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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10

What remarkable man the British
premier, Gladstone, is. His admins
traiion has been vigorously criticised
during the present troubles In Egypt,
and more than once be has been called
upon TO appear IN the commons and de-
fend bis policy. Though over seventy
four yeaFs old end In poor health. ne
has done this with great force and abiII-
~. completely quietipg his adroit enc
mies. His latest effort was made on
Thursday night Of last week. A cable
gram says the house was thunderstruck
by the address, which for vigor, fierce
passion and magical effect never was
beaten, even by the premier himself.
The Impression is that it was meant to
threaten en- immediate dissolution II
forced 10 It, on the cry that parliament
was being destroyed by Tory obstruc.
ton. The Tories were certainly reduced
by II 70 immediate and ab1ect surrender
and though it had been intended e
keep up the debate on Egypt for many
hours, Gladstone sIleneed the Torie.
and they shrunk away and the contest
was ended. VI. GlIts. pa heightened
the effect of bis speech by s,raining hi
physical power. When he sat down h
was ghestly pale. He staggered out o
the house like worn-Out actor and Inn,
mediateIY drove down to his country
sanrarium. where be HIS since remain
ed. For q moment the Liberals Ar
sgain In triumphant mood. The pre-
mier's speech Is TO be circulated broad
cast over the country. and the grand ole
man once more bsstrides the whole
English world.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10

A new anarchist journal published at
Geneva bears the appropriate title of
The Explosion, That name typif0s
modern anarchist ideas very completely
The agitators do not desire reform OF
any kind, but simply destruction OF every
kind. They do not trouble themselves
with protests for the amelioration of
evils. They only propose to smash and
explode all existing institutions. Alter
having exploded society utterly they will
trust to luck for the new growth. They
are ierocious cranks. in short. and while
they have shown their capacity to bring
about isolated crimes there is not the
least danger that their foolish doctrines
will ever be accepted by any but very
small minority OF semi-lunatics Society
generally will continue to regard them
as instances. to be summarily suppress
ed whenever they proceed from raving
to action,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10
OVER THE STATE.

Anthony aud Harper are to be con
nected by telephone.
McPherson county talks of sending
= train Of cars 70 Cincinnati loaded with
wheat.
1t Is announced that the FL Dorado
Times Is to be run by steam. Has the
wind in that establishment given outf
1t is very good time now for the
anti prohibition papers ia Kansas to
get in their work on theology and agri.
future.
Fredonis lie bowling for more ad-
equate water supply. We suppose that
Wilson county can be reckoned on a. be-
ing solid for Martin for Governor.
Col. rweeddale. OF Topeka. has been
granted patent for means Of purify
ing water. Now let some enterprisine
Kansan get up . new cure tor snake
bites.
Kansas CITY Journal: The Kansas
wheat fields are beautifully cArpeted
with green and give premise of ar
abundant harvest, Farmers are busy
blowing for corn. Of which an i'm mems
acreage will be planted this spring.
The Leavenworth Times conclude
this is going to be another big year" TO
Kansas. While Il Is too early get {,
begin TO salt down" . sure thing Of
big crops, there Is-no doubs but that tn
indications all point in the direction Q
prosperity for this season.
The officers Of The Santa Fe road est
mated that an extra passenger train be
tween Topeka aud Leayenworth woul
COS, 81 900 month. The railroad com
missioners say 1t would cost 81 500
mouth The commissioners say the
got their figures from "a competent an
disinIeTesied ensiReer."
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10

Our Democratic house of representa-
tives is making rather Glow progress
with the public business of the country.
Congress has now beeen In session over
tour months, and scarcely general law
has been passed. Nearly all the time
has been taken up in the discussion of
schemes to take money out OF the treas
ury and to create new Offices. Hol-
man (Democratic) fitlY described the
situation yesterday when an attempt
was made to suspend the rules aud take
up the resolution making bills
Tor the erection of public
buildings the special order for April 10.
In opposing the resolution Holman
describes the condition OF public bust
ness in the house. Only FIVE Of thir-
teen appropriation bills had been pass
ed, and there were pending the tariff bill
and bills for the forfeiture of land
grants. With such important measures
remaining Enacted ON 1t was
for the purpose of considering
bills making an appropriation of 81. O0O..
600 not recommended by the head OF
any department. 1t is unnecessary to
say that the resolution TO appropriate
the $70OOO0O, a good deal of it for
buildings at unimportant points, was
passed by a vote Of 162 to 81. Thus II
goes, and If the public is not pretty
thoroughly disG listed with the record Of
the present Democratic house by the
time it gets through, unless there should
be q change for the better, We are much
mistaken
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10
Her Eightieth Birthday

