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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20

George II. Peck has resigned has po-
siiion "a solicitor of the Santa Fe rail-
road la take effect on the LIST OF jan
uary. We regard this the most judic-
ious step that he has ever taken. When
he assumed the duties of his present
trust he reliGqulshed an exceedingly
valuable law practice which was grow
ing in extent every year. and it is tore
turn TO this that he quits the employ of
the railroad company which he has
served with SD much ability. The pro-
fessiOnal attachments of Mr.. Peck are
of the very highest order and he CON-
hines with these "A degree of brilliancy
as an orator and an exceptional measure
of literary and scientific research which
can only be utilized TO advantage in the
general practice of his profession.
Socially he is not of the stuff
of which corporation lawyers are
made. He is of the people, and in
placing himself once more in a position
to serve them he has only followed out
his natural predictions and acted in
pursuance of the desires of his warmest
admirers and best friends OF his fu.
ture success there can be no question
There is no man in Kansas who has be
fore him more inviting prospects than
Mr.. Peek, or who is more fully equip.
ped in every way to realize the hes: ex-
pectations of the hosts of friends which
ne has all over the state
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20

st. Louis Globe. Democrat: Senator
Ingals has offered a resolution setting
out the idea that the public debt cannot
Be perpetuated for the benefit Of the
national banks or others Senator Beck,
on the other hand, has submitted one
declaring that the sinking fund pay
ment of 10000. GOO or less per annum
oEght to be discontinued, in order that
the basis for bank note circulation may
not be interiered with, and that taxes
may be reduced by that amount. Both
men are right and both are wrong. The
public debt must be paid, and taxes
may we'll be cut down. It will be wise
to continue reducing the debt al
the rate of 100000 q year. Any
surplus revenue above that may wisely
be RENTED to the taxpayers or usefully
spent.
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Struggles OF Poet.

Meeting lifelong friend Of Win Car.
Teton. the Michigan poet, he said: Gear
Teton is the most popular poet of the
day, and has made more money than
any other poet from the sale of ms
books. He has deserved all of his pros
perity. When he was at college he was
very poor, and his father used to haul
him wood from the farm, Q distance of
sixteen miles. During the summer of
1867 he and his classmate walked all
over Southern Michigan selling maps
and charts. and thus secured money
enough for q years schooling. a year
later, during the Grant campaign, he
wrote his famous campaign poem,
called Fax and read it AZ political
meetings He obtained in this way
some $500 and passed through his senior
year very comfortably. His first poem
that attracted any general attention. WAS
Betsy and Are Out This poem Was
mailed 10 the editor of the Toledo Blade,
and was received in the absence of the
editor An assistant, who had the
Office in charge, glazed at It hastily and
threw It, along with many others into
the waste basket. When the editor re-
turned he looked through the waste
basket for missing letter. He dIscov-
cred Q portion Of the poem and became
interested. he searched for the opening
psge but could not find 1t. He finally
wrote the author that if he would be
kind enough to send reproduction of
the first page il would be published in
full. and he would be paid tor the con-
tFibutlon. The poem was eventually
! published In the Blade and was copied
| into nearly every paper in the United
States. Hsrper's Weekly took It up
and illustrated It, and wrote the author
asking for poems of the same nature.
Carleton followed with Farm Ballad,
| Over the Hills to the Poor House. and
kogheT poems. Finally book was pub.
iished. He had produced volume for
iocal circulation ct his home Ia HinB-
dale long before hls .Betsy and Ar
Out appeared. His genins was drst re-
c0Rnfzed In the college rhetorical class
On 1866 He had been writing rhymes
/ eoR some time before, but everyone dig
Outraged him On this particular day
he read his poem on the sinking oi
he CumhsTiand." The professor ap.
plasdsd the reading and said. "ME
Carleton. have always discouraged
your writing poetry, believing you wert
| wasting your time. now wish 70 take
it back and say you may write As mach
/ poetry e. Yon please From that time
Carleton felt much encouraged. Ga
the day of his graduation he read one oi
| his poems-'Life IN the Cloudai Al
| the conclusion an ardent Methodist n
the audience arose aud said. sAmenl /
and President Fsirchild threw line
boquet after the poet as he LEFT the plat.
/ form. Carleton departed from Hinsdals
4 some years ago. He went 10 Cnlcago
thence to New York, and is now residing
i in Boston. He has published very little
during she past two years, bnt has been
making careful study Of city life. sud
viii shortly publish . v0Iumn o. CITY
/ poems depicting. as Dickens old n
/ nrose, the poorer classes IN the gTeal
cities. Carsston was worth see 81
when be LEFT Hinsdale. aad il ncs in she
possession Of about &1Seoe Aezf
dollar Of this money has sea szs1sss
ftom his WrEflng ?
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A CAL F0R REEORH.

We believe that public sentiment in
Kansas Is ripe for some action which
will render operative the law condemn
ing to death persons convicted OF muir
der In this state. Our statutes recog-
nize the justice aud eXpediency ofcapi-
tai punishment, but are so framed Is to
render the provisions for such penalty
Rdead letter. BY the laws of Kansas
person convicted of murder is sent to
the penitentiary and it is rendered dis
cretionary with the governor to order
his execution at the end of year. This
Imposes a responsibility upon the exec
utiye which no governor of Kansas has
ever yet manifested disposition to as
sumo, and the consequence is that the
limit of punishment for homicide
IN this state is Imprisonment for life.
The Mcmillan murder case, and in fact
every crime of similar nature invites
attention 10 this phase of the law, and
the sentiment in favor of more stringent
provisions in relation to criminals who
hold human lite so cheaplY rs to prove
n constant menace 10 the peace of society
is almost unanimous.
While we deprecste, under ali circum-
stances, u resort TO mob law, Il is not I'M
natural that this expediCncy should oc-
Cur to the people in such fragrant cases
as the one which has spread such hOr-
ror throughout this community, when
We consider the inadequacy of the pres
ent provisions for the treatment of shch
offenders as the slayers of Mcmillan. The
forbcarance of the public has stood the
test which has, from time
TO time been made upon il. in 9 manner
that reflects the highest measure ofcredit
upon the state, but we think the time has
come when the state should assert IL
power by carrying into effect Law
which has too long remained InoperS-
tive.
This matter was brought 20 the
attention of the last legislature by
Governor Click, and the annals of the
year have proven the wisdom o
the Isuggesuons in this behalf se
forth in his message last winter. M
community can afford to resort to Lynch
law to further the ends of justice, but thu
state owes 1t TO her traditions and he
rank among her sister commonwealth
TO take action in tins direction at tn
earliest practicable opportunity.
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The last of the terrible kOdocs of
Lava Beds fame, writer in the St Louis
Globe Democrat says, dWell on tract
OF 1000 acres near the village af Seneca,
on the dividing Hue between the Indian
Territory and Missouri. There are
twenlY-six families, number 1Oe persons
They are losing their war like character,
and are becoming agriculturlsts, and in
doing this they are still assisted by the
general government, which supplies
rations and an instructor in agriculture
Most Of them speak English. A Modoc
woman. who is the tribes best interpre-
ter. cultivated FIVE acres of corn without
any assistance whatever. and got a yield
of 800 bushels THIS year. The reserVa-
ton has been surveyed into forty acre
lots, and the cabins are being removed
from the cluster in which they stood,
and ere long every family Will live on
its own forty acre patch.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

WasHINaroN. Dee 1e-van Wool
<,fra.,,d .,.o,,,4;o., o.I,,,. a., -.
leu 'oN"i".'"u1 "0'''n "P"u tho Sec
retafy Oh the treasury tor copies Oh all
vouchers, items OF expense, special or as
slstAnt attorneys ana detectives. with
names OF parties since march 4, 1881, ex-
cept LOT such period as mas been covered
by Information already furnished the
senate.
Inc senate OoA up Inc RESOLUTION OF
Iered Yesterday Dy Beck directing the
secretary ol the treasury 10 furnish in
formation concerning the sinking fund.
etc.
BaYard moved an amendment 20 the
resolution 30 tt may call also for q re-
port showing precisely uDdeF what pro-
visions OF law the reduction Of the pub,
lie debt has been effected.
Debate ensued upon this resolution
and amendment.
Plumb thought that sinking fund at
the present time was Q mere matter of
book keeping. The people ara anxious
that the debt Be paid oh - rapidly as
possible. They do not need to keep up
y national banking system. The nation
al banking system. SO far as the relA-
lions OF currency IL concerned, Is not
doomed with tAe extinction OF the nat
lonal debt, because the demands OF the
country for currency are constantly in
creaslng. de held II a. q part OF good
| judgment and patriotism TO begin to pro-
| vide something to take the place of the
present national banking system.
The amendment OF 3ayard was agreed
TO, AND the resolution as ammended WAS
also agreed 70.
Wilson called up his joint resolution
| proposing an amendment TO the consii.
tuition relating 70 civil rights, and moved
for reference % the committee on judi
ciaEY.
The resolution proposes the following
| articles ana that the amendment he
numbered article sixteen.
Congress shall have power by appr :
pirate legislation to protect citizens Of
the United States In the exercise and en-
| ioyment of their rights, privileges and
| immunitles, and insure them equal pro-
lection of the laws.
| Wilson addressed the senate In sup
| port OF The resolution. He reviewed the
civil rights Liquidation, which, he said,
rendered necessary the Sact that tho con-
stltution had not enforced Itself, but the
supreme court OF the United States re.
Gently declared this leglslation OF con-
grees unconstitutional a0d void, and
held Il IN the stale action thai u pfohib-
tied by the constitution and not the iu-
vnsiOn Of ihtiVi01al rights. He quoted
at length fEom casa decided bY the
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20
TIE c0NDLrIor OF CORN

