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Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

The only danger which threatens Gen
eral Harrison, but it's an iminent one, is
the hordes of hungry office seekers.
Not only the men who went out of office
with Arthur's administration, but
large per cent of the men who had been
relegated by the Republican party years
before. are all acting as if the late
election was but personal vindication
of themselves and reinstatement a
foregOne conclusion.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

Ingersoll objects to the general idea of
God and His government because he says
Il means a universe presided over by an
autocrat, to which an exchange makes
this reference: "What would the colo
mel have? Apparently he is dissatisfied
because the universe is not a republic.
Does he think it would be better to have
an elective Deity? Does he want the
Ruler of the Universe chosen by a ma
jority vote? To the anti-Ingersollian
mind there seems to be some difficulties
in the way of getting the universe ruled
on democratic plan"
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

The Ottawa Republican indicts the
state board of agriculture of crudity and
gross errors in the statistics furnished in
its last report. The Lawrence Journal
thinks no one has better right to com
plain of the faults of a promising and
once great work than Ex-Governor
Anthony. This may be true, as an in
dividual, but we know of a city and
county that have cause for serious COM
plant against the report upon the same
grounds which place them at disad-
vantage before the public; bnt they have
learned that it avails little to howl
against them, either in securing a correc-
ton Of such errors or preventing their
repetition.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
One Of the Benefits.


Should Oklohoma be opened up to set
tlement, and there seems to be good
prospect that it soon will be, it will draw
q certain element from Kansas that can
well be SHARED.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

\ poor but industrious old hen is re-
sponsible for the latest sensation at
Wichita in having Matched out sixteen
chickens from fifteen eggs and a door
knob. We are glad that Wichita has
finally got even with Marsh Murdoch.
Capital.
All right. but who played the rooster,
!. e., stood around and did the heavy
growing, etc, in this door knob bust
pecS>
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

Nevada wants that strip of California
that lies east of the Sierra Madre noun
tains in case there is to be any cutting up
of that territory. What does the Call
fornians think of the proposition:
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

1-g,noneSt hearted American can desir. any
higher title than tast q gsrtlsnan or Lady,
AID one can only become EIca BY carefully
choosing oBe's friends, ia order tia. ali assor
Citations may tend toward the dsvsioynsn; Of
character which will endure
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

The various government reports this
year are full Of encouragement as to the
growth and promise of the country. Not
one of these but shows great enlarge
ment of resources and increased scope of
power. In fact, it is by reading these
documents that the true consequence
and wealth Of the country is adequately
made to appear. Perhaps the most re-
markable of all the branches of the gov
ernWent is the pension office and system
There is no such system i'll any other
country of the world, and it is growing
Mt wonderful rate. The secretary
shows that in the fiscal year ending with
June last the amount paid for pensions
to old soldiers was SIS. rs. S62. or an in
crease of s., 30S, $50 over the previous
year. The expenditures of the pension
bureau for the year constituted thirty
one per cent of the total disbursements
of the government, and twenty-one and
one-half per cent of its total gross in
come. Truly, no one can deny that the
veterans of the war are literally dealt
with.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

The total eclipse of the sun. announced
for January 1, 1889, will be visible in
Kansas just before sunset as partial
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
It pays to trade at the White House of
INNES & Ross,
116 TO 100 MAIN STREET
THE VERDICT Of the PUBLIC
- Is IN OUR FAVOR -
MOST GOODS FINEST GOODS! CHEAPEST PRICESl,

In spite Of dry goods and notion in spite of real
of Books has been unprecedented
trade in other lines VERY satisfactory. Why Because
the public generally do their thinking and buy where they
do the best in quality quantity and price All goods sold
represented and fancy prices in any department.
Our pictures worthy of notice. Our line of albums
all the designs Our of opera glasses
finest in the city Fancy goods of every description useful and
ornamental Novelties III almost endless variety. No time
say any more realize the Of few remarks
THB HYDE G HUMBLE STATIONERY COMPANY.
d2o-3t
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

Boston went Republican last week by
o. 900 majority.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
Ladies, no well DISCIPLINED

