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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-15
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PERSONAL NENTIOH


Mrs. VIM. Adds is afflicted with
rheumatism.
F. A. Packard, OF Bloomington, Ill, is
in the city on legal business.
l.. n. Dale. from northern Illinois,
has come 10 Emporia to locate.
DIR. G. A. Biddle is boarding at the
Park Place during his wife's absence.
Levi Dumbauld, of Eagle creek, has
moved TO town and has rented q house
on West street.
Richard L. Morgan and family, who
l recently came from Wales, have moved
to their farm upon Dry creek.
Little frankie GIlchrist, we are very
| glad TO learn, is rapidly recovering from
her recent attack of scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Ssvery returned
Saturday from their wedding journey to
the Pacific coast. They report q de-
lightful trip.
Col Haywood and wife, of Blooming
ton, Illinois, mother and father of Mrs.
VIII Elstun, arrived in Emporla Friday
evening
The Topeka papers note the admIs
sion of II. B. Welch, formerly president
of the State Normal, TO practice in the
supreme court of Kansas, upon the mo-
ton of c. N. Sterry, of this city.
II. r Fleetwood, who, we are panied
to note, Is very badly crippled up with
| inhammatory rheumatism, arrived in
EmporiG last week from Topeka, and
will remain here until he RECEIVERS,
which we trust may be soon.
James Stanley, one of the oldest and
most respected citizens of Lyon county
was in town Friday end called at The
| NEWS office aud renewed his su6scrip-
! ton. He was on his way with his wife
| and son TO the quarterly meeting of the
society of Frinds at Barclay.
George and Frank Smith, father and
brother of 8. NJ. Smith, arrived in En-
poria Thursday from the east, where they
have been visiting, and we are pleased
TO learn that IT is their Intention TO TO-
| cate in Emporia. Mr.. George Smith
formerly resided here and has many
| friends who will welcome his return
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Palmer and their
two interesting iille children came up
from August Kansas. Saturday on a
visit TO Mrs. Palmer's sister, Mrs. T. C.
Watson, They went TO Council Grove
this afternoon, TO spend Sunday with
Mrs. P.'s mother. They will return here
next week and spend few days before
going home.
Jas. Murphy, of Eureka, has purchas
ed third interest in the Emporla Brick
Company and will move his family to
| this place in few weeks Mr.. MurBhy
enjoys the reputation of being one ofIhe
best brickmakers in-Kansas, aud his iu-
dicIous choice of a location will doubt
less prove to be good thing for himself
and the town. We welcome him and
his family to Emporia, and trust they
may ind among our people a pleasant
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Items of Interest from the National Cap

Items of Interest from the National Cap
ifal.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The state
ment of the. United States treasurer
shows gold and silver in the United
States treasury as follows: Gold coin
and bullion, $179, 052 sos; silver dollars
and bullion $1O5, O53, 753; fractional sill
yer coin, $276, 3S6, 230; United States
notes, $45, 937, 755; total, 1857 ,6S2, 1914.
The president will make short visit
TO Fit. Monroe next week. He is feeling
somewhat indisposed and takes the trip
for the benefit of his health He has
not yet decided whether he will subse-
quently make trip to Florida.
The secretary of the interior to-day
go, Dakota, Henry Il. Douglass, of FIT.
Yates, Dakota, and Rufus Hatch, of
New York, a number of small tracts of
land in the Yellowstone National Park
for period of ten years. The lease com.
prises seven tracts of lands, aggregatIng
100 ceres, and it is provided that the
several parcels of land shall not be with
in quarter of a mile of any Of the gey-
sers or Yellowstone falls. The time of
the lease is ten years from March 8, 'S3.
The lessees agree to construct one prin-
cipal hotel at Mammoth hot
springs, to cost $4,000 and
contain no less than $50 rooms. They
further agree to construct six smaller
hotels upon plans TO be hereafter approx
ed by the secretary of the interior at the
following points: One near Geyser, one
at Riverside station, one at Soda Bath
Springs; one at Lower Falls; one at
Great Falls, and one on the bank of the
Yellowstone Lake. Provided that at
the expiration of ten years the value of
the buildings and other perma.
nent Improvements belonging to the
lessees shall be determined
by arbitration and become the absolute
property of the government upon the
ratification of the appraisement and ap-
preparation of the amount agreed upon,
with the proYiso that nothing contained
in the lease shall be construed to bind
the government TO pay any compensa-
lions. The annual rental agreed upon Is So
per acre. The lessees agree to observe
all rules and regulations established by
the secretary of the interior for the gov
eminent of the park and to submit to
the secretary for his approval schedule
OF the charges for accommodating the
public.
Roscoe Conkling and other counsel
for the parties in the Chandler-P Porter
field scrip case made an argument be-
fore the secretary of the interior to-day.
The Chandler case INVOLVES the title
to valuable lands bordering
on the Sault Ste river
in Michigan. Chandeliers had already
been rejected by Secretary Teller, but
a rehearing was allowed TO determine
more specifically the application of the
Porterfield scrip. The secretary held
in ais original decision that
this scrip could be located
only upon public lands in the state of
a certain nature, but Chambers repre-
sentatiYes hold that this ruIingIs at va
rance with previous decisions.
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ABOUT THE wIaGINs wAve
Reports OF the Situation From DifTsrsnt
Parts OF the country

