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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

The New York Sun thus characterizee
the several gentlemen who are sspirAnts
for senatorial honOrs in New York state {:
OF the many New York gentlemen who
wish or hope TO be senator, Mr.. Chair
man Warren would bring into the ser
ate the freshest knowledge of campaigo
management; the Hen. Leslie w. Rus
sell. the handsomest figure; Frank His
cock, the most polished intimacy with
parliamentary law; Chauncey DepeW,
the largest fund of humor aud the most
violent opposition to the Thurman bill,
Lew p. Morton, the greatest amount OF
business shreWduess and material devo.
tion to the Republican party; Our Own
Evarts, the most tortnOus eloQuence, and
General arthur, the most level head
Roscoe Conkling wouIdn't bring any
thing, because he won't come.
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Catholic Unirarus,x.

BALTIMORE, Nd. Dec. s.-ItIs stated
this morning that Miss Mary g. Cald-
well. q young lady of New York city
who vas in Baltimore during the plens-
~ council, offered to give $500. coo as q
foundation for . Catholic university 70
be established and controlled by the
council here. Her offer Wss accepted
and board OF incorpOFators will be
named. and during the ensuing year the
plan of university for the higher edu-
cation OF the Catholic ministry will be
considered. A committee of twelve
bishops and laymeu with Archbishop
Gibbons al its head was appointed by the
council to take charge OF the matter. The
new university Is to be located e New
York ciiy
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OYER THE STATE.

Burglars are Oh deck again At Wich-
ita.
Summer county has thirteen newsps-
pers.
They are drilling tor coal at Hia-
waths.
Ene has just completed 10000
hotel.
Mcpherson is to hsvea Congregation
al college.
The Lsrued Eagle and Optic have
consolidated.
The Fort Scott Normal college was
dedicated recently.
Henry Clay Dean spoke at a recent
Oswego Demeeratic jollification.
Among the buildings destroyed at the
late fire in COncordia ~as the old United
States land office.
A new Methodist Episcopal church
was dedicated at Dodge City Sunday by
Bishop W. Il. Ninds.
The Christian church Of Kansas haye
resolved on building college as soon as
31OO, 600 can be raised for that purpose.
A colored John Alden episode oc-
CURED recently at Lawrence. The man
and woman were '"parties by the name
of Johnson"
Two of the county commissioners of
Cherokee county are 'constrdclivelY'' in
jail for thirty days by order Of the United
States circuit court.
A Hutchinson doctor, the other day,
celebrated, with all honors, the thirty
third annIvers lry of the giving of his
first dose of medicine.
Frank DOMAIN has been bound over to
district court at Abilene charged with
murder of John FOgle OF franklin
county which took place a year ago last
August.
The number of organized school DIS
tricts IN Kansas show an increase over
last year OF about 200, there being now
6,4S0. There are 6,16i school buildings
in the state.
Judge W. II. Prescott of S4lina, one
of our Oldest district judges in point OF
length of service, is now holding his
last term of cnurt. He is 10 poor health
and will take q vacation of year or SO
before resumlng the practice of the law.
The new town of Ashland, in Clark
county, was laid out by party of Win.
field gentlemen some four weeks ago
There are now thirty houses up and
foundations being LAID for others as
rapidly as the lumber can be got on the
| ground.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

THE ADMISSION OF DAKOTA.
Senator Harrison made strong argu-
ment in the senate yesterday In favor OF
the admission of Dakota as 8 state, or
rather of the division of that territory
and the admission of Southern Dakota
IN accordance with the provisions of the
bill. 1t Is unfortunate that the question
of tie admission of states INTO the Union
should become one of partiZanship
rather than statesmsnship, hut 80 it is;
and Notwithstanding the prepOnderance
OF argument in favor of Dakota's adj
mission, there is no especial hope that
it will be accomplished with a Demo
cratic majority in the house. Yet Da-
kOta even in 1880 had a valuation of
agricultural products larger than that of
several states; and during the past four
years IL has been enjoying
rapid, almost unprecedented
growth, its resources have been
developed with marvellous rapidity, and
it has been filled up with class of &C.
tive and progressive citizens that would
insure Its firm establishment a. one OF
the great commOnwealths of the Union.
The local differences that have hereto
fore retarded the admission of Dakota
have now disappeared. AS TO pOpula-
ton, it cast 81, 600 votes at the recent
territorial election, probably two thirds
of which were Ia the southern portion,
a vote greater than that of Oregon and
Nevada combined. Southern Dakota is
estimated now to have a population of
100000, while in 1880 its population was
1877. There is no justice in the ex-
clusiOn of this body OF people from par
tIcipation in the benefits of The federal
Union,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