Husband will refuse Christmas the
we mention be0W choice new aqd desirable
snow line OF SILK and wool nurtlsrs linen
nanOkercne hemmed borders
Frs neckWea1 scrfs bows four hands HI al and
ian COTTON and Gents Holiday line
Ladies Will find special induo In our and house
keepers Fine table linens and NAPKINS table cloth
ano napkins to match Table spashes biscuit
TIC lunch Clothes plush chenille, taoie spreads
s.
Fine White California bar kets Fancy blanket
robes
Chenille China silks,
All new, unique and very deS rable.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18

Wichita is envious of Topeka's big sun
day school Go on with your hog-packlng;
we are laying up treasures IN heaven
State Journal.
Why not lay them up where you
might at least family hope 90 see them
again? However, that kind of treasure
won't buy Wichita meats.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
Special Sale.

hemed at slaughter
price Of Is worth rs
A new line Of hand lace scarfs fischues.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
Great Doll Sale.

1000 double jopted dolls will
hands, fest and BODY direction The will be 25c
Call examine
The WHITE HOUSES headquarters for useful
1cal and ornamental
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09

MORRISON, H., Feb. Son the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad,
Monday, as a stock train was entering
a deep cut near here, the engineer dis
covered the red lights of a way car only
a few yards in front of him. Wrongly
supposing the head train to be stand
ing still and expecting an immediate
telescope, he shouted to the two men
who were in the cab with him to jump
for their lives, and reversing the en-
them struck the walls of the cut with
such force that they wore thrown back
under the wheels of the train and in
Stantly killed. One was Edward KEEL
", farmer, resident of Gladbook, Ia,
and the other Daniel Donovan, fire.
men. of Marquette, Mich.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
Freight War.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-The war in
freight rates instituted by the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad is the
one topic of discussion in railway
circles and agents are wondering what
will come next. AS first assistant
general freight agent of the North
western, Knapp puts it: 1.-THE bust
ness is demOralized at present and l
don't see how it can be made
worse" AS these dispatches
indicated last night, the st. Paul made
cut of two cents on all classes of
freight to Missouri river points. To
day the same road announces further
cut of one-half cent on first class and
three cents on second class to Mis-
souri, river points. This further cut
was promptly met by the Southwestern
association, and the Chicago s. North
western met it as far as Council Bluffs
and Omaha are concerned. The latter
road also met the ten cent cut of the
st. Paul road to st. Paul and Minnea.
polls. The northwestern people declare
they are in the fight to stay
AS yet no steps have been taken tC
stop the rate-cutting. Chairman
Midgely of the Southwestern associa
ton says no meeting of the agents has
been called to consider the situation
The following is the schedule now be
ing quoted to Missouri river points
Glass 1, 373c; class 2, SOC; class 8, pc
class 4, Ice; class 5, 14c; class A, I71c
class 3, lee; class c, 15c; class D, 15c
| class f. 15c
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
Minnesota Repubiican League.

MINNEAPoLIs, Feb. 3.-The conven-
ton to organize Minnesota state re-
publican league of republican clubs
completed its labors and adjourned this
morning. Discussion of candidates
add platforms was entirely eliminated,
and the league pledged the state to
support the regular nominees of the
republican convention. T. E. Searles,
of st. Cloud, permanent chairman,
is strong McGill man.
James Bixby, of Red Wing, perma-
nent secretary is anti-McGill. Officers
of state league elected were: T. E..
Byrnes, Minneapolis, president; James
Bixby. Red Wing, secretary; w. E..
Lee, Todd county, treasurer, and vice
president and member of executive
committee from each of the sixteen
districts. Resolutions we're adopted
pledging the state to the republican
party; extending sympathy to Irish
people in their struggle for home rule,
and scoring the democratic party for
not admitting Dakota territory as a
state. The league is organized on a
plan recommended by the national
republican league.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
Protesting Against The Measure.
RepubIicans JollifYlnr.

WASHINGTON, Feb. About two
hundred gentlemen, many of them of
high prominence in the political his
tory of the past century, assembled at
the club house of the Republican Ma
tional League tonight to celebrate the
thirty-second anniversary of the cleo
tion of the Hon. Nathaniel p. Banks as
speaker of the house of representatives
in thirty-fourth congress. There were
about dozen survivors present. Ed
ward F. Beale presided and speeches
were made by General Banks, Galusha
A. Grow, Senators Sherman and Nor
rill, General Schenck and ex-Congress-
man William Cumback, of Indiana;
James H. Campbell, of Pennsylvania,
and Russell Sage, of New York.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
a hot Headed old sailor.

New YORK, Feb. Am Ottawa
special says: Admiral Henage, who as
sumed command of the British fleet in
the Pacific, has, in his report to the
British government, called attention TO
the inefficiency and weakness of the
squadron on the Pacific coast. AS
result it is reported here that the impe-
rial government have decided to add
several vessels to the admiral's COM
mand. His orders for the coming sea-
son include sharp lookout to see that
the rights of the British sealing
vessels in Beh1ng sea are
not interfered with in the future.
When here the admiral said that il he
had been in command of the station
when several of the Canadian schoon-
ers were seized by the United States
cutter Corwin last year, he would have
given the Yankee cruiser a sample Of
what British justice was. The admiral
is said to be a hot-headed old sailor.
and it would surprise no one here to
learn that he got Great Britain into
some sort of a squabble before the sum-
mer is over.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. At is nine
months since the Britton Iron and Steel
company substituted crude petroleum
for coal as fuel in two heating furnaces
and a battery of boilers in their rolling
mills at the foot of Wason street in
this city. This morning the pipe for
conducting the oil from the storage
tank to the mill was clogged. A ma
chinist attempted to clear the pipe by
injecting steam into it. The
pressure of the steam open
3 valve and the oil rushed from
the pipe into the furnace where it was
ignited. The flames leaped upward
and set fire to the wood work of the
mill and in less than an hour the
entire plant was a ruin. The 200
workmen employed had to run. from
the burning building and barely es-
capped. The loss is $4,000 and in
surance S45, 900.
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A shoclxin0 Acef6e...

CHICAGO. Feb. IA shocking rail-
road accident occurred a few minutes
after o'clock this evening at the
Forty-fifth street. crossing of the Fort
Wayne road. Shortly after S O'Clock
Matilda Carlson, a married lady "a
years old. in company with Amelia
Covers, Is years old, started east on
Forty fifth street, after making some
purchases west of the track. They
crossed the many tracks safely until
they reached the Fort Wayne, and
had only stepped from the shelter of
box car into the middle of the track
when they saw only a few feet distant
and going at high speed, the
north bound Fort Wayne work train
engine and two cars. Before
they could turn to escape. the engine
struck them. The engine was without
pilot, and striking Mrs. Carlson, it
threw her beneath the wheels, crush
ing both legs beneath the knees and
inf1icting other injuries. Miss Covers
was struck with fearful force, and was
thrown some distance, her hip being
crushed, while she sustained a severe
scalp wound and other injuries. Mrs.
Carlson died few minutes later, while
at late hour Miss Covers was still
alive, though in a critical condition.
No one appears to know whether the
flagman was attending to his business,
and he could not be found last night.
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Accused OF Poisoning Horses.

AURORA, Mo-, Feb. 2.-SeVeTaI
weeks ago Mrs. Salome Mattingly, the
wife of a well-known farmer living
two miles from this city, was charged
with poisoning two valuable horses be-
longing to c. II. White. The trial was
set to take place in Aurora to-day be-
fore Justice c. NJ. Dayton, but was
postponed on account of the prosecut-
ing attorney having failed to arrive
from Mount Vernon. Many came to
town to witness the trial. Public feel
ing is worked up over the matter, and,
while many believe her innocent, the
charges are said to be well sustained.
The fair prisoner is the mother ofap
interesting family of children.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1.-THE annual
banquet of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association, took place at the
Hotel Rennert tonight and was at
tended by representative business men
to the number of 200. The more inn
portant guests were Senators Butler, of
South Corolina; Gray, of Delaware;
Vance, of North Carolina; Daniels, of
Virginia. and Wilson. of Maryland.
Comptroller of the treasury, ". l..
Trenholm and assistant secretary of
the treasury, Hugh S. Thompson. The
members of congress present were
Breckenridge, of Kentucky; Butter
worth, of Ohio; Hooker, of Mississippi:
Dibble. of South Carolina. and Rusk, OF
Maryland; as well as Hon. E. Jackson
governor of the state.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
Claims the RepOrIs are False.