Reports OF the Situation From Dif4srsnt
Parts of the country
AT HALIFAX.
HALIFAX. March 10.-The wind is in
the west and moderate; cIondy; Their
momeier "a.
AT TORONTO.
ToRoNTo, March 10 Cloudy and
mild no wind.
AT OTTAWA
Cloudy; light snow very little wind.
AT QUEBEC.
2oEBEc, March 10.-Duli and mild !;
light east wind.
AT MONTREAL
MONTREAL, March 10. - Dull and
mild; no wind.
AT LONDON
LONDON, March l0-Snowing heavi
ly; mild.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. March 10.-There is 8 slight
snow here; storming weather through
out the northwest and generally cloudy
to-day.
Specials TO the associated press from
all parts of the northwest report light
snow and winds at many points. but no
| very severe storm. The weather in Da.
kota IS clear and In northern Minnesota
| high winds prevail and is threatening
snow At lshpeming, Wisconsin, ii is
showing and drifting badly. Al Mar.
quette II is blowing gale and the snow
is drifting badly.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS, March 10.-Fear of Wig
gins storm has reached here About
$50 fishermen who operate on the Mis-
sissippi aud Illinois rivers, from St
Louis TO Peoria, are said to have taken
their nets out of the rivers until Tuesday
next. The weather Is cloudy with rath-
er high and gusiy winds.
| AT SAN FRANCISCO.
| SAN FRANCISCO, March 10.-There are
no signs of a storm on the Pacific coast
Virgins prophecy frightened some per.
sons. A German resident has built q
small ark and placed it on the roof
ready for the tidal wave announced to
sweep through the Golden Gate.
AT BOSTON.
| Boston, March 10.-A northeast rain
storm set in at IL :45 this morning with
a velocity of 90 miles per hour. The
| temperature is 35; barometer slowly
falling A heavy rain storm prevails at
| Providence, Rhode Island At Newport
the wind is rising and blowing very
| fresh.
AT NEWPORT.
Boston, March 10.-A special from
Newport says: The seatlties are very
high now and reach to the top OF the
wharf plates. Many people are ex.
tremeiy nervous. The beach roars as IL
has not done for years and Srouting
Rock Is sending columns 10 an unusual
heigkth.
AT PIMOUTH.
PLYMOUTH, March 10.-A storm be.
gan at noon and 1t is raining hard. The
wind is blowing violently and increasing
| from the northeast with very full sea
AT WORCESTER.
| WORCESTER, Mass, March 10.-One
OF the worst snow storms of the season
began here to day. 1t is showing rap
idly, more so than during any storm this
season. The barometer is lower than
for four years.
| AT EI-MIRA.
ELMIRA, n. Y, March 1O.-It has
been showing since early this morning
but no wind.
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Onartsr1y NIe.,inr.