One OF the measures now being quiet
ly proposed by Democrats is the In
crease of the numbsr of judges in the
United States supreme court from nine
20 ffIetn. There is now but one Demo
crat on the supreme bench, Mr.. Justice
Field, and he was appointed by Abra-
ham Lincoln. Without taking into con
siderAtion the probable retirements dur
ing the next four wears, the proposed
eight Republicans to seven Democrats,
while the retirement Of Justices would
place the court under Democratic con
troll
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

The action of General Grant in re-
guessing the withdrawal of the bill pre-
vIding that on account of his dis
tinGuIshed military services a life
pension b. granted him, will be regard
ed as enlinentlY sensible and dIgnIfied,
even by those who felt that such
recognition was justly due hun. What
ever may have been the vIcissitudes of
his career, General Grant will always
retain his deserved high place In the
gratitude of the American PEI pie yet,
under the circumstances, his expression
relative To the proposed at COMFORTS
most fittingly with the dignity of the
place in the pablo view which i, dis.
tinEui bed servic, have gwen him, and
his fri' n Is can MT bat he glat that be
has go spoken. H $ words will be re-
ceiV q and appreciated iy the cnuntTy
IN tie spirit IN which they were given
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11
The chicago Election Frauds.

CHICAGO, Dee. s-Joseph G. Msckin
of Cook County. secretary of the Demo-
cratic central committee, was arrested
this evening on complaint of A. M. Dav,
secretary of the cit z-ns' committee,
who has undertaken to unesrIh the
frauds in the Sixth legislative district of
this state Henry w Leman and Ru-
dolph Brand being the Republican and
Democrat candidates respectively, The
complaint cBaf yes Hackin with aiding
some nknuWn person tr persons about
Nov 2lst, IN substituting over 200 ii aud
ulent ballots for like numbtr of genu-
inc ones. Mackin is held in $1,000
hail for preliminary examination next
Saturday Nj. &. Mcdonald and E. J.
Lehman b, esme his bnI d nen. This
is the first arrest in this cause celebre.
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Americans are we'll Chris,Ianized

Americans are well ChrisiIanized
with the exception Of . temporary re-
lapse into barbarism every four years"
said Rev. MYron W. Reed, during one
of his last sermons 10 Indianapolis
when there is . president to elect, We
get ugly and savage for some month";,
II lie the truth, At = period, when we, as
American citizens, in view Of our awful
responsibility as electors, should be the
least Influenced by passion, should be
the most deiibeTative, We lie like pick
pockets and disregard cry rule of CIV
lived warfare, or parliamentary order.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

Pittsburg Smelter: We see some of
the daily papers throughout the state
are mentioning the name Of Alex. Butts,
late the bright paragrapher of the EN-
poria News. for the position of clerk of
the house. We hope Aleck will get
there He is one of the very finest fell
lows, as we'll as the smaTtest in Kansas,
aud if any newspaper man In the state
deserves such g position, 1t is Aleck
Butts. If the newspaper men of the
state had the electing TO do, there would
not be any doubt of the result
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

The delay in the confirmation OF Hon
Hugh McCullOch as secretary Of the
treasury, though his nomination has at
last been favorAbly reported on by the
senate finance committee, is significant
Z. that his endorsement is not enthusiastic.
Mr.. McCulloch, so long retired from
public lie, though his record is an hon
orable one, and with his peculiar vieSs
on financial and other political questions
was hardly tie man with whom Presl.
dent Arthur would naturally be expect
cd to strength en- his cabinet ~ the par
ticular juncture Al which be was ap
r,Otntad
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A WnshInrlon disnatch In the Neu

