheat of blades and
are now at work on the heads. The
Fultz variety has suffered the most il
not being SC. far advance as others. 1t is
stated that in many places the young
berry has been consumed and unless the
depreciation can be arrested great loss is
inevitable
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

Mr.. Bancroft, the historian, has been
forty-eight years writing the "History
of the United States" and yet is only
brought it down to the election of the
first president, so careful and painstaking
is his work. Like GibboD, lie is said FIRE.
quently to rewrite whole sections which
do not exactly suit him. Though now
eighty-two years of age, the venerable
historian is still at work. and hopes to
bring his history down TO the time of
the Mexican war.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

The strength the Independent more
menis in Texts are showing is alarming
the Democrats, and they are looking
anxiously about for popular candidate
Tor governor who can hold the party to-
gether solidly. The only man who, it is
thought, is able to do this is Governor
Roberts. AS he has declined a NOM.
nation, an effort is making 10 get him
TO reconsider his decision.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

The Forty-seventh congress has now
been in session about five months, and
its record of work accomplished is, on
the whole a very creditable one. Up 10
and including Thursday, $3.50 bills had
been introduced in the house, S51 OF
which has passed that body. OF these
had passed the senate with amend
ments which the house has not yet acted
upon, 2 had passed both branches OF
congress, but had not yet been approved,
and 1O1 had become laws. In the sem
ate 1915 had been introduced, 297 of
which had passed that body; of these Ga
had become laws. 1t appears that, there
fore that 165 separate bills have become
laws within the last five months. OF
course the majority are private acts, but
in the total are included some very im-
pOrtant public measures, besides several
of the general appropriation bills.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
4 Biz Boom ZOE Indre Peter.

GREAT BEND, Kas, May 15.-Judge
Peters has carried the Barton county
convention by forty majority over Booth.
Peters carried the delegates last Sat
urday in Reno. Harvey, Chase, Marion
and Morris counties.
Stafford county elects delegates to. the
state convention for both Peters and
Booth.
The Rice county convention will be
for him solid next Saturday.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
A GENTLE ZEPRYR.
Montgomery County. Arkansas, Visited
by a Cyclone.

by Cyclone.
LITTLE RoCK, May ia Hot Springs
special gives particulars of the cyclone
in Montgomery county Monday evening
The storm came unheralded, and was Of
but few minutes duration. 1t swept
from a northwesterly direction, and
barely missed the towns of Silver City
and Mount Ida. At CaddO Cave, A. s
Swinton's residence was'destroyed. -Four
persons in the house were carried some
distance, and alighted IN a well, but
were rescued. Two of the Swintons
were fatally injured.
S. Bates residence was demolished
and the several occupants severely in
jured.
Rufus Barrett, Riley Wheeler and Jay
Bates lost their residences, the two for.
mer persons sustaining dangerous injur.
les. s. NJ. Tuttlebanner's house, near
Silver City, was Destroyed, and the &C.
cupants ali Injured, though none fatal
iy.
At South Fork The post Office was lift.
ed as feather and carried away. w
L. Burton, postmaster, lost everything,
including the effects of the office and
property. The extensive farm OF
5. IL. Mckinney, probably the
largest and finest in that locality, suf-
fered much damage. The grist and
steam saw mill and cotton gin, together
with fifty other buildings, were de-
stroyed. The families occupying these
residences were nearly all MANNED OF
killed.
Mrs. James Edison sustained fatal in
juries, and probably also Mrs Condry.
The large church was totally demol-
lshed.
Mr. Gilhast and family were seriously
hurt.
Hundreds of sheep, hogs, horses and
cattle were either lost or killed and
5000 in currency and silver scattered
to the winds and lost. The damage To
McKinney's property Will amount to
$4,000.
Jerry Watkins rich plantation on the
Ouehifa Is wholly destroyed, and also
Shelton Fulton's valuable farm. The
total damage incurred cannot fall short
of $500 This will include damages
in the entire county. 1t is safe to say
100 families are rendered homeless and
without support. Your correspondent
was shown a letter in which it was said
that seven or eight people were killed
outright and several hundred wounded.
The citizens met at Mt. Ida and issued
an appeal for aid. Money and pro-
visions are being forwarded from this
CITY az fast az DOSSihie
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

The English people probably felt less
reluctance at parting from Jumbo in
view Of the conceded fart that with Ire
land on her hands ths British govern.
ment still maintains an easy priority in
the matter of elephants among all the
nations of the earth
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
MONDAY. MAY ]
TUESDAY, May l6


The smallpox scare is raging now,
and all kinds of reports in regard to it
are abroad In the land . a stray bullet
punctured the glass front of ]. ID. Glib.
sons business block Saturday night.
Such reckless shooting should be stop.
ped. The hole was made through the
glass but a few inches from the usual
place of Mr.. Gibson when at is books,
and had he been there at the time,
there might have been more of this
item. Corn can grow this kind Of
weather if the bugs will only let ii
alone. :. Yesterday the evening zephyrs
laden with the perfumes of decaying
carcasses of defunct animals, penetrated
the business houses of the town with an
odor not altogether pleasing to the olfac-
tories.
New goods constantly arriving at J. G.
Browns. Cali AMI see Us and we viii ''Per-
suade yOu.''
Toilet soaps, perrumery. hair oils. brushes,
and stationery at j. Z. Browns.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

The United States census reports
show that, during the decaie from 1870
to 1880, Kansas leads all other states in
the increased farm acreage, there hav-
ing been 80, 1853 new farms made within
her limits during that time.
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At Chicago.

CHICAGO. May I7.-wheat-IoWera and dull.
81 23a<9I "A cash Corn-weak and lower.
7Bc sor May. OAts-Weak and lower, 5sc.
Pork-Steady, SO IS. L4rd-DulI, 81 42H.
Hogs-Rseeipts. 1900; active and cents
higher; light 81 2507 IS; mixed packing,
81 2S97 80; heavy. - 756s p.
Cattle = Receipts. 5000; weak: 10 cents
lower; exports. - lo07 90: good 70 choice
shipping, IS SsG7 %; common 70 fair, IS 900
50; butchers. - 7505 60; stoekers and feed
ers. very active, IS to 70 ceats higher. s. 5oa
%. Texans, a 2od6 co.
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Commonwealth .

Commonwealth; The selection oil
delegates TO the state congressional con
vention, by the Republican county cen
trail committee, of Lyon county, meets
with so much opposition that it now
looks as though the whole proceeding
would be repudiated. Prominent Re
publicans are not willing that the com.
mittee should assume so much power
without first consulting the party. 1t is
always best TO travel the plain beaten
road and thus avoid trouble.