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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13
Woodan Waddinp.

Thursday night a company of friends
called at the residence of Rev. and Mrs.
F. ID. Altman and placed in their par
Tor two elegant and easy rocking chairs
for the use of the domino and his wife.
When quiet was restored member
stepped forward and said:
'MR. AND MRS ALT0IAN-Af few of
the members and friends of your con-
gregation meet this evening to extend
their earnest congratulations and also
a slight token of their love and esteem,
on this. the fifth anniversary of your
welded life. May God bless and keep
you both for many years of love and
usefulness, assuring you of our hearty
cooperation in all your undertakings
while abiding among u.s."
Although taken completely by sur
prise, the pastor managed to express
his appreciation of the kind treatment
received, and after spending little
time socially the company departed in
good spirits to their homes.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13
THE AsHROURNE ACT.

The English tory measure called the
Ashbourne act, which proposes to
spend So, 900 900 in purchasing the es-
tates of Irish landlords, is one that Mr..
Gladstone and the Irish delegation in
parliament do not approve of because
the conditions under which the act is
to operate are unfair and prejUdiciaI
to the people.
In the first place the act is inspired
by the landlords, the hereditary enc
mics of the people. Why do they now
desire to sell out? Why are they now
so anxious to let go the firm grasp on
the Threats of the people which they
have held for hundreds of years? New
er before would they deign to notice a
proposition to sell. Never before
would they think for a moment of sur
rendering the fat plum in their posses
sion, or disposing of the goose that laid
so many golden eggs for them. Why
are they so eager now to part with
their possessions? Simply because of
the extraordinary change in public sent
iment wrought in the past few years.
that has passed over the island, a
wave set in motion by the gigantic
efforts of the Grand Old Man and his
couple of hundred lieutenants in the
imperial parliament. In the next
place they want to sell now because
the price the government will pay is
much above the real value of the land
and more than they can ever hope to
get by waiting or holding off. They
know they must sell soon or late.
q The land when it passes into the
hands of the government will be resold
to the tenantry who will be given
forty nine years in which to pay for it
on the installment plan, paying at the
same time all the taxes and dues that
follow ownership. OF the Irish dele
cation in parliament So out of 1O1
members declare the plan proposed is
one whose conditions favor the land
lords rather than the tenants. My
Lord Salisbury pays no attention to
their suggestions and amendments, no
more than he would if they were so
many Fiji Islanders asking favor of
his lordship. The minority If fifteen
say to him. "This is what we
want and that settles it. What the
eighty-slX want is of no consequence.
Their voice is as the croaking of SO
many frogs. They are not regarded as
representatives at all, and are supposed
to know nothing and care less about
the wants of their constituents.
And that is what is called represent
alive government under the reign of
the tory Salisbury. So far as any posi-
tive or practical good comes of it, these
eighty-six members, instead of attend
ing the British parliament, might just
as we'll devote their energies to discov-
ering the northwest passage or con-
verting the Mahdi or Tippoo lib to
Christianity.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13
IOHN RRIGuT

One of England's most distinguished
and best known statesmen is now pass
ing away, if indeed he has not already
breathed his last
The name of John Bright causes the
mind intuItively to revert to the DAYS
when he and Richard Golden fought
shoulder to shoulder Tor the abolition
of tariff laws that burndened the COM
monalty with taxes. That was more
than{Orty years ago.
Born Quaker, and by instinct low
ing the peaceful ways Of that sect, and
hating tyranny and oppression. his life
was spent in breaking the chains that
hampered the liberty of the subject.
The fact that he was opposed to all
wars deprived his objections to any
particular war of the weight thew
would otherwise have. He has never
held any very important cabinet posi-
tions. In this ne was like Edmund
Burke. Until of late he was for sever
al years an ally of Mr.. Gladstone and
aided the grand old man to win a num-
Der of important victories.
The singular thing about John Bright
is that, battling all his life for freedom,
and against wrong to the people, he
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

