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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
4 GOOD LICK FOR PROHIBITION

4 GOOD LICK FOR PROHIBITION.
The viralent saloon men of Scranton,
Usage county, struck telling blow for
prohibition few days ago, unintention-
ally, of course. Scranton has been one
of the few small towns in the state
where whisky has been persistently sold,
and the law defiantly trampled under
foot. j. w. Lord, braYe lawyer of that
town, has been active, not offensively SO,
IN prosecuting the violatOrs of the law.
For some time he has been an object Of
hatred on the part of the criminals, and
1t seems that the subject of
Kidding the town of his presence
had been freely discussed. These eff
forts eliminated on the night of the 18th
in cowardlY attempt to assasinate Nj.
Lord by shooting several shots into his
Office and at him after he had appeared
on the street. This outrage did not IN
timidate Mr.. Lord, and he fatty refused
to go, but it did succeed IN arousing the
county as II never has been aroused be-
fore on the subject of prohibition. Last
weeks Usage City Free Press devoted .
sasination. and the paper took occa-
sion to characterize the murderous
designs of the whisky men Of
Scranton in proper terms. This week the
Free Press is filled with letters from all
parts Ofthe country endorsing the course
OF that paper, and which show the PEG
pie to be thoroughly aroused against the
whisky interests and against the spirit
which dictated the attempt to murder
one of the best and most useful citizens
of the county simply because he did his
sworn duty as assistant county attorney.
All such performances as that of the
Scranton saloon men on this occasion
but strengthens the determination Of the
people to overcome and drive out the
evil which free whisky does
wherever it Is permitted to
have sway, and the evil doors will soon
find out that all attempts at violence
like that at Scranton, is simply driving
nails in the coffin of prohibition
We hope the people OF Usage will not
exhibit q disposition to retaliste on the
saloonists in kind, but that they will
pursue such a wise course as will create
such a healthy public sentiment
as will succeed in driving every
vestige of the evil and murderous
influence displayed at Scranton from
their county. The way to do 1t is to
shut up the saloons and make 1t too ex.
pensIve to their owners to reopen them.
All that is wanted is a united and de-
termined effort on the part of the lovers
| of law and order.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05

The Thacher papers announce that
Col. John A. Martin, who is a candidate
for governor, has refused to return to
Rev. A. b. Campbell answers to list of
questions concerning his standing on
the prohibition question, and are en-
deavorIng to make capital out of that
fact. MIR. Martin, in his paper, the
Champion, has published the strongest
and most vigorous editorials We have
seen against the resubmission OF
the prohibitorY amendment, and they
have been copied IN almost every news.
paper in the state. He has emphasized
the tact that prohibition is the fixed pol.
icy OF the state, and has announced him.
self through the columns of his paper,
in the most unmistRkable language in
favor of the full enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law. He has warned
the Yiolators of the law in
his own town that a persistence
In their transgression Will inevitably re-
suit in their imprisonment and final
ruin. He has given no uncertain sound
regarding the policy of prohibition and
his candidacy is opposed by the most
pronounced, anti-prohibiuon papers in
the state. The editor of the Champion
is neither a demagogue nor liar. He is
a man who has honored the state tor
over quarter OF a century by his patri.
otto devotion to the cause of liberty in
the early history of the commonwealth,
and by his manly advocacy through all
the years of what he believed to be for
the highest and bes. interests of the
people. His course has not been such
that he should be asked to give to any
man a bond for the fulfllment of his
published word, and he has only
strengthened his claim to the admire
tion and respect of the people of Kansas
by refusing to so far demesn himself as
to submit TO the catechism of self
constituted political bosses such as A. b.
Campbell IS Co.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05

Chicago News: We feel half inclined
To retract some of the harsh things we
have said of Col. John A. Martin, secre-
tary of the national Republican commit
tee. Since he came to Chicago day be-
fore yesterday Col. Martin has treated
our people with uniform courtesy and
liberalitY. OF the three hundred appli-
cations made to him yesterday for tick
cts of admission TO convention hall he
did not refuse one, and he gives 1t out
in plain language that as long as he IS
secretary OF the national committee he
will see that the citizens OF Chicago are
amply provided with cards of admission
to the convention. Col. Martin is Just
the sort of u man we like TO have come
To Chicago, and we hope our iellow.citi.
Zens will DO all in their power to make
this week that he is to spend with us
before the convention a lively and pleas
ant one. We surmIse that his headquar-
tiers at the Grand Pacific will be crowded
with people asking the favors at his dis
posal, but We hope no one Will impose
upon his good nature; there should be
no Impatience, no jostllng, no tumuIt ;
let each one await his turn, and all who
can show cause will be amply provided
rnr
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

A delegate convent ton OF the Republicans
of the state OF Kansas will be held in the city
of Topeka on wednesday, July Is 1884, at
O'Clock y. m, for the purpose Of placing in
nomination candidates tor state officers and
electing a Republican state central commit
tee. The onicers 20 be nominated are as fol-
lows:
One Chief Justice or the Supreme Court.
One Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Ito oil vacancy.
One Governor
One Lieutenant Goeernor.
One Secretary OF state.
One Auditor Of State.
One Treasurer OF State.
One Attorney General.
One State Superintendent OF Public In
struction.
Ali citizens who are in favor OF elevating
and Identifying American labor, protecting
and extending home industries. giving free
popular education TO the masses OF the peo-
pie securing tree suffrage and an honest
counting Of ballots. and effectually protect.
ing all human rights, in every section OF oui
common country. and who are willing q
support the nominees OF the convention, are
invited to cooperate with Republicans in tina
pri narIes and county conventions sending
delegates TO this CONVEX tion.
The basis OF representation shall be tho
vote cast Tor Hon. James Smith, RePCbiieAn
candidate for secretary or state, at the gen
cral election held In lSs2. Each county shall
he entitled 20 one delegate and one alternate
for every 300 votes so cast, or any Fraction
thereof OF I25 or over. provided that every
county shall be entitled 70 ~ least one dele
gate and one alternate in said convention, q
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
4 SHOT IN TIE RAnK

One Of the unfsirest e. we'll Is one Of
The meanest things man can do y to
condemn another man without hear
ing. A man who win take up street
report Of an injurious nature and spread
it from door to door. thus giving it
his endorsement, is as bad as the man
who invents the report Both show
like degree Of craven righteousness
This is true in politics as well AZ in
other matters.
Two or three days ago an article ap-
peared in the Leavenworth Times under
the head, "Col. Martin is Sound"
The tenor of the article
is apparently friendly. The real an
linus is to stab Col. Martin and injure
him with temperance people. It assures
the whiskYites that the colonel is sound
on the question of their interests, and
says they can trust him. It says: AS
governor OF the state he will probably
not be as pronounced against the law as
they would wish HIM to be, but they
will find that while he is not out spoken
against ii, he will not be for 1t but will
pursue a conservative course that should
be acceptable TO both its friends and en-
emies."
Every sentence OF the article is
stamped with malicious misrepresenta-
tion, as every one knows who is &C
quainted with Martin and his history in
Kansas, covering period of over aquar'
ter Of century. We know not what
motive prompted the article, but we do
know that Col. Martin is not the first
man the editor of the Times has shot
in the back! 1t is well known that Col
Martin Is and will be for the next week
absent from the state. and It was malic-
iously intended that the article should
do what mischief 1t could before it could
be authoritatively denied. In fact hac
Martin been at home it would not have
! been published at all. What surprises
US most is that there are found men call
ing themselves heightened gentlemen
| and even christ ians who are peddlinR
, this article about for the ex-
r press purpose of iDiurIng Col
0ldIIlu, DSIOIO nc can ndHc D CnhuCc u
set himself right. The very fact tina
2 Mr.. Martin has been doing better and
5 more effective work for temperance tol
six months than any thousand little
narrow minded, self-rghteous, preten
tious howlers who are constant load Il
3 prohibition, and the other tact, that tn,
, Times is bitter anti prohibition paper
ought at once to condemn the article, ant
E does in the minds OF all honorable, fair
c minded men. Do the class o
: so-called temperance men who are as
y sisting in this dirty elechoneering tricl
c suppose they are going to gain anything
8 for their cause by such a course; thI
people of Kansas are intelligent enougl
' to see through all such work. They ar
/ not controlled in that way. They d.
: not condemn a man unheard.
We are not surprised in the least tina
a the class who are using prohibition as
e cloak to cover their real purposes in tn
n approaching state campaign, as they dl
l. two years ago, should use this articl
and publish it. Such practices are i
e accordance with their tactlces.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05

a Washington photographer says he
sells more portraits of President Arthur
than of any other public msn. Speaker
Carlisle comes next. Mrs. Logan's por-
traits are much in demand. Gen. Sher-
idan'S sell better than those of any other
army officer. The artist has never sue
ceeded in inducing either Mr.. Conkling
or Mr.. Plat TO have his portrait taken,
and the same is true concerning Sena-
tors Don Cameron, Malone, George and
Bowen. Il was hard work to get Pict-
ure of Senator Edmunds, and Gen.
Grant will not have his taken any more.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
R,dale,s Rascall.y Exposed.

PITTsBUBG, May 3O.-An intimate
friend of Geo. w. Rowley, individual
book keeper of the Penn bank made .
statement to-day that the checks of d.
Wilson s. Co. Hill s. Co, and Watson
& Co, the mythical firms. were drawn
and signed by President Riddle, and
that the latter represented all these
firms. The blind pool lost over
s., 100000 in OIL, and the over
GRATIS on the bazk aggregate 81 100000.
Riddle, who at one time possessed $780,
900 lost il IN OIL
Rumors that the Penusylva Protective
Association IS seriously involved by the
failure Is denied and the association had
81 600 deposited IN the bank when the
doors closed but no claims have ever
been rejected and they will continue
business, Notices haye been served on
the directors tor a melting Saturday
morning 70 prepare = sIsieInent for the
members which will be published the
9Th of June.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05

According to our esteemed morning
Contemporary, the Topeka Capital, the
Fort Scott Monitor, Wichita Eagle
Winfield Courier, Hiawaths World ,Coun
Gil Grove Republican, Marion Record,
Clay Center Dispatch, Kansas Chief,
Junction City Union, FL Dorado Repub-
lican and Walnut Valley Times are all
little TESTS" There is only one great,
big sorrel dog, with bushy tail and a
brass collar and paddock, and that is
the Emporia Republican.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
Texas is a very large state. q

Texas is a very large state, and every
thing is done in large way there, from
fencing to tinanciering. Last year the
assessed property valuation was about
$50O.OO0,OOO; the state debt was a little
over 81 200, 900; the school fund is $95,
100000. Thus, although the state is af
flicted with illiteracy, stated to be "a pei
cent of her population of 1,542, $3.50, Tex
as is evidently rich enough to provide all
the public schools needed, without the
intervention of subsidy from the federal
government. 1t seems absurd to talk OF
giving a subsidy for educational purpo
SEES TO state which has u public school
fund of 800 100000.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
The Damage IN Michigan

DETROIT, Mich, May 30.-Reports
that haYe come in from all parts
of the state show that the dam
age by frost Wednesday night
was quite serious although
il u still hoped the first statement was
exaggerated. In eastern, central and
southern Michigan the frost was
severe, cutting down all small
vegetables and badly nipping the
corn, aud even seeming to injure
the wheat somewhat on the lewlands.
state, the region of the fruit belts,
but little damageSWas done. The fruit
seems to haYe entirely escaped. The
weather is now warmer and there is nc
further danger.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05

II Is recommended that deleg be select
ed In county convention on Saturday, July
IL. and that the primaries for the same be
held saturday, July s, in such manner as the
&c eral Republican county central commit
tees may provide.
county central committees should give at
least two weeks notice Of the time OF hold
ing conventions by publication In the county
papers.
IL is ordered that delegates forward q copy
OF their credentials to the secretary of the
Republican state central committee at Tope-
IA. immediately following their election.
By order of the Republican state central
committee. A. l.. REDDEN, Chairman.
lAttest:l WHIT W. WALTON,
Secretary.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
Rrn.ta Mi.hirnn

DETROIT, May 29.-Hcavy .frosts are
reported from the interior of the state
last night, doing much damage.
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, May ga
heavy frost visited this region this
morning, severely iBjuring grain and
vegetables. The grape crop is injured
fully twenty per cent.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05

PTTsBURG, May 3O.-Repor:s from
eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania
indicate severe damage to early vegeta
bles and fruits by the heavy frosts OF the
past three nights. In come sections
the ice formed quarter of an inch thick.
Farmers report the corn, wheai, pOss-
toes and tomatoes badly frozen.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
Freaks of q Crazy Woman.

