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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-02
London Newspaper Carts.


A newspaper cart is u light affair on
two Wheeis-naturally cart could not
b. on four-With one reckless driver and
q man to deal out papers. They rush
along with all the headlOng speed Of the
American butcher cart, and the rivalry
among them Is something lively. OF
course the first paper OH the ground is
the one that gets the cream of the trade.
Probably the handsomeSt carts are those
of the Globe aud the Pail Mall Gazette.
The former has raised hemisphere ON
each side, typical of the name; the lat
ter's carts are oak -eolored, with the title
of the paper on each side and on the
ends. The Echo carts are ugly and very
serviceable. Just before an edition
comes out these carts can be seen in
row before their respective printing
offices, each paper having about dozen.
When the edition is published the carts
are filled in a Lwinkling with paper in
quires-twenty-siX 10 the quire-and
small bundles wrapped up in contents
bills. The latest contents bills are past.
ed on the backs of the carts and away
they all go as speedily as if one OF Ar
abi's bombs fell among them. They dash
through the London streets with the
roIIikv reck iesssness of fire engine and
soon scatter to all points of the compass.
The bundles are flung in at the doors of
the news agents as the carts hurry on
without stopping. at the street corn
ers they pause and the newsboys gather
around, handing in all the former edi-
/ lions that are unsold together with cash
| for as many more as they wish to buy.
l The papers are dealt out with great eel.
| erity by the man in the cart, who has 8
| trick of holding the sheets in peculiar
way in his len hand, while he runs
his right across the edges
thus exposed, counting them
| accurately with the speed of light.
ming. The amount of cash, generally
rendered in pennies. seems almost in.
stinctiyely got at by hefting them IN the
hand. The round has to be made with
in q certain time and the carts have to b,
4 back before the next edition is due, ant
/ the cash and returns handed in beforu
another lot is brought out On the las
round they collect the cash and the re
turned papers from the news agents.
The evening papers here are hardly a
! honest in the matter Of numbering thei
editions as their American cotempors
ries. No London evening paper nun
bers an edition as first" for instance
} / The Echo's first edition is called the sex
ond Is issued at 1 O'Clock. The nez
, edition they call the fourth and It is il
: sued Al go. The fifth edition, whic
ia really the third, comes out at 4 2
' The special edition at 9 and the exit
, special Il 2. Some Of the evening D,
lpers begin business with . third editio
which the unsnspectIng Britisher Blu,
. with the impression thai he is gettiI
something very late indeed.
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SENATOR PLUUB

Kansas City Journal: The Times
has opened its bIunderbuss on Senator
Plumb, and sees great danger to the
state of Kansas should he be reelected
That state has had nearly six years ex-
perience of the senator, yet we have
heard of no drouth, no grasshOppers,
nor blight nor mildew upon her fair
fields as punishment for electing him.
Nor have we heard of single interest
of her people neglected by him. On
the contrary, we know him to be not
only an interchangeable representative of
the state, doing all that was to do in
her behalf, but what is still better, know
ing how to do it, And we also know
that in a national sense he is the peer
of Il majority of his associates, and one
of the most useful members of the
senate. He is, too, II Republican, re-
liable. consistent, and without any sores
ON his head He was new man when
elected, but time and experience have
proved the choice a wise one. and
his reelection will be a source OF
qualification throughout the country and
au assured benefit TO the state. We
say this not because the Times has at
tackled HIM, but because it is his due
and because we can and do speak advis-
edly and with knowledge. But the sen.
ator is to be congratulated that the
Times has attacked him, as it is a sure
sign that he has done Well and that the
people are with him.
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10 TIE lSTAY.AT. HOMES.

