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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-11
his suFrERrNGs OVER.


NJ. II. B9tes, who has been i'll with
Bright's disease, died at S:45 last even
ing at his residence, No. 1O7 Rural
street. He has been patient sufferer for
some time past and last night his suffer
Ings ended in death. Mr. Bates was
born in Troy, Perry county, Indiana,
December 7th, 1883. He located in
Leavenworth in 1859. In 1861 he came
to Emporia and established the first and
only drug store il town, where Mr.. Ry-
der now holds forth. He removed to
Lewis county, Missouri, in 1878, and
settled on farm. Ia December, 1881,
Mr.. Bates returned to Emporia and
again embarked IN the drug
business at the present location.
He was married in March, 1866, to Miss
Betsy Maddocks. Mrs Bates died in
1875. leaving two chiIdren-Frank
Irwin and Betsy Maddocks Bates. The
orphan children have the sympathy of
all 10 their sad loss. Mr.. Bates was one
of the oldest and most respected of cit
liens, and his death will cause feeling
of deep regret to pervade all who knew
him The funeral services will take
pace tomorrow at ? 80. Rev. F. T. In
gals, of the Congregational church, will
preach the funeral sermon. The
Knight Templars viii take charge of
the body and consign it to the grave with
Masonic honors.
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A Story OF Edison.

Thomas A. Edison is thought to have
cleared two millions out of his electrical
hobby. The stock in his company has
had its ups and downs-as high as s..
600 share and as low as S100-and he
has been on the inside ali the time. His
purchase of a rural residence at $780,
600 cash. to take his forthcoming bride
to, is regarded by his intimate friends
as no great extravaganza, because they
expect to see him 3 ten-milli onaire If
things 60 on with him during the next
decade as they have in the last He is
= clean-shaven man, youthful in face,
and SO nearly deaf that taIker has to
regard has ear as the orifce to long
distance telephone to make him hear.
He is usually short and sharp In in
citing q business-caller to pitch the voice
in q high key, but they tell of one
visitor to his Office who got q rare de-
gree Of tolerance for her low utberanee
until he at length found out her errand.
She was Young and fair, her costume
was rich and neat, and her manner had
q bewitching timiditY. He encouraged
her with gentle 'sEhsPn and cheering
sEWhats?'' until at last she made him
hear: 81 am in the ballet ct Niblo's,
and we wear electric lights In our hair.
you know. My battery hurts my back
and the wire binds my head. 1copied
your address from the label on the ap.
paratus, and thought I'd come sround
to see If couldn't get fitted comforta-
bly,
aWant to be measured for halo,
eh?'' said Edison, and his way Of dis
missing her indicated that he was viii
ing she should 90 to the place where thu
blazes are not Of halo nature ssc1
90 Inter Ocean.
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FROM saturdays %
8RAKEMAS uxREs ISJURED ga


Yesterday afternoon Fred Mgress
brakeman on the SAINTS re, attempted q
get of the cannonbaIl as It was passing
through the yards, and received terri
bic fall His face was badly bruiss1
and he was Injured internally. A hack
vas summoned and the injured man was
removed to st. Msry's hospital He
was unconscious and has been ever
since. Dr. Jacobs was called and pro
n0unced his injuries fatal. How the
accident occurred caEnot be explained
A NEWS reporter called at the hospital
this morning In the hope Of learning full
particulars. He found Myras was dying
IN one Of the ward beds. The sisters
were dong slLIn their power TO COM
fort and soothe the dying man, but their
efforts were almost fruitless. He YVES
ssil unconscous and his suderinRs were
terrible TO witness. His lAbored breath
ing told the sad stery-his life moments
were numbered a sister moved with
noiseless tread over the bare Hoor Of the
room and reaching his bedside, bathed
the fevered brow of the sufferer. She
tolds the reporter that he was
rapidly nearing death; that he
could recognize no one; that
she had called his name that morn
ing and he moved and tried TO speak bat
could not: she found pocketbook on
his person containing letter, bat 1t con-
tanned no clue as to where his friends or
relatives might be or who they are. DR..
Jacobs is boxing them up to let them
know of the accident.
In another room the News man found
eight invalid railroad men; they are ali
doing nicely and will soon be ready for
duty. On being asked regarding the
suffering msn, they expressed feelings
Of sympathy. but did not know him per
soRaIly, and could give no information.
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a SLIGHT DISTURBANCE.

