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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-31
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN
KANSAS.
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
In NO way can the opinions of the
people be better discovered than by ref.
eIence 70 she country press. These
weekIieS are in interrupted contact with
the mass OF voters, their editors enjoying
opportunities Of familiar intercourse
which give 70 them the exact status OF
current views 10 their respective neigh.
bOrhoOds. OF Kansas this IL especially
true. II IL an agricultural state where
the great bulk of-Voters do not dwell In
cities, but upon their farms, and where
the country press IL the agency which
collects and represents their feelings
upon public questions.
Il has been said that q sentiment IN
opposition 70 capital punishment pre-
walls in KAnsAs and that the governor
has failed 70 sign death warrants out OF
respect TO the wishes of the people Al
expressed by the legislature. Whatever
may have been the intention Of the legis
lsture IL IL certain that the people o.
Kansas are not guilty of any such weak
~ seniimenIality. Among the Kansas
Weeklies not one in the large numbei
which come to the Time
has yet defended the abOli
tion Of capital punishment. AL
which have treated the subject hay
emPhatically favored ,he other side ant
the statement of Fenlon that tn
governor would order the sentence O
Bald win, the Atchieon murderer, 70 b
carried out, was received all through tn
counties with approval of GOverno
MArtln'S supposed decision BetWeel
twenty and thirty of the best weeklies Il
Kansas expressed their pleasure that 6
last the behests OF justice we're to be II
| spected.
| The people OF Kansas are not responI
lble for the demoraliZinG AdmlnIsiratiO
the state.
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ESTABLISHED IN Ii
HOWGRANT MAR0HED,AGALNsT
MARX TWAIN

i A6AeA \ " 6AAs
The New York Sun calls attention &c
the curious fact that Marx TWafn's arti.
Gle, in the December Century, entitled,
"The Private History OF . Campaign
that Failed. !" is, by an odd coincidence,
ascontemporAneo0 supplement TO chap
ter Is In the first volume, just printed,
OF General Granite memoirs. Il sp-
pears that the only time that General
Grant was really scared was when he
had 70 meet the little army In Fhich his
future publisher was . private. At
Palmyra, Grant. then 9 colonel, was or.
dered 70 move against Col. Thomas
Harris, who was said 10 be encamped Al
the little town Of Florida, some twenty
tve miles away. In bis memoirs, Gen.
eral Grant tells how his heart
kept getting higher and higher
as be approached the enemy,
until he felt IL in his throat. but
when he reached point where he ex-
pectfd 70 see them and found thew had
fed. his heart resumed its place. Mark
Twain was one of the enemy" and that
he and his felloW-soldIers were equally
frightened appears in his frank confes-
sion IN the December Century The dit
ference between the two soldiers was
that Marx Twain was thrown into such
trepidation that he then and there sband-
Oued forever the profession of arms,
whereas General Grant made on that oc-
casion the discovery that the enemy was
as much afraid of him as he had been of
them. "This," says General Grant, twas
q vie~ OF the question I had never taken
before, but it was one never forgot az
terwArd. From that event to the close
OF the war, / never experienced treDida-
ton upon confronting an enemy, though
always felt more or less anxiety"
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The New York Herald has been in
vestiRatiDg President Cleveland's official
life IN the light of q letter he wrote q
year ago, In which he promised allegI-
ance to civil service reform II finds
that instead Of maKing "a clean sWeep''
Of the Republican office holders, it il
doubtful II 80 small u number OF RI
movals, compared with the total office
holding staff. has been made in the flrsI
ten m >nths of any Republican presi.
tdent's administration. There are oveI
four thousand places to which the pres
ldent can appoint only with the kdvic.
and consent Of the senate. OF thesc
four thousand places. all filed by Re
publicans when he came in, he has ''sus
pended" only six hundred and forty
three 70 put new men In their places
That is TO say, Of four thousand be ha
made only ak hundred aud forty-thre
removals.
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TEE SANTA FL
Preparing to Build Another ImpOr-
tant Branch.
An AR Line Between Kansas City
and Arkansas City via EmpOria-
Planning for a Monument to tn
Late Vice President.
branching Ont.

