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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
Chicago Prices.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1G.-At ten a. m, aftel
the first half hour on change. prices
showed considerable weakening, espec
tally for provisions, which are being of
fered in heavy lots, buyers holding OF
Prices are, wheat q full cent lower corn
little more than q cent off; OATS, II TO
&c lower pork, Il to &c lower, reaching
the lowest point for some weeks; lard
no lower. Il is maintained by many op-
orators that the bulls in provisions are
depressing it in order to get in e bottom
lately has been pretty steadily down.
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me rarsr Com.Is.iOn.

LoSe BRANCH, Aug. 15.-H. Ham
mersteiD, editor Of the United States
Tobacco Journal, made . statement be-
fore the tariff commission in regard to
the injurious influence the importation
OF SumatFa tobacco Is exercising on the
interests Of the producers Of home to-
bacco- Sumatra tobacco, IL was
claimed, was practically cheaper than
American tobacco. and 9 good deal bet.
ter than Havana for wrappers.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
INCENDIARY FIRES
A Destructive CONGREGATION at ManISata
Kanaaa


Kansas
ATcHIsoN, Aug. IA third and par
tally successful attempt was made on
Saturday morning to reduce to ashes
the town of Mankato, the county seat of
Jewell county. The whole west side
of Main street is gone. This burned
out J. J. Lamanhis' store and stock; L.
B. Saunders store building and greater
part of stock of drugs; Evans Bros.
store and stock of dry goods and grocer
les; Salisbury Bros store and butcher
shop; Ha1ley & Hodson's lawyers Of
fee, furniture and library; Siagel & Sto-
well, physicians and dentists, with fix
lures. Among the losers are the Mason
ic, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias
lodges, who occupied q hall over one of
the stores. The estimated loss is 445,-
600, with about two thirds insured
in leading eastern companies. The
greatest excitement prevails, and bust
ness men are offering q large reward for
the capture of the criminals. Evidence
has already been worked mp sufficient to
fasten the guilt upon few persons, who
will be summarily dealt with. The
names of the insurance companies and
amounts cannot be learned.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
An Arkanaaa FroIic.

LITTLE Rock, Aug. IA Fort
Worth special to the Gazette says: Sat
urday Charles Craig. a constable Of
Clay county, and two companions named
John Goodwin and George Nabar, goi
drunk at a village called Bowie and
then started home yelling and discharg
ing their pistols. Passing the farm
house of Alex. Hutchinson, they opened
fire on it. Mr.. Hutchinson's nose was
nearly all shot off, and another buile:
tore his right eye out and passed out OF
his head near the temple. He canno;
recover. Goodwin and Nabar were ar.
rested and lodged in Jail at Montague
but Craig escaped into the Indian Terri
tory and is still at large.
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IMPORTED CATTLE.
Tho Subject of Establishing Quarantine
Stations and Shelter.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Acting Score
tary of the Treasury French to-day
addressed letter to the collectors al
New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Boston and Portland, calling attention
to the act of congress making provision
for the establishment of cattle quaran.
tine stations, and stating that it is the
desire of the department to provide
proper shelter for imported cattle at
those ports as soon as convenient. The
collectors were instructed TO consider
the best method Of doing this, and also
where such quarantine stations should
be established. The treasury cattle
commissioner has been instructed 10
advise with the collectors upon the sub.
ject. Judge FrencK's letter says it has
been suggested at some of the ports that
transportation companies may be willing
to aid in furnishing the accommoda-
tions desired, and also that the place
selected for quarantine stations should
be accessible to water carriers, and such
that cattle in quarantine may be isolated
from other cattle, and that each importa-
ton may be isolated from other impor-
fafio0a
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BANK Robbery at Kewanee. IIlno,s

CHICAGO. Aug. ia special from
Kewanee, Illinois. says that this after.
noon two men called at the First Ma
tional bank in this city and asked per.
mission to leave a satchel for a
short time. About 6o'clock, while
Cashier Pratt and his assistant, Miss
Palmer, were cashing up, the men
knocked on the door and asked for the
satchel. Miss Palmer opened the door,
when one of the men grabbed her by the
neck and kicked her nearly insensible,
The other man rushed past her to the
vault near which Pratt was standing,
and knocked the latter senseless, strik-
ing him on the head with a revolver
Pratt and Miss Palmer were thus forced
into the vault; where the men secured
about 1000, of which $4,000 was gold
locked their prisoners in and then
walked out of town. Pratt and Miss
Palmer, after working about an hour,
succeeded in breaking the lock and re.
leased themselves. Both were badly in
jured, and parties are securing the coun.
try in every direction. No result up TO
midnight
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A New Phase to the 0uestion.