Three young fellows were arrested for
quarreling and jangling in the postofiice
yesterday afternoon, and were brought
before Judge Keys this morning. Two
of them were cOlored, and gave their
names as john S Wilson and 1. Showers.
The third was white and gave his name
as Harry Knott. It seems that the two
colOTed men were in the way of ladies,
and were In the act of asking for their
mail when Knott made them stand back
and let the ladies get their mail first.
This caused some little quarreling be-
tween Knott AID Showers. Officers
Chapman and Crowner arrested the
three. Judge KEYS discharged Wilson
and faed the other two. each So and
costs, amounting in all to 1850 each.
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-OsAA SAolA SectAp PTS D.. fzlZ %
EXPENDITURES.
Printing call for court house meeting
dodgers ....-.... .-...... .S 50
Expense OF committee of i've to c. nfer
with Mr. Robinson OF the Santa Fe.
tsee st4telnsnt atsaehed1 -. IS co
Expense OF the committee Of three 20 go
east (statement altGched) -...........ls4 o.
Total .....-.-......-...-.. ........ .s2G2 70
Bal tncsrin treasury ..........S $50
respectfully, !. ID. HOLDEN, Treas.
Statement Of expenses of committee of fve
-Riggs, Whtttlesey, Finley, Watson and
10 den. 70 confer with the A. 7. & 5. +. Il.
Z. company Ht Topeka, February. 1855.
Hack iare -.........-..--.....S 2 80
kilograms ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ........ %
Hotel. ..........-.. ..-..........-.... -. 15O0
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From thursdays Daily.
ANOTHER DELdGHTFUL SUCCESS.

The residence Of hIr. and Mrs. /. d.
Peters looked very Inviting last evening
Il was brilliantly lighted and the floors
of the spacious rooms were covered with
canvass. Ia the hall commanding all
OF the rooms the Knights OF Pythias or
chestra was stationed. These unusual
preparations were for the closing party
Of the J. Y @ club. At an early hour
the principal society people Of the city
had gathered together IN the pleasant
rooms and the dancing commenced and
kept up TIL late hour While the large
rooms on the ground floor were fun of
graceful dancers; In the upper rooms
drive whist had tulI sway. The prizes
for the successful players were very
pretty and cute. Mr. and Mrs. A. o.
Wharton won the first place. The gen.
tleman's prize was a very suggestive
statuette reminding one of never
10 be forgotten days and |
was entitled Coming from School ,,
The ladies n 70 was teapot OF Chinese
workmanship. set in 'coseY'' made TO |
ht IL and lined with red silk. The
Jonah" prize was given Mrs. Doyle |
and LiVy Buck L. CONSISTED OF a small /
loaf of bread followed out and filed
with the finest candies. The refresh
menis were as usual, delightful, aud
those present did full justice to The Gle
CANT and boantlfnl deIicacies.
The ladies Of the j. Y. @. club and Mr..
and Mrs. Peters did everything possible
10 make the party enjoyable, and all
unite with Us in saying they we're emf
lently suceessful in their efforts. In
his, the closing party. the club still re-
aims its brilliant reputation as the beacon
light of Emporia society. In future sea
IONS we wish the club the same I'M
'quslied success that has charac-
erizsd ITS parties ia the
past. Everyone acknowledges that the
aides Of the J. Y. G. club have been
he life OF society this past season. In
Iitations TO their parties are always re-
eived as high compliment. and all
heir many friends are sorry that they
ave made their closing party Tor the
eason so soon. II is slmost useless TO
write about the many pleasures that one
aims by attending the j. Y. G. folks
iovel and attractive parties. To sppre-
late and understand them, you must at
end
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He Had Consulted His Directors.

