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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

TIE presidents message on retalia-
tIon against Canada is rendered SUI
premely ridiculous by the taunt of the
Canadians that he can'tstop them from
sailing through the st. Clair Canal, be-
cause it is constructed partly on Can
ada territory. This was fact in discus
sion when the canal was constructed.
A large part of the main channel
which is the territorial line, is claimed
to run south of the canal. Hence, il
would appear that the United States
can't stop anything going through the
canal unless by absolute war. So II
seems, that our unlucky president viii
have to crawfish again, and that. too
in Canadian waters. 1t is "a condition
that confronts us, not a theory"
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A Letter Prom Harrison.

Judge Culver Monday received a
letter from his old commander, Gen
eral Harrison. in answer to one regret
ting the judges inability to be present
at Columbus and to call on the general
at Indianapolis. General Harrison
writes the judge an exceedingly inter-
esting communication, kindly referring
to the old war times when the then
Captain Culver was member of his
personal staff and therefore a member
Of his army family. 1t also refers to
the late reunion of his old brigade and
their call on their commander. 1t is
safe to state that the judge is exceed.
ingly proud of his old military chief
and highly values the kind letter just
received.
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Paminain Errnt.

If it is true that there is to be fam
inc in Egypt let us see what France
and England and especially England,
may do to relieve it. The net result of
the foreign interference in Egypt is the
creation of a debt of about five hun
dred millions of dollars and an expendi-
ture of about fifty millions a year, of
which nearly twenty-five millions is
the interest on this debt. When we
consider that Egypt is a population of
not quite seven millions, with a small
area; that the people represent the Sc
verest form OF poverty known in ciyiliza
debt. It is only by holding the people
in serYitude which is virtual slavery
that the revenues are raised.
England and France imposed this
debt upon Egypt, and now that the
evil days have come Egypt must look
to England and France for relief from
famine.-New York Herald.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

THE idiot who still insists that ma
jority of the soldiers of the union army
who put down the rebellion were dem
Ocrats, should have attended the late
gathering at Columbus of veterans
from all quarters of the union. While
politics were attempted to be strictly
excluded from all their encampment
proceedings, still the distinction be-
tween loyalty and republicanism is SO
imperceptible to the vision of the aver
age person who carried gun in de-
Tense of his country, that when the line
was crossed it was always received
with thunderous bursts of applause, as
merely an additional evidence of 10y
altV,
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p. p. ELDER, the u. L. candidate for
governor, is too cute for his party. He
says he will not waste any of his good
money in making campaign. He had
to work too hard to gain it. Entering
up judgments against farmers who
defaulted in paying regular rate of
interest, 8 per cent month, is exhaust
i've work, so Mr. Elder thinks. That Is
what he does for living. Millionaire
Streeter, made so by II per cent farm
mortgages, and half millionaire Elder,
made so by buying up land when grass
hoppers were thicker than democrats
in the rebel army, loaning money on
chattels at 3 per cent a month in ad
vance, is a fine pair to stand for the Ia
boring interests OF this country Lin
coin Republican.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL CHAMBERSs S0pIouUOE Nv
1888.
Council met in regular session with
Mayor Weaver in the chair.
Councilmen present, Mccain, Sexton,
Hoffer, Wells and Philips.
Minutes of meeting held September
3 were read and approved.
The committee on police and license
reported the police judges report for
August as correct; also the report of
marshal for August as correct.
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported the street commissioners re-
ports for July and August as correct.
Committee on ways aud means re-
ported the weighmaster's reports for
July as correct and report for August
as correct except ninety cents in favor
of city, which will be corrected in the
September report.
Committee on water works reported
the superintendent Of water works
report for August as correct.
Clark s. Ireland petition for billiard
license, ON motion was granted.
Mr.. Lambert being present made a
request on behalf of Mrs. Lamborn for
condemnation money for the land on
which the water works are erect
ed. Mr.. Lambert advised that
the matter be settled by arbitration in
order to secure a good deed to the
property, and on motion of Mr.. Hoffer,
the matter was referred to the city at
torney to report at the next regular
meeting as to the legality of Mrs. Lam
born's title to the land as home
stead.
Report of city engineer in regard to
establishing grades for the city on GER
tain streets mentioned in report was
read and on motion approved.
Committee on city property reported
progress in the matter of investigating
records in. connection with Sidewalk
tax on lot No. IS State street, and
asked further time which on motion
was granted. Complaint being made
of outhouses being out too far in thu
alley in rear of lots 14l and las CoBsti
, tuition street, and on motion tn,
, owner of said property is hereby or
dered to remove said outhouses to th,
proper line of alley.
l Mr.. Phillips, chairman of cOmmitte
+; ON streets and alleys, recon
mended that the city treasure
be instructed to transfer tvs
! thousand four hundred AMI fit.
l dollars from the general fund to tn
street fund.
On motion the recommendation wa
5 adopted.
The matter of wash water from th
baths of the Young Mems Christia
: Association building was, on motion
4 referred to the committee on streets an
}, alleys.
On motion of Mr.. Mccain the licens
; tax on the Whitley Opera House wa
5 reduced to SIS per annum for the pre-
3 emit.
: On motion the following was adop'
!. ed:
e Resolved, That the city clerk b
; and he is hereby ordered to certify I'll
a following special taxes for buildin
5 sidewalks, to the county clerk OF LyO
t county, Kansas. to be placed on ii
, tax roll of 1888 of said county:
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Married.

