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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-09-06
a WORD IRON AroHLsoN.

Champion: We regard as extremely
undesirable the reputation which Atchi-
son seems to be acquiring as = ~spOrt-
ing center;" resort of prize fighters,
and other bad characters, and gather
ing place of such, especially on Sunday.
We think that Governor Click, In his
advisory letter to County Attorney Coch-
ran, expressed what 10, OF should be, the
sentiment Of the decent people Of Atchi-
son and the state, and the county sttor-
nsy would do well to heed the gOvsr-
nor's admonition.
A prize fighter Is always, and forever
and everywhere. loafer, ruflsn, and
his training place il resort for black
legs, bummers and other curses Of 30
ciety. A man who, for money. will put
himself up to be hammered out of the
semblance of humanity, OF will multi
late or disigure another human crea-
ture, for money, has very slim claims to
belong 70 the human family at all, and
evidently ought to be supplied with an
other pair of legs.
Slade, the alleged fighter, at present
the subject of so much attention here. Is,
If his countenance is any indication, .
rather more than usually stupid specs-
men of the brutal class 70 which he be-
longs. He will never win any money
for anybody, and his presence here is
neither in the line of the useful nor or
nsmental.
Atchison may have class of people
who think there is something pleasant
and profitable in making this city raj
lying point for thugs, sports, rufians
and their female companions, but the
Champion is happy to say that this class
does not, by any means. constitute a ma
jority of our population.
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II Sans Kee and WAh, Moys Wing
and Dock, and Mob Tom, the five Chi
namen imprisoned in New Jersey, who
claim that the cutting of of their
queues when they were admitted into
the Jail was illegally severing them
from religious privileges, could MAIN
tain this point In their suit, there
might be queer changes in prison man.
agement. We should. perhaps. find
some conVIcts protesting Quaker pro
clivities who would insist on wearing
their hats when they pleased, and ShAk-
er burglars needing to dance religious
jigs. Anti-organ Presbyterians might
cry aloud for 9 chaplain who would
preach TO them against organ music, and
the Seventh Day Bsptists would probs-
bly, sweep the penitentIaries by q ire
mendous majority, as large portion of
the inmates would develop cOnscien-
tious scruplss against working on Sat-
urdaV
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One Of the attractions of the recent
performance in the Chinese theatre In
San Francisco for the benefit Of the
knights TemplGr was . stage fight be-
tween two warriors, whose method Of
attack was to jump up in the air, strike
the adversary on the chest with the bot
toms of both feet, and then fall full
length on the stage, striking on their
backs with terrific force. Il was 9 style
of tumbling evidently new to most of
the spectators, who applauded vigor-
ouslY. Another style of gymnastics was
much admired. The performer would
stand on a chair which was the apex of
q pyramid of tables and chairs, turn .
somersault in the air, and land on an
other chair similarly elevated, with his
legs crossed under him like . tailor
This feat was done repeatedly by two
performers dressed in q bewildering
multitude of bsggY trousers, skirts, jack
cts and cloaks. With the ordinary
dress of an athlete the feat is calculated
to break both legs Of the performer, but
dressed IS they were It was an astonish-
ing exhibition.
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RAILWAY GRANTS.


