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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
HNFATR

Wichita Eagle: The attacks being
made by some of the ThAcher organs on
Col. John A Martin, are, to say the least,
questionable. Col. Martin. Is secretary
of the national central committee, Is now
In Chicago attending to his duties. The
place 10 an honorable one and the duties
onerous. The criticisms pitched at him
are beneath character. The bald fool
lshness of asking q man like Col. Mar
tin To defiue his position to the public
when for twenty years, or for almost eV-
cry day of his life, he has done nothing
else but give his convictions to the pub
lie, such impairment questioning be-
comes Insulting. Everybody 10 the state
knows Col. Martin, at least HIS history
as man and his record as q politician,
and he can't be beaten or downed by
such back stabs IS are now being thrust
q, him.
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THE CROPS AND TRADE.

New York sun: Whatever evil this
spring may have brought to stock gamb-
lers, the farmers have good reasol to be
content with it, 80 far as the promise of
their crops 10 concerned.
The weather has been generally "a.
Yorable 10 agriculture, and throughout
the country the early Indications Us to
the harvests are all cheering. In the
northwestern states the present outlook
for the spring wheat is more than usu-
ally encouraging. Moreover, the acre
age under cultivation has been increased
and unless drawbacks occur during the
next month, en- exceptionally large crop
10 expected. Else where wheat is look
ing finely, and, With some exceptions In
Texas, the outlook for cotton Is encour
aging. ...-.... .-. rrTTNF
If the crops turn out as we'll as they
now promise, it Is reasonable to expect
that by next autumn We may begin TO
see the revival Of trade for which we
have been so long waiting. Whether
prices on the stock market haye or have
not declined to their lowest level, 1t can
hardly DO dou bted that those of mer.
chandise are dragging on the bottom
and that the general conditions of bust
ness now favor the coming REVIVAL
There Is no imitation there, but the
shrinkage has already taken place.
Nor has the Wall street disturbance
seriously affected general trade, which
may be depressed. but cannot be callec
unhealthy. Failures do not increase
and merchants continue 70 do hand-to
mouth business, which Is safe and rea
souably profitable In the aggregate.
The bolt m prices now prevailing viii
help the recovery when IL cones, and
great harvest may start q demanC
next 3 fsh . which will usher Il
the prosperous times 20 come
Even now, despite a declining stool
market, decreased exports, and tire,
years ofkteady shriDksge, the condition
of trade Is far from being gloomy q
merchants sccus,Omed TO the grea
Profp OF former periods are wont 4
think u.
We look for an active and fairl
profitable trade this autumn, and expec
that with The beginning of the next yea
the skies will be 50 Enthusiastically brigh
that even hYpochondriAcs VIII b com
PEELED TO rejoice.
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OVER THE s,rAfk:

The Atchisoh Globle still keeps up .
relentless war on prohibition and Col.
John A Martin.
The Wichita Eagle is still booming
with advertisements and complimentary
notices of DR.. E. B. Allen for secretary
Of state.
We intef from the epidemic OfsurpfiSe
parties that has set In at Topeka that the
hOusewi' es'at that place are pretty gen.
orally done with hohse-cleahing.
Rev. DR.. Phillip Krohn, of Atchis6n.
occupied the pulpit Of the n. E. church
At Leavenworth On Sunday. He came
and went without t1olestation.
The drug stores at Topeka are being
lighted by electricity. This will tend
70 simplify the work of enforcing
the prohl5itorY law at the state capital.
John and James Tanner have estab-
lished at AtchIson paper called the
Sunday SerIiod. We should suppose
that that town offered 9 magnificent
Opening-in the gEOund-iOr a journal
of that kind.
KANSAS City Times: Much interest
attaches to the bull festival tthIch il an
nounced for D6dgE City The great
TaurIan artists are now euroute from
Mexico High art along tho Santa Fe
maintains its dsual elevated position.
Topeka IS 10 be the headquarters Of
Bishop Ninde, WHO was elected at the
late session of the general conference of
the Il. e. chsrch, Inc bishop would
have greatly prefer,d EmporIa as place
of residence, but those who are well uetd
nc physician.
The editor of the Sunday Morning
Sermon at Atch,s0n says that he does
not expect TO reform the world. We are
sorry to hear this. When We learned of
the field which be had selected we in
clined to the belief that this was his
special MISSION.
Amid the wreck of presidential
Blooms and clash of candidates at Chica-
go 1t must not be forgotten that Ii the
bill to divide the United States Court
district of Kansas into two districts be-
com6s a law, Henry c. Sluss, of Wichl-
Ia, will be a candidate for the bench in
the southern district
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Annnsnnnds. Rumor.

