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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-04-02
spLRIrUALIsM AZ KAMsAs
CITY


The Kansas City papers of Thursday
devoted much space to the exposure of
one T. Harvey Mott, who for nearly
year has been prscsicing his fraudulent
philosophy upon the people Of that city.
When Mott came to Kansas City he
located in q large two-StorY brick house
at No. e22 East Fifteenth street. The
building Is occupied by Mott. his
wife and grandmother. But Mott claims
to be able TO people 1t with any or all
that have passed over the river from the
time of Father Adam to the present. He
claims that the faces of departed friends
can be recognized and the hands Of dear
ones gone before pressed.
In the practice of his frauds upon the
people of Kansas City, he has Until the
present exposure been successful, many
of the best families Of the city having
been deluded by his nefarous games.
Persons who have firmly denounced
spiFitaalism have visited Motifs gaming
place and driven away doubling.
The delusion of the people was becom-
ing 80 general that party of disbeliev-
era, two reporters of the Kansas City
Journal, determined TO make q test case
and if possible expose Mr.. Mott. Ac-
cordinglY on Wednesday evening the
party. in company with Detective Hayes
and policeman, visited the residence
Of Mott, and according to previous
arrangements, were to have a seAnce.
Two of the Journals men went into
Motifs cabinet while the officers with
dark lanterns remained without. In
due time the faces from the spirit land
began to appear, when a witness, who
had armed himself with syringe, dis
charged analiue ID the tace of the sup
posed spirit.
Immediately another witness grabbed
the door of the cabinet, while the sue
cessful syringe operator seized Mrs,
Mott at the music box and
opened the door of the seance
room through which the policeman
and the detectives appeared and flashed
their dark lanterns through the aperture
in the door. The woman protested say
ing they would kill her husband who
was IN trance. The light from the Ian
terms, however, showed that instead OF
being in a trance he was in a trap, for
his face was painted crimson red and
the analine was still dripping from his
face.
Mott was brought out of his cabinet,
but never said a word, although he was
carefully searched. He was Immediately
taken before justice and gave bond for
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Mrs. Mott tries to explain things by say
ing that the spirits faces appeared
through tbs count, . &C of her husband
and analine throw - heir faces must
necessarily strike bis .oce.
The exposure seetns to bn complete
Mott is a great admlrer of -c:-o:l and
a great opposer of Christianity. This is,
however, not his first exposure, he hav.
ing been driven from Memphis several
years ago. The Kansas City papers havt
certainly accomplished q good work
but there are yet a great many people IL
the United States who are susceptible o
this false philosophy, and We presume
that Mr.. Mott will pay his fine and TAX
up his residence in another quartel
where he can delude the unwary.
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MT.
Night City Editor,
Give US q puff.


Mr. Commits suspicious were at once
aroused by this remarkable superscrip-
ton. Could it be that the man who
edited the city news was in collision
with some outsider who was sending
him "a first-rate notice" for insertion
in the news columns, smuggling it
without paying duty at the advertising
deskP This was worthy of immediate
investigation. He Immediately sent
for the man to whom the package was
addressed and closely scanned his
countenance while the latter opened
the envelope.
And then the nature of the atrocious
attempt to tamper with the press was
made manifest. The contents were two
fragrant cigars, wrapped in a piece Of
paper, ON which was hastily scrawled
the same words that appeared on the
envelope-of D. o. c. Townley, a
writer (since dead) who was ''Give US
q puff" It was signed with the initials
at that time attached to the staff of the
Times. The laugh that followed was
at Mr.. Conant's expense.
"Well, The said, joining in the gener-
al hilarity, II think that is worth your
notice." and lighting one Of the cigars
which was passed to him by the blue
pencil man of the city room. he re-
sumed his duties at the desk.
Shortly afterward, entering the room
where the sub-editor was vigorously
engaged in building" copy, apparent
ly deriving much aid and comfort in
the operation from the cigar which he
was silently pulling, while the smoke
Wreaths curled above his head like the
steam from any other boiler, Mr.. Con.
ant s1id. GsWa1l I Gee that ia aeni
up"
.'EhP what isP'' asked the other.
why" said Mr.. Conant, pointing
to the fragrant clouds of tobacco smoke
that floated over head, ''that is. Thai
is sent up." The joke was fragrant
though timely, and to the man 70 who
for the moment, had rested under the
faint cloud of suspicion that was 81
speedily dispelled, it has been fra
grant memory ever since.-Nes0 Yorl
Tribune
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The press should not be too severe in
their criticisms on the Democratic posi-
ton In reference TO Hlggens. Wnen
they declared Higgins 10 be a man of
honesty and integrity 1t was simply an
error of judgment. Their ideas of truth
are not yet developed. His record of hon.
esty ~ and integrity p begins with 1875
when Higgins Is charged with having
violated the ballot boxes after the cleo
ton and while the ballots were In the
Office of the clerk of the superior court
He is charged with having frsudulently
destroyed the ballots OF one
party and substituted tickets Of the
other party. In 1879 he is charged with
having gone to the Clarksville district
of Howard county, and having been the
champion bulldozer of that district un
der a rowdy alias, and with. pistol and
whisky bottle In hand, terrorized citi-
zens and illegally voted hundreds Of
negroes he had brought from outside by
the assistance of the district register and
other conspirators. Again he is charged
with being lobbyist and with having
an interest IN a gambling house.
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A Quiet Mans Joke.

