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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-04-05
Il PLEAsANT EPLsODE.

A dainty little girl of eight or nine,
with dangerous big eyes, appeared in
the library of the white house the other
day when it was full of great men of
one sort and another, and quietly waited
her turn to speak with the tall, dignified
gentlemen with the gray whiskers and
hair, and the sober face and the courte-
Gus manner down by the bow window
in the south end of the room. By and
by her opportunity came. She tripped
forward modestly but bravely, and with
"good morning, Mr.. President" told
her name and proffered her request.
She was a niece of General Winfield
Scott Hancock, and she wanted few
sweet flowers from the executive con-
servatory for the Easter decoration of q
little Episcopal church. She smiled
archly as she told her errand, as though
she was quite sure of favorable re-
spouse. The presidents tired face
frightened with smiles as he turned
from the tiresome politicians to the
sweet little face before him. 1t was like
cooling zephyr from the Chesapeake
on a hot summers day. He told hel
honestly that he was very glad to SEE
her, and then he gave her carte 6Eanch
in the conservatory and dismissed hel
with pleasant word or two about hi
own little girl, who does so much tt
tighten up his life in the white house
Her handsome uncle could not hav,
done more for her had he been standing
in Arthur'S place.
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The Kansas City Journal learns from
a leading stockman who has just re-
turned from the ranges in the Indian
territory, that the loss of cattle this sea-
son will be much larger than was anlici-
pated earlier in the season. This loss is
not attributable to the severity of the
winter. but to the fact that there
been. and is yet, great lack OF food.
The grass on.the ranges was very short
and poor when winter set in. and the
damp weather of the winter caused it to
rot Feed has, as consequence, been
excessively short, so that cattle could
scarcely exc out a living upon it.
Thousands have actually starved to
death. The new grass has started. but
the cold, damp weather of the past two
weeks has not been favorable to its
growth. A week Of warm sunshine now
would bring it forward rapidly. and that
is what cattle men are praying for.
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EDITORIAL MEETING AND Ex


Commonwealth: Some days ago the
president of the Kansas State Editorial
Association published In this paper an
open letter TO the members of the asso-
citation, setting forth the expense of a
trip to California, and also to Old Mex
leo, and asked for the yisws oil the
members as TO which place they desired
to go, if either. Letters have been re-
ceived from eleven editors, all of them
wanting to go TO Old Mexico, and none
to California. he presumes from this
that the California trip may as well be
gwen up. Enough editors have not
been heard from to justify making ar
rangements for trip to Mexico. If the
trip is taken it should be early in May
as the weather down the Rio Grande
will be uncomfortably hot at later sea
son of the year. It is therefore highly
important that the matter be de
termined upon Dery soon. The presI
dent of the association asks that editor
write him at once, stating whether 1t il
pEODoOiO bH6t bACy Will kOs oA0 II -
how many persons. The time Is near a
hand when the matter must be definitely
settled. The A. L. s. 8. F. railroat
offers a special train for the whole tril
to Chihuahua and return, stopping a
different points as long as may be de
sired. The president is in correspond
ence with the publishers in Winfield
where the annual meeting is to be held
as to the time it will be best TO sta
there, and also with friends in NeN
Mexico asking about arrangements 6
different points in that territory. Tn
president has ne interest In the matter
except TO have as pleasant trip as POI
sible, and to accommodate the large:
| number of the association. Please writ
him at once.
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THE rR1uMPHAnr THREE.
Kansas Railroad Commissioners Chosen
by the executive Council.