The rumor which gained circulation
on the streets Tuesday night 70 the effect
that the body Of Mrs. ]. T. Burton had
been stolen in transit from this city TO
Indianapolis was without foundation in
fact. No such intelligence was received
by Elder Loiz, of the Christian
church, IS was reported. The facts
are that by some mistake the remains
we're not transferred to the train which
Mr.. Burton took to st. Louis upon leav-
ing Kansas City. He telegraphed back
from the FIRST station which he reached
70 have the remains sent on by the next
tram. and this gave rise to the story
which spread throughout the city Tues.
day. We are glad TO be able to con-
iradict the painful rumor.
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Atchison Champion: The Bmporia
Republican dsvotes 4 precious column
10 saying bver and over in doztn differ
ent ways that the Champion dOeS not
reflect the sentiments of Col John A.
Martin, its publisher, proprietor and ed
itOrs and. with Singular and unprecedent-
ed gall, 1t off,rs ITS own columns for an
expression from Col. Martin. This gen.
erous offer has probably not reached him
as yet, but it is safe enough TO say that
II he needs any additional means OF
reaching the public he will not select
either the Leavenworth Times. which
has from the first supported his oppo-
Dent and Is still doing 81; nor will be
select the Times malicious echo, the
Emporia Republican.
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Bitter NEWS.
EDITED By ORPHAN Box.n

EDITED By '-OAPHAN BOX.
The farmers are busilY engaged In
blowing their corn and breaking raw
prairie.
Mr.. Davis, of EmpOrls, is spending a
few days with his sister, Mrs. L. O..
Priest, of this vicinity.
o. I. Thornton arrived home few
days ago from Lincoln county, Kansas,
and reports a good wheat crop for that
harvest.
Mr. P. N. Groth was called to Empo-
ris this week by some of the business
men to paint the roofs of their buildings
with his roof paint
There Is to be q social dance at the
residence of Mr.. Jas. Bratt, next Friday
evening when quite number of young
people will "trip the light fantastic
toe"
The time is not far distant when
another Fourth of July will dawn upon
the free and Independent people of this
grand Republic, and We should begin
active preparations for the celebration
of that memorable day. We
propose that the people OF
this vicinity, who are interested in a
Fourth of July celebration, meet next
Monday evening at the school house
and make arrangements for a glorious
old fashioned celebration.
1t Is reported here that there has been
several mad dogs killed in the vicinity
of Ewing post Office the past week,
Quite a number of dogs, cattle and
horses is said to have been bitten. We
hope there is no danger OF any of the
dogs travelling this way as there are
quite number on the range in this
vicinity.
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SECOND DAY
speculatIOns on the sitaatiOn.-Dark
Horse Talk, ktc

SpeculatIons on the sitaAtiOn.-Dark
Horse Talk, Etc
CHICAGO, June AT late hour last
night, after considerable earnest talk
among the Blaine delegates from Mis-
souri, and Michigan upon the adYisabIl-
isy of bringing out General Sherman as
q candidate as the only solution Of pres
ent situation in the convention, it wss
urged that General Sherman would not
pei NIT the use of his name or accept the
nomination under any Circumstances. In
obedience 70 the wishes of q majority Of
these d. Iegates John B. Henderson sent
an earnest telegram 20 General Sherman
urging him TO accept and requesting
him 20 send them an answer this morn.
ing.
BULLETIN no. ONE
CHICAGO, June 4-General Sherman
has telegraphed to Ex-senator Hender-
son that he would not accept the nomi-
nation If offered or serve If eiectCd.
BULLETIN NO. Two, 1915 p. n.
The committee on credentials reported
that il could not make a complete re.
port till afternoon or evening
''PREvIoUs' OPINION.
Mr.. Horace White, of New York
stated this morpi0g that 10 his opinion
Blaine was already beaten and could
never get as many votes in the convention
as Powell Clayton did s
THE DARK HORSE.
The general impression this morning
is that the chances of the nomination Of
: man nut heretofore prominently men
| toned have been increased. The names
most frequently mentioned are the two
| Shermans and Gresham. General Sher
mans reply 10 eA Stna:or Henderson Il
| understood 70 be q peremptoTy refnea
| 70 allow the use Of his Dame.
"A BOOST FOR JOHN.
In case of q break in the Blaine col
umn il is understood that Nebraska vii
20 10 senator sherman U
THEY WILL STICK -
| The eastern delegates are determines
tn a1berr To Edmunds. and as they ar,
| divided ia opinion II is likely their vote
will be divided between Sherman
Gresham and Hawley.
/ For some time these managers hav,
regarded the dead point of danger fo
them is a drift from Blaine tn Arthur
II this can be prevented they hope for
favorable result.
The Tribune this morning bFims 81
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blaine at Home

