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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-25
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A Pittsburg dispatch dated January
90, says: Robert Morrison of this city,
the leading counsel for the Blackmore
heirs, claimants of the vast estate OF
Samuel Blackmore, consisting of con
siderable property in Pennsylvania,
Maryland and the District Of Columbia,
including the ground upon which stands
the national capitol, white house and
other government buildings, too day pro-
duced the original documents in the
cases, from which il appears that the
claims cannot be ignored by the gov
ernment or private parties concerned.
Among the papers, which have become
yellow from age, is one from the or
phans' court naming AIabella and Jane
BlackmoFe as heirs and exec Itors of the
estate of Samuel Rlackmore, who died
about 1889. After comiRg into the pos
session of the property, Mr.. Morrison
says Arabella and Jane leased il for a
term OF ninety nine years. This lease
has about five years yet to run. Thus it
will be seen that the statute of imitation
cannot be used by the present holders
in resisting the claim. Long after the
death of Arabella and Jane Blackmore
the holders of the land, realizing that
their title WAS imperfect, had a power
of attorney drawn up aud presented to
the heirs, who, however, never signed it.
This document which provided for the
transfer of the interest of the heirs in
the property is also in possession of Mr..
Morrison. Besides these papers, which
are considered essential 10 establish the
claim of the Blackmore descendants,
there are deeds and other documents
which will be produced. Mr.. Morrison
was in Europe recently looking after
the interests of the heirs in England,
There is treasure OF abont 100000 in
the Bank of England and considerable
property in London and elsewhere that
the claimants assert ownership to. Mr.
Morrison will go to Washington
fortified to establish the clam about the
LIST prox.
The heirs to this vast estate are dis
tributed through Philadelphia. Mary
land, Ohio, Missouri and California. and
number about 80. They are represent
ed by some of the most prom inent attOr
neys in the country.
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4 HoURNFJTT COvTBAST

Last February Col. Martin, in an an
niversary article on the history of his
paper, the Atchison Champion, said:
"Piled up in the corner of the Cham
pion Office Is the most complete history
of Atchison that will ever be written. II
is comprised in thlrty-fiYe bound vol
umes OF the Champion, weekly and dat
", from the first issue made by the pres
ent proprietor, February 90, 1858, up TO
the present time. In these papers, many
of them beginning to take on the yellow
hue of age, every essential fact connect
ed with the growth and development and
daily Lie of the city of Atchison is re-
corded-marriages and deaths; the es-
Enlistment of business and manufac.
turing enterprises, and their changes
transfers Of property; The erection OF all
important buildings; the result of cleo
tions; the opening of streets; the build.
ing of railroads; fires and floods the
municipal policies suggested, discussed
and adopted, and the daily life,
thoughts, hopes, triumphs and disap.
pointments of an aspiring and energetic
communicate are embodied in these
files"
Now the Champion says, speaking OF
the appearance OF its editorial room the
morning after the fire: "In heap in the
corner IS a square pile still retaining a
certain outline. That heap represents
the toll of twenty-five years. What
miles of writing traced. what countless
acres of paper tOilsOmelY covered, what
days and nights of labor are represented
by those twisted pasteboard covers and
scorched pages. The charred rubbish
was once the history of Atcbison, of
Kansas, of the United State, of the world,
to some extent, for n quarter of a centu-
ry. The author of book, though il be
Webster's Dictionary, could sit down
and write it again if lost; but no human
mind can reproduce newspaper file,
which is the recollection of thousand
people."
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WHAT THE OFFICIAL REPORT
SHOWS.

The attempt of Senator Don Cameron
to produce the impression that General
George II. Thomas, at the breaking out
of the war, hesitated as to his duty to
his government, has fallen fiat end re-
fleets dishonor only upon himself, as
the following, from An official report
shows:
The officers accompanying Major
Thomas were without exception south
ern men. They were all anxious, in
doubt as to what should be their i'm
mediate action, and gloomy as to the flu
ture. They had their private confer
ences, and evidently looked To Major
Thomas action as their present guide.
l knew Major Thomas views. i had
no-doubt OF his course. But did fear
thai some, if not all of his subordinates
would tender their designations, and
asked to be Left behind. One officer had
done so before leaving Carlisle barracks
and had gone TO his home in Maryland
Just before entering the cars, which
were about to start, one OF them turning
To Major Thomas, and in the hearing of
all the othersand of Col. Porter and my
sell, asked; "Tom, what shall we dog"
came the reply: I'VE are or
dered to Washington and there we go.
There will be time enough after getting
there for you TO decide what 10 do"
General Porter, in talking of this in
cident, now says he distinctly remem-
bers how Thomas emphasized the word
you" in the close OF the last sentence,
as showing how firmly his own mind
was made up.
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The Portable Electric Lighter.

From the OSton HOst, January lsf.
One of the most ingenious and useful
contrlvances in WHICH elt ptricitg playa
tbs preminept part, Is the portable cleo.
trio lighter, for practical use in the of
flee. at home, in factories, banks, hotels,
restaurants, saloons and all places where
lighters are needed. 1t does away with
the liability af Gres from The careless
use of matches, or from fires from chill
dren playing with them, or from rats or
mice. The apparatus occupies q space
of five square inches and weighs but
five pounds, and can be crrie9 with
ease FROM apartment 10 apartment. 1t
Is complete in itself. requiring no extra
power, wires or connection, and is so
constructed that any portion or part can
be replaced at a small cost By simply
pressing upon the knob 10 the full ex-
tent of the spring, which connects the
battery, an electric current is
produced, by which the spiral
Of platinum is heated to incandes-
cence and the light is instantaneous.
hC ldStS bNR l4ltSusHS,
and car thea he renewed at a small cost
through any chemist. 1t will not be
long before everybody will have Port
able Electric Lighter. The price, So, is
so low that it cannot fail to become pop
ular at once. Upon either side of the
lamp, so called, is an alcohol dip, and
by applying the dip to the platinum a
light is instantly obtained. At further
cost of $3.50, connections and cups are
adjusted to the battery, controlled by a
switch, so that it can be adapted for the
purpose of ringing an alarm or call bell,
which can be attached to the instrument,
or by the addition of wires, can be rung
at any reasonable distance. When so
adjusted, the CIRCUIT can he altered in an
instant, by the switch, to give light or
ring the bell at will. These connections
can also be attached to an induction coil,
by which powerful current Of eleciri-
city can be conveyed, The principal
Office is at % Water street, Boston, where
all applications for this most novel lamp
should be sent
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h0TS AEn LnTs
DEADLY GIANT POWDER
The FrIGIatfuI Consequence Ofan ExpIO.
sion at San FrancIseO


The FrIghtfuI Consequence Ofan ExpIO-
sion at San FrancIscO.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 29.-The total loss 10y
reason of the explosion on the 2lst will reach
not less than 100000 The Giant Powder
WORKS sustained q damage of $4,000; the
acid works of Judson L Co, $4,000. 1t is i'm
possible to ascertain the exact loss of lite, but
it is estimated at between thirty ami forty
The first explosion occurred about O'Clock
in the packing house, in which about 200
pounds OF powder were stored. 1t Is not
known whether anyone was killed by the
first explosion or not. As soon as the pack
ing house exploded a number of Cinnamon,
employed in the other departments, fed for
their lives, and had reached an open space
when the mixing house exploded, killing the
most OF them in their tracks. Il Is thought
Fireman Kompf, the superintendent, was
killed by the explosion. In about minute
one of the smaller houses exploded, followed
by a fourth explosion, which doubtless killed
the surviving employees. workman nam
ell August FirgObsky was very seriously in=
iured. All the other whites have been az
counted for and the dead are all Cinnamon.
There are some thirty or forty houses on the
point occupied by employees at the powder
and acid works, and tn c most of the windows
are shattered. The doors and sides, in many
instances. were dashed in by tho force of the
conclusion. After each explosion the wool
work buildings caught fire and burned for
several hours. Efforts to prevent tile flames
reaching the main magazine containing an
immense quantity of powder were happily
successful The: consequences wonld have
been most frightfuI had the large magazine
exploded, as one Of the superintendents stat
cd there is enough powder stored there to
have detroyed every living thing on the pen
insula. The cause of the first explosion re-
mains mystery. Twelve bodies have been
counted lying in the debris. and the eoroner's
investigation tomorrow will probably dis
close more than double the number. 4 force
of men is engaged tonight extinguishIng the
FIRE and recovering the bodies.
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Professor Henry \. Weber, of Cham
paign, ILL.,, who has demonstrated be-
yond all reasonable doubt that sugar
can be profitably produced from sor-
ehum cane, was in The city yesterday.
The sugar works at Champaign have
been in practical operation one year.
During that time St 500 pounds of sugar
have been produced and 25,650 gallons
of molasses. The sugar graded as extra
yellow "C'' and sold at the factory at So
cents per pound wholesale. Ample cap
ital has been furnished, and the works
al Champaign will be enlarged and inn
proved. Prof. Weber expects to estab-
lish factories in Kansas, which will be
in operation during the season. In the
meansime, we have sample of sugar
taken from the 800 pounds manufac-
tured at Champaign, which we will keep
on hand Tor the especial benefit of the
Times cbemlst.-Leavenworth Times.
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Kansas City Journal: We are ad-
vised from Washington that the Green
hackers in congress haze held caucus
and will issue an address to the people
at an early date. All those present at
the caucus agreed that there are indica-
tions of panic, and when ii comes
shey are certain their principles will be
appreciated. Woe and disaster appears
to be the only food upon which the
Greenback party can thrive. We are
inclined to believe with Scion Chase, the
founder of the Greenback organization
in Maine, that Hthe Greenback party has
clasped hands with Bourbon Democr
racy in the north. and repudiationists
in the south, until, in the judgment of
most all the people of the country, it
has found the sleep that knows ho
waking" At EACH recurring election
a few self styled leaders sell themselves
like so many cattle to anybody that is
fool enough TO buy, but they are seldom
able to deliver a single vote save their
own. The people arc getting pretty
well acquainted with these fellows, and
the more they know or them the less
they will have to do with them.
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Denver Tribune; Distinguished tray
cling parties have been spreading desc.
lation all over the republic of late.
The train which bore Mrs. Langtry
from New York 10 Boston, ran over and
killed four section hands. Christine
Missions special car killed a man at
Ogden and another at Omaha The train
in which Lord Lorne and Louise travelled
ran over shree shoats while entering
the Kansas City Union depot, and
knocked the everlasting pelt ofnn spot
ted heirer down on the East Bottom.
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,,,c,t,u p,rrpnsn mr.

INGALLS, RAILROAD BILL
The following is the text OF The bin
introduced by MIR. ingalls, in the L. 5.
senate TO provide for the appointmentof
q commission q investigate the subject
OF railroad transportation:
Be it enacted by the senate and house
Of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled,
That the president OF the United States,
by and with the advice and consent OF
the senate, shall appoint seven commits
sioners from civil life, whose duty il
shall be To consider and investigate the
subject of railroad transportation in Its
relation to the agricultural, commercial
and industrial interests of the United
States. Said commission shall inquire
generally into the conditions affecting
commerce among the states, what
grounds of complaint exists against
1 railroad corporations resulting from IN
| Just DETERMINATIONS, eXorbitant or IN
/ equal rates, insufficient facilities ioI
| traffic, and unlawful combinations; and
/ in what manner existing evils can be
| remedied by legislation. Said commits
sion shall report their recommendations
and the results OF their inquiry 10 con
gress not later than the first Monday oi
December, eighteen hundred and eighty
three. :,
Sec. 2. That the 1irstnamed of sale
commission shall be president OF sale
board, Said commissioners shall have
power to send for persons and papers, u
administer oaths, and examine witnesses
and may in the prosecution OF Its IN
quires visit such portions of the country
as il may deem advisable. Ii shall hav
power to appoint and employ a clerk
stenographer, and messenger, who shal
be paid such reasonable compensation q
may be fixed by the secretary OF III
treasury. Each commissioner shall
, paid his actual reasonable expenses, an
!, shall in addition thereto receive CON
pcnsation of ten dollars per day Will
engaged in the performance OF his dutie
said foregoing compensation and e.
0 penses to be andIted and paid by III
> secretary of the treasury, out OF an
n moneys IN the treasury not Otherwit
appropriated.
1t will be observed that this measul
, contemplates no hardship to the railroad
but simply provides for thorough i
). veStigation into The conditions affectin
q commerce between the states. TO the Ell
that proper legislation may be accom-
lished for the correction Of abuses
c the part OF common carriers, and tn
e the interests of the people shall be pr
u tected. This is all that is demanded,
n far as we are advised, in any of the stat
where this question is being agitate
and unless the railroads are bent on 81
g eide they can treat with the people I
e just and fair basis, aud by acceding
IS the reasonable demands of the publ
70 forestall the storm which any open
II covert movement TO dodge this issue
certain TO evoke.
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In the published Isis Of the amoun

In the published lists of the amount
of postage paid during 1882 by leading
newspapers, the New York Tribune
leads with total of $25 ,29056. The
Herald follows with nearly see 600 The
Sun and Times are fifth and sixth re-
spectively with a little over S14, 800
apiece. The Chicago inter Ocean is
third, and the st. Louis Globe Democrat
fourth. OF the Cincinnati papers the
Enquirer paid the most postage-$13.-
154 ~; the Gazette is next with $G,561.-
A the Commercial 81 15458, and the
Times-Star $a,575.7s They are, in the
list, 9Th, 10th, 10Th and 22d respectively
OF the Chicago papers the Times ranks
after the Inter Ocean, and the Tribune
third. he cost Of printing paper can
be judged from this; passage is one of
the minor expenses, yet how much it
amounts to In the case of metropolitan
Journals,
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horss, 10 hands high 10 ycals nlsl. saddle
marAs. white spot IN forehead vsItts.l NJ 81,
By same, hay, white spot in FORE
's"' "''i'e hind icOt; valued at ST.
No18is COUNTY
MARE Taken up By l. : f,o,ti,
nship, on the q. n dag of Osfols- -, ~
dark bay mare, Or 1 wears ali -,
iorehead also saddle marEs; valued at 81 ~
MuLE-Taken up on The lith.l a, ,,.,,I.a,.
lSee- by Jesse sharp. in Valley t,5Unsbs, ~,
otaeS mare male. II hands high. bIrNSSs
marks; valued at $25
GREENWOOD COUNTY
VI hsv b hasen mp by W IL welsh. Fali River
~ by morse colt one year old
SrEBR-BS J l. Horizon. pIess.n, ,.r,,,..,
head No marks OF brands "a
HEIFER-B BY Z \ Burr. Of .J.,,,,,,- az.
roam heittr ~i'h red Eees Has ne =. wi "o 10
sTEsR-By Free s. u',cr RAN Ri,.r p, o,...
year ola Ieer, Iesl and while s,ot,, 9 ON,
known bTsn. On rigat isip "u-
HKIFES-By G'ei ms d o'Con, ur, -. !, ,,,,cr-
p, oae 49,, ei , WITH hlte On I,til! and
cut; nc mar 10 u brands.
STEFR.-uy W Dayij.op, Eureka "a. one
e-year III t. ?. rcd and white or 8 :, ckied
Roam; no marks II brand,
STEEK--t8y N T Osborn, -ane r.. o.. vao,-
ling saees. gsti ri s''nav white slss.s ,, kIte
IA iorch-4fa; 10 MAJ X ~ Bran-Is
srEEK--isy ) y IsurAa!R, O. Fail RI, r IN
one Netr oh =ise~ rel, - allow tors "a l,tt
right hip. '-'
s7IE1-Ry Thomas Nielsen, Fail r. yer r,
one Nearliug steer, red and whitc with whife
| ON belly and on feIt ~ 10 knees and white
in forehead
HEIEER- By " Il ~ asscp. Pleasant Groy,.
tn, oae yealling heifer rel aGd white, brands
| ed Ton right lisp
Sow By I Byrd. Madison tp., onc h.a,s.
and white SOW, swallow fork in right ear anIs
undetbit out Of lett ear; weight 100 2oends.
STEER-By e L Worlev, JaGesvElIc IN ono
year old steer, pale red, with white sl.ot IN
forehead white belly. some white ca shoul-
! right side.
STEEE--BS va 0gFaeid. GAINESVILLE IN
ona S-year cid steer. red, underGlt out OF each
ear. and crop OF OF right ear
sFEek s-By r q TnTail, JanesvilsS sp., one
| dark rcd steer, brand ON left hin. .so, .iisfiu
| guisaable-Small; one year old
AiSo. by same, one large yoaSiias white and
| red steer; ne mark or brands visible.
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st Louis Globe-Democrat: In view
of the history oil past senatorial con-
tests in that stale, Kansas could hardly
furnish greater surprise than the cleo
tion of man without opposition in his
own party, and particularly for second
term II must be rot only that The po-
litical atmosphere out there has been
materially imprayed, but also that Sen
ator Plumb has acquitted himsslf in a
manner remarkably satisfactory to his
constituents and creditable to himself.
And such, we take it, is really the case.
Kansas has outgrown the boss" sys-
tenn, and set her face against the scan
dalous processes which have SO often
brought reproach upon her; and so,
having senator who has fairly won her
approval and gratitude, she proposes to
quietly and dec9rously rc-elect him. The
spectacle is in every sense pleasant and
encouraging one. 1t does honor to the
state in u respect where heretofore she
has been seriously lacking, and it will
strengthen her influence at Washington
very materially, besides imparting to
her politicians a timely and valuable
lesson, and setting before several other
Republican states an example well
worth following.
