davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
Mrs. LanRtry's Diamonds.
Rror, tho San ErsucEsco A Ita


Although nature has endowed the
famous English beauty whose name is
the subject of endless conversation
among the habitues of the fashionable
world at the present time with a plenti-
full share of personal attraction, she is
not entirely independent of that beauty
produced by jewelry art, and the valua-
BILE COLLECTION of costly gems possessed
by her proves that the Jersey Lily is
conncisseur of precious stones. A view
of Mrs Langtry's famous jewels was en-
joyed by the writer yesterday, and an
interesting inspection it was. Among
the Incompatible assortment, which
embraced every Imaginable design,
an absence of earrings was observed,
and upon Inquiry, the information was
elected that the renowned beauty enter
taIns a prejudice against that style
of adjournment which she could not oyer
come, and during her professional Ca
reer ear ornaments have never formed
portion of her toilet. The most valuable
ornaments seen in the collection was
diamond necklace composed of thirty
two stones, each weighing six caFats.
This piece OF workmanship cost $40 900,
and will be worn by Mrs. Langtry as
Julia, in the Hunchback, during the pre-
sent week. In the same character Will
be displayed 8 crown composed OF
double tierre of solid diamonds, which
are valued at $4,000, A couture pin
containing q yellow stone weighing
twenty carats, surrounded by cluster
of white diamonds, cost So 600. A most
beautiful ornament was bracelet con-
tanning twenty-five diamonds, which
were SO arranged that nothing was visi-
BILE except the brilliant CLEAN from
stones of the purest water. Another
bracelet, composed of gold, smaller in
size, but none the less elegant IN ap-
pearance, was one ornamented with q
sapphire, on either side of which W ere
two white diamonds weighing six carats
apiece, the sapphire weighing twelve
carats. A magnificent piece of work
manship was the diamond spray which
Is worn by Mrs Langtry as a corsage or
nament. 1t contains 1856 single stones.
A prettier wrist ornament could hardly
be imagined than the gold bracelet
shown to the reporter which bore pink
pearl, surrounded by two similar stones
of whitish hue. An emerald ring
weighing eight carats is the principal
finger Rdornment worn by the Jersey
Lily. The costume worn by Mrs.
Langtry in the first, third and fourth
acts of Wife's Peril were manufactured
by the celebrated Partisan mOdiste,
the second act of the same play was
created by Mons. Felix, of Paris. The
costumes to be wornl during thesen-
gagement of the present week are of the
most elaborate description, and the dis
play of toilet at the production of The
Hunchback Is announced to be excep.
tionally grand. The majority of the
costumes worn by the company were
designed and manufactured by Nathan.
of Coventry street, London.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
Etiquette Of EneIIsh Wedd,ne,

As weddings In the "English styIe"
are ali the rage this season, It may be
interesting to mention q few points re-
garding what is considered the correct
form on the other side of the Atlantic.
After the departure of the bride and
bridegroom the party at once breaks up !:
and in London il Is not customary 10
have any festivity in the evening. In
the country there is often q dance To
amuse those staying In the house.
Neither cards nor cake are sent. and
people discover for themselves when the
young couple return from their wedding
tour, and call at their Convenience
When the bride appears for the frat
time at dinner In any house, she takes
precedence of every one, no mat
Ter how high his rank. pro-
Yided such appearance Is within
three months of her marriage. after
which time she is no longer Considered
bride. This custom is, However. -.
ginning TO fall into disuse, excspkinC
in rural districts. The bridegroom docs
not obtain any precedence. me
bride often wears her wedding ORES for
her frst large dinners and paTties- ne
orange blossoms must be removed -
they sre oalY permissible on the We'd.
ding day.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
Massachusetts Not a Doubtful state.


