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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28
rna Duncan or the Lohhr.

l saw the queen OF the lobby" the
other day. I've read great deal about
her In novels, stores of Washington LIE,
and in letters OF correspondents, who
gave full play 10 their fancy, but al
though I've been about the capitol
for = dozen years or so, never saw the
"uueen of the lobby" before. Sitting in
the reception room of the senate the
other day, q guide came through with q
bridal couple. They are very thick here
nowadays, and taking them from one
end OF the marble room to the other, he
explained its construction, told It's
history and pointed out Senator'S Haw-
ley, Hampton and Logan, who CHANGED
to be entertaining friends. Indicating a
me looking lady of middle age, who sat
chatting with \ venerable senator, he
said, in . stage whisper, There ia the
queen Of the lobby You have heard of
her, of course. That woman has more
influence Than the president,
her wish is law congress will do any
thing abe wants. she secures Iegisla-
ton Tor railways. gets through elaine,
and is in ali the big steals She lives in
a fne house In the West End mas any
amount Of money and gets bigger fees
than any lawyer here. Her fees are enor
nous The paper she has in her hand
Is probably q bill for 9 steam
ship subsidy, or railway land grant, o.
some claim against the government 10
6 million or 50. See how she smiles OF
/ the old man. He's q senator, and sht
will twist him around her little fioger
She never fails Every body who has
big bill 70 get through gets his services
She comes high, but they must hav
her."
"How much does she gel.' inquire
the excited bride.
There's no telling, but she won't loo
ct anything less than $1,000, and whe
abe gets q bull through. che general
has about hall there is in II"
The couple looked with all their eye
! at the bancs Ime woman aad went ava
: wondering AZ the wickedness of woms
| and the weakness of men, when all tn,
saW Was the president of the Woman
/. Christian Temperance Union sEd sever
| olher religious and charitable organic
, tons, asking Senator Morrill, Of We
} mo1t 10 exempt from taxs4Iun the hon
A for destitute coIored women. But q
Rnide got so centa more than the orfi
sry tee becsuse he hsd shown Atha QUE,
: o. the lobby" and eivea the hsid
couple treat people don't cften eBjo
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28

PoRTLAHD. Ore. Jan. pa dispsich
from Tacoma. says Intelligence was re-
ceiYed there last evening that the jury
in the trial of fifteen prominent citizens
and officers of Seattle, indicted under
the sO-called Ku-Klux act, had brought
in . verdict of mot guilty." after haV-
ing been out ten minutes. Thousands
Of people had gathered in front of the
court house and notwithstanding the IN
tensely cold weather kept their places
until the shouts from the Interior con-
yeyed to them the result. In anticipa.
ton Of the event public meeting WAS
called for last evening.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28
A Huge SWfndIe,

KANSAS CRY, Jan. 23-About G
month ago welldressed young man,
styling himself j. Whitney. appeared in
the city and opened an Office. Being o.
tensIbly In the cattle business, he was in
and out Of town for several days, lesv.
ing his business in the hands Of q clerk.
He opened accounts with several
banks and deposited q number of drafts
signed by Omaha banks aggregsiing
$14, 900. Two weeks ago be cashed
these and left the city. The drafts went
70 the Chicago clearing house and were
paid.
When they reached OmahS IL was dis
covered that they were skillful forgeries
The clearing house called upon the
bank here to make good the amount, bul
this they decline TO do, and Q law suit
will probably result.
The matter has been kept secret ever
from the police hitherto. Whitney bAl
probably made good hIs escape.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28

DENVER, Colo- Jan, % The NesoS'
GunnisOn special says: In . snow slide
that carried away q cabin yesterday 81
the ExceIsior mine, in Poverty Gulch.
near Crested Butte, three miners, named
VIM. Alexander. John 81. John and .
Mr.. Co.'S were killed. The bodies were
recovered to-day.
A second slide carried away 8 cabin
or crystal basin occupied by Robert
CORY and Henry Collins. Both were
killed. Slides are occurring daily
Great anxiety IL felt for other miners
camps not yet heaHi from.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28