at the residence of w. C. Simpson,
Chicago Mound, by Rev. F. NJ. Chat
fee, September 18th 1888, Mr.. Peter S.
Garretson and Miss Mary Simpson.
The occasion was rendered very
pleasant by the attendance of a large
company of friends and the presenta-
ton of many beautiful and useful
presents to the married couple. On
the following day a large company of
invited guests accompanied the bride
and groom to the home of w. III. WYc-
koff, where feasting and friendship
were made the order. Mr.. and Mrs
Garretson have the best wishes of al
/ for n nJaaSant life.
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ALTHOUGH Thurman was in Column
bus during the great encampment, and
although the democrats claim he is a IN
ion man without reprOach, we heard
of none of the old comrades
calling on him, except Bill An
derson of Americas and David
Taylor of Emporia. Anderson called
on him because he, like Thurman, was
born democrat and he has never been
converted. Taylor called on him, We
suppose, for the purpose of attempting
to convert him.
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yRs. RAsrALL AND AR. BRAD.

Mrs. Rastan, president Of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance union, in a
communication to the Voice of New
York, attacked the professional honor
and integrity of Attorney General
Bradford, and intimated that he was
guilty of speculation in office,
Mrs. Rastall's first thrust hopes ''he
viii explain why the 8 500 joints which
Collector Acre reports pay internal
revenue taxes in Kansas. are not sup
pressed by republican officials" Mr.
Bradford replies that ''the collectors
figures show that only l,1SS internal
revenue stamps were issued for the fis-
cal year commencing May LIST. and that
not less than 400 have gone out Of use
because of convictions Of the parties
holding them, leaving 7S9 in use.
Mrs. Rastal next quotes letter
written by Gale McCrea Of LeaJen-
worth charging the attorney general
with accepting fee Of s25 in four cases
for releasing men convicted by the pO-
lice judge, naming Jacob Lau as one
of the parties so released. Mr.. Brad
ford claims conviction in each of the
four cases and that the fine and costs
were paid and that Jacob Lau is a nom
resident of the state. The s25 is said
to be allowed for each conviction.
Another question propOunded by
Mrs. Rastall is: "Why sixteen liquor
dealers and SIX beer wagons pay month
ly license to be let alone
at Argentine?'' Mr.. Bradford
in this case says: ''Injunctions were
procured after the regular term of the
last court had closed and until it con-
venes again the violators cannot be
punished for contempt of the injunc-
tion.''
Mrs. Rastall next asks that he tell
'what the metropolitan police in Kan
sas City, Kansas, are doing, and why,
when arrests are made, the criminals
are reprImanded and released?" The
attorney general replies that 1.-THE met
ropolitan police of Kansas City, Kan
sas, are arresting men for selling in
toxicating liquors and reporting theiI
names, and the names of the witnesses
by whom the offense can be proven t.
a county attorney elected in Wyan'
dotte county by the democratic party
assisted by the third party, and this
same demOcratic-third-party county
attorney refuses to prosecute these
cases so reported. The metropolis
ton police of Kansas City, Kan
sas, are arresting these men, not
withstanding the fact that the cit
council of that city has refused from
time to time to pass an ordinance Civ
ing them authority 70 even arrest them
or to bring them to trial after they a.,
arrested. They also refused to pas
any ordinance permitting the polio
judge of the city Of Kansas City, Kan
sas. whose appointment emanatcs from
the same authority that appoints tn
metropolitan police, to punish thes
people for the crime they have commit
ted, and they refuse TO pass any ordi
nance to aid or assist the metropolitan
police in carrying into effect the pro
visions of the prohibitory law. TIL
metropolitan police force has been s
managed, ard has been so efficient i
its work, that it has collected an
turned in to the city treasurer of Kar
sas City, Kansas, more money than
required to pay the entire police e2
pense of the CITY,"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

