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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28

Some time since we received copy
Of the Congressional Directory" which
the kindly compositor credited to Hon.
james Ryan instead OF Thomas Ryan.
An "out" was also made In the list OF
committees taken from that volume, up
on which the senators from Kansas are
serving. We reproduce the paragraph
a. II should have apSeared originally
"As the standing committee OF the Uni
ted States senate are now constituted,
Hos. p. B. Plumb is member of the
following: Chairman Committee on
Public Lands; member of Agriculture
and Forestry, Appropriations, Expendi-
lures, OF Public Money and the Select
Committee on Reduction OF Senate EN-
ployes. Hon. John ]. Ingalls, name ap.
pears In the following committees
Chairman District of ColuDb ia, member
OF Indian affairs, Judiciary and Rules. F."
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STATE NEWS.
The Decision Against John WaIruE,
Of Lawrence, Reversed.
Two Children Burned to Death at
La Uygne.
The Founder of Ashland ACcidently
Shot and Killed.
Two Brothers Probably Frozen to
Death Near Coolidge.
John WaIruH wins.


TOPEKA, Jan. 21.-Judge Brewer of
the United States circuit court to-day
rendered his decision In the Walruff
case, which was before him on an sp-
plication tor removal from the state
court, the motion being TO remand.
Wslruff had applied Tor g permit to
m1nui6cIuTe beer at Lawrence tor me-
chanIcal, medical aud scientific pur-
poses, and was refused. An Injunction
Wes then sued Out lion the district court
ehjolnIng Wairuf absolutely from the
manufacture Of beer.
justice Brewer holds that the Ques-
lions presented are not in conflIcs with
the pTohIbItorY amendment adopted In
this slaIe, and are not questions, for the
cognlzsnce and judgms Mt OF the federal
tribunals.
Also, that declaring q man by express
prohibition from the Use OF his property
for the sake of the public is q taking OF
private property for public uses. Natur-
al equity, as we'll as the constitutional
guarantee, iorbids such q taking of pri-
vate property tor the public good With.
out consideration.
That no matter what legislative en-
| sctment may be hal what forms of pro
cedure, judicial or otherwise, may bc
prescribed, there is no "due process OF
law" If the plain purpose aud ineYit
able result is the spoliatIon of private
property for the benefit of the public
| without compensation.
| Legislation which operates on the de
PENDANTS, as does this, is in conflict will
the fourteenth amendment, and as t.
them void.
Nothing in this opinion, he says, is t,
be taken as bearing upon the question o
\ the sale OF beer or the poHer OF tn
state over that.
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me soasn and sonsnsas. FLORIDA.

should you contemplate . trip %
Nashville. Chattanooga, Atlanta, Sa
vannaA, Ga, Charleston. ). e., Jackson
Vile, Florida, or In fact any point In the
south OF southeast. Il will be ~ your ia.
terees 10 examine the advantages over
all other lines offered by the st. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern railroad
aIron Mountain Routs'' in the way OF
fast time, elegant equipment. &c
Al pKesen: daily train is run from
Saint Iouis GFand Union Depot, e.
tached 70 which viii Be found en- ele-
egant Pullman Palace sleepinR car,
which runs through 70 NashvfIie, Tenn,
WhsFe direct connection IL made with
express trains Of connecting lines, fog
posnss meDflone6 above. This train
c0anects e Nashville with tbs Jackson-
Vile EXPIRES, having . Pullman PaSaca
eIespinE car 81 the very dzsst make &C.
tachSd. which runs through 20 Jackson
vfIls, Florida. without chanGe.
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DIR. Lyman Abbott, in an article on
the labor problem, entitled, Danger
Ahesd," says;
Il wish had the ear OF the working.
meme organisations. would put these
figures before them, and then woDld
address them in some such terms 40 the
following:
"Do you not see the fatal de,ec, os
AL your organizationsg You combine
only that you may not work. In ,pe
summer'e telegraphic strike won snan,
100000 for the right to be idle. Why
dld you not expend it for the night 70 be
independent Half a million dol
lara plus all the best tel.
egrAphic tslent In the United
States. with the sympathies Of the ma.
too as reserve. combined to establ,sh
postal telegraph, might nave given you
success instead Of failure, Htrske. MOI
Tor better wages In ssEvItdds, but 70. IN
cepsDdeace- oEeanizs. nos 20 be idle
ankto-be busy. Combine, not against
your employer. but that you may employ
yourselves. You battle not for III.
rtghta OF labor. but for the right not &c
labor. II is barren, fiuitless right mo-
worth lighting for. Victory is as bad Al
defeat. For combination. put Co opera
ton: for few hours and fair wages. pu
Independence for a right to be idle, pu
power to.work. Make yourselves CAPT
tsIlSts; combine our capital with YOU
Industry. and add TO it by your credI.
aud 90 become your own masters
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Rana RaraW ina