LOUISVILLE, Feb. ga gentleman,
who is an undisputed authority upon
the tobacco market here, was shown
the dispatch from Chattanooga to-day
concerning the trade in Kentucky, Ten
nessee and in other states. He char
acterized it as absurd in most respects,
and said: There is no excitement
at all among the farmers, and
no well informed person would
say So" 1t is well to bear in mind al
so that the tobacco boom of 1874 at
tanned considerable proportions far
greater than the present, but that the
crop of 1875 fell s., 600 hogsheads be-
low the year previous and was sc. OOC
hogsheads below an average crop
The paragraph in reference to the
Spanish purchase is all right, but has
been repeatedly published. The story
that the New York ware houses arr
empty Is. however. an absolute lie
The ware houses there are glutted
with their stocks, which are much lar,
ger than usual. As to the activity
of Louisville operators that is all bOsh
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09

SHERMAN, Tex, Feb. 2.-The most
dastardly attempt at assassination ever
recorded in this section of the country
occurred in this city this morning at
about o'clock Thomas Woods, lead
ing architect, was the man assaulted
but he almost miraculously escaped I'M
hurt. He had been busily engaged in
his Office until about o'clock, when he
started for his home in the southern
suburbs of the city. He had reached
the residence portion, when he looked
behind him and saw two men approach
ing rapidly. Their actions indicated
that they were pursuing him, and he
ATTEMPTED to run away from them.
They fired shot at him without effect,
and continuing the chase discharged
six shots. The last shot was fired from
a distance not more than thirty PAGES,
when Mr.. Woods let himself fall to
the ground, feigning to be dead but
without having even received scratch.
One of the assassins remarked to the
other. I'VE have killed him, ''and both
turned and fed.
No cause is assigned for the assault,
and the officers have been unable to
discover the perpetrators.
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Allowed e2OO. GOO a Wear.

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 1.-The SUI
preme court this morning decided the
Palms will case by reversing the decis
ion of the court below and sustaining
the trust. The result leaves the will
intact. Francis f. Palms and Miss
Clotilde Palms, children of the de-
ceased, Francis Palms, will get the in
come of the estate, amounting to up
wards of 500, 900 per annum, and the
grand children will get the estate.
Miss Clotilde Palms is the lady of
whom Senator Jones of Florida was so
enamored a few months ago that the
whole country was fatigued with
watching his unencouraged woOing.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
Formally Opened.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 1.-The Mer-
ced canal, which has been built to con-
vey water from the foot of the Sierra
mountains at San joaquin, was for
maIly opened yesterday. The reser-
voir in which water is stored contains
$40 acres. The canal is twenty-seven
miles long and has been five years in
building. 1t will irrigate over quar-
Ter of a million acres
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09

CINCINNATI. O., Feb. About
3, 900 men. women and children employ
ed in the shoe manufacturing business
facturers at a meeting held to-day
agreed upon this course of action. The
origin of the trouble was the keeping
back of the wages of twelve girls in
Blacker, Gerst1e & Co. IS mandatory
last Saturday, which the firm claimed
had been paid to them improperly by a
mistake in estimating their work.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
An AGED Actor Dead.

MINNEAPoLIs, Feb. Professor
William Mcfarland, one of the Oldest
actors in the country, was found dead
in his bed yesterday. Mcfarland sup
ported Macready when the great
Englishman was in this country, and
later, the elder Booth, Adams, Edwin
Forrest. and all of the old timers. He
has been a resident of this city for
about two years.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
The IndlannnoIIs Sentinel sold.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 2.-The
Indianapolis Sentinel, the democratic
state organ, was sold yesterday by w.
J. Craig to Fort Wayne syndicate for
$75, 600. S. E. Morse will be editor,
and L. A. X. Hackett of the Fort
Wayne Sentinel, publisher. MIR. Morse
was one of the founders of the Kan
sas City Star, and was recently con-
nected with the Chicago Times. He and
Hackett own a majority of the stock.
The latter will not give up his Fort
Wayne paper. Mr.. Craig will 60 into
railroad construction.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
smaIIpox from China

SAN Francisco, Feb. 1.-THE steam
ship Belgic arrived from Hong Kong
and Yokohama this morning with four
cases of smallpox on board and was
placed in quarantine. This is the fourth
successive steamer from China which
has arrived with smallpox on board.
The City of New York. which arrived
last week, is still in quI antine.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
Rld ORshe sale.

