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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-21
The ok,ahnmn oussr,on

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14-The house
committee on territories has referred
the Oklahoma question to sub commit
tee of three-RepresentatiYes Barnes OF
Georgia, Holman of Oregon. and Dele
gate Cary of Wyoming. These gentle
men have equipped themselves with q
large map of the Indian Territory and
went to work to-day In earnest They
studied the map awhile and then read
over the two bills referred &c them. 1t
will be some days before they
are ready to make q report to the
whole committee. One of the bills is
that introduced by Mr.. Weaver, of iowa.
1t establishes the regular territorial
form of government over the whole In
dian Territory, giving the country the
name OF Oklahoma. The Indians are To
be induced to accept homesieads, and
the unnccupied lands are to be opened
to settlement. The Other bill was in
PRODUCED by Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois.
and is more elaborate, carefully looking
TO the Indians rights.
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The workers in Petroleum.

The petroleum industry gives employ
ment to large body Of 1aboreSE In
1880, according TO the census report
there were Pill skilled and s78A un.
skilled workmen engaged in producing
oil, and 1869 persons in refining IL
There are about 10000 wells In the en-
tire oil field, but many Of them are small
bumpers, and one hand can attend 70
several Of them. After the completion
Of the derrick, and the arrival Of engine
and tools, four men are required to drill
z well. The men receive $3.50 per day.
The common well-tenders. pipemen, and
the like receive $50 per month, or from
91.75 to % per day. Coopers and car
penters get about $3.50. In refneries
skilled laborers receive . per day. and
6till-men, or common workmen, get
about S1.75.-0sOTge r. Gibson. IN Hdr-
peT's Magazine for JdnudrU.
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A NAL Clerk arrested.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Hsrry G. AL.
Tiger, msiIi7g CLERK in the city post.
Office. was arrested by the postoffice In.
spector this morning. charged with
rif1ing the mails. At the time of his AZ.
rest five letters were found on his per.
son, three of which had been opened and
robbed of ten dollar note, check and
q postal order The letters were taken
from the official mail and were address
ed TO the secretary of the treasury, the
United States treasurer and the commits
sioDer of patents. Ailiger confessed
that he had been rIflIng the official mails
for the past five months.
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The Kansas City Times advocates the
adjustment of 81 and 81 bills, so as to
put more silver In circulation, and re-
lieve the treasury vaults. 1t says this is
Secretary Teller's idea. If that is the
silver mems program. an excellent CON-
promise col ld be effected by consentinG
to this proposal on the condition that
more silver be put into the alleged dol
lar that we now have. 1t Is conceding
the old greenback partv's idea of fiat &c
call seventy five cents worth of silver q
dollars worth, and compel people tC
take 1t. RAISE the intrinsic value of the
coin to a dollar, less cost of mintsge anC
there would be no "kick" on the part o.
bondholders to receive their principal
and interest in SILVER
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odd Bill.

WARRINGTON, Jan. 14.-An odd bill
was acted upon by the senate military
committee to-day. and will be adversely
reported back. II authorized the settle
ment of the claim OF President Monroe
for half pay due him as lieutenant col
onel of infantry from November 3, 1888,
TO the close OF the Revolutionary war, 20
July 4, 1881, the time of his death, and
for the payment of the amount found
que to his legal representative.
Mr.. Cockrell, when he introduced the
bill by request, stated that his own vote
had always been against such bills and
always would be. Mr. Logan remarked
at the time that President Monroe never
was q colonel, and was never in the
army at all. MIR. Morrill, thought Mr.
Monroe had gone home to raise regl-
ment, but gave II up and went to study
ing law with Thomas Jefferson. The
bill ere ted some merrIment in the com
mittae room.
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A Tramp Cave.