ALBANY, N Y, May 30.-Last night
Mrs. Christopher Schriefer, insane, cut
the throats of four little children with q
razor. The heads of all were nearly sew
cred from their bodies. The woma
seized q nine-year old daughter, ran to
the railroad and sat down on the rails
waiting the coming train to Kill them.
When found the head, both legs aud one
arm of the woman were amputAted. The
girls left foot and left arm were cut of
They died this morning
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
A Terrible Accident.

LIGoNIER, Pa, May 29.-Knupp's
tunnel on the South Pennsylvania rall,
road was the scene of terrible accident
by which nine men were instantly killed
and eleven others seriously in
jured with slight hopes for
recovery. A large force of men were
engaged in eXcavstlng the tunnel about
eleven feet from the main entrance, when
the heavy scatUiding gave way
with the above appalling result.
Your correspondent was unable
to learn the names of the victims, but il
is said they are principally Italians. The
bodies have all been recovered, and 6
coroners Inquest will be held. Great
excitement prevails at the scene of the
disaster
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
A Bad Freezo An yVisconsIn

MILWAUKEE. Wis. May 29.-The
frost was general in Wisconsin last
night. Reports from Rock county say
the tobacco crop was badly damaged.
Small iIuits and vegetables are ruined.
There are similar reports from Green
and Donnell counties. In Milwaukee
county the clothes were frozen stiff on
the lines and ice formed three quarters
of an inch thick on man ponds.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05

NEW YORK, May 3O.-FerdinAnd
Ward to-day said the responsibility of
General Grant and John d. Fish IN the
firm of Grant s. Ward was the same as
his own.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
A RaInoas Frost.

CHICAGO. May 29-Tbe Journals
Rockford illinois, special says: A heavy
frost visited this section last night, doing
great dsmsge To grain and vegetables
The corn in many places is ruined and
it Is too late 70 plant again.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05

TORONTO. Ont, May 30.-There was
frost again last night throughout Can
ada A great amount of damage was
done to crops.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
Sharn EroSt.
Frosty Canada

OTTAWA, Ill, May 29.-We have had
sharp frosls for two nights Fruit and
crops damaged.
National Republican., 1884-02-21
"Arn Ynnr onmeIn Tied in

A small but select audience attended the
lecture given on last evening at Masonic
temple for the benefit of tho sufferers through
the recent floods. Minnehaha lodge of Good
Templars under whose auspices the lecture
was given, has shown in this, as in all 1t un-
dertakes, desire to prove public benefactor,
and for the sake of the needy benefciaries it
is to be regretted that the attendance was
not much larger. Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood,
in short opening address, referred to the
terrible devastation and suffering caused by
the western hoods, and closed by introducing
the lecturess. Mrs. L. b. Russell, who received
an enthusiastic reception. The story of the
travellers through the desert was utilized as a
text for a brilliant lecture upon temperance
and prohibition, and the question Are Your
Camels Tied 2" was closely and forcibly
impressed upon every one present. The lee
turess sustained the reputation she has gained
in the west, and her earnestness and intelli-
gence are likely to provo valuable to the
cause she espouses.
National Republican., 1884-02-21
Vital Statistics.