When Stillman S. Conant was man
aging editor of the Times, a short time
prior to the mysterious death Of its
chief editor, Henry j. Raymond, his
first name was regarded as by no means
a misnomer. He was the mildest-man-
nered managing editor that ever order
ed two-column article to be cut down
to paragraph. But quiet as his gen.
eral demeanor was, he held the reins
firmly and sharply curbed any tendency
to undue briskness on the part of the
editorial team he was driving. He
could, however, take a joke and match
it with another.
One cold night in the winter of 1869
the box in which copy for the editor
was sent upstairs from the publication
Office suddenly shot up to the editorial
rooms, and sharp ring of the bell an
nounced that it had arrived with some
thing in it. Mr.. Conant stepped to
the box and took out q package, some
thing bulky, that looked as though it
might contain something intended for
publication. Looking at it closely he
read these words on the envelope:
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CONFESSIONAL.



WASHINGTON, D. O., March 27.-The
senate met at noon and Immediately
went into executive session.
a committee was appointed TO wait
upon the president. reported tLey had
performed the 6utY, and said the pres.
ident had expressed the wish that the
senate should remain in session until
Thursday. When the doors were re-
opened the senate adjourned till Mon.
day.
The senate confirmed as postmasters,
James Z. Meet, Versailles, KY. Henry
d. Beach. Cashocton, Ohio; Henry g
Cassidy, youngstown, Ohio; John /.
Milehan, Topeka, Kas.; Vincent J..
Lane. Wyandolte, Kas.; James II. Dear.
mend, Davenpori, Iowa; II. n. Ham,
Dubuque. Iowa; James Lander, State
Centre. Iowa Henry G. Shannon, Erie, Pa.
r. 0. Denton, GAINESVILLE, Texas, VIM.
A. WorthoW, Sulphur Springs, Texas
VIM. 4. White, Prescott, Ark: John
Cunningham, NATION, Ills; j. Knox
Hall, Toulon. Ills. Souden Lester, South
Bend, Ind, Willis q. Neff, Greeacastle
Ind; DAVID o. IRWIN. Lake City, MINI.
Geo. w. Cote, Stephens Point, Wis.
1hos. G. Crenshaw, jr., collector of in
ternai revenue, district of Georgia.
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IA. NOoDY AND EMP0RTA.

