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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20
BILL NYEON JESSE JAMES

Laramie Boomerang: We are once
more panied TO announce the death of
Hon. Jesse James. We speak of him as
Hon. Jesse James because it is possible
he may not be dead yet, and we should
noe desire any personalities raked up
in case he should be still at large.
The regular semi-annual death of Jes-
Sc James has been cause for national
sorrow for some time. His obituary has
been written seven or eight times, by
the faltering hand that pens these lines,
and we are still young.
Death has marked Mr.. James Tor its
own II good many times, and now he has
again been butchered, to make q Mis-
souri, holiday. The soil from Maine to
California, has been drenched with his
gore, and the green grass waves above
his ashes, in every portion of our great
land. Noman has persisted from the
face of the earth SO ubiquitIously as Mr.
James and no American citizen has
yielded up his young life under such
varied and peculiar circumstances.
Lay him down where the bObolink
blossoms on the sweet potato vine, and
plant him in the valley where the pecan
waves.
Born of humble and obscure parents,
he rapidly rose to the proud eminence
of Americas leading thief and murderer.
When death marked him for his victim
the last time, he was as prominent a
man as Henry Ward Beecher or Roscoe
Conkling. His genins took different
shoot, it is true, but he won q name as
plunderer which throws the proud
achievements of our modern bank
cashiers back into cold and clammy
oblivion. Death has once more stilled
the pulse of man who, were it not for
his little eccentricities as a human
butcher and grand larceny connoisseur,
would have made an elegant humorisi
or statesman.
Had he been less an enthusiast, and
less radical as a murderer, he might
have shOne in the best society. Had lac
pleaded emotional insanity the first time
he got up a surprise funeral, instead OF
making an outlaw Of himself, he might
now be alive, loved and respected. But
he was ignorant of the law, and thought
that when a man murdered all the first
class passengers on a train he would be
dealt harshly with and ostracised. That
is where he committed a grave error
He went on from bad TO worse and lost
all respect for himself.
Yellow fever and the James boys
have been a great scourge to this coun
try. The mortality from these combined
diseases has been frightful. Now that
Jesse is dead once more, we feel hope
full that the country can be populated
without serious delay. Heretofore il
has been an uphill job, and such men
as DIR. Haywood have felt at times as
though they would sink down with dis
couragement. But now there is hope
again. The yellow fever is subdued
and Jesse James again reclines on his
bier The census should show rapi
advance ia the next five years, and
boom in a way that will make other ma
lions sick.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

The free whisky issue does not seem
to bring much harmony into the ranks
of the Democracy in Indiana. Il has
already begun to cause trouble. AT a
party meeting in Bloomington resolu-
ton was offered oon6emning the anti
temperance attitude of the indianapolis
Democrats. Its discussion led to some
plain speaking on the part of those pres
oot. One speaker asserted that if the
recent elections in Indianapolis and CIn-
cinnali were Democratic victories he
was very nearly a Republican, while
another declared THAI if there is such a
thing as q temperance wing in the Dem
ocratic party 1t had better show itself, or
he would soon believe it Is rightly
termed whisky organization. The
party organs are also in doubt whether
any permanent strength has been
brought to the party by those who voted
with il at the spring elections. The
Michigan City Dispatch says that the
municipal victories were won by Ger
man votes, and intimGtee that they are
not likely 10 remain with the Democrat
ic party in Il national contest, as "they
are neither Greenbackers nor Free-tra-
ders; they are very conservative set,
much inclined to let well-enough alone,
and not DESTROYS of fiscal changes"
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Choice Trees and Shrnbs.