Some Of the Republican opponents of
Mr.. Blaine seem to take an erroneous
view of the proportions of the revolt be-
gun against him in Massachusetts They
go 80 tar as to assert that If certain can
didAtes are nominated by the Democrats
the state can be made Democratic.
There are also some Democrats who en-
tertain this view.
1t seems to US that this is delusion.
There appears to be no reason TO sup
pose that the number of Massachusetts
Republicans who will determlnedly
oppose Mr.. Blame at the polls is large
enough to afford any prospect of . Dem.
ocrRtic victory there.
The disaffection seems to be confined
to Boston and vicinity, and we doubt If
even the vigorous efforts of our esteem
ed contemporary, the Springfield Repub-
hcAn, will succeed in spreading It
among the country people in the west
ern part of the state. In and about Bos-
ton many men prominent in business or
in the learned professions are concerned
of an interest being taken in it by the
rank and file of the party. 1t seems to be
largely q revolt of the Harvard college
graduates and respectable people in the
West End and the fashionable suburbs.
But university bred men in Boston are not
the Republican party of Massachusetts,
or avery numerous or potent portion
of it.
The newspapers in the country towns
are for the most part faithful to the Re-
publican ticket, and the country towns
are the strength of Massachusetts Repub-
licanIsm. Nor in cities like Worcester
is there any disafectiOn visible except
that of the newspaper writers who do
not relish eating their hasty words
against Mr.. Blaine, which they uttered
in 1876.
There is every reason to believe that
Massachusett IS still d Republican
state in a national election. Last yesr
the plurality of the Republican candI-
date for governor over Gen. Butler, who
IS stronger by several thousand votes
than any other Democrat in the state,
was 10000. 1t is safe to say that the
Republicans will carry the state this
year by plurality nearly OF fully as
large. unless the disaffection among the
Republicans is q great deal more ex-
tended than there is yet any evl:
dence of there being. What eff
feet the nomination of General
Butler might have is another thing.
There are enough states that are GER
taInly close for the Democrats to attend
TO without adding Massachusetts to the
list. We do not believe Massachusetts,
Ii doubtful state, or that the Democrats
can CARRY it except possibly with But
Ter. Moreover, the Massachusetts In
dependents, or q mai 0rity of them, are
in favor of platform which 1t would
be suicidal for the Democrats to adopt.
The Democrats had better let Massa-
chusetts alone. and concentrate their et-
forts on New York, Connecticut and In
diana, which are really doubtful states.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
r1fsy-ave Days without Food.


ArcHIsoN, June 30.-Miss Lizzie
Bradley, the White Cloud faster, died at
three O'Clock this morning, the fiftJ fifth
day of her fast. The case IS the most
remarkable on record. Miss Bradley
was a school teacher, and rather eccen-
tric. When her sister died. several years
ago, she adopted her child. but just be-
fore commencing her remArkahls fast
the father took the child away. which
made her mcrose and wTetched. On the
heels Of this an old quarrel with her
father oyer the possession OF an amount
of money which Was realized from an
insurance policy at the death of her
mother, was received, and in a fit of
stubbornBess she refused TO eat Final
IL her father became Alarmed, aud made
propositions 10 her which she accepted
Dot che could not eat then, though she
attempted "a. and expressed wish %
live, There does not eeem TO be the
slightest doubt that the woman existed
fffy- I'VE days without food. Her death
was very peaceful, and she will be buried
to morrow from the residence Of Nc.
Intyre Ryan, where she died.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
A Goat With Gumption.

-
A citizen of this place has two goats.
and TO prevent their doing INJURY TO the
gardens of neighbors one is usually
picketed out, the other meyer leaving its
mate. The other day one was
picketed some distance from home,
and at evening the loose goat came
running 20 the house, making q blsat-
ing noise of distress and scratching
against the gate, and after drawing at
tention would run Of in the direction
where the other one was picketed. This
operation was repeated three times,
when the owner concluded that some.
thing was the matter, and started In the
direction indicated. Nothing could ex.
coed the joy OF the goat, manifested By
jumping and frisking about, as IL led
the way to the spot where the other one
was Here the picketed animal was
found to be in a precarious position.
II had climbed a tree stump, and the
picket rope had caught In Q broken
limb, and the goats fore legs were held
entirely OF the ground. He was quick.
ly released, when the goat that gave the
alarm repeated its demonstration Of ioy.
and showed Its affection for It's mate 6y
rubbing sgainst It and licking il.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03

