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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10
New Postal Order

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-The postmaster
eaeral has issued an order changing
he rate Of postage on number of arti-
cles heretofore rated as third class or
printed matter, paying postage at the
rate of one cent tor every two ounces.
Under this order these articles will
be hereafter classified as merchandise or
fourth class matter, upon which the
postage is one cent per ounce. The fol
lowing is the text of the order
"The character of paper as an
article OF merchandise within
the meaning of the postal
laws is not necessarily changed by print
ing or stamping thereon wor.iS, letters,
characters, figures, images or any com
bination thereof, such as tables, pattern
photographs, play ing cards, visiting
cards. address tag', paper sacks, wrap
ping paper with printed advertisements
theron, bill heads, letter hea IS. envel-
opes aud other material OF tic same
general character with printing upon.
which is not designed 10 instrucf,
amuse cultivate the mind or taste or i'm
part general Information, are mere arii-
cles of merchandise and will he rated
as fnuYfb-clQsS matter
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rHE sourHs IMM1GRANTs.

New York Tribune: Some ofthe more
wide-awake southern newspapers are
calling attention to the poor gains their
respective states make from foreign i'm
migration. 1t may be worth while 10
show just what the''south is getting out
of the whole. foreign3immigration. The
total during the year has been between
400, 900 and 400 600. Assigned accord
ing 10 ir.avowed destinations-a die
tributIOn which Is probably reasonably
accuraie-the following went to the
southern states: Arkansas, 446; Florida
1876; Georgia, 1873; Kentucky, 1874
Louisiana, 2s5; Maryland LAST; Mlssis
slppi. 80; North Carolina, 81; South
Carolina, 7S; Tennessee, 8S5; Texas
2,Gs9; Virginia, zoe; West Virginia, SOL
total, 1907.
The entire sonth received barely tho
the same number of immigrants as the
little state OF Connecticut. One-ihird
of the entire southern immigration went
to Texas, where the German element is
SO strong. Taking out Kentucky and
Maryland, two border states, and Texas
the total immigration received by ten
southern states, according to these fig
ures, is less than 2.500-an average OF
$50 immigrants to each. The Atlantis
Constitution says that Il Georgia had
received immigration in proportion &c
her population, she would have had 10,
000 instead of the ludicrous number o.
1sS- 1t should be the great problem o.
the south how 10 attract immigration
II is Inevitable that the richer fields o
the northwest should be sought by great
er numbers, but the south has advant
ages to off also. One of the first thing
to do to attract both capital and immi
grafton, as we have often said, is Il
labor for political liberation.
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john B. Cough contenpIates a aepAr

John b. Cough eOntempIates q depAr-
tnre from the lycevm platform to relig-
Ious revivSlism. he told reporter that
profAniiywas his besetting sin. He was
not at all inclined 10 intsrsperse his or
binary conversation with oAths. but
when suddenly excited a whopper was
apt to pop out OF his mouth. I've got
the biggest and teuderest corns that ever
grew on feet" he said. II was waiting
on q railroad platform last summer. II
was = moist day, and my corns were IS
sensitive - 80 many barometers. A
lUbber Of boy tramped along past me
aud every step of mis- would have driven
= pile at q single stroke. pulled IN ny
fest rs far - could, and felt grateful
when he got by me. But my safety Wa
faDcied, not real. he turned back be.
fore knew il, Ahd bEoughi his fesl
down sq09se nd hard right on mine
! lss out some Of The noa1 direct and
nneq1iSOeal cGIosa that ever were utter
ed. He Aed in diSmAYfo remote COT
ner of The platform. I'd mede up M
mlnd before that To become a Christian
and tie profanity was no more than on
before It ~As Fepented went TO tha
boy and apologized. That wAs my las
swearing. / don't think I shall eve
swear again.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10
cnttInnnnt Wnrk

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-Thr house
COMMITTEES on sparopristi' ns met 10 day.
The ch4frmae, Randall. announced the
following subcommittee To be charged
with the preparation OF bills named (:
Legislative, executive and Judicial ar
preparation bills, Holman. Hancock and
Cannon; sundry civil, Randall, Forney
and Ryan: army appropriations,
Forney, rownshend and KeIfer; navy,
Hutchins, Randall . and Caikins
postof1ce, ToWnsheDd, Holman and
Horr; Indian, Ellis, Holman and Ryan
consular and diplomatic, Barns. Town.
shend and Waahburne; pensions, Han
cock, Hallett and Washburne; military
academy, Keifer, ForneY and Ellis
Notifications, Horr, Ellis and Hancock
District of Columbia, Follett, HutchiRs
and Common; deficiencies, Randall
Burns and Hancock.
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UTiah Wales has been an enthusiastic
member of the Free Christian church In
Coalton. Penn tor the last thirty years.
His wife was in the habit Of TidiculiRg
his professions, and ten years ago he de
clared he would never speak 10 her untl
che was converted. lie religiously kept
his word, and for ten years all communi-
cations with his wife were conducted
through his son. Last week Mrs. Wsles
was converted, and her husband arose in
the church and said he had been a wild
over for ten years, but that "now he
thanked God he had wife" Mrs.
Wales created sensation by rising in
her seat and saying she did not believe
man who WAS truely religious could
deliberately ignore his wife Tor ten years,
and asked that special prayers be offered
for the conversion of her husband. She
then turned to him and said "Uriah,
get ON your knees, ask forgiveness for
your sins, and he awakened 70 the error
of your ways. ! will lead you to the
Lord myself" She walked toward the
seat where he was sitting. He arose
hurriedly and went out of the church.
Since then he has not been seen. and no
trace of HIM can be found
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10
THE DEMOCRATIC IDEA.

In discussing the successorship to Dir.
Haskell, the La Cygne Journal gives the
following;
The Democratic party seems deter
mined to win the position if possible,
chiefly so far as principles go, on
free trade platform, and II is reported
that at a late democratic conference In
WyAndotte Democratic candidate was
demanded who could influence voters
by placing from $4,000 to SEQ, 600 in
the campaign. What a spectacle! Free
trade and free money! The breaking
down of American industries by a mo
mentary glitter OF COIN"
The Democrats confidently eN-
pect to carry the district aud
are thus putting up the po-
sitIon To the highest bidder. 1t may be
inferred from this announcement from
the Democratic conference, that no man
with less than $4,000 need offer for the
place. The average Kansas Democrat
is mighty hungry animal and for posi-
tions which he thinks at his disposal he
asks mighty good price. The salary
for two years of = congressman would
be FlO,OOO. ana how candidate could
afford to distribute among the Democrat
ic politicians of the Second district
$4,000 OF 10000 TO get $4,000
back. aud throw in two years of his val.
liable time l. financial problem which
might be difficult to solve unless a man
10 acquainted with Democratic political
methods. We suppose, though. for The
sake Of getting Free Trade Democrai
"a congrshs from . Republican disirici
in KansAS, = little Free Trade gOlC
BON acroSs the water might be pat int
he contsst, and thus sort of even rnlnU
yup- Tnere IL nothing - al strange IL
me idea that Il takes money TO make th,
Democratic mare travel, and all that i
Wanted now In the Second distric
among the Democratic brethren is th
man with the cash. Who bids:
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SUFFERING cHIoAeo.
The Intense COId-B1sIness Almost,
smsPended-NumerO DamAg-