CARTHAGE, Mo-, Jan. 15-As M. L.
Parker, farmer living three miles east
of town, was gong home last evening
he was halted in the suburbs OF the city
demanded his horse and money. Parker
dismounted, and as the robber was get
ting on the horse, the farmer dealt him
a blow on the head and made his escape.
In consequence OF this attempted rob-
berry the police raided the cave at the
Hubbard springs this morning, and cap
tured sixteen tramps, one of whom is
supposed to be the WOuld-be robber.
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ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 14-The bliz-
gard has revived the dropping spirits Of
the carnival managers and the success Of
the ice palace is now assured. To-day
Grand Marshal Edward Bean Is working
like beaver to perfect the program for
the laying OF the corner block OF the
place, which takes place tonight with
imposing ceremonies. There will be a
procession of the winter clubs, militia
and other st. Paul organic atoms. and
four thousand people and two thousand
torches are expected to be in line. Miss
ClemmIe Finch, who will be attended by
forty lady members of the toboggan
clubs IN aniiorm, will lay the block
with a golden trowel, and speeches will
be made By Governor Hubbard and Mai.
Rice 1t is expected that everything
will qe in readiness for the carnival sea-
son to commence about February 1.
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DEMINe, N. NJ, Jan, IA gentle
man connected with the territorial gov
ernmental affairs, is authority for the
a,ement that the territorial government
is actually negotiating with Col. Baylor
Of Texas, q noted Indian fighter, to raise
body of rangers to exterminate the
Apaches- Baylor has had great expert
ence % an Indian hunter, and It is
thought that with couple of hundred
of picked rangers he could capture the
Apaches or bring their scalps 10 long
before the army officers succeeded IN
getting sight of them
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a Foolish wager.

KEoKUK, Iowa, Jan. 13.-A novel and
foolish wager was made at Montrose, Ia,
ascertain which could endure cold the
longest while taking walk barefoot
The men were Fred Jasper, of Mont
rose, and Frank Harsch, of Nauvoo
and the amount involved wac So. The
men were out ON their barefoot tour
fOrty-eieht minutes. At the end of that
time Harsch gave up the contest and
sought the stove. Both men suffered
by their foolish bet and Harsch may
loose his feet by il,
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L Severy made the NEWS one of his
semi -occasionsl calls last evening. We
regret 70 say thai Mr.. Severy doubts the
existence of coal in this locality. though
hoping It will be found soon, ii ii exists
at all. He Is familiar With the bust
ness. and the News would have been
pleased 10 have had favorable opinion
from him in the matter. However, he
approves the idea of q business mems
organization, and thinks much good
might be accom- plished for the city
through such q medium.
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According to the GIObe-Demoerat, the
statistics show Indsputably that prices
OF all kinds have been steadily sinking
for the past four or five years. This de-
cline has been so gradual and 80 general
that It has not attracted as much atten-
ton as its IMPORTANCE has warranted.
and the people are just beginning to see
in definite way that the process has
method in 1t, and that the conditions
which govern It are of logical and IT.
reslstible character
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Th,.a Na.r.,o 4na pen

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Jan. 15.-Wiley
B. Bryan, who was indicted for sending
obscene letters through the mails to Miss
Fannie Dormsn and attempting 70 ab-
duct her for evil purposes. wss to-day
found guilty and awarded three years
Imprisonment in the penitentiaTy
Bryan received the verdict with compo-
sure. Motion tor q new trial was entered
and will shortly be argued Bryan YVES
renanded to jail and will be tried ct the
April term of the United States court for
the transmission of INDECENT matter.
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sharman Ratnrna Thanka.

COLUMBUS, o, Jan. 14-SeUator Sher
man arrived from Washington over the
Baltimore s. Ohio road at 4 O'Clock this
afternoon, aud was met by the legisla-
tive committee and escorted to the house
of representatives, where, IN the pres
ence of the members of both branches
and large audience of interested spec
tators. he was formally welcomed. Mr..
Sherman replied in quite lengthy
speech, in which he returned thanks for
the renewed honor and confidence shown
by having been again elected TO the
office of United States senator from
Ohio
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A jubilee is being held to-day al
Butler, Missouri, over the.completion oil
the railroad from that point to Kincaid,
Anderson county, Kansas. This Is
"our" road, and Col. II. q. Cross, pres-
iden, Major Hood, vice president and
general manager, and Hon. VIM. Mar
tindale, one Of the directors, are there
participating. This road Is drifting Q
little too far to the outhwest, TO please
Emporia people. Perhaps 1t can be
Strengthened at the meeting at the
Whitley opera house, January 23i, at
O'Clock. when perhaps all these matters
will be IN order.
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a a1mninsn.

PITTsBURG. Pa, Jsn. ia conven-
ton ct coal diggers and coke drawers OF
the CannellsviIle region Will be held at
Scottdale to-day. 10 discuss the wage
que siian. 1h..re set ms 20 he no doubt
Iba at an advance in wages will be de-
manded. Under the present prices of
coke this VIII mean q strike which will
be felt all oyer the country. A member
OF the coke syndicate speaking of the
movement said that IL q strike was
declared IL would close almost every
furnace In the Uniied States and cause
ser1ous loss tn thousands of people.
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Dynamfte Explosion.

YoNKERs, N. Y, Jan. ia small
wooden banding loosely thrown together.
in which were $50 pounds of dynamite,
at shaft No. IA. of Croton aqueduct,
blew upAt IL 20 this morning, spread
ing destruction In all directions.
Around the building were engine. COM
preston room of shaft, boarding houses
and other buildings, which are
all badly Damaged. A Pc
culiar feature of the affair, Is the fact
that nobody was hurt. The glass IN all
the houses 10 the neighborhood was
broken. People at distance thought
the shock was caused by an earthquake.
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WINCHESTER, Va. Jan. Is "A col
lision occurred on the Vslley branch of
the Baltimore s. Ohio railroad near Mill
vile yesterday afternoon between an en-
CINE and ballast train and g freight
train, both were running very fast. Will
liam Fitzpatrick, a supervisor OF the
road, Bishop, fireman on the train, and
Charles Cuder, brakeman. a youth OF
sixteen were killed. The others of both
trains saved their lives by jumping. Sew.
eral cars were thrown into the Shenan-
doah river and both engines were
ruined.
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LRr US ARAKE-

Ifthere is one thing more than enoth-
er Emporia needs just now It is Q CON-
psct business mems Organization to con-
troll the railroad situation. Let us call
IL what We may-Board of Trade, or
anything else-it Is the one thing need
full.
In unity there Is strength. Let the
dead past bury its dead. Let Us quit
skirmishing among ourselves, and come
down TO business. We must have the
railroads at Emporia which are press
ing toward the southwest. Every man
having q dollar invested here IL
vitality interested. Ten thousand shoy.
els will dig Kansas soil, Asssoon as the
frost Is out oil the ground IN the con.
struction of railroads. All the prelim.
inaries will be arranged before thai
time. When the grass starts it will bt
too late. The work must be done now
Delegations from various points arr
flying cast and west, representing thei
sections and completing arrangement
for connections of roads to be built tn,
coming season. Emporia 81 olld not b,
caught mapping
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For unblushiug partisan cheek the
st. Louis Globe Democrat is at the head
Of the procession. Here Is what it says
of the recent election in Ohio:
Those who are fond of noting the po-
litical lessons that are taught by the
philosophy of contrast should not over
look the glarIng difference between this
years senatorial election in Ohio and
the one next preceding It. MIR. Sherman
secures his place by open and square
means, on his merits and without any
Suspicion of dishonesty, while Mr.
Payne obtained his only by systematic
and monstrous corruption. The matter
is worth studying not only as an indlca.
ton OF the relative style of the two men
but also as an assurance of the relative
general characteristics Of the two parties
which they represent.
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81 Don't Feel LIKE Work.

Itmakes no difference what business
you are engaged in; whether you are a
preacher. q merchant, q mechanics law
yer OF a common iaborer, you can't do
your work we'll while you are half sick
Thousands try to, but all in vain. How
much better to keep your organs in good
order by taking Parker's Tonic when
you feel "a little out of eorts." 1t
would be money in your pocket. One
hour Of good, rejoicing health is worth q
dozen hours fnll of LAM and Dam,
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HUTCHINSON, Kas., Jan. IA very
sudden death from heart disease occur
red at the railroad depot this morning
a man residing near Burton, Harvey
county. who came here yesterday to tes-
tify as witness in case pending in the
district court, having given his testimony
was at the depot waiting for a train by
which To return. While in the waiting
room hefsuddenly fell to the floor. He
was picked up and placed in seat by
the bystanders. aud was dead before 8
physician could be summoned. At noon
the corpse was carried by freight train
to Burton.
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Hcatinr the Insuranee Compan1-s.


