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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
DICK LIDDELL AGAIN.
&c Arreste.l Id kansas Citv

He Is Arrested at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 15.-Dick Little,
or Liddell, we'll known as a member of
the James gang, was arrested here this
afternoon charged with completely in
the Mussel Shoals robbery in Alabama
IN March, 1881. Liddell protests that
the charge is unfounded, and says the
arrest is the work of remaining men,
bers of the gang, who have a grudge
against him for.giying the information
which in great measure was the means
of breaking up the gang. Dick Liddell
has been about the city since the COM
in the breaking up of the James gang
and has given valuable aid to the police
officials in that direction. On the 4th
inst. Deputy Marshal Overton came
here from Huntsville, Alabama,
and after the necessary legal
process Liddell was to-day arrest
ed. The marshal declined to re-
veal any evidence confirming the sus-
picion that Liddel took part in the Mus
sci Shoals robbery, and Liddell seems
confident of his ability to prove his inno-
cence and that the arrest is the
work of malice or revenge. The mar
shall left tonight with his prisoner for
Nashville, Tennessee. The robbery in
question was performed with the bold
ness characteristic of the James ex-
PLOTS. Three uumasked mounted men
stopped the United States paymaster on
the public highway in broad daylight
and relieved him of $500 in govern
meRt funds. One man, VIM. Ryan, loi-
tered behind and was captured. He was
given up to the Missouri authorities,
and sentenced to twenty-five years for
participation in the Glendale train rob.
berry. One of the three was Jesse James,
Some of Liddell's friends assert that the
third was Frank James. but the Alabama
authorities seem to think differently.
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SENATOR HILL.

Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill, whose
death Wednesday is announced in oul
telegraph columns. was born in Jasper
county. Georgia, September Il, 1928. He
graduated at the state university with
high honors in 1874, and entered
upon the practice of law in
1S45 at La Grange, Georgia, in which
profession he attained great eminence
He was a member OF the legislature oil
his native state in 1851, having been
elected as 3 union man. In 1856 he was
an electoF at large on the Fillmore tick.
ct and made his first mark as popular
orator; was defeated for governor on the
same ticket in 1857; was elected to the
in 1859. He ran as an elector
on. the Bell Everett ticket in
1850; was p member of the seces-
sion convention in 1861, and after being
overpowed by the public sentiment
against the union, cast his fortunes with
the rebellion. He served in both
branches of the confederate congress
was in its senate at the close of the strug-
gle; was arrested at La Grange in 1865
and confined at Fort Lafayette; released
on parole He opposed the COMPRESSION
al reconstruction policy. In 1872 he
supported the Greeley movement
with all the power and elo-
quence at his command In
1877 he entered the United States senate,
and his course since then is well known
to the public. Mr.. Hill was undoubted-
ly in many respects great man. and
the melancholy circumstances under
which his life was ended has created a
deep sympathy for him throughout the
country
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

The Kansas Republican platform is q
surprise to the eastern people. 1t i'm.
pressed the convention at Topeka in the
same way. The committee worked
most of the night, and from this fact il
was supposed the resolutions would coy.
er the ground more completely. As an
expression of the sentiments of a great
party assembled in state convention they
were an "unsatlsfying portion" and
the leading New York papers as well as
senators and leading men are unable to
tell by the platform whether it was Re
publican state convention or county
gathering of what is sometimes called
the Peoples party.
The only resolution touching on any
national question was that offered by
Hon. Leslie j. Perry endorsing the
presidents veto of the infamous river
and harbor bill and the action of the
Kansas delegation in voting against it
This was offered by him after the plat
form was reported and was not the crea
ton of the committee. This resolution
has received some notice at the hands o.
the press, and it is the only one that has
and it was a good thing for the party
that Mr.. Perry had the foresight to see
that there ought to be word of encour
agement for the president and the Kan
sas delegation by the Republicans Of
Kansas.
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MURDER WILL OUT
Revival of an almost Forgotten Crime
Committed at OIathe.

