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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-09-30
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Consul General
Williams at HAVANA in reply to an IN
quirY from the secretary OF state confirms
the report that the Madrid government has
sustained Cuban authorities in their re-
fusal TO carry out the treaty arrangements
as it Is understood in this country making
mutual concessions TO American and
Spanish vessels trading between Cuba and
this country. This will probably lead tO
correspondece between this government
and Spanish authorities to ascertain what
the latter means and ultimately TO an
amendment of the arrangement or the con-
cIusion OF q new ono.
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THE postmaster at Warrington, D. c.,
Is republican of the straightest sect.
Democrats are looking at the place with
watering mouths. A good many of them
want the office, and want it bad. The
name of the postmaster is Conger, q son Of
Senator Conger of Michigan. The senator
Is chairman OF the committee on postoffices
and postroads, and the president, 1t is said,
does not like TO incur his dIspleasure by
suspending his son. The democrats are
gnAshing their teeth as tAey glance alter
nately at the White House and at the post
office
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Convention Notes.

The jawsmiths were sll absent.
DIR. Biddle, of Reading, Is q mode
secretary.
The convention was very intelligent
looking one.
The rain did not in the least dampen
the ardor of the delegates.
Judge Buck makes a fine chairman. he
has voice eminently fitted for that sort Of
work.
The candidates were all dressed IN theIr
best clothes and glad smiles of vel.
come.
To-day's convention Is the most enthu-
siastic one held in this city during the
campaign.
The motion to make the temporary or
ganization permanent was received with
applause.
Hon. John 10y, of Americas, was
present at the convention, and was made
vice president by the unanimous vote of
the convention.
Lots of schemIng was done this morning
before the convention by interested candi-
dates and their friends.
There was one of our townsmen said
that the Emporia list of delegates looked
like the business directory.
Jsy's opera house was crowded this af-
telnoon, the convention having drawn
nearly as big crowd a. the races.
Why Is that conventions meeting in this
city always bring on rain2 This lie espe-
cially noticeable of the democratic gath
erings.
A pretty solid democratic delegation
stood around in the rear end Of the hall
looking sad. hoping In vain to see row
| that would result in . bolt.
The business Of the convention WAS car
RED on quietly and in . business like man.
ner. IN spite Of the excitement over the
contest which everybondY was inter-
ested in.
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saved his Life.

Mr. D. L. Whcoxson. of Horse
Cave, Kentucky, says he was, for many
years, badly afflicted with phthisic, also
diabetes; the pains were almost unendar-
able and would sometimes almost throw
him INTO convulsions. He tined Electric
BItters and got relief from the first bottle,
and after taking six bottles. was entirely
cured, and had gained In flesh eighteen
pounds Says he positively believes he
would hsYe died, had Il not been for the
relief afforded by Electric BItfers Sold at
fifty cents bottle by B. WheIden.
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COLUMBUs, o., Sept. a Many peo-
pie were unable TO secure admission to
the Metropolitan opera houss tonight on
the occasion OF Gov. Fcraker's speech,
which was not SO much political As Al
exposure Of the bruEalities, Eobberies and
oufrages ss the Ohio psnitentiaEy IS nm
Gov. Hosd1ey's administration prior 70
last January. Ah1dayitH were read
which created q sensation, notably on the
ekinnInR Of the dead bodies Of the COM
yicts for purposes Of merchandise.
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GrOeers Arrested.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 24.-FOur retail
gr0cers were arrested to-day on warrants
Issued at the instance Of Deputy Food
Commissioner Gehan, charging them
with an ofEense under the law which pro-
vides that imitation butter. tshall not be
sold without having put up notice that
imitation butter is for sale. An analysis
showed samples bought at the different
places 20 contain from nine 70 twelve pc.
cent. OF real butter. This Is the drst
prosecution attempted under the law.
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PEOPLE who are curious TO knew the
operations of high license will find an in
teresiIng fact in the statement that there
are thirteen counties In Missouri in which
there are no saloons. There are two states
which cannot beat this record. Those
Times.
If there is no more truth IL the first as
sertion than the last, the Times Is mis-
taken. We know the latter to be mis-
take, and suppose the former also to be
one, judging from the small republI can
vote of the state OF Missouri.
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DenOunces CommissiOner sparks.

