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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02

NEW YORK, Nov. 26-The Henry
George progressive dc mocratic patty il re-
quiring everyone that Joins the party in
Boston and New Haven TO make the fol-
lowing pledge. The same formula will
be used in all clties where the party eGects
an organization:
Article ID. Obligation, section 1-Ev-
cry person admltted as . member 20 IhIs
organization shall be introduced 20 the
president and requested 60 ralse his rIgnI
hand while repeating this: II (givlnE
nance have real or heard read, ana DO ap-
prove Of the declaration Of principles up
on which this progressive democratic
party, pOllglcsl OrganlzAl has been
founded. pledge my word of honor
that while member OF this party in any
assembly, district or in any part OF the
United states, TO abide by q decision Of
the majority; that 1 viii do faithful work
on any committee TO which l may be ep-
pointed; that promise, If possible, on
election day to deSoJe AZ leesr four hours
70 the duly OF manning the polls; that
Will use all Legitimate means 20 secure
votes tor our own candidates: that will
report TO the commiLIee on organization
any evidence OF treachery that may ap-
pear In our ranks; that my personal con
duct will be eucn As to add dignity 90 the
political party which this night, join
| will attend all meetings of this Organi-
cation unless prevented by sickness and
other causes over which have no control
All these thingS I pledge myself TO do, IN
the belief thas by successful establish
ment of the principles representa- by oul
party will come 60 an elevation OF all who
labor snd the downfall of all corrupt polit-
ical parties, who, between them, now rule
this country"
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The sorghum hxpeRiments.

Fr. SCOTT, Kas., Nov. 25.-The tx-
periments conducted here by the depart
ment Of agriculture on Louisiana cane
CT sed to-day with the yield Of second
sugars, the second boiling giving nine
pounds Of sugar TO Q too of cane. The
irsts were 134 pounds TO q ton Of cane.
che seconds sdded 70 the firste give 143 4
pounds p ton. E .timaIiug the sugar
from the third boiling now 10 progress,
one-ba'f Of the seconds IS per usual bass,
snd ihe total yield Of the first run Of
Louisiana cane Wss 1879 pounds per ton
Of cane. The fret run Of Louisiana
cane gave considerably less. ana
this Is . great disappointment 20 the ad-
vocatfs If carb 1pAfion, and falls far he
low Ihe estimates Of Chief Chemist VII
lev, based upon his run OF flrsts. THIS ts
accou ted for by the fact that the hrsi
boiling was not only 60 grRin but 20
string proof, mus practically giving the
whole augAr crop ia the fret billing, aEd
this experiment but confirms the result
Of the experiments with sorghum cane.
all the sugar ard te . eucctss
" lie carbOnatioG ee methO0
OF treating the juice lie failure. and tnie
again Is only q confirmation Of like ex-
pelimenfe on tropical cane made In dIf-
| ferent parts Of the world, extending over
= period Of several years. The success
Of diffusion Is great point gained foE
Cd gives relatively lsyGsr yield
from the drmeF stalk Of
the tropical cane than from the more
spoBgy sorghum cans stalk TX en-
s1ebts which ars being conducted BY me
Parkinson Sugar company give she most
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NIIehasl pavitt vs. Rom.

New YORK, Nov. S7-A special from
Montreal says: Michael Dsvitt said last
night. with reference to O'Donovan Rossa'l
talk and plot on his life: "Roesa, 1 have
the greatess contempt tor. He is not .
representative of the Irish people. hut on
ly lot ot drunken sCoundrels. en-
sIder him nOthicg less than q driVelinc
idiot, who IL doing much harm to the
cause. 1 will have m opportunity of re-
EsrrInO 20 his character and conduct IL
New York before return to ireland, and
/ shall do so. but don't desire TO say
anything further about 1t now. am moi
a friend of Rosa, or aPy of his faction. -
''What about McDermott?' "He is one
of the most Infamous men in existence
He was spy in the pay of the EuglIsh
COVE Tnment. and invented plots and out
RACES to convict innocent men. I know
he has threatened to shoot me, but nv
life will never be taken by such . thor
ough paced Villain''
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THE LABORING MAN.
Congressman Hopkins Proposes Looking
After His Interests.

