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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-09
New Hampshire Odd Fellows.
CoxcoRD.o Oct.

CONCORD. Oct. s.
The 4lst annual session of the Grand
Lodge /. o. o. f. of New Hampshire, com
menced this forenoon with an unusually larg,
attendance. The number of lodges June 80
was So. gain of two; of members, 1891, 1
gain during the year Of 346.
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Death of a Prominent Man.

BELFAST, Oct. s.
William H. Burrill, prominent and much
resnected citizen of Belfast, died of pneu-
monia, Tuesday. He was graduate OF Colby
University, class of 1880. He was for many
wears clerk of courts and was representative
70 the legislature in 1872.
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l. II. Kicker, of Ricker's Iron Works,
Lock Haven, Ia, writes March 23d ~
bought one bottle of your Tar Syrup and
fennd il an excellent article for colds and
bronchitis" For sale by Allen and Co.
apr7t&wlm
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Seatenced to Jail.

PORTLAND. Oct. s.
Charles II. Burns of Canada was sentenced
to 60 days in Jail for defraudng the mails by
distributing circlars advertising monthly
journal, which only existed in his Imagination
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-09
Maud :. TO Trot Tuesday.
Hartford. Conn. DC

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Oct. 8.
Yesterday Maud S. was driven half of a
slow mile to see if she had her speed and
she was timed by Mr.. Crosby, Mr. Striker,
David Bonner and others in l033. the final
quarter in 304, a POI gait. An attempt will
be made on Tuesday next, provided the
weather is fine and the track good, TO drive
her faster mile than 2. 094, her present rec
ord. The exhibition will be open to the
public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-09

More mothers, more fathers, more children
mode happy by the use Of Jadwin's Pine Tar
Syrup than by all the other known remedies
on earth. For sale by Allen G Co.
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State of Maine Aaoat.

PORTLAND, Oct. s.
The Steamer State of Maine is now afioat
at Shipper Harbor and ready to be towed to
gath with tug. She will go tomorrow.
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War Department

- Al IItFIdTLHItHt,
Oince OF the Chief Signal Officer.
washington, ID. c., Oct. 81 A. NJ.
For New England and Middle States
colder and partly cloudy weather and loca
rams, followed by clearing weather: brisk
ana high northerly winds; higher barometer
on shore signals from Delaware capes ,c
Eastport
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-09

We. the undersigned, haze
used W0hO Bitters, and cheer
fuIIu recommend them as the
best medicine ace ecer used fo7.
;mpurities of the blood, and
the cure OT all stomach trOub-
les. incJuding dyspepsi0, loss
of appetite, indigestion, sicE
Ieadache, and general dc
Nlity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-09
New York Money market.
Rvenino Report.

NKw YORK, Oct. \.
Money easy between from lla2 and closed at
Prime Mercantile paper, 5a6 Exchange steady
" for loug, land ~ for short. Governments steady
Closing bids:
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Base Bail.

AT Chicago-Chicago ., Philadelphia 2.
The following is the standing of the league
games up to date
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BY TELEGRAPH.
WEATHER " REPORT.

Indications for the Next "a Hours.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-30
NEW YORK TILE PIVOT.


New York Sun: New York still re-
mains the turning point in the presiden-
tial contest. In this respect the results
of the October elections have not altered
the situation. The candidate of the
party that captures New York Will
surely enter the White House. The
other candidates will have to stay out
side.
A lew figures are just now in order.
The whole number of electoral votes is
49l. To be chosen president a candi-
date must hsYe an absolute majority,
which is pol. The states of the solid
south cast 1853 votes. This is 4S short of
q majority.
The supporters of Mr.. Cleveland claim
that he will receive the 156 votes of the
south. Where do they look IN the north
for the other AZ? They point to New
York, which gives SO, and Indiana,
which cast 10. making an aggregate of
81, which Is three more than is necessary
to save Cleveland, provided he gets the
entire 152 In the south.
Leave New York out of the Cleveland
column, and let Indiana remain in IT.
and he cannot by any possibility pick
up enough votes anywhere else in the
north to supply the deficiency. He mus
haYe New YORK, or his overthrow is in
evitable.
For the arguments sake we leave In
diana in the Cleveland list of states
But there is more probability that he will
lose every northern state than there l
that he will carry Indiana,
But the great fact is that the candl
date who loses New York loses the pres
+, idency
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-30
RLLLEnL EALsrEYLNG.


