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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-12
Purifies
the Blood
Hood's sarsanarlIla

we al Ike Hoois sarsaparilia it is 80 strength
ching. "-LizzfE BAtFoUn. Auburn. y J.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-12
| SALT-RHEUM
AND
RHEUMATISM


GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY cures Con-
uurfOu (which ig fcrOfulR ~ the Lunre).
by its wonderful hlOod-purifyiuR, invigora-
ting and nutritvo properties, For Weak
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19
CONTRACT LABOR.

The local morning daily paTades the
following clause from the Chicago plat
form: 1--WE declare our hostility to the
introduction into this country of for
eign contract labor. Republican plat
form, A fig for your hostility Why
didn't you announce your hostility to
such labor in the form of statutory re-
straining laws when you had control OF
the government? Why did you in the
first place enact law authorizing man
ufacturers and others to bring in con-
tract labor? Your declaration of
hostility comes too late. The gates
are closed against contract labor, and
closed by the democratic party.-Em-
poria Democrat.
The above is a sample Democrat ed
itorial. The gates are closed against
contract labor, and closed by the demo-
cratic party" says our esteemed but
extremely unreliable contemporary.
! And yet, emