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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

A correspondent writing to the WITCH
ita Eagle in reference to the so.called
cloud burst at Kingman, says that a
wrong impression has gone out which
should be corrected. That the floods OF
roaring, seething, boiling waters, which
swept with resistless course down the
valleys of the Elm, and the Medicine,
and the Minnesota, carrying death
and destruction before, and
leaving desolation and wailings
behind, was simply caused by a
steady, continuous and most remarkable
rainfall, which, beginning at 8 O'Clock
p. m. of the evening of the Goth, fell
without much perceptible intermission
until half past o'clock next morning,
and the whole OF this time there was
nothing like cloud burst about IL, but
just a real upright, downright bushes
like Kansas rainfall, and the writer
knows whereof he speaks, having lived
for the past fifteen years on
the Usage Reserve, and witnessed
many big rains that have fallen in all
that time. Old settlers of Pratt county
have informed the writer that on other
OCCASIONS they have seen the Minnesota
reach higher stage than 1t reached on
the 2lst ult., and such being the case it
behooves our Kingman friends to get
themselves out Of those flats, and build
their town further away from the river,
for surely they ought to know when they
have got enough and not return to such
insecure quarters.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14
YALnE OF EYERnLSE

AS the pleasant evenings now invite
people to come from the dwellings in
which they have so long been housed to
enjoy the pure, fresh air, the importance
of outdoor exercise cannot be too clearly
impressed upon our citizens. A walk in
the morning or evening, ride on horse
back or a carriage drive, IS of more
value to health as preventative of dis
ease than all the medicines heaped upon
the shelves of the numerous apothecary
shops and drug stores in the country.
Get out of the house and fill the lungs
with pure air, and if possible get out of
the city and enjoy a few hours in the
country suburbs. This will be of more
value than a visit from the doctor,
you will return feeling as though you
mad taken a new lease on life. If you
are skeptical on this point look at those
who are accustomed to take afternoon
drives or spend a few hours each day IN
some kind of light outdoor exercise.
The people of a city that suffer 10 time
of contagious diseases are those who
live in the dirty and low parts and who
do not appreciate the privilege of out
door exercise. A close Study of the san,
itarY status of any city plainly shows
that three conditions are necessary for
the enjoyment of health. Exercise,
cleanliness and pure air are the elements
which combine to give to man the rich
est of heavens earthly treasures.
The classes that most need outdoor ex-
ercise are the women who, owing to
their household duties spend much OF
the time indoors, and young men and
women clerks who sit at the desk or re
main at the counter during the day.
Discharge your chambermaid and
haYe your homework done before noon''
was the advice given by a physician to a
nervous woman. But simply exercising
in the house is not enough and even
riding in a carriage or travelling around
in the open air might be well supple
mented by more vigorous exercise. The
exercise should not be con-
tinued until WEAKNESS or exhaustion
ia kes place, for In sue q case It is in
furious rather than beneficial. The dan.
ger however, of too light and too little
out door exercise, is much greater than
an excess ofexercise, and we desire &c
recommend to the people OF this vicinity
the particular value at this time OF the
year of giving the closest attention tc
everything that will promote the indI-
Vldual or general health.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