An article signed Taxpayer In the last
issue of the Emporia Democrat affords
very fiagrant instance of deliberate re-
sort to perversion of facts in order TO
make political capital. Mr.. Kellogg's
course IN the legislature in securing the
passage Of 8 bill authorizing the sale
by the county commissioners Of Lyon
county railroad stock has been made the
subject of criticism and in order to give
some show of force TO that criticism the
statement has been repeatedly made
that this was done in direct violation Of
the expressed will of the people as indi-
Gated in the November election
OF 1875, when proposition TO sell the
county railroad stock was submitted and
defeated. Taxpayer has evidently been
looking the matter up, or he could not
have given the figures SO correctly, for ne
gives the vote on the proposition as 9OS
against to 2s6 Tor; but alas for Tax
payers veracity, the records show ex-
actlY the reversible vote WAS 9O9 sH
fdUOr, 286 against. 1919 votes were cast
at that election, though only 1895 voted
on this proposition, but as the law
required a vote of tWo-thirds of al
the voters In order to authorize
the sale of stock, the proposition was de-
feated. 1t will be seen. however, that a
very large majority Of the entire vote
of the county was in favor of the propo-
sition, while many more were too indif-
ferent on the matter to vote.
Certainly the people of Lyon county
will unite in emphatic condemnation Of
such inexcusable attempts to fslsifY mat.
ters OF record SO easily verified, for pur-
poses of political deception; and will
give these charges against Mr.. Kellogg's
honorable record the consideration due
them, as emanating from those who
stand self-convicted OF Willful and delib
crate Misrepresentation.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-30
NOTES AND NOTIONS.

~ am satisfied" said the Hon. Ros-
welt P. Flower a few days ago, but be-
fore Tilden's letter was published. ''that
Mr.. Tilden is speaking this year through
the Sun"
Sam Lappin is behind the bars at last.
Night before last Sheriff Bixler, OF Ia
coma, w. T., arrived with him at To-
peka, and Mr.. Lappin has the oppor-
tunlty to rest his tired limbs in the same
jail from which had broke out eight years
ago. He has had an extensive tour since
then.
Richardson county, Nebraska, is get
ting up an immigration boom. a resi-
dent of that portion of the state brings
to the editor OF a local paper a sweet po-
tato measuring three feet and ten inches
in length. We now understand what q
Nebraska man means by sweetness
long drawn out"
j. K. Osgood, the Boston publisher
in his latest notice of new books, says
Besides all these is Howe's "The Story
of Country Town." the most remark.
able novel of modern American litera
ture, a spontaneous development o
prairie life IN Kansas, painting western
life with rare precision aud YerlsimiIi
tude in succession of swift and bril-
liant touches which would have done d,
discredit to Dickens or Victor Hugo.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-30
Blaine in wiscous,n.


CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-Mr. Blaine was
driven to the Northwestern depot at Q 80
this morning, accompanied by his sons,
Walker and EmmOns, together with Mr..
Joseph Medlll, having passed the night
at the residence of the latter gentlem an.
4 crowd, numbering 1900, awaited Mr..
Blaine's arrival. and was boIsterouslv en-
thusiastic, so much SO that it compelled
him to appear on the platform OF the
rear coach of the special train, where he
said: 81 thank you very sincerely FOR
this demonstration. 1t ADDS another
to the many welcomes have received
in your ci:y and at no time could Ii be
more welcome than now"
The special train, composed of two
drawing room, one dining room and one
express car, very deliberately decorated
with the American coloIs and bunting
1t drew out OF the depot at 8: Al, and will
make the first stop of any length at Ra-
cine. On board the train were Gov
Fairchild and Horace A Taylor, of Wis
consIn, as committee, and Congressman
John F. Finerty and Gen. j. B. Haw-
ley. of this city.
RACINE, Wis, Oct 25.-Kenosha, the
first place In Wisconsin at which the
train stopped, was reached soon after II
O'Clock. Here again Mr.. Blaine left the
train When ne appeared on the stand
he was received with loud cheering. He
spoke briefly, presenting the protective
tariff as the great controlling issue OF the
campaign. Formerly" said he. 1.-THE
enemies of the protective policy sought
20 excite prejudice against it upon the
ground that 1t was for the benefit of the
east anc not of the west, yet think that
during the twenty years that the system
has existed IN this Country the develop
ment OF wealth has progressed In far
greater degree in the west than in tht
east and just as manufacturing indus
tries move westward the price of land
rises II is higher in Pennsylvania
than in Ohio, it is higher
in Ohio than In Indiana and
in all three of these states the value of
land has increased in proportion to the
growth of manufactures and the pros
perity of the farmers has increased with
it." As Mr. Blaine retired he was given
three hearty cheers
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-30
GUARDING THE OOUNTYS IN
TERESTS.
How p. d. MaxsOn was willing 20 Dis
pose OF over SEQ, 900 OF County Rail-