Rev. T. De Witt Talmage's advice to
women about to marry is almost as pro-
hibito-Y as PuReh's famous Don't -
he says to first pray fervently. and then
look out for man who has reformed,
who does not go to the club, who is not
selfish, who does not advertise for q
. wife, who Is Christian, who does not
60 to the opera or into the gay world.
but spends the hot summer months
toiling in his office. Where the per-
picked woman will find just such an an
imated mummy it is difficult to imagine.
Mrs. Talmage certainly did not pick one
of that sort.
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s.. Lanis Cnnr....1, E,eo.,on.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. % The supreme
court OF the state of Missouri to-day
rendered decision which prohibits the
circuit court from trying the contested
city election cases.
The case before the supreme court was
in the form OF a writ of prohibition
served out by Mayor Francis sgalnst
Judge Dillon of the circuit court 70 pre-.
vent the latter from hearing the contest
ed election cases in which ex-Mayor
Ewing was seeking to cast Mr.. Francis
from the ONCE OF mayor.
The decision confirms Mr.. Francis in
the office Of mayor for four years from
last April, and settles the cases of seven
republicans who were contesting the
election of seven democrats TO city Of
fees. two democrats who were contesting
the election of two republicans, and six
republicans who claimed seats In the
upper house of the municipal assem-
bly,.
The decision also decides that there il
no court 10 Missouri competent 10 try q
st. LOUIS contested case, owing TO the
lack Of provision in the city's charter fol
the trial Of such cases.
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NAME oF ORs AVIATION.

From the foregoing statement it will
be observed that for an aggregate lnsur-
ance of $4,000 Mr.. Price paid for the
year 1885, $641.S5. or lees than SIS on an
average for each 81 goo insurance.
In all the orders and associations
above named, excepting the first one IA
.. U. W., the assessments are graded
according TO age, Mr. Price now being
So years old. For young man the cost
would have been corTespOndiDgly less.
The last three associations above
named are not frateInrl societies. but do
business on the assessment plan, and the
amounts PAID In these include annual
dues of $40, $50 and $l5 respectively.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28

The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company has new enterprise
on hand, VIZ: to put in stock yards at
Argentine, Kansas, and to build
an immense packing house at that
point. Add to this the extension of its
lane through the Indian Territory, into
the Pan Handle of Texas, and the COM
PAW has c1t out good summers work.
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WITH PLEAsURE.

The News Is In receipt Of . copy Of
L0 Pioneer de = Ass0mptfon, published
st Napoleonville, La, with the request
FOR 40 exchange. II is . very long time
since We studied creole French, but have
managed TO decipher the following very
Interesting paragraph:
~S2 Pabounement an Pointer
payable InYarinblement d'avance.
It would seem that Louisiana editors
have Il a. well as Kansas editors.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28

Should you contemplate . trip to
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Sc
VAnnah, Ca Charleston 8. c., jackson
vile, Florida, or in fact any point In the
south OF southeast. il will BE- 70 your In.
keeest to examine the advantages oveg
Ill other lines offered by the st, Lo1ia,
Iron Mountain d Southern railroad
aIron Mountain Route in the way Of
ehes time. elegant equipment, &c.
At present daily train is run fFtsm
Seint LOuls Grand Unina Depot, -.
tacAed 60 which viii b found a ele.
eRaus FuIima1 Palace aleepfng car,
Whieh runs through 20 Nashville, Tenn,
WheES direct connection 10 made with
express trains q eoanecstng 1inee. foS
po5nss menGso1ed abose. This train
connecEs q Nashyi1le with the JacksOn-
vile express, hsEi1g Pullman Palace
sleeping car Of tie V4Y inst make &C.
tachAd, which runs through TO Jacksn1
villa, Florida without change.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28

The Santa Fe railroad company, who
have been keeping hotel for the past
few weeks. determined yesterday to
again embark IN the railroad business,
but owing to the mysterious workings
Of Divine Providence, they to-day
'sswitched'' their plans, and are once
more engaged in their former vocation.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28

Kansas City is exciting itself over the
mysteri Jus disappearance yesterday OF a
gentleman named w. ]. Travers. who
recently came to that city and engaged
in the grocery business. The theory ad-
vanced is that he was an escaped lunatlc,
and tina. he was spirited away by his
brother. This view of the case is greatly
strengthened by the fact that any one
who would engage in the grocery bus
iness In Kansas City is certainly insane.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28

st. John and Van Bennett have closed
their campaign IN Kansas. The cold
weather backed by an indignant public
run these third party apostles in their
holes. and they are ICWlGtkiIg out
from their hidden retreat swapping and
snarling because the Republican party
proposes to enforce the laws OF the state
without their assistance. Their rantinR
tour in Kansas was failure, as it Justly
deserved to be.
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RED:
Every Blanket Marked
in Plain Figures +!

