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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-03
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tbttESii EFSS EieSS
One of the oldest sights in the South
is 70 see the negroes hang about the
post-ofices. They are the first ones te
call in the morning and the last to leave
at night, and it is by no means rare to
hal I Them inquire for mail ten or fifteen
tinesa day. ! was in The Office at Ma.
rietta, Gisssewhen an aged darby limped
in and inquired
Am dar 70 or Ave letters heah fur
Junebfoke Duke?
No, sir" replied The postmaster, after
taking a look.
"Well, den, I'll take one"
There are no letters for you"
Isn't dar newspaper
"No."
Hasn't dun got muffin, 'tall?"
"Not thing"
Oats carus-werry curns,' muttered
The man as he walked out
followed after and when / asked him
II he expected an important letter that
day he replied:
''sartin ] does, OATS why Pze walk.
ed TO- miles dis mawnin'"
"Where was the letter coming from?'
al dunno"
"Who aid you expect to write to you9'
81 dunno"
"Did you expect news or money in
the letter.
"Deed ! did, sal 'spected DAT let
ter might hab $50 into it,
who froni?'
Il dunno, but | 'speated it,
lie then told me that he could neither
read FOR write, had no friend TO write
to him, had meyer mailpd . letter NOR re-
ceived ore in his life, ard yet he had in
CURED for mail al least five hundred
times year for the past ten years. Ia
fact, it wasn't an hour after left before
he circled around TO the office
again and said:
Il reckon l muss hab some mail by
this time"
"NO-nothiug for you"
"Wall, if dat hain't curus-werry Gu.
rus Reckon I'd better wait fur dat one
O'Clock train
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River Disaster

PITrsBURG, Jan Am accident &C
Cured at the Davis Islsnd dam nine
miles from this city AZ 2 O'Clock this
morning by which one man is known to
have lost his life, while three others
probably persisted as they are still mIss-
ing. Shortly af er midnight the t1w
boats, ]. N. Bur,o on and John ]. Case
left this city with tOWs for the lower
ports. Their progress was slow, owing
70 ice ami the strong current. When
Davis Island was reached the
boats lost control of the lows aad
swung against the south pier. Three
coal boats were sunk at once The
Case drifted TO the head Of Neville
Island, where II lodged. The Burton
was not SO fortunate The shock of the
collision threw fire from under her boil
ers and intwo minutes she was burning
IN dozen places. A scene of the ut
most confusion Immediately followed.
The crew numbering twenty men be
came panIc-stricken and several jumped
overheard midway between the dam and
Neville Island. the boat careened and
went down in shallow water. The Case
nos having been Injured put out q yawl
and 0Hcceeded in picking mp sixteen or
SSO A0Tbo4 = OtOUs AAS OeAOA IOAA olO
missing. Shortly aftefWari the body of
Engineer Underwood was picked mp. II
is possible the three still missing
managed TO pIake the shore but up 10
noon they had not reported. Their
names are Frank Young and Avis Ben
ningt9l. deck hands, and Gus
tAYus OnGkeEhauff, cook. All are
y0unR and unmarried. Engineer
Underwood leaves q wife and 5 children.
The steamer Burton is q total lOss. She
Ras owned BY Walton 8 Co. OF this city,
and valued ct $4,000. The loaded coal
bOatA sunk were valued at $25 900, max
ing total loss of $4,000. No insur
ance.
The accident is attributed to neglect
10 have the government signal lighted.
Signals are required on the lock wall
and dam. If this precaution Is not neg
lected pilots have no difficulty in hold
ing their tows between lights. When
the Burton arrived within the usual dis
lance of the dam at which lights are sup
posed TO be visible the lookout was una
BILE TO distinguish more than
one light which was discovered after
ward TO be on the lock wall. 1t was
then too late to tie mp even TO prevent
the tOWs from drifting. Such was the
force OF the ice escaping in the current
that the bOats went crashing against the
pier. As nothing has been heard from
the missing men 1t is supposed they
nArS0haO
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GsaItfy.

CINCINNATI Jan. Tee jury in the
case of VIM. McHugh, on trial the third
time i1r tue murder - his wife, brought
in n yer Iict IL guilty OF murder in The
first degree to-day McHugh received
the result unmoved, bat his neither was
so overwhelmed that she had Ia be car
ried from the court room.
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rm poRApO noopr.