An unwonted fitting around among
the older ladies Of our village. warned
the observer that something was brew
ing; one OF our "oldest inhabitants"
seen few days ago going to the houses
of the oldest settlers (too early in the day
for call, making too short a stay for q
visit) yesterday proved the matter. At
an early hour a big load of cobs was
taken 10 the premises of Mrs.
E. White, familiarly known IS
"Grandma White" When asked where
they should be put, she replied, ~ or
dered none" No difference, they are
yours" Shortly after loaded basket
was placed within her door. Some
neighbors and friends began TO drop in
to her neat little home till by one O'Clock
about twenty had assembled, including
her son, w. w. Kits and family; also
her daughter-in.law, Mrs. John Kits
and her daughter from Ottawa Mrs.
Goddard, Mrs. Duguid, Mrs Glass
and Mrs. Piper, from Emporia,
each brought some good thing towards
HE dinner All the paraphernalia for
/ preparing dinner, the tables, etc, were
provided by the ladies, The necessary
work was apportIoned 10 committees de-
tailed from the younger ones, SO that
graudma had nothing to do Hut visit
| with her older friends. The dinner was
such a one as the Americas ladies al
ways get up, which is the
highest praise, and served
on style suited to the occasion. This
was grandma's s0th birthday. She was
placed at the head of the table where
she presidzd with her usual mild aenig
nifty, After dinner was cleared away ar
hour or two If social chat was enjoyed
by ali. Grandma White received severa
personal gifts, among Them a bonne'
frJm Mrs. w. w Kits and her sisters
a pair of handsome gloves from Mrs
Mckee and List. beautiful tete-a-tet'
! at, aed ,ovclY basket of flowers from
hcr grand daughter; Miss Nellie Kits
Rho made the flowers herself, togethe
with slippers, aprons and other article
too numerous to mention. It was afte
, shutdown when the last babe good
night All endowed good time.
TELL TALE.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10
FROM AGNES orr.

Have You heard of the sale that did not
sail f''
Hopping cough in every family now
and measels expected.
Miss Viola jackson spent the Sabbath
with her parents.
Miss Laura Barclay is home 70 stay,
Mr.. Davis has taken possession of
the farm be purchased of Lester and
Ward.
Mrs. Robt. Mcmillan has moved on
the farm she bought of Mr.. Bigger.
Bumor says Mr.. Bracket will go to
Howard and keep hotel Mr.. has rent
ed his farm to Mr. Carr.
E. Barclay is visiting his old home In
Pennsylvania.
Farming has commenced IN earnest.
On Bluff creek grass Is beginning to
look out on the hills.
Mrs. COPYRIGHT has the brag garden.
Mrs. Naf is the first to cali the sprinS
chickens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Naff had the misfortune
to haYe their smoke house burn down
burnt ell their meat TO a coal; supposed
to have caught from the smoking kettle
Did the suctioneer knew before last
Friday that the mouth disease in some
localities Affected the owners instead o
the cattle. There Is a very bad case Of
mouth disease upon Bluff creek.
Elder Joseph Brown was up from
Emporia Saturday and Sunday, it be
ing the regular meeting of the Predes
tinarian Baptist church OF which he il
pastor.
&c. Edwads came up on Friday
with his wife and two little girls t
visit his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. B
Edwards, and old friends. They had 4
very pleasant time and returned &c
Emporia To day.
| Howard Edwards aad wife from Foul
Mile, Mrs. Gandergift, of Dunlap, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore from Cottonwood
Falls, was here to attend church.
G. w. Lester and little girl, Susie, and
her aunt, Mrs. Robt. Mcmillan went, tc
Emporia Monday.
| Miss Secord's school closed with en-
| tire stisfaction to ALL She understands
her position thoroughly and may we'll bs
called teacher. Those who received
prizes were Susie Lester, David Jack
son and Amy Wells. OLD FASHION.
Bluff Creek, April 8, 1884.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10

