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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-25


A Gel nan correspondent OF an Eng.
lish paper " .ites US follows: Il have
had severe attack of iuhammaioIy
Rheumatism, aud was healed in two days
time by soup made of the stalks and
roots Of celery, therefore l desire to
make this simple remedy known through
the column of your -luable paper for
the benefit Of all suffering from govt or
Rheumatism in any form. New discUv-
eries-1Or what clam - b.. discoveries
OF tho healing y..tues OF plants are con-
tInually tsInE made. One of the latest
Is that celery Is cure for .Theum Atism /;
indeed, IL Is asserted the disease IS I'M
possible ii the vegetable be cooked and
freely eaten. The fact that II is always
put Gu the table raw prevents it's therea-
peutic powers tom being known. The
celery should DC cut mt bits, boiled IN
water until soft, and TIE water drank by
the patient. Serve warm with pieces OF
toasted bread, and tie painful ailment
will soon yield Such Is the declaration
OF n physician who has again and again
tried the exI ;riment. anu with uniform
success. At least twO-tbITds of the dis
cases named heart disease are ascribed
To rheumatism and its agOniziug ally,
govt. Smallpox, 81 much dreaded, Is
not hall 80 destructive as rheumatism,
which, IL is maintained by man pbysi-
claes, can be prevented by Ubey ing Ia
lures laws in duet Here al Germany
we boil the roots ana stalks. as tue root
is the principal part OF It, anu atterward
eat it rs IA salad w.th oil aud vinegar. l
received such immediate buueit that /
am anxious To let ali the rheumatic sui
ferers know of it,"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-25

Some of the members OF the Nog
York Coffee Exchange are in stew. II
appears there is law against smoking
during business hours. While none of
the floor committee were in sight three
members INDUCED themselves with d
Havana and the neat day they were
served with n written notice that they
had been fined So each. The smok-
ers are down on the spy who
informed on them. A failure
to pay the fine within three days
renders the vIOlators liable to suspen-
sion. The trio thirk of appealing 10 the
courts to see if there are NO rights To
which n smoker is entitled. General
Butler and VIM. NJ. Evarts are talked
OF AZ the counsel. II appears that the rule
against smoking was regarded as dead
letter.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-25

MedIcus: The natural process by
which bleed AZ as stopped is the forma-
tiOn oil blood c!OI, which plugs the
oritic= OF the divided vessel. When an
artery is divided the cut cad relIac's or
Strings go Inat the iorna ion Of d blood
is go strong. unless tAe loss of blood mas
diminished the force nI '3e uiAt.On,
that il hlndeys tue. agIia ION. II
should, therefore. be the aim Of FL as
sistant . check or stop the flow of blood
from the srteTy ia order Ihat the beg in
nings OF clot formation may not be
swept away by ne current. TAis may
be accomplished by pressing upon tie
orifice ct the vessel il t,e wound, or "
pressing the edges of the wog iig.n! y
together. or, IN cases whers a IS not
easy aud efficieut, by COMPRISING tne
artery which supplies the part trcm
which the hemcI hage IS TAD = place
IN some part of its course between the
heart ahd tie lpjr~y. The maia arte. lss
supplying tue hesi ;.s in tue neck, one
on each side Uf the windpip,, where
their pplsAtions may be Eesil'y FELT Ia
case OF wound o! an Il ierY in the neck
the cut enLs of the vessel should be com
pressed with the tiuger, II possible, or
the artery, both below aud above the
wound. should be pressed firmly back
ward against the b: Kbone. Unless
skilled surgical aid can be spec, dry Oh
tsined, there is Ittle hope of saving life
in case these great yes els ara wounded.
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Kansas City Times Lawrence CORES
pondence: The report that an occupa-
ton tax lie soon to be levied ON the bust.
ness men of this city J created i'm
mense exciteme 1t. 1t Is we'll + lown
fact that the city OF Lawrence is $4,000
behind ON this years acc )Uut. The
whole amount of X has been levied
that the law allows. and yet there is now
no money IN the trc' -u'y TO pay the
necessary expenses of IJnning the city
government Hence the ne sssI of an
occupation tax. Many merchants ere
vigorously prot sting against it, and
even CLAIM that it is not constitutional
and will refuse TO pay il IL levied. II Is
very serious question whether an occu-
patton tax can be levied, and If the mer-
chants and other business men refuse 70
pay 1t the city will be involved In q long
and expensive litigation in collecting it
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GanarnI Grr ot,n Fanh

