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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04
M0RE VIVID

There must be some good judges Of
music in the good town Of Wichita. In
giving an account Of the parade OF the
q. A. Il. in that city, the Eagle Of the
18th instant. says: "The prOeessIon
was led by the Sons Of Veterans drum
corps and the knights Templar band OF
EmpOria-" When as q matter Ell fact,
the procession was led by q little band
from Hutchinson or some other jerk
water town out west. The famous old
Knights Templsrs were at the Occi-
dental hotel during the procession, and
II the Wichita Eagle doesn't know the
difference between hogs
grunt and fine band music Il had better
ask somebody who does. The g. A. r.
encampment was the biggest thing
Wichita ever had. but still the papers
down there couldn't be satisfied with
giving . straight report; they have goi
50 used 10 putting in about one part Of
truth TO three parts Of wind that they
couldn't help themselves it seems.
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Mnrnarar Hanre,i.


IEDIANAPoLIs, Feb. 80. the Daily
Mesos special from Rensselaer,, Indiana,
says: Wiebren Wartena was hsnged
there this morning for murder. a large
crowd gathered IL town to witness the
execution which was cOndu cied in the
presence of over loo people. WArtsnn
wa eseorted TO the scaifIld ut IL 40, ami
when on the trap delivered a wild haT-
FAngns partly in broken EuRtsh and
partly IN Holland Dutch, declaring in
nocence of the crime charged against
him, and calling upon God TO have mercy
upon his accuseTs. At IL :52 the trap
was sprung add the body allowed 70
hang until IL 20 p. m. and then cut
down. His neck was broken BY the Iali
None of his relative were present; yes
terday he was baptized iU the Catholic
faith.
The crime for which MARTENS was
hanged was committed on the 18th OF
october, 1884 Wartens came to this
country from Holland few years aRn
and located near French Landing, on
the Kankakee river. He procured food
Ter himself, wife and four children by
hshlng IN the river and doing odd jobs
for the neighbors. One OF these neigh
bors was John Dreger, who owned 9
small farm and some c4ttle. Dreger
had lost his wife, bet kept house in the
same condition as during his Wiie's
lifetime, assisted Wariena and sOme-
times boarded with him. On
the 10Th of October, 1884, one
Brainard found the body of q man float
ing in the river. II was afterwards iden-
tilted as Dreger's. Wsr:ena had pur-
suaded Dreger To go to the river with him
tor some fish. While there, he watched
his chance and felled Dreger To the earth
with blow from the but end Of his gun.
The gun was broken by the force OF the
blow in such q manner az TO leave
Q long sharp point extending
from the breech and with that he
made q deep hole in the neck. Soon
as the victim was dead he threw the
body in the river WaTtena, immediate
~ after the murder. took possession OF
all of Dreger's property, claiming he had
bought 1t for 1915, paying for it with
check which he had received from the
old country. and that Dreger had re-
turned there. Immediately after the dis
covery and Identification of the body
WaFtena was arrested, and on Novem-
Der 4. 1884, made q complete confession
He gave as q reason that he was poor,
that HIS family was destitute and that he
desired TO get food tor them.
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Tn. RanrTrnnI,lnn

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Feb. 25.-A morning
paper publishes an interview with Mr..
p. d. Armour. IN the course of which he
Was asked what he proposed doing about
the rates fixed on dressed material by
Commissioner Fink of the trunk line
pool, replied: 1--WE are going to fight
and In the courts at Washington. FInk't
latest decision makes US pay SO per cent
over live stock rates. By arbitration
two years ago it was decided by Judge
Cooley that q proper proporuOE
over live stockmen was "a
per cent, but IN the courts
we shall contend for q much lower ratC
than that. How much lower I canno
say. nor can I explain the process OF
law by which our attorneys may elect tC
try the cause. Our lawyers arc now q
Washington and will favor the inter
state commerce bill Or any other bill di
rected against railroad discrimination
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A DsspOndent Ran.

