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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13
From the Republican.
AboIltiopists ana Prohibitionigta:

Prom the Republican.
AbOIsioBists ana PFohibitioniSts-
The party prohibitionists who are
fond of comparing themselves to the
old abolitionists viii find something In
teresting in the recent open letter OF
President Fellows, of the Iowa State
Temperance Alliance: ''As to the gen.
eral question Of supporting a prohibi-
tion political party" reasons Mr.. Fell
lows, I'VE may learn some lessons from
the Abolitionists and the Abolition
party, before the overthrow Of slavery.
History shows that the great leaders In
this reform, those who controlled the
American Anti-Slayery Society, among
whom were William Lloyd Garrison.
Wendell Phillips, Oliver johnson and
others, persistently opposed the organi-
cation of the Abolition party and never
united with it. Their reasons were
that it was wholly unnecessary for the
AbolitiJnists to organize a political
party, since one or both of the existing
parties would be compelled to espouse
the cause as soon as public opinion
should call for anti-slavery action.
Secondly, that a political party
was the most expensive and wasteful
of all instrumentalities for the elIlight-
eminent of the people and securing a
correct public opinion Thirdly, ii
would retard the growth of abolition
sentiment. They declared that in as
Stunning as body a partisan attitude
and nominating each other for Office
Abolitionists would close the ears OF
multitudes to their appeals, and expOsS
themselves to strong temptations tC
lower their standard for the sake Of
political success. AS political organ
ization it would be distrusted not only
by its avowed opponents but by those
friendly to its object. The first thing
to be done was to fnrm public senti
ment amid which slavery itself coulC
not live. The mere act of changin!
laws, after that, would be the easieS
of all possible tasks; it would follow a
a matter of course On this subjec
Mr.. Garrison never changed his Opin
ion. He maintained to the last tina
the cause would have triumphed soon
er in Il political sense. if the Aboli
tionists had continued to act as on
body, never yielding to the temptation
of forming political party 1t Shoul
also be remembered that such men a
Charles Sumner, John Quincy Adams
William II. Seward, Thad- Steven
and host of others among the e;rlies
and ablest anti-slavery men, thought
wisest and best to remain in the oil
parties and work out reform until
public sentiment opposed to SLAYER
could be secured"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13
Destructive Planes.

A fire set from locomotive on the
Santa Fe ragged for some time near
Lang MondaS. A. field of $40 acres
of hay belonging to w. F. Ewing of
this city was destroyed. There were
seventy-five tons put in stack and the
remainder, good hay, not harvested.
Geo. Plumb lost $4,000 worth of hay
and other property. Geo. manning
lost over 100 tons of hay that had been
harvested. These fields mentioned
were under fence. Other ground was
burned but it was wild land. The ex-
eessive wind made it impossible to con-
troll the flames.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

IT is discovered that not single
seizure has been made in Behring's Sea
by American cruisers this season,
though English and Canadian seal
fishing vessels have been plying their
trade there more boldly than ever be-
fore. This trade is piracy, for Behring' s
sea has always been occupied by Rus
STA exclusively during its possession of
Alaska. and was included in the pur-
chase of that territory by Mr.. Seward.
Cleveland does not enforce the author
ity of the United States over these val
liable fisheries, because it affords no
opportunity to "retaliate" upon any
portion of the American people. =
Wichita Journal.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

CHAIRMAN CAL BRICE was treated
to quite little surprise the other day.
He wrote letter to James K. Meach-
am. an old Democratic wheel-horse of
Ohio, asking what the prospects were
in the Buckeye State. MIR. Meacham
replied that Harrison and Morton
would carry the State by $4,000 major
ity, and that he was doing all he could
to make it more. Hereafter Mr.. Brice
will make careful inquiry before adj
dressing old-time Democrats.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

REV. BERNARD KELLY of Emporia
is to be assigned to the passionate Of the
First Methodist Episcopal church at
LeavenwOrth next spring. That comes
about as near being a missionary as a
man can get without going to Africa
Kansa City Star.
The above is on par with the major
ity of Alex Butts items in Kansas
Notes which are unfounded and are
only the fruits of imagination brought
on by an overdose of Missouri enthusi-
asm, manufactured from the waters Of
the Kaw river, no such passionate hav-
ins been assigned to Rev. Kelly.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

The preliminary work of this new
establishment is being completed rap
idly and the directors will settle down
to business. The stock is mostly sub
scribed by farmers and the neighbOr-
hood IS divided into five districts north,
east, south and west, and the interior
of the city. The first district has
eighteen shares. the second eleven, the
third thirteen, the fourth eighteen and
the city thirteen. Each district has
selected one director ana with the pres
ident, Hiram Gray. and the secretary,
ID. W. Morris, form q body of seven
directors.
Two different committees have been
taken to Harrington and other places
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

