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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.

The noticeable feature of yesterdays
panic in New York was that all the re-
ported suspensions were directly trace
able to wild aud reckless speculations
In stocks, so far as the cause was given.
The real solid bushes interests of the
country b ave suffered little further than
q momentary shock, and a slight weak
ening of the public confidence, which
will soon be restored. We suppose it
may be truly said that no man who was
dong an honest and legitimate business
was drawn into the vortex. 1t may be
concluded, then, that the failures,
with few exceptions, will be no real
loss TO the best interests of the
country, and that there need not be
much regret over them. 1t would not
be a serious loss to the country II the
whole ck-gambling business were
wiped from the face of the earth. 1t
has done more to debauch the public
morals than all classes of business to-
gether, and the successive panIcs for
some years seem to indicate that its fate
is continued diaster to those engaged In
it. Secretary Folger assures US that
money Is plenty and that there seems to
be no reason to apprehend any trouble
to the solid business interests OF
the country. We feel sure that they
are safe and that the country Is gen.
orally as prosperous as it has been for
years. Stock gamblers may come and
stock gamblers may go, but the perma-
nent business interests of the country
are established aud healthy, and outside
Of the ebb and flow of the prices for some
Of the commodities, which are affected
temporarily, there is no cause for public
alarm
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
Reporters as Detectives.

OF late years not q few newspaper
reporters have made themselves ia
NOUS by the detection of crime. In
several cases mysteries which had de-
fed the trained detective have been I'M
raveled, and the criminals brought to
Justice by reporters. A short time ago
Q murderer was SO arrested, and that
case was but one of many. It seems
that the qualities which make q man .
good reporter make him q natural
detective. He must have quickness of
perception and the ability quickly to
weigh and value information, and he
acquires ability in piecing together
stray scraps of Information and form
ing of them q statement or theory as
the case may demand.
A few days ago the story was told Of
the arrest at Blyth of man charged
with offering counterfeit money for
sale. His arrest was brought about by
Mr.. Nichol, reporter for the Hamil-
ton Spectator. True, there was moth
ing very mysterious or very intricate In
the case. Still there is the fact that q
man had for months been Offering
counterfeit money for sale. The OH
ciaI constables and detectives had
failed to put q stop to his practices, and
the young man named was successful
OF course, we must not assume yet
that the man arrested is guilty. He il
as yet only committed for trial. and it
will not do to assume his guilt till he
has been proven guilty. Perhaps it
will not be safe to infer that the official
detectives may be dispensed with, and
the ferreting out of crime be left to
newspaper reporters. But the latter
will do good If they do no more harm
than put the regulars" on their
mettIe. Hamilton Spectator.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22

Late Washington rumors accrC dit the
Democratic majority in the house of
representatives with the intention to IN
seat five or six Republican members and
install the same number of Democrats
on the condition that the latter will sup.
port the Morrison bill, and then to rein
state the measure which met with defeat
last week or push Hewiit's bill, just In
troduced. Four Republican members
and one Readiuster have been served
with notices of contest. These are Nc
Kinley and MoreY, of Ohio; Peele, OF
Indiana; James Wilson, OF Iowa, and
Wise, of Virginia. Some of these mem.
bers were returned by very small ma.
jorities. Mckinley claimed majority
of only eight and James Wilson q major.
ity of about thirty-two. 1t will be easy
for the Democratic committee to trump
up charges which will afford at least a
decent pretext for unseating these mem
bers. II this scheme was charged upon
any other party it would be dismissed
at once as too absurd for serious consid.
Grafton. But the Democratic capacity
for laundering is SO broad and inexhaust.
ible that no project Is too preposteroul
TO be considered. To complete theiI
discontinue 1t only remains for the Dem,
ocrats to inaugurate some such move
ment as this. and hence it Is NOT at al
improbable that they will try IT,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22

