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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-20
Whn1 Is Money.

A few weeks ago two gentlemen CAME
into my Office and put before me five
dollar national bank note. They re-
marked that they had agreed to abide
by my decision, and they asked me this
simple question:
SIS this money!
Certainly it is money" / replied,
and one man wenb off in triumph and
one was sad Perhaps the disappointed
man had presumed that l would say:
"No, it is not money, because il is not
gold or silver" Now, gentlemen, WAS
my reply right or wrong? Let lis set
tie this point before we enlarge upon
the uses of money through the opera
tions of national bank. And though
l am we'll aware that it is hard To fip1l
ten men who will agree to precise defini-
tons upon this subject, yet l will ven-
ture this: Money is a measure of Il
value, and n medium of exchange.
While it may not be wealth, it is that
which distributes wealth.: While it
may not be capital, it is that which EN-
ploys capital. In short, il is the meas.
ure of value and the medium of an
exchange. Let me illustrate in a more
familiar way. / toss before you nickel
fivecent piece. You say that is money,
and you are right, because it measures
the value of five apples. Or show you
a postage stamp SCI in tin frame, such
as we were once Obliged TO use, and you
say this stamp is also money. But /
may contend that a postage stamp is not
money; but you will reply that if a
stamp will buy apples, then it is money,
for it becomes the measure of a value
and the medium of exchange.
A hundred years ago, Indian corn
was used for money; it bought goods
and paid debts.
The old minister, in my native city,
was paid his salary part in paper money,
part in corn money and part in hard
wood money. The corn was used at q
fixed price per bushei, and the wood at
so much for cord. They paid debts,
they were measures of value and me-
liums of exchange.
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New York Commercial Advertiser:
Some of the newspapers think there was
no occasion for MIR. Robson To have re-
ferred to Mr.. Whitthorne in the house
of representatives lately, and per-
haps there was not, but il must be re-
membered his provOcatlon was great,
and human nature is weak. Even the
great Washington was eXasperated TO
that extent that he swore at Freneau. So
Robson, whose provCcation was greater,
could not refrain from referring to his
prosecutor when talking abour the navy
department. He has remained silent
for years under a flood of abuse. No
wrong dong could be traced to him by
Democratic congresses that neglected
public affairs to work dragnets in which
to catch Republican officials. But not
withstanding this the old stories have
been revamped of late, and illusions to
them made on the floor of the house.
Under the circumstances il would have
been more than human if Mr.. Robson
remained silent. What he said, how
ever, was truth. He pictured Whit
horne as he is-which Whitthornc did
not deny. The spectacle was not an ed
flying one, but while such men as
Whiithorne are sent 10 congress, scenes
are certain to occur.
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Drowned.

HoUGnToN, Mich. July ia party
of three women and four men were
riding on the Portage river yesterday
when the boat turned and drowned two
women and one man. The names are
Geo. Lacrosse and wife and Mrs Joseph
BIanchett. Indians saved the others.
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POstOfices and POs.rOads.

WASHINGTON, July 17-One of the
most important special orders for the
week in the house is the consideration
of measures coming from the committee
on postOffices and postrOads on Tuesday
Among the bills designated for consid.
GRAFTON on that day are the following:
To designate, classify and fix the sal
aries of persons in the railway mail ser
vice; to modify the postal money order
system; regulating rates OF postage on
second-class mail matter at lctter-carrier
offices; to fix the compensation of post
masters of the fourth class, and to estab-
lish postal savings depository, the bills
TO be considered in the order named.
This special order will be carried out
unless it is set aside in order to consid-
er report from conference committee
on an election case or measures on the
speakers table. The postoffice commit
tee will, however, insist upon the special
order on Wednesday.
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Going to eEs Shades.