The Moody convention which has
been in session in our city, and which
closed with last nights meeting, Il per-
haps the most remarkable of any of the
numerous public gatherings ever held At
Emporia. 1t brought to our city . class
of the best and most progressive citizens
of the state. Hundreds OF ministers
Will return to their respective
charges and tell 10 their con-
gregatiOns many OF The good
things learned while IN Emporia. They
will never forget the religious feast en-
joyed while attending the Moody con-
Vention in this city. The Hebrews were
accustomed TO go up TO Jerusalem to at
tend the feast of the Passover and other
annual conventions. When the Hebrews
wanted to have good profitable time
they gathered at Jerusalem, and 80 the
good people of Kansas have learned that
when a feast Of good things is 10 be
spread before the citizens of this state
the best place to give it is at Emporia.
While Mr. Moody did not, while In
Emporia, speak directly to more than
5000 or 5000 people, yet indirectly he
has been brought within the hearing Of
an audience Of 100000 persons. AS the
force OF q pebble dropped on the surface
of smooth water is communicated to the
most distant parts by the little Wavelets,
so Mr.. Moody's influence, dropped in
Emporia. will be carried by the visiting
ministers to every part of the state.
The value of Mr.. Moody's VISIT to
the state is, perhaps, nearly IS
great as If he had made q more
prolonged sojourn in our city But the
local benefit derived from his preaching
here is small indeed compared with the
good he might have done had he re-
manned longer. His last meeting was no
doubt the largest OF the session. Men
and women to the number of 1900 came
to hear him, many Of whom, no doubt,
had not heard the gospel for years. His
last sermon was also the most powerful,
IS he dealt with sin that threatens the
corruption of society and the rum Of
thousands.
If any criticism can be made on Mr..
Moody's work 1t is that he does not fol.
low up such powerful efforts as that Of
last night with others equally strong. II
reform is to be wrought in this day il
will take slime upon line and precept
upon precept; here considerable and
there a good deal"
Notwithstanding only two days vert
given TO the convention II was q grand
success so far as the Strengthening anC
awakening of the church Is concerned
The great religious fervor that hal
heretofore existed among the churcl
people Of this city has received strong
impetus, that in the end will work
great and lasting good.
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Tha YirginIa sunerera.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 2S.-1n-
formation received from the suffering
districts says that the people are in bad
condition and on the verge of starvation.
The people are asking for bread, and
animals are starving to death. In many
places strong men are begging for an ear
of corn to keep soul and body To-
gether. The condition is distressing
in many parts of the suffering section.
Many gain q livelihood by running TIM
Der but for months there has been no
rise In the rivers or mountain streams,
hence the people are suffering for food
because no tim Der can be run. Unless q
rise comes soon there will yet be menth
of suffering. People held out we'll try
ing to keep the news Of the suffering
from going abroad, but the time
has come when hunger pinches them
and they are compelled TO ask for food.
On the northern part of the county
great suffering is experienced. Among
farmers and lumbermen matters are
truly distressing. Women and children
eat parched corn when they can get 1t
and are thankful. The winter is severe
and poor people have no work. In many
places the stock have died in large num-
hers from starvation.
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Jonah and the whale.

A reader of the Philadelphia NesOs,
contributes the following extract from
a composition of little African girl,
who was a wild savage few years ago,
but is now in the orphanage OF Cape
Palmas:
HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND THE EARTH.
Do you know what history isp His
tory, as you know, teaches us what is
to happen in the past event.
Geography shows us where the thing
has happened at. History tells us
where Adam and Eve were created,
and geography shows us whore the
garden of Eden is, which continent,
and which division. History tells US
that Adam was the first man that was
created, and while he was sleeping
God took out one of his ribs and made
Eve.
After awhile Eve went to walk
among the trees of the garden. Con-
versation took place between her and
the devil The devil told her to eat
some kind of fruit which God had told
her and Adam not to eat. She took it
and ate it, and also took some for her
husband. When Adam saw it he did
not take time to ask Eve where she got
it from.
History, geography, and the earth
lust do to 90 together One tells us
about that, one about this, etc. His
tories are interesting to read, indeed
they are. 1t tells US something about
the whale. The whale is the largest
animal in the sea. Whale is spoken OF
in the bible. When God had sent
Jonah to Nineveh to preach to the peo-
pie about their sins, Jonah refused to
90. He went into a ship with some
people. He Just went in there to hide
from God. But God caused storm to
take place. The ship went from this
way to that way. The people were
afraid indeed. and they began to cast
| lots. The lot fell upon him. They
took him up and throwed him into the
sea-
While he was going to the very bot
| tom of the sea, he met with this ami
NAL. The whale said: ''My friend
where are you goingP" Jonah answer
| ed and said: 81 have disobeyed my
God, and 1 am trying to hide from hi
face"
The whale said: "You ought to be
ashamed of yourself Don't you know
that neither you nor can not hid
from his faceP' Jonah said: "Oh
whale, am SO afraid 1 don't know
what 1 am saying or doing"
The whale said: Jonah, o Jonah
take heed to yourself, for indeed vii
swallow YOU" Have mercy on me
o whale, and if it is Gods will, he vii
carry me safe to land so 1 may ODE
him."
The whale said: Jonah, put you
head in my mouth, and get ready 70
your life"
Jonah said: whale, I think yo
had better swallow me, because I Sc
, there is no use in talking"
The whale said: Jonah, the ide
of your running away from God. 70
will bear the Consequences. That
all have got to say" At the sam
time he did swallow him up. iona
thought the whales body was the gray
and end. He did not think he OOul
get to the shore any more, therefor
/ he offered up prayer to God for b
soul, if he should die before he coul
q get to the shore, if it was Gods WI
to carry his soul to heaven. The wha
= did not rest day after day and mig
after night, and SO after three days Il
whale went to the shore and vomitt
q Jonah up.
Jonah was lust like q drowned rat.
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PATRONAGE In Ohio.