81. LOUIS, Feb. 25.--Dr. Edward 81.
Coates shot and probably fatally wound
ed Dr., A. b. Keith 5at the corner Of
ROuFleeuIh and Pine streets this morn
TX. Both men are dentists and jealousy
has existed between them tor long
time. Coates has been respondent for
come time and this morning announced
his intention of drowning himself and
started tor the river to carry out his pur-
pose, but upon emerging from the house
he met Keith and after Interchanging
some hot words, he accused Keith oI
having been intimate with his (Coste's]
wife, and the latter denying IL a struggle
ensued, both men falling to the ground
Upon Keiths arising and attempting 70
walk away, his antagonist drew a revol.
yer from his pocket and discharged Il
with the above result
ST.. Louis, Feb. 25.-FrOm the best in.
formation obtainabie, it appears thai
Mr.. Keith vas not a dentist, bal
that he was the father of DIR. II. II
Keith, q dentist residing in this city
Young Keith and DIR Coates were
friends, and two years ago by
mutual arrangements the former sem
his father, VINO was failing in health, to
the home of the latter, who then resided
In st. Charles, Missouri, 20 spend a
month as g boarder, thinking the changS
would benefit the old gentleman. Dur.
ing Keith's stay at DR.. Coates
the differences grew betweeE
Coates and his wife. which
Coates attributed to the influence OF
wealth. The latter was requested e
leave the house, which be did, but hs
remained in the place and took a room
near ny, aud very friendly relations were
kept up between him and Mrs. Coates
Finally Coates and his wife separated
and the former sued for q divorce which
he failed TO get. This em6itCered him.
and his business falling of. he came 10
st. Louis, but his wife
remained In St. Charles. Keith
took to drink and morphine and his
mother and sister who resided with him
hFre, do not hold him accountable tor
many of his actions, theV saying his
troubles had badly affected his mind,
and that he had threatened to kill himself
To-day II appears he was more despOn-
dent and desperate than usual and otter
telling his mother and sister he thought
be would drown himself, he went down
town. Calling on an evening paper he
told part Of his story and asked
that reporter be sent to his house and
read some letters be had and print his
side of the case. It was while on his
way back home that he met Keith and
the alteration and murder
ensued. Coates is locked up.
he talks calmly about the case. He at
tributes all his trouble to Keith and does
not regret the act, although he says he
did not intend TO kill the old man.
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MexIco is ahopt N enter In,o :,

Mexico is about to enter into active
competition with Cuba as Q tobacco
growing country. The tobacco crop Of
the Canton de los Textlas will. 1t lie es.
timated. amount to ESQ, 900 pounds this
year. This famous tobacco has been
imported into the United States hereto
fore under Cuban trademarks,
but It Is now believed to
be able to stand on Its own merits.
Many of the Mexican tobaccos are In.
ferior IN quality, owing to careless
methods Of cultivation. but as good to.
bacco as Is grown in the Vuelta Absjc
OF Cuba is raised every year in many
parts of Mexico.
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rhs soutn and sourneast slur,d.

Should you contemplate q trip TO
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Sa
vannah, Ga, Charleston, b. C., Jackson
vile. Florida, OF in fact any point in the
south or southeast, il will be t. your In
terest to examine the advantages over
all other lines offered by the ST, Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern railroad
akron 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 70 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, for
points mentioned above. This train
connects at NashYiile 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.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

Usage City Free Press: Empotia Is
3 railroad center-a Santa Fe center.
She now has that road shooting into and
out of her from four different directions
-and now It Is proposed to build
another Santa Fe. branch from that sta
ton TO FL Dorado. If this rs done It
will be good thIng-a
splendid thing for the Santa Fe and
It will even be q better thing than q
wagon road from Emporia-a little bet.
ter.
With all her boasting as q railroad
center, Emporia has only two ways to
get to Kansas City: One is via the Santa
Fe and the other is-to walk They
have no Abools" AZ EnporiA.
Look al the mapi
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

The colored clergy Of Galveston won't
take part In the Moody and Sankey re-
vival meetings, because separate meet
ings for colored people are held. They
say they will not join in the meetings
until it has been proved to them thai
there are two heavens-one for white
souls aud one for black souls.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

