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


Arkansas CITY, Kan, March 3d.
Captain Couch and 1000 men under his
flag now in camp at this point are in no
wise dismaYed or disbesrtened by the
knowledge, as already published, that
cattlemen were being allowed by the
government to remain in Oklahoma with
their herds while the settlers are barred
from even entering the Indian Territory
by the pickets placed along the territor-
Ial line by Gen. Hatch.
This afternoon at 8 O'Clock an enthu-
siastic meeting was held at the Oklaho
ma headquarters, and spirited addresses
were made by Captain Couch and by
ex-Sheriff SmalleY of Lynn county, and
the settlers were counselled to wait 6
little longer before taking definite action
as to what should be done.
Captain Conch stated to the men that
their friends at Washington we're strain.
ing every nerve In their behalf, but il
consequence of the senste's extra session
President Cleveland was not able to give
the question that attention which It de
manded and which would be accorded II
as soon as the session adjourned, which
would probably be on Thursday.
Gen. Hatch stated to night that Is sooT
as he was positive that any large mum
Der of men were within the Oklahomi
lines he would send the entire Nintl
cavalry to put them out, If so much
! force was needed. He would follow hi
orders from Washington TO the letter, q
| he was bound to do 50, and he would
show no favorifism in any action a
| might take.
A large number of kilograms and LET
| ters came to the Oklahoma headquarter
to-day from various points in the west
ern and middle states, telling OF tht
colonIst ready to start IS soon as the d.
for leaving Arkansas City for the Soutl
| was made known TO them.
Il Is really surprising. the Intense IN
terest which these outside parties tax
/ in this colonization movement, &c letter
come from men in all stages of life
lawyers, doctors, editors, farmers AM
polititions being among those who dali.
| seek advice from Capt. Couch.
The Incomers outnumbef the outgoer
two to Tone, and not sign that look
like backing down has yet shown itsel
4 among them.
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THE JAIL.

The following is the report On tie
county Jail submitted to the court b the
grand jury:
To the Honorable Board of County Connls-
GENTLEMEN: It is the opinion Of the
grand jury that the floor OF the county
Jail should be taken up and replaced In
such a way that water and damp may be
excluded, and that Q window, OF win
dows, capable of admitting more light,
should be fixed in the south wall. The
grand Jury would suggest that the sani-
tary condition of the jail be more care
fully watched than formerly, and W0uld
advise the proper authorities 70 Sse
that suitable disInfectants are Kept
on the premises. II IL our opinion
that the water closets are not too Clearly
kept.
We believe the kitchen aooE Il In Q
very bad condition and ought % Be dur
ably fixed. Rats have eaten thFozRh the
floor and water runs in freely.
The prisoners. without exception. say
that their food Is sufficiently good, and
that they are we'll treated IN every re-
spect.
We respectfully submit the above SoE
your consideration.
w. Il. MARS.
IF. SEKDIKKR,
C. W. WHITE.
JOHN ORR,
| 81. G. PHELPS,
LYMAN HALL,
WILLIAM HARVEY,
ADAM BTTLKR,
ALRxADNKR MCLEAN,
| w. T. HFTB,
G. KUEGKR,
THoGAs THOMAS.
e. D. CHuDERs.
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AT AIR.
EDITED BY ANON.


