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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

The bill OF Herbert, of Alabama, to
open the army and navy to ex.rebel officers
10 described as another movement of the
solid south to recover Inch by inch" the
ground they lost in the democratic rebel
lion. 1t can hardly be said that they are
iuching along. Since the democratic
party came into power they have moved
forward with gigantic strides to recover
Lost ground. Even now they are plotting
10 get the presidency in the south. They
nave three members of the cabinet; oon-
Hress IL thronged with sx rebel bsigsdiers
some Of the best foreign missions are rep
resented by ex-rebels, and the departments
at Washington are crowded with them.
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JOHN (. RAsTALL. IN the Burlingame
Independent, suggests the following as
the irst section of the proposed bill TO
abolish the pass system on Kansas rail-
roads:
Sec. l. Any member of the legislature
or other person who may hold an office Of
honor or profit under or by virtue of the
laws of Kansas, who shall accept q tree
passSa=ebais or reduced rate, Tor travel or
freight. or who shall accept any other ia
vOT involving a money value shall De
deemed guilty of felony, and upon con-
vicuon thereof shall be punished by hard
LABOR In the penitentiary for q term Of not
less than one year.
Such sect'on, pressed with energy,
would effectually squeeze the monkey oul
of all proposed pass legislation this win
ter,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30
0HR RAILROADS.

ST. LOUIS Railway register: More than
one-half of the employees 10 the operating
departments OF the railroads OF this coun-
t'y are from 20 to 80 years of age. Phys
Ically they are the f1Jwer Of the land.
It should also be remembered that this
army OF stroDg-limbed, athletic, active
young men 10 very large. The duties de-
handed by our modern system OF trans
portatlon are onerOus, and only the vigor
of young manhood can successfully per-
form the taske.
The strength If the niddle aged man
will not avail. Both muscle and agility
are required. Hence il is that operating
departments are full of young men.
Under the most favorable circumstances
injuries and fatalities seem inevitable.
Courts Of law hold tlat every man. upon
entering the employ of a railway compa-
ny, voluntarily assumes certain risks of
injuries for which there is no redress.
An article, written by DR.. w. B. Out
ten, and printed in the Weekly Medical
Review OF this city, is surprising IN its
revelations. 1t appears that Of all the &C
cidents 10 employees upon the st. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern railway. for
SIX years ending December 81, 1884, 2e
per cent were caused in coupling and IN
coupling cars.
Nearly 20 per cent OF all the accidents
to employees upon the Missouri Pacific
system in 1885 were coupling accidents.
BY far the larger part of their injuries
occurred in the handling OF freight cars,
Now the practical question is, cannot
this manning OF the young men upon the
railroads be lessened? 1t certainly is
worthy Of careful, conscientious thought.
1t is deserving Of agitation.
Some device must be adopted to save
the fingers, hands, arms, legs and lives OF
the stalwsrt young r-ilrosd men.
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after the robbery and afterwards divided
the money and mailed the Jim Cun-
mings letters. The detectives have Sc
cured about $4,000 and estimate frcm
Q40, 600 70 $4,000 is still unaccou liea
for. The story of the chase has Gil INC
dash of romance about &c and certain
features would be regarded as improo-
Able In a fiction. The express car on
the ST. Louis & an Frarcisco road Mss
rified on the night of OctOecr 70, end
Express Messenger David 8. FOther1ng-
ham, when discover ed, Was found
bound and gagged IN the car. he ex-
planned that he had admitted into tue
car Q man who presented Letter from
John B. Barrett, route agent OF the ex-
press company The letter explaining
GhAt the man was to be employed By the
company and was 70 be given an oppOr-
tuniIy to learn the busine FOtnsfIDg-
ham related that while on the run the
stranger presented revolver, oouno
and gagged him and then carried On all
the money In the safe. The robbery &C
CURED at the Pacific junction thiriy-eix
miles from st. LOais Tie Pink
ertsn agency sent operatives
In all directions, and the
wagon road running from Pacific juno
lion toward the Missouri river were traV-
ersed, but only mesgre trace was found
Of anyone, and the officials when they
EGIuFpt-U 10 NcIC SBulP4CArAI -
sea. In the meantime 8 letter wGs ad-
dressed by "Jim Cummings" TO the
Globe Democrat, based On which
the detectives claim to have COM
passed the arrest and nxed
the crime of all the participants.
In the meantime the detectives
obtained the names of all persons dis
charged or who voluntarily left the en-
ploy Of the express company during the
preceding year and found among the
former w. w. Haig ht, who had been dis
charged nine months previous for suE-
pected theft Of packages. This man had
been q messenger on the road from st.
Louis 70 Vinits, Indian Territory, cover
ing the same run which WAS
made by Fotheringham. The detectives
found that he and FOtheriDgbam
had known each other in Kansas City,
but there had been no intimacy. Haight
was traced from Kansas City and from
there to LeAvenworth, where his father
is an inmate of the home for disabled
soldiers. From LeavenwOrth It Yves
found that HAight had come 10 Chica-
90, where he had been employed as an
express driver AID also worked
for Fred Whitrock. The mysterious
Jim Cummings" who was operating .
coal yard at the corner of Lincoln and
West Lske streets. HaIRht left the rity
October "a. two days after the robbsry,
stating that he Was going TO Florida,
and his wife followed him some days
later. They had been very poor but
showed evidence OF sudden III 1ence just
after the robbery.
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AT recent church fair In Worcester,
Mass, there was great curiosity to see and
hear 9 new musical instrument, the humi-
phone, which was exhibited in the large
Ante-room Of the hall. The instrument
proved TO be young ladies representing the
tones Of the scale, arranged behind 9
screen. showing only their heads and
shoulders. They wore white masks
reaching to the mouth, and around the
neck Of each suspended by ribbon the
number of the scale represented. A young
lady stood IN front, who, with wand
played tunes by pointing to the one whose
number was the tone wanted, which was
promptly uttered. Rounds and other
pieces were sung, making unique and
amusing affair.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

