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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27
HEYTHO

Everything about Mexico Is now
of new interest. 1t is like a newly
opened book. Mexico is vast IN terri
toria. area aud wonderful in natural re-
sources. The intercourse between that
country and the United States must soon
become very great. The completion of
the Mexican Central railroad forcibly
suggests the business probabilities of the
great enterprise and the bearing which
the proposed treaty OF commerce has
upon the success of the new line. The
prosperity Of the Mexican Central de-
ponds, of course, upon the commercial
intercourse between the two republics,
and as the tariffs now embarrassIngly re-
strict trade some notifications would
seem necessary, or else Europe, which
sells three times rs much to Mexico as
the United States, will continue to lead
US and occupy trade territory which nat
urally belongs to US. The Mexican Gen
trail, from FL Paso del Norte on the Rio
Grande, opposite Ell Paso, to the City o.
Mexico, is 1925 miles long. After leav
ing Chihuahua, 225 miles from Ell PasC
del Norte, there is q remarkably fine
agricultural region, and a great deal
of 1t is in high degree of cul
tivation. The line passes through
such large cities and towns as Chi
huahus, Durango, Zacatecas, Queretaro
there are no tunnels; only two or three
bridges, and the gradients are light, thu
heaviest being about eighty feet to thu
mile. The fares from FL Paso to thu
City of Mexico are graded to $50, $4(
and $50. Branches are building to Sal
Bias on the Pacific side and to Tampict
on the Gulf of Mexico, vast extent o
valuable country thus being reached ant
promising a constantly increasing com
merce. If Americans would get tn
trade of Mexico, they must make i
profitable for Mexicans to buy thei
goods in this country. 1t is worth Will
trying TO get 1t, for while comparatlvel
small now, it will develop rapidly in tn
future.
Mexico has seven cities of over 1000
y population, of which the City OF Mexiu
has 100000 inhabitants. Puebla zoe, 90
and Leon 10000.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27
PLEASANT RIDGE PEBBLES.
WEDNESDAY, March IS.

"WEDNESDAY, March 70.
No mouth and foot disease in Pleasant
Ridge. Cattle are in good condition.
The farmer soweth oats when the rain
falleth not.
Prairie fires are quite common these
nights.
Miss Patty closed very successful
six months term of school on Friday of
last week. The pupils intended to hold
q social on Friday evening, but the rain
prevented such laudable proceedings.
Mr.. Wolf and Mr.. Creighton are pre-
pairing to fence in pasture.
Mr.. John Adams died of lung fever
on Sunday and was buried in the Amer
icus cemetery on Monday. The deceased
leaves Q wife and several children TO
mourn his untimely death.
The library association met on last
Saturday night to arrange for the pur-
chase of books.
Rev. Baldwin, who succeeds Joel A.
Barker as minister of the ID. E. church,
introduced himself to the people OF
Allen creek Sunday afternoon, and
delivered fine discourse from !. Peter
Xxi, Searching what, or what manner
of time, the spirit Of Christ which was
in them did signify, when 1t testified be:
forehand the suffeFings Of Christ, and
the glory that should follow"
The Strohecker place has bsen sold
again.
The road petitioned for by MF. Van
Hassei, running east and west on the
eectIon line, has been declared opened
bV the oyerSeeF. hoY.
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TILE SLTHATLnN

New York Sun: The editor of the
Philadelphia Times has lately been in
Washington, and while there conferred
with Col. Morrison, Mr.. Carlisle, and
various Democrats who agree with their
ideas, and also with Mr.. Randall and
others of his way of thinking.
The free-trade Democrats were enter
tanned at dinner, and announced them
selves determined to adhere to their
program; and the protectionlsts
came to breakfast, and proclaimed them.
selves equally immovab!e in their pur-
pose.
The Democratic caucus on the tariff
bill lie expected shortly, and, if 1t shouIC
take place, We suppose the clearer ligh
1t may shed on the situation will show
substantially the same as il Is now, I
mighty and ali but triumphant party
torn and broken, powerless to execut
Its own plans or to hamper thoss of it
opponents Such is the result OF fanati.
cal and foolish leadership.
30 Greeks! GreeksI" exclaimed tn
Egyptian sage, contemplating the Gre
clan philosophers in their cesseless an
Intellectual search for truth, "What chill
dren We are!"
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GOING TO TOPEKA.
e. P. BRUNER.

Mr.. John EEan, court stenograrher
for this district, and leader of the z. T.
band, has accepted Q lucrative and re-
sponsible position In the law depart
ment of the Santa Fe company at Tope-
Ia, and will enter upon his duties on
Monday. The knowledge that John
has secured good thing is the only pal
liating feature of this change. Nobody
wants him to leave Emporia and every
body desires that he should stay. But
the Kansas idea is to look after
the interests OF the party Of
the first part, and being assured
that Mr. Egan is doing this by remov-
ing to the state capital his friends here
will have TO send him forth with beni-
cons upon his head and with the hope
that his good fortune may only be up to
the measure of his deserts. We can
only say TO the people of Topeka that
this is one Of the few IN.
stances IN which they have gotten
the better of Emporis, and
that they have ample cause for conErat-
ulation in gaining such valuable citi.
zen as John will make.
1t will be source of general gratifica-
sion to know that Mr.. Egan will retain
his position as leader Of the band at this
place, snd with this hold upon him We
shall not give him up as wholly lost TO
o,IP CITY
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27

The Republicans OF the various Congress-
ionRl Districts shall have the option OF elect
ing their delegates az separate PoPu-
similar notice and held in the dis
tricts at any time within fifteen days
next prior to the meeting Of the State Con-
Vention. or by subdivisions OF the State Con-
venttOn into District Conventions: and such
delegates shall be chosen in the latter method
n not elected previous to the meeting OF the
State Convention. All district delegates to
be accredited by the Ofhcers Of such District
Conventions.
&C is recommended that the delegates from
each county be selected in County CoDVen
ton not later th an Saturday, April 18th. and
that the primaries for the same be held not
later than Wednesday, April 18th.
The various County Central CommitteoG
shoold give At least two weeks notice OF the
time designated for the election Of delegates
By publication In the county papers.
1t In also recommended hat In the several
new Congressional Districts, where . Con-
gressiouAl Committee IL not fully organized.
the members Of said committee meet at an
early day and complete their organizations
By order OF the Republican State Central
Committee. A. L. REDDEN. Chairman.
Attest; WHIT W. WALTON. Secretary.
Topeka. FeOruArV0 1854.
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Mr.. FoIepaugh's white elephant is on
our shores, and Mr. Barnum's is on the
salty seas, and will soon join the ordi-
nary herd of circus elephants. So the
white elephant, q hair of which was
once esteemed treasure such as a pioul
SIamese man might bequeath as a rich
legacy unto his issue, bids fair to be.
come quite common here. But there
be skeptics who will say that We shall
never see a white elephant, and
that he will continue TO be only figure
of speech. Some of the skeptlcs insIs
that nobody ever saw one of these covet.
ed beasts, and that white elephant ii
so called because he is mostly of som'
| other color.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27
DIR. HOLCOMBE APPOINTED.


The appointment of DR.. A. A Hol-
combe, of Leavenworth, as state veteri-
nary surgeon, under the new law, will
be endorsed as an excellent one by all
who know the gentleman. He is 9
graduate of veterinary college and
spent some time as Il teacher in veteri.
nary institution. He has been for some
time in the government service at LeaY.
enworih and has there enjoyed, also, q
good practice In his profession. A
leading stock man of LeavenwoIth coun-
ty informs us that he is universally
respected at Leavenworth, both profess
sionally and as gentleman. Whether
he was mistaken or not in his diagnosis
OF the disease in Woodson and Coffey
counties is an unsettled question, but II
he was, such mistakes are made every
day by the best of physicians. We know
that he impressed all who heard him
talk, both publicly and privately, al
Neosho Falls. as an exceedingly well
posted veterinarian, as we'll as an intel
lgent, sincere and straightforward gen
tleman. Such was the unanimous i'm
preston. also, he made upon the mem
bers of the legislature when he made his
address before that body.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27

