davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
A onestionabie Penance.

A new theological question has arisen,
Shall the Episcopalian clergyman, when
he goes to the opera, wear the single
breasted frock coat of clerical cut, or
put on the secularly fashionable even
ing costnmeP Opera has religious
countenance in this city nowadays,
despite its wicked stories, ballets, char
acterizations Rectors have refrained
from Witnessing dramatic performances,
except on rare occasions; but they may
in propriety, so the new usage says, go
to the Metropolitan Opera-House or the
Academy of Music as often as they
please. Thus the problem of proper
dress is unsolved, and no official ruling
has been made. The mind of young
minister was diverted from his pro-
fessional coat the other night at the
Metropolitan by the more charmingiy
clothed belle with whom he conversed
between acts.
''Do you believe in doing penanceP"
she asked.
Under some circumstances it is q
beneficial discipline" he answered, re-
assuming a pastoral gravity that had
become somewhat relaxed.
pray excuse me for turning this box
into sort of confessional" she muir
INJURED, ''but the matter weighs on my
conscience little. and / do so want
your advice. 1t rained yesterday, and 1
didn't attend the Sunday morning ser
vice"
81 missed you from your pew" and
he let a tone of sentiment get into his
voice.
land here l am at the opera. the
very next night, though it is raining
much harder"
THAT is palpable," and then he had
to turn his eyes away from the fair
vision in order to become the grave.
soul-solicitous pastor.
Nov, regarding you in your profess
sional capacity" and she gazed up
ravishingly into his face. II think it
right to tell you that l am doing PEN
snce for my fault. The gown / have
on has been worn by me already at two
balls and formal dinner Everybody
in society knows it on sight. At home
lies brand-new and awfully beautiful
dress, finished expressly for this occa-
sion. Besides this mental infiiction,
have caused bodily torture by drawing
my stays an inch tighter than usual
over strip of raspingly coarse flannel.
You comprehend the severity of my self
punishment. What do you think of it?''
The young man expressed his views
so incoherentIy that It would be useless
to quote his language.-Cor. Chicago
Ty=fkISkHe
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
a Republican Caucus.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-About twenty
Republican senators met In a caucus
this morning. Senator Edmunds sub
mitted q resolution from the judiciary
committee embOdying the views of the
Republican members respecting the
rights of the senate to information from
heads of executive departments. The
resolution was approved, and was de-
cided that It shall be offered in open
session of the senate.
the resolutions are three in number.
The flrst declares that the action of the
attorney general in refusing to furnish
information when called for by the eena-
tor, no matter what his motive may have
been, was responsIble. The second de.
clsres that where the senate called OF
may call upon the heads Of the depart
ments for Information regarding remoV.
ais from Office and the Information IL
not furnished as requested the senate
win not confirm the appointees. The
third condemns the disregard Of che Law
which requires that in selections for Of
fee the preference be given 70 hnnoFebIy
discharged union soldiers and sailors
It is understood that the resolutions
Will be foEmslIy laid before che JUDI
ciary committees at the next meeting
with view to having them reported Z
the senate immediately thereafter.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
WELSH BENEYOLENT soCIEry

According to notice the members of
the above society met at the Welsh Pres
byterian church on Market street TO elect
officers, collect contributions, etc, tor
the year. We may here explain that the
society is to be called the Welsh Be-
nevolent Society" OF EmporIa and Lyon
county, Kansas The objects OF the so
ciety are TO afford pecuniary relief TO
the INDECENT aud reduced members of
the society; to all distressed Welshmen
and Welsh women, and that, in addition
to pecunisry relief, the society mayioffer
to the distressed such other aid and as
sistance as may be required. The MEM
bers of this society shall be composed
o. ell those who shall become life mem
bers and of Welshmen and their de-
scendants who shall become yearly
members.
Every contributor of twenty dollars at
one time shall be eligible to life men,
bershlp, half of the above sum contrib
ut-d by any female shall constitute her
a life member.
Contributors OF one dollar yearly in
advance shall be made eligible to year
| ~ membership, and such pay nent and
subsequent election shall constitute a
membership for one year from the date
of such election. ANY member two
years in arrears shall be struck from the
books.
The officers of this society shall con-
sist of president, two vice-pTesidents,
a treasurer, recording and correspond
ing secretary, one chaplain, one physi-
clan, one counsel and five stewards; all
the above officers 10 be chosen only from
Welshmen or their descendants.
The standing committees of this Sc
ciety shall consist of COMMITTEES on
! literature, q committee on finance
aud committee on benevO-
lence. to be appointed by the president.
The permanent fund shall be under
the direction of the committee of
finance. and with the concurrence of
the society. be invested, IN savings
banks, or IN United States government
bonds, in real estate. or in bonds and
mortgages on unincumbered real estate
in Lyon county, Kansas.
The regular meetings of the society
shall be held on the Sd Monday of each
month.
The election of officers ended in the
following result:
President. DAVID Thomas.
Vice presidents, R. d, Thomas, r j.
Edward
Treasurer-W. j. Jones.
Recording secretary-Ben A Jones
Corresponding ecretary-H. d. Ham,
mond.
Chaplsin-Rev John Jones.
Physician-Dr. cyan Evans.
Counsel-Luther Rees.
SIewards-D. w. Williams, j. j. Ed
wards, L. w. Lewis, Joseph c Jones
John r. Samuel.
A resolution was proposed and passed
unanimously, that the stewards purchase
books at once for the keeping of records
etc. of the society.
The objects of the society are to be
written by the Rev. John Jones, and pub
lished 10 the following Welsh papers
Y Dryeh, Y CyDsro, ar Wasg.
The next meeting is 10 be held at th,
Welsh Congregational church on Mon
day evening, Feb 2s1, at Z 30, when tn,
president will name members of tn
different committees. All members ar
requested 70 persuade their friends I
become members. Dygwch feichial
, eich gilydd.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
HsIa,n.Heavv ts,a,l