Revival of an almost Forgotten Crime
Committed at OIathe.
OLATHE, Aug 12.-In 1856 a murder
was committed in the northeastern por-
ton of this county that even IN those
tImes-when society was in democrat
lied condition, the result of the civil
war-created intense excitement. The
guilty party to the affair was wealthy
farmer named Thomas Casad, and the
victim another prominent citizen of the
county, living in that locality, named
Jarboe. The circumstances leading to
the murder was controversy over a
piece of land which both claimed. One
day Casad went To Kansas City, and on
his return home that evening found that
Jarboe had engaged a force sufficient
and built fence around the disputed
property IN his (Casad's) absence, there.
by taking possession. Casad coolly
walked over to Jarboe's house and call
ing him out rIddled his body with bull.
lets before the very eyes of his horror
stricken family He then went 10 Kan.
sas City and drew out of the bank some
$4,000 or $4,000 he had on deposit and
fled
A reward of $1,000 was offered for his
apprehension, but nothing was ever
heard of him until to-day, when Sheriff
Julien received information that the fu-
gitive had been apprehended in south.
western Texas, and that the officers
would deliver him on assurance that the
reward would be paid. Sheriff Julien
consulted with the then county attorney
and after finding out that the murdered
mans family were either all dead or re.
moved TO other parts, besides having
lost all their property, and that none Oi
the witnesses could be found to prose
cute the case, telegraphed to the officers
that Casad was not wanted. Many resi-.
dents of the county at that time will re-
call the circumstance, but it would be
impossible TO sustain an action against
him now, as all the witnesses have either
died or disappeared, although at that
time and for years afterward it was con
sidered the most unprovoked murder
ever committed IN the country, and al
most the entire estate of the murdered
man was consumed in trying to bring
the guilty man Before the bar o.
Justice.
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About the Te1a. Cattle Fever.

CHICAGO, Aug. 81 II. Sanders, Of
this city, member of the U. s. cattle
commission, says that for the month
ending July 18th Chicago received
nearly $4,000 head of Texas cattle, a
greater number than was ever received
before in the same length of time
These were mostly slaughtered, and
those not killed were kept apart from
the domestic cattle and are not likely
to infect them with the Texas
cattle fever this year, although east.
ern feeders who have not learned
how TO deal with the disease are troubled
with il. Mr. Sanders thinks the cattle
fever in the east comes from cattle ship
ped north from the southern states cast
of Texas, where cattle are afflicted with
the Texas fever. Mr.. Sanders and other
members of the commission will start
for Quebec to-day 10 examine the quar-
antine system there with a view of
adopting a similar one at Portland,
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
within two months. This will allow d.
rect importations Of fine cattle from
Europe.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

ST. Louis Globe-Democrat: Apart
from all questions about the wisdom of
prohibition, it is certain that nothing
will bring about the general adoption of
it sooner than the open combination of
rumsellers against it, The dictatorial
spirit shown by some liquor sellers in
St. Louis is making votes against them.
This is fact of common observation.
The Chicago Tribune has pointed out
the same thing in Illinois, and the echo
comes back from Indiana in the Indian
apolis Journal. After giving the names
of the recently organized liquor league,
it says:
They are all good citizens, no doubt,
but not good enough to speak for the
people of the whole state of Indiana.
We caution them again that if they wish
prohibition to prevail in Indiana they
are adopting the very best possible meth.
cd to secure it.
Other states have had precisely the
same experience-even those in which
prohibition has proved dismal failure.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

India is becoming an immense wheat
growing country. A correspondent OF
the Indian Daily News says that at a
low estimate the Punjab country already
produces from seventy to eighty millions
of maunds, of eighty pounds each, an
nually. ne.fourth of which amount is
available for export. The yield can be
increased to an enormous extent. On
the "Bar." tract lying between Morton
and Lehore, are about two millions of
acres of the richest of soils, which may
be easily made wonderfully productive
by irrigation from the great rivers.
Then there is the so-called "desert" be-
tween Jacobabad and Sibi, known as
the Put" on which there does not
now appear tree, and hardly
o blade of grass-a territory of
two thousand square miles-sll of
which may be made highly productive
by irrigation from the Mari river.
When it has completed its irrigating
canals and cuts in the Punjab district,
where 1,40S,O68 acres were reclaimed
last year. the government will undertake
the opening up Of these new regions.
and America and Russia eventually will
find all these millions of desert acres
waving with luxuriant wheat fields and
ready to pour their precious products
into the lap Of Europe.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