NEW YORK, Feb. Hartley s.
Graham, New York gun manufacture
ers, bid OF the Remington armory sale
court in lion, N. Y, this afternoon.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
Fogarty wants to Meet Dempue1.

PTTTsBURe, Pa, Feb. AT present,
Pittsburg has another man who can be
matched to hight Jack Dempsey, with
or without gloves, for O., 500 or S5 900
side. Jack Fogarty is the man in
whom the Pittsburg sporting people
place their reliance, and he has secured
backing enough in this city to match
him against Dempsey as soon as pos
sible. The Pittsburgers offer to de-
post $500 forfeit at once to bind a
match. They are willing that the tight
take place at any available place in this
country, and that bare knuckles be
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
P.OIro.Pneumonis

NEW YORK, Feb. I.-Pleuro pneu-
monia prevails among the cattle on
Staten Island to an alarming extent.
DR.. William Rose, of Stapleton, who
is connected with the state board of
health, this morning said he feared the
disease would become an epidemic.
During the past two weeks SIS head
afflicted with the disease have been
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
Farthquake shocks.

Boston, Mass, Feb. Earthquake
shocks were felt at many points in
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
at IL O'Clock this morning. No damage
has been reported, but the shock was
severe enough to rattle the windows
and dishes
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
The Great IsieYeIe Raee.

OMAHA, Feb. 1.-The final deposits
in the great $4,000 bicycle race be-
tween John S. Prince and A. a. Me-
Curdy were made this morning. The
event will come of before March 8, but
the place is left uncertain. If the
weather promises fair the track IN the
base ball park will be planked and the
race will take place on the home
ground. If the weather does not per-
nit that the event viii in all probabili-
~ come on In Chicago; but Primes, IL is
said, prefers Minneapolis. II. A. Pen
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Mrs. Cor
della Hendricks, the famous borrower,
was arraigned before a magistrate this
afternoon to answer the charge
of obtaining 5000 from James E.
VanMeter by false and fraudulent
means. Mr.. VanMeter testified that
about four years ago he gave Mrs. Hen
bricks 81 100 upon representation that
she had quarterly bonds
amounting to $500 or so.
She produced a package which she
said she could not open. In 1885 he
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
shutting Down ON Liquor.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Feb. Under
the decision of Judge Given that per-
mits to sell liquor for legal purposes
can be used only by persons to whom
issued. the stock of every wholesale
liquor firm in the city was seized to-
day. Each firm does business under a
company title, and the judges ruling
fOrhids such latitude.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
sheridan erected win Applause

BOSTON, Feb. 2.-GeneraI Sheridan
was driven around the city this morn
ing, and was greeted everywhere by
tremendous crowds who cheered him
wildly. A public reception was given
in Faneuil Hall at noon and the place
was packed, crowds extending far out
into the street.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09
ThaE Wand Whife.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 3.-The re-
publicans of the Twelfth congressional
district, assembled in convention at
Auburn to-day, passed resolution
unanimously protesting vigorously
against the unseating of Captain
James B. White, their member of con-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09

ABILENE, KS, Feb. 3.-Twenty
specials to the Daily Gazette from
towns in various parts of central Kan
sas show that the rain which has been
is general. 1t is what SIS termed as q
soaker, and is doing an incalculable
amount Of good to the wheat, which
never looked so promising as it does.
now, and to thoroughly Indicative of
an enormous crop the coming season.
The weather is warm and mild, but
with no signs Of changing for the
worse.
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ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. IA vast in
dustrial parade, many miles long. and
occupying two hours and a half in
passing a given point, was the carnival
attraction to-day. Tonight there was
wedding at the ice palace and a sham
battle between the Chippewa and Sioux
T.