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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-31
THURSDAY NIGHTS CONCERT.

The reputation which Herr Svendsen
has established in this city as a violinis
and the desire to hear so accomplished
musician as Miss Tvede, Danish lady
who recently came to Kansas from Co
penhagen, drew forth a very good audi
ebce at the Congregational church Thurs
cay evening, despite the severity Of the
weather. The several numbers on the
program, with the exception of the con-
Guiding performance on the violin and
organ were more notable for the periec-
ton and brllliancy of their execution
than for their melody, and We cannot
forhesr the observation that compost
tons OF less complex style would have
proved more acceptable to the audi
ence.
The selections rendered afforded
the players the test POI sible oppor-
tunities for the display of
the superior technique which both pos
sess TO rare degree, a1d as an exhibit
tiHn of professional skill the concert was
an unqualified success. Miss Tvede
PluyNA NLiO- PAM oJtOS1 du0 OJ iS4uCEb
rendered one number on the organ. The
highly classicI music with which she
favored the audience io1nd in her a
skIllfdl ind artistic interpreter, and she
had not co npltted her initial perform
ance before she had impressed her hear
ers with a sense of her mastery of the in
strument at which she presided.
Herr Syendsen had upon sever al pre-
vious occasions demonstrated to the
Emporia public the rare order of his
talent as a violinist, and his perform
ances last evening deepened the admira-
tIon which his skill has inspired among
lovers OF the musical art IN Enpor.a.
Mrs. G. w. Newman, as accompanies,
gave the large measure o. satisfaction
which always attends her playing, and
was as sue always is, on such occasions,
up 10 the very hei; standard.
1t is source Of qualification to Us }
uote that the concert was success from
a financial standpoint, ana that the No
Name Society realizes snug margin
from the undertaking. Our readers
will Re pleased to learn that there is a
pos ibIlity of Miss Tvede locating in
EN- poria, and We trust inducements may
be held out TO her which Will convince
her that IT is to her interest to do SO.
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Served Him Right


A lit lie incident occurred Tours lay
hight in The southwest part of the city, in
which SHARP" got fotetaste of tha,
which so many of the worthless tramps
that may be found around this and other
cities deserve. Betweo n ten and eleven
O'Clock, man who is employed in put
ting up railroad posters was walking
along the Santa Fe track, between the
Chicago lumber yard and the new de-
pot. when he WAS confronted by some
one who demanded his moley. The
words had no sooner escaped from the
lips of the would-be robb, thau stroke
from the raIlroader with a hammer
which he had in his haEd brought the
bold villain to the ground, and then the
man took to his heels aud was soon out OF
the reach OF harm. Policeman WI,
liams visited eve:y open saloon ard
eating house in town 1000 after but
could find no trace of the Individual
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REAL ESTATE coNYEYANoEs.
Transfers for the Week Ending Jan
uary, Goth.