A large proportion of the eotton-mill
property in Spindleville is, as everybody
knows, in the hands of the Haughton
family, who got it through the marriage
of one of the daughters of the family to
the man who started the mill business
there. When he died the property,
through a series of perfectly natural
steps, passed into the control of the
Haughtons. Daniel Haughton, the head
of the family, was man of great ma
tural shrewdness and strength of char
acter. His two brothers, Jacob and
Jehiel, were always associated with
him; but, while his business proceed
ings were understood to be with their
advice and consent, Daniel always held
a sort of veto power over his brothers,
and nothing was ever passed over his
veto. He is dead now, but the story of
the way in which he used to consult
his directors" is still told in Spindle
vile.
One day a cotton-broker called at the
office of the mill of which Haughton
was treasurer, and offered him a big lot
of cotton at a certain price.
This is SO large contract" said
Haughton, ''that / really ought to con-
suit my directors about it. They're in
side, and I'll just step in and consult
them
Jacob and Jehiel were in the inner
office. Daniel went in and explained
the proposition to them and said:
well, Brother Jacob, do you think
we had better buy that cottonpn
mo, don't think we had Brother
Daniel; not at that price.
.'Well, Brother 'Hiel, what do you
think we had better do about it?''
Il shouldn't buy it, Brother Daniel;
not by any means"
'qOomr' said Daniel.
Haughton went back to the outer
Office, where the cotton-broker was
waiting.
''Well, SIR" said he to the man. .T've
consulted my directors, and III take
that cotton at the price you namedr'
There is a story of similar touch OF
nature in the case of the senior partner
of the cotton-mill at, call it Bootby,
Conn. After his death one of the exc
cutors found it necessary to consult
some of the directors. He accordingly
asked MIR. Parks what action the board
of directors were accustomed to take I'M
der certain circumstances.
Il do not know said the director.
''Why, yes" said the puzzled lawyer,
'.you must be able to tell me something.
a director for many years, you OF course
attended the meetings and assisted in
the proceedings.
Growing momentarily more embar-
raised, the director leaned forward at
last and frankly explained:
s.All true; | ought to know, but the
fact is usually got notice of a directors
meeting the day after it had taken
placer'
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ExPESsEs OF COMMITTEE TO CHICAGO.

>. u. RIGGS. Cashier
F. McHardy moved that vote of
thanks be rendered the committee OF
fifteen. Motion carried.
j. r Graham moved that the verbal
report of the committee made by S. B.
Riggs be reduced to writing by the CON-
mittee and submitted TO the newspapers
for publication. Adopted
On motion of Mr. Cunningham, C. V.
Eskridge, j. ID. Holden and j. r. Ora
ham We're appointed a committee of
three to select a permanent committee
of nine, whose appointment should be
subject to the approval of the meeting
The committee thus chosen and approY-
ed by the meeting are: E. w. Cunning
ham, G. Hood, j. j Wright, II. @.
Cross, VIM. Adds, j. W. 10y, w. P.
Gould, N. WhIt,lesey, and S. B. Riggs.
The names of L. SeverY and J. r Ora
ham were afterwards added TO this com
mittee by the meeting; this making 1t
composed OF eleven instead of nine men,
bers. The meeting then adjourned.
At present we refrain from any com
ment on the report of the subcommittee
as it Is to be reduced TO writing and Will
be published In this paper.
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The Alcoholic Value OF BusheI OF
Corn.

The Milling World, in answer to a
correspondent, who calls in question the
accuracy of previous statement in the
same paper on the percentage OF our
cereal crop used in distiiling, gives the
following curious statement of the value
of bushel of corn when converted into
an alcoholic beverage:
Let our correspondent, says the edi-
tor, trace bushel of corn, for instance,
from the field to the drinkers glass.
The grower works at least two hours In
raising bushel of corn. He sells the
bushe1 for 80 cents on his farm. He
spends so cents for two drinks, thus
parting forever with his corn.
Now follow the corn. It cost 20 cents,
and is turned into seventeen quarts of
intoxicating drink. The distillers receive
40 cents a gallon for converting it into
whisky. The corn in its changed shape
represents the original so cents and the
$40 for the distiller, making its value
at this stage %. Then the government
tax of 90 cents a gallon adds 1886 to
the value, swelling it to 1886. The
bushel of corn now passes on to the JOB
statesmen and wholesalers, and through
them to the retailers. By the time 1t
has reached the retailers it has been
reduced" in strength and increased in
< \
quantity by the admixture OF water and
other more harmful substances, SO that
its measure has at least been doubled
and the corn, when it begins to drop IN
to the drinkers glasses on the bar, re-
presents about 81 gallons of drink
Allowing sixty drinks TO the gallon.
the official bar average, the bushel Of
corn viii furnish 270 drinks, which, at
an average of ID cents q drink, viii take
$1,000 from the pockets of the conspm-
ers. This, added to the 1886 put into
the corn up to the time of reaching the
iobbers, makes total of 1864. Sub
tract the so cents which the farmer re-
ceived for the corn, and the balance,
S46 05, will show the amazing profit
made by those who do not till the soil
to grow the corn, but who multiply In
fnitely by scientific means the mis-
chievous powers of the grain, and who
from this hurtful multiplication reap
easy, large, and reliable profits. The
original price Of the bushel Of CORE Is
contained 155 times IN the ultimate re-
ceipts from il. In this way the enorm-
Gus wasting power of alcoholic drink
can be easily understood. Our CORES
| pendent can follow a bushel OF oats,
rye, barley, malt or wheat from the
producer to the consumer through the
same channel and in each instance bis
computations viii satisfactorily answer
| his questions.
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From fridays Dai;y.
AGAINST srUPIDITx, EyEE rHE
GODS FIGHT IN VAIH.p

