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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-25

Der "a, 1884, such spirits as are covered Dy
Transportation bonds or e~xportatlon
bonds are allowed to remain IN
the distillery warehouses during a 1ime
reasonably necessary in process OF
expectation, even after the expectation
of the three years limit fixed by the ware
housing bond. This time was limited Dy
my predecessor with the approval OF the
then Secretary of the Treasury to seven
months. Not being able to see the neces-
sity for so long a time to accomplish the
transportion of the spirits to a port OF ex-
port. I have. with the approval OF the
present Secretary, reduced the tlme 20
| thirty days, and so limited the time within
| which such bonds may De filed as to collect
the tax on or before the expiration OF tne
| time (three years., within which the spirits
may remain in the distillerv warehouses:
| The only time now obtainable in excess OF
three years is that which occurs through
the necessary delay in enforcing the payment
OF the tax"
AFTER THE FENCES.
Reports from special agents OF the Gen
eral Land Office indicate that little or no
, attention was paid by the cattlemen who
illegally enclosed the public lands to the
Presidents message OF last summer, com
manding the removal OF fences. Commls'
sioner Sparks to-day sent about forty let
| tiers to the Secretary of the Interior, each
letter specifying and describing an illegal en-
! closure OF the public land, giving the name
| of the holder or holders and each recon-
mending that the letter De brought to the
attention OF the Attorney with a view o.
| the institution of both civil and criminal
proceedings for trespass against the offend
| ers. Sparks also recommends that these
cases be laid before the President, with q
request that he exercise the authority con,
ferred on him by Congress in the matter Of
the act of Congress. which confers the power
to make use OF the military to secure the
removal of fences.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-25
A STORM WAVE.

1t Sweeps Over the East, Doing Great
Damage.
WESTMINSTER, Nd, November 24.-SnOw
has fallen for the better part OF to-day.
1t has reached depth OF six inches.
RAILROADS DAMAGED.
CAPE MAY, N. j., November 24.-The un.
usually high tide has badly damaged the
Ocean City and Sea Isle branches OF the
West Jersey railroad, and trains are una
BILE to make connection with the main line.
AN EARTHQUAKE WAVE
FALL RIVER, November 24.-An earth
quake wave in the bay at $50 O'Clock this
morning caused the tide to rise three ieet
aboye mean high water.
BEATS IN THE STREETS.
RAILWAY, N. j., November 24.-The storm
has caused the Railway river here to rise
so high that people living in the vicinity
have had to move up stairs, and horses
and COWS had to be removed from the sta
bles for safety. In some cases the people
have to row in boats to and from their
houses.
UNPRECEDENTED STORM.
New York, November 24.-The tide is
three feet higher this morning h ever be-
fore known. The docks along the water
front were submerged and business was
entirely suspended for several hours. Inc
water was over a foot deep i'll West street
| and the first floors and cellars OF buildings
in the lower part OF tine city were flooded.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-25
,v,ruOIT PAYMENT OR ASSESSMENT

of the tax for a period not exceeding seven
months. Abiding to reinportation OF
Exported spirits, the Commissioner says
besides 1000, 900 gallons OF domestic
shirts. on which the internal revenue tax
has never been paid, which remained IN
store in foreign wareh nuses at the close OF
the year there then remained IN as .,
tillery warehouses 1O,229,413 gallons % y
spirits, which had SO rema'nea 1oI a per, tha
49, denosit. 1t appears that under an
nn;nion Of the Acknowledgement OF Decem'
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-01
THE COLT SHOW.

On last Saturday afternoon a display
OF considerable interest To farmers and
horsemen took place here near the cor
ner of Fifth avenue and Commercial
street. A large number of horses and
colts were there gathered to take part Ia
brakes Cleveland Bay colt show. About
forty yearlings and sucking colts, all
from Mr.. +. w brakes fine six-year-old
stallion. the first imported Cleveland
Bay ever brought to the state. The AMI
NAL is fine specimen of horse flesh, and
all persons interested should call and see
him when the opportunity affords. He
Is stylish IN appearance, of easy action
ana graceful carriage, Is muscular and
OF great strength, possessing those quail
ities which render his kind valuable
alike for heavy draft purposes or for
speed aud fancy driving. The colts
were OF q marked excellence ana highly
priced by the owners. Several valuable
cAsh premiums were awarded by Mr..
Drake upon the decision OF u committee
selected for making the awards. Sam
uel Jacobs OF Dry Greek, near the east
ern edge OF the county, received first
premium upon yearling and second up
on sucking colt Henry Bach received
second on yearlIng colt and William
Moore OF Duck creek first on sucking
colt. MIR. Drake has refused an offer OF
$500 and expenses TO allow one Of
his Cleveland Bays TO ba taken To Ene-
lsui tor one season.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-01
A "Reminiscences of slavery.