In order to close out the remnants o
my nursery stock, l offer until sold, {
fine lot of trees, shrubs, roots and plants
consisting among other things of apple
three and four years old; plums-wilC
goose, miner and Chicasaw; grapes
Concord, Martha, Clinton, Pockington
etc aspberry-Turner by the 10000
etc, etc.
OF shade trees, ash, catalpa four kinds
cottonwood, elm by the dozen or 100
purple fringe, honey locust; red bud
coffee bean tree, maple one year 10000
etc.
OF shrubs large and fine assortment
among which are the Towering almond
altheas-best double, berberry, colder
bell, honeysuckles three kinds, largely
the gold nettle Japan, the finest in cul
tivafion.
Virginia creaper, lilacs, four varieties
a large stock of strong bushes; privet
pyrus JapOnica, roses, SNOWFALL, African
tamarack, dwarf Catalpha, daisy of ;
little tree; moss locust, deutZias, severa
varieties of spireas, a lot of strong Wis
terra vines, etc, etc, etc.
My stock of hardy perennials is large
and varied. can supply chrysanthe
NUNS, twenty-five kinds; iris Germani
Ca, (blue ffag0 eight kinds: lilies, tiger
common day and blue day; moneywort
peonies and others too numerous TO men
ton.
Here is a good chance To fill up new
places with choice things at about one
fourth what the New York tree peddler
sell their things at, and they are fresh
and you see before you buy and ge
them fresh and genuine.
l have but a small quantity of som,
| and of others have thousands.
l also keep stock of greenhouse an,
! bedding plants in their season.
Call early if you want the best.
ROBERT MILLIKEN,
Emporia, Kansas.
South end of Constitution street.
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IDA GREELEY-SMTTH

New York Herald, April 70: Ida
Greeley Smith, the eldest daughter of
the late Horace Greeley, died at Chappa-
qua, in the historical "house in the
woods" at O'Clock yesterday morning
She had been i'll only three days, hav-
ing fallen an easy victim to diphtheria,
which baffied the skill Of three well
known physicians. Ida Greeley was
born in this city in 1850, and was there
fore in the 32d year of her age. She
was educated at the academy of the Sa-
cred Heart, in Maahattanville, having
graduated with high honors from that
institution at the age of IS years. After
her academic term she embraced the Ro-
man Catholic faith, and remained up to
the hour of her death a devout MEM
Der of that communion. She spent
most of her time after attaining the
adult age at the Chappaqua home of her
father, and during the memorable cam
paign of 1872, when Mr.. Greeley held
his receptions in the cedar grove on his
farm, his daughter Ida presided at the
homestead, where were entertained Mr..
Greeley's most intimate friends. She
was a lady ofgreat personal attraction, of
modest bearing and of fine social quail
tiles. During the contest of her fathers
will, in December, 1872, she took
deep interest in the proceedings,
attending every sitting of the court
and winning by her refined man.
ner many new and ardent friends She
was married May 1, 1875, 10 Col. Mich
olas Smith, with whom she has since
resided most happily, leaving three
small children as the fruit of the union
the youngest a babe two months old
1t was TO her that the late Cornelius j
Vanderbilt paid over the $4,000 Dor
rowed from Mr.. Greeley from time IL
time during the lifetime of Commodore
| Vanderbilt With this sum. which she
never expected to receive, and the rem
nant of her fathers fortune she has
maintained q modest residence in thil
city in winter and resided in the coun
try in summer. Last fall she decided
to remain in Chappaqua the year round
as the old place where she spent many
OF her happy childhood days had {
charm for her which she could not re
sist, and where, among the evergreen
and near the favorite spring which he
father and mother so greatly admired
she breathed her last. Gabrielle Gree
ley, younger sister, the only living
direct descendant of the late Horac,
Greeley, has for years resided with he
sister.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

Denis Kearney does not feel happy
about the veto of the Chinese bill. He
assured San Francisco reporter that
'the bird of freedom has been screech-
ing too loud" and that if California is
to become a Chinese colony 1--WE had
better pull up our stakes and take our
families away from here and let the
land-grabbers and Chinese have IT," Up
on further reflection, however, he pre-
fers 10 fight rather than surrender his
childrcn's heritage to "Asiatic hordes. {"
Much more of this SORT of talk has Den
is INDUCED in, and he has even gone so
far in HE comments upon the veto as to
venture the surprising declaration that
President Arthur 'vas corn in band
box" The president has been accused
before this of having committed the in.
discretion of having been born in vRri-
Gus unpromising localities, including
Canada, Ireland and the high seas, but
ain handbook" never.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20
ARBITRATION CONVENTION.