New YORK, June 30.-John z. Ire
land, one sof the movers in the TIlden-
Hendricks boom, said this afternoon that
the sub committee charged with perfect
ing the plans to nominate Tilden and
Hendricks. is at present in session. We
have received a number of letters from
prominent Democrats but they
Will not be made public until more
be received We don't believe IN this
mere firing of pop guns, We want TO
make a grand display. A meeting OF
the temporary committee will be held
this evening, but where cannot
say, for the purpose of organiza-
ton and to make final arrange
mentS for 3 mass meeting. -Four
stands will be erected at Union Square
The nomination of the old ticket at
Chicago would undoubtedly be received
with q great deal OF enthusiasm. Tilden's
letter of declination was a personal
matter. We intend to appeal 10 his
patriotic feelings. His election would
condone the wrongs of 1876.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03


Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania, whose
health and Yigor have been completely
restored, will sail for Europe on July I'd
TO spend q couple of months with his
family, but will return in September to
take the stump for Blaine and Logan.
He Is deeply interested in the campaign,
OF which he thinks the tariff will be the
decisive issue, and he has no doubt that
1t will result In a. brilliant Republi-
can victory. Abiding to the deSpaIring
cry for Tilden, Judge Kelley says:
"These xtra'rdInary jealous Democrats
remind me OF the Scots who carried
their GENERAL at the head of their forces
alter he had been killed, from fear that
IL the fact of his death should become
generally known the army would be
come demOralized."
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
.szNAFORIAL OONvENTION.

There will DO . delegate convention of the
Twentieth Senatorial District In the court
house In the city of Eureka, upon the 28rd
day of july 1854 NJ the hour Of O'Clock D.
IN for the purpose OF placing in nomination
candidate for senator for said district and
erly come before the convention. Tho basis
Of representation shall be As follows:
Lyon county 10 delegates. ...4
Greenwood county s delegates.
IL Is recommended that the delegates be
elected by the county con Tention that elects
delegates ~ the state convention, to-Wit:
Saturday July l3th, 1884.
NJ J u, CLo9sToK, Chairman
Greenwood County Central Commit
/. A. TAYLOR, Chairman
Lyon County Central Committee.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03

KINGSTON, Ont, July 2.-Great Hres
In several adjacent townships, number
ing perhaps, one hundred, and the IRE
in the McGlil settlement Q couple of
miles square are still spreading. Near
the rIver about one mile from the rail
way station, the IRE Is said to cover
miles one way and three miles
another. AcLaren's mills and an i'm
mense stock Of lumber are surrounded
nv fire..
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
WIrHDRAWs.

Judge Scion o. ThAcheF has written q
letter tn A. b Campbell, president of
the Kansas State temperance
Union, Withdrawing his name as
. candidate for governor. He
does this because of the strength which
has been developed throughout the state
by Colonel John A. MarlIn, whose NOM
inatIon Mr.Thscher comedies as fore
gone conclusion.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
ALBERT GRIFFIN ON ST. JOHN.

dG1AR1 0hLE4IA On CT. 0Od4s
Manhattan Nationalist: The last
time we saw Governor st. John he
agreed with Us that It would not be ad-
visable tn put . prohibition plank In
the national Republican platform.
Since then he has changed his opinion,
and opposes Blaine and Logan solely on
the ground Of the failure OF the conyen-
iion to do what, less than year ago, he
thought ought not to be done.
As vet has opposition extends only to
the national ticket, for, since taking that
stand, he has said positively that it the
Republican state convention adopts .
prohibition platform as strong a. that
OF two years ago he will gladly sup
port John a. Martin as the nominee.
Il is, however, understood that Gov
srnor 81. John is to be nominated for
president by the PittsbuTR convention,
and II he accepts the nomination, as we
presume he will, the logic Of his posi-
ton and Its consequences, will almost
inevitably transform him irto bitter
enemy OF the Republican party, at all
times and in ali places, aud his Republi-
can friends might as well bid him good
bye, once for all. We regret that he has
cut loose from his old associates, for in
his present position he is certain 10 do
harm TO both the Republican party and
the cause Of prohibition.
For the governor, personally, the step
he is taking will prove to be disastrous
one. He is fOrcible speaker, but he is
in no sense great msn. He owes his
prominence TO combination Of acct
dents and circumstances that enabled
him TO mpnopolize the credit of the
work done in Kansas by Thousand zeal.
Gus temps rance men and women. But
governor st. John, with the Republican
party of Kansas and the prohibition Re
publIcans of the nation at his back, has
met with a very different reception from
the one that will hereafter be accorded
to ST. John, the would-be disorganizer
of the party that has honOred him,
personally. and that has done
and is still dong so
much for the cause he advocates. Every
body knows that he cannot be elected ;
also that his running increases the posi-
bility that Democrat will be elected
and that the election of Democratic
president would greatly strengthen the
dTamsellers and their cause, and post
pOne indefinitely the day of their final
overthrow. If he succeeds in accom-
cOmplish this much. many of the very
men who vote for him will fiercely de-
nounce him for having SO misled them.
He will have had the glory" of being
one of a regiment of presidential nomi-
nees who did not get an electoral vote,
and that will be substantially the end
of him as q public man.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03

