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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-23
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

1t is said that "Lotta' will make $780,
900 this year.
The mother of Potter Palmer, the
noted hotel proprietor of Chicago, was
buried at Preston Hollow, near Albany,
last Sunday. She belonged to the soci-
ETY. of Friends, and requested, just be-
fore her death, to be buried in an I'M
stained white pine coffin, and also that
her four sons bear it to the grave.
The chief fault found by the Repub-
lican papers of Massachusetts with the
schemes so far proposed for redistricting
the state is that they may not give the
Democrats a fair chance. The only
thing that troubles the Kentucky Dem
ocratic organs is the tear lest the Repub-
cans may be given half chance to elect
a congressman from that state.
Philadelphia's famous committee of
one hundred has adjourned until fall.
1t will take no part in the nomiRation of
state officers, but will confine its labors
to the selection of members of the legis-
lature and municipal officers of that city.
Its receipts since November 1881, have
been $21, 150.46, and the disbursements
were $17,G21.02.
New York clergymen are generally
we'll paid. DR.. Taylor, of the Brooklyn
tabernacle, receives $4,000 per annum /;
DIR. Dix, of Trinity. is paid 81, 900 and
a house worth $4,000 year; DIR. Paxton
is paid $4,000, and DR.. Macarthur re-
ceives the same salary. Drs. Bridge
man and Armitage each receive $4,000
per annum.
The Hon. Chas. O'Conor, who is now
seventy-eight years old, has just moved
into his new house at Nantucket, over
looking Vineyard Sound. He is enjoy
ing excellent health, and spends much
of his time with his vast collection of
books and pamphlets which are ranged
on the shelves of large fret proof libra
~, % by GO feet in size. He is said TO
be preparing an autobiography, in which
special attention will be paid TO some of
tic ldnSullS III NulSA has
been engaged during the last half CEN
fury.
The encouraging prospect Of eiecting
two members of congress from Missis-
sippi is held out to the independents by
The Vicksburg Herald 1t urges that
Chalmers be unseated and claims that
ION the present congress rests great re-
sponsibility as to fraudulent elections.
If the Republicans and honest Demo-
Gratis sit squarely down on all the con-
gressional frauds, those in this section
really in favor of pure, free ballot will
be able to exert great influence. But if
those whose duty it is to decide the
election and qualification of congress
men decide that damnable frauds are en-
tirely acceptable, honest men in the
south will be greatly discouraged"
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HOW GOULD LIVES.

The New York correspondent OF the
St. Louis Globe Democrat furnishes
some very interesting personal news in
relation TO the home life of Jay Gould
and his family. Mr.. Gould when a
young leather merchant, fell in love
with a pretty and interesting girl, and,
as her parents opposed the match on &C
count of her youth, ran away with and
married her. The marriage has been a
very happy one. The couple are de-
voted TO one another. Mrs. Gould is a
domestic, quiet, refined, Well-brcd wo-
man, who would rather be at home
with her children than anywhere else.
She heartily dislikes show, as does her
husband, and has no social ambition.
Says this correspondent: zone never
reads, Us one generally reads of the
wives of rich New Workers in the so
called society journals, about her sump-
tuOus entertainments, her magnificent
diamonds, her ravIshing toilets, her
would desire to be so advertised, If
they cared for such things, which
they do not. They live as tran.
guilty rs any pair of trades-people
having rooms over their shop in Sixth
avenue. Their residence is at the
northwest corner of Fifth avenue and
Forty-seventh street, a spacious but
plain house, of the regular pattern, not
distinguishabl0 fIOm hundreds of others
in the fashionable quarter. 1t is very
comfortably and elegantly furnished,
containing number of books, pictures
and engravings, but with no attempt at
display, no SAVIOR of money"
The correspondent says Of Mr.. Gould
that his pleasures are few. Among
them is the theatre, which he frequently
attends, with his son George, modest,
quiet, well-bchaved young man. In
point Of manners Mr.. Gould is a model.
He is not yet so. and his slight, short
figure, black hair and whiskers, add to
his youthful appearance. He is plain
liver, docs not use tobacco and seldom
drinks liquor of any kind. He is gen
erous with his money and gives to all
worthy charitable purposes, but prefers
to give privately, having temperament
al dislike 10 seeing his name in the
npwsnanerS 40 a dOnnr
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obe-Democrat: Mr.. Bradlaugh's
constituents are moving in the matter of
his exclusion from the house of COM
mons, and the whole circumstance is as
sumIng more and more of the character
of that of Wilkes. The electors of
Northampton have formally approved
of Mr.. Bradlaugh's conduct and have
started petition to be presented to the
house praying that they be heard at the
bar in support of their claim to the right
OF representation. II the rejection of Mr..
Bradlaugh is prolonged this ball will
gather strength and size as it rolls.
The whole drift of modern history
points Enthusiastically to the victory of
the principle for which Mr.. Bradlaugh
is contending, and he certainly will sue
coed in obtaining his seat if he lives
The only question is as to how much of
storm his opponents are willing to en-
counter before they yield to the newt
able. 1t is John Bulls habit in ques
tons of this kind to make the final sur.
render as humiliating and as widely
advertised as possible. Mr.. Bradlaugh's
enemies are simply adding to the extent
of their own discontinue.
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THE WORLD.

