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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-29

The following IRON the Chicago News
is commentary upon the municipal
government of Chicago and Cook county
and q delightful illustration of stock
jobbery aud incompetency SO lately ex-
hibited in the new court house in ths
city by the lake: 1.-THE huge mass of
stone In the square bounded by Ran
dolph, Washington, LaSalle and Clark
streets should be surrounded by q high
fence and carefully RACED to the ground.
1t is said to be on the point of collapse,
at least the eastern half, and the sooner
it is taken down the sooner its
occupants will be protected from
an awful fate State houses
and court houses insecurity built have
fallen ere this with terrible loss OF life
and we hope the county offices Will be
removed to more sacure quarters before
some such accident happens In this city
Ii il thought that the city hall of the
structure is notquite so unsafe. although
Commissioner Cregler has just con-
demned the new elevators as totally un.
| dit for use and dangerous in the eXtr, me
If something is not done very soon the
newspapers will be called upon To repor
n terrible calamity In that vicinity, &C
cOmpanied by an awful loss of life. We
cannot think of a more melancholy ex
ample ni the wretched character
of our public service than is af
forded by the Cook county courr
house. Built in period
covering oversfourteen wears. interspers
eli with such long and vexatious delays
that the undertaking became the laugh
ing stock of the country, costing figure
double that of the appropriation, It hai
been q swindle from the foundation tC
the roof. Scores of contractors have fat
tened from the public treasury on ITS &C
count, and rings and bribery have exist
ed between the county boards and those
who were doing the work. Much ol
this could b, forgiven now that the
building was reaching completion, bu
20 discover now that the immense edi-
flee is sinking and upon the verge o.
falling to the ground seems a fitting enc
T. this dlsgraceful swindle."
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-29

The popular superstition that if thir-
teen persons set down q a table at one
time one OF the number will die during
the year Is we'll known. On the one side
articles which sought to verify its truth
fulness, as Instances are cited In which q
party of that number ate together, with
the RESULT of the death of one of them
within the succeeding twelve mo1ths.
On the 18th of January, 1884. after con-
ferring degrees, the following Royal
Arch MasOGs took an oyster supper at
the City hotel 10 Lexington, Mo-: Judge
Ken. Ryland, DR.. P. Il. Chambers, r.
a. Hlcklin, Thomas Carmichael, r.
POtel, Robert Hale, DIR. Il. S. Hughes,
Joseph o. Lesueur, Il. B. Dicky, A. r.
Alexander, Captain w. d. Rankin, Rob-
ert Norfolk and w. H. Chiles. None of
the gentlemen. except the last named,
noticed the number ct the table to be
thirteen. and he "held his peace" He
afterwards published a card concerning
it, in which. after speaking of the supper
and those present, be said: "The other
twelve will be surprised to learn that
for so long time they have bsen under
the ban of the Hateful number, and will.
with the general public, be glad to know
that because thirteen persons crafty
their appetite together 1t does not neces-
sarily follow that one will die within q
year. l am superstitIous myself, bot
write with pleasure the date, January
13 1885 -
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The largest pumpkin in the New Or
leans exp IsItInn comes from Nebraska
aud weighs two hundred and sixteen
pounds, aud Is ia the Dakota exhibit.
Kansas comes next with a pumpkin
weight ons hundred and twelve and
one shalt pounds. OHIO claims t. have
had q two hundred and thirty pound
pumpkin, but II was lost through decay.
G-Exchauge.
Here this will never do, Kansas must
not be second best at New Orlesns. Can
not some of our subscribers hustle
around and beat Nebraska, OF If not We
hope the Wichita Eagle man will get up
an AFT ,davit about pumpkin weighing
two hundred and Ihirty.one pounds on
its way to the dep It 10 go to New Or
leans, and accidentally crashing through
the bed of the dray, being mashed 10
pieces. We know We can get Nepraska
on the hin lmehnW
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MORNING sEssIoN-JANU %.

