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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-25

o.. The Objectionable feature, OF the
senate billtoregulate ths Succession h.
the Presidency IS that which; DIRECTS {
70 men who are officials merely by VIZ
tue of the appointing power of tn.
President. men who haye not beeq
elected to any office by the people on
theirrepresenfaiveS Id is suegestIveUf
dangerous cabal7 in revolutionary tint
but Is ohjeati0nahle, pm general pFiHsE
pies in I&demOcEaIic- reputllcAnIoTm OF
government. Tnefptcsideup oil the Serb
!aid and speaker Of The b6dse' are til Tue
most natural line Of spceessfon;i AfleG
them the iClai~f Jussicsr and Jussicei OF
the supreme court, tSho,H5ibs' sureA are
appofutees or presidents, But not 'iiabie
TO oRjjecti9ps lqFgEd az dnst ners.s 4pinqs
,miDiSterSi!9I Tot 1ls. ~ t. noiisi7doEGTs
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DECLARED INVALID
Important Decision ReGaFdinR:tho
- hihitorH Atnen1lma AMI IN, Iarra =

!
/ I'm pOrtant Decision ReGardinE..the Fro
hibitOry Amendment in Iowa.
- DEs MONIES, Jan. 1S-Thc prohibit
f3DTy amendment 10 The constitution
adopted by the popular vote last, June,
! gas declared Invalid by the supreme
court to-day, Judge Ztevers, rendering
AN opinion in case entitled -kOehlpr x
1 Fang vs.. Hail. from Davenport. The
|. nlainliff sued Hill for the value of beer
| sold him. Hiit admitted the debt. but
| pleaded that the constitutional amend
thent foTbidthe sale ofIbeer or Gale, ard
obtained exemption from The debt, .
: The plaintiff amended the petition by
/ declaring that the amendment was not
! in force, tbs records ef the house of the
| Eighteenth assembly failing 10 show that
fdt had passed and that the house meas
ARE differed from the amendment as
passed 6ythe Senate, in form and sub
Stan e..si Further, that the subsequent
| Sttion in the Nineteenth did not and
could not cure the carlessness of the
| Eighteenth assembly. -H'-s-5- H. Il
= The cause Was tried by Judge Hayes
| al Davenport, who gave u verdict for The
| Plhintff for the amount claimed, and de
! Jared the amendment not in operation.
Ia The opinion rendered Isiyery Ion q and
/ retieXs full Y the, case. and all authorities
bearing. thereon. Many collateral issues
+ We're raised in The lower court, bnt have
been drapped as immaterial JtiJige
Zeevers says tuat; while IL is true that
! enrolled bills. are landmarks Of,evid-
' ehee, yet, ipasmuch as the constitution
docs not require that amendments 10
the constitution shall be enrolled, rs The
Laws are legislative journals IN this state
| theyFaIe equally competent as evidence
+ as Aoconstitaiional provision as enrolled
4fBiilS. To the case at bar the journal of the
house of the-ISfh assembly Id0cs not
! SHOW the amendment was passed, and
| Gl$o that it varied in form and sub,
fst4pce from the measure in the senate
| This being the case the next Legislature
| could not correct the mistakes of IT'S
! predecessors and the amendment, falls,
The dissentof- Judge Beck is longer
| than the opinion. He takes the oppo-
! size ground TO the view above, and SAYS
! in addition that inasmuch. as The people
had elected the members of ihe nine
| teeBth assembly. ON the issue of ihs
| AMENDING nj, they themselves had cured
the Irregularities of the eighteenth as
i'sembly. Judge Beck also declares The
i snhch- mooted short publication of the
i Oskaloosa paper. 10 have been a sub
,stanlial com pliance with The law.
ih The case was leaLd by an, audience
EEhhf filled The senate chamber nearly
I'm r,sft
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The WichitS Beacon comPlaing of the
ubiquitous Discrimination on the part OF
tho railroads which compel the people
of the Arkansas Valley to pay more for
the transportation of products to Colo
RADIO than Is charged from Kansas City
to Colorado points TOR the same work,
though Wichita is 23S miles nearer the
mountain markets, The Beacon says
that complaint would not be made even
If the rates were precisely alike; but
when they are greater from Wichita
than from Kansas City the difference is
too glaring. 1t Is predicted that II there
was anything like reasonable rates &c
Colorado. the Arkansas Valley would
be turned into a garden for the supply
OF that market. Here is something fol
the legislature TO digest.
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: GETTING READY FOX 1884
Result of the Meeting OF the Rep. bIt-
can National convention.

WASHINGTON, Jan. I7.-Afler much
discussion at the meeting OF tbs Re
publican National committee as 90
basis at representation ia the prtsi,i en-
ial convention in 1881. Chandler Of
ferred the following reSOlut on, which
was adopted without discussion
Il. Resolved, That the cali of the next
l Republican national convention shall be
SO broad and liberal as 10 invite the co.
operation without imposing any q her
! test al all citizens who are in fave of
| sleyating and dignIfyIng the American
laOorer, protesting and extending hsma
| industries, giving free popular cduca-
lion To the masses of the people, s,cur-
ing free suffrage and honest counting of
ballots and effectually protecting all
human rights in every section of eur
common. country, and who are willing
t9 support the nominees of the cOnt en-
i ton
A short recess was taken to give the
subcommittee lime to tormulat the
proposition and rules.
On reassembling Chandler, of New
hampshire. from the subcommittee, re-
ported the following: =
: The Republican National Convert on
et 1884 shall consist OF four delegates at
large from each state, and two delegates
from each congressional district Dele
gates at large shall lie chosen by pnpu-
lar delegate siatt. conventions called un
not less than tYenty days published NJ
tice, and held not less than thirty nor
more than sixty days before The liie
tpr the meeting of the national conveu-
ion. The Republicans OF the various
congressional districts shall have tie
option of electing their delegates n sct
arate popular delegate conventions, .ii-.I
cd On similar notice and held in Ice
districts at any time within fifteen dass
next prior to the regular meeting of he
state conventions, or by subdivisions If
State conventions into district conven-
lions, and such delegates shall. he chosen
m the latter method If not elected pre-
SIous TO the meeting If the state conv. IL
lions. All district delegates must be ac-
credited by officers of such district cen
Yentfons. Two delegates shall bt al
lowed from each territory and from The
District of Columbia similarly chosen,
4Aollces Ui contests may be given Ia the
national committee, accompanied 6y
full printed statements of the ground 81
contests, which shall also be msde PUBS
lac, and preference in the order OF hear
ing and determining the contests shall
be given by the convention according 10
the dates of the reception of such notices
and statements by the national commit
lee. The report was adopted without
discussion
On motion of Martin, of Kansas, ii
vas ordered that the meeting of Ihe com.
mittec, at which the time and place for
holding the next Republican national
convention are TO be fixed, he set for the
18th OF December next al Washington
T. Adjourned
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A DEN00R4FIo 0oEGEssfQN.

- AAMOOhdx4 ~ NGI OEY0rOlNsg -
Kansas City Times - The Republican
caucus, participated in by a majority. pr
the members of the Kansas ,legis.
lature, has .re.nominated' "a Senator
Plumb, and in another week he VIII be
reelected for = term of six years from
next March. This .resaft, mas heeni
known and predicted by the Times;fcr
weeks, and was taken as q matter If
course by every one at all posted AssIo.
