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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-31
WnrLnir tha stnnkholders.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 29.-John Mel
son has filed a suit against the Nevada
bank, John w. Mackay, Jas. C. Flood,
j. p. Jones, the Comstock Mill and
Mining company, and the consolidated
California and Virginia Mining compa-
ny, alleging that Mackay, Flood and
Jones, who own controlling interest
in the consolidated Virginia had the
ore from that company s mines crushed
at the mills of the Comstock Mining
company, which they also own. The
Comstock's charge for milling was
from 81 to SO a ton more than other
milling companies could have charged,
defrauding the other stockholders out
of fully $500, 900. In addition to this,
as the directors of Nevada bank they
charged commissions for they sale of
the bullion, whereby the again swim
died the stockholders out of $500, 600.
An accounting is asked for.
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The Fact and the Method OF CreA-
ton.

1t is curious to observe how, when
the question is concerning Nature, we
no sooner find out how thing is made
than we Immediately exclaim, at is
not made at ALT became so of it
seIfr' So long as we knew not how
worlds were made, we of course con-
cluded they must have been created;
but, so soon as science showed hot0 it
was probably done, Immediately we
say we are mistaken-they were not
made all. So also, so long SIS we could
not imagine how new organic forms
originated, we were willing to believe
they were created; but, so soon as we
find that they originated by evolution.
many at once say, s.We were mistaken
no creator is necessary at all" Is
this so when the question is concern
ing a work of man? Yes, of one kind
viz, the work of the magician.
Here, indeed, we believe in him, and
are delighted with his work, until We
know how it is done, and then an our
faith and wonder cease. But in any
honest work it is not so; but, on the
contrary. when we understand how it
is done, stupid wonder is changed into
intellectual delight. Does it not seem,
| that to most people God is mere
wonder-worker, a chief magicianf But
| the mission of science is to show US
| how things are done. Is it any won
| der, then, that to such persons science
| is constantly destroying their supersti-
| tious illusions? But if God is an hon.
/ est worker, according to reason. g.,
according to law-ought not science
rather to change gaping wonder into
/ intelligent delight = superstition into
rational worship?- Prot. Joseph LIE
| C0gte, G1s Popular Science Monthly.
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Sheridan Much Better.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-General
Sheridan is reported much better this
morning and his military aides express
themselves as feeling encouraged TO be-
lieYe that he has fair chance for re-
covery. There was an air of cheerful
ness about the members of the house.
hold this morning that indicated better
than words that there had been a
decided change for the better in the
sick soldiers condition. The first in
telligence of his condition came from
Col. Blunt, who remained at the house
all night. He left at about $50 o'clock
to go home for breakfast, and as he
/ passed the newspaper men in waiting
he said that the general had a very
| comfortable night, and that one Of the
| physicians told him a few minutes be-
fore that the general was doing splen-
didly." Everything seems to be IA
vorable now, said Col. Blunt, land
Mrs. Sheridan and all of us feel encour
aged. But then, you know, the disease
is still there and no one can tell what
may happen. Colonel Kellogg relieved
Colonel Blunt and after spending some
little time in the house with physicianl
and members of the family appeared
on the front porch about O'Clock and
converSed freely about the case. 1.-The
general slept well during the night
said he land now appears to be much
refreshed. HIS sleep was natural and
reStful and not caused by narcotics o.
any kind. His desperation also Wa
easier and more natural and there wa,
no occasion to resort to oxygen treat
ment at all. This compressed oxygeI
gas has worked wonders in this cas-
and the generals remarkable rail-,
, from his severe sinking spell of yesteI
day morning is attributed by means {
this agency"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-31
The OIdest Rocks.

Oldest of all the formations known TO
biologists, and representing perhaps
the earliest rocks produced after our
earth had ceased 10 be a molten mass,
are the hard, crystalline, and much
contorted rocks named by the late Sir
w. z. Logan Laurentian, and which
are largely developed in the northern
parts of North America and Europe,
and in many otherregions. So numer-
Gus and extensive, indeed. are the ex-
posures of these rocks, that we have
good reason TO believe that they under
lie all other formations of our conti-
nents, and are even worldwide in
their distribution. In the lower part
of this great system of rocks, which in
some places at least, is thirty thousand
feet IN thickness, we find no traces of
the existence OF any living thing on the
earth. But in the middle portion Of
the Laurentina, rocks are found which
indicate that there were already
land and water. and that the waters
and possibly the land were already
tenanted by living beings. The great
beds of limestone which exist in this
part of the system furnish one indica-
ton of this. In the later geological
formations the imestones are mostly
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BlsinsIs Papsrs Ranaaoked.

NEW YORK, May 2s.-An Augusta,
Maine, special to an evening paper
says: During conversation with one of
Mr.. Blaine's friends last Saturday he
gave your reporter piece of news which
has never been made public. Ibid you
know" remarked the gentleman,
THAT Mr.. Blaine's house was
broken into some time ago
while he and his family were
absent, and all his political and bust
ness correspondence and private pa
pers involving financial operations,
which were in his library, were over
hauled and portion of them abstract
ed? Well, such is the fact. The mat
ter has always been kept secret, in
the hope that the theft might be dis
covered, but he never has been, at least
l never heard he was. / don't think
that anybody in particular was ever
suspected of being the thief. The
supposition is that the robbery was
perpetrated in the expectation of get
ting some of Blaine's private papers,
which might be used to his political
injury if ever wanted. Inever learned
the character OF the papers stolen.
When the robbery was discovered the
floor of the library was found to be lit
tered with letters and papers which had
evidently been carefully examined.
Every drawer was found to have been
rRnsacked and its contents either dis
turburbed or dumped upon the floor.
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A Sad Romance.

NEW YORK, May 2S.--There is sad
romance connected with Mary Benrose,
a widow from Saginaw, Michigan, who
for the past three days has been in the
CUSTODY of the commissioners of charity
of this city. Last October man who
proclaimed himself a patrician Greek
appeared in Saginaw and made the &C
quaintance of the LAZY who had -four
ishlng store and a tidy bank account.
The Greek made love to her and they
were married in Saginaw. With her
two children the woman accompanied
her husband to Athens, Greece.
On the way over, her hus-
band borrowed from her the money to
pay their expenses, telling Mrs. Ben
rose that when he reached his native
city he would have an ample supply of
funds. When they reached Athens the
widow discovered that her newly
found husband had no money what
ever, and was q worthless character in
every way. She confronted him with
proofs of his deception, and he left her.
| Her money was now all gone, and the
board of foreign missions and the
| American legation paid her passage tt
| this country. With her two children
she left for Saginaw tonight. The un
/ fortunate woman is handsome, well ed
ucated and refined.
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Romantic Doubla wedding.

NEVADA, Mo-, May Pa romantic
double wedding was celebrated here
last night in which a mother welded
the man of her choice and her daughter
was reunited to her divorced husband.
The contracting parties were Mrs.
Sarah Caster, widow of a once noted
electric doctor who bore that name,
and Mr.. j. III. Madison of Lamar, and
Mrs. Jennie Blake and Mr. G. NJ. Blake.
The latter couple were first married in
Ohio several years ago. Three children
were born unto them, but differences
came which caused them to separate
something over a year ago and the wife
and children came to Nevada, where
she engaged in the millinery business.
Since coming here the decree was
granted. A few months ago Mr.. Blake
wrote and asked permission to visit his
children. The request was granted,
and two weeks ago he arrived here. A
conference was held between the
estranged husband and wife, at which
their difficulties were adjusted and they
again determined to join each other in
marriage.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-31
MURDER.
Mrs. Mullins Throat Cut by a Next
Door Neighbor.
Cincinnati Saloon Keepers DodgiDg
the owen Law.
A Destructive Storm Sweeps Through
Three States.
Hopes Entertained of General Sheri-
dams Complete Recovery.

PIrrsBURG. May 29.-Mrs. Dennis
Mullins, living on Webster avenue,
was brutally murdered this morning
in the presence of her little children by
a next door neighbor, German
named Scholer. The affair was the
result of a family quarrel which had
been carried to court. The hearing
was set for this evening and Mrs.
Mullins was the principal witness
against Scholer. Shortly after Dennis
Mullins left home for his
daily work Scholer came into the house
and seiZing Mrs. Mullins by the
hair. drew razor and cut her throat
from ear to ear. The screams of the
children attracted the attention of the
neighbors, but before assistance ar
rived Scholer had fed. Mrs. Mullins
died in few moments. Scholer was
captured on the streets few hours la
ter aud is now in jail.
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Methodist Elections.

NEW YORK, May 26.-At the Metho
dist Conference the Ballot for mission
airy secretary resulted in the election of
J. o. Peck and A. b. Leonard. J. L
Carlburt was elected secretary of the
Union and Tract society. DR.. Men
denhall was elected editor of the
Methodist Review Nominations for
editor of the Christian Advocate was
then in order. The names presented
were j. NJ. Buckley, the present editor
and Miss Francis E. Willard, president
of the w. G. T. u, and one of the re-
jected women delegates. J. NJ. Buckly
was elected editor of the Christian ad-
vocate. The vote cast was 395; DIR.
Buckley received 2S4, Miss Willard got
los votes. j. II. Baylis was reelected
editor of the Western Christian Advo-
cate. Arthur Edwards was reelected
editor of the Northwestern Christian
Advocate,
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The "Julia FOrdU Wrecked

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 2s.-News
has just been-Teceived from the north
of the total loss of the American bark,
Julia Ford, in Karluck bay, Alaska.
The vessel was wrecked April 25, but
the first intelligence was received yes
terday. The Julia Ford was com
manded by Captain Trainer and came
from San Francisco with a cargo of
salmon cans for the Kar1uk cannery.
Upon her arrival the anchor was
dropped and preparations were made
to discharge the cargo and land about
forty Chinese passengers, when heavy
storm from the northeast came up and
it appeared that unless the vessel could
heave off shore and tack to get off the
dangerous reefs on the shore, she was
in imminent danger of being wrecked.
The anchor chain was hove short and
the yards backed ready to tack, when
heavy swell sent the Ford against the
treacherous rocks, filling her lower
hold. The storm increased, but with
assistance from Karlock village al
hands were rescued, numbering about
forty people, including the crew. The
passengers were uninjured, and saved
all their personal effects.
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Charged With Bipamn,

WICHITA, Kans., May 26.-Henry c.
KUnes was arrested here to-day on a
charge of bigamy and was taken to
Vincennes, Indiana. 1t is alleged that
Kornes married girl in Columbus, o.,
six years ago, lived with her a couple
of years and shortly after their first
child was born deserted his home.
From there he went, it is said, to Vim
cennes, Ind. where two years ago he
married Ida Haynes, the daughter of a
wealthy farmer, and another child, of
this union, was born few months ago.
1t is said that KorneS received a de-
mand from his first wife's brother.
This frightened him and he fed the
country and came out west. After his
fight letter came for him which ex-
planned to bis wife and her relatives
the cause of his fight. Mr.. Haynes
Immediately hunted up wife No. 1, in
Columbus, and then put the detectives
on the track of his son-in-law. Kornes
admits having been married twice, but
says that when he married the second
time he thought wife No. had secured
divorce.
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Euadine tha Fnn Penalty.

CINCINNATI, May "a new feat
ure in the matter of the Owen law,
which was designed to close saloons on
Sunday, has been developed. 1t is ap-
parently to adopt the plan successfully
followed by the theaters when they
were being punished for keeping open
on Sunday They employed a eonYen-
lent justice of the peace to arrest them
and let them off with a trivial
fine aud thus they escaped the
severer penalty. Yesterday a num-
Der of saloon keepers had themselves
arrested in the same way and brought
before Esquire Norman who will be-
gin the hearing tomorrow. There
are difficulties in this plan which can
not be overcome as the justice only
has final jurisdiction in case of a plea
of guilty and in that case he has no
discretion that will permit him to al
low the defendants to escape a ten
days imprisonment. The police ar
rested forty-four of Sundays often
dorS.
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K.nubI;oan caaons.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 27.-The
Republican caucus has decided to rec
omend the passage of the Blair edu-
cational bill and is now discussing the
tariff. The debate so far indicates a
large majority against accepting the
Mills proposition TO dispense with the
five minute debate.
Up to this time, 2;30 p. m, the re-
publican house caucus has confined it
self to a discussion of the general
policy of the party. Representative
Hovey, of Indiana, made a speech
earnestly urging the republicans to
continue in the effort to force the DEM
ocrats to take decided stand in PEN
sion legislation. AS part of his plan
he urged that the bill to remove the
restrictions upon the payment of ar
rears of pensions be made party issue.
If possible, and that the democrats be
placed In the position of antagonizing
this and other pension bills by refusing
consideration for them. Mr.. Hovey's
remarks were well received and led t1
number Of other suggestions in the
same line. The tariff question has not
yet been specifically discussed by the
caucus.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-31

"Oo1ASA SAOP 0N4ch1us
WASHINGTON. D. c., May 2S.-The
following is the weather crop bulletin
issued by the signal Office for the week
ending May 26:
The week ending May % has been
cooler than usual except in Texas, the
daily temperature on the Atlantic
coast ranging from 8 degrees to 8
degrees below the normal, while in the
central valleys the temperature was
only from degree to degrees below.
continues cold throughout the north
ern states, the large deficiency
in temperature previously reported in
the northwest having been increased
by the cool weather of the past week.
The average daily temperature for the
season in the spring wheat region of
the northwest has been from to z
degrees colder than usual, retarding
the season from two to three weeks.
In New England and the middle
Atlantic states the season is about one
week late, while in the southern states
and the Ohio valley the thermal condi-
tions differ but slightly from the nor
NAL.
There has been a large excess of rain
fall on the Atlantic coast from Penn
sylVania southwark to Florida and on
the west gulf coast. Slight excuses
are also reported from the Minnesota,
Dakota, and upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys. Numerous
showers occurred in the lake regions
and Ohio valley, eastern Tennessee
and the east Gulf states. while no rain
is reported from northern Missouri,
| the extreme western portion of Tennes-
see and the greater portion Of New
England.
The rainfall for the season has been
in excess in Minnesota and Dakota and
| thence southwark to the west Gulf
coast. More than the usual amount of
rain is also reported from the middle
| Atlantic states and interior of New
| England. In the states of the Ohio
valley the rainfall has generally ex-
ceeded three-fourths the usual amount.
In middle and east Tennessee and
North Carolina about 80 per cent. of
the seasonal rainfall is repo. ted, while
in the vicinity of Memphis only about
one-half the usual amount has oc-
CURED.
The weather for the week has been
generally favorable in the states of the
Mississippi valley, resulting in general
improvement for the crop conditions
Local storms have caused some dam
age in Arkansas and Louisiana, rem
dering it necessary to replant cotton in
some sections. the deficiency of rain
fall in Mississippi is reported as hav'
that section. The continued rains
during the past week have retarded
farm work in the middle Atlantic
states, but the conditions of wheat
rye, oats and grass have been improv
ed. Slight injury is reported from
frost in New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana
and Michigan. In the south Atlantic
states the weather during the weel
has affected crops favorably, except il
some sections of South Carolina, whert
the cool, wet weather was unfavorablt
, to cotton. Reports from New England
indicate that the season is about twt
weeks late, and that the Temperature
and rainfall for the week are below thu
average.
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FIGHTING nbioaro salnons.

CHICAGO, May pa monster meet
ing of representative citizens of all
parties and denominations was held at
Central Music hall this afternoon to
protest against the refusal of the city
council to prohibit saloons within 200
feet of churches and school houses.
Warm speeches were made by num-
Der of the most prominent ministers
and laymen in the city, and letter in
dorsing the movement was read from
Archbishop Feehan. In view of the
contemptuous reception accorded by
the aldermen and saloon keepers to the
previous moderate request, it was de-
cided to enlarge the issue and demand
the closing of saloons on Sunday, as
well as their removal from the neigh.
borhood of churches and schools. A
committee was appointed to present
the matter to the city council to-mor.
row night.
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organie-that is, they consist of ac-
cumulated remains of shells, corals,
and other hard parts of marine ami
mails, which are composed of calcium
carbonate, which the animals obtain
directly from their food. ndindirectly
from the calcareous matter dissolved
in the sea water. In like manner
great beds of iron-ore exist in the
Laurentian; but in later formations the
determining cause of the accumulation
of such beds is the partial deoxidation
and solution of the peroxide OF iron by
the agency of organic matter. Be-
sides this certain forms known as
Cocoon CdnGdenSe have been recog-
nized in the Laurentian limestones,
which indicate the presence of at least
one of the lower types of marine ami
mails. Where animal life is, we may
fairly infer the existence of vegetable
life as well, since the plant is the only
producer of food for the animal.-Sir.
WIliidm Ddi0son. IN POpsiGT Science
MoHt6i4.
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wbitslau Rsid,a nnininn

CINCINNATI, May 29.-The following
is the exact language of Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid, printed in the Commercial Ga
zette this morning, in Mr.. Reid an
swer to the question, would Blaine
accept the nomination." That's too
hard a question. But can tell you
this; he certainly wouldn't accept a
nomination that was fought for. 1t
must come spontaneously, unsought
and unanimous, or [ am sure he
wouldn't take it. He doesn't want it..
He might not take it under any circum-
stances. He certainly wouldn't take
it unless the overwhelming desire for
his candidacy should be so manifest
that he was nominated without oppo-
sition in the convention, or heartburn
ings among the friends of the other
candidates." The Commercial Gazette
SAYS editorially this morning: ''This
remark, which we have carefully veri-
fed, coming from one so close to Mr.
Blaine as Mr.. Reid, is of unusual sig
nificance.'
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Important Papers Discovered

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May 2s.-Ofi-
GERS of the st. Croix and Lacrosse dis
trict land office in Wisconsin, while
looking over old records and filings in
the Office at st. Croix, have discovered
about 900 old land patents that have
been missing for over thirty years.
Entries for these patents were in regu-
lar form and they were properly issued
from the landoffice in Washington, but
while this was being done the district
was divided and by some error the doc
uments were sent to the wrong Office
and have lain forgotten in the vaults
ever since. They bear date from 1850
to 1854 and are signed by President
James Buchanan. In addition to
many sections of farm land these pa
tents cover much of the area of the city
of Eau Claire. Their discovery relieves
great many property holders of the
fear of possible litigation which hung
over the more timid as long as the pa
perS were missing.
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rum. M Alive Aftsr Eirht Ysar,.

WICHITA, Kas., May ga gentle
man from Washington, this state, says
the entire town is agitated over re-
port that Perry Hubert, a man sup
posed to have died eight years ago, is
still alive. In 1880, l. Is. Stewart,
Elijah Ware, Tom Evans, Lewis Drake
and Perry Hubert, all young men,
went from the neighborhood of Wash
ington to the mines near LeadVille,
Col. Some of the party returned home,
leaving Ware and Hubert out there,
and it was reported that the latter died,
although it now transpires that no one
saw him buried. Later Ware drIfted
home, also, and the neighborhood gen.
orally believed that Hubert was dead,
although there was doubt in the minds
of some.
Stewart not long after his return
married Hulbert's wife, and nothing
strange developed until few DAYS ago
when there arrived in Washington 8
man named John Hull. Hull sought
out the relatives of Mrs. Stewart and
disclosed to them that Hubert waS
not dead, but alive and with a hear
set on vengeance. Hubert, he said
claims to have been poisoned at Lead
vile, ana says he has spent most of thu
interim since 1880 in an insane asylum
but that he is well noG and will sOol
be in Washington with proofs tina
win bring the guilty to justice.
Hull tells his story straight, and n
lates incidents connected with HUI
bert's life which he could not haV
known except through personal intel