American wheat growers are fore
warned against the efforts which are
making by the British government in
England TO develop the excellent wheat
raising resources OF that part of the
world-a development which is UMPIRE
cedented In the history of cereal produc-
ton. In 1879 but 2,OOO, 900 bushels were
exported Of British India wheat; in 1881,
SIX times that amount; aud In 1888 the
large quantity Of 100000 bushels
just the present deficit in our exports Of
last years wheat surplus. The East In
dian wheat area is now 10000. 900 acres
nd it is said that $4,000. 900 acres of
jungle, which, when cleared aud Guilt
waited, will make good wheat land, re-
main to be appropriated. The home
government is prosecuting improve
ments to develop this valuable domain,
among them being a new canal 500
miles long, which will Irrigate COO
acres through 500 miles of minor chan
nels. Projected railway extensions also
have the same end in view; and the sec.
ond Suez canal, for which concessions
have been granted, only awaits the end
of the war in Soudan for Its inaugura
ffOn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10

In the Cincinnati election on Mon.
day the Republicans were the victims of
sharp practice. In such scenes oftrouble
as that through which Cincinnati recent.
Iy passed. It is quite common for certain
class of minds 20 suggest as the cure all
tor such complaints, q union of pc.
litical parties in the election of officers
We have always noticed that such demon.
STATIONS o; brOtherly love aBd such eff.
forts to sink party tor patriotism, resulted
benefcially TO the Democratic party. No
doubt but that Republicans as a rule 90
Into such municipal reform" movement
with patriotic motives, but the ruling
passion with leading Democrats Is IAN
eye to the main chance" So we
expected the municipal reform"
healing plaster, inaugrated just after
the riot, with considerable flourish OF
trumpets and coming of very respect
able and heightened parantage would turn
out IN the Cincinnati riot, and SO II did
turn out The pIundsrers In that unfortu
nate city have TOO strong hold to be
cajoltd into release thereof by such
soft meth ds as were attempted by the
committee of respectable citizens, which
put the municipal reform" ticket IN the
field. II only ended IN drawing of
enough Republicans votes, who were
guided by desire to do what was best,
to let IN nearly all the Democratic
ticket. and so the Democrats have an
other lease of power. while the Republi.
cans can ri feet ON their being SO easily
led into wha; v as undoubtl diy a chea'
on-the part of Democratic managers.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10


Some of our excellent Democratic
contemporaries are having more than
their share of trouble just nov about
Col. Martin, of Atchison. We do not
know whether the colonel has deter
mined to be candidate for governor or
not. II he Is we judge by the Demo
cratic antics that they are of the opin.
ION that he will make it tolerably sultry
for the Democracy. 1t is amusing to
witness the flow OF crocodile tears from
Democratic eyes over the fact that the
Champion opposed st. John as q third
term candidate for governor two yearl
ago. This the paper had q perfect right
70 do, aud the Republican party
would have been better of had it taken
the Champion's advice.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10

Iowa State Register: Murder is one
OF The safest crimes TO commit in Iowa.
There have been over 200 murders IN
Iowa since 1864, ana not q murderer has
been hanged. Very few have had life
sentences; the most have had light SEN
fences, and many have BEEN acquitted.
In Des Moines alone two OF the coolest
blooded murderers known in the history
OF the state were acquitted last year and
turned loose to kill still others; for men
who have once put their hands IN human
blood, and are turned loose without pun
lshment for 1t, consider themselves as be-
coming chartered murderers, and laugh
At courts and law. Other cities and
counties have had the same experience,
and 1t is said TO be true that three
fourths OF the men who have committed
murder in Iowa In the past twenty years
are now at large"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10

If anybody doubts the animuS OF the
Mississippi Bourbons toward the colored
people, let tlem read the following ex-
tract from an editorial IN the Vicksburg
Herald. Commenting upon the testi-
mony Of Congressman Barksdale, Of that
stale. before the committee to lnves-
tigate the CopiAh outrages, the Herald
says:
We are somewhat sollcitous about the
nerve OF some leading MississippiAns.
Manning lost his seat In congress either
through bad advice or weak nerves; the
governor, We are afraid, trifled
with his best opportunity; and
we are sure Hon. e Barks-
Amined by Senators Hoar and Frye. In
stead of the sensitiveness and lodging
he displayed, he should have been a
firm aad straightforward as the people
of the district he represents. They
meant for congress, the United States and
thn whole world % understand that the
white race will not be ruled and ruined
by the black race, and that the room Of
negro leaders aud negro organizers Il
preferred TO their company. Instead o.
being tortured by his inquisitOrs, Mr.
Barksdale should have priced the op
portuniiy t. hull In their faces the truth
the whole truth aud nothing but the trutl
about the sentiments of the white cIti
Gems of Copiab, OF the state and of all tn
snuihtrn states. That truth is, tina
they will not submit TO negro leaders
Rather than do Il they will kill them
This is simple, valuable truth, and th
sooner the whole country Is prepared
accept Il, that the two races may adjus
their own relations. the better for al
This g. no threat. for any white peopl
on Gods earth would do the very sam
thing under similar circumstances. tn
whites of Massachusetts, would not
near Y So patient as the whites OF Mlssi
slppi have been.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10
Burned Out.

John Bramhill, of Ivy, was in town
to-day and reported that the family of
Alexander Wilkinson, Lying on the
Switzer place a half mile from Bran
hills were burned out of house and
home on Tuesday morning. Everything
IN the house was destroyed, and the
family are now stopping at Mr.. Bran.
hills. The originofthe fire Is not known.
E. II. Spencer, of Heading, was also
burned out ON Saturday night. Full
particulars will be found in our Read
ing correspondence.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10

New York Tribune, April 8: Wheat
still sinks, closing 9s5S cents tor May at
New York. A little while ago there
were people who thought the same price
at Chicago Absurdly low and looked for
a sudden and great advance. Reports of
the failure of Lindblom 8 Co. at ChIca-
go increased the pressure to sell here
yesterday, but the bottom fact" is that
the country spoiled its market for grain
this year by demanding high prices IN
til customers abroad had supplied them
selves elsewhere. Any grocer or butcher
knows what happens to him when he
drives away his customers by demand.
ing higher prices than are made at the
shop across the way. We have been
doing that sort Of thing As a nation fol-
two years, and must now bear the con
sequences.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10
srr5.v scbooi Assembly.

w. e. Allen, secretary of the Inter.
State Sunday School assembly, was In
city Tuesday looking alter the interests Of
the session to be held at Ottawa in June
He will procure, if possible, the services
of our Knight Templar baud, and also
some of our singers to assist in the
choruses. Last year there was an at.
tendance at the IDLY OF thirty-fiYe
thousand people, and 1t IL proposed this
year to increase the number TO nifty
thousand. The assembly will last ten
DAYS. Reduced railroad rates have al.
ready been secured Oh some of the lead.
ing roads Several of the most eminent
speakers. including Generals Sherman
and Logan. have been invited, and some
OF them will be present
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10
BISHOP IRELAND ON TEMPER

