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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-09
The Chinese Question.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-At meet
ing of the board of supervisors yester-
day afternoon, Mayor Blake read mes
sage on the Chinese question, recon-
mending the board to adopt resolutions
in positive but dignifed language ex.
pressing the wrong wrought by Chinese
immigration and urging its suppression.
The board adopted resolutions endors-
ing the message and approving the &C
ton of their congressional delegation re-
garding anti Chinese measures. Ar
rangements are going forward actively
for mass meeting tomorrow. 1t is re-
ported that forty thousand tickets have
been issued at Hong Kong to be used
Immediately before the passage of the
anti-Chinese bill by Chinese Intending
TO emigrate to the United States. 1t is
stated on positive authority that the re-
cent unusual influx of Chinese is not
due TO importations by railroad con-
tractors, but TO the action of the Chi
nese. Six companies of Chinese to
work on the west division of the Gen.
trail Pacific railroad, have been con-
tracted for, but will be shipped direct
from China TO Victoria.
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Stock Men I'm Conven,,on

CALDWELL, Kas., March 1.-The
stock mems association of Southwestern
Kansas and the Indian Territory met
here to-day. The meeting was called to
order at 10 o'clock this morning by
President Churchfield, who stated the
first business in order was the election
of officers for the ensuing year. Ben s.
Miller was elected president; w. E.
Campbell and G. II. Manning vice-presi-
dents; John A Blair. secretary, and NJ.
ii. Bennett, treasurer.
4 committee on credentials was ap-
pointed, after which the convention ad.
journed until p. m.
At 2 p. m. the convention was called
to order and several important commit
tees were appointed.
The convention adjoured until to-
morrow morning, in order to give the
committees time to prepare reports.
The city is full of stockmen, aud with
the additions that will be made by fresh
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Inter Ocean: Bishop Sharpe's heart
10 wrung over the thought of Mormon
saint going into his house and saying
70 his second, third, fourth and fifth
wife, "You must go out into the world
without me for g husband; the law d.
vorcss Us; hereafter can have but one
lawful wife, and that this wrinkled old
woman whom first married" "What
will be the feelings Of the family" says
Sharpe. ~when they hear these wordsr
We don't know, really but, Judging
from the story Of Ann Eliza Young and
Of the ladies who constitute the anti
pOlygamy society in Utah, we should
Judge that these numerous wives would
thank heaven that the bonds which
bound them TO these men and gave item
. fourth or tenth interest in blsar-eyed
old saintlike Sharpe were at last broken,
and that they were free to have q whole
man all to Themselves Sharpe may
rest assured that the lamentation will
not come from the women.
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All'is not peaceful in our large citIes.
The st. Louis Post Dispatch has been
making q lively racket about municipal
affairs In that city. or late 1t has been
trying to pound into the head of the
mayor that $500, 900 annually was being
squandcrod by the city authorities in SAL
aries for supern itineraries. and the may
ar has 1t last been compelled "a notice
the matter and order its investigation.
In Chicago the nter.ocean kept ham,
mering away at the frighlfGl condition
Of crime until the mayor had to issue an
order closing the gambling. houses
Whether they will remain closed or not
there Is no doubt but that the Inter.
Ocean has dOne4 vast amount of good
by uneArthing the condition OF things in
that city, and by euDn causing them to
be temporarily shut up. Let the good
work go on everywhere.
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THE NEW APPoRT1oNMENT.