TOPEKA, March 31.-The executive
council, at their session this afternoon,
finally succeeded in electing the three
railroad commissioners provided for by
the last legislature. AS before stated,
the one hundred candidates had been
narrowed down to a DOZEN Out of this
number choice was made, and the lucky
men are:
L. l. Turner, of Sedan. Chautadqua
county.
Judge James Humphrey, of Junction
City, DAVIS county.
Henry Hopkins, of Lansing, Leayen-
worth county.
They will serve one, two and three
years, in the order named, Hopkins hav.
ing the longest term and Turner the
shortest.
Of these three Humphrey is the only
Democrat. Each commissioner was
chosen by unanimous vote.
| Hon B. w. Perkins and the en-.
/ tire southwestern delegation. Hum.
phrey is Clicks choice, and Hop
kins probably owes his position to
st. John. The past records of the meI
are good in every particular. Turner
is q wealthy man, worth $75, goo; has
never been in politics, but is q ssgacioui
business man and fine accountant. h
used to be in the United States land Of
fee, of Humbolt
Humphrey is q lawyer of moderate
means; is popular and close student
He ran against John Anderson TIVE
years ago, in the First district and was
beaten by the usual majority.
Hopkins is now warden of the stat
prison. His term expires in 1884. HI
possesses keen business judgment and
square man in every way.
James Legate received three votes OF
the final ballot to three against. Hi
friends were obstinate, but could no
elect him. The other prominent candi
dates were Hon. r. w. p. Muse, of New
ton; John Smith, of Columbus; MI
Newall, of Frankfort, and Lieutenan
Governor Finney.
Inquiry among railroad officials her
J reveals the fact that they are Statistic
with the result. They regard the com
missioners as fair and honorable mel
not fanatics, and think that whatever az
ton they take will be dictated by a
honest desire to do justice to all cor
cerned. The appointment of HopkiI
was practically without authority du
ing the Democratic administration an
| is glad of the change of berth. TheI
are many candidates for secretary of I'll
9 commission, mostly from Topeka. Pul
lie sentiment here regards the situatio
in general as being eminently satisfa
fOru
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The Mormon leaders are forever as
serting that the Mormons alone have
made Utah industrially prosperous, and
holding up the Gentiles as gracelcss
and ungrateful class. In a vigorous ar
ticle addressed to poor Mormons, OPP
pressed by the system they live under,
the Salt Lake Tribune says: "You see
it has got to be a question of veracity
between the Gentiles and the church
leaders. We assert that We can prove
by testimony that is so so PLAIN that it
cannot be disputed, that the church
leaders are guilty of the most scandalous
and shameful lying in this business
Now why do poor Normons cling to
such supports? Is it necessary for
a church that was founded
by direct interpretation of
Heaven and which is daily under the
direct advice of the Almighty-is il
necessary for such q church to be
bolstered up by an awful falsehood
Do you not see that the whole business
is shameful, brazen fraud; that it was
founded solely to put a chain upon Ia
Dor and make it divide its earnings
with loafers, and that later it was con
cluded that mems lusts might have q
religion as we'll as their avarice, and sc
polygamy was Joined to robbery
Why do you not let the thing GO and bC
men? Why do you not make up YOU
minds to cease to pay tithes? Tha
would kill the bogus thing in three
years and turn your bogus apostles ou
to secure living as you have to do"
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RUN IN.
The Lawrence snk Thieves Captured.

The Lawrence SILK Thieves Captured.
CHICAGO, H., March 31.-On the
night of the 9th of March the store of
George Innes Sc Co., at Lawrence, Kan
sas, was broken SDpen and forty-four
bolts of silk goods stolen.
A postal card having been sent to
Chicago police, steps were taken to re-
cover the property. in case it should
come this way. On Thursday it was
learned that a man called at Marshall
Fields wholesale store and endeavored
to dispose of lot of silks, which he
said he had received in exchange for
mining stock out in Colorado. The
firm refused to buy the goods, and the
man called on the firm OF Carson, Pierce,
Scott s. Co., to whom he made the same
statements, adding that he was stopping
at the Briggs house. A member OF the
firm who suspected that something was
wrong, told him to call again Saturday
morning.
In the meantime the police were no.
titled and detectives Simmons, Elliott
and Palmer detailed to inquire into the
matter. A call was made at the Briggs
House, which developed the fact that
the man who had the goods had been
there, but that he had left on Friday af-
ternoon soon after he had visited Carson
Pierce, Scott Sc Co.'s store. 1t being
| suspected that the goods which the fel
low wanted to sell belonged TO the Law
renee firm, a telegram was sent to Mr.
lines, who came down to Chicago in
| time yesterday morning to be present
when the man came back to arrange fol
the sale. The detectives were also
there, and the Individual was arrested
HIS story to the detectives did not tally
1 with that told to the merchant.
He denied that he had said that ht
had exchanged the goods for mining
stocks, and told them that he bough
them of smugglers in Kansas, who had
brought them from Canada. The pris
oner refused to tell where the goods
were, but the detectives learned that hi
had had very large, heavy trunk at the
Briggs House, which had been removed
by an expressman named Kelly. Th'
latter was sought out and found to hav
the trunk in his possession still. 1t wa
taken to the Central Station and opened
its contents being identified by Mr.. In
mes as the goods for which he wa
. searching.
OF the forty-four bolts stolen forty.on
: were found in the trunk. There wer
in all about two thousand yards of cletl
, of various colors and weights, worth Oh
an average of about one dollar and fit
, cents per yard, making a total value @
about $4,000 The prisoner gave tn
} name of Henry Lewis. He is respect
ble-looking, well dressed man, aboU
thirty years of age. He is not know
to the police. Steps have been taken
: secure requisition and he will be take
: to Kansas in few days for trial.
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IanlIin~ bees

w 2 Hrickinsns,, in cor,niry GentlemanJ
II order t. handle lecs t,fely it is only
neg5 s.iry 10 smoke thcnl i Ii.tic, givc
til.ia aiy = ill themselves Wit, il,.,, y,
: IN iiis.I. .,pen la, hive llr..iully IS
.,sa,li,, ia. ils,s .icccntlv. They will
,l>,lsiiy lee - i,ar.aless as house flies
Lig-i:t one e.,d Of a roll of cotton rags, or
: p:oce of dry rotten elm or Eastwood,
AMI it viii be foind 4 good thing with
wlrich 10 ss,iel,e bees
If there are many hives a smoker
x:a Ia found 4 great convenience. 1t is
li;:le, roun,i tin stove, about three
inci,e- in diameter and six i'll hight. The
top Of il rtiiis up to a peak, and there Is
h,,!c IN The peak for the smoke To come
osit Tie top or cover fits ON like the
cover % :: common pepper box; 50 that it
can be removed and u fire built inside
the smoker. Rags, rotten wood, or even
cobS, are the substances generally used
for fuel At the bottom or side of this
little stove, and connected with it by
tube Is fixed II small bellows. By work
ing the bellows, a strong current of air is
driven through the smoker, which
causes the smoke to issue in stream.
BY using this little instrument, the
is OI Tic 10
| there is no danger of setting things on
fire. lie can put the smoke just where
he wants it, and in such quantities that
| the little insects will soon become quiet
The usual price of the smokers is 81, and
can be obtained from any dealer in apiary
sun,,Iies
When bees swarm they fill themselves
with honey before leaving the hive,
which usually makes them very peace
able; but if they are left hanging in the
| sun three or four hours before they are
hived they seem to lose all patience, and
become very cross / have never tried
it, but, as remedy, 1 would suggest
giving them good sprinkling with
| sweetened water before attempting to
hive them. Try to avoid quick motions
and handle bees carefully.
Perhaps the beginner, if he is timid
had better protect himself with a veil I'M
til he has had some experience, and there
by gained confidence. The veil may be
made of black tarlatan, sewed up ike s
bag, without top or bottom, and of the
diameter of the rim of a common straw
hat. Gather the top with cord, so thai
it will Just slip over the crown of the hat
and have it so long that the lower par
may be tucked inside the coat or vest
Common buckskin or sheepskin gloves
may be worn, but the most timid person
will soon consider gloves an unnecessary
| n,,iSanoa
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THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Fps

We believe the executive council have
made WISE choice for railroad COM
missioneFs. Henry Hopkins, of Leav-
enworth, has been, almost fr)m the
founding of the institution, warden of
the state penitentiaFy, and has made for
himself a reputation for honesty, fidelity
and ability, which is by no means con.
fined to the limits of this state. He has
filed that difficult position acceptably
to all, and we are glad to hear that had
he not been selected as one of the rail-
road commissioners, it wss Governor
Clicks intention TO reappoint him az
warden Of the penitentiary so well does
he stand even with the party which he
has always ardently opposed
Having known Major Hopkins
for years, we unhesitatingly
endorse the action of the Commissioners.
in electing him as the best that could
have been made.
We may say as much, also, in the cas-
of Judge Humphrey, of junction City
An upright district judge for years, anc
long an able and pure lawyer, he is EN-
inently fit man for commissioner. h
represents the Democracy on the board
and he possesses the confidence of al
who know him of both political parties
With Mr.. Turner we haYe no persona
acquaintance, but he is vouchod for b,
those who do know him as good MAJ
for the place, Altogether the selection
of board of railroad commissioner
TO put into effect the intricate proVis
ions of the new law, seems to have bee
wise and satisfactory to all concerned
more so in fact than all expected unde
the very trying circumstances unde
which the appointments were made.
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In a lecture before the Harvard
Finance Club the other evening, Ed
ward Atkinson presented some interest
ing statistics regarding fire as factor
in our national taxation. The value OF
property destroyed by fire in the United
States during the last year was 500, 0O0,:
600. Hotels were consumed at the rate
of one and quarter daily, school houses
at the rate of one weekly, and college
buildings at the rate of one month.
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4 Nasty Mess.