CaTCAGO. June GA plan, strong
bcx, addressed "Ge neral U. s. Grant,
Mount McGrcgor, N. Y, spd III c. e of
special messenger, went east on the
limited express train on the Michig gan
Central railroad Friday afternoon. The
box was sent by j Giles Lewis. citizen
of Hyde Park. The box, said Mr.. Lew
is, contained liquid extract of beef that
is little known and General Grant has
lived tor several months on it. The con-
Hgnment. sent Friday was the first
which has been sent directly
to General Grant The preparation
previously has been conveyed to him by
dis friends, and probably without the
knowledge OF the attending physicians.
The preparation is simply the vital prin
ciple of raw beef and is assimilated into
the system within few minutes, with
out The ordinary process of digestion. 1t
is the next thing to infusion of blood.
Mr.. Lewis showed letter from Colonel
Grant acknowledging that it had been
the generals principal food for about
two months, and expressing a desire for
more
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There being nothing in this law author
IZing women 70 vote at such election and
there being no statute declaring that
women residents In the district ehall be
qualified electors of such district, have
ne doubt that at any election held uuder
that law prior 70 the amendment women
residents IN the district would not be
legal petitioners for q vote, nor
would they be legal electors quail
ifed TO participate in the election.
By section 8, article 3, Of the laws under
consideration Chapter 122, laws 1875
Il Is provided that the following persons
shall be entitled to vote at any district
meeting: First-AM persons possessing
the qualifications of electors as defined
by the constitution of the state, and who
shall be residents of the district at the
time of offering TO vote. This section
has been upheld as constitutional and
the rights of females who come within
the second subdivision, therein to vote
tor ali offices and upon all questians at
such meeting, determined altirmatiVely.
(Wheeler Vs. Brady, cited about.)
The meaning oithe term district meet
ing is clearly limited 10 annual and
special meetings held in pursuance of
section 6, of article last referred to. A
school district bond election ordered
under the authority of Art. IS, is not q
meeting and Sec. 8, Art 3. Is not alone
sufficient TO authorize women to vote at
such bond election. or to bring them
within the term "qualified electors" BY
Chap. 40, law OF 1879 Art. Is, of Chap. 122,
of the laws of 1876, was entirely repeal
ed and new law on the subject enacted.
While the greater part of the original
article is Te-enacted and the term ''quaIi-
ned electors" is used in Sec. i, of the
new act, in much the same relation as
IN Sec. 2, of tue article repealed. Sec
2 provides, (this section includes the
OF Secs. 2 and 3, of the law re-
pealed) that "Ihe said election shall be
conducted in all respects as are general
elections under the laws of the state, ex-
cept that females of the aga of 81 years
shall be entitled to vote at all such cleo
lions, subject 10 the exceptions applied
to males"
As We have seen it was competent for
the legislature to confer upon women
the right to vote at such elections, this
makes woman of the age of
twenty one years qualified electors 9th
district for the purpose of bond elections,
and modIfies in that respect the meaning
of the term qualified electors" as used
in section ].
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-25

Commercial Gazette: OF all the cool
things In this world OF check, the pas
sage cited from the sen,sn of death
passed by Wyoming Tel at )rlal judge
upon q condemned murderer is certainly
the coolest. After reviewing the trial,
he said To the prisoner: II EN- by no
means satisfied with che evidences Ia the
case, and am not sue whether you kill
ed John Forh IS or whether he died by q
visitation of Col; but my +. ltence is
that you b. hslged on he fh'rd Friday
Of June; and should you low of your
own innocence, you will have the CON-
iortlng thought that it ~ doubted by
some of the wisest th'ak,il OF the age
whether life is, IN e1y circumstances,
worth living" This refrigerated phi
lOsophy deserves q place rnong tue cur
ioslties of law.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-25
BULLY BURCHARD.
AN OFFICER IN THE UNITED STATES
MINT REFUSES TO RESIGN,
And Claims the President Cannot Dis
miss Him from Service.
The Discovery of Another Horror n
Indianapolis.
Wee President Hendricks Takes Part
In the HsrvaId Commencement.
PIueky Burchard.