Boston Transcript: The completion OF
the Mexican Central is the greatest rail.
way construction success since the
building of the first transcontinental
line across the continent. Building in
q new country, and encouutering the
difficulties incidental to the use of for
eIgn laws, Mr.. Thomas Nickerson has
carried this enterprise through to CON-
pletion six months earlier than expected
and in the face of financial times
which 1t is universally conceded
no other man could have SIC
cessfullY encountered. With the main
line completed, the reciprocity
treaty passed, strong treasury, able
management at both the Boston and
Mexican ends, little now remains for the
next year or two but to watch the deYel
opment of Mexico and of the Mexican
Central traffic. 1t is not expected tha
the road will begin Immediately 70 earn
the entire interest upon its bonds, bu
with the aid of the government subsidy
which Is paid to the companyat the rat
of $1,OO0.O00 q year, the management
have no doubt OF their ability to NEE
the coupons upon the $35. 100000 Q
boad as they fall due.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27
VOL. 27---NO. 13.
STREET CAR WRECKED.
Bad Collision at the Commercial
Street Railway Crossins.

S~4Oee 1A1AA0SJ SE01oAASs
Yesterday . collision occurred 81
the Santa Fe crossing on Commercial
street between street car No. 2, Of the
north and south line, driven by Billy
Dyer, and freight train, resulting in
the decentralization of the former and .
very narrow escape from injury BY
lady passenger and 8 little girl,
who were in the car at the time. Il ap-
pears that the driver had COTTON on TO
the north railroad track which crosses
Commercial street, when he saw freight
train backing up from the west. Accord
ing to his statement he then put On the
brakes and tried to stop the car, but the
mule which was drawing it became
frightened and started TO run, pulling
the car into the south track, just In time
to be caught by the train, which. singu-
larry enough carried the street car along
the track toward the east for distance
of about $50 feet An elderly lady
named Branch and little girl were on
the side of the car. which was struck
and were thrown to the opposite side
where they renamed until the
car stopped. They were terri
bly, frightened, though, happily. not in
jured beyond few slight bruises. The
driver, when the collision occurred, was
thrown to the ground and the mule sue
ceeded in detachlng itself from the car
and ran away.
The car was very badly broken up,
one side being converted into kindling
wood and two of the wheels and
the whippletree being broken. When
the engineer of the freight train saw the
street car approaching he tried to slow
up but coald not make it in time to
avoid the accident. Il is exceedingly
fortunate that the results were not Of .
more serious nature and that no lives
were lost.
This occurrence emphasizes the great
necessity Of 9 flsgmAn ct the Com
msrciai street crossing, and
unless some means are provided
speedily for the protection Of the
public at that place, we fear It will Be.
come our painful duty some day to rec
ord terrible casualty there. The rail.
road company has announced Its pur-
pose to place gates and q guard ct the
crossing named and this precaution
should not longer be delayed.
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4 POINT ZOE RAILR0ADs.

The railroads have made big point,
they think, N the federal court at Nash
VILE. which has lately declared the act
of the Tennessee legislature organizing
a railroad commission, unconstitutional.
II is OF much importance, and, if sus-
tanned, the railroad companies have
reason TO congratulate themselves upon
their victory. Judge Baxter took the
view that railroad corporations whose
lines pass through various states cannot
legally be subjected 70 the huctuatlng
and discrimination of frequent jnries
sitting to decide various questions Of
damage; nor can they properly be sub
jected TO the caprices Of . railroad COM
mission armed with authority to inYesti-
gate railroad tariffs and fx charges. He
held that the commission law cOnflicted
with the state constitution, which forbids
discrimination in favor of individuals,
ard with the fourteenth amendment 10
the constitution, in that II denied the
equal protection OF the law to railroad
corporations. The fourteenth amend
ment, he held, was designed - pre-.
vent DETERMINATIONS against persons or
property, by injurious Legislation or
otherwise; imposing burdens on one
class which are not imposed on another.
Under the Tennessee law, the railroads
would practically fall under the man
agement OF the commission, aud eVentu.
ally railroad property "wouId become
the prey Of spoilsmen and an irresponsi-
BILE oligarchy." Judge Hammond's opin-
ion was, IN the main, that state power
only reaches railroads lying within the
state, or to shipments beginning and end
ing in the state. Under these decisions
the Tennessee railroad commissioners
have been subjected to restraining or
der, and the case will be reached at the
April term Of the court, when an appeal
will doubtless be taken to the federal
supreme court. If the Nashville decis.
ion is sustained the dogma of plenary
state legislative power Will be under
mined and the duties of railroad CON-
missioners will be very appreciably cur
| tailed.
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The Mormon missionaries seem