A Washington dispatch IN the New
York Sun, speaking Of candidates in 'SS,
says:
There are Republicans whose eyes
are turAed toward the west, and who
speak kindly of Logan, whose hearing
has even increased he number OF his
friends and not at all cooled the ardor
of his old ones.
And there are not q few whose eyes
wander to Kansas, where dwells Senator
Ingalls,, man Of genius, self-reliAnce,
and usefulness
IT is to be observed, also, that IS Gen.
Sheridan moves about in HIS citizens
clothes, people turn 10 look and drop re-
mark, as though they had designs on
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

There have been up to date nine per.
sons quoted as having originated the
slang, painting the town red" but the
real author Of the expression is probably
no less q person than John Ruskin, who,
twenty years ago, In one Of his lectures.
made use of the phrase: when the
whole world turns clown and paints
itself red with Its own hearts blood"
Most slang is classical.
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Washington Writings

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-UpOn the
recommendation of Surgeon General
Hamilton the secretary of the treasury
has granted a four mon hs' leave of alb
seuce to Surgeon Walter Wyman, of the
marine hospit Il service, to enable him
to pursue Investigation of the cholera
germ in the laboratory OF Prot Koch at
Berlin. Owing to the law fOrbiding pay
during leaves of absence of more than
thirty day s DIR. WyUsn goes his own
expense
The sub comm ttee of the house com-
mittee on appropriations having in
charge the subject of pension appropri-
a'ions agreed upon q bill eppro priatIng
$50 DOC, 900, the amount asked by the
comm issioner of pensions, for the next
fiscal year. The bill will be submitted
e. the house tomorrow. It IS short and
contains no new legislation.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

HBS YORK, Dec. 9.-Limited train
tickets are being sold By all trunk lines.
New Orleans tickets are beconinR 8
large factor in the sales of acalpers.
Agents Of linea in their Interest desEnsnd
that round trip tickets be signed aud
again at New Orleans. but the scalpers
are provided with facilities that enable
them 70 sell one way tickets at ESQ.
while fi1ed ratee at the Offices of linz
are eS1 RATS tn points west of Chi
cago are said On have been restored and
also east bound rates from Chicago
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

HiawathG World: Mr.. Alex Butts,
recently Of The EMPoRIA News, Is q
candidate for chief clerk OF the house.
and we hope that he will be elected. He
has every qualification for the position,
aud is the brightest and most versatile
editor that Ohio ever gave birth to and
Kansas adopted. He will even make the
House Journal & work OF vivid ana en-
tertaining interest-a volume that will
keep you up all night II you once dip
into It's fascinating pages. Vote for
n.,00.V
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wads Hanpson Rs-Elecsed.

COLUMBIA, s. c. Dec 9.-The legis-
lalure reelected Wade Hampton. United
States senator. He received every vote
Of both houses. except the three coiored
representatives from Beaufort county,
who voted for Smalls. and two coiored
seaeGOrs from Beaufort and Berkeley
counties, who voted for Whipper.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11
A CIoaad Bank

q SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 1O.-Wilkinson
Bros, personal bankers, closed this
morning and their affairs are in the
hands of 9 receiver. The firm is rase d
81 from $4,000 70 100000 e. G.
Hubbell, assignee. They have been IN
business N Syracuse for many years and
their failure Is a surprise to all.
The Wilkinson failure is thought to
Involve about 100000 The assign
neni prefers sos, 800, including city and
county deposits and trust funds. The
WIlkinsons were large holders of real
estate heavily encountered. The depos-
itors embrace many farmers to q small
amount. attracted by offers of per cent
interest. But few business firms are in
volved. The assets will little more than
nav the preferences
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11
A Family Row .

NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-A delegation
from the county Democracy waited on
Mayor Edison and urged him to send in
the nominations Of Herbert o. ThOmp-
son for commissioner of public works
and Henry E. Lacomb for corporation
counsel. The mayor declared that the
county Democracy had not treated
him fairly, and he was under no obi
cations 10 that organization. He has
also accused the county Democracy OF
having n animated his most bitter Oppo-
nent for the maYOrality. The spokes-
man OF the party said this had not been
done In conclusion the mayor said he
did mt an to nominate Thompson. The
delegation withdrew somewhat crest
fallen.
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A Public BeneKactOr,