THE inconsistencies OF the republic
cans this year are numerous and Rlar-
ing. They are running for president
nominally General BENJAMIN Harrison
of Indiana, but the real candidate seems
to be James q. Blaine of Maine. Their
platform declares that they would rath-
or repeal the whisky tax entirely than
surrender any part OF the protective
system, but Mr.. Blaine, the ''un-
crowned king" says that the interests
of temperance and morality will not adj
NIT of free whisky. The Chicago plat
form condemns trusts, ;" but the Maine
statesman declares that trusts are
private schemes with which neither he,
representing the republican party, nor
Mr.. Cleveland, representing the OppOsi-
ton, has anything to do.-K. G. Star.
If inconsistency can be better exem.
plified than in the above from demo
cratic paper, we are at a loss to know
how or by whom. First, it claims that
Harrison is but nominal while Blaine
is the real candidate, and then goes on
and proves that Blaine 1.-THE real candi.
date) and the party Of which he, they
claim. is the .'uncrO~ned k;i1Is,'' aIE
agreed ON no one subject, and that hG
is at variance with every provision
of the platform promulgated ant
adopted by his personal friends
Surely the writer of the Star ed
itorials must have forgotten himsel
when he allowed two such stupid ant
inconsistent democratic lies to appea
in the same paragraph. 1t would b.
all right had they appeared in differ
emit issues, or even in different articles
But for two assertions of such a cor
Trajectory nature to appear in the sam
paragraph, would lead one to infer tina
not only Grover but all his supporter
! are losing their wits.
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Indiana for Harrison ard Norton

J.L. Miracle, of this city, wrote a
relative of his who has long been a res
ident of Indiana, and well-pOsted on
the political situation in that state, to
write him his honest Judgment as to
how the Hoosier state would go at the
November election. The following
came back in answer:
OssIAN WELEs, Ind. Sept. Y. 49,
Mr.. John l.. Miracle, EmpOria, Kansas
Dear Sir: berepublicans of this part
of Indiana ars thoroughly organized
and every day brings us nearer victory
We expect to carry the state by al
least i've Thousand. Protection tx
American homes and Americans In
dustries is bringing all the wanderers
home. Respectfully.
= JOHN S. KREWsON.
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loaded with hay for sale must not re-
main on any street excepting Mechanic
between Third and Fifth avenues
Committee on waterworks was in
structed TO put cellar under dwelling
now under construction for the use OF
the assistant engineer at waterworks
station.
The committee on waterworks was
instructed to finish the reservoirs ae-
cording TO plans submitted by the city
engineer.
The Hon. Mayor and Council Of EmPoria-
GeHtIemen:-
We, your committee on ways and
means. to whom was referred the psti-
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To Be- InHsstigated.