1t was to be hoped that the new appor-
tionment would so change things that
there would be no more of the pivotal
state, but it will be seen by an examina-
ton Of the figures that there is not so
much change but New York may cut
the same figure in national politics in
the next decade she has in the last.
The fact that one state may stand con-
stantly In the position to turn the scale
one way or the other is 4 constant men,
ace to the best political interests of the
country. II New York were shOrn of
her power by u division of the state, or
by some other effective means, the coun.
try would be better of.
In 1850 the AppOrIionment hill gave The
six New England states twenty-nine
representatives in congress, while that
Of 1880 givts them but tweniy-six. Dur
ing the lshme period the rrpTes. niation
OF the middle states has Increased from
sixty-tlIree la Yixty-uine; that of the
dred aud twenty one that of tie Ats.ern
states from fifiy three TO one hundred
and one; and that of the Pacific
states from three Ia eight.
The ELECTORAL v,'tr. IA all presidential
eleu tiUBs since thai at 1879. has aggregat-
ed 369. IA majority being 1876. which
was the vote cast for President Hayes.
At the next presidential election the
electoral Vote will aggregate 40l, or, if
Dakota il Admnted, as 1t probably
will be before that time, 404,
so that IL will require 203
votes to elect The southern states will
Cast Isl. and the nOriherS states 254. 1t
will, therefore, require, Ia elect u pr esi-
dent, in addition 10 the full electoral
votes OF the south, the votes of New
York, New Jersey and Indiana, or To-
tAl of fifty-twO electoral votes. II, how
ever, the south should remain "sulid,"
and its presidential candidate should Sc
cure, also, the vote of New York and In
diana. the election would be tie Vir-
giniA, however. cannot be counted with
the solid" south hereafter, and ii is
probable that several other southern
states will be out of that column before
1884.
The political situation is not, how.
ever. very materially changed by the
new superintendent. The "solid south, !"
with New York, New Jersey and Indi-
ana, would have elected Democratic
president in 1880, and could elect in
1884. New York will be the pivotal
state III the next presidential election,
as il was at the last.
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sICKENING SCENES.
Fearful Havoc Resulting from Break
in the Levee at Riverton. Mississippi.

Fearful Havoc Resulting from Break
in the LeVee at RivertOn, Mississippi.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 2.-Private
letters from Riverton, Mississippi, one
hundred and fifty miles below Memphis
and one hundred and seventy five miles
above Vicksburg, say the levee broke
Monday night and the loss to property is
fearful. Some people were drowned,
among the number Ben Heyne, shipping
clerk for Frank 81 Renick. He
tried to go to the assistance
of Mrs. Bradshaw and was
drawn into the channel of
the break and drowned. The stock is
all drowned and there are no provisions
for poor people to subsist on. The
break occurred about one hundred yards
above Duncan's. We have sent to Ter
rine for a steamer to come and take the
women and children to Memphis. They
are suffering greatly, having lost every
they have on their bodies is the only
property they have saved.
1t is impossible to describe the fearful
havoc and destruction the waters have
made. Besides the break at Riverton
there are two more, one at Wright's one
mile below, and another at Judge Miles
place two miles below Riverton. Mules,
horses, cows, goats and houses pass by
continually. Add to these falling and
crushing timber ;fsl You then have the
faintest idea of the condition of things.
In Duncan's house there must be no less
than twenty-five women and children
and good many more huddled
together on the levee. 1t is
pitiful to see them, half naked, frozen
and hungry. Every house IN Riverton
except Duncan's and Frank Rienach's,
has either fioated off or is so damaged
by the washing away of blocks that
they will be unfit for habitation when
the waters decline. The levee in front
of Duncan's house is weak and there is
danger of it breaking. The stone house
OF Max Miller together with his stock
of goods floated off and was lost.
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Beeoher and the sp,ritualists.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Mrs. Robert I.
Hull, the spirltualistic medium whose
materialisms last summer attracted
much attention, is.now living in Book
lyn. Among the well Known persons
who have seen Mrs. Hull's performance
recently is Henry Ward Beecher, who
has attended two seances. The first he
was much impressed with the appear
ances produced, but consideration pro-
duced so much doubt that he desired to
have the experiment repeated. To this
end special seance was recently given.
In addition to Mr.. and Mrs. Beecher the
Rev. James Beecher and Col. III. G..
Beecher were among those in the party.
The result, as Mr.. Beecher expresses it,
completely sponged out his favorable
first impression. The supposed mate
rialiZed forms were too material, he
says, for their weight caused the floor TO
creak, and breathing could be heard.
Mr.. Beecher says he would be glad to
have life after death scientifically proved
by the return of the spirit, but in every
test for this there has been a hitch at the
last, and the result has not been secured
DR.. Eugene Crowell, of Brooklyn, has
offered her 800 to give him and six
spiritualistic friends several test exhibit
tons of her powers under fair condi-
tions, the money to be paid if, after see
ing them, the majority of the witnesses
vote it genuine. Mrs. Hull has not &C
cepted the offer.
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washInpton Notes