YANKToN, OAK, Sept. 23.-Delegase
Clifford was renominated by reclamation
in the republican territorial convention
yesterday. The platform declares unway
eriDg support OF the principles Of the re-
publican party. IL denouBces the failure
OF the democratic house TO pass the Dawes
bill for the opening to settlers portion
of the Sioux reservation and chAracterizes
Commissioner Sparks as grossly ignorant
OF the character of the people OF the north
west and his statement that ninety per
cent of the public land entries ere fraud
ulenf, as inspired by ignorance and mali
ice. IL denounces President Cleveland's
vetoes OF pension bills and declares foE d.
vision and admission of South Dakota.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The clothing
cutters strike has come to an end. The
trouble began because August Brothers
and L. N. Michaels 6 Co., gave employ
ment to noL union men. A strike was
ordered on these two shops which was
followed by the bosses ordering q general
lockout until the strike was called off
This has been done and master clothing
cutters have taken back as many union
men as they have employment for and at
the same time refusing to discharge non.
union men.
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wi9gIns PrecIctIoos

COLUMBIA, 8. c., Sept. 25-Prof. e.
Stone Virgins has written letter to Eu-
gene Cramer, in which he modIfies consid-
erably the reports heretofore published
about his earthquake predictions. He in
Inmates In his letter that his predictions
have been exaggerated by the press. He
reIterAtes the statement that he knew an
earthquake force would cross the states on
August 31st. Prof Wigs says 1t is true
that great strain will occur on the Goth
lust
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EeIghtfng Indians.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 25.-An official
Smelling headquarters gives strong
evidence that the Crows, Grosventres,
Bloods and PIegans are preparing for steal
ing raids and for war. both against whites
and among themselves. -Four hundred
and fifty Bloods were at one time said TO
be moving on the Crows but claim to be
moving on the Grosventres. In the mem
time the Grosventres have struck q war
party of ak Bioods and killed them.
Horse stealing still goes on ana the report
of the commanding officer at Fit. Shaw
shows the probable beginning of wide
spread Indian troubles.
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Orange Crop.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-Tne Times New
Orleans special says: The Louisiana
orange crop Is usually marketed about
this time. Report says that the crop is
q complete failure this year. It usually
averages from thirty to fifty million
bushels q year, bu. there will not be one
million bushels this year, in consequence
Of the severe freeze last winter. The
worst Of the matter is that the trees are
90 badly injured that 1t will take nine
years Of propitious weather before the
crop will be full one again.
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TIE report of the grand officers of the
1. o. o. F., the sovereign lodge of the
world, which is now in session at Boston,
shows that the order has grown since its
inception. Twenty-Five years ago, from
10000 to 5l0,S1O members, with an in
crease In the total revenue of over g.
100000. The order Is prosperous in for
eign countries. The figures of the
various Odd Fellows Beneficial associa-
tons show receipts for the past year of
81, 050,905; paid to families of deceased
members, $S7S. S62; deaths, 1,752; money
on hard $57s.s20. The report OF the
grand treasurer showed q balance on hand,
August 20. 1885, of $15.67S; receipts for
the year. $49.O4S; expenditures, $4e. 40;
available assets of the sovereign grand
lodge, &TS.09e
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SO far as we could learn by interviewing
those from distance who are in attend
ing at the races. the general expression is
that they are the finest that have been seen
in the state this tall, and superior to the
Kansas City races. The general courtesy
of the officers and management, and the
moderate prices are also commented upon
and commended IN the highest terms.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-09-30