CITY TRANSFERS.
John L. Wells to E. T. Williams, 67
Commercial street, 5000.
E. NJ. Forde 10 J. d. Holden. BIT and
324 Commercial street, q. c., SIS.
T. III. Palmer 10 j. L. Wells, CT Com
nercial s rest, $500
VIM. Eslun To Q. L. McCreary, 100
Congress street lots l, 2, 3, 4, D ard 6
OF sub. div. ht Of lot 3, block 8, Rus-
giles add, $500.
L. Bortcn TO Holmes s. Holden, part
81 and go Mechanics street, 81 200.
VIM. L. Richards to A. s Llouck, %
Union street, 81 100.
Z. Patterson TO D. Gabriel, % AMI %
Merchants street, Copley add, $3.50.
Erastus Hamilton to JnO. Siemm, us,
102 Constitution street, 81 500
Maggie l.. Gilmore to Emanuel Terry,
212 Commercial street, $500.
E. Terry to F. P. Payne, 2l2 CONNER
ciAl street., $1,000.
c. NJ. Parker to A. w. Richards, 1O2
aud 1O4 merchants, $4,000
II. P. Clark to b. Gallagher, 8 Neosho
street. $3.50.
C. B. Clark to B. Gallagher, . Neo no
street, $3.50.
w. a. Tear to A. o Wharton, 73 Cot
tonwoOd sire ct, 1900
Z. BortUn to LockrIdge & Lewis, 90
Mechanics street, $500.
Z. d. McCOllum ct. al. tn w A. Strain,
80 Merchants, Copley add, sos.
E. W. Cunningham to J. X. Finley,
undiv. Is AZ and 40 Merchants street,
$500.
G. w. Bennett to j. K. Finley part
172 Commercial street, 81 900.
A. D. Ross to Rev. JOS Perrier, lot 80
Market. $3.50.
Rev.J Perry to L. La-ned, do, $l95.
E. D. McCollom TO V. Filla:er, 80 and
40 Merchant street, CJPley's addition,
$12O.
Walter A. Slrawn to Jas H. Reynolds,
81 .OGO.
Bachelor & Frederick t. L A Strain
back, % Congress street, $l35.
g. l.. Seyery to l. SeverY, l01 and 103
Nensho street, 81 600.
Chas Linge to Evangelical church rs
sOciatinn lot Con gress street, 1925.
Ii Z. Norton TO K. w. M,t;hell, lot
Mulberry street, Ryan's subdivision OF
Rugglcs addition
COUNTY TRANSFERS.
Jno. A Fisher to A. b. Waters, NV
or. 11-l6 yl2, 5000.
Jas. Ii. OglesbY to Sarah NJ. Oglesby,
s. hi sw. or. HILL, $500.
Lewis Lutz to 5. L. Hill. NV. Or. aud
5. hf. ne. or 26-l7.11 $500
F d. Mills to Geo. StOrch, lot 40, 10
17-13.
JLo, Puterbaugh to JGo. NIcklin, 3.
hf. sw. or. 11-lS-1l. 800.
Edwin Scott To Jno. +. Bacillus, u Ef.
ne. or. 4-19-12, 5000
Jno. Moon 10 E. P. Noun, 80 a. in IA
1910, 1915.
Ovid Hurlburt to H GIger, $50 acre,
in southwest or, 1-19-11. $3.50.
Lewis Labborn 10 K. G. and f r r
CO., part of Sc or eff NV or, l4-19-11,
81 ,65S.
Herman Fuhlaea to Henry NJ. Miles.
Sc or, 23-20-12, $3.50
n K. 81 T. r. r TO Aaron HanHis, sw
or of NV or, % 2012, 500.
A E. Btysinger to IL l. BaysiDger,
40 acres in ne or, 27-20-12, SLIGO.
M II. Andrews TO Jno w. Weaver,
north half of 81 gill. 1924.
Hiram T Reed to Au, tin Corbin, cat
halt of ne or, 9-2l-12, $50.
II. Story and II N White t. VIM
Kipp, 60 acres in 2S-21-l2, $l35.
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rERsoNAI. aTrNrIoN.

j. E. Caldwell has purchased the
queensware stock Of Stone & Bonhsm'
Miss Laura Thomas has purchased the
properly Of Robt. J.f, on Market
street.
A. d. Sheridan has purchased the in-
terest OF bis brother, C. W., In the res
taurant at No. ia Commercial street.
Miss Bta:rIce Hub,r, daughter of
Jimmie Huber, has arrived IN Emporia,
She is well known ia this city, and has
many friends here.
The Madison News understands that
Daniel Bitter. of Eagle Creek, Is quite q
heavy loser through the recent failure
of the Ksnsus City Farmers Savings
bank.
VIM. Speer, who has been lying for
five'weeks past at s.. Mary's hospital.
with typhoid fever, is able to be out
again. He says that no man could re-
ceive better care, or even as coed. ct his
own home as he did at the hospital.
L r. Wright and his brother Volney
are preparing to 90 into the stock bust
ness. The former owns a farm on Coal
creek, which will be stocked with cat
tie, and they will be in care of Volney,
who thinks he will find the business
more healtbful and remunerative than
work In a grocery store.
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The HortIculturlsts.