MONDAY, March 80.
The prevailing epidemic Just now
seems to be bad colds. GertIe Casler
and Maud Wilbur head the list.
We are sorry to miss Willie Dunn
from school. Hurry up, Willie, and get
well, for your class needs you.
Mrs. Levi Smith is soon 70 go to En-
poria. Her physician claims the growth
on her lip 90 be that of cancer. We
earnestly hope that good treatment will
remove her trouble.
It ia rumored that Mr.. James Koho
has started for Colorado. Success TO
you, Jim,
The remains of Frank Tate were in
TERED, under the honors of Odd Fell
lowship at No. o, on Wednesday after
noon. A large assemblage of friends
were present.
Sunday school was we'll attended Yes-
terdaY morning. We will be glad to see
more of the children In this work.
1t is doubtful: Tom and Bob went TO
Emporia Friday morning and returned
Satur day evening. They say they are
ing again. Fears are entertained lest
ey leave the farm.
Spelling school on Tuesday night.
This Is intended for the old as we'll q
| the young.
Miss Ida Wilbur begins the work, to-
day, of teac hing Young ideas how 70
shoot
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CENTRAL AMERICAN ARMIES.
Now that there seems TO be 4 break
ing away of the war cloud that over
hangs the European nations we turn 10
Central America, where they actually
mean fight. The present opposition to
Barrios consists IN an alliance, offensive
and defensive, of three powers-San
Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa RIGA.
The preparations of these powers to
meet the ambitious Barrios do not seem
to sustain, the report of the Costa Rican
minister to Mexico in reference to the
fighting powers of those countries. That
minister reports that the combined pow
ers have together an army of 10000
men and BarrIOs claims to be able to
put about the same number in the field.
According to the treaty OF the three
powers named, Costa RIGA pledges $780,
600 for the common defense and 1000
soldiers, who are now enroute to the seat
of hOstilities. Nicaragua agrees to fur
nish 4, 600 troops. and San Salvador her
entire available army, which will per.
bsps not exceed 1900 men. The presl-
dent of San Salvador will have
the direction of affairs in the war against
Barrlos.
Should other nations leave these coun.
tries alone there is great possibility Of
Barrios succeeding In extending the au-
thority OF Guatemala over a large por.
ton of Central America, as he has the
best drilled and most effective army in
Central Amarica
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DOTS FROM DELL.
BY ANONYMOUS.

MONDAY, March so.
A crowd met at the residence OF Mr..
VIM. Orr on last Wednesday eyeainR
and had jolly time by dancing. Tbs
music, which was furnished by the
SpikeF brothers, was very appreciasing
and moving. The crowd danced TO their
hearts content, and went home seem
ingly much pleased with the proceedings
of the evening.
The farmers of this vicinity are MAX
ing ready for the springs work.
The team of 8. Reynolds ran away the
other day, but very little damage was
done.
Mrs. Birk purchased Of j. r. Davis,
of Dow creek, fine spen Of Normaa
colts at $500.
The Dell debating club commences
again the nrst Tuesday In April. We
wish IL success.
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VIM. A. Midhaurer has brought suit
in the supreme curt of Indiana To re-
cover $4,000 from Harvey A. Gilbert
and others, claiming to have been SWIM
died out OF that amount by the defend
ants. The complaint states that Gilbert
represented TO the plaintiff, through the
other deiendAhts, that he was the owner
OF tract Of land In Kansas, which he
desired to trade tor property In that and
adjoining states 1t lie alleged that the
plaintiff conveyed To Gilbert property
valued at $4,000. and consisting of &
stock of hardware, q brick block in
Illinois. and houses and lots in that state
and that he was TO receive Ia return the
title to the land in Kansas Alter con
veyIng his property 70 Gilbert. he found
that tue later did not own the land il
Kansas as represented, and the plaintiff
receiving no consideration for the prop
ertY 30 conveyed. demands $4,000 A
damages.
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" - Ao""'AN St. Louis
The New Town Of Deep water


Although the west has produced towns
Of remarkable growth, the new town OF
Deep Water promises 70 eclipse them all.
Deep Weter Is located on the Kansas
City, Clinton 81 Springfield railway
(noW IN course Of Construction abou
eight miles south Of Clinton in Henry
county, No. It Is near the great coal
fields, and has tributary TO Il
q very large area Of rich farming
country, well populated. Its ad'
ysnsageous location will command for Il
the trade of rich farming community
and its growth Is sure 20 astonish ever
those who are familiar with the rapid
development Of towns and cities in thu
great west.
Deep Water is better located, hal
more natural advantages, and will IN
doubtedly make q larger town thar
either Rich Hill, Missouri, or Pitts
burg, Kansas, the rapid growth o
which has been the wonder OF those
familiar with the histories of ttos'
famous towns. The Kansas City. Gin
/ ton q Springfield railway win be CON
| piesed to Deep Water and passenge
trans running between Kansas City snI
that point, about June 10, next. Aessrs
Keith & Perry. $50 Delaware street
Kansas City. viii give full Information
m relation 20 the new town
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Illinois AssembIy no AZ Uproar

