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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
DELEGATE CAMEBELL
He Is interviewed at Leavenworth on
Utah Affairs.

He Is Interviewed at LeaVenw0rth on
Utah AffaIra.
LEAvENwoRTm, May ia Journal
reporter called on Delegate Campbell,
of Utah, who is visiting friends in this
city. The gentleman declined To be in
terviewed, but il was plain 10 see that
he was in a happy state of mind.
When he went to Washington last
November with The certificate OF elcc-
ton from Gov. Murray in his pocket
he did half expect to be admitted. He
thou 5ht, however, that if he did not
get into the house Geiiher would his
competitor, MIR. Cannon, whose name
had been placed ON the roll by the clerk.
The result proves that Mr.. Campbell
judged Alright. The passage of the anti
polygamy bill was cause for more salts
faction on the part of Mr.. Campbell
than would have been his admission
without the bill.
Mr.. Campbell says that now that con-
gress has passed IL law applying special
ly to polygamy in Utah, it is sure to
be observed. The men who have
more than one wife will he forced to
give up all but their first chosen. The
men who mary second time after this
will be sent 10 the penitenIiAry. Fur
tneTInoTe, SAYS MT. NdillpUeii, thtIe Is
the provision in the bill which pro
vides that no polygamists shall hold
office. Imagi inc such a law in Kansas
where many men would give up even
one wife raIber than not have an office
Mr.. Campbell. who formerly resided
in this state, praises the Ell rls of the
Kansas delegation, particularly of Mr.
Haskell, ia getting through The anti
pnlygamy bill. lie takes the next train
for home. lie is u large stakeholder in
the Home silver mine. and is rich, lIber.
al, and better, IA reliable friend of pro
gresS.
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A NOTE OF wARNrNG.
Letter from Frank james to Governo
Critfenden

4 CFtCteHuSn.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, May 12.-Yester
day morning a man giving the maine O
II. NJ Wright, mailing from Brighton
Polk county. negotiated a note for 5000
receiving $3.50 in cash. Upon investi
! CATION the signature proved TO be 8
| forgery. The man was arrested in
North Springfield at a late hour last
night. Upon his person were found a
large number of forged notes, drawn
in favor of William Mitchell, III. NJ.
Wright and Frank Davis Letters found
upon his person reveal the fact that he
came to tins county from Laona, New
York.
The following letter, scaled and ad-
dressed to Gov Crittenden, at st. Joe.
Missouri, was found upon his person.
Frank James is supposed 10 write in
the following style:
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, April 26, 1882.
Mr.. Frank Jdmesto Mr Crittenden:
SIR: | wish to write you a farewell
letter to tell you my feelings in regard
to the killing OF my brother Jesse. Do
you think you did right in killing him
If you did, l have the same right to XIII
you as you did in killing my brother
Jesse, and think in the course of time
will carry your blood and many others
of your OUTFIT. / shall make southern
Missouri bleed for this, you bet l will.
l will unload the forty-five in your eat
cass, and the Ford boys, shall see them
die horrible death. All, you damned
blue-ceated devils, your time is short;
your sun will soon set forever, never to
rise more in this world or the next
You blue coats, you can't get me; defy
you and yosF bands. can clean out
nifty of you alone. l have got lots of
friends yet. Your damned FOrds can't
run me and kill my brother without re-
venge. | will revenge to the last, You
can set that down on your day book. A
Thousand men | will kill before / lie me
down TO rest.
remain yours-your blood 1 will
have truly, FRANK JAMES.
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SHAKEN UP.
Accident to the Missouri Editors Near
Oswego.

