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

New York Sun: No doubt business
matters are not in a satisfactory condi-
tion. II is true that no especially
alarming symptoms appear. There are
no indications OF any such commercial
crisis and widespread disaster as we
have so often had in the past in the
United States. There is simply gen
eral shFinkAge of profits. and the in
comes Of business men have consider
ably declined.
A hand-t0-monIh trade is done, how
ever, consumption being large because
Of the rapid increase of the popuiaiiou
and of the general prosperity of the
people for five years past. The volume
OF transactions is so great that IT gives
an appearance OF successful activity to
commercial centres, while the railroads
are showing large freight earnings Bat
the amount of profit is exceptionally
small, and great quantities of mana-
featured goods have recently been sold
at cost, or even at loss.
The manufacturers are pretty gener-
ally depressed by the showing OF their
balance sheets. Mills which furnish
domestic dry goods are compelled e
face an overstocked market. and they
must either shut down or go on piling
up their product in the hope of finding
purchasers IN the future. In wooden
goods the situation is not inspiritlng.
The importations of foreign dry goods
at this port fell off two million dollars
last week as compared with the cores
ponding week in 1882. The iron trade
Is IN q very depressed condition, and on
Tuesday the fifteen hundred workmen
employed in the Burden Iron Compa-
By's works at Troy accepted reduction
OF their wages of from ten to twelve per
cent The situation was explained to
them, and they were told that the reduc-
ton must be made or the mills would
shut down.
This business depression has now last
ed for many months. Indeed signs of it
began to appear so long ago as last au-
tumn and winter. There have not /,
however, been So many commercial dis
asters as might have been expected from
the unsatisfactory state of things, or at
least few of them haYe been serious
enough to have widespread consequent
ces. There were, for instance, more
failures reported last week than for
any week during the year, but of the
number nearly three fouIths were very
small failures.
Merchants are conducting their affairs
with great caution, and avoiding, so far
as possible, all risky ventures. Besides,
their prosperity for four or five years
previous TO the depression has fortified
them against the effects of cOnsidera-
BILE period of dull trade aud small
profits. But they are troubled about the
fntura
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The vexed question as TO the boundary
line between Massachusetts ard Rhode
Island has been triumphsntly settled
amid the sylvan scenes OF Burnt Corner
Swamp. The commissioners and other
dignitarIes of those sovereign st1tes
have perambulated the new boundaries
with due solemnity, and the governor OF
Massachusetts and the governor OF
Rhode Island have dined together in
amIty at WOonsocket. without exchang-
Ing, let as hope, those historic remarks
in regard to liquid interspaces which
have been attributed to the chief mag
istraies OF two other states. AS little
RhodY is not too large for convenience
~ present. we hope that she was not be
guiled into parting with any or hei
precious territory.
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Il GOOD NAN FOR TIE PLACE.
AS has been noted in these columns,
Hon Geo. r. Peck will relinquish the
position of general solicitor of the Santa
Fe railroad on the first of January, and
among other gentlemen who have been
named as his probable successor, is Cap
tain C. N. Sterry, of this city, We do
not know that Mr. Sierry is an applicant
for the place but we wish to say that
the interests of the company could not
be more ably subserved than by his ap-
pointment to that position. He is rec
ognized as one of the leading lawyers
of the state, and within the last year has
given bis attention almust exclusively to
matters pertaining In the road, tor
which he has acted as
local attorney. Ills superior
professional attachments are conceded by
all, and we doubt if the Santa Fe could
find man anywhere who would bring
to the important trust in question better
qualifications for its satisfactory fulfill,
ment. His selection for that post would
be highly gratifying to the people OF
EmpOria, and would in our judgment
be an excellent thing for the Santa Fe
comDanV
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EDITORIAL NEWS NOTES.
Gen. Rosecrans introduced fiftY-eight
bills in the house in one day. He shouid
be called Billy Rosecrans.

