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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-07


the following proposition to the eoan-
eli, which was on molten ordered
placed On Hle: 80. 49, .....s..I :.
ID the Hon.. Mayor and Common Council OF
tne6lty Of E1poria, KsnBasT
GEErLl1S--1n reply 30 your CONF
municatlDn to US bearing date Of Nav
18th, we respectfully state to You that
we refuse to pave the inner slopes Of
the reServoirB-On Smith Bill, according
to the original specifications prepared
by j. ID. Cook. believing that our com
tract doeS not include that class OF
work. We do, however, offer to pave
the slopes of said reservoirs with first
class hard laid rip rap. which work
viii be begun immediately and prose
cuted with the utmost dispatqh until
factory to your honorable body. All OF
which is respectfully submitted. aslfg
k@ TIE HOLLY M'E1G Co. =
The following resolution was read
land adopted iiF = e sisststeaa 1f8et q
Whereas. The Holly Manufacturing
Company has refused 10 complete their
contract with the city Of Emporia by
| lining the two reServois on Smith 3
/ Hill In accordance with the contract
between said company and the city,
and the plans and specifications IN re-
/ lation thereto; therefore:he it
1 Resolved. That the waterworkS com
mittee be and they are hereby instruct
ed to obtain from the city fengineel
an estimate of the work to be done *
complete said reservoirs in accordance
with said contract, plans as specitiCa
tiOns and when said estimate 10 mad'
and fled that they at once proceed x
advertise for bids TO do said work Il
accordance with said plans and specl
ficationS which said bids are TO be sub
mitted to the council, the council re
serving the right to reject any and al
bids.
ii Adjourned.
81. S. ALExANDER,
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Kansas CrOp Report

TOPEKA, Kas., June 5.-The Kansas
Farmer has reports from eighty-fve
counties of the state showing the con-
dition of crops about the first day of
June.
Wheat was never better, probably at
this stage OF its growth, and if the
acreage were lost. as it was four years
ago, the yield would be fully as large.
Over 46, 900 eco bushels.
Oats is doing we'll, heading short in
some localities, and few places it is
hurt by chinchbugs, but there Is little
complaint on that account. The season
is backward. May was usually cold,
hence corn is not as far along as usual
at this time of year, still it has receiY-
ed the last working IN many parts of the
southern counties. The stand is
good and greatly increased acreage is
reported in the western counties. a
great deal of rye, corn, sorghum and
alfalfa is being grown. Millions of
trees have been set out in the counties
and they are growing well. Apples
are fayorabIy reported in most coun-
ties and so are small fruits. Grasses
are doing wei in most places in the
eastern counties. There is some COM
plant of dry weather and bugs, but
taking the state as whole and the
crops were never in better condition
on the t1rst day of June.
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Impsrtant to Farmers.

EDITOR NEws:-The State Agri-
cultural college at Manhattan has just
published a work of very great import
ance to the stats. It is Bulletin No. .
Tin pamphlet form) giving the result of
fourteen years of experiments at their
experiment station, with all kinds of
cultivated grasses and cloyeFs. 1t
viii be mailed free TO any who drop q
card to Prof. e. n. Shelton director of
the station. AS We are beginning to
it is to be hoped that every farmer in
Lyon county win avail himself Of this
opportunity Of getting the results Of
many years of costly experiments
made by cur state.
Yours truly. d. p. BRUNER.
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Commissioners Proceedings.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE. 4
EmDoria. .Juua AZ


Board met as Board of County Conn
missioners. Present j. s. GrimsIey,
chairman; T. E. Mcmillan and VIM.
Flickinger. st.sa sa
The resignation of w. III. Clark as
trustee Of Americas township was pre-
sented and ordered accepted. A petit
ton signed by q large number of the
citizens of Americas township was pre-
sented to the Board requesting the ap-
pointment of A. C. Sackett as trustee
to fill the unexpired term caused by
the resignation Of " Clark, and it
was ordered that a. G. Sackett be APP
pointed trustee of .Americus town
ship. aS - 1870
Ohicia1 bond of A. C. Sackett as
trustee Of Americas township approved
and ordered fled. - s''as1
| The Board then adjourned as q
Board Of County Commissioners and
Immediately met as a Board OF Equal
ization as required by law
IAttest:1 ROLAND LAKIN,
1879 County Clerk.
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orsesn PirIt en- q ID aeassn.