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Representative Moore, of Tennessee,
by way ri a surprise to his wife, lately
made her a present of n $1,000 dress
selected by himself. IL is of pale pink,
covered with the rarest point lace. Mr..
Moore's taste, in such matters is said to
be as good rs that of any lady of fashion.
IL may be needless To add that the
health of Mrs. Moore is a matter of live
iy interest Ia her marriageable lady
friends. A handy husband always
makes a popular widower.
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Notice 10 Printers.

Notice is hereby given that sealed pEsssos-
ais viii he received by the board 81 county
commissioners OF Lyon county, at the Office OF
the county clerk. ia the city of Emporia. up
TO II IN. OF February II. lSSS- Tor furnishing
Lyon county with The following blanks for
one ear, from March I, ASA.
ODC-quartcr sheet blanks, lEc ar bosh sides
per thousand,
One half sheet blank. one or both sides,
per tAonSs nu.
Fun sheet blanks, one or both Shlss, per
thousand
No. envelopes, per thousatif.
No. envelopes, per~hOusAnd
No. 10 envelopes, per THOUSAND
Postal car,is. printed, per hundred.
Note heads. per five hundred.
Letter. heads, per five hundred.
Tax receipts. bOlBd. mum bereti SAsf erfora
ted with stub to each receipt IN ROCKS of 500
per thousand. comfy not ta oyier ltss thar,
i,teO at one time, and not less than three re-
ceipt on page.
Partie bidding must state thu Kind of ma.
teriai, weight AMI kind or quality OF material
they viii use In furnishing above bank
Tue board reserves ths right TO reject any
and all bids.
BY order Of the board Jan o, 1888
w. EWING auuty Clo.k
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A dispatch from New York says that
Truth publishes story 10 the effect that
President Arthur has become smitten
with the charms of Miss Sackville- West,
the daughter of the British minister,
who is heir presumptive to his brother,
Lord Sackville The paper discusses
the events IN gleS of the marriage, apd
comments, also, upon the personal
charms of tie lady. Miss West is not
yet of age" says Truth, "but to beauty
and graces of person she adds the digni-
ty and prescience CT much Older wom-
an. Miss Vests grandfather was Lord
de la War;, IA descendant of the Wars
of Edward Ills time. In the event of
the marriage President Arthur will
travel abroad at the end of his term,
and perhaps reside permanently at Lon
don or Paris" After stating that the
stars and stripes and the union jack are
likely to entwine sensationally in mat
rimonial way, Truth goes onto show
that the president of the United States
is British subject under British law,
and if the president ever resided in Eng
land, be would, by courtesy of court,
take precedence with ex-sovereiGns.
Mrs. West is the daughter Of Spanish
lady of good family but reduced fortune,
whom the BRITISH minister married
while at the British legation at Madrid
Truth does not say when or where the
marriage is likely to take place.
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Topeka Capital Karsqswas admitted
into tine union in January, 1861 Ian
event of no Little significance in eonnec-
tion with the political agitation OF taat
time. During the tweDty-twoy years Sue
ceeding her admission, the state has had
eight representatives in the United
States senate. by election or appoint
meni, their terms OF service varying
from one to twelve years.
The first senatorial election occurred
in April, 1861, and resulted in the choice
OF General james Ii. Lane and SAMUEL
c. Pomeroy. The decisive ballot lasted
upwards of two hours, aud during IT'S
progress fifty-eight members changed
their votes, distributing them around as
the prospects of the various candidates
went up or down. Lane WAS reelected
fn 1879, but met a tragic death IN July
of the following year. Hon. E. g. Ross
was appointed to succeed him and was
subsequently elected for the unexpired
term. At The same session of the legis.
lature Pomeroy was reelected tor anoih
n
er full term. In January, 1871, Ross wal
succeeded by Alexander Caldwell
In 1873 John James Ingalls, was chos
en- Ia succeed Pomeroy-a memorable
contest from which the politicians haC
not entirely recovered when information
was received of the resignation OF Cald
we'll, IN consequence of which Judg
Robert Crnzier became senator by az
pointment of Gov. Osborn. James NJ
Harvey was chosen as Crozier's success
sor for the unexplred term, and wa
succeeded in 1877 by Preston 3. Plumi
Ingalls, was reelected in 1879, and
now the senior senator, holding unit
; 1885.
7 The return of Senator Plnmb by the vo'
of the Legislature yesterday-whlch wi
be formally ratified and confirmed in Il
Joint convention Of the two houses
> noon to-day-completes the record
senator making in Kansas up TO tn
? date