Gen. Rosecrans introduced fiftY-eight
bills in the house in one day. He should
be called Billy Rosecrans
Mrs Speaker Carlisle is five feet, nine
inches high and has large amount of
property in her own right. Poor John.
Our national deiences now consist of
a standing army OF 5000 men. half a
dozen war vessels and Congressman
Finerty's mouth.
st. LOUIS is moving gently in the mat
ter of the Democratic National conven-
ton. The superb mortnary advantages
Of that town enlitle its claims to serl ous
consideration
For congress TO admit Utah as state
in order TO escape the disagreeGble duty
of dealing with PolYgamY. would be
like the girl who married vexatious
suitOr. just ''to get rid of him.
It seems to be the impression that the
DemocraisIwill hold their national con-
Vention at st. Louis, on account OF its
hallowed associations with the hominae
iion Of 1Ilden and Hendricks
Amid all the fantastic specnlations
which have been INDUCED In re-
garding the next Itspubliean National
convention, we have not yet seen it stat
ed that Chicago means II. E. Hayes.
The most remarkable case of conde-
scensIon recorded of late is by Gath, who
says that President Porter said to him
that "lor the present. at least; Yale col
lege recognizes the Christian religion"
Clara Louise Kellogg is reported as
having pronounced Emma Abbott an
"inteIligent woman outside of her mu-
sic," andEmma, with a cordial spirit of
reciprocity, sGys that Clara was quite
youthful fifty years ago.
The case of Geo. Grant, of Kansas
City, who has been twice convicted of
murder. has been reversed and remand
ed by the supreme court and the deien-
dant given a new lease of life In Mis-
souri, the coad to longevity is homicide.
The Commonwealth publishes what
purpOTts to be communication from
the late Nathan Price, of this state,
which it copies from the leading organ
of the Spiritualists, published at Boston.
We fear Father Baker will find some
difficulty in persusdlng the public that
the Judge has become correspondent
of The Banner of Light.
Cincinnati is an unlucky place for
Democratic conventions. In 1856 Bu-
chanan was nominated there, and his
election resulted in sorrow to the DEM
ocracy; the Liberal annex to the Demo.
cratic party in 1872 resulted in the NOM
Ination and defeat of Greeley; and the
nomination of Hancock there in 1880
was disastrous. When three of kind
are beaten, il is time to draw out
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JOLIET, Dec. 10 George Freestune,
% years old, one of the boarders at the
Auburn house. catered the room of the
head cook, JaHe Hsyeock. last night,
bound her head to prevent her scream
ing, and then outraged her. When ne
started 70 leave the room the woman
gsFethe alarm, when Freestune ran back,
cut her throat with . knife and fed
He was arrested while hIs hands were
still covered with the blood of ais vic:
tim. He afteTWsFd confessed the deed
and declared he Was intoxicated. The
wonan y unconscious and il expected
20 die. The sssailant was taken 70 ISL,
and there are threats Of lynching.
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The process of connterfeItlng the
manifold necessities and luxuries OF life
goes bhthely forward. and every day
some new article yields 10 the skill OF
of the counterfeiter. II there is, in the
visible universe, = creation which seems
able TO defy imitation, Il IL the oyster;
but Bordeaux paper gravely declares
that artificial oysters are becoming CON-
mon in France. and that the resem-
blAnce is so close that detection Is al
most impossible. Their composition is
not explained, but they are cOlOred by q
mineral wash, and fastened TO genuine
shells by glue invented for the purpose,
which dries TO the precise semhlance OF
the cartilage which binds the live oys.
ter TO his habitAilon. Here IL . rare
chance for some anti-monorolist 70 re-
place the waning Rlories Of bogus
butter.
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a Harrihiena.th

PIrrsBuKe. Pa, Dec l9.-Jame.
Weaver, = laborer. aged 60. employed
at HEsey, Howe & Co.'S steel works, me
with horrible death this morning. II,
was passing through the machinery de
paTtment when his arm was caught il
the betting and drawn into the machine
y and before he could be extracted b,
was torn limb from limb. Portions o
the body were scattered q distance q
100 feet.
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The Result Of = Nsu. caass