AUGUSTA, Me-, June 3.-James G..
Blaine reached his home this evening.
His friends here telegraphed him early
in the day rendering public reception
which he declined. It was noted with
some interest that the demonstrations in
Massachusetts were especially enthusf-
astic. At Salem the greeting was very
cordial, and at Newburyp0rt it was q
perfect ovation. There is no truth in
The report that special telegraph wire
has been placed IN Mr.. Blaine's house,
nor has he sent telegram of any kind
whatever to Chicago. On being inform
ed by an associated press reporter that
rumora had been received of interviews
with HIM in some of the afternoon pa
papers of Boston and New York, he
said they were totally unauthorized. Mr..
Blaine appears to be in excellent health
and in the best Of spirits.
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Notwithstanding Col John A. Mar
tins able and clear article in the Cham.
pion defining his position against the re
submission of the prohibition amend
ment, was widely published some two
month"; ago. some ofIhe Thacher papers
aud blowers insisted that be never pub
lIshed such an article. When the Arli-
Gle was Tepublished and thrust under
their notice they then began to say that
Il was . lie-that he never wrote
It--that they knew he was
IN favor OF resubmissiOn
no difference what he said himself
They nrc preciOus fair ., {, are these
Thscher papers and blowers.
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PhilAdelphia Call A Flower kss.ju
been discovered in South America khich
is visible only when the wind blows
strongly. There is Flower in the ea.t-
ern pert Of North America which might
b. Visible in a strong gale Of vino, but
Just Al present there seems to be dead
calm In its immediate vicinity.
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Washington Personals

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 4.-Judge
Wylie of the criminal court reduced the
bail of Col. Burnside, defaulting dis
bursting clerk of the post-of1ce depart
ment, from $45,O 900 as fixed in the police
court, to $4,000.
Senator Edmunds left Washington
this morning to be absent until Friday
evening. He has gone. it is Understood,
to Fsuquier county, Virginia, on pri-
Vate business.
Senators Sherman and Hawley are
spending the day in their respective
committee rooms, debating letters to
their amanuenses and attending to their
usual senatorial and personal business.
Senator Allison is at work with Sena-
tor Hale 10 the committee room on the
appropriation bills.
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4 NOV Railroad

WINFIELD, Kas.. May 4-CresswelI
township, in this county, yesterday voted
SIS. 600 aid TO the new Kansas City &
Southwestern railroad. This is . pro-
posed line from Kansas City to the south
line Of the state by way OF LEROY or
Burlington, Eureka and Winfield. The
enterprise Is backed by heavy capitalists
in Chicago. and is receiving the eEthus,-
astic support Of the people ali along the
line.
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The Leavenworth Times. the most
ultra antiprohIbitiOn paper IN Kansas,
10 one Of the most enthusiastic support
ers Of Judge Thacher in the state. 1t is
intimsted that the judge Is earnestly
praying TO be delivered from his friends.
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a New York manufacturer tells a re-
porter that he makes at least l,5Oo diff
ferent styles Of dog-collars. ranging in
price from cents to $50, the latter of
solid silver. Blankets cost from so cts.
TO e25.
Nearly $1,000 Germans left thair
homes in Fatherland in the first two
months of the year 1882, 1888 and 1884
In 1882 the number was Il, $50. and IN
1855 and 1884 respectively Is, SIS and
~, oo4. No wonder Bismarck vents his
ire on the American hog. ~
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A Circular.
TOPEKA, Nay 81, 1884
To County superinsendsnts.

