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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-20
HAYTI TAKEs WATER

So Hayti gives up the captured YES
sci. That is what it is to be discreet.
An ounce of discretion is worth any
amount of fight, particularly so when
you know that you are sure to get an
unmerciful walloping. a show of
business" only was necessary to bring
Legitime to a sense of his danger. His
course has been game of bluff from
the start.
a mistake was made when the Hay
tien Republic was captured and lowed
into Port al Prince. The blockade
had been declared only six days before
the arrest was made. The Republic
was on the sea during all that time
and knew nothing of it. She sailed
into Cape Haytien, port in northern
Hayti, and went from there to st.
Marc, where she was seized by the
Dessalines.
The arrest was unauthorized, and to
avoid paying an indemnity the Hay
tians sought to make big bluff and
raise bubble by which they hoped to
escape the consequences of their blum
der. That is all there is in this six
penny affair.
AS for fighting, there was no thought
of it at Hayti. An American ironclad
could glide into the roadsted outside of
Hayti's capital city and blow it about
the isle, just as England peppered Al
exandria a short time ago. 1t is for
Uncle Sam to say whether or not Hay
ii shall come down" with a suitable
indemnity. That is all there is left of
this clustering business.
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GOVERNOR ANTHONY points out a
rather awkward condition of things in
connection with the assembling of the
state legislature and the inauguration
the governor. The constitution pro-
vides that the governor elect shall be
inaugurated the second Monday in jan
uary after his election. 1t also provides
that the legislature shall assemble on
the following day, or the second Tues
day in January. 1t so falls out this
year, January coming in on Tuesday,
that the second Tuesday will be Janu-
airy 8. while the second Monday will be
January IA. Therefore the Legislature
will have to meet in session six days
before the governor is installed in Of
flee, six days before Governor Martin
steps down and out. In other words,
the almanac defeats the plain intent
and purpose of the constitution, which
is that the governor shall assume the
duties of his Office one day in advance of
the assembling of the legislature, so as
to be prepared to receive the usual no
LITIGATION from that body of its Organi-
cation, and in return to communicate
to it his message. As will be seen, the
situation is a most awkward one. 1t is
| one, too, that will occur in alternate
periods of six and twenty years. How
to remedy the situation is somewhat
| perpleXing.
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MANGLED And KILLED.
Chas. o'ROutke, Sw.tchman in the
Santa Fs ards.
Falls Under a CabOOss and is
Frightfully Mangled.
Both Lower Limbs Mashed and Arms
and Head Bruised.
Death Relieves His Suffering at &
O'clock this a. m.

Monday evening at 10 O'Clock,
at the west end of the Santa
Fe yards in this city, a most
frightful and fatal accident oc-
CURED to one of the switchmen, named
Chas. O'Rourke. He had charge of
the west end crew and was
pulling pin between the caboose and
train while they were in motion, when
he stumbled and fell and the front
trucks of the caboose ran over him,
MASKING both lower limbs and cutting
one wrist, the fingers from the other
hand, and also bruising his head and
body. He was quickly picked up by
his fellow-workmen, placed on fiat
car and with all possible speed taken to
st. Mary's hospital. A surgeon was
summoned and all was done that could
be done to save his life. but he died yes
terday morning at O'Clock.
Chas. M..O'Rourke came here four
weeks ago and has been working extra
in the yards. He formerly had charge
of train on the st. Joe s. Grand Is
land road, but on account of lack of
work, he was laid off and came here.
His brother ]. F. has been working
here for something over year, and he,
too, met with an accident lately, having
had a finger and thumb mashed. Char
ley was about thirty-five years of age
and leaves a wife and four children in
Hanover, Kansas, to mourn his sudden
and untimely death. The deceased
also has a brother in the yards at st.
Joe, Missouri, where his remains were
taken.
From the deceased's brother it was
learned that he has been railroading
for seventeen years, his home formerly
being in ST. Joe. His family is left in
very good circumstances.
Mr.. O'Rourke made many friends
here and his associates were much
shocked on hearing of the sad acct
dent.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-20

ing In the commercial world, the COM
pany asked congress for anational char
Ser. The bill passed the senate at the last
session and now drags its slow length
through the house gathering barnacles
as it goes in the form of amendments
that will make it practically useless.
The government is asked to guaran-
tee nothing, is in nowise to become liza
bic or responsible for a dollars worth
Of expense, OF to be in any manner
whatever involved, and yet the house
takes upon itself to kill OF cripple the
measure with needless amendments.
Why it does so is mystery, unless
we accept the reasons given by the
friends of the canal, that the Panama
people and Ctrans- continental railroad
companies are the power behind the
amendments.
A canal will be built either at Pana-
ma or in Nicaragua. The former has
been tried and millions upon millions
spent in the effort. Now it is pro-
neuneed failure. The French peo-
pie have lost faith IN it and refuse to
subscribe any more millions to it. The
conclusion is that it is regarded as inn
practicable.
Why then should not congress
strengthen rather than cripple the
hands of an American company who
propose to furnish their own money to
build canal that everybody pronoun-
ces feasible and necessary?
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"a SYMPATHETIC MOVEMENT"
In New York senate investigating
committee Is having daily seances with
divers kinds Of people. This investi-
eating business is getting to be chest
nut in the east. 1t is perpetual, ever
lasting, and so far as any practical
good comes of it, inconsequential. For
more than year it has gone on. All
sorts of combinations, monopolies. syn
dictates and trusts have been examined
into. Some breezy and very entertain
ing things have been developed in the
committee rooms.
OFor example. one Appleton Sturgis
of the bagging trust, was ''investiga-
ted the other day. He is a member
of the combination formed several
months ago TO bag the cotton .raisers Of
the south;
He is apparently a gentleman of re-
fined taste, tact and discrimination.
When a member of the senate commit
tee used the word trust in speaking
of the bagging combination, Mr.. Ap-
pleton Sturgis pointedly objected to its
use as misleading and offensive. He
admitted the combination or union of
bag manufacturers and the consequent
advance in the price of bags from "A to
I2t cents. He admitted that score OF
SO of mills were purchased by the com
bine, and at once shut down so as to
curtail the supply.
But all this vas done by what he
was pleased to call "a sympathetic
movement" Sympathetic move
ment' is good, very good. 1t is
the latest coinage of Shylock, and
will, it is hoped, by its euphemistiC
and dulcet sound excuse or hide the
Villainy concealed within.
Imagine Mr.. Appleton Sturgis assur-
ing contentious cotton planter, who
objects to paying 129 instead of "a cents
for bags, that there is no suspicion of a
trust behind the increase in
price, that it was gradual" and the
result of sympathetic movement
only, and that, therefore, he ought to
be be thoroughly satisfied and con-
tented.
The gradual" advance in the price
spoken of by Mr.. Appleton Sturgis, phi.
lologer, took place in a few days, not
months, as might be inferred from his
pleasant way of abiding to it. 1t was
gradual only in the sense that it was
not made at one fell swoop. What g
goodly outside falsehood hath.
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WHY NOT.

The Panama canal scheme has col
lapsed.- The great bubble has bursted
The French government has refused
to interfere in its behalf. To all ap-
pearances De Lesseps is at the end
of his rope. His friends still talk with
more or less confidence. and affect to
believe that something viii be done to
enable the old man to go on with the
great work. But what can be done
is still dark to the keenest vision.
Competent engineers have from the
beginning pronounced it impracticable.
Whether it is or not, makes but little
difference.
There is another route the Tehuanrt-
pecor Nicaragua that is easily practi-
cable. An American company has
been organized under a charter from
the state of Fermont for the purpose
of digging the Nicaragua canal.
To secure greater prestige and stand
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JOHN a. MOORE. N. D.,
D r u GGIS r,
500 Commercial Street
HARTFORD ITEMS.
A LIVERY STABLE BURNED.

A LIVERY STABLE BURNED.
HARTFORD, Dec. 18.-At about half
past II or quarter of II O'Clock last
night the livery. feed and sale stable of
B. n. Hunt caught fire and burned to
the ground, including eight head of fine
driving horses, harness, carriages, bug
gies, one COW and about 800 bushels of
corn and oats. Insurance $500. The
loss above insurance will be above
81, 900. Mr.. Hunt was awakened by
hearing the cracking of the fire and
quick as possible, wi shout stopping to
dress, ran to the opposite and of the
barn from where the fire seemed to
start to try and get out the horses, but
the heat was so intense that he could
not open the door. He then tried to
get the buggies out of the shed at the
side of the barn, but could not on ac-
count of the heat. The groans of the
horses were heartrendiDg. About
twenty minutes before the barn was
discovered to be on fire, stranger had
taken out five head of horses that had
been stabbed for the evening feed.
Grant Ewin, the stable boy had assisted
in hitching up and starting tine
stranger off, then went to bed, but not
to sleep. when Mr.. Hunt discC We red
the fire. So it will remain mys' en- as
TO how the lire originated.
Dan Harrington returned frt m Kan
sas City Saturday where he had
shipped a load of fall stock.
A representative of one of the many
salt works of Hutchinson was in town
this week.
S. B. warren and c. A. Leighton of
Emporia were down on business last
week.
w. L. MiIuer bought a car load
of salt while at Hutchinson last week
and thinks they have salt enough to
supply the United States.
Prof. Dobbs of the drummer Boy
and Spy notoriety, is here casting the
play TO be put upon the boards next
week for the benefit of the G. a. Il.
Post at this place.
Only three or for petitions are being
for the pOstofiice.
When Cleveland was elected and
after he had taken his. seat as presi-
dent the republican postmaster here
held his appointment until he wished
to resign.
The present incumbent Mr.. Wal
gamuth has given universal satisfac-
ton and viii step down and out when
the proper time comes. MoDEc.
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COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
nnnnnnhar. Ii 1899

OOOCAAOC4 1000
Board of county commissioners met
in special session; present ]. S. Grims-
ley, Chairman; T. E. Mcmillan and s.
V. Bitter, the newly elected members
from the Third district to fill the vac
ancy.
1t was ordered that the township
trustees and mayor Of Emporia city, be
authorized to dispense temporary aid
only to the poor in their respective
jurisdictions. All other cases 70 be
sent to the poor farm.
The county clerk was ordered to adj
vertise for bids for constructing two
piers for a bridge on the Lawrence and
Emporia road over Duck creek.
The following official bonds were ap-
proved:
A: A. Stevens, county superintendent pub
lie instruction.
Waiter Wright, trustee and assessor, Emporia
A NJ. Phillips, trustee and assessor, Reading
L. r. Sanders, trustee and assessor. Agnes
a. Sacket, trustee and assessor, Americas
I'm Weaver, trustee and assessor, Waterloo
T. E. Best. trustee and assessor. Joy town.
Joseph Frost, trustee and assessor, fremont
j. E, Mcleod. trustee and assessor. Jackson
"A. G. Shepherd, trustee and ASSESSOR. Elmen.
| darO township.
George johnson, trustee and assessor, Pike
E. c, Henderson, trustee and assessor, Center
Hiram Miller, clerk, Waterloo township.
J. w. Worstell, clerk, ARnes City township
wv Valentine, clerk, Ivy township.
| l.. B. Sheldon, clerk. Reading township,
| J.C. Wright, clerk, Americas township.
| S. NJ owen, clerk, Jackson township.
] F. II. Ringer, clerk, Center township.
| William Richardson, treasure, Waterloo
| r @. Sutton, treasurer, Fremont township
e. B; Lesh, treasurer, Americus toYnship
r. H Best, treasurer. Ivy township.
| j. w. O'Conner, treasurer, Elmendaro town
| L. B. Morledge treasurer, Pike township.
| Q. Arnoldy, treasurer, Center township
| Julius Wheeler, treasurer, jackson town
G. w. Lester, treasurer, Agnes City town
| j. B. Moon, treasurer, Emporia township.
! r. T. Black, Justice of peace. Reading town
Charles Wilson, justice of peace, jackson
j. z. Welty, justice of peace, Center town
.othniel Fisk, justice of peace. Center town
II. Davis. justice of peace, Emporia town
W H. Irwin. justice of peace. Emporla town
N. E; Buck. Justice of peace, Rlmendarr
b. 81. Holmes, justice of peace, Elmendar,
1 township.
| E. Brown. justice of peace, Pike township
| A. B. Moon, jnstice of peace, Pike.
d. G. Smith, justice of peace, Fremont town
a. Hurlburt. justice of peace. Fremont town
| ship
/ j. B. Duncan. justice of peace, Agnes Cit
township.
E. Hoskins, justice of peace, Agnes Cit.
W. a. fawton. justice of peace, Americu
D. 6: Grinell. justice of peace, Americu
A. W. Alexander, Constable. Center town
f. NJ belong, constable, Center township
WI, Hancock, constable, Ja0son town
ship.
LA. Dixon, constable, Pike township.
Joseph Rickabaugh, constable, EmpoTi
John ". Floyd, constable. Americas town
ship.
.J'T. McAuley. constable, Americas town
E. L. Joyce, constable. Agnes City township
@. o. Johnson, constable, Agnes City town
ship.
Several bonds were not approved.
The board then adjourned
Attest, ROLAND LAKIN,
County Clerk
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JUDGE COOLEY and Charles Francis
Adams differ as to the utility and wis
dom of the interstate law. The Judge
regards it as highly useful, not as much
so perhaps in the past year as it will
be. The railroads only need to adjust
themselves to its requirements and all
will be we'll. Mr.. Adams, on the other
hand, attributes to its anti-pooling re-
strictions the decadence of honesty
and fair dealing so noticeable in rail
road circles. Doubtless both men are
sincere in what they say. Granting SO
much, more weight will be accorded
the opinions of Judge Cooley as to the
laws usefulness than to those of Mr..
Adams, who, as president of great
railroad, must be looked on as an in
terested party.
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MortoD Countv COurt House.

]. M Anderson, of this city, has
been awarded the contract for con-
structing the Morton county court
house, the plans for which were shown
us yesterday. The building is tn be
eighty feet square, two stories high. of
stone, pitch faced range work with
dressed stone trimmings, the whole TO
cost when completed about $50, 200.
Morton county is situated in the ex-
treme southwest corner of the state
and was organized about twoYears ago.
Richfeld is the county seat and this
splendid building is to be erected at
that place. The plan shows the inside
arrangement to be quite original and
we should think convenient and COM
Portable. MIR. Anderson has constructed
many important buildings in the west
and southwest and In every contract,
as far as we know, has not only given
satisfaction but has officially and other
wise, received the thanks of those un-
der whose supervision the work was
done. The people of Morton county
may. therefore, congratulate them
selves upon having the construction of
their magnificent county building fall
into the hands of such competent,
reliable and energetic contractor as ].
NJ. Anderson, of Emporia.-Repubii
can.
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THINK or THIA-

Discussing the question of free bal
lot and fair count in the south, the
New York Herald calls attention to
circumstance or fact connected with
the late election not extensively known
north of Mason and Dixon's line. 1t is
that In two hundred and eighty coun-
ties and congressional districts, repub-
lIcan majorities are found. OF course
in most of these the bulk of the major
contingent in most of the southern
states is quite small compared with
the black. The following list will show
that these majorities are not confined
to the border states, but are found in
all the southern states: In West Vir-
and black republican majority; in Vir-
ginia forty-seven counties followed
suit; in Texas, twenty-five; in Tennes-
see, thirty-seven; in South Carolina,
three; in North Carolina, twenty-seven
congressional districts; in Missouri, a
republican majority, white and black,
was returned in thirty-nine counties;
in Mississippi the same thing was done
in nine counties; in Louisiana it was
done in sixteen; in Georgia it was done
in six congressional districts; in Flori-
da in nine; in Alabama in nine, and in
Arkansas in eighteen counties.
From this it will be seen that the
shotgun policy is at least not universal
in Dixie, and that the negroes have
their say and in connection with their
white brethren rule the roost over con-
siderable areas. Sporadic cases of it,
when found, are made the most of by
those who would keep alive the sec
tional hatred once so bitter on both
sides.
Over against these isolated cases
may be set others of a somewhat diff
ferent character occurring in the north,
one, for example, wherein a manufac-
turer, on the eve of an election, tells
his hundreds of employees that if the
democratic ticket prevails he will shut
down. and they will be thrown out of
employ uent. That is not shotgun
work, TO be sure, bu5 the effect Is the
same, nevertheless.
Ballot reform is desirable, it is i'm.
perative. But there is call for it il
both sections. 1t may be, and proba
bly, is, easier of solution in the north
ern than in the southern states. IL
the latter it is complicated with thu
race question, which is the most puz
cling of all. When that will be solved
the Lord only knows.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-20

1.-THE American Commonwealth is
the title of new book just out, writ
ten by Professor Bryce, reSius profess
SCR Of civil law in the University of
Oxford, England. 1t is regarded as
the most notable publication that has
appeared for years, and is the reign
ing literary sensation in London. Since
DE Tocqueville wrote his work on the
American republic no such comprehen-
sive and learned view of our Institu-
tions has been published as this of
Professor Bryce. AT least that is the
estimate put upon it by competent eri-
tics. The book is published in two VOL
umes on this side by Mcmillan s. Co.
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Jewelry at cost at Gibson's.

AMERIcUs. Dec. 1.-THE young la
dies gave Larius Reider a surprise
leap year party Saturday night at the
residence of Mrs. L. A. Hill. They
had gay time. The young ladies pro
cured their vehicles and drove out in
the country for their partners. In one
or two instances rather elderly mar
RED men were drafted into the service
| as beaux, but we presume they felt
Just as young as they used to be. -
at least, all seemed to enjoy them
selves.
School viii he dismissed Friday night
| until the day after New Years. piyinq
| the scholars few days vacation.
Remember the supper to be given by
| the ladies of the u. z. church at theiI
edifice on Christmas night. Oysters
will be served. or straight supper, as
| desired. RTRTOW.
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If we are to believe all we hear
about the rigidity Of General Harri-
sons backbone, and his firm and I'M
.alterable determination to be presi-
dent, executive, generalisimo and
chief, as we'll as only dispenser of
fayors and interpreter of policies dur
ing his administration, Cleveland s
fatuous firmness and so-ealled OBJ
stinacy will look pale and siekly in
the comparison. 1t is to be hoped that
the general is far from being the stub
born, headstrong man some of his adj
mirers picture him.
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SAYS the Emporia NEWS, Moth
ing so well illustrates the metropolitan
and bustling character of a city as an
occasional prize fight. Behold Kansas
Oye S an6 n6 nr2s S5{ mas
any length of time. All ring contests
come off on Kansas soil. The last prize
fight in Kansas was fought to a finish
through the stupidity OF Kansas
authorities.-K. C. Times.
You bubble. Kansas City furnished
the combatants, Kansas the ground.
Which is the more essential to a prize
fight? viii you not accept fame when
it is thrust upon yon?
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II there isn't jobbery in the Okla
homa bill, then then there is no such
thing rs congressional jobbery - Hutch
inson News.
From the bold insinuations of Con-
gresham Warner and others who have
charge of the bill, the jobbery is
confined entirely to those opposing it,
the cattle syndIcates for example, and
their friends. Who is or can be as
much interested in jobbery and all
manner of obstructive skullduggery as
these men?
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Hewitt, mayor of New York, claimed
that during his life he had maintained
''a fair average for yeraeity." The
question arises. what is flair average
for vsracity'' In New York neWspa-
per man, and how far removed is it
from the biblical standard of truth?
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TO OR sURs0RLRERs

During the month of December a
statement will be mailed to all our sub
scribers who are one year or more in
arrears. One object in doing this is to
give all chance to correct any errors
that may have been made by our neg
lect in giving proper credits. The 9TH
eF and principal one is to induce those
in arrears to pay up. No one who re-
ceives statement can reasonably be-
come offended thereby. for we ask
nothing inconsistent with good bust
ness principles; and should any one
feel so inclined he should remember
that this necessity was caused by his
own neglect. All the statements will
be presented in a spirit of courtesy, but
in cases where the amount is SO or 81,
for four or five years. subscriptions,
we want it distinctly understood that
the demand, while most courteously
made, must be considered urgent, and
should be treated the same as though
it were from dry goods, grocery or
any other merchant. We trust this
notice will suffice, and that our numer-
Gus subscribers will respond in a hearty
manner, thereby enabling US to start
the year 1889 with clean books and on
sound basis. NEWS Co.
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DIS. HERRIcK JOHNSON of Chicago
denounces the Sunday newspapers as
'unglorified and unsancti6ed.' Per-
haps he is right, but if the daily Jour
nal is ''glorified and sanctifed' for
six days in the week, can he not put up
with an unsanctified edition one day?
a thing that is six-sevenths good is
not far from perfection as goodness
goes in this world.
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GovERNOR-ELECT HUMPHREY thinks
Kansas is entitled to cabinet officer.
He can pick out IN this state "a half
dozen men who are in every sense of
the word eligible" No doubt. So can
the governors of say twenty-five other
states. But what of that? Eligibility
goes but short way in the business.