The Republicans of Kansas have more
to fear in the present canvass from apa-
thy than from "kicking." The Repub-
lican stay nj homes are more dangerous
than those who will go to the polls and
vote against their party. To the stay-at-
homes, therefore, We commend the fol-
lowing golden words from recent
speech by the Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee:
The truth is, VIC have grown too in
different to the management and control
of our public affairs; too careless as TO
the character and responsibility of the
men who act as our representatives; too
lenient towards crime committed against
the public 1t has been said of Us, with
at least shade of truth, that there is no
nation in the world which has so high a
standard of private virtue and so low q
standard of public morals, and that no
people in the world are so quick to
avenge private injury and so slow 70
punish public wrong. Secure in the
consciousness of living in free country
and under a republican form of govern
ment, we expect To reap ali the benefits
of freedom without undertaking any Of
its duties and responsibilities; we per
nit questions of the highest public mo-
ment TO pass unheeded; we allow men Il
be placed in positions of honor anC
trust to whom We would be unwilling
| to cOnfide the most unimportant matte
of our private business, and we pass oul
lives in Sinking the plainest duties o
citizenship. while we boast of the glor,
of self government
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The late Hon. John ID. Defrees was
editing paper at South Bend, Ind, at
the time of the Black Hawk war, aud
when 800 HOosier volunteers went to
the scene of action only to find that the
war had come to an end, he saw the
comical side of their experience and
published a sketch of what they didn't
do, calling them the BLOODY Three
Hundred" The fun fitted cxquisitely,
but large number of the men lacked
either the sense or spirit to appreciate
it, and became very angry. They went
90 the young editors home, hundred
strong, and called him out, intending &c
duck him in u mill pond. He came
but instead OF apologizing or begging
for mercy, he stoutly detied them, ridi
culed them without stint, and tauntet
them with cowardice in coming n hun
bred against one, until in shame and il
admiration of his pluck they Apologies
for disturbing him and beat crestiallel
ratrpaf
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THE GRAIN TRADE.

Chicago Tribune: The gram move
meni throughout the United States con-
tinues to decrease. The total receipts
at the eight principal primary markets
at the west in the wee ending October
IA were 2,7ll ,481 bushels of wheat, $780,
TOT barrels of flour, and 558,731 bush
els of corn, against 3,1O3,G00
bushels of wheat, 234.O15 barrels
of flour and 733,037 bushels
of corn in the preceding week, which
latter week also showed a similar de-
crease from the week before that, the
aggregate weekly receipts of grain and
flour at the west being now but little
over 90 per cent at the weekly average
in September. The exports continued
to decline in like proportion. The total
exports of wheat and flour from the sew
en- Atlantic ports-including New Or
leans and Montreal-for the week end
ing October IS were equal TO 2,545, 00C
bushels OF wheat, against 3 ,04T ,002 bush
els in the preceding week, and weekly
average OF considerably over 4 100, OO(
bushels in September. The causes o.
the diminished interior movement arr
that farmers are unwilling To sell any
more of their wheat at present prices
than they are obliged TO. OF corn Their
is very little left of the old crop to sell
and the new corn Is not in marketable
condition yet to a sufficient extent +
furnish any considerable supply. Tn
diminished export movement of whoa
is largely due to the disparity of price
which has existed for the last month be
tween American and foreign market:
In the export of wheat from New Yorl
TO Liverpool there has been difTercnc
of from two 10 four cents per bushe
against shipments during the create
portion of the time.
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Some of The birb.toned people ri

Some of the high-toned people al New
York were for long time in doubt as
To- whether they should rccognIZe Mrs.
Lang,ry in any way. But we knew they
would come down from their lofty po-
sitIon. Her hotel Is constantly crowded
with callers, and at last accounts she
had two hundred invitations ahead to
dine with the snobs. At the auction sale
of seats for her first performance in New
York Wednesday the rush of fools was
remarkable. Charles WindhRm bid of
the lower prOscenium box for $500
other boxes brought $45 and $50, and
orchestra chairs went at $3.50 the av'
eragc price being $lI. The sale real
lied $500. Mrs. Langtry can depend
on carrying off a large amount of money
from Gotham, if she is but an indifferent
actress
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HERE AND THERE.

