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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-04-26


CHASE county viii present to the con-
gressional convention Of the Fourth
district the name of John Madden as a
candidate for elector. Mr.. Madden is
resident of Strong City and is a young
man every way qualified for, the posi-
ton Chase county will ask for him.
Two years ago he was quite promi-
nently brought before the public as the
author of the celebrated Madden letter,
in which he sounded the alarm TO the
Irish-American voters of Kansas, Civ
ing his reasons, as an American,
why they should leave the democratic
party and vote the republican ticket.
This letter was printed in circular
form and was widely circulated by the
state central committee, and there is
no doubt but it increased the repub.
licaD majority that year by several
thousand. Mr.. Madden is a clear
forcible and fluent speaker, eloquent
and logical, and is capable OF doing
most effective campaign work. He Ii
proud of his Irish lineage and an un
compromising foe of British free trade
He is just such a young man as the re
publican party delights to honor, and
we know Of no one in the district bet
ter qualified or more deserving for this
position than John Madden.
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Wool Growers IndustrY

We have received from Rev. w. c..
Snodgrass, formerly pastor in this
city but now of Jersey City, n. j., a
country and the necessary results of
placing wool upon the free list, as
recommended by President Cleveland
and demanded by the Democratic rev.
enue bill. We are assured by Mr..
Snodgrass that the author, Hon.
Washington Belt, is one of the best
posted wool men of New York-a
statement which a perusal of the
pamphlet amply corroborates. Mr..
Belt is personal friend of Mr.. Snod-
grass, and ranks very high as a
political thinker and writer in the
Empire State.
We make the following extracts
from the pamphlet:
The number of sheep in the United
States is now estimated at fifty million
head, and the crop of wool at about
three hundred and fifty million pounds,
and worth on the average of last years
prices about twenty-five cents; making
the total value of the wool crop of the
country SoVenCy-S6Ven mllIlOn dollars.
If you remove the duty from
wool, and so make the growing of it an
Improbable business, it would render
almost valueless the portions of farms
devoted to sheep raising, and thereby
would decrease the average price of the
whole farm at least $3.50 an acre, max
ing loss from this source of $780,
OO0, 600.
Now, for the sake of reduc-
ing our revenue between S., 0OO, 900 and
So 900, GOO, we must virtually impover-
ish one-fifteenth of the entire popula-
ton of the United States, ana so force
this large body of people to follow a
business that will yield no profit, and
compel them to raise wool IN COMPETE
ton with all the poor and poverty
stricken nations on the earth, where
land and labor are fully one-haif less
than in this country; and in doing this
we infiict upon this most honorable
and respected American industry the
following losses, viz: Shrinkage in the
value of lands, $3.50, 900, 600; shrinkage
in value of labor, S25, OOO, 600: shrinkage
in value of flocks, S25, OOO, 600; shrinkage
in value of woods, S25, 900 900; making
total loss to the wool industry of
$685., 000, 000.-Republican
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ResolusIons OF Respecs.

NEOoI1O 1lA1IOCs kAP1l1 ZOs 1000
Whereas it has pleased the Great
Ruler of the Universe to remove from
our midst our late brother, T. l.. Gro
yer; and whereas, it is but Just that q
fitting recognition of his many virtues
should be acknowledged, therefore be It
resolved, by Neosho Rapids lodge 46.
1. o. o. F. that while we bow with
humble submission to the viii of di-
vine providence, we do not the less
m.o1rn for our lost brother who has
been taken from US.
Resolved, that in the death of f. L.
Grover, the lodge laments the loss of
brother who was ever ready to prof
fer the hand of aid and the voice of
sympathy to the needy and distressed
of the fraternity, an active member Of
the society, whose utmost endeayors
were extended for its welfare and pros
perity. friend and companion who
was dear to US all, a citizen whose up
right and noble life was q standard Of
emulation to his fellows.
Resolved, that the heartfelt sympa-
thy of this lodge Is extended to his
family in their affection.
Resolved that these resolutions be
spread upon the records of the lodge
and that a copy thereof be submitted
to the family of our deceased Brother.
Signed by the committee.
JACOB JACOB, JR.
CHARLES WILSON
JULIUS WHEELERr
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Fined.