The number of deaths occurring during the
week was 114-51 whites aud 63 colored-the
rate of mortality per 1000 per annum being
2O29 for the white, 47.27 for the colored and
1854 for the total population. There were
"a deaths from zymotic diseases, 80 from con-
stitutional, so from local, from develop
mental, from unknown class, and from
violence. The principal causes Of death
were consumption, %; pneumonia, IL; brou-
chitis, 8; scarlet fever, s; measles, 10; whoop-
ing cough, 9, and congestion of lungs, 2, OF
the decedents ~ white and colored were
over 80 years of age, 10 white aud 81 colored
were under years of age, and white and
13 colored were under year of age. Mar.
riages reported, 81 white and 2 colored; births
reported, 2S white males, 22 white females,
Is colored males and Ii coored females still
births, white and colored. The deaths
from consumption were %, OF 20 per cent. of
the total This fearful scourge still main
tans its dreadful supremacy. The total
deaths from all pulmonary diseases were AZ,
or over Al per cent. of the total In other
words, very nearly one-half of the deaths
| resulted from pulmonary diseases.
National Republican., 1884-02-21
Y. NJ. c. A. Entertainment.

The parlors of the Young Mems Christian
association were filled to their utmost ca
pacity last evening, the occasion being q
public entertainment under the auspices of
the Y. NJ. c. A. Literary society. The fol-
lowing programme was creditably carried
out Piano duet, Miss Minnie Crawford and
Master Joe Shaw; reading, Mr.. L. G. William
son; oration, Mr.. II. l.. Taylor; vocal solo,
little Teni Scott, encored essay, e. n. Ding
Icy banjo solo, Miss Minnie Crawford, en-
cored quarrel scene Brutus and Cassius,
L. L. Phillips and w. II. Vessels;
recitation, w. II. Vessels; remarks by the
president. cordially inviting all young
men of the city to visit the society at their
regular meetings on Wednesday evenings.
The subject for debate next "Wednesday
evening is, "ReSOlued, That a professional life
affords greater inducements to young men
than mercantile one." Affirmative, Mr.. II.
L. Taylor negative, Mr.. J. L. Irwin.
National Republican., 1884-02-21
THE REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE.
Selection OF Day for Election OF Dele
gates to the Chicago Convention.

Selection OF n Day for Election OF Delo-
gates to the Chicago Convention.
The second meeting of the reorganized re-
publican central committee was held at Asso-
citation hall, 632 Pennsylvania avenue, last
night. Mr.. A. NJ. Clapp presided, with Prof
r. T. Greener as secretary. Before proceed
ing to business Mr.. Clapp thanked the COM
mittee, in q neat address, for the honor con-
ferred upon him by his election. "Had l
not been elected" he said, IL should have
been Just as thoroughly welded to republi-
canisni. This is as fine body of gentlemen
as you can find in the district, and l am
proud to preside over it,"
The president was directed by vote to APP
point finance committee OF three and an
executive committee of seven members.
Upon motion. Messrs George Holmes, j. H.
Smith, Charles L. Mosby, Vim. II. Chase, and
Marcelus West were appointed committee
to consider the call of the national republic
can committee and determine the date upon
which the several district organizations shall
meet and select delegates to the district con-
vention which will elect delegates to the
Chicago convention. The committee subse-
ouently made the following reports
"That the election of delegates to the dis
trict convention for the election to the Chi
cago convention be held on the evening of
April Z, 1884, Mt 1880 o'clock, and that the
presidents of the several republican clubs be
authorized to call meetings and resolve them
selve themselves into mass meeting and
elect i've delegates and three alternatos; and
that the convention be held April s at 10
o'clock a. M; that hall be secured by the
chairman of the central committee; that the
presidents of the several district republican
clubs be empowered TO secure halls in their
respective districts; and that 1t shall be adver-
tised in at least one daily paper"
The chairman announced the following
committees: Executive-E. w. Whitaker,
Ralph Wormley, Joseph Brooks, Capt. A.
Grant, George Holmes Perry II. Carson, and
William II. Chase. Finance committee-J.
II. Smith. Prof Il. I. Greener, and Capt.
Donald McCathran.
Mr.. Joseph Williams, former resident Of
tho district, but now of Colorado, addressed
the meeting.
Messrs. Atkinson and George Holmes also
addressed the committee.
The resolutions arraigning certain senators
and others were laid on the table by q ma.
iority of l vote for future consideration. The
committee then adjourned.