There are increasing indications that
The free trade element of Democracy
are determined TO bring their low tariff
ideas into direct issue, and matters will
reach a point of divergence in the Dem
ncratic national convention. The pros
pct in store for the Democracy Is
thus described by the Washington Capt.
tai, reprinted In the Cincinnati Enquirer
under the caustic caption, "Perpendlcu-
lar Idiocy":
Mr.. Morrison's absurd tariff bill hAv-
ing been properly buried in the house of
representatives, II is announced that
the contest over horizontal reduction is
u be carried into the Democratic nation
al convention at Chicago and fought out
there. This IS highly interesting news,
If true. We had supposed there was to
be contest for the presidency this year
between the Republican party and the
Democratic party; but II the above in
formation is correct, no such thing will
occur. The conflict will be wholly con-
fined to the Democratic fold, and the
Republicans will be spared the necessi-
~ even OF raising campaign fund.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22

Chicago Current: In Germany a mild
I importance movement is in progress /;
the Germans cannot yet muster strength
To adopt total abstinence. They propose
some of them-to minimize their pota-
TONS Of beer, and at Berlin Prison d.
Iector Khrone has startled the reformera
and drunkards by demonstrating that 80
per cent. of the theits in Berlin are com
united from want, caused by drinking
intoxicants, and 20 per cent of the Grim.
mails sentenced committed their crimes
under the influence of liquor, and in one
year 1900 persons under IS years old en-
tered the ranks of the criminal classes
because their families had been ruined
by drinking. The work of the prlvIl
eyed class, the liquor sellers, has abou
the same result the world over. Why
should liquor sellers be made a priYil
eyed class?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
4 SENSIBLE YIEK.

The following from the Manhattan
Nationalist, the leading and most able
prohibition paper IN the state. expresses
our views of the gubernatorial situation
exactly. 1t is entitled to candid con-
sideration by prohibitionists:
alt is fact that. prior to January last,
Judge Thacher had done q great deal
more for prohibition than Colonel John
Martin had. But during the past four
months Colonel Martin has done more
for the cause than Judge Thacher or any
other man. He is also doing more at the
present time. What Of the future Judge
Thacher will continue TO be one of q
score or two OF men of ability whose
work and influence is so interviewer
that each ones share cannot be even APP
proximately estimated. But Colonel
Martin occupies an exceptional position.
He is the recognized leader of several
thousand Republicans who were until
lately very decided anti prohibitionists,
but whose views have undergone more
or less of n change. Some of them are
now real ProhIbitiOnists. Others are in
favor OF rigid enforcement OF the law
and still others have merely ceased 10
oppose such enforcement The idea
Of "backing down" and seating their
own words" is excee, 'InglY distasteful &c
many OF them, and the taunt that, even
II they do thus, they will be required &c
occupy back seats il the party
and be looked on with dis
trust, is naturally lrrllAt
ing. They have a warm feeling TOT Col
Martin, and if he is nominated l. early
all OF them will advance, step bV q. "p
until they become hearty prohibition.
lists; but II he is defeated, 1t is certain
some will consider IL u notification that
new recruits are not wanted in the pro-
hibitlon ranks, as equals, and
Will go over to the op-
position. Even without their help.
prohibition will ultimately prevail, but
with IL the victory will be much sooner
won. Has Judge Thacher done so
much for the cause, or made such sacri-
fees for X, that, in order to honor HIM,
its progress should be retarded. and a
stumbling block put in the way of those
who are cropping forward
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
COL. MARTIN ON FREE sPEEC