II is estimated that Dakota will next
year increase her population 100000
Dana, Of the New York Sun, pays his
cook $1,000 year.
PaFuell denies that he has misappTo-
priated the land league funds.
Newspaper readers will regret to learn
that the fellow who writes the heavy
Mrs. PartingtOn literature is improving
In health.
Wonderful stories of { wealth Of
Georgia in unmined gold and unsoughi
diamonds come via correspondence e
the Cincinnati Commercial.
France has had 10000 murders in the
last twenty five years, but consoles her
self with the reflection that she also haI
$3.50 executions OF murderer
The registration in New York Cit.
shows q remarkable interest in ths
pending contest. The voters have bee
registering at The rate. of about e0OOO
day.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Mics Louisa NJ Alcott has been Tor
hidden by her physician to write That
is bad. If she can'twrite she must talk
Malone. of Virginia, says: ave
shall carry the state by 10000, and elect
seven out of nine congressman" We
wish we had p little more confidence IN
Malone as prophet.
1t does no good To ignore the fact that
there are several hundred Republicans
in Topeka who will not vote for st.
John under any circumstances.-Cnm-
mOnwealth.
Who cares a cOntinentals
I Gov. ST. John predicts that Wichita
will have thirty thousand people in the
year 1895. We wondered what softened
down the Wichita Eagle so perceptibly
on the governor.
John Dewey, editor of the Irish Ma
ton, was arrested in New York Satar-
day charged with libeling August Bel
mont by stating that he misappropri-
ated Fenian funds inirusted to him in
1865.
1t is stated that Frank James will go
upon the stage as tragedian. Ii was
hoped he would take the lecture
field, but he is posted in tragedy, and
prefers TO exercise his talents in that
line.
Jay Gould and a party of railroad
aen arrived in Sedalia, Mo, on Tuesday
evening. We should have supposed
that Jay would have extended his visit
into Kansas to look after his newspaper
property in this state
Democrats only, and not Republicans,
desire st. Johns withdrawal" is the apt
and pointed way in which Col. John A.
Martin puts it. The Republican boys
of Kansas will attend to the "with-
drawa" business a week from next Tues
day.
1t is now stated that b. Franklin But
Ter, Esq, has something else in his eye
besides the g;'Vernorship of Massachu-
sets, and that is the senatnrship. His
friends are quietly at work all over the
state to secure members of the legisla-
ture.
Thurlow Weed, the venerable politi-
clan and journalist, whose death was
hourly expected few days ago. has so
far recovered as to Inditc letter of
thanks 10 the New York Tribune for.the
many manifestations of sympathy ac-
corded during his late illness.
There is nothing Encouraging about
the Ohio election. "Fhe mistakes ofthe
campaign" are now settled, and the par
ty will start in anew. In 1862 the Dem
ocrats carried the state, by 5,577 major
ity; in 1874 by 817; In 1873, by 22,527 /;
and in 1882 by about $4,000. The Re-
publicans have been victorious at all
other elections since 1865.
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REdDTION.

Those who remember the state cam
paigns in Kansas from our admission
into the union down, will rccOllect that
the opposition To the Republican party,
under whatever name, has always
started out with an immense Flourish Of
trumpets" and noise. This is not by
any means the first campaign in which
there has been dissatisfaction in the Re
publican ranks. II existed widely when
Sid Clarke and Carney WERE the nomi-
nees. II was widespread when Tom
Osborn ran for governor. In nearly all
the campaigns the opposition have
started out with noise" as their capital.
So they did this year. But the old Re
publican party always got over its sore
ness belore the day of election, closed
up the ranks and drove the buoyant OPP
position into the brush. The reaction
always came, and close observer could
feel it in the air, Sn it is this year. To
read Democratic papers and hear Dem.
Ocrats talk you would think there was
real danger If Chicks success. But
there are to-day unmistAkable signs
over the state that the old-style Republi
can reaction has set in. Leading men
have thought better of their sourness and
have their coats off At work. RousIns
meetings are being held in every county
The leaders are doing good worl
ON the stump, and the papers are rat
Ting away ut the Democratic ranks
They are scattering, and "bluster" i
, too Thin for food for solid Kansas vot
} ers. The people see no reason for
! change. Thousands Of Democrats ar
! coming up 10 help along prohibition
3 The Republican cyclone is in motion
Q and will gather strength from now I'll
y November 7Ih, and when the returns al
counted IL will be found there is an oil
o fashioned Republic III victory. The rcH'
. ton has set ia. Get out of tie way.
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PHIPPS.