Senate.
Quite little discussion occurred on a
proposition TO put Harry Mansfield on
the roll of employees of the senate.
Senator Smith opposed it, remarking
that we already had more officers than
were necessary.
Senator Rush said this mans services
were necessary. He said We had two
seFgeants with but one arm apiece, and
he would be glad TO see every officer Sc
lected because they had lost arms By the
same means.
The resolution passed.
The concurrent resolution to adjourn
on the 25th OF February till January
18th, 1886, being considered, Senator
Donnell inquired the effect of this reso-
luton.
Senator White moved a postponement
of the consideration Of the subject for
two weeks.
The motion OF Senator With was de-
feated, and on final vote, the resolution
was defeated.
On Senator Jennings own motion, his
resolution on Oklahoma was indefinite
ly postponed and the house resolution
on that subject taken up.
Senator Greene moved its Indefinite
postponement.
SenstOr Kellogg thought the lime had
come when congress ought 10 settle the
question of the Oklahoma land, and 1t
ought to be opened for settlement
Senator Jennings agreed with the sen
atOr from Lyon, and he thought we
ought "a express some opinion on the
subjuct.
The senate resolution of Senator Lin
gentelter was then substituted for the
house resolution, and thus amended,
passed as follows:
Whereas, The government of the
United States, by treaty with the Sem
mole Indians in 1856, and in the same
year by treaty with the Greek Indians,
purchased absolutely all of the lands be-
longing to said tribes lying west of the
Indian meridian, (Which is about the
Goth mefidlan) and
Whereas, The laws OF the United
States provide that all lands to which
the Indian titles have been extinguished
shall be open to presumption and home.
stead entry, and
Whereas, Hundreds Of our hardy and
homeless pioneers are already occupy
| ing said government lands, and thou.
sands more with their families are pre-.
pairing TO 60 thereto IN the near future
| and
Whereas. We believe II TO be the righi
Of every homeless American citizen &C
secure the same on the public domain
| therefore be IL
Resolved, 10y the senate, the house
cOncurring therein,) That our senator!
| in congress be instructed, and our repre-
| sentaflVes requested. to use all honora
BILE means TO procure the passage of tho
bill, opening for settlement, under tbs
| homestead laws, all of the Indian terri
tory unOccupied by Indian tribes. And
Resolved further, That correct copies
of this resolution be enrolled, signed BY
the president Of the senste and sent e
each OF our senators and representative
in congress. and that copy be sent Il
the president of the United States anC
The secretary OF the interior; also 10 thu
/ president OF the United States senate
and the speaker Of the house Of repre-
sentatiVes, and that they be requested 4
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-29

Aichison Champion: The Cham plon
is in receipt of an Invitstion to attend
the celebration of the 126Ih anniversary
of tue birth of Robert Burns by the
Burns club of Chase county. The in
vitallon bears at IT'S head the thistle,
and through the program We note such
Scotch names as Campbell and Nc
Kenzle and McNes and Mcdonald and
Macrae, CHE last a piper) and so on TO
the end Of the chapter. The Cham
pion regrets that this invitation will
be obliged to go with others
into the waste basket OF MONACO
ceptance. for il seems among the GER
families that the old people and the lads
and lassies will have = good time at
Cottonwood Falls on the night of the
aforesaid 26.h OF January. We do not
know of any special points of resem-
blance between Scotland and Chase
county, except that both are the lands of
the shepherd. but Scotch heads and
hearts are the same the world oyer, and
We doubt not thGt the meeting out In the
Kansas praIries will Be as thoroughly
permeated by the spirit of Burns; the
love and loyalty and bravery. as If held
IN the god town of Ayr itself
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ALASKA.

That far away territory Of the United
ing the government some trouble in re-
grad to the enforcement of laws. Gov
ernor Kinkead, who was appointed un-
der an act of the last session of congress,
complains that the law in that country
is not respected, that there is really no
enforcement of law. He says as it now
stands the law Tsp radically worthless:
that 1t confers no power 20 enforce the
law, and that really there is ne more law,
no more observance of 1t now than be-
fore the act was passed. He does not
think that Alaska should be given ter
ritorial form of government. He says
there are ss yet too few white settlers to
make up a legislative body, but he ad-
vises that the various Federal officials be
authorized to act as an executive coun-
Gil, and. IN connection with the gov
ernor, that they be empowered to regu-
late the internal affairs OF Alaska. He
says that the law prohibits the intro
duc.iOn OF intoxicating liquors into
Alaska, but that nobody pays
any attention to 1t. Every lit
tie village has it's liquor saloons
some OF them by the dozen, and all
OF them carry on the trade openly
Governor Kinkead wants the act of con-
gress amended SO that he may have
authority to call upon United States
officials to enforce the laws, but he
thinks il would be better t. vest certain
officials with discretion to make regula-
tiOns relating to internal or domestic
Affairs. An executive council, together
with the governor, he thinks could 90
adjust regulations to different localities
as to enforce some law. Under the ex,
listing act the governor has authority &c
call upon the naval force, but that is not
he says, always convenient or expedIent
There is such press of business that il
Is scarcely probable anything will bs
done in the way of legislation for Alaskt
at this session, but Governor Kihkead
expects something from the next con.
gress. During the summer Governor
Kinkesd intends as part of his duties
to make trip To the seal fisheries, anC
inspect the workings of the Alaska Ful
company to see whether 1t keeps within
the limits prescribed by law. Within
five years the privilege of that company
expires, and it has proved so remunera
tive that there will be lively competition
for the next lease.
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BOARD M PARD0Ws

