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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-19
n WILLIAMS AMOUR
Arthur Simpson Elopes With His Wife,s
Seventeen Year-Old Nieoe

NEW YORK, April ls.-About five years
ago Arthur Simpson, 4 handsome younr
Englishman, arrived in this country. and
secured board at the house of William
Dolan, in East Eighteenth street, this
city. Mr.. Dolan was a ,tone-cutter, as
was Simpson, and they worked IN the
same shop. -Four years ago Simpson
married Annie Dolan, Their married lie
was apparently happy, and about two
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-19
A Booming River,

HARTFORD, Conn, April lS.-Thc Con-
necticut River is twenty feet higher than
usual, and covers all the docks to and
below Middletown. The river is still
rising.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-19
HANDS ARE ALL BLISTERED

and the muscles of my arms are all swollen
and sore. The lady of the house remarked
that did not look as if had been used
to hard work, and when she read of my
disappearance in the papers her suspi-
cons were aroused and her inquiries re-
suited in my return to my parents, and
oh, I'm so glad the thing is all over and
that I'm going back to Atchison,'
Mrs. Weber desired the papers to state
that Cora had been in the employ of good
responsible people and that at no time
had she even thought of going away with
any young gentleman,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-19
HOW SHE ESCAPED.

When asked at this point what the yio-
atiOn Of the rules was, she eyaded the
question, and on being pressed, fatty re-
fused to say anything about it. at was
an easy thing" she continued "to get out
of the Convent The front gate opening
on the street is always Enclosed, and in
stead Of going up stairs that morning to
take my piano lesson as usual slipped
through the front door of the Convent
as the portcress was at prayers. Once on
the street felt lost. | wanted to 90
home, but had no money. | feared to
20 to my aunt's because knew she would
send me back to the Convent. There was
only one thing left for me to dO-work-
and started out to hunt place and
after a good deal Of tramping succeeded
in obtaining position in the family of
Mr.. Liggct, on Wash street. Mrs. Light
suspected nothing when she hired me,
only rcmarking that was rather young,
and agreeing to give me nine dollars
month and my board. intended to work
a month and then quit and 90 home. l
was afraid they might make me return to
the Convent. The first work that | did
was some sCrubbing and my
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-19
CoRA MOVED REsTLEssLY

in her chair, and TO all appearance did not
enjoy in the least this ailuSion to her late
miShap. She us rather tall for her age,
well developed, with a pair OF Maud
Granger arms; her eyes coal black and
snappiSh, covered by restless lids, with
long, dark lashes, which more than counter
balance the effect of rather SallOw COM
plexion and prominent nose. Her
father scarcely ever removed his gaze
from her, as if he feared she would dis
solve from view should he do so. 10th
to speak, but urged on by her mother,
she said:
81 have nothing to say about the Sis
tiers. They treated Inc as well as the
other girls, but was lonesome and
hOmesick, and when they made me
write mamma confeSsing violation of
the rules that | had been guilty Of,
even after | had begged them to let
me off, it almost broke my heart, and
| couldn't bear to remain there. The
walls looked gloomy and prison-like,
and everybody seemed to have turned
against me. Possibly it was all my
Imagination, but it seemed so to me
then, and | think it would have killed me
had | remained
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-19
HOME AGAIN.
Cora Weber, the Latest Case Of Mysterious
Disappearance, Returned to
Her Parents.
The Aspersions of the Good Sister Who
Forgot TO Watch as Well as
Pray" Refuted.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, April ls.-Miss Cora
Weber, the ftteen-year-old young lady,
who so mySteriously disappeared from
the Visitation Convent on Wednesday
morning, was returned to her parents
yesterday evening by Edward Ligset OF
1886 Wash street, in whose house she
had been employed as a servant since the
morning of her departure from the Con-
vent
A reporter called at 1929 Papin street,
the residence of Frederick Weber this
morning. Mr.. and Mrs, Weber and Cora
were seated in parlor when the reporter
entered Mrs. Weber said: This prom
iSes to be a cloudy day, but no matter
how dark, ii certainly has more sunshine
in it for US that yesterday, Cora returned
to Us last night and assure you we in
tend getting her home as soon as possible.
We leave for AtchiSon on this evenings
train.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13
Washington VIKINGS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -The issue OF
silver dollars for the week ended No
vember 8, was 1896 99G; corresponding
period last year. $511 600.
Rear Admiral Alexander Murray died
In this city to day after short illness.
He participated in the var with Mexico
aud was actively engaged In the naval
conflicts of the rebellion.
The cabinet will meet at the white
house to morrow for the first time in
several months,
The president to-day appointed
Thomas Adamsnn, OF Pennsylvania,
United Sta es consul to Panama.
The rumor that General Sheridan had
been ordered TO New York for duty is
emphalically dtni, d by the secretary OF
war.
The president to-day appointed Gov.
SCHUYLER Crosby, of Montana, assistant
postmaster general
a decision was rendered by the su-
preme court of the United States to-day
in the Alabama claim case of the Great
Western Insurance company, appellant,
vs.. the United States; appeal from the
court of claims. This was q suit brought
by the insurance company to recover
$309, 635. with Interest, alleged to be due
1t from the Geneva award fund on &C
count of war risks taken by the appellant
upon vessels burned by confederate
cruisers. The court of claims dismissed
the appellants petition on the ground
that it had NO Jurisdiction. This
court affirms that judgment and holds
the court of claims was prohibited from
taking jurisdiction by express statutes
AS to the merits of the controversy be-
tween the appellants and the United
States, arising out of the Geneva conven-
ton, this court decliDes to express any
opIuion, for the reason that special tri.
bunal has been created for the determln
alton of such questions.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13
ra.,.r;. Ca.a nesIaea