The friends of the commendable prin-
ciple, arbitration, are moving actively.
and propose to have a national effort in
its behalf. They have issued the follow
ing call;
The National Arbitration League of
the United States of America being pro-
foundly impressed with the vital impor-
lance of, and absolute necessity
for, an International court OF
arbitration, and believing that
the congress of the American ma
tions, as proposed by our late president,
James A. Garfield, and the invitations
prepared by ex-Secretary of State, James
G. Blaine, and sent to the governments
by President Arthur, as well as the lar
ger proposition to include all the nations
of the world, as said to be contemplated
by the latter, are movements in that di-
rection, and deserves the appreciation
and support of the American people.
Therefore.
The National Arbitration League
hereby proposes convention to be
held in Washington, D. c., on the 30th
and 31st of May, 1882 for the pur.
pose, of discussing the general
subject of arbitration, and to
emphasize the views of the people oil
this cou2try who believe III Its prlnci
pies and desire them TO take form and
character in an international court OF
arbitration.
A cordial invitation is extended tc
all peace societies and religious organi-
cations TO send delegates; and all per
sons not so connected who favor the set
Element of difficulties, disputes, and
claims between nations by the pacific
means of arbitration, are also invited.
Eminent and able speakers will ad
dress the convention.
FRED. p. STANTON, President
ISAAC T. GIBSON, Secretary pro tenn.
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cent; Tennessee II per cent. The aver
age increase in the cotton states, is
twenty per cent, and amounts to about
100000 acres. In the Northern
Atlantic states, from Connecticut
to Virginia the area Is 4,O53, coo
acres less than in 1881. In the western
states, from West Virginia TO Kansas,
there is an acreage decrease of 2 per
cent; decreasing 10 per cent in Illinois,
per cent in Missouri and IL per cent.
in Kansas Estimated acreage in eight
winter wheat states is 1886, 900. In
California, partial returns point to an
increase of 10 per cent The Pacific
coast is not included in the list of strict
~ winter wheat states. The condition
of winter wheat is high throughout the
west (Ohio alone reporting below 100.
Those below the average are Connect
cut so, New York 81, New Jersey %,
Pennsylvania 96. and Ohio 81. Dele
ware averaged 10 per cent above 100,
Maryland 8, Virginia 4, North Carolina
Is, South Carolina Z, Georgia 10, Ala
bama 10, Mississippi Il, Louisiana 10,
Texas o, Arkansas -, Tennessee 8, West
Virginia 6, Kentucky 12, Michigan 8,
Indiana 5, Illinois 2, Missouri 10, and
Kansas 10.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

The Democrats in congress are by no
means q unit on the tariff question.
They would like in some way TO invent
a plank sufficiently broad for the whole
party to sit upon, bat as yet they see no
hope of success. Some of the leaders
who advocate making tariff reform
prominent this year, with the view of
fighting the presidential campaign up.
an it, frankly say that hey a.e pro-
voked at the disposition shown by 9TH
crs to avoid this issue. There cannot
be much doubt of the view OF the party
on the tariff question. The point is TO
get a taking name for it. "TGriE re-
form would, of course, mean revenue
only" and would unquestionably look
fully as well on the surging bosom of
Salt creek, where il would be ultimately
pitched by the people.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

Since the death of Jesse James made
the whereabouts of his brother Frank q
matter of considerable interest TO per,
sons who have cause TO fear his ven.
geance, individuals have been popping
up all over the region distinguished by
has operations to announce through
white lips and chattering teeth there con.
viction that they have recently entertain
ed the devil unawares. One of the aspi.
rants to this kinds of notoriety is a
Nashville barbar, who is certrin that he
dyed the desperado's hair fine brick
red about two weeks ago. He was sur
prised that q man should wish his hair
to assume a color which most people
prefer e!sYhere than on their hands, but
noticing that his customer was equip
ped like an arsenal he did not venture
to push his inquiries. 4 photograph
has now convinced him that his discre-
ti6n was judicious.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

New York Tribune: f. Jesse
James quick ar dead9 is a ques-
tion which Is now agitaiinG the cor
me- groceries, bar-rooms and cognate de-
batting societies of Missouri II is the
general belief that he is dead, but here
and there gentleman turns up who is
anxious 10 bet that he isn't. Students
of contemporaneous politics win recall
that there is the same want of agree.
ment among the members of the Demo
cratic party concerning fIle state of Mr..
Tilden. Not few of them claim that
he is still quick, hut John Kelly is sure
that he is quite dead, while Assembly
man ]. Stanley Browne. coinciding with
Mr.. Kelly, lately hailed Tilden's "ghost"
as "A contemporary.
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Tony Pastor in Trouble.