CHICAGO, May 9.-Detectives Kay and
Myers and Officer Ryan espied three
desperate criminals, mes Mcguire,
alias Cap Roach, Ed HGggerty and Ed
Barrett, all of whom have served peni-
tertiary sentences, late yesterday after
noon in the rear of q business block.
The trio started to run when they saw
the officers and the latter went in pur-
suit. The men ran into a lumber yard
on Market and Van Buren, streets,
where they began firing upon
the officers. The police responded,
and there was a running fire for three
blocks. One of the persued ran into q
crowded street car, an officer following,
creating great commotion among the
passengers. All three were finally dis
armed and arrested. Officer Ryan was
shot in the foot by Mcguire, and the lat
ter had just drawn . second revolver
when large crowd collected and threats
of lyhching were made against Mcguire
by the excited crowd, but he was finally
placed behind the bars. Mcguire re-
ceived bullet In his leg. Officer RyGn's
clothes had four bullet holes in them.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14
Postonioa Appointmsnts.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. May THE
president to-day appointed the follow
ing possmasters: Charles G. Peck, Mid
dlebury, Vermont, vice George Ham,
mond, commission expired; Frank W.
Rogers, Norwich, New York, vice ]. z
Spaulding, resigned; George Donelly,
Waterloo, New York, vice Luke John
son, commission expired Henry 5. Ben
ner, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, vice J.
M. Krouth, commission expired
Parker Veasey, Baltimore, Mary.
land, vice Harrison Adreon
commission expired; G. W. Thomas,
Canton, Miss, wee T. B. Pratt, cemmis.
sion expired; r. e. Harris, San Angelo
Texas, vice VIM. E. Ellis resigned; Wat
son w. Forney, LeGOnia, Ohio, vice II
E. TsRgsrt commission expired; James
G. Carleton, Bedford, Ind, vice Henry
DaYis commission expired; Joseph
Ratekin, Shenandoah, Pa, vice 81. P
Dufield resigned; e. Hodge, Columbi .
Mo-, vice 81. N. Cook; j. n. Wise
PIattsmouth, Neb., vice j. Mar.
shall resigned; s. w. Hobbs, Storm
Lake, Iowa, vice W. 8. VOstal
suspended. Nelson Acers has been ap
pointed collector of internal revenue FOL
the district Of Kansas. vice John G. Car
penter suspended; Eugene P. Sykes has
been appointed collector for district OF
Mississippi, vice James Hill suspended
s.. E. Hamberlin, one of the special
agents of the treasury department re-
Gently relieved by Secretary Manning
has been appointed special Inspector o.
customs.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14
q On HEzsI7z'
Advertising Cheats

81, has became so common to begin
an article, in an elegant, interesting
style.
"Then run 1t into some advertise
ment that we avoid all such,
''And simply call attention to the meT-
its of Hop Bitters In as plain, honest
terms as possible,
"To induce people
ITO give them one trial. which so
proves their value that they will never
use anything else" -
'.THE REMEDY SO favorable noticed in all
the papers.
"Having a large sale, and is supplAnting
all other medicines.
There is no denying the virtues of the Hop
plant and the pToprietors of Hop BitteTs
have shown great shrewdness and ability.
s'In compromising a medicine whose virtues
are so palpable TO every ones observation"
Did She Die?
mo!
"She fingered and suffered along, PIN
ing away all the time for years."
"The doctors doing her no goOd ;"
"And ct last was cured by this Hop
BItters the papers say SO much about"
"Indeedl Indeedr
"How thankful we should be for that
medicine"
A Daughters EsiseFy.
LlSNCu 1cdIS Jul AoOkht~A Sh
bed of misery,
"From a complication of kidney. liver,
rheumatic trouble and Nervous debility,
Under the care of the best physi-
clans,
"Who gave her disease various names,
"But no relief,
"And now she is restored to US in
good health by as simple remedy as
Hop Bitters, that we had Stunned Tor
years before using 1.-THE PARENTS.
Father is Getting Well.
"My daughters say:
"H0w much better father is since he
used Hop Bitters."
"He is getting well after his long suf-
fering from q disease declared incur
able
"And we are so glad that he used
your BItters. IA LADY of Utica, n. Y.
ESS-SOne genuine without a bunch of
green Hops on the white label. shun al the
vile poisonous stun with "Hop" or ''Hops''
is their name.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14
Swift Retribution.

Colon, May THE two rebel lead
ers, Psrtszsl and COcobolo, who advised
and assisted Preston in the burning of
this city, and who had been sent as pris-
oners on the Galena were delivered yes
terdsY morning to Gen. Reyes, comman-
der-in-chief of the Colombian forces, by
Capt. Kane. A court martial was then
held by Gen. Reyes and the rebel con-
spirators were sentenced to death. No
delay occurred IN executing the sentence
of the court In the afternoon the con
demned men we're taken to the middle
of the ruins which they were instrumen-
tai in making and hanged IN the pres
ence of thousands of persons who had
assembled to witness the enforcement of
the law. The place selected for the
hanging by Gen. Reyes was the exact
spot where the leaders of the rebels had
started the fire on March 81 which laid
the city in ashes and destroyed nearly
every building in It Gen. Reyes prompt
and vigorous action has already had its
effect, the hanging of Partazal and Coco
bolo having struck terror to every rebel
on the isthmuS.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