Monday, Susan Lane swore out a
complaint against Bill Bishop, A. P.
Hammond, Alex Howell, E. Dugan and
John Burns, charging them with enter
ing her house Saturday evening and
drinking whisky, singing ribald songs
and otherwise disturbing the peace. The
defendants demanded separate trials
and to-day Bishop was before Judge
Fletcher. The complainant and Mary
Ray, cnlored, testified to the charge as
being correct and two neighbors, who
were attracted by the carousing, were
also on the stand and corroborated the
testimony of the women. Bishop was
fined 81 and costs. Hammond's case is
postponed until May 1st. The trial OF
tho others will probably be held in a
day or two.
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HERE is an incident, says a Wash
ington correspondent, which may, of
course, be only a coincidence, and
nothing more-like that, for instance,
which makes the three commissioners
of the civil service march into the blue
room at the recent New Years re-
ception and shake hands with the
president while the marine band out
in the lobby struck up the tune "For
He's the Lords High Executioner''-
1t may, say, be coincidence merely;
it is, at any rate, vouched for by a
creditable witness as an actual fact
which occurred on recent Sunday in
the church which the president attends
here. The congregation was engaged
in singing Hold the Fort'' when the
president marched up the middle isle,
Mrs. Cleveland at his side, followed by
dozen or more people who had
awaited in the vestibule the arrival of
the distinguished party. And just as
they were half way up the aisle the
congregation struck up the second
verse:
See the mighty host advancing,
Satan leading on.
W
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Chicago Herald.

A CASE that will be of interest to
Odd Fellows is in the courts of Indiana;
A man sent his petition for member
ship into the lodge at his town. When
a ballot was taken, one black-ball was
found in the box. According to the
order, the matter was postponed. to
give time to the objector to file his
reasons for such objections. This was
done, the reason being that the appli-
cant was dishonorable and specifying
several dishonest acts. Some mem
Der divulged the matter to the rejected
applicant, and he has sued the mem
Der making the charges for 5000
damages. AS under the rules of the
order, such charges are handed to the
noble grand, or presiding officer, whose
duty is to lay the reasons before the
lodge, but to carefully conceal the
name of the member making them.
this leaves the n. G.. of that lodge in
rather an awkward situation, and
opens the way for himself to be hauled
over the Goals.
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unautharrzed.

EDITOR NEWS: in response
70 call signed by G. s. w. Lewis and
u. Russell meeting was announced at
the court house on last Saturday even
ing and the sheriff had the court room
Hghted for such meeting, and the color
ed citizens of Emporia and vicinity as
semDIed at the time and place appoint
ed for said meeting, but neither Mr..
Lewis nor Mr. Russell appeared, and
after waiting for over an hour, or until
$3.50 p. m, for the gentlemen signing
the call, the sheriff closed the building
and the audience went away, and there
was no meeting held at the place
designated or time specified. Imagine
our surprise to learn the next morning
through the REPUBLICAN and other
sources that such a meeting was re-
ported as held and delegates appointed
20 state convention called for the
18th, which also appears to have been
myth, as it appears since to have
Doen indefinitely postponed by said
LOWS and Russell, who appear to have
an unlimited amount of authority or
cheek, probably the latter, and I'M
doubtedly believe themselves to be:
I'VE, the colored men of Kansas
EMPoRIA, April Sth. X.
Whoopeel Amt 1 a writer from
away back? did you see my article in
the DAILY News and Republican?
which titled 'Unauthorized?'' Guess
they'll 'ploy me as a local gatherer on
that. Say John: When you're around
put in word for me, old pard. These
are samples of the imaginations of Y.
The writer of the above who was in
such hurry to run with the truth.
that he lost the initial figure of his
date, or else had no knowledge of
dates-this fact established-the proof
is conclusive that he is an adept in the
news gathering arts. 1 will not at
tempt reply to the above intended
misleader further than to state that
the convention which was called tC
meet at the court house on Saturday
evening did meet there. But before the
forty railroad men got in, who desired
to be present at said convention. The
janitor got sleepy or hungry either Of
which renders man impatient, so ht
exercised his janitorship and out
went the lights and bang went the door
But the men did come and secured /:
room across the street, organized anC
proceeded to elect the delegates to thu
convention, which they had a perfec
right to do, Y to the contrary notwith
standing. If he, like the janitor, haC
gone home to eat or sleep, it is not m!
business, neither do l care. My ac
ton in the matter is now, and will
hereafter be, upheld by the best col
| ored men in the city and county
and don't you forget it. Alas, TO
poor Y! His hopes as localist ar
| blasted. G.. S. w. LEWIS.
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ABOUT KANSAS.