WASHINGTON DC, March 2.-Senator
Ingalls, says all statements TO the effect
that he opposed COnkling's confirmation
or that he had said anything against
Conkling are incorrect; that he is per-
sonally and particularly a friend Of
Conklings.
Some Democratic congressman are
very much opposed to giving anything
like party support to Vests bill for
wiping out National bank circu-
lation. They say this is q
dangerous question and that the Demo-
cratic party will suffer if it supports
Vests bill. There will be an effort
probably 10 smother it in the commit
tee as the best way of getting rid of it.
A leading Democrat says il may be a
very good measure for Missouri, where
Greenbackism prevails, but that it is g
dangerous one for the party to endorse
and that he is determined TO oppose it.
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TRADE TOPICS.

A Review of the Business of the Week
NEW YORK, March 3.-R. G. Dun &
Co. of the mercantile agency, report the
business failures for the week through
out the country at 1877 against 1913 last
week. The eastern states furnished IL !;
western, 40; southern, 80; middle, 30 I;
Pacific coast and territories, 6; and New
York city z. In the city of New York
the most important failure is that of
Cascade, Crooks s. Rayande, who have
liabilities of several hundred thousand
dollars. mostly abroad. This disaster is
said to have been caused by the collapse
of the Union General of Paris, and
the contraction of the continental bank
ing facilities resulting thereform. The
decline in the volume of business by
the devasting floods in the south and
west, and several important failures
have combined to cause feeling
of apprehension as TO the healthfulness
of trade generally. Large losses arising
from hazardous speculation and result
ing in decline in values has contribut.
ed to feeling of uncertainty and the
week has not been very comforting
one to the trading community generally
Nevertheless there are no indications
that the legitimate trade of the country
is less safe than before, or that ability tC
absorb, consume and pay for all goods
purchased need be questioned The re
ports as to crops in the west and north
west are unanimously good, and spring
demand for merchandise is opening uL
very satisfactorily.
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GEN. cox AND FIrz-JOHN.
A Caustic Review OF the Proceedings In
the Case.

the Case.
CINCINNATI, March 2.-Gen. J. D.
Cox, ex-governor of Ohio, delivered an
address before the Cincinnati society of
ex-army and navy officers, reviewing the
second battle of Bull Run. 1t was elab-
orately illustrated with maps, and was u
sharp review of the whole history of the
case, and probably as able defense of
the finding of the court-martial as has
ever been made The army and navy so
ciety, aware that Gen. Cox is stoutly
opposed to the setting aside of the decis-
ion of the court-martial, invited him to
deliver an address on the subject, in the
belief that it would have much influence
at this time. He urged that the so-called
newly discovered evidence affords
nothing to overthrow or to modify the
judgment of the court-martial, but rath-
er sustains that judgment in a striking
manner; that the lapse Oftime has great.
ly increased the unreiiabiiity
of memory, and, as Porter's case rests
largely upon this sort of testimony, the
court-martIal convened in the very year
of his alleged misconduct was much
likely to have reliable evidence than the
Advisory Board; that. while the new ev
idence is almost entirely from ConfedeF.
ate sources, that part of it which is or
iginal and contemporaneous with the
events in question is in support of the
judgment of the courtmartial, and the
question of Porter's guilt turned upon
his conduct under the orders he receiv
ed, and from this standpoint the find
ings of the court-martial were right
and that, if Porter were right as to the
time and place of Longstreet on ths
field, the Judgment of the court-martia
against him would still be good upoT
military principles.
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Kansas City Journal: There Is a
great deal of nonsense in the repeated
assertion that the prohibition law of
Kansas has built mp a much larger
Wholesale liquor trade in Kansas City.
A number of dealers told Journal re-
porter on Wednesday that their trade
from Kansas is much less than before
the adoption Of the law, although their
shipments on private orders were large.
There il no need Of misrepresentation
In the case. Men who want liquors will
be governed by circumstances in buying
If the sale of tea, coffee and sugar was
prohibited in Kansas, it would not ma.
terially benefit the trade in wholesale
groceries in this city. The consump-
ton Of those articles of every day use
would be greatly lessened because of the
Inconvenience OF ordering in large
quantities from q distance. Prohibi
the sale Of tobacco and the use of i
would be discontinued by many. Thu
private order business and Its effects
cuts no figure in the principle Of prohi
bition.
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Arrival of Poke Wells.