LOGAN Laid Out" "'Black ack' on
his Back and Likely to DE-" is the flip
pant manner In which the display head
ings in the Kansas CityJ Journal announce
the fatal illness of the heroic and patriot
&c soldier and statesman Sunday morning,
last. We have no idea who the author of
the above futile attempt at alliteratlsm is,
but, whoever he may be, no decent paper
will be very likely to seek his services at
an enormous salary Were democratic
paper to uss such language IN speaking of
the msA the nation now mour9s, such a
howl would go up as would be heard to
the ends of creation.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

LoaAN's death leaves but four persons
living who ran for the vice presidency ID
either of the two principal tickets-Han-
lin, Pendleton. Wheeler and English
HamlIn and Wheeler being elected. Haye
is the only ex president living. Within
less than year and a BALI two ex-pTesi-
dents-Grant and Arthur have died &.
Within thirteen months one vice president
-HendIIcks-hss died. and within less
than two years there has died an ex-Vice
president-COlf,x. Four men who were
unsuccessful In their canvass Tor the pres
Iaency have died within little over a
year-McClellan, Hancock, Seymour and
Tilden-one unsuccessful vice presiden-
tial candIdaie-B. Graz Brown. English
alone remains of the national candidates
of 1880. Of the men, successful and IN
successful. who have run for the presidency
all are dead save Fremont, Hayes, Blaine
and Cleveland. C rbe- D mocrat.
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The Nation MO0Fns d.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The hsgs on the
city hall were hOisted st half mast early
this morning In respect for the death Of
Gen. Logan and in all departments the
leading topic Of conversation YVES the
death Of the senator. Many eulogisms
were pronounced upon his life and char
acter. Up to noon the h.g on the federal
building had not been raised. Postmas-
ter Pierson said he had not received any
official announcement OF the death Of
General Logan and could not order the
flag raised until he received instructions
from Washington.
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ana aoIhier Pol,tacinn.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 27.-Chsirmsn
B. F. Jones of the republican national ex-
ecutiVe committee, IN commenting upon
the death of General Logan, said he knew
the deceased we'll. He would not speak
of General Legan's history as soldier,
tor that the whole country knew. The
General had written 1t with his sword.
Politically, he regarded the General as
having been an element of strength in the
last presidential campaign, but as to what
effect his death would have on the next he
would not express an opinion. "AuY-
thing might occur within TWO years." ne
said. "YoU know the rapidly with
which events succeed each other political
ly as we'll ss otherwise, and il is the unex.
pected which always happens. No one
can form an opinion with any expectation
of seeing 1t realized, as 20 the next presi.
Dental ticket"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