Ell DORADO, Kas, Dec. 29.-The At
Gibson, Topeka 3 Santa Fe road has
submitted the township and city bond
propositions In CoWley county 10 aid in
the building OF the twenty-five miles of
road between Douglas and Winfield and
when COMPLETED they will have
. continuous line from Florence via
FL Dorado TO Arkansas City. Under
The authority granted the aboYe COM
pany to build from Arkansas
City into the Indian Territory,
they are required to construct one hum
dIed miles the coming year. The sur
veyors are IN the field, and work on
the Indian Territory line will begin
in tie early spring. Township
bond propositions are to be
submitted in Chase and Butler counties
to aid IN building a cut off between
Emporia and FL Dorado, which. when
built. will place Kansas City, Emporia
ana Arkansas City in an almost air line
This Will without doubt be the main
line of the Texas division of the Santa
Fe road and will be in full operation by
Decem Der, 1886.
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OLD GARMENT
STRAUSS &
SCHLESINGER,
Cor. Sixth Ave. and Merchants st.
GouId,a New Road.

ABILENE, Kas., Dec 29.-Gould'e new
road was opened under instructions OF
Col. II. M. Hoxie, first vice president.
The officials of the Missouri Pacific, e.
z. Sibley, general superintendent. Col.
A. 3. Everest, general attorney, T. g.
Golden, division superintendent, snEi-
neers and chief contractors, with about
seventy OF the leading citizens
and editors of the counties
OF Morris, Dickinson and SAlinas with
The county officials, went over the new
Missouri Pacific line from Council
Grove west through Morris, Dick1neon
and SAliua counties on tour OF lnspec-
ton with Q special train OF omcial cars.
The excursion party prepared e1o pre-
tented to Mr SiDiey the following reso,
IuIione expressive Of satisfaction Of the
new lines and the officials OF the road
WHEREAS, The Missouri Pacific Rail.
road company, and the Topeka SA1iEa q
Western railroad company have ex.
tended the courtesies OF the roed 70 9
large body of the citizens and officers Ct
of Morris. Dickinson and SAlina cOun.
ties and have conducted them as their
invited guests ever the line OF their
road as far as is now completed through
said counties on a tour Of inspection ny
the cOmmlsiouers OIL ObcAlnsOA CountJs
therefore be IL.
ResoIped, That we, as guests Of the
road, do hereby extend our cordial
thanks to E. n. SIbleY, general superin::
,endent, for the hospitsble ana royal
manner in which We have been enter
tanned, and express our hearty apprecia-
tion for the generous efforts In making
so ample provisions for our comfort and
enjoyment.
Rcsolped, That the road-bed. track
and equipments are flrst-class in every
particular and cannot fall 70 give Rener.
al satisfaction to the community and
that we further desire TO express our APP
probation, which we believe is shared
Nv ouf fellow citizens, for the efforts OF
the Misaoufi Pacific in developing this
prosperous portion of our state, snd that
n copy of ihese resolutions be presented
TO Nr. Sihley and published in our coun-
Is papers md also be furnished to the
4aEOCisted press.
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The Cannon BAH. ThunderboIt and Cy
clone trains are all side-traeked for the
St. Louis Limited. via. the Missouri
Pacific, the only line running three ex-
press trains from Kansas City 10 st.
Louis ST. LOUIS day express at 30 3.
m, ST Louis night express at 6:l5 p.
n To the third train which leaves Kan
sas City at Is p N the management
of the Missouri Pacific wish to call the
special attention of the travelling public
and the citizens of Kansas, to the great
St. Louis Limited Train of paIacs
coaches. Horton reclining chair carr
free and the only line running Pullman
buffet sleeping and parlor cars In ths
west. To avail yourselves of ali thesl
advantages without any extra cash you
ticke. mast be over the Missouri Pacific
J. q. LYON, W. P. A,
Kansas City.
Oh. TowEsEzD. G. P. A,
/ st. Louis
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The Usage CITY Free Press has start
cd . purse of 81 900 10 be presented to
Col. 8 8 ProutY, formerly editor and
proprietor of the Commonwealth, and Its
founder, but recently publisher OF the
Con Boy. at Dodge City. The colonel's
Office was recently destroyed by fire, upon
which he had NO insurance. This
being the second IRE The colonel
has experienced under similar circum.
stance, II has proven too much Tor him
and hence the purse. +. P. Baker and
his entire family are down for $40 each
and other well known newspaper mes
are having their names enrolled. VI,
doubt not, II an effort were mad,
among our cattle men. at the cominl
"Stockmen's Banquet" in this city
. good round sum could be secured. Tn
modestY of the News is we'll recognized
and its rigid adherence 70 scripture
methods will prevent its making know
what Il will do IN this case. but We dout
not Mr.. Admire will hear from Us. Tn
only thing the News would like 10 IL
ssst upon in the premises u. that Whe
the purse is presented. the colonel be n
quested to sing the Sword OF Bunks
HIll.a
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DUB SENATORS.