MUscoeEE. l. T. Dec. 19.-The
Creek council Is okmulgee ordFed : re-
count Of the votes for principal chief
and the count elected Spioche chief by
thirty votes. He was duly
inauguYaied yesterday and took the oath
Of Office. The second chief, who had
heretofore refused to take the oath on
account Of the fraudulent count under
which PefTyman W4s chosea, was also
sworn In. This gives the Greek nation
two principal chiefs and adds anotheE
difAcEulfy % the situation. a large
majority Of both houses Of the council
favor SDioche.
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BALTIMORE, Dec. l9.-This mora
ing three warehouses of the Balsi-
more Warehouse Company were bprned
The eutlre Gre department was q
work. AboaG COCO bales q cation Il tbs
buildings Ras badly damaged ana &
great deal destroyed.
Shortly afkeF II O'Clock tbs fire WAl
under control. Warehouse No. VA
Completely burned. also the third stoFJ
Of WarehOuses N0es nnd s Thl
south wall Ead gable az warehouse
No. l fell, severely lsjuEing two truck
men,
TIE damage Is estimated e1 &sa0Qe
| One warehcase vas dlIed with ccsina
eanned aosls aad tIn plate. The ware
/ house vas fazlg Insured
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The latest rumor in connection with
the general solicitorship OF the Santa
Re IL that VIM. n. Evarts, of New York,
has received 4 proposition from the
company 20 take charge Ofils important
lawsuits and that minor matters win be
LEFT TO the claim agents and local attor-
neys. II Is understood that Mr.. Evarts
expects TO complete the sentence which
embodIes his answer by the first Of Jan
usrF, tho time flxed by Hon. Geo. Z.
Peck for his retirement
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Ne - AIEt1lAAntlc IEfeoa Com pany
WHLIEAErTc, Conn, Dec. 19.-It Is
reported that the Wiilimaatic Thread
company empioTing oyer t.000 hands,
contemplates reducing operatives. ow-
ing to the dug times. The proposition
= said 90 be under consideration to sell
its great No. 4 mill recently flushed, to
the Pullman Car company. Col. Bar.
row, now an official Of the Pullman car
company, was recently president of the
Wiilimansfc corpnrstion
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Loaialana Denoer.ss.

NKW ORLEANS. Dec. ia Picay.
rne's. Batna Rouge, special ssys. The
Democratic state Convention met al
noon The COMMITTEES on credentials re-
ported, seAtlBg the anti .admlnistration
delegates from West Carroll, and thu
administration deiegales from Easi
Bates Seoege. AMI then ssked until
o'clock fans eyenIag 20 complete theii
deliberations; granted The conEeBfios
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Wa..arn Natl A.saei.,,on.

PrsTsBgRe. Dec. 1.-THE Western
Nail Association met This norning and
alter = SESSION lasting until ? O'Clock
this afternoon, decided to close
down s0r a period OF six weeks
from December 20lh % February I1th
The meeting vas one Of the largest eve
held, every mill II the west being ren
! resented b psrs0n Of b letter.
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Rohheu 100.

Nkw ORLEANS. Dec. IA Times
Dem0cFat. Cisco. Texas. special says: a
Ione horsemaa robbed The mail six miles
south Of Cisco this morning TIE coach
Was robbed few months agc iR the
sane manner, thirty miles sOufh Of Var
hngOrgh. A stzne 81 Clyde was aisf
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The elergymen Of indianapolis have
formally recommended that funeral ser
wees shall be performed on secular days
in private dwellings and notin the house
OF worshipi that the friends shall take
leave Of the dead In private; that the re-
mains shall not be exhibited 70 The pub
lie. and that with . view 70 reducing the
burden Of expense, the services ahall be
on one day and the funeral privately
PERFORMED ON The next.
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AtchIson Champion: The murders eli
Rose Amber, In Connecticut, and oil
Fora Burns, in Illinois. were committed
In thickly settled nsighborhoOds,
with little attempt At conceal
ment, and yet the efforts OF DrO
fessional detectives have failed to
discover the murderers. A few weeks
ago w. H. Mcmillan was murdered a
EmpOria, and in few days the local OF
ficers arrested three men. put them 10
jail, and they have all confessed theIl
crime. This is the rule in Kansas. w,
have scarcely ever known Of murderer
TO 60 undiscovered &c he remained with
in the limits Of the state. We hsYI
known of the guilty parties being turne(
loose after their arrest, but the average
Kansas sheriff il very apt 20 ind hi
man
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Out OF {. 32S stockholders OF the A., T.
q 8. r. II. r., twenty reside in Kansas
whose names. residence, and number of
ahar.a ara a Gollowa-
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AdxertfaAA LlsI

List OF letters uncalled for and remaining
in the postOfaee at Emporia, Kansas, for the
week ending December II, 1888. Please give
the date of advertisements when called for,
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The AMERIcus NEws.
EDIrRD BIZ "BUELow."