the situation. Hls eIectionftl,u5 WITH
out strife or scandal marks an era IN
Kansas politics for which the Times
claims sOme credit-not that we fav cred
Dir, Plumb's election, but, because TIE
Times has exposed the corrupttohs OF
senatorial elections In. Kansas 50 upa
sparingly in the past that the pOlittoians
did not dare 70 resort to the same meaRA
in this instance. The exposures OF the
Times have had sanitary influence on
Kansas politics, and to them may be
chiefly attributed The decent reelection
of Senator Plumb without the use. Of
the rpttdrt aud questionable means
used in almost every former senatorial
contest. .si' b.' ~. ~, . ,SS - :,
,m0f course II asa,foEegOneocoa conclusion
that Republican WIS to be- elected
and as between Senator Plumb aad Apys
other Republican mentioned it sWas 10
be expected thai he woati DO, given an.
other term He has probably N tdS th's
most reputable senator Kansas ewes had.
He is a practical, successful bhslness
man and one of untiripg energy and
p, rseverance. and from his party st4nd-
I point the Times concedss that he has
made the most efficient senator .KahSas
has ever had. But at the same time We
do not believe he Is 10 accord with the
prevailing sentiment Of the psopB 81
Kansas, and had he been forced To go
before the people on y diIect v4ts, he
would have been beaten by fsoine good
Democrat who is right on the tfrif and
! other leading quesiions.i However, as
about all the Republican leaders Of
Kansas are as deep in the mud as he il
in the mIre on these questions, and as 4
Republican had to- be elected, Mr.
Plumb is as acceptable tpthe DemdcrAts
l'aS any that could have Teen namsdl 20 %
II ls now tmbe hoped the 55Dfm9eratt
viii met in cAucus!a nominate some
good man and vote solidly Eerhim; FF1q,
1t will Only be compliment, and there
is no nope Of sIscting him, but the NOR
al effect will, be good !, and III w i'll. sea- .
good example for two years.heuee, ,whstl
it 10 not by any, means improbAele tht
tables msy be turned and the DsmoGrat.
ic caucus may have the namiBg the sen
I .atoF. Let every Democrat go Into III,
caucus and then stand by its action.
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THE eENsRAL OF THE ANY


Among the many duties Of the pres.
ent congress none IL more important
than to provide for the successor Of Gen
Sherman as general Of the army of the
United States General Sherman re-
tires by Law April, 1884, but IL entitled
TO retire on his own application any
tims. He has publicly. and We believe
Sflcisliy, SIGHTED his intention Of re-
firing on the FIRST Of November next,
turning over the command TO Lieut..
General Sheridan. -" - =
4 provision 10 the revised statutes
says: "When . vacancy occurs 10 the
Office Of general OF Lieutenant general,
such Office shall close" Thus II will be
seen that while General Sheridan
will have the honor Of COM
mandiag tue army the law prevents
the President comforting on him any
increased rank, and denies the army any
promotion. All concede that the rank
Of general Was well conferred on Gen
eral Grant a. on General Sherman, and
no less satisfaction will prevail <iu, the
army and out Of it) If Congress will re-
peal the proviso referred TO. and CON
tinue the grade of the " General OF The
Army" and ict gallant Phil Sheridan
enjoy the same rg'k as that " his i'm
mediate and no moro wVItby predecess-
ors. Not only should this act of justice
DO done General Sheridan, but grace
would be added 10 Jassice in comforting
the rank of Lieutenant General upon
Major General Hancock, the now senior
officer of that grade In our regular
army. ~ =
These two officers along with veneer
utsd Pap" Thomas more than any 9th
ers distinguished themselves rs great
commanders of troops IN action, as in
stnhced by Thomas at ChicamaugUa
and Nashville, Sheridan al Winchester
and Five Forks. and Hancock at Get
tysburgh. The dramatic history of the
war viii present 10 more. PROMINENT
characters than these, and about ia the
order named. Ii. there is any one regret
that is universal among our old SOL
~ 10 toAS AonNtS
were not conferred upon . General
Thomas. This injustice to the now
typical American soldier will long
be cited in evidence Of the iugrAti-'
tude of Republics. No less would be
the regret should the soon TO be senior
officers of our army be allowed to psss
away without having enjoyed all .the
honors possessed by their. immediate
predecessors. Not only this. but the
action suggested would oil for years 10
come, (Gen. Sheridan not being eligible
for retirement fur some twelve yearsD q
vacancy that in the minds OF most peo-
pie will exist at the head Of the army
one that may be filled by the act Of. 9
succeeding congress--in q way not so
agreeable either TO the army or the
country. We but voice public Senti-
ment when we appeal 10 congress- to do
Generals Sheridan and Hancock full
and complete justice. 80 ''S s n = :.