Chicago Inter Ocean: M L. b. Pear
son, of Humboldt, Kansas, writes to the
Inter Ocean to send him the details of
the different grants of land made by
congress directly 10 corporations for
building railways, or to states to be CIV
en- by them TO such corporations for
railway purposes; also of the number of
Democrats and Republicans voting for
and against such grants, and their
names. AS there are 162 of these acts of
congress donating lands for such pur-
poses, and the votes are distributed
through thirty or forty volumes of the
Congressional record. and the record If
printed would occupy several pages of
the Inter Ocean, the accommodation for
which our correspondent calls is nearly
As onerous as some of the railway grants
themselves.
Forty-two of these acts nf congress
were passed between the years 1S4S and
1860. and consequently before the Repub-
lican party obtained q working ma
jority in the government, legislative
and executive. Among the first
acts passed was one OF August 6,
1849, TO Iowa, for the Des Moines
Valley Railroad, under which act, and
& subsequent act of July 12, 1862, &c.,
O02 acres have been certified. Then fol-
lowed three acts of Sept. %, 1850, grant.
ing TO the states OF Illinois and Missis.
sippi for the Illinois Central and Mobile
and Chicago railways 2,5s5, O5S acres,
and to Mississippi for the Mobile and
Ohio river railroad L. 04 $40 acres.
The honor Of being the pioneer in
the work of securing railway grants
for the first Pacific railway has been
claimed for Thomas H. Benton, Sidney
Breese and Stephen A. Douglas, of I'LL
nois, and others. Senator Benton ad-
dressed immense audiences in behalf
of an overland railway to the Pacific
ocean in all parts of the Union, his
labors IN this direction being among the
last and most jealous of has life.
The examination of the political rec.
ord of the two parties on the railway
grant question would involve an analy.
sis of the votes Of both houses of con.
gress upon an average of probably &
dozen different votes taken upon the
passage OF each act actually granting
lands, and in addition an analysis Of the
numerous votes in both houses upon the
several hundred Tor perhaps thousand,
other bills calling for land grants which
were efeated and never passed. Il il
due to both parties to say that the record
Is very mixed, both parties voting fol
and against various bills with little ref
erence to party lines
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PILES.

PILES are frequently preceded by a
sense of weight in. the back, loins and
lower part of tue abdomen, causing the
patient to suppose he has some affection
Of the kidneys or neighboring organs.
At times, symptoms of indigestion are
present as flatuency, uneasiness of the
stomach, etc. A moisture, like per-
spiration, producing very disagreeable
itching, particularly at night after get
ting warm in bed, is very common at
tendant. Internal, External and Itch
ing Piles yield at once to the applica
ton of DR.. Bosanko's Pile Remedy,
which acts directly upon the parts af-
fected, absorbing the tumOrs, allaying
the intense itching, and effecting per-
manent cure where all other remedies
have failed. Do not delay until the
drain on the system produces perma-
nent disability, but try IT and be cured.
Price, so cents. Ask your druggist for
it, and when you cannot obtain it of
him, we will send it, prepaid, on receipt
of price. Address The DIR. Bosanko
Medicine Co., Piqua, Ohio. Sold by
Chas Ryder and j. A/Moore.
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prise Fighting and the Law.

New York Times: Slade and Mitch
ell, two professional bruisers, have
agreed to light Ct some place within two
hundred miles Of Kansas City, Mo.
Prize fighting il forbidden by the laws
Of Missouri and Kansas, and is Is re-
ported that the two pugilists have deter
mined % entef the ring at Vinita, Q viii
lage In the 10rtheastern corner Of the In
dian Territory ION the line ofthe Missou-
ri, Kansas 8 Texas railway. Vinita has
. fair ground, and In il an amphItheater,
where an occasional bull fight is said
TO haYe amused the Cherokee. The
prize fighters are said to have chosen
this spot because prlze fighting il not
forbidden by the laws of the Cherokee
nation, and because they have been IN
able TO find any law of the United States
under which . smuggling match" can be
interrupted. Therefore they have been
looking forward to q rich harvest Of gate
money and the luxury of pounding each
other before large crowd in Enclosed
grounds.
But the way OF the prize-tighter Is
sometimes hard. The commissioner of
Indian affairs has directed Indian Agent
Tufts, whose Office IS at Auscogee, TO
all hazards. His action seems to prove
that the friends Of Slade and Mitchell
are not 90 familiar with the law a. they,
thought they were, and il will probably
be shown that if the United States can
forbid the sale of intoxicating liquors
and provide punishment for many other
Offenees committed in the Indian coun-
try, IL has power 70 prevent two pugilists
from battering each other there and do
ing what is unlawful In the states.
. The statutes empower the commls-
sioner OF Indian Affairs to remove from
any tribal reservation any person being
there without authority Of law, o. whose
presence within the lIWits Of the rosay.
vAtioh may, In the judgment Of the
commissionef, Be deeRlWensAi 70 tbs
peace 0nd wel9ase q tss En6aB. ?. aad
he II authorized % use the military
forces of the United States In procuring
such removal. There Is also q law
which provides punishment for any for
eigneF who shall enter the Indian country
without q passport from the interior de-
partment, the agent or the commandant
of the nearest military post 1t may be
that the Cherokee nation has not enact
ed laws sgainst prize fighting; that the
laws of the United States do not specifl
callY mention prize fighting in the list
of crimes for which punishment is fixed
and that some questions might arise as
TO the operation of certain United States
laws In reservations where jurisdiction
over certain offenses has been given to
tribes, but IL Is not probable that the
Slade- Mitchell fight will take place IN
Vinita.
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RAILROAD EMPLOYEEs.