PORTLAND, June 5.-Returns from
ali parts Of the state accessible to 5eIe-
graph indicate that Hermann, republi-
can, for congress, has 4 COO majority.
His majority In Muitonunal1 county,
which includes Portland. is 2, SOC. The
prohibition vote was very small. The
republicans gain in every county IN the
state The democrats carry only two
jority since the close Of the war. and Is
astonishing alike TO republicans and
democrats, and sim more surprising is
the result N tlle returns for members
of tbs legislature. There are ninety
members II both houses. of these the
Republicans zEiH have about sExty-six
and the democrats about twsnty- -four
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THE prominence of Judge Gresham
as a presidential possibility has brought
into question his connection with the
Known 0thing movement, which en-
joyed an ephemeral existence in this
country many years ago.ltIt, appears
that the stOiy allegingR EioleRt and
abusive speech by him against the Ger
mans was fully refuted by Mr. Gresham
when It was first started in 1855. Z 1t
was revived again In 1850, when he ran
for the legislature in Indiana, and dis
proved. There was an effort made to
use it IN the congressional canvass
when Gresham ran against Kerr, in
1855, but Mr.. Kerr refused to permit
its resurrection because be regarded it
as a threadbare fslsehood: A recent
dispatch from Indiana states that the
German republicans of that state are
very favorable to the nomination OF
Mr.. Gresham. and if this is true that
practically settles the KnoW-Nothinp
roorback.-K.,C c. Star. ,,f-,,.,...'..f -
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cohumedss - lie ptSasnt iyhlu u
the presidential chair, as the following

: ~ TTrfTTfTTTF = HUI STIFT TIT 3TTI
conmenSs 81 the PIT sent sntnl
the presidential chair, as the k6iIo~fhg
extracts viii serve TO illustrate:
"a The alleged election Of Grover S;leye-
land to the presidency Ii 1854 was the
most astounding phelGmenog in Amer
lean politics, and it b doubtful Whether
its parallel can be found in the history
Of any nation. Obscure men, ignorant
mens degraded men, hAxe beenie ls1ased
to power, but II has meyer before oc-
CURED that man possessing every ac-
knowled disqualified has been Sc
lected because OF them, and elevaoeo
from the lowest TO the highest estate
corded opinion upon any publicq 1es.
tion- 1t is not known that he ever
made q political speech, tried an I'M
DOrtant cause. or Vas a member OF
any Legislative body, wrote 3 Telnem-
bered paragraph err expressed an
| Intelligent idea, and after three years
of administration his political views
il he has any, are q matter OK sumFise
even TO partisanS. he pas no peE.
1 of accidents 70 which his elevation n
due. He had neither personal follow
ing, popularity. admiratipn NOR re
spect, because he. had exhibited nom
| Of the traits nor attafnments that IN
spired regard He was not learned
nor cultivated nor agreeables no
entertaining, nor attractive in mind
i manner or person. His enjoyment
were those which are found in the nm
restrained indulgence of the Appetite
and passions, and his chosen associat6
were the companions OF his orgiet
His tedious piatitndes are describes
as wisdom, and his dun self-cCIn
plaeency as impurturhable poise AM
: Having cheated the sReformers' an
bullied the renegades in the north, d
truclles to his masters in the south, q!
i knowledges his hypocracy, admits al
treachery and, not Disconnected BY e
posture, demands another term IN ID
face Of his plain ayoWal that be wcul
not ask FOR a denomination. Devol
alike OF imagfnatfon and Of conseienci
he appeals neither 70 the sentiment nc
| to the moral sense Of the people, %
Paradoxica1 as il may appear, Oh
administration Of Cleveland has z
suited in inestimable ADVANCE to u
!. Ipeople Of the United States. it hf
furnished additional evidence, Is sue
} were necessary, of their capacity "a
self-gove There Is no longt
occasion to despair Of the perpetutty
: the republic. '@ e'i -s'.i's'' Z
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ArWLsuTNcrON dispatch saws, IN

2 lAWAsHINGToN dispatch says; The
superintendent Of the free delivery
bureau of the postofice department. is
at work on scheme to carry out the
provisions of the letter-earriers' eight
hour law recently approved by the
president twill involve an increase
Of the carrier force varying from 5 to
40 per cent at the different offices, but
averaging about 25 per cent. The adj
ditional expense is roughly estimated
at 81 ,OOO, GOO. The department officials
win proceed on the theory that the car
rieFs are to work only eight hours, and
viii make use of the authority to give
extra pay for extra hours only in linu-
sual emergencies aas at election and
holiday time. saussl % .sa,4reasl,g .f..s.t
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BOARD o. EDUCArIoN.

