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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-04-09
Ao1nsarDaI Machine

CHICAGO, April A Journals Joliet
Illinois, special says: An internal ma.
chime was found In the new court house
this morning The machine was COM
posed of box filled with a composition
of giant powder and nitro glycerine. A
fuse had burned 10 the edge of the box,
but there il had ceased. The plac-
ing of the machine In the
court house is ascTibed to q
striking quarryman. but no evidence
duplicating any one has been discover
ed. The owners OF the quarries brought
men 10 fill the places OF the strikers and
the Joliet Stone company put a squad al
work in one of their quarrIes this morn
ing a large body of strikers approach.
ing, three officers of the company at
tempted 10 stay their progress by draw
ing revolvers, but the strikers pressed
by them without any shots being fired
and drove away the new men. Warrents
were issued for the arrest of three or
four of the leaders.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, April 2.-The senate in
executive session to-day confirmed the
following nominations: POstmasters-
Henry G. Pearson, New York, Osburn
Shannon, Lawrence, Kansas. Norman
J. ColmAn, commissioner of agriculture
Joseph E. johnson, of Virginia, commits
sioner OF railroads; Edward PARK Curtis
Lewis, minister to Portugal; Geo. Z.
Morrill,, minister to Hawaii Islands ;
Alex McCue, solicitor treasury; VIM.
Roberts, minister TO Chill; Clement
Dowd, collector internal revenue
Sixth district North Carolina ;
Ishsm G.. Sargicy, collector in
ternal revenue Third district Texas ;
Nathan Gregg, collector internal revenue
second sdistrict, Tennessee; Andrew
j. Boyd, collector internal rev.
enue fifth district North Carolina.
In the senate, after reading of the
journal, the morning bullentins relating
to Gen. Grant were read from the clerks
desk.
Morgan offered the following resolu-
ton, which he asked to be considered:
Resolved, That the secretary of the in
terror be and Is hereby directed to
furnish for the information of the
senate copies Of all the papers
and correspondence filed in his Office
since the 4th day of March, 1885, relating
to the appropriation OF $1,000 900 for the
Cherokee Nation Of Indians, and the
alleged disappointment thereof.
ingalls, objected to the present consid-
Grafton, and it went over for the day.
On motion of Sherman the senate, at
1910, went into executive session.
It is understood that the president
has sent to the senate q message asking
tor suspension of action upon the nom.
inaton of Alex. r. LaWton, of Georgia,
to be minister of Russia, until the
papers in connection with the removal
Of his disabilities be found. 1t is I'M
derstood that the suspension Is only
temporary. The president also notified
the senate that he will send no more
nominations to-day. It Is expected that
= final adjournment Will take place this
afternoon.
SENATE ADJOURNED.
The senate has adjourned sine die
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BLsMARoR,s BTRrHDAY.