Senator Ingalls, Of Kansas is some
thing more than good Lalker, and
mignI become an orator If he would dis
cTlminaLe between waspIsh satire and
cultivated inVectiVe. He Il ready anu
fluent, quick ~ repartee, and difficult TO
unhOEss. and yet, while his occupancy
of the floor always creates q sensation,
he leaves every body impressed vito the
feeling that be has not done himself JUS
tice. Mr., Ingalls, could have risen to
lofty heights ii ne would. but thea he
would not have been Mr.. Ingalls,. Sen
Ator Vest Of Missouri is an orator, both
natural and cultivated, but he 10 eIraIi {
IN The extreme, and, like Mr.. IngAlls, 10
not lust to himself These two gentle
men are, perhaps, the brightest and
Teadiest debAters in the senate, and vel
they fail To impress themselves upon thai
body TO the extent OF Mr. Edmunds, Mr.
Voorhees,, Mr.. Allison, Mr. Beck. Mr.
Logan, Mr.. Cockrell, Mr.. Dawes, Mr.
Cooke. Mr. Sherman and Mr.. Morgan.
Mr.. Plumb of Kansas who Is the
quickest spoken OF all the senator's, and
\ strong debater wnen aroused, Is per-
haps the most industrious and painsIak
ing of all the members Of that body. be
never knows an idle moment, and is al
work night and morning, early and late
In all the essentials of intelligence, hard
study, work, ability TO handle the ques-
tons presented, and general usefulness
to his constituents and the senate Mr.
Plumb lie undoubtedly the leading mem
bar of that body. He has educated him
self up by degrees to his present stand
ard, and his influence II ACKNOWLEDGED by
his colleagues, His opposition is re-
garded AS quite equal IN fatality to tha
of Mr.. Edmuuds or Mr.. Cockrell, and
his advocacy of q measure brings Il
great strength. While not rated Al
highly As his colleague, Mr.. Ingalls,, IL
the purview of oratory, his speeches
have greater force and exercise widel
influence. M. Plumb Is q producer
while Mr.. Ingalls, is = consumer.
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rhe .ou,o .,a sourn..,t rIo.,.l.


Should you contemplate = trip 20
Nashville. Chattanooga, Atlanta, Ba
yaanAh, Ca, Charleston, S. c., Jackson
vile. Florida. or in fact any point In the
south or southeast, it viii be te your Ia.
terest to examine the advantages over
all other lines offered by the st. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern railroad
"Iron Mountsin Route" in the way OF
fast time, elegant equipment, &C.
At present daily train Is run from
Saint LOUIS Grand Union Depot, ct.
tached to which will be found an ele.
egant Pullman Palace sleeping car
which runs through 70 Nashville. Tenn
where direct connection is made with
express trains OF connecting lines, fol
| points mentioned above. This tFaiT
connects ct Nashville with the Jackson
vile express, having Pullman PAlacI
sleeping car of the very finest make az
/! tachSd. which runs through to Jackson
Vile, Florida. without change.
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Senator z. b, Plumb has a b,g he,

Senator +. b. Plumb has big heart
slowed away under his waisIcoat, which
the people get glimpse OF occasionally
He "sizes mp" Father Prcuty IN The fol
lowing note:
EMPoRIA, KAN Dec. 20, 1885.
FRIEN ADMIRED nOIe your appeal
to the 'nTethTen If the Kansas press" in
behalf c. 5. . Pr uty.
My az Qu1iniance with Col. PrOu,y, OF
Kausas, ua'es back tweuty-nine years
During thai period he has been every
bOdy's friend except his own-laboriug
zealUuslY ior his friends, his cummuni-
ty, and for the stale, with httle or no
thought for himself? His unseltishness,
has made and kept him poor-pOor in
purse but rich IN the good will and res
pect OF all who know him.
Ii would be graceful thing for those
who know of Col. Prouiy's unselfish-
wholesome labor, in this hour OF his
misfortune. to make up such purse as
you propose.
Hoping that my contribution will not
be the less acceptable because do not
now belong to the fraternity, 1 enclose
check for $50, which please remit al the
proper time. Very truly yours,
B. PLUMB.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-31