BOSTON, April 4-The Tewksbury
aims house investigation was resumed
to-day. The chairman asked to haye the
issue as to whether the bodies had been
delivered to medical schools eliminated,
as that could not be disputed. Governor
Butler replied that he expected to prove
that the bodies were to be delivered
elsewhere, some TO be skinned and the
skins tanned. He proposed to show
that after the bodies had been
buried they had been taken
up and sent away. and said he would go
into the graveyard at Tewksbury and
produce some of the alleged remains.
This investigation was to 90 on to prove
the testimony which had been given to
be absolutely false; the books which
had been sent to him as the records of
the aims house were not complete; they
were copies or Illegal books; he want
ed the latter, embracing those records,
the deaths and sale of the dead
bodies; then 1t was claimed that no dead
bodies had been sold. Hence, there are
no records to be produced, but the Gov
ernor said he would prove the contrary.
Mrs. Thomas resumed her testimony,
correcting the statement that q pound
Vi 0AttIi . "CGA " 40 given SoC A144o-Cos
1t should have been q pound of meat
Honora Conway, an inmate, was kept
IS show woman, for the benefit of Wis
itors, who were taken TO see her.
Thos. Hall, who worked at Tewks-
bury from 1874 TO 1877, testified that he
had all the dead to bury while there;
he took them from the dead house under
orders. Thos. J Marsh, Jr., and Capt.
Manning used to come and get
dead bodies, carrying them away
! in two zinc air tight trunks.
During the winter he was there the
bodies taken to Boston averaged 65 or
rs. They were not sent in hot weather !;
no packing was done while he was there !;
the bodies received from the state prison
for burial at the aims house were, with
one exception, sent away for
dissection; when witness left he
was. paid one hundred dollars
for his winters work and for handling
the bodies; thought Tom Marsh used TO
collect the money from Harvard col
lege; witness acknowledged that he
knew he had been doing something
wrong. The hearing was adjourned
till Monday next.
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HEAVY LIFE INSURANCE.

LIZA L LII IL LANsOO AG<AAN " LIE
The Chicago Tribune of the 30th ult.
contains the following in reference to
the large amount of life insurance car
ried by Mr.. ]. v. Farwell, of that city,
who is in fact the most heavily insured
man in the west. This gentleman IS OF
the head of the great dry goods house of
]. V. Farwell s. Co., and is we'll known
throughout the west on account of his
prominence in charitable and religi Gus
matters. To a reporter Mr.. F. stated
that he took his insurance simply as q
business investment and he thought it a
wise thing for everybody to be insured.
His Endorsement of life insurance can
not but have great weight with those
who are investigating the subject. The
Tribune says:
Mr.. John V. Farwell, who for years
has carried large amount of insurance
on his life, yesterday effected additional
insurance to the amount of 100000
His previous insurance aggregated
$123, 900, which with that written yes
terday makes a total of $223, 900. Thii
is believed to be the largest In
dividual insurance carried il
the west, though in Chicago alone
where life-insurance investments arr
very popular, there are probably twenty
individuals insured for 100000 anG
over. The best-informed agents believ,
there are at least 200 Chicago bushes
men insured for $4,000 and upwards
and nearly 1000 carrying $4,000 o
more. So common has the custom o
insurance become, especially anon!
people in trade, that it is now no cas-.
matter to find one, if insurable, who ii
not insured for some amount.
Mr.. Farwell's insurance was the sub
ject of no little comment in life-insur
ance circles yesterday, and the air is full
of rumors of other large amounts sooI
to be written.
| Among the prominent men of eastern
cities who carry large amounts of insur
Auce we will name Cyrus w. Field, o
New York, who has $250,O00; F. Z
Roberts, New York, 100000; Charlie
Pratt, Brooklyn, 100000; Alexande
Barrett, New York, $780, 900; E. w. D
Voc, New York, S245,OOO; Pierre Lor
lizard, New York, $255, 600; Jas. Park
Jr., Pittsburg, $500, 900; W. II. Langly
Gallipolis, o., $300,000; Charles NJ
Runk, Allentown, Pa, $500, 900; G. K
Anderson, Titusville, Pa, $315,00O.
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CROP PROSPECTS.
The Outlook in Kansas More EncOur-