The Chicago Tribune, in recent is
sue presented a comprehensive review of
the condition of new corn in Illinois,
Iowa. Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, and
Dakota, embracing all of the great corn
belt especially susceptible to sudden
changes in the harvesting season. The
reports show, as whole, that new corn
in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa is in a
condition anything but satisfactory.
Much of the crop was reported soft some
weeks ago. and the continuance of warm
weather has prevented its hardening to
any appreciable degree. In many
cases IL mas been found necessary to
empty the cribs to dry the corn, which,
in several localities, is being fed To
stock. Very few counties IN first the three
states mentioned have furnished reports
of "a more encouraging tenor,
although there are some notable
exceptions. In some portions
of Indiana and ON few bottom lands in
Illinois recent foods have worked great
injury to the crops still in the fields
Corn from Kansas and Nebraska seed
is very generally reported in bad con-
dition. While the yield IN Kansas and
Nebraska is fully up TO the average,
there appear to be good grounds for the
belief that the quantity is not so good as
at first reported, and that there will be
a shortage in the higher grades in those
states. Corn in Dakota is as yet much
of IN experiment, being generally grown
on the sod, and the results are uneven.
In any event, there Is too little in the
territory to affect the corn crop material
The general tenor of the dispatches from
the entire belt is of gloomy character,
and MANY farmers appear to be justified
in holding fa7t to all the good corn in
their possession for the purpose Of pre-
venting n scarcity Of seed in the spring.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20

Joe McCullagh: That distinguished
sachem, Sitting Bull, finds himself i'm
pinged upon the two horns OF dilem-
ma. He has been converted, and wishes
60 become a member OF the Catholic
church; but he happens to have two
wives, and the church will not take HIM
IN until he consents to give up one
Being man Of strong affections, he
hesitates TO break up bis family and
make things lonesome by dispensing
with half Of his conjugal felicity. even
for the purpose of protecting himself
against disaster in the world to come.
AT last accounts, 1t was thought that he
would conclude to keep both the women,
and take the chances, with his charac.
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Atchison Champion: 1t is is stated
that certain coi0red men in Topeka are
trying to break down Hon. f. p. Nc
Cabe, the present state auditor, and pre-
vent his denomination. This jealousy
Of any Of their race who atiains To prom
inent usefulness is one If the discOur-
aging features Of the negro character,
and We have noted repeated Manifesto
lions oft. Luckily. Mr.. McCabe is moi
dependent upon msn Of his color alone.
he has won she good wall Of good men
OF both raeeR.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20

II may not be polite, as the old adage
says, To look a gift horse in the mouth ;
but, Il man is in moderate cir
eumstances. 1t may be well for him 70
look 10 the animal'sheels. If Mr.. UiYss-
Is 5. Grant Jr.. had done so in the case
of the thoroughbred presented tn his faih-
er by the Khedive of Egypt, he would not
be a defendant in a suit for $1,000,
brought by milkman Bailey. whom the
animal assaulted Young Mr.. Grant
must feel like saying with Cardinal
Wolsey:
ssOh, haSW uTetcheI
Is that poor maz thar hangs on frinces,
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DytDE with pleuro- paenmoni.

Kansas CRY. Dec. "a Reports bav-
ing been teIegraphed' throughout the
country that many earle in D.,ngiess,
jefferson, and saijnining counties in
Kansas werstiy ing with some contagious
diseases, perhaps plearsa pneumonia. The
Live Suck Indicator, of this city, hes in
veStigated the matter. and in t,s- NOR
rows Issue will ely IiIe r.,Ia,fts are uil-
founded. Veterinarians. as We II AS IN >
hest informed stEkHeiI -1S That thu
lew losses ACQUIRING are fr.,na the uss oil
damaged and aIia i,.,i. some ieeding, re-
eHltiEg il an a,l,nrut simi!ar To dry
murrain. Here sud tiere few head
have died, but there is nothing like-an
epidemic or consayion
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More Ev,,,sncs.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. IA special from
Hillsboro, Ill. says the Emma Bond case
was resumed again this morning and
that important testimony was adduced
from the witnesses examined. the drift
OF which seems to criminate Montgom-
cry. beyond doubt
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20

Commonwealth: Il is not unlikely
that there will be \ division of the lab0rs
heretofore peEformed By 1Is. Peck, as
solicitor for the A., r. 8 q. F. q. r.
The question IL being diacuased Of hav-
ing one man at the head Of the claim
department.. one Of the operating de-
partmenA and one general ADVISOR NJ
merous names ara mentioned in connec.
ton with the matter. Ono 10 that
Crumrine Will be the claim law
yer, Waters of the operating depart
meni, and either john Martin or
Mr. Sterry Of EmporIa. the general ad-
WISER. Both Of the latter gentlemen arc
said to be applIcAnts. Ii has been sug
gesied that Col. SnoddY would be glad
to be the general solicitor, and that Hon
A. l.. Williams would accept Il rendered
to him. but he would not be an appli
cant. IL is also said that strong in.
fluences are being used 10 place Mr.
MarqueIte, of Nebraska. at the head Of
the department. OF course this ques
ton is being talked about great dea
all over the stale.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20

LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE hangmAn has
arrived and made preparasions for the
execution of O'Donnell. The American
Minister says he is not free to DISCUSS
the steps taken to obtain . respite. he
is kampered from approaching the
Britiah government by the result of the
Lamson case. Reports from the jury
men have been seen and the efforts are
unavailing to get them Ia join In 9
memorial for a respite.
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HoUsE.

WAsHINaFoE, Dec. II -H0btitzall Ia
trcauced : JOINT resnlus11n requesting
the president % issue q prGciAmation
urging the various religious denOmina-
tIGns OF the country "a cdmmemoraas
Dec %. 1883, he Ioeshs anniversary 0f
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20

the surrender Al George Was5inetan,s
commission n & sEIlsls i atles-,n-ciiitf of
the army. aiGti T,qslest mat business be
suspended M.:nsiey. Dee 2flb, and that
the same he fEekt,f as n pabiie holiday
Referred II q special e ls..l.iliess.
Horr aSke:i leave 10 ti1. res. lu-
ti"n thar The huits,- ariug ii, Iiie. ntaice
Of the president he CAS-, nf the recent
murder cf several persons ailedged TO be
citizens OF the Jaiied States, and the
injury 81 = vera. '.til. l,rss.H :. Also nj
legged 10 ms ci'iz IA al iiis, Uaaied States.
~ Danvilie, Nirg ala, is tAs- hape that
the pteki5eai vii ast:-r.a,n .sf..ihrr the
pers ons murdered s.s IL jar. Il were citi-
zsns II 81. u tss ti,sI Il,s, iiiIns and mi
Ties at said cit zrpa. e ,hfy were
such. @ere VA cmirayciiio1 oi
the po2isions "f ihs- nnni-
cipal law 81 Tie Il t;s ol Virginia .,r any
Law oil the United Si-fe~
MorTison niiscte;i for tlfe prrseni,
saying that the presid. Mt kne~ as much
about The matter IS enBgrtss dad,
Cabell said. as a representative RF ;he
people, assaulted hy the resolution, ne
was sorry Objettion taa been made. &c
wHs willing to have The fulies, IuVesii
CATION of TIE mater.
The committee on rules il announced
oS IOfIoWs ny Eite Slft1kfr: lSHCkDufH
Randall. Keifer and Reid
Washburn introduced hill pravidlnE
| tor the removal or the nbstrneiinne IN iTet
NAVIGATION 81 the navishhle wa'ers o
the United States
Cox, OF New York. asked leave TO 10
ir0duced for Immediate consideration {
joint resolution 10 repeal the lest oath.
Horr objected.
| Robinson, of Massachusetts, wa
| granted an indefinite leave of absenc
ana the house adjourned till Monday.
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New YORK. Dc 13.-The National
Womsns' Christian Temperance Union
has issued call Ia zach state Union
asking every local society to celebrate
the tenth anniversary of the
w,rmRn's crusade sa the 23rd
Of December. The p,tstars OF churches
are invited IO prt ach temperance ser.
mons On temperance in the morning.
A childrcn's meeting will I've held IN the
afternoon and in the evening there will
| he 3 mAsa meFtings nj which col.
lectl0ns viii he taken mp for
the Weman's Christian Temperance
Union. Fraucrs 4. Willard will spend
the day ai HiIlsboro, Ohio, where the
crusade he2an
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Eugene Field thus describes ReY.
David Utter. from peTsonai knowledge:
'.Senatpr IUgalls proposes to reply to
the anti John Brown article walch The
Rev. Dir. Utter recently contributed 10
The North American Review II occurs
tn MS ihat.he will waste his shut ON ex-
ceeding,y small game. There is n0th-
lug in the Rev Mr.. Utiet's paper likely
Ia cl'lud old 0-sawaiomie'S fame with
posteriIy. I, is simply remarkable as
an attempt ct u s.nsaiinaal preacher 10
acquire netorIciY Mr. Uuer is
an enierprlsing young man.
with \ shrewd head. and q
Keen eye 10 the main chance.
He used 10 preach in Kansas City, Mis-
sour, and ne nevei failed 10 be promptly
On hand at The newspaper Offices every
Sunday evening with report of his ser
mon inr the next mornings paper. He
iaboreti under The haliucInation that e
Monday morning paper would. tail sill
born, SO la speak. upon the kansas City
public IL Il did not contain an epiiOme
of the Rev Dir. Uaet's sermon OF the
previous Sabbath IaoTning. He is, In
short, one al Those preachers Who ic-
IieVe In Newspapers NJ the hest human
aid a past " can secure towards helping
him up the steep, rugged pathway Of
secular fame"
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ANTIDoTE 70 MALARIA.
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given TO the creditors and
all others intrusted in the estate OF James
SpilIman, deceased, that / intend to make
final settlement of said estate at the reNt
term OF the Probate Court of Lyon comfy,
Kansas, commencing on the first Monday in
January, 1884. And at the time of making
the settlement / shall apply to the coure for
reasonable allowance for my services and the
costs of administration.
MARY a. SPILLaAE,
1914 AdministrasriX.
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IEB WILDER ONJOHN BROWN.
Hlawstha World: \ letter from Sen.
% ingalls,, dated Washington, Decem-
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~ sent my anti- Ctter paper 10 the
birth American Review last week.
md your Annals" of immense service
It's preparation | do not know how
could have done anything without IL.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-07-21
Continued from lat week
THE LIBEL CASE.