CHICAGO, Aug. IA Pittsburg spec.
ial says: The labor situation has as
sumed new phase on account of the
reported sale of the working mems or.
ganization TO one of the old political
parties. It is alleged that the coming
convention of working men in Phlladel.
phia is to be packed with delegates who
out the plans of the politicians. Jar
rett is consequently preparing q
circular designed to prevent this
by officials representing 10000 working
men in the Pittsburg district.
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Convention OF Bankers.

SARATOGA, Aug. IA number OF
bankers from the southwest and New
England are already here to attend the
meeting of the association Wednesday.
Among the leading topics to be discussed
are silver and currency, necessity of a
national bankrupt law, methods of pre-
venting defalcation and forgeTles, pro
gress Of the south in agriculture and
manufactqries and what can be done by
the banks to meet the wants of the south
for capital for diversified industries and
judiciously bring immigration from the
north and Europe, need of rulings of
courts in some states of the relation of
saving banks to their depositors as trus-
tees instead of ordinary creditors, unfit
cation of laws relating to notes, bills of
exchange and drafts owing or given in
one state and payable in another.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

These questions asked by the New
York Herald should be pasted IN the hat
every patriotic American citizen:
What is the use of Senator Pendleton
making perfunctory oratlons about a
permanent civil service when an official
report proves that the Democratic sena-
tors, when they were lately in the MAORI
~, made sweep OF the employees of their
own body? What is the use of the DEM
ocratic platforms declaring in favor of
free elections and a tair count when the
Democrats in the house desperately re-
sist the unseating of a man like Mr..
Chalmers, who had not even the shadow
Of an honest title, or like Mr.. Dibble,
whose case was no better, though per-
haps not quite so plain.
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Thesttuation :. c.ho..

CAHoEs, Aug. 1.-THE Harmony mills
lost more of their workmen to-day. The
strikers have gained control of the labor
union on the promise of financial aid
and In consequence are jubIIant. Ostra-
cism 70 the 80 called scabs is the strong
est weapon In the strikers hands and Is
enforced TO the extreme. The next move
ment on their part will be awaited with
interest. Aggressive measures are look.
ed for. The stay-outs are masters of the
situation today
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sana,or Hn,.a -, uanr.

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 16.-For several
evident that the end was near. Soon
after day break mis- family were sum-
moned 10 his bed side and there were
present at his death the following per-
sons: Mrs. Hill, A. B. Hill, Jr., and
wife, DIR. r. p. Ridley and wife, the
latter Senator Hills daughter. Chas.
ID. Hill, his son, two nephews
OF the senator, and DR. Wright, attend
ing surgeon. -Four hours before Sen
ator Hills death he made q sign for a
hypodermic injection of morphine,
which was administered. He awoke
and was conscious several times, but
he could not speak. At 6:15 he was
apparently awake, when be closed his
eyes quietly and died without even q
tremor. Tue funeral took place TO day.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

The Republicans of Stafford county,
at their convention held Thursday, Au-
gust 10th, adopted the following pream-
BILE and resolution:
Whereas, In the person of Col. p. B,
Plumb, the Republicans of this state
have a most diligent, energetic and in.
defatigable worker, the soldiers firm
and steadfast champion, and the common
wealth of Kansas representative thai
she may we'll be proud of; therefore, be il
Resolved, That the Republicans In
this convention assembled, do hereby
pledge our individual and party support
for the denomination of Col. p. B. Plumb
as U. S. senator, to succeed himself mex
Januarv
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