Accident to the Missouri Editors Near
Oswego.
PARSONS, May 12.-The excursion
train of the Missouri press association,
while on their way to Galveston, col
lided with a loose engine and caboose,
on Friday morning at half past O'Clock
about i've miles north of Oswego. The
excursion was in charge of Passenger
Agent Henry Garland and Conductor
Hill, of the Missouri, Kansas s Texas
railroad, and numbered. with other
passengers, several hundred persons
The engine and caboose was in charge
of Conductor Pagan, who, with the en-.
gineer, left their engine unattended
while receiving orders at Oswego.
From some unknown reason the engine
started without q soul on board, and
when it reached the point of collision
with the excursion was going at the rate
of forty miles an hour. The engineer of
the excursion train. seeing the approach
ing headlight, slowed up and came
nearly to a stop, he and the fireman
jumping off in time TO save themselves.
Both engines were completely wrecked,
and the tender OF the excursion train
telescOped with the postal car The
postal clerk was scratched a little and
his clothing considerably torn, but he
was otherwise uninjured. The passen-
gers were shaken up and very much
alarmed, but fortunately ali escaped
without injury. The excursion train,
some hours after the collision, was taken
back To Parsons. and the train DELAYED
until the track was cleaIed and the de.
hris removed The disaster interferes
with the aims of the excursion and de
lays their arrival in Galveston about
twelve hours.
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Oklahoma Payne and His Cohorts.

CHICAGO, Ill, May IA Wichita
special says: 1t is reported from Cald
well, Kansas, that Payne and his com
pany crossed the line on Wednesday tC
Oklahoma. He had seven wagons and
fifty men from Wichita, and three wag
ons and fifteen men from Wellington
The Oklahoma company claim this is
Payne's personal enterprise. They are
not meddling in it. Its success they re
gard doubtful. The party hope to gel
on the lands before the soldiers receive
orders TO eject them, and then they will
claim TO be on government land. and il
forced off hope to raise the question Of
title.
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Mr.. L. A. Smith, of Lawrence, max rs
the encouraging announcement that If
some one will purchase the Eldridge
house in that city. which he says is held
at $9O,0OO. and will add improvements to
the amount OF $4,000, lie will take it
for five years and pay, in the way of
rent. ten per cent. interest on the money
invested. This rare opportunity of nj
once subscribing the ends of business
and philanthropy should never he al.
lowed to go by default in a town so per
vaded by spirit of benevolence as the
historic city.
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Ex-senator Thurman is persuaded iha
the Pond liquor law of Ohio is uncOn
stitutional, though he refuses the offeI
OF the liquor dealers Ia take charge o
their case before the state supreme court
The law is found To work remarkably
we'll. Nearly all the saloons were
closed in Cincinnati last Sunday and the
city enjoyed quiet day. With somany
evidences in its favor it is probable thai
there will be an almost unanimous sen
timent in favor of its enforcement as
soon as the people become n little usct
to the new order of things
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Kansas City Journal: In reviewing
the James boys editorially the London
News says I'VE must all hope that
Mr.. Oscar Wilde will not lecture IN Mis-
souri,. Nothing could he more annoy.
ing Ia lecturer ON art than Ia be asked
by MIR. Francis James for his gate mon
ey, for the pecuniary results of mis-
sian so interesting To civilization" Os-
car Wilde's gate money IN Kansas City
would scarcely warrant Mr.. Francis
james in making Il raid on the cash box.
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Prohibition at Abilene.

ABILENE, Kan, May 1O-In the dis
trict court to-day Geo. Hausbrough was
found guilty on the first count of the in
dictment for selling liquor, and was SEN
fenced to pay fine of 800 and costs
At the instance of the county attorney
thirty-One other counts of the indict
ment were noticed.
The case of William Hickman was
called, and on one indictment of seven
counts, the jury were out a short time
and returned verdict of guilty. A mo
ton for a new trial was made.
"Dick Turpin" Chapman was con
victed on three counts for selling liquor
The sentence has not yet been passed
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Pueblo CbiefLain: We notice that a
few down east reformers have inaugur-
ated war against bicycles and bicycle
makers, but we hope they will not sue
coed. A young man astride of a bicycle
may not cut severely classical figure,
hut he is far more interesting object
80 contemplate than n young man who
loafs about billiard halls and fills him
self up with stale beer. The bicycles
arc harmless; let them alone
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storing Electricity.

New YORK, May 12-Walter Il. Whit
ing and Nicholas Decker arrived to-day
ON the steamer Labrador from Havre
They showed during the whole passage
that electricity can be stored" and car.
ried around as safely and conveniently as
a travellers ordinary luggage, ready for
immediate use. They brought eighteen
boxes of stored electricity. Each box is
about eighteen inches high and thirty
six inches long. The lamps which
they supplied were lighted in the pres
ence of United States Consul Glover in
Havre, and kept burning during the en-
tire voyage. The lamps are very small
Those used in the state room are only
fiye-candle power. and are not affected
by the motion of the ship or sea air The
experiments are pronounced by the pas
sengers and officers as very satisfactory
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The CoInrel NIefhnhists.