The leading business men of ProYi-
denee, r. l., compose the Hunts Rene
dy CO., and they guarantee all testimon-
lals published by them to be genuine
The following, dated May 4, 1888, from
W. Il. Blanchard, Lowell, Mass, is but
one of the thousand remarkable cures
that are being made by this wonderful
medicine. Mr.. Blanchard says: al have
been greatly troubled for over six years
with acute kidney disease, with severe
pain in my back and hips I was
formerly employed on the Boston s.
Lowell railroad, but was obliged, owing
to the constant jar, to give up the rail
road business, as many others have been
obliged to do, on account of kidney dis
ease. have tried many medicines, but
received no permanent relief. A friend
recommended me to use Hunts Rene
dy. l purchased bottle of one of our
druggists in Lowell, and commenced to
improve ct once, and after using two
bottles was entirely free from all pain,
and consider myself cured, anu cheer
fully recommend this wonderful medi-
cine, Hunts Remedy, to all the sufferers
from kidney and liver disease
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Various Causes

Advancing years, care, sickness, disap-
pointment, and hereditary predisposi-
tion-an operate to turn the hair gray,
and either Of them inclines it to shed
prematurely. AYERS HAIR VIGOR will
restore faded or gray, light or red hair
to a rich brown or deep black, as may
be desired. It softens and cleanses the
scalp, giving it healthy action. It
removes and cures dandruff and humorS.
By its use falling hair is checked, and
q new growth win be produced in all
cases where the follicleS are not de-
Stroyed or the glands decayed. It's
effects are beautifully shown on brashy,
weak, or sickly hair, on. which few
applications will produce the gloss and
freshness of youth. Harmless and sure
in its results, it is Incompatible as
q dressing, and is especially valued
for the soft lustre and richness OF tone
it impartS.
AYER's HAIR VIGoR is colorless ;
contains neither oil nor dye; and will
not soil or color white cambria; yet
It lasts long on the hair, and keeps
IL fresh and vigorous, imparting an
agreeable perfume.
For sale by all druggists.
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WAaHINaToN, d. c., Aug. 29.-The
general leaders of the anti Bourbon
movement in the south have been in
Washington yesterday and to-day, and
tonight met at General MahoDe's room
where they remained in consultation IN
til late hour. Their presence here and
the fact of their having met at General
Mahone's room have given rise to many
surmises as to what was the object of
their coming together. They themselves
say their meeting was entirely informal
and not premeditated conference, that
General Malone Deing here they visited
him, and finding themselves
together the conversation naturally
turned on southern politics in general
and of the prospects OF successful Iu-
dependent revolt against the Bourbon
rule in particular. Among those pres
emit at the meeting were General Long
street, General Chalmers, Judge Jeffards
and George G. Gorham. General Ma
hone Is sand to have spoken with conf
dence Of the result of an independent
movement in Virginia. It is under
stood that il was generally agreed this
movement should be extended through
ont the south, and that there was an ex
preston by those present of an earnest
purpose to do what could be done to that
End
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New York TrlbHne: A correspond
ent OF the Tribune formerly connected
with the navy writes - follows appro-
pos Of the recent cyclone In Minnesota:
''Some years ago, when sailing among
the West India Islands, our vessel at
tunes would be surrounded by water
spouts. and when one would be seen
forming near Us on the surface OF the
water . cannon would be fired, which
seemed 20 have the effect of breaking
the formation. IF these whirlwinds of
the west are formed upon the same prin-
ciple, why cannot every town have 9
cannon In readiness to be fred at q min
ute's notice On the first appearance OF q
suspicious storm cloud! The concus-
sion Of the air might change entirely
4he character and intensity Of the cy-
clone"
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Declared on.

ATcHIsoN, .g. 30.-Wm. Madden
the manager of Charles Mitchell, the
English pugiIist, arrived IN this city to-
night, and after a conference with Hen.
~ J. kice, the manager of Herbert A.
Slade, the following statement of facts
was agreed upon:
Being notified by the authorities, and
knowing il was an impossibility for the
Slsde- Mitchell prize fight to take place
unless all connected took big risk OF
going to the penItentIary, I proposed TO
81. A. SHADES manager, II. J. Rice, to
declare the fight of, and he accepted on
condition thai it is so understood.
Both Mitchell and Slade have received
the following letters from the county at
torney of the counties in which they
have been training, and as result both
men have given up training, as the laws
are so strict as not to permit it without
danger to their personal liberty. Signed.
VIM. Madden, tor Chas. Mitchell; Hen
~ j. Rice, for Herbert A Slade.
The following is copy of the letter:
Gentlemen IL see by the papers you
are preparing TO fight prize fight. l
wish TO notify you that under Kansas
statutes 1t is penitentiary offeuSe eth
er to practice or fight, hence any at
tempt on your part to 90 either will GER
tain1y get you into trouble. While 1
have no advice to give you in regard to
this immoral practice, wish to say that
the law will be strictly enforced.
(Signed) JNo. LITTLE.
Prosecuting Atty johnson Co.
A letter of the same tenor and force
was received by Mr.. Rice from the gov
eFnOF of the state.
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Kyle, the business manager of Capt
Webb, gives to the Boston Herald some
additional particulars about the fool
hardy venture at Niagara. He quotes
Webb as saying of the rapids and whirl-
pool: This il the best advertised
humbug in the world. My good wife
has swan in worse places than this.
Shakespeare says: What fools these
mortals be- but he should have said,
What towards these mOrtals be-" he
discussed the force and the quantity of
the water, the pressure and influence it
locity OF the current which 10 estimated
from 80 to 80 miles an hour. But he
believed that il did not exceed 10. Be-
ing asked how he was gong TO get his
breath, he said: al will swim upon my
breast until reach the first breaker be-
low the suspension bridge; will then
dive, turn upon my side, progress with
my overland stroke, and keep my eyes
wide open for the smooth places. where
shall rise for fresh air and then 60 IN
see, in between the breakers there are
what call blowing places, patches Of
smooth water. At the neck of the Whirl.
pool you will notice about sixty yards
of bad water, and there shall
have to use strength and save my
breath. Once pass that. all danger is
over. The whirlpool is fraud, and
noisy one, at that. II the people about
hero will make it worth my while. l
will give exhibitions in it daily" Kyle
gives what he represents to be the secret
of Webb's ability to remain long ia cold
water. "At one time Captain Webb was
in charge Of q coastlng vessel which
sailed for LApland," says Kyle. "He
noticed that while he stood shIvering on
deck, wrapped in furs and flannel, the
Laps would go out into the ice cold We
ter and remain there for hours. There
was the secret he was afLer. How was
it that they could stand the cold 30 much
better than he couldS He determined
to learn the secret, AMI pleading sick.
ness. sent the vessel homo in charge Of
the nrst ofdcer. He lived with this peO-
pie for nine months. studied their dies,
their method Of living, and lived a. they
lived. He then returned TO England.
and remained fog two years on the east
coast Of England, existing upon blubber
and the skins Of fish. He had learned
the secret of maintaining his normal
temperature and keeping the blood in
the veins and arteries IN nearly the same
state Of richness in the water. He
found no more blue veins, no more
chiIls. He Outwitted the doctors, and
discovered, or at least utilized, sclen-
tific fact"
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Kansas City Times: In Consequence
of the persistent violation of the Downing
law at st. Louis, II seems that Governor
Crittenden cOntenplates calling an ex-
ira session of the legislature TO consider
the prOpriety Of am ending the Law, u
necessary, TO compel its enforcement, or
70 consider the question Of submitting 9
constitutional prohibition amendment
70 the people. There is no doubt Of the
general desire Of the people of Missouri
TO enforce the Downing law, TO give 1t .
fair trial and to amend It In any respect
that it may prove unjust and Offensive.
The people OF Missouri do also sincerely
desire 70 observe the Sabbath day, and
il It comes finally to . contest between
few saloon men In 81. Louis and the
people Of this great state, the saloon
men will be hOpelesSly beaten.
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Destructive Fire at BurIIngame