GENERAL uARRisoN's private sec
rotary appears to be something dudish.
The indianapolis Journal, with which
he was connected until of late, says of
his outW ard habiliments:
His linen is always immaculate;
his trousers do not bag a. the knees;
his gloves and neckwear and footwear
are above criticism; he wears spring
overcoats in the spring and winter
overcoats in the winter; his clothes in
variably fit him. and when occasion
arises he wears full evening dress with
all the dignity, grace and easy self
possession Of a ChaunceY Depew or a
George William Curtis" This is au-
thoritative. for it comes from the pri-
vate secretary himself. But is this
the cut and style of a man who is likely
to beat off the ravenOus hordes of office
seekers?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13
Millsr.smith.


8Thnrsday at $3.50 in st. Mark IS
Lutheran Church, Mr.. w. l.. w. Miller
of Wichita and Miss NJ. Anna Smith,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Smith
1017 Commercial street. were united in
marriage. Rev. F. d. Altman officiat-
ing. The floral decorations were ar
ranged by Mr.. Milliken and the loom
looked very beautiful. Mrs. Simpson
presided at the organ. The bride and
gro I'm were attended by Misses Olive
H. and Ruth Esther Smith, sisters of
the bride, and Messrs. B. p. McLain of
Wichita and j. Gazzam of st. Louis.
The bride has many warm friends in
this city and she and her husband have
the best wishes of their many friends
and acquaintance.
The newly welded couple left for
Wichita last evening on the 4:2O train
where they will make their future
home
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

Married at the residence of the brides
parents in Excelsior Springs, Mis-
souri, Nov. 18th 1888, Miss Alice Thomas
to A. FL. Lord, Rev. Howell oficiating
The affair was witnessed by a few of
the most intimate friends and relatives.
After the marriage ceremony the as
semblage partook of an excellent
spread and the supper was grand.
Miss Thomas was brought up in Lyon
county and is well liked and esteemed
by all who know her. MIR. Lord is
formerly from Ohio, and is agent OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Pau
depot in Excelsior Springs. The bride
was dressed in a handsome fawn
colored silk. the groom wore the con
yentional black. We bespeak for thE
happy couple long and prosperou!
life and when they grow old may theN
still love one another. Mr.. and Mrs
Lord took the evening train for Kan,
sas City where they spent several day
with the groom's parents.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13
TRUITT-LOVE.

Lieutenant c. NJ. Truitt, of the reg
ular army. is soon to be married to
Miss Ivy M. Love, of Buffalo. n. Y, as
will be seen from the following an
nouncement which we clip from the
Omaha World:
"The engagement of Lieuten-
than C.. M. Truitt, OF the army
and Miss Ivy NJ. Love, of Buffalo. N.
Y, daughter of the late General Geo.
NJ. Love, is announced. Lieutenant
Truitt is junior aide-decamp to General
Brooke, and a bright and popular
young officer"
The friends of bIr. Truitt
in this city will note with inter-
est his surrender to the darts of Cupid.
True it is that love cODquers the OBJ
durate heart
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

Prof. Stevens interested the audience
greatly by his charts. illustrating in a
highly magnifed form the animal life
that infests our drinking water.
DIR. Johnson's Statement of the OBJ
ject of the convention, was an able
production, but owing to weak or
otherwise faulty voice could not be
heard by the bulk of the audience.
The state board of health held a
business meeting last evening prior TO
the last session of the Sanitary cenven-
ton. The only business transacted
was the reading of reports and laying
out a plan for the work this next
year.
Those ugly animals in drinking wa
ter. portrayed on a chart by Prof.
Stevens. were ..hoTrid looking things
especially the 'sCyclops, - with its flip
pers, horns and legs. Ugh.
1t is q monster of such friehtfuI mien
That 20 be hated needs but to be seen.
1t is not great in size: nor Of monster frame.
MATS II y est arrive tout lie meme
1t gets there all the same.
To illustrate the rapidity with which
noxious gases diffuse themselves
through solid brick walls as through
tissue paper. Prof. Dinsmore directed 8
stream of ordinary illumin ating gas
through solid block of brick built up
for the purpose and encased in a. coat
ing of imperyious wax. The gas made
its way drought several layers of brick
and mortar and was ignited at the 9th
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