Suppose the fuel is bitumous coal. IL
exposed to the weather for six months it
weakens and Stacks down, and Is often
practically ruined. If dumped down
out of doors and saturated with water.
although fresh, it is practically in the
same condition as green wood. The
water must be eyaporated by the heat OF
the fire. Coal should be kept under
cover until dried out. for as taken fresh
from the mine it is often fully saturated
with water. True economy in all fuel,
whether peat, coke, anthracite or btu
nous coal, or wood, consists in the fact
that it is cheaper 10 season it by means
of air than by the burning Of part Of
the fuel
Have YOU a workshop on the farme II
not, why not? Many jobs can be done
on the farm in less time than 1t would
take to order them of some person. pef-
haps miles away, and then wait for
them, or perhaps make another journey
after them, Every farmer is not handy
with tools, but he may soon become 50
by their handling, at least to such de-
gree as to perform jobs sufficiently well
to compass the end. Nowadays any re-
pair about the farm may be had already
shaped and only needing fitting. II you
are distant from where such things may
be bought, when In the woods look out
for crooks that win make q pLow-handIe.
or timber that will split into pl0yt
beams, harrow frames, wagon tongues.
cross pieces for hay rigging. log Tor
a roller, or any other material needed.
The broken Implement win serve IS .
pattern to hew or otherwise work
by. When found. prepare roughly and
pile in loft, where the wood may be-
Al HI q
time of want. Many Job may be nice
w done in the workshop in Indictment
weather, especially in winter. Provide
q few necessary tools and stove to keep
the shop warm. At odd times make do
plicates OF articles or paris Of tmpte-
ments likely TO break. Many minor tm-
pleInents are now more cheaply bo1Ehe
new than repaired or mad0 on the farm
Handles to any Of the implements.
rakes, ETC., are among the number, ana
when they may be bought ready shaped
they are cheaper than 70 heW than
down from timber. Il takes little labor
to fit these properly to their places.
In the workshop broken harness may
be mended by means Of rtvet3 on 66sch-
ing. Many implements OF use or con-
venience in the family may Be easily
made. Here the children VIII make
play ~ SCCSAAAC AA4-4% vs.
tools. The hired men viii also take
kindly to this work, since IL il sure to
keep them out OF the storm.
With q good stock of timber poles
may be prepared tor making sheds.
Lumber may be fitted for pigpena.
Posts may be prepared by boring o.
hewing. Rails may be sharpened, man
gers may be fitted. teed-boxes prepared.
stanchions made ready for fitting to-
gether, and tools and implements may
| be sharpened. These are few Of the
uses to which the workshop may Be
put and the ingenuity Of the master and
man exercised. If they prevent . visit
| to the village grocery for drink end
| card-pIaying when time drsgs heayily,
the small economies win carry joy "a
the household, honor to the head Of the
family, and money into the purse
against rainy day.
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sOh,os.r


COLUMBUS. o., Jan. rs The Repub-
licsn senate convened at 10 q. m. with
all the members present and the Demo-
Gratis absent, as we'll as Clerk Vallandig-
ham. President Kennedy directed the
reading of the journal OF Saturday. after
which nothing was done for want Of
quorum. The president retained the
chair waiting for the arrival Of the Dem
ocratic members Il IL expected this
1ill be the program till ( p. M, the
hour 20 which the Democratic senate
adjourned Friday A good sized lobby
we're present, bat everything is quiet
and the BEST of feeling prevails
CoLUABUs. o. Jan. % The situsiieu
In the Ohio senate trouble Vas quiet this
N Fning. Suggestions came from both
sldes, looking 70 eompromise, hut moth.
ing definite nor any mode Of procedure
has been agreed upon The Democratic
senators met In caucus at 10 O'Clock q
a. and VIII likely Be- II eesalon for seY
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28
LEGISLATIVE D0INGS
Several Memorials from Kansas In.
trOduced in Congress.
Senator Kellogg Looking After the
Interests Of the Normal.
No Particular Change In the OHIO
Senate.
The Members Of the English Cabinet
Resign.
rokrx-sINrH OoNeKess.
SENATE