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Tho Topeka Commonwealth, which
has been sleadfast in its hostility TO the
woman suffrage movement, has. the fol
lowing to say In connection with Sen.
ator HackpeS'S resoiuiion looking to
the submission ur that question TO q
popular vote: --. d
"rhe fact Is streak Of em0ti0naI in
sanity seemed TO have possession of the
party leaders about that time, and II Is
not fair 10 bear down too heavy on the
"sofl spotst now. Party coat tails are
already dragging the ground, and il is
wicked 10 place any more burdens upon
its back just At this time, -i
1t may c0nduce To T. Higginbotham
Murdoek's peace Of mind TO know that
Mrs. DeGeer Call was seen yesterday
purchasing a razor and ticket to To
Deka
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ANOTHER sCORcH
A ssr.rs IsraussIat AhI,sns

d a.
/, ,, ABILENE, Kan, Jan. 19..At 1 O'Clock
Ihi s informing a. fire alarm was sounded,
/. aud Ii was discovered. THAT u iwp.story
II anne building MAS iplfiames. The prop
erty belonged 10 Augustine. & Lcbold
The first story was occupied by ID. Ad
ler, manager, with dry goods, and The
SECOND hy McGdrrfck ana fHmTty. The
three tire companies of The city were
promptly on. hand, and four streams
from the water works were Brought in
10 action, but, owisg to the high wind
blowing from the noTihY EFT. with the
mercury 90 degrees below zero, the
Nrogress Of The flames could not be ar
pesteda before. seven frame buildings
were burned by. the fire. as follows.
/ AngusiiHe s., Labold.; building, loss. 81 :
600; insurance, 500. Adler. goods.
insurancc $4,000 MGCariick lost AL
l. his household goods, and himself and
.,Eife barely escaped, bareiooted. WahI
Bros, mesG MARKET less-en-buiiding.
Isl 500. insurance, $500; saved every,
,thtng; Burris, three-story building loss,
81, coo To- $4,000; insurance, $l,50e;
goods and furDiturew were mostly SAVE d in
Ia damaged condition., H. w, Lash, pro-
,prietor Of The Collins. building, cQEReT
of Broadway AMI Third, occupied BY
Eiahk C,jombs FRUIT store and Frank
Peters shoe Sh6rei5 most ofsthe, contents
were carried sQuI. and saved. Nic1tli
building, Two stories; family up stairs
The contents were saved; loss not VT
known Weeks & Becker occupied lie
first story as a meat market and there
v as 5000 INSURANCE.. The 1--WE buildings
east OF the NiGoloi bu ling were owned
/ by Z r. Bush, barber No insurance.
1t had expired The day before, so that
Bush suffers an entire loss of his build.
ing The firemen succeeded in stop
ping The further progress Of the flames
thanks to our city water works system.
Being wood, the building burned very
rapidly. The total loss of the bulldogs
Is estimated at about SIC. 900. Whether
the fire originated from an accident or
incendiary is not known to the public.