COL. MAR TIN ON FREE SPEECH.
Atchison Champion: This is q coun-
try of free speech. And Kansas Is,
specially, a state of free speech. It's
early contests were waged for free
speech, and the right of every man to
freely utter his sentiments, and discuss
any topic he chooses, so long as he keeps
within the pale of the Law and does not
deal IN SANDER and personal defamation,
is a right which should be maintained
At any and all hazar DIS.
The action of the citizens of Dodge
City in notifying ex Governor st. John
and Mr.. A. b. Campbell not to come
there, Is, If . request, an unwarranted
impertinence, and il a command or a
threat, is q high handed and inexcusable
outrage.
The citizens of Dodge City are not
compelled to listen to any speaker they
do not care TO hear. They have q right
TO stay away from any meeting held in
their midst But they have no right to
say to q speaker, no matter what subject
he proposes to discuss, that he shall not
speak; nor hive they any right to say
that public meeting, for lawful pur-
pose. shall not be held in their midst.
The action OF Dodge City In this matter
is alike lawless and ind efensible. 1t
cannot be excused or paliated, on
any possible grounds. 1t is sim
n, y an outrage on the inalienable right
Of ., eespeech. and as such deserves uni
vsr..l condemnation.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
Amendmtnt to Homestead Law.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-A report has
been submitted to accompany the bill
reported from the house committee on
public lands, providing for the repeal Of
the presumption and timber culture laws
and the amendment to the homestead
law. The committee says: I'VE believe
1t should be the policy of the govern
ment to gi, those of our citizens who
are without homes such amount of the
public domain as will make them COM
Portable hOmesteads, where they enter
upon it in good faith, intending to make
it their home and cultivate and live
upon the same for fixed period of time
and we believe 100 acres should be the
maximum under the presumption,
homestead and timber culture laws. As
they now stand one person may
become the owner of 4S6
acres of public domain, l60 acres under
each. This is too large an amount OF
land, in our opinion, for any one person
to acquire in this manner. We think
the policy of the government should be
to furnish as many of its citizens with
comfortable homes as long IN the future
as possible, aud 100 acres is sufficient
for this purpose. By giving them this
amount IL Will not be many years until
all our public domain will be taken up
The pTe-emptIon law was passed in
1841, the homestead law in 1862, and the
timber culture law IN 1878. When the
| homestead law was enacted the pre-
emption law should have been repealed
The timber culture law should never
have been passed. We have, therefore
in the substitute provided for a repea,
OF the presumption and timber culture
enactment and the amendment of the
homestead law.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
sOLON q. RAOHER

Fl Dorado Republican: Judge Thach-
er came 70 Kansas e an early day. He
Is what might be called an old settler.
BE Is al industrious lawyer and by
close aitention to business has accumu-
lated q fortune. He didn't join the
army and therefore has no record as
soldier. He is the attorney Of the Kansas
City, Lawrence s. Southern Kansas rail-
road, lives in q handsome home, has
been to Europe, is q social, congenial
gentleman who would make a good
governor. But what to him is money or
riches or social qualities now that he
has them? Nothing. He Is not satisfi-
ed-nOt happy. He pants for that
which money can't buy-SGn1s. He
wants to be governor of Kansas. Hay-
ing provided himself with all the crea-
sure comforts, he proposes Masking q
business of running for Office. He don't
profess to have any claim on the state OF
the party for the place but simply en-
ters the lists because he must be hon
cred. Two years ago he Wss the anti
prohibition candidate against st. John
and was defeated for the domination !;
this year he Is the only Simon pure
prOhibilionist In the state who lie quail
fed for the position. The people are
nothing to HIM; he cares nothing for
the party or its principles he wants
to be governor and if by hook or by
crook he can set up the machine and
get the nomination he will be happy.
Men who have served the
party for the last twenty years,
who served in the army and who have
stood in the front ranks during all these
years, battling for the party, while he
was pounding his fortune out of his law
practice, must step aside and allow him
TO carry OF the honors. Judge Scion o.
Thscher. as we said before, is learned
and accomplished gentleman, good
lawyer, but an old granny when it comes
TO politics. He served in the senate for
| four years, but made no record. He has
no backbone; don't know to-day what
he will favor tomorrow. He made
speeches on both sides of nearly every
important question; lacks the courage
of his convictions. In view Of all these
things why should any great number ol
Republicans extend to him any support
We hope he will not be nominated. No
that he was an anti-prohibitionis foul
years ago and prohibitionIst now; no
that he is a railway attorney or that he
Is rich, but because he has no claims
upon the party for the place.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
OVER THE STATE.