NEW YORK, June PA Washington
special TO the Evening Post says: Mr..
Burchsrd, director of the mint, accord
ing to present information, has decided
to test the power of the president to re-
move him from Office. There are two
Offices in the treasury which were crea-
ted by q special statute, the tenure OF
which, il is assumed, makes It lmpossl:
bic for the president to suspend
the incumbent unless the senate
shall consent. The offices are those
of director of the mint, and
comptroller of the currency. The
law under which the director OF the
mint receives the appointment is - fol-
lows: He shall be appointed BY the pres
ident by and with the sdviee and con-
sent of the senate, and shall hold his
Office for a term of Eve years unless
sooner removed by the president upon
reasons to be communicated by him 70
the senate. The claim is that the phrase
ology of this.act differs from ali general
statutes as to appointments, and though
the director may be suspended during
a recess, his Office viii revert
to him should the senate fall to coAnrm
his successor. Those who take con-
trary view maintain that the special stat
ute CTedtluR luO OAASo ASo-.
friends of the incumbent claim ts VIC
lation of the constitutional right Of the
president to appoint to the
office. A request has been
made for the resignation OF Mr..
Burchard. He will undoubtedly refuse to
resign. He Is not in sympathy with
some of the financial views OF Treasur-
er Jordan and is in some re-
spects opposed to the secretary's
policy from the outset OF the admins.
tration. He hes interposed legal and
other objections TO the plans OF the new
treasury officers aud there have been
many conflicts of opinion and Mr.. Bur-
chard is regarded by the new treasury
officials as an obstructonist. II has
been intended for some time TO secure
his removal and his superiors were not
quite certain what meaning would be
gwen to the special statute under
which he holds Office. Il had
been hoped he would rengn.
Charges have been made against him.
One IS that he permitted defaultiDg sub
oriinates to resign. Others are that he
is guilty of errors of judgment, inOfh.
Cheney, lack of executive ability, and
has been careless in his manF cement OF
silver purchases. Mr. Burchsrd's
friends hold that 1t IL due
to himself not to resign when
such charges are msde. Never
thplf s., Secretary Manning awaits his
resignation. Mr.. Burchard, as far Is can
be learned, does not wish to contest with
the administration but Intends 70 pro-
te It his own reputation, and decided not
TO retire in the face Of the above chagres.
He has surrendered all political func-
lions of his office and claims that he can
support the financial policy OF the ad-
IN mi sIratiOn.
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AHnrrihle AFFAIR.

IEDIANAPoIIs. Ind, June M.-EarlV
this morning pedestrians on Meridian
street. the most fashionable thoroughfare
of the city, were Mortified at the sight Of
the apparently dead bodies Of man and
woman lying IN an alley few teet dis
tance from the walk with their thFoats
cut from ear 10 ear. The patrol wagon
was called and the unfortunAtes removed
as speedily as possible. They were
found to be Robert Phililpe, 8 colored
man and his wife. The husband had
cut her throat and then his own using Q
common case knife to do the deed and
the wounds were frigbtful laceFstions
The women is dead but Phillips IL still
slive, although it is believed he cannot
recover. They had been married about
three months and jealousy is supposed
n have been the cause.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-25

We publish in this column to-day q
dispatch from Forth Worth concerning
the new cattle trouble. The "NO Mans
Land" mentioned lies just north Of the
Texas Panhandle rud adiOins Kansas.
From n conversation with parte, In
formed on the subjC;t We learn that
while Texas cattle driven up from the
south may to all appearances be healthy,
nevertheless when Colorado hAlf-breeds
or native stock come in contact
with these south Texas herds q
disease, the fever. is communicated 10
them. This is also produced when cat.
tie pass over trail that has been fol-
lowed by the Texas stock. In our neigh.
boring county of Usage several hundred
hundred cattle some time ago died iron
exposure Of this kind. 1t is ieatur,
of the disease that il is not coutagiou,
except from the Texas stock.
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Death of AEerrick.

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 3D. Ar.
R,T. Merrick died about 10 :45 O'Clock
this merning. Mr.. Merrick WAS held in
high esteem In this community, whele
he had spent many years of his active
life. He was q member of a well known
Maryland family, and was born n
Charles county IN that state In 1928,
His father, VIM. D. Merrick, served IN
the United States senate from 1888 70
1915. Mr.. Merrick, when the Mexican
war broke out, though not oi
age, raised 6 company which, under
his command, did gallant service in
Mexico. Returning home he began the
pr actIce of law aud was also sent to the
state senate. Just before the late war he
removed to Chicago aud prscticed law
there for awhile. He was q delegate
from Illinois to the democratic national
convention of 1860, and supported Steph-
en- A. Douglass. In 1854 Mr.. Merrick
married daughter of James Mcclure
of this city, and shortly sfteTward re-
moved from Chicago to Washington.
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RaAIr shaILen Un.

PTT1sBURs, Penn, June 23.-The
through express coming east on the Pan
handle road collided with an empty ac-
commodAtion train at Burgellstown,
Penn tWenty-seYen miles from this city.
about 6 O'Clock this morning. Both en-
gines were thrown from the track and
wrecked. Engineer James Contry and
the fireman, Chas. Downing, Of the &C.
commodatiOn, were cut and bruised, but
not seriously hurt. The passengers on
the express train received q terrible
shaking mp and were badly frightened,
but no one was injured.
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Capt. Couch and the Boomers.

LAWRENCE, kas., June ga CORES
pOndent. just rC.u'aod i:om Caldwell
where he held long interview with
Capt. Couch, leader of the Oklahoma
boomers, says that Couch believes that
the commission appointed by President
Clevelsud will make favorable report
early in July and that the land Will i'm
medIately be taken by "squatter sover-
eighty" before it is officially opened.
The boomers camp is about three miles
from Caldwell and at present contains
about $50 people. Couch says additions
are continually coming in, and when he
issues his call he expects to have it an
swered by a thousand. If the commits.
sion should report unfavoracly on the
opening of Oklahoma for settlement, the
colonls's, as last resort, will again in
wade the territory
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The sosth and southsaas vIOrIGas

should YOU contemplate . trip 20
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlsnta, 81
vannah, Ga, Charleston, 8. o., Jackson
Vile, Florida, or in fact any point In the
eouth or southeast, II will be TO your In.
terest TO examine the advantages over
Al other lines offered by the St. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern railroad
1Iron Mountain ROute' in the way Of
fast time, elegant equipment, &c.
At present q daily train 10 run from
Saint LOUIS Grand Union Depot 81
tached 70 which will be found an Gle
egant Pullman Palace sleepinR car
which runs through 70 NaahvilIe. Tenn
where direct connection Is msdeR with
express trains OF connecting nnee. fer
/ points mentioned above. Tais train
/ connects ct Nashville with the Jackson
vile express, having Pullman Palaces
sIeepine car Of the very finest make ~
tachsd, which runs through - Jackso1
VILE, Florida, without change.
For further informaSion address
| L. @. CHARLroH, Gen. Tkk Agent
] Asst Gen. Tiki. Aren't
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Thu staford CycIone.

STAFFORD, Kan, June ga cyclone
struck Seward township, twenty-seven
miles southwest o. this place, Sunday
night, running in a southeastern direc-
ton, one miles wide and twelve miles
long, destroying every thing in its path.
Nine houses were demolished. fatally
irjurinR q man named Stockwel and
slightly iDjuring q number Of other peo-
pie.
were killed. One span of horses was
blown eighty rode. buryiDg them half in
the ground, killing them instantly. One
COW was carried two hundred rods and
dashed against the ground and instantly
killed.
The spokcs of a wagon wheel were
blown out and the tire twisted all to
pieces.
The cloud WAS funnel shsped and
struck the earth with terrible force.
The residences of M. r. Cole, Byers,
Sheep, Buzzo, Smith, Stockwell and
others unknown were swept away in the
storm.
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A Fredonia dispatch says that the
Democratic patrons of the presidential
Postoftice held 81 elC ction there and the
contest was We. / close, three Democrats
receiving about the 81 ue number of
votes, with the odds IN favor of one s. ].
Hess. The telegram adds that two
thirds of tbe patrons of The Office are
Republicans and that NJ. J. CanirelI, the
present pos master. performs his duties
with universal satisfaction. but is Re-
publican" All, there's the rub. he Is q
Republican. 1t is matter of some in
terest now whether Clevels I'd will Gust
him or not. The syne condition of
things exists Ia q large number OF Kan
sAs DostOfiices
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General Grant.