THE third party candidate for governor
Charles II. Branscomb, is in hot water.
he has been sued in the Douglas county
district court for s., 200, on Accout of OBJ
tanning money, as alleged, under false pre-
fences in 1888, through the medium OF
Iowa lands.
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EVERY workingman should interest
himself in the election of the court house
bond proposition, which occurs at the
general election in November. This is Of
more consequence to them than the sue
cess of any nominees. OF any ticket, as 1t
will make work for many hands, and the
sooner the question is settled, just that
much sooner will the work begin.
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Ta Eaatarn star.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 24.-At the after
noon session Of the general grand chap
ter Of the order of the Eastern Star the
reports Of the right worthy grand score
tary and right worthy grand treasurer
were approved. They show the total
number OF charters in the country to be
sixty-one, with q total membership OF
1850; receipts during the past three
years, $437 1854; disbursements, $751;
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WIaGINs has put himself on record
again. He predicts another earthquake
which will rattle up things all along the
Gulf coast, and which he claims may de-
stroy Mobile. New Orleans, Galveston and
other cities along that line. Ten TO one
he makes as bad fizzle of earthquake pre-
dictions as the Usage City wizard does of
weather representations.
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A KEY WEST, Fla, newspaper as q joke
nominated Gen. Abe Sawyer for mayor.
The general, who stands twenty inches
high and weighs 2s11S pounds. writes to the
paper full sized letter, In which he says
"If the people of Key West would elect
me mayor would be nobody's tool. and /
would show the people what good mayor
would doO
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a.or,.,..an,o..s ..v..

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lively cures piles OF no pay required.
Is is guaranteed to give perfect szeistac-
tIon or money refunded. Price 50 cents
psr box. For ssle by B. Wheldon,
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THE Dayton co. Journal says: "Tbe
largest pension ever paid by the govern
ment was $11 .93356, to Samuel Robertson,
Co. K, Fourth Kansas, for total blindness.
Marcus ID. Richardson of Kentucky re-
ceived the next largest, $11, 741.13, for total
blindness"
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Two Seminole Indians were sentenced
TO be handed by the United States court at
Wichita q few days ago, and unless re-
prived by President Cleveland will be ex-
ecuted at that place February2. This will
be the frat Judicial hanging in Kansas in
many years.
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Exniata1 HIa Orima

MACON, Ga, Sept. 24.-Frank s.
HUMPHREYS was hanged to-day at Mill
edgeville for the murder and rape Of two
ladies, Carrie Rains and Ella Humphries
confessed his guilt te the sheriff last
night, but made no statement on the
sceffold.
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Opposed to PrObibitIon,

SARNIA, Ont, Sept. 25.-Charles A.
Hand, hotel keeper of this place, was ar
rested last night charged with having at
tempted, in June last, to blow up the res
idence of j. g. kcRae and Thomas House,
both prominent supporters of the Scott
temperance act. When arrested Hand had
in his possession two half pound dynamite
cartridges and piece of fuse.
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An. Omaha LAdy's FrightfuI Death From

OMAHA, NEB., Sept. 24.-Last night E.
M. TAYLOR, q drug clerk and brother Of
Mrs. Alice TitcOmb, who boarded with
Mrs. Finn, accompanied by r. e. Bur-
dick, called on his sister to spend the
evening. The gentlemen were about to
leave the room at 10 o'clock when lamp
was accidently knocked to the floor, and
although it did not explode the oil was
spilled over the carpet and blazed up.
Mrs. Titcomb attempted to smother
the flame with the skirt of her wrapper,
aad was twice pulled away by the gen.
tIetuen. She presently gave a scream
and shoused, "My clothing is on fire ~
and she rushed to the stairway and jnmp-
ed from the top to the bottom, where she
fell fsintipg in the hallway.
Landing at the foot of the stairs almost
as quickly 80 his sister Taylor began
tearing the clothing from her, but che
sprang to her feet and ran. Burdick
| then tried to free her from the flames but
she broke from his grasp and ran into
the street.
Grading had been going on there and
| the earth was loose. Frantic with pain
| the poor woman sought relief in nak"d-
| ness, for all her clothes were In flames,
but in the keenest bursts of agony her
mOQ0etY arose supreme anu sue CIAW6O
with her SCARED white hands the earth
to hid ewith it her naked, bleeding and
blistered body from the gazs Of the awe
stricken people who stood about. She
would fall upon her face and then spring
TO her feet and fall again. Strong men
were poweriess to hold her, and not I'M
til Mr. Newman could arrive with
blankets would she be paeifled. When
carried to her room not stitch Of cloth
igg remained on her person, and from
her chin to her knees was one big, ugly
blister.
| On being picked up and covered the
victim became as calm and rational as
though nothing had happened. She re-
NAMED in this condition until morning.
when all reason left her, and at 80 this
i morning death relieved her sufferings.
Mrs. Titcomb was the wife Of the chief
engineer Of the Cspe God Canal Co.,
with headquarters at Boston. II is re-
ported THAI her domestic relations were
not happy and she came here for relief
from them. She had resided before
marriage at Worcester, Mass, where the
remains viii be sent for interment.
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ReefpnatfOn AeeoDra@