Spiritualism may produce echoes
from the other world In toIerabIe prose,
but when it comes to verse its ghostly
rhymsters trip in their measures. Very
good poets like Shakespeare or Byron
rarely repeat themselves nowadays.
When we get anything like a reproduc-
ton of Hamlet or the English Bards and
Scotch Reviewers we may then believe
in spiritualism in q poetic sense. The
New York Times remarking upon the
same subject says:
"When q tmateriaiized seance' is held,
the medium always requests the circle of
believers to sing, alleging that under the
influence of music ghosts materialize
with comparative ease. But what are
the songs that are sung in spiritual cir
Giles? The "Sweet By and By is fair
sample of them. They are invariably
the iIliterate sentimental songs popular
among people who know absolutely
nothing about music They are sung
through the nose with the mechanical
sameness Of the barrei-organ, and with A
dragging of the time that is simply mad
dening. One would think that il the
singing of the Sweet By and By could
induce any ghost to materiaiize, it would
be large ghost with heavy club. and
q wild desire to brain the singers
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Ex-Consul,s view.

NEW YORK, July 17.-Rev. DR.. F. 8.
Depass, two years United States consul
in Turkey, in conversation tonight said
"Fhe present disturbances were moth
ing less than a civil war. Rebellion
against the sultan and khedive. Arab
Bey is q restless, ambitious Arab. He
has founded national party, and is try
ing IN initiate Cromwell and GAribaldi,
and wanted 10 drive out all foreigners,
and yet they owe everything 20 foreign
ers. There isnothing in Egypt to build
an independent government upon II
would be like the negroes Of the south
trying to form \ government Of their
OEn."
Dr. Depass predicted that Arab Bey
would fail utterly IN his ambitious pro-
jects, but he thought lhat q religious
war. might break cut that Weuld spread
over Asia, Africa and Europe. for Arab
is in league with the new prophet Sem
ousi, and also with Sher Fl, of Mecca,
spiritual head of the Mohammedans.
In conclusion he said: aOne thing IL
certain, If this contest goes On the Otto
man empire falls. The Turks will be
driven out Of Europe, the cross will be
planted on the mosque Of ST. Sophia, q
constitutional government will be estab-
Iished, and e, 600 geo Of cur race be
emancipated from religious despotIsm-"
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A ~First Family" AmAir

BURKEvILLE, Va, July ia diff.
Guilty resulting in u duel occurred in
Lunenburg county, In this state, yester.
day evening. The parties to the affair
were Richard Garland, of that county,
and Joseph Addison, of Baltimore,
Yesterday morning q Mr.. Boswell, q
brother-in-law of Garland, visited Addi-
son and informed him that Garland was
on the public road nearly a mile from
the house at which Addison was visit.
ing, and wanted 10 see him. He alec
advised him to have some friends with
him to see fair play. Addison repaired
to the place of rendezvous, accompanied
by Messrs. Eanes, Organ and Jones.
Upon the arrival of the party at the
place of meeting, they found Garland
and his friend, Mr.. Roache. standing in
the road. Addison stepped out in the
highway and Garland advanced to meet
him. When within arms length Gar.
land attempted TO strike his opponent
Addison Warded off his blow and Gar.
land began to draw his pistol, when his
antagonist stepped back a step or
two and cried, None OF that" Garland
drew his weapon, and Addison
quickly followed his example. Gar.
land fired, the ball striking Addison in
the forearm, just above the wrist, break.
ing the bone. Garland pursued the
wounded man, firing four shots at him
in quick succession, one ball striking
Addison in the right groin and lodging
in the back, inflicting a wound which
it is thought, will be fatal.
After the first shot AddisOn's weapon
failed to discharge. When Garland had
empticd all of the chambers of his
revolver he stepped up to Boswell, who
was standing near by. with cooked PTS.
tol in his hand with the point directed
at Addison during the firing, and re.
marked: "Give me another pistol"
The pistol was handed him. Addison
exclaiming as Boswell reached it TO
Garland: "That is not fair play; my
pistol will not fire and l have no other"
The combatants, however, were sepa-
rated before they could renew the con-
fiict
The cause of the difficulty is said to
have originated about lady in the
country. Addison's condition tonight
is very critical, but slight hopes of his
recovery are entertained. A warrant
has been issued for the arrest of Gar
land. All of the parties connected with
the affair are highly connected. Ad'
olson represents manufacturing house
in Baltimore.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-20

The Kansas City Journal and Times
have both secured the full telegraph re
port of the Western associated press,
which gives them equal Geographic ad-
vantages with the Chicago and st. Louis
papers. This is a stroke of enterprise on
the part of the Kansas City papers which
will be duly appreciated by their thou
sands of patrons.
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Sides with England.