WASHINGTON, May 1O.-In the colored
Methodist Episcopal general conference
to-day the committee on boundaries
made report in which it was stated
that the general conferences held al
jackson, Tenu., tour years ago consoli
dated the Kentucky, Missouri, and
Kansas conferences, in consequence
of which the work suffered, especially
in Missouri and Kansas. The report
recommends that the Kentucky confer
ence hereafter shall embrace the state Of
Kentucky only, and that the states oil
Missouri and Kansas shall be known as
Il mission conference
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From the Frontier.

SAN Francisco, May lin Lords
burg dispatch, Col. FOrsythe says tha
in an interview he had to-day with
the daughter of Chief Loco, she inform
ed him that thirteen Indians had beer
killed in the fight at STEMS Peak with
Forsythe. Forsythe states that but
twenty or twenty-four bucks are be
lieveG to have escaped with Loco from
the encounter with Garceo. He is in
clined TO the belief that Garceo would
not return with the thirty three prisoners
he had captured, but that they would
be duly passed on to the happy hunting
grounds.
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Fire at Cairo.

CAIRO, Ill, May 1O.-About two
o'clock this morning fire broke out in
Vincent block, corner of Eighth and
Ohio Levee streets, from Stacking lime
in the cellar completely destroying that
and three other buildings adjoining, and
badly damaging the southern hotel
Vincent's block contained about twenty
families at the time of the fire, who lost
everything. The loss will reach SAC, 1000
with very little insurance. The heav.
lest losers are Jacob Klee, ice dealer
Y. Wilson, commission merchant; L.
Klaub, proprietor of the Southern hotel,
and f. Vincent, who owned the frame
on the corner
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A Minnesota rwister.

bune's jackson, Minnesota, special saws F:
A cyclone struck the school house five
miles southwest of Lakefeld, this cOun-
ty, yesterday. The building was lifted
up and scattered over the prairie. 1t
was occupied by the teacher and eleven
pupils, who were all more or less
bruised, three pupils sustaining terrible
injuries. The storm came in the form
OF IA funnel-shaped cloud, which bound.
ed along the prairie and passed into
Heron Lake, sucking up water 10 the
height of a hundred feet
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Score One for the Female susrnri.ts

WASHINGTON, May 13.-The senate
select committee on woman suffrage, by
vote of three to two, agreed To recon-.
ana hd 10 the senate for adoption Senator
Lapham's joint resolution proposing the
following amendment to the constitn.
ton: Article XVI, section The right
OF citizens to vote shall not be denied OF
abridged by the United States or by any
state on account of sex. Section g.
Congress shall have power, by the APP
proyal of legislation. to enforce the pro,
visions of this article. The vote was:
Ayes, Lapham, Blair and Jackson-3;
noes, George and Fair-2; absent, An
thOny and Terry.
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FoulIy Murdered

HUTCHINSON, May, 12.-News has jus
been received from Arlington that Solo
mon Cobb, an old and respected either
of this county, was found dead in hi:
field last night, with several severe cash
es cut in the back of his head. He haC
gone out to burn off the prairie grass OF
his meadow, and remaining longer thar
necessary his family became alarmed
and went to look for him, and fount
him as above described. No reason car
be given for this foul deed.
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TIL Commonwealth says that Shaw
nee county wilt send n solid Ryan dele.
gallon Ia The congressional convention
to ID" held in this city on the 9th OF
May. So far as we can learn the woods
seem To be- about as fnllof Ryan men rs
they were i~o years ngo. We rather
suspec, that Tom is going To have an.
other wnlk.nwny.
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New York Tribune:

New York Tribune: A Mexican
whose popularity among his neighbors
in Texas, where he has been sojourning,
had been seriously impaired by his in
diligence in the unsocial pastime OF
DEMONSTRATING, was recently hanged by
the neck from a convenient tree. But
his neighboFs forgot to tie his hands be.
hind his back, and when they were out
of sight he reached up and grasped the
rope, thus relieving the strain upon his
neck. Not being able to release him
self, he remained in this uncomfortable
though improved situation all night,
end the next day was cut down by a
merciful Samaritan who happened TO be
passing.
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The New York Tribune, in AN able
editorial on the Fruits of Assassina-
ton" in connection with the recent
tragedy in Ireland, says:
so true is it that political assassina.
tion is an accursed thing that blighis
the future of any land and every race.
1t demoraliZes public sentiment II
chills the generous heart and clouds the
lucid intelligence of craftsmanship.
IL infuriaies even sober-minded PEG.
pie. 1t closes eye and ear To Just
grievances. II discrepancies political &C.
ton. IL sets the face of the civilized
world sternly against the wrongs and suf
ferings of an unhappy race. A wither.
ing curse To Ireland, il is n blisterinc
disgrace TO the country which has govern
eel for many centuries without succeed
ing, by fair means or foul, in new ways
or old, by storm and stress or by brides
and promises, in conciliaiing the con
quered race. II looms up To day before
The startled eyes of mankind an ugly
portentous fact, and its shadow stretches
far back in English history over The
reaches of q gloomy and sterile past.''
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Catholic Young Mems National Unior
BosToN, May 12.-The Catholic Young
Mems National Union began a two DAYS
session this morning. Resolutions wei.
coming the Canadian delegates, protest
ing against the publication by a prumi-
nent publishing house of slanderous
Interpretations of Catholic teachings,
against the exclusion from office by the
terms OF the constitution of New Hamp-
shire, commencing the uiteranee of the
prelates at the Cincinnati council, de-
Inning the true meaning OF human free
dom, protesting against the rechristiani-
cation of education and invasion on the
national rights of parents in France
and Belgium, and urging organization
to procure the repeal of the laws on the
subject, and protesting against the
structures upon parochial schools in the
published report of the Massachusetts
bureau of statistics and labor. 1t was
ordered that all addresses be referred for
revision and approval to the president,
Bishop Keane, before being published
Thomas Gully addressed the conven-
ton in opposition to the goddess system
of education in Massachusetts and in
favor of the extension of parochial
schools.
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sEvEREsr FOR THIRTY YEARS.
The Atlantic Coast Swept by a Heavy
Storm

LONG BRANCH, n. j., May 12-Old
surfmen say that the storm now sweep
ing the coast is the severest, for this pc
riod of the year, that they nave expert
enced for Thirty years. The railroad
travel ON the New Jersey Southern rail
way, north of Long Branch, has been
abandoned. This morning, 4; train
which attempted the trip. was -four
hours making the run from Sandy Hook
to Long Branch, distance of thirteen
miles. The wash-out on the Pennsyl
vania railroad between Point Pleasant
aud the bay, has prevented all PhIladel
phia connection.
THE BLUFF is BADLY WASHED
away in many places. The cottage at
Seaside park was unroofed, and the cot
tage of Mr.. Rathbone, at HoopVille, was
blown down. The tide at 4 o'clock this
afternoon was the highest ever known
and breaks completely over the iron
pier, but no damage is reported as vet
The steamer Jessie Hoyt, of tie Central
railway of New jersey, and the steam
ers Sea Bird and Alberiina did not
DARE TO CROSS THE BAY
in the teeth of the storm. The schooner
Lawrence is ashore at the mouth oil
South river and is breaking up. PoinI
Monmouth, which reaches a mile out
is submerged with the high tide, which
sweeps inland, covering the low lands
for miles. a number of fishing boats
broke their moOrings and lie stranded
upon the meadows. II blows fearful
gale tonight.
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Robbed on the Train

