The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-17
TOPEKA TALK.

Items of Interest from the State Capital
| TOPEKA, Jan. 14-This town is al.
| most in mortal agony. You can't get q
| drink for love nor money, and the peo-
pie are cursing TO everything they can
think of. Nearly all the saloon men
| and all the gamblers have gone away
and most of the hackmen are going, so
you can easily imagine how quiet aud
| Sunday like 1t is here now all the time.
1t is almost possible to hear the rust
| ling of angels wings. There are more
empty store buildings now on Kansas
avenue than were ever known in the
| city before at one time. Boutell had
| the finest bar west of New York. He
| shipped it TO Kansas City this Saturday
| afternoon. Ullman Brothers have re-
turned, with their effects, to ST.. Joseph
and many of the others are out rackiRe
| around looking for locations All IN al
the sIsuation looks little dull.
THE SANTA FE OFFICES.
Add 10 this the fright that has beer
| created by rumors of the Santa Fe road
moving ITS general offices to Kansas CRY
| and some men are almost ready 10 commit
suicide. Should that be done the town
will loose about half of its populati on
The Santa Fe. though, VIII hardly move
The intention is TO let Judge McCrarJ
have his office at Kansas City, but the
solicitor for Kansas and the force OF
clerks will be here The general Offices
are to remain. where q home for them
| costing $4,000, built especially, Is now
| almost completed. This much has been
gained from authoritative sources. Gen.
| eral manager rouZalin rs expected 10
return here from Boston about Monday
| or Tuesday.
| The fight for railroad commissioner
seems to have become q very quiet, tame
affair. Jim Legate and all The othel
| log-rolleTs nave goae home, and the
council is beginning to feel rather lone
| some. The idea OF advancing Hum
/ phreY and Turner, as suggested IN these
| dispatches the other day, has set the
| council to talking considerably about
| the feasibility of doing it They are
| just now beginning to get an idea about
| the business, and II the new man could
be elected for short period, until May
/ 1, enough TO test his ability, if he proved
| 60 be the right stripe, then the council
| could elect him for the three years
term
/ M'cRARY's STAT
i A L Williams and Judge Brewer are
being paraded before president AuthuI
| with great flourish of trumpets, as be
ing the proper personages to supetct &c
George w. McCrary on the circuit cour
bench, but heard . rafting good man
one who knows as much as anybody
about such things, say to-day that hs
would not be afraid 20 bet that judge
G. g. Foster will come nearer geiial
there than any Of them. Brewer i
backed by the state officials and his as
sociatee on the supreme bench, Williams
nv the Shawnee county bar asa0elafiou
but Mr.. Fosters name was In long hetnr,
either, and the Delegation In congress
! with Ingalls, at its head, are pulling ex
cry string that they can Ingalls, and
Foster were partners in the practice o.
law ct Aichison- When Ingalls, got In
70 the senate he had Foster made judgl
of the United States district court, WhIcI
is good position, with $500 yea
salary. Now, Mr.. Ingalls, would liki
TO do something for his friend ct Wyan
dOate, W. J. BuchaD, and by getting
Foster appointed 20 the vacancy made
by Judge NcCraTy's resIgna'iO wherI
the position is for life and salary o
So 600 per year, he could get BuchaE
| appointed to the place occupied by Fos
ter now,
a charter Was fled with the secretary
Of state Saturday Incorporating the 10
peka Circle RaiIroad company. It'll
proposed TO build narrow gauge road
along the south bank Of the Kaw rive
tn Martins hill. point i've miles ives
OF the city. thence run 3 southeast dirac
ton back 10 Wsshbnrn college. sEt
around the southern limits Of the city 4
the place Of starting. Judge John Mar
tin Is at the head Of the enterprises. Thi
lcapItai stock il placed II $le0 Goo