Congressman Hopkins Proposes Looking
After Hls Interests.
Lynchburg News.
In an intel view with representative
of the News Mr.. Samuel 1. Hopkins, the
congressman-eleot from this district,
stated that some of his democratic friends
had mis- q 1oted him in one particular,
SIN reference to my proposed party at
fliatiop," he said, 81 have never ex.
press d any purpose to cooperate with
either the democratic or republican par
ties ia congress. have said that am q
democrat. and 30 am but was elected
to congress chis fly to look after the in
tetests OF the IaboriDgman, and shall
take the principles OF the Knights Of La
Dor as my guide, while at the same time
endesvIring TO represent every interest
of the district"
"Some of your friends have quoted
You as saying that you would acC with
the democrats in organizing the house Of
representatives how about that?"
SIT IL q mislske. l will not enter the
caucus of either party. II the democrats
put up for speaker q low tarlh man and
one opposed to the Blair educational bill
and TO the abolition Of the internal rev.
enue, and the republican partU put Nd q
tariff man and one in favor of the Blair
bill and egainst the internal revenue,
ehan vote for the republican. Reverse
the conditions and / shall vote Tor the
dennOcrAf
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Oatrua FOR aInnrhtar.

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-1he live stock com
cattle At Ridgeland were affected with
SINE trouble an0 to which pleuro pnsu-
mOnia existing in Chicago had been traced
by the veterinarian. The veterinarian has
been ordered 70 examine the cattle sud put
such as had symptoms OF pleuTo pueu-
monia 10 quarantine.
A member of the commission is au.
thoriiy for the statement that there are
nearly TWO thousand head of cattle scat
tered over the city 10 small herds which
will have to be slaughtered by the state in
addition TO the nearly three thousand bead
under quarantine at the distilleIy sheds
The approximate value of the entire lot
Will probably reach $l25, 900.
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hold no sympathy with them or those
coDnectGd with them. The use OF fA
grant unfairness 70 defeat the choice OF
the colored republicans in the one con-
gTeesicnal district allotted to them is c0ne
Erary to the honorable traditions OF our
Peep and parry, Q miserable political
blunder and Q moral wrong"
The statement in several democratic
papers that Colonel Elliot, who will re-
ceive the certificate Of election intended
for Smalls, Il colored man, Is absurd.
he is . white man. and one Of the best
known lawyers OF South Carolina. He
has been Q member OF the Legislature.
and was . member Of the netiOnsl con-
yention that nominated Tilden in 1876,
was . Hancock elector at large In 1880,
and was beaten by Smalls for congress
last year.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02

At the great Henry George meeting in
New York Saturday night the stage was
conspicuously embellished with q steamer
Inscri bed: '.Abolish ell taxes bat upon
land values, ''and that was the burden OF
his argument. Ii Is not likely % captivsie
farmers or prOspt rous WorkiHgmen who
own their homes Il il q principle that will
especially benefit the wealthy who can
afford 10 build fine residences and costly
business blocks, ami will tax the IN
occupied $40 900 lot ~ much IS the SO,
900 occupied by 800. 600 house, besides
it will. according 10 the George argument.
FetaTd Improvement, and hence will de-
priVe labor of work and Profitable
WAkea-Ex
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02

"KIoKINeBKD" OF the Lawrence Jour
nal attempts q little free advice for the
supposed benefit of THE NEWS Our adj
vice to him is 70 look 20 his own lsurels,
as Brother Chalrant of the Tribune has
evidently mussed them considerably. Chal-
FAINT is not a member OF the mutual sdmi-
ration society, either, all of whom came to
Kansas "before the war;" staId home dur
ing the war, and have not died since the
war. "The Journal is not what II used e
was" Wonder what "KickingbIrd' gets
9 column for writing for the Kansas City
Times all . good things he knows-and
a good many that he does not know-abou
Aspirants for the ONCE of state printer
But, no matter how much "K,cklngbird'
may try to whitewash ''dIshonorable'
business transaction, 1t still remains "dis.
honorable" and when man vol ties 4
written business contract honorable busi
mass men Judge him accordingly.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02

