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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-07
FRIrz's LULLABY.
A Scene In the PaVIlIOn for the lnsane ut
Bslleview Hospital.
From the New York Herald.

Scene In the Pavilion for the 1nsane n
Beneview Hospital.
From the New York Herald.
A good natured orderly was peaceful.
ly smoking meditalive pipe among the
lunatics in q pavilion at BelleVlew hospI-
tai last evening when an errsnd boy pass
ed through the room, Whlslllng with
great force and some melody. The or
derly's iace frightened as his eyes fol.
lowed the minstrel.
That's the Lullaby Emmett sings
Fritz, you know" he said, noddIng his
head IN the direction of the dying
sounds.
Like going to the theater ~ remark.
ed his visitor lifting his eyebrows.
The orderly's eyes twinkled. "The the
alter comes here" he replied with twink
ling eyes, Then he told his story. you
remember how Fritz was brought here
q little while ago to get quoted downs ~
he said. Well, he was like 9 jumping
jack or hen on q hot
griddle at first. When he got quiet /
putthe othsr patients to bed. There
was one old crank thought I'd have 10
tie down. Not one wink would he sleep
but kept on chlnning like 9 steam en-.
gine Just as was giving il up as g
bad job Q sweet voice began to sing right
behind me, and when looked around
who should be there standing In the
doorway but Fritz. singing The Lul.
laby.
"Well, sir, the old crank stopped his
Ginning, turned over on his elbow, and,
with his CLASSY eyes staring Emmet
straight In the face, he muttered Fritz
couple OF times and then gradually lay
oack In bis cot and fell asleep as peace
able as child. Half an hour latter
Frltz was asleep IN his cot, too, with q
smile playing over his face. When I
thought Of that lullaby tears
came in my eyes, and that's
something that hasn't happened since I
stood on the deck of the City of Man.
chester coming out of Cork harbor.
Frllz Is fine fellow, and it's q pity he
don't take the pledge. Perhaps he will, I"
added the orderly, as he put the pipe
back to the place where II would do the
most good, ''lt's always the unexpected
that happens."
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KEEPs BYKN.

Inc b1gine18 AZ EmpsE1a the Past Year
slIghtly In Excess Of Last Year, but No
More In Dollars.
The prevailing business depression
has extended even 70 Emp1ria, ana oux
business men ind the FooIings Of their
ledgers for the past year no greater than.
last year. While The volume Of business
has been, perhaps. ten per cent greater
all around than the Gales Of 1884, still
the reduction in prices, fully equal TO
ten per cent, shOWs 10 increase In the
aggregate Of dollars.
Our business men are well satisfied
however as class. Collections It Il true
are dificuit 70 make still there is moth.
ing In the business atmosphere unpleas-
ant 10 the nostrils Of trade. By erowding,
money can be got, but at great sacrifice
70 the debtor, 90 If the creditor Il able
% carry him he feels disposed 70 do so.
until the market improves.
There was 3 short crop Of corn In this
section, and the market II very low,
comparatively, for cattle and hogs. The
hog and cattle market is the milk In the
cocoanut in this case.
The future has q very bright horizon.
There are no signs Of storm, financial
or otherwise. The population is in.
creasing, new houses are building, and
the IAilroad map shows one or two new
roada for EmpOria the coming year
These Will extend the radins of territory
Tor our retail trade fully twenty
nVe per cent, and some think contribute
largely in making Emporia 9 jobblnl
point The theory advanced Is, that
through road to Sc. Louis and one {,
Chicago, running around Kansas City
may evade the pool for Missouri rive
points, thus giving as q very much lowe
freight tsrif than we now get. It viii
certainly avoid reshipment at the moutI
Of the Kaw, and we hope may result II
. full realization for the most sanguln
expectants.
In the meantime Emporia will keel
moving along her thrifty way, holding
all che gets and ever ready for more.
As q rule our people may feel grstIfie,
ct the progress made during the pas
wear. Many 6ne additions have beef
made to our business houses, and the rea
estate market was never flrmer thai
now.
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The South and soutnsast Florida


Should you contemplate trip 70
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta. Sa
vannaA, Ga, Charleston, s. c., jackson
vile. Florida, or in fact any point in the
south or southeast, 1t will be to your in.
terest to examine the advantages over
al other lines offered by the st, Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern railroad
"Iron Mountain Route'' in the way oil
fast time, elegant equipment. &C.
At present daily train is run from
Saint Louis Grand Union Depot, at
tached 70 which will be found an ele-
egant Pullman Palace sleeping car,
which runs through to Nashville. Tenn,
where direct connection is made with
express trains of connecting lines, for
points mentioned above. This train
connects at Nashville with the Jackson
vile express, having q Pullman Palace
sleeping car of the very finest make at
tachsd, which runs through to Jackson
vile, Florida, without change.
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Railroad Accidents.