MT. McGREeoR, June A.-General
Grant had another restful night. When
DR.. Douglas returned. to the cottage At
IL O'Clock last evening after 9 stroll to
the hotel he found the patient sleeping.
This continued until O'Clock this morn
ing, when the doctor attended him 90
clear his throat of mucus. When his
throat had been washed st this hour the
general said in q comparatively clear
voice: Il feel better than have since /
came up here" The sick man slept
until O'Clock when the doctor
attended HIM again and food was
given him and again the general rested.
Between 8 and o O'Clock he was aroused
and his wants attended TO at that time.
The general had slept seven hours since
retiring and the doctor left him for
breakfast, he dozed off again. The doc
tor day says the patients voice Is pos
sibly a shade stronger though quite
stufry except when his throat had been
cleared out
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Crude Cremation.

WHEELING, W. Va, June % .-Yester.
day mornIuggreat excitement was caus-
ed IN West Wheeling, on the Ohio side
of the river, by the attempt OF Polish
potter, one Keller, to cremate the body
of his daughter IN one of the kilne of his
works. The man is said TO be too poor
to give has child 9 burial. Early in the
morning he fred the kiln and strapped
the body TO board SO that il might be
pushed into the furnace. HIS Intentions
leaked out and soon crowd of $50 or 200
indignant people gathered. The city
mashsl was sent for, the body :, moved
from the custody of the parents and given
burial bv Senator Wagner and others.
Last night il was reported that Keller
had attempted to kill his wife with an
Ak, saying he had been commanded by
God to take her lite.
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plumbers In Session.

ST. LOUIS, June 23.-The Master
Plumbers assembled in sational cOnven-
ton ct 10 O'Clock this morning in Odd
Fellows hall, President Andrew Young
of Chicago in the chair, and $50 dele.
gates present The session viii last four
DAYS. All important cities are repre-
sented. At the meeting this morAins
VIM. II. McCoach OF Philadelphia, Geo.
ID. Scott of New York, n. j. Duffy ef
Louisville, James Semple Of Connect
cut, and Jos. g Weldon Of Pitteburg,
were named Is the committee on crsden-
tials. Recess Was then taken 70 2 D. No.
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OTTAWA, Ontario, June 22-Advices
from the northwest frontier state that the
United States Indians. Gros Venfres, who
who had crossed over 70 take hand IN
the rebellion OF Poundmaker and Big
by Stewards scouts. They are still hang
ing around the border, and may vet give
trouble after the troops are withdrawn.
II is believed that large number of the
Canadian Assinaboine Indians have
gone south with the GrOs Ventress II is
the intention Ofthe government TO sta'
ton 500 mounted police along the iron
tier In the future TO prevent cattle raid.
ers, who have been SO successful in theiI
operations during the past year, from
crossing over from Montana.
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Glove Fight.

San FRANCISCO, June 23.-One of the
most obstinate glove fights ever witness
ed in this city was fought at Plsft's hall
last night before q packed audience.
The match was between two light
weights, young Mitchell and Jack Kee-
nan, for purse of $500 side. Thirty
i've rounds, consuming two hours and
fifteen minutes, were fought when Kee-
nau, through sheer exhaustion, failed to
come TO time and Mitchell was declared
winner. The contest was concluded at
is this morning.
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Wellington Press: "a new railroad
company has been Orgs1'zed at Euporia
TO build rallroa from that city through
Lyon, Chase, Butler and Sumner coun-
ties TO some point in The Indian Terri
tory. 1t is backed by Senator Plumb,
Messrs. Cross end Hoo and other capt.
talists. It ought TO be built, md Wei.
lington ought to have au eye on It,"
Wellington, or any southwestern
town will have to ''look shsrp" II they
keep s1 eye on all our enterprises up
this way.
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WOrkmen are engaged in repairing the
top Of The Washington monument which
has recently been stILch by lightning
several times and more OF less damaged.
The repairs will occupy about week.
Nothing seems to be proof against
Lightning about the capitol ely.
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BALToMORE, Nd, June "A -H.A. N.Y.
ers who was convicted of cruelty beating
his wife a.Ger an unsuccessful effort to
escape punIshment through the court of
appeals received his twenty lashes to-
day at the hands of the sheriff He bore
the iDfiiction well. Since the conviction
of Pyers and Myers there Is much less
wife betting in Baltimore.