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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-09
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Modjeska is described by an observer
IS both ugly and beautiful and, to Drove
that, he invited q company to see . por-
trait which he had painted for her '.The
work isn't q likeness at ALL" remarked
somebody, gazing at the original and
then at the painting. "ZAt ees true"
the actress replied ''seei zare ees moth
ing similar. Look at us both. We are
not efen seesters." There was more diff.
ference than before. "But look at us
now" She took a place close by the
picture, struck the attitude IN
which it represented her,
and the faces were alike. She had read.
lily put her features In exactly the com
bination shown on the canvas. She is
no longer young, as can be readily dis.
cerned across the fooIlights; and the
many years of nightly painting have OBJ
liberated whatever of bloom there may
ever have been IN her complexion
which is now sallow and lifeless. Great
mobility is the chief characteristic of
her features, and when they are in re.
pose that they appear dull, expression
less, irregular, and deep-Iined-in fact,
ugly. This aspect is very rarely pre-
sented to an audience.
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His Last WIN.

CHICAGO, Oct. S-The will OF the late
PriYase Chas. B. Henry of the Greeley
expedition was filed for probate to-day.
Il is written in pencil on . scrap about
the postal card, torn from . blank used
IN the navy. Il Is dated at Camp Clay,
Eilsmore's Land, May 8, 1884, and is e
follows: I, Chas. B Henry, being OF
sound mind and health, do hereby de
clare this 70 be my last will and testI.
ment: All my property, pay due and that
may become due, / bequesth to my pa.
rents and brothers and sisters alive, q
be equally divided among them. VIM
Helms. Of No. % South Water street
Chicago, appoint as my executor.
CHAe. B. HENRY,
Private Fifth Cavalry, United State.
Army.
The will is witnessed by Lieutenant
+. kislingburY and Private Joel Bender
A postal card to Mr.. Helms tells OF the
command, saying seven had already dfe(
and the remainder expected death.
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Ostrich Chicl. :. AnahaI-n

A reporter OF the Downey (Cal.) Sig
nal has recently visited the ostrich farm
q AnshAtm, to see the first brood of
baby oefTtches recently Matched. He
says: AT last this enterprise looks as If
success was To crown the patient efforts
of Its uEdertakeFs, and We Feiotce Win
them, especially when we went down
the first Of this week, and were per.
mitted TO take our first squint st q
half dozen infantile ostriches. The old.
est Is . week old an6 a cunning chap
he is. He was taking snOoze under his
patent understanding of the same
order as those used with the
common poultry Incubator and
when he was gently slipped out and
set on his pegs, he locked as in
different as any chick of common
descent, huAdred or more of which,
mixed up with lot OF spoon, fat-footed
ducks, were all parsding around him,
where we were expecting to see him put
on airs and strut around and show his
royal highnees, for he does tower high
above his downy associates. HIS walk
is not so majestic or graceful as that of
the camel nor so Waddling a. the
! muscuyy ducks. We next visited q
| still younger brood. They were In
an apartment that it kept at an even
temperature 70 SUIT she tender lit
tie chicks. They we're sitting hud.
ding together, quietly wondering what
all this meant, while their bright, in
| tellIgent looking eyes gaSed in Astonish.
| ment at their visitors About twenty
more were just on the verge of piping
| the shells. We next paid our respects
to the parents out in the corral. We
were shown nest, but were looking fat
beyond, expecting TO zee car load or SO
OF brush, but were disappointed on find
Ing thai we had overlooked q hole
| scooped out in the ground, which
resembled squirrel or an owl hole.
| FIVE pair were sitting on from twelve
to sixteen eggs each. The female sets
through the day, until about shutdown
when the male take the night shift, and
also occupies the nest while she Is feed.
| ing. Through tho day, however, he
stands around with his hands in his
| pockets, or showing alfalfa down his
long neck. MIR. Sketchley, the gentle.
man In charge of the business, saws he
considers ostrich raising in Southern
California a success, and the birds are
| doing tar better than they had expected
OF them so soon. He tells US that with
the exception of fogey nights. Southern
| California and Africa, where the
ostriches come from, are similar. Two
birds were out in all the late winter
rains, and do not seem to have suffered
very much from the drenchiDg. When
the small fry become a few months
older, We will go down and see II they
are content 10 stay in California or pin
| ing TO go back to their people.
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APAGE OF BLAINE,s RECORD.


