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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-18
CLETEL4NGIs BTOGRAPHl


New York Sun: We have read with
some surprise in the columns of the
New York Times severe and, we think,
an uniust.crlticism of Mr.. Dorsheimer's
biography Of Grover Cleveland. The
complaint is that Mr.. Dorsheimer has
not made enough OF his subject. On the
contrary, If any fault is to be found, it
seems to US that he has made too much
Of him. Mr.. Cleveland is intellectually
q very commonplace man, of limited
education and no large experience
IN affairs, while of society and social
usages he knows next to nothing.
Though he has lived in Buffalo for many
years, he has almost no acquaintance
there among the families Of the city. II
is not too much to say that probably he
has never entered in q social way the
houses of half dozen families in Buff
falo. The incidents in his career are
very few, and some of them are very dis
agreeable. These Mr.. DOrsheimer has
passed over with skillful literary gener-
alitles, while on every point that should
be put to the credit of his subject he has
dwelt as effectively as possible.
Mr.. Dorsheimer is q very skillful lit
irary artist, as well as statesman of ca
pacitY, and OF most honorable record
OF public service. He has made the best
showing practicable OF Mr. Cleyeland's
biography. The defects are all in the
| subject, not in the author. The work
ought to be praised for its solid quail
| ties rather than blamed.
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The New York Sun of the 9Th devotes


The New York Sun of the 9Th deVotes
three columns of space to the descrip-
tion of the numerous gangs OF rowdies
that Infest that city and prey upon So
clety. 1t appears from the Suns article
that these gangs have distinct organlza-
tions and names, such as "the Potash
Gang, "the Stable Gang" "the Rotten
Row Gang" "the Forty Thieves" "the
Never-Sweats," "the Red Star Socials,' -
"lhe Mazeppa Coterie," and q dozen
others, and that the crimes committed
by them range from petty lar.
Ceny to atrocious murders. The ages
of the members vary from twelve tC
twenty years. Some of the gangs are
promiscuous, including women aud
young girls in their membership, and
INDUCING in the most horrible orgies
All this is a sad commentary on q met
ropolitan center, with more than a mil
lion Inhabitants, and police force mum
bering twenty-five hundred men, The
more especially as the Sun closes it
long article without 80 much as suggest
ing remedy for the enormous evil.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-18
THE CzAR OF ALL THE RUssIAs.

THE GAR OF ALL THE RUSSIAS.
Being the the local and dramatic man
on newspaper is bad enough when II
Is considered that in attempting to please
every body with his items, either person
al or critical, he makes the sad mistake
of treading on somebody's toes, but be-
ing the Gear of all the Russias'' is inf.
nitely worse.
The imperial party, consisting of the
Car and suite, have gone to Warsaw. A
Gordon of men within speaking distance
of each other lined both sides of the
railroad track the entire distance, to see
that there was no tamperIng with the
rails as the imperial party passed, and
the Warsaw police have made all house
holders sign document declaring tneiI
knowledge of the grave responsibility
that will rest upon them if during the
czar's presence in Warsaw they receive
doubtful persons, or if they suspect 9th.
er householders without informing the
police. 1t is intended to make each
householder say upon the others Hun.
dreds of houses are nightly subjected tc
search and the citadel is already gorged
with prisoners.
The rooms of state are lined with Cos
sacks armed from head to foot, and the
czsr lies down at night surrouH ded by
his trusted guard; and yet not altogeth
er sure that one OF them may not be 8
NIhilist in disguise, who may embrace
the first opportunity TO kill HIM. The
food his imperial majesty eats Is brought
with HIM TO Warsaw, and trained chem.
lists are at hand to see that II has moi
been tempered with. This may be q glo
rIous existence, but We prefer life IL
EmpOria.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-18
FALRs AND ExPosITToMs.


Newspapers and kilograms from var
lOus parts of the country where fairs and
exposItions are held, bring the informa-
ton that they have been largely attended
and that the interest in their success has
Increased over any previous year.
This Is especially 30 in the State of
Kansas, and it is a great pleasure to
record the fact, since the county and
state fairs are the mediums through
which the general agricultural and me-
chanIcal progress of the country became
known to the community at large.
1t is a splendid commentary upon the
Republican party that the national
government under its administration has
AIKEN so deep an interest in displays OF
this character as to lend its strong arm
to make them a marked success wher-
ever inaugurated on a grand scale, as in
Louisville, Cincinnati and New Or
leans.
Under direction of the Hon. Henry N.
Teller, secretary of the interior, Mr.. II.
Il. Coffin, Of that department, has been
designated to represent Mr.. Commits
sioner ButterwoIth, Of the patent Office,
in arranging what Is known as the in
terror departments exposition exhibit
bition in the cities aboYe named.
Extraordinary efforts are being made
to render the display superior to any
thing heretofore attempted in the
same line. The Hon. Mr.. Teller
has given Commissioner Butter
worth carte blanche In the matter, and
the selection of Mr.. Coffin TO carry out
the details is q primary evidence that
the work will be well and thoroughly
performed.
In referring to his labors Mr.. Coffi n
says that corps Of draughtsmen and a
corps of color artists are working in the
Interior department and that another
corps Of experienced photographers are
working in the Smithsonian building
the results Of whose combined labors will
be to produce upwards of two thousand
pictures and drawings representing the
progress OF invention in the line of ma
chinery and implements for producing
and manufacturing, from the earliest in
ventions down to the very latest. InIad-
dition TO this, the color artists are pre-
pairing series Of water color sketches
on the same general plan showing the
various methods of mining for the met
ais of the earth, from the first ones adopt
ed TO those now in use also a series of
similar sketches showing the use and
progress of railroads and steam enginery,
from the days of Watts and Fulton to
the present.
Photographs of all the public build
ings are also being prepared on a mann
moth scale, SAID to surpass anything be-
fore attempted IN any part of the world.
1t Is promised that this wonderful col
lection will be ready in part for the Gin
clnnatl and Louisville exposition, and
that all will be ready for the exposition
at New Orleans, at which point, those
placed at Cincinnati and Louisville will
be concentrated, forming one grand pan
Drama of science and invention, inter
esting to farmers, mechanics, engineers
and TO the world of labor at large.
For this magnificent display the
thanks of the nation will be largely due
to Secretary Teller, who has afforded
every facility for carrying out the work
and has pushed il from lhe start
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The cry of "who Is to succeed the late
Secretary Folger" is reminder of the
indecent haste with which office was
sought in earlier days prior to the pas
sage of the civil service act, and the fol-
lowing good one is told in that connec-
ton:
A postoAlce clerk standing on one of
the Potomac river piers lost his balance,
fell overheard and was drowned. The
body was recovered within an
hour. One OF the parties
who aided in the work of recovery went
immediatel to the Post Office Depart
ment and straightwaY made application
for the vacant place. "The place is
filled" said the Postmaster General qui-
city. "Fllled ?" said the applicant as
founded, "WhY the man is but this mo-
ment dead. helped to take his body
out of the water, and at once came here"
ayes l know" was the response "but
The man oho sac him faH On was ahead
OF you.
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Why Mexican Railroads Lose Money
One of the reasons Why railroads IN
mexico do not return fat dividends to
tne shareholders is that customs duties
are levied on freighis. The primitive
method OF carrying goods into Mexico
py means OF burrO and a pack saddle
Is still the best, as the customs officers
are thus entirely eluded. The Mexican
Financier, in alluding to the matter,
says: at is notorious fact that long
before, as well as after the advent OF the
railway, legitimate business IN Monterey
and Saltilio on the Mexican National,
and In Chihuahus on the Mexican Cen
tEal, has been almost impossible. kIer-
chaEdise of all classes has been and still
Is sold In these cities at lees than
1t can be imported for when original
cost. freight and duties are all paid up.
This does not mean that the railways
are responsible for this state of affairs,
or the same would exist all along their
lines. Articles of every description are
smuggled across every part of the
frontier and along the coast
so constantly that those officials
who are expected to prevent it should
De held TO strict accountable
". From valued correspond
ent We hear that at Mazatlan, ia broad
daylight, goods that have paid no duty
are openly brought into houses not 100
yards from the custom house No
sooner do the general officers of that in
stItutlon leave their posts than, accord
ting TO our informant, the illicit work
leg1nss and is carried on under the
supervision of well known local charac-
SerS.
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soNE nnRnons RLanREs.

