The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12
THE NEWS.
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ST.. LOUIS, Jan. "a. L. Hopkins,
first vice president of the Wabash rail
road, promulgated the following general
order to-day: The following changes
have this day been made in the manage
ment of this company's lines. and will
90 into effect on and after the 18th IN
slant. The Office of general manager
will be abandoned. John c. Gault has
been appointed second vice president,
and viii take charge of the traffic of the
company. The freight and passenger
departments will report directly to HIM.
James +. Howe has been appointed
third vice president, retaining his du-
ties as secretary and having supervision
of the records of the supply and account
ing departments. The officers of
general superintendent of the eastern d.
vision, western division, and Chicago
and Iowa divisions will be abandoned,
and Col. Robert Andrews will assume the
duties of general superintendent of the
entire line of the company with head
quarters at st. Louis. w. T. Merrill has
been appointed assistant general super
intendent, with headquarters at st. Louis.
The office of general ticket agent VIII
be abandoned, 81. G. Townsend taking
charge of the department, in addition to
his present duties of general passenger
agent The Office of superintendent of
freight traffic will be abandoned. A. G.
Bird has been appointed general freight
agent, and n. knight first assistant gen
eral freight agent.
WAsHINGToN Jan. 11.-Orth offered q
resolution instructing the committee on
civil service reform to inquire as TO the
expediency of providing mode differ
ent from the present for the appoint
ment of House committees with leave to
u 4.
| ing that the resolution related to change
| in the rules stated it would be referred
to the committee on rules. Orth OBJ
jected and moved the resolution be car
ried to the committee ON civil service
reform. On division the motion was
| lost by a vote of 55 to 81, but Orth de
manded the yeas and nays.
More Chin Music From GuIteau.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Guiteau arrived
at the court house abou: $50 and was
taken to the waiting room, where he ap-
peared rather nervous and indicated anx-
| iety. When he had taken his seat he
| glanced around sieathily over the audi
ence and Immediately began harangue
evidently intended for the jury: al have
received, - he said, .tsome 500 letters, .
great majority Of them from ladies.
4 When get time I shall attend to them.
i Woub ~ CCn0 6ASCbAAts0 ~ S--or AaN4ACS
/ of America and thank them for their
sympathy. They don't want me to be
hanged. Public opinion is fast chang
| ing. received Saturday q check for
/ 81 600 from the Stalwarts OF Brooklyn,
and another for $500 from Stalwarts OF
New York. I want this jury to under
stand how public opinion Is in this
case'
| A bailiff tried to silence him, when he
turned upon him in most vicious man
ner and suarled out: "You keep q1iet
and mind your business. Don't later
Eere with me when l am talking. II
4 you had any sense, yea would Under
stand your place" With this opening
breeze the proceedings in due
form were begun and SEQ
vile resumed his argument and
proceeded without Interruption for an
hour His remarks were listened to
with marked attention. He laid stress
upon the proposition that men often
know the difference between right and
wrong and for that reason conceal their
plans; that The benefit Of the doubi
should attach to the plea of insanity
4 when raised with the same force Is
urged in connection with the com
mission Of crime His ailusioH 70
the decision of Judge Davis, who went