The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-29
EDTTORTAL NEWS MOTIFS.


70 determine which town was mashed
the --latest by Emma Abbott-Topeka
or Lawrence.
Of 108 members Of the Texas leg
ialaturs only twelve are natives of the
state. This fact speaks well for the In
telligence ofthAt body.
"The Saratoga of the West" is what .
Colorado paper calls Denver. THE
6odom Of the 10Th century" would
come mighty sight nearer hitting the
buIls eye.
The latest triumph Of the tart pre-
servHtiye" IL circus bill seventy feet
long and twelve feet high. John
Faust's body lies mouldering in the
grave, but his soul goes marching on.
The Eldorado city PRISON and
engine house were burned Sunday, and
prisoner by the name Of Hamilton was
roasted alive. A coroner's jury came to
the conclusion that Hamil ton fired the
building.
An Atchiscn man recently broke his
marriage engagement because the lady
possessed very limited conversational
powers. Insanity seems to be assuming
number Of new and interesting forms
this season.
An applicant for dog license in Wich-
ita wished 10 pay for It in pups. We
believe that the system of making dogs
illegal tender first originated in Mis-
souri,, md was Introduced into Kansas
from that state.
Now that the Leayenworth. postoflce
matter Is finally settled, we see no rea-
, son why the people Of Kansas should
not begin to set hens. plant onions and
early peas and resume the arts of peace
AL along the line.
At this distance from the scene of
hostiilties It looks very much as If the
old Commonwealth was on top. De-
spite the severe winter this has been
very poor year for freezing out" estab-
lished newspapers.
A Missouri debating society will short.
II tackle the question: (which Is the
most fun-to see q man try to thread q
needle or woman try to drive nail ?"
As all nature shudders when either Is
attempted. we regard the idea of leyiiy
- rather foreign 70 the question.
The Cincinnati Enquirer boasts that its
party could nominate yellow dogs in
that city this spring and elect every one
Of them by big mAjorities. This Is an
admission that the mass of Democrats
vote for anything which has upon 1.-THE
party brand, regardless Of principle.
II Is intimated that there Is general
protest among the members of the Kan
sas Editorial association having aIti-
ncial teeth against that feature of the
proposed excursion arranged by Brother
Baker, of the Commonwealth, which
contemplates a three days cruise on the
Pacific.
New York Sun: The anti-free pass
bill in the Pennsylvania legislature has
been passed, but with an amendment
allowing the railroads to issue free passes
for charitable and benevolent pur-
i poses" So hereafter bribery through
fres passes TO the legislators will be re-
gArded as benevolence.
Tho Leavenworth Times says: John
Mckee received his nomination for post
master for Leavenworth yesterday morn
ing; also blank bond and oath. When
these papers are perfected and returned,
his, commission viii issue. He ought
20 receive 1t in time to take possession OF
the once by April 1, 1888.
Jefferson Davis will deliver the open
ing address at the meeting of the South
orn Historical Society In Nashville,
May End. We presume the scientific
world will again enjoy the oft,repeated
but interesting experiment Of the appli-
cation, by Mr.. Davis, of the galvaniC
battery to the "Lost Cause
Twenty duels among the students Of
Vienna, arising out of Wagner's death,
make q queer mortuary tribute to a
master of music. But as only one of the
forty combatants was severely wounded
this foolish discord between Germans
and AustFians over the great composer
can hardly rise to tragic proportions.
The emigration to Kansas this spring
10 believed TO be much larger than il
was last spring. During the first Ter
weeks of the present year the Union Pa
ciic railway company has sold Ovel
5000 acres of land, all TO actual set
tiers. This is 90 per cent increase ovel
the sales during like period last year
Commonwealth: The report that the
New York World is to be sold would In
dictate that Mr.. Jay Gould is able to learr
wisdom from experience. He has dem
onstrated to his own satisfaction tina
making fifty millions in Wall street il
ono thing, and running metropolitan
newspaper. otherwise than into tn,
ground, Is another.
The latest estimates place the numbel
Of candidates for appointment TO th'
board of railroad commissioners at 800
Taking this as q basis of calculation it il
safe to assume that by tomorrow nigh
there will be at least 800 Kansas states
men WALKING around in virtuous rage
and denouncing the new railroad law a,
fraud, delusion and a snare.
The London Times thinks the pros
poets for the adoption of the free trad,
policy by this country will speedily be
come brighter If the Democrats do no
shrink from their position on the ques
ton. The Democrats must brace up ant
be vociferous If they wish to retain tn
confidence of their aristocratic friends
In the meantime the rest Of the Ameri
can people will wisely get ready 10 tax
hand in the game.
Atchison Globe: The average bad DO,
now goes into an alley, cautiously look
about him, slowly pulls out pistol ant
observes: 80 the dam fanatics hav
passed law prohibItin me from car
Eyin' pop, hev they? Well, les SCI
'Sm enforce 1t. l bought this ere gun
beio' the law was passed, and II the stat
deprlves me of IL, demand remunera
ahun. / know suthin' about Pussona
liberty, uotwithstandin' I'm boy"
Kansas City Times: The PennsylvA
mia legislature has passed the anti-fre'
pass bill, with an amendment that passe
may be given for charitable and be
nevolent purposes." If the charity an'
benevolence extend TO the members o
the legislature, 1t Is fair to presum
there will be no special objection. w
have thought all along that an emer
gencY clause would ind its way int
the bill. and what worse emergency CA
arise with the average legislator thar
the payment Of fare on the railway
Women will never be allowed to vot
until they are able to bride thei
eo,~,,.o .nrnmtner Saddia he IN