Topeka Capital: Governor Martin. in
bis message, recommends the establish
ment q some kind Of q tribunal 70
which all applications foE pardons shalI
be sent for Examination before being
presented 20 the governor. This is not
an unreasonable suggestion The par
doning power is very important one.
The trust IL delicate and was bestowed
tor beneficent purposes. Its exercise re-
quires prudence. honor and courage.
More than this, 1t requires . quick per-
cepsion of truth in analysis and applIca-
ton Of evidence, and it requires COM
prehensIve intelligence that can grasp
facts in masses and separate them justly.
With the Increase Of population crime
advances and the criminal list grows
longer. Political machinery runs more
in grooves. and TO say that even crirhi-
MATS have no friends among politicians
Is q mistake. From different causes
which need not now be stated. applics.
tlons for pardon are annually increasing
Governor Martin is not the first Cover.
nor to ask relief. The governor of Ohio
In his last message, says he is taxed be
yond tOleraaon by applications for par
don. He cannot examine them all a
the work should be done.
The passing upon an application foi
pardon lie Q serious and reasonable labor
The conviction OF . person il
court means the concurrence o.
twelve sane, deliberate men upor
testimony given under oath, TO
geiher with the counsel of the judg'
learned in law. To set this all aside Il
no light matter. The pardoning powe
Is granted by the people to ease the rig
or of the law. Thare are cases where
on trail. conviction must follow, though
there are mitigating circumstances which
ought to have weight but which canno
be heard in court. In such cases par
don is justice. But In all cases OF wal
full, malicious violation Of law, pardon
Is simply usurpstion unless 1t be ate
reformation consequent upon punish
ment
If board of pardens were establish
ed, every application could be hear
upon its merits and deliberately. Du
consideration could be given 10 details
and both sides could be heard patiently
The governor could then take the ind
ing OF the board to be final. or he coul
examine the testimony that was pre-
sented TO the board, and he need nc
listen to attorneys and other interests
parties.
q Besides the relief it would give to tn
governor It would be more satisfactor.
to the people. The proceedings of tn
board would be public, and its decision
would have less the appearance Of bis
than where one man alone does tn
work.
1t would be we'll, we think, for tn
proper committee of the legislature +
look up the laws of Pennsylvania o.
this subject. A board of pardOns exist
in that state, ana works very satisfaC
tOrily, as we understand.
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House
4. L. REDDEN,
J. w. WHITE,
F. p. MARKNEss

Mr.. Kreger of Cloud was granted
leave Of absence. He had just heard
from has home that one of his children
bad died.
Clerks were named for the several
committees entitled to them.
Mr.. HaTgrave was added to the com
mitIee to investigate the affairs of the
penitentlary.
The chair announced a change In the
reference of the joint resolution to Call
constitutional convention, from the
committee on temperance to the judIc-
larry committee.
It was, however, found that it was orig
inaIlY referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
Messrs. Ogden, Cook, Bsattie, BoIin-
ger, Morgan, Burdick, Hatfield, King,
Roberts, Smith, WoOdlief and Bonebrake
presented petitions for the payment of
Price raid claims.
A petition from Lyon county, headed
by Senator P. B. Plumb, for payment of
Price raid claims was presented.
Several bills for geological survey
were presented.
tion from the Kansas State Teachers
association conveying resolutions ravor.
ing state geological survey.
The speaker presented 8 cOmmunica-
| ton from Hon. Isaac Sharpe, the presi-
| dent OF the board of regents of the state
| normal school, asking for an inVertigs-
ton of published charges In relation TO
| sale of lands belonging to that instiIu
| ton.
Frank J. Kelley offered a resolution
inviting Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar to ad-
dress this house during the hour from
II to IL of this day, upon the subject OF
i NJ all cd HEh
the adoption of the resolution. stating
that more information can be in that
way obtained than otherwise IN so short
| atime. The resolution was adopted.
-While new bills we're being intro
| duced, Mr.. Jones, of FInney, offered a
| bill, when the speaker asked for the
| judgment of the house on the question
of the right of Nessrs. Jones and Bliss
/ to introduce bills. There being no OBJ
| lection, 1t was taken as the judgment OF
the house that the resolution admitting
these members covered that right.
The hour of II having arrived, Mr..
Speaker announced the special order, Il
being to listen one hour TO the lady in.
vited to address the house.
Mr.. Bennig moved to adjourn until
p. m. Ruled out of order.
Mr.. Carroll then secured the floor and
moved that the house do now adjourn
MOTION defeated.
This cut short the time for Mrs. Gou
gar's speech nearly one half.
Mrs. Cougar then took the stand and
in a well modulated voice, and with
manner and style, compelling attention
addressed the house. Her arguments
were not new. but we'll presented.
The house then adjourned uRtil 10 a
m. Friday.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-29