COLUABUs, Kan, Feb. 13.-The devel.
opmeuts in the case reported yesterday
from this place are very meager as yet
The parties arrested have, with one
exception, given bail In sums ranging
from $500 20 $14. 200, and the cases by
the consent Of the parties will be tried
February %, at the court house in this
city.
The bonds a. required are: r. 81.
Lawton, $4,000; L. W. Archer, SO, 900;
II. N. Gavig n. $4,000; g. L. Wood
ruff, $1,000; M. Al. Edmunston, 5000;
James Watson, So 600; J. 8. B. CaplIn,
$4,000; Amy Caplln, $1,000; Barney
Judge Webb of Oswego has been EN-.
ploYed on the part of the state and Col
onel j. K. HslIowell. Anderson d
Tracewell and Ritter q SkIdmore for
the defense.
The county commissioners have al :
ready indicated that it is their intention
to go to the full extent OF the law ia fer
reting out the matter, knowing no
friends or foes, but using only those
means which will bring the guilty ones
to Justice.
WhiIe the arrests were a surprise. as
they usually are, and while the friends
of those arrested are standing by them.
yet the nnderc1rrent tbonght and feeling
is an indicated In yesterdays dispatch
for q fair trial.
One of the parties arrested has been
again arrested on . similar charge-that
Of fOrgeFy-in another case.
The business of the firms of LawtOn s.
Woodruff, will stu continue. and the
Saiina, Columbus & Southeastern rail-
road, which is now Feing surveyed and
in which the firm is largely interested.
will not be affected by anything con.
nected with this matter.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
Russian Sadness.

What is this quality in the sad tones
of Russian writers. as in all Turgenef' S
stories, for example, so different from
that of any other people? The sadness
Of the German, in literature, often APP
pears weak, self-indulgent, sentimental;
the sadness of the Frenchman, is little
too neatly expressed; the sadness of the
Engiishman or American is oftenest
ONLY dramatic and imagined one, for
his own genuine sorrows he is not apt
70 express, openly and directly. In the
Russian mournfulness there lies some
thing heavy, oppressive terrible in It's
reality, and in the simple, honest ex.
preston of it; as if the dark mood were
the natural air of the country, that al
men breathed, and that no one need be
reticent about; as If some weight of ma
tional wrong and hopelessness were ad.
ded to all individual sorrow. 50 as to
make it the common experience, and
even the common bond. Turgenef
seems to me one of the greatest figures
Of our time. and In ali ways the mos
mournful figure. A friend of mine
while on his travels, wrote me some
years ago from Paris: .The bigges
timing. have seen abroad is Mont Blanc
but the greatest is TurgenefE" Jhen
he referred to the sober existence Of thu
man, and how he spoke pathetically O
his own perennial interest in birds ans
beasts, and affirmed that except for thii
he did not know how he could get OF
with human life at AL. February III
EaSzftc
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18