The Outlook in Kansas More EncOur-
aging.
TOPEKA, April 2.-Reports from cors
respondents of the state agricultural
board for the month of March are gen.
orally favorable as to the condition of
winter wheat and rye. The per cent OF
area destroyed by freezing Is not nearly
so large as was1at one time feared. Much
of the acreage given up two weeks ago
is now showing life. The most discour-
aging reports come from the southern
portion of the state. The counties lying
within the great wheat belt-McPher-
son, Dickinson, Salina, Sedgwick, Har-
ney, Sumner and Reno-report an acre
age in wheat about equal to 1882, and a
condition of about the same this time
last year. II good weather obtains from
now until harvest, the falling off in pro
duction in 1888 will not be nearly so
much as has been anticipated. The
acreage of rye has increased over 1881
| about 10 per cent, and its condition is
very similar to wheat. In southern
Kansas it is sown in most exclusively
for pasture, while in the northern por-
ton it is sown for both purposes, pasture
and gram.
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COMPLIMENTARY.

The result of Tuesdays election was
certainly very complimentary to Cap
tain Warren. He was away from home
throughout the campaign, having been
detained in New York by rheumatism.
His presence would have been an advan.
tage to his cause, because he could have
removed many false impressions which
were given out by persons OPP
posed to his election. Besides this
there was not meeting held or even a
consultation in his. behalf. and not q
dollar was used to influence the result
He had no organization. All the work
was done voluntarily, and because the
people believe in him as a man and as 6
friend of the city. He and his friends
cannot help but feel especially gratitied
at his victory unuer the circumstances
We believe his administration will be |
clean and efficient one
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a naanan'. wisdom.

Arab literature is full of anecdotes of
wise and sober men who have reproyed
their dissolute "betters." Here is one Of
the kind. A certain King went to visit
mad-house, and found there an intelli-
gent-looking youth, who, after replying
sensibly to number of questions put to
him by the sovereign, at length address
ed the latter, saying:
You have asked me many things; /
viii now ask you one At what period
does sleeper enjoy his sleep most7''
The king reflected awhile and said:
"While he is actually sleeping"
THAT cannot be" said the mailman,
''for he has no perception while asleep
Then, before he goes to Sleep" said
the king.
How can one enjoy anything asked
the mailman, "before it comesf'
Then" said the king, "after he has
been asleep"
"Nay," said the mailman, ga man can
not be said to enjoy thing that has
So pleased was the king with the
others wit that he determined to make
q companion of him, had a table set in
front of the window of the mad-house,
and babe his attendants hand a cup of
wine to himself and one to his mad
friend. "You drink your cup" said the
latter, "that you may become like me; but
II drink mine, whom shall be likef''
The king, ON hearing this speech,
threw away his cup, and remained .
total abstalner foreveEmoze.
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The smaII Pox SOAR.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, April 4-There is nc
truth in the stories of the great preva.
Ience of small pox in this city. There
are few cases of disease in one of the
southern wards, in the vicinity of st. Pc
ter's and st. Paul's Catholic school,
where il first appeared two weeks ago,
where little girl, Annie Sehalller, three
years old, died of small pox, although
the attendant physician stated that her
death was due TO chicken pox, and her
SITTER, pupil at the school continued
her attendance, thus communicating
the disease TO other children. The
school was closed last Monday for one
week by the health authorities. Nearly
all the cases reported to the board of
health are in houses on DeKalb street
and Allur avenue, in the immediate
vicinity of the school. The authorities
ridicale the idea that smallpox is cpl
demic, even in the neighborhood where
the cases are.