Elder Rice, presiding elder of the
Emporia district. announces his frs
round of quarterly meetingsas follows
Reading, March IL; Severy. March
"a; Howard City, March 20; Buffalo
March 2s; Coyviile, March 81; New AL.
bany, April 1, eve'g; Eureka, April Z
Climax, April s, eve; Virgil, April IA
Madison, April 10. eve; Cedar Point
April 2l; Cottonwood Falls, April %
eve; Americas, April %: Dunlap. April
90, eve; Emporia, April 81; Waverly
May 5; Melvern, May 9. eve; Burling.
ton, May IL; otrumwa. May -, eve
Hartford. May 10; Strawn, May 20, eve
Stafford, Nay IS; Emporia, May 81.
Sunday evening service implies Mon
day quarterly conference.
The district stewards meet at EN-.
poria, Wednesday, April s5th.
q. r. RICE.
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FRInAY. March {

TRIBAL uAdICH y.
Miss Cochrane, of Emporia, is visiting
at J. s. Gibson's and will remain in town
week or SO visiting her many friends.
1t will be remembered that Miss Coch-
rane taught in the primary department
of the Americas schools last winter, and
her many friends here will be pleased
TO have her call on them. This is the
suspicious day when the big storm of
Prof. Virgins is supposed to devastate
the earth. One more fire and dimin-
utive tornado and Americas would be q
thing of the past. At present. if Wig
gins will have mercy on us, there is a
chance for the iowa to build up and once
more be itself again. Corn is being
shipped from this place now at the rate
Of two car loads day. People are be-
ginning to fix up their garden fences,
clearing the rubbish out of their front
yards and getting eady to make garden.
~. s. Gibson contemplates building
two-story stone building just north OF
his present store. 1t will be good fire
protection from the buildings on the
north. The upper story will probably
be for rent as offices, or left for the use
of a hall. 1t will not be completed IN
til some time next fall or winter, but we
know that if Mr.. Gibson does conclude
to commence the building that it will
be substantial structure. :. g. Mrs. Cora
Kempion and her mother are the guests
of Mrs. Hill. :. "A few more buildings
and just little more paint and Ameri-
Gus would be the most attractive town
in the state. Empty houses are a
scarce commodity. 1t would be pay
ing investment to build few to rent.
The carpenter work on the new land
office will be completed to-day
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4 Profitable Meeting


The educational meeting held at
Bittlertown Friday was one of great
profit to all who participated There
were fifteen. teachers present, and the
interesting program enlisted tins closest
attention. The exercises consisted of
music, recitations, primary geography.
conducted by Miss Hoxle, of the Normal /;
language, by Miss Bartholomew, of the
city schools primary reading, by Mr..
WINNER; prOportio1, by Prof Car
michael; an address on practical Edu-
cation" by Prof. Carmichael and dis
eussions on the following subjectsS
The objects of a recitation, led by
Supt. Klock.
Seat work, c. II. Smith
Calisthenicts, Miss Crichton.
The visitors were very Hospitality en-
tertained by persons residing in the
neighboFhood Of the school .house, and
the gathering was one OF thorough en-
joyment to ali present.
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The Marriage Aiders.

Topeka Capital: The Marriage Aid
case was decided yesterday morning by
u. S. Commissioner Wilson. Rev. John
D. Knox, S. H. Gardenshlre and w. F.
Thomas were bound over to appear be.
lore Tie United States district court at
the April term and the bond for their
appearance fixed at $500 each. which
was given. c. E. Wheeler was dis
charged. The proof showed that be had
only been engaged in The business
about three weeks, and then on salary
of $50 per month. with no participation
in the extra service" money.
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Purchase,l . $780, R...,,

+. c. Davidson and his brother-in-law,
w. W. Collins, of Illinois, returned last
week from ChGutauqua county, where
they purchased large and veil Eatered
ranch which they will proceed to stock
with cattle There IS no man in Empo-
ria more deserving of good fortune than
Thad Davidson, and we TRUST he and
Mr.. Collins may be abundanily success
full in their new venture. Mr.. Davidson
will still continue on the road. and Mr..
Collins win haye charge Of the ranch.
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SECURITY OF FINDS.

All officers of the order who have
charge of sny of its funds are required
to give sufficient bonds for the faithful
discharge of their duties. These bonds
may be increased from time to time and
are always in sum not less than double
the amount he will probably at any time
have IN his hands.
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= birthday Party.