Twenty-six years ago, says the Mo-
bile Register. Mr.. Allen purchased in
Newborn, N. c., Piety Trip and her
son Eugene, who was then boy IA
years old. MIR. Allen carried the moth
or and son to Richmond, Va, where
they were put in a sales-yard and re-
sold to different purchasers. Eugene
was carried to Arkansas, thence was
taken to New Orleans just before the
war broke out, where he has remained
ever since.
Last Monday Eugene came to Mobile
on an excursion train from New Or
leans, and by chance heard mentioned
the name of a Newbern gentleman
familiar to his boyhOod days. He 10
Gated the residence of the gentleman,
who is now a resident of Mobile, and
called yesterday morning to make in
quiries as to the whereabouts of his
mother. The head of the house is not
In the city at present, but Eugene was
met at the door by a Newborn young
man, who heard him relate the object
of his visit. Nanny Jane, the old
family servant, who is also from New
bern, was called upon for information.
She met Eugene on the front gallery
OF the house. and upon seeing him ex-
SAoAAAOOs LOL N4CoS D4J SOuI Al us
amt Eugene Trip" Eugene was
dumbfounded at being SO addressed,
and after taking a minute to think re-
piled: ''Yes, yOu's right; then agin you
amt right, cause Pm Eugene Trip and
then agin amt Eugene Trip"
Trip then went on to explain that his
name was Trip up to the time he
went to New Orleans, where he be-
came the property.of Frenchman, who,
he said, could not ''twist his tongue to
say Eugene Tripp," and called him
John Livermore- Nanny Jane told
Eugene that she recognized him from
his resemblance to his mother. His
mother is now Mrs. Piety Sterling, and
lives on the eastern shore, near How
ards wharf. Eugene was delighted
upon the receipt of the news, and went
over on the steamer Abita to introduce
himself to his long-lost mother.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-01
LOUISE SYLVESTER.

This able artistic, aided by a capable
company, Will appear at Whltley's opera
house on Thursday, October 1. IN q new
musical absurdity entitled "a Hot
Time" TO be followed on Friday night
with Little Ferret" The Sedalia (Mo.)
Democrat of September 8 says:
"a Hot Time" scored q roaring sue.
cess at Woods opera house last night,
and Is one of the numerous members OF
the family of plays like "Rag Baby
Bunch of Keys" and others. II Is brim
full of funny situations, melodlous songs
and neat speciallies, in short, q play
without plot, constructed for fun ano
music, which Is dealt out unstintingly
by talented company. Louise SYlves.
ter met with her usual hearty reception
and in "a Hot Time" has struck the
popular chord. The songs in it are ex,
cellent selections, and every number
was vOclferOusly re-demanded. The
company is strong in voices and then
dancing a regular poetry of motion
The costumes were elegant and Rppr0
pirate TO the operas to which the songs
belong. Prominent among the special
ties are Three Little Maids" from Mi
kado. delightfully."- done by Misses Emily
VIYan, JessIca Thomas and Clara Wash
burn, "Anna Waltz, from NanOn, "Mar
ried," Miss Jessica Thomas French
song, "Sweet. Sweet Roses" won mer
tied applause. The lady Is an excellen
singer, Miss Vivian, ats English, b.
jOve," and a neat song and dance as
responce to an encore met with respon
sive approval. kate" song and dane
by Miss Sylvester, and finally thu
"WhistIing Chorus" were rarely enjoy
ed. j. w. HetlInger was very success
full in German character, and Barr
Maxwell grOtesque and funny as frog
O'Ially." Mr.. VIM, A. White surpris
ed by his nimble dancing. Harry Tra
yer made an excellent English swell.
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Fighting Tornadoes.