OPoAiAg 81 the New Hotsl-S20O,O c0
W0EtA az New Esallalnga.
RI DoRADo, Kansas, jan 2.-The
YonkmAu house, . new three story
brick hotel just completed was formally
Opened lnss evening with a ball and
banauets The building Ii 6OxlO4 feet,
contains flfty rooms and il flniahed In
modern style, making Is one Of the most
commodious houses In southern Kansas.
The Republican, IN summing mp the
improvements in this city for the yeaE
fuss closed, finds there were sixteen
brick and stone business and one hun
dred reSidences put up IN EldorAd0 dur.
ing the year, at . cost Of 600! 900.
Oyer Loo head Of two and three-year
old ssssrs are being full fed IN thin
neighboEh0Od Gnd are bang contracted
Tor e Is and IS 50 for spring delivery
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Juaeo aIcCrsary Gses men

SF. LOUIS, December S1.-A report
comes from Washington that Judge Nc
CreaTy, Of the United sAaes circalt
court has resigned to become the general
solicitor Of the A., 7. q 8. r. railway.
The resignation e TO take enect March
LIST. and the Judges headquarters are %
be, II IL said, At Kansas City.
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4 arc. Wi{h . f.l.sory.

= LotetSse INT " y 2
4 large, tall tree, which must be 100
Or 10 years old, stands about seventy
five yards from the residence of General
r. A. Mclaughlin, of this vicinity, and
marks the corner between General Nc
Laughiin, DIR. j. j. Mott and Colonel
Julian Allen. It's called for in grant
made by Lord Granville to: Robert 81
monton In 1854, and is spoken of in the
grant as having the letters 'sR. s. cut on
the south side
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beIoDl.s =. fu
-. p Grohn Is dlsgn E
al lists 4 Aieh on.
I however, III 6 e
"a clio. oae Of toe nm rs
80 ha d.
Inc saa.a FL .-fI1ees Nill baaaIy Ue
removed 70 Kansas Csty as lUag as the
Kansas stats house b located 81 Topeka
Ths CommonWealth and Capital can
poasess thelr s0als in peace.
Judge James Il. Austin elOssd his
term Of distrieI court - Junction
City Saturday. be having bean On The
bench IN The Eighth distries fog zen
years the attoraeys Of Dayis county
passed complimentary resolutions.
As Austin has never been
q candidate for coegress or y. s. senator
daring the terms of his judgeahlp, We
c6uelnds he hes attended 20 his duties
In CONSCIENTIOUS aud uprigAs Essnner
md Is deserving Of the praise extended
~ the bar.
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A ConeiIlatorv Indian.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31.-AdvIces from the
Indian Nation say that Spicechie, the
newly elected principal chiet of the
Creek nation, submitted long message
To both houses of the Creek council.
lie deals with various subjects touching
the interests of the Nation, but treats
mainly of the troubles which re-
suited in giving the Nation Its present
dual government, and while asserting
his own claims To the office of CHIEF, he
is extremely concilistory. He makes
no threats, but ADVISES that the laws be
upheld and order maintained The
message was we'll received by the cOun-
Gil and the Creeks generally.
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DR.. Prices Special FlavorIng Extracts
for flevoring Ice Cream, Cakes and Pas
Try. With great care. by a new process,
DIR. Price extracta from the trne select
-frulis and anomalies each CHARACTERISTIC
flavor. and produces fiavorings Of rare
e1celienee-of great strength and perfect
lpuniy-faR superior % the cheap *.
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New York, Jan. 2.--Gen. Grant is
rapidly recovering from the effects of
hrs late fall, but is yet unable to stand
on the Injured limb.
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KR0KUK, Iowa. Jan. l.-Judge Nc
CrsEY has NOS resigned. The exaettrush
isthas there are certain negotiations Of
. baztnsss character pending, which
may CT may not lead 70 his resienasfon.
The question: win probably he decided
81 9 day OF two.
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THE COMNIssIoNERsHIP.

Toe c"t'on produce. as shown nv fn-.
i--ce.nber r-iu us, Is aboul 5000 600
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Hhlety POFsOas Killed Near TOrOoto
CHICAGO Jan. IA private dispatch
tusi received from Toronto says 9 dis
astEious railroad accident occurred there
Ghis incoming and 1t is reported nineteen
persOas were killed.
[, LAFER:-In an accident this morn
Ing On the Grand Trunk rail-
@gY - Lumber, seven miles
lnR voEkaen ran into q freight coming
ing east. Ten persons, chiefly men en-
pl0ysd ct the bolt works we're killed and
9 large number gOuuded.
ADDITIONAL PAhfIcULARs
The aaSs acC0uEs places the number
dead ct q. Several we're Injured so that
thsY were not expected 10 recover An
inquest is being held this afternoon
The affair casts q gloom over the entire
city. The wounded are lying in 3 hos
pItal and several doctors are giving
them every attention. An eye witness
describes the scenes at the wreck as
heart.pending IL the extreme. The
mutllated bodies and groans Of the dying
and shrieks of the wounded were
enough to pail the hearts Of the strong
est The newspaper Offices are crowded
with citizens eagerly awaiting bulletins.
STILL LATER.
One of the most narrowing calamities
that has happened In thia neighborhood
for long time occurred here this morn
ing on the Grand Trunk railway. The
suburban train left Union station at
$40. One car was attached which
was filed with employee OF the bolt
works. who lived IN the city, and were
conveyed TO their daily labor by this
means, the train stopping for them OPP
pOsite the works. After turning curve
al the Parkdalc foundry q freight train
was observed coming cityward, but the
impetus of both trans was too much 10
allow the brakes to do their duty,
In time The result was fearful smash
up ending in shocking tragedy
Nineteen men employed at the bolt
works we're reported killed and twenty
OF thirty wounded.
The conductor of the freight train,
Geo Barbor, is said 10 be responsible tor
the accident as he was running his train
without orders. He.has been arrested.
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A brilliant Massachusetts, Yankee
started new industry In Arizona
which promised good results until the
meddlesome authorities interfered. The
government Of Arizona pays $500 each
for Apache scalps, and Mr.. Yankee got
up scheme which promised to deplete
the treasury, and give every household
one of the coveted scalps. The enter
prislng Massachusetts man had simply
invented counterfeit scalp, made In his
native state, which be was selling to
hunters at q great bargain when he was
unceremoniously arrested. and his bust
ness enterprise was nipped IN the bud"
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Review: A very in-
terssting railroad rumor comes up from
Albuquerque. 1t is to the effect that
the A., T. 81 S. F. has at last secured the
heaviest interest In the Atlantic ard Pa
cifc, and will, within thirty days, as
sumo full control of the line between
Albuquerque and the Needles This is
a point the A., T s. s. F has long con-
tended tor as against the Southe and
Central Pacific monopoIies of trans
continental business. Superintendent
Sands Is now in Boston conferring with
the A., T. Sc S. F. officials, and the re-
port is current that upon b return he
will suprrcede F. W. Smith, at Albu-
yquerque, as general superintendent Of
the A 3 PM
\. NY & - |
= The New York Times l. responsible
-IoF-ILe foIlo~ing: "tue ha,-keepers in
ne iatiOnall capital are dr. sufaeed ct
the ppDspects Of the FetaIl liquor busi-
hesssc Mosf or the cdngressmen appear
70 have chased drinking Anything what
ever. and tbosr members OF the .ena'e
who have mol sworn OH intend to take
the pledge on New Years Day, 1884.
The sers eant4at-iTms says thAtgambling
is almost unknown, while the poker ante
has sunk to-s1eh low figure that the
afAkes in the game ape merely nominal.
SOms-unknown but powerful influence
must b- at wSrk " produce so remark
able q change, but this Is only an IN
stance of it's effects. II Is no longer con-
sidered the thing for q gentleman to get
drunk at the DINNER table; high play Is
not fashionable in society any more, and
even the Prince of Monaco, realizing the
tendency toward moral reform, hAa sold
his gambling establishment"
-
IS Among abe noted men who have died
during the wear which closes to- day Kan
sas has suffered the loss Of two Of her
best and most useful citizens. Dudley c.
Haskell aud Henry Hopkins. The
demise of AIr. Haskell - also felt by the
nation at large rs he was recognized as
Q leader in the congress of the nation
and q man whose abilities and character
were above the average OF our public
men. Both these men died in active life
and their loss Is seriously felt. In othel
parts Of the country the most noted
deaths were those of Alexander II
Stephens. jeremiah 8. Black. Postmastsl
General Timothy o. Howe. These wer'
all taken from active lite, while Mont
gOmery Blair and ex-governor Thomas
Swan both Of Maryland. had retired
and were evidently awaiting the grin
monster. Among the other noted deal
of America are Lot NJ. Morrill,, o
Name. f. ID. Morgan. Of New York
Eugene Casseriy, of California, Thee
idore +. Randolph and Marshall Jewell
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rIsE eouNr.ss e..aEe -.