It is not commonly known that q large
proportion of the rheumatism and neu-
ralgia extant is traceable directly to the
diseased condition or imperfect action of
the kidneys and liver; therefore remedy
which cures the resulting disease must
have found and smitten the first cause.
Many persons using Athlophoros for
surprised TO find that chronic disorders of
the liver and kidneys have also been
greatly relieved and they have written
for an explanation. The fact is, that the
remedy acts directly on these organs,
cleansing them from all irritating sub
stances and regulating their action. Taken
in connection with Athlophoros Pills this
is without exception, the most valuable
kidney and liver remedy in the world, and
viii cure large proportion Of those who
have these diseases.
Charles F. Griffin, Stuart, Iowa, saws:
81 have not had an ache or pain Of rheu-
nztism since used the Athlophoros, which
Is now over syear ago. For three months
my store was closed, not being sble to at
tend TO my business at ali. Ny Joints
any part of my body that did not ache.
Alter suffering in this way until the pain
was almost beyond endurance. went to
the Coifax Springs 70 try the effects of the
water. The day I left home 1 had to be
carried down stairs. After remaining AZ
the Spring month came back, being
some better. After being home q few weeks
weeks had q relapse. Il was At this time
that learned Of Athlophoros. sent for
bottle Of Il and in fifteen minutes after I
had taken the first dose felt It's Effects, and
when had finished the third bottle I was
well Ihaye not had any rheumatism since.
Every druggis. should keep Athlophoros
ana AfhloPhoEcs Pills, but where they can
MOI Be bought Of the druggist the 1thIa-
phOros Co., liz Wall St., New York. vii
eend either carriage paid) on receipt Of
regular price, which Is 81 90 per bottIa
for Athlophoros and SOC for PsIls.
For liver and kidney dsseases dVgpeusie IN.
81 women constipation, headachs f1.1s,1S1
hleod. "a, Ashiephdlns PLaia aEs pneQualsd. 4
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MURDER IN KANSAS

The following are few of the COM
ments of our exchanges on the recent
tragedy in our midst
From the Kansas City Times:
Have they q nice, comfortable, cozY
cell in the Kansas penit ntiary for the as
sAssin Marlborough?
located on the right side Of the line, even
IL is a close call.
Mr.. Marlborough knew that his neck was
safe when he called a yonng man 10 the
door and shot him down In cold blood
What will the Kansas legislature say
about capital punishment this winter
What do the people think of the late trag
edy at Emporia?
The Emporia NEWS, while not de-
handing the death OF the assassin of
Young Collier. lnlimates very strongly
that lynch law would be justifisble.
From the Topeka Capital:
The cOld- blooded assassination of l.. D.
Collier, at Emporia, has made a profound
impression and caused the NEWS to re-
vive the subject of capital punishment. Ii
q long editorial it says: "LeL the legisla-
ture do something to right this wrong al
It's coming session, or let Governor Martin
order out a doZen or Two of the worst
cases now fAttening at the public expense
at Leavenwortb, and let the state have 8
Wholesale hanging that may strike terror
INTO the hearts of those disposed TO com
init like crime"
From the Lawrence journal
The "Kansas Idee'' seemed to have
failed In getting in its work promptly q
Emporia, when young Collier was killed
A short, strong rope would have got rid o
q young beast, and q murderer would haV,
met with the speedy punishment he de-
served. Since Guiteau was hung crank
lSm has not been suite so rampant as i
| used to be, and the numbering OF presi
dents has stopped. A few young muir
! derers promptly hung would check some
| what the dancing blood of youth, anC
youthful murderers would not be 80 plen.
tiful IN the land
From ths Wichita Beacon.
The murder of young Collier, sen o
Rev. Robert Laird CollIr, At EmporiA, OF
Monday evening last, was one OF the IN ost
| atrocious ever perpetrated in the state
i Collier was the material agent of the
Santa Fe at EmporiA, and his assassin, J
| II. Marlborough was his clerk. The null
| uplying murders In this state call Tor
for punishment. The state IS blood fol
blood, tooth tor a tooth. Ii Is not a re-
formatOry, but a prison or a gallows. Ii
business is t0 punish, not to regensrate.
| The law does not hang a man to reform
him. The business of the state is TO TAKE
vengeance. Ii this view is objected L
then let the state hang To protect society
from these bloody fl nds.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02