CInclnna,i Commercial Gazette. Mr..
Curtis, In Harper's Weekly, says Cleve-
land will have the solid vote OF New
York in the Chicago convention, under
tbs unit rule. He cutters q mild protest
against the latt 7 but mAnifesIly be u
for anything To nominate Cleve-
land. Had not the Republicans in 1880
abolished the unit RUE, New York
.wOald have been for Grant. aud that
would have nominated HIM. Mr.. Cur
tbs and his class approved the action OF
the Republicans because il suited their
purpose. Nowt they Aecebtthe unit rule
and go for Clevelanf and reform. Our
faith )Inoreiosnsrs WhO change their
principiss to suit 'hsir purposes hssyan.
ished into thin air Next thing Mr..
Curtis will fall into the embrace Of Tam.
many Hall ans 1Arch with John Kelly
under the banner Of reform.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
H.. An-Ain ~ I,nursn

MCPHERSON, Jnne 2S.-The Republi-
cans Of Mcpherson county elected the
following delegates to the stste conven-
to-day: w. w. Murphy, II. b. Kelly, ]
B. Darrah, A. c. Shelman, w. o. Gray
and j. H.. Underwood. A resolution en-
dorsing John A. Martin for governor
was unanimously adopted.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03

@. Washington Click is net only gov
erhor but be thinks he is also the
supreme court. The people will settle
George WAshin gton's status about No
vember B.. The whisky criminals had
better hurry up their pardon business.
The Globe says that little grocery
stores away from the business streets
are multiplying very rapidly IN Atchi.
son. This Is highly gratifying. No
town, even though It possess as hand.
some a hotel as the new BYram, can sue
cessfully take CD. metropolitan airs as
long as the housewives of the place ex.
change green tea and sAleratus across
the back fence.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03

With the cholera in China, India,
Egypt and France, there is no assurance
that It can be successfully kept out of
America. The facilities for its trans
mission have greatly Increased with the
facilities for traffic and travel. There Is
no doubt that every precaution which
experience and skill can suggest will be
resorted TO by the authorities to arrest
the march of the dreaded disease, but we
should prepare all the same for its ap
pearance, and put in practice every san
itAry means to Insure wholesome condI-
tions In and about our own homes
Since it's appearances in France our PEG
pie begin TO feel that It is getting un-
comfortably close to our own homes.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
GoVERN0R 81. JOINS LETTER

GUY HhNOh o. JOANiS LEIIER.
The full text of Gov. Sc. Johns letter
boiling Blaine is a. follows. published in
the New York Witness:
IDS 81 OLATHE, Kan, June 0, "a.
George R. Scott New York.
NJ DEAR FRIEND: The Chicago con
Yention has come and gone, without he
expression OF even q word Of sympSiAv
for the millions of men, woman and
children, who are to-day struggling 10
protect the homes OF the people against
the evil Influences of the dramshops. II
could cross the snoW-capped Rockies,
and pitch into the Mormons and Chinese
IL could demand protection to wool, but
for fear of offending the whisky and
beer rings. il dare not utter q word about
protection To the homes of the land,
against the American saloon, the giant
evil of the age; God pity such coward
ice. l, Tor one, propose to condemn /,
by my ballot. The action of the con-
vention ia entirely ignoring the TEN.
peFance question is an insult to every
prohibItiOnst In this country, and ough,
to be resented - such.
Ever your friend,
JOHN p. ST.. JOHN
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
EOnfoSBSd

CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 1.-Chas.
Spurlock. who was implicated with the
Hill boys In the murder of young ALVIN
Woods, aud seriously shooting Jack
Woods in the latter part of May last, ap-
peaTtd IN the circuit c0urt this morning
and confessed to murder in the first de-
gree. The Hills were lynched. This
leaves Spurlock's case in the hands Of
Judge Guthrie. Death or the peniten-
Harry tor life
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
MIN nreak = nnorum.