Atchison only wants two of the dele
gates to the National Democratic con-
vention. There were three candidates
but compromise has been struck so
that she only asks for two.
A Topeka man has just received from
flambcau. Kansas seems to be preparing |
to take her rigthful place in the approach |
ing presidential canvass.
Atchison Patriot: The chandeliers in
the new government building at Topeka
cost seven thousand dollars 1T Atchison |
could only get a post-office building
costing that much she would be happy.
The Atchison Champion doesn't want
the next state oratoricsl contest to occur
before 1884 1t is believed that the stu
dsnts at Baker University, who are so
hot at Rev. DIR. Phillip Krohn will be
pretty well cooled of by that time.
Dodge City proved equal to Geo. c.
Min and his popular travesty of Ham
let, but it kicks on st. John and the Rev.
A. B Campbell. We suppose the peo-
pie of Ford county think that the line
must be drawn somewhere.
A Ted-hOt anti prohibition Sunday pa
per is shortly to make its appearance at
Atchison. Ed Howe of the Globe is
willing to render the cause all Ieasona-
BILE service, but when it comes to work
| ing seven davs in the week he kicks.
Hence the new organ.
Senator A. P. Riddle springs the the
DRY in his paper, the Girard Free Press,
that the suicidal epidemic at Topeka is
the result of desperation caused by the
sight of so many ugly women. This
observation is tremendous advertise
ment for the oculIst that furnishes the
senator with his eye glasses.
Bent Murdock's paper in its new drt 3
is before Us. 1t Is useless to cay
that it is handsome. 1t could not
be the production of the ex-
quisite taste OF Bent aud he anything
else. 1t Is not only beauty but has q
very prosperous look in the way of live
advertisements. Mr.. Murdoch deserves
all this and more.
The old Presbyterian church property
at Topeka has been purchased by Joe
Hudson, of the Capital. who will short
ly convert it into a newspaper and PRINT
ing office. From observations We have
known the Major to emit in moments OF
excessive animation, We infer that ne
was apprenticed IN his youth TO John
CALVIN, and it is gratifying to note that
he is about to drift back TO his old trade.
The ssiheticism of the editor of the
FL Dorado Republican finds express
sion IN the new vignette which be
has Just evolved for his paper.
The design is confessedly unique and
would be highly significant did 1t not
involve some inconsistencies which will
hardly escape the attention OF the ento-
mologIst and the careful student of
botany. II Is known, We believe, even
to the common people in Kansas that
bees do not gather honsy from sun
flowers. and that the crafty grssshopper
always lets out the contract of dismant-
ling that hardy plant Of its foliage.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22

Geo. w. SmalleY writes to the New
York Tribune that the complaint of
American" spelling is one that is con-
stantly heard 10 England. He says that
few scholars would recognize Webster
as scientific philologist. and, further,
that to educated EnglIshmen American
spelling seems provincial. Mr.. Smalley
touches upon q large subject here.
1t is not the question whether the
American spelling is provincial. The
complaint that writers and editors have
TO make is against the scholars who
claim 70 have authority to decide upon
questions Of spelling and punctuation
but who decide nothing. 1t will be
proper to crIticise q writer's spelling
when he can be Judged by some absolute
authority.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22

Senator Edmunds' proposition 70
place General Grant on the retired list
Of the army, would. II II becomes . law,
secure TO Grant the pay Of q General,
$4,000, and the emoluments attached
thereto, amounting in all 70 some ei9,-
COO This, with the $4,000 year in
come from the $25c, 900 fund. ought &c
preserve Gen. Grant from the WATERS
cold and the pangs Of absolute hun
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22

The "Cultivater and Herdsman," IS
sued by Judge L. ID. Baily, at Garden
City, Kansas, is sixteen page monthly,
three columns 10 the page, the initial
number Of which is before US. The
Judge has lately located at Garden City,
and must needs be printing paper to
speak good words for Kansas, q work
ne has been at since 1857. The Guilt
Vator and Herdsman will do a good work
for our western plains. Baily and
Prouty are both out that way now al
work with their pens and the western
part of Kansas could not have gained
two more useful citizens. We hope the
Cultiyator and Herdsman will have 9
large measure of success.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
InvesttDr LIN american stocks.