GENERAL GORDON, governor of Geor-
gis, gave a reception Friday evening, and
the atlanta Constitution says;
"Ex-President Hayes was escorted to
tho reception by ex Governor and Mrs. r
b. Bullock. He was q central figure In
the Parlors, and several times expressed
his appreciation OF the courtesies extended
him, not only at the reception, bat wher
ever he had gone since his arrival in At
lanta. al one time. in the parlor on the
right, group, composed of the ex-presi-
dent, Senator Colqnitt, Governor Gordon
and Comptroller General Wright, attract
ed much attention. The friendliness OF
/ the distinguished gentlemen suggested
neither sectional nor political differences
Another thing that attracted attention
Was the fact that a governor of Georgia
| in the person of Governor Gordon and
| two ex-governors, IN the persons of Sem
ztor Colquitt ana Ex-Governor Bullock
were in the executive mansion at the came
| time"
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FRIENDS Of AIr. Blame will be aston
ished at the news Of his refusing the
roffered hand OF Senator Edmunds, at a
funeral ceremony too. "The man from
Name" has never heretofore been given
credit for such liltleness, and has done
his cause no good by thus allowing his
personal feelings to gain the Ascendancy
at such q time and place. He has shaken
hands with people Who have done HIM
much more harm than Senator Edmunds
and in a much less manly mannerthan he
Edmunds at least showed his gentleman
lyness by the Offer, while Blaine can only
appear as a churl, underline circumstance
something unusual In him.
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Or to Auy point south, and wish 10 have
q pleasant TRIP, you will need 70 be in
formed as tu the best. quickest and
cheapest route. The Memphis Short
Route south, with its through buffet
sleeping cars, Kansas City 70 New Or
leans. It's tree reclining chair Cars, Kan
sas CltY TO Memphis land being over one
hundred miles the shortest line 10 the
southl, 10 practically the only line from
Kansas City, the vest and northwest, 70
eli southern cities. No other line runs
through cars bet we6n Kansas City an
New Orleans. No other route can offsI
but one change of cars from Kansas CITY
70 Jacksonville and other FLORIDA points
There is no other COOL route between
the wesF and the south. Ask your ticket
agent fnF tickets VIA the Memphis ShoTl
Route. Write for large map. with time
tables. showing through connections
Nailed free. j. e. LOCKWOOD.
O. p q T. A. Kansas City, sth.
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A SON Of Rev. Robert Laird Collyer was
murdered at EmporiA Monday night, by
young man who had been ON q drunk
Which goes 20 prove that although the
open saloon has gone from Kansas, there
seems TO be no trouble in getting whisky
in the strong prohibition town of Emporia
Oh. the hypocrisy II Kansas Chief.
Yes, indeed, hypocrisy; the rankest kind
OF hypocrisy by the writer Of the above
Why don't he hud fault with the law
against murder? The proof lie positive
that IL has been violated. Yet We hear OF
none OF the cranky advocates OF free whIs-
Ky advocating the repeal of the poor Law
against murder, because. forsooth, 1t has
BEEN violated. nd in connection with il
the prohibition law also. What is need
cd just now Is better and stronger Law
against both crimes.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02

NEW York. Nov. 27.-VIncent de Mer-
tire, the Spanish naval officer accused OF
robbing Mile. de Maynard, the French
comic opera singer. of $4,000. had another
hearing to-day. Mrs. Austin, keeper OF
the boarding house of Nile. de Mayn ard
testified that she had formerly lived
under the name of Bartlett, and that she
had always kept an asslgnAtion house, and
pronOEnced abe charge one of blackmaiI
Mrs. Austin At one time was married to
the SON of prominent Chicago lawyer
named Austin. but was divorced frOn
him. Judge Patterson took the testimony
to read and will give a declaIOn in q iew
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cold nxe.tement ~ oElahoma.

CHICAGO, Nov. ga special to tn
Times from Little Rock says q private
letter from Oklahoma, Indian Territory,
says the 6 K sitement following the report
of the discovery of gold in that country
IL increasing. A party OF prospectoEs has
been ont for some weeks prospecting
along the streams of the interior and are
well pleased " IN the outlook. About
800 claims have been staked CT. Samuel
RobertEee, an experienced Colorado
miner. reports having found gold on his
claim In paying quantities. Seve' Al
cations expect to realize largely. The
weather Is very cold snd work 10 pro-
crossing slowly. It IL expected thu cOun-
Try viii be oveFTun with prospectOrs
within the next few weeks, despite the
efforts Of the United States troops to
keep them out.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02

WICHITA II seems is not to be outdone
by Empora, even In crime. On Tuesday
last Jefferson Bromley, railroad lAborer
shot his wife. as he supposed fatally, then
turned his pistol on himself and blew his
brains out, II he had any, thus saving the
county the cost OF long and probably
doubtful trial. EmporiA's assassin wa.
not so patriotic. He prefers the "pen," II
convicted, which is, of course. doubtful
as 1t Is now claimed he has rich and in
fluenIial friends and relatives.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02