Kansas City Journal: Thursday was
the birthday anniversary Of Otto Won
Bismarck, prince and premier of the
German empire; an empire of his own
creation. He attained to his roth year yes
terdaY. Born in 1915, of poor Prussian
captain. though Of an ancient family,
and of q mother highly connected, Bis
wonderful one.
A student of law and graduating In the
law in 1895, be soon entered the public
service, and after varying fortunes, serv-
ing a. member Of parliament, member
of the diet, as minister to Russia and am
bassador at Paris, he was promoted prime
minister TO Prussia in 1852, at which
time he began to eVince the greatness,
craftsmanship and diplomacy that have
won for him the first position among the
statesmen of the world. HIS aim and
object, from the beginning was to con-
solidate Germany and aggrandize Prus-
STA, and his success has been phenome-
nal.
HIS diplomacy has often been of the
toughest sort, provoking war at unex-
pected times, and even inexcusablY,
seemingly, but he has SO profited by war,
so enriched and enlarged the possessions
Of his country that in each instance his
success has been admitted a sufficient ex-
cuse. His diplomacy ana the objects he
sought to attain by the exercise Of it,
have been backed by a domestic policy
that has-strengthened him with an army,
the like of which the world has never
seen before, to aid and prosper him in
his foreign achievements.
Austria declared war in 1865 because
Of his diplomacy, and had to succumb to
his army. France was induced to de-
clare war in 1870, and was crushed.
Then the empire of Germany became q
reality, and the king of Prussia its en-
peror.
Bismack has been patriot in the
sense that he has had his country, Ler
aggrandizement, glory, increase and
prosperity in mind but his country has
been made subservient TO the divine
rights OF her monarch. He has been
faithful to his country, but more so as a
servant TO her monarch. A strong mon
archist, hts policy has been to contract
and narrow the will of the people, 20
make 1t serve the monarch, and to this
end the wonderful army of the empire
has been created as much as for foreign
conquest.
Bismarck's career, as we say, has been
wonderful, almost phenomenal, and
worthy of the worlds commendation
though at times he has been tyranicsl
and intolerant OF opposition whether Il
manifested itself In politics or religion
Taking into consideration all he has
achieved for his country, as well as his
monarch, Germans everywhere could
well afford to honor his birthday anniVer
sary. He has made Prussia a power
in the world and Germany as durable 6
name in history as that of Rome,
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For nearly two months Grant disciplined
his troops in the district OF Cairo. In Janu-
ary 1862, by order Of Gen. HalIeck, he moved
a force OF O. 600 men, under McClernand, from
Cairo and Birds Point towards Mayheld and
Murray, in West Kentucky, and sent two
brigades threatening Columbus and the Con-
federate Inns between thatand Bowling Green
There was no fighting, but the object Of thu
movement was accomplished
He Ionged to take Forts Henry and Donal-
son, but was silenced when he preached the
subject to HaIleck. Not TIL the ID Of Feb
ruary was he permitted TO leave Cairo with
that intention With Il, goo men on trans
ports, accompanied by Admiral Foote with
seven gunboats, he started, landing at Bailsys
ferry, on the east bank, three miles below
Fort Henry, which he took after an hour and
q halls fire from the gunbOats on the 9th, the
main body Of the Confederate garrison hav-
ing retreated upon Fort Donelson-
Grant determined to take Fort Donaldson On
thesth. On the 7th his cavalry Frustrated
to within mile Of the fort. and the infantry
and cavalry on the east bank Of the Ten
nezses were notified to move On the 6th
without membranes, and With two days'
rations In their haverAackA Heavy rain
had flooded the country, making IL tnposGfbls
to move baggage or @tflsEy, end Delaying
but HaIleck's orders 20 Grant were always Of
q defensive and not aggressive character.
Fort Donelson, high On it range Of hills,
encircled by . formidable chats and gar
risoned by q, 600 men, was ons Of tAs greatest
stronghol6s OF the enemy, Its fn1lhcations
had been strengthened Gincs The fan Of Fort
Henry, re-enfozcements bad poured into It
and Bnckner, Pillow and Floyd had been sue
cessively sent to command Il, each ranking
his predecessor, who remained to serve under
the new superior.
On the 18th Grant got into position. Eldr-
mishers were thrown out Ia front and several
smart fights occurred On the night Il the
18th he was established On the heights, par
aIleI with the enemy's outworh. Tho
weather suddenly became intensely cold. The
troops compelled to bivouac In line Of battle
with arms In thsir hands, within musl.et
range Of the enemy's breaSeworks, suffered
extremely No fires could be built, many Of
the men were without blankets and with IN
sufficient raticns- That was An awful night.
never to be forgotten by these who partici-
pated Ia it There were no tents and as the
night wore On snow and hail fsIl, wrap-
ping the waiting men In q bitter
blanket Of ice. Many were trojan. The Con-
federats picksts fired an uncertain but fnczs-
SAINT rain Of buIlets- The groans Of tbs
wounded, the pitiful calls for help and water.
made the hours of darkness terrible. The
next day re-enforcements arrived, and for
hours an Irregular fre OF EharpSho0ters, with
occasional discharges Of artillery, was kept
up. In the afternoou dx gubboats, In COM
Continued on Third Pagel
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1900. C..,,. c.