PoRT nEPosIT, Md. Dec 3O-Part
Of q freight train on the Baltimore Cen
trial railroad at Mount Oliverno. yester-
day, was derailed and tumbled twenty
feet down a steep smbankment fatally
crushing the engineer, James Rambo,
ana seriously, and 1t is feared fatally.
injuring the fireman George Mott. Isaac
William, conductor, escaped by jumping
as did the rest of the crew except one
brakeman who was slightly injured.
red this morning al 80 O'Clock at Kin
lers station on the Wabash railroad be-
tween two stock freight trains, by which
Conductor Meredith was instantly killed
and several others seriously though not
fatally injured.
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Pneumonia

LANCASTER, Ps.. Dec. 30.-Secretary
Edge visited the farm Of Henry s. Rish,
near West Willow, and Inspected the
herd of cattle suffering from pleuro-
pneumonia. One cow was sold and the
remaining thirty-four were inoculated.
A herd of hfty-eix on the farm of Perry
Wine, IN Mannheim township, York
county, is infected with the disease and
has been Qurantined. The state author
titles have killed thirteen head suffering
from the disease on the farm of Eph.
RAM Dobbs, in Mannheim township.
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WARRINGTON, Dec. 30-The court of
the commissioners of Alabama claims
sent to the department of state to-day a
certified list of the judgments and the
decisions in the cases of the second class
rendered since the organization of the
court in 1882, together with q certified
list of judgments and decisions In cases
OF the first-class not heretofore report
ed. There are nine cases Of the
frat class in which judgments ranging
from $500 to So 900 are rendered in ia
vor o! claimants, and Ihirty-one cases IN
which judgment is for the United States.
Those of the second class fill several
large books and award to the claimants
amounts ranging from 800 to $50, 900
or 800, coo. They will be certified by
the secretary of state to the secretary of
the treasury for payment according to
law
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READING NEWS.
BY MARY DE zRAN.

SATURDAY, Jan. 2, 1885.
As We review the year 1885, and the
little town Of Reading, We notice many
substantial improvements and Others IN
contemplation.
A first class lumber yard was started
here last spring by the Wisconsin Plan
Ing Mill Company of Milwaukee, Wis
consin- The company have carried q
good stock, and they supply all ktuds Of
building material in their line.
Ami Lawrence is vel located near
town and is on hand to furnish stone.
A.brick yard lie needed, and a party
talk Of making them here the coming
season.
j. RusssY hiss put in q stock If Lard
ware, stoves and tinwaIe, and seems 10
be dong q good business.
Wright s. Salyer carry agricultural
implem, Ills, ii connection with their
flour, grain and groceries.
L. B. Sheldon carries a line of dry
goods end groceries and the pOstof1ce.
A. j. SIrslion has put IN full line Of
drugs, paints, OILS, stationery, etc, etc.
j. L. Stratton & Co, ale q new finn
being part the Siratton s. Plumb
company, and they Keep q good stock of
dry goods, clothing, hats ana caps.
A. w. Plumb took the grocery depart.
ment of Sraiton s. Plumb, and sells
queenswa are. boots and shoes, also -four,
feed, etc, etc.
j. a. Hebbe, now is al his new build
ing on First street, and Is DONG we'll In
the harness business; also other goods
IN the carriage and harness line.
Then we have two good blacksmith
shops, al addition of one during 1885
b. A. hyder has added q steam
engine to his shop, also q NheelwIIght
and repair shop. There is one shoe chop
here kept by Mr.. Hosen. then MessTs.
Orr & Hubbard Iun about the best meat
market in the county.
Then we have three doctors, viz: T. @.
Biddell, o.. G. Cranston and A. NJ Ed
.cn, all excellent mtn.s DIR. Biddell is
sgGb building him en- Cfice, just cast
of the GIug store.
During the year some twenty-five
buildings have been erected in this VII
lage, and De many more in the county,
at an estimated cost of from $2,600 to
$4,000.
We are scter, iuoutiIis us eeple
living here without laWy er, justice Of
the peace or constable, but terEog 10
evil doors.
Christmas as quite day here for
the spoItsmen. Sides were chosen with
c w. Douglass and George w. Relzer
as captains. The side counting the least
game had to pay for the supper tor both
sides. G. W. Douglass eide had the sup
per to pay for. 1t was furnished by the
ladies of the Congregational church and
was excellent The same sides try il oyer
again Thursday and have supper Friday
night at the tables of the g. A r.
Fred Barrett is shipping In extra good
con from the west at cost of only 20
cents here.
The revivsl meetings are still IN pro-
gress. Rev. J. F. Culver is here sssistIng
the pastor. There were SEVERAL bsptlsed
by immersion to-day at MsTais des
Cygnes river. Religion is very much
needed here as we'll as in Usage county.
Christian homes are more numerous
to-day that than ever
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RoRE1un -.
AOCEPFa.