MILITIAMEN all through the Union may
now take heart. The house has fiaalIy
passed the senate bill which will help
teriAllv to place the citizen soldIery of the
countryion better footing and tue annual
Smount to be appropriated hereafter will
doubtless be half a million. for the secre-
tary OF war favors giving as much as $780,.
600. At present in q nation of more than
100000 men, our organized militia
probably does not numb er more than 90
900. We hope 10 see this number heaVI-
- Increased within few years. Moth
ing is clearer than that u large aud we'll
regulated body Of citizen soldiers is essen
tial to the welfare Of the republIc-Ne
York Tribune.
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A PRIVATE letter received from Nevada
says that T. John w. Nacksy, who is
stauuch republican, wss recently rendered,
IN written communication signed by
every member OF the Nevada legislature
democrat as we'll as republicans unani-
nous election as United States senator to
succeed Mr.. FAIR, whose term expires on
March next. Mr.. MNcSay declined with
thanks, saying that he had no ambition
tor pub life, AZ his whole time was oc-
cupied with his private affairs. Mr..
Mackay was formerly the partner Of Mr..
Fair, although now the relations of the
two are not SO cordial. He has two mill
lion dollars where Mr.. Fair has one mil
lion, and 1t was generally supposed that he
wished TO succeed him in the senate. Mr..
Fair spent more money at his entertain
ments in Washington than any one else
there, except perhaps of late the Whitney'l
and those who are TO Id of such thing
were expecting to see Mr. Macksy eclIps,
his old partner L Balumsre Sun.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

The AtchIson Globe says: A queer
case OF boyootting comes from Galveston,
Texas. A female union printer married
q nOn-union man, anu she has been COM
manded to either separate herself from him
OF suffer boycott. She has accordingly
anpliCd tor a divorce
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

A CHESTNUT, copied from a would be
paper In this city, is going the rounds of
the plate press, TO the effect that the G. A.
r. post of Emporia is about to build q
$4,000 hall. A $4,000 hall would furnish
but scant quarters for post that numbers
over 800 active members. More than
double the above amount has been sub
scribed IN q single subscription TO the
building. Senator Plumb and Major
Hood have each subscribed more than
enough TO build such hall individually.
The new hall will cost not less than $685.
GOO, and probably a great deal more.
Work has commenced and will te pushed
as rapidly as the weather will permit.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

A NEW dodge has been invented to pre-
vent the conviction of liquor dealers. AT.
ter q special venue of respectable men has
been called to act - jurymen, the defen-
dsnts have them all subpened as wit
nesseS, and a picked up jury is the result.
OF course, the right men are generally on
hand, and a verdict Of mot guilty" Is the
result. This plan has been tried SUCCESS
fully in LeayenWorth, 1t is said.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

MRS. NETTIE MOWER, living on North
Seventh street. Lafayette, Indiana, is en-
deavorIng to get widows pension. Her
husband, Sam. F. Mower, was an honored
member of company 1, of the Ninth Iowa
infantry, and she IL anxious to obtain the
address of all the surviving members of
that regiment, in order to gain from them
the necessary evidence to establish her
claim. Keep this item going.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

A ST. LOUIS man puts forward the the
ory that the earth is simply big balloon,
and that natural gas is the means Of sus-
tanning it in place. He predicts that the
TAPPING of so many vent holes will destroy
the eArth's buoyaAcy and precipitAte it in
to space.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

THERE is u rIcn lesson taught in the
following words of an Iowa laborer, who
said the other evening at public meeting:
al have rich treat every night among
my books. l saved my beer money and
spent it for books. They cost me with my
bookcAs e, nearly 500. They furnish en-
joyment for my winter evenings, and have
euab'e l me, with Gods blessing, to gain
much useful knowledge, such as pots and
pipes would never have given me-"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