The Westarn Kansas Cattle Growers.
The third annual meeting Of the West
ern Cattle Growers' association convened
at Dodge City yesterday. President A
81. Mccoy called the meeting to order
and made short but very interesting
address. But little bushes was trans
acted, owing to the absence of several of
the executive committee, who are ex-
pected this morning. Brief addresses
were made on the condition of the cattle
industry OF the west by such gentlemen
as Hon. Edward Russell of Lawrence,
Kan. Major w. A. Towers, a prominent
stockman OF the neutral "trip"
or s.no mans land" as well as
| vice president of the asso-
citation, Mr.. Arthur Gorham, who at
considerable length gaYe some facts con-
| nected with the losses sustained by
stockmen holding range cattle during
| the winter just passed, and other gentle
men followed. Upon the whole the loss
on stock belonging to this association Is
| not near so great as many were led TO
believe. The attendance is much larger
/ than that ct any preceding meeting,
| while stOckmen from the surrounding
states and territories are in attendance
l The members holding cattle on the
neutral strip" are very anxious
that their local rights be not only
recognized by encrosching stockmen,
| but in manner protected by the ascot
| alton. 1t has been also whispered about
| that an effort will be made to unite I'M
| der one association ''The Western Kan
sss Cattle Growers Association with
the panhandle Association" These
combined would run up to 1.150000
head Of cattle, valued at $25, 100000. 1t
is claimed that the interests of the two
associations are fully Identified with
each other, and the expenses could be
materially lessOned on both. The "Tex-
as traIl," or the National highway"
will again claim Its proporuonate share
of time in the convention. Many
now claim that a national high
way is far more preferable
to an iadiseriminate driving and ship
ping all over the country, whereby the
entire southern portion of the state is ex-
/ posed through Texas stock or coast cat
tie. Local ranchmen both in the Indian
Territory and II the neutral strip" or
lands In the discrimination of legisla-
ton, have feeling that the stock indus
try has been very much crippled both in
and outside of the state SO far
as the range stock interests are
concerned by the general quarantine
laws of the several states surrounding
the Indian TeIbory, the panhandle
of Texas and the neutral strip" which
localities boast of as fLely improved
stock as any portion of the state of Kan
sas can boast of.
The celebrated Dodge City Cowboy
band was on hand and enlivened the pro
ceedings with an occasional selection
each time being warmly applauded
This ls the band that attended the ma
tlOnsl stock meeting at st. Louis las
fall and won much celebrity on that &C
casion
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OYER THE STATE.

Arkansas City wants both gas and
water works.
There is quite an effort being made to
bring the National Teachers associs::
ton to Kansas.
The Southwestern Teachers assocla.
ton, held at 81 Dorado recently, was 8
grand success.
A man named S. D. Oichel living
near Garnett was killed by lightning
during last Wednesdays storm.
Governor Martin is now in Washing
ton, attending a meeting of the trustees
of the Soldiers Home. He will be gone
about q week.
The late legislature voted $4,000 for
repairing the senate chamber. This
will be sufficient to make the senate
chamber as neat and attractive d the
representative chamber.
The new court house recently COM
pleted at Wellington, Summer county,
cost little over $4,000 and is insured
for $4,000. 1t is said to be one of the
most handsome structures in the state.
Atchison Champion: A number OF
farmers Throughout the state are think
ing seriously of planting none but
white corn this year. The price of
good white corn runs from two to five
cents higher than the mixed or yellow
corn.
There will be meeting of the Kansas
Editorial association at Wyandotte, May
Is, commencing at 10 O'Clock. There
are now about $50 newspapers in Kan.
sas, and large representation is ex-
pected.
Ottawa Republican: Some time ago
i've or six men were around here pre-
tending to be insurance and lightning
rod agents, and took a number of notes
fraudulently, after which they cleared
out. Sheriff Harrison ran the boss OF
the gang, w. B. Pallet. to the ground
In Topeka, and brought him here Thurs.
day night. He gave bonds but was nc
sooner released than he was held on
another charge and Is again liberated on
bail.
At the recent State Teachers Associa-
ton in Nebraska, the following resolu.
tons were passed:
Whereas, The city of Topeka, Kansas,
has made persistent effort to secure a
meeting of the National Educational As
ISOLATION west of the Mississippi, and is
the only city that has made any effort
looking to that end, and believing that 6
united effort Is necessary to success, be il
Resolved, The the Nebraska State
Teachers Association cordially joins II
the request to the National Educational
Association to hold its meeting for 1885,
in Topeka, Kansas.
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For example, one must not mention
snakes, rats, mice or other such crea-
lures, or they will be haunted by them
during the year.
But while things curious and strange
and superstitious abound concern
ing Easter, every one Of them
is the outcome of deep, abiding, as
sund, faith In jesus. They symbolic
to those various people the wonders of
the resurrection, and, therefore, have
their place in fixing the faith as our flag
Is power among our people as the SYM
Dol of patriotism, and roots our faith In
country and laws. 1t is faith in the res
direction which stamps our relationship
70 Him who rose from the dead. And
He Is altogether different from every
one, since and before, that has appeared
mans friend and leader, for every one
of these have passed, and will pass away.
Look back little ways and you may see
two Of the greatest men in their depart
ments the world, perhaps, has ever had.
Nelson ruling the deep, and Wellington
the land. And coming down to our own,
the youngest of nations, we fail to see
Washington and others since who filled
the national heart. All are gone, dead,
partly forgotten. But Jesus is dlstin-
guished from each and all in
that He lives. Their spirits await the
final resurrection. But He Is risen
from the grave. HIS manhood has taken
on the more glorious and now sits on the
throne, the conqueror Of death and the
grave, thus making him the center of
universal humanity.
"Oh, world expectant
The heavy mists obscuring sea and land,
Are broken here and there by golden band,
Faint CLEAN Of sunrise splendor.
And soon q Hood of heavenly sunlight falls
Ger empty sepulchre and churchyard walls
Dispelling deSolation;
And joyous bells proclaim the trium phi won,
Death vanquiShed by the well beloved Son,
Who lives and TeiGns forever.
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1t has happened sometimes that Arbor
Day in previous years has been accom-.
panied by bad weather. We remember
one which was marked by q genuine
blizzard. II so, there comes another day
ana fRirer skies, and then let the trees be
plpnted to act as intercessors between
Kansas earth and sky, 10 shade the one
and call from the other the blessing of
the naturalization Champion.
It is TO be hoped that on the next
Arbor day Topeka will have a mayor
with enterprise enough TO call upon the
people of Topeka to aid IN carrying out
the request of the governor to set out
Trees. AS a rule heretofore on such
occasions, under the guidance and re-
quest OF the mayor, Topeka has done
work in this direction. What little was
accomplished yesterday was without the
cooperation of the city authorities
Commonwealth.
Notwithstanding the numerous proc
lamatione, there was no ''arbor day- -
alter all. The rain spoiled II. The
LORD did not seem to take any notice of
the proclamations, and so all the vanity
OF the men wishing to show authority
over the people was literally sub
merged.-Emporia Republican.
The above items speak for themselves.
The Atchison Champion, like THE
NEWS, voices the sentiments of the
sober, thoughtful and patriotic Kansans
We. do not need to comment upon the
other. The people may read and draw
their own interences.
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Atchison Champion: The New York
Medical Record, which does not seem
particularly moved by the cholera alarm,
says: "The cholera is now In the third
year of its travel from India, and its viz
ulence is waning. This was shown by
the small extent of its rsVages In Paris
last fall. Cholera is not a contagious
disease, like scarlet fever and measles.
It's presence iucities of India, where it is
epidemic, creates no more alarm or CON-
ment than does the diphtheria with US.
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An Fad to Bone serapinx.

Edward Shepard of Harrisburg, Ill .,
says: "Having received so much bene-
fit from Electric BitteFs, / feel it my
duty to let suffering humanity know II
Have had q running sore on my leg for
eight years; my doctor told me / would
have TO have the bone scraped or leg
amputated. used, instead, three bot
ties of Electric BItters and seven boxes
of Bucklins Arnica SalYe, and my leg is
now sound and we'll"
Electric Bitters are sold at so cents q
bottle. and Bucklen's Arnica SalYe ct %
cents per box by b. Wheldon. lei
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The influence of wars between great
powers is wonderful. Should England
and Russia engage in war. there will
probably be several smaller powers
sucked into the bloody whirlpool. On
this side of the water the result is still
more wonderful, for the little pugilistic
Barrios is about to involve both Mexico
and the United States In trouble. Be
hold how great 8 matter q little fire
kindlafhI
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Kansas City Journal: The salaries
paid by the United States to its foreign
ministers are as follows: France, Ger
many, England and Russia, 1900
Austria, Brazil, China, Italy, Japan and
Mexico, $l2, 900; Central America, Chilli,
Peru and Spain, SIC, 900; Argentine Re
public, Belgium, lombia, Hawaiian
Islands, HAytI, Netherlands, Sweden and
Norway, Turkey and Venezuela, $1,000.
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Wnahinrtnn Nntaa