CIEcINNATI. o., Dec. 1O--Reuben r.
Springer died this forenoon. He is
widely Bnown for his munIficent gifts TO
the public in the form of the Music hall,
Exposition buildings and College OF
Music, to which lie has contributed
within the past nine ears about $780,
600. He was "a years old. His last Ill.
ness was OF very short duration.
Mr.. Springer was slightly fndIsposed
on Sunday lost while attending service
1t the cathedral, and kept his bed on
Monday, but was up yesterday and had
breakfasted this morning. He died in
his char. The physician says it is q
case OF paralysis OF the heart.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

Lard TennYson's new poem on Free
dom; now going the rounds, indicates an
appreciate IN Of the value of that article
rather remote from the comprehension
Of the average int, llect. At least, so 1t
RlimmeriDglY dawns upon our capacity.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

Tomorrow, at the city OF Baltimore,
an interesting ecclesiastical gathering
convenes-being the centennial confer
ence OF the Methodist church in Amer
lea, which will be attended by repre-
sentatives from all its various branches.
II Is estimated that ten thousand visitor
will be present during the session.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

In the opinion of the Utica IN. W
Herald, the verdict Of the figures In the
national election is that Blaine was q
stronger candidate than Garfield. and
Cleveland 9 weaker one than Hancock,
but that the weaker candidate was elect
cd through third party diversions.
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rhe Opdyie FaIIure.

New YORK. Dec 9-Opdyke s. Co.'S
liabilities. it is stated, will be little
oyer 100000 Only about 500 shares OF
stock involved in the failure are on the
stock exchange. The failure Is said to
have resulted from inability 10 renew
loans on securities which previously bad
been accepted.
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n U,.ti,111-ned 1,1er~vw.n

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 Rev. DIR. David
Mofat Halidsy. an old minister we'll
known throughout the United States for
his long services in the Presbyterian
church, died Yesterday at the residence
of his brother, Assistant Pastor Halt
day, of Plymouth church. The funeral
services will take place tomorrow, after
which the remains will be taken to
Princeton for inteTment
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

GLOBE Democrat: Mr.. Cleveland says
in describing his adventure with the
dog sent him from Brooklyn: with
some meat made friend OF the dog"
He will nnd good deal Of that dogs
nature In the Democrats with whom he
will have to deal shortly: No meat, no
friandahIn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

The father-inlaW OF Frank James 10
said TO be circulating q petition for the
postnAstership at Independence, Mis-
souri,. In justice to the old gentleman
1t is but fair to state that the only things
against him are his relationship to Col.
Frank, and the fact that he is himself .
MiRsouri colonel
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

10 speaking on Governor Cleveland's
announced policy OF going slow. the
Commercial Gazette says: Cleveland
resigns on the 9th of January. Let him
expect thunder on the 9Th of that
month"-the day dedicated TO the pat
ron saint of Democracy.
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Serious Cut.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 1O.-Last night
the operators in the employ of the West
err Union Telegraph company were no
titled that hereafter extra pay would not
be allowed for work alter 12 :30 O. m.
This is equal to a reduction of SIS TO
$25 per month in the wages of night
Operators
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

Missouri is supposed TO be overpopu-
lated with mossback Democrats, yet
Blaine carried AZ out of the ia counties
Al the late election. There Is q good
time coming in the future, when light
will shine in the darkest corner OF the
afa1e
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

BY the proposed redistribution bill In
consideration in the British parliament
London gains 81 seats; Scotland, IL seats ;
England. 9 yeats, while the represents
ton Of ireland and Wales remains the
aame
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

TIE eiitor Of the H,rsd. published
IN Cleveland, Tenn, sent postal card to
every town between Bristol aud Oh alta
nOoga asking the humber at Democrats
applying for office. He found out that ex-
actlY 562 very hungry and very thirsty. /"
Democrats want the eighteen poslofIlces
and dfteen postal clerkships Comprised
nth district.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

The st. Paul Pioneer Press In COM
menting on Mr.. Hendricks remarks
that vice presidency Is always a su-
perfiulty but need not be Q nuisance.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

The completion of the Washington
monument obelisk on Saturday last,
calls forth the sad reflection that ali
things earthly must 81 last be finished.
The Washington monument has held of
a. long as IL could.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

