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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-23

John Gay, who had gone aboard 70 get q
paper, attempted 60 get on and was thrown
under the cara and both leg were crdshed
OF ct the knee. He died II great agony.
Hf. Gay Was the principal support of q
widowed mother. Who live AZ Baltimore.
aAD ENDING 81 A HRAKE-
AINNzAPoLIs. MINI DEC. 2O.-A IRE
Of very peculiar origin and under very
sed circumstances occurred In rooms Oc
cupied By Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart, In the
Robinson block, Is 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning. MF. Stewards two year old
child died, and . number of friends
spent several hours In the pres
enCe Of the deceased. Candles had
been placed on the coffin, and the moura-
err were asleep When the candles had
burned down 70 the wooden coffin. When
the occupants Of the room awoke TO their
danger the flames had enveioped the cafln
and had communicated 20 several articles
Of furniture. The fire IVES extinguished
before any serious damage had been done
TO the premises, but it Was toaAd that the
dead chlld's feet were buFneG 70 9 crisp
and the body was bIaekeneds
A FATAL FALL.
TUscoI.A, H.. Dec. 40.-JOhn Allison,
. farmer living Eve miles southeast of
here, fell twenty feet 70 the frozen ground
from the top of broom corn ehed, . few
days ego. landing On his hesd and hands.
Both aFms were broken below the elbow,
add the bones prOtrnded theeHgh the fish.
They were amputeted by physicians. but,
gsngrene setting IN, he died IroTa the eff
fects Of It Friday evening. He WAS
prominent CItizen and . member Of the
Knights Of Honor.
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We 6nd the foIlSWlng 10 the Newton
Kansan, credited 10 the Winfield Tele-
gram, and the editor Of the latter ought
to tesl the blush OF same mantle his brow,
If he has one, when he sees Il thus
credited ,sss It has the ear marks of the
AlchIson Globe, where It originated:
The men who say there is NO boom, who
20 about with brOWS Of gloom, and leave
the city to its doom. they make me tired.
Those who beWAil the cGty's health, and
leave town ct night by stealth, and spend
In other towns their wealth, they make
me tired. That army who Takes in the
''rocks" and count their bonds and bills
and stOckp, but raise the duce with cedar
blocks. they make me tired. The men
who howl that all who drink, are reeling
over hells dark brink, then SEEK the drug
store with q wink. they make me tired.
The men who At their business fail, who
take the prohibition fail. and send poOr
devils OF 90 Jail, they make me tired. The
clergymen who rant and sigh, OF happy
lands beyond the sky, then plug q fellow
preachers eye, they make me tired. The
men who have . dozen COWS. and swear to
keep them up with vows. but let them On
the street cArouse, they make ne tired. o.
l am tired of kickers' ranks; I'm tired of
legendary banks; I'm tired OF grunts, and
and chumps and cFanks; I'm tired, I'm
very, very tired.
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TPTF TFVDERINCE

From the figures presented in g leading
prohibition journal, Kansas has liquor
dealer for every 400 of the population oil
the state, Vermont one for every $40. and
Maine one for every 624 These are states
In which prohibiu las been tried or Is
being tried. Alabama has one saloon Tor
every 1, 105 of population, and Arkansas
one for every 1,118. These latter are
states IN which prohi bition has not figured
to the same extent. 1t is such figures as
these which lead sensible opponents of
the liquor traffic to doubt az 20 whether 9
prohibitory law or free whisky 10 the
greater enemy to true temperance Globe
Democrat.
Figures may not lie. but the compiler of
the above statement could undoubtedly
stretch the truth terribly. But were the
facts az above, which we doubt, still there
Is little sleiGht-ot-hand In the arti ole
as In the prohibition states 1t will be noted
IL speaks of ''liquor dealers" of course In
GLIDING druggists and every one who har-
| dies liquor in airy manner, while Ia the
latter states It speAks of ''sAloons." Why
| uot use the latter word In both cases
when We are sure the shoe would be on
the other foot with q vengeance. as there
Is probably not one saloon" to thousands
OF Inhabitants in either of the first men,
toned states. Again, In both of the statel
of Alabama and Arkansas there IL q much
larger number of people in sparsely set
lied portions, where il is no secret tina
saloons are unnecessary, as the Illicit still
ills long felt want.
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WGGHINGTON saws.

WASHINGTON, dec. 20.-The president
to-day RENTED the fine of $1,000 and
costs amounting to $500 in the case of E.
B. Case, convicted In the district court OF
the northern district OF Illinois for OBJ
tsinIDg a pension by fraud and perjury,
and sentenced 20 two years imprisonment
in the Joliet penitetisTy, and 70 pay fine
Of 81 600. Case was granted q pension of
a per month In 1865 for rupture, and in
1888 applied for an increase. o. inVesti-
CATION it was shown, on the testimony OF
his divorced wife, that bis sfl ;ction ante
dated the war. subsequently the wife
admitted thet she was wrong as TO the
time OF the rupture, and said that il actu.
ally occurred during the war. Case II
now about IS years Of age end Is In feeble
health. He has already served sixteen
months Of his term of imprisonment
APPROPRIATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The speaker
announced the appointment OF Meesrs
Forney, McAdoo and Hopkins as confereel
on the bill increasing the annual appFo.
pFlation for militia.
SUBSIDIZED TELEGRAPH.
The poEtof1ce committee of the horst
| to-day adopted report submitted by
Representative Warner on subsidized tel
egraph lines.
Upon representation made Dy Assist
ant Secretary Porter of the department o
state, the house committee on foreign
affairs restored to the diDlomstIc and con-
suIGr spprorrission bill 3 provision
raising the Chinese mission u
the hFst class, at salary o
| S17,50O. To OBJECT this increas'
three consulates are dispensed with at th'
suggestion of Porter. The total appfo
priation made by the bill IL now 81 600 II
| excess Of the appropriation made In tn
original bill. An elaborate report will b
| presented TO the house with the bill, ex
| pIanatOEy Of the reasons that Influences
the committee in preparing bill exceed
/ ing the &325.0O0 appropriation made TO
| the diplomatic and consular service dur
ing the current year.
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ACCORDING TO . Washington dispatch q
very amusing incident in connection with
Congressman Hanback, of this state, oc-
carred at the national capital few days
ego:
Joseph Levy, an assistant business man
ager tor Lawrence Barrett, bears q strik-
ing resemblance To Congressman Hanback,
of Kansas. This morning q representative
OF the Baltimore s. Ohio railroad met Mr..
Hanback, in the corridor of the capitol.
SupposiDg IL was the theatrical manager,
the railroad official commenced talking
business, saving he would carry the troupe
to their next stopping place at greatly re-
| duced rates; would run special car for
Mr.. Barrett aud give ten passes to certain
members OF the company, ii MIR. Levy
would select hrs road. MIR. Hanback,, who
lie az times bard Nf hsa, a ,. DID not under.
| nand full what the railroad official said .
i He caught the Woros ''railroad passes, -
and Immediately supposed the person
talking WAS one of the numerous Pac a
railroad lobbyists and trying TO bride hIm
/ TO vote for the funding bill. Mr.. Han
back grew wild with Indignation, and
ihre4t-ned 60 call q policeman and have
the railroad Official thrown out OF the
building. The mistake was dIscoVt red
and the necessary apologize and explains
lions made. Strange as IL may appear, 4
was not more than = hour after this until
Levy WAS going through the corridors
when he was Accosted by DooFkeepeI
CoAkley and told TO 90 inside quick a. tn
speaker Wss e1lling the states fer the IN
production OF bills Levy replied that b
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nsnfh Fronn HIdrophsbsa,

81. LOUIS, Dec. 20.-The death from
hydrophobla Of the daughter Of Louis
Grund, ex-chairmsn Of the republican
city central committee and prominent
Grund5 six1een yesrs old, some time ago
wa playing with young puppy only
two months old, when it Bit her. The
wound was not serious, and as
the dog, 30 far as known, had
never been out of the house since ghe
day Of its birth, and had never been with
other dogs, nothing was thought Of 10.
About eight days ago, however, the
young lady began 70 show signs Of she
dread disease and two physicians were
called In. Their efforts TO relieve her
Suffering were of 10 avail end she rapid
" grew worse until yesterday when she
died In the greatest agony.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.