The uDgodly newspapers someIimel
try their hand at morals. Here is th,
latest solution of a problem which tn,
New Orleans PieayUHe submits. Al
the organ Of the ministerial association
of EmDorIa, then Ews is compelled tC
dissent. This Is clear case Of whip
ping the devil around the slump" The
moral vision OF the News clearly de
tecIs the cloven foot. Ii won't do. LIE
the benIghted PieGyUne try again:
at would be entirely proper fol-
church cho!rs 10 be paid salaries for 70
hearslng on week days,so that they coulC
sing tor nothing on Sundays and aYoiC
the appearance of-"woTkiug" for wages
on the day of rest The Sunday leagu,
leaders will consider this"
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The English press is about unani.
nous in approving President Cleveland.
course in leaving the Austrian embassy
vacant. The London Chronicle voices
public sentiment In this way: "An
Archbishop of Baltimore had made nc
objection TO solemnlze Mrs. Kelley ,.
marriage. Count Kalnoky showed him.
self more clerical than the Catholic
Church itself. But, as u matter OF fact,
so uncbivalrous proceeding as that Of
publicly stigmatlztnR lady Of blame,
less repuIe has never been recorded
before In diplomatic annals. All the
states of Europs have al interest in this
question; for, according to Count Kali
nOky's ruling, Lord Roseberry. who wa
received some months ago in q special
mission to Berlin, could not have beer
received IN Vienna, as his wife is 4
Rothschild."
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The Philadelphia Neaos gives The
briefest and best discussion we have
seen of the present rumpus IN ana about
Dakota. Dakota is following the pre-.
cedent, IN their order, of Tennessee
Maine, Missouri. Arkansas, Michigan
Florida, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Kansas, Oregan and Colorado And
DakoIa, the NelOs says. is making good
time, too. Dhe has been knocking al
the door of the union for four years
Michigan was kept out in the cold as
long. Florida and Mississippi waited
six years, and Wisconsin ten years. The
practical way to secure justice to Oak o.
Ia, the Current thinks, would be 10 l.. { q
Democratic territory through the same
turn still At the same time
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-31

English dispatches report Gladstone
climbing down from hts home-rule idea
for Ireland, 9 good deal faster than he
climbed mp. Not single liberal leader
suslains him in his position, and the
London Times suggests - remedy tor
Irish sgitAtlon, that the mem bers of par.
Lament from Ireland be turned out Of
the House OF Commons. and martial Law
be declared upon the island. 1t is beiDl
generally conceded by all parties tbs
home rule for Ireland means
eventual dlsmemberment of th'
Empire. and England will no
consent. However, II the Par
nellites would consent to the veto powe
resting with the imperial parliament
limited home rule might be obtained
"A hAlfloaf IL better than d
bread" would be . similis appliCabI
in this case. NJ. Parnell should lear
TO go slow. BY asking too much b
may lose all
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nhinPnlitica

CINCIENATI. Dec.28.-The Republican
candidates for representatives from
Hamilton county have held a meeting
and adopted resolutions declaring thai
while they shall insist that they were
legally elected, and at the proper time
shall present their claims for teats, YET
they neither expect to enter the Repub-
lican caucus for the choice of officers
of the house. nor do they regard
it as compatible with the best interests
of the state or party that they should
take part in the caucuses.
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The Topeka dailies are struggling
with the STATE Teachers association
The newspaper men will come "face tc
face" with Garfield, Spring and Dins.
more, and be able to size up these gen.
tlemen. They may came to the concIu.
sion that Garfield don't carry dynamite
bombs in his pocket after the custom Of
Socialists; that Spring would not will.
ingly see John Brown crucified or dance
q Jig over his grave, and that our friend
Dinsmore has Othsr knowledge OF phys
iologY and scripture than that contained
in his book. In all these matters, q lit
tie personal acquaintance has a tenden.
cy 10 smooth the sharp angles of criti.
clsm.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-31

The current number OF Mrs Elizabeth
Bpyntou H4rbert's Chicago magazine
the Nelo Era cOutslns an account OF
the "rg taizs;ion Of the Woman's Ma
tiona. Pee. association, of which Mrs
E. J N suIsoa is president Branches
IT ihi- ctatiOn have been formed in
neariy .: IT 'he lesding ciues, and the
association has 800 enrolled members
Mrs Marion Mcbride, Of the Boston
Post, was the first to suggest such an
organization. Mrs. Mcbride. who, by
the Way, is now In New Orleans, as-
sistant press commissioner t. the *
position, is secretary of the press asso-
citation
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-31