WASHINGTON, NOV. 10.-A decision
was also rendered in a case growing Gu
Of the prohibition law IN Kansas, euti-
tied John Foster, county sttornsY cG Sa-
line county against the State Of Kansas
This was q suit brought By the attorney
general against Foster, 20 remove hin
from office, because he had neglected to
prosecute persons guilty Of selling int0x-
icating liquors in the county in viola
ton Of the statute Of the state known g
the prohIbitory liquor law. 4 tTisi BE-
fore . Jury resulted in . verdict against
the defendant and judgment theresa r.
moving him from Office
He appealed on the ground, hrsts that
the prOhibitoTy liquor law WAs uncoa-
stitutiOnal, and second. tkat inaamnch
as the proceedings against him were IN
der writ OF quo warranty, which In Kan
sas was q criminal proceeding. he Vas
entitled to Q trial IN accordance with The
criminal code.
This court afiirms the judgment Of
removal on the ground that both ques-
ITEMS which the defendant would fsiss
in his defense have already bean declded
here against him. The first. in Berth-
mier vs.. Grove IS, Wall 129. and Ber1er
and Massachusetts, 81, United States .,
and second, in Ames vs.. Kansas Ill,
United States 449.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13

Governor elect Gray, of Indiana. is
evidently one of the every hungry and
very thirsty" At least he understands
all about the Democratic appetite, for
these words of his at the Indianapolis
Democratic demonstration yesterday
were received with manifest approval:
"Waat are We here for, if not for the Of
fees" was once uttered by Republi-
can, but it Is good Democratic sentl-
menf; "The Republican party, in Its
twenty-four years lease of power, has
filed all the places with Republicans,
and when the Democratic party obtains
power on the 4th Of March next, We viii
expect that from that time as rapidly q
possible the Offices viii be filed with
Democrats. / don't expect that all Re.
publican oficeholders will be turned
out. TheIe may be some widow hold
ing 3 second-class pOstoflce that viii
not be disturbed. but these big fellow.
who have made money by fostering mo
nopolies, 20 these I expect the Demo
cratic administration to say, %Pack you
grip sack, get your Saratoga trunk
ready. You may go to the cottage by tn,
sea for awhile. or If your health is no
good, you may go 10 Europe. II yol
don't want to do that you may tax
HorAce's Greeiey's adVice, and go wesi
When We need you again We gIIl sen
] for you"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13
AIleeed Rrauds.