KAMA. CITY. Jan % The horticul-
rural canveni GA committee on fIr,s,ry
pTopcs d lution, which was adopt
ed, calling vi on the government to es-
tablIsh In the west governmental stations
in the interest of horticulture and forest
~ Tor The purpose ot sowing the prob
lem of the adaptation OF lIt es and plants
To the climate and soils OF the MississIp.
pi BASIN, and the best meth
dds of cultivation. The resolution
further nc immends t1e creation OF a
board of 1Or, ~ and horticulture in
the west VINO shall establish sub
stations in each climatic belt; that
agents be sent to foreign counties hay
ing similar climates to obt ain sci d. and
roots :or propagation here, tanning spec
Tally Russia and China; that the presi-
dent Of the society appoint COMMITTEES
to frame bill fer submission to con
gTess embody ing the same points; that
the Canadian government be invited to
join in tht Sc tpreign resi- arches, ard that
President Earle act IS q member of this
committee
III. c..mmiItee was then sppoiuted
and stands as follows: J. Sterling Nor
ten N-b:aska: ex Governor r. w
Furras, Ne ska; Oliver Gibbs, Mn
mes TIA; FFoi s.or Budd, iowa; n
J. Coleman, Missouri; George j
johnson, Kansas; S II. Nowlin
Arkansas; Robt. Douglass, Illinois, and
Parker Earle, Illinois Tue remainder
Of The session was occupied by discus
sion of topics of interest and reading
papers, including one GU horticultural
Experiments by Pref Cassidy of For
Collins Colorado, and one on Sorghum
Sugar Industry" by ex-Lieui. Gov. Cole
man, of 81. Louis.
Tie convention aijoutnen this even
| ing to meet at New Orleans during tbs
| Worlds fair, the dav To be fixed by tbs
executive committe.
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REVIVAL TOPICS.

The evening meetings this week will
begin ut z 80 O'Clock.
Persons attending the meetings
this week arc requested to supply them
selves vita Gopsel Hymns No. l.
In connection with the public rslig-
lous meetings OF this week, the 9
is TO be q visitation of all the families in
the city. Committees from different
churches will go from house TO house
to make personal appeals and inquiries
as to the religious states Of the fami
lies.
The order of the religious meetings of
this week will be as follows
From $3.50 to 3, prayer meeting; from
70 4, readings; from 4 to 5, childrens
meetings. All the above to be held IN
the lee ure room of the N, E. church
In the evening general public meet
Ing Is to be followed by inquiry meet
ings. The evening meetiogs are to be
held at the CongreRatIonal church.
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A CLOSE CALL.