Another of series of surprise parties
which are going the rounds among Odd
Fellows, was given Friday evening at the
residence OF J.. NJ. Smart, at No. 2s
Neosho street, in honor of the nineteenth
birthday of Miss Henrietta Smart. AT
7:3O in the evening eighteen COUPLES OF
Odd Fellows and ladies assembled at
Odd Fellows hall, and went in body
to the Smart residence where they were
received with genuine cordiality, and
spent the time until nearly l o'clock
this morning in a gay and festive man.
ner, the TerDischorean art being one of
the principal smusements of the oeca-
sion
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Joseph Hall, who for some time was
in business at Madison, has returned to
Emporia TO live and has again associat-
ed himself with the Hall music house.
The partnership is now composed Of The
we'll and favorably known business men,
Joseph. Janes and S. r Hail, under
the firm name Hall Bros.
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The Raging MIssissiPps Slowly Reed
Ing, Etc.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 1O-A special
from Helena, Arkansas. to the Western
Associated Press. says; The river has de-
clined half an inch and will continue
falling slowly for several days, when a
more rapid decline is expected. The
ievees are still being strengthened and
will be made thoroughly secure IN this
vicinity. The backWater is still rising
in the oTeIaowed districts below this
place and will continue IN
til the decline of the river
is great enough TO draw the most of the
water back through the creVasses. The
most terrific currents, the roar of which
can be heard here during the still hours
of the night, are tearing through the
country below, carrying destruction
with them. In Old Town and the lake
region the water is the highest ever
known from the same cause. Fences.
houses and the dead carcasses of ami
mails are seen floating down the rivers
in great numbers. The weather is clear
with strong wind from the northwest.
Southern express has been transferred
to the Midland road, owing to the stop
page Of trains over the Iron Mountain
route.
The current numbar Of Harnet,a
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HnIl to fha chief.

ABILENE, Kan. March Son the ar.
rival of the train from Topeka TO-DAY
Representatives Burton and Hoffman
were greeted by several hundred of theft
constituents and a band of music as :
recognition of their able and earnest
support OF The house railroad bill. A
grand reception is arranged IN honor of
these gentlemen, to take place at the
opera house in this city nexs SATURDAY.
evening Il is evident thar their con
stituents enthusiastically endorse their
action in the legislature on the railroad
question.
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Those who take but $1,000 in class
B, are termed Half Rate" members
| and are assessed at half its grade
Either sex, between the ages of Is and
| 80, is admitted to the relief fund, il
able to pass the medical examination.
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Each applicant for insurance benefits
is examined by physician, selected by
the Subordinate Lodge, according to
forms and rules prescribed by the Su-
preme Lodge. Such examination is
sent on to the Supreme Medical Exam
liner, for review and final acceptance,
the same being accompanied with a
thirty-fv cent fee. Thus by system
of rigid physical examination does the
Order aim to protect its insurance from
questionable and unsOund risks.
CONCLUSION.
Who, of moderate means, does not
deem 1t wise, when calculating uDon the
contingencies of life, TO make provisions
for a home?
To such as would provide, we epito-
miZe the inducements of the knights
and Ladies thus:
!. Protection at cost or about one
third of the rates charged in the regular
Insurance companies.
2. Prompt payment Of benefits with
out litigation or trouble 10 the bene-
ficiarv.
5. Perfect safety. Conducted an buz'-
! ness priRfii :.
4. Women admitted on equal terms
| with men. Statistics prove that females
are as good risks as males.
3. Safer, cheaper and better Than or
binary life insurance
6. Poor mans insurance, as all eX-
penses after joining are paid in INSTALL
ments.
Its benefits are paid upon the same
principle and by the same methods as
those that have been in practice for
years in the great benevolent orders.
Our order has developed and enlarged
the theory and practice Of Masonry aud
Odd Fellowship.
Published by order of tho lodge
B. T. DAVIS,
Suecial Committea On PuhIinafiop
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Conference Appointments

The following list of conference ap
pointments for Emporia district for tn
coming year, was kindly furnished I
The NEWS by Elder G. r, Rice:
EmpLria district, c. II. Rice, presid
.ing elder.
Americas, ]. 4. Barker.
Buffalo, T. D. johnson.
Burlington, j. A. Hyden.
Cedar Point, IL. A. Cook.
Climax, w. NJ. Robertson.
Cottonwood Falls, A. X. johnson.
Coyville, ID. +. Hollz.
Dunlap, to be supplied.
Emporia station, ]. It. Hanna.
Emporia circuit, NJ. Bell.
Eureka, II j. Coker.
Hartford, |. II. Loveioy.
Howard City, J. W. Fox.
Madison, J. ii. Price.
Melv@rn. T. Lidzy.
New Albany, j. W. ID. Anderson.
Ottumwa, Sidney Smith.
Reading, G. b. Norton.
Stafford, to be supplied.
Severv, w. III. Stamp.
Strawn, Guy Hamilton.
Virgil, j. McAnulty.
Waverly, J. l.. Longdon.
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VIM. Douglass, of Reading, purchased
fine pair OF Highlander mares Satur-
day from Lewis Haver, of Americas,
end Will ship them to Kansas City.
They are said by horsemcn to be as fine
pair of mares as can be found any
where In Kansas.
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A CARD
Rev. John ID. Knox, Treasurer of the
National Marriage Aid Association
Arises to Explain.
The following card appears in the To-