Fitch VS.. Thrum-The Medical Testimony
-Leprosy, its Cause and Character
Testimony for the Defense - Argu-
ments of Counsel Judges Charge
The Verdict.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-07-21

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Court assembled at / P. ".
Mr. Gerke, called Have lived on the Islands
National Republican., 1883-10-15
Fnncrnl OF I'm Crhsom.

The funeral of the late Ira Croson took
place from the Tabernacle on Ninth street,
southwest, yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. l.. NJ. Gardner olliciated assisted by
Revs. Richard Norris and Samuel Kramer
The words spoken we're very impressive, and
called forth many expressions Of grief from
those in tho congregation. Tho choir sang
Rest, Spirit Rest" and Jesus Lover of My
Soul" and the Sabbath school sang, at is we'll
with my soul"
The floral offerings were beautiful and nu-
merOus, among them being Il broken wheel of
roses and pillow of roses, upon which was
the word Rest" in immortelles. The fol-
lowing gentleman acted as pallbearers Will
lam Stahl, George White, w. j. Stephenson,
K. +. Downs, W. j. Murtagh, and George j,
HILL Fully six hundred people were prescn.
at the church, and a large cOncourse of friendt
aud relatives followed the remains to Cons
gressional cemetery, their final resting place.
National Republican., 1883-10-15
w. G. IT. U. Meeting.

The hall in Masonic temple was we'll filled
yesterday afternoon to listen to Rev. DIR.
Elliott, of England. Mrs. S. d. La Fetra
presided, and Miss J. Mahon, of Philadelphia,
read "rhc Crusade Psalm" very acceptably
Mrs. William Burris made the opening
prayer The doXology was sung with en-
thusiasm OH the announcement that the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Il. Roach is steadily
recovering. After earnest opening remarks
by few of the ladies Rev. DIR. Elliott gave a
very fine address, referring in encouraging
terms to the work of tho women both in
England and our own country, and saying
victory would come in answer to earnest
prayer" DR.. Grant led in prayer and Rev.
DIR. Huntley referred to the day of prayer
for prohibition" and said his prayers had
been earnest and heartfelt all day. He in
dorsed the movement in telling Speech
which was highly appreciated. ii. B. Moulton
also smoke,