4 Baltimore . Ohio scheme 80 Purchase
the South Pe1nsyIvanis LiD0-OtheF
Railway Notes.
NEW YORK, Dec. H.-It is stated on
authority that the offer Of r. B. Goven
60 buy the South Pennsy1vania railroad
was msde g0r the Baltimore & Ohio com.
pany, who Il they make the purchase win
complete it eDd make Il part Of their sys-
tenn, connecting Reading with the Bald.
more 4 Ohio.
0oNFERKNCE WITH ADAMS.
President Adams, Of the Union Pacific,
In conference to-day with Eli Smith,
president Of the Oregon Railway & Nay
iGAtsOn company arranged the details d
the Oregon navigation lease. The worn
WA finished, 5uf the conference adiourn-
ed without aiGning the agreement.
THE WABASH AFFAIR.
81. LOUIS, No., Dec. 2ls-Judge T. u.
Cooley. the newly appointed receiyeT oa
the wabash railroad company for the
| lines east Of the Mississippi river AZ
rived In this city to day. He said 70 re-
| porter that his visit was simply for TIE
| purpose Of ecquaintiDg himself with ths
a92iFS Of thst part Of tbe system which &
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SENATOR McPHRRsoN has Introdr

SENATOR MCPHERSON has introduced q
bill amendary Of the oleomargarine act.
1t provides that the section of the statute
requiring all oleOmargarine to be packed
other wooden packages not before used for
that purpose, each containing not less than
ten pounds, and marked, stamped and
branded as the commissioner Of internal
revenue shall prescribe, shall not apply
40 oleomarGarine transported in bond for
expectation and actually exported" The
effect Of the enactment of this amendment
would be TO enable manufacturers to ex-
port oleomargarine and sell 1t in foreign
markets Is butter. Senator McPhersOn's
bill is not likely to meet with the approval
of congress-
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CounterfeIters IN trouble.

ST.. LOUT', DC 22-ChIef Operstor
Shaw OF the government secret service. re-
turned to the city yesterday with every
link In the chain of evidence complete
against CounterfeitersA wHungeTford
Charles Dicksl and Sylvester B0 ir,
whom he arrested recently. When AZ
reested DIckel and HungeFiord and their
wives were 81 bolton, Kansas, and he
found complete ou.6t OF couaterfeiting
machinery in their possession They
were turning out counterfeit half dollars
that The examiner in the local sub treasury
says are the best decepiions he
has seea for years. Detectives also found
on the prisoners several letters from Syl-
vesler Martin. of WalkeFtou, IndIans
| Il was found on investigation that Martin
| had been with them ct Holton few weeks
ago and he'd gone 20 LeaVen worth with
plans for heavy press which he orderet
made at fOunoFy there. From that plart
he went 20 his bone ia Indiana and va
arrested and taken TO Topeka. Kas-, wher'
| all three prisoners VIII be tried IL IN,
United States court
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TIE Topeka people hAv become SAT
crazy on the railroad subject Ras these o
Wichita, a Jew lunatlcs OF the same sort
In Emporia would supply long Eelt want.
And Ne are likely 70 get them too -[Em-
poriA NEWS.
Tue News 10 laboring under q delus,on
In regard 20 this matter. We are sorry to
confess that Wichita is crazy on railrnadp,
but Topeka Il simply enthusiastic and
confident Topeka's boom is not "snap'
worked BY real estate men, but . steady
and every increasing boom that will carry
Topeka forward until she becomes the
largest city between the Missouri river
and the Rockies-[C Capital.
Oh, Observation-Disclosures Eagle.
We are pleased 70 state now that Their,
is hen on the nest, and she IL expecte(
70 hatch soon. "Luns." OF the above kind
are the birds anxiOusly expected.
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DURING the war William Knapp de-
serted from the First United States cav
airy and was never captured. In due
time he settled with his family ct Grave
town, Indiana, where It recently occurred
to him to see IL he couldn't get some back
pay somehow or other. he wrote to
Washington, giving the circumstances of
his desertion, and was informed that he
could get no back pay until the taint Of
desertiOn was removed. He accordingly
decided to go to Chicago and surrender
himself, believing that he would be re-
leased without much trouble, owing to the
length OF time which has elapsed since his
dsssruon. He is now IN the county Jail,
awaiting the action of the war department.
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Boys win . strike.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.-The dis
trict telegraph companies to-day CON-
ceded the demands Of the striking mes.
sengers for 75cts. for day of II hours.
The boys return TO work Tomorrow.
PoWDERLY's COMMANDO.
CHICAGO. Dec. Alan important
secret circular has been received by dis
trics assemblies p and 81 Knights Of
Labor of this city nom Master Workman
POwderly concerning the factlonAl quar-.
refs which have existed in the Organiz3-
ton for some time. The circular touches
upon several matters, but the most Inn
portans are political questions and the
action Of the Knights IN reference 70 the
is promulgated Ii is claimed that
the conservative element Of the
organization will be pleased with Mr.
PoWderly's commands, while they will
greatly displeaAe the radical wing. MI.
Powderly has ordered the master work.
men Of district assemblies a and 81 not
to allow money to be collected for the
condemned anarchists and instructs that
if any funds have 80 far been contributed
that such moneys be returned
to the assemblies and per.
sons who contributed the same.
The general master WofkmAn's orders
are said TO be imperative. POwderly's
action, 1t il commended, settles foreVerthe
question Of the relation Of Knights Of
Labor and the condemned AnarchIets.
It also explains why 10 joint meeting
these district assemblies on last Sunday
at Weiner's hall, on HGlsted street, that
sympathy for the anarchists was not
brought up when the meeting was for
that special purpose.
LATER.-The matter was expected to
come before the meeting held Tonight
by district assembly 81. After the meet
ing the members were extremely reti-
cent, but vaguely limited that the subject
had not been considered, and intlmated
that the alleged order was q canard
Neither OF these Ideas find much Gre
donce.
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IN Aid of the old sod.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-At . meeting
tonight Of the municipal council Of the
land league the following from President
Fitzgerald TO the national body was
read:
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 10.-John j..
Delaney :-Philadelphia has protested
against tyranny and provides funds
Coz an anti-eviction campaign.
New York should not be
silent. The municipal council
should organize mass meetings. and
every loyal Irishman should support your
actions. Ireland IL In the crisis Of her
fate. Help her now or never.
JOHN FITZGERALD.
In accordance with the recommends
ton committee was appointed to carry
a. mt.
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AT . recent meeting the knights of La
Dor Of Boone. Iowa, adopted the follow
Ing:
Resolved. That We heartily endorse the
order issued by Mayor Wilmot, OF this
date, against the illegal sale OF iAtoxica-
ting liquors, etc. wine and beer.
Resolved, That this offort to prevent
the bread from being taken from the
mouths af Innocent women and children
ought 70 have the moral support of al
good citiEens.
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won,an,. au9.r,nr,