LAwRENCRBURe, Va, Jan. GA re-
markable marriage is reported from Lo-
evansville, ten miles from this city. Yes
terday DR.. A. d. REVERE q we'll known
physician of this place. secured from the
ordinary b license to marry Mss Octa-
via Nash of LogansVllle. As he was
walking out Of the Ordinary's office he
was passed by Mr.. John Jackson, who
secured q license TO marry the same
young lady. DR.. Reviere mount
ed his horse and giving il
spurs started out at full
gAllOp for the lsdy's home. Five min
utes later jackson was mounted and in
full pursuit of the doctor. The men rode
furiously, the doctor gaining i've min.
utes time at the start, which enabled
hIm TO be married to the gIrl by the
time his rival reached the scene. Il
seems that she was engaged to both, and
canned the same day and hour for each to
appear as her groom. Il was not until
the licenses were issuedthet the two men
found out the true state of affairs, and
hence the race
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A COLD WAVE.
AT ST PAUL
Life Senttncs

KAHoKA, Mo-. Jan. 2O.-The motion
for new trial in the case of Daniel T.
HAwren, conicIed of murder in the first
degree for killing his daughters illigiti-
mate child. come up In the circuit conrt
at one O'Clock 10 day tor final dispose
ton. The motion contained forty
counts, but the court decided that
thirty -uine were groundless, but that the
fOrtieih, which was based on
affidAVits leveled at juror who had ex-
pressed an opinion in reference to the
case at previous trial, was good hence
ne would sustain the motion Alter the
reheariDg had been granted, defendant
asked leave to withdraw the plea Of MT
guilty and plead guilty to murder in the
second degree THIS vas agreed TO and
done. Accordingly the court thea SEN
fenced Hswson 10 Il prison term I'd
ninety-nIne years The sheriff left with
the prisoner in charge for Jefferson
Civ
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observation-disclosures

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2O.-The minority
report of the house committee on military
affairs, on the bill for the relief of Fitz
John Porter, was laid before the house
to day The minority says the only ten
able ground upon which the report can
be sustained and the finding of the court
martial reversed, lie that the court wick
eddy, corruptly and maIiciously con-
spIred 10 sacrifice Porter to save Pope
from the odIum OF defeat, and il would
be bold man who affirmed that propo-
sItIon.
The minority argues that the bill lie IN
constitutional, inasmuch as it is q usur-
patton by congress of the functions OF
the coordinate branches of the govern
ment They say that If the bill does not
nominate Porter 81 the Office il Is al alb
so!ute nulllty, and if il does nominate
him IL is an invasion of the executive
Derogative. If it is advice 1t is useless,
and if II is law it is usurpation. If the
couTt-martial erred, there Is no appeal
The minority respected Porter for his
persistence, stlll it could not but believe
that his disobedIence and inactiOn cast
the shadow of woe over thousands Of
homes and brought disaster 20 the ma.
tionai cause
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Mashinetnn Notes.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 20.-The house
committee On reform iu civil service to-
day unanimously instructed Representa-
tive Aulnz;r to report adversely the bill
introduced by Representative Seney of
Ohio, tor u repeal OF the civil service
law
The house committee on rivers and
harbors, heard arguments 10y delegates
from the Western Waterway Improve
ment convention touching Improve
mehts in the upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, valleys. The session of the COM
miltee on Friday will be devoted to the
hearing of other gentlemen on the same
subject.
The president sent tie following NOM
nations to the senate: Charles j. Cands
of New York to be assistant treasurer of
the United States at New York; Peter
Gallagher of Virginia to be Indian
agent Of the Fort Sill agency, Idaho.
The house committee on agriculture
agreed to report favOrablyta bill authOFIz-
Ing the transfer OF portion of the money
appropriated for the laboratory division
of the agricultural department This
bill is really for the relief OF the COM
missioner of agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Jan. alt is reported
that a resolution was Introduced in the
executive session yesterday TO consider
the nominations with open doors. Sew
eral senators are SAID to have expressed
approval of the resolution.
The house committee on railroads and
canals gave hearing to-day to Messrs
Miller and Ray, representing the st.
Paul and Kansas City water ways con-
vention, in favor of the Murphy Henne-
pin bill.
The senate confirmed the following
nominations: Lambert Tree. minister TO
Belgium; Chas. D Jacob, minister to
Columbia; Edward Fl. StrObel. secretary
of legation at Madrid.
The diplomatic corps was given q
dinner by the president tonight at the
White House. it beng the second series
of state dinners of the season.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 22-The
secretary of war to-day submitted to the
president the report of the Notifications
board. 1t Is long document and de.
scribes fully the necessity and advan-
tages of better coast defeuses. It Is es-
timated that it will require $50, 6O0, O00
to establish a good system OF defenses
A recommendation is made that an ap
preparation of $21, 100000 be made at
the present session of congress to secure
the necessary plant for the beginning of
the construction of such heavy ordnance
as will be required.
Cannon. comptroller of the currency,
rendered his resignation today, to take
effect February 1, in order to accept the
office of vice president of the National
Bank of the Republic, New York.
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AccIdontinas ,olIIeIv.

MAHoNY CITY. Penn, Jan. 2I.-Tbe
ELAN G0wan cOllierY. owned and OPP
Grated by the Philadelphia s. Reading
coal and iron company, two miles from
here, was the scene of q terrible accident
yesterday, by which two miners were
Instantly killed and two others seriously
injured. Jacob Branshire and Nicholas
Canuie, miners. and two lsbOrers were
working IN the gangwsV in the aboVe
named cOllery, when a terrible crash
was heard In all points of the mine. I,
was discovered that about ten tons OF
rock and coal had fallen, completely
buTYing alive BranshIre and Canute. but
only partially covering the two labOrers
who extrIcated themselves, and the
workmen IN rescuIng the other two. sub
sequently found both bodies. Death
must have been Instantaneous, ae most
every bone was broken.
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-~S0--
KANSAS CRY, Jan. 21.-The Times
will say tomorrow: The A. T. & 8.
r. railroad company, in connection with
lts projected lines into the Indian Ter.
rItory and Texas. will establish stock
yards at Argentine. adjoining this city,
Q capacity for from 10000 to SO. 900 head
of cattle, and also erect large packing
houses. Work will be commenced as
soon az the eeason will permlt.
The paper also states that an eastern
ffrm owning eighteen butcher shops IN
New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore,
have purchased ground for q large pack
ing house from which to supply their
eastern markets with dressed beef.
The Santa Fe company, it Is stated,
contemplates building 400 miles OF road
and have IL completed when the cattle
move next year.
They propose TO build from KioWs
through the territory to the Panhandle
of Texas, and from Arksnsas City
KAns., towards Ft. Worth. besides shor
/ feeders for their lines.
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The Cannon Ball. ThunderboIs and CT
clone trains are ali side-tracked tor the
st. Louis Limited. via. the Missouri!
Pacific, the only line running three 81
press trains from Kansas City TO 81
Louis. st. Louls day express At 80 9.
m, st. Louis night express At Gals D.
m. To the third train which IeaYes Kan.
Sas City Ct rs p. N i. the management
Of the Missouri Pacific wish 70 call the
special attention Of the travelling public
and the citizens Of Kansas, 20 the great
ST. Louis Limited Train of palace
coaches. Horton reclining chair cara
fEee and the only line running Pullman
buffet sleeping and paTloF cars In the
west To avail yourselves of all tnese
advantages without any extra cash your
ticket mast he over the Missouri Pacific
J.H. LyoN. ". P. A,
Kansas City.
ca. TowEzEHD. G.P.A7
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Rnrn.ann death