PANS. Dec. s1.-Presie 80 arstv Sc
cepted the resignation u n BrIsson.
premier. last evening, ana hls unornlDr.
summoned De Fssycinss sainis,sr d
foreign Affairs, 70 form new
cabinet. De Freyclnss, however. il reluct.
ant TO accept such responsibility e the
present moment. In view Of the gravity
Of the political situatlon in France he hss
asked the president to grant him time
20 consider the proposal and consul.
with friends and republican leaders.
DON'T WANT A ssRoYAI. sHoW.n
LONDON, Dec. 8l.-Michail Oavitt in
an interview said: "If home Tzfs Ia
granted TO Ireland II is diHicuis for ne
to see how Irish members esa contiRne
70 sit in parliament at Wsusmln.
lister, unless the Colonies are siraiIarly
represented in that body. The eppuint-
ment of prince of the royal family Is
vlceroy to Ireland would be : mistake.
as Ireland requires q Statesman Of tact
and brains to administer the gov
ernment, not q royal show.n
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A 1Gystery ProbabIy ExplaIned.

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 3l.-A special
to the Neacs from Austin says: Eustacio
Martinez. Mexican about forty years
old. was arrested Last night on sus-
picion of being implicated IN the mys
terious murder which recently startled
the citizens of Austin. He lived In Sc
cluded spot near the river, and search
OF ats premises resulted in the discovery
Of bloody garments and several articles
OF female wearing apparel Among
the articles found were an
ice hook, such as experts declare might
have been used in the murder Of Mrs.
Ramey and her daughter several months
ago. A prayer book with the name OF
Ella r. Ramey written on q page was
also found, together with two handker-
chiefs, one of which bore the initials ~ a..
R." the other marked ga" Detectives
think that the arrest Of Marines will
clear away the mystery OF the outrage
and murder Of the RameY woman. EV-
idence was also discovered connecting
the prisoner with the recent murders OF
Mrs Hancock and Mrs. Phillips
and the assault upon the latter's hus-
band. The wounds inflicted upon
Phillips head are similar to those found
on the Ramey girl and were probably
Inflicted with the same instrument
Martinez shows eigus OF being q crank /.
He admits that he was imprisoned for
two years for assaulting q woman. The
blood stains on the clothing are being
examined by FCientists.
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Crop stat,attaa

WASHINGTON, Dec 3O.-Ths estimates
of the statlstician of the depaEtmerE ..
agriculture for the principal cereal crops
of the year are completed, and the akgre-
gate bushels are AS follows In round
millions; Corn 1895; wheat S57; Data
62o. The area of corn is IS 600 OCo of
scres; Of wheat 34,000,OOO; of oats Is
100000. The value of corn averages
nearly % cents per bnshel, and makssa an
aggregate of $685., 900, 00O-$5, 00O, Geo les
than the value of the last crop. The de
crease In the product of wheat u 30 per
cent and II per cent in valuation, shick
is S275, 200 600. The valuation OF Oats
Is $50 100000. The reduction In wheat
Is mostly In the valley OF the Ohio and
and IN California. The states OF ONO,
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas
last year produced 70OO0,0 coo bushels;
this year, 1853, 600 600, q reductIdn OF
100000. The production of all cereals
is % bushels 20 each inhsbItaut and the
aggregate volume is larger than any
former year.
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Settling An OLD Grudge.