ROCKY Mt. N, @, March 1, lss5.-For
ii:een wears my liver and kidneys have
been bad affecIed-nOt . day in that time
without the headache. Since using the
B. B B.-Botanic BLOOD Balm-I have
been entirely relieved; no pain, no rrou-
bic st al, and feel almost like another
peEson. am one among the many I'D
vocAtes OF B. B. B., and you are at liberty
to use my name. Mas. G. b. Gar.
Sold By Chas. Ryder, druggiss.
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VOL. 29--No. 40

10 be under his control. He would confer
with the present receivers before
January 1, nt which time ne
thought everything would be ready for
transfer. He also stated thAt ne Goes
not intend to make any changes In the
fl isl Iist, but will retain all the present
employees. Contrary TO sxoectassone,
the report of Messrs. Humphreys ana
Tuks. the Wabash receivers, informing
the United States circuit court oftic1Aliy
of their removal by Judge Gresham
from control Of that part OF the system
when court opened this morning, but it
Is expected to be presented tomorrow.
THE WRIT DENIED.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Dec. 2I.-The appli-
cation OF the Missouri Pacific railway
company for Q writ TO prohibit the So.
Louis, Kansas City g Colorado railroad
from crossing the track OF the Missouri
Pacific ct Labodie, forty five miles west
Of this city, was to-day refused by the
court Of appeals. The Missouri Pecttio
had previously applied to Judge SesY, Of
the circuit court Of FRANKLIN
county for an Injunction, but it was re-
fused, and then followed the application
result. The st. Louis, Kansas City q
Colorado is the same road which Judge
Brewer, Of the United States circuit
court, recently declded had G right to
coma into this city And enter the union
depot over the Wabash tracks, ~
PURCHASED BIZ THE SANTA RE.
CHICAGO. Dec. 20.-The sale OF the o.
& st. L. R. R. to the A T. & ). F. COM
pany was confirmed to-day by oAcisi
announc ement made by Norman VIII
liams, president of the Chicago, Santa
Fe g. California Railroad company. It
Nss to the effect that the latter corpora
ton hes purchased the Chicago q st.
Louis road and al of its property and
effects, which would hereafter be desig-
mated IS the Chicago division OF the
Chicago, Santa Fe 81 California railway.
RUSSEL VOTES BONDS.
Russell, Kae., Deo. 21.-Hussell
county to-day voted S155 600 to the Fl.
Smith s. Western railway. There IL
great rejoicing tonight.
TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21.-The representa-
tives Of the Interstate Traffic association
we're in session here again to-day In the
work Of 'justing rates, but did not COM
plete their labor and will meet again to-
morrow.
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CHICAGO, Dec. ga Daily News spe-
cisl from Des MONIES, iowa, says: A
most disastrous FIRE which is still raging
broke out at OskAloosa IN the postoffice
about O'Clock this morning, and despite
the efforts of the fire department, assisted
by citizens, the flames are still beyond
control and progressing eastward, envel-
oping the entire block in which Is located
the postoflce. Thus far $4,000 worth Of
property has been destroyed, with pros
poet that the entire block will be burned
down and & loss of $I00, 900 entailed. The
fire obtained full he7d Way before IL il g
discovered, very few people being on the
street at the hour the alarm was first
given. At Q o'clock this morning the fire
Raa not nnnRr COnfrnl
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THE washington correspondent OF the

he Washington correspondent OF the
Omsha Bee says of Senator Ingalls,:
Mr.. Ingalls,, OF Kansas, the satirlcal
wonder, has 8 habit of prOmenAdinR the
south side of the republican end Of the
chamber. Mr. Ingalls, Is over six feet In
height, so straight that he leans back wards
and weighs 40 pounds. His slender
form is clothed with q Prince Albert,
which Is cut high and buttoned low. In
his irregular, but at times almost incessanI
perambulatIons, he carries his hands be-
hind him folded, HAd his face turns to-
ward the floor in deep meditation. He is
like q gun set with a half trigger.
Aroused, on q warning, from this deep
meditation, he can hurl back q reply "a
any man on the floor which II almost IN
answerable. He has been described as 9
buzz saw with an hours start"
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THE SANTA FE.

The advance sheets OF the annual Eepor
OF the railroad commissioners was Issued
ct Topeka on Saturday. That portion rel
atlve 70 the Santa Fe contains some points
which may be Of interest TO our readers,
which We reproduce IN q condensed form
Il shows that the total amount OF paid
up stock and debt OF the company 10 So, >
2l2, $50 90.
The Santa Fe has st present 1 1858 "A
miles Of road, Sol rs Of which are In the
state OF Kansas. The company. however
operates 2 PA 81 miles VI ROAD, i 10. 70 OF
which are IN this stale.
Including wooden, iron and stones, the
Santa Fe has over forty five miles OF
bridges, and has expended $443 S26.4O in
fencing It's tracks. The company uses IL
Its traffic $50 locomotives, and III, 410 cart
and coaches.
The company employs I'VE division and
assistant superIntendentE who receive an
average salary of $3.50 "a per month. Six
hundred and fifteen clerks are employed
at an average salary Of $63.25 per month.
Eleven MASTER mechanics are employed 81
= salary Of $13I.54 per month. Ons hun
dred snd ninety -four conductors receive
an average monIhiy salary of $S3.57. Two
hundred apd forty four engineers receive
40 average salary c: 50 81 pr pay
Three hundred and fifty four brakemen
receive 81 IA per day. Flagmen, gate
keepers and watchmen, OF which the Santa
Fe employs two hundred and two, receive
50 IL per day. Oae hundred and thirty
nine station agents receive an average o.
$69.74 per month seventeen hundred and
seventeen 81 ction men receive an average
daily salary Of 81 .43; seven hundred and
seventy i've labortrs receive an average
DAILY salary of 81 Al Ger day and other
employees numbering 2,15l are paid at the
rate OF $500 per day.
The total earnings of the Santa Fe for
the year ending June '66. was $lS, 142. 695 :
Al. OF the aunOu unit 90, 1914 1881 was for
| freight traffic, and So 219,6ls so fer pas
seDRsr service. The remainder OF the re
ceIpts came from mail and express matter
The total expenses of operating the road
were SO 442, 440.2 5; 81, 670. 536.O5 interest
was paid during the year on bonds. and
the taxes for The year amounted to $780,
400 40 and the dividends for the year were
80. b50. 746O0.