BURLLNGAME. Kan, Aug. 31.-A fire
at 8 O'Clock this morning destroyed Ray
mond & Co.'s grocery store and Levy
Empfe's dry goods establishment, and
badly damaged Reed s. Spangler's gro
Gerry. The three Blu ildings were Of stone,
Levi Empie wing two which were
destroyed and the third was owned by
VIM. Y. Drew. The fire started on the
corner in Raymond & Co.'s basement,
but from what cause is unknown. His
stock is total loss; valued at 5000,
and insured for $3.50. There was q
justice over head, and his docket and
papers were burned. Next east and
communicating with it was Empie's
place. His stock was mostly
saved, and the balance is GOV.
cred by insurance. Over Empie's
was hall occupied by the Knights of
Honor and kindred organizations. Moth
ing was saved. These two buildings
were valued at $1,000. upon which there
was an insurance OF $500. There was
no fire at all between these and Drew's
building, and no opening. A desperate
fight saved it, in q damaged condition.
Loss, $500; fully insured. Reed &
6plangler's stock was removed in q dam.
aged condition. Mr.. Reed and family
lived overhead. and Lost some furniture,
which was destroyed in removing. His
stock Is insured. The city fire extin-
guishers had apparently controlled the
nFs IN the basement, but while being
taken 10 q we'll to be ref1lled the flames
enrss through the store floor.
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CONSUMPTION.

1t is said that $4,000 people die an
nually in the United States alone from
this disease. In some sections of the
county one death in every three Is from
consumption. This can be, and should
be avoided; our people are too careless
about an ordinary cough or cold, and
the other symptoms of throat and lung
affections that lead to this disease You
should arrest it while it is in the germ.
Two or three doses of DR.. Bosanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup will relieve an
ordinary cough or cold. It does not
dry up cough like many preparations
on the market and leave the disease be-
hind it, but acts directly on the throat
and bronchial tubes, removing all the
phlegm and morbid matter that accu-
mulates in the throat and lungs. 1t
allays all irritation, and renders the
voice clear and distinct. Call for sam
pie bottle. Sold by Charles Ryder and
II Moore
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If VeAuVlus keeps ITS promises as
faithfully - KFakasOa, in the East In
dies, has done. the great Italian volcano
may be expected before long 10 sstonlsh
the world once more by 9 display OF
Aery power. As early rs May last Kra-
katOa gave indications of internal &c
tivity, and an eruption Of considerable
violence followed. At present e IL
causing havoc In it, neiehborhood. much
damage having bean done In Jaws by
the falling ashes and stones. and by the
great sea WAYS caused BY the eruption.
Only fe8 dGys ago Vesavius ntiesed
it, warning By shaking rs rocky sidss
10 the serious detTiment OF the railroad
which runs upon them. Earthquakes
and volcanic ssupti0ns have bsen so
frequent and violent this year that the
warning will probably be needed.
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AT LIBERTY.

For a number of years was afflicted
with kidney and gravel disease, and suf-
fered with pains in my limbs and back
at times SO severely that it seemed that
] could not endure it. / used several
so-called cures recommended for these
diseases, but they did me no good A
friend of mine that used Hunts remedy,
and pronounced it the best IN use, urged
me to try it, and purchased bottle at
George E. Halls drug store in Manchcs-
ter, and before l had used one bottle
began to feel much better, the pains
in the bladder and kidneys were re-
duced a good deal, and after using
five bottles found that Hunts Remedy
had done all that it was recommended
to do. 1t had removed all the pain, my
appetite improved. and l gained several
pounds in few weeks. / have renew
ed vigor and strength for one of my
years (54), and can only thank the pro-
prietOrs of Hunts Remedy for my good
health of to-day. and you are at liberty
TO publish this, that it may be the means
of come one being cured by the use of
your truly wonderful remedy.
W. Fl. TERRELL.
Goffstown, N. II May Z, 1888.
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COnmitted to JaI,.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, Aug. 29.-At the
recent term of the district court Messrs
Balm and Chambers were found guilty
Of maintaining q nuisance, and Reeson
& Harrison were fined on q new count
500 each and ordered committed. They
at once took an appeal, and il was sup.
posed that would let them out of Jail
but to-day County Attorney Campbell
ordered them all committed, and to jail
they went. It created quite furry, as
Chambers was . prominent business
man, and an attempt was made 10 re-
lease them on writ of habeas corpus
bat It failed.