New YORK, Jan. 15.-The Times this
morning publishes the following special
from Charleston West Virginia. There
is great excitement here over the discoy-
cry that some of the most prominent
citizens in the town for years past have
beer organized into a regular society for
the destruction OF property by fire,
thus procuring the Insurance. SeY-
eral arrests have been made and
| Others will follow within two
days. For several years back fires OF
evidently lucendiary origin were very
frequent ia the region of West Virginia
and Maryland, of which this place Is the
center and the insurance companies OF
Wheeling and several eastern cities SUIT.
fered to the amount of thousands OF
| dollars w. s. and P. L. Morgan, prom
inent citizens, were arrested last night
and other important arrests are expected
| Every insurance Company in Wheeling
lost through this plot to 1etEAud.
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Railroad Commissioner Humphrey,
from q careful consideration Of the sit
uation in this state, estimates that the
year 1886 will witness the greatest &C
tivity in railroad building in Kansas,
since the completion Of the east and
west trunk roads. Mr.. Humphrey es
Inmates that at least seven OF eight hun
dred miles of railroad Will be construct.
ed within this year. and this without
taking into account the possible extern
sion of one or more eastern roads into
the state. The building of this WE'LL
nigh one thousand miles of railroad
in various sections of the state-exceed.
ing the entire previous construction in
Kansas since 1Ss0-will pur, It Is esti
mated. eight or ten million Of dollars in
circulation, which cannot but greatly
enhance the property of the state.
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The Emporia Republican is quite So
licitous with regard to the opinions Of
the NEWS. Having exhausted its IN
tellectual resources in the determination
Of the fact that "A barrow does not need
teat, 1t further affiIcts an already suf-
fering public with suggestions as 20 the
political course of its neighb0rs, and is
filled with complaints that other papers
steal It's editorials. 1t tries to make its
readers believe that the Rspu6Eiean's
editoris; columns Constitute the great
maternal fount from which the Kansas
press draws its sustenance. This tactical
vanity is amusing considering the fact
thss its source is only a stag.
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ona E.n.rienna nrM.nH

Having experienced great deal OF
Trouble - from INDIGESTION, 80 much
so that came hear losing my
Ny trouble always csmc after eating
However light
And digestibie,
For two or three hours at time had
70 60 through the most
ExcruciatIng pains,
sand the only way ever got"
"RelIefr'
Was by throwing up all my stnmsch
c0nteinedIi No one can conceive the
pains that had to 60 through until
AT last %
Twas takeni $50 that for three weeks
tsy In BED and
Could eat noshlngltf
Ny su6erings were 90 that called
two doctors to give NE something that
would stop the pain.
Their efforts were no good to me.
At last heard . great deaf
about your Hop BltteFsl
And determined 20 Try them"
Got bottle-in four hours took the
contents Of
Next Day / wss out of bee, and have
not seen g
sick -
Hour, from the same cause, since
have recommended il 20 hundSeds of
others You have no such
sAdVGcate 80 am"
GEO KEEDAIL. Allston. Boston, HAsA-
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Kansas City has been shaken from
center to circumf,rencs for long time
over the actions OF minister Of branch
OF the Protestant Episcopal church. said
20 b. anything but proper. He was
tried. convicted and while awaiting
formal expulsion, committed suicide,
The Kansae City Times has bsea largely
instrumental in exposing his devilment.
The story OF Jardine will long be re-
membered in the city At the mouth of
the Kaw
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Corn and hogs.

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-The 7 lines this
morning gives reports from nearly 500
points as to he crop of corn and hogs
in the northwest and southwest. 1t ap-
pears that the yield of corn has been
over estimated and the quality ranked
too high. Hog cholera made its appear
ance in every state 10 the corn belt,
forcing hogs on the market much more
rapidly than usual, and probably the
receipts of pscking points for the re-
maincer OF the season Will be less than
LIST year.
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Fowler bisho,

EoWier. bishop OF the
L:sns church, went 10 England recent
y. On nas yas q South America, and
pssaohsd IN John wesIsy's original
sntpe. % Ian Immense soagrexation.
49, ne exercisss closed the bishop
ND azsosphoa Tor the congregation in
the body Of the church. He expressed
his delight that his life had been spar, d
70 preach where john Wesley had stood
a place which lie a shrine to N tho
dis,a almost more sacred than Mecca il
70 The Mohammcdan.
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Kansas con gressmen were recognized
as follows by Speaker Carlisle in max
Ing up the standing committees In the
house of representatives: Mr.. Thomas
Ryan is on appropriations; Mr.. John
A. Anderson Is on public lands; Mr.
Morrill, is on levees and improvements
Of the. Mississippi river and also on IN.
valid pensions; Mr.. Peters is on post.
Offices and post roads; Mr.. Hanback, is
on Pacific railways and also IN the de-
partment OF Justice; Mr.. Funston is on
agriculture and also on labor; Mr.. Per
kins is on Indian affairs.
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PosrOFFICE CHANGES