KINGSTON, N. T., Nov. 10.-In regard
to the fraud in the Fifth ward. no con-
test will be made tomorrow by the Re
publicans. The Freeman, the leading
Republican paper, says: The vote In the
Fifth ward having been represented
throughout the state as fraudulent. Il is
only fair to both parties that the whole
truth concerning It should ct once be
made known. The full electoral ballot
box was found TO contain ninety ballots
more than cast according 20 the poll
books, and that excess of votes were
drawn out by q man blindfolded, in SC
cordance with the law Of the stase. II
fraud was intended the parties failed 60
accomplish what they desired. The Re
publican party have no reason 70 ind
fault with the result of the vote, q q
gave CleYelaHd only go majority, which
Is an ordinary vote. the roll was care.
fully watched election day, and the re-
suit as declared by the Inspectors sp-
parentiy gives each party what il is fair
IL entitled 70.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13

The september report of the state
board of agriculture just issued is the
most complete thus far in the year, and
IL is q marvel how much valuable infor-
nation about Kansas is compressed into
It's seventy five pages. Beside the usual
estimates OF the yields and quality of
products OF the various field, crops mum
bers of live stock, horticultural and mis-
cellaneous statistics, II has topOgraph-
IcAl description of the state and its min
eral resources, the assessors returns 20 T
1884 of property and population, and a
vcrV convenient statement OF the laws
relating 70 government and school lands
and the list of vacant lands belonging Il
government, schools and railroads.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13

Atchison Champion: The Common
wealth notes that the clerks of an cleo
tlon district in Shawnee counted out
1877 votes and had the poll books ready In
good shape at o 80 p. m. such celebrity
is certainly as com mendable as 1t is rare.
TraYlor's precinct in this county, six
miles east of Emporia, had the work oil
the count all completed in good shape
by little past eight, and the returns
were reported in Emporia shortly after
nine. There were 90 votes cast.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13

It's said that the Dakota Mennonites
have decided, after sending a committee
OF Investigation here, TO move
In . body from that territory to
this state, their lands being already
selected IN the Arkansas valley. The
Mennonites are practical and successful
farmers. and desirable elem ents OF popu-
lation In the development of a country
like ours. This decision is good ad-
vertisement for Kansas soil and crops.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13
PROHIBITION IN THE TEW DO
MINION.

MIH1ON.
Montreal (Can.) Witness: This week
has been an eventful one In the history
OF the anti drink crusade. FIVE battles
were fought on Thursday and four OF
them resulted in victory. The Scott act
has been maintained in York, New
Brunswick and adopted IN the three
couties of Bruce, Dufferin and Huron in
Ontario by noble majorities. Prince
Edward aud Peel counties alone have
decided to wear their letters for another
three years, while fifteen other countries
and one city have this rejected the claim
of King Alcohol to their allegiance
Thirty-seVen counties and two cities have
now adopted the act, namely: Twelve
counties in Nova Scotia, nine
counties and one city in
New Brunswick, nine counties in On
tArio, three counties and one city in
Prince Edward Island, being the whole
Province: two counties in Quebec and
two counties in Manitoba. Campaigns
are now beng carried on or proposed
preparations being in a more or less for
ward state-in the cities OF St. John,
New Brunswick, Toronto, st. Thomas,
Brantford, Kingston and Guelph, On
tariO, and Winnipeg, Manitoba. as we'll
as In the counties of Bronze, Misslsquot,
Shsford, Compton, Drummond and Chi
contimi, in this province; Lambton,
Carleton, Northumberland and Dur
ham, York, Norfolk, Essex, Kent, On
tarlo, Grey, Perth. Leeds and GrenYille,
Lennox and Addington, Elgln, Brandt,
Middlesex, LanArk, Rentrew, Prescott
and Russell. Wellington, Wentworth,
Hastings, FrontenAc, Victoria and Pc
Peterborough, in Ontario, and through
out the province Of Manitoba. Since the
Scott act was passed there have been
fiftV-three contests and the act has been
successful in tOrty-four-the total ma
jority for the act being about 10000.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13

Chicago News: We have IL upon
good authority that Benjamin +. Butler
and Belva Lockwood contemplate retir-
ing from the practice OF law and form
Ing theatrical company for the revival
OF the famous emotional melodrams Of
"The Two OrphAns." It Is said that
John p. St. John has consented TO enact
the role Of the River Seine in the SECOND
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13

Now that the election is over and the
Oklahoma business Is no longer valua-
BILE as campaign ammunition, the Kan
sas City Times publishes the remarks of
Senator Plumb on that subject, recently
republished in this paper from the Wal
nut Valley Times. From its comments
We quote:
During the recent campaign Senator
Plumb, of Kansas, in q political speech
made some remarks concerning Oklaho-
ma that under ordinary circumstances
would have received more general atten-
ton. In justice 20 the senator. as well
as in aid of the project to open the Okla.
homa lands to white settlement, his re-
marks should have wide circulation.
Senator Plumb's bill was In manv par.
ticulars broader in its scope and more
| practical in it's intended results than ans
measure Of the kind yet brought before
congress. Il should be pushed to al
early and successful issue.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13
a July SNOW Storm