The tirs coin ever issued IN this coun-
try was the Old-fa shiOned cArtwhevl cent
The first issue WAS IN 1893, and there
were three dies made. With the single
exception of 1853 there has been no
break IN the issue of cents from tina, time
TO the present. The labor required to
5 'cure u sample of the three varieties of
cents IN ads la 1913. is very great. aud
they bring tom 50 10 SIS .ch The
cent Oi IDA Is a IT Il M ne. c IN II as,i
can b. boIght i,.r ab.,u. ivy cent,
whIle sample Of TIA; issue at 1875 IS
worth Sl.25. 1t was ia this year that
the liberty cap was changed TO the fillet
head, and these were issued Regularly
for thirteen years, when the Goddess OF
Liberty appeared on the face Of the coin
with thirteen stars surrounding u. A
cent of the issue "r 599 in good comb.
lion, Is WORT Siln SJU
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Oklahoma hIatters

CALDWELL, Jan. 21.-Hatch's com
mand is in camp 80 miles from Stiliwa-
ter waiting the arrival OF troops from
Fort Reno. High water and storm pre-
vent any definite action this week.
MORE TROOPS.
WICHITA, Jan. 2l.-The Daily Eagle
ia in receipt OF special from the Chey-
enne agency, this afternoon, which says
that five companies OF troops left that
place on Sunday, in charge of Major
Devices of the 9th cavalry, with orders
to JOIN Gen. Hatch's forces now st Sill
water, for the purpose of ejecting the
boomers, who number near 300 The
special further says that the latest cour-
Ter from the field that brings word IGat
the settlers are loud in their denuncia-
ton of the United States army, tue H.
terror department and the cattle men,
that they have blood IN their eyes and
purpose battle. The army forces now
in the field number about 800 wellarmed
and well-mounted men, and The com.
manders do not apprehend any trouble
in eiecting the men. who for purposes OF
speculation have gone into the territory
in defiance of the warnings o. the de-
partment and the proclamatlons of the
president.
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John Jamss Ingalls,.
an, fhe pn<4r,,, r-av.tla.