In the midst of the incessant bowling
about Mulligan letters, we notice in
none of our Democratic exchanges the
following address by Mr. Blaine on that
portion of what is known as the "salary
grab" bill, which provided for the in
crease OF the salary of the speaker from
$1,000 to $4,000. Perhaps it has es-
capped their notice. We make no com.
ment. Mr.. BlAine's addresses are al.
ways sufficiently explanatory of them
selves. ..-
The chair now desires to make q
statement personal to hlmselE In read
ing the bill the chair presumes the Ian
gusge of this amendment would make
the speakers salary $4,000 for this
congress, The salary of the speaker the
last time the question of pay was under
consideration, WAS adjusted to that Of
the vice president and members of the
cabinet. The chair thinks that ad.
Justment should not be disturbed
and the question which he now
raises does not affect the pay OF other
| members of the house. He asks unAni.
nous consent TO put In the word here
after 10 follow the Words shall receive.
This will Affect whoever shall be speak,
or of the house of representatives here
after, and does not affect the speaker OF
the house, but leaves him upon the same
plan with the vice-presIdent and cabinet
officers upon the salary as before ad
| iusted."
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% Charles Forster Smith, in an article in
the Atlantic for September, discusses
southern colleges and schools. He has
had six years. experience in college
work In the south since the war, and
white he admits great awakening in
the south with regard to public schools,
he holds that, as tar as the higher edu.
cation is concerned, the tendency or
policy has always been wrong. 1--WE
have too many colleges and universi.
ties" he says, "and too few preparatory
schools" and adds, there has been no
great advance, II any, In college work
in the south since the war, and in prep
aration Tor college there has been a posi-.
tive decline In most of the states"
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Interesting Gettysburr incident

Gath in the New York Tribune says
that ex-Police Commissioner General
Duryee was philosophising a few days
ago over glass of wine. His thoughts
were on the compensations of life, aad
were suggested by the presence of q
most genial little gentleman who has
the misfortune to have no legs.
81 have no doubt" said one who was
present, that the loss OF limb or the
loss of sight or hearing, has some sort OF
compensation in the effect on the losers
habits, mode of life, his nature, moods,
or disposition. At any rate, never see
lame, blind or deaf person, that l do
not wonder what sort of person he or
she was before the loss" 1.-The case of
General Sickles is double illustration, -
said the general. Il happen TO know
that General Meade strongly con-
demned him for disobedience of or
ders in making the movement which
brought on the battle of Gettysburg; he
expressed his condemnation in my hear.
ing; and Sickles would have been court
tailed If he had not lost his leg in that
fight. But he not only escaped court
martial, but found renewed favor in mil
itary eyes by that loss. Moreover, the
loss changed Stckles' whole method of
AAS anu mas no'uiS III Sonc ucgTe6,
making a more serious, earnest man
of him" / recalled and men
toned that over a camp fire in Georgia
in 1864 General Sickles had told me he
made the movement which precipitated
the battle purposely and under the be-
lief that General Meade intended 10 re-
treat from his position. AZ brought on
battle" he said, mot q retreat, and il
was a victory, but" he added, looking
down at his stump of leg, II paid very
dearly for IL
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Fire and Fara

PITTsBURG, Pa, Oct. "a Chronicle
Braddock, Pa, special says: A fire
started at O'Clock this morning at the
| corner OF Eleventh and Railroad streets,
consuming the whole block, consisting
of eleven frame frame houses occupied
as saloons aud dwellings. The fire orig
mated IN an unoccupled house, and was
the work of an incendiary, as bundle
OF paper saturated with kerosene was
discovered on the premises. Great ex-
citemsnt prevailed, as at o1e time it was
thought the whole town would ga. The
loss is estimated at SIS 600. D1ripg the
IRE, Timothy Golfer Was struck on the
head with fire hook ard fatally In
jured- Last week az attempt was made
to burn the same bl"ck, but the firebTgs
were frightened off.
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The will of the late John w. Garrett,
president of the Baltimore s. Ohio rail.
road company, was filed to-day at Tow
sontown, Baltimore county. He makes
his sons Robert and T. Harrison Gar
rett his executors, administrators and
heirs OF his entire fortune, valued at
about $50, 100000, subject to the follow
ing trusts: To his son Robert the dwell
ing, II Mt. Vernon place, and contents.
To his son T. Harrison Garrett, his
country seat, known asEVer Green, in
Baltimore county. To his daughter Mary
the dwelling on the southwest corner of
Monument and Cathedral, the country
seat Montebello, the Garrett Cottage at
Deer Park. To his sister Elizabeth, the
dwelling, No. so Nit. Vernon place. To
the poor of Baltimore City, $1,000 per
annum forever. Also the sum OF $780,
000 per annum during the lifetime of
his son tor such objects of beneYolence,
educational purposes and In aid of such
deserving and needy persons as may
be selected by the trustees.
The trustees are given the
privilege of extending the benefits of
this last trust to other states and coun.
tries in cases of special suffering. Mr..
Garrett expresses the hope that his sons
lnheritIng 10000 shares from him, the
John Hopkins university and the City
of Baltimore, each holding large blocks,
will continue to control the road in the
interests of the city. In order to insure this
object as far as possible, he directs that
the trustees shall hold the Baltimore 6
Ohio stock for at least twenty years after
date. In addition to the stock thus be.
| questhed to Messrs, Robert and Thomas
Harrison Garrett, the latter own large
share in the Baltimore s. Ohio as mem.
bers of the firm of Robert Garrett s
| Sons.
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Hendricks at wheeling.

WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. 4.-HoH.
Thomas a. Hendricks arrived in the
city this morning at $50 O'Clock, on a
special train on the P, c. s. st. L. rail-
road, and after taking breakfast at his
hotel an informal reception was ten
dered him and Messrs. Randall and Eel.
lows, who were accompanying him.
Many prominent Democrats of the city
and state called to pay respects.
AT II q. IN, aud industrial dis
play and a parade of working
clubs, the largest similar demonstra-
ton seen in the city this campaign,
moved over the principal streets. The
city was gayiy decorated. Mr. Hen
bricks was repeatedly cheered along the
route of march About five thousand
strangers are in the city, and Mr. Hen
bricks and Mr. Randall speak this alter
noon at the state fair grounds. This
evening torch light demonstration
tax 0s place
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ENGLAND AND EGYPT

Il may be that American analyses of
the European political situation are oft
en as amusing across the water as for
eign representations a. 70 American
presidential campaigns are at times TO
"a; yet the most casual observer cannot
fail to see in European politics at the
present time the existence Of decided
lY critical situation and the promise Of
posSibly still more serious diplomatic
complications in the near future.
The most significant foreign event of
the past week Is the united protest Of the
continental powers-Russia, Austria,
Germany and France-agaiuss the act of
the Egyptian government in the sGspen-
sion Of Its sinking fluid, rs a violation of
the law Of liquidation for what they will
hold the Egyptian government RESPONSE
BILE. This action of the Egyptian
prime minister Ii in the interest of, and
inspired by England. and England has
asserted her approval; but the question
of interest lie how vigorously and how
persistently Mr.. Gladstone's government
will msintain the position taken in the
face OF this formidable protest; and If
England, consequently Egypt, persists,
how far the powers will go In enforcing
compliance with thelr.will.
The situation in reference to Egypt
seems to be that England, to whom the
greater part of the Egyptian debt is
due is In the position of a party hold
ing the first mortgage and is ready to
foreclose without inference to the inter-
ests of the other powers. Such fore
closure would mean virtual occupation,
possibly annexation, of Egypt by Eng
land in default of the payment of the
debt; and It is evident that the revenues
of Egypt are inadequate to the main
taInance of the sinking fund and at the
same time the meeting of the current ex-
penses of administration.
Perhaps the protest of the powers
may be In effect demand that England
assume the Egyptian liabilities IN toto,
with the tacIt understanding that her
right to establish an absolute protector
ate in Egyptian affairs will then be con-
coded but what is more likely, the con-
Germ of the powers extends beyond their
immediate financial interests, as credi-
tors of Egypt, and they regard with ap-
prehension the increase of British power
in that direction and the growing pros
pect of absolute British control over
Asiatic and Mediterranean commerce
through the Suez outlet. England can
not recede from the position she has
taken without a humiliating sacrifice of
her diplomatic dignity, while the other
powers, especially France, might find
themselves in q position where 1t would
be decidedly embarrassing to attempt
enforcement of their protest. So the
diplomatic game will doubtless go on,
and Bismarck. Ferry, Gladstone,
KalnokY and De Giers will watch each
other narrowly, exchanging notes more
less courteous or defiant, as occasion
may require, while newspapers may
conjecture and the world will wait and
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Bat, man on Trial