Arises to Explain.
The following card appears in the To
peka papers this morning:
Topeka, March 10, 1885.
In justice to myself deem it prudent
in view of criticisms from certain sourc.
es with reference to my connection
with the National Marriage Aid Asso-
citation, TO make this statement to the
public.
became treasurer of the association
on the 23d day of November, 1881, the
date of its organization. From that date
there came into my hands as such treas
urer from all sources, the sum of $24,-
1874. As. OF this amount there was de-
rived the sum of $21, 1850 from assess
ments on the certificate holders.
In accordance with the constitution
and bylaws, and the terms of the certifi.
cate, which was issued to each certifi-
cate holder, 80 per cent. of the assess
ment was set apart for the payment of
maturing certificates, and belonged ex.
clusively to the certificate holders.
Eighty per cent of the above amount
received on assessments, any one can
calculate for themselves, is ST., 372 40.
This entire sum and fraction over was
disbursed to the certificate holders. The
balance Of the funds left in my hands,
after paying certificate holders as above,
was disbursed in defraYing the expenses
of the association, "a detailed statement of
which has already been published in the
city dailies. have received out of that
expense fund. under the head of extra
services" the sum of $685. 50, which
was voted 20 by the board of man
ayers. This was the full amount, and
every cent received for my services or
otherwise, from the association. Every
dollar which came into my hands. as
treasurer, has been strictly and honestly
disbursed, all assertions 10 the contrary
Notwithstanding, Every person taking
out certificate in the association, acted
with the full knowledge that obliga-
tons could be met only by the payment
of assessments and their failure To do
so would be the end of the association
| make this statement tor the benefit
of those who are disposed TO treat an old
citizen according to his intentions and
his acts, not for those who are blind to
the facts. JOHN ID. KNOX.
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We have just received copy of the
premium list of the first annual fat
stock show to be held at Review Park,
Kansas City, Missouri, from the LIST to
Sth of November next. Everybody in
terested in such an enterprise should
send to Edward Haren, secretary of the
Fat Stock Association, at Kansas City,
for a copy of this premium list.
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FLOOD NEWS.

Special Committee on Publi,
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Samuel Faust, of this city has pur.
chased the Schafer meat market al
Council Grove and will remsve 10 that
place in the near future. We COM
mend Mr.. Faust and his family to the
people ofthe "Grove" as being worthy
of their esteem and kind attention,
though we much regret their departure
from Emporia.
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Will McColloch and wife, living in
the west part Of the city, were given a
very pleasant surprise last week by
about dozen couples of their young
friends, who went to their residence in
q body, and spent the time until mid
night and after at cards, dancing, music
and refreshments, all enjoying them
selves most royalty, the whole hearted
ness exhibited by Mr.. and Mrs. McCol-
loch making each feel perfectly at
home.
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The state failed in the two whisky
cases tried In the district court last
week, but this will not discourage The
county attorney in pursuing the Eiola-
tors OF the law, who has deter
mined to fight it out on this
line Of it takes his two years of official
service to bring the transgressors TO
time. The law-sbiding citizens of this
community wish him God-speed in this
good work and will do all they can TO
strengthen his hands.
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Greer s. Way brought an action Fri
day in the court of Justice Bachelor
against ]. Greenlee for a failure 10 de-
liver two car loads of steers which they
had purchased of him, claiming as dam
ages $3.50 The hearing is set, for the
10th of the present month, and the case
will be Of interest to stock men. w. A.
Randolph represents the plaintiffs and
TN. SedgwIck the defendant.
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1. E. Lambert is improving his prop
erty at the northeast .corRcr of Fifth
avenue and Constitution street, and will
occupy 1t as his residence. With a
change in the windows, the addition of
handsome verandah and the appiica-
ton of new dress of paint, it will pre-
sent a very attractive appearance.