pSENAToR PLUMB does not train with
the Kelly Mckinley faction Of his par
ty. He IS not believer in their high
church protection doctrine. In discuss
ing the tariff on steel beams and-Rird-
ers this week, he went so far as to tell
the senate that the steel combination
shielded by the tariff had advanced
prices so far that the contractors in
each case found it cheaper to import
beams and Orders for the government
building at Wichita and the state house
of Texas. In the case of the latter
building the saving after paying the
high tariff on the steel imported, was,
as the senator stated, s2OO, GOO. He ar
gued for a reduction in the tariff in
the interest of the whole people. From
the stand which the senator now
takes with reference to tariff reduc-
ton, it is quite apparent that he has
not changed the views on this subject
expressed so pertinently and so forci
bly, a feW-years ago.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

SHALL WE HAVE SEWE6AGK9
If not, why not? Is it not needed?
Is not the need for it imperative? Can
it be any longer ignored or put OF, but
on the presumption that the people of
the city are totally Indifferent to their
health, Indifferent as to whether they
live or die.
1t may be that many of them con-
slider themselves ripe for the harvest
and their souls seasoned" and fit for
heaven. To such people it is useless
to talk about good health. They will
ding sphysic and good advice both to
the dogs. Spiritual health is enough
for them. With entire composure they
can drink the contaminated water
from wells and cisterns, water reeking
with noxious gases and putrefactions,
and fairly alive with crustaceans and
iDfusoria and all manner of ugly ami
mails.
Prof. Stevens told the Sanitary con-
vention Wednesday night that he
had examined the water taken
from a large number of wells
and cisterns throughout the city,
and found that ali were more or
less contaminated. This was true of
cisterns thought to be perfectly &C.
mented, but upon examination was
found to have leaks in them. Besides,
cistern may be perfectly lined with
cement so as to exclude all sOakage
and yet be supplied with apoor filter
in which event the water is not much
better than it would be in well.
To show how noxious gases perme-
Prof. Stevens cited the case of a well
which for long had supplied several
families. When the sewage from
the gas works was turned into ditch
which ran at distance of two and q
half blocks, the water in the well be
trayed the presence u ecal Kas and be
I.came unit Tor use.
DIR. Jacobs showed how foul gases
emanating from vaults and other re-
ceptacles for purifying vegetable mat
ter and from dwellings, hotels and
other places, perH54te the soil and
| oIOdl lHJO LuO WOll0 anu OloIC1H I'D W pOl-
son the water.
When it is remembered that %
per cent of our drinking water
is taken from wells and cisterns
it will be seen why there should
be so much sickness, so much malaria
and typhoid fever. With proper SAM.
tation there should be no typhoid fever
nor malaria. Without sewerage there
can be no sanitation.
There are very few who will deny the
necessity for sewerage system. The
only question that arises is as to the
cost. That would be considerable if ii
was proposed to sewer the entire city
Such, however, is not the case. The
proposition is to sewer the center OF
business part of the city, that part
where foul gases and odors most dc
congregate, where the bulk of the city
sewage is found, and the need for its
| speedy removal most urgent.
The expense to be incurred for this
would not be so great, would in fact be
easily within the reach of all benefited
by ii. AS has been ascertained, about
$25, 900 would suffice. Will it be dOnei
If not, we ask once more, why not?
1
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

TIE New York Herald misses moth
ing. 1t publishes the news of the
entire world. Among other things it
tells of a successful case of tracheot-
omy and eNtirpation of the larynx, per-
formed in New York city on German
laborer afflicted with cancer lust as
was the German emperor. The opera
ton was performed seven months ago
and the man is now in as good health
and as strong as he ever was. There
seems to have been less science of the
highfalutin order and more sense of
the common order in his case than in
that of Frederick.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