PHILADEIPuIA, July 1S.-Gen. Grant
eastern question to Record reporter
He sides with England, and says the
people of Egypt are ten times worse off
than the negroes of the south. He be-
lieves an English protectoraie would
help develop the resources of the coun-
try and improve the condition of the
nennla
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. News Via Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 10 The indications
are that the Greenbackers and Rrpubli
cans in the eighteenth Illinois district,
Morrison's, will unite upon a candidate
and carry the district
An East Towas Michigan sp, ciul
says: Heavy forest fires are raging he
tween here and Ansable. Considerable
damage resulted to pine and cedar
An East Atchison, Kansas, special
says: Fire yesterday burned the elevator
OF II. G. Goodell loss SIG 600; insurance
81 COO
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A hnmh'shalI of sad discourapement

A bomb-shell of sad encouragement
was thrown into the anti-St. John ranks
throughout the state this morning, by
the appearance in the Topeka Capital
OF the formal announcement that the
great Colonel A. B. Jetmore, whose de-
cisiOn on this question the people have
been awaiting with breathless silence,
has pronounced for st. John. The Col
onel, the masses will be cheered to know,
endorses the work of the late congress
sional convention, and though pressed
by an innumerable host of friends to
become q candidate for governor him.
self, he immolates himself on the altar
Cor 81. John. The latter gentleman has
our sympathy
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A Destructive STORM.

ST.. PAUL, MIMI, July ia Dead
wood special says Spearfish and Rcd
water valleys, two of the most fertile,
thickly settled and extensively cultivated
agricultural districts in tho hills, were
visited last night by destructive storm
of wind and hail, which entirely wiped
out all the crops for q distance of TWEEN
ty miles in length by four in width. 1t
IS estimated thai 1900 acres of wheat,
oats and barley, nicely headed and Civ
ing promise of an unprecedented yield,
were entirely destroyed. Particulars
cannot be learned at present. The False
Bottom, Belle FOurche and Rapid val
leys, it is feared, were also visited, but
no advices have been received. This is
the first setback OF the season, and far.
mers are very respondent. It is not
known whether any loss Oflife occurred.
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aIarksting Wheat.

SmAwNEEFowE, III, July 1.-THE
new wheat of this (GaIlatin) county is
moving at the rate of forty to fifty cars
per day. The crop is the largest and
finest quality ever known. weighing six
ty-two 10 sixty-fiVe pounds per buslIel
measure, and in many places yielding
double the field estimate. So far as we
can learn the yield and quality of south
ern Illinois will compare with this
county; 30 per cent. can be added with
safety the estimate of July l. The wealth
er could not be more favorable for thresh-
ing, and machines are working almost
within sight of each other in this sec
tion, and still they are in pressing de-
mand. Corn is improving, and fair
crop will be produced.
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The star Route clses.

WASHINGTON, July 10-In tae star
route trial to-day Kerr began his arga-
ment for the prosecution upon the ad-
instability of the evidence of the wit
ness, John o. Walsh. 1t Is under
stood that the decision upon this CUES
tioB, will also affect the admissibility of
Redell's confession and upon this piece
of evidence it is generally believed, de-
ponds the success OF the prosecutions
efforts to make out case against the
daFandopRS
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The Grain War at st Louis.

