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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31


Gallows oratory has now become SO
popular at the south that an execution
without q speech from the victim may
soon be regarded as an imperfect and
disappointing performance. The other
day. 10 Texas, a colOred man addressed
a crowd OF two thousand people from
the scAffcld for more than two hours.
Last Friday John C. Jones, who was
hanged at Lexington, in Georgia, recog-
nized the prevailing custom and felt it
due to the audience that he should apol-
Ogize for being unable to give them a
frst-class speech. Gentlemen and fell
low citizens" he said, 81 have never
spoken publicly before, especially to SO
large crowd, and do not feel as If
can do myself justice" Still he deter
mined to say something appropriate,
and accordingly remarked that ait may
be that many OF you may be called upon
to answer the same call 1 am. I hope"
ne added, "that you may all meet death
as well as do" 1t is not impossible
that, with the growing demands for gal
lows oratory, we shall soon find con-
demned men spending their last days in
great labor over their valedictory ad-
dresses, so as to do themselves Justice,
and looking upon this matter as pres
ident might upon his message to con-
gross, or college graduate on his CON-
mencement dissertation.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31
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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31
rheMestarn Tornallne..


The tornadoes which during the last
two or three weeks have earned death
and destruction across broad tracts
of fertile and thickly populated
country IN the western and southwestern
states have exhibited such awful power
and caused so much loss of life that the
attention of the whole people have been
called to them. These storms rank with
volcanic eruptions and great earthquakes
among the most terrible exhibitions of
the destructive powers Of nature. They
are ali the more impressive because,
though they shake the very
ground In their progress, they
ara born in the clouds
out Of nothing. as it were, and the
weapon with which they strike is only
the soft ar. changed for the time into an
engine ef destruction which no work OF
human hands can resist. In the after.
noon or evening of , suItrY day, when
the atmosphere seems strangely SIN and
oppressive, fantastic looking clouds
ominouslY black or cleaning lurioly,
and endowed with swift, Whirling mo.
tions, suddenly make their appearance
and come rolling and tumbling mp from
opposite points in the horizon
Rushing together, these cloud bat
talions seem to engage IN desperate
battle along the lins where the oppoe
ing currents of warm and cold air thai
form the tornado meet Then the rotat
ing funnel characteristic of the fully de
yeloped tornado is let swiftly down K
the earth, roaring noise, like the rusE
of 3 thousand express trains fills the air
and the work OF the storm giant begins
As the black, whiFIing cloud funnel al
vancee, it often makes long leaps, some
times clearing several miles aE 8 bound
leaving the intervening country IN
touched and wherever Il strikes thi
earth eyerYthing-houses, barns, treee
feneee. bridges, churches, villages
swept away In twinkling Some
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31
Cyclone In Missouri.

ST. LOUIS, May Authorization has
just been received that a very heavy
wind and rain storm swept through
Howell county, Missouri, last Friday
and Saturday, doing great damage to
farms and other property. Part of How
ell valley is flooded and bridges and en-
bankments on the Kansas City, Spring
field & Memphis railroad are swept
away or badly damaged and trains will
be delayed several days.
The little town of Moody was totally
destroyed, every house in it being blown
down. g. w. McKelsey. was seriously
injured and several others badly hurt.
Farms in that vicinity also suffered very
severely. The houses and outbuildings
OF 81. Hall, NJ. A. Greenstreet, G. w.
Frew and others being blown down and
fences scattered over the country
Information also comes from Maries
county uthat a tornado swept entirely
across it, making path 100 yards wide.
leveling forests and sweeping the ground
of everything In its way. The largest
farm in the county, that of James q.
Rismon, which is three miles long, lost
all of its buildings. The family barely
saved their lives by rushing into the
cellar OF the milk house. A house was
picked up and carried quarter of a
mile. The farm houses of Burr Briggs,
John Walters, Jack Nelson and John
Hughes were destroyed. Mrs. Hughes
had an arm broken. The farms on Ma
ries creek were unfenced but the houses
were spared. a turtle eleven inches in
diameter. scooped out of the creek,
dropped in Vienna, three miles distant.
The farms of Gillespie and Mrs. Norris
were swept clean of everything.
In Miller county the storm was also
| very severe as far as heard from. A
| dozen farms in the neighhorhood of ST
IBERIA were ruined, and school house
torn TO pieces.
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MnhnfMinars