Mr.. John +. Schultz has thought OF
way to fight tornadoes, which he de-
scribes in a letter to the Scientific
american. His plan. in brief, is to
blow them up with gunpowder. A key
of powder is to be kept to the south.
west of the village to be protected.
The reason for placing it 1t that par
ticular point of the compass is because
experience shows that Iornadoes gen.
orally move toward the northeast
When the black and dreadful funnel of
tOrnado-cloud is perceived bounding,
whlrllng. ami roaring across the coun-
try toward the powder-keg, Mr.
Schultz would have a cool-headed man
wheel the powder into line with the
approaching storm, then retire about
100 yards to the northwest, wait until
the deVOuring air monster was Just
over the keg, and then fire the powder
by electricity, we suppose His idea
Is that, as it is a weli-known charac-
teristic of tornadOes to take long leaps
through the air, sometimes skipping
wide reaches of country, a CHARGE Of
gunpowder properly applied would
give tornado lift that would save a
village
MIR. Schultz also thinks that a tor
nado might not merely be bounced in
this manner, but that with sufficiently
large charges of powder il could be an
nihilated. AT any rate, by means of a
series of explosions, properly timed,
Mr. Schultz believes that tornadoes
could be kept as he says, ION high,
spending their force TO no disadvantage
To mankind below"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-01
Detroit Streets.

Detroit has no street signs-that is.
no signs with the names of the streets
painted upon them. But Detroit has
signs of streets A rough, rottino. un-
repaired pavement full of holes, such
as jars and rattles the life out of fine
carriage to go over it faster than a
walk, is a certain sign of a Detroit
street A lake Of thin, slippery mud
caused by excessive sprinkling, sending
up-a continual stream of disease breed
ing reek, spelling the bottom of ladies'
dresses and covering the polished shoes
OF gentlemen, with filth, is u sure sign
OF Detroit street A driveway, near
ly half of which is INSTRUCTED by piles
of brick and building material, and
half of the rest by loading and unload
ing wagons. is another sign of a De-
rroit street. A passage for teams where
everybody digs up the pavement at
pleasure to fix gas or water pipe and
puts II down again SO as to leave either
8 hillOck or a hole, is another sign Of a
Detroit street Utter darkness OF nights
for two or four blocks, with nobody
knows how many holes, piles of rub
bish. or other distractions there may
be in The way, SO that he has 10 de-
pend solely upon the intelligence of his
horse, Is u very common sign of De-
troit streets And, finally. to meet
with a lost stranger every two or three
blocS>. who stops one to inquire his
way. = aIiatiIcr continual sign of De-
trOI: ats eet>-- L,esrsft fosL
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-01

The meeting of citizens interested in
the tax relevY was held Tuesday at the
Office of Holmes 81 Holden. there being
more present than could be accommo-
dated at the Coolidge. After the selec-
tiOn OF a chairman the citizens discussed
the action of the council in q friendly
way, and T. N. Sedgwick gave his opin-l
lou in reference To the legality of the ne.
levy made by the city council. Mr.. Adj
dis, on behalf Of the council, stated that
that body had acted to the best of theis;
knowledge in accordance with the stat
utes. 1t was almost the universal opiD-
ION of those present that the releYy was
unjust and not in accordance with 9
proper Interpretation of the law. IA
Mr. Adds expressed q belief
that the council would take
measures to redress the aggrieved par
ties if the law empowering them to, do
so could be pointed out, and as the citi-
zens present desired, If possible, to avoid
lawsuit a committee was appointed to
confer with the aldermen. The com.
mittee consists of Col. q. c. Whitley,
Dr. McCaadless and G. w. Newman,
who are TO consult with Sterry and
Sedgwick.
The unanimous desire of the meeting
to AVOID litigation, if possible, and the
expression OF Mr. Adds Of the council,
that the aldermen would do whatsoever
was in their power TO right the wrong,
makes compromise probable. The fact
that certain citizens have paid the spe-
cial tax need not. OF at least should moi,
interfere with any smicable settlement
that might be made. Should the, coun-
Gil decide to repeal the relevy ordinance
and pay for the work out of the general
fund, the owners of sbulting property
paying for the material used.
it seems the parties who paid
the special Tax in full could be
satisfied by having all above their PRO
portion OF the expense refunded. THIS
might be done either from the general
fund OF from moneys PAID by those who
have NOT yet responded io the tax levy
There is no doubt but that the citizeps
took proper steps.lAst night. and Is is 70
be hoped that the council will meet them
IN an endeavor TO adjust ell difficulties.
Another citizens meeting will be held
at the call OF the COMMITTEES appointed.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-01
Astinearee.s sting.