IN February next two Seminole Indians
are to be hung by the United States off,
cials at Wichita. Already several Kansas
medical colleges have applied to the off,
cials to purchase the bodies for scientific
purposes, and they will probably be sold,
as real estate is too valuable out there to
be wasted for burial purposes for Grim
inAls, If the papars in that section may be
believed,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02

TEE anarchists are not TO be executed
on December 3, as their sentence decreed.
Judge Scott of the state supreme court
has granted respite for further hearing
Bob Ingersoll will defend them. This is
as il should be. Bob will probably make
as strong q plea for their lives as any man
can make, but if their sentence to hang is
carried into effect we predict that Bob will
not be their adviser up to the closing
scene. In other words, he may be Agood
advocate before the bar of men. but when
they are summoned TO appear before the
bar above his silvery tongue would be but
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02

The SIlvAti on Army are In fair way
to succeed in Topeka. Their captain has
been arrested aud lodged IN jsil for dis
turbing funeral procession By beating OF
druns, etc. He created quite sensation
by falling on his knees ana praying aloud
In the police court. His name is Baker.
We have not yet ascertained whether Re
is connected with the Commonwealth OF
not. but suppose not, as that paper says
he deserved arrest
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WASHING TON, D. O., Nov. 27.-From a
report of the. board of commissioners OF
the soldiers home, 1t appears that $40
PERSONS were admitted to the home during
the year; 90 inmates were discharged &C
their own request; dismissed; so sns.
pended and Al died. There are now e04
regular and 50 temporary inmates At the
home. The number Il larger than ever
before accommodated. The cottage for
merry occupied by the president 40 9 sum-
meF residence has been assigned 70 the
1umstes of the home for occupancy.
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ing for the president and Mra. Cleveland.
Ga Sunday Rev. DR.. Sunderla I'd closed an
appeal for them With the aspiration iba!
t'the household OF the executive should
have health and strength in the ordesIs sp.
prOachiOg IT," This was regarded 81 sig-
ni6csnt hat the press dispatch says lhai
'.he president and Mrs. Cleveland, who
were ing In obeis .nce, b1Ih looked up
at each O;her and then al the minister
which the last sentence was utfeTOd.n
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.-Jack Lang.
don OF Pniladelpbia ana Pete McCoy OF
Bosom fought three vicious rouosis With
small gloves. Pete Mccoy YVES in nne
condition and pushed the fight frsm the
start, Furnishing his opponent severely
round Mccoy sent In . swinging right
hand blow on LengdoD's neck. noorinC
him ike an nx He rem ainG uncoo scIous
twenty i've seconds and Mccoy WA award
al The aFskAa
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human life has been great. So far. thirty
TIRES vessels have been driven ashore or
fou1deEed with more or less loss. The
echOoners L. J. Conway, Belle WAllseY,
South Hagen, Pathfinder, Lucerne, Flor
ida. Pelen. HonkaHne, Msrinerte, Dick
ineon and Emerald, and the fine pro-
peIler Robert Wallace, sre total loss,
$500 600 In vessel property. What the
value OF the cergoes was, cannot be ac-
curately computed, but viii probably
double that amount. In all, forty-one
ssiIors lost their lives by the wreckiDG of
the vessels.
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DEMOCRAT politicians profess to be-
lieVe that that the candidacy of Henry
George. should he become a candidate for
the presidency, will IDjure the republicans
more than the democrats, as they claim
that the LABOR societies who will sustain
him are republican on account of that par,
tvs protective policy. Nevertheless, the
republicans seem very little worried over
the mOvemant
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02

PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's definition OF
"pernicious political activity" as ex-
planned in his two versions, the one for
the benefit OF Democratic BENTON, and the
other for Republican Stone, reminds one
OF the old scheme, "Heads win and tails
you lose," or Tails you loss and heads
win" In which the democracy never gel
any tails
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SECOND LIEUTENANT CLINcH, oath U.
3. l., (colored regiment) now at Fort Sill,
1neian Territory, is the principal heir to
the estate of his aunt, the late. Mrs A. T.
Stewart, and IL the richest man in the
United States army. One who knows him
describes him as an unusually fine young
officer