How p. b. Maxson was willing 20 Dis
pose OF over S66, 900 Of County Rail-
road stOek-A Leaf from the Record.
The following are the commissioners
proceedings of March 8, 1871, pages 1874
and 395:
This contract made and entered into
this 9Th day of March, A. ID. 1871, by
and between the Board OF County Com
missIoners OF the county of Lyon, In the
state of Kansas, acting by and through
p. B. Maxson, duly and legally appoint
ed for that purpose, party of the first
part, and X. NJ. Ruggles and p. B.
Plumb, partners, as Ruggles 81 Plumb,
parties of the second part, witnesseth /:
That the said Board of County Commits
sioners of said Lyon county, party Of the
first part, for and in consideration of the
covenants and stlpulatIons hereafter
contained, hereby covenant and agree
that they will, at the termination of the
legal proceedings hereinafter men
toned, convey and transfer unto
the said 4. NJ. Rugg!es and
p. b. Plumb thirty-three and one-third
per centum OF the stock OF
the Missouri, Kansas & Texa As Railway
company, now held, owned and pos
sessed by said Lyon county.
The said R. NJ. Ruggles and p. B,
Plumb, parties of the second part, for
and In consideration of the covenants
and stipulations hereinbefore contained
hereby covenant and agree that they
will within q reasonable time, for and
behalf of the said county of Lyon, com
mence and conduct to a successful
termination legal proceedings against
said Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Railway company, In the nature Of q
stockholders suit, to Investigate the affairs
| Of said company and compel it to StOIo
achdt has become of its franchises, and tht
proceeds Of its capital stock.
And the said Ruggles s. Plumb, par.
ties of the second part, further consent
and agree that they will, at their OWE
| proper cost and expense, associate with
them and secure the aid of Messrs
Shannon & Shannon, OF Lawrence, Kas
and Messrs. Clough s. Wheat, of Leav-
enworth, Kas.
Witness our hands this 9Th day o.
March, A. d. 1871.
P.B. MAxsoN.
For and on behalf of tAe board o.
county commissioners of Lyon county
| Kansas.
RUGaLEs & PLUMB.
And thereupon it was, by the ssiC
board of county commissioners,
Ordered. That all the acts and pro
ceedIngs of the said p. B. Maxson, 81
appointed as aforesaid, be and they here
| by are adopted, ratified and confirmed
and the contract as above set forth, 81
made by said P. B. Maxson, for and or
behalf of the said board OF county com
missiOners with SAID Ruggles s. Plumb
be and the same is hereby adopted, ap
proved, ratified and confirmed; and thu
same made valid and binding contrac
on said Lyon county, acting by an(
through its board of county commission
| ers.
M. II. BATES, Chairman.
D. L. WARD,
| PERRY B. MANSON.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-30
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