OAiG4ADA1s OcCs ID
Mrs. Amos Ringle, of Imports. il
visiting her sister, Mrs. NJ. w. Gibson
Jacob Lesh has invented a novelty in
the cellar door line.
DIR. McSenn is at present occupying
the school house evenings delivering
!ectHres on man. His dlscourses are
said TO be quite interesting.
Owing to the rain of Thursday, Lesh
Bros. did not move into their new store
rooms bat will occupy them on Monday,
the 18th.
We have been so busy painting the
rooms for them that We have rather neg
iected the items, but no very important
ones have gone astray.
Why did not Ajax mention the
dance:
Farmers are improving the nice
weather getting out their corn crop. A
good many have TO sell. because they
have no more crib room.
j. d. Gibson has received a large
stock of holiday goods, plain and decor.
ated china ware, vases, etc.
Candies, cigars. cakes and crackers
ct III. w. Gibson's.
Boots and shoes at Tressler &
Lowry's.
For ali wool blankets, hats and win
ter goods. go to J. %. Gibson's.
TRY 81. w Gibson ON -four
We will have the finest lot of
Christmas candies ever displayed in the
town. Fact certain.
TREssLER s. LOWRY
Look at the ready made clothing at
J. D. Gibson's.
Tho Royal St John is the only ma
chine made that runs both ways and
sews in the same direction.
NJ. w. GIBsoN, Agent.
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Washington Writings

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The probate
court of inquiry re-assembled this morn
ing, Capt. Powell, chief signal officer.
during the absence of Hazen, testified
that Lieut.. CAziarc drew ND what was
known as the supplemental instructions,
including orders for Garlington's
conduct of the expedition, which wit
ness thought had been all settled by the
chief signal officer. II contains Ca
ziarc's views and not compilation of
the wishes of Hazen. The Question of
leaving stores at LIttleton Island was
not discussed in the presence OF witness.
The new rules are under consldere-
ton In the senate. Bayard is speaking
on the inconsistency OF the Republicans
regarding the civil service methods.
Another long list of appointments
went TO the senate today. A majority
ofthem ara postmasiera.
Col. BoudinOt presented Al appiica-
ton TO District Attorney Corkkiii, AK
Ing him r. prosecute w. A. PhIllips. OF
Kansas, charged by BoHdinOt
with violating the revised
statutes by making contracts and receiv-
ing money from the Indians The
names OF six Witnesses, including Sec
rotary Teller and Commissioner Price,
were furnished Corkhlii.
General Arson g. McCoot,
the new secretary OF the
senate, made his first Official appearance
in the house this morning, announcing
the passage of the senate joint resolution.
He was warmly applsaded by has old
colleagues and received many congraiu
latious.
Arrangements for Congressman Has
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FaiIed.

New YORK, Dee. is.-I.ane & son.
brokers, tailed yesterday. They are UNI
able IS yet to state their condition.
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We have all the leading family
medicines in the market.
NJ. W. GIBSON.
The largest line of worsted DIR essed
goods We ever handled at NJ. w. Glib
sons.
M. w. Gibson. agent for the Royal
st. John sewing machine.
-Lesh Bros. handle 9 variety of no.
tions and toilet articles suited for the
holiday trade.
Call at J. D. Gibson's dry goods
| store for anything you want in that line
You will find very large stock OF the
best goods in the market at lowest
| prices.
-Tressler& Lowry sell more -four than
all the other merchants in town, because
they buy the best and IN carload lots
| tor cash, thereby getting bottom prices
| and the best flour IN the market.
S. A. Brown & Co. are selling lots
of lumber. They always fill your bill at
| prices that defy competition if you give
| them . chance. Low prices Ia what
sells the lumber
Holiday goods in endless variety at
Tressler i Lowry. Call and see them.
-Breech and muzzle loading shot
guns cheap, at j. S. Gibson's,
Misses and ladies cloaks and dol.
| mans At J. d. Gibson's.
| Mixed paints at Bonds.
| -3lass and nfffv A Rond,s
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TUEscAY, Doc. 1e