OMAHA, Feb. 23.-Sheriff Dan Farrell,
of Mills county, Ia, arrived at his home
at Glenwood this morning from Ran
dolph, Wis. having in charge two noted
train and bank robbers, whom he had
captured unaided, their names being
Poke Wells, alias G. III. Wells and Frank
johnson, alias Bill Norris. They are
charged with being members of the
gang who robbed a train at Winston,
Mo-, in which affair the train conductor
was shot and killed. They are also
charged with robbing bank at River
ton, Ia, of $4,000.
Farrell. who got on their track some
time ago, found them keeping hotel at
Randolph. He walked into the hotel
and called for Warner, or Poke Wells,
who soon responded to the call. Farrell
said, 81 want you" Whereupon Wells
replied, you do,' and then pulled a
revolver and commenced firing. Farrell
shot back several times, but being
wounded in the head, fell, and Wells
jumped on him. Farrell turned him,
and getting on top, finally made him
surrender. With revolver pointed at
his forehead, shutting bracelets on
him The sheriff then easily captured
Norris. Farrell was wounded three
times and Wells four times, none of the
wounds proving serious nor interfering
with their travelling. Wells and Norris
have been taken TO Missouri for trial for
the train robbery and for the murder OF
the conductor.
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A LIVELY ELECTION.
A Hot Contest Over Railroad Bonds in
Harvey County.

Harvey County.
NEWTON, Kan, March 3.-We have
just closed the most holly contested cleo
ton in the history of this county on
the proposition to aid the st. Louis,
Fort Scott s. Wichita railroad, and the
Council Grove, Marion and Western
railway. The measure has been active
ly opposed by the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad company, and it has
run a special train of about two hundred
illegal voters to each of the three vot-
ing precincts. Out of vote of $50 in
the city the majority for the proposition
is $50. Newton township gives q
majority of 175 for the proposition,
and they have received a majority of
at least 800 of all the legal votes
cast. Excitement is very high, a
large delegation being in the city from
witness the county vote.
HALsTEAD, March "a lot of row.
dies and railroad men from Newton, in
the interest of the bonds, got up a row
here today, and were whipped out by
the people and driven from town. They
fired several shots at the citizens, but no
one was hurt. If Newton's vote does
not run up to q thousand by illegal
voting, the bonds will be defeated by
from two to three hundred.
HALsTEAD, Kas., March 3.-It is just
reported that mob of about three hun
dred men attacked train on the Santa
Fe railroad at Newton to-day, using
bricks, stones and firearms.
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SORGHUM sugar q success.

HUTCHINSON, Feb. %. - For several
months the Transit Vacuum sugar COM
pany, composed of New York capital
lists and orgrnized for the purpose of
testing an entirely lnew principle in
manufacturing sugar from sorghum
cane, has been in this city experimenting
under the supervision Of Prof. w. II.
Onderdonk Last Friday big delega-
ton of citizens were invited TO be pres
emit to witness the final triumph of this
new discovery. Although there were
many things TO contend with, the com
pany made q grand success of its ex-
hibition, making an elegant article of
high grade raw sugar, entirely free from
sorghum flavor. Prof Onderdonk, who
is an old sugar Tefner of twenty years
experience in New York and Boston,
says that it is g true sugar and is as sus-
ceptible of as high refinement as any OF
the cane sugars of the south or West
Indies. The company propose erecting
large building here this year and viii
add Q large refinery. This viii be &
great discovery tor this part of Kansas
as sorghum is staple that can be raised
where nothing else can be.
The subscription for a SO, 600 opeFs
house was completed today by DIR. w
T. Atchison. 1t will be erected at once
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The Bucket shop war.