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20.-A fire broke
out about O'Clock this morning in a
nest of old buildings on Arch street oc-
cupIed as oil warehouses, and for time
threatened q serious cODtlagration.
BY hard work, however, the firemen
managed to confine the fire to three
buildings, Nos. 113, 115 and lit, which
were gutied.
The fire started from the breakjng OF a
lamp In No. lis. by an employee named
Kessler. who was very badly burned and
lies at the hospital In critical condl-
ton.
Samuel Bailey. an employee, is miss
ing, and is believed to have been burned
to death, add two ladies narrowly es-
capped tue same fate. Loss, $23 600; In
sured.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2I.-A special from
Bonneville, Missouri, to the POst-Dis-
patch states that at Z 80 a. m. frame
tenement house in that city, occupied
chiefly by cOloFed people was destroyed
by fire. Anna Reed, colored, and two
children we're unable TO escape from the
burning building They we're all burned
tn death
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Anosh.r Rar,rat

MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. Jan 2f.-An-
other conflict between the officers and
Hungarians occurred about midnight In
which one Of the latter was fatally IDjur-
ed A detachment OF detectives from
the Pittsburg police attempted TO arrest
several drunken Hungarlans who were
raising . terrible racket when about one
hundred and fifty OF the latter's fellow
country came to their assistance. Al
least fifly shots were exchanged. James
Janowski was shot through the body
and the rioters then dispersed. The
AustrIa-Hungarian consul has been no.
titled of the proceedings In this section
and 1t is probable that an Investigation
will be made.
The miners at work about UnioHtowE
joined the strikers this morning, swell
ing the total number OF men now out u
over five thousand. They are flocking
into town and getting drunk. Company
@ of the Tenth regiment Is ready Il
march at . moments notice.
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FEARFUL EXPLOSION.
Fre Damp Causes an Explosion In
q Coal Mine.
Thlrty-Sevsn Men Supposed to Have
Persisted.
The Bodies of Three of the Victims
Recovered.
Three Deaths Caused by a Boiler
Explosion.
Nine E.plo.,nn.


WHEELING, w. Va, Jan. 21.-At 2:45
this afternoon an explosion OF flre-damp
occurred In the mine OF the Nswberg
Coal company at NeWberg. West Vir-
ginia, which shook the buildings in the
Immediate vicinity. Immediately fol
lowing the sound Of the explosions 8
flame OF IRE arose above the mouth OF
the shaft and timber and debris of
ali kinds was streWn around.
There was great excitement and
crowds of people hurried to the spot.
The force Of the explosion blocked the
air so close that NO one dare venture In
the mime heading TO ascertain the fate
of the imprisoned men until an air pas.
sage could be established. THIS work is
being pushed vigorously. Up 10 mid.
night no bodies have been recovered.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
NEwBERG, w Va, Jan, 22.-FrOm
present appearances at least thirty. five
lives, and IN ali probability tan more
have bten sacrificed, many of the dead
being the most respected citizens. About
| the hour named while the day shift OF
miners were at work In the mine located
near the outskirts of town, the air wal
suddenly rent with most tremendous
| explosion and from the deep shaft of the
| colliery dense cloud of mingled smoke
and vapOT arOte two hundred feet in ths
air. A FuRh was at once made for thI
mouth OF the mine, aud in moment
hundreds of citizens had congregatec
about the shaft, their faces filled Will
CONSERVATION aud alarm. Unity -seveI
men are imprisoned and the prevailing
opinion Is that all are dead, although
few miners express the hope that som
may have escaped the effects of the ex
plosion The slope where the acciden
occurred is but two years old and 1
about q mile from the other outlets 3
the mine. For twenty five years tn
company have averaged $50 tons of cos
per day and 1t was the principal indus
try of the place, affordIng employmeu
to about $50 men.
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The Investigation going on at Yates
Center regarding the public schools at
that point, reveals the fact that in every
class above the third grade a large
amount OF obscene literature has been
circulated. 1t Is Of the worst possible
character, so bad, indeed. that the press
IL unRble to name 1t. II the parties
guilty OF this thing are found, and they
are not strung mp on the instant, the
Yates Center men are unworthy the
name. Its the most cOWardlV act OF
crimes to poison the minds Of the chill
dren as has been done in this case. We
hope the search viii be unreIenting
until the foul authors are discovered
and punished.
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FataI shooIinr.