Miss Stephens, who has been request
ed to resign her position In the State
University, threatens to write up the
whole thing for the Century. Such q
course, even if Miss Stephens has been
unjustly dealt with, seems unwise. II
could not recover her position and might
lead to very Improbable discussion,
The wisest course for Miss Stephens, II
she wo nd retain the respect of Kansas
citizens is to quietly submit to those in
IN whom the state has vested its
authority.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

A strong plea in behalf of The Mod
ern Schoolmaster" is made by Lawrence
NJ. Ennis in The Century of May 0. He
holds that the teacher, personally, is not
given the popular consideration he de.
serves, and urges that the parents of the
children he teaches accord to him tina,
due social recognition which is often
withheld. This number also has sone
interesting selections on Afghan poetry
and review o: the same by Henry A
Ford
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

The great metropolitan dailIes of Kan
Sas City have been descending from the
elevation Of true journalism TO the DIS
cussion Of local items. Their editorial
pages are almost wholly given to the dis
cussion of the sins of Knight, an en-
gineer of that town. The people of Kan
sas care very little for the Kansas City
quarrels, and If the Times and Journal
would maintain their present circulation
In this state they must devote little less
space to that maR they call Knight.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14
DiExine Up pieces Of Human Plosh.


BROOKLYN, May THE FIRST thing
found this morning in the ruins of the
catastrophe of Monday in South Brook
lyn were two small fragments OF human
flesh. At almost the FIRST spade full of
ashes dug up small piece of livid fesh
was laid bare 70 sight a few moments
later another small piece in which the
veins ana nerves were visible, WAS IN
covered and laid beside the first. Super
Intendent Gef said, 81 called at the
police headquarters and was told there
were still seven bodies missing. The
doctors who have examined the shape
less black portions Of human bodies
from the ruins reported this morning
that ell of the fourteen persons are thus
represented. The number of persons re-
ported missing up to IL O'Clock to-day
was tEentY-one. OF the dead bodies
Henry burst, AGolph MotteT, FREQ Keg-
ger and Edward Butler have
been positively identified and
the men who worked in
VIM. bursts shop say that Henry HoR
ner IL among the unFecoRnizable bodies
ezhumed yesterday. e is the general
belief that tWenty.o one does not cover all
the victims Of the calamity, and when
the other parts Of the ruins ere searched
more bodies, including those Of several
young girls, win be found. The place
where the bodies have been found is in
the rear Of the west extension where the
floor fell IN and the men in Dufsts' shop
were buried IN the wreck before the IRE
occurred. All injured persons, iDclud-
ing Mrs- Haas and her daughter Emma
are doing well and win probably re-
cover
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14
An Indian Hanged.

FORT SMITH, Ark, May 7.-Hitchell
Anderson, 9 ChoctGw Indian, seventeen
years old, was yesterday executed accord
ing to the custom of that nation, for the
murder of another boy named WInchek-
ter. Last summer Anderson was con-
victed in the court of the Moshotutubbel
district and was sentenced in February
He shot Winchester while the latter was
passing along q lonely road, and then
horribly mutilated his body and secured
$15. The condemned youth was seated
on q blanket in an open place with g
piece of white paper pinned over his
heart. The executioner knelt before him
and with one shot killed him. Ander.
son denied the killing until within the
last few days, when the decision was
reached by the supreme judge which
| convinced him that there was no hope
when he acknowledged 1t, and said hi
| father was the instigator.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14
IMPRIsONMENT FOR DEBT.