Wide-awake GeorGians who really
want to drink ire-water almost always
succeed in satisfying their wants, not
withstanding the prohibition movement
in that state. A countryman rode into
Atlanta the other day, aud soon his
horse showed every symptom of being
very Ill. He lay down and rolled, and
seemed TO be IN pain. A doctor was
called, who gave prescription that in
cluded quart of whiskey. Having got
his whIskey, the Georgian spoke to the
horse, which at ence jumped to his feet
and made off with his master on his
back,
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the Qusen's 0useFnsss.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-In accordance with
directions from Queen Victoria. the
members of Hengler's Circus Compsoy,
which Is one of the fixtures OF the
nsetFopolis, left on special train this
m0RnIng for Windsor, where perform
ance will be given this afternoon at the
Riding School before the Queen, the
Prince and Princessof Battenburg Prin.
cess Beatrice, the ladies' Of honor
and the personal attendants Of the
royal family. Opinions are divided ae
to This latest freak Of her majesty, many
prominent members of the mobility and
aFistocracy regarding 1t as an indication
of 8 renewal OF court festivities, which
have been Ia allegiance since the death
of her husband, Prince Albert, while
oth..Ts incline TO the opinion that it IL
one more manifestation that she hal
reached her dotsge and ia more or lesl
irresponsible for her antics.
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4 EOMAFS WEAKNESS.
The MotAsr Of Eight Children
Elopes With a Hired Hand.
a Farley Between General Crook
and Chief Geronimo.
Seven Thousand Striking Workmen
Resume Work in London.
General News Notes From Various
Portions Of the Country.
a nao.hsr of E1.ht ChIldrsn Elops,

A Mother Of Eight Children Eiopes.
Fl. KEoGH. n. T., Feb. 24-There is
much excitement in Billings, caused by
the elopement of Mrs. Richard &. CLARK,
wife Of q respectable ranchman living
near the city, with young man named
James Donaldson. The guilty parties
took the western tram last night for
Portland. Donaldson has been
working for Clark for q year
past. and hrs, Clerk, who Is . woman
of considerable attraction, appears 10
have become infatuated with him.
About week ago Clark discovered un-
doubted evidence of their guilt, and
hunting up Donaldson, fred at him with
q charge of buckshot end nearly killed
him. The young man, although filled
with shot, managed TO get away with his
guilty partner last night. Mrs. Clark
leaves behind her eight children, one Ol
whom IS 3 mere baby.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

PIrrsBURG, Pa. Feb 26-The coke
drawers at the Morgan foundry, White
and Summit works who struck yester.
day for an advance of 5 cents per ton Tor
drawing small ovens, returned 70 work
to-day. the operstOrs having conceded to
the increase. Several works are still
closed because of local grievances, bat 9
general resumption Is expected in a few
days. The operators have decided TO
release all Hungarians now under ar
rest for riot except the ring leaders.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

Topeka, Feb. 26-Tha first discour
aging report Of the growing wheat crou
10 Kansas comes from Washington
county. J. d. jackson = promiDenI
grain grower living near CIifton made
an examination of the fields and finds
the crop already damaged 70 Q CONSIDER.
able extent. Tie exEminatInn shows
that the roots are dry and the blades p.
semble cured hay. He estimates that A.
best there will only be about so per cens
Of crop % old ground and h come
fields much less The wheat sOwn On
new breaking will yield better.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

Who shall say alter this that Quixot-
ism is comparatively rares In the
March Atlantic Frederick Henry Hedge
says that the American passion for
Gothic architecture, old second hand
furniture, obsolete spinning wheels,
many-cornered dwelling houses and d.
mInutive and uashapelY window panes,
lie q mania ~in Its essence identical with
that which inspired the Knight Of La
Mancha, the typical example for ell
generations Of romanticism gone wild"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

Mr.. Buchanan of New Jersey has In
trOduced bill to pension the widows
and children of the men who died IN the
jeanette expedition. which recalll
the TACT that as yet nothing
has been done for the survivors of the
Greeley expedition or for those depend
emit on them and left penniless by the
awful tate which befell some of the hap
less party. 1t Is quite right to assist tbs
luckless persons left dependent
by the Jeanette failure. but the suffer
ers from the Lady franklin Bay failnr,
should not be forgotten.
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that EIeo,ion nInahl.-