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22-At meeting
OF the board Of managers of the
Philadelphia 8 Reading railroad today,
the resignation of the president of the
road, Franklin 3. GoweD; was accepted,
and A. B. COrbIn was elected as his sue
cfs9eOP
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OIL Tanks struck by LIgh1nInx.

CHICAGO, Sept. ga Lima, Ohio, spe-
cial says: Caldron & Madison's oil well was
struck by lightning at O'Clock this morn
ing and fire was communicated to two five
hundred barrel tanks. which burst and the
oil spread over the southern part OF the
city, endsngering thousands Of dollars
worth OF property. Nicholson's large tank
across the street from Caldron & Madison's
we'll was also struck and 25, 600 barrels OF
oil were consumed. There is imminent
danger OF the fire spreading to other wells
and enda1gering the entire CITY.
At noon the fire was still raging and -
il beyond the power of the fire department
TO check Its progress. Mrs. Henderson,
was standing in the doorway of her home
near the first we'll and was struck by q.
stray bolt and was killed. The HoEe we'll
No became Ignited, but further damage
was averted by teal ing down the rig.
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OTTAWA has new waterIworks. but the
city or fire company has no right to use
them, as the city council has declared Its
contract with the water works company
null and void.
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national sgitchmen,e AssoOlatsou.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 24.-The follow
ing oGcers were elected by the National
SWitchmen's association to-day: Grand
master, James L. Monaghan; vice grand
master, John Downey; grand organizer
and instructor, John Drury. They are
all Of Chicago.
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THE sons Of seventeen senators and
sixty-seven representatives are borne on
the government rolls, besides the relatives
Of members OF the cabinet and other
Washington officials
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You cannot afford 70 waste time in ex-
perimenting when your lungs are IN dan
ger. Consumption always seems at first
only cold. Do NOT permit any dealer 10
impose upon you with some cheap imita-
ton of Dr. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption. coughs and colds. but be sure
you get the genuine. Becsuse. he makes
more profit he may tell you he has some
thing just as good, or just the same. Don't
be deceived, but insist upon getting DR..
Kings New Discovery. which IS guaran-
teed to give relief in all throat, lung and
chest affections. Trial bottles free At b.
WheIdon's drug store.
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WHILE Wilson Is posing In the role OF
q would be patriot, 1t may strike some
people that he is displaying the white feA-
Their rather too freely for his own adYan-
taRe.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-State Attorney
Grinnell has notified the council for the
defence ia the anarchist GASES that he
VIII call up the motion for q new trial
next Friday morning.
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Delaware isn't much of a state as to
territory, but she is mighty in some
things. at democratic ward primary In
Wilmington, LAO votes were poIled,
though the full voting strength at regular
elections il 43O.
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Giant Powder RxplOstop.

SAN Francisco, Sept. ga terrific ex-
plosion at the Giant Powder works near
West Burnley is Just reported No par
ticuIArs have been received as vet.
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Advscseo Homer.