Had it not been for the water works and
the well organized fire companies, the
entire block would have burned, and
also half block south and the large
livery stable, as well as the splendid
Henry house, one of the largest and
finest hotels in the state
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A Mr.. Gilb.rt. who appears 10 be a
Somewhat literary petson In England
observes that peopleido not read Shakes-
prre. ~ tnCy do Other poets. He ought
to have qualified his remarks by saying
within his limited sphere of obserVa.
ton. Taeie is no work more generally
read among Intelligent Americans than
SHAKESPEARE and IntelligeLuy read
More than that. no class Of dramas have
81 large regular following az those Of
shaksspere when consistently presented
h. able actors ',' ~ ~, -
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The Search Almost Completed

:. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 1S-Two bed Is
and several small pieces OF remains were
recovered from the ruins this morning.,
making Al in all of those found since
the search began. which, with - ,sTigiu-
ally at The morgue, makes CT dead in al i,
% having been idenlifiei 1.-The search
will be finished tomorrow, Sheriff
! t3eDtly, whn accompanied Schiller 10
Madison. rttarnctl this morning.. rtius
ing inf0rmatjOa of any kind. There =
very strong grounds for believing that
Schiller is in the Dane county jail Tie
district attorney stated to "A press agji
that Schiller's preliminary examination
will not he had until alter the inquest is
finished, which VIII take fully "a week
In the absence Of the statement piomi.
ed by Landlord Antisdel To the press, il
is positively impossible to figure at ,lic
humber of bodies yet in the ruins
There is supposed to he from II Ia i
yet, which would make the total num-
Der of victims 10 To 80 go
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The secret " the bittOr hostility OF
the Democratic press 10 the civil ser
vice bill IL probably intensified In view
OF the fact that the measure was thrust
upon the country Just al a lime when
there seemed 10 be at least q remote
chance for the great unWashed 10 come
into .peMer.. The hill, from Bourbon
stand point is dAmnable because il ID
nntimalv
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The Rev, George +. >PeRlecosis tte.
evangelist, says IN the MISREPRESENTATION
The couVeFsFon Of sinners il 'Becohifng q
lepst art, The fact is sad aud stSbI.ffin,'
that in. the great cities. i Of, thecchnFcbesl
where talent. wealth hcuitnrr; leisHfet
and2upb6lSHfiily to 10 ifeyiFal 'WtFtk1
abound, thtfe he fhudibeeir" q tosiy,eFS..
sions are in IAN iayerse ratio IT, the faciIl
ties .'li' HeattribHtes; this IN what he
calls the overlooking of the rhurches'
Too much TODD and too litIle work re-
suit in suTfeit and torpor, and that is
where he thinks the trouble lies. -.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 25. 1888.
TIE FIRE AT. THE CHAMPION. or
FTCE
Fur,ber Details Of ths t.ons.-,,..,au

80 -
+ ATcHIsoN, Jan. IS.-The new aai
handsome Champion buiIding, al a!,
CORNER of Fifth aud Commercial streets
wis baptised by IRE at O'Clock this
morning, aud at this writing the part d
| the buiiding used in printing the paper
IS melancholy rain, with Iciclas hang
I ing dismally from lis windows The
Champion building is occupied on the
! iEsf floor by g. Yates & Co, druggists
ison the second floor by DIR. Holland and
the editorial rooms and business depart
nenl of the Champion. The third fioor
| lsiused as a composing room and tele
I phone exchange office. s,'f -. f
= THE FIRE ORIGINATES sisi
N the second story The Yates drug
STORE below and the press in the base
ment are not damaged except By water
In the editorial room everything is ..des-
uoyed, except few irifles in the closed
cylinder desks, Including the files of the
paper for twenty one years. From this
room the fire shot upward inIo the GEM
posing roomIthTOugh the copy elevator,
And here the fire ragged the fiercest.-
AaDy OF the cOmpositors' stands are en-
tirely burned mp and most of the racks,
cases, etc, are badly charred. The typs
was all pied so that no sttsmpt will tbs,
made to use it again.