Mai. Sheffield, who was ont on
crutches yesterday receiving the con-
ordinations of his friends, stated he
felt first-rate. and hoped to be able to
throw away his wooden legs in a short
while To q Register man he gave some
additional information concerning his
encounter with the stingaree. The
fish was. he said, about a yard wide,
and the sting penetrated his legs about
three inches The first sensation was
As II he had been pinched right sharp
y. BE was about 200 yards from the
shore at the time, and, knowing him.
selt hurt, was rowed in as rapidly as
possible. About halfway in the poison
began to pass through the system and
the pain became terrible. When the
sting was pulled ont the barbs spread
out all around and lacerated the flesh,
making hole an inch wide.
Ordinarily" said the Major, ''s
little whisky affects me very quickly,
but on this occasion / drank over 6
pint Of whisky-maybe quart-and
swallowed two doses of morphine; and
all Of it had no more effect upon me
than so much water"
Ibid you hollar?"
mo, but l groaned and grit my teetl
mighty hard. tell you it was thu
most awful suffering man ever passed
through. I don't think l could have
stood any moro of it than 1 got be
lieve would have gone to pieces if i
had not let up just when it did. Thre'
moro minutes of it would have made
me crazy"
'How long did the pain last?''
'"The severe pain lasted i've SOLE
hours Ny leg swelled up as big as
watermelon, and it hurt in every incl
Of its increased proportions Since tn
pain stopped have had a pleasan
time. Icannot begin to tell you HOY
kind everybody has been to me-
Mobile (ALG.) Register.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-01
A New Grant Auecdote.

Tho recent outpouring of Grant
anecdotes" said Mr.. Stuart Robson,
the actor, in an interview with a 3Ti-
bssHe reporter. ''has reminded me OF
one which do not think has been
printed. Crane and myself were play
ing some years ago in a well-known
managers theater out of New York.
The first act was over and we were
chatting in the wings with our mana
ger, when one of the boys rushed up
to tell US that General Grant and his
family were in one of the boxes. A
flush of gratified pride mounted to the
managerial face, followed by look OF
agonized doubt, as he evidently reflect
cd that perhaps the General had dead.
headed into the box. Did you send
him q box. Robson?' he asked me, and
on my replying in the negative, he
pulled q card out of his pocket, and
scribbling a line on it, told the boy tC
take it to the box-office and bring bach
an answer. The boy rushed of, his
head full of the General, and returned
in q few minutes with the same card
which he handed to Mr.. Manager.
CHASTITY look crossed his face as he read
il, and, without word, handed it t.
me- The first line read IN the rather
shaky managerial caligraphy: die
General Grant pay for his box?" while
underneath appeared: No. But MI
son Fred did. U. S. Grant
The boy had taken it to the box in
stead of the box-ofiice. "-Nei0 Y0rI
Tribune.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-01
AT THE DEPOT.

Few days of the year bring with them
more life and stirring than this one. All
forenoon there was hurryIng backward
and forward Of persons on the streets,
with every now and then an individual in
uniform. There were old veterans In
blue and young men In militia dress
The beating of the drum and the martial
array of the Emporis Rifles and the G..
A. r. post as they marched to the depot
brought back to many the scenes of
twenty years ago. At the depot at least
300 people awaited the coming of trains.
The train from Howard brought CON-
pany F of the Third regiment, under
Capt Ambury. This company and the
Emporia boys were soon joined by COM
pany E of the Second regiment under
Capt Stryker from Ell Dorado and com
psnY G of Marion, Second regiment, IN.
der Capt. Doster. These. with the G.. A.
r. men in uniform, made an aggregate of
from 800 to 400 uniformed men.
To carry these and other
parties going to Topeka four trains left
Emporia this morning all heavily load
ed. On one of these trains was the
Knights of Pythias band and on another
was the Mechanics band of Peabody,
who, while at the depot, played "Hur
rah. Boys, Hurrah" Judging from the
number of passengers who LETT Emporia
to-day the reunion at Topeka during the
coming week will be largely attended.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-01
REUNION NOTES.

special Correspondence to The News.
Over 1900 tents are pitched on the
encampment grounds.
Provisions have been provided suffi
cient to feed $1,000 men.
1t was estimated that $1,000 people
visited Camp Grant" yesterday.
The veterans from ten, different states
have held reunions on the grounds.
A special tent for Journalists has
been erected and is largely patronized
The Commonwealth and Topeka Cap.
ital issue 16 page editions every morn.
ing.
A large number of women accompany
their husbands and take place by them
IN the marches.
There are over seventy five brass bands
on the grounds and the martial music is
almost continuous.
Topeka Capital: The Knights oil
PythIas band of Emporia made q fine ap
pearance yesterday as they marched into
the grounds. They accompany EmpOris
post No. 80.
There Is beautiful banner of welcome
over the entrance into the encampmeni
grounds. 1t is &c feet long and TX feel
wide. The design is an arch resting Oh
two foundation stones, inscribed Liberty
and Equality. The arch extends up
ward being composed of stones, repre-
sentlng all the states of the Union. In
the Key stone of the arch are the stars
and stripes. In the semicircle below
the arch are the words welcome t.
Camp Grant," while at each corner is
the NOTICE, "Our Country One Arch
and its Keystone the Flag.
The Kansas City Journal exhibits
commendable newspaper enterprise IN
running a special train to Topeka every
morning at 5 O'Clock. This enables the
JOurnal'to be on the grounds st the en-
campDIent almost as early as the Top
eka morning papers. Western Journal
ism cannot be surpassed in enterprise.
Some touching scenes are witnessed
almost hourly. Yesterday an aged gen.
tleman with a G. A. r. badge was walk
ing along in the camp and met another
veteran. Both saluted and passed by.
They then turned around and looked at
each other for a moment and burst into
tears. They had both been imprisoned
in the south and each thought the other
dead. Twenty one years had passed
since their parting. Hundreds were al
fected by the scene.
One of the attractive events of yester-
day was the arrival OF the Rush Zousves
from Larned. They were composed of
boys of from 10 to 10 years OF age and
over sixty IN number. They wore the
regulation zOuave uniform, and carry q
small sized rifle. They are said TO be
well drilled. They were organized,
uniformed and armed by Senator }. w.
Rush of Pawnee county, he alone bear
ing the expense. The senator ecconpa-
MED his youthful soldiers to the reunion
Company r. of the Second regiment was
detailed to escort the Rush Zouaves from
the depOt to the Camp ground.
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rnE nrrsrREn.

Heywood's troupe appeared Monday
before quite . large audience, (which
they endeavored TO entertain with stale
Jokes and dalI sfepaFtes a good MIN
strel Shots d generally appreciated. bua
= poor ons usvsr. an, ahs company tha,
appeared. 4t,she opera hoass last even.
ing have very few features 20 recommend
them 10 the public !. A eomplimeBl
might be passed upon the two stuEnersf
and upOa the vsniFilOquIss, far indeed il
WAS these two performances that made
the MINISTRIES worth The name. The
farce with which the ensertainmeOt end
ed .the stage managers troubles" is 90
old that IL has long since had the fun all
worn of and the sndience laughed. NOS
because IT was funny. bat from fOrce OF
habit Ministries shows should en-
deavor 10 present something original,
second hand fen. like secoad hand
goods. il not desirable.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-01

Our correspondent, ''Veritas," a gen.
tlemAn of some note In Emporia. by the
way. appears DESTROYS of dealing with
the question of prohibition from q high
moral standpoint. and we have admitted
the communication on the ground that
''the agitation of thought is the begin
ming OF wisdom, !" and especially so when
the thought is opportuue. and is the Of
spring of the brain of one who has evil
DENLY made study of the subject of
which he writes. 1t appears TO Us. how
ever. that the title with which he prefaces
his letter might we'll have read morals
a. a factor in prOhib:tiOo." The com.
manicauon is timely and should be
perused by every one interested In the
great question of the day.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-01
ARITHMETIC.
rha. short and practical Method.

That short and Practical Method.
When heard Prof. Hummer's lee
ture on practical Arithmetic" and saw
him solve problems with lightning ra-
pidity, finding the capacity of circular
vessels in gallons, mentally, was con-
WINGED that the method by which he
worked is both accurate and practical.
But, thinking that could not grasp the
method IN three lessons, did not
Join the class that evening. But
luckily tor me, l met Prof. A A.
Stephens, late graduate of the State
Normal school, who told me that he
learned more of practical arithmetic In
three lessons, under Prot. Hummer,
than he had learned in all other schools
that he had attended. So. having i'm
pllcit confidence in Prof. Stephens,
took three lessons, and am able 70 apply
the method In any practical problem,
and can now make Prof. Stephens
statement my own. And besides paying
my tuition which, by the way, ia mere
nothing when compared with what one
receives, take this means OF furtner ex.
pressing my thanks 10 Prof. Hummer
and my appreciation of the excellent
method which he is teaching.
L. II. Thomas.
1 DIuuoau&h x,or oor,&,, T.-..a