The Intense COId-BusIness Almost,
smsPended-NumerOas Damag-
log Fires
CHICAGO, jan. 5-Tbe thermometer
nj 8 o'clock this morning dropped to 8
point % degrees below zero, which,
taken with the cold record OF Yesterday
makes 1t more severe, sLowIng,in the way
of extreme weather, the coolest known
in many years. At 8 O'Clock the thtr-
momefer was still al "a and al the same
hour Kansas City reported "a below !;
St Paul, 90; Omaha, "a; DUBUQUE,
80; Des Moines, 81. and Keokuk, %.
The effect Of the cold In this city has
been measure to partially paraliZe the
ordinary course of business. A number
OF the larger wholesale houses have not
sent out their heavy trucks, and those
teamsters and street car drivers and con-
ductors who were Drawing the
weather and experiencing very
lively times of il maintaining circula-
ton as is customary in such unusual
cold spells.
Fire alarms have beea more numer-
Gus than usual and the night proved to
be one oil terror to the members OF the
department. Three fires after midnight
served 10 keep practically the entire
force on duty and the service required Of
them, under the circumstances, was
such as taxed their endurance to the full
lest extent In addition to the burning
of several buildings on Randolph street,
already reported, a fire in the pri-
vate stable of Marshal Field
on Prairie avenue eniailed loss of $20,-
600. At 4 O'Clock this morning q fire
was discovered on Beurweg's fiat, on
Michigan avenue, one of the most i'm
posing residence structures in
! the south division OF the city
and the flames spread with
rapldity which caused a number oil
| families TO seek the street IN their night
| clothes. Great trouble was experienced
IN working the engines on account Of
the cold. The building was badly burn
/ Ell and flooded inside. No lives lost
The escaping occupants took
refuge in the LELAND hotel adjoining
the burned building. The severe wealth
| er caused a great many needy people
aud professional tramps to go to the re-
| lief agencies and police stations seeking
shelter and temporary substance.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10

In the Journal of Education Superin.
tendent Greenwood, of the Kansas City
schools, who stands high as an educator,
advocates certain reforms in the man.
agemsnt of public schools which seem
to us sensible. He proposes to shorten
the primary and grammar grades to
seven years instead of eight. and to nine
months in the year instead of ten, ana to
do away with especial" teachers in the
school rooms. The shortening has been
tried in Kansas City, and ii is found that
the pupils do precisely as much work
in the slxty-three months of the new
course IS they ever did in the eighty
months of the old one. The high school
graduates enter college just as easily as
under the old system. The special
teacher he complains of as n nuisance
and superfluity. He thinks that all
the music, writing and draw
ing needed 10 the schools
can be taught just as well By
the regular teachers. 1t viii be found,
wherever it is properly tried. that all the
real work of the primary and grammar
grades can be done in six years as well
as in eight, and for that matter in a
smaller number of hours day. This the
superintendent of our schools admits -
says the Chicago News, "when he de-
clares that in the first two grades, at
least, the halliday pupils get over just as
much ground, and do il as well as those
who 60 all day. The leaven is working.
The school course must be modified un-
til it more nearly meets the case of the
average pupil
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10

Tue Chic ago News is worrying lest
the ''salvat,on army" shall, by its course
In many eastern cities, bring the Chris
iiau religion into contempt. Its latest
unreasonable quarrel is with the author
titles of bridgeport, Conn, where the
captain declares hIs army will parade
The streets ia spite of an ordinance pro
hibiting it We hope the News won't
worry. Many attempts have been
made tothrow contempt ON the Chris
tian religion by smarter folks than
the salvation army. bal Al
hAYe resulted in water haul, BY hs
way, about the wisest thing To b dune
a our Judgment, is 70 let the salGmfoS
cTanks alone. So far as We know tAsJ
do no injury to property or limb, aAc
persecution Of any species only eegeu
sympathy Tor them and brings then
IAto Notice. They get strength from
sntagonism, and We are of opinion TIA
best way TO beat them is Ia take M
notice OF them. But the News can res
assured they will bring no contempt OF
the true Christian religion, aud go OF
with its work In the regular way,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10

1t strikes us that the utmost care
should be used in the selection of man
to fill the vacant railroad commits
sionership. An immense amount OF
preliminary work has been done by the
board, of the most useful character to
the public. The body, up to this date
has worked harmoniously, and thus
accomplished 80 much. The new mem
Der ought TO be selected with q view tc
his working with the other members
TO carry out the policy of the beard
which has been followed mp 60 thu
point with good results. Nc
man should be selected who
Will go In for tsaring up what hal
been done, or for inaugursting any new
system Of conducting the buaIness Of the
commissioners further than 70 correc
evident errors Il u essy 70 ses how I
man can be selected Who would nov b
disturbing element in The work. Al
obstTucsEonist, who would greatly inter
feTe with the proper adjustment Of the
-dificult questions in railroad manage
meut in Its relation to the public good
II the state authorities are as wise IN tn,
selection Of the new member - they
were of the original board they will d.
/ we'll
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Hanged