now Matters Were Arranged to Hang
the Mcmillan Murderer at Topeka.
A recent number of the Topeka Com
monwealth says:
The tact leaked out yesterday that "a
company had been organized down at
the Santa Fee shors TO hang w. H..
McMillAn's murdereIsWh hen they were
taken through here on their way 10 the
penItentiary, but by some mistake the
avengers got mIsinlurmed rs To The time.
There were eighteen mea organized To
perform the execution, aud they had
Everything perfectly arranged 10
carry out their determination, but II
was understood from parties ut En-.
poria that the Williams would not be
through until five days later than they
did. Had the time been known Reed
and Pearce would ne yer have passed by
minds fully made up, and 1t was their
full intention TO eXrcnte these desper-
ate Williams, aud do the job on
q large telegraph pole that 'ands at the
north end OF the old freight depot
They had tbs ropes prepared
and the knots tied in them
Matters were arranged so that enough
men TO guard the officers who had Reed
and Pearce In charge, would hold them
back, while the others did the hanging
-Four men who mprised the lynchlng
party. used to- belong to q vigilance com
mittee. IT'S said that the crowd felt
very much chagrIned when they learned
the next dav that the murders had gone
through safely.
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ENDORSEMENT and Suicide.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26-Hiram 81. Post,
superintendent and ex treasurer Of the
Fourth Baptis. Church Sunday school,
and confidential clerk snd book-keeper
for D. w Pratt, agent tor the McCor-
mick Harvester and Reaping Machine
company, OF ChIcagn, made an uusuc
cessful attempt at suicide last even
ing ut his residence, He had
taken two doses of laudanum
in bungliug manner. He was dIscov-
cred by young gentleman TOoming in
the h Iuse His wounds are dangerous,
though lot necessarily fatal. The
cause OF the rash at by Posts own
confession is that he had been dis
covered to be an EN- bezzler from
his employ er to the amount of $3.50
Pratt made q st .tement that Port had
been In his employ for the p st seven
years, and he had always placed the ut
most confidence ia him until short
time ago, when he discovered discEep-
ancy in his accounts He confronted
Post with it, who COME s ID that he had
embezzled 81 500. He was forgiven
on condition that he would make good
the loss. Yesterday lie sent Pratt q
written statement, In which he confessed
IL being short in his accounts $3.50
He then made the attempt on his life
Posts wife is IN New York, and has
two childr. n here, and years old re-
spectiveiy. Post claims not to have
speculaled or gsmbled. There is sup
post,d to be q woman in the case.
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catt,a D,......

WASHINGTON, D. c., JAM 25.-Tne
house committee on agriculture viii to-
m ROW report bill prepared By a
committee of cattle men. and numter
of memorials from live stock associa-
tions viii accompany the bill, also a
communication from DR. E Salmon,
veterinary surgeon of the department Of
agriculture. The communication points
out dangers to the west by the existence
of pleuro-pneumonia among cattle in
the east, and reviews the Intricate dis
eases in the latter section of the coun-
try. These infected districts he says,
though small, are of real danger to the
whole country. because all the way from
Connecticut to Virginia there are large
and increasing numbers of herds of
thoroughbred cattle, which are fire.
quently shipped west, and some OF
which from time To time have
been infected with this disease. With
the Increase in the price Of cattle
large number is being shipped from the
east the west and the danger of carrying
the disease is consequently increasing.
have been informed that if the Connec-
ticut outbreak had occurred a few
months later, oEe or more infected herds
would have been sent according to con-
tract TO western state While it is
true that pleuro pneumonia has existed
ia the east for forty years without hav-
ing been carried west, it must be admit
ted from what occurred so many times
in Pennsylvania and Connecticut, there
has been danger of this, and this dangsr
is increasing with the large number of
cattle now being shipped in that dIrec-
erOr
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Through to ottawa.

Conductor Sheppard, VINO has ch rye
of the passenger tram on the K. G. 81 E
railroad, started out hom EmI oIia at =
O'Clock this morning and expected to
run to Ottawa todiy. He was so kind
as 10 invite the writer to accompany
him on this triP, but in the absence OF
our senior, Mr.. SIoLler, We were urable
20 avail ourselves of that pleasure. We
congratulate our p ople and those o. the
towns along the line OF The road upon ih;.
completion of the connection between
this place and Ottawa as We have every
reason to believe thai It Will be gnpd
thing for the entire country through
which the road runs. We hope in tn,
very near future TO visit Leto, M,lv,rn
Ottawa and in fact all of our new neigh II,
bors.-Daily News. Jsn %
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IN LIMBO.
a Tough Character Brought to EN-
pOria and Lodged In Jail by
Sheriff white.