THE Fort Scott Monitor says the, follow
ing is the marriage law of the state of
Kansas:
There is a general misunderstanding of
me marriage laws of Kansas. Most peo-
ole labor under the misapprehensIOn that
no license can be issued TO minors by the
probate Judge without the consent of the
parents or guardian Of such minors. Such
is not the case. The general statutes
Of the state place the age OF
,egal consent at fifteen and twelve years
fo- male and female respectively, and If
the probate Judg eretuses to grant a mar
riage license to parties over that age he
sys himself liable to fine of not to ex-
csd 81 1000.
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ARSENIC appears 10 be still rife in wall
papers, and special attention needs TO be
given To all manufactures of these goods
by the health authorities, wherever they
exist. The late report of the MassAchu
setts state board states that new cases OF
poisoning from this cause continue To be
brought to the notice OF the health de-
oartment Too much care cannot be taken
pec!slly OF sleeping rooms, that the air
shall not be Impregnaed with lnfinitesi-
NAL atoms of destruction to health.
Health at no time should be sacrificed for
q fine appearance.
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q o1fr aGar.haI enc ID 80.

CoRsICANA, lex, Dec. 25-Ee sc has
been received here OF the killing OF Gus
Robinson, former citizen Of this city, At
HcGregoF, sixty miles southwest on the
Texas s st Louis railroad. hy Jack GAR
Yeft, who cut bin up with . knife. Rob
inson was true type of the border, had
been . ranger, . policeman here. spd stthe
time of LIs death WAS the city marshal Of
AcGregOr. He W0s 3 brave man, one Of
kind who generally dies with mis- boots on.
aed he simply met . fate be bad tempted
for yeaTs By .Tyiog TO arTret 0sn who
sgas too quick with b IS Ekspen fog the
meElhai.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

A PROHIBITION law that could control
imperial rulers In Europe is what is much
needed Just now. 1t is s,ilthe car is on
tie verge OF d, lerium tremens, and while
In this state is liable to precipitAte war In
Europe, in which case drink more or
Hess may cost thousands of hum IN beings
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THE Topeka journal viii probabIv r,

another howl. W. D. Kelly, late demo-
cratic candidate for auditor of state, re-
ceIved as q Christmas gift telegram an
nouncing his appointment as postal clerk
on the Santa Fee road. But Kelly will
probably howl himself If he accepts, as
the position of postal CLERK is no sinecure,
aud he will earn every cent he receives in
the way Of salary a. postal clerk.
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Ii tho Journal had spologized this
morning las it should have done) for It's
outrageous and disgusting headlines over
the announcement of the late Senator
Logan's fatal illness, the Star would not
make any mention of the circumstance,
for such things will occur In all news
paper offices. The Journal management
apparently sees nothing out of taste IN
speaking Of logan laid out-Black Jack
on his back and likely to die;" but other
people look at the matter differently, for
the expressions of disgust yesterday were
numerous and Kansas City
Star
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

The labor nominee Tor mayor in Bos-
ton received only 3,572 votes, and they
were mostly from the Democratic party.
O'Neill had over 5000 msiority when he
was elected the last time, and now has
only 4,700. over Hart, republican. The
new party did not boom in Boston.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

TIE undertaken, Holmes, of Saratoga,
who oficiated at the death and funeral of
General Grant has sued the New York
Times for $25.OO0 damages for publishing
that he was Intoxicated while ne was off,
ciating. and that his bill was in the nature
of black-mail.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

vienna, Dec. 29.-The Vienna press Is
becoming convinced that Russia is de-
termined TO wage war. Reports Of in.
creased Russian ornaments are contin-
ua'ly coming 20 hand from varfSus sources.
The latest intelligence of this kind ie 70
the effect that 800 90 Russian troops hsVe
been ordered 20 mass In kieff ana that the
occupants Of IL, 900 houses hsVe received
official notification that soldiers will soon
Ia hflleted in them.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

TIE colored people of South Carolina
made spirited protest against the bill to
preveat them organising as Knights Of
Lsbor, snd the bill Is reported as killed In
The legislature.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