Nkw YORK, Dsc 3O.-ln the suburbs
of Gutenberg, N. j., last night Fred K.
Smith and August Broden, popular
young men, between whom there was a
long standing grudge, met in a horse
car an. began shooting. When the fus-
l1ade was ended the car was empty save
those two. and Smith was lying on the
floor with two wounds in one of his
arms and one In his side. Bruden was
carrying a wound in his arm Broden
was arrested and Smith was taken home
and cared for. He may die.
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..sheoIL,, me rresidant.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30-Four hundred
and forty-eight persons were patiently
waiting in the east room of the White
House to-day to pay their respects to the
president. The crowd was almost twice
as large as at any preceding reception Of
this kind. The president appeared Just
before 2 O'Clock, and entered upon his
task with such expedition that tie
entire room was cleared in sixteen
minutes. Several persons tried to
engage the presidents attention
with private matters, but they were told
TO call again tomorrow. One indiYid-
usl shook hands IN an agitated manner
with one of the ushers. and passed the
president without noticing. He was re-
minded of his mistake by the laughter
OF the crowd, and the stroye TO return
and shake the presidents hand, but was
borne away by the rapidly moving line
of people behind him.
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Lung Balsam-the only sure cure for
Coughs, Colds. Hoarseness and Sore
Throat, sud all diseases of the Throat
and Lungs. Do not neglect 3 cough,
Il may prove fatal. Scores and hundreds
Of grateful people owe their lives 20 DIR.
FrazieT's Throat and Lung Baisam and
no family vii ever be without II after
once 1sing il. and discovering its mar
velo1s power. II Is put up IN large fam
ilV bottles and sold for the small price
OF so ce0ta bottle. 81 by D. w.
Morris dEHkR1st
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WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec. 3O.-Tbe
secretary OF the treasury has instructed
the collector of customs at Georgetown,
D. O., to admit free of duty certain plas.
ter models imported by the LADIES' Lee
Monument association as designs from
which selection is to be made for a
monument to General Robert E Lee.
The authority for the exemption fr IN
duty is found In the statute providing
for the importation OF works
OF art Imported for the purpose Of erect
ing public monuments
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The southern Kansas Railway L. = KAN
oas Road
And Is thoroughly Idennfled with the
interest and progress of the state of Kan
sas and its people, and affords its patrons
facilities uneQualed by any line in east
ern and southeastern Kansas, running
through express trains daily between
Kansas CITY and Olathe. Ottawa, Gar
nett, lola, Humboldt, Chanute, Cherry
vale, Independence, Winfield, WelIinetou.
Harper, Attica and intermediate points'
Through mail trans daily except Sun
day between Kansas City and WeIlinR-
too, and intermediate BsGtions. making
close connections az Ottawa, Chanute
and Cherryvale with our train1 for En-
poria. Darlington. GIrard, Walnut and
Cofeyville-
Accommodation trains daily except
Sunday between Kansas City, OlsfAe
and Ottawa
Remember thai by purchasing tickets
ma this line connection u made In the
Union depot At Kansas CITY with
through trains 70 All points, avoiding
trAnsfefe and changes ak way s4anons.
Through tickets can be purchased wa.
tina line - any OF the regular coupon
stations, and your baggage checked
thrnugh % destination est, west, north
Or south.
Pullman sleepeEs On al might trains.
For further information, "a naps ana
fnlders, o. call on o. address.
8. b HHMEn
9ensi Passenger All,
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Higher Wages.

PITTsBURe, Dec. 20.-The miners
and laborers in the ConnellsYille coke
regions have decided to demand an ad.
vance in wages equal to the 10 per cent
reduction last year. The Increase is 10
be given on January l. A convention
will be held st ScOttdale to morrow to
consider the matter.
An offer OF 10 per cent advance in
wages to take feet next Monday mas
been made by Carnegie. Brother q Co,
TO their employees At the Edgar Tomp-
SON steel works st Brsddock. Il Is
quite probable that the company's pro.
position will be accepted. About 1000
men are employed at these works.
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A Muraerer sen,ano.d