ST. JOE, Mo, Oct ,2.-The case of the
state vs.. Oliver Batcmap, charged with
the murder of the Mclaughlin children,
was called at Savannah this morning, a
special term of court being called by
Judge Fl. s. Kelly for that purpose.
The town Is filled with country people,
many of then having travelled twenty
miles to be in attendance. An indict-
ment will undoubtedly be found this
afternoon. when Judge Kelly will ap-
point an attorney for the defendant, and
court will adjourn until TO morrow.
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Il 10 announced that, in the event o.
CleVeland's defeat, Carl Schurz will re-
tire from politics permanently.-Phlla.
delphlA Press.
Improbable. The Flying Dutchmar
OF politics will simply hoist his sails
steer away from shore, and begin an
other Of his periodical cruises into the
mysterious regions OF the unknown
such Is his melancholy destiny. Nc
human being can say in what port hi
will next drop anchor. But If he car
md anywhere q port OF fraud, that will
suit him perfectlY,-N. Y. Sun.
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Ehe VNeather Parmit,,n.

BUFFALO, Oct. 2.-The indications At
noon to-day ere that it win be impOssi-
bic 10 carry out the detailed arrange
mensa 90 deliberately for The reception of
Goyernor Cleveland tonight. Is it
has been steadily raining sanca dav-
break and there is nothing TO warrant
the belief that die RAIN will cease.
However shouldathe clouds clear away
there VIII be witnessed one of the
Gfaaeest paFadee ever held 10 this city.
The Democratic forces have been hard
af work. Subscriptions have been
more than usually liberal. Banners and
trsnsparencies without number and de-
signs have been prepared. Marshals
and AIDS have been appointed and work
put 10 such shape as 70, weather per-
mittlngs welcome the governor in 8
truly royal manner. The column will
be formed OF SIX large divisions, with
band and drum corps, as follows: The
1rst division will consist of the Ward
PhalanX of about 1000 men
from the governors home ward, To
be followed by the national veterans as.
soclation OF eight hundred men, and the
Democratic Legion of eight hundred
These will be followed by the governor
and reception COMMITTEES in carriages.
The second division will be composed
of band, Buffalo Cleveland CORDS, 500:
Batavia Cleveland corps, 400; Syracuse
escort. 800; Syracuse Cleveland phalanx
400; Third ward Cleveland club of
Syracuse. 200; Seventh ward Cleveland
club of Syracuse. 100; Lockport Legion,
400; Dunkirk, FOrestvilIe and Silver
Creek clubs, estimated at 1000
The third division will be
composed of band, Old Hickory
club of Buffalo, 100, Rochester
continental. 800; Akron Old Hickory
club, zoos Fourth Ward city club, 1900
Tonawsnda Legion and clubs, 300; Sus-
pension Bridge, Niagara Falls and Al
bio clubs, 400; Akron Cleveland club,
Cleveland club. 108 The fourth divis.
ion will be as follows: Band, CIeve-
land knights, 800; Cleveland
Guards, 800; Cleveland uni
formed clubs, 5000; Cleveland
Central club. 800; Jamestown, Bradford
Olean. Warren, Clarendon. Titusville
Alden Cleveland clubs, ], 400. The fifth
| division will be composed as follows
Band, Independent Cleveland guards
400; Rochester Cleveland corps, 800
Cleveland clubs, $50; Polish Cleveland
club, 500; Brewers organization, 2 600
| Evans, Brant. Amherst, Coward, Col.
Inns and North Collins Cleveland clubs
1900. The sixth division will be form
ed as follows: Band, ward Cleveland
club, 400; island Cleveland club, 200
Railroad SWltchmen's Cleveland club
$40; Railroad Brakemen's Cleveland
club, 400; Ward Cleveland club, $40
Sardinia, Holland, Elma, Marilla
Southwaters, Fart Aurora, Hamburg
Golden, Lancaster, East Hamburg. Yves
Seneca and Country Towns CleyelanG
1 clubs. 9. 400 men.
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Cut Rates.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The roads inter-
ested in the passenger business to the
Missouri river to-day quoted openly
Over their counters a rate of 1915 to
Omaha and Kansas City, the regular rate
being $14.50. This was done in accord.
ance with 9 decision at the meeting yes
terday to punish the Rock Island for
iss ling one thousand-mile tickets in
payment for advertising, which tickets
have found their way into the hands oil
scalpers.
The local east bound freight commit.
tee met today and agreed to abide by
Commissioner FInk's order, making the
rate on grain twenty cents, and PROV.
siOns twenty five cents. These rates are
half way between the regular tariff and
cut rates.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Lynn and Saline counties followed the
tide yesterday in instructlng their legis-
latIve candidates for Senator Ingalls,.
And has 1t come to this? D. R. An
thony was spoken Of In . Chicago spec
ial to the Globe Democrat as "brother
of Ex- Governor Anthony, of Kansas"
A recent Democratic calculation con-
cedes that the Republicans will carry
Ohio October IA by about five thousand
majority. These figures will keen
growing rapidly every day for the next
two weeks.
The Times, of New York, Gays no DC.
tober election amounts to anything as q
test of the political DRIFT, and that we
must wait till November. In Noyem.
Der, no doubt, we shall be told to wal,
till 1888.
The Pail Mall Gazette is hedging
too. It says: THE woman Halpin may
yet win the election for Blaine, whose
party has just carried Maine by an in.
creased msjority." Cleveland's despair.
ing TELL the truth" has reached Eng
land also.
The New York Herald, while charg.
ing that Tammany in nominating q
straight ticket for New York city off,
ces, will trade with the Republicans
states one truth inadvertently that mos
OF the Democratic journals have been stu.
diously seeking 70 conceal, when il
says: mo local ticket that could have
been named would haYe made Tam
many loyal to the national ticket"
Chicago Journal: It is a fact which
thoughtful and sensible prohIbitionists
cannot be ignorant of. that the Leaders
OF the whisky Democracy of Illinois re.
gard their third party movement as the
chief cause of encouragement of Demo.
cratic success this fall.
A Dem >cratic paper was inquirlne
the Other day what had become of ex.
Senator David Davis. Here Is the an
swer: at is necessary for the govern
ment that the Republican ticket should
be elected this year." said ex-senator
David Davis to some friends who called
upon him at Bloomington last Friday.
DE Is doing business at the old stand
and since the reign of "mugwumps" has
no further use tor an independent party
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All the difference An the World