MARSH MURDOCH will have to tally
one for the women. Mrs. Lizzie Phil
lips, in letter to the Burton Graphic,
says:
A woman's remarks on politics may
not have much weight, but at the same
time would say that if the men who
are so loudly advocating the union
labor doctrine would climb down from
the dry goods boxes and go to work to
support their families, they would not
have SO much time to grOwl about and
abuse the best government on earth
K. G.. Gazette.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

N.F. Ames and family, of Bushong,
this county, win leave next Monday
for Tacoma, Washington Territory,
which place they intend to make their
future home. Mr.. Ames and his es-
Unable wife formerly resided in this
city and subsequently for several years
on q suburban tract made fruitful and
beautiful by their joint tastes and
labors. The last few years they have
resided in the northwest part of the
county on an excellent farm adjoining
Bushong, held m reserve, should they
wish to come back to Kansas. Mr..
Ames has always been regarded as one
of our best citizens, enjoying the high
est esteem of all our citi-
zens. The best wishes of four
people accompany him and his
wife and children to their new and dis
taut home.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13
Gnf Hn With aRa1or


Saturday evening on the ranch OF
George Bailey, eight miles south of
this city, Robert A. Smith performed q
dastardly deed while in 1T Of anger
Of which he win have an opportunity
to repent at his leisure. He and his
wife Julia, SO well known to our citi-
zens as the colored man with white
wife, were working on Bailey's ranch,
cooking and doing other work, and for
some cause were discharged Saturday.
Mrs. Smith made a demand for her
money to be given to her instead of be-
ing given to her husband. lncensed, it
is supposed, at this demand, the hus-
band rushed upon her. knocked her
down and tramped her with his feet.
Not being satisfied with this he
whipped out razor and cut her
in several places, inflicting serious
wounds. Six or eight men, we are in
formed, stood and watched the fiendish
proceedings without raising hand to
stop the enraged man or to help the
woman. ss
This couples life IN this city has been
anything but pleasant, and several
times the husband has beaten her un-
til the neighbors were compelled to in
terfere. The woman was brought to
the city Sunday and a warrant was
issued this merning for the husbands
arrest.
The preliminary trial of Robt. A.
Smith, charged with feloniously CASH
ing his white wife with razor, was
held before Justice Evans Tuesday
From the evidence it appears that she
is of a very jealous disposition and has
made it interesting for him on several
occasions. According to their stories
and they agree very nicely, the cutting
was accidental, she having got hold OF
the sharp instrument in order to pro
tect herself and in the lively scuffie sbG
received the deep cash. After exam
lining several eye witnesses and the de
PENDANT himself. the court went down
on South avenue where they found the
wounded woman lying on cot
looking rather pale but able to talk
The doctor, a Frenchman from Olpe
described the wound on the limb anC
then Mrs. Smith told her story which
is much as stated above. The court
returned and the county attOrne!
stated that he wished to withdraw the
charge of felony as he was positive
from the evidence no jury would con
vict him on that charge. The Judge
found Smith guilty of assault and bat
terry and imposed fine of $50 ant
costs. lie was committed.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

IT is reported on good authority that
$40, 900 has been raised by democratic
Office-holders and politicians in Illinois
this summer and that most of the
money has been sent to New York. 1t
is said that the federal building in Chi
gagO alone has contributed $4,000,
that the internal revenue department
raised So, 600, that Collector Seeberger
contributed personally 81 800, and Col
lector Stone $500, and that the assess
ment on the employees in the various
departments and on the distillers and
brewers was sufficient to bring the
total up to the amount named.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

THE New York Star viii hereafter
have the reputation of being the boss
liar. It publishes the following as a
true story.
Allen G.. Thurman distinguished
himself as young man by his resO-
Lutte and clever action in case of the
Langston boys, two Virginia negroes
who were brought to Chillicothe, Ohio,
and who were on the point of being re-
moved to Missouri by their guardian,
when Judge Thurman took up the case.
Judge John Z. Keife, also a democrat,
was then on the bench of the court of
common pleas. Thurman took out a
writ of habeas corpus and pursued the
party, with whom the Langstons were
for several days, until he overlook
them. He then argued the case before
Judge Keife and secured the liberation
of the children, who were sent to Ober-
lin college and graduated there with
credit. At the time of this occurrence
any interference on behalf of person
claimed as a slaye was very unpopular,
and the part played by Thurman IN Sc
curing legal protection to the Lang
stons was one that required courage
as well as legal ability.
Those acquainted with the copper
head record of Mr.. Thurman will know
just how much to believe of it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

THE democratic public printer at
Washington has been arraigned in a
report in the house of representatives
for carrying rebel soldiers on his pay
roll rs union soldiers. This seems to
be an administration of patriotism as
wen as Of intellect. The pay received
by these ex-rebel printers exceeds, for
the same Outnumbers all the pensions
for union soldiers that Cleveland has
vetoed.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

WATERMELON GRAY is what they
stigmatize the governor of Indiana.
The inmates of his special car on a
junketing tour robbed an Indiana far
mer's watermelon patch, and the gov
ernor participated in the stolen fruit.
The farmer kicked, and would not be
appeased. Hence tsWatermelon GRAY. ,,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

rHE following Ksnsans have been
granted pensions: Thomas Benson of
Hiawatha, George F. Spronse of Ga
lena, Wesley Coleman of Parsons, Luz
Their NJ. Norton of Carbonate, Berk-
ley WolcOtt of Lamsburg, Edwin Lee
of fremont, Jacob Rush of Larned,
David l.. Brewer of Glen Elder, Au-
gust Frahn of WaterviIle, John T.
johnson of the National Military
Home, Malvina NJ. Joy of Little River.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

THERE is fighting chance OF carry
ing Missouri and Texas this fall for the
republican nominees if the national
committee will hire st. John to deliver
= few democratic-prohibition speeches.
To be sure they are not needed. but il
will look better to have it unanimous.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

THE story is told of p. z. Elder, the
union labor nominee for governor, that
when a member of the legislature he
was denounced as money shark who
loaned at two per cent a month. Ell
der denied this vehemently, but as he
sat down he remarked in a whisper to
a friend: ''If he had said three per
cent he would have had me foul. y
Chase County Republican.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

WE have a letter from a railroad
man who says that the Santa Fe is
contemplating blanket rate of $3.50
from any point in Kansas, which. if
promulgated, will bring the war
Beloit Courier.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

WE are informed upon good author
ity that the item in the Atctison Globe
Of reeent date, stating that Senator Z.
B Plumb was Interested in the Maxwell
land grant in New Mexico is I'M
founded and untrue, Senator Plumb
never having had any interest in such
land grant there or elsewhere.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

THE Emporia NEWS and Republican
are compelled to defend the city council
for granting them the contract for the
city printing at forty per cent of legal
rates. They are worse in need of some
body to defend them for their stingiress
in not paying full rates to these papers.
Papers that have worked as hard to
build up city as have these papers,
should not be accorded such shabby
Observation-Disclosures News.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

DURING the year ending June 30,
last, says the Agricultural College In
dustrialist, the secretary paid out for
student labor the sum of $3,S5O.S3.
This is a monthly average of nearly
$3.50, paid toward self help of many
students, in amounts ranging from ten
cents upward
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

The Los Angeles Tribune favors
Belva Lockwood for president because
she advocates prohibition, a greenback
currency, labor reform, the hot-water
cure for dyspepsia, woman suffrage,
the mind cure, the faith cure, two UNI
pires for every base ball game, and the
Salvation Army. She also sits down
on the hustle.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

Ed. Fox of the Kansas City News
accuses Emporia of putting on airs,
but says this is preferable to indulging
in false boom. While we agree with
him, we cannot forbear the informa-
ton that Emporia was never in a more
prosperous condition than just now,
with prospects second to no city in the
state
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

The Central Loan and Land COM
pany. the oldest money lOaning con-
Germ in the country, always lends its
money at the lowest rates of interest
Obtainable in the state and on any
kind of time you wish, closes loans
the day you apply if security and title
charges. Interest payable here.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

IT is stated that the Republican ma
tiOnal committee has arranged that not
town or village in New York, New
Jersey OF Connecticut shall be over
looked in the close CANVASS it is pro-
posed to make in those States.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

FOURTEEN democrats at Brighton,
Michigan, have come out for Harrison.
Dick Reason, a prominent Irish farmer,
says: 81 have paid $50 year for the
last forty years for being a democrat,
and 1 want Mr.. Cleveland to under
stand that he will never again be elect
cd to the head of the nation by any as
sistance from me-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

THE Kansas City Times finds much
consolation in the fact that the Jour
nal received black eye at the hands
of the republican convention on Tues
day. The Times has not recovered
from the drubbing it got at the hands
Of the democratic county aud state
conventions. Misery likes company.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

MISS BERTHA MILLER of Garnett.
Kansas, girl of fifteen years, deliver
ed one of the finest lectures in Topeka
last week ever listened to by Topeka
audience. Her subject was The Posi-
ton Of the Three Political Parties.'-
Kansas Lever" It Is safe to wager a
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

WHEN Mills introduced his tariff
bill he praised it for the free trade it
contained; he euloGizes it now for
the protection it leaves. 1t was en-
dorsed by President Cleveland and
the democratic national convention
as all free trade, and now it is accept
ed by the party as q political strad-
de
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

The Louisville Courier-JOurnal says
that Kentucky has six counties-Har-
Ian, Knott, Perry, Letcher, Bell and
Leslie-that have never had a church
within their borders during the sixty
or seventy years of their existence as
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

