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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
AKE1R ADY0G4TE.

Looking back twenty years and view.
ing the record OF ThOs. A. Hendricks,
candidate for Vice President on the
Democratic ticket, and the defender of
Cleveland, We are led to ask where the
country would stand to-day If this ad-
vice had been followed aud his efforts
successful? The war would have been a
failure: this Union wsuld have been
destroyed; slavery would have been per-
peluated; the public debt would haye
been virtually Tepudia,ed; the govern
menI, instead of being able TO borrow
money at three per cent. or less, would
not be able to borrow good money at
ali; specie payments would not have
been resumed; gold AMI SILVER would
be merchandise aud not cur
rency; bank notes would have a fluctuat-
ing value; manufactures would be pros
trate under the weight of British free
trade there would be no rcmunerative
home market Tor our surplus agricul,u-
raj products; wages for worklngmen
would be down 10 q level, measured by
tuC WIN Puup0I oy .
tenn of Europe. The record OF Hendricks
points TO these results, and it he could
have shaped the course OF the govern
neut it IS not difficult to see what the
condition of our people would be- to-day.
And this man aspIros TO the sec
ond place in the nation, aud as the
representative of party whose worst fea,
lures of disloYalIy aud mistakes he al
ways represented. AS IL To round OH
this bad record he now steps u the front
with the argument that the MUNICIPALITIES
OF Cleveland do not unfit him for the
first place IN the nation. He has moi
yet gone so far a. 10 argue that CleYe.
lands victim has done anything To unfi
her for the position OF the first lady q
the land; but the logic OF his argumcn
IN behalf of the head of his ticket would
naturally lead To that conclusion And
why not? A code of morals that woul,
destroy a woman, ruined under prOmisl
OF marriage, while elevstIng the de
stroyer. would be !. disgrace to civiliz'
ton.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Inc most popular man In Kansas now
seems to be Senator Ingalls,.
No matter who may be responsible for
the nomination OF Cleveland, it is very
clear that the country would be respon-
slble should he be elected.
The fighting weight of Senator A. P.
Riddle Is not more that 100 pounds, but
that is good deal more than c. K. Hol-
liday will be able to handle at the polls
In November.
A Massachusetts paper vOuches for
the entire chastity of the Democratic
candidate for president 1t seems that
the time has now como for Mr.. Cleve-
land to fish or cut bait.
Speaking of gall, the Kansas City
Times seems to think that Col. Dan An
thony Is displaying a great lack of pub
lie spirit in refusing to support Tom
FenlOn for congress.
Ben Butler has announced his inten-
tiOn of invading Kansas. Well, 1.-the state
has enjoyed flve consecutive seasons of
prosperity, and should now be able to
stand an occasional back-set
Ben. Butler will be one of the attrac-
tions at the state fair at Topeka next
week. The managers assure the public
that the display OF live stock will be the
finest ever seen in Kansas.
St. John is said TO feel much eneour
aged over the withdrawal of POmeroy
In his faYor. He says IL isn't every can
didSte that can scoop IN ten or twenty
votes in a single day.
1t is said that Queen Victoria eats a
large saucer full of oat meal mush every
morning before arising from her bed,
and persons who have read her last book
will not be disposed to question the &C.
curacy of this statement.
The Republican state central commit
tee is after red headed George W. Martin,
of the Junction City Union. The charge
preferred against him is that he hes been
taken in the act Of making q bold At
tempt 70 break into the Democratic
party.
Miss Ssllie Hutsell. the present incum'
bent, Is 9 candidate for reelection to the
Office of superintendent of public instruc'
ton in Cherokee covnty, and is opposed
by Miss Anna Snevely, who has been
placed in nomination by the Republi.
cans. It is perhaps needless TO add
that General Apathy will fight shy OF
local politics in that part OF Kansas thil
year.
It quite generally understood thai
Judge Bill Campbell. of Wichita, who
has been nominated for chief justice By
the Democrats of the state, entertains &C
hope Of being elected. a man who haI
sufficient discrimination to come baci
to Kansas after removing TO Missouri
displays enough intelligence TO know
that no man who has played the par. o
Albert Morton in the Union Spy car
ever hope TO wear the ermine In thil
glorious and progressive young common
wealth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04

New York Fun: The charge that Mr..
Blaine suppressed some of the MulhgaA
letters and read less damaging docu-
ments in place of them has finally melt,
ed down To one letter-that of Fisher to
Blaine, dated Oct. "a, 1871. In this re-
duced and attenuated form the case of
alleged suppression figures in the CAM
paign literature supplied from come
where to newspapers like the Boston
Post and other journals unequal to the
work of original aud Independent inves-
tigation. Yet there never need have
been any mystery even about the one
letter that was missing from the pack
age. Mr.. Blame declared when he read
the batch that he did not find this letter
of Fishers with the Others called for by
the schedule. People can believe him
or not, as they feel disposed, but both
the fact that he did not read the letter and
his explanation of the omission have
been on record for eight years. Every
attempt TO find other ground for the
charge of suppression or substitution
has failed for lack of basis on truth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04

The nominations made this year in
numerous counties In Kansas, of women
for the Office of superintendent of public
instruction Is sn honor to a state that
has led off in every social and political
reform movement in the country for the
past twenty years. The position is one
which can be as ably filed by a woman
as by one of the sterner sex,
and IN n any instances where women
have served in this capacity, the edu-
cational interests OF the sections Intrust-
ing them with this important work have
been advanced and promoted. One OF
the most cheering indications of the
times Is the growing disposition TO
widen the channel which admits women
to larger and better spheres Of action
and It is the glory of Kansas that she
occupies the position of u leader in this
grand departure.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04

A Buffalo gentleman who has known
Cleveland long and intimately thus
speaks of one phase OF his character
he Is describing his curious ideas of
gratitude: Another one of his pecu-
liaritles is, that, no matter how hard
people work for him, to advance his in
ierests, he never feels the slightest gratI.
tude or looks upon himself as under any
obligation to them on account of their
labor or suffering on his behalf, because
he feels and believes that they simply
have done their duty, and that they
feel so. and that if they did
less they would be guilty of do
ing a great wrong to themselves. Every
man who helps HIM, and works TOR him,
and spends money tor him. he considers
amply repaid for his trouble because he
has had the priUiIege of doing such an
act, and such thing as rewards for ser
vices rendered he never thinks OF be-
slowing excupt where theY:wil tend 10
further or strengthen his desires and aid
in increasing his Comfort" The dis
appointment and sufferings of others are
of no importance to him except to the
extent that they may injure his own
feelings and diminish his enjoyment,
especially if they are so situated that
what is happening to them would tend
to lessen their usefulness to him.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
More About Greely.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. Am
army official who recently read portions
of the diaries OF the Greedy party, said
o-day that they reveal more serious
condition of affairs than the survivors
will admit. Ii seems that from the be-
ginning OF the expedition there
had been disputes between men,
bers OF the party. These led
to divisions which existed at the time
of the rescue. When found there were
two parties, one in charge of Sergeant
Lang, and the other IN charge OF Ser
geant Brainard, and they were living as
Separately as two tribes. Greedy, while
an invalid and during the last
few months of his Arctic life,
BraInerd, who. cared for him. Daily
diaries showed that stealiug was com
mon practice, One says that DR.. Pavy
stole from them whenever opportunity
offered and that sometimes he took SUI b
as were apportioned to the indisposed
members of the party. At other times
when the men were sent to shoot birds
and were successful the diaries
say shat not all birds killed
were taken to the camp, but
some were concealed in the snow for
the future use of the hunters. No men
lion is made of caunibalism IN the por-
lions of the diaries that have been read,
and the officer who has seen them refuses
to say whether or not any other member
of the party than Private Henry Is re-
ported to have been shot. The army
officials say the contents uf the diaries
will not be made public until an inYes-
tIgatiOn is OTder.d
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
what Plumb Says.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator
Plumb reached here today direct from
North Carolina, where he has been in
the interest of the Republican party. He
has been the guest OF Sergeant at arms
CaVedy OF the Senate. He looks well
and talks cheerfullY. In the course of
an interview he said he talked verV little
with politicians in North Carolina and
was not In a position TO say anything
about the situs ion there. He denies
the truth of the telegram received from
GreeBboro this morning, which said he
and other party managers had caused
the withdrawal of DIR. Wheeler as
the Republican candidate for con-
gress from the Fifth North Carolina
district. and says the dispatch gave him
the first Information concerning the
charge. He had read about the situa-
ton in his own state He says the ma
jority for Blaine may be reduced to So
900, but he don't believe il will get be-
low 10000
How about the ST. John ticket ?" was
asked 81"
"Oh. that won't hurt Blaine any. 1
mean it Will not hurt him materially. 1t
will draw some few votes, but that won't
amount to anything"
The senator leaves here tomorrow
evening for New York, from where he
will go west. He was the guest of Judge
CrOwell this evening. The latter is the
probable successor to the first auditor.
ship made vacant by the death of Judge
ElV
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
News From CorrIeanrIIIe

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2.-The city cOun-
Gil after an ali night session last night.
passed by vote of eight to two an ordI-
nance granting the COrrigan ConsolIdat-
ed company thirty years, extension OF
street railway privileges of the city. The
earliest termination of the present fran
chises does not occur until five years,
hence propositions were made by num-
Der of the most reputable capitalists of
the city to pay $4,000 for the same
privileges, but the proposal was ruled
out of order and all rights conveyed free
to the CoTrigan company.
The citizens tax payers league met to-
night and appointed mass meeting for
tomorrow night 10 consider the matter.
Public sentiment strongly condemns the
action of the council, and the feeling
generally expressed Is one of great indig-
nation. Numerous amendments were
proposed in the session last night looked
to the improvement of the better accom-
mediation to passengers but the greater
part of them were voted down. A sec
ton prohibiting future grants to other
companies over the same streets was at
first amended, but afterwards passed as
originally drawn. The matter will be
contested as far as may be, and lengthy
litigation is likely to ensue. One Rrgu.
ment IN opposition is that the vote hav-
ing been taken at 3 O'Clock this morning,
the ordinance was not passed on the
same day the session was convened.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
GIant Ponder ExpIoded.

SHARON, Pa. Sept. 3.-Last evening
while six men were blasting q huge
piece of iron In the bottom Of the stack
of the Valley furnace, blast Of giant
powder was prematureIy exploded by
spark Of fire from q hammer. One man
was injured fatally and i've more serious
ly burned. VIM. Ayers was terribly
mangled about the legs, eyes and hands.
G. Shiverton was burned in the body,
face, eyes and arms. Ali others were
burned but not seriously. Ayers was the
support of his father, mother, and their
saYen Children.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
srARvING sAvAeEs.
DspE0Eable Condition OF the Pisgan IA
dIaas-The Agents report.

dts3S-1he Agents report,
= WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 30.-In re-
gard TO the report Of the distressed con-
dition of the Piegan Indians, Acting In
dian Commissioner ntevens to-day
stated that the Indian Office was IN no
wise to blame for the condition of af-
fairs. At the last session Of congress the
commissioner had requested an appro-
prlaiion OF $75. 600 for the maintenance
OF these Indians. This amount was, in
the opinion of the bureau. the smallest
sum that would suffice for the
purpose, but the House cut
the estimates down to $4,000. The
senate increased the appropriation to
$50, 900, and this money, although used
TO the best advantage, is not enough to
feed the Indians during the year. On
August IL Agent Allen made the follow
ing report upon the subject:
binder date of June 4. 1884, / wrote
70 your ofi1ce, reviewing the estimate
tor supplies made by my predecessor,
30, 1885, and showed that the amount OF
mest estimated for wss only one fourth
the quantity required, and flour only
about one-third the quantity required.
He asked for 900. 600 pounds of beef
gross; only 10000 pounds have been
purchased, less than one-flfth ratlons,
or less than hYe ounces per day for
each person. The -four purchas-
ed for the current fiscal
year gives less than six ounces per day
70 each person On such an allowance,
Gaving nothing else, how could they
avoid starving? / telegraphed you ]
haYe supplies for present needs. If
were TO divide The 400, 600 pounds OF
L u -. - he
year, snd issue only that amount, the
needs would not be met, but am issuing
more than that. and will continue 10 do
so while have 1t on hand, for these In
dams shall not die from starvation while
l have anything to give them. If the
supply runs out the responsibility may
rest where It belongs. At present there
Is great abundance of berries and these
help TO prevent starvation, for the In
diaps gather and eat thG m IN great guam
titles: but the berries will soon be gone,
and then there will be nothing but
| meat and -four. 1t should be
borne in mind that at NO time
since I assumed charge of this agency
has there been a single pound nf rice,
beans, hominy, oat- meal, or anything of
that kind to give to the Indians. Do you
wonder it is reported that they are starry
ing? In May and June there were times
| when they stripped trees and ate the in
! ner bark to keep soul and bodies togeth-
| ar, and all the time they were begging
/ for food I at one time issued over 90
| Oo0. pounds OF bacon that had not re
celpted for and which had been. con-
!demned by the Board of Survey.
would never have done SO had they not
been In q starving condition. Just now
| they are not suffering, but in q very
short time the berries will be gone and
supplies will run low, and the carpenter
will again be kept busy making making
burial boxes unless something can be
done in the way of getting them add
tiOnal food"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
ANNOUNCEMENT.

have sold uy interest In the EN-
FORIA NEWS 10 a. b. Newcomb, of
Washington City. and with this issue /
bid its readers farewell
The reasons for this change are purely
personal, aud need not be enlarged upon.
The NEWS has been . success from the
start, and IL more prosperous now than
ever before. Its circulation and adyer-
tisIng patronage have both increAsed
largely within the past year. The
change Is one which have contemplate
ed for some } ears, and three years ago
got ready 70 make, but abandoned be-
cause OF the effect IT would have upon
those whose interests were at stake.
do not leave The NEWS and En-
pOris without regret. There are many
thlngs which bind me T. both. To the
good friends who have been mine for the
many years during which we have
been associated together put on re
ord the thanks of heart that apprecI-
ates their good deeds Snd kind words.
have purchased the Sumner County
Press, prosperous paper At Yelling
ton, Kansas, the county seat of one OF
the very best coun ties in the state, and a
city of beautiful location, and rapid
growth. Here shall continue to con-
tribute my lille mite for what / consid-
erthe best interests ot Kansas. .-.
l am under lasting Obligations to the
editorial fraternity Of the state for kind
consideration, and also 10 those with
whom ! have been associated in The
News. wish especially TO mention my
late partner. Alex. Butts Our associa-
tion ON the paper for the past four years
has been one OF the greatest pleasure
and PROFIT to me. He made THE NEWS
better ard stronger than II ever
was before by the bright
ntss OF his accomplished pen,
and the separation vi ties that have been
a constant source Of enjoyment 10 me is
one OF the painful consequences Of the
change. wish Alex. all the good there
Is 10 this world for him.
bespeGk for my succt ssor the con-
tiuued confidence and patronage which
has been extended TO THE News by the
people of Emporia and Lyon county.
He y an able writer and experienced
newspaper man. For twenty years he
has been employed in important rela.
tious To the government at Washington.
None but man of the best character
could SD long hold such relations. The
work that I did on TIE NEWS will. ]
have no doubt, fall into ADLER hands
Give him the right hand of fellowship
and treat him as well as you have me-
and that is ali he could ask.
Wishing all the good people of En-
poria and Lyon county a full share Of
the blessings of this world, l am truly
their friend, jacob SToTIER.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
PraticaI ProhibitionIsts.

FORT SCoTT, Kas., Sept. THE
Bourbon county prohibition leagues
held meeting here tonight and resolY-
ed not to elect any delegates to attend
the prohibition state convention which
meets in Lawrence tomorrow. The
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That while we fully believe
in prohibition as legitimate issue In
state politics; that the Republican state
platform takes broad and ample grounds
in favor of prohibition, and its nominees
are pledged to maintain and enforce the
laws,
We therefore deprecate the proposed
nomination of state prohibition ticket
as tending to divide the temperance vote
of the state and aid in the triumph of the
liquor power.
We therefore pledge ourselves to vote
for Col. John A. Martin and the nomln
ees of the Republican party as the surest
method of promoting temperance and
prohibition.
The secretary of the league was or
dered to forward the above resolution to
the secretary of the prohibition conven-
ton at Lawrence.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
THE FROZEN SEA
Another Polar Expedition to be Fitted
ehnf

Gut.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.-In face Of
the horrors of the Greedy expedition, as
disclosed by the records and narratives
of the SURVIVORS, another Arctic enter
prise to find the north pole is being ar
ranged by private individuals, which is
to be commanded by Chief Engineer
George w. Melville, of the navy, who
is now In this city. II has been known
friends that he would be willing
to undergo smother voyage
in regions of perpetual les, notWith-
standing his narrow escape after the
wreck of the Jeanette and the disas-
trous retreat of the unfortunate. DeLong
and his men. 4 dispatch was received
from Washington today stating that
Chief EBglneera Melville would shortly
apply for leave OF absence from the
navy for two years in order to take CON-
mand of q new polar expedition which,
it Is said, will leave in the fall Of next
year for the purpose OF trying to reach
Franz Josef's Land. Cyrus Field JF.,
| says he will furnish one half the money
needed TO fit out such an expedition, and
the members of the New York Yacht
l
the remainder. This dispatch was
shown to Mr.. Melville at his
rooms at the Irving House. Although
he said he didn't care to talk about the
matter, he partly coFroborated the story.
| He said such an expedition was contem-
| plated, but that the plans had not
| yet been completed. AS soon rs the
matter had been fully arranged the de-
tails would be published It is under
stood that no government aid whatever
will be asked to assist this expedition,
Some doubt is expressed as to whether
either the navy or war departments will
| give leave of absence to officers for such
an enterprise at this time. Engineer
Melville is physically in splendid
health, full of confidence in the success
| of we'll directed arctic search expedi-
ton. He has the experience of four voy.
| ages In the northern seas, and in this 10.
speet IS probably the best equipped ex
plorer for such an enterprise in the world
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04

Clay Center Dispatch: "Hon. John A.
Anderson wants 1t distinctly understood
that be does not endorse the course OF his
cratic red headed friend Of the Junction
City Union, and that he will take early
opportunity to publicly proclaim his
condemnation of the effort of George w.
Martin and his followers 70 defeat John
A. Martin for governor. The fact that
Anderson buried an aunt last Monday
prevented him from appearing at juno
ton City at the rally, and there affirming
his devotion to the party, declaring his
intention to support the whole ticket,
national and state, and his purpose 10
stand squArely upon the platforms as
made at Chicago and Topeka.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04

One thousand mechanics of Milwau-
kee have signed and published an Ad-
dress to their fellow craftsmen setting
forth their reasons for opposing Cleve-
land and Hendricks, aud supporting
Blaine and Logan. They oppose Cleve-
land on his official record as governor of
New York. and hold him to be an enemy
of the laboEing masses, as shown by his
various vetocs of measures which passed
the New York Legislature and were IN
tended to benefit the workiDgman. They
oppose the Democratic ticket because
1t represents the English frce-trade pol.
icy, which il is sought ID fasten upon
this country. They believe in protec.
ton aud continuation of protective
policy upon American industries, The
address, backed by the names of thou
sand intelligent mechanics. is a formid
able document, and will carry with it 4
much more powerful Influence than The
proclamation OF the sore head POunC
who has fieunced out { f the Re 3ublical
ranks because he Is not allC wed to pos
sess the earth.
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ATer-,bIa mAIr

Troy, N. Y. Sept, 3.-AndreW Jack
son, a wealthy resident of Hammond's
Station, four miles from Mechanicsville,
Saratoga county, was found on the rail-
road track early this morning. There
was deep cut on his head and both legs
were cut of. He lived an hour before
dying and said William Bolton
and John Duffey, his neiGhbors
threw him under the train. Bottoms
father recently beat Jackson in q law
suit and they have been enemies eyer
since. Young Bolton was arrested at
Mechanicsville. He denies the charge.
Duffy will be arrested, and both will be
arraigned at MechenicsYil1e this after
noon. There is, Intense excitement ct
Mechanicsville and In the vicinity
where the parties are all well known
and respected. The opinion varies as to
the truth of Jackson's dying statement.