- 10 Glu-
poria and Lodged in Jail by
Sheriff white.
SlerlG White returned Saturday from
Harris 'nyille, Missouri, bringing with
him John &. jackson, who is charged
with ab1uc ing on iii 11th day of last
August. Hattie Kitzmiller, from her
home GA Eagle creek, IN this county,
for the puTpne OF proc titutiOn. Mr..
White also brought with him the un-
fortunate girl who is at present in
care of Tailor Logs family. The
victim of Jackson's villiauy wss
only fourteen years old this
month, and is comely looking girl.
She was living W tn family in Harri-
sonville with whom she had been left
by Jackson when he was imprisoned.
she seems glad TO get back to Lyon
county, and says the reason that she did
not write To her parents was because of
threats which Jackson male to prevent
her from exposing his pslfidY.
When the gil left home her father
AID mother were 5, p Iratei, and Jackson
told her that he would find her a home
with his married daughter. She went
with him on this promise and has been
living with him ever since, as she claims,
against her desire, eni because of the
fear that he would kill her If she refused
to Accede to his luslful demands. They
have Travelled from place to place, and
had only been in HarrisOnville for a
short time when Jackson WAS arrested.
Sheriff WilhIte, by shrewd practice
outwltted the lawyers at HarrisonvIlle,
and by the exercise OF a little strategy
brough, JaC kson away without a r,quis-
tion, aad did not read the warrant to
him uatil they crossed the state line.
The fath,r OF the girl, who lives in
Newton, is IN the city, and took his
daughter to Eagle creek to-day, where
she will remain until after the prelim-
mary examination of Jackson. The
prisoner is over sixty years OF age, and
is said to be shreWd, well.infOrmed
man. II all that the girl says of him is
true, he is enc of the greatest VILLAINS
unhung, End no punishment which the
law can impose is sev.re enough for
suah depraved creature
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Whnt Rnnnrn sara

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-Senator Rom
ero, the Mexic4n minister, when asked
what he had 10 say in regard to Gen.
Grants letter concerning the Mexican
treaty, said know thai Gen. Grant has
not now and has not had any personal
interests in Mexico that might be served
by Mexican reciprocity treaty. Gen
Grant always Las beer a warm, sincere,
disinterested friend of Mexico, and with
view to serve that country, and not
with any object of personal gain, he
consented toorganize a company of com
petent gentlemen in this country tor the
purpose of building railway from the
City of Mexico I'd The Mexican frontier
with Guatemala, which road has not been
begun and is not liable to be built for the
present. my self do not hold single
share in any railway now built or about
to be built in Mexico or any other per-
sonal interest in any of them. The truth
Is believe myself to be as sincere and
disInierested friend of the United States
as Gen. Grant is of Mexico, and that the
treaty we signed is really reciprocal in
benefits to both, ami IN my opinion the
best interests of both Lave been con-
suited and provided for in the instru-
ment.
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Addison Z. Hill, the man Nhp was
brought hire some weeks ago from
Council Grove aud lodged in j all on a
charge Of shooting with IGteUt to XIII
Frank Wolf, crested qui'e a oonm ,liun
Sc the jail last week. H faucied that
an attempt was about To be maze
TO rob him, aud even cllimed
thai poison had been administered to
him so that other parties could gei pos
session of his property. He was quite
violent for q time, aud some OF his Eel
low prisoners were very much tsTrifiei.
Jailor 10y finally succeed d ia quiet ne
him down, and he ia more calm now.
There is no doubt. We think, of the mas
insanity.
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Notice


United States Marshal Sale, No 1851. Lyon
county, State and District OF Kansas, IS.
The EmpoFia National Bank Of Emporia,
Kansas, VS.. j W. BoWersock.
Notice IL hereby given that will offer for
sale and sell, At the east door of the court
house in the city OF Emporia, county Of Ly-
on, State and DittFiet Of Kansas, on January
Is, 1884, at 10 O'Clock 3 N. OF said day for
cash In hand. 70 the highest bidder. the tol-
towing described real estate, situate. lying
and bstng in the county OF Lyon. State
aEd District of Kansas, bo-Wst: The south
half q ~ and northeast quarter ofthe south
east quarter of section aine t9j and north
half n hfl and southwest quarter ef the
southwest quarter Of section ten, all in
township sixteen fl6s, raDgs ten QG7, east OF
the sistk 6th1 principal meridien. or so much
thereof as may be necess asy. The above de-
serfbed property was taken as the properly
Of the above named defend mt, j. W. Bower
sock, upon an execution tssued out of the u.
8, cfrcnfE Court for the District Of Kansas
10 the above entitled case and wi1l be cold 70
satisfy said Judgment. B. =. SIMPSON,
O. s. MARSHAL. District Of Kansas.
BY JHo. 81. SMITH. Deputy.
Ws6tl G. N. srEEKI. Atty. fer PltR.
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Important to Po.tmasters