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 1.-The house
this morning was IN an uproar. After
reading OF the minutes Speaker HaInes
arose aud explained that as there had
been dissatisfaction regarding employees
of the house he had come to the concIu-
sion that the best thing he could do was
to promptly dismiss eli of them appoint
ed by him ana he did so. This announce
ment fell like q bomshell among
the employees, and CONSERVATION reIRned
supreme among them. Representative
Keys offered q resolution declaring that
the speaker had no right to discharge
employee The whole subject was tabled
Went Offered resolution citing that the
speaker and Representative Miller had
placed the stock yards bill with commit
missioner on corporations. thereby per.
petrafing an indignIty on the house. land
both should be reprImanded.
Il was further declared that the speak
er was an unsafe person tn conduct thS
affairs of the house and should be depos
ed. Before the discussion was possibli
il was announced that the sensie wa.
ready fIr joint session. Oae ballot va
taken in which two votes were cast, on
TO- Logan and one for Morrison.
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The April number of Dorcas is an ad-
liable one. In addition to the usual
number of patterns and directions for
crocheted and knitted articles. there Is
an article on title carving from Colo
RADIO MARBLE" which Opens the way for
new industry tor women. This maya
zine takes special pains to bring forward
anything new, which may In any way
help woman 10 new and better means OF
self-support.
Dorcas is periodical which should
be in the hands of every lady in
the land who has any taste
for art decoration or fancy work
The illustrations are excellent, and the
patterns selected with extreme good
taste, and written in so plain and ex
plicit manner that novice will find
no trouble ia following them. News
dealers and postmasters will take sub
scriptions or furnish sample copies
Subscription price, 500 per year. Send
10 cents for sample copy. Address,
DoRcAs,
S72 Broadway New York Citv
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most needed; and that the contract sys-
ten with rigid inspection to secure the
proper performance Of the work, will re-
suit IN better roads. and that the tax pay
ers Eill be enabled to see something tan
gible in return EJr the amounts paid by
them, and the farmer something more
tangible in good highways.
Should one or more of our townships
adopt the new law land we hope all
will), we have q farther suggestion to
make with reference to procurement of
machinery, ETC.. for working roads. So
far IS We have been able to ascertain, the
common plow and common hand scrs-
per is about all the machinery owned by
any township In the county for the
working Of roads. Many more are need
ed, and with one road district system for
township, many more Weuld be pro-
cured. for the township would then be
in position to buy them.
Horsepower ditchers, road. graders,
and road, Jewelers. are among the latest
improved machinery for roads, and the
| manufacturers of rival machines would
be glad of the opportunity to bring
their machines to this county and test
theft merits. With such improved ma
chinery the labor of making ard main
tanning good roads will be greatly re-
dRef-s. and twenty miles of road can be
worked and kept IN far better shape
than three miles with the old fashioned
tools.
We trust our township friends will
take these suggestions into their serious
confederation, and will see sufficient
force in them to act accordingly. We
need better county roads, and if we eyer
get them, it must be, by the adoption OF
q system different from the one that has
been in force for the past twenty years
We have talked about it long enough
Mere talk accompllshes nothing. Lei
US act. We hope the city board of'trade
will stir the matter up, and act in con
cert with our country citizens, until some
new change Is made In our present de
fective road system.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-After the
reading of the journal the chair laid
before the senate several eommunIca-
lions which be had received in regard
to the failing health of Gen. Grant and
asked If 1t was the pleasure at the senate
that the secretary read them. Several
senator's responded in the AFFIRM
alive whereupon the Associated Press
bulletins were read from the secretary's
desk.
Upon the motion of Sherman the
char was authorized to appoint q com.
mittee provided for in the Allison reso,
luton adopted yesterday, TO set during
recess and take into consider
alton the contingent expenses o.
the senate The following senstorI
were named Allison, Plat, Plumb, Mil
Ter f0f New York;, Cockrell. Harris and
Payne Upon motion of Miller (NeV
York;, the senate at 1910 O'Clock wen
into exeeu tive session.
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TARnor DAY-sA4UHDAx