American Agriculturist: We wGs
not little surprised as nine O'Clock Oss
last July evening. On reaching he he1ss
IN Chicago, located close By hs 1a&S
shore, to ind the air filed with sa0W
fiskes-so il appeared. Il Tascertzt1.y
a pheaomenon-A snow storm In MD
summerI The air Was filed with thesS
apparent fiakes. The poTteE8 were
sweeping from the sidewalks efCUe4
the hotel the two OF three Inches O1gA4A-
cred SNOW" The Brush lights were
pickering a. If about to 60 wholly Ozl.
idIy filing the glass gloe3
surrounding them. One light hsd Glres1Y
been quite "suffocstsd," and the giooe
fIled TO the top. Rifts OF -sncW" sWsps
into the passage-Ways leading % The To-
/ tunia. and the verandas along tie ike
side of the hotel were fairly fiecked fr02
one end TO the other with the EkItenf8g
shower. II was indee1 most asto1ssb-
| ing sight with the thefmoDessr =
eighty. But . moment, hOWsVG, s11-
| feed 70 dIspel the illusion The8 were
not snow fakes which whitened and eSz.
cred roof and pavement, and sui
but sand hies-cOantIss mT-
lads OF insects, appearing sone-
| what like young dragon 1iess coming %
like the locusts of Egypt, from theis11d1
/ of the lake shore. To heEmIea8ly ny a1d
/ hutter for q day and die The nsxt
morning, bushels Of them (0O the bed
porter informed us) had besn swept up
during the night and carried away. Ths5
lay dead about the FOtunda, thrOuge II
the Railways, in the dining hall, sad n
guests chambers whose widows had
remainded open. Later in tbs 6e48g1l
We encountered another species - IL
foot OF Lake Ontario, smaller II
size, although appearing q
have much more vitality
These insects are Day-hies belonging q
the genus EpkerBserd, or closely rslazee
to It. Their larval, Or gEub-s71te, 4
passed in the water, and lass fog SD
years or more. After leaving the wstel
they undergo their final change. becoma
perfect insects, and devote their hrIeS ex
istence to providing for oshsr bFo1ds
A related insect Is found in parts q
France in such numbers that they sEs
collected by cart-loads, and used Tor fer
tilizing the soil.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13

The New York Sun has one of Its edi.
tors elected to congress. The Sun is led
to remark:
Two newspaper men of talent and I'm.
usual physical beauty have been elected
to the house of representatives. Both
are Democrats; both are in favor of pro.
lection to American industry; both are
practitioners of temperance; and both
incline to that benignant doctrine of the
future-the endowment of woman with
the political rights that-are now monop
ollzed by usurplng man,
These two potable newspaper men are
the Hon Joseph Pulitzer of the World
who is elected in the Seventh district
and Hon. T. A Merriman of the Sun,
who Is elected in the Ninth. Mr.. Pulit
ger succeeds Mr.. Dorshelmer, who made
the best speech at the last session on the
free trade side; and Mr.. Merriman sue
ceeds Mr.. HaryeY,'who. after starting out
as . protectionist. went over to the free
trade cause and voted for the Morrison
bill.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13

J. II. Graham Is the gentleman who
does the heavy writing for the Emporia
Rspu bllcan.-El Dorado Republican.
Aud they say he's q Democrat.-Leav-
enWoTth Times.
And We might add that old man Esk-
ridge never drew an honest Republican
breath In his life, and should Cleveland
be elected he will be printing Demo
cratic paper before a year. We write
this the day before election Ell Dorado
Republican.
And We might add that people in EN-.
poria say that the Democratic heaven Il
perceptibly working and has been foI
some time The Rep. Is now NOR
Democratic than Republican. Make .
u month instead OF a y ear. Brother Muir
dock
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13
A saneIbIe Aadress
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The following
address was issued by the Republican
national committee this eYeninR-