CINCINNATI, O.. Feb. 25.-Sergeant-at.
arms Allen, of the house of representa-
tives, arrested Daniel ]. Dalton to-day
for refusing 70 furnish Columbus with
the returns OF precinct "a, "FourtE sard-
Dalton said he was unableto comESy
with the order of the house committee
because the senate committee still holds
the returns His attorney applied 70
Judge Robertson for q writ Of habeas
corpus and the court accordingly re-
leased Dalton on his own recognizance
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-It reported
that the judlary committee of the senate
voted TO report adversely upon the nom
ination of Zschariah Montgomery OF
California as assistant attorney general
for the interior department. The
grounds of the committees objection
are said to be sentiments entertained By
the nominee with respect to, the public
school system, which sentiments were
publicly expressed in pamphlet issued
by him several years ego.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

H YOU ARE GOING
To Florida, to the Worlds FatrEat New
sOFieans,
Or to any point south, and wish TO have
a pleasant trip, you will need TO be in
formed as to the best, quickest and
cheapest route. The Memphis Short
Route south, with its through buffet
sleeping cars Kansas City TO New Or
leans, its free reclining chair cars Kan
sas City to Memphis (and being over one
hundred miles the shortest line to the
soutb), is practically the only line from
Kansas City, the west and north west, TO
all southern cities. No other line runs
through cars between Kansas City and
New Orleans. No other route can offer
but one change of cars from Kansas City
to Jacksonville and other Florida points.
There is 40 other good route between
the west and the south. Ask your ticket
agent for tickets via the Memphis Short
Route. Write for large map, with time
tables, showing through connections.
Mailed free. J. e. LOCKWOOD.
g. P. & T. A.. Kansas City, Mo.
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nEmPH1s SHORT ROUTES SOUTH.

The SAFE OF Tourist tickets, via this
Short Route, ~ Jacksonville, Savannah,
Charleston, and other Southern winter
resorts, will begin on the 18th lost.
For the Exposition. round trip tickets
to New Orleans, good forty days, will be
placed on sale on Novemb Der LIST, At rate
of $22 so from Kansas City. In addition,
we make rate of $50 90, Kansas City to
New Orleans and return, for ticket good
70 return until June LIST
With our through Buffet sleeping car,
Kansas City to New Orleans. daily our
Free Reclining Chair car, Kansas City
to Memphis; and with but one change
Of cars, Kansas City to Jacksonville an6
other Florida points, this route offeu
Southern travel from the West AnC
North west, accommodations and facili
ties afforded by no other.
J. e. LOCKWOOD,
Gen'l. Pass. q Ticket Agt.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

For the sake of the dramatic critic of
the EmpoFia Republican, II for no other
reason, We are glad to hear that j. Z.
Emmett is to appear 1t the Whitley on
March OH. 1t Will give the Aforesaid
d. C. a chance to eulogize the actors on
the morning OF March 10th. and at the
same time tell the truth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

A western novelist is reported 70 be
writing novel entitled "The Bacillus,
or the Unseen Monster" This opens
up new field of suggestion to writers
whe want 10 get away from the common.
place. Let them put anImalcule and
such things in fiction; they wouldn't be
any smaller than some OF the characters
that now appear IN various current
noVels
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04
FoulIv Mnrrsar.A

DENVER, Col, Feb. 2e j. 3. Suffer
engineer Of the Aspen suelter. and an.
other employe, went To cabin occupied
by German named Frank Toucer yes
terday to discover the reason why be
he'd not been working for several days
past On entering the cabin they were
Mortified % see TOucer lying on the bed
with head nearly severed IRON his body
and an axe covered with dried blood
lying by his side. Toucer was known
to have concealed about his person
about goo. The murderer is unkuowu.
but il is supposed to be John ReIF, Tou-
GERS partner. Both worked AZ the smell
ter until some days age. when they dis
appeared. A reward will be offered for
the arrest of Reia
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