CHICAGO, March 2-The committee
appointed by the board of trade to ex-
anime into the bucket shops have served
notice on the Western Union. protesting
against the company furnishing the quo
tations which they obtain at the regular
board to bucket shops and declaring that
they will not allow the United States
and gold and stock company to collect
quotations for this purpose in the future
In the meantime the bucket shops have
gotten out a temporary Injunction re-
straining the telegraph companies from
thus WITHHOLDING quotations setting
forth that the companies are under con-
tract 10 furnish them.
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ExcITEs THOUGHT AND COMMENT
The Question of the appointment of d
National Railroad Commission.

National Railroad Commission.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-The measure
read in Boston on Saturday night by Mr..
Adams, providing for the appointment
of a board of commissioners of inter-
state commerce, or, in other words, a
national railroad commission, excited
both thought and comment today A
reporter sought Hugh j. Jewett, the
president of the Erie railway, who said {:
Il have long thought that the great dan
ger the railroad companies had to an
ticipate from legislation was IN the
want of information on the part of leg
lslators with regard to the wants, neces-
sites and difficulties of railroad compa-
MES and attending their management.
! have no doubt if commission
of impartial men were created, with au-
thority to examine fully into the con-
ditlon and necessities of the railroad in
terests of the country, they would be
able to devise a system of legislation
which would be protective of the public,
as we'll as of the railroad properties and
companies. 1t has occurred to me that
such legislation might be very desirable.
no not think it would be wise for con-
gress to exercise power about the right
to do which there is any reasonable
doubt. But if the power does exist, and
is exercised wisely, il woald in my iudg-
ment be productive OF great good both
TO the people and the railroad companies.
do not believe any wise legislation can
be inaugurated or passed with the in
formation which the members of con-
gress can now have or can enquire in
any way other than through the careful
investigation of the subject in all its
bearings, by such a commission as has
been referred to-"
DO you think circumstances would
be required to govern different cases ~
"UnquestIonaHy. No general law
could be made applicable to all cases
without doing great Injustice. A law
which might be absolutely protective of
one community and subserve all the ne
cessities of one railroad company might
be oppressive to one community and de-
structive to another railroad company.
The commission TO be at all servicable
would have to familiarize itself with all
these questions and the different condi-
ton of things, and such legislation or
regulations as they might recommend,
unless they provided for the necessities
permanent or beneficial"
William H. Vanderbilt was asked
how Mr.. Adams bill and speech I'M
pressed him.
"Charles Francis Adams knows what
he is talking about" replied Mr.. Van
derbilt.
"Would the measure he acceptable to
your
"Oh, anything would be satisfactory
to me-"
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We have received the March number
Of the "Kansas City Review Of Science
and Industry" edited by Theo. s. Case.
Those Of our readers who are scientifical-
~ inclined will find this publication an
excellent monthly review OF scientific
matters, especially in The west. DIR.
Case Is thoroughly devoted to scientific
subjects. The number before US con-
tAins sixty four pages and a fine table
Of contents. The Review is furnished
n AZ 20 per nnnum.
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what Can cause If.

BOSTON, March "A Marlboro, New
Hampshire special says: On Tuesday
the help in the card room of the Mon
adnock blanket mills were taken with
sudden vomiting. A new set of hands were
put in and they were taken sick and the
help in other rooms were soon taken in
the same way. On Wednesday nearly
the whole force were out sick and at
noon so many were i'll that the mills had
to be shut down. What is the cause of
the sickness is mystery but it is prob
ably something in the rags.
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= The wives OF our congressman receive
many compliments NJ to their entertain
ing powers, and are very much liked by
All who meet them A correspondent of
ths Globe Democrat says or them: Mrs
Haskell, Mrs. Ryan aud Mrs. Anderson.
the wives az the sIauneh Republicans
who represent the 'Sunnower State ID
Congress. are Hitting representatives of
their side Of tile great prairie country"