II THE WEEKLY FORMS,
which were 10 have been printet this
forenoon were hopelessly ruined. The
south half of the roof is almost COM
pletely' burned and will have to be re-
built. The north half of the roof was
saFed by 1he fireman cutting through
the ceiling near the telephone office
which leaves them conpiete masters ui
sthe- situation. The general belief is that
1Hne fire originated from an explosion at
q soft coal base buEning stove, which
threw live Goals into the paper around
Che editorial room 'Af'
q 3i--5 COL. MARTIN. s.g}t .ai.-,,;s5;
lett Washington for AtchIssin this morn
ing before hearing OF the fire. Senator
ingalls, telegraphs that he is endeavor-
ing to- get word TO him on the road He
" i'll arrive in Atohisnn on SATURDAY.
,Ihe typeiana material generally used
fn;priniing the Champion, exclusive Of
the press, was insured at $1,000 and the
abss is estimated by; Aft. MAJ tin, -thc
business manager at 81 900. The damn.
age to the building Will not exceed
$4,000 and 1t is fully insured. Yates &
60, druggists, are damaged 'tn the exc
tent of $4,000 fully insured. q: .,.,..-,.
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The purchase of the main exposition
building at Philadelphia by Mr.. B. c.
Mitchell for $97, 900 was a successful
speculation. The. cost of removing the
huge structure and the other expenses
amounting 10 about 800, 200, and the
materials Of which 1t was built have
been sold for about $500 900, leaving q
profit of $4,000 to be divided among
Mr.. Mitchell and the five other gentle
men whom hs associated with himself
in the enterprise. At the time of his
purchase Nj, Mitchell was frank enough
to say that he fully expected TO make a
large sum of money by ii, tina, be was
prepared TO pay considerably more t5i
the building than The price at which il
was knocked down TO him, and that he
was astonished that Mr.. Richard Dob
bins. who built it. and who was as well
acquainted with its value. as himself
should have let spsh pretty plaza sliE
| thISagh hIs aasrs. s,'t .:ss sss s9sss.I-. !,
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The inquiry at III. Marouis Of I,o

The inquiry OF the Marquis of Lorne
of General Sherman whether ChArleaton
10 q safe place to visit Is the most lu.
dicrous thing Of the period. The ig
norance 1t indicates is exquiaite. But
II is a sad reflection upon the reputa-
ton the metropolis of Charleston has
acquired In Canada. General Sh,rmRn
might have replied that In any event 1t
IL safer place for an Englishman than
any place in Ireland. t,.
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The prolific crop Of bills relating to
congressional reapIortionment. already
introduced in the Kansas legislature.
would seem to Indicate that q very re-
spectacle proportion Of our eolons at the
state capital would just as soon spend
their winters at Washington as at To-
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+ ~ The following speciaf ~ 1,hs' Kansas
City Times of tgIe 1871; from .Wasbipg
so4 plsiRs itaytf ~ a., 'S as @,,au,,evs
% Senator Plumb was the recipient8Eu-
day Of hearty reang Tatn latiuns froms both
Fsldes Of the senat9 chamber, lover his
unanimous nominatjap ina cancAs fipIRA
flew ri the tTppblss, ,tSzppRaila. scandals
and investig aiiO1s, W hiehI have nsUalfS,
attended senatorial. elections in iKansaS
Senator thumb materially feels gsatiae 4
and hOnored by the spontaneous acti0Es
Of the canegR.,t AS saaa.aftsr his,re Elees
ton IS business. wtl perRit., Il Is Is
| purpose to visit; Topeka and personally,
express to the legislature ihis deep .ohii4
| cations. zu7t,i,, =, .e,,,
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AuREAr LAND SLIDE.

PKNEvA, Jan. .lSl--A great land slip
occurred in the Valley of Faverges The
village OF Marais was completely de
stroyed An enormous mass of earth,
rocks and trees were dislOdged by, The
recent snow stSFmsv--4,Ae, movement up
on Marais was gradual aud the inhabi-
tunts were able to effect hasty escape.
The Increment of the mountain still con-
tiuues- ,-5- --..rF .--.st