Governor Chas Robinson will be the
National Labor candidate for governor.
There is no use talking about any other
candidate. He is u true National Labor
reformer, and can beat st. John, sup
ported as he is by the corporaticns.-To-
peka State journal
Is it true that the corporations are
supporting Robinson, too? We can
hardly believe it, but IL that great labor
reform Greenback organ says so it must
be 80. The corporations always get
the editor of that paper when they want
him, and he ought to know.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

trust the fact viii not be lost sight OF
that the nominees of the Anti-Secret So
ciety party, for two years hence, are. foi
president, Jonathan Blanchard, OF ILL
nois; for vice president, John A. Conant,
of Connecticut
Yes; loved Lawson Palmer once,
but when a man carries bottle OF mu
ratio acid in his pocket, and every time
he meets you threatens to throw the
fluid IN your face and ruin the natural
smoothness of your complexion, it does
not strengthen genuine sentiment OF
affection The was what Miss Mary
Spillman said in a Philadelphia police
court Lawson was held for trial
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HERE AND THERE.

The English minis have coined nc
| gold for over year.
The cigarette smoking young man is
now designated as "third class male
matter"
Ii is intimated that It would diffuse q
great deal of joy throughout England il
Arab Pasha would adjourn.
The wheat yield of Minnesota fol
1882 is placed at 100000 bushels, and
of that state and Dakota combined al
100000 bushels.
Troy Chief; 1t is fashionable to have
two kinds of meat at table. So the state
convention, after giving the party crow
to eat, also gave it "coon."
A retired jailor tells with disgust how
the respectable married women of San
Francisco coddle condemned murderers
covering them with caresses and DO
quets.
Another melancholy instance of the
facility with which Cinnamon acquire
American vices is that of celestial al
Topeka who plays very well on the cab.
met organ.
Sol Miller, of the Troy Chief, has in
vented new system of evolution for the
production of "Iowastatesmen" that
will have an inevitable tendency to bull
the bean market.
The announcement is made that the
Prince of Wales is going to Spa to drink
the waters of the springs at that place
This seems to be tough year on the
liquor dealers all around.
An experienced farmer opines that
the man who can pillow stumpy ground
with pair of lively, mules without
swearing is prepared to go through
purgatory with an overcoat on
A big brother at Flshkill, New York,
made a young man marry his sister at
the mouth of the revolver. 1t is under
stood that the young man is now kick
ing because the revolver did not go off
The paralyzing possibility of Mrs. De
Geer Call for governess of Kansas in
1884 should be duly considered before
the voters Of this state rashly commit
themselves on the question of woman
suffrage.
During the campmeeting at Eastman,
Ga, last Sunday row was started which
resulted in the death of two men, and
the wounding of several others. Saliva
ton seems to bs free in Georgia in case
you shoot first.
The Indiana young man who has reg
istered vow that he will never vote un-
til his mother and sister can go with
him to the polls, had better come 10
Kansas and grow up with the woman's
suffrage movement.
Savage Illinois woman. For every
young wife that cannot cook there is s
young husband who will not make fires,
carry ashes. split kindling or shovel
snow, and cannot market because be
does not know hawk from hen.
Snufdipping among the female ope-
ratives in Massachusetts, factories is so
common that fifteen tons of snuff is
used by them annually. Even an order
it, by the Catholic bishop,
had only the effect to reduce lis con.
sumption temporarily.
Troy Chief: In the excitement of
and picking blackberries we
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SEVERELY soo.cuEp.
a Destructive CONFEDERATION Occurs
rhatona