z GARFIELD BUILDING, june 4, 1888,
Board met in regular session, Presi7
dent Morris in the chair. Present, ID.
w. Morris, b. Lakin, Mrs. A. p. Morse,
Mrs. f. Ri. w. jackson. d. Kynastop,
w. s. Jay, TIP. Hall and j. w. East
man. fJ.ty +
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and approved.
The designations of Misses Morse
and Harvard, as teachers in the city
schools, were received and, On motion,
accepted. 90 - 3lsf'i,t -
+ The following resolutions were in
troduced by Mr.. Lakin and, on motion.
adopted: e7sl
Whereas. Miss Hattie Harvard and
Miss Carrie q. Morse, teachers in the
city schools of Emporia, have rendered
their designations as such. and the
same have been accepted. this board
in doing so, wish to tender to them an
expression of the high appreciation OF
them as ladies and as teachers, and il
accepting their resignation this board
wishes to tender them their best wishes
for future success. 55d ~ obs ri. -
On motion, the board proceeded tx
the election of enumerators for the
school district with the following result
First ward, Carrie C. Morse; SeconG
ward NJ. e. Maynard; Third ward
Nora Childers; Fourth ward, Ells
Evans l,.5 -.
| The committee on buildings ant
grounds reported and further time VIA
granted them for examination of tht
roof of the Garfield building. Z.
The committee on supplies repor
progress on diplomas. s. 5e,6
| The committee on commencement ex
ercises reported that they had secures
Whitley's opera house in which to hol'
the exercises, and Rasmussen's orches
ira to furnish music for the occasion.
The committee on, claims reporte,
the following bills correct. and recon-
mended that orders be drawn on tn
TY.aoct,roT- fnT. fho aafsoa. flf Ittft. tsff2tE
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y BILLY BEANIE Of the Goshen Demo-
Graf, seems to have an able-bOdied
hatred Of those fellows who think it is
smart to accomplish the seduction of
young girls. and then skip the country,
BE speaks Of one from his part of the
country, who fed to California, where
he was taken sick and died among
strangers. The body was placed in a
conn for shipment home, but in rail-
road accident, the CONN was thrown
out and burst open, and the body seat
tered around promiscuously- Billy
thinks 1t is the best thing he ever
heard Of. 1t strikes us that way, too;
and although q stranger to the parties,
we have had q, good laugh over ity--
Troy Chief. 81 atr1,J sstti % ltist !
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Thanka.