A comprehensive idea may be formed
of the magnitude of business in New
York, by a reflection on some of its mi
nor interests. as shown by statistics that
are carefully gathered in that city from
time to time.
The city is absolutely 'gridironed' by
Its numerous surface street car lines and
elevated railroads used in the daily
transportation of the populace. Even
so long ago as 1875, when one of the sur
face lines the Third avenue street car
read-was sued for damages, claimed to
have resulted from the sudden starting
OF car, as passenger was stepping of
lit was shown by the books of that
company, supported by the sworn state
ment of its officers.-that the line trans
ported an average of eighty-six thousand
passengers daily throughout the year.
that they had one hundred and
seventy-iVe cars in constant mo-
ton and stabbed twelve hun
dred horses TO do the work, and that
not more than one casualty occurred an
nually.
These facts we're cited to show that
great care was exercised by the road,
and that any accident must be the re-
suit of caTelessness on the part OF the
public rather than the company.
This, 1t must be remembered, is the
showing of one road.
The influx of visitors make an average
through the year of six hundred thous-
and daily, as shown by the receipts of
tickets on all the rail, steamboat, bridge
and ferry routes to the city. and OF this
number ten per cent. or sixty thousand,
visit Central park daily.
What are called the pleasures, Iuxuries
and vices of New York, involving ex-
penditures from shutdown to sunrise in
saloons. at the gaming table, at the thea
tiers, at fashionable restaurants, and at
haunts of vice, have been estimated to
cost an annual average of three hundred
and fifty thousand dollars nightly.
The statistics upon which this
estimat is based are not as re-
liable as those regarding the
transportation of passengers or the IN
flux OF visitors, but they are the results
of inquiries made by the police, and are
presumed to be approximately correct.
With nearly twenty-five thousand
liquor saloons, running until o'clock
each morning and often later; with
something like eight thousand disrepu-
table houses of all classes, and numerous
gaudy and hIgh-priced restaurants in
full blast at all times. the figures will
appear reasonable.
1t will be observed that the expendi-
lures herein spoken of haYe no allusion
to the millions of dollars that change
hands daily on the streets and in the
stores. They are, as before said, minor
interests and are cited simply as afford
ing a more comprehensive idea of the
magnitude of the business generally.
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The volume of business at the Pen.
sion Office in Washington, may be gen.
eraly understood when 1t Is remem-
bered that the disbursements Of that
office amount to nearly one hundred
millions OF dollars annually, This enor-
nous expenditure is rendered necessary
10 fulfill the provisions of the arrears of
pensions act. making pensions payable
from date Of disability.
Commissioner Dudley who is at the
head of the pension office is himself
IN old soldier, though not an old man,
and has attested his devotion to his
country by leaving a leg on the field of
battle. He has the direction OF more
than fifteen hundred clerks, and does
more work and labors more hours than
any one of them. He is q man of thor
ouGh integrity, an affable gentleman, a
thoroughly good politician of the right
stripe, and believes in the election OF
Blaine and Logan.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-18
A COWETENDARTp corper


The letter Of Mr.. A. B. Jetmore, de-
clining the nomination for governor
rendered him by the ultra Prohibition
lists at Lawrence, the substance Of which
Will be found In our dispatches, will
commend itself TO the public for Its
sound sense and its truthful statement
OF the relations of the two great politl-
cal organizations to the cause Of temper
ance reform. Mr.. Jetmore has been enc
OF the most Jealous and consistent adYo-
Gates OF the policy Of prohibition IN
Kansas, and his answering fidelity
70 the cause which he has labOred so
faithfully 70 advance in the past, has
never been more forcibly illustrated
than by his refusal to lend his counte-
nance to q movement, the practical re-
suit Of which would be TO strengthen the
Democratic party in Kansas. and thus
give aid and comfort to the liquor IN
terest-
The course Of Mr.. Jetmore affords q
very pleasing contrast TO the conduct OF
St. John, who, after being hon
ored far beyond his deserts by
the Republican party. turns traitor to
the organization which lifted him from
obscuritY into power, TO join hands with
the ADVOCATES Of free rum In the com.
mon purpose to defeat Blame and Lo
gan.
Mr.. Jetmore is not without political
aspirations, but It is gratifying TO note
that his ambition has not wholly domi-
mated his sense Of justice to the party
which has accomplished all that has ever
been achieved for the cause Of temper
ance in Kansas, and to which
the people must continue to
look for aid IN their fight against the
rum power. The man who has thus so
wisely declined to allow himself to be
made an instrument in the direction OF
Democratic success, has strengthened
himself immeasurably with the true
friends Of temperance throughout the
state, who may yet have an opportunity
Of manlfestinG their appreciation of his
judIcious action.
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NOTES AND NOTICES.

The war veterans are all for Blame
and Logan.
In Democratic politics the New York
Herald seems mOrISund.
Democratic Generalization Is now
termed political strategy"
The Democrats are still talking about
the weather, having found 1t very hot
since the Maine election.
The announcement is made that the
Hon. J. j. Ingalls, will be present and
address the grand mass meeting of Re
publicans to be held at Topeka Friday
evening. It promises to be an immense
gathering.
The story that the wires between
Augusta, Maine, and Albany, N. Y,
would not work on Tuesday, is pro-
nounced untrue. They worked all right
but their labOrs do not appear to have
met appreciation at ALBANY.
1t is conceded by the Republicans ev-
erYwhere that the results of the Name
election have been much better than the
most sanguine friends of the party had
expected. A majority Of eight thous.
and would have been deemed satisfac.
torY-ten thousand a great triumph
and now that it appears to have been
nineteen thousand and upwards, the
''now for Ohio' cry becomes very signi-
icant- 1t is pleasant to know that the
news OF the prospective success of the
Republicans in that state in October is
OF the most gratifying character.
The overwhelming success of the Re
publican ticket in Maine points with
unerring certainty to the result of the
national campaign in November. Yer
mont and Maine have started genuine
boom, the thunders of which will con-
tinue to reVerberate until the busy wires
shall click the returns announcing that
James G. Blaine has been elected to the
highest Office in the gift of the people.
All honor to the state leading SO magni-
| ficont q DrOcessiOn
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a Grand Republican Demonstration.

a Grand Republican Demonstration.
TOPEKA, Kas., Sept. 12.-The repub-
lican demonstration made tonight was a
grand affair for the many thousands of
people who had hocked 10 this city to
attend and be present at the exercises
which had been widely advertised to
occur tonight. The people began to
assemble on Kansas avenue at an early
hour, and by dark the magnificent thor
Oughfare was packed on both sides with
men, women and children, anxious to
obtain the best possible view of the pa
rade and fambeau exhibition. The
crowd was variously estimated at from
80, 900 to $4,000 people.
The display of fire works was made by
tue Republican fiambeau club OF To-
peka, sixty strong, assisted by the North
Topeka hambeau, Irish Blaine and
Logan club, the regular Blaine and
Logan club and volunteers. There we're
number of transparencies IN the pro-
cessIon bearing inscriptions suitable TO
the occasion from the standpoint of the
participators. The celebrated premium
Dispatch band of Clay Center headed the
column, and several dunn corps rem
dered martial music. Several hundred
dollars worth of pyrotechnics had been
purchased with funds raised among the
merchants, and in the hands of the fam
beau clubs they were effectually used TO
make an imposing spectacle. The fame
of the club was greatly increased by its
brilliant effort tonight. The club made
the chief display on Kansas avenue be-
tween Fifth and Eighth avenues. light
ing up the sky and filing the air with
many hued globes for an hour or more.
The procession then marched to the state
house steps where the crowd soon con-
gregated TO listen to the speaker of the
evening, filling the large space east of
the building and extending across Jack.
son street and either way within hearing
distance. The mass meeting, which was
under the auspices of the Republican
state central committee, lasted until q
late hour. The speakers were Senator
John j. Ingalls,, Col John A. Martin,
candidate for governor, Congressman
Perkins, s. d. Bradford, candidate for
attorney general, and Hon. j. w. Ady,
OF Newton, and others. Some of the
speakers occupied platform erected In
the square, the crowd being too large
for one person TO address.
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REN. RurLEK