ASHLAND, Kans Jan. 2l.-This morn
ing about o'clock Cas- q. ROby origi-
nal owner of the town site of Ashland,
was shot and killed here. Several per-
SONS were congregated in Wade's restau
rant, when some of the parties stepped
outside and opened out with Elk shoot
er fusiladc, during which q pistol in the
banda of E. Foster, who stood in the door
way, was thrown back over his shoulder
and accidentally discharged, I he ball strik
ing Mr. Roby in the chest, causing death
in a few minutes. An inquest Was held
aad Foster held for granddaughter.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 21.-A dIsas'
trous wreck occurred last night on the
Des MONS and st Joseph branch OF
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
The North Albany passenger train,
bound for St. Joseph was derailed by q
broken rail. The whole train except the
engine was thrown from the track, down
an embsnkment fifteen feet, demolishlng
The cars. ALI of the fifteen passengers
on the train were injured. An old man
named Miller OF Palmyrs. Iowa, was in
stanIly killed, his neck being broken
and skull crushed. The seriously in-
jured are: Oscar Lehman, Burlington,
Iowa. injuries supposed TO be fatal
Frank Chambers, Burlington. Iowa,
wound on head Clara n. Shaeffer, Ed.
gar, Nebraska, and two children badly
crushed.
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MEARHEs sHoRr:RoUrE sOUrs.

The SAFE Of TOURIST tickets, VIA this
Short RDute, 10 jacksonville, Savannah,
Charleston, end other Southern winter
resorts, viii begin On the 18th lost.
Fer the Exposition, round trip tickets
% New Orleans good forty days, will be
plaetd On sale o1 November Isl, ct rate
Of ga so from Kansas CITY, In addition.
We make rese Of 5000. Kansas City 20
New Orleans and return, for ii.kef good
% return until June 1st.
With our through Buffet sieepiBg car,
Kansas City 10 New Orleans. daily our
Free Reclining Chair car, Kansas City
70 Memphis; and with bur tsBe change
al ears. Kansas City 20 Jacksonville sud
ether Fiorica points. ibis route offers
Southern travel from The West and
NoEfhWess. Recommendations end facflt-
ties afforded b. no osAer.
j. =. LocKwooD,
0enI. R4as. q Ticket ARt.
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FEARS OF DYNAMITE.
Aveuged bis s,ster.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. 20.-A
special frcm Livingston. Overton county,
Tenn. gives the details of a sensational
murder by afourteen-year old boy named
William EldrIdge. BIge Walliford is a
prominent farmer of that section and
married E;dridge's sister. A few day Z
ago their infant child WAS injured,
and yesterday, while the
child wAs crying. Walllford
punished il. The mother intsrtered
and a quarrel ensued between husband
and vile. The former, in a 1T of passion,
struck his wife, and her fouIt5en- year
old brother, who was 10 the rom de-
nounced the husband as q coward, aud,
picking up an ak, dealt him a fearful
blow on the head HIS skull was cut in
twain and he died IN few moments.
Eldri6Pe escaped.
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HouHa aota Posltaan.

81 applied for position IN banking
house IN Wall street six months ago,
aud although proved my cnmpstencY,
they would not take me. had been
down on my lack and looked old end
shabby. An idea struck me. got mp
new growth Of halF With PaskeTis Hair
Balesuu, raised s decent suit of clothes,
applied agaln, and they t0ek ms n
minute So writes . cleEk viii 1900
salary Ths moral l. plaiB. FaEkeEss
Hair Baissm gives peEBon Esw face
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Mexican Robbers.

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 21.-Intelligence
reached here last evening from Hildelgo
county that band, consisting of eight
robbers crossed over from Mexico a few
days ago and rsided Palmo's ranch in
that county. The raid was made in
open day. Carlos Schalnoer, the pro-
proprietor, and his clerk, made a stout
resistance, but both were shot down.
Sch1iner was fatally wounded and will
die. His clerk lies in very crit
cal condition, with small hopes OF his
recovery. Having disposed of the oc-
cupants of the ranch and store the
thieves leisuTeIy proceeded to raid the
premises and carried away money and
ValuAbies, amounting TO $4,000, beSides
q number of horses. None OF the perpe-
traitors have been apprehended.
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p.ohahIu Ernz.n

CARRoLLToN, No, Jan. al. w.
Rogers and son left this place this morn
ing for Coolidge. Kansas. upon receipt
Of telegram that j. L and Lincoln
Rogers. sons and brothers, left that place
on the ID inst. for their ranch, three
miles distant. The team had arrived on
the stu with only the harness. Tho men
had probably been frozsn during the
blizzard covering these dates. The
young men were raised IN this county
and left only q few months ago to take
up land claims in Kansas.