San sse tie tsaPqs eisiiIrea
Is fhey wander iitfssttsal tlie gfzssts-,ssz-s
Of The fresh anti devry Pastures
OF thstangissi tOfFsi-E passes;
J caa track Them tsaey wander
BY he trad 81 morning < ories:
s'sa1s-'sssa / 'css rest their ifrfyy ftofs4ers-
czs tel fi:eIr pleasant siosies
q kEaw the IEztiss 81 Ct idTens
p the hlfS aud down the valleys: r
l5rtserct. ps and fad ed DAISIES .
Mark heiT soFtiss and their saliies;
Ey The Luttcrcups and be<ches
can marx tiIeir resting places:
Is = - ! z - u<t fse messy 81 S1issIdss,
ASH tie aide green, open spaces.
" here slc Wild y hif- plunI.tree blossoms.
MIXERS the erapesillE ~ ngs and tesses: .
" here the pinmes Of scarlet snrlS-h
loss. among tle4 side moses
- here the goidcu-roEl IN AsltnBR
flames among the hazel bushes
i.ere the troop;ng army %anders-
there the scouting party pushes
o but they kings and ncbles
As they wander there iceether,
Cloth -of-gold Is all the common
zs4- ToSheir feet in SuiHfIeT Weather
Up and down, IN field and woodland
= can see their glowing faces;
And ny scarlet leaves and bsTTIsS
j caa maj K t:Ie4T resting places
-iChIcsge II ibune.
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Minor TOPICS

The secretary of the New York board
oil trade says that he lie receiving letters
from nearly all the commercial centers
at the west and northwest in favor of n
uniform bankrupt act and immediate
action on the subject by congress. He
also says there will be a full representa-
too from thlse sections at & conference
on the subject 10 Washington during
the second week IN January. 1t has
heretofore been believed at the east that
the west anu south were opposed to
such legislation.
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Now Ysar Commitment.

NEW YORK, Jan. New Years Day
was observed in New York and Brook
Ign by a general suspension OF business.
The weather was very unfaYorable.
TOPEKA, Jan. Notwithstanding a
cold north wind, flying snow, and the
mercury standing at zero from morning
until night, New Years has been very
generally observed here. The ladies OF
society kept open house and their list of
callers was as large as usual.
ST. Louis, Jan. The customary
calling upon friends from whom cards
had been received is largely falling into
disuse in this city. This coupled with
tho stormy weather served to keep the
streets almost deserted.
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The Congressional Election in the Sec
nnh District

The Congressional Election in the Sec
Ond District
ToPEKA, Kan. Dec. 29.-Gov. Click
to-day received the following letter from
the chaIrmen respectively of the Repub
lican and Democratic central committees
and for the old Second congressional
district.
Fort SCoTT, Dec. 81, 1888.
To His Excellency, Hon. Ii. w. Click, Gov
ernor of Kansas:
DEAR SIR: We have had some dis
cussiOn upon the matter aud we agreed
that Saturday, March 2. 1894, is about
the earliest practicable day t. set for the
eleation of q successor to the late ID. c.
Haskell in the old Second district
CSigned) A. A. HARRIS,
Having referred the matter to the
above gentlemen in their officsl capacity
as representing the aforesaid political
parties OF the district, Governor Click,
although deemIng the extension of time
perhaps longer than necessary, will be
governed by the agreement entered into
by Messrs. Harris and ware, and viii
Issue the proclamation for the special
election u be held on The above date FOR
the old Second district
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sstImate Of oals cr0p 81 isssi
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A Terrible aoIoenust at Atchison