The Leavenworth Standard although
Democratic, recognizes the ability of oul
Senator Plumb, as will be seen by the
following: senator Plumb Is right
This Blair educational bill 10 radical
iy wrong and never should be passed
Let the different states pay for the edu.
cation OF their children. The passage
OF this bill will make a bad precedent
which viii be felt in the future, because
1t opens the gates of the national treas
ury to every form of jobbery. Plumb'l
speech in the senate Yesterday was q
good one.D
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

An exchange has lengthy article on
1.-THE Problem OF Youth" The problem
Of youth up this way is with our local
editor when debating with himself how
he can attend three whist parties, two
dances, four church socials and the
theatre, all In one evening, and give AZ
intelligent account of each the next day
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

II has been said that It ia the mission
OF woman TO be beautiful. Owing C
our limited acquaintance with the fe-
male sex, We cannot say positively, buI
in our opinion very few Of them eV0I
really attain the object OF their mission
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EmbeExlers.

PITT, BURG, Pa, Feb. ga Law
VILE, Erie county, special: This vii.
lage was thrown into great excitement
to-day over the arrest of Chas. Howard
prominent young man of this place, OF
the charge OF embezzlement. Howard
has been running & store at Bear Lake
the past year for another party and ID
alleged 70 DO 5000 short In his &C
counts
CHICAGO, Feb. % Joseph Mckee, q
merchant at Woodbridge, Dakota, and
associate county judge of the county in
which he resides, is under arrest In this
city on q charge of obtaining goods by
false pretenses His accusers are Deck.
er & Co q dry goods firm.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

The commissioners, on the part of the
United States and the state of Texas, to
fix the boundary line between Texas and
the Indian Territory, commonly known
as the screen county commission" CT.
ganized at Galveston Monday. The de-
alterations, which will tASe several days
are private,
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COncordIa Court

CONcORDIA, Feb. 25.-Judge Hutch
inson, holding an adjourned term of the
district court, in the case of the State vs.
Aaron Wellr, charged with the murder
of j. F. Chestnut, the jury Drought in
q verdict of murder in the first degree.
Six saloon keepers have been convicted,
and their fines run from 800 to $3.50 on
each count and from thirty 70 eighty
Gays Imprisonment. j. w. Fort
Der OF Clyde was sent
70 the peniteutiary for eighteen months
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses by mOrigaging property that he
did not own
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We are in receipt Of Vol. No. l Of
The KIowa County Signal, neat look.
Ing page Republican weekly. edited
by Will Z. Bolton and published by
Milo ID. Lee under the firm name OF
Bolton s. Lee. The citizens of Green's
burg evidently take pride In the sigma
as it starts of with an advertising pat
ronage which is remarkable. The motto
"Greensburg and RiowA county, first
last and always" which adorns the frsi
page Is . good one, If well stuck to. We
wish the Signal long and happy lite
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

Salvation Temple, Toronto. the new
headquarters of the Salvation Army In
Canada, is probably one OF the most per-
fectlV equipped places for religious
meetings ana worship in Canada The
auditorium will seat $500 people, and
there Is not bad seat In the house. II
Is arranged in accordance with the plans
OF General Booth. II Will be ready for
occupancy IN q short time.
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Small Pox.

CHICAGO, Feb. GA special dispatch
from Ottawa, Ont,, says: decided SEN
sstion has been caused here by the pub
LEGATION of the tact that small pox has
broken out in viruleut form in Maternity
Hospital. This institution is controlled
by the Sisters of Charity aud is the
largest of the kind in the DUNN
iIn. There IS larRI
number of patients there at present and
ihsY have mingled with each other SC
thoroughly that fears are entertained
that the disease will make a clean sweeT
of all of them
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Murder aud Suicide

HELENA, Mont, Feb. 81 William s.
Moore and wife were found dead in q
house Yesterday on the Benton road,
about forty five miles north of Helena.
Appearances indicate Moore first shot
his wife and then himself, AID that q
terrible struggle took place O,i'ire death
They leave three small children who
| Were away at school at the time of the
| tragedy.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-04

Birmingham, England. still makes
fiInt-lock muskets for use in the interior
Of Africa, where percussion caps or any
form of fixed ammunition would often
be impossible to obtain, while powder
can always be made and flinls picked
up in the desert.