The Mormon missionaries seem to be
growing holder in their southern opera
lions. 4 curious controversy in Geor-
sla shows this. A we'll TODD young
farmer there became converted to Nor
nonism several years ago, and went to
Utah, his bride OF several months refus-
ing to 60 with him. Echols, the
husband, was promoted to be an elder,
and few months ago returned to Geor.
gia commissioned as an apostle. He
began legal effort to obtain possession
of his boy, then three years old. The
issue was raised that he
was not q suitable person tc
have possession of the child, because Of
his opinions, and the court decided tina,
it should stay with the mother. The
elder then went busily to work to makG
converts with marked success. and ever
prevailed upon girl of respectabl,
family to become sealed" unto him
The PAIR have left for Salt Lake CITY
where the ceremony is to take place
after which he will return to go on max
ing converts. It Is said that hithert
Mormon preachers In the south hav
kept polygamy IN the background, Jus
as they do IN foreign countries.
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10 sUCCKED JUpGE MeoRARY.

TO SUCCEED JUDGE MeORARY.
The appointments of Hon. d. J. Brew
or, of the supreme bench Of this state,
to succeed Hon. Geo. C. McCrary as U.
s. Judge Of the Eighth circuit will be
well received by every one who Is tamil-
lar with his ample qualifications for that
important trust. Among the various
candidates who have been named in con-
nectIon with the position, none, we be.
lieve, Is more thoroughly equipped for
the place than Judge Brewer. His high
rank Is jurist is conceded on all hands,
and to his ripe professional attainments
he adds measure OF literary culture
that has given him no mean distInc-
ton in the lecture field and the world of
letters. His thorough knowledge Of law
and his Judicial cast of
mind are attested IN the many able opin-
ions which have proceeded from his pen,
and which have always met with such
profound Difference at the hands of the
legal fraternity of the state.
His great interest in the educational
affairs Of Kansas has brought him into
contact with the people of the state at
large, and his personal popularity has
thereby been greatly enhanced. He has
occupied a position on the supreme
bench of this state since 1870, and in
1882 was elected TO his third term
Judge Brewer was born IN Smyrna,
Asia Minor, in 1887, at which time his
father was missionary to the Greeks in
Asia Minor. He graduated from Yale
college in 1856, and two years later
completed his professional studies at
the Albany Law School. He came TO
Leavenworth in 1859, where he has since
resided. The judge is a nephew of
Cyrus ". and DaYId Dudley Field, his
mother being q sister of those distin-
guished gentlemen. He has been iden-
titled with the growth and development
of Kansas in the most intimate manner,
and his appointment does honor to the
state TO whose prosperity he has con-
tributed so much, as we'll as to our con-
gressionsl delegation through whose
united action the appointment was Sc
cuFed
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27
FROM CHICAGO HOUND.

Miss Tytherleigh, Of EmporIs, il visit
ing the Martin family this week.
JIM. Townsend closed his school in
the Snediker district, March 81. Mr..
Townsend lie conscientious teacher and
has given excellent satisfaction.
The winter term of the Mound school
closed March 81. The Mound and
snedIker schools spent the day together
ct the Mound school house. Al
night Q selected program of excel
lent exercises was carried out and the
pupils Of beth schools acquitted them
selves In Q manner that reflected much
credit upon themselves. After weeks
vacation the. Mound school will COM
mence and continue for two months.
Prof Davis, who has been playing the
violin and giving slight OF hand per
Eormancea at various school houses
throughout the county failed 70 perform
ct tie Junction last Monday night, ow-
ing 70 having taken too much Neosho
Rapids "puddy rot" during the day
The boys who had paid their way In q
go the Performance took their pay II
destroying portion Of his apparatus
he sobeCed OF IN time TO give the Chi
eago Aounders . good entertainment OF
Tuesday evening. WHITFIELD.
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TMehsr's MsotaaR.