WHAT wicked, universally wicked
world this must he, and how morally
depraved are we all become. Joseph
CoOk-great manifold Wichita au-
dience that there are not dozen news
papers in the United States fit to be
read in the family circle. That slam is
two-edged-it slashes society as deeply
as it does the newspapers, for news
papers as a rule are gotten up to suit
the tastes of the readers. Nothing less
than the millennium, with its evergreen
morals and its ever good journalism,
will satisfy carping Joseph.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

Inc Burlington RepuDllcan COM
plains of bit of Emporia enterprise
in the following fashion:
Two Hammers from Emporia worked
an advertising snap in this city last
week and raked in over $50 in cash.
For 81 each patron got few words of
advertising in a little space about an
inch square, onIa sheet of paper SO
printed as to resemble checker board.
A little box of waters resembling
checkers goes with each sheet, and
two persons. by moving them GER
tain way according to elaborate
directions III an accompanying "key, ;"
can play a game that is said by
the inventor to be exceedingly anus
ing and instructive. The theory is
that by sending these sheets to all the
teachers in the country the game will
become so popular that everybody
will be playing it. and while playing
will read the advertisements on the
little yellow squares and be induced to
become customers of the advertisers.
1t may be that we are predjudiced,
but it seems to us that if each one
of those little square advertisements is
two dollars, a column in the Republi-
can or Independent is worth 81 900 a
year. 1t is n great game, though
for the Runners.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

The question of sugar making has
grown to such an extent in some locali-
ties asrto become almost a mania. We
see in some of our country exchanges
the proposition being discussed to pro-
cure the passage by the Legislature of
an act TO authorize townships to vote
bonds TO build sugar plants and other
wise encourage the sugar making in
tiustry. We don't know how it viii
strike the legislature, but il strikes MS
as an unWise, impracticable undertak
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

THE Globe-Democrat has conceived
sort of Platonic affection for the
south since the election, which en-
ables that some what bilious organ
to see more of good south of Mason
and Dixon's line than was dreamed of
in the anti-election DAYS.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

As will be seen from reading his
message, Grover did not hesitate to
take some liberties with the tail of the
British lion. The answering growl
has already come over the water in
snaTling press comments.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

IT Is claimed that John sherman does
not care to enter the cabinet, for the
reason that his term as senator does
not expire before the close of Harri-
sons administration, four years from
March 4th, next. Nothing but chief
executive could add to the hOnors he
has already had as secretary of the
treasury.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

A butter trust is the latest. The
result is an advance in price-and all
in ten days too-from thirty to forty
six1cents a pound. That is.pie for the
farm wife but gall and werm wood
for the urban dweller, who depends on
the corner grocery for the necessary
adjunct to his mornings meal of buck
wheat cake. and hot biscuit.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

THE Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
regards General Longstreet as 1.-THE
most distinguished living confederate. I"
1t ranks him in military capacity with
Lee, Joe Johnston and Stonewall Jack
son. and sees something picturesque"
in his late visit to General Harrison.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

THE country will be gratified to hear
that General Harrison does not pro
pose to embarrass himself by making
promises of appointments in advance
OF his Inauguration. He takes the wise
view that an administration may easily
be subjected to unnecessary trouble and
danger by parcelinG out the offices be-
fore the proper time comes, and without
proper regard for the fact that the pegs
are very much more numerous than
the holes. Globe-Democrat.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

W.P. Watkins met with serious
accident Thursday while riding out on
load of shingles. lie was going out
near the Hiatt farm to wsrk on build
ing. As he was riding along one OF the
bundles slipped, throwing him to the
ground. while the shingles fell on his
right limb and the bone was fractured
just above the ankle
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

The Wichita Eagle-able paper
serves notice on ''the traitor
Professor Garfield that it is now in
order for him to resign his chair in tina
state university. The traitor" will
without doubt handin his paper and
st,sp dow. and zs,t.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