The name of Elias p. Phipps, of Phil
adelphia, will pass into history AS the
boss public plunderer OF the period.
Had his performances happened any,
where IN the west the eastern people
and especially those of Philadelphia,
would have associated Phipps with the
transactions of the James boys, and
would have painted his plundeTing OPP
cralions as particular stigma on our
western civilization. Nothing as mon
strous in the way of crime has ever hap
pened in the west, rs was permitted
year after year for nearly a decade, fright
under the noses of the moral and high
toned denizens of Philadelphia. In their
details the operations oil this public
functionary are no more surprising than
they are humiliating and disgusting.
brooklyn permitted the secretary OF
the education department., with outside
help, to swindlc it out of some $3.50
coo IN ten years; but Phipps has com
pletely dislanced that feat. The Phiia-
delphia Record publishes an exposure
of the thefts committed by this
ex-superintend mt Of the Philadel-
phia aims house II says that
Phipps' thelts reach total OF $65OOOO
extending over period of nine years
that Phipps made il bIrgain when elect
ed superintendent in July, 1873, to di
vide the profits of his office with foul
members of The board of guardians o.
the poor. and that under this agreement
ga, 900 were stolen every year. Phipp:
supported fifteen families, among thesC
being the houses of four poor guar
dians, five contractors, two discharged
employees, and four other persons, Off
cial and otherwise, who had obtained 1
hold or the superintendent fears or af
lection. The article says that in 1871
Phipps expended $4,000 on cigars
which he scattered with lavish hand
this being his favorite method of cleo
tioneering.
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General Butler says the political pen
dulum swings every'two years, aud that
this fact is responsible for the apheavals
of this year. He thinks it may come
back from the Democratic side again by
1884. and cheat that party of its presi-
DENTAL hopes This is very likely To he
the case, and We suppose tina: when it
gets back there it will find the general
in position as a Republican. He has
swung as frequently AMI regularly as
the pendulum has, and Ia Is ma lr about
as much by the operation. He is much
like the pendulum ia that he can do lit.
tie but swing He swings regularly fol
Office. but is no; able to stop in il.
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Wichita Eagle: II. as is claimed by
Col. Click and other advocates Of lic-
ensed whisky, the policy of prohibition
tends To increase the consumption Of in
toxicating drinks, and thereby add TO
the profits of those engaged in their sale,
why, in the name of all that is rational,
is it that every beer guzzler and gin
slinger in the state is 'arrsyed against
st. John and The prolIibitory amend
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vASDERBILT, SURE ENOUGH.
He Was Afraid the NiekIe Plate Would
Give Him Serious Trouble
Gould Beaten


NEW York, Oct 27.-The Evening
Posts financial article says the transfer
of the controlling interest in the New
York, Chicago u st. Louis railway
company continues to be the topic of
discussion in Wall street. 1t appears
thai the nominal purchasers were j. II.
Deyereaux, president of the C., c., G. s.
|. road, The controlling interest in which
company belongs to William II. Van
derbilL and Judge Stevenson
Burke, who is vice president of the Col
umbus, Hooking Valley 81 Toledo rail-
road, and director in several OF the
Vanderbilt roads. The purchasers are
Vanderbilt and the controlling owners
of the Hooking Valley who are friends
of Vanderbilt While, according to in
formation we are bound to regard as
trustworthy, these are the facts as to the
real purchasers. 1t is very likely that
affairs have been so manag-
ed that Vanderbilrs speaking
in liberal way, can say he was not the
purchaser. The main advantage of
these purchases to Vanderbilt is that he
and his friends now control a road
which might hcve given serious trouble
to his entire system of roads from New
York to Chicago. the effect of the
transactions on its stock was to cause a
ucClUGu CudHS0 III lis GOuc anu III tudl
| 1t clears up the speculative situation.
The change may become even more
marked.
The Mail and Express says
The street is disposed in the matter OF
the deal in the New York, Chicago &
st. Louis road to charge it to Wander
bilt's account, whether he will have it SC
| or not. The dicker was opened by the
| Western people through General DeV-
ereaux, of the c., c., C. s. I. railroad
which Vanderbilt uses from Cleveland
to the Ohio river. People profess not tC
know TO whom they sold their shares
or in whose interest they were pur
chased. Gould tried to buy the STOCK
about two weeks ago offering fifteen fol
common and thirty-fiye for preferred
He has since had his eye on the property
and it is believed that its purchase wa.
one of the objects of his trip west. Van
derbilt was too quick for him.
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trouble in Mexico.