CHICAGO, Jan "A great crowd
streamed into Judge Shephards' court
this morning to hear the sentence passed
on CoTnelIne, alias 'tPuggy" O'Leary,
the brutal murderer of his mistress and
sister. Among those present 70
listen to the prisoners fate
were his father. mother and sis.
ter, who took lively interest in The
proceedings. The sentencing of the
prisoner TOOK but short time Judge
Sheppard remarked that in his
opinion O'Leary's crime was muir
der, though he was indicted
for both murder and manelaughter
He had killed mis- victims without much
praVocation. but owing to his drunken
condition al the time of the murder, the
court was inclined 10 believe the crime
did not warrant him In pronounciDg the
extreme penalty. The court then sen.
fenced him TO forty years, which will be
reduced to twenty on good behavior.
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Lieut.. Greely's theories respecting the
North Pole naturally meet with much
opposition IN England It was his for.
tune during his imprisonment IN the
Arctic to upset the conclusions reached
BY Sir George Mares and his conpan-
Ions respecting the PaleocEystic Sea-.
Having controverted what the English
expect TO have his own theories pas nm
challenged. Lieut. GreeIy believes that
there Is an ocean /. 500 miles IN diane.
ter round about the Pole, that never
freezes; and coniectures that the Pole IL
sell IS the centre Of an ice-capped land
covered with ice from 600 to 4, ZOO feet
thick Ihese conclusions are rejected
By prominent Arctic authorities ID Enc.
laad
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WAsKIHGroH, Dee. 31.-The Star
says that in his report upon the work Of
the special Indian committees Who Wis.
tied the ysrious Reservation during the
summer ESceas Of congress. Nr. Holden
il eoIng tqrscommand The appolnSment
of ccmmfssion TO take the matter IN
charge, giving land in seyaralsy 70 sach
Of the Indiana Is are fer enough ID.
vanced in civilization 20 warrant such
action, assembling the resi- in one local
ity - tar e. practicable. He says the
reservations are scattered al over the
country. and their lands are useless 70
the lnotans in many cases Some Of
these lands should be sold in their inter-
est, and such of the Indians 6 are
friendly should be put upon the same re-
seryalion In certain casea, and keptfhere
until ultimately they have reached thai
state OF civilization that would warrant
their having land in seyeTalty and their
becoming citizens. There ere some cases
where It would not do to moYe the Indl.
ana from their present locality or inter.
fere with them, as the attachment q
their homes 10 very strong. In most such
crises the land IN eeYeralty should b
given 20 them.
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Piles are frequently preceded by q
sense of weight In the back, loins and
lower part of the abdomen, causing the
patient to suppose he has some sff-c-
tio1 of the kidneys or neighboring or
Rans. Al times, symptoms of indiees-
ton are present. d4tulency. uneasiness
ot the stomach, etc. a moisture like
Perspsratioo. producing very disagree
able itching. after getting warm, Is q
common attendant. Blind, bleeding
and itching piles yield at ouce to the an.
plicati0E Of DR.. BOsanko's pile remedy
which acts directly on the parts affected
absorbing the iumcrs, Rllsyine the in
tense itching. and efecting q permanent
c1re- Price 50 cents Address The Dr
besauko Medicine Co, Pioua, o. Sold
y CEas. RYDER, and J A elo1re. II
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sDeath 10 Seabs >,

CHICAGO. Dec. 31.-The police report
that three m=n on their way 10 the Max
well box factory this morning were
Waylaid and brutality beaten By the
strikers, one of the assaulted persons
having his scalp cut open by blow
from revolver. The men were chased
by an angry crowd, but finally found
refuge IN the Southeast postal station.
No arrests occurred. About noon the
strikers, supplemented by other men
and boys, began paradinR the Twenty
second Street district, carrying clubs
and threatening death to scabs'' The
police did not interfere, but
the secretary of the Box Makers union
repaired TO the scene and said unless the
r1otous demonstrations ceased, the union
would stop suppling the strikers with
funds. The demonstration ended and
everything has since been quite.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-Two new cases OF
smallpox were discovered yesterday IN
the persons of a mother and daughter,
passengers on the incoming PittsburR
and Fort Wayne train. The IN
fortunates lett Queenstown, Ireland,
on the stsmer Spain and arriving
in New York bought transportation for
Joliet. this state. The mother. however,
was sick before she left New York and
yesterday morning the train on
GERS first discovered that she
was afflicted with smallpox
She and her daughter were at once taken
to the hospital and every precautlon
taken to guard frDm a contagion, but as
many of the passengers on the same
train were exposed. it is feared that
moro cases will result
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Illegal Fencing.

OMAHA. Neb., Dec. 31.-UnIted
States District Attorney Lambertson re-
ceived instructions 70 day from the at
torney general, upon the recommends
tion of the secretary OF the interior, to
commence civil and criminal proceed
i1gs against eight or ten persons for IL.
legal fencing OF public lands. The
plats Ia his hands show about $1,000
acres. Other cases are expected sooR.
The largest enclosure referred TO In his
instructions embraces more than 6,OOO
acres.