Owing 70 the heavy rain to-day -
mayer suggests that the Observance e
Arbor Day be postponed until Safnraey,
at which time it Is earnestly hoped taaf
the day will be celebrated DY the plans
ing of many trees, shrubs and VINES.
Supt. KIock also makes this same sag
gestion; likewise the county superiH-
tendent, Miss Dixon.
Let Saturday be booming Arbor
Day.
THE GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.
..Joek. when We has naethinE else 70 do, ye
may be sticking in . tree; tt Will q eT2S .isG
Jock, when ye're sleeping."-Sn "easST
Scott.
The custom of appointing an Arbor
6lav now prevails in eight states OF me
ITTon and il Is believed that IL Will
soon be honored In all the states and Ter.
ritories. the east and west following the
lead of the central states of the Missouri
valley, The people of Kansas went to
PLANTING trees as soon as they began 20
blow. and increasing millions Of shade
fruit and forest trees are planted every
wear, The love of the Kansan Tor reeS
has shown itself on every farm ana VIZ
liage lot; In city parks and the gro9noe
OF the church and the school, aHo tho
Gods Acre where our beloved ones Aesp
their last sleep. This feeling - equally
strong in the minds OF old and young
IN women not lees than men; Il leads 90
practical results IN increasing the value
of land, and IN ameliofeting the aepeE1-
ties of out climate-that there has oeeo
An increase IN the rainfall OF Kansas y
| fully proved by the statistics OF our osd-
est meteorologists-and 1t leads to usas
of beauty In adjoining our homes 80
making them scenes OF loneliness me
remembrance of which VIII follow o0H
| children to the last days OF their old age
| The state which the pioneers found tree-
| less and desert, now bears upon its feK.
| tile bosom more than twenty m1llicos 2.
| fruit trees, and more than SOO,OOO acres
/ of forest trees.
| In view of these facts, and In o6edi-
ence to the popular will, l, John A. MAJ
| TIN, governor OF Kansas, hereby SET apAr
Thursday, April 2, 1885, g Arbor day,
and respectfully ask that 1t DO made
general holiday. School officers s1c
teachers can greatly aid in earring on
the purpose of the day by giving tneil
pupils a holiday. and by deyoting spSctA
attention to the adornment OF ec0oo
grounds and parks.
Done at Topeka, this 10Th day o.
March, A. D., 1886, and Of the state she
twenty fifth year.
| By the governor.
E. B. ALLEN. Secretary OF State.
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WATERFRONT, La, March, S0.!The
steam boat R. r. Springer going from
Cincinnati for New Orleans ran into
the bank st the government light. just
below here, this morning at O'Clock,
under full headWsy and sprung q leak
in different places and gradually com
menced to sink. At S O'Clock the
steamer Matches arrived taking charge
of all the passengers, none were lost
The freight Is . total loss. The boal
was valued at $4,000. Insured in the
Cincinnati offices tor two thirds of the
full value. She hsd full cargo of 1906
tons of western produce and ninty seven
nasSan1ara
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Governor Martin has made seven sp-
poIntments on the state board of health.
They are Chas. II. GuIbor, Beloit; A.
p. Forster. Fort Scott; D. Surber, Per
ry; L. NJ. WEIGH, LACyRue; d. w. Stor-
mont, Topeka; ii. d. Roberts. Manhat-
tan, aud T. A. Wright, Americus. Two
appointments are vet to be made.
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OryDemOerats.