The attendance at the railroad meet
ing called 10 meet at the court house
yesterday afternoon al o'clock was
quite large, considering the weather. ..
s. Watson called the meeting to order
and introdaced S. B. Riggs, sfanng that
he would makelthe report OF the commit
tee of fifteen appointed at the meeting
held IN the count house, January Both
Mr.. Riggs then spoke for about three
quarters OF an hour, after which Mr.
Cunningham moved that the report be
accepted and the committee discharged,
and that new committee of nine be
appointed such a committee to be perma-
nent. THIS motion was adopted. Ar.
Holden suggested that before the final
discharge OF the present COMMITTEES by
the chairman, the treasurer's report
should be heard. This was regarded as
good ADVICE, and Mr.. Holden being the
treasurer, was allowed to read the re
port as follows:
REPonF OF ). D. HoLDEE, TREAsURER OF TAE
cTTIzENs' RAILROAD COMMITTEE.
Hon. Wm, jay. Chairman OF the Citizens,
Railroad Committees:
DEAA SIH:-1he following is q statement
Of cash received and disbursed by the uEder-
signed as treasurer Of the citizens commit
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JUG BnEAKaNa.

The missionary entertainment at. the
Christian chusch, notwithstanding the
unfayosable weather, netted The society
over twenty FIVE dollars. Oaly ten pigs
were brought 10. Eighteen shares were
taken in the"Josephine Smith Memorial
Chapel, to be erected IN Akita, Japan.
A year ago Josephine Smith, one of our
missionaries In Japan, died there, and
the ladies of the church In America
have undertaken to erect house of
worship costing from $4,000 to $4,000.
Over one third of The money is raised
by the first quarters report Very little
has been done outside OF Ohio.
The exercises last evening consisted
of reci,atIons by Carrie Brown, Josie
Buck, Ella Martin, Matte Phillips and
Mia Herbert, two anthems by a quar-
teJte, report of the li.tle workers, trip to
China, class song. and two we'll written
papers, one by Miss Anna Carl, THE
Object of Missions, and Some Of the OBJ
stacles to Mission Work, % and the other
by Miss Lefa d. Farnham, on Japan, a
short letter from little Elsie Smith,
daughter of the deceased mis-
sionsry, read by Minister Lott, and
breaking of the Jugs by w. T. Walters
Counting the money closed the enter
talnmeut.
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EIGaF PRISONERS ON rRlAL.

The eight prisoners who tried to make
their escape by burning their way out
of the Jail were srraigned before Judge
Fletcher to-day and tried for an attempt
to burn the county property. In the
absence OF Col. Feighsn, Judge Buck
conducted the prosecution. AS we 60 to
press we learn that the testimony of
Sheriff White, his son, and Officer
Growner has been heard and that there Is
other testimony yet to be heard. 1t is
possible that the prisoners will be bound
over, although Judge Fletcher has not
yet made his decision.
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Conundrums.

People are tired of conundrums; In
fact, eonundrlIms may be said 70 be en-
tirely out of date; therefore this new
system viii be Gas welcome as the Gow-
ers that bloom in the spring. The
idea is to propound the answer to .
conundrum and let the sufferer guess
the question. 50 to speak. For example,
here are some answers to conundEums:
Because one Is isinglass and the other Is
glass in eyes; because they new til late
1multilateJ; one is barn-doOr and the
other Is darn bore; because be meta
physician; one earns his living and the
other uTns his dead; because he missed
his strain (trainl; one hates the book and
the other bats the hook; because Il Is a
boy caught (boycotf); because be 9avorz
. free ballot and fun count. We aEe
not offering prizes for the correct ques-
ti0ns to these answers; We merely make
the suggestion to vary the nlon0t0ny Of
the almanac and minstrel eonundrums
long endured by patient public
Chicago Reasbfss.
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The time-honored story of Goldsnith's
arrest by his landlady and Johnson's
sale of the Vicar OF Wakefield" seems
TO be in some danger. Il is impossible
that this account. received from john
son himself, Should not be substantially
true; vet in his introduction TO Mr..
Stocks new fac-simile of the first edi-
ton Austin Dobson shows that It VIII
have to be recOnciled with certain in
convenient facts He proves that the
book. IS early Is Oct 3, 1852 became
the properly of three persons. one Of
whom was Benjamin Collins, the Sails
bury printer. This relieves Mrs. Flem-
ing, Goldsnaith's Ellington landlady,
from her traditional reputation for
asperity. as Goldsmith 1t that date had
not gone TO Islington; and it fixes some
time anterior to October, I762, for the
composition Of the book point hither-
to obscure. MIR. Dobson also gives
much neu information as "a the first
publication of the Vicar. and shows
that its early popularity and sale were
BY no means 50 great IS generally sup
nnsed-
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ms nan Wa. Never Tn,h

sAM'L F. MURPHY. p.
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$4,000 GIFT.