ST. LOUIS, July 19.-The East ST.
LOUIS board OF trade is assuming IA sharp
aggressive attitude in the fight over the
grain inspector. This morning another
warrant WAS sworn out against Clinton
o. butcher, who was fined yesterday.
The board of trade intends causing the
arrest of all the inspectors, and claim
that Judge Snyder's decision nj Belle
Vile does not materially affect the fight
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a Sharp Spat.

WASHINGTON, July IA sharp con,
test is raising between Col Bliss, OF the
star route prosecution, and some men,
bers of the late grand jury Bliss stated
that after the jury had reported that They
found no indictment that if he had been
on the jury he would surely have voted
to indict One of the jurymen turns on
him to-day and charges that he could
not have been more earnts for the de.
tense If he had been employed on that
side
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rhe rerns nan,ncracv

GALVESTON, July fS.-The Demo-
cratic stale convention was called 10 or
der this morning by the chairman of
the executive committee. 4 temporary
organization was effected by elccting j.
w Booth, of Wise county, chairman.
The usual committees were appointed
and recess taken, after which some
speeches were made and the convention
adjourned Till tomorrow The pros
pecis are favorable for the nomination
of Judge John Ireland, of Seguin, for
governor on the first ballot
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Col. John A. Martin, of the Atchison
Champion, is preparing historical re-
view of the Wyandotte constitutional
convention, to be read at the reunion of
the members of that body to be held at
Wyandotte the Goth in st. This produc-
ton from the pen of Col. Martin, who
was the secretary of that body before he
was Of age, will be valuable contribu-
ton TO the history of the state. The re-
union premises to be an interesting
syafkayin0
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a better OutIook IN HlIinoIs.

CHEcAAo. July 15.-Aa extended sur
vey Of the corn outlook in southern
Illinois shows that section has Jared
much better than the northern and cen
trail portions. Prospects keep good, and
there will be an average yield with q
little rain during next month. The
corn Is rapidly improving further
north. and the situaEion- il far
from being as gloomy - il
was two weeks egO. In southeru
Indiana the crops are doing excelIently,
and in southern indiana and Illinois
there will be large crops Of wheat and
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Rstnrnsd to Work.

DENVER Col, July 15.-The brick
makers strike in this country is over.
After remaining idle for over two weeks
$50 men have gone TO work at the old
prices to-day and yesterday. One hun
dred and twenty three men, leaders of
the strike and members of the union,
are on the black list, and will not be
employed by the manufacturers. The
manufacturers were as a unit They
had ID, O00, 900 brick on hand and loaned
each other sill they wanted to complete
outstanding contracts. They declared
thew could hold out until August LIST.
The men did not have the money to hold
out. They struck for an increase of so
cents per day. They have gone TO work
for the old wages. Molders receive So
per day and other laborers from 81 TO
81 so per day.
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REPUBLICAN STATE cONVENTIoN

A delegate convention of the Repub Us
Of the state OF Kansas will be held In til 1857
Of Topeka, on Wednesday, the 9th Il.
August. lSS2. at the hour OF O'Clock
for the purpose OF nominating candidat,
the following olices:
Associate Justice OF the supr sme Cou.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Of State.
Auditor.
STATE Treasurer.
Attorney General.
superintendent OF Public Instruction.
And for the purpose OF electing kepubii-
can State Central Committee.
The basis OF representation In said conVen-
tlon shall be one delegate and one alternate
for every $50 votes or any fraction thereof OF
l75 east for presidential electors At the
November election In 1850, and one delegate
and one alternate Tor each unorganiLed coun-
" attached TO IN organized county Tor mu-
nicipAl purposes, which delegates and alter
mates are Apportioned 10 the several counties
"A HnlloMa:
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NM. Iinoolnn neath.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 17-Mrs Lin
coin, widow of the late President Lin
coin, died in this city at S:15 tonight
She has been ill for long time, and a
few days ago grew worse. Saturday
evening she suffered stroke of paraly-
sis, and from that time lay in u comatose
state until she died Robert Lincoln
left Washington tn-night and will be
here Tuesday morning. The funeral an
nouncemenL will he made later.
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Death From Toy PistoIs.