WASHINGTON, D. @. March 26.-The
appointment of Daniel McConvllle as
fifth auditor Is credited to Senator
Payne of OHIO. The Paynes filed q ca
Veat, as they say around the pension of.
fee, on forty or fifty places, thinking
they were entitled to these ct least for
their big contributions to the campaign
fund. Since the Inauguration Senator
Payne has had row with John Mclean,
in which he told the boss of the kids
that he was gong to attend
to his affairs without in
reference. He has been growing very
much dissatisfied with the president for
failing to act on lis recommendations.
This appointment of McConville pArti-
ally restores good feeling. although the
Paynes still hold TO their long list. and
expect their henchmen to be taken care
of. The Paynes and McLeaDs acted to.
gether In getting McConvIlle made
private secretary to Governor Hoadly, q
place paying 5000 q year, but
the Paynes act alone in regard
to this appointment to an audi.
torship. McConVille is Scotch-Irlsh
and came over to this country
when he was years old. His election
as q delegate to the Cincinnati conven-
ton is 1880 was brought about by the
Payne men, and he supported Payne foI
the nomination. At the Chicago Demo.
cratic convention he represented the
Payne. Lean Hoadly- Cleveland com.
bInation, Hoadly being kept in the fore.
ground Until the time came to go ovel
20 Cleveland and secure his nomination
McConville IS only about .35 years old
and a fine looking fellow.
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FRENOH REHRRsEs IN ORINI

FRENCH RETERSES IN CHINA.
Chicago News: frances difficulties
in China appear to thicken as fast as
those of England in Afghanistan appear
to clear. In TOnquin large reinforcements
are asked for by Gen. DE PIsle. He de-
mands 10000 men before he can resume
active operations. These are SAID to be
absolutely necessary In order TO reinforce
garrisons at various points which are so
depleted as to invite attack.
In Formosa, it Is now evident that Ad-
miral Courbet has virtually failed to re-
duce the Notifications at Keeling, and
which protect the Chinese coal mines at
that port. One cablegram says that he
intends to abandon his position on the
island, and to operate on the mainland
farther to the north. II is reported, in
addition, that the very serious REVOLT In
Cochin-Chlna is spreading through the
aid Of the Anamese, and that the insur-
| gents are massscreing the native adher-
ents of the French. Here is an oppor.
tunItY for enlarged French operations
The most ominous phase of the French
military situation is, however, the com
plicatlons that threaten to arise with
Great Britain. Without declaring wal
against China, and with q mere papel
blockade Of the China ports, France il
not only stopping and searching British
vessels, but declaring property of certain
descriptions found in them contrabanC
of war, and which has probably neve
before been so declared.
In view of these palpable violations o
international law. In the instance of yes
sells of first-class power, the reportet
rendezvous at Hong Kong of all tn
British navy in Chinese waters must b
looked upon as having some ulteriO
purpose not altogether favorable {
French military and naval operations
those seas.
Altogether, the situation of the Frenc
} forces, both on land and sea in easter
Asia, Is by no means a roseate one. ]
} view of which it will at least be interes
ing to watch what the near future ms
: bring forth with respect to them.
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Tho rerribIe BunAlo fire.