ST. LOUIS, May ga PostDispalch
special from Collinsville, Ills, ssys:
The situation to-day is more strained
than yesterday. Not mine on the Van
dalia railroad, between East st. Louis
and Troy, is in operation. All are
closed and watched by the strikers.
Mayor Stevens last night ordered the
saloons closed at o'clock and swore
In force OF fifty deputies,
as drunkenness has increased among
the miners. Eighteen or twenty shots
were flied about midnight, in spirit of
deviltry. At O'Clock this morning 800
striking miners assembled at the Abbey
mines. They ascertained that the men
driven off yesterday had not returped,
and then detailed so men to remain to
see that no attempt was made to start up
Some 200 men started east on the rail
road track. A picket was left at three
of the mines. When the Collinsville
mine was reached they were told that
no attempt at work had been made to-
day. They then started for the Conf
dence and Troy mines. A cnnspicous
feature of the procession was a half a
dozen men carrying kegs of beer upon
their shoulders. No work is gong on
at the Confidence mine, but the
strikers were suspicious. Up
wards of a hundred stopped here.
Beer was tapped and scenes of disorder
ensued. Superintendent Wisenburg has
telegraphed Deputy Sheriff Lanham
that his property was surrounded by a
shouting mob and in danger and calls
for assistance. The Bellviile and Casey
vile miners were Joined by strong
delegation from the miners on
the Ohio & Mississippi road.
Those who did not Semain
at Confidence pushed on to
Troy, seven miles from here, and sur
rounded the Brookside mine, which is
the last on the Vandalia track. 1t was
in operation yesterday, but on the ap-
pearance of the mob this morning, the
men struck work. The Brookside super
intendent also telegraphs invoking the
aid of the law. The situation is critical
and crisis will be reached tonight.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

The Kansas editors were confronted
at Albuquerque with the inquiry
which, by the way, we presume was
made with strictly hospitable intent
"Are you prohibitionistr and the fol-
lowing are some of the sample answers:
A. d. Brown, of the Burlington Repub-
lIcan-"I am Republican," The Har-
per Sentinel man-"You betp Mrs.
Campbell, OF the Kansas City News
paper Union-"SOme;" r. D. Bowen, of
the Smith Center Pioneer-"Not by q
ID sights" Prentis of the Champion
-"Three-fourths;" Jack Downing, Of the
Hays OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" w. P.
Campbell, Of Wamego-"Practically;"
Fred Glick-"NOp Ed. p. Greer, of
the Winfield Courier-"In Kansas"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

1t must be very humiliating to Texas
to have its celebrated meteor story
beaten by yarn from Ulster county,
New York. The Lone Star effort was
to the effect that heavenly missile Of
enormous size and great weight struck
house, smashed it to smithereens, and
killed the inmates. The New York liar
tells that the people of the village of
Accord were startled at g flaming ball
rushing through space and disappearing
in ROndout creek. The creek was drag
ged, aud the meteor was found TO be q
twS-edgSd sword six feet long and
weighing seventeen pounds. 1t was or
namented with hieroglyphics, which
none of the learned men of that section
could decipher, and the beautiful the6ry
is advanced that the sword dropped from
planet peopled by giants
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31
PILES.