LONDON. May 16.-The News says the
American treasury which is the ultimate
holder of Americ an reserve is well sup
plind with cash and they ought to
check q panic. All accounts show that
millions of English money is being
thrown iCto American stocks During the
last three days inconceiYablY large pur-
chases have been made through brokers.
Capitalists have bought great blocks OF
American stocks and innumerable small
investors have made limited purchases.
Other securities are somewhat depressed
because SO many people are anxious to
realize In order to exchange for Ameri-
can stocks.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
piles, PIIes,, Piles,,,

Sure cure for blind. bleeding and itch.
ing piles. One box has cured the worst
cases of twenty years. standing. No one
need suffer five minutes after using Will
Iiams' Indian Pile Ointment. 1t alb
serbs tumors, allays itching, acts as poul-
tice, gives instant relief. Prepared only
for piles, nothing else. Hon. j. Gotten
bury, of Cleveland, says: II have tried
scores of pile cures, and it affords me
pleasure to say that have never found
anything which gave such immediate
and permanent relief as DIR. Williams
Indion Pile Ointment. Sold by Frazier
Medicine Co proprietors, Cleveland, o.
Mailed on receipt of price, 81. W. Z
Irwin, agent at Emporia.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22

To escape the worthless denominations
offered under the title of Bsking Pow
ders, rests wholly with the consumers;
they aie the oaes that have TO suffer
Purchase only those articles you know
by experience to be pure Dr.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder has been for
years in use and decided to be 1he most
perfect AMI wholesome,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22

Governor Click is still pardoDInR his
friends, the rummIes. He pardoned q
Cawker City fellow the other day on thG
himsy pretext that others equally al
guilty were tried at the same term OF
court and acquittedI Gov. Click took q
solemn oath, you know, TO enforce the
Constitution and laws of this state -
Marion Record.
That sort Of thing will stop after III
10th OF January next, when John A
Martin gets into the gubernAtorial chair
You her.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
The Presbyterian Assembly.

SARATOGA, May 17.-In the PresbV
terrain general assembly committee
was appointed TO prepare memorial on
the Rev. w. G. Case, of
California, who died enroute.
The moderator appointed a commit
tee of AZ on reduced representation.
The Goth annual report of the relief
fund for disabled ministers, and widows
and orphans of deceased ministers, was
adopted. A committee of 10 was
appointed on insurance for
ministers. A resolution depre
eating the publication and sale of
Sunday papers, and Dissertation of the
Sabbath was debated with great force
and referred to the committee.
Adjourned till Monday.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
No I.1cense for Women.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May 17.-In the
Methodist conference the report of the
itinerancY committee on licensing won
en- to preach was adopted. The report
was, in effect, that il is inexpedient 10
act on the subject
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
JnstifiabIe Homicide.

TOPEKA, Kas., May 16.-The trial of
Isaiah McCiary, for the murder of
James Bledsoe, terminated to-day with
verdict of not guilty. the jury being
out twenty minutes. The case of the
same defendant for killing Blackwell,
which was done at the same time was
nollIed by the county attorney. All the
parties were colOTed and the shooting
was done at McClary's house some
months ago. The evidence showed the
men who were killed to haye been on
terms of criminal intimacy with the de-
PENDANTS wife, and one evening while
both men were at his house he began
firing and killed them.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
OkIahoma Colonists.

HUNNEwELL, May 15.AThe town is
full of Oklahoma boomers" A lieu
tenant and thirty men came up
with them from Oklahoma. AS
fast as they pull them out more go back.
This town is on the boom. You can see
improvements in every direction, and
we expect much larger ship
ments of cattle this season than last.
The railroad company have been making
great improvements in the stock yards
]. A. Hughes has charge of the yards
this wear
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22
Good News from Kansas city.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1s.-All traces
of yesterdays furry in banking circles
have disappeared. The banks are all
paying III full to-day, and business
is moving AS usual. The plan of partial
payment adopted yesterday was simply
q precautionary measure and was dis
pensed with as soon as confidence was
restored
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22

A Washington observer says he has
noticed in walking up to the Capitol,
that the women, headed by Susan b.
Anthony. always keep to the left Of
the sidewalk and stem the tide of other
pedestrians
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-22

James. who was trying TO sew 8
button on his coat. murmured: They
say there's a new yacht that makes ff-
teen knots an hour, but this thread
makes twenty knots q minute"