We have received the Hiawatha
World, Web Wilder's paper. We an
nounced some time ago that he had sew,
cred his connection with the St. 10
seph Herald, and would become the ed
itor of the World, lately the Dispatch.
There is not n man in Kansas who
knows Web Wilder either personally or
by reputation, but that rejoices that he
is again on Kansas soil with his smart
and pungent leadpencil, and who will
not desire his prosperity. The World
takes position at once among the bright
est and best papers of the state. II
will be such paper as the people of the
whole state will be proud of, and such
as its own locality ought to support
most generously. We will be glad to
receive the World in exchange, if Bro
Wilder will so favor u.s.
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Eight Hundred Thousand People

There are already booked for passage
to this country in 1882, nearly a half mil.
lion people, and it is estimated that
100000 will emigrate from Europe and
Canada to the west and northwest
In consequence of this vast thrOng,
the ALBERT Lea Route Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific R'y) has been COMPEL
ed to put upon its line an additional
fast express train, composed of most ell
egant day and night cars, leaving Chica-
go at IL q. m, and reaching Minneapo-
lis early the next morning in ample
time to allow those going to northern
tain their breakfast and make the con-
nection for all points north or north
west
This train is run especially to connect
with the new express trains which the
Northrn Pacific, and st. Paul, Mime
apoiis and Manitoba railroads (the latter
connecting with the Canadian Pacific at
st VincenD have just put upon their
lines.
The regular evening express train
from Chicago will be run as heretofore,
and make the evening connections from
Minneapolis for all points in the terrific
~ named above.
1t is important, and travellers should
bear il in mind, that there are no car
rage transfers by the ALBERT Lea
Route" passengers being landed in
union depots at Minneapolis and ST.
Paul. f>.-
This is the route to travel over for
sure connections, and is the pleasantest
and most comfortable lines to the north
west.
The trains of the albert Lea Route
leave R(yfaicaeo from the Slenot of the
Great Rock island, the old favorite with
travellers destined for Kansas, Colorado,
New Mexico, Arizona and the Pacific
coast.
Send your address to e. ST. John, gen
eral ticket and passenger agent, Chica-
60, and obtain orr new illustrated
Western Trail
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OhtninedhxE ranh

WASHINGTON, March 21.-It has been
discovered that the two chief awards
made by the Mexican claims commits.
sion to the extent Of 81 200, 900, were OBJ
tanned by perjury and fraud, and the
secretary of state has stopped payment
of the installmcnt due at this time So
fragrant was the imposition on the COM
mission that n treaty between the United
States and Mexico has been made and is
now lying ON the table of Secretary
Frelinghuysen, all ready to send to the
senate for ratification. The copy be-
longing to Mexico has been signed by
Romero, and bears the grand seal of the
United States, and is already on its way
to Mexico to be submitted to the Mexi-
can senate for ratification. 1t will GER
tainly be ratified, because it IS for the
benefit of Mexico, and to prevent the
Mexican treasury from being plundered
Of vast sum of money under the shad-
ow of authority OF the United States
Frelinghuysen will send the other copy
10 the senate next week, probably, when
such disclosures of fraud, perjury and
conspiracy will be made by representa-
tiyes of the Mexican government that it
is believed no hesitancy will be felt as
to the proper course of action.
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RAILROAD BUSINESS.