NEWARK. n. j., Jan. 3.-Maltin was
hanged at 10 :26 this morning. He was
condemned to death for the murder Of
his wife and child. He was So years OF
age and was born in England.
Martin was cut down at 1850. Jas
b. Graves was hanged at IL. O4, being
carried 10 the scaffold Graves was q
reciuse and 6! years of age In the house
where he lived was a family named So.
den, which included boy named Eddie
Graves was annoyed by boys, among
whom was Eddie Soden, and on the nj CHI
of December Goth, 1881, he crept up be.
hind Eddie while the latter was light.
ing lamp, and shot him.
The death warrant for the execution o.
Graves was read IN the hospital. Hs
WAS then born to the scaffuld. lie sobbec
and moaned piteously
Martin gave his counsel short adj
dress to the public in which
he expressed deep SORROW ful
shedding innocent blood. He attributed
the crime 10 the influence of diseased
medicines and liquors, which had AT
unusual eff Ct. He said he bore nc
malice and hoped shortly to be in peace
with God The address closed with ex
tracts from The Episcopal litany.
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ConacIanca Smitter

LEAvENwoRTH, Jan. 81 man by
the name of John Byrne Il roare be
fore the United States conn ssioner TO-
day and entered complaint against him
self for defrauding the government out
of 800 while member of the 10Th in
fantry, United States army, in 1889. In
his final accounts there was $50 clothing
money due him, and he and the compa-
ny clerk raised It to 1882. II weighed
on his conscience and he now wants to
confess and get "a pardon. The case viii
probably go 70 President Arthur.
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II was limited some time ago that
Sergeant Mason had refused the over.
lures Of the showmen to make money
ont of his nOloriesy and would settle
down at his trade, shoemaking But
il seems his good judgment gave way a.
last and he has suecumbsd 10 his numer-
Gus temptations. and will heneetor;h be
on exhibition in dime museums and
snake shows The public curiosity con-
eerning him is not likely 10 last long,
and the sergeant will probably have to
go back to shoemaklng after all
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10
After the Canada Pacific

HALIFAX, Jan. ga number of
prominent citizens met with the COM
miitee of the city council to consider a
letter from the mayor of Quebec urging
action TO induce the Canada Pacific rail
way 10 make Halifax their winter and
Quebec their summer ports. 1t was de-
cided to extend the Inter-Colonial rail
way to Montreal and demand the Can
ada Pacific railway, as the company re-
ceiving SO much public subsidy, etc. to
have their terminus in the dominion.
A committee was appointed to prepare
resolutions embodying the views OF the
MEETING
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10

The number of business fallurers in
the United States during 1888 will ex-
coed ten thousand, more than twice as
many as IN 1880, and nearly twice ~
many as in 1891. Ia 1882 the number
was 7,554 The most favorable reports
como from ST. Paul, Minneapolis aud
ClacinnA,ii the most unsatisfactory re-
a port comes from Boston. As q rule,
IrGde has been fair in volume, but profits
have been small. Traders IN all lines
look for only moderate activity in the
near future Several interests, particu-
1aAgly iron, are depressed, and apprehen-
sio14 as TO what congress Will do is
andtn b 10 the unsettled feeling.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10

The New York Sun places the shrink
age in values OF securities dealt in at the
Stock Exchange tor 1888 At one hundred
million dollars. and vet there was no
panic and no failures. IL was merely
the evaporation of water. The railroads
upon which the securities were mostly
based are quite IS good as they were 4
year ago aud the basis for investment ID
certainly more substantial.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10

We are reliably informed that the late
decision of the railroad commissioners
in the cases before them brought by the
city authorities Al Great Bend, Newton
and Usage City against the Atchis0B.
Topeka 4 Santa Fe railroad effects re-
duction in freight rates which will
amount in year % 100000 We al
ways claimed thar: Ma > preny coed
Law it properly enlereed. cad the com,
missioners s=em disposed 10 give ths
people fair chance
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10