San FnANCIDco. Oct ga Tucson
dispatch says: One of the editors of the
Citizen lust returned from Sonora re-
poess that personal conflict exists be-
tween Governor Ortes and General
REYES, commanding the federal forces
in Sonora 0rtes had Reyes proclaimed
as a rebel by the Legislature, but being
kunabIe to raise force to oppose him,
left the capital. taking refuge at Quay
mas. Both claim TO be supported by The
federal government. To which both have
appealed. Those best informed apprc.
bend that there will be no blood shed
nor disturbance of prop erty rights
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stilI Celebrating.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27.-To-d day is
styled Military Day in the official pro-
gram of the celebration. The principal
feature being a parade by the militia of
this state, participated in by military
organizations from neighbOring cities.
The same dense crowds that have al
most lived ON Broad, Market, Chestnut
and third streets since Tuesday is again
packed in those thoroughfares this
morning, and the decorations seemed
even more profuse than on previous
days. Over twenty thousand men were
in line, exclusive of several cadets and
military institutions and organizations
of this city and Chester There being
in parade in addition to three brigades
of the Pennsylvania state militia, brig.
AIDES and batteries from New jersey and
Delaware, and companies from Balti-
| more and Washington and the grand
army posts had about ten Thousand meI
| out. President Arthur and Secretary
Lincoln, who arrived this morning from
New York, Gov. Hoyt and staff, the of
| ficeIs and members of the executive
committe of the bi-centennial associa
| ton and distinguished guests reviewed
the line from the grand stand north o
| Broad street.
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A Cotton Exposition.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 26-This city Is
preparing to hold, in 1888, a cotton ex-
position on a more extended scale than
that at Atlanta. 1t is proposed to have
represented every feature of the cuitiva-
tiOn of cotton, and every form Of its
manipulation shown. In addition tosthe
cotton exhibit the mineral resources
will be represented in a manner surpris-
ing even to those most familiar with the
south. Silk, wool and timber will also
be fully represented. Grain, which is
now attracting much attention in the
south, will be prominent 1t is hoped
to have, during the exposition, a meet
ing of the Cotton Planters Association
and also of the National Millers' Asso-
citation. The scheme is very compre,
hensive and is one backed by leading
business men and railroad men. Three
or four hundred thousand dollars will be
required, a large portion of which has
already been pledged.
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Iliawalha World: The Missouri
Grand Masonic Lodge Mt their meeting
last week passed the following resolu.
ton:
Resolved, That the business of saloon
keeping II hereby declared Masonic
oflcnse, and those engaged in the bust
ness are liable To he dealt with for un
mHsonic conduct.
There are $1,000 Masons in Missouri
We suppose they will all be called Puri
tans and fanatics. Missouri is making
good beginning in taking one side o
the bar She will soon follow Kansas
which takes in both sides. Without the
patron there would lie no keeper,
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1t is stated that our State Board of


II is stated that our State Board of
Agriculture proposes To go somewhat
INTO history in ITS next biennial re-
port. For the good of the society we
hope IL will let the Historical sketch"
business alone. The publication of
these reports have been IA good thing for
the state because they have that kind of
information which was important To the
people. Whenever the society steps aside
from its Legitimate work it will blum
der, and the consequences may be SER
ious for ii. The Legislature, we presume,
made no appropriation to cover the pub
lic"tion of history 10y the society. Ii
had better attend 10 its own business
and leave the history TO he provided
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A prominent Methodist clergyman
OF Milwaukee has challenged any rep
rescntatIve OF the "Personal Liberty
League" TO a discussion of the temper
ance question. The challenge will Lot
be accepted. Now let that preacher tackle
Governor Robinson or George Martin.
of Kansas, with his challenge. Wen
wager WEEKLY NEWS tor year that
neither of them will decline such a dis
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The richest man in Maine is said 10
be ex Governor Coburn, of Showhegan,
who is worth five or six millions, accu-
INFLATED in the lumber business. He
was farmers boy, and began life as a
surveyor. He is now past eighty years.