ChetoPa.
CHEToI'A, KS, Aug. 1.-The most
destructive colflagral.on ever known IN
the history OF our city tOok place early
this morning. One whole block includ-
ing Il buildings in the business portion
ofthe town, is now scene of snloafder-
ing ruin and desolation. The IRE orig
mated in humans hardware store be-
tween 3 and O'Clock a. m, and in spite
OF all that could be done spread 10 the
east and west until Third anc Fourth
streets were reached, where, the night
being calm, its progress Was stayed.
The buildings on the other side of the
street were saved by almost superhuman
efforts. elf the wind had been high fully
one-third OF the town would have been
destroyed.
There is no accounting for the origin
of the fire. 1t is thought on all hands
to have been the work of an incendiary.
The loss will amount in the aggregate
to about 1000, with insurance that
will cover less than half.
The following are the losses so far as
we are able TO gather the items at the
present writing:
III. Smith & Son, $1,000, no insur.
ance; G. A. Luman, So 900, no insur-
ance; J. j. Flannelly, $1,000, fully in
sured G. g. Smith, So, 900, no insurance
F. Cunningham, 81 500, $500 insurance
c. II. Ludlow, $4,000. $1,000 insurance
d. o. Closer, 81 900, no insurance; DIR.
Deersham, 81 900, $500 insurance; VIM.
Miller, 81 600, no insurance; T. III. Cog.
gins, $700, no insurance; j. III. Cavaness,
5000, no insurance; A. D. Sturgess. $500
no insurance; D. o. Detseler, $400,
no insurance; DIR. Halderman, 800, no
insurance; J. B. Spangle, $500, no in.
surance; Joseph Poinstell, $500, no in.
surance; e. NJ. Frye, $3.50, 500 insured
DR.. Kackley, $500, no insurance; DR..
Atkinson, $3.50, no insurance; F. M.
smith, $40, no insurance.
Among the branches of business burn.
ed out were: Two hardware stores, one
large dry goods and clothing house, two
drug stores. one jewelrY store, two shoe
shops, one boarding house, one gun.
smith shop and various other branches
of business. AS some of those engaged
in business have lost nearly everything
and will be unable to rebuild, splen.
did opportunity is now offered for CAPT.
talists to come in and erect substantial
brick buildings, as our town is consider
ably on the boom, having added about
500 to its population in less than tive
vpars
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The extreme east is suffering some.
what from drouth, and forest fires have
been reported in Massachusetts and New
Jersey, as well as in Michigan. At New
York the heat of the umm er has been
very oppressive, and over much of New
England vegetation is drying up. In
this part OF the country there never was
a more delightful summer. AS If for
revenge on Vennor, there has been a
considerable failure of crops, especially
Of peas, potatoes and fruit, in many
parts of Canada, and in southwestern
Ontario everything has become parched
and dry. But then, Canada is Boosting
of increased immigration from England
and decreased emigration to the United
States. and this outweighs a score of
drouths.
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Haskell HonoretI

LAWRENCE, Aug. IA large number
of citizens met in the chamber of COM
merce and, beaded by the Young Mems
Social club band, called upon the Hon.
ID. @. Haskell, the representative in con-
gross from this district, this evening,
and welcomed him on his returns from
Washington. A speech of welcome was
made by Major Bowerscock, and VISA
replied to very happily by Mr.. Haskell.
Enthusiastic speeches were made by
numerous citizens. Mr.. Haskell, who
was renominated by reclamation, will
go to congress for fourth time without
opposition.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

The bureau of statistics has just com
pleted the figures representing the for
eign trade of the country for the last ifs
cal year. The total amount is placed al
$1,566, S57, 450, which is sos, 164, S62 less
than the preceding year. The latter
reached the unprecedented amount OF
$1,675. 024,31S. But our imports the last
year have been the largest ever known
in the history of the country, being $724
G23,317. The year preceding they were
1924, 064 ,62S. Without including specie
our exports last year were $3.50, 351 ,173
The year previous they were $902, 600, OOC
and the year preceding that 1886, 00O,'
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storm On the Central Branch.

ATCHIsoN, Kas., Aug. IO-A terrible
thunder storm passed over the Central
Branch country west Of this city this
morning. The storm extended from
Corning to Irving, At Corning John
Bakers two daughters were instantly
killed by lightning. The elder, aged Is,
vas standing in the doorway carrying a
two year old baby in her arms, when
the bolt fell, killing both of them in
stantly.
At Vermiilion the store of Haskell s,
Co. was struck and much damaged. A
horse belonging to the station agent was
killed.
The storm was also very severe along
the Atchison s. Nebraska road. North
of the city heavy rain fell. There are
no reports of any injury TO crops. The
rain was beginning to be needed. At
this city there was no storm, but frequent
showers occurred during the morning
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Mnriar at ST Ina

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, August 14-At IL
o'clock to-day, while man named John
Olskin was standing by an elevator on
South Sixth street, young German
named Liebst approached him, and
placing a revolver to his face shot
him in the mouth, Infiicting. prob
brother of the assailant, demonstrated
with him, when he turned and placed
his revolver against Casper's abdomen,
fired and inflicted serious wound.
Liebst fled, but was pursued and cap
tured near the Kansas end of the bridge
which crosses the Missouri here.
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WICHITA, Kas., Aug, 14-What is
known as the honey dew has been fall
ing in this section during the past week
Vegetation is covered during the night
by & sweet distiilafion resembling honey
= appsa.alSe anu ~ sa 80 II m2 80.
partially disappears. This is the first
instance in the history of the Lower Ar
kansas valley where the honey dew has
fallen In this section.
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New York Times: The platform of the
Kansas Republicans deals almost exclu-
sively with local questions and has
nothing at all to say on national issues
of the first importance. 1t is strong in
its support of the prohibition of the
liquor traffic, but ignores the tariff and
national taxation; it favors woman
suffrage, but gives no hint OF a need OF
reform in the civil service of the coun.
try; it wants the railroads to take out
patents for the lands granted TO them,
bat takes no interest in the decline OF
American shipping. On one subject OF
national Importance, and only one, il
speaks out 1t heartily approves of the
presidents veto of the river and harboI
bill and the position of the Kansas rep
resentatives in support of the veto, The
fact that Kansas had next to no interest
in the appropriations may have some
thing to do with its virtuous attitude
but it puts the state at least in the posi-
ton of judging disinterestedly on the
subject. 1t is eminently desirable al
this time that Republicans In their state
conventions should let the country know
how they stand on questions OF national
interest
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CHICAGO, Aug. ia Quincy, Hi
nais, special says: General Singleton
last evening consented to become an in
dependent candidate for congress 30
vided the Republicans make no nomina
ton at White Hall Wednesday. Thi:
will very likely result in the Republi
cans supporting him, as the district is
securely Democratic on straight issue
A Des Moines special says: G. ID. nc
Carly says the Greenbackers of the Elev.
enth district have nominated MIN for
congress without his consent. and he
viii not run.
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p. b. PLUMB.

Mcpherson Freeman: The legisla-
ture to be chosen this fall will elect a
successor to Plumb, the coming winter.
Heretofore the policy in Kansas has been
to kill off an official about the time he
began to become useful. This has been
the work OF enyious politicians, and it
has worked detrimentaily to the inter
ests of the people. But of late there
seems to be a tendency to reverse this
order of things, keeping in place the
officer who has proven himself trust
worthy and able 70 serve the people
OF all the representatives Kansas has
ever had in Washington none have been
of more credit to the state, or served
the people more faithfully than p. B.
Plumb. Not the shadow of suspicion
has ever rested against him anyway.
He has clear record, and not only
this. but he has proven himself an ener-
getic and judicIous worker in be
half of the interests of the state
and the people. Senator p. B,
Plumb is a true representative of the
thrift and business enterprise of Kansas.
A man of sound principle, he commands
the respect of the body of which he is q
member. If Kansas would take the rank
to which she is entitled, she must keep
IN the front those who can best subserve
public interests. Upon national ques
tons Plumb represents western ideas
and interests. On the tariff he stands
for revision and a reduction of the
high rates Of war times. He don't be
lievc in an unfair protection of eastern
monopolies at the expense of western
farmers. His record is opposition tC
extravaganza appropriations and he
has proven one of the best friends tht
soldiers have ever had in the senate.
Mcpherson county this fall will cleo
two members of the legislature, who
will in turn assist IN electing successor
to Senator Plumb, and the people shoul6
see that no mistake shall be made, and
that their members will vote for p. B
Plumb as his own successor.