CLEVELAND, Kan, Feb. Ia bis COM
munisY Wss shocked tonight % learn
that @. A. Fellows. we'll known drug
gist. had shot and instantly killed hIsWife
When The facts Of the tragedy became
known there was the greatest excitsment
among the people Fellows left his
place Of business about o'cloek this
evening, considerably under tbs influ-
ence Of nqur. He proceeded directly TO
his residence, and shortly thereafter .
shot was heasd In the front room Of the
house. Whist tEenspired between Fell
lows and bis wife from the time that he
entered his house until the commission
Of the terrible deed, viii never be told,
except by the iips q the murderer. There
were no witnesses. NeiEhbora heard the
report OF the weapon, and the
first OF them TO arrive on the scene SAW
Fellows hurTYing away. No one seems
70 have had the presence OF mind 70 stop
him, and his plans, If he had any were
successful. Mrs. Fellows vas found lY-
ing upon the door IA the center Of the
parior. Blood was gushing from Q
wound In her head and the carpet was
saturated. 4 doctor was hastily oum-
moned, but HE was extinct long before
he arrived. There was nothing n the
room Nhlce would indicate the cause Of
the murder, and the body was placed on
the bed S1d the Coroners summoaed
Then 9 search for the murderef ssaks
commenced. Fellows had been seen |
shortly after leaving the house to return |
to the store and again leave tt. walking
on the railway track going west A posse
was soon made up, and It Is supposed |
they are in close pursuit Of the murderer /
The feeling against him Is intense, and |
the impression il that should he i
be captured tonight that his lynchlng |
would be sure to follow. The cause Of |
the murder is certainly wrapped in mys-
terry. Both were young people, and had |
not been married long. Fellows was not /
over 81 years Of age, aAd his wife was q
year or so younger. They had no chill
dren. Heretofore. 50 far a. was observ. L
able 70 the public, they have been lead
ing happy life. They both came of
good families, and they were popular and
The generelly accepted theory
OF the murder is that Fellows went home |
tonight intoxicated, and that the child
lngs OF his wife eXaspersted him TO such
an extent that he drew his pistol and de-
liberately shot her. There are other
theories, one that Fellows discovered
hat his young and beautiful wife was
untrue to him, but this latter theory has
few adherenls. Liquor was the probable
cause of the tragedy. When Fellows
left he was dressed in q brown suit of
clothes and wore blsck cap. He Is
heavy set, weighs about 145 pounds, and
be has q light muetache.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
RAILRnADa


The following article from the Flor
ence Tribune shows pretty clear IN
Outstanding OF the railroad situation az
IL now stands:
MuRDocK's MIRAGE GONE GLIMMERING.
About two months ago the absurd
proposition ofthe Santa Fee to build a
cutoff across the country from Emporia
90 FL Dorado, was cast on the breezss of
railroad speculation. and strange to say
sufficient number to call an election
for aid bonds 10 several townships, fell
in with the idea. 1t is said that the
most conspicuous figure in the cutoff
crowd Is editor Murdoch, of the Ell Do
RADIO Republican. He has told the peo-
pie in great seriousness that the Santa
Fe folks really intended To build road
from Emporla through the Flint Hills
OF Chase aud Butler counties for the
purpose OF saving a few miles OF rail.
road iron,
This idea never has nor Can have any
foundation in business principles nor
railrUad enterprise. II the Santa Fe
were shut out of El Doraio aud wanted
% get In, the building OF the proposed
roac migbtrest upon Something tangible.
As evidence that the Santa Fe was only
throwing out deploy ia It's promis-
cuous surveys, We quote the following
paragraph from an Ell ID 'rado dispatch
In Taesday's Kansas City Times:
The committee appointed by the
citizans to cali upon A. A. Robinson,
general manager of the A. L. " S. F
railroad company AZ THpekH. concern
Ing the building of tie EmLorIa Short
Line, returned F,iday nlghi. Their re-
port Is not very satisfactory"
The Walnui Valley route 10 the Gulf
Is all the Santa Fee company wants or will
want between Emporia and f. Dora 80
The company wonld not gain auy
thing by this proposed road more thar
what II now has. and when We take {
view OF the country from which the San
IA Fc draws its traffic as compared will
the barren hills through Which this raae
was tn pass, MS folly is more memo
mental
The Eureka and Howard branch OF III,
S"'e~ - o'utu run IaNn ilotlh drains I'd
more productive portions OF the cOuntr
east of THE proposed line, while tn
Walnut Valley road sfTords ample facill
tics Of transpor,alion for this countr
west. The wheat producing section
that can De made tributary 70 the SAINT
Fe system lie west Of Cedar Point on th
main line Eni nurih-of Z Dorado on ii
Florence road. When the FiorenC
road is opened through 10 thu Gulf n
immense grain products from the cont
try along the line of the NJ s. 81. braaC
must go south over the Florence rus
Southern passenger traffic would
equally facilitated by making the FL
ence & Walnut Valley roai the ma
line 10 the gulf BY location aud b
divsrgtng roads, Florence Is the key
gate city Ito this southern traffic gu,
ton over the Santa Fe system The. 4
mands Mr.. Robinson makes a. coo,
iion Of tAvors . I'm p rIa is one that Il
town esnnot accept without surrender
tts clHims 70 competing lines.
The people Of sherman, Texas. .
very enihugastc n b,l alf Of the q
road, and are reauy 10 extend every d
eibie Involvement 10 the company Tor
most rapid extension OF the road TO /
city.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
~ The oolored sexton. 80