The acoustic properties of the Uuited
States court room q Topeka, are said to
be abomInable. Justice Is proverbIslly
blind, but is too bad that her hearing
must also be defective.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

Il waS mot The Dsmocrltic way TO en-
pIoy UnIted States marshals TO protect
the purity Of the ballot-box. The De-
mOcracy used them as houndA TO hunt
fugitive slaves.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

II has not yet been determined by
Gen. George 3. Mcclellan whether he
will approach that cabinet appointment
by means Of q series Of eaTthwoTks or
by tuuneliinR toward II.
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In 1884. the aggregate value of taxa
bic lands had increased to $l17, S25, 342,-
IA; Of town lots u &34, $50, 900. 20; of
personal property to $50. 800. $500; the
railroad assessment. $2S 46O, 9O5 So
total, $237 .Ol3, 1875, or as adjusted by
the state board, 32S7 .o20, 391.27.
The number Of acres of taxable land
under cultivation in 1888 was s,O97, 663 /;
in 1884, 6. ass, 737; an increase of 1861
OLA acres. The land subject TO taxation
not cultivated included in 1888,
17.SO2,24 acres; IN 1884, 49,
252, PA acres; an increase of
$4,000 acres. The tables summarizing
the live stock assessments for the two
chow an increase in the number of years
horses IN 1884 over 1888 OF 44,127. The
number Of cattle had increased by 1885,
SOL; sheep. 6S,sSI; hogs, 31s.772
There are in the report many other in
terestinG facts and hgures including full
statement of the municipal indebted
ness Of counties. townships, cities,
boards Of education and school districts
In the state; the condition of the school
fund; the disposition of lands belonging
TO the state and TO its several InstItu-
lions; and full abstracts of assessments
and taxation. AL well worthy OF careful
study TO all who are interested in noting
the marvellous strides which Kansas
Is annually taking 10 all that pertains 10
the Development of material wealth and
resources.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-11

To keep the district schools Of Kansss
running the past year, there was raised
and expended the sum of e3,3I9,0 04.65.
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mittee appointed to inquire into
the conduct of coast and geodetic
surveys, signal offices, ETC., NAV report.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Hale called
up the naval appropriation bill which
at the close of the last session was in the
hands of conference COMMITTEE, and as
to which that committee reported 1t
would be unable TO agree. He noYed
that the senate further insist on its
amendments and order new conference.
Sc ordered.
Sherman introduced 9 bill 10 provide
for ihe erection of q statue TO the mem
DRY of Lafayette.
Slater called up the Oregon Central
land forfeiture bill, but the senate, by a
vote of 90 yeas to so nays refused to con-
sIder ii.
II was then decided by q party vote
of yeas "a, nays % 10 take up the bill for
the admission OF Dakota. The Repub-
Ilcans voted in the affirmative and the
Democrats in the negative.
The Dakota bill thus secured the right
Of way for o'clock.
The Texas Pacific railroad land grant
forfeiture bill was made q special order
for Tuesday next
The bill TO amend the sections OF re-
Vised statutes which prohibit the deliV-
cry Of registered letters and payment OF
money orders to lottery companies
passed. The amendment consists In
striking out the word fraudulent 80 ss to
cover lotteries generally and not merely
fraudulent.
HOUSE.
Chalmers introduced a bill 70
restore q Republican form of gov
eminent to the state OF Mississippi. Re
| ferred. Some derIsIve laughter from the
| Democratic side greeted the reading Of
| the title of this bill. Il provides that
| congressional and state elections shall be
held on the same day in that state
Each candidate for congress shall
be permitted to appoint In writing one
| inspector and one clerk at each voting
| precinct who shall be a witness OF ali
| proceedings. It Is made g crime pun
| ishable by fine and Imprisonment fol
any person 10 assault, intImidate, threat
en- or insults any inspector or clerk.
The consideration OF the Interstate
commerce bill having been resumed
PaTksdsle addressed the house on the
constitutional argument In support o
the right of congress to legislste on th'
su bject-
Representative Hemphili. RYAN an
MIllicsn have been appointed q sub
committee TO investigate the court OF
Gals accounts in the first comptroller
Office Gen. Dudley viii be subp9nead
ed to appear before the eub-committe
appointed TO investigate the conduct c
Marshal Wright in the Ohio Octobe
| election.