Globe Democrat: The New York leg.
islature Is now buslly engaged in con.
sidering bill, fathered by State Senator
Titus, which is designed to abolish i'm
prisonment for debt. There are many
tolerably well-informed citizens of Amer.
lea who are under the impression that
imprisonment for mere debt is relic OF
barbarlsm that has long since disappear
ed from the statute books of all the
states. The statement that the general
assembly Of New York is now seeking
to abolish just such a statute will be, to
them, the FIRST information that it exists.
1t not only exists, but IL and the kindred
law under which witnesses in felony
cases can be held in Jail, while
the accused go free on bail,
are both in active operation
in New York State to day, and both
fruitful OF the grossest injustice. It
can hardly be shown on any fair
grounds why creditors in that partIcu-
lar state should have advantages superior
to their fellows in other states. Yet they
have. Nor can 1t be made perfectly
plain to the mind OF the ordinary citizen
of the United States why an unfortunate
debtor should be treated worse than an
indicted person, burglar or forger for
for instance, on the shores of the Hudson,
than on the banks of the Mississippi.
Out IN the barbarous west q distinction
is made between the deliberate criminal
and the unfortunate Insolvent, generally
in favor of the latter. In New York, q
distinction exists, but 1t is generally in
favor OF the criminal.
Speaking, however, of this matter OF
imprisonment for debt alone, it Is moi
quite certain that the liberality OF the
statute in the west does not err too much
on the side of a spurious mercy. 1t is
notorious that cases frequently occur
where judgment debtors, known to pos.
sess ample means to respond to theil
liabilities, by the simple process Of con
verting their property into cash, which
they either carry about their person oil
otherwise conceal, escape the payment
of what they owe, and do it in defiance
of the Just CHAINS of their creditors
Some years ago, for instance, bankrupt
in St. Louis, when examined before the
court, calmly admitted that he had a
large sum in his pocket and refused
to give it up. No process of law could
reach him and he escaped, to the loss Of
his sorrowing creditors. Under the
laws OF Virginia such a man would have
been laid by the heels in Jail until he
consented TO surrender the cash that be
longed to other people. And this would
seem to be provision wise enough t
be adopted in all the states. Imprlson
ment for debt, when the debtor is clearly
unable TO pay, through sheer misfortune
is simple barbarism. But, allowing 1
fraudulent debtor to escape when it Ii
notorious that he could pay it if h'
would, is weakness and sheer injustice
to the creditor. 1t Is to be hoped tina
if the New York assembly should re-
model Its laws IN this regard, it will
avoid the wrong to the creditor as wei
as do justice to the debtor class.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

In the east they maket he distinction
between mugwump and a drugwump,
but have notyet become acquainted with
the latter appellation. Professor VIM
Everett says that the mugwump Ihss &
red crest, whereupon the New York Tri.
bune remarks that red crest is orna.
mental and much better than red nose
The mugwump is therefore of higher
order than the drugwump.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

Kentucky honesty" should become
proverbial. A valuable bull was re-
Gently taken sick, and for fear pleuro
pneumonia, which they thought was
suppressed in November, might again
be making its appearance, the news was
;elegraphed all over the western states.
Honesty is the best policy, and we COM
mend Kentucky's example to our sister
state. Missouri.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

Institutions OF learning. especially
those of state, should be scrupulously
careful to avoid profane ways though
clothed in what some style "smartness."
Professors and teachers have great re-
sponsibilities as we'll as great possibili,
ties sdbering to their duties. They art
looked up to as examples and guides OF
Should be. Therefore, the great care and
vatchfulness required on their par
cannot be lightly shifted from them. II
righteousness exalts a nation. and il
does, profsne ways and words degrade
and drag it down. Let every thing bt
done decently and reyerently by under
graduates, and, as post graduates, We
hope their reverence will increase "As
the twIg IS bent the tree is inclined"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

The Ell Dorado Daily Evening Repub-
lican has made Its first appearance. 1t
is one of the neatest piects of workman
ship that comes to this office, but Mr..
Murdoch says that 1t is only born TO live
during the present term OF the supreme
court. The subscription price, however,
is five dollars year, and from this we
judge that the FL Dorado daily comes to
STAY.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14
The III,noss EIaetton.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 8.-A private
message from Virginia, Illinois. says all
arrangements had been made to can
vass the county vote to-day, but State
Senator Rhinehart, Democrat, has ar.
rived there and after he had consulted
with the county clerk, 1t has been given
out that the canvass will be postponed
for seven days IN order to ascertain II
there were any irregularities, and that
ali the other clerks in the district have
consented to postponement. Senator
Rhlnebart had consultations with a
number of Democratic members OF the
legislature before leaving Springfield.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