From the Topeka Capital we learn
the following concerning the State Re-
form School:
For several weeks malarial fever
epidemic has prevailed at the school,
and there are some fifty patients under
treatment. Only two deaths have so
far resulted from the plague, but it is
quits likely that several more will fol-
low. 1t is the opinion of the physicians
that the Reform School site is extreme
lv unhealthy. Every year for the past
three years there has been a large num-
Der of malarial fever cases, with fatal
results. The building is situated in a
bend on Soldier creek and upon what Is
known as made land, +" that is the &C
cumulatiOns of earth and debris from
the creek during a series of years. The
creek itself is sluggish and Shiny
stream, the surface of which is covered
with green scum during the hot
weather and gives forth unhealthy
odors. The wells from which drinking
water is obtained at the Reform School
are contaminated with the creek water,
and therefore unhealthy.
The matter has been brought To the
kattention of the State Board of Heath
and committee appointed to investi-
gate and make report.
The committee has Investigated the
condition of things and will make re-
port at an early date.
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TRE"DOLLAR 4 DAY,' STORY.

The Gazette of this place, says q
Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, dispatch.
viii print tomorrow the following let
ter To the editor:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. 8, 1888.
William @. Sheppard. Esq, Mauch
Chunk, Pa.-Dear Sir:-l cannot but
express surprise that you should ask me
such q question as that contained In
your letter of September 6. namely,
whether have ever said in effect that
81 q day was enough wages for a work
ing man. There may be campaign lies
so plausible as to require denial. but
this is certainly not one of them. Very
truly yours, BENJAMIN HARRISON.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

CLEvELAND's telegram declining
an invitation, never sent him,
to attend the G. A. b. encampment at
Columbus, was another of his would be
shrewd moves, which has taken a boom
erang course and came back with a
thud on the back of him from whom 1t
emanated. The naturalsuppOsition by
him was that his telegram would be re-
ceived las it deserved) with Kisses, and
would be tabled without inquiry, leav-
ing the impression before the country
that he had been invited by persons au.
thOrized so to do, and that as such in.
vited guest he had not received cOurte-
Gus treatment. However, inquiry in
open session developed the fact that nc
invitation had ever been sent him, and
that the whole affair was about on q
par with the other fool acts he has beer
guilty of lately. Poor old Grover
Whom the gods wish to destroy they
first make mad" Cleveland seems t
have lost his wits.
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AMERIOU6 NEWS.

AMERICUs, Sept. 1.-THE attend
anee at the republican meeting was
small last Saturday evening, owing to
the fact that it was purely business
meeting. The club in the future will
use the small school house, as the larg-
or one has been renovated and pre-
pared for school, which commences to-
day. The school board have let the
contract of seating the small school
house, which will make very suitable
place for public gatherings, and the
work will be completed before the next
regular meeting, which VIII be in two
weeks, or on Saturday evening, Sep
tember %. at which time speakers from
abroad have been promised. Action
will be taken by the club at that time
in regard to the propriety of the town
ship committee calling local conven-
ton to nominate township officers, and
other business will come before the
club that has been from time to time
deferred. Let there be good turnout
| of the members and others.
Mrs. VIM. Myers is having
her rooms repapered and otherwise re.
paired.
The red legged grasshoppers were
seen flying high over head in consider
able numbers. They are too late, how
ever TO 90 muCu DAMAGE O4C0pG 10 a
| few pieces of fall wheat.
Thatcher and Stanley Hill came
home last night on two weeks visit
having obtained a ''lay off" for that
length of time. They were not ex
pected until next week.
Mrs. Sarah Booker, sister-in- Law
of Mrs. LYDIA Grinell, came in on the
five o'clock train Saturday. She
was accompanied by her two child rem
and with her husband, who arrives
a month ago, will take up their flu
tuFe residence in town. BURLOw.
| .AMERICUs, Sept. 19.-Jacob Lesh i
expected to return on the 4:50 train to
day from six weeks visit to his oil
home in Pennsylvania.
w. II. Anderson returned from CO
lumbus Monday and reports yer,
pleasant trip. although most OF his tim
was occupied by business matters PEI
tanning to this mission.
A prohibition club was organized a
the school house Monday night. AID
dresses were made by Rev. Rankin
Rev. Hammond, Rev. Lineback, Rev
\ Hammer and others.
An unusually large attendance o
scholars at the opening of the SchoO
Monday were enrolled and the attend
ance Is increasing, The board have a
ready decided that it viii be necessar
to employ the fourth teacher.
BURLoW.
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tioE of JordOn Carson, wonld recon-.
mend that the city employ him with
his team regularly by the year at $3.50.
payable monthly, and We further
recomend that one of the city teams be
sold at any time that fair price can
be obtained.
W. V. PHILIPS. I Com
WM. CLARKE, Ooli.
An ordinance satisfying the FOL
lowing claims was introduced
considered by section under sus.
pension of the rules and adopted
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II is legitimate presumption that
people of all parties are opposed to
trusts, or combinations to maintain
Prices, but the democratic national
convention refused to denounce trusts,
while the republican platform contains
q vigorous denunciation of them.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

