The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-27
OVER THE STATE,

PtCSOHt Q SoAuluotc AOE tue OLuC6 OF SIAI6
veterinarian.
1t seems from the number of applica-
tons filed at the governors Office for the
position Of state veterinary surgeon that
horse doctors at least are of spontaneous
origin In Kansas.
The invidious suggestion has been
made that the sudden collapse of the
Idaho Prospecting and Mining company
at Topeka initiated IN favor of the early
adjournment Of the legislature.
Father Baker, the art critic of the
Commonwealth, says that Rigoletto is
not the kind of an opera for Topeka. II
is not stated Wny Miss Abbott eschewed
her deeoIEete costumes on Monday
night.
A legislature that can convene, stamp
out the foot and mouth disease, set up
the pins for the fail elections and adjourn
all within one week Is something to be
proud of. Kansas still heads the pro-
cessiOn.
The appointment of Judge Brewer TO
succeed McCrary will probably invite
public attention TO the growing import
ance OF the perslmmon industry in Kan
sas aud the approved method of harvest
ing the crop.
The complaint is made of the Atchi
son butchers that they weigh their
fingers when selling meat. We should
think that customers would be perfectly
willing to pay for fingers as long as they
are not forced to eat them.
A sudden attack of malaria prevented
the editor of the Commonwealth from
being present at the entertainment given
by the Emma Abbott opera company at
Topeka last evening. 1t Is indeed a
frigid day when Father Baker is not in
luck.
The Topeka Capital vouchsafes the
picturesque observation that "if music
has color, 'Rigoletto' is of the verdigris
tint" 1t is quite apparent that Major
Hudson enjoyed the entire to the green
room on the evening of the Abbott en-
gagement.
1t is understood that w. Writ Walton
obtained an introduction to Emma Alb
bolt at Topeka last evening and seized
this opportunity of assuring her that
the Clay Center Dispatch has the largest
circulation of any weekly paper in north.
ern Kansas.
The Common wealth ia its report OF
the Emma Abbott entertainment at To-
peka on Monday night, makes a note OF
persons who occupied boxes on that au-
spicious occasion. The reputation OF
the Kansas capital as swallOw-tsil town
is advancing with encouraging celebrity.
A vote taken in the state senate on
Saturday on the presidential question
resulted as follows; Blaine, 12; Gen
Sherman, Z; Logan, B.; Arthur, 81; But
Ter, /; Payne, l Edmunds, 1 Thurman
1. The straw stacks all seem to be
tumbling in the direction of the Plumed
Knight this season.
Mayor Bill Grifenstine of Wichita
who visited Cincinnati with the trair
of corn for the flood sufferers, had bosl
time in that city, and was everywher:
toasted and feted. Among other place.
visited. was The baby show now on ex
hibition there. Bill presented each o
the babies with an ear of corn.
We learn that it is the unanimous YER.
dict of all the members of the Kansas
legislature who where present at th'
production of Rigoletto at Topeka last
night that Emma Abbott is just bos
when she sides up to the tenor and bur
rows around under his ears with tina
knowing, cunning look OF hers"
The appointment of Judge Brewer q
United States circuit judge, to fill tn
vacancy caused by the resignation q
Judge McCrary, gives the selection o
his successor to Governor Click, the APP
pointment to hold until next January
A party by the name of Legion" ha
been already iaYOrably "mentioned" il
connection with the position.
The amateur performers who produC
ed the comic opera of Romeo and Julie
at Atchison on Monday night have an.
nOunced the Incendiary purpose of TAX
! ing the road and invading the untorii
f fed cities of Kansas. IfTom Moonlight
can be induce d to call out the militia
is thought that the expense of anothe
extra session of the legislature may b
obviated.
And now governor Click is beseIge
! by lotOf fellows who know nothln
whatever of the diseases stock is heir t.
; or of the cattle business practically, VIII
want to be appointed on the new ca
/, tie commission. II is probable the pa
j. of the Office will not amount to 5000
e year. He ought TO select men who hsv
had large practical experience in hanC
| ling cattle. Otherwise the state may b
5 imposed upon very greatly.
The scare about the foot ard mout
disease" which has Just subsidized, wi
pass into Kansas history as an importaI
event. We have never seen people moi
! excited than they were from about Ii
a 5th to the Doth of March. In fact, thel
e was good deal of that time regul,
: panic. Some of the leading cattle me
, in this section of the state hardly sleI
. for week The most thorough preps
[ ations were made to meet the Cslamit
4 which it was believed at the time of Il
Neosho Falls mass meeting had owe
q taken one of the leading industries {
i the state. II was not until it was foun
q the disease was not spreading as pr
!, dicted that this excitement began to sui
: side. All are rejoicing that the matte
/ took the shape it did, and that the d.
f ease was pronounced something else ths
the dreaded foot and mouth plague.