The sexton Of q Baptist church in q
large western city was good colored
brother, who rarely took part in the
social religious meetings OF the society;
but when he did, all present held their
breath, for it was wen known that some
one was TO be init on the head" and
great amusement was in store for the
Others. On this particular occasion the
subject of the prayer-neeting WIS
Christian Humility" Mr. Bascom,
one OF the wealthiest church members,
while leaning on his gold-headed cane
ana toying with his elegant watch chain,
concluded his remarks. with great afec-
tation Of humility. by saying: ..H ever
should be so favored as to reach heaven
at all, it seems 70 me that place in the
most remote section, the most obscure
corner, of that blissfnl region will be in
fnitely more than deserve. And when
the call comes to me TO go up higher,
1t seems to me shall feel like putting
my hand upon my mouth and my mouth
In the dust, and crying out, 'Unclean!
uncleanr"
When he was seated, the eolored
brother rose in the rear of the room, and
slowly advancing, faced the audience.
and thus addressed them: siBrudders an
sisters. when hears the angel GabriI
blow de trumpet a-callin' me home, ii
pears TO me I'll be so powerful glad III
just cali out, .HoP on dar, GaDri,l:I
hears de trumpet, an rs comm mighty
quickp An it pears to me III be so
Dustin full OBJ Joy I'll Jest go shoutin',
skippin', leapin' right up to de front OF
de throne as fast as kin git dar. An
dar I'll STAN wild de white robes on,
a-Wavin' de palm branches, an a-shout-
in Gloryi glory! glory! glory to de
Lamb dat was slain? For what do de
scriptures say? Who are desc in white
robes?' 'Dey what come up through
great tribulations.' Down here de black
skin an de great tribulations; up dar de
white robe an de Joy for ebermore.
Now, my brudders an sisters, what do
de scriptures say agin? Dey say what
though dey be black as ink Cor some
thing to dat efecO, dey shall be whittier
dan snow An it pears to me III be
so powerful happy up dar dat I'd like to
shake hans wild all my brudders an
sisters, widout distinction OBJ age, color,
or previous condition OBJ servitude-
good many on 'em I hain't shook no
ham wild here-but pears to me I'll be
so occoopied a-wavin', an a-praisin',
an a-shoutin' halleiuiah! halleluiah!
hallelujah! close up on de right side oh
de Lamb, dat I won't hab no time to go
peekin' roun' de dark corners OBJ heaven
to find BTUdder BGscOns LINN Bur-
dette, tn Editors Drawer, Harper's
Magazine for FebrEGrY
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18

The opisicn Of some of the London
papers that the result in the Crawford
Dixie divorce suit vlndicates Sir Charles
Dilke's character. is explicable only on
the ground of slight intelligence or
blunted moral perceptions The most
favorable construction that can be put
upon it is the Scotch verdict of mot
proven" The Judge held that as the
defendant had not appeared TO answer
the charge against her, she must be rel.
garded as guilty and divorce must be
granted, but that it would be impossi-
bic TO convict the correspondent. Dixie,
on the evidence offered. The case
against him was therefore dismissed.
The worst suspicious against Sir Charles
are thus morally confirmed, and al
though he is a sharp politician and an
advanced Radical, all honest people will
agree that his morals are too radically
free to make his continuance in EGG
lish public life desirable
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18

should you contempIase Zip 20
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Be
vannsh, Ca, ChaE1esto1, 8. O., JaeksoA
vile, Florida, Or In faet shy point - the
soukh OF southeast. g WI - . FtuR Ia
teeest TO examine Ne adTn1AH1e 0seE
all other lines offered BY ths e. Louis,
Iron Mountain q 6ouEheEn e6slYoed-
HIron Mountain HouteH u rs way Of
fast time, elegant eqaipUsa1, -.
At present daily fsaia Il Yun from
Saint Loule Grand UEt02 Depot 81
tAched 60 which will Be found "a Gle.
egent Pullman PalsSe nlespkng ess,
which runs through 70 Ne1AeE1s. 1eE1-,
where direct coaneektca - Ra4e with
express trains OF connecting A1ss, sos
points msDtIoneG ebOTe. Thzs train
connects &C Nashville with shs Jackson.
vile express, having Rzllma1 Palace
sleeping car Of the Vs1y finest make q.
tachsd, which runs through 90 Jeskso1
Vile. Florida. WssAOut ch&aaS.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
a WISE FArHrR