The great railroad lines of the coun-
try seem to be prospecting, notwithstand-
ing the drawbacks of sharp competition
and the wide extended drOuth of last
year and the consequent short crops
The profits this year, so far, are turning
out very satisfactorily. Figures have
been collected which show the earnings
of forty-two roads for the month of Feb
ruary to have been $14, 300, SEA The
earnings for January and February CON-
bincd are given at $29.752,O COG, against
$22, S91 $40 for the same period last year
an increase of $7,125, 637. The roads
which show the largest gains are the
Milwaukee & ST. Paul. Northwestern,
Wabash, Union Pacific, Vt. Paul. &
Omaha, st. Paul, Minneapolis s. Mani
toba, Northern Pacific and Louisville s.
Nashville.
The annual report of the
Pennsylvania railroad, which
has Just been submitted TO
the stockholders, shows increased pros
perity in spite OF the cutthrost policy
to which all the trunk lines have been
resornng. For the year 1881 the gross
earnings of the entire Pennsylvania sys-
tenn were $75, 1se, 794; the gross expen-
ses $40, 243,27S, leaving as the net earn
iugs, SIS, 939,518. For the year 1880 the
record was, gross earnings, so, 10, 062;
gross expenses, $42, 179. 495, leaving as
the net result. $ss, 5S4.577. This makes
the showing Of last year $354,93 better
than the preceding year. The compa-
ny. after providing for and paying all
its fixed and adjudicating obligations,
was enabled to declare dividend upon
its full-paid capital stock of twenty mil
lions OF dollars, and carry 20 the credit
of profit and loss account a surplus of
81, $780, 1888.
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West Chester fPaN Record. T

West Chester (Pa.) Record: There are
signs of a great and important awakening
among the machine" managers of the
Republican organization in Pennsylva-
mia. Some of them are decidedly of the
opinion that the old firm has got To be
enlarged and the people taken into part
nership. AS John Mccullough, one Of
their most useful and faithful support
ers in the Philadelphia councils, put tie
case the other day, the making OF pOiiii-
cal martyrs, in order 81 keep the work
ing men of the house out Of share in
the management of it, has proved very
costly and injudicious policy, and it b.
gins TO creep through tie wool of "a
great many managers Ihst the firm must
be very considerably enlarged. Thsrc
10 wisdom in this idea nf Johns; the
Republican masses mean to take hand
for themselves.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-23

VIII some person please name APRON
inent Republican politician in Kansas
who is advocating the repeal or modi-
fication of the prohibition clause in the
state constitution? commonwealth.
Will some one please name a promi
ncnt Republican politician in Kansas
who is advocating anything, excepting
his chances for congress ?-Indepen-
dence Kansan.
If conundrums are in order, we want
to propose one: Will some one please
mention a prominent politician and as
pirant for office in Kansas who is not
shystering and playing the part of q
demagogue on this prohibition ques-
ton? In other words, can anybody
point out half dozen politicians or
newspapers in the state that are saying,
on this subject, what they really think,
or blunily speaking, not lying ?-Atchi-
son Champion.
VIII some one please. name q politi-
clan OF editor opposing prohibition
who do not possess in their lit
tie hides, all the independence, man
hood, virtue and honesty there is in the
StataS
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A New Disease Among Horses

BOsToS, March 21-A disease resemb-
ling somewhat the black scratch is
widely prevalent among the horses of
the city, the number now being sick
about ons thousand. All owners except
the street railway people ascribe it to
the use during the winter by the latter
Of salt in which hides and provisions
have been packed, and which has been
purchased at low prices for use on the
tracks. This salt is alleged to be full of
animal matter, and to be therefore pro-
ductive of hoOf rot and other serious
diseases. There is no little indignation
among the truckmen, and it is probable
that come concerted action will be taken.
Meantime, the board of health has been
prosecuting employees of the horse rail-
way company, and it is not likely there
will be any repetition of SO fragrant a
violation of the city regulations. The
question of the liability of the corpora
ton is being mooted by those who have
lost horses, and it Is said that suits at
law are in serious contemplation. The
railroad companies are, however, among
the heaviest sufferers, as hundreds OF
their horses are being laid up. The Of
fcials deny that their illness is due to
the use of salt, and claim that the same
malady as frequently appears in summer
as in winter, and in towns remote from
horse railroad tracks. This defense,
however. is ridiculed by the truckmen,
who assert their ability to prove what
they saw
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. Brother Whittlesey, is badly of as a
gucsser. The only reply we desire TO
make Is that the water works location
ought to have been made without any
reference to Mr.. SOden's interests,
as the location WAS no more his affair
than it was that of any other citizen.
What we complained of was that the
location was made after the council had
notice, so we have been frequently in
formed, that they would have law
suit on their hands if that location WAS
selected. The council ought To have
known beforehand whether the city
would have to be at the expense
Of a law suit and finally he CON-
PEELED 10 move the works at heavy
cost. That's what we have "A council
for. II may be fun fOI the council TO
fight Soden, but it Isn't any fun ior The
people to pay the unnecessary bills.
Mr.. Whittlesey's explanation of the
manner of letting the bid tor the works
is the first one we have ever heard. and
OF course, If he tells the truth. which we
are not inclined to doubt. the explana-
ton is n reasonable one, and may be nc
cepted by the people as satisfactory.
We voted for Mr.. Whittlesey TWO
years ago because Ve thought he would
not be run by any of tle Interested par
ties aud was opposed 10 some of the lit
tie Jobs in connection with the works
which Tere then pending. In our arii>
Gle we were not trying to hit" him. lie
took up the defense OF the council, and
it was of the whole body we spoke, be-
cause we knew how brother W. had
voted. We decline Nelson's kind invita-
tion TO tell the council where
they have right to get wa
We voted for Nelson for that purpose.
We are one of has ''cOnstituary," and
AZ long as We have as nice a gentleman
as he to do our work in the council we
don't want 10 attend TO the ma,terfcr him
If he will acknowledge that he hasn't
got the independence and brains to run
the position We will try and do some
thing for him. We wunt him to act
without any ~poSeT behind the throne"
5 Imcbody might come out and accuse
US of being the power behind the
throne" that moved the council, and We
should regret exceedingly To be held re-
sponsible to the least degree for some of
the fool things tue council has done.
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A CALIFORNIA NIEW-

San Francisco Bulletin: A great many
people at the east seem not 10 be able to
"get the hang" as the phrase goes, of
the Chinese question. They wonder
why it is that the progressive Caucasian
Is unable To compete with the immobile
Chinaman. He has more endurance,
more muscle, more brains, more skill,
more courage than the MongJl. Butfor
all that lac cannot make the fight which
the latter puts up. If continued he has
TO retire disastrously from the field.
What he has 10 contend against is cheap
diet, cheap lodging, cheap clothing,
cheap religion and no incumbrance.
Thisis the sort of conflict 10 which the
Caucasian is invited. The mere state
ment of the conditions shows that he
could not long maintain it, II would
not be u bad formulation of the case 10
say that this IS a competition which
leads TO barbarism. The lower the la
borer gets down in the social scale the
better he will be able to sustain the
shock. The evolution of the contest,
which We are considering. has not often
been traced out. 1t is the
fashion TO regard it as confined
to the laboring classes altogether. But
it goes on, mounting higher and higher.
There are two industries IN San Fran
cisco which are completely dominated
by the Chinese-cigar making and shoe
making. Some years ago they had Nc
representatives at all in either of thesC
branches of manufacture. Now they
control them. The fight was first made
on the white artisan. He was underbid
and has since been driven almost from
the field. The turn of the white EN-
ployer came next. Only one more clas
remains in this business to be jostled
aside-that is the jobbers. With then
the Chinese are already beginning u
grapple. They are establishing thei
agencies at distant points and import
ing their tobacco direct from Havana
The result is as inevitable as death. II
time the "jobbers" will have TO &c
From this all the others eau be inferred
Call It what you will, the struggle j
one, in all parts, in which civilization
has to go down. And to all this is t
be added the fact that the dollar pai
ont to the ChInaman, for the most par
then and there totally disappears. /
has no further circulation. It might q
well, or perhaps better, have bee
thrown into the bay. These are tn
reasons why the man OF the Superio
race-the man of the nineteenth centur
has to succumb to the Asiatic who ha
, not advanced peg, morally or int
lectually, for two thousand years.
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BaE AID THERE.

Kansas C. ~ haf a new paper called
the Evening 'eyis'er.
The Cover neat of Denmark will |
send out poi. expedition in July.
Guiteau is m ng nearly $50 a day
by the sale of autographs and por-
traits.
The snow Is t, feet deep in the Lake
Superior region. [ is blessing 10 all
the large lumb ing districts of the
north.
Kansas City Jo lal: II Barnum will
let the English pc Die keep Jumbo, per-
haps they would | Wiling to give up
Ireland.
Minister Lowell ;ping among the
English cotton L to investigate
in person the unple mt reports of sand
in American cotton.
At Newport, MlCLi an, a saloonist
has sued the Catholic rriest of the town
for $4,000 damage Dr. haYing in the
church called him ., lrunkard and
bad man.
An American, writing from the city of
Chihuahua, Mexico, says you rarely see
a drunken Mexican, and never among
what is called the better class. THE on
ly drunken men have seen here" says
he, "were Americans"
The following story of the late Thad.
Stevens occasioned much merriment at
the meeting of the Boston Unitarian
Club last week: A member of congress
from Pennsylvania asked Mr.. Stevens
whether he thought that one who held
to the theology of the Presbyterians and
Orthodox Congregationalists could con.
sistently vote for Unitarian'a as chaplain
of the house. "Oh, 5es," said Mr..
Stevens, "for UnitarIanism is the vario-
loid of religion"
New York Post: There is a wealthy
brewer in Montreal who built a church,
and inscribed on it, This church was
erected by Thomas Molson, at his sole
expense. Hebrews Xxx" some of the
McGill College wags got ladder one
night and altered the inscription so as
, to make 1t read. This church was erect
, ed by Thomas Nelson at his souls ex
: pense Hebrews Xxx"
t Not long ago Wichita land agent
3 had in tow party of eastern farmers tC
d each of whom he hoped to sell strip Of
e land in the rich Arkansas valley. He
r had devoted himself to them for a whole
y day, had dined and wined and "druy
8 EN-" but his most glowing accounts Of
the fertility OF the country could moi
bring his stolid hearers to the point Of
enthusiasm. Finally he had his re
venge. With a sardonic smile one o.
q the farmers asked: "Well, Mr.. Agent, il
3 there anything that won't grow here 3
i, ayes, pumpkins won't" What" ex
4 claimed the cynical land-buyers togeth
. err, pumpkins won't?" mo" said the
@ agent; "there are men in this country
who would give $3.50 an acre for lane
:. that would mature a crop of pumpkins
4 They never have been able to get a crOf
a since I've been here, and that's ter
! years" well, how strange!. Why i!
n it?" said hamburger No. 1. well, sir
! the soil is so rich that the vines grow 81
p fast they wear the pumpkins out drag
, ging them over the ground"
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HEAVY PUBLIC DEBTORS.

Al one time it was thought 10 be very
doubtful whether the United States
could ever collect the amount advanced
to the Pacific railroads. That day, how.
ever, is happily passed. The roads are
abundantly able TO pay, and they will,
because they must. But the accumula-
tion against them now amounts 10 a
a round sum, the principle and interest
already paid on their accounts reaching
500, 532. 633. The items, according to
the last debt statement, run thus: Prin-
cipsl outstanding, $64. 1919; interest
accrued aud not yet paid, $646, 235; in
terest paid by the United States, $751;
405 or; inlesest FspEid by companies,
by transportation service. Si4,S41, eos /;
by cash payments, per cent net earn
Ings, $685., l0S; balance of interest paid
by tire United States, S37, 9O9,121.
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WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator FRYE
introduced bill to-day to incorporate a
railway company between New York
and Washington, and said it was a CON-
mendable enterprise and asked no aid
from the government.
The bill makes ex-SenatOrs Gordon,
Wallace and Ransom, and James A.
Jameson, III. NJ. Hutchinson, George K.
Chase, Noah L. Jeffries and A E Davis,
incorporators, and authorizes them to
meet within a reasonable time and elect
a board of directors. 1t confers the usu-
al powers given To such companies, and
authorizes capital stock of $40, 600, 600.
The road is to be constructed over q
route selected by the company, through
the states of Maryland, Delaware, Penn
sylyania, New Jersey and the District of
Columbia. The work of construction is
to be begun within a reasonable time
The company may purchase or lease
other railroads, or unite with them to
effect their purpose. The charter will
require the company to transport the
mail between New York and Washing
ton in six and one-ha1f hours, and pro-
vides that first-class fare between the
two points shall not exceed five dollars;
also that the road shall, in construction
and equipment, be equal TO first-class
railways