Mr. o d. Swan to-day received a tel
egram from Rev. J f. Hendy, D. D.,
who Is now in New York City, stating
that Mrs Robert L. Stuart, very
wealthy New York lady, yesterday gave
her check to DR.. HendY for $1,000 to
be placed as donation to the College of
Emporia. The money will be forwarded
To Emporia at once. This magnificent
gift viii be heartily appreciated by the
citizsus Of this city, and it viii give the
college an extra boom to start in ON the
spring building season.
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RAILROAD MEETING.

Tic railroad meeting called TO meet at
the court house this afternoon to hear
the report of the sub-committe was
called to order by S Watson.
MIR, Riggs made verbal report, after
which 3 stormy debate was had on the
advisibility of the sub committee
reducing their report to writ
ingB and having it printed. The
meeting finally decided that this should
be done. At $3.50 p. m. the meeting was
still in session A full: account of ITS
proceedings will be given in the News
tO-mOrfow
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PArKoNIzE HOME INSTITUTIONS


The sontssrn Kansas Railway Is KAN
saz Road
And Is thoroughly Identified with the
interest and progress of the state of Kan
sas and its people, snd affords its pstrons
fac.iitjes Uneqnaled by any line in east
ern and southeastern Kansas, running
through express trains daily between
Kansas CITY and 0latke, Ottawa, Gar
nett, Iola, Humboldt. Chanute, Cherry
vale, Independence, Winfield. Wellington,
Harper, Attica and intermediate points.
Through mail trains dSily except Sun.
day between Kansas City and yelling
ton, and intermediate stations, making
elOee connections at Ottawa, ChRnute
snd cherTyvale with our trainI for En-
porla, Burlington, Girerd, Walnut and
Coffeyvilie
Accommodation trains daily except
Sunday between Kansas City, 0lsthe
and Ottawa
Remember that By purchasing tickets
ia this llne connection Is made in the
Union den6t az Kansas City with
through trains 20 ali points, avoiding
transfers and changes At way stations
Through tickets can be purchased wa.
this line AZ any of the regular coupon
stations, and your baggage checked
thrnugh 20 destination east, west. north
Or south
Pullman sleepers on all night trains.
For further information, see mans and
| folders, OF call on OF address,
s. B. HYEKs,
Gen'i Passenger Agt.,
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VIZ ,rn xR suoNALS

We are informed thai the State Normsl
school are eudcavorlng 10 get the CHI
Gems 10 snhscribe tor ilags aud days aft
for wtatiIer signals To be tl4ced ON the
State Normal building The Object of
the subscription Is commemorative, hat
thu locaunn is very poorly chosen. II
placed 90 the Narmal Building the flegs
could MT be seen distinctly from lbe
business portion Of the city.
We W uld suggest that the dag stan
be erected over the Western Union Q flee
sad the fl * displayed from that point
as IL IS certainly the mos. centrally 10
Gated and therefore desirable, place in
the city.
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1883. leo acres; all teneed into six fields ;
lao acres in cultivation. Frame houss Of S
rooms and eeller; good outbuildings and col
rails; well WAtercd; good wind mill; 8 acres
CT good orchard; 5 miles from city; miles
from rail- Eoad;1 mile from school. Price
1000 On easy faTma.
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MAERIAeE BULLETIN.

The following parties have been IL
censed TO marry the past week:
Clarence W. Stotler of Pike, and
Dora L. Highmoore of Center township.
Anton Peterson and Caroline Madison,
both of Americas.
Butler Price and Uerno Corbin. both
oil Dunlap.
John Moore and Matte Franklin,
both of Ivy.
Allen Hall and Ida B orannger. both
of Hartford
Isaac Specie of Reading and Viola
Jones of Enporia.
Robert N. Campbell of 10. Davis
Davis county. Illinois. and Hellenor A.
Brooks of Page county, Iowa.
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LIST OF LANDS
For sale by the
News Land Agency
Cry LOTS.
REsIDENCE PhoPRRTY.

ne two best vacant lots noW % i,e Rad on
chants street north of Ninth avenue.