PLIES are frequently preceded by q
sense of weight in the back, loins and
lower part of the abdomen, causing the
patient to suppose he has some affection
of the kidneys or neighboring organs.
At times, symptoms of indigestion are
present as fatuency, uneasiness of the
stomach, etc. A moisture, like per.
spiration, producing very disagreeable
itching, particularly at night after get
ting warm in bed, is very common at
tendant. Internal, External and Itch
ing Piles yield at once 70 the appiica-
ton OF Dr.. Bosanko's Pile Remedy
which acts directly upon the parts az
fected. absorbing the tumors, alIaying
the intense itching, and effecting per
manent cure where all other remedies
have failed. Do not delay until the
drain on the system produces permA.
nens disability, but try 1t and be cured
Price, so cents. Ask your druggist fol
il, and when you cannot obtain IL o.
him. we viii send it, prepaid, on receipl
Of price. Address The DR.. BosankG
Medicine Co, Piqua, Ohio. Sold by
Chas Ryder and j. A. Moore.
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Kansas Crops-The Frost.

TOPEKA, May 23-The cold wave
which passed over this state Sunday cul-
minated in light frost Monday night.
From diligent inquiry all over the state
we fail to learn of any damage to crops.
The corn On low bottom land which
were newly plowed was blackened lit
tie, but barely sufficient TO be noticed.
The winter wheat is not injured, apples
peaches and cherries are not affected,
strawberry plants and sweet potato
vines were cut in some localities, the
frost was light, SO light in fact, that
many farmers are surprised when ques-
TONED concerning the damage done.
Fort SOoIT, May 23.-The effect of
the recent storm in this section, produc-
ed a ram which was welcome. The cold
weather of the past few days has done
no harm except to retard vegetation.
The general result of the rain is benef-
cial. Heavy clouds west of here indi-
cate rain tonight. The crop prospects
generally were never better here at this
season than they are now.
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Written for The Saturday evening News:
A PILGRIM.
lsx nUTH HADLEr.


A stranger has come within my gate,
And my hearts temple has entered In; :.
A pilgrim, whose journey has just begun
Through this world Of toll and sin.
o stranger. so dainty ind tender;
. pilgrim. so tiny and lair,
VIII thy path lay seross green meadows
Or be hedged IN with sorrow and carer
VIII the dear little feet, that now
Are unsoiied with the dust or the miro,
walk steadily on till the night,
Or Will they be quick TO tire?
win these small hands gather HES jewels
Or only be filled with It's dross;
VIII this dear heart bask in Iife,s plenty,
Or be punched with its want and loss9
God knoweth, oh precious stranger,
30 rest thee awhile in my heart.
And I'll grid thee with loves sacred armor
Fer els time for thee to depart.
FIJI bind on thy feet soft and tender;
Hopes sandals to speed thee along,
And wrap thee in ChaFity's mantle,
And teach thee Faiths beautiful song.
And thus. oh my SOULS darling pilgrim,
I'll equip thee to go fort h in Lille,
And pray the dear God to protect thee,
Through all its temptation and strife.
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BOLD Robbery.

CLEVELAND, May 24-The United
States Express company's money car
rier, Alexander Granger. received sun
dry packages of money and other valua-
bles from the east bound Lake Shore
train at the Union depot this morning,
and put them in buggy standing out
side: Somebody from the ice room call
ed 10 him, and no one being in sight, he
stepped little way from the vehicle
to ascertain who called. Returning,
he drove to the express company's nam
office and there discovered two bags
similar to the compaBy's pouches, but
filed with brown paper which had been
substituted for the two containing the
money. It is supposed that the robbery
had been carefully planned by the ex-
perts and executed at the moment Gran
GERS attention was diverted. The miss
ing pouches are said to contain in the
neIghborhood Of 5000 IN thirty pack
ages of remittances from railroad sta
lions on the Lake Shore road between
Chicago and Toledo, to headquarters.
The amount cannot be definitely known
for some days. Much of the remittan-
ces is thought to be in bank checks and
certificates Of deposit.
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CONsUMPTION,

