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

Some people like to show their con-
tempt Of popular superstitions. For in
stance. Thirteen Club was organized
In New York little over two years ago
TO combat the delusion as to the unluck-
iness Of thirteen people sitting down to
the table together. The original club was
organized September 10, 1881. The life
membership fee was fixed at $l3 and
the monthly dues at IS cents. The thir-
teen held business meeting at 7:13 in
the evening of Friday, January IS, at
house the number of which on the street,
4 "a. adds up thirteen, and at s:13 they
sat down to dinner In room 10. To enter
the room they passed under q
ladder of thirteen rungs, the old Ameri.
can Dag with thirteen stars was canopied
oyer the chairman's head; there were
thirteen jets of gas; the menu of thir-
teen courses were printed on a PASTE
board coffln-lid adorned with thirteen
gilt nailheads; thirteen bottles of wine
decked the table; thirteen boutonnieres
lay near the thirteen plates. You can't
scare any of these thirteen fellows with
any nonsense about thirteen.
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Dtaa.t Law. a. Cino,n.a,,.

MEMPHIS. April 4-HenrY Hose, COL
ored, was hanged tO-dsy noon ~ oseeola,
Ark, ninety miles above here, for assas-
sinating Demsey Taylor, . prominent
the country from Osceola. The killing
occurred about year ago. Taylor was
shot through q window one dark night
while setting in his bed room.
Rose was detected shortly afler-
wards by means of PAIR OF socks which
he wore oa the night Of the killing.
A large crowd Of negroes witnessed
the execution. The Condemned nan
confessed his guilt on the ecaffold and
advised the large crowd present to take
warning By his fate. A lhree-fcurtha Of
an inch rope ives used BY Sheriff Haskins
e Ross weighed 200 pounds. Hisneek
yEs broken BY the fall.
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The Gin Of Butler County 20 the FIos
e-Ns.,.. - MT


Suffers Of Ohio.
ELDoRADo, April IA train consist
ing of twenty-five cars Of COIN and flsu
left this city at Q O'Clock Sunday morn
lug pa the st. Louis, Fort Scott an,
Wichita, Missouri Pacific and Ohio al
Mississippi railways for Cincinnati, o..
being q contribution OF the people O.
Butler county 20 the Ohio food sufferers
The train, which contains 10000 bushel,
OF corn and "a COO pounds of donr, vii
be delivered al Cincinnati By the aboVt
named roads, free. Eleven cars OF grail
we're delivered from the southern poT-
ton of the county by the AtchIson, To-
peks and Santa Fe road TO Eldora6o.
j. w. Miller, vics-pEesIdent of the st
Louis, Fort Scott and Wichita road
came over early last week and providet
the cars, also sending 9 full corps
artists 10 properly cartoon and decorate
the train. The ladies have been busy
several days making sunf1owers an
suitable emblems for the decoratiob
The first car in the train bears the fol
lowing motto, painted in large letters OF
each side:
Another county heard from. Butler
county, Kan, comes to The rescue of the
Ohio flood sufferers with twenty-five
cars of corn delivered tree over the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe, Fort Scott 4
Wichita, the Missouri Pacific and Obi
& Mississippi railways"
Following this are the cars contributed
by the various townships, all cartooned
and credited to the donors. Various
farm scenes are graphically pictured OIL
the full sides of the cars, with appropri
ate notices.
o. EIc-.l vU TrIot oh.;-v,,o,, 80 4h,
relief committee, donated . car, and has
been very active in securing the co
operation of the people throughout tn,
country. The FL Dorado National bank
gave car, which was cartoOned as q
sight draft. The lawyers, doctors ana
county officers each gave car. Thi
following are the amounts contributed
by the various townships named:
Sycamore aad Chelsea, one Car
of corn; Harrison creek, one
car; Rosalia. one car; Prospect,
one car; Eldorado, six cars; Benton, ont
car; TOwando, two cars; Clifford ano
Plum Grove, one car; Milton, one car
Augusta, three cars; Walnut, one and
cars; Leon, one car; Douglass, one cal
of flour, and Richland, three cars OF
corn.
The city has been thronged all day
with people who came in 10 inspect the
train. It Is indeed an imposing picture
as 1t stands on the sidetTack.
The following gentlemen will &C
| company the train through to its des
tination, it being the Instructions Of the
railway lines 10 make the trip by day.
light: General j. G. Lambdin, Judge
William Harrison, County Attorney
George Gardner, Clark Henrie, j. w.
Tucker, Captain E. R. Powell, Walter
Holcomb, Fred Wise and T. P. Fulton
editor of the Butler county Democrat, as
the guests of the various lines of rail.
way. Some of the corn has been hauled
distance of twenty five miles in wagons
The general supervision OF the work
has been under the direct charge of 7.
| N. Lewis, assistant superintendent oil
the Fort Scott road. Butler county
raised 5000 900 bushels OF corn last yeal
| and could easily Fill such train every
week in the year without missing it.
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PIIe.iS PIIe1Ii,