Tony Pastor, of New York, who is
now with his inimitable variety combi-
nation, making a tour of the principal
cities of the Union, is recognized as the
leading character vocalist and variety
performer of the United States. He
owns and runs a ffrst-class theatre on
Broadway, New York City, and has
gathered about him the best troupe of
variety artists that could be obtained.
The company has just completed bril-
liant engagement at the Walnut Street
Theatre, Philadelphia, and after the
present tour they will reappear in Tony
Pastors own theatre in New York City.
Mr.. Pastor is the originator of his Pc
culiar school of character singing, and
has made himself Immensely popular,
having realized by his talents a large
fortune.
The writer of this article met Mr.. Pas
tor recently at the Bingham House, in
Philadelphia, and found him as genial
in private as he is amusing before the
public. During our conversation / in
quired as to his physical health, aud he
replied that, Notwithstanding the strain
upon him in the discharge of his pro-
fessional duties, it was excellent. He
had occasionally severe pains, either the
result of rheumatic attacks or colds, but
any COI1l Lll0lnlS VI Itldt CndIdCLtE never
troubled him long, as he had found out
remedy tor all such annoying affec-
tons. asked him what that remedy
was, and he replied, "St. Jacobs Oil" /
then learned from Mr.. Pastor that he
considered the Great German Remedy
an excellent preparation for the cure OF
relief of rheumatism, and that it was
about the only thing used among pro-
fessional people for that distressing COM
plant. He took bottles of it with him
whenever he went travelling, and would
not be without it, and knew that it
was very popular with a number of
members of his own company, A con.
versation held subsequently with vari-
Gus members OF the organization re-
vealed the fact that st. Jacobs Oil had
been performing most invaluable ser
vice for them in the way of curing them
of rheumatism. Nearly every artist in
the troupe used 1t, and was enthusiastic
in its praise, and the writer was really
forced to the conclusion that Tony Pas
tor was certainly in luck in having so
valuable an article known and employed
by his inimitably good company of per
formers, for 1t enabled every one to be
always in his place, thus insuring COM
tort 20 the management and genuine sat
isfaction to the public. Tony Pastor
would certainly be in trouble without
st. Jacobs Oil. at least, other manag-
ers whose artists have been temporarily
unsupplied, have noticed the difference
between st. Jacobs Oil in stock and St.
Jacobs Oil out of stock-among the
members of their companies--N. Y.
Clinnnr
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THE FORD BROTHERS.
Their Pardon Granted by Governor Crit
tenden.

ST. LOUIS, April II, 2 80 p. ma re-
port from St. Joseph says that indict-
ments were found against the Ford
brothers this morning for murder in the
first degree, and that they were brought
into court this afternoon, pleaded guilty,
and were sentenced 10 be hanged on the
18th of May.
ST. LOUIS, April 17.-Dispatches from
Jefferson City say Gov. Crittenden has
granted an unconditional pardon TO the
Ford boys, who this afternoon pleaded
guilty to having killed Jesse James at
st. Joseph and were sentenced to be
hanged May 10.
ST.. JOSEPH, April 17.-Charles and
Robert Ford were arraigned to-day in
the circuit court upon an indictment
charging them with the willful and pre-
medltated murder of Jesse James. The
court room was thronged to suffocation.
As Judge Sherman finished reading the
bill and asked of Robt. Ford, guilty or
not guilty, he exclaimed as if he had
been waiting for the judge to finish the
reading of the indictment, Guilty" and
then turned to ii. H. Craig, police COM
missioner of Kansas City, with a cold,
scornful smile, with which he then
turned upon the crowd.
Charles Ford also plead guilty in the
most unconcerned manner.
Judge Sherman then briefly passed
sentence upon them, as follows emitting
all Formally: You, each of you, shall
on May 10, 1882, be taken to some con-
venient place and be hanged by the
neck until you be dead"
The boys smiled as the judge finished
the sentence witho ut further formalities.
They were then taken back to jail.
Their pardon was granted by Gov.
Crittenden to-day, and is expected to ar
rive tonight.
Sheriff Timberlake and squad of
Kansas City police, all heavily armed,
arrived In the city on the midnight
train of Sunday and attended the trial.
1t is expected that on receipt of the
pardon, the boys will be quietly re-
moved before day-break to Kansas City,
where they have friends. Fears were
entertained by Timberlake that their
stay in st. Joe is attended with great
danger.
The Jail has been closely guarded
every since their confinement, and nc
suspicious applicant has been admitted
Mrs. Jesse James to-day by order OF
the probate court, received her hus-
bands arms from ex-Marshall Craig,
| and returned with them to Kansas City
to ohf
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THE LAENED BANK rAILURH.
Little Change in the sit1ation-A Con,
promise Elected