To County superintendent:
There is now In the various funds con-
trolled by the commissioners about
$50 600. subject 20 investment. This
amount, with additional payments to be
made prior to July 1st, will be invested
in such bonds as may be approved. and
as stated in our CIRCULAR OF January 18th
''in all cases we peter school bonds"
Unless there should be legal grounds
for preference. bonds will be examined
with q view 70 purchase in the order in
which they are offered; but they cannot
be considered as Offered" until they are
actually executed. forwarded to this
office and entered on our Register OF
Bonds offered" See sec. 246, School
Laws, 1881.
The commissioners have no means of
knowing what amount OF funds will be
at their disposal until after June 80, 1884,
the close of the present fiscal year. They
hope 81 be able 20 take all the good
schssol bOnds Offered. Il should be re-
membered, however, that no necessity
exists for the purchase at par Of short
time securities, and that in considera
ton of the provision Of Law. snor shall
they pay Tor any such bonds any
greater rum than the actual marke
price thereof at the time of PURCHASING
the same" (sec. /, chap. 143, Session
Laws 1889 It is aot probable that sir-
per cent bonds running less than I've
years can be purchased ct their facs
value.
Very respectfully yours,
4 q
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Allen creek, near the head, was visit
ed on Saturday by water-spout which
drowned $275 worth Of hogs for Garrett
DeBauIh and washed out forty acres of
corn for another farmer. 1t onl y coy
cred q small area of territory.
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TWO nrrrs

The DAILY NEWS, since the introduc-
ton of eur new fast printing and folding
machinery, il now sold for only two cents
q COPY, and is delivered 20 any part Of
the city or sent postpaid by mail ct the
same rate if paid for at least one month
in advance.
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EotIna az Wifhdraual.

BOsToE, June 3.-The AtchisoD, Tope-
IA & Santa Fe railroad company has
gwen the required three months notice
of withdrawal from the Transcontinental
railroad association, which pools all
business west Of the Missouri river.
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D.er.... Of the Debt

WASHINGTON, D. g., June 2-To days
debt statement shows 9 decrease of the
public debt during May of "a, 1853 s241.-
20; decrease since June 30th 1888, $91,
R93 TIA ~
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Disastrous Fire a. Clay Center

CLAY CENTER, Kan, June 2.-1he
Quaker City mills and elevator, owned
by ex-mayor c. r. Barnes of this city,
were entirely destroyed by fire yesterday
Sunday morning at O'Clock. A very
heavy rain began falling Just as the
flames began reaching other buildings
and lumber yard near by, thereby pre-
venting q general conflagratIon. The
mill property was the most valuable
single institution of the town. the prop.
erty being valued at $4,000; insured
for $16,500. Mr.. Barnes is already
Manning to rebuild.
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The DAILY NEws publishes the as
ISOLATED press report of the day,
including the Kansas City, Chicago
and St. Louis markets, twelve hours
ahead Of:all the other dailies IN the state
west of Topeka 81.
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The Penn bank.

PITTsBURG, June 4.-Assignee War
ner, of the Penn bank. today made q
report Of the condition of the books.
The report shows the amount due indi.
vidual depositors to be s., 466, POS. O5, and
the amount of oVerdrafts, 81 ,250, $500
The majority of the directors Withdrew
their accounts May %, the day the bank
closed the second time. for Obvious rea-
sons. The assignee refused to make
public the names of the depoeltors
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Martin never was politician In the
offensive sense OF the term. and the pol
iticians could never use him. That's
the reason ali the old political hays sre
opposing BIN for governor.
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PRESIDENT MAK1NG.


A Move Made to Bhng General Sherman
Into the Fight
Blu, He Says He Would Not accept and
Would Not Serve if Elected.
The Assembling of the National Republic
can Convention.
How the Delegates were Arranged, and
What Picture was Presented.
The Vast Hall Crowded to Its Utmost
Capacity.
The Flags Of All Nations Float Over The
Grand SeeHs.
The Committees hOHliuee Beaten by
Lynch, Of Mississippi.
The Excitement in Kansas City Over
LyHeh's Election.
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Why are the Democratic, anti probi-
billion and railroad papers all opposing
Martini Because they know Ae-can be
elected.
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Rough on EdItors as Well a. Rata.