AxNO1.
II is asserted very often, by people
who know nothing about it, that the
Catholic Church is opposed to temper
ance, and TO Legislation 10 promote it.
Such people forget the name and labors
OF Father Matthew, the existence of
the Catholic Total Abstinence Society,
and know nothing Of the PLAIN speaking
on the subject from the altar, which is
often heard In Catholic churches.
A very remarkable movement has
been in progress at St Paul, under the
teachings and lsbors of Bishop Ireland,
Bishop of the Catholic diocese of st.
Paul.
at a great meeting held in ST. Paul
on the 9Th inst, Bishop Ireland
said:
"The more I study the evil of intern.
peranee, the more 1 am convinced that
| this is the giant evil. More and more
am forced to wonder why intelligent
and upright men throughout this great
| Christian land do not rise and slay the
monster. AS it is, we f1nd in every state
and city prisons. poor houses, insane
asylnms, inebTiate asylums and kindred
| Institutions, and statistics show that 80
| per cent of the occupants Of these
! institutions are there because of the
direct effects of strong drink. Things
ksare continually becoming worse in this
| country. II il goes on during the next
| quarter of a century as it has during
the past twenty five years God knows
where this country Will be. am afraid
that our republic will be total wreck
| The evil is not amenabIe to law. The
statute books say that saloons shall not
be open on Sunday and that liquor shall
not be sold to minors. You all know
how these laws are obeyed, or rather
! disobeyed. The city of Chicago said
that saloon keeper should pay license
of $500; $3.50 being the license for sell.
| ing beer alone. The saloon
keepers said they would pay no more
than $50 and would sell whatever they
liked, and the citizens of Chicago look
on, helpless to prevent their doing so
So it is in all the large cities Of the
country. Twelve of the Alderman in
the city of New York are saloon-keep
vultnre-like, holds this Republic in It's
talons, QuiverIng in its deadly grip
| America is on trial before the whole
world as Republic. The verdict, if the
| whisky traffic IS allowed to have its way
will certainly be, it is failure. Charge
TO whisky whatever of failure there hal
| appeared thus far IN our experiment Of
a people governing itself. In politics
| We must make up our minds to act or
| principle and not on party grounds
| Never vote directly or indirectly in the
interests of the liquor trafice. Vote fol
men who will enforce every Law on the
| statute book"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10

And now, on this It'll day OF April, a.
D., 1884, at the re@alar April session OF
the county commissioners of this county,
the petition of John E. Mcleod, Alfred
Roberts, ]. E. Jones and forty eight
other citizens and residents of the town
of Neosho Rapids, praying for the vaca-
ton of the streets and alleys in blocks
IS and 40 in the said town of Neosho
Rapids in this county now coming in for
a hearing. and it appearing that due
notice has been given of said petition as
required by law, and that no public or
private right will be injured or en-
dangered:
It is now ordered, That the streets and
alleys in blocks forty eight and forty
nine in the town of Neosho Rapids, in
this county, be and the same are hereby
vacated, and the county clerk Is ordered
| to certify this order vacating said streets
| and alleys to the register of deeds for
record.
Granted this It'll day of April, 1884.
P. G. HALLBERG, Chairman.
The board then adjourned until to-
morrow morning.
Attest: ROLAND LAKIN,
| C0untV Clerk
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10

Philadelphia Press: The Postal Tel
egrsph Company is making good deal
OF noise about congress by its offer to go
to work under a government monopoly
in order to give the government cheap
er service than the Western Union can
furnish with ITS watered stock. 1t would
be interesting to know whether this is
the same Postal Telegraph Company
which was organized June 81, 1881, with
q capital of $4,000, 900, and managed in
two years to develop capital OF $751;
100000, of which $4,000, 600 is reported
issued, and bonded Indebtedness of
$4,000 900, having meanwhile built a
single line of telegraph wire, 1000 miles
long, from New York to Chicago. This
is rather quicker work than the West
ern Union can show, and If the S21 ,0OO,-
900 of stock and capital stood for any
thing but water, the sum would be large
enough for duplicating the Western I'm
ion plant and leave handsome profit.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10

The Republicans or The various Congress-
ionEI Districts shall have the option Of elect
ing their delegates az separate popu-
lar Delegate Conventions. called On
similar notice end held IN the dis
trfets At any time within dftesn days
next prIOF TO the meeting of the StSte Cen.
yention. or By subdivisions Of the State Con-
ven1ion into District Conventions: and such
delegates shall be chosen in the latter method
II not elected previous TO the meeting Of the
State Convention All district delegates 20
be accredited by the officers Of such. District
Conventions.
Is Is recommended that the delegates from
each county be selected in County Conven-
tton not later Inn Saturday, April 18Th, and
that the prim aries for the same be held not
later than Wednesday, April nth.
The various County Central Committees
should give a4 least tWo weeks' notice OF the
| time desi gnated for tbs election Of delegate.
4 By publication in the county papers.
It is also recon EGended that IN the severn
t-neF Congress onaI Districts, where g Con.
| Sressi9Edl Committee Is not fully organized
! the members OF said committee meet 81 a
early dag and complete their orzaEizakioaz
By order of the Republican State CeatrA
Committee A. l.. REDEEM, Chairman.
/ Attest: WHIT w. WALTON. Secretary.
Topeka February 1884