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The following
address was issued by the Republican
national committee this evening:
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL HKADQUAR.
TIERS, NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The Repub-
lican national committee are taking the
most careful and thorough measures %
ascertain the errors, If any, that have
been made, and the frauds, II any, that
have been committed in the returns Of
the late election in the state Of New
York. If Mr.. Cleveland shall be found
to have q plurality Of even one vote an
acquiescence will follow from the Re
pubIicans of the United States II Mr /.
Blaine shall be found 10 have plurality
OF only one vote, the prompt acquies-
cence will be expected from the Demo
Gratis of the United States. The belief
OF the committee, founded upon investi-
cation, IL that Mr.. Blaine has plurality
of several hundred votes, and If that De
so every honest man will demand that il
be officially declared. Until the oaicial
declaration shall be made we ask the
public to unite with rs in an honorable
effort TO secure q perfectly fair count.
Purity in elections IL the only safety for
republican institutions.
8. FEssENDEN, B. r. JONES,
SecretaFv Chairman
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a Csrrees Count Pronlssa.

WATERTOWE. n. Y, Nov. 10.-Aitor'
ncy GENERAL O'Briea. on the state csn-
sessing bOaEd. in speech 70 the Demo
Gratis here. said: al have no fears thai
the wishes or judgment Of the people q
pressed 81 the ballot box. will be faisl-
fieG or defeated. No party or set Of msz
can steal the electoral vote Of the En-
pire state. The laws Of the state In Re
Rsrd 70 the election and counting d
votes, are too nearly perfect 70 admit d
fraud. The people Of New York ar.
too much In earnest % tolerate ffaud
even If 1t were possible. The vote gives
by the people Of this state will no doGb;
be honorably counted and will be truth
fuilz declared
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13
Election News.

EAGCSAOu G0SDs
NE8 YORK, Nov. 12--2 q m.-Up TO
this hour. the result of the ballot tor rres-
idential electors has been declared in
thirty three Of the tixtY counties of this
state. Last nights reports of the coun-
~ clerks showed Democratic plurality
OF ], $50. Tc-day's canvass shows u net
loss to Blame of four votes. The re-
naming twenty seven counties, with
two exceptions, reported progrts 50, and
will for the most part, report the result
OF their canvass to morrow. TO-daY's
reports speak OF irregularities in form,
but no mention Is made of any serious
discrepancy in the count.
Several counties, which did not to day
complete their official canvass, report
that there is no reason to believe that
when complete the figures would show
any change from those already given.
The canvasstd returns received by the
Democratic state committee from
twenty four counties indicated a change
of six votes in favor of Blaine. against
| sky in Livingstone in favor of Cleve-
land. No returns have been resolved
| from the Republican national COMMITTEES
at Victoria hall, and Chairman Draper
| of the Republican executive committee
could not Oe found.
Gen. ]. N. Knapp, a stalwsrt Republl-
can from Auburn, said he believed the
| official canvass would make no material
change in the published returns. "Li
there 10 any hitch" said he, 'ii
will be in New York aud Kings county
Up in the country the people know
twenty-four hours after the closing OF
the polls what the result is, think II
Is q true thing.
The official canvass ofthe Kings coun.
| tY board of supervisors of the returns il
six wards, examined to-day, beginning
with the First, showed Cleveland tC
have 1929 votes aud Blaine, 8,2l6.
At a meeting of the Republican. gen
eraI committee of Kings county to-
night State Senator Albert Dogge
moved to drop from the rolls the name!
of all those members who voted fol
CLEVELAND. Alexander Forman and Ed
win Packard. the latter delegate TO th'
Republican Chicago convention, admit
ted they did not support Blaine. Tit
resignation of w. G. Beecher. son o
Rev. Fl. w. Beecher, was accepted.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13

LEA. Legal representatives OF both
parties were sgsin present. Returns
heretofore Published gave Cleveland G
plurality Of 1927.
The Official returns Of Suffolk county
agree with both the Times and Ass0.
cissed press figures. bat show change
Of forty i've votes IN Blaine's favor as
compared with the Sun's table.
Queens county Official returns agree
with previously published figures.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13

The importance Of . vote-the intelli-
gent exercise Of tho right oFSuffrage by
the humblest citizen-was meyer more
impressively illustrated. than in the
commanding interest that attaches TO
the returns from the remote precincts OF
New York, and the manlfestly moment
Gus consequences that depend upon
than