ST. LOUIS, June 2.-Edward Fe-
gan, tor number of years
connected with the reportorial and edi-
toriaI stiff of the Republican, suIcided
this morning by taking trough on rats. !"
The deceased had been drinking heavi-
~ OF late and was recovering from 9
spree. he leaves a wife and two chill
dren.
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CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June Son motion Of
ingalls, tbs senate resolved thst when i
adjourned to-dsy it be till Friday next.
Among the bills read third time and
passed was the bill introduced by Con
ger granting annual leave of fifteen days
absence with pay TO letter carriers.
A bill authorizing the sale of por-
tion Of the IT. Hayes military reserya-
ton to the Ellis county agricultural So
cletY OF Kansas.
A bill providing for the sale of the
HickapOO diminished reservation in
Kansas.
4 bill fixing the cost of site for q
public buIldIBg at Leavenworth, Kansas.
L is not to exceed $4,000.
House bill authorizing the construc-
ton of bridges across the Missouri river
Ct LeavenWorth, Kansas, and near the
town Of Rulo, Richardson county, Ne
braska.
At 8 :25 the senate, after passing SIXTY
two bills, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Payson, of Illinois, as q question Of
privilege, called up for consideration
the bill reported from the committee on
public lands.
Henly, Of California, made g point of
order that the bill was not OF that char
acter which was privileged under the
Holman resolution, but the point was
overruled by the speaker.
After discussion of the bill was passed.
It prohibits the enclosure of any public
land, when the person or corporation
making the enclosure has no claim or
color of title to the land and makes II
lawful for any person to tear down or
demolish any such enclosure when 1t in
cludes more than 100 acres.
There was no quorum and the house
adjourned.
a Horrible Tragedy Near PIsasanfOn,
Kansas.
KANSAS CITY, June "A Tines
Pleasanton. Kas., special says: About
noon today report was received that
two children had been drowned in Sug-
ar creek, S miles north OF Pleasanton.
A coroner's jury was speedily summoned
which repairing to the spot, found a
wagon, one horse and full set of
double harness excepting one bride.
Lying beside the wagon was the body OF
girl about 16 years old, with her head
completely severed from her body. The
stream was searched and the bodies of
two children found, a girl of about eleven
and boy OF about six years. The girls
SIX ull had been crushed with an axe, and
the boys throat cut from ear to ear.
TheiP bodies had then been thrown into
the creek. Cof1ns were provided, the
bodies placed in them, and an inquest
held. Meanwhile some of the party
noticed terrible stencil issuing from a
neighboring thicket, and upon invesuga-
ton came upon the eliminating herrer
in the mutulated body of a woman, ap-
parentiy the mother of the murdered
children. The side of her head had been
beaten in with the same numerous
weapon and throat cut frome ear to ear l..
The body was then hidden in the under
brush and covered with logs and bark.
All the bodies were buried on the spot,
being too much decomposed for remov-
al. Il is learned upon inquiry that a
man, accompanied by the murdered wo-
man and children, was in town last week
iDquirinR the way to Jones' switch, but
nothing was discovered as to the identi-
ty of any of the party. The man was of
medium stature and rsggedly dressed.
No clue to the perpetrator OF the crime
beyond those above stated.
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Filiey'sOrRans

ST. LOUIS, June 2.-The new two cent
paper, The Morning Call, appeared on
the streets this morning. 1t is Repub-
lican in politics ana IS understood to
represent the Filley faction of the party.
Otherwise it promises to give all the
news in q condensed form and claims TO
have G broad held before II and an easy
road 20 success
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Mr.. G. A. Leighton received letter
Wednesday from Pittsburg, this state. In
which the writer says that vein of coal
has been struck at Lone Oak, near that
place, which is five feet in thickness.
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Gen Rsbcoelr Drowned.

WAsHIEeToN. June 3-Pdvate tele-
grams reeeIvep IN this city and BalEi-
nose this morning from benjamin, an
employee of the light house service, dated
Latonia, Florida, June I'd, via Astoria,
FloEsda, announces that Gen. o. E.
Bsbcock, engineer OF i've light house
ia the district. Levy P. Lucky, his chief
clerk, formerly assistant private secre.
tarV OF President Grant, and Benjamin
Suter. of Washington, were drowned
saturday IN MosquIto inlet, Oh the coast
of Florida, while superintendInR work
on the lighthouse being erected 81 that
poiat. Another private telegram says
the casualty occurred yesterday. The
BODY of Babcock only was recovered