WASHINGTON, Jan. 27--1u the senate
Mr.. ingalls, presented q memorial of the
Legislature of Kansas, praying tor the
establishment Of two sdditlonal military
stations in the state, as protection sgainst
Indian depTedAIions
Mr.. Plumb introduced 3 memorial
from the same body tor the extension Of
military facilities at Fl Riley, Kansas
The pagers were appropriately referred.
A resolution was offered by Plumb
calling on The secretary OF var for
ini0rmatiOn as 70 the number of military
bands IN the army and the number OF
enlisted men and civilians IN such bands,
and the proYisIons authorizing their con-
sliIution and maintenance. Agreed 70.
On motion OF IDgalls his bill TO pro-
vide for the National University was
taken from the table, read a second
time aud referred TO the committee on
education and labor.
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Il anneara from our dIana,chaa An,

1t Appears from our dispatches. that
nearly 900 OF the people of Emporla
have petitiOned for female suffrage in
municipal matters. The question lie
one IN which deep interest lie taken by
many very good people Il Is hardly
probable, however, that the leRislAture
will look upon the question seriously
until . wider expression of opinion il
secured. Concert OF action on the psri
Of the friends OF the measure through
out the stste might develop sufficient
interest 10 again bring the question &C
the front In Kansas.
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The celebrated French altrolog.

The celebrated French sstrologer,
NOstradAmus, who died In 1866, LEFT the
following prophecy: That the end of
che world would occur in theyc- when
the feast of St. George falls upon Good
Friday, the feast of st Marx on Easter,
and Corpus Christi day on st. Johns
day" Although more than three cen
turles Of time have elapsed since the
making of the prophecy, the coInci-
dences which It specifies will occur for
the first time this year. Therefore
nervous or superstItious people can
begin to prepare for the end of all
things earthly, and sinners to repent and
make their peace with an ever just and
loving God.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28

Edward Shepard Of HaErssbuTR. II. !.
says: rHaving received 20 much be1e
ff from Electric BitxeEs, ! feel e my
duty 70 let suffering humanity know e.
Have kad r1nafag sore o. my leg for
eight yeArs; my doctor told me I would
have 70 have he bone scEapsd az ieg
ampufatsd, used, tns2ead, three boz
tIes OF Electro Byttsls aad eeF6a bozss
Of Baeklins Arnlca Ha1ve. sd ny leg 8
nDW sound sad we'll
Eiecertc Esf2eFe aEs sold 6 50 esnss e
botsie. end Hneklsaas 4Fnsce SaIFe e s.
cents per box bY B Eheldoe (s1
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Some sensible young women 10 q
called "The Tongue Guard" Each
member pays into the treasury q penny
every time che says anything against an
other person. The money thus accumu
lated goes tor charity Work.-AtchtsOn
Champion.
Such . club In Emporia would soon
leave the Ladies' Benevolent society
without employment.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28

There are some six millions OF the old
postal currency standing against the
books of the treasury At the present
rate OF redemption of that currency The
Current remembers to have computed
that 1t would all get back IN 200 900 years.
Let coogress devote the six millions that
are held for its redemption, 70 payment
of the interest bearing debt. The inter-
est saved would redeem all the shinplas.
ters that will eyer be presented. The
capital would be all profit.
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A woman named BECKER. vii

a woman named BECKER. wife Of q
basket maker, gave birth to female
child In q Third avenue elevated car,
New YORK city. Jay Gould sent her {
present Of ESQ. and the mother named
the chill Jay Gould Becker. The hus-
band hss shown signs OF Jealous y, and
alter whipping the child and smashing
things generally. he was arrested
and had to give bonds in the sum Of
$500. The accidental birth OF the child
on one OF Mr.. 0Oul0's railways would
appear TO be = very remote cause fol
.aaionav
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Batter Than sappoaed

81. PAUL. Jan ga IT. Keogh epe-
cial to the Pioneer Press says the latest
reports of . reIIable nature state that the
stock Of the North Yellowstone ranges
spell In better condition then was ai FIST
reported. The cattle were well back from
tbs rIvef IN the hills where there IL pien.
q Of feed and water. No drifting is re-
E,orted.
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Grain sn store.