Outline OF His Speech at Topeka
TOPEKA Sept. 11.-Ben. Butler at the
fair grounds to-day addressed 5000 peo-
people, bat rather knocked the far asso-
citation OF lis pins by making a purely
political speech. After going over the
situation as viewed by him, he said:
Il am going to be just to all parties if
can. The Republican party IN its Ia.
ceptlon was the grandest party the
world ever saw. She sent her sons and
daughters out here to fight the battle of
Kansas and make it u free state. and
they performed their duty. Kansas is
the mother OF the revolution. He had
seen many things, one of these was Wen
dell Phillips dragged through the streets
OF Boston by mob because he dared 10
stand up IN hall hired by himself and
preach the great truth on which the
Republican party was founded. That is
the way the birth of the Republican
party was received in Boston.
He both euIogized and condemned the
grand old party and closed his reference
to 1t by recognizing the fact thai il had
freed the negro and placed the ballot in
his hand.
Alter the republican party he ad
dressed himself to the democratic patty,
but didn't know whether he could say
much for 1t or not. But very little had
been expected from them for the last
twenty-five years, for the reason that
they were out of power and had nothing
to give.
The democratic party, nevertheless,
had grand old record. but it was far
back beyond the time of Lincoln, away
back to Jefteron and jackson. Would
to God we had jackson
now who could come out
these wrongs shall be righted." He had
hoped to do something tor the Demo
cratic party, and went to the Chicago
convention, hoping that he and his Ia
boring friends would be taken into the
party and help to make it the antl-mo-
nopoly party of the country. But he got
lett. l said then, this is not the place
for me and went away. ! don't know
what we will do to get man like Jack
son." Somebody SAID vote for old
Ben. This idea he discoura-
ged by saying that 1t was
useless 10 throw, their votes away on
a third party which has no hopes of
winning. He could get along we'll
enough without any party. There are
good men and there are rascals in both
of them-probabiy few more in the
Republican party because they have the
offices and are tempted, but it seems that
the others are doing all they
can to be tempted. "There is one
thing" he said, "that ought not 10 have
occurred here to-day. Your governor
George w. Click, is present. want to
say something about him which he
should not hear. I understand he is q
Democrat, and if you people don't elect
him again. by the Eternal, you ought to
be crushed beneath the heel of oppres-
sion, because his administration has
been in the interest ofthe people"
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A SECOND GUITEAU.

A Crazy Man Shoots Several Citizens of
WeIIInEtOn.-Great Indignation and
Talks of Lynching.
Special Dispatch to the Daily News:
WELLINGTON. KS, Sept. ia demon
named S. S. Jones, lately tried for insan-
itY in the district court here, armed him.
self last night and visited vengeance on
those who were witnesses against him in
the trial. He shot Street Commissioner
Gamer through the body; shot twenty
two holes in the house of VIM. Mckee
tearing of the arm of a seven year old
child. He tried TO kill his brother and
city marshal Cleveland, but did not sue
coed IN finding them. He shot a clerk
named A. Story. He was captured at
ten O'Clock to-day q short distance in the
country and is now in Jail. There is
considerable talk OF lynching. He Is a
regular Guiteau.
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THE Result IN NAIVE


st. Louis Globe Democrat: The
Maine victory is complete, pronounced
and specially significant. Never before
in the history of the state, ali things
considered, has the Democracy been so
positively and thoroughly beaten The
Republicans seem to have made
up their minds at the outset that moth
ing short of practically clean sweep
would answer the purpose. and the re-
suit shows that they reckoned safely
as to their strength and ability.
a governor, solid congressional dele
CATION, both branches of the legislature,
and the county officers of every county
in the state but one make up the splen-
did dimensions OF the triumph; and he
must be very greedy and unreasonable
Republican who would ask for q finer
showing than that