CINCINNATI, July 17.-There has been
six deaths from lockjaw in this city and
Covinglon within the past three days.
The victims are all boys who were
wounded in the hand by toy pistols on
the Fourth of July In most cases the
wounds were apparently trifling.
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SARATOGA, July 1S.-In the first race,
a mile and furlong, Goodnight was
first, Pinaiore second and Maggie Aver
third. Time, :551S.
Second race, 5 furlOngs, Miss Wood
ford /: Tarantulla Filley, 2; Empress. 3.
Time 10 :0215
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State Senator s. s. Benedict, who has
lust been appointed Indian inspector,
IL we'll fitted for that service. He is a
man OF tho best character and of the
slrictest integrity, and he will faithfully
look after tho interests of both the In
dIans and government. His acceptance
OF the Office will be beneficial to both.
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AMexIean Mavor

LAS VEGAS, N. NJ, July 10.-In the
much talked of mayoralty election the
Mexicans elected Romero by 200 major
ity. The whole territory and Colorado
evidenced much interest in the struggle
and Americans arc much grieved at the
result.
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Er,r.m.Iu R.a,..,

DECATUR, July 1s.-The prohibition
lists Of this (the fOurteenth) congression-
al district held congressional conven.
ton to-day. The platform adopted was
extremely radical. demanding the entire
prohibition Of the manufacture, sale and
importation, national and state, by con,
stitutional amendment; equal suffrage
unlimited coinage of silver on equal
terms with gold; and declares against
special legislation of all kinds.
Hon, D. Hart, of Lincoln, Logan coun-
ty, q member of the thirty-hFst general
assembly, was nominated for congress.
A state convention will be held at
Bloomington on August 9th.
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WASHINGTON, July 17-It will he 70
memDered that during the administers
ton of Postmaster General Key the sub
ject of prohibiting the transmission
through the mails of matter relating TO
lotteries WAS presented for action. At
first Gen. Key decided that such matter
could not be sent through the United
States mails. but on some local techni-
cality this decision was afterward over
ruled. The business of the Louisiana
and other lottery companies has conse-
quently prOspered ever since. 1t is I'M
derstoOd that the present postmaster
general sees differently, and ON q pro-
per presentation of the subject to him
would exclude this matter from the
mails. With this view Representative
Robertson, of Louisiana, has prepared a
protest against allowing the use of the
mails for this purpose. This protest
will be placed in the proper channel,
and when 1t reaches the postmaster
general ruling will be make upon it
no him
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A Big Average.

PALMYRA, Mo-, July 1.-THE farmers
have begun threshing their wheat. The
yield is even exceeding all expectations,
crops averaging from thirty to thirty
five bushels. Nearly $1,000 bushels of
the new crop have been purchased by
Quincy parties. The prospect of a fair
corn crop is better than 1t was a month
ago.
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Whisky Mon OrcnnIzine.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 17.-Dotto Gucn-
ther, formerly editor of the Milwaukee
Herald has arrived here in the interest
of the liquor dealers and manufacturers
of the United States. His mission is to
organize a state protective association,
as determined at the national conference
of liquor men held in Chicago, May "a
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Il n recommended that the delegates from
each county be selected In county convention
ON Saturday, the 18th day OF July, 1882, unless
Q different time be designated by the county
Republican Central committees
II Il further recommended that the various
County Central Committees give at least Two
weeks notice OF the time designated Tor the
election OF delegates by publication in the
By order Of the Republican State Central
j. b. JOHNSON, Ch airman.
up. HARRIS, Secretary.
TOPKKA June Is 1882.
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The Burlington Patriot authorita-
lively announces that General Kelley,
OF Coffey county, is not a candidate for
governor. This is as we supposed. The
general is one OF the best men in Kansas,
and would receive a hearty support
were he to become candidate for that
nlaca