The southwest division OF the Teach
err Association held it, LAST meeting ct
the Dry Greek school house Friday,
March IA, r. schermeEhorn presiding.
The following teachers were present {:
Profs. Klock and Kizer, Aessrs. Scher-
neghorn, Smith, Winters. Yearout. VII
kins and Hummer and Miss Taylor.
Nine Of Miss TsyloF's pupils were also
present, ana assisted in the musical peri
Of the program. Mr. YeaTout presented
history and Mr.. Smith square root, Mr
Hummer read an essay on phFenoI
egy. Miss Taylor presented language
and Prof. Kizer drawing. They weT,
al IN the form of class drill Prot
KIock was, as usual. ready 10 Civ
us points that were useful, and no doub
all viii profit by them.
LuELLA E. TAYLOR, Sec,y.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27

The statement of the Baltimore paper
that the aggregate of money invested in
the southern states, during the first two
months of 1884 was over $2S.OOO.OO0 has
caused much comment. Yet the figures
do not seem to be exaggerated, for the
statement is itemized. When saw
mills costing 100000 and cotton mills
cns,iug $5OO.OOo to $l,OOO,OOO are erect
ed In large numbers. 1t is not difficult to
figure upIf2s. 100000. The fact that SO
much money is going into the south to
be substantially invested Is indicative
that capitalists are cpnYinced that their
money is not jeopaIdized by the politics
OF that section, as has been asserted by
some political organs. s,.
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Rnnnn - H.aae

The body of James Martin, the color
ed man who was drowned in the Cotton
wood river on the 21st Of last month,
was found Tuesday at the Missouri
Pacific railroad bridge. Q short
distance below the place
where the unfortunate man met his
death. The remains were near the shore
and were discovered by Isaac Sill, Of
Jackson township. They are consider
ably decompoeed. The coroner was no
titled and went to the place this after
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The Washington Star says concerning
the coming MORRISON bill caucus: The
talk among the Democrats concerning
the proposed caucus tor the discussion
of the tariff bill becomes more bitter
every day. So far from being measure
In the interest of peace and harmony,
the caucus bids fair to increase the bad
feeling now rampant in the party. In
spite of certain conciliAtory influences
which are at work, the disagreement
continues to rage and spread, and If moi
checked soon, will almost inevitably
lead to . split. Bad quarrels have beer
patched up more than once before now
IL Is true, but not since the
memorable division OF 1850 has the
Democratic party been in such a con-
Eested condition as now.
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Republican County Convention.

There will be . delegation convention of
the Republicans OF Lyon county, ut jays
opera hOnse, In the city OF Emp0ria, on the
18th day OF ApriI, 1884, at II O'Clock q. m, FOR
the purpose OF selecting six delegate to the
district convention 70 be held in the city OF
O'Clock a. m. and, Tor the further pur-
pose or selecting ten delegates TO attend the
davs the "a iay OF NAV. in the city Of I'm.
porfa for the purpose of nominating q candi-
date for congress for the fourth COMPRESSION
al district, and for the further purpose of
eIeetinB six dele gates 10 represent Lyon
county In the Republican state convention Ia
be held at Topeka on Tuesday, April -
1884 Tho various precincts will be en-
titled 10 the following representation. which
representation Is based upon the vote cast fol
James Smith, for secretary Of state. at thd
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GOT IN THEIR WORK.

A good deal of political work was
done last week during the extra session
of the Legislature. Men were brought
together from all sections of the state,
thus affording an opportunity to com.
pare notes, and make arrangements for
position. We should not wonder if COM
binations were made which "picked
out" most OF the delegates to Chicago
and which will have a consid
cradle influence in electing some of the
state officers. The! fixing also included
congressman, state senator's, legislator
and so on. No doubt some OF thes'
schemes are doomed to be blighted, bu
that there was good work done on til,
part of some candidates there is eyer,
reason to believe-work that put then
away ahead of their absent opponent: