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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28
GOING SOUTH.


There is no doubt but that the manu-
facture of cotton goods is gradually but
rapidly being transferred from New
England to the southern states. The
south has at last partially awakened to
a realization of Its vast resources and ad-
vantages in this respect, and what has
already been accomplished has seriously
effected New England. tits asserted by
some eastern papers that the depression
in the cotton manufacturing industry of
that region Is due TO the establishment
of cotton mills in the south. This is es-
pecialiy true of the mills producing the
coagser grades Of cotton goods. New
England begins tn fear, as well she may,
that the future seat of the cotton manu-
featuring Industry will be the cotton
states, especially those in which coal is
found IN abundance, or where, as in
Georgia, the water power Is excellent
There is a very great difference in the
cost of manufacturing where the raw
material and the fuel or the water power
are close at hand. In New England, 50
long the seat of this great industry, the
water power is failing, fuel is high priced
and the freights on fuel and raw cotton
are high, placing the manufacturers at q
great disadvantage with respect to the
southern mills. 1t Is stated that the
value of manufactured products in the
thirteen southern states aggregated, for
1888. double that for 1880. AS the
south is released from the grasp Of the
political incubus which has held it
back for generations, it will gradually
develop and It's Commercial importance
become greater. 1t will be a singular
but not an improbable spectacle In
American industry to see 1t become, 30
far as cotton manufactures are concern
ed, the New England OF America.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28

Chicago CurIeat: A committee of the
Milwaukee school board recently de-
ciared their opinion that "in unneoessa-
~ prominence has bet n given to examin,
atoms In the management of ell The CITY
schools" The committee further held
that "ihe general result of thee prac-
tees IS the over excitement and worry
of pupils and teach els, the stimulus
they furnish for ot c1sIonal Excess of APP
plication and BIZ ain exhaustion, and the
false standard they create of the true end
of study and the real value of kn0wl-
edge" This view cOinciies W til that
of many intelligent persons who have
given the matttr thought. Many pu-
pills have been almost mentally wrecked
by the examining process, and their ners
vous system impaired by the ordeal Of
examinations, particularly when re-
wards have been offered for supe
rIor excellence. The t'PcheF who
offers pocial priz. for proficiency is
ap; to do much harm. When there are
ambitious pupils in the classes, they
seek rather the IrZe than the acquIsi-
ton of knowledge for its Own sake The
result IS that they itar to inquire lest
the fact of Their INQUIRY shall declare
such ignorance as may place their
| chances of obt4ining the reward in
j; opa-dy. They speed.l, l.sru to shuttle
and dodge. They prefer 10 learn by
ret: lat P than Tcas 81, and the corse-
quence is that the kr Wedge they gain
is for the moment only. In these con-
tests the earnest plOdd,r IS at disad-
vantage so far as the prize may be con-
cerned, though he will probably out
foot mis- b!isLt'r minded class oomreti-
tor in the long race of life.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28

NEW YORK, Feb. % THIS morning
the remains of De Long and comrades
were taken from the Brooklyn navy
yard by the tug Mia to the battery
where the bodies wire placed IN hearss S
and the procession was f'rme1. The
procession consisted uE TIE naval officers
and band, 3 bstallion of mariners,
hearsee, the Survivors Of the expedition
and several regiments nf the
militia bAiallicn- regular troops,
carriages containing invited guests and
many civic societies. Among the prom
inenf people in carriages were Ssaa.or
Warner Miller, The chiefs of The naval
bureau. Major General Hancock and
Secretary of War Lincoln, the Russian
minister ard his consul general, Post
master General Gresham, Secretary
Chandler. Commodore Uphshurs, of the
navy, and Mayors Edison and Lowe.
The procession them moved up Broad
way and across the Brooklyn bridge to
the navy yard where the bodies will lie
in state TO day.
The day vas o $ rived by the general
suspension OF Business and the flying of
flags IN the baFb1r aud city az half mast.
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a VOICE from Great BEND.

GREAT BEND. Kan, Feb. 2I.-At a
public mass meeting of the citizens of
Great Bend held February IS, 1884, the
following resolution was unanimously
passed:
Whereas. The western potion OF Kan
sas having long and patiently borne the
heavy, extortI0naie and discriminating
rates OF freight over the A, t. & s. F.
railroad, and
Whereas, Our lat legislature having
passed an equitable AMI loudly called
for act OF relief by an enactment of stat
utorY law and establishing a board OF
commissioners tn have supervisory con-
troll of rates, and
Whereas, Said commissioner having
in accordance with said law established
proper and tquit bile rates, which has
been bitterly and unrelentingly opposed
by said railroad, be it
Resolved, That the citizens of Great
Bend, in mass convention assembled, do
hereby approve of the receipt DECISION Of
the railroad commissioners IN the re-
ductio0 Of freight rates upon the line of
the A., T. s. S. F. railroad, and that we
heartily support the action of the rail
road commissioners in their effort to en-
force The law. JAMES CLAYTON
Secretary
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28
FUNERAL of THE DEAD MINERS
A Widespread Feeling Now Exists That
the Explosion was Caused by
NaRIacf

Neglect.
UNIoNrOwN, Pa, Feb. 22.-The
funerals of tie victims of the
late mins explosion took place
this morning, Il special train
ran out to the shalt from Unlontown
and returned with the bodies and fiends
at 8 O'Clock Four cars were filed with
the relatives of the dead, aid the scene
was sad in the extreme Three Of
the victims WAS inferred here,
six at Dunbar, seven at
Conuellsvilie and two hive been sent
to Washiningt IN, D. g. There were
large crowds a. each place. No special
services.
Among the miners a revuisi, of sen-
timent has taken place in the last TWEEN
tV-four hours and there is tax OF the ex-
plosIon being chaTgeable TO negligence.
There is now widespread feeling and
one miner has retained al attorney to at
tend the Inquest to- morrow and exact the
truth from the witnesses cuncerDiDg the
condition of the shaft. A score of miners
are willing tn affirm that the air was
bad for a week before the accident and
that they u.d not work without com
plete exhaustion. One miner named
Duffy, who works IN room six, rIgat in
the midst of the place chsrred by the ex-
plosion refused to work on the morning
of the dls&ster b. cause be said no man
could live IN that place. A committee
of inquiry representing the afflicted
families has been organized to gather
information to present before the ccro-
ner's inquest
A young man named Dug4n, who bad
several relatives killed by the explo-
sion, claims TO have Discovers d evidence
to the effect that Inc accident was chiefly
caused by boarding up the air shaft
at night by The carpenters
making repairs TIE shaft was closed to
prevent people from falling in and the
gas which Accumulated at night was
more than could be driven out in a
day.
Meanwhile the company no expense
to bury the dead and relieve the suffer
ing afflicted
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Nothing Short Of Unnaistakable
Benefits

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sufferers could originate and maintain
the reputation which AYERS SARsA-
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powerful, blood-making, blood-cleansing
and hfe-sustaining- and is the most
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Uniformly successful and certain. It
produces rapid and complete cures of
Scrofnla, Sores, Boils, Humors, Pim-
Piles, EruptionS, Skin Diseases and all
disorders arising from impurity of the
blood. By its invtgorating effects it
always relieves and often cures Liver
Complaints, Female Weaknesses and
Irregularities, and is q potent renewer
OF waning vitality. For purifying the
blood it has no equal. It tones mp the
system, restores and preserves the
health, and imparts vigor and energy.
For forty years 1t has been in extensive
use, and is to-day the most available
medicine for the suffering sick.
For sale by al druggists.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28
SENATOR PLUMB'S AMEND
MENT.


We have given, in our kilograms and
congressional proceedings, the substance
Of Senator Plumb's amendment to the
currency bill now before the senate, and
have also published synopsis of one of
his speeches on the subject, but as we
have several times been asked what the
effect of the senator's proposition would
be, We publish it again below This
amendment and the Interest and debate
IL has excited, has attracted much Atten-
ton. II has been said that this amend
ment contained just what the Green
hackers had been contending for
Be that as it may, it has al
ways been 4 favorite theory with
Senator Plumb that this was the best
way to finally settle the national. bank
question and his opinions have not I'M
dergone any change. The amendment
IL e follows:
When the circulation OF any national
bank shall be surrendered, tue secretary
ahAll issue an equivalent amount oil
treasury notes, of denominations now
provided by law for national bank notes
TO be deposited In the treasury aud paid
out ~ other moneys kept for the dis
charge Of the obligations of the COY ern
ment, including duties on imports.
They shall be legal tender be-
tween the national banks and
for all debts due any national bank shall
be redeemAble in coin as l,gd tender
notes Of the United States now are, and
when received 10 the treasury shall be
Re-Issued, and when mutilated shall be
replaced as now provided by law for lie
gal tender notes, The coin IN the treas
ury on the passage of this act for the re
demplion OF legal notes To be also Ap
plIcable for the redemption Of these
treasury notes. and such colo in reserve
NAV from time to time be Increased n
the discretion of the secretary OF thI
tFeasuFy, but the total amount OF sucl
coin shall never be less then % per cent
nor more than 80 per cent OF the tota
amount Of legal tender and treasury
notes outstanding.
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THE FoURTH DLsTRTCT.

1t was found yesterday on tolerahly
canvass among those in at
tendance upon the congressional CON-
mIttee meeting, both among the mem
bers of the committee and visiting
statesmen" that Mr.. Ryan is quite pop
ular as candidate for congress to sue
coed himself.
II may have been sort of an occasion
which would naturally call for an a.
tendance Of his particular friends to
"look after things" and consequently
not q gathering which represented the
average sentiment of the district. We
have no accurate knowledge IS TO this.
There is undoubtedly some opposition
to Mr.. Ryan, ard there Is q feeling
among a good many people that he has
had enough from this district,
and there were gentlemen here
for the purpose of ascertain
ing the strength Of these sentiments and
the degree of their intensity for the pur
pose of giving them direction, in case
they could, by so dong. see a chance tc
benefit themselves. It is doubted
whether they would be willing TO I'M
dertake fight on Ryan for anybody bu
themselves, and consequently they are
not dangerous opponents.
If the opposition to our present con
gresham could be unified, and have I
bright, strong leader, there would b
trouble for Thomas, but as it seems to u
the situation Is most lucky for him
Topeka, where there is much opposition
feels, and wisely, too, that If it lets g
its present hold it win lose the congress
man entirely, and consequently its dele
gates will be for Ryan. Waubanse
: will be with Shawnee. Lyon, b
r reason of the political fayorS il al
ready has, is considered "out OF th
, ring" There does not seem to be an
candidate in any of the other cOuntIe
> at least so far, who looms up as a stanC
ard bearer around which a particular
strong rally could be made. If any {
the southern. western or eastern coul
ties ofsthc district could present such
candidate he would stand a mighty goo
show Of success. We think this aboI
the congressional situation in this di
trict and shall watch developments wit
considerable interest
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28

The Hiawatha World has a spirited
and able column for John A. Martin tor
governor. The World has set Kansas on
the track for old Tecumseh for presi-
dent, and now puts its lever under
Martin and gives HIM good boost. 1t
publishes a list of forty-five papers
which have declared for the Colonel
and list Of thirty-three others which
have made favorable mention to the
same effect. We quote the closing
paragraph OF the Worlds article: "As
the secretary of the convention that
framed our state constitution, as the Col
onel of the Eighth Kansas, as the editor
OF the Atchison Champion, and rs the
secretary Of the National Republican
Committee, Col. Martin has a record
alike honorable TO himself, to his party,
and 10 the whole people of Kansas"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28
eampaigr

So long as the Mormons gain recruits
by the hundred every year from
Europe and the benigh.ed parts OF our
southern states. their strength is likely
TO be underestimate. Mormon ennis
sarles are the keenest of immigration
agents. Their operations are naturally
carried on, for the most part. among the
densely iRnorant-such people, tor in
stance, as those in the backwoods Of
Georgia-and North Carolina, where there
IL q Eavorite recruiting ground. Nor
monism, moreover, has a foothold little
suspected in other territories besides
Utah. The obligation On the part of
the Uoited States to suppress polygamy
grows heavier from year to year. II Is
not likely TO be fulfilled save through
the appointment Of commission to ne
place the territorial government.
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OVER THE STATE.

Peabody, according to the Graphic,
has but one poet. But that is quite
enough for q town OF its size.
According to the Wichita Beacon, the
impression which prevails abroad that
the saloons Of Wichita have been her.
medically sealed mp Is mistake. Some
have closed, perhaps the majority Of
them, but the open saloon is still an in
Etitution IN that city. During the per-
iod when arrests were being made sever
al ran along In open defiance of all dan
ger and consequence, and since court
began Others are reopenIng. On Mon
day we were informed that there were
six open saloons, dong large business,
On Douglas avenue. between Main street
and the depot; front doors open and
beer 'jerked" right over the counter in
obedience 90 the popular demsnd.
Counting open front doors and open
back doors there are said 10 be from
twelve to fifteen saloons running.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28

Congress never knew how bad il felt
over the death of Herr Lasker till Bic
marck refused TO receive its resolutions
Of coincidence. The name of Thomas
Porterhouse Ochiltree will "travel down
the ages" Is the hero author of those
resolutions. Still the fact remains that
Col. Bismarck slapped the American
congress square in the face. We do not
suppose there will be war, but there
onRht tn he somathinG done and we are
strongly inclined to second the sugges-
tIoa Of the Cincinnati Commercil. Ga
Eette IN the important emergency which
has arisen, and that is that congress in
struct Mr.. FrelInghuysen 10 officially
notify tho old hog -hater that he need not
expect when he dies, If he ever does,
there will he any congressional SYM
patty or coincidence wasted on him.
We think this would have a tendency
70 trouble the old man.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28

No topper and flunker will ever oc-
cupY Dudley g. Haskell's seat.
Haskell was not that sort of a man.
Kansas City Times.
We guess you arc right, at least not
this year. Little Sammy Riggs, who
hoppeA from the Republican 10 the
Democratic party; then from that to
mongrelism; then into the Greenback
party, and from Greenbackism to De.
mocracy, and who has been > "flunker'
on general principles, will hardly Occu
py Dudley Haskell's seat in congress
The manly Mr.. Funston. who never
topped from his party, and who never
'.hunked" in the army or anywhere else
that We have ever heard Of, will 60 tC
Washington next month for that pur
pose. We are only surprised to see tho
Times admit this. at this sstage Of the
eamDaiRn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28
sTANDARD or ACTIVE.

We guess there Is no joke or mere
political speculation about Payne being
a Democratic candidate for president.
He seems to be working up his chances.
The Dayton Journal tells how he is to
fix il up with his Democratic euemies
in Ohio, as follows: at is alleged that
a lot of Payne advisers have had q meet
ing at Washington to devise means to
"placate Pendltton" CredGt JudaeIsl
The idea Is TO fetch
him to the support of Payne!
Will they offer him q tsnkard OF stand
ard oil, or bride him with the mission to
England? Again, the same tactics are
toIbe applied to "Old Snuff" CThurman,)
who Is to be caught with the gliltsrinG
bauble of secretary of state, and the
wounds of the veteran Durbin Ward are
to be soolhed with q federal judgeship
for life! Brides, brides, brides, always
bribery in the Standard OIL CAMP
They boldly assume that every Demo
crat has his price and that the Standard
Oil gang have the power as they have
the will to pay the price. The corrup-
ton which led to the destruction of re-
publican Rome was trifiing compared
with the iniamy Of the Payne politics
these degenerate days.
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An intelligent estimate cannot yet |
Consumption Cured