BUFFALO, March 26.-1he burning of
Music hall and st. Louis church Is the
topic of general conversation, and il Is
looked upon as one general public mis-
fortune. To add TO the horrors of last
night It was asceTtaIned this morning
that George j. Roth, q member of the
fire department, who wss last seen on the
st. Louis church, lost his life, his eharred
remains being found in the tower.
The body is fFightfully burned. He
leaves q wife and fve children. Il has
been ascertaIned that the water in the
building for the purpose of preventing
It's freezing had been turned of in the
basement. Had it been left running the
building probably would have been
sayed. The losses are placed as follows:
Music hall, $4,000; Orphans society,
IS 600; Charles r. HauDg's res;au -ant.
81 900; German Young Mems sssoc9a-
ton library. $4,000; II. z. Rese Bros /,
So 900: McCaulI Opera company
$1,000; Stein & JenItor. 5000; ST.
Louis church building. 800 COO; con-
tents of church. $4,000. Ths insur-
ance on the music hall was $S5, 600;
on the library $4,000. The air
is full Of rumors of missing people. and
possibly good many were viewing the
| Ere from the sidewalk when the front
wall fell out and may be under the
RUNS. A public fund for rebuilding viii
/ be started soon.
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In this weeks issue of The Current
March 2s), Prof. David Swing of Chi
cago presents a most brilliant paper,
No. 10 OF "The American Type" series;
George w. Eveleth briefly discusses
"The Lacking Word :" E. Z. A. Snively,
clerk of the Illinois supreme court,
writes on purifying the Ballot" a
bright and pleasing discussion of THE
Language of Chairs" is by Agnes E.
Wetherald; supplemental to the papers
which have appeared in The Current, is
q most interesting third paper on The
Invisible Empire" by G. E. Merrill,
whose personal efforts as q newspaper
commissioner had much to do with the
extirpation of the Ku-Klux- Khan; Mr.,
G.. G. Matthews, one of the editors OF
The Current, contributes paper entitled
Abusing the Legislatures :" aft" is 6
most interesting short story, showing
the influence of environment upon the
young, by Patience Thornton (Mrs. VIM.
StapletOn); ]. Z. Wells, editor of the
Canada School Journal, writes upon
"The Moral Aspects OF ViVIsection p
Chapter XVII. of E. P. Roe's Gan
Original Belle" is presented; James D
Woley writes about 1.-THE Popular Pre-
JUDGE Against Lawyers" and Ada
Langworthy Collier closes her intensely
popular story, Under the Laurels."
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The Democratic city convention Of st.
Louis last night nominated DAVID K.
Francis for mayor. They cast 1856 ballots
and were in session all night. Perhaps
they never read the Good Book where it
says: "Men love darkness rather than
light because their deeds are evil"
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ARARs AGAIN REPuLsED,

SUAKIM, March 26 "A convoy OF
Grenadier guards under the command
OF Gen. Graham, accompanied the Shrop-
shire survey and Sikh Indian regiments
this morning on their departure for
start was made at z o'clock and Zeeraba
reached with loss of but three men
wounded in fight on the waV. A force
of Arabs rushed ON the troops; the latter
at once formed square and the Arabs
recklessly charged upon this with such
impetuosity that they got within twenty
yards of it and were then repulsed with
the loss of 100 killed.
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Mr.. Moody could not remain in En-
poria more than two days. There are
80 many cities in the country where
"Wickedness so much more abounds'
and % many calls to "come over into
Macedonia and help US" that the evange-
list could larry with us no longer.
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American cable Line Cut.

WASHINGTON. D. c., March 2S.-The
secretary of state has received the fol-
loving telegram from the president of
the Central and South American Cable
company dated March 81: Tht follow
ing has just been received from the
superintendent Of this company at Pan
anna: The remainder of the command
of the Columbian gunboat Boyaca
were landed at the mouth of the Buena
Ventura river yesterday and forced open
the cable house of the Central
and South American company and
cut the companY's cable, interrupting
the communications with South Amer
lea. We have repaired the damages
Will you kindly instruct the commander
of the United States naval vessel at Pan
ANA that the Columbian gun boat is
still at anchor at the mouth of the
Buenaventura river. 1t IS uncertain
| whether she is cooperating with the
| national forces of Colombia or those in
rebellion. but we fear further injury TO
our cables and interference with inter
national communication. The dispatch
was referred to the secretary of the
/ navy
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