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The Delta independent., 1888-03-13
DEATH IN THE FLAMES.

\ Newspaper Once in sprint Dgneld.
Mass. the Scene of the Tragedy.
SPRISGFIELD. Mass, March THE
new Office of the Evening Union was
urnei out this afternoon and the blaze
was attended with the most shocking hor-
TOR ever witnessed in this city, six EN-
ployes meeting terrible death, the most
of them from jumping from the fifth story
and being crushed into shapeiess masses
below. Six others were badly injured
The fire was first discovered in the mail
ing-room and clouds of smoke were pour
ing out of the lower story windows before
the fl ty soul on the upper floor were aware
of the danger. The flames shot up the old
elevator, cutting of escape by the stair
way and most of the employees who escaped
found their way to the ground by way of a
roof in the rear.
The unfortunate men and women who
crowded into the editorial rooms met h
rible fate. The employees who rushed into
the editorial rooms were cut off from es-
cape from the rear and had 10 face the hor-
rible alternative of burning to death or a
Jump to the sidewalk below and horrible
mutilation.
The fire department responded prompt
ly, but it seemed an age before it reached
the window of the fifth story. A ladder
was put up to the fourth story and the sight
of rescue so near seemed to madden the
suffering group at the two windows, who
dropped in succession to tie sidewalk be-
low. Six fell in this way, some of them
forced of and some madly leaping. The
crowd groaned and turned their heads
away as they whirled through the air.
The dead are as follows: Henry j..
Goulding, foreman of the Union composing
room, burned to death. Miss G. Thomp-
son, proof-reader. Mrs. Frederick E. Far
ley, of the editorial department, fell from
the window and was killed. Mr.. Lamson,
Quebec, jumped and was killed. W. E.
Brown, compositor.
The injured are: Thomas Donshue, Tim
othy Dunn, Joseph Witty, q. F. Ellsworth
and Thomas Donahue, all compositors.
Their Injuries are very serious and they
may die.
1t is thought that the fire started among
some lumber on the ground floor. The only
valuable article for quenching flames in the
office was an old water can. There were no
force-pumps or fire buckets of any sort. A
large canvass sheet was stretched over the
sidewalk and three men jumped on this,
but they broke through and fell on the
pavement. A woman also fell through the
canvass aud landed on the sidewalk insen-
sIble. Joseph Landlord was standing on
the sidewalk at the end of the building
furtherest from the corner when Mrs. Far
ley fell. He stood his ground and reached
out his arms to cateh her, and she fell on
his neck Telling him TO the ground sense
less. Mrs. Farley was. killed instantly, but
Landlord was soon restored to conscious
ness and was not seriously hurt
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13

AN item is going the rounds of the
rasicrn press to the effect that Dem
yer man has n collection OF seven hun
dred pens of all shapes and sizes. Ye,
we would rather control an old stumpy
lead pencil in the hands of Jay Gould
for Two minutes than be the possessor
Of those pens for fifty years.
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13

An Astronomical article says: ..Mer-
curry. which is seldom seen, is well sit
uatcd for observation during the third
week of this month" People whose
thermometers have been useless dur
ing the recent cold snap win be glad to
know that mercury will rise so as to be
visible during the third week of this
month"
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13

Iris calculated by careful Darwin
ian theorist that the fourth generation
in Minnesota will be born with fur on.
Seine biologists are even inclined TO
think that owing to the rapidly increas-
ing nnrpper of dentists, the future Am
criczp will be born toothless.
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13

ALEADvILLE editor who is supposed
to speak from experience says: "No
matter.h how drunk man, or now dark
the night is, he never tries to take two
steps more after he has reached the
top Of the stairs. One is sufficient
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13
NEW JERSEY paper. in speaki

A NEW JERSEY paper, in speaking
of the establishment OF new charitable
institution in that state, says: 1.-The
canse Of the lido, is slowly but surely
coming to the front" Since reading
the articles in certain Denver papers
upon csstcrn Colorado we are inclined
TO .b1 same opinion.
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13

HORACE GREELEr's birth place is to
he sold for taxes. 1t is in order for
the young men who took his advice,
came west and acquired riches, to con-
tribute u few dolalrs and present the
historic farm house to the daughters of
the dead philosopher.
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13

IL George Westinghouse would invent
nm air-brake thp.t would stop grocer's
bill in half Hts own length, he would
earn 'he : ,ratitude of thousands of es-
unable. people.
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13

MIR. MOODY is meeting with great
success in his Denver work No time
lis so well calculated for turning n
mans affections away from this world
as the week before taxes become de-
liuutnprt
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13

A CHICAGO girl sixteen years old,
rwho was whipped by her mother last
week for being out late at night, felt
the disgrace SO keenly that she COM
. mitted suicide.
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13

MIR. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. has
just published a new volume of poetry,
BY the way, Mr.. Cleveland considers
Mr.. Lowell the most clesr-sishted poet
of the century.
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13

Eleven hundred teams are camped
near La Junta to commence work soon on
the Rock Island and the Missouri Pacific
railroads.
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13
CURHENT COMMENTS.

The base ball season is again at
hand. The report that the umpires have
formed trust is feared to be un-
bounded.
The Delta independent., 1888-03-13

Great Indignation is felt in Glenwood
Springs and vicinity over the action of the
Leadville Board of Trade in boycotting
the coal and coke products Of the Grand
valley.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

BEFORE the next national women's
suffrage convention assemblies it is to
hoped that its promoters will take
some measure to have an official in
quiry into the reasons for the ebsten-
ton of female voters from exercising
their privilege at the late election in
Kansas. Some facts are given by the
Hiawatha Democrat, likely to stagger
confidence in the usefulness as well as
the wisdom of bestowing the right to
vote upon a sex which apparently does
not value the inestimabIe boom as
highly as Miss Anthony would have
the world believe. In Hiawatha, which
had population Of J,0S5 in 1880, lis
women registered, but only 81 voted.
In Troy, which boasts a population
of over thousand, no women voted.
At Abilene, which has six churches
and presumably enough inhabitants to
fill them, the genJler sex were kept
from the polls because a reporter took
their names and ages from the election
register and printed them. In Wichita,
with population of over 5000, the
respectable women refuse to vote, while
something over a hundred women of
questionable repute did, and by their
ballots helped to elect ''men of low
morals and bad habits" From this ac-
count it is easy to- understand where
Senator Ingalls, gets his strong aversion
to the womens' suffrage movement
Chicago News.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03
ODD Fellows Anniversary.

Thursday afternooa and evening the
1. y. o. F. celebrated the sixty-ninth
anniversary in a very fitting manner.
In the afternoon meeting was held at
which several members from visiting
lodges were present, and drill and
other exercises were held.
At $50 the members in their new
regalia formed in front of their hall and
headed by the Emporia band marched
to Fourth, on Fourth to Merchants, on
Merchants to Seventh and returned on
Commercial to their hall. The line
was viewed by large number of citi-
zens and the new regalia added much
to the appearance of the procession.
An address to the order was to have
been made by Col. David Taylor,
which had to be omitted owing to his
absence and his failure to notify the
committee, SO that they might make
other arrangements.
The exercises which followed were of
the social order and general good time
was had. At the Odd Fellows hall
were cards and other games and amuse-
ments and at the X. of l.. hall Rasmus-
sens orchestra furnished some enliv-
ening music for the dance, which con-
sisted of sixteen numbers.
During the evening large number
took supper at the Clinton hotel where
a sumptuous repast had been prepared
for the occasion. The dancing was
concluded about one o'clock.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03
Tile Sedcwnk county

THE SeGgwfek county republican
convention unanimously instructed
their delegates to use all honorable
means to nominate Hon. h. NJ. Muir
dock, editor of the Wichita Eagle, for
governor of the state of Kansas, at
the convention to meet in Topeka
July %. Just such actions as this is
one of the secrets of success at Wich-
tia. They show by not only words
but deeds that they appreciate the
the men in their midst who do most
in the interests of their locality. The
honor was well merited, and, although
Mr.. Murdoch refuses to be a candi-
date, the action taken will be stimu-
liant and encouragement to both the
Eagle and its proprietor. Following is
the resolution as passed:
Entertaining the fullest and un
bounded confidence in the earnest re
publicanism of Colonel NJ. NJ. Muir
dock and his ever loyal paper, the
Eagle, it is with pleasure we com
mend his effort in behalf of the great
principles of the party of Lincoln and
| Grant, and should he before the meet
| ing of the state convention in Topeka
July 25, 1888, conclude to be candi
| didate for governor we request on
delegates to use all honorable means Il
secure his nomination.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03
A Court House for CLARK County.

j. NJ. Anderson, of this city, con-
tractor and builder, showed us the
other day, the plans for court house
to be constructed at Ashland, Clark
county, Kansas, the estimated cost of
which is $50, 100000. It is 74x9O feet, two
stories above the basement with a tower
very attractive in its fine and beautiful
proportions. The structure is to be
built of brick with cut stone trimmings
and galvanized cornice. The basement
is to be of cut stone. The jail is to be
arranged in this part of the building.
But few counties in the state will have
finer court house and the people of
Clark county may congratulate them
Selves upon having court house which
" Ill be a credit to their intelligence,
ent Tgy and enterprise and upon the
furt. her consideration that they have
securt ID such a competent, energetic
and nm, light contractor as J. NJ. Ander-
son. of I. Emporia, to build it.-Republi-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

The windmill factory 4t Arkansas
City is ready for the roof. and the
chair factory is climbing up to the sec
ond story. They will be making al
most everything at that place within
the next few years, excepting whisky
and Kelley motors.
A colony of farmers from Pottawa-
tonne county are about to remove to
Santa Fe county, n. NJ. and establish
a town. A man who would leave
Kansas to go to New Mexico would
throw spring chicken over his shoulder
and feed on-two-year-old salt bacon.
The Topeka Commonwealth makes a
very strong plea for milk, as drink,
which it regards as morally innoeuous
and replete with heaIth-givfng proper
ties. It is cheering to see Father
Baker getting back TO first principles
after so many years of doubt and per-
plexity on the question of beverages.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03
ANEW Idea

Citizen to editor-''Say. what do you
think of the candidacy of Mr.. Dash?'
Editor-''I think he is gentleman,
well qualified for the place.
CitiZen-''I;m glad TO hear you talk
thus, and know he will be very thank
full for the influence of your paper.o
Editor-'But he may net have the
influence of my paper"
Citizen-s'Why. / don't understand
you'll You will surely support him edi-
toriallyI"
Editor-ssThat depends. You see,
myself and my paper are two different
organisms. / sell space in my paper,
just as merchant sells calico or silk.
You would not go to Cash Henderson
and ask him to vote for Mr.. Dash and
then throw in ten yards of silk beside,
would you?n
Citizen-tNo; of course not
Editor-''Well, my papers columns
are my stock in trade. and only differ
from the merchant in this respect:
The merchant can sell to any one !
can only sell my space to men whom
believe to be worthy. If they do not
want TO buy the space, viii not be
sour toward them may GIVE them
my personal vote, like any other citi-
zen who seeks the public veal -
Wichita Arrow.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

THE New York Tribune declares
that Russia is making progress back
ward. Not content with prosecuting
the Jews in a manner worthy of the
Dark Ages, the government has de-
veloped a new phase of intolerance,
directed against the entire protestant
English-speaking world. 1t is an
nounced in the London press that the
agents and colportelIrs of the Ameri-
can Bible society have been forbidden
to circulate any more bibles there, and
will presently be altogether expelled
from the cars dominions. The ex-
tension of the same decree to the
British Bible society, which has been
working inharmony with the Ameri-
can, is daily expected. No warning
was givenof this arbitrary measure,
and no reason is given for it. But its
natural and appropriate effect must be
to ALLEVIATE still more from Russia the
sympathies of the civilized world
The czars have posed as the champions
of Christendom against the barbarisH
and intolerance of the Turks. But
civil and religious freedom are to-day
more widely enjoyed under the cres
cent than under the Greek cross.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

IT has been customary for senators
to contribute $40 each towards the pur-
chase of wedding gift for the bride
of senator who marries while in
Office. For some unaccountable reason
the custom was overlooked in the re
cent marriage of Senator Hawley.
But gallantry is one of the redeeming
features of the upper house. A mag
nificent diamond brooch has just
been purchased and will grace the neck
of Mrs. Hawley as the gift of seventy
five senators.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03
clOaks and chocolate caramels.-Kan-
sas City Star.
The RarTfore WA @.

The w. r. c. ladies who assisted
Mrs. Belle C. Harris in the installation
OF the corps Hartford on last Tuesday
We're Mesdames 81. A. Fletcher, Abbie
II. Gibson. Hattie S. Graves, Anna B.
Hinkle, Keziah Mellen, Mary E.
Domm, Anna Best, Mary M. Knox and
4. B. Evans. The ladies were enter
tanned at the homes of Mesdames
Taylor, Bell, Perkins, Groom, Rogan
and Bernheisel. The Hartford corps
starts with 6fty-eight charter MEM
bers. The following were elected as
officers:
President-Mrs.A Amanda j. Taylor.
s. v. P.-Mrs. Eliza A. Kell.
j. v. P.-Mrs. Sarah A. Zinc.
Secretary-Mrs. Mary Rogan.
Treasurer-Mrs. Priscilla p. Perkins.
Chaplain-Mrs. Ella n. Davis.
Conductor-Mrs.M ollie Stratton.
Assistant Conductor-Mrs. Lille NJ.
Groom.
Guard-Mrs. LueIla Bernheisel.
Assistant Guard-AIiss Elizabeth A.
Knight.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTToN

A delegate convention of the republicans of
Ahnsas VIII be held in the city Of Wichita ON
me yin day OF May, 1885, at the hour of twelve
O'Clock, NJ, for the election of four deIeQates
ana -FOUR alternates TO the National Repnbli.
can convention TO be held In Chicago June
" ISIS, Also for the nomination of two pres
tdcntial electors. F
Also, delegate convention OF the renubii-
cans OF Kansas viii be held in the CITY OF To-
peka on the 18th day OF July 1855 at the hour
candidates for "a
associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State.
Auditor OF State.
Treasurer OF State.
Attorney General.
superintendent Public Instruction.
DeleBates 10 the conventions mentioned
nDoHe snail be elected by county conYentfons
uuly called by the several county Republican,
omnltIees2 under such rules and regulations
~ may De by them prescribed The
oasis OF apportionment of Delegates
sald state conventions win be one
70 and one alternate 10 each 400 votes
Timothy Mccarthy for Auditor OF
~ '"r. 1885, or fraction OF aIO or
de1nGs. @legate and one alternate
SdsI toE =. al unOrganlzed coun-
otate' NoESi1ss since November
each Will be allowed TO
ties and counties orgnuzea
=, Ded. Delegates are apporttonS re
ed! Counties as follows. to-wft.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

go away from home to learn the
news" is an old saying, and is verified
by the following which we find in the
Dayton Journal:
There is a movement of formidable
proportions in Kansas for the rem0s1l
of the capital of the State from Topeka
to Abilene. Topeka is on one side of
the State, Abilene nearer the center.
A convention of those interested in
promoting the change will be held at
Abilene May oath. The question will
agitate Kansas from center to ciTcum-
ference
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

ONE of our enthusiastic democratic
friends called in yesterday and asked
us what we thought of Voorhees,
speech. The answer was similar to the
one given by the lumberman to his
pastor, who met him on his way home
from spree, battered out of ali shape,
with one ear bitten OF, his nose broken
and an eye gouged out. The pastor
asked him what his wife would say to
him when he got home. What doyou
think the other fellows wife will say"
replied the still combatiye lumberman,
as he pulled, first out of one pocket and
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

THE Eureka Republican must be Il
paper somewhat similar to the tele-
graph plate sheet published in this city
"a splendid thing to make people
sIeepy-judging by the following ex-
tract from its columns:
Ben Newman says he couldn't sleep
a wink last night. He tried every
known means to produce slumber but
failed in each instance. Upon entering
the postoffice this morning he received
yesterdays copy of the Republican and
his troubled soul was at peace. Ben
says he never can rest well until he
has read the daily.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

THE Emporia NEWS thinks that free
trade would knock all the trusts in the
head. 1t wouldn't ''faZe" the Standard
Oil trust. the biggest and worst of all.
Topeka Journal.
You are mistaken. We believe thor
oughly in a protective tariff. And we
also believe in free trade when it is pro-
tective, and free trade would knock the
bottom out of nineteen-twentieths of
the monopolistic trusts, if applied to
the articles on which the trusts are
formed
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

THIS is the way the Kansas City
News seeks consolation after Cinein-
natl and Louisville wipes up the ground
with their base ball team: There is no
sense in getting mad because Kansas
City's ball team is defeated. Accord
ing to the best authorities, we are 20
be defeated three out of every four
games, so it may be as we'll to harden
our hearts,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

BLAINE is the choice of large ma
jority of the republican party because
he is the leading representative repub-
lican of the nation-not because they
think he is the only man they can nom
mate and win with. On the other
hand, Cleveland is the only choice of
the democracy, not because he is a rep
resentative democrat, but because the
mugwumps want him; because they
dare not put up representative DEM
ocrat like Vest, Voorhees,, Blackburn,
or others of like stripe, and because he
is the only man they know of that they
have even a hope of winning with.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

The case of the State VS.. Coop was
tried Wednesday afternoon and the de
PENDANT discharged. Coop was charged
with concealing horse lnortgaged to
L. johnson. The trial was by jury
of six men and after being out half an
hour returned verdict of acquittal.
Coop was Immediately arrested on a
bench warrant, for not appearing be-
fore the last grand jury when sum-
moned as witness. He was commit
ted to jail.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

WICHITA purchased the first car load
of salt turned out at Hutchinson. 1t
was bought by the Wichita Salt works.
Wichita has set us all good example.
Why should any Kansan send out of
the state for an article of any kind that
may be had within our own borders?
With soap factories, canning factories,
furniture factories, broom factories,
and all the other manufacturing indus
tries now being started, the day should
soon arrive when Kansas could supply
all the wants of her inhabitants with
out having to send over her borders to
do 90
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

GOVERNOR MoREHoUsE, of Missouri,
refused to surrender John UhIman,
formerly Of Kansas, to the governor Of
that state. The grounds on which his
extradition was demanded, were that
he was violator of the prohibition law
OF Kansas. Governor Morehouse could
not see that he was under any Obliga-
ton to take hand In executing pro
hibition law in another state. Besides,
when a person is sought to be extra
dited from one jurisdiction to another,
1t must be for an OffenSe that is nnlaW-
full in both. AS the ofiense committed
by Uhlman was not an offense in Mis-
souri,, his extradition was properly re-
fused.-Emporia Democrat.
1t may not be an offense in Missouri
to jump ones bond. but it is a dis
honorable act anywhere. A friend
stepped up with s., 900 to keep the Uhl-
mans out of jail, and they skipped out
to Missouri, and left their friend 70 paw
the $1,000. But that is the kind of peo-
pie who keep saloons.-State Journal.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

TIE first rattlesnake victim of the
season lives in Labette county. A
Mrs. Stapleton thrust her hand into a
hole where some potatoes were bnried
and was bitten in the thumb. She
was saved from death by a liberal
dosing with whisky.-State Journal.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

Now, boys, look out for fun on Tues
day next. Ingalls, has notified the sem
ate that he will reply to the attack
Voorhees, made on him in his absence.
Poor old Voorhees,, his hide won't hold
water after ingalls, gets through with
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

IT is said on the streets that Nc
Gown of the Democrat wants to be
democratic candidate for congress.
We say give it to him. Even ifhe got
there, should he act as foolishly as
he has in the city council, he would
soon ruin his own party.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

ALL of the able gentlemen, we be-
lieve, who are now before the republic
can party of Kansas as candidates for
governor, except Hon. a. w. Smith of
Mcpherson, endorse Senator Ingalls,
speech in defense of the old soldiers and
may be classed as his friends.-Com-
mOnWealth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

THE American Grocer says that IF
members of congress knew how many
wheels were standing still, how many
hands were idle and how many large
enterprises were held in allegiance
waiting for a decisive vote upon the
tariff, they would cut their speeches
short as much as possible and press
forward to vote. Uncertainty is
worse than free trade event.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-03

IT is a poor man that will not defend
his own home. Both Gettysburg and
Antietam, the best battles of Han
cock and Mcclellan. were in self-de-
Tense, the attacks in both cases being
made by Lee. Gettysburg was fought
on northern soil.