An old physician, retired from active
practice, having had placed in his hands
by an East India Missionary the formu.
la of simple vegetable remedy fl T the
speedy and permanent cure of consump
tion. bronchitis, cstsrrh, asthma, and all
throat and lung affections, also posi-.
tive and radical cure FIR general deblli-
ty and all nervous complaints. after hav-
ing thoroughly re ted its wonderful cura.
tive powers in thousands of cases, f e's
1t his duty to make it known to his sui,
fering fellows The recipe Will he sent
free of charge to all who desire it, with
full directions for preparing and sue
cessfuliY using. Address with STANG p,
naming this paper, DR.. j. G. Raymond,
1874 Washington street, Brooklyn, N. Y
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28

New York Tribune: The latest and
most startling railroad scheme Is report
ed by the Cincinnati News journal,
which processes to have authority Of
80 railroad ofhcial' tor the statement
that the Bee Line Is wanted a. part of
. grand transcontInentAl line, tn consist
OF the Delaware, LsckawAnna s. West
ern, the Bee Line, and the Atchison, To
peka = SaAte Fe. which Is to bald into
st. Louis. This scheme Is highly inter
estiEg, but it is rather imaginative.
The prosperity OF The Pacific roads is NOT
90 enormous as to stimulate investments
of many millions more At once in the
effort to divide the same traffic.
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"a. A. SIMMONS LIVER MEDICINE.
WHAT Is SAID OF TT

1T is indispensable in this Malarious climate.
Wecant do without it. 1t saved us from much
sickness.-Rev. j. c. Weaver, of Texas.
'TweHty years OF suffering from Indigestion
and diseased Liver was relieved by a package
1fit.'-Rev. N. H Cullum, Grapevine. Texas.
1T has done more to relieve and cure me Of
Sick Headache than all the other remedies
ever used j. 81. Leod. Of No. Carolina.
1T proved blessing to my family.l cheerful
iy testify to its merits Its popularity here is
lnbounded.'-Rey. Sc Shaw. BatesviIle. Ark.
These are but samples from among the mann
thousands OF unsolicited testimonials receive
turing the past few years Ask your drugti
vt the original NJ A. SIMMONS LIVER + Fl
CINE. made at st. Louis. Mo. Take no otheI
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The Condition of Stock In the Southwest
DODGE CITY, Kas., Feb. 2I.-The all
absorbing topic here Is in regard t. the
effects OF the late storm on stock, and
the reports from the ranches are looked
for with in:eres'.
An intelligent estimate cannot yet be
N ade to cover more Il al a moiety OF the
business centering here, but from
reports now received it is
clear thEt the losses on stock that WAS
placed on the. range later than July
last, will run from i've to twenty five
rer cent. and will likely average fully
Ten per cent,
On wIntered stock the loss will be
much lighter in this vicinity. Vague
and un authenticated rumors have reach
cd here of heavy losses on the Beaver and
Canadian rivers, seventy-fiYe t. one
hundred mics south of here.
Range stock is all thin in flesh, and
another severe storm during this or
next month would occasion losses that
would make late investors in range
stock terribly sick.
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WhiIe ne are making = g,od 4

While We are making good deal Of
noise 10 this country now and then about
aChinrse cheap labor" little has beea
said about the fact that 72.OOO peuper
immigrants from foreign countries slip
ped into America last year through
the Canadian back door, and are now
prepared TO offer learned criticisms on
our system Of government. and 70 take {
prominent pat in running the country
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28

The Chicago Current, in speaking Of
the deleteriCus effects of dime novels,
says: IT has recently been discovere d
that the greater porto n of tie thrilling
and darkIy suggestive cries of the
dime novel Literature have been written
by stout, hearty yonrg man. named
Badger, residing in Kansas. He re-
ceives 800 for fve-ceIt story and $500
for ten-cent ST. Ty, and these prOduc-
tons he reels off with great celebrity, &C.
knowledging TO his friends th,t he is "a
pretty good LIAR Now, who is Badger,
and where does he hve? Let US array
ourselves with pltchfoIks and get after
him