Interviews with a number of promi-
nent Democrats in Boston by a reporter
of the Traveller of that city show that
the party is not only willing but eager
to have General Butler as its candidate
for governor this year. They all be-
heYe that the present is the best oppor-
tupity he ever had To be elected. No
one expressed any doubt of his getting
the nomination il he wanted it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
The Utah Commissson

OMAHA, Aug. 15.-Ex-Secretary of
War Ramsey, Of Minnesota; Col. God.
frey, of Des Moines; Judge Carlton, of
Terre Haute, and ex-senator Paddock.
OF Nebraska, comprising the Utah com.
mission, arrived here yesterday. Ex-
Congressman Pettigrew, of Arkansas. is
expected IN the morning. They leave
for Salt Lake at noon. They will su
pervise elections and remain until No
Yember.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

During the last fiscal year, closing
July 3lst, the United States government
sold 100000 acres of the public do
main. 1t is estimated that during the
same period the various states holding
public lands and the railroads disposed
of about 100000 acres. The great bulk
of the whole amount has been sold in
moderately small tracts to actual set
elara
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The prouth in nrassachusetts.

BOSTON, Aug. 15.-The Herald says
The extended drouth in Massachusetts
especially in the western part, has al.
ready damaged crops in some sections
| almost past recovery, while if copious
rains do not come soon the loss to grow
ing crops will be very extensive. In the
western and southern part of the state
there has been no general rains since
July l, and the few showers that have
interviewed have left the ground greatly
parched and the feed in the pastures is
| as dry as straw. Cattle have had to be
fed. The corn and oat crop are already
| injured past recovery and is being cut
up and fed to stock. The hay crop Of
the state, on the whole, is good one
the dry weather coming on just in time
to enable the farmers to secure it in fine
order
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
vIoIsn. storm I'm wisconsin

CHICAGO, Aug. ia Madison, Wis
consin, special says: One of the most
violent storms ever known here passed
over this city last night and this morn
ing, and seems to have been confined to
a radius of about twenty five miles about
here. A cloud burst near Cross Plains,
deluging the whole valley. Blackearth
creek rose with such rapidity. that two
freight trains we're halted asa mAster,ofl
precaution, and Is proved wise step,,
Tor fitty.fO bridge was carried away
just east Of the station and carried nine
freight cars into 3 field near by. Much
damage is done TO the crops, but the ex-
tent Of it ia nOt fully known. Probably
the loss is not large.
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PursnInc tho Rohers.

KEwANEE, I'll, August 15.-The bank
robbers were seen this morning near
Mineral, Illinois. Parties are in hot
pursuit with every prospect of arresting
both men before night. Over three hun.
dred men are scouting in every direction
Mr. Pratt and Miss Palmer are in bad
shape to-day. Miss Palmer is badly bruis
ed and feverish, Frustrated by the ex-
citement. The business houses and
shops are all closed, the owners joining
in the chase
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
v,r~,,,. n,..,,,..,,

WATERBURY, Va, Aug. 15.-The
state Greenback convention met to-day
200 delegates present. L s. Thompson
the chairman of the convention. WIS
nominated tor governor, G.. G. Martin
for lieutenant governor, John Jenner for
treasurer. The following congressional
nominations we're also made. First dis.
tFict, DIR. BIDDER second. n. D. Dun.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

Kansas City Times: The LeavenWorth
Democrats have come ont broadly in
favor of temperate temperance, and in
opposition to intemperance of every
character OF nature Doubtless Leaven-
worth has sounded the keynote of the
Democratic policy in Kansas. and fore
Swallowed the party's action in state con-
vention at Emporia-
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CHICAGO, Aug. ia Milwaukee
special says the completion OF the Coun.
Gil Bluffs division OF the Chicago, Mil
waulee & st. Paul railroad makes an
entire length Of the St. Paul system Of
roads Of $50 miles. by long odds the
greatest system in the country. It is
operated IN six divisions.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

According to Mr.. Smalley's cable
letter to the Tribune, what Russia wants
is that England shall decide to annex
Egypt upon condition that the car shall
have the Bosphorus.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
MovEMENTs on ARARI BEY.

ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 15-The natives
from Kafir Ell Dwear report that Arab
Pasha on Sunday, called a meeting of
ulemas and obtained from them a fetwa
deposing the sultan and naming the sher
if of Mecca as Caliph. Arab, they al
SO says, is organizing the Bedouins, and
have appointed commanders for them at
Charkies and at Garbicsu in Upper
Egypt,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
Bridge Nearing Completion.

BISMARCK, d. T., Aug. 12.-The first
four hundred feet spar of the Northern
Pacific bridge oyer the Missouri river
at this point, was finished to-day. The
bridge, when finished In October, will
be over !. 300 feet long, seyeety-five feet
above the river, and the only bridge on
the river having solid granite piers.
The work on the bridge began about
two years ago. 1t will cost about
81 600 600.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

To Danish contagion from garments
and linen, disinfect with Glenn's Sui.
phur Soap.
Pixies toothache drops cure in one
minute.
The nutritiye properties of Colden's
Liquid Beef Tonic sustain the BODY
without solid food. Colden,s; NO other
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Accident at Platte. city.

LEAvKEwoRTH, Aug. IA Times.
special from Platte City says: VIM.
Fallman. aged 50. living between Wee
ton and Platte City, this afternoon fell
upon q screen conveyor Of the Troy ele-
vator, and his leff leg was crushed TO the
knee. The leg was amputated.
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me YaIlovv aoonrve

LAREDO, Tex, Aug. 14-In the TWEEN.
ty-four hours ending at p. M, on the
18th, there were at Brownsville twenty
three new cases of fever and one death.
At Matamoras there were twenty-one
new cases.
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Notice Ia Rn;ls.-.

Notlce . hereby given that sealed h,,s .,t;,.
- Iseeiyed at tie residence OF the eie.f =, -
IoELnW Of Emporia. tfli noon $500 Litsss
Se Sesisss =. issz for the butldIng Of a fran's
Shtes nceseI plaes and specineafsens OF
ksht % reject any or sil bids IL reserref. : =.
Rnn..,. =. 3. sEAECY. Clerk.
= an's August IL lisa. loQtIaWI
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penth af senator nn1

ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. 10-About 2.
O'Clock this morning Senator Hill wa.
found to be rapidly sinking. HIS breath.
ing was very difficult. He continued to.
after six his death occurred witho,1t !
struggle. He died from exhaustion.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
FIRE AT wINF1ELD.
Burning of the Large stone FIGURING
ELtIls.

Special to THE ExroRIA DAILY NEWS:
W1FIKIn, Aug. 1.-THE large stone
Touring mills located Just west of this
city on the Walnut, burned this morn
ing about 8 o'clock The fire originated
mean The smut mill and was supposed to
be caused from spontaneous ombustion.
The loss Is about $4,000; insurance
0,O00 The mill was the property of
Bliss & Wood, who have worked hard
in the past four years In making 1t one
of the best In southern Kansas. They
are virtually ruined financially and will
not be able to rebuild a large eIeva.
tor Just south of the mill filled with
grain was saved by q favorable wind
About 5000 bushels Of wheat was
burned in the mill. STKMBERGKR.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
National Grsenback Convention

The National Greenback Party and all anti
monopoiists will meet In mass convention at
the court house, In Emporia, August 10, 1882,
mt 10 O'Clock a. m . for the purpose OF eiecting
delegates 90 the National Grcenback state
convention to be held at Topeka, August sd.
j. v. RANDOLPH,
L. T. SNEDIKER,
CHRIS. WISE Com.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. Is. The
porte has made the governor of Syria
responsible for the maintenance of or
der in the province. and has authorized
the chief of gensdearms to increase his
force to such an extent as he may con-
Sidar necessary
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
FzeioIeinr OveF 1TeCabe,s EIeetioa

FL. ScorT, Kan, Aug. 12.-The col
ored people OF Fit. Scott, held an enthu-
siastic ratification meeting here TO
night in honor of McCabe, the colored
Republican nominee for state auditor.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
Precautionary steps Against the Feve

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. I5.-Mont
gomerY quarantined against Pensoca!a
last niPht for several days. Reports OF
yellow fever at Pensocala have been too
numerous to be longer disregarded and
the state health officer has been ordered
to that place TO investigate.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
stale Ticket.
Republican County Convention

A deleRate convention OF the Republicans
OF Lyon county will be held In the city OF
Emporia on Saturday. the ID day OF Septem-
ber, 1889, at the hour OF 10 O'Clock n m, NJ
atfng candidates for the following Offices;
Probate Judge. County Attorney, County
superintendent OF Schools, Clerk OF the Dis
Tho twenty -one voting precincts will be en-
titled to the following representation, based
upon the vote cast for the Garfield electors at
EnA HOVorurnr oiacNfop In 1870
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Feed,ne ~.,- u.,

CHICAGO. Aug. 15.-An Erie. Illinois.
special says that farmers are feedi1g-
their hogs rye as being cheaper thar
corn and more fattsning.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17

TIC UUIDWIJEo IN INC uDDVD CDuNCuIIOu
from the 6lst representative district, rs soon
rs the county convention Is adjourned, Will
meet ut the court house for the purpose OF
nominating n candidate TO represent said
district In the state legislature.
The delegates In the county convention
from the sd representative district will meet
ut jays Opera House as soon rs tho county
convention adjourns. for the purpose of nom
mating candidate to represent said district
IN the state legislature.
The delegates from the second commits
S Honsc a. a an ,S % meet a.
convention adiourns. Tor the purpose OF
placing in nomination q candidate for coD-
missioner IN the second district.
It Is recon mendcd that the several primary
meetings be held In all the precincts except
the city OF Emporia on Saturday. July 18th.
ut O'Clock d. m. and In the city of Emporia
on Friday evening. July 18th. at O'Clock =.
m, ut the usual voting places.
T. Z. LAMBERT, Secretary.
7. ARTHUR WRIGHT. Chairman.
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The state campmeeting association
will hold their next meeting at Saiina,
beginning on Friday of this week.
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FLOUR A SPECIALITY.

Having contaminated arrangements with FOUR largest
Touring Mills the country, Missouri
he exclusive handling their flour this having
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News From south America.
THE REVOLUTION IN ECUADOR
makes slow head Way.

Great scarcity of corn is causing
serious trouble in Nicaragua The dry
ness of the seasons threatens famine
In the department of Chiquimola the
maize crop, upon which the people are
entirely dependent for food, is feared to
be total failure.
Ignacio Barrios, father of the Presi-
dent of Guatemala now visiting the
United States, is dead.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-08-31
Straw in the Manger.

II is not AT ell difficult to rot down a
straw pile, and by so doing to terminate
and kill most of the weed seeds con-
tanned therein; by making the stack
very flat, so rs TO catch much water,
il rots rapidly and so soon as il gets
once thoroughly wetted, by repiling. it
soon heats and decays. But the stack
or pile of straw at best contains carson
and silica in quantities. and these are
the most common and least valuable of
all the elements of plant food. The
quantity of potash. nitrogen and phos-
phoric acid is very small indeed. and
there is no method by which this pile of
straw can in any way be changed into
manure containing any more of these
valuable elements than We're in the
stack originally. Ii we tread this pile
down il will only he pile OF wet straw.
and If we rot il ever so thoroughly, it
will only be 4 smaller pile of thoroughly
rotied straw. and. ut best, little better
than somuch swamp muck.
Ii is only by the use of straw rs an
absorbent. and as a coarscr food for
fatening animals, and by using with it
much rich food, such as corn. bran, oil
or cotton-seed meal, etc, that we can
change il into manure that shall really
he very valuable TO Use. and that will
largely increase the crops where used.
We must moi expect that we can raise
large crops of grain year after year,
and sell the most valuable part, and by
any method turn the straw into manure
that shall keep up the fertility of the
soil; if we manure only with straw, we
must expect to grow only straw upon
the land. Ii is unfortunate for b. A.
r, or any other man, to be SO situated
that he cannot afford to raise stock 10
eat up and tread down the straw, and
to be fed richer foods. so rs to make a
full supply of rich manure. With any
system of farming we now have. the
land must. sooner or later. become eN-
hausted and cease to yield profitable
crops if we fail TO return TO the soil the
essential elements OF plant food removed
in such crops.-Cor. ". I. Tribune.