THE New Haven Palladium presents
the following list of contributions by
well known individuals without com
ment. 1t needs none:
For starving Ireland. LEVI p. MORTON
:, gave - .... $4,000
For suffering Charleston, GROVER
CLEVELAND gave.... 20
LAND gave IN Ooo
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

The Wichita Beacon seems greatly
concerned over the question of trusts
and uses much of its space in denOunc-
ing them in the severest terms. OF
course the Beacon has forgotten that
three of the most villainous
trusts in the country are the sugar, an
thracite coal and Standard oil trusts,
all of W hich are headed by red hot dem
Ocrats, viz: Havemeyer, Brice and SEN
ator Payne. All of these gentlemen con-
tributed heavily to theG;eyeland cause,
and also Mr.. Jay Gould can be found
putting up his little thousands for the
great reform campaign. The democrat
ic party seems to be the party of trusts
and mOnOpolisLS.-EX.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

THERE are eleven States whose
school property has greater value
than that Of Kansas. New York's is
the highest-over S35, zoo, 900; South
Cardinals the lowest, being trifle
over 100000. The value of school
property in Kansas is 81. 592, 757.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

GENERAL CHALMERS, who delivered
one of the best speeches of the present
campaign at Hot Springs a short time
ago, has been nominated on the repub-
lican ticket for congress in the Second
Mississippi district.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

GROVER feels perfectly safe in case
we should manage to get up a war
about Canada. He is too old to be
drafted again, and his country would
not force him to lay down $500 for a
auhatituta
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

The Pennsylvania grangers invited
President Cleveland to attend their
state conference. He replied: II am
tired; 1 prefer to go a-fshing." And
he went. He did likewise on Memo
rial Dav
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

IN addition to its canning and soap
factories and other enterprises inSuc-
cessful operation, Emporia is just now
engaged in establishing a creamery.
'Rah for Wichita Eagle.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

NOT long ago delegation of Phila-
phia wool merchants was in Washing
ton, asking Mr.. Mills's assistance in
correcting the worsted and waste
clauses of the present tariff. Said Mr..
Mills: The more confusion the tariff
works to business the better l like it
because it will the sooner be done
away with. 1 desire free trade, and
will not help to perfect any law that
stands in the way of free trade.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

The Atchison Champion says Rev.
Bernard Kelley, of this city, will be in
vited to the passionate of the First NJ.
E. Church of Leavenworth next
SnriuU
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

THE speakers from KANSAS selected
by the National Republican committee
for work in the close States, are Gen
eral A. u. Campbell aBd Hon. George
r. Peck.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

new bonnet that Miss Meller knows
moro about the three political parties
than she does about making bread.
churning butter or turning Aapjacks.-
x. G. News.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13
NOTICE OF APPOTNTMENr

Notice is hereby given, that on the 18th day
OF August, A: ID. 1888, the undersigned was, by
duly appointed and qualified as Administra-
trix. with the will annexed, of the estate of
Jesse Ford, late of Lyon county, deceased.
All parties interested In said estate will take
notice and govern Themselves accordingly.
MARY FORD. Adminisfrafrix
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

AND Maine, along with the balance
OF the states voting prior to November,
has given an increased republican
vote. Well, who said this was demo-
cratic year anyhowp
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

The Chicago Tribune has discovered
that the Democratic Commercial Trav-
elers' club of Chicago consists of six out
Of the $4,000 drummers who live in
Chica0O
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

IT is possible that the negro hating
Thurman will again discover in Novem-
Der that ''the negro is prolific ami
mall
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given the creditors and
all others interested in the estate of Hugh
make final settlement of said estate at the
next term of the Probate Court of Lyon cOun-
ty, Kansas, commencing on the first Monday
IN October, 1883. MARY ROBERTS,
Administrative OF the estate of Hugh Rob-
aS-fa
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

Aunouhcsmeat-
will be an independent candidate
for Trustee of Center Township at
the next coming election.
WILLIAM STEPHEN.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13
Ola sa.slsYs, Meeting.

The old settlers Of Lyon county and
adjoining counties are requested to
meet at the court house in Emporia,
Saturday. September 18th, at 2 O'Clock
p. M, to arrange for reunion this
fall. p. b. MANSON,
A. r. BANCROFT, President.
Secretary
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

AGAINST whom is it that the repub-
llcan party has been unable to project
your race?''-Benjamin Harrison to
the coIored voters.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

OLD Romans are out of date and af-
ter November the now sole survivor
of that once prolific people will become
politically extinct.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given the creditors and all
others interested in the estate of John h
David, deceased, that the undersigned will
make nnal settlement of said estate at the
n ne term OF the Probate Court OF Lyon cOun-
in October, 1883. SILAS DAVID
administrator OF the estate of john B.
David, deceased