Mrs. WiDslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be ussd for children
teething. Il eoothes the child. soften
the gums. aIlsys all pain, cures wind
collie, and Is the best remedy for ciar
fAma. twenty-five cents bottle.
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KANSAS CRY, Sept. 22.-Two freight
trains on the Missouri PACING coIlided
this morning at . point thirty miles east
of this city. Il Is reported that both en-
gineeFs are killed. No particulars,
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There is curious parallel in the mar
riages of old Jim and young Jim Blaine,
In their somewhat clandestine character.
History has only repeated Itself, with
variations, in the same family.
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stm shakine.

CHARLESTON. sept. IA slight shock
occurred ct 6ummerYiIle last evening, DOS
siblY two, during the night. There was
none In Charleston.
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PROBABLY the democrats will not now
bet 30 heavily on St. John, as they lost on
the Maine chance
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CHOLERA in Italy, and yellow fever In
Hungary. Nothing in particular In the
United StAtes.-ChampIOn.
This Is probably another name for ST.
TNhn
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THIRTY.sIx militia companies are now
encamped At Fort Riley.
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MARRIAGABLE young men ara 80 scarce
in Winfield that the girls have taken to
marrying negroes, so says the Daily
Visitor
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THE plumbers and job printers are out
on q strike In Kansas City.
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New ReciDrocity treaty.

NEW YORK, September pa Glou-
cester special to the Post says: The
terms of the reported new reciprocity
treaty have caused the utmost indigna-
ton among the fishing industry. One of
the largest dealers said: "The new
treaty means nothing but reciprocity in
fab. II such treaty should be ratified
the fishing industry of the country would
be ruined and transferred to Canada"
All fishermen here cay they do not want
to fish inside the three-mile limit, but
they do want trading privileges.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For Associate Justice.
ID n. Valentine :. FRANKLIN county.
For Governor.
John a. Martin .AtchleOn county.
For Lieutenant Governor
A. Il. hlQQlo .OBtAWH C0unt ".
For Secretary OF State.
=. B. Allen ........... -. .sedgwick county.
For State Treasurer.
James w. Hamilton ........... Sumner county
For Auditor OF State.
Timothy Mccarthy =. 80. ..Pawnee county.
For Attorney General.
8. B. Bradford -, Usage county
For superintendent Of Public Instruction.
j II. Lawhead ............... Bourbon county
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For CongressmAn-Fourth District
Hon. Thomas Ryan Shawnee county
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sMoaey. MONEY: MoneyG
Thomson loans money oa real estate and
personal security at lowest possible rates
ia News block, Sixth avenue.
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Delegates-W W Scott, E W Cunni G.
ham, L B Kellogg, VIM st Glare, e Beck,
Nj NJ Mason, NJ Knox, j T Burton, b
Curt, K Elliott, j 8 Steadman, G
Adams, D Hammond, James Leslie, W
H P Rupert, L R Vernon.
EMPoRIA TOwNSHIP-EAsT SIDE.
Delegates-P G Hallberg, Neil Currie,
D N May, John w Logan, j G Kean,
James Stafford, o L Davis, w Cause,
Willie Reese, Walter Wright, wv Tip
ten, E ] Alexander, A B Traylor, w Q
Mount, A C Goodrich, John r Maddox,
Henry Giger.
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Delegates-Geo B Peters, w H Folsom,
DR. G A Biddle, e Lambert, A Young,
John Mckenzie, W. h HedRecOck, D F
Longenecker, Il Q Northington, Scott
KOuntz, Willis 10y, L Page, Charles
Leavitt, L F Pruyn, Sam Martin, Peter
Broderson, G A Hughes, David Gabriel,
A W Hawk, James McKeon, Taylor
Boidin.
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WEST SIDE.

Delegates-James Phenis, NJ A Cop
peck, W S Jay, Jesse Powell, J B Cow
gill, o K Miller, Van McCulloch, B
Moon, David Taylor, n. F. Meyer. .