6PRINGFIKLD. Ill. March 31.--Af 1 80
0. N. Crafts Of COoK county and Baker
Of ELouItrie counsy, both Democrats, had
. fist fight on the floor Of the house. The
trouble arose over the stock yards bill
on which they were opposed. Crafts
took Baker 10 task, and, upon his resent
lag, struck him In the face, Whereupor
Baker struck back twice, kicking him
once In the stomach and marking hii
face badly. Crafts attempted to strike
Baker with chair, but was prevented
by his friends. and they were separated
Haines, without putting any motion, de
elared the house adjourned. This - tht
second fight that Baker has engaged il
this session.
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New York Tribune: Secretary LamAr's
auction sale of carriages yesterday real
lied q few hundred dollars for the gov
eminent. He will no doubt haYe the
sum credited on the books IS an Offset
20 the $11. 531 which he lost 10 the peo-
pie the day before by closing up the de-
partment in honor OF Jacob Thompson,
who distinguished himself as q traitor
OF the worst kind. Mr.. Lamar will have
TO do good deal of walking to make
the account balance.
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The Democrats Who are rejoicing over
the recent pOstoffice appointments in
this state, aud are anticipating a streak
OF good fortune In the same direction
should remember that the posimasters at
Topeka. Lawrence and Wyandotte, were
not removed, but that their commissions
expiring IN April the administration saw
ut To reward some of it, followers II
still remains question as to whether
Cleveland will remove postmasters
whose terms have not vet expired.
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ToPKKA, April 1.-The board OF rail
road commissioners have instructed the
Santa Fe company TO put . passengei
train on the Howard branch of their road
to leave Emporia after the arrival Of the
west-bound passenger train on the main
line and leaving Howard In the morning
in time to connect with the east bound
passenger trains. An application for &
similar improvement on the Florence Z
Douglas branch was refused.
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The Cannon Ban. Thunderbolt and Cy

The Cannon Ball. Thunderbolt snd Cy-
clone trains are all side-trscked for the
st. Louis Limited. via. the Missouri
Pacific, the only line running three ex.
press trains from Kansas City to St
Louis. st. LOUIS day express at z 80 q
m, st. Louis night express at 6:16 p
m. To the third train which leaves Kan.
sas City at 8 :25 p. m the management
Of the Missouri Pacific wish to call the
special atteation of the travelling public
and the citizens of Kansas, to the great
st. Louis Limited Train of palace
coaches. Horton reclining chair carl
free and the only line running Pullman
buffet sleeping and paTlor cars In The
west. To avail yourselves of all tnest
advantages without any extra cash you
ticket must be over the Missouri Pacific
J. 81. LYON, w. p. A,
Kansas City.
Oh. TOWNSEND, g. P. A,
CT TnF.Tc
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R. E. ToRRINGToN, Agent.
The soutn and southeast Florida.

The South and Southeast Florida.
Should you contemplate trip to
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Sa
vaRnah, Ga, Charleston, 8. c., jackson
vile, Florida, or in fact any point in the
south or southeast. it will be to your in.
terest to examine the advantages over
all other lines offered by the st. Louis,
Iron Mountain g. Southern railroad
"Iron Mountain Route" in the way OF
fast time, elegant equipment, &c.
At present daily train is run from
Saint Louis Grand Union Depot, at
tached TO which will be found an ele.
egant Pullman Palace sleeping car,
which runs through to Nashville, Tenn,
where direct connection is made with
express trains of connecting lines, foI
points mentioned above. This train
connects at Nashville with the Jackson
Vile express, having Pullman Palace
sleeping car of the very finest make at.
tachsd, which runs through to jackson
VILE, Florida, without change.
For further informatioF: address
r. CHANDLER,
L. G. CHARLTON, Gen. Tiki. Agent
Asst Gen. Tiki. Agent.
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We take this occasion, now that the
secretary Of the interior Is very promI-
nently before the people, to make . note
OF The fact that Henry Ward Beecher
still insists that Lamar Is the man for
the presidency in 1888.
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We venture the assertion that the only
paper In the state that ridIcules "Arto1
Day" Is the Emporia Republican. We
wish the people of this state to know,
however, that that paper does not repre-
sent the sentiment Of this community
upoi that and many other topics of in