New YORK, Jen. a-The CONNER
cial Bulletin will publish tomorrow q
summary of the.flre record during 1888.
The aggregate fire loss during the year
was e103, O00, 600 There we're 1o6 fFee
where the los0 exceeded 600 900. The
December IRE record shows an aegre-
gate loss of Gil 600. 600 The IRE loss OF
1888 was the heaviest ever known ex-
coping 1871 and 1872, the years Of the
Ch.caeo and Boston firea. .s.
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rha Woman al Work

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 3.-The CleVe-
land Woman's Christian Temperance NC.
ion is about to initiate another political
movement, planned by Miss Francis
Willard, president of the national
union, who recently left here for Chi
cago, from which point she will super
intend a similar work through The
state, and locate unions throughout u;
United States. The project is to eel
one million signatures to memorial tC
be presented to the next nationgi con.
ventiOn of each party asking tbo inser
tion OF a prohibition plank in IL, plat
fnrm
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10

And now the Liquor Dealers assOcia
ton of Ohio. in convention assembled,
dsnounces the Scott law as uncoustitu-
tional, and demands its Iepeal. The
Democratic party win please take no
iice. Iis debts must be- paid. Having
sold itself and pocketed the price, il
must now deliver the property.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10

Nxw YoRK. jan z.-The business
failures for the iast z days, number, in
10 II. United States 3l9, Canada %,
This . probably the largest number
OF commercial casualties ever reported
in similar period
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10

PHuADELPEIA, Jan. A-Jsmes L.
Rollins and A. J. Rogsn. conductors on
the Penasylvanis railway. and Vim. B.
Petit, Pullman palace car conductor.
were arrested upon the charge of en-
bezzling tickets and moneys from their
resDecfive companies.
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wans the DemoerasIe ConvensIen.

CHICAGO, Jaa. THE Ircqaois and
Cook county Democratic clnbs have ap-
appointed committee 70 go TO Washing.
f9u 10 trv and secure the holding of the
National Democratic convection 10 this
city.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10

According 10 the Ohio papers the ap-
preaching senatorial election IN that
state promises 10 be an occasion Of
shameful corruption. 4 large number
Of the Democratic papers even charge
that it Henry Il. Payne should he elect
ed senator, it will be trough the use oil
money. 1t seems Mr. Payne is backed
by the Standard Oil company and thai
his supporters make the fight solely ON
their money bags. The legislature Is
largely Democratic. Notices are in
serted in the papers asking members Of
the Legislature il they have been "axed'
or IL. they have received their money
In the Ohio State journal columbus,
of 3lst inst appears this satiricsl STivEr
tisement:
SEALED PROPOSALS
Win be received az the headquarters 0l
the Democratic State Executive Com.
mittee In this city until o O'Clock p. -.
(local time) Saturday. January 5, 1884.
for the purchase of the seat in the Z. B.
senate now held and occupied by Hon.
George ii. PendletOD, SAID seat being
for sale, without reserve, to the highest
bidder Said seat will ne delivered 70
the purchaser March 1, 1885, at 12
o'clock noon standard time) IN the city
of Washington. The bidding is open 10
all male citizens OF Ohio who have voted
a. least one Democratic ticket, or who
have expressed their intention to so vote
At some future general election. sale
positive, to the highest bidder, and no
questions asked. All bids must be al
dressed
DEMOCRATIC STATE En-. COMMITTEE.
CoLuMBUs. December 80, 1888.
In scandalous cupidity and corruption
the election promises to eclipse ANYTHING
oG the kind ever Undertaken in the more
western states, or In New York an,
Pennsylvania, but we believe there ii
virtue enough left in that state To pre-
vent the consummapion of such dis
graceful purpose, The effect of which
would be TO blemish her fair fame for
ever
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THE COLD WEATHER.

u hisieu9 Gees lower taaa known
for Years At Many Points.
CHICAGO Suffers from Cold, fires and
Dull Business.
Judge Rse@er, of Our Supreme Court,
Wants 10 Succeed HcctarY.
Heavy Destruction of Property by Fire
IN St. Louis.