TIE United States has more murders In
proportion 10 her population than any 9TH
er civilized country. Her average is $40
to each 1000, 600 inhabitants, and there
is little doubt that Kansas keeps up her
QUOTA under the present law.
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whom she had been comforting. Her in
ClinAtions favored . funeral in the senate
chamber after the Veassembling Of con-
gress and tnterment In the congressiona-
Cemetery here. The matter was dis
cussed, but no conclusion as TO the nature
OF the counsel to be rendered was reached,
the subject being postponed until to-
the time Of adj 1uFnment pointed 70 a
postponement OF the funeral until We'd
nesday OF next week and the temporary
lnterment in . receiving vault, pending 3
decision as to the place of permanent
burial.
Since tina. time further conferences
have informally taken place and the
members Of the delegations are now OF
the opinion that the funeral ceremonies
and THAI the remains will M
mediately De conveyed to Chicago.
Senator Sherman was IN consultation
with Mrs. Logan, who sought
his advice. She has already made the
selection Of q committee 70 represent
the senate, but has withheld il until the
arrangements shall have been determ.
ined on. General BeAl has this after
noon received q dispatch from Mr.
Walker Blaine in Chicago announcing
the receipt by him OF telegram from
his father II Augusta expressing q wish
that he (the SOM shouiS represent the
father at the tuner al. The dispatch also
conveys the writer's sympathy. It is
supposed that Mr.. Blaine made the re-
quest upon the assumption that the re-
mains would be conveyed to Chicago at
once and thst the obseQuies would take
place there. General Albert Ordway head
of the Washington commandry of the lovAl
legion, has appointed the following
committee TO represent the commandery
at the funeral. General Green B R4um,
who served under General Logan, Com
mander Kellogg of the navy, a warm
personal friend, Major G. B Pratt, q
member of Logsn's staff, and Geo. E.
Lemon. At 6 80 this evening guard OF
honor was sent by the secretary OF war,
consisting of q sergeant and four pri-
Yates of artillery fully uniformed and
equipped, reported 1t Calumet place. a
sentinel was placed at the front door and
another at the door Of the chamber iE
which lies the remains. A guard of
marines, to be sent by the secretary OF
the navy, will report tomorrow morn
ing.
Mrs. Logan's residence was to-day
connected by wire with the main office
Of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pAny and its faculties were freely plac. d
at the disposal Of the family.
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THE legislature ot Vermont has passed
an excellent law Furnishing with nne and
Imprisonment any one wearing a G. A. B.
badge who is not entitled TO that dlstinc-
Rinn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

REAL estate agents report that letters
are daily received from Wichita. asking
about Lsavenworth property Leaven-
worth Standard
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IT hiss already been suggested that the
name of MIRA Logan be put on the pension
list by the aide OF the names Of Mrs. Gar
held and Mrs. Grant.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30

The legislature vi IllInuIs Is republican
by sixteen majority on Int ballot. which
insures republican senator to succeed
General Logan
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shooting over cards

LAMAR, No.. Dec. IA bloody and
perhaps fatal tragedy was enacted 81 Jrf-
icho Springs. twenty-five miles nor besss
of here, IN Cedar county. A number ol
men were pisying cards at the barber sboD
Of Porter wilcox, when & quarrel epfab9
up between Wilcox. who was in the gene
snd Tom Walker and Jim HrndrIckP ..
fight eneued. in which Waikef fr q ~
left eye Of Wilcox, nfoducErs . supposed
" fatal wound, and the other in the ier
jaw OF Hehdrirks, who. while aeTfuslp
hurt. will mt die. II Is not known pcs
lively whether or Tot walker wss ssan-
tuEeas though the pre- sTmpfIon exists shs9
be ja still af large The men were alf
comparatively young. Walker. the oIdfss
not being over thirtv-efx.
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reiegrams Of CondoIepce.

WARRINGTON, Dc. 37.-The following
kilograms have been received by Mrs.
Logan this morning:
MADISON. Wis, Dec. 27.-Vetersus Of
the G.. a. r are in deep sorrow, and SIN
cerely and lovingly mourn the loss CT
your beloved husband, their desH COM
rade and friend. / soryoEfully teDder
their services In any manner agreeable
70 you. Very truly,
LUCIEH FAIzCHILD,
Chief @. A. r.
NEW YORK, Dec. ~ All were mex
pressibiF shocked and grisved by The
news Of your husbsnd1s death. Mrs.
Morton j ms With me in expressing our
deepest sympathy IN your great sorrow
and irreparable loss
LEVI p. MoRToN.
CHICAGO, Dso- ~ The death Of
Coarade Logan brsngs great SORROW %