AT meeting of the joint committee
having charge Of arrangements for
Memorial Day observance, held at G..
Al r. department headquarters on
Monday evening, June 4, the following
resolutions were adopted: 1.
Resolved, That the thanks of this
committee and of the veterans of the
G.. a. r. are hereby rendered to the
citizens in general, and more especial
" to the Emporia band, the press of
the city, J. L. w. Bell. the children
flag brigade, Co E.. K. N. G. the double
quartet MeSdameS Cross Harris,
Penny, Miss Emma Sims. Miss Anna
Goddard, and Messrs. Burnett. John
son. E, N. Evans aud j. T., Evans;
Uaion League No. 2, s K a. o. NV;
the organization of Modern Wcodman;
the city fire department; Rev. F.. j,
Sauer6er and the Ministerial AsSoeia-
ton, for the active interest manifested
and the valuable assistance rendered
in making the observance of the day
50 generally interesting that it viii be
one long to be remembered with sstis-
faction to all.
g, PER ORDER or COs1nTrEE. s
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The World, do not deserve the respect
~ 4 fallen woman. i The person above.
mentinned cannot command the Re-
speEt Of anybody Asconsummats ass
can expect nothing elsas-Atehison Bar
tr1otslf .silog 81 hflugs s5fss lAlit 9ti5
THE Herbert referred to above Is the
Ewing Herbert that at one time edited
the Globe Of this city while Jake SLOT
Ter drew the salary While We have
not sword to say In defense Of him,
yet Il Is possibly no more than right to
state that ii he is 3 bigger fool than the
writer on the Patriot who mangled the
English languages Sc horribly ia the
above. he must Indeed be a eonsun-
mate ass. sf,,..ts f,ss,. 5f.sf 5,s - 49,
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On, yes; the democratic party is an
antj-monopoly party. yet q railroad
king took the Ohio delegates free of
cost in Pullman palace cars TO the ma
tionai democratic convention, and the
Iroquois club of Chicago was, taken to
st. Louisin the finest vestibnlei train
that ever ran between Chicago and ST.
Louis, It Is the working mems party
and the anti7monopoly party. but then
it Is not these leaders who are the
working men nor the anti .m0nopolists.
These are the men who work by proxy,
like the walking delegates of the x.
nell. -4tfstf 81 -.4r..tg ,-.,ff
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: WE notice that Reynolds Post, No,
43. G. "A. r. viii hold q reunion Of. cid
soldiers ana sailors at camp dim Lane,
CaWker City, beginning june g. The
speakers viii be d. b Anthony, y. j..
JOhpsoas a. B.. Campbell and Lewis
Hanbaek .Iial al republicans and
standing candidates; for Office. ReY7
nplds' Post makes . mistake in turning
8 patriotic assembiage into a partisan
gatheringsrL eaYenworth Stand ard.
- Arnember of the Ga a. Il. does not
Ilose his standing because he hHppensto
be q candidate Tor Office. Kansas re.
publicans have a faculty of making G.
a. r. men candidates whether they
want to or not. As to d, r. Anthony
being a standing candidate, no one
knows better than the Standard man
that he is not among those continually
Hunting Office. Give the devil his due
D. r, has fanlts enough, but we never
before heard Of his being a chronic q
office-Seek6r.ffi .Fs.ss.t ssss4 ,l s,ss4. ~
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An ordinance was presented by the
Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co. in
relation to erecting poles and wires and
franchise for operating the same, was
read and ON motion referred TO COM
mittee ON ordinances in connection
with city attorney.
The matter of sewer running south
from Kansas avenue was fully discuss
ed and on motion referred back to
committee On streets and alleys with.
power to act.
Petition Of T. H Breed for the use
of water from waterworks for cattle
being pastnred on section. five, town
ship nineteen, and range eleven, was
referred to committee on Waterworks
with power 70 act
Council went into executive session.
Mr.. Lsuflin. in behalf Of the Holly
Manufacturing company, submitted
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> Tile secret of the great Thurman
boom is claimed to be for the purpose
Of getting the, 1sOld Roman on the
democratic ticket for the purpose of
squelehing the tally sheet prosecutions
In Ohio, Thurman being head and front
of the prosecution, This explains why
his old enemies are throwing up their
hats and shouting themselves hoarse
for him. Fsf
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THE Wichita Beacon on Friday last
devoted over half column of its space
tQ'an editorial headed "a Metropolitan
Newspaper and on the same date
came out In not much more than half
its usual size. Democracy evidently
does not patrOnize newspapers, even in
Wicked Wichita. oil.tI xlIy asl.,r
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proof that the independ-
emit parties attempting conventions in
northern states are simply democratic
auxiliaries was furnished by the late
colored convention held At Lawrence.
Not a cOlored democrat in the state
but what was present, while republi-
cans were like hens teeth xtremely
scarce, - i'''s' tHA y
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IF the Wichita Beacon can be be-
Heved; Atchison has more saloons than
any other city in the state. Emporia
has none. It is an impossibility to OBJ
tain a drink of intoxicating liquor IN
this city-exeept for medical, mechan-
ical or scientific purposes
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I SEVERAL OF onr exchanges have
published articles telling the Kansas
delegates their duty at Chicago, but
No have notices none daring enough to
instruct the delegates to st. Louis.
The only person authorized to instruct
them resides at Washington--the High
k9Ta ,Executioner.s ,.e,.-eLr
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THE Topeka Capital man has evil
IDENTIFY gone crazy over the Blaine let
ter, How ever in the world he can ex-
plain the why's and wherefores Of
Cleveland being president is a mys-
terry, if the following effusion in FRI
days issue be true: s. -. - -.
( IA thorough and careful consider
alton of the political situation compels
us to conclude that the wishes of nine
tenths of the voters of this country
are to be thwarted as regards the Sc
lection of the next president Of the re-
men in this country earnestly desire, to
cast their ballots for James G. Blaine
in November next there is little room
for doubt. 80 s.'i s.yis~kc3 s.sstrgre8 =.
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The senatorial committee for this
district meets tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock at tile. Hotel Whitley. The
call was issued by w. +. Ewing, chair
man. The other members are Judge
ClogstOn and Granville Grifith of
Greenwood county. lat a4Hal an3
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!, 1T is nearly enough to disgust one
with politicians and political editors,
to see some Of them still talking about
nominating Blaine. For instance, here,
is what the Kansas City Star says In
referring to the Paris letter: $ The att
uation proves, as nothing else could,
the wonderful strength Of Mr., Blaine's
personality and the appreciation by his
party Of the potency which attaches TO
his name. 1t shows how easy It may
be, when the suspicious moment ar
rives, to infanae the convention with
such a measure Of enthusiasm for the
man from Maine as TO leave him no
choice as to the acceptance Of a nomin-
alton made in such manner Have
not the developments OF the past few
days greatly strengthened the possi-
bility of such a solution of the presi-
Dental problemg'' 1t is most assuredly
a fact that any one who can write such
slush as the above is neither a friend
of Blaine or of republicanisEn, for were
the friends of the man from Maine to
succeed in any such a;jop It would GER
tainly be the death knen, to Blaine,
and, for the time being would defeat
the republican party. Thousands of
good republicans who have kept silent
during all this Blaine furore would not
only refuse to vote for him were he
now under any circumstances to accept
q nomination, but they would be SO dis
| gusted that they would do their best 70
see him defeated Such 1 an ar
rangement of circumstances would
make only to good d reason for the
third party people to claim that char
latans, hypocrites and demagogues
headed both the democratic and rePub
lican tickets, Cleveland having sol
EMMY declared that under no circum-
stance would he becomeia candidate
for reelection, and Blaine having de
clared he would under no circun
stances accept a o nomination. AND
they would be right. Both of the OLD
parties would be then led by liars, and
itwOuld be nip and, tuck to see which
was the most capable disciple of An
anias. ~ 9iaiM fHu5 el4GIsu}gu bar .sfo
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WnrLp n NAV seem 4 tei.ril,le tbi