LARNED, Kan. April 15.-The excite
ment concerning the failure of Valley
bank, owned by Cartwright & Co
which closed its doors last MONDAY. has
about subsidized, the creditors having all
harmoniZed and agreed To leave The le-
gal question Of the Van Horn assign
ment, which was made and put on rec
ora at $3.50 Monday morning, TO the
courts for adjustment. 1t Is claimed bv
the attorneys OF the attaching creditors
that il is worthless on account of fraud
that 1t does not convey all the property.
Attorneys for The otherside claim exact
ly the reverse. So the fight opens, ana ow-
ing TO this, attention has been Withdrawn
from the princ.pa n the trouble. For
time, however, It looked decidedly Ill
loGs Tor Tie parties, AS the robbed vic
| Tins lily bToOked what they considered
the attempt to s~indie them. The civ
money and that of numerous school dis
tricis were in the bank at the IIme of its
| closing. Monday night at the Indigna-
ton meeting talk OF IYnchiDg or stretch
ing hemp was freely INDUCED in and
| Messrs. Cartwright Il Co will never
| know how near they came To :. fearful
| abyss. A hotheaded leader would like
| ly have precipitate calamity against
the pupilc peace. Wiser counsel pre-
vailed. ALI this while Messrs. Cart
wright & Oldham have been held as
prisoners by the officers. The sense of
the indignation meeting WAS well ex-
pressed by the following resolutions,
unanimously adopted;
| WHEREAS, Cartwright s. Co, bank
| ers of Larned, have by their miraculous
| failure, depleted our city treasury, and
deprived the school districts OF this
county of their educational funds, AID
WHEREAS, said failure comes at q
time when said bank represented they
| were solvent,
ResOlred, therefore, That 1t is the sense
of the citizens of Larned in public meet
/ ing assembled, that said acts are hereby
condemned, and that we condemn any
and all persons who may aid or abet
them, either directly or indirectly, in
shielding SAID crime.
ResOLUed, further, That ,mmIttee of
three be appointed by the chairman of
the meeting, which committee shall con-
sist of three creditors of said bank, TO
examine the books and papers of said
bank, and be it further
ResOlred, That E. r. Vanhorn owes it
to himself as we'll as the people of this
county to decline any trust given 10 him
by said bank.
The following committees were also
appointed to examine the books OF the
bank: Z. w. Lowrey, C. w. Dunaway
and A. Brown. The meeting then adj.
| journed. Thursday forenoon the com.
mittee made the examination, and at
this writing the report has not been
made, but we learn from confidential
sources that the condition is better than
was generally expected. From the in.
formation now at hand we report $22, DOC
assets and $4,000 liabilities. The
assets are understood to include $500
on the Maston bank, Kansas City. The
creditors list is a lengthy one, and
ranges from 5000, represented by the
Chase National bank of New York
down to q few cents
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HERE AND THERE.

Ohio is making faces at an Illinois
maA who declined an Office.
The fund for the Jewish refugees
from Russia now amounts to about $780,
900.
Kansas City seems to be having Its
full share of amusements with Oscar
Wilde and Cooper, Jackson Sc Co.'s
circus.
If there is a city in Missouri where
Frank James has not been seen within
the last iorty-eight hours we would like
to hear of it.
The Ohio Sunday law, which recently
passed both houses Of the legislature,
has doubled the value of corner gro.
ceries in Covington, just across the river
from Cincinnati.
"The Buddhist religion stands alone"
the London Saturday Review says,
"among the great religions of the globe
as the only one which has never been
propagated by conquest or prosecution,
but which owes it's immense diffusion
solely to its moral power"
One singular fact in connection with
the spring elections in Ohio is the gains
the Republicans made outside the large
cities. This proves that the Democratic
victories were due to the enmity of the
lawless classes in the cities who voted
solidly with the Democracy.
In his latest card Guitcau expresses
the belief that had his relatives all died
twenty-five years ago, it would have
been a God-send TO him. 1t certainly
would have been great thing for the
country If the death of his parents had
ante-dated the birth of the assassin.
The telegraph dispatches state that O.
Wilde explored a silver mine out in Col
orado yesterday for the first time in his
aesthetic existence. The fact that no &C
cident happened to the party will have a
tendency to shake the faith of good
many people in direct interpretations OF
| Providence.