It is said that $4,000 people die an
nually in the United States alone from
this disease. In some sections of the
country one death in every three is from
consumption. This can be, and should
be avoided; our people are too careless
about an ordinary cough or cold, and
the other symptoms of throat and Jung
affections that lead 10 this disease. You
should arrest it while it is in the germ.
Two or three doses of DR.. Bosanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup will relieve an
ordinary cough or cold. It does not
dry up cough like many preparations
on the market and leave the disease be-
hind it bat acts directly on the throat
and bronchial tubes, removing all the
phlegm and morbid matter that accu-
mulates in the throat and lungs. Il
allays all irritation. and renders the
voice clear and distinct. Call for sam
pie bottle. Sold by Charles Ryder and
j. A. Moore.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

1t is cheering to reflect that the res
toration Of harmony among the Repub-
licans of New York will not fan for
lack OF encouragement by President Ar
thur. There Is . chance also that the
effort now being made to that end will
be reasonably successful. notwithstand-
ing the fact that certain superfine Stall
warts remain obstinate and refuse to
hArmonize simply because certain So
called halfbreeds are In favor of har-
monY. The disposition TO recognize
the importance Of party unity Is also
growing in PennsylVania and promises
definite and satisfactory results. The
dawn of an era of good sense is appar-
ent and Republican prospects are
frightening as we Whirl along toward
| 1884.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

Rev. DIR. Phillip Krohn, of the NJ. E.
church at Atchison. has begun . series
of sermons on the saloons, gamblers and
houses Of evil repute in that town. We
are somewhat surprised that minister
whose opportunities for protracted effort
are necessarily circumbscribed by the
itinerant system should tackle such an
inexhaustible theme of discussion.
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DIssolnte Blli Fox.

ST. LOUIS, May 26.-Bill Fox, the dis
solute young fellow who deliberately
murdered w. l.. Howard, near Nevada,
Mo-, few days ago for his money,
cody plead guilty in court yesterday,
saying his life had been a miserable
failure and he wanted 1t ended. Judge
Burton refused to accept the plea and
ordered one of not guilty which was en-
tered, and appointed two lawyers to de-
fend him. The action of Fox created q
profound sensation,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

An adolescent and unsAlted CONNER
cial tourist was recently soundiy drub-
bed ct the st. James hotel. In Kansas
City, for making amatorY advances 70 q
couple of Lexington school marns who
were stopping at that earayansary. A
young man who viii allow himself 20
become mashed on . Missouri girl a.
first sight. canaot hope TO make very
copious drafts on popular sympathy,
however disastrous may be the results Of
his plentiful lack of discrimination.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31
storm in MoPherson County.

MCPHERSON, May 25.-This county
was visited by heavy rain last night
accompanied by q severe wind and hail
in places. At and near Laura in the
western part of the county five build
ings were either blown from the tounda-
ton or unroOfed. One woman suffered
the fracture of an arm. One small house
in this place was unroofed and three
children sleeping upstairs were blown
into the street, but without injury. Out
houses and windmills were blown over
and fiues tumbled down, but no serious
damage done. The wheat IN our local
ity was injured from the hail. The wind
approached the velocity of hurricane,
coming from the west
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

Undoubtedly there has been and is
much distress in Ireland, which Ameri-
can generosity has done much to ale
viate, but the report of Mr.. Piatt, United
States consul at Cork, indicates that
this generosity has not always been
properly applied nor fully appreciated
In fact, the Irish business has been
largely oyerdone IN various ways.
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The 1EeKlnney c..

Eli DORADO, Kans., May 26-Judge
Harris yesterday everruled the motion
for new trial in the case Of the state
W. Clark w. Mckinney, convicted OF
murder in the first degrees, and sentenc-
ed Mckinney TO be hanged by the neck
till dead. The counsel for the defense
will appeal the case 70 the supreme
court Mckinney has considerable
property and will leave no stone un,
turned whereby he caa escape the pen
atty of his crime.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

Prof. Canfield, of the Lawrence Uni
Versity, contributes very thrilling CON-
munication on ''Sseel Rails'' to the Law
renee Journal. But the style Of compo-
sltion and the subject are 20 engaging
that not one Of ten persons viii read the
article fog fear thai il may let him down
at the conclusion On an advertisement
setting forth the merits Of St Jeeob's
oil.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

THE NEWS humbly craYes the pardon
of the Leayenworth Press for having
credited TO the Times q very readable
item from the former paper in relation
to the experience OF some Leavenworth
Knights of Pythias while in this city
last week. If there is anything more
exasperating to an editor than to have
his productions stolen outright it is to
have them credited to the wrong paper.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31
They have been embroiIed in litigation

They have been embrOiled In litigation
up at Topeka over the dog ordinance
and the dog came out On top, Judge
Martin holding thae no canine, either of
high or low degree, could be legally
killed because the owner failed to pay
the tax. This decision win be accepted
as an assuring vindicatIon of the
mooted dogma of personal liberty"
and will doubtless have the effect OF
stimulating emigration from Missouri to
Kansas
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Atchison Globe: The impudent citi-
gems of Dodge City Yho are sneering at
our noble state militia should remem-
Der that il Is not entirely inefficient 1t
went TO Emporia once 70 put down a
not. and succeeded in killing preacher.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

Eastern papers are sermonlzing the
west on the verdicts in the celebrated
cases" OF recent dates. It might have
q mitigating effect 10 revive the history
of some OF the unpublished murdercrs
In the great cities of the east.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

An exchange observes that the bach
elors of Wichita object to the manage
ment of the water works at that place
because the company doesn't use en-
broidered hose.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

Reynolds regards Al Green's &C.
count OF the Chihuahna excursion the
finest that has yet been written by any
Of the party, that Of Prentis not except
ed. Al is graphic and pleasing writer
and then he is such an everlastinely
good fellow.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

Mr.. Nichols, and his greatest joy and
triumph in his old age was in finding
errors In Charles Summers Latin. Sum
ner was s'the classic city's boast" and
% have punclured his armor gave peace
and serenity TO Mr.. Nichols declining
wears. All Boston heard Of his victory
and congratulated him-and, TO Bos-
tonian, all of Boston is all OF ths uni
verse. of time and eternity. When Mr..
Nichols appeared before the great white
throne we knew that he could not help
casually abiding to the fact that he was
the person who found errors in Mr..
Summers Latin. That would occur 10
him as the fact Of chief interest Up
Stairs. We know daughter Of Mr.,
Nichols. Mrs. Robert Carter, (now an
art teacher and writer in the Cooper In
stitute, New York;. She told US that
her father once said that the day might
come when he should see, in q New
Testament, the name Of our Saviour
spelled without the u. bat he trusted
that strength would be given him &c
take the book with the tongs and throw
It into the fire. Such is the madness Of
noble minds anent spelling and proof
readiugl
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

II Justice will only vOuchsafe the
public a conviction in the star route
cases, her little eccentricities in con-
nection with Dukes ana Jere Dunn
will be freely forgiven.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

We learn that the party who has been
working the Clicks Bad Boy" vein
has concluded TO take rest. He will be
freely forgiven by the public If he will
pledge himself not TO resume.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

The Atchison Globe has just made the
Important discovery that there is Com
mercial street in EmporIa. We wonder
II Ed. Howe knows that New York has
such thoroughfare as Broadway.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

The residence of Ex-Governor st.
John at Olathe was destroyed by fire on
Sunday night. The house, which was
insured for 81 500 was unoccupied.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-31

The only sanguinary result of the
Dodge City trouble Up to date is the
following from the Topeka Journal: aft
Dodge City doesn't Luke sharp, she will
be Short a citizen"
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=. The prospect for hyphenated news
paper At Topeka seems TO be on the wane.
Father Baker says he doesn't want to
ALL
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The advent of the shearing season is
very appropriately accompanied by a
fresh boom in oil.