KANSAS CITY, May I'LL. B. Johns
of Wickersham, Michigan, had hi.
pockets picked of $40 and a cheek fol
800 while sitting in the train at th,
depot this evening. Two well-dresseC
men came into the car and claimed hi!
seat, and as he was leaning over to ge
his gripsack, they closed in on him anC
relieved him of his wealth. They ther
walked quietly out of the car, and theil
victim did not learn OF his loss until thu
train had pulled out of the depot.
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"Joined the Jerktd," is the character
idic, quiet, unobtrusive and tasteful
headline which the Chicago Times
places over an account it publishes of a
recent execution. II is such splendid
feais of ALTERATION rs this which do SC
much tn render the English Language
the ruling tongue of the world. and u
make the fortune of all enterprisIng pro
iessors who teach all there is about il
in ten easy lessons"
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1t is now quite generally conceded
that Mr.. Blaine Is certain TO figure prom
inentlY in the political campaign in
Maine this year, whether as a candidate
for congress ON the general ticket, or as
the Republican nominee for governor,
remains to be seen. In Portland the
opinion is held that Mr.. Blaine has no
desire to re. enter pubic life as a men,
her of congress, but that he would not
object to take the front for his party rs
its candidate for governor. In that po-
sition-his election being taken for
granted in the event of his nomina-
tion-he would be advanlageously situa.
ted with reference to a possible return
to the United States senate, from which
he retired voluntarily TO take seat in
President Garfield's cabinet. Whatever
be the plan or the outcome, it seems to
be settled fact that Mr.. Blaine's period
Of private life is to he short one.
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High waters.

MEMPHsIs, Tenn, May 11.-A special
to the Evening Ledger from JACKSON
port, Arkansas, says: The town is three
feet under water, and the river is still
rising. The heavy rains of the past
three days caused washOut of the line
of the Memphis & Charleston railroad
at Muddy creek, Is miles east of Men,
phis, and the water covers the track for
distance of three miles. All through
travel has been suspended, and if there
are no more rains the break will be re-
paired by Saturday, there will be no
interruption of travel over the Louis
VILE u Nashville, nor the Mississippi
& Tennessee On the latter road a
slight break occurred yesterday at Sena-
tobla, but trains are running regularly.
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An order has been issued. in Russia
fOrbidding the emigration OF rich Jews.
This shows rare discrimination ON the
part Of the Gar. He is too willing that
his neighbOrs shall have the impecuni-
Gus lsraelites, but the gentlemen who
have accumulated roubles in his domin-
ions must stay there and be robbed. He
doesn't want The balance of trade dis.
fuFhGd
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Illinois Crop Keporls.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 11.-Reports
from all portions of the slate to the de-
partment of agriculture 10 May 1st, in
dIcate An improvement in the condition
of winter wheat in all sections of the
state. The reports cover each locality
in the state, and are made by prominent
farmers who have the best means for de-
tcrmining the condition of the growing
crop. The wheat on drained land is
much above the average, and has sell
dom promised better yield per acre
Wheat on wet land has been injured by
the excessive rain, and will not make an
| average crop. Chinch bugs in large
numbers are reported in various local.
ties, but no damage has yet resulted.
Unlc IS the season is dry until harvest il
is not likely that there will be any in.
jury from these insects.
The condition in the northern portion
of the state has improved three per cent,
| during the past month, and the pros
poets are encouraging for five per cent.
more than the average yield per acre of
| winter wheat This is thirtytwo per
cent. better than year ago In the
| central division the condition has i'm.
proved three per cent. since the first OF
April last, and gives promise of three
per cent more than the average yield.
This is forty-four per cent. above the
| condition of year ago. The condition
| in southern Illinois promises three per
cent more than any yield per acre, and
| the present prospects are good for TWEEN
| ty-siX per cent. more wheat than some
counties produced in 1891.
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DeaPeraAoes KnIo.,

FoRT GARLAND, Col, May 1S-Dick
Rogers. COW boy, was shot dead by
soldiers and JIM Cation, the Paghas
Springs stage rObber, fatally wounded
yesterday evening. These desperadoes
had got drunk, terrified the town and
were trying to run the soldiers out Of
the tort: Large rewards are offered fol
Cation in Texas.
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There is mnn living in Washington
City who never stole a watermelon and
who d"esn't know tie difference be
tween n chinch bag ~ q bird of para.
disc. This Information is thrown Out
ms a pointer To President Arthur who is
skIrmishiBg around for suitable man
tnplace at the head of the new agricul.
tural department
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severe Gale ON the atlantic Coast

LONG BRANCH, May IA severe
easterly gale has been sweeping the
coast for twenty four hours. All of the
life-saving stations were abandoned on
May l, but at the call of District Super
intendent Ravens, the crews that could
be reached volunteered duty at then
respective station house until the storm
abated. As yet no marine disasters have
been reported.