BLOOMINGTON, lis Jan. % The at
torney general of the United STATES re-
Gently decided that postmasters were
not entitled to fc' from money orders
in postoffices in which the
money order business is done
by clerk instead of the postmas
ter in person, and that any such ices
taken by postmasters must be returned
The amount of mon-y already taken by
postmes'er s in this way Is estimated
from quarter {, half million.
In order to get a definite ruling on
this matter, the case of Gen. Dick, post.
mast at Bloomington. has been made a
test case, 20 be decided by Judge Drum
mond Of the federal court at Chicago
Postmasters similarly situat. have been
appealed to, ard are IT spending with
funds t. assist Gen. Dick to defend the
suit. 1t is rnmOred The 81 rk who &C,
tually did the money order work of the
Blooming on postofflcs has decided to
bring suit against Postmaster Dick Tor
the fees collected ard retained by the
latter.
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Press Association.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 23.-Tne mem
bers of the Trans Mississippi Press asso-
citation met this evening at the Office OF
the Evening Star to transact routine
business. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President
George W. Reed, Topeka; vice-rresi
dent, Jacob Sto tier, Emporia; secretary
and treasurer, II. G. Clay, AtchIson
Dir-ctars. w. r. Nelson, Kansas City
G. W. Red. Topeka; Frank T. Lynch
Leavenworth; j. w. Spencer, ST. Jo-
seph, and Jacob Stollcr
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THE AMERrcus News.
rnIrEp 81 . suRIow


"WEDNESDAY, Jan. o.
Leah Bros moved their feed store into
the photo building yesterday.
A child of William Giimsiey is seri-
ously sick with lung fever. Bad colds
and lung fever are becoming quite prev
alent.
A pleasant social gathering at the res
idence of D. A. Grinell last evening.
Butler & Anderson have purchased
the place known as the Ell. Holderness
quarter. The same parties sold to Jeus.
Christensen yesterday the Robert Holtz
quarter and the Taylor quarter.
A sudden and severe change again
this morning.
Local politics are the chief themes Of
everyday conversation.
Americas still holds the edge as acorn
market.
FRIDAY, Jan. 25.
James Phelan has moved into his
lately purchased property, just north
east Of the town site.
Geo. Goddard was In the city yestera
day visiting Aunt Lucy"
Tailor 10y was IN the city yesterday
on official business.
J.W. Budd, route agent, stopped off
at this place.
Weather very much moderated.
Mrs. Frank Goddard, who has been
visiting Mrs. L. A 10y during the past
week, started last evening for Fit. Scott
10 visit her sister.
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About LotterIes.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 24.-The pos'mas-
ter general had consultation with the
senate committee on post Offices and
post roads this morning, in relation to
the use of mails by lottery companies.
A subcommittee, consisting of Senators
Sawyer, Wilson and Jackson
was appointed TO consider The
mater at great length, and
further counsel with the Postmaster
Gtnsral An informal opinion of the
committee leads t. the belief that they
favor the exclusion from the mails OF
newspapers containg lottery advertise
mcnts, and Withholding money orders
aud r. gistered letters addressed TO lot
terry companies.
The committee ordered favorable re-
porI to the house bill making pubic
highways post roads. The committee
will devote tue next regular meeting t.
the consideration of the postal telegraph
lines Marvin Green, president of the
Western Union Telegraph Co, will be
present.