CHICAGO, ian. 25.-The nnmber OF
bushels of grain in the UnitedStA and
Canada January 23d, and decrease or in
crease compared with the previous year
will be officially reported on change TO-
morrow as follows: Wheat, 81, 1870, 797
decrease, 1,247, 4S6. Corn, 6.676, 076; in
crease, S2,667. Oats, 1904 694 decrease,
1887.
The proportion in Chicago elevators
was: Wheat, 1, 456. 103; corn, 2,522, $50;
oats, 275.116. Young wheat thus far
has stood the winter well. Business il
foreign wheats show no new features
American -four is 81 to Is cheaper.
are steady. Wheat quotations are against
BUYERS.
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coursat Ottawa.

OTTAWA, Kans., Jan. 23.-The districs
court for this county hes been In session
during the past week and hes been en-
gagged in the Trial of criminal matters.
she most important criminal cases
being that OF Morgan Wright. who wa
charged with the crime Of arson, and G.
A. Bradford. charged with embeZzle'
ment Both cases we're hOtly contested
and in both Verijcts OF not guilty were
found. County Attorney Mason appear.
ed for the state, and h. P. Welsh and
C. A. Stuart for the defendanta
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28

The paper read before the State His.
torIcAl Society, purpOrting to be the
diary Of Gov. A. II. Reeder during the
troublesome days OF May. 1855. when
Lawrence was burned. shows him to be
. man lacking in "get no and get" He
should never have stopped in that Kan
sas City hotel, but taken q skiR and
started for st. Louis by water, travelling
nights, or gone overland to Iowa. He
was sent to get help for Lawrence, and
"noukeyed" the time away In q Kan ,As
City hotel until II wAs too late
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DELAYED TRAINS.

KANSAS CRY, Jan. 26.-Three delayed
Santa Fe trains arrived this morning,
and the passengers seemed happy At
having finally escaped their snoWbound
existence on the plains. One Of the pas
sengeTs stated TO 9 reporter that he had
bees since the 9Th OF January coming 10
this city from Trinidad. He SAID that ths
passengers had lived for days in the
midst Of snow banks twenty-five teet
high They remained about Two weeks
ct Dodge City and managed 70 eTj "
themselves In spite Of the long delay.
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II the visible supply Of wheat de.
creases At the prerent rate only for the
next five months, there will remain, on
July next, the enormous amount of
over 1900. 900 bushels. This is not to be
reasonably expected, but It seemA certain
that there will be 9 good-sized lot Of old
whOSt on hand when the new crop
harvest begins. The wheat IN sight IN
England Is said TO DO 8 1875. 900 quarters
about %. 100000 bushels for the United
KinOdom
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SANFORD, Fla, Jan. 26.-The orange
crop IL ruined and many OF the young
srss killed, but the people are trying 20
conceal it. The agents sWesr e IL not
90, but It il true, nevertheless. Not ,
sound ofange is left n ell this region. In
alI the famous orange groves the ground
10 covered with golden, frozen fruit.
These are facts gathered from che best
souFcesof Information. snd they mean .
inaa Of SHe O01 600
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mmM mrna

CLYDE, KAs., Jan. 23.-During the
performance OF the cantsta Of sQueen
Esther" last night, IRE was discovered
IN the hardware store of c b Rnshmore
& Son. Il had made such progreas be-
tore 1t wss discovered. although It was
only 9:15 O'Clock p. m, that bus few
stoves and show cases were saved. The
stock wa worth over $1,000, aad fally
Insured. The origin OF the fire is I'M
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Cannot agree,

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-The Chicago, st /.
Louis and Missouri Passenger AssocIa-
ton held two sessions to'dsy, but made
no effort Whatever TO reach an agree
ment on the only question pending
namely, that of Including In the pool
contract the business of the northwest
ern territory.
An edjo1rnment was taken until Feb
uary /. As the notice of the 81 Paul
road dissolves the association on Jan.
uary 81. this is equivalent to 6 breach OF
the pool.
II 10 stated, however, that the managers
will come together again Monday, 10 &C.
c0rdsnce with the adjournment, and the
old agreement having expired they Will
be less hampered IN treating upon busi-
meas 60 points IN the northwest.
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RaaIroaa Schemes

ToPEKA- Jan. SS.-It leaked out to-day
that the Rock Island people are favor
ing the building By the St Joseph peo-
pie Of line southeas9 from that CITY %
Kansas City, IN order that they might
have an air line from the proposed
Northern Kansas & EehreskA extension
and Kansas City. This Is not what The
81. Joseph people hsve been figuring