NORTH DAKOTA is as eager to enter
the union as the average small boy to
get INFO the circus. Anticipating no
definite or favorable action by the pres
ent congress she memoralizes General
Harrison to call an extra session imme-
diately after March to take her in. If
her request is refused, look to hear some
tall swearing.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

CORN is king says the Hutchin-
son News. The reader will see moth
Ing in that phrase until he is told that
it is hardened paper bullet fired point
blank at the head of Marsh Murdoch.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

THERE is considerable speculation
in railroad circles as to whether Jay
Gould has acquired controlling inter
est in the Santa Fe. Seeing that that
road has been left out over night a
good deal of late, there would appear
70 DO grounds for the belief that Jay
has come the chicken act on its owners.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

SOME OF the so-calIed Christian sci
entists describe cancer as merely an
accumulation of discordant thought. .
By the same token they would prOba-
bly, define carbuncle as simply an ac-
erection of irreconcilable eontradie-
tions. and = corn as calIoused and
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

GRANT received, according TO Henry
Grady. a majority of only 100000
votes in the north. while HarrisOn's
majority in the same section was not
far from half a million. The south
ers orator looks on this fact as prov
ing that solid south, if persisted in,
can only result in solid north. The
problem which he finds difficult of So
luton is the division of the south on
political lines in such a manner as to
secure the supremacy of the whites.
Unless this can be done the south as
he thinks in self preservation will
have to continue ''hurling its l5S votes
like rifle ball into the electoral col
lege.';
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

n GERMAN expedition is being fitted
out to rescue Emin Pasha. 1t is very
likely that neither Emin, nor Stanley
II alive want to be rescued. Whe.I
last heard from the former was living
in clover, worshipped by the barbar-
ians, who showered on him barbaric
wealth. To rescue him would only
spoil his fun.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

A LAW that compels the women in
Boston to give their ages when at
tempting to register has the probably
desired effect of DISTINGUISHING them.
One woman gave her age as twenty
one plus, - but was rejected.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13
KANSAS PATENTN.

The following is a list of patents
granted to citizens of Kansas for the
week ending December 4th, 1888, re-
ported specially for the EMPORIA
DAILY NEWS:
E. W. Allen. Seneca, washing ma
chine.
Jacob Bloedell, Kansas. City, draft
attachment for harness.
Fl. G. Smith, Lawrence, carpenters
troStla
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

THAT was rather ominous declara-
tion made yesterday in the United
States senate by Dawes who said that
IL the alternative were presented him
of voting to abolish the protective
system or the internal revenue sys-
tenn, he would vote to abolish protec-
ton. What democrat could do more?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13
WEare Glad tn see that tbe T

WE are glad to see that the Republ-
can favors sewerage system for the
city. The fact is made apparent by its
publication this morning of the article
on that subject which appeared in THE
News last evening. We rather hike this
bit of enterprise in our esteemed neigh
Dor, only asking that proper credit be
given when it chooses 10 adopt our
IDEAS.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. who has
just returned from England, assures US
that British manufacturers are afraid
of tariff reduction in this country. The
late election proves that we are afflicted
with some terror over here.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

HEALTH maxims have been as com
mon for the past two days as political
truths or rather lies, were before
the election. Our ears have been
dinned with THE health of the people
is the supreme law Cleanliness lie
next to Goodness. - Physical culture
begets physical health Public
health is public wealth. An ounce
of prevention is better than any
amount of cure and so on.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

SECRETARY WHITNEY is preparing
to let slip the dogs of war against
Hayti, from whom the release of the
steamer Haytien Republic has been
demanded
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

MCKINLEY Of Ohio is willing to as
sumo the burdens of speaker OF the
house. There is likely to be warm
contest between Reed Cannon and Nc
Kinley for this important post.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-13

DAKOTA if she knows on which side
her bread is buttered will keep her
billiards locked up in the ice until she
secures admission into the union
Otherwise they may freeze her out.