Do the Democrats want any more
record?
John A. Martin pays his fare upon the
railroads. Click rides in a special car.
Hurd, the Democratic candidate for
associate justice of supreme court, was
a railroad attorney.
The biggest joke OF the season.. NJ.
McCown going oyer the county answer
ing Ingalls, speech at the opera house.
Cleveland has heard the cry, turn the
rascals out" and has pardoned sixty
criminals out of the penitentiarY. Gov
ernor Click has also heard it.
In the recent West Virginia election
the Republicans elected to the legisla-
ture thirteen of the twenty-six senators
and thIrty-one of the sIxty-seven mem
bers of the house.
If you want man at the head of our
supreme court who says he wants
whisky as cheap and abundant as coal
oil" vote for w. P. Campbell, Demo-
cratic candidate for chief justice.
c.. <. Holiday, Democratic candidate
for lieutenant governor. is the leading
man in the A, 7. s. S. F. R. r. Co., and
if elected would appoint the committees
In the senate and help assess railroad
property.
The gist OF Democratic opposition to
the Republican legislative ticket is that
the Republican nominees will not lend
their voices to the encouragement Of
lswiessness, but respect the constitution
and favor the enforcement of law
The Atchison Patriot closes fervent
appeal for the support of the straight
Democratic local ticket with the words
"Would it not be a good thing at the
election to forget politics and vote fol-
the best men!" That Is an astonishing
reason to urge in support of g Demo
cratic ticket.
The editorial correspondence in this
issue of THE NEWS will be found OF
especial interest because, written, as il
is, from the standpoint of one who has
the best opportunities of knowing, II
sfectually dispOses of baseless Demo.
cratic campaign Islander, and VIII serve
70 set any voters right who may have
had mIsgivIngs on the subject there dis
cussed.
The character of the Democratic wal
fare is unIntentionally very aptly de-
scribed by Democratic paper which
says: "Mr. Blaine is not yet elected
They are digging some deep pitfalls tor
him in New York and Jersey, and he
will be lucky indeed if he escapes
them" Just so. Ambush and treach.
cry are what the Democracy depend on.
But Mr.. Blaine's eyes and the eyes of the
people are open.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-30
4 CON0LUsIYE srATEKEYr.

Below is printed a sta tement
signed by nine Of the prominent
attorneys of EmpOFia relative to the
suit of Margaret Thompson VS.. James
Thompson Jr. ct al which is an ahso-
Lutte refutstlon of the 81 600 attorney tee
story that many of the less scrupulous
opponents of Judge Kellogg haYe been
circulating 30 industriOusly in their des-
perate attempt to iDjure his candidacy
for the state senate. It will be noticed
that three of the signatures are those Of
gentlemen politically opposed 70 the
party OF which Mr. Kellogg is a candi-
date, but gentlemen who as honorable
attorneys desire the publication of the
truth and would be unwilling to lend
their names to any slanderous attack
on personal or professional reputation.
EMPoRIA, Kansas, Oct %, 1884
We are familiar with the facts in the
case of Margaret Thomson vs.. James
Thomson, jr., ct al. in the district court
of Lyon county, Kansas. The amount
Of property involved in the case was
over twenty thousand dollars. Mrs.
Thomson recovered in that suit over
ten thousand dollars worth of property.
L. B. & J. n. Kellogg were the attor-
neYs of record for the plaintiff. The st
torneys' fee allowed to them was fixed
by the court at FIVE hun
bred dollars. Considering the
amount Of property INVOLVED, the inIri-
cate questions of law In the case, and the
result of the suit, we were at the time,
and are now, of the opinion that the at
torneys' fee allowed to Mrs. Thomson's
attorneys was reasonable and Just.
J.J. BUCK.
ED. S. WATERBURY,,
G. N. STERRY,
JOHN W. LYNN,
w. w. SCoTr.
]. HARVEY FIRTH,
J. w. FEIGHAN,
4. N. SEDGwICK,
| J. V. SANDERS.
Out OF the attorneys fee of $500 in the
above case we received from L. b. and
j. NJ. Kellogg $500 for our services as
associate counsel in the case.
| BUCK s. FEIGHAN.
After this publication of facts, any
repetition of this story can only be made
by one who will be guilty of wllful per-
version of the truth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-30
4 NATTER or REn0RD.