If the crops materialize in Kansas
this year the Lance wants Topeka TO
erect a corn palace.
Waffle supperS are valuable aids to
the work of grace among the churches
at Wellington.
There can be no doubt that Newton
is the happiest town in Kansas. 1t
has red street sprinkler.
The farmers of Kansas are so busy
now that they never go to town un-
less they are out Of tobacco or saIera-
tuS.
The Arkansas City Traveller thinks
it is nearlv time for the boss liar to
rush into the newspaper Offices and
say: II viii have roasting ears in ten
days..
A Meade county editor found baby
hanging to the latch of his Office door
the other day. There is most always
string to infants which are dis
tributed in that manner.
The Cowley county grand jury voted
the other day on presidential candidates
as follows: Blaine, 6; Cleveland, 4;
Lincoln, 1; Sherman, i; Everett, 1;
Strudle, j; Who in - is Strudle2
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The school board of district No. So,
Bushong, Lyon county, Kansas, will re-
ceive sealed bids for building school
house, of wood or stone, forty feet long
and thirty feet wide, two stories high,
according to specifications in the hands
of J. NJ. Risley at Bushong. Bids are
to be opened on Saturday, May s., 1888,
at 2 o'clock, p. m, at the residence of
J. NJ. Risley. One hundred dollars
shall be handed in with each bid as
forfeit money. The contractor will be
requested to give bonds at double the
amount of his bid.
By order of the school board.
j. P. WoRRALL, District Clerk.
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Ananias Lewis.
The following was handed in this
afternoon in answer to above:

AhO AO4AOnAhS wac hdAOCO III OL11o
afternoon in answer to above:
ESIPORIA, April %.
EDITOR NEWS: l had thought that
my dear brother Lewis was well
blessed with names, but l begin to be-
lieve that he is still lacking. He says
that the meeting advertised was held
at the court house, but adjourned to
wait the arrival of forty railroad men,
while the janitor says he lighted the
room for Lewis, but that he never came
near it, and has so far forgotten to pay
the rent, and that after the hour ar
rived when refOrmers are supposed to
be in bed and the public highways are
given over to pilferers and police, he
turned out the gas and closed the
building. l presume, however, Brown IS
barber shop was ample for the ae-
commodatiOn of brother Lewis and
his friends. By the way. the state
conversion which brother Lewis post
poned Indefinitely, did try 10 convene
at the time specified, and [ hear that
as many as five delegates from the
state at large arrived here to sit at
the feet of our Gamaliel, but found,
as is often the case, the prophet with
out honor at home, when like the wise
men that they were, they left by the
next train. By the way, my dear
brother, how would Ananias do to
swell the Gordon of names that adorn
the being of royalty in the person of
your highness. X.
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The Globe Democrat, short time

THE Globe Democrat, short time
ago, stated that Mr.. Cleyeland's
grandmother, Mehitabel Ingalls,, was
first cousin to Rufus ingalls,, the
Senator's father. The facts are that
Mehitabel Ingalls, (BalIou) was the
grandmother of President Garfield
not Cleveland. Gen. Rufus ingalls,
is not the Senator's father. He is an
old bachelor. The parents of Senator
Ingalls, are both still living in a Wig
orous old age at Iaverill, Mass
Champion.
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SOME one, who evidently knew what
he was referring to, sent through the
mails to the editor of this paper an en-
velope containing small package la
belled Remains of the Democratic
Party in Emporia." Postmaster Bird
sail complained of terrible stencil in
the Office this morning, coming, as he
said, from several letters similar to this
one. If one were to judge by the size
and stencil of the package, it was
labelled correctly, being small in size
and loud in smell. A German friend,
however, said it smelled sweet, and, on
opening the package, his judgment was
found correct-from German view
as it was ''limburger cheese"
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THE Independent says: ''Some smart
Aleck at LeYenworth sent a case of
beer to the woman mayor Of Oskaloosa,
and by her orders the slop was imme-
.diately carried out into the street by
her stalwart sOL, the bottles broken
and the stuff poured On the ground. y
1t is safe to say that not one mascu-
line mayor in a hundred would have
acted as this feminine mayor did. But
then, the probabilities are that the
lady considered herself insulted, and,
under the impulse of anger, did the
rash act referred to above.
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THE Kentucky legislature ought to
be ashamed of itself. By its order a
salute of seventeen guns was fired at
the State arsenal at Frankfort on St.
Patrick's Day in honor of heaven knows
what. There would be as much sense
in that body requiring all Kentuckians
to explode fire-crackers in celebration
of the Chinese new year as there was
in setting those guns booming to
please few Irishmen who ought to
be Americans.
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MONSIEUR JoFFRTN, French social
list who is opposed to General Boul-
anger, says that the peasants of the de-
partment of the Nord believe the lat
ter to be natural son of the first Ma
poleon by Russian princess. and that
prOphetical almanacs, in which the 18th
of May, 1890, is fixed for the defeat of
the Germans, have been distributed
among them. 1t is hardly credible
that the people of any part of France
are so foolish as this, particularly as
Boulanger is a comparatively young
man, whereas, if he were the son of
Napoleon l., he would be at least
seventy-three years of age.
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WHEN a man comes to an editor to
request that something personally dis
creditable to himself be kept out of
print, and the editor says that the
same news has already been published
in an opposition paper. the man al
ways says that the opposition paper
has no circulation, and he does not
care for its publication; but if he wants
an advertisement, he quotes the
other papers enormous circulation,
and the low price at which it takes adj
vertising Globe.
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THERE is one incongruity of the tar
in that should be abolished. We refer
to the tariff on lumber. 1t seems
absurd for the national government
and the state to give so much encour-
agement to tree planting, while con-
gress encourages their destruction by
retaining the tariff on lumber. Al
ready the white pine forests of Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and the Northwest are
nearly gone. and the rapacious lumber
man has turned his attention to the
yellow pine of the south. The tariff on
lumber should go. The lumber in
dustry needs no protection, but the
trees do.
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ALLEVIATE the remnants OF the liquor
element still remaining in orr party?
And, if 50, would it not be egregicua
folly for the convention to fail to do
enough to secure the confidence and
hearty support of earnest, but reason
able, temperance men?
As it is certain that the liquor inter
est viii hereafter fight the Republican
party everywhere, should not the
friends of Republicanism weaken the
saloon in every possible way and
strengthen the anti-saloon sentiment
The conference to consider these
questions viii be held in New York
City May I'd and Sd.
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THE following is the civil pension
list of the United States, outside of re-
tired justices of the Supreme Court:
Mrs. James K. Polk, $1,000 per year;
Mrs. Julia G. Tyler, 5000 per year;
Mrs. Lucretia R. Garfield, S., 900 pei
year; Mrs. U. S. Grant, S., 900 per year;
Mrs. Mary A. Logan, $4,000 per year;
Mrs. Appolina Blair, $1,000 per year.
Pensions for the retired officers of the
regular army, amount to over 81 ,OOO,,
600 year.
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AMERIcUs, April 24.-Little Maud
Voak is quite sick.
The teachers of the Americas schools
viii attend the reading at the Whitley
opera house tonight.
The juveniles are having great
sport choosing partners for the May
party. The young lassies are taking
advantage of their leap-year privileges.
1t is quite amusing to witness their
manGuVerS.
The contest IN reading at the close OF
the Americas schools will be held al
the school house Friday evening, May
4th, which date closes very successful
term Of school at the Americas citadel
of learning.
]. 81. Courtney has been absent from
home for some time.
John Butler is having rock hauled fol
a sidewalk in front of his residence.
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THE Kansas City papers are worry
ing as to what position their base ball
team will hold in the association.
However, the worry does not seem to
be as much about how near the top she
will be, as to how near the bottom, and
anxious comparisons are being made to
find some team that shows signs of be-
ING weaker
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IF minister's meeting,