A Mexican historian is attempting to
honor Buddhist named Hwul Shan
with the first discovery of America in
the nth century. There is said to be sn
account In the Chinese archives of the
visit Of this Buddhist monk to some
eastern country covering a period OF
forty-one years. We presume Column
bus will still retain his place in history
Notwithstanding the late development Of
the Mexican historian, Lief Erickson
and HWui Shan.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

A brewery fell down in PIttsburg,
Pa, last week and several people mar
rowly escaped with their lives. Kansas
still leads the van as cautionus state,
for when brewery falls down out here
the workmen are sure to be out, and that
is another argument In favor of prohibit
t{nn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

The trial of Short in New York has
resulted in his acquittal, and yet Short
did not deny having repeatedly stabbed
Capt. Phelan and apparently without
provocation. Justice seems to have fed
from eastern courts. Short was guilty
OF an attack with murderous intent and
yet he is allowed to go free as the man
he would have killed,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

Tine st. Joseph Evening News "wsx-
eth warm" IL an editorial in which II
charges Kellogg & Co, of Kansas City,
with an unmitigated falsehood. Kellogg
In advertising his telegraphic plates,
gave the st. Joe News as one of his Gus
toners. when the News pays over 81 500
per year for its associate press report
The News threatens TO bring SUIT for
libel unless Kellogg & Co. correct
their abatement.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14
rormsr n1,nister suicides.

NEW YORK, May S-Rev. J. II. Daily
formerly paste. of Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church in York street, jersey
City, who lett the ministry confessing be
had been improperly intimate with MIS-
Stewart, q servant in his house, has
committed suicide. After he left Jersey
City he went to New Orleans to study
medicine. He applied himself toe
closely. and that, together with his do
nestle troubles undermined his health
He decided, however, 20 60 to st. LOUIS
to open an Office. and on April 81 board
ed Mississippi river steamer. Thai
evening he rushed to the bullWarks and
threw himself into the river. The
steamer was stopped bHt the body wa
not recovered.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

The governor of Missouri is allowed
$4,000 with which to pay ali rewards
and the expense of arreSting all crimi-
nails. That amount might do for Re
publican prohibition Kansas, but Demo
cratic Missouri should multiply that
amount by the number of official ap.
pointments she wants.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

The Globe Democrat says that the
Democratic party is trying to disclaim
Cleveland by calling him 1.-THE Lords
man." We do not believe the Bible will
bear out this new turn of the Democrats,
but the matter might be referred 10
Henry Ward Beecher, who will see that
Grover gets his dues.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14
shooting At = Deputy Marshal

CHARLESTON, W. Va, May S.-Thls
morning, at an early hour, some ono
called D. G. Atkinson TO the window of
the marshal's ofice in the custom house
Atkinaon did not reply, whereupon the
unknown party shot through the win
dow, the bullet just missing another
DEPUTY. Atklnson's brother. United
states Marshal Atkinson has been dill
gent during the pAst four years In ferret
ing out the violators Of the revenue laws
in this sectlon of the state. As the fed
sral court is now in session here. which
briuos many mOonshiners in, il Is
thought that one of the number who hAe
q orudee against Deputy Atkinson has
tried 10 kill him snd bis life has been
threatened frequently.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

Professor Kellogg, of the Western The
illogical seminary, to whom Postmaster
Pearson of New York intrusted the two
letters directed in Hindustanee for trans
lanon, has returned one of them to the
Allegheny postmaster with the informa-
ton that it was intended for Surinam,
South America, although the name OF
the city was omitted. The name of q
factory located at Surlnam Is gwen In
the addrass
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14

The "Verdigris Valley, Independence
and Western" Is the name OF a new rail.
road company that has just been char
tered, with q capital of 81. 100000. The
route of the road from Leroy is via.
Yates Center, Neodsshs, Independence,
Sedan and Arkansas City to Deep Hole,
through the counties of Coffey, Wood
son, Wilson, Montgomery, Cowley, Sum-
ner, Harper. Barber, Comanche aud
Ford. Estimated length of road, 275
miles. The directors are Henry Fostor,
]. A. Pugh, John McCullagh, A. G.
Stick and E. Foster of Independence.