WASHINGTON, July Fifteen or
twenty Democratic senators intend to
leaYe by special train for Chicago
Saturday morning. Should congress
not adjourn by Friday night the abse n
tees belng paird with Republicans, will
break quorum anu make transactions
in any but "unobjected" business, of
which there is very little lett, impOssi-
81
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
The First wheat.

KANSAS CRY, July IA journals
Elk City, Kansas, special says the first
car Of new wheat shipped this year from
any point on the Southern Kansas line,
went from here to-day, CONSUMED 70 .
Chicago firm. Wheat averages about
thirty three bushels to the acre and the
crop il one-third better than last year.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03

NEW YORK, June GA secret INT ct
ing is said to have been held here to- day
of persons interested in public meetings,
to press the nomination of Tilden by the
Democratic convention at Chicago.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
Gninr tn Chinarn

CHICAGO. July 1.-The statsment is
made that the position of gener al mana
ger of the Wabash road will be rendered
10 Joseph F. Tucker, late of the Illinois
Central, and in case of his acceptance it
is expected the general Offices OF the road
will be removed to this CITY
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03

At the late Democratic state conven-
tion in Ohio the old wheel horses,
Thurman aud Durbin Ward came un-
exPectedly to the front, and were elected
delegates at large to the Chicago con-
vention. The Payne HoAdIy cOmbinA-
tlon, which made the latter governor
and the former senator last year, were
very genteelly given back seat, except
that Mclean, of the CINCINNATI En
quirer, was run through by the skin of
his teeth, rs an A,tAchement 70 father
Thurman's coat tails This has given
Mr.. Thurmau's stock as a presidential
candidate quite . rise, and has left
Hoadly rather in the rear. A bitter OPP
ponent Of Hoadly was msds- chaIrman
Of the siats committee. In fact. the
coal oil outfit was given . damaged eye.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03

A former sheriff of Mcpherson coun-
ty. who Was formerly deputy collector
of internal revenue, with headquarters
at Newton, has been arrested charged
$500.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
T
THE PRIMARIES.

Let all Republicans Remember that
the elections for delegates 10 the county
convention take place on Saturday next,
July oh. Let there DO largo turn out
and full and free expression.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
Alarming al MarseiIIes and TOuIon-
Fumigattng Travellers at Paris.
The Cheyenne Indians Starving and Kill
ing Range Cattie-SeriOus Trouble
Apprehended.
The Bull Flgh, at Dodge City .

The Bun Fight at DOdge ClLy.
Special to the Emporia Daily News.
DODGE CITY, July dodge City is
overtiowIng with visitors from the east
and southwest. Five matsdors have ar
rived from Old Mexico, and twelve vi
cious Texas bulls are ready for the Span
ish bull fight, which takes place July
4lh. There will be no interference from
the state authorities. The New York
Herall will do up the fight in column
SnaciRI
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
Indians Taking Down Fences.

CHEToPA, Kan, JUNE 30.-There is
great consternstiOn here among those
having ranches in the Indian Territory.
The sheriff of the Cherokee Nation
with squad of Indians has been
taxing down all. the wire fe1c
ing that encIoses larger tracts
than fifty acres, that being the limit a.
lowed by the act of the Cherokee coun-
Gil. The sheriff confscates all the wire
he takes down. The sheriff began work
south of CofeYViIle and is taking il down
as he comes east Thousands Of
miles of fencing have been removed.
The indians seem to mean business and
evidently mean 10 eject all intruders.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03
-
RnInAOnf

NEW York, July I.-RsY. Derryck.
(colored) declines the nomination as
electoF at large a. afadavits have been
filed that he is :. not = native
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-03

WASHINGTON, July I-Ihe decTease
of the public debt during June was
$9,217 ESQ. Decrease since June 30, 1883,
$101 .O4O,97l. Cash in treasury, $780,