Met April %, at Y. NJ. c. A. par
lors, Pres. Rev. F. D. Altman, pre-
siding. Rev. Mckee conducted de-
votional exercises. Members present,
Revs. Mckee, McAnulty, Shuey, Ev-
ans, Walker, Vail, Altman and
Haworth.
Paper by Rev. W. P. Haworth.
Subject, THE Holy Ghost in the
church, The following are some OF
the points given in the paper. The
subject was treated under three gen.
eral heads:
First-"God's economy and plan in
dealing with his church under the
gospel"
Second-''Some of the many bless
ings coming to the church through
the gift of the Holy Ghost.'
Third-"The dileful results and dis.
aster to the chhrch that must neces.
sarily follow lack of recognition OF
appreciation of the Holy Ghost
Topic 1. First-"The diffusion OF
the Holy Spirit under the gospel, gen
eral upon all f1esh.''
Second-''Not as an occasional Wis.
Itor or to prepare for special emer
gency, but an abiding, energising
quickening power in the church.
Topic2. First-s'The Holy Spirit 9
successful conservator of orthodoxy,
better than forced subscription to
formulated statements of doctrine"
Second-''Necessary to a proper
preparation for Christian work or ser.
vice. Apostles received it on day OF
penticost. Christian ministers and
workers need it no less today
Topic 8. First-"Where the Holy
Spirit is lacking in the church it will
become formal, worldly and looses
its power for good resort to questiona
BILE means for the accomplishment of
its ends and become marked for a
lack of piety."
Ed. ALTMAN, President.
w, P. HAWORTH, Secretary,
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AmRRTOUs news.

AMERICUs, April 2S.-Wm. HALEY
camein from Harrington and Sundayed
with his family.
Invitations are out for May party
at the home of frankie and Kittie
Wright, May 1st, 1888, from two to six
O'Clock p. m. The cards read ssCome
let us crown the May Queen"
Everybody is busy planting corn and
town has been very quiet for the last
week.
A roll OF new carpet and some spec
linens were sold at constable's sale Sat
urday to satisfy a Judgment of Tressler
s. Lowry against ]. w. Burke.
The last meeting of the republican
club adjourned for fonr weeks.
Rev. Sadler of Burlington Iowa
preached at the Evangelical church
yesterday at p. m. and in the even
ing, in the German language.
p. II. Sax father of a. j. Sax, brings
the encouraging word that he is rest
ing easier the last few days.
VIM. HALEY and Charles Persyn
went up to Harrington yesterday.
BURIOW
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WANTED! WANTEDll-An the old
customers of White & Shelby and
Bircket & Bircket to buy their meat of
Bircket s. White. Those knowing
themselves indebted to either of the
old firms are requested to settle up, as
we need the money and must close the
books. BIRCKET & WHITE.
New designs in jewelry at Gibson's.
When you get ready to paper call on
D. G. Grinen. He is prepared TO do
you a good job on short notice.
Just think of itII-$14 suits for 81,
just half price at J. D. Gibson's. We are
making special effort to run OFF our
cloth ing, and we can do you good on
prices, having marked them down to
prices that will make them move. Re-
member the place, at ]. D. Gibson's.
Wantedlli-5OO dozens of eggs and
1 900 pounds of butter at Tressler &
LOwry's.
One csat Carriage Paints in quarts
mixed at Bonds.
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wants = BoId Rrprea.lon.

Albert Grifhn presents the reasons
for an anti-saloon plank in the Repub-
lican platform very forcibly. He says:
Does not the present state Of public
feeling make it unwiSe for the National
Republican convention to ignore the
saloon question, or make it probable
that it viii do so?
If there is to be an utteranee, should
it not be unequivocal and manly?
Would not any honest anti-saloon
plank, even though weak, inevitably
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MARY had little lamb, its fleece
was white and cheap, and everywhere
that Mary went free-traders kicked
that sheep. 1t followed her to town
one day, and, on the railroad grade,
she met a crank with a spotted pup,
who wanted a free-trade. 'sWhatf
Trade my lamb for bob-tailed dogf
Do you think am a fool?'' mo, no, -
he said, ''but you see dear Miss, I'm
entirely out of wool. Besides, dear
Miss, my pants are torn, an l want an
all wool hat, by old Moses and Jump
ing Joe, I'm free-trade Democrat. .
-EX.
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IT is probably not widely known in
America that the women of England
enjoy the right of municipal suffrage
in all Of the cities of that country out
side of London. A bill is now before
parliament giving women the right of
suffrage in parliamentary elections,
which has passed its second reading
and is said to stand fair chance of
becoming a law.