Sure cure fog blind. bleeding and itch
Ing uiles. One box has cured the worst
cases Of twenty years Standing. No one
need suffer i've minutes alter using VII
Iiams' Indian Pile Ointment. II alb
sorbs tumore, silays itching, acts as ponl
tice, gives instant relief. Frepsrea only
for niles. nothing else. Hon. J. Gotten
bnry. al Cleveland, says: al have tried
core al pile cures, and it affords me
nIeasure 10 ssy that have never found
snvtbiuR WHICH gave such immediste
and uer1aneHE relief as DIR. Williams
Tudion Pile Ointment. Sold By Frazier
Madicine Co. proprietoFs, Cleveland. o.
Nailed on receipt Of price, 81. II. 4
Irwin, assnt 81 Rmporia,
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Chicago Times: A Washington pa
per suggests Thomas OchiItree for the
German mission, but the proper man
for the place is evidently the Hon. Jno.
L. Sullivan, of Boston, Massachusetts.
Mr.. Sullivan is now engaged in the lu.
cratiye business of knocking out" an
Ateurs, but If the government should Of
fer him the proper honors and emolu.
ments he might petbaps be persuaded
70 undertake the supjugation Of the
ferocious Bismarck.
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A Long Time to Walt.

OTTAWA, Kans, April THE Grand
Jury in their presentment called atten
ton To the case of Dunn. an American
charged with the murder of circus
man named Fletcher two and hall
years ago who had been lying in jail
here without trial ever since. They
said It was disgrace to the Canadian
bar that the prisoner should haYe re-
manned in jail during i've court sessions
without trial The Judge said the cast
would be tried at the present assizes.
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C1NcINHATI, o., April ALFRED ".
Burnett, the humorist and carricaturist,
died this morning at his residence in
this city Of apaplexy, aged 90 years. He
had an engagement this week at Harris
Musem here and last night filed il as
usual. He has been well known ali over
the country In his profession.
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LILLE Ameriea

long before they reach middle age fire.
ouentiy find themselves suffering from
some Of the complaints a1d weaknesses
pecuIiar TO their sex. For all such Kid
new Wort is q great boon. Is induces .
healthy action of The kidneys, liver and
bowels. cIeanses the system and strength
ems and gives new life TO all the import
AT organs Of the body. Il is natures
oteat assistant ia establishing aHc Sus-
faiainR heath Sold by al druggists.
Perfection. The sca1les, cardinal ned,
old rosd, navy blue, seal brown Diamond
Dyes give perfect results. Any fashion
sf,le color, Zoe. ct druggists. Wells,
Riehardson & Co, Bennington, VI.
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unntrnntrd Tor RI.,n..

PIITsBURe, Pa, April THE Repub-
lican convention for the Twenty-thIEd
Congressional district to-day elected
Hon. Thomas n. Bayne and E. II. Byers
delegates to the National Republican
convention The delegates were in
structsd to support Blaine for the presi-
dAntial nomination.
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St Louis Items

ST. LOUIS, April 5.-CoL ". c. How
ard, prominent stock man from Texas.
and owner Of hotel at Dallas. has par-
chased one half interest in the LindeH
hotel in this city aud has been elected
president of the company vice Charles,
Scudder resigned. He will have the
chief management of the hotel hereafter.
The fire last night in Broderics & Bas
CONS wire rope factory, also consumed
the Frederick barbed wire works entlre-
ly. The tottl loss was $4,000; insured
for about $4,000 Both concerns be-
longed TO the same parties.
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Charges Against Governor Murray.

WASHINGTON. April 4.-GoYernor
Murray of Utah appeared before the
Springer committee to answer to the
charges against him for Illegal practices
while United States marshal in Ken
lucky. The governor declared he had
disproved all the charges now made
eight years ago, and Attorney General
Taft then declared there was no ground
for investigation. The governor vehe-
mently denounced his accusers, declar-
ing it was q scheme of his political
enemies aided by the Mormon church,
charging Congressman White, of Ken
lucky, with false and malicious state
menrs in the house of representatives,.
Governor Murray will continue his
testimony tomorrow. He requests
Justice harlan and Speaker Carlisle be
called TO testify in his behalf.
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Date Changed,

WAsHrNeToN. April 8.-Ths dats for
the National Wool Growers Convention
AZ Chicago has been changed from Nay
7th, to May 10Th, in order that delegates
may be present and participate In the
proceedings of the National Industrial
Congress which will be held ct Chicago
Nav Olaf
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10

II Is well unde, stood by the communi-
" that DR.. Prices Cream Baking Pow
der has constituted for years past one of
the special domestic stsples- Il is IN
questionably. If the opinions Of chemists,
physicians and all classes of consumers
are worthy OF deception, the purest snd
market
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Hunts Funeral.

WASHING TON, April THE funeral of
the late minister Hunt will take place TO-
morrow afternoon with military honors.
The pail bearers will be- Chief Justice
Waite, Admiral Porter, Rear Admiral
Rodgers, Ex-Secretary Blaine, Senator
Gibson, Judge Bancroft Davis. Judge
Peabody of New York, and Ex-Post-
master General James.
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.hunan Treatnea. BY Robbers in

RISING SUN, Ind, April 5.-Two
masked men went to the house Of John
Smith. living in this vicinity, last night
and beat him until he was Insensible.
They then ransackedr the house for 3
large sum of money which Smith Is re-
ported to have secreted. Failing to find
the money they lit fire and
swung Smith. who had recovered
consciousness, back and forth over 1t in
hopes Of making him disclose the hid
ing place of the treasure. This was con-
tInued until Smith again became insen-
sible when the robbers departed. think
ing him dead. The neighbors found
Smith horribly beaten and burned this
morning. A posse is In pursuit OF the
williams and will lynch them If they are
cau9ht.
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LAWRENCE. April 5.-B. K Bruce.
the eoiored member of the junior class
of the State University and nephew Of
senator Bruce of Mississippi. was chos-
en debater o! the 0rophilan Literary
society on Friday afternoon. He IL one
of the most brilliant students in the uni
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Used Un Steamer.

HALIFAX, April 5.-The steamer New
Castle City sailed from this port yester-
day morning and dnring the thick fog
struck a shoal and knocked several holes
IN her bottom. The captain attempted
to return 10 Halifax but the water pour
ed into the steamer so fast that il became
necessary II beach the steamer in order
10 save the lives Of the passengers. The
cargo in the hold Is probably consider
ably damaged by water, but a number of
cattle on board were not injured.
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CONGRESSIONAL PKoOEEDINas.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April Plumb
introduced bill to grant the right of
way over public lands to the Utah and
Northern Pacific railroad company.
The education bill was taken up and
discussed by Bay ard and Morgan.
Butler will propose the following
amendment to the bill when in order:
''The money to be provided for in this
bill shall be raised by direct tax to be
levied annually on each OF the states,
shall be spportiOned among the several
states according TO their respective num-
bers."
Adjourned tlll tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Anderson, from the committee on
public lands, reported a bill to provide
for the adjustment of land grants made
by congress TO aid In the construction Of
railroads within the state of Kansas.
House calendar
The morning hour was dispensed with
aud the house went into committee OF
the whole on the appropriation bill.
Consideration OF the bill having been
concluded the committee rose and the
bill passed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, Cox, of New York, in the
char, on private calendar.
lo'The committee remained in session .
eng time considering the bill to relieve
certain soldiers of the late war from the
charge of desertion, but no final action
was arrived at.
COok presented the house through the
petition box paper signed by about 90
citizens OF Avery, Iowa, which can hard
" be termed petition, since II opens
with the words, 1--WE the undersigned
sovereign citizens, hereby respectfully
commend TO you our servenfs." demand
ing the passage Of bill to construct 9
douple track steel railway from New
York to San Francisco. and declaring
that not another dollar should be lent
to the national banks or sQuandered OF
canals.
The house took q recess until Z 80 thii
morning, for the consideration Of pen
u on bills.
at the evening session, the hous'
passed eighteen pension bills and ad.
] burned.
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Ef~ record

CHArHAM, Va. April IA IRE last
night destroyed tour stores, livery sta
Bile. the ONCE Of the Pittsylvania Trib-
me. and the county Jail. Insurance,
- 0n10. Tafl valued AZ $4,000.
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Or Fra.,er's a1a<ie Ointmens.

A sure cure for Little Grubs in the
In the skin, Rough Skin, etc. 1t viii
remove that roughness from the hands
and face and make you beautiful. Price
80 cents. Sent by mail. Frazier Medi-
cine Co. Proprietors, Cleveland, Ohio.
W r. IrRin. agent af Emporia-
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Moncure D. Conway. after residence
Ia Loadon of over twenty years, is com
Ing back 10 this country TO make it his
psrnsneut residence.
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I would recommend Ely's Cream
Balm to any one having Catarrh or Cat
arrhl Asthma. I have suffered for five
years so could not lie down for weeks
at q time. Since have been using the
balm can lie down and rest. ] thank
God that you ever invented such q med
icine-Frank P. Burleigh, Pennington,
n. II.
Ny Son, sged nineteen years, was
afflicted with Catarrh; the use of Ely'e
Cream balm effected e complete cure
w. E. Harmon, Druggist. Eeston, Pa,
go cts. package. See adY't)
From Major Downs, Military Instruc.
tor, Mount Pleasant Academy, Sing
Sing, N. Y: During the very cold
weather was suffering with Catsrrh
Ny head and throat ached 30 severely
that was obliged TO keep quiet. Ely's
Cream Balm was suggested. With an
hour from the first application I felt re-
lieved, the pain began to subside. In .
few days was entirely cured. W. A
Downs. price so cts
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Tbreatened RIot m Now York.

NEW YORK, April 5--For the past
two or three days an unsigned circular,
calling upon the working classes to
meet at Cooper Institute to night
to take action in connection
with the Cincinnati riots have been in
dustriously circulated through the city,
chiefly among the classes who would
be the first to make trouble in
the event of Tiotous demonstrations in
this city. To-day copy of the circular
was received by mail at the police head
quarters, together with two letters
from citizens representing that threats
had been. made IN certain quarters to
ferment q disturbance and apply
the torch. The entire reserve
police has been ordered on duty tonight
and large force will be sent to Cooper
Institute to suppress any riotous dem
ouetraffOn
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The weeks Failures

NEW YORK, April 4.-The failures Of
the past week In the United States were
17S; Canada "a, against 204 for The pre-
Vlous week.
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Postal TeIegraphx.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 4.-The
senate committee on postomces and post
roads reported favorablY q bill to pro-
vide for the establishment of the postal
telegraph system. This actlon was
agreed upon by 8 vote of to 8, Senators
Hill, Wilson, Sawyer and Jackson voting
in the Affirmative and Salisbury, Maxey
and Groome opposed Palmer and Ma
hone we're absent.
Senator Hill, chairman of the commit
tee, will report the bill to the senate
Monday, 30 as TO secure good place on
the calendar, but the report to accom-
pany the bill Will not be submitted until
q later day. The seven members of the
committee present voted unanimously
to establish the postal telegraph system
by contract with companies already or
gained and hereafter to be organized,
but on the question of building govern
ment lines of telegraph they were
divided, Hour-Hill, Wilson. Sawyer and
Jackson-being IN favor Of the PROPOSE
ton; three-SSuleburY MAxey and
Groome being opposed to It.
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Senator Logan's wife is an ardent
Methodist We believe 1t ia only fair to
the Senator to state that this is the single
point OF analogy between him and r. b.
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sinking of the Steamer Daniel Stein
mann

Va 1ho EAG1AAGE GNoAh-
BOSTON, n. Y, April 5-A special to
the Herald from Halifax, received late
last night says the steamer Daniel Stein
mann struck about ten o'clock Thursday
night on Red Rock Shoal, about 200
yards distant from Sambro light, during
a terrific gale and dense fog She
Immediately backed off and
the next moment struck on
Gardner Shoal. An immense hole was
knocked in her bottom. She speedily
filled and within a few minutes went
down. So far as at present known but
one life boat was launched, but how
many it at first contained Is not known.
About midnight the men at Sambro
island observed the boat making tor the
shore aud guided it with torches to
Cabin Cove, where the occupants, five of
the crew and two passengers, were
landed. After day light broke two per-
sons could be seen clingi0g to the rig
ging OF the sunken ship. A boat from
the light house rescued them from their
periIous position. They proved to be
Capt Schoonhaven aud boy passenger.
About 8 o'clock Friday morning
q pilot boat touched at Sambro island
and received a note from the captain to
the agent of the steamship, which con-
tains the above meagre facts.
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Not 3 Canaidste,

WASHINGTON, d. O., April 4-The
Star yesterday published the following
paragraphs: A Star reporter was In
formed this sfternson by authority en-
titled 70 credit that dispatch had been
received from Nr. Oliver Payne, deny
ing the statement imputed TO HIM that
hls father would not accept the Demo
cratic presidential nomination. 1t is
understood the dispatch was sent to Rep
resentatiVe Paige, of Ohio.
DE-. Mumford, of the Kansas City
Times, who, in an interview, made the
statement imputed to Col. Payne, stated
to an Associated Press reporter tonight
that he had to-day had IN interview with
Congressman Paige, OF Ohio, through
whom the denial of the authenticity OF
the interview purported to come, and
that Paige stated that hethad not received
either 9 letter or telegram from Col.
Payne referring to the interview in any
manner, nor did he know of any enc
else having received anything from Col.
Payne on the subject. Congressman
Graves and Elk Congressman Franklin, of
Missouri, were present ct the interview
between DR.. Mumford and Page, and
heard the latter's denial Of the report
purporting as coming from him. DR..
Numford adheres rigidly To the state
ments made In the interview referred
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RAIKlaR. n. G., April z.-FOF three
dags aaa nights the most destTucsise
FIRE known hiss been devasting the SOUTH
ern border of the state extending into
elk Or seYea counties, vast forests of
long leaf pine being attacked. These
form the chief source of the timber snp-
ply. High winds famed the flames
into fury and htindteds of thousands of
trees we're burned. Some Of the largest
turpentine orchards in the state are
ruined and many farm houses destroyed.
The people are bFevelY fighting the fire.
A number Of towns narrowly escaped
destruction. At Manly, on the Raleigh
g Ag1sta railroad, q number of
houses were burned and large stores
of lumber and railroad stills
on the line Of the road were burned. 4
dozen turpenfine dIstiileries are ruined
and the country Is one great stretch of
blackened wilderness. The extent of
the disaster ie not vet known or fully
realized. Many families are homeless.
The IRE swept fifty miles 10 one direc-
ton and thirty in another. Few places In
Its path are reported as escaping.
The fire Was cauaed by high wind
blowing sparks in the turpentiRe woods.
The fires extended into South Carolina
On the line OF the Charlotte, Columbia
q Augusta railroad trains have been
running through nlies Of Ore. A num-
ber Of dwellings and eight or ten barns
were burned in that direction. So far as
learned no lives have been lost.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-10-16

Judge Simrall, Of Warren county,
who was Justice of the Supreme
Court under Ames, and Gen. Reuben
Davis, of Monroe county, who took
a conspicuous part in the revolution
that resulted in driving Ames
out of Mississippi, are electors for
the State at large on the Blaine
ticket, and both grated at the U. S.
District Court room in this city
Thursday, to small squad of SYM
pathisers and little larger crowd of
sight seers. 1t is funny to see these
two gentlemen who have been so
often and highly honored by Missis-
tippians, slipping in under the can
vass to the Radical circus at an hour
when all of the best and truest men
in the Republican party are turning
from it's presiden tial nominee with
loathing. The claim is "proiection
to American industries but we fear
that the hidden motor of action is
one that can be better met with
qninine and Simmons liver regulator
than solid argument. P. S. We don't
charge Simmons anything for this
advertisement.