from the Boston traveller.
The sharp personal controversy which
took place ia the senate between Sens-
tor Brown and Senator kails, of Kan |
sss, was most rsmaTksbie &c, ne. In
gals is master OF bitter inVective and
bitter sarcasm. There Is ID man in the (
senate chamber VINO Is able Ia cope with |
him in the Use OF Ihete Wespons of de- |
bate, and when ne ge,s loose he runs riot ]
and is extremely apt to trample on every
thing IN his way. Ingalls, Is = native OF
Middleton, Massachusetts, aud graduA-
led from Williams college. He is proud
OF his native State, and one OF his most
eloquent moments was spent 8 few
days ago IN praise of her good name AMI
fair fame. Senator Brown has lost no
opportunity 10 sneer at the civiliz alton
ii Massachusetts,. Our two senators
maintained s.le1ce under Browns ire
quent castigations. They bAYe seemed
% be dszed at the audaciIy OF the GeoF-
gan, but whether in the interest of dig
nifty or incom pst encY, the Congressional
Record fails To show. At any rate they
kept quiet and allowed Mr. Brown TO
have his say without molestatIon. Mr.
IDgalls looked at the Georgia senStur'e
performance with q great deal of curl
| osItv, and still more impotence Brown
| was oUtgroWiog the confines OF Georgia,
and was rapidly spreading himself ali
| over the Union. 1t WAS pretty thin
himself felt. This was The condition of
things when Brown put his heavy heel
on Ingalls, sore toe. You know me re-
mainder OF the slorJ. as it occurred IN
the senate. Ingalls, Is, perhaps, the oEe
senator who has no Ut ed to revise b 3
/ speeches. They are printed as they
are spoken. The ideas are frsn4ed IN
splendid selection from mis- extensive
| vocabulary. and most of mis- speeches
are lit 60 publ. b IN magazine. He
has, therefore, little patience with
| equally gifted. The Georgia senator
gave him the opportunity. and the
country is still wondering how the
sou1herner could have set still in his seat
while he drew portrait, which will
stand as long as Brown Is alive as the
most complete picture of his political
record. In person Ingalls, is a tall and
extremely thin senator. His face Is far
rowed and his sharp, black eyes CLEAN
like stars behind large specIscles. He
wears a mustache and g small patch OF
whiskers in the form of an imperial,
which serves to hide his thin lips, bu
ing jaw exposed. Ten year;
ago his hair was almost black, but now
t is an iron gray, rapidly whitening, Sc
that in five more years 1t will be entirely
so. He Is a most peculiar man in debate
When a controversial which he Is In
terested IN Is going on, he looks hun
cry for the fray. In manner he Is an I'M
posing and impressive speaker. His
words roll out attuned by a most mag
nificently modulated voice and he makes
but few features, but these are always
gracefully appropriate. He has attained
distinction both as a Journalist and law
yer, but unlike Senator Brown he is
comparatively poor man.
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Rivals an Love.

GALENA, Kas., Jan. 21-A rather
tragic act of a drama IN real life was en-
acted in this city at late hour Monday,
Edward E. Sapp, city attorney, and G..
D. Grove, 8 prominent coal dealer,
played the leading parts. The plot
opens with Iipening into Jealousy aud
terminates with revenge il true meiO-
dramatic style. The two men are suit
ors for the hand of a wealthy widow OF
this city. Some time ago the widow So
licited contributions of neckues from
her gentlemen friends and worked them
into q handsome sofa pillow of crazy
patchW work, which size presented TO Sapp
on Christmas. Similar little tokens of
affection had already aroused the jeal-
ousy of Cove, and this last display of
partIality added fuel TO the flames. A
few days ago Cove entered Sapp's law
office while the latter was absent, and on
examining the sofa pillow found several
pieces in il which he had given the
widow. This was more than he could
stand, and with q pocket-knife he cut the
pieces out, thus running the valued pres
ent. About IL o'clock Cove sgsin en-
tered the Office and fight ensaed be-
tween the rivals, and Sapp struck Cove
blow on the head with q poker, infiict-
ing az ugly scalp wound Sspp was
badly bruised about the face and head
PasSers-by lnserfered and stopped the
fracas. The matter is not yet settled
and il is believed the drama will Close
with q still more tragic scene.
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FARMING LANDS.

I1S9. a farm of I'D acres, so fenced, 81 in
cultivation. Frame houses rooms unfinish-
ed. Young orchard growing. Thelve miles
ton, school house near. Price 5000 terms
easy,
IIsl. 400 acres, 100 fenced, 60 in cultivation,
good large story stone house of rooms,
good outbuildings, good orchard, all kinds of
fruit, good well and ponds, good soil. Elm:
pOria u miles. Il. z. station miles, school
near.
1ls9. 800 acres; iSl acres fenced, 10 acres
in cultivation; miles from Emporia. Price.
5000.
1IsO, 800 acres, all fenced 90 acres in Guilt
walton; good stock water: about so acres first
class bottom lard. about 10 acres tint Der, bal
ance in meadow; small house Of rooms;
miles from Emporia. Price. $14 per acre.
l19l $40 acres all fenced and crsss-fenced;
some timber; abundance OF living water
good stock corrals; new two.story frame
house of rooms: good large barn; all the
improvements are hrst.cl0RS; miles from
Emporia. Price, $4,000.
1872 20 acres first class bottom; IS acres in
cultivation, acres timber: good well and
river water; box house of rooms; miles
from EmporiA. Price, $3.50.
IIss. A farm of $50 acres first class bottom
land fenced and crOss-fenced with hedge; q
good new two-story frame house of rooms
good orchard; good feed lot; TX miles from
Emporia. Price, $50 per acre.
Wehave large list OF unimproved land in
acres in 8 body. several halt sections and W b
price from SO rs per acre to SIS per acre.