Never tribes with his famf8y's health nor
buys patent medicines, who publishes
testimonials OF cures he knows nothing
about, but deals with reIIsbzs druggist
who know which medicines has in
reality cursd- The Undersigned drug
gists of EnPorfa have sold the following
remedy for two years and
can fruEhfuily say that Pum-
leyss Speedy Co1gh Cure has never
failed 10 give relief In the most obssI-
nate and stuboorn cases Of Coughs and
Colds. Having uaa itn high repufatio1.
quietly, but rapidly, solely on It's 5ntrin.
&C merits without advertising. Oonsump.
tives viii please ask for spscaa1 inssrnc-
tlons. and II Ne do not help yoa, Il viii
c1ss ron nothing Price SOC end 81 .Oc
5 I'D b. the following druegissss 3
/ WheldOR. Chaa. Rider, ". r. Irwin. ID
] W. Morris.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
F.re Rings Busv.

HARPER, Kans., Feb. 13.-At Attics,
about O'Clock yesterday morning, an
alarm of fire was sounded and investiga-
ton showed that hole had been broken
in the Misunderstanding on the north
side of DR.. Wilson's building and can
containing two quarts OF coal oil placed
between the plassering and outer wall,
into which three balls of wrapping
twine had been dropped and ignited.
The flames had followed the studding TO
the second floor, then between the joIste
to the south side of the building and
about half way up the upper wall and
through an opening in the plasterIng
into the room. A son of DR.. Wilson was
awakened by the smoke and gave the
alarm. The fire was put out without
any serious damage. There is no doubt
that the fire was incendiary and the OBJ
ject is supposed to have been robbery.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18


Globe Democrat: Prof. Austin Phelps,
the noted tneologian. having been asked
his opinion as TO the duty of Christian
stockholder 10 q railroad whose direct
ors run trains on Sunday. says that IL
yestments should be avoided which are
likely thus to expose the conscience to
complications with the wrong doing OF
other men, out when once in such COM
plications, he does not see, he adds, how
the Christian stakeholder can do any
good BY refusing to accept his dividends
and as for selling the stock, would not
that be tempting ones nejghbors i'm
properlyG II must be that Mr.. Garland
gets his views of moral duty in his Pan
Electric speculation from this Dustin
guished spiritual teacher. At least, he
doesn't give up his stock
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18

ST LOUIS, Feb 17.-Father R. G.
Belts, rector of one of the Episcopal
churches OF this city, who delivered q
funeral sermon over the body Of has
friend, Father JArdine. who committed
suicide some time ago, took occasion,
daring the delivery of the sermon 70 de-
nounce Bishop Robertson IS the real
cause of Jerdine's dea1h by refusing
the latter reheaFing- This led 20 con-
troversy between the bishop and Father
Belts which Waxe,1 warmer the longer Il
had beec prolonged. and It now trans
pires thai Father Beta recently applied
20 the bishop for confirmation Of . NUNS
Der of the members Of his (Betts1 church.
The bishop replied that he would con-
firm no members Of that church until Iil
pastor should apologize for language
used during the controversy Fathel
Beta refuses to withdraw from hIs form.
81 position and thus the matter rests.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18
Cure 1Or:PiIes.

Piles are fsequently preceded BY .
sense Of weight Il the back, 1oins s1d
lower part Of the abdomen, causing the
patient 70 suppose he les some aGec-
ton of the kidneys CT nsighb0Etpg or
Rans. At times, sVmptoms Of indlges-
ton are present, hAtuieacY. uDSasiness
of the stomach, etc. a moisture Ike
rerspIra.ion. pFoducing Q very dtsegree-
common eftendaas. Blind, bleeding
and itching piles yield C ouce 70 the ep-
plicstIon OF Dr.. B0sa1ko's pile remedy.
which acts directly On the parts affected,
Absorbing the tumoEs, allsying the In
teuce itching. and ehects19 permanent
cure. Price 50 cents. Address TIE Dr..
Posanko Medicine Co., Rqua,O. Sold
by Chas. Ryder and ]. A. Mo0se.