There is published in another column
OF this issue an extract from the COM
missioners proceedings of Lyon county
for the year 1871, when q contract was
made as there recited for which p. B.
MAxson, then q member of the board,
was directly and chiefly responsible,
providing for the payment of one-thlrd
Of the stock Of Lyon county in the Mis-
sour, Kansas 81 Texas railroad $780,
666.66, the face value OF that stock being
100000 as an attorneys fee for the
prosecution Of suit simply
to compel that company to
show their books. The suit was never
carried TO a completion and the fee new
er demanded, but that fact does not IN
the least lessen Mr.. Maxson's respon-
slbility or reflect any credit either
upon his foresight or devotion to the
interests OF the county in an action TO
which the mildest term that can be ap--
piled is that Of official stupidity.
The Emporia Democrat of a recent
date say that vote for p. B. Maxson is
q vote for a man who will guard the in
terests of the county, whether il will be
in the sale of county stock or appropri-
atoms for the State Normal.
In the light ofthese facts gained
from q scruting OF Mr.. Maxson's record
does It seem possible TO substantiate
that assertion? The record is conclu-
siye enough without any further COM
ment; but in view Of the desperate at
tempts corruptly 10 connect Mr.. KEEL
logg's legislative record with later trans
actions as to railroad stock, the question
may be fairly asked, and perhaps Ger
tain demagogues may stop their howl
ing about the twill of the people,
long enough to answer it-had
Mr.. Maxson remained as guardian
of the county's interests until the date OF
Mr.. Kellogg's election to the legislature
how much railroad stock il is reasona.
BILE to expect would then have been LEFT
to dispose Off An examination of this
record just now will act in the nature Of
boomerang, both on the question Of
large attorneys fees and in the matter
Of the sale of railroad stock.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-30
RRTREPY m POTTTTCS.

November Century: 1t is evident
that the only effectual remedy is the i'm
provement of public sentiment and the
enlightenment OF the public minds as to
the evils that bribery produces.
The improvement of public sentiment
on this subject must necessarily be
work of time, and it cannot begin too
soon. We may say, indeed, that it has
already begun with the discussions of
this years canvass; but much more
must be done in order 10 produce the
desired effect on the puuiic mind. 1t
is especially incumbent upon those
who profess to lead and counsel
the people on political subjects, whether
in official station, in the press, or else
where, to lead the public Alright in this
matter. BY exposing cases OF bribery
that may come TO their knowledge by
showing what evils result from it, by
denouncing it especially IN their own
party, by setting an example of perfect
honesty in their own public life, and,
above all, by scorning to use public sta
ton to advance their own private and
pecunIary interests, they may do much
to check the abuse even now, and per-
haps remove 1t almost entirely at some
future day.
The trouble Is that men who would
not themselves descend to bribery are
criminallV complainant with regard to
the use of foul means. when these are to
advance their own interests and those of
their own party. They are severe on the
subject of buying votes only when the
purchases are made in the interest OF
the other side. Their standard of polit.
zeal morality is high as applied to can
didates whom they are trying to de-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-30
rha SIGNAL sarvice.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Gen. HaZen,
chief signal officer, ia his annual report
calls attention to the crippled condition
In which the service has been left by the
last two appropriation acts, and says that
as q consequence seventeen stations OF the
meteorological service have been closed IN
order to send men to telegraph lines.
The increasing demands for special re-
ports in the interests of agriculture, spe-
cal trades and commerce indicate in a
measure, the report says, the value and
importance of the indications. The re-
port says no general storm has passed
over the country during the year without
warning. In relation to Arctic eXpedi-
tons Gen. Hszen says up TO the return
of the expeditions this year, had hoped
there would be no occasion for raising
the question of blame at this or any
future time, but new light has been cast
upon the project aud with it my duty
became plain, and truth, history and jus
tice TO all calls tor such impartial in
curry and authoritative Judgment as a
tribunal broad enough to embrace the
whole question shall institute and pro
nounce. and the congress of the United
States is manifcstly such tribunal
therefore trust this matter of the Lady
Franklin bay expedition and the expedl'
ton organized for its relief will bt
deemed worthy of thorough invesliga.
| ton by congress. Gen. HaZsn regards
the Greedy expedition as among the fore
most of its kind, and insists both Lieut..
Greedy In the Arctic region and the sig
nal bureau in Washington carried on
their parts of the presrranged plans o.
rescue literally and successtullyln every
| naFflrulAF