In Kansas during the week ending Jan.
uAry 8. 1886. furnished by VIM. Van,
Week, of the postoff1cee department:
ESTABLISHED.
Braid. Ottawa county, Thomas Dur
han; MatsonYille, Comenche county
Thomas L. Hawkins; MOrage. RawlinE
county, Samuel Way.
DISCONTINUED.
Dickerson, Pratt county.
POsTMAsTEs APPOINTED.
Almena, Norton county, L. +. Warner
bennington, Ottawa county, r. W
Flournsy; Chautauqus, ChautauQua
county. Jacob kaufman; ChepstOw
Washington county, w. j. Waugh; Cir.
cleville, Jackson county, NJ II Roller
Densmore, Norton county, 3 II. GORDON
Devices, Norton county, Reuben Marvin
Fountain, Usage county, Hannah Hess
Herkimer, Marshall county, William
Waters; Home, Marshall county, Joseph
WEBSTER; Nora, Pratt county, John w.
Harrel Oketo, Marshall county, John j
Patterson; Peru, Chautauqus county,
Joseph D. Stephens; Ports, Osborne
county, Philander A. Judsou; Saratoga,
Pratt couty, Galen @. Barker; Sun
City. Barbour county, James j. Miles /;
Trading Post, Linn county, James r.
Hiatt; VermilliOn, Marshall county,
Charles j. Haskell; Wauneta, CHATEAU
qua county, e. B. Hubbard; Wendell,
Edwards county, John Beasley; WinF-
ler's Mills, Rilev county. j. w. Gugen-
ham; Yerdy, Ellsworth county, T. A.
Moore; Zeandale, Riley county, j. 81.
Kent
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sherman Elected.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 13-This has
been a red-letter day in the history of
Buckeve RepublIcanism. John Sher-
man was at noon to-day declared senator
elect from the great state of Ohio, the
entire Republican vote OF both houses
having been cast for HIM. Yesterday
each house had voted separately and
John Sherman was the choice of both.
To day the joint election resulted SIM
ilarlY. The senator-elect is expected
here this week, and banquet will be
given ia his honor,
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Roasted Alive

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Jan. IA hor'
rible story from Wellingford states that
colored woman, living near Pona Hill
wishing TO call her husband, put the
baby IN the oven to keep it warm, the
fire being nearly out. While she was away
her husband came home, ana unaware
of the whereabouts of the child. built a
hot FIRE. The woman noticed the smoke
coming from the chimney and hurried
home, but arrived too late as the child
was found 20 be literally roasted.
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u,aaon r.aa.nnn

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 15.-Tht
search for buried treasure among the old
Mexican ruins of San Antonio, where
vast sums are supposed to be hidden be-
meath the crumbl,ng walls, Is of periodi.
cal occurrence. In fact 1t has been
known to become epidemic. While
some have been rewarded, the majority
of the treasure hunters bave been dIsap-
pointed, giving up the search in
disgust. A good deal of ex-
cItement was OccAsioned this morning
IN tearing down an old abode on
Commerce etreei. belonging to an an
Client Mexican family, over the report
that q vast amount of treasure was hid.
den beneath the wallis ana has laid there
since the war of Texas independence. a
long and anxious search was made. but
thus far has resulted in no startling de
Val00manfa
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ALBURTUs, Penn, Jan IA "A terrible
cave-in occurred yesterday afternoon al
RitteDhouse Gap. II happened In IN
ore mine and buried quite q number OF
men. Intense excitement prevails as Ii
10 thought that perhaps q dozen were
entombed. At O'Clock last night The
following bodies had been dug out /:
James Shifferi, leaves wife and three
children; Frank Eek, leaves g wife and
appearance of the dead bodies SHOVE d
the men had been suffocated. When
found they were in an upright position
with their tools in their hands. Large
gangs of men have been put TO work 70
rescue the others Who are entombed IN q
slope which Is nearly 800 feet deep.