Says 70 days Topeka Commonwealth
1--WE notice In the charters filed yes
terdaY, one for railroad from Emporia
to Ell Dorado, and it will then be con.
nected with Winfield and Wellington.
and then to and through the Indian Ter.
ritory to the Gulf OF Mexico, and be the
through line TO the guilt. 1t is asserted
that this is part of the Atchisoa, 'rope-
ka & Santa Fe system. That company
to secure its right of way through the
Indian Territory, has to build at least
100 miles IN the Indian Territory within
the next year, and it will be done. This
is one Of the railroads which will be
built in the near future"
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PArRONIzE home ENsrIrUrIoNs
The southern Kansas Railway 1. a Kan

The Southern Kansas Railway Ii q KAN
1As Road
And Is thoroughly Identified with the
interesl and progress of the state of Kan
sas and - people, and affords its patrons
facilities uneQualed by any line IN east
err and southeastern Kansas, running
through express trains daily between
Kansas CITY and Olalhe, Ottawa, Gar
nett. lola, Humbolt, ChAnute, Cherry.
vale, Independence, Winfield, Wellington
Harper, Attjca and intermediates points
Through mail trains daily except Sun.
day between Kansas City and yelling
ton, and intermediate stations, makIne
close connections At Ottawa, Chanuts
and CherryvSle with our trainS for En-
pnrIa, BIrlingtoo. GIrard, Walnut anC
| Cofryville.
| Accommodation trains daily excep
Sunday between Kansas City, OIath,
and Ottawa
Remember that by purchasing ticket
7Ia this line connection IS made In III,
Union depot at Kansas City witt
through trains "a all points, sVoidinl
transfers and changes Al way stations.
Through tickets can be purchased via
thls line at any OF the regular coupOl
/ stations, and your baggage cbecke,
thrnugh 20 destination casr, west. nortl
Or south.
Pullman sleepers on ali night trainl
For further information, see mans an
folders, or call on OF address.
s. B. HYzRss
9enH Passenger Agt.,
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a Good ADnotntmant

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-Mrs. Della Ban
ner, the widow of the gallant officer
who sacrificed his life while endeavor-
ing to relieve the yellow fever
sufferers of the lower Mississippi river
several years ago. iwss to-day appointed
pOstmistress of the village of Rodgers
Park IN the township of Evanston, this
county, where she has resided since the
death of her husband.
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.KARL, THE PEppLER. >

Last night Charles A. Gardner's
"Karl, the Peddler, from Frankfort-on-
the MAN," was produced for the first
time on the stage, by ChaFles A. Gard
ner, the German dialect comedian and
company. The large and appreciative
audience which greeted the f1rst appear
ance of this play, and the applause with
which it was received, stamped il . sue
cess, as far as a Columbus audience le
concerned-OOluMbLs (Ohiol Sunday
MOrRin0 Neles.
AT the Whitley opera house Monday
January 9Th.
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Eighty car loads of steel rails are

Eighty car loads of steel rails are be.
ing unloaded At BurlinEame, Usage
county, Kss. These rails are being
piled on the same ground that YVES used
as . material yard for the Manhattan
Alma & Burlingame railway. While
nothing definite is known about The
matter, Il Is reasonable to suppose tina
this material Is TO be used to extend th,
n, A. q b road from It's present ter
minus at BurlIngame, eastward-per
haps via Lyndon TO Quenemo, and per
hAps TO Ottawa, via the Dragon valley
direct. We cannot aid our readers II
Osage county further Ihnn to presen
the facts
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Judge J. j. Beck, OF Emporis, attor-
neY tor the association, says thsG the suit
of the state against the Endowment and
Benevolent Association has not been de-
cidsd yet, but that on some points Judge
Graves is clearly in iaYOr OF the state,
while as 10 others he is in doubt.
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A Broker in Trouble.

NEW York, Dec. 29.-Edward LIVER
more, Wall street broker, was arrested
yesterday by the under sheriff under an
execution against his person and he Is
now IN jail. LiyermOre failed In 1879
He was sued by james W.
Freeman and judgment recovered
against Livermore on an execution, Is'
sued several months ago MIR. Liver
more recently began proceedings for his
discharge from further Liabilities and in
these proceedings stated his liabilities
to be about $500, coo