WASHINGTON. D c., April 3.-The
total number of nominations sent TO the
senate by President Cleveland was 173.
OF these 159 were confirmed, two re
jected and twelve left Enacted upon by
the senate. The members Of the Utah
commission called on Secretary Lamar
to-day and had an interview with him
lasting about an hour The secretary
showed q lively interest in the plan of
work as explained by the commission,
and gave it his approval. The Indian
bureau has not yet determined upon
the line of action to be pursued in the
case of the Winnebago or Crow Creek
reservation. Commissioner Atkins said
that while the men who had gone upon
the reservation would haye to leave, the
government would adopt the miidest
means possible TO effect their removal.
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The boomers having failed so far to
occupy the promised land ~ and hav.
ing been SO closely cornered, their rage
now knows no bounds, and in the fury
of their madness they attack both the
United States senators from Kansas. Nc
matter how just the cause of the boomers
may be they make 1t appear ridiculous
by their actions.
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FROM MEXICO TO THE CIVIL WAR.

FROM MEXICO TO THE CIVIL WAR.
The Fourth infantry was his regiment. He
remained in the army IL years, and, accord
ing to Gen. Adam BadeaH, was in every bat
tie Of the Mexican war except Buena Vista
He received two brevets for gallantry, and
was later stationed ct several posts on the
Canada frontier, and finally in California and
OREGON In lS4S he married Julia T. Dent
daughter OF q merchant Of St. Louis. In
1884, being tim q captain, he resigned his
commission in the army and removed to
Gfavois, near st. Louis, where he operated a
farm. There his daughter Nellie, now Mrs.
Sartoris and one or two of her brothers were
born. The placewa known as the " ish-tOn-
Wish. While residing there Grant made an
effort to obtain the position Of county sur
veyor, and was deeply disappointed at not
succeeding. he removed his family to st.
Louis after an experience as an agriculturist
which could scarcely be called brilliant
There, in wee cottage, the young soldier
Wrestled with the pecuniary problem of life
with very indifferent success. He could find
no employment, and being but sparingly sup
Piled with cash, saw the exchequer diminish
without prospects OF corresponding increase
like many others who were destined to per-
form great things, be was made acquainted
with the msnaces Of poverty and consequent
auneties. He tried the real estate business
and failed. In 1850 he went into the leather
trade with his father and brother at Galena,
Illinois BE had four slaves, which he pre-
sented to friend before leaving. Grant was
not an abolitionist. His achievements during
the war were inspired by his desire to crush
the rebellion and preserve the Union, and not
from any prejudice against slavery.
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Bank President Missing.

PITTsBURG, Pa, April 3.-The trial of
ex- President Riddle and Cashier Reiber,
charged with conspiracy to defraud the
depositors of the defunct Pennsylvania
bank will be taken up in the criminal
court next Monday. Riddle, who is
under $1,000 bonds to appear when the
case is called. has been missing for sew
eral weeks, but his friends claim he will
be on hand when wanted. The case Is
attracting a good deal of attention and
some interesting and startling develop
menta are expected
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BarrIos Meats ais Eata

La LIBKRTAD. San Salvador, via GAL
weston, April 4.-Hostilities between
Guatemala and the allied Republics
have been suspended and an armistice
of one moRth's duration is announced.
The legislative assembly at Guatemala
has annulled the decree promulgated by
President Barrios on February 18th,
in which q union of the Central
American republics was proclaimed,
and Barrios was announced as dictator
and supreme military chief of all Cen
trail America The gold hilted sword of
President Barrios was found on the bat
tlefeld of Chalchuah broken, and &C
cording to the latest intelligence 'recely-
ed here, President Barrios of Guatemala
Is dead. No particulars have been re-
ceived.