WHILE Il may seem a terrible thing
to repeat such scandalous stories as
have been circulated about Cleveland
and hfs orgies in Bnffalo, it is equally
q terrible thing that any such q man
shouid ever be seated ia the chair
which has been hOnnrsd By q Washing
ton er a Lincoln. The worst feature
,ef The whole matter is that the stories
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THE dlfferencesis already apparent
between the Blaine and the Gresham
boons. In the former it was all de-
Tense; in the latter a defense is not
necessary. His antagonist ON the
democratic ticket will have to do the
defense act, 'as ftiI ann tfII .r{f
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ONE OF our Kansas exchanges claims
there are enough cattle in the state to
reach from Atchison to New York, so
that just as the leading steer would
loom up in the neighborhood of Gem
trial Park, the last calf would be gal
looping over the bridge at Kansas City
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Con hates Aff0ol and the ReWEpaper
fraternity of Northeastern Kansas
have about eometos1ne conclusion that
this pers0nag5 ana Youth Herbert, Of
the Hiawatha World. ara not on very
intimate terms. "A newspaper man
people at least. But q drtVelinz, idiOtic
nonenity. such that happen. by chance
or sympathy to werk into q minor
position on an insignificant sheet IKE
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THE silk worms at the state station
in Peabody are eating from 100 to 500
pounds of mulberry leaves day, for
which the superintendent pays one
cent a pound. The average worm eats
half an ounce of leaves in lifetime.
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49, SSENAroR SHERMAN is a great tenpin
player. he is also crack rifle Shot.
lbs can hit the mark every time ana
naxer shoots quail anyMere but in the
head.-Floating Item. 7
~ Fshotlnng very extraordinary about
x the Last clause Of the above. Weknow
thousands Of men who never shoot 4
!. quail anywhere but in the head-not
sseyen in the country. 3
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HATTIE HoRNER, the poetess Of the
Kansas State Normal, says that .'loye
is leagued with. June.p Hattie is right.
at least, that Is the month when the
Young men and women OF Kansas be-
gin to swap confidential strawberries
and TO eat ice ersam out Of the same
dish, 8. g, star !; = 1879 49,. /
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AN item is going the rounds to the
effect that bald-headed Indians are now
far more numerous than in former
times. This is mistake. Lo has
been merely following the fashion and
having his hair cut PompadOur. f