ATCHIsON, Dec. 9-The residence of
Charles Z. Styles burned toihc ground
tonight The fire appeared suddenly
and 50 completely filed the house that
it was impossible for Mrs Styles aud her
daughter Mabel to escape, and they per
ished, Notwithstanding the desperate
efforts of the husband aad father to save
them. Mr.. Styles managed 10 save two
daughters and little nurse girl
named Nellie Bangs, bat did not
himself escape without being seriously
burned. Mrs. Styles was endeayoring 10
follow her husband down the back stair
way, hut evidently got lost in the dark
ness and wandered into the bath room
and became slIfrOcated. The residence
had just been completed at a cost of $40
600, and furnished at an expense Of
$4,000. 1t was one of the finest man
siOns in the city. MIR. Styles is well
known in railroad circles AZ the local
ticket and passenger agent IN Aichisen
of the Missouri Pacific railroad.
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

h slatOs Of Frank lanes is the Courts.
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IS i,,A esis,srso w.1s. 1-E GEOGRAPHY 75,,s COZ ~
- VI. 80 IL Il .t,inl.ala 1tsls saas rHAr 1ns
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TELEGRAPH TOPICS.
Tssrlbls Railroad Disaster Hear Toronto.
Twsaty- sssea Men Killed on Their Way
10 Work.
Many Othsss Wounded. = HeartrendinS
Scenes.
A River Disastsr Near Pittsburgh.

laeIugh. the Vile Aardsssr. Found Guilty
At Cineiaaafi.
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%. S RIFER
100 Connnerea
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WESTERN.

Jennie Dee, an orphan from New
York, only ]. years Of age, has given birth to
. 5pound babe at Normal, III.
Tilden g. Abbott, who some time ago
robbed q bank I'm WATERFOWL, Mass, OF which
he was cashier, and fed. has been arrested at
Pierce City, No., where he was running a
clothing store.
Isaac McLain, of Hillsboro, ILL.,,
who recently secured u divorce from his
young wife, has married her mother now 50
years Of age.
w. I. McChesney, well-known
nGure In ST. Louis politics, and accredited
with being the head of the gamblers ring,
was convicted of fraud and his punishment,
nxed at two years in the penitentiary.
Two burglars entered the house of
Amos Brackenstros. near Berne, Ind, I
midnight, shot Mr.. Brackenstros dead by his
wife's side, and decamped with S73 after In
forming the woman that they would murder
her II she quilted the house before daylight
A boiler in q saw-mill at Liberty
Centre, Ohio. exploded, killing the engineer
and foreman.
Gen. Patrick, Governor of the Sol
diers' Home At Dayton, Ohio, is charged with
being unnecessarily harsh tn inmates. The
Board OF Management Of the Home say that
there IL no foundation for the charges, and
that they have originated in the imagination
of some OF the inmates. Ii is probable that
. committee of investigation will be ap.
pointed.
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and in Congress. He was an intimate friend
OF Abraham Lincoln. or late years he
has devoted himself closely to literary work.
Marie Taglioni, the famous dancer, died in
Marseilles, France. She was born In Stock.
holm in 1901, and won renown In tho largo
cities Of Europe, retiring with fortune In
ls41. Other deaths: II. C. Atkins, OF Mil.
waukee, and George A. Leete. Of Providence,
r. l., both prominent railroad men; Henry J.
Hutchinson, of tho famous family of singers;
Jas. 7. Todd the oldest Freemason In Maine:
Col. Charles G. Hammond a wealthy philan.
thropist OF Chicago; Samuel J. Walker, at one
time the most extensive real estate operator
In Chicago; Rev. DIR. Bickcrstcth, Episcopal
Bishop OF Ripon, Eng; Conut Rubbing, q
noted French dramatic author; Hon. Dwight
Foster, ex-snpreme Judge OF Massachusetts,.
During the week there were 16S
failures In the United States, against 176
during the previous week. There were
twenty-one failures In Canada.
The sixtieth anniversary Of the
establishment OF the Odd Fellows Society In
the United States was celebrated on the 25th
Of April Mt various points.
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FOREIGN.

Nubar Pasha, at what is called q
meeting of the Egyptian Cabinet, had resolu-
tons adopted favoring the immediate dis.
datch Of troops to Upper Egypt. The reso-
buttons were telegraphed to the English Cab
met.
Bismarck proposes revision Of the
Constitution Of the German Empire, which
will embrace a classification OF voters, a per.
mancnt military budget, and q test oath for
members of the Reichstag tending to exclude
Socialists from membership. In case the
German Parliament rejects these proposals.
Bismarck intends to invite a conference of
the German Princes, who can, in accordance
with the present Constitution OF the empire,
give force to his projects.