4UksCAts 1Juc. 10.
Robert Richardson, of Emporia, was
in town Saturday.
The pay-car went up the road Sum-
day.
Col. Buckner will lecture at the N
E. church on the evenings OF December
eth and 26th. HIS theme will be,
"She.man's March to the Sea"
The postofice will move into it's eli
gible quarters on Thursday, the Goth
inst, if nothing unforeseen happens to
prevent it.
Charles 10y is up from Emporia and
will remain over Christmas.
Lesh Bros moved into their new
quarters.
Us. Gibson and Steve Davidson, of
Council Grove, started for Kansas City
this morning TO buy agricultural nipple
ments.
J. s. Gibson is unloading Car OF
wagons.
Some thirty invited guests assembled
At the elegant parlors of DR.. T. Arthur
Wright last evening, it being the fare
we'll greeting ofJudge Cotton and daugh-
ter. The gathering was an agreeable
surprise to Mrs. Wright as well as to
Mr.. aud Miss Cotton and surprise to
many Of the guests ss well as the recip-
tents of the party. The guests were
highly entertained with vocal music by
Bliss Cotton, who indeed has
an admirable voice. An ele-
CANT repast- "embelliehed" with oys-
ters was served, and enjoyed hearty by
all. The Doctor, in his usual agreeable
way, acted - cook and master OF cere-
monies, and many we're the compliments
bestowed upon his culinary skill. MIR.
and Miss g. will start for their home In
Atlanta, Iowa, to-day, from whence they
were called by the serious illness of Mr..
C.'s daughter, hrs. DIR. Wright, and Will
take with Them the k1ndest regards of
the many acquaintance they have made
during their short scjourn with US.
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"WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10
Mrs. L. A. Hill moved into her new
rooms Monday night.
Lesh Bros. have purchased the interest
of S. NJ. Bell in the feed stere an it
will now be run in connection with their
gro Gerry store.
j. f Kirke became the father of boy
last night. but sad to say the infant only
lived q short time.
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-Wanted.-Butter and eggs at Tress
Ter s. Lowry's.
Cash for grain at Tressler &
Lowry'S.
Tobacco and cigars at Bonds
Gloves at J. u. Gibson's.
Note paper and candies at Bonds
Motions and toilet articles at Bonds.
Underwear, overalls, hosiery and
overcoals Al Lesh Bros.
Union package dyes at Bonds,
Rubber boots, rubber OveTcOais and
ladies' gossamer ulsters, at Lesh Bros.
-Jewelry and fancy goods for the
holidays, st j. d. GIbson's.
Buckeye force pumps and full line
of iron and wood pumps in stock, at j.
g. GibsoD's.
Straw cutters and corn shelters for
sale by j. 8. Gibson.
Arctic OyeTshoea at ] ID. Gibson's.
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We have all the leading family
medicines in the market
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to those in the county where the
deed was perpetrated. A strictly
legal jury for the trial of the case
could not have been obtained among
the intelligent men of this eitys
5000 miles from the scene OF the
killing. Ignorant people whS do not
read the newspapers, or who are In
capable of opinions must have been
taken for triers, or else scouAdrels
who would perjure themselves to
clear their friend or obtain his
money. Where is there a man OF
brains capable Of sitting in judg-
ment in the case, but has heard Of it
andwho has not formed or expressed
an opinion as to the guilt or inno-
cence OF Dukes? The jury system
rather than the jurors themselves
are responsible for such misearriagee
of justice. When our jury laws are
amended so as to allow intelligent,
honest men to try cases like that OF
Dukes, there will be fewer escapes
of the guilty.