WHILE politicians charge Congress-
man Scott, the confidential adviser Of
President Cleveland, and Andrew Car
magic, the intimate friend of Mr.. Blaine.
with seeking to rob their employees of
their rights, both monOpolists could
get pointers from the sultan of Turkey
who has sent eighty of his cooks into
exile because they struck for their pay.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

ID. +. WYATT, Topeka mugwump,
declines the Establishments of the dem
ocrats to become candidate for clerk
OF the district court. Mr.. Wyatt says:
lit should be true friend, a tried DEM
ocrat who will swallow everything, and
he will vote for no yellow dog against
a good man,
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who wants to be Governor of Indiana,
ran away from the bullets during bat
Gle near Atlanta in 1854. and went
TO the rear ITO seek personal advance
ment.n As the generals military
career Is being worked for all, It il
worth, his democratic brethren, SEE
ing that this fact was being over
looked by his friends, took it upon
Themselves To make IL public.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

INTELLIGENCE comes from Indian
apolis to the effect that the democratic
state committee has organized a Bible
peddling corps of old men, who 80
about the state under the pretense of
distributing religious books, but really
advocating the election of the prohibit
tion ticket. A number of The ennis
saries have been located.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

CLEVELAND must be totally UMPIRE
pared for November next, if the follow
ing from the Atchison Globe, is true:
Judge Johu Martin, who was in
Washington short time ago, says that
Cleveland has no doubt whatever about
his reelection, and is apparently con-
fident that he will add to the democrat
list such states as Illinois, Michigan
and Ohio.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

THAT Harrisonn is a popular idol is
shown by the action of the people who
flock to pay their respects to him. But
who ever heard or even has thought OF
Cleveland as a subject of love. PoOl
old Thurman can evoke little unthusi-
asm when he uses hisOId red nose wipe
But Cleveland. never.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

THE democratic managers are pilot
ing Charles II. j. Taylor, late United
States minister to Liberia, over the me-
gro settlements, in hopes of creating a
friendly sentiment for the democratic
ticket among the colored people. This
is new improvement in southern
chivalry and is departure from the
barbarous shotgun policy deserving the
commentator of the friends of free
ballot and a fair count.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

THAT Cleveland is becoming scared
is proven by the fact that he has taken
the trouble to write a letter denying
that he ever said: II believe in free
trade as believe i'll protestant relig-
ion." But, then, who ever accused
him of believing in the protestant OF any
other religion?
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THE Altamont Sentinel tells its read
ers not to argue politics when they
ought to be at home pulling weeds, and
not to bet ten dollars OH New York
when their wives need a new dress.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

AFTER the campaign is over a good
many editors who fail to receive fat
Office will discover that a promissary
note does not have TO be hung out in
the sunshine to mature.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

GENERAL HARRISON, although a
member of the Grand Army OF the Re
pablo, did not attend the Columbus en-
campment, because he was a candidate
for president. But the encampment
boys had To conscientious scruples
about the matter. considering republic
canism and loyalty synonymous, SO
they stepped down to Indianapolis and
paid their respects. In this instance
the mountain went to Mohammed.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-20

THE New York Herald has repeat
eddy served notice on the democracy
that to renominate Governor Hill
would lose the mugwumps' vote TO the
party and insure its defeat. Hill
snapped his fingers in the Herald's
face and that journal asserts its indie
pendence by supporting him for re-elec-
fiOn