"Charles A. Dana married when he
was receiving S. per week for literary
work." said Capt. Gray, putting aside q
newspaper which contained q picturs
and biographical sketch of the great
Journalist, "By George, you must have
had courAge?"
Mot necessarily" replied Mr.. Bal
kIDs. 81 was never regarded as q man
when only had So in money and no in
come at all"
81 should regard that very coura
geous act"
NO" replied MIR. Balkins, "for you
see the girl l married was worth $780,
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Blaine Leaves Columbus.

NEWARK, Ohio, Oct. Mr.. Blaine
and party left Columbus by special train
ON the Baltimore s. Ohio railway at 8 80
this morning. At Columbus ex-Gov-
ernor Foster and Mr.. Hanna, of the
state central committee, left the party,
and Mr.. Charles Moore, of Columbus,
and Hon. Stuart L. Woodland. of New
York, Joined it. The people in the de
pot cheered as the train moved out and
Blaine bowed his acknowledgements
from the rear platform. The first stop
was at Newark, where there was a large
crowd, composed mostly of workiRgmen.
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A reception is 70 be rendered Bishop
w. X. Ninde of the Methodist Episco.
pal church on the occasion of his taking
up his residence at Topeka October 20
Not only the Methodist people, but all
Kansans are to be congratulated on the
accession OF this distinguished clergy.
man and his family TO the number Of
Kansas citizens, There are few mer
who combine eminent ability and lofty
purity OF life and character with simple
and swse-spIrited self Inconsistencies!
in 30 marked degree as Bishop Ninde
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A RaIIronlt Horror.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 3-FFom local officers
of the Omaha road and specials to the
Dispatch, the following particulars OF
the railway sccIdent last night near
Bayfield, are learned: The train con-
sisted of three fats and had crew of
twenty-five men, who were all riding on
the e0gIne and tender. The engine
plunged into washout, The boiler was
STAYED in, and escaping steam added 90
the horrors OF the disaster. Every man
but one was killed. Two, johnson and
Mcconnell. were killed outright. and
nine others badly scalded. The wound
ed were removed TO Ashland, where
four more died before morning. as fol-
lows: J. McCory, conductor; Glory A.
Rabbington, engineer; Altoona s. Ellis.
fireman, aud II. McCarth. It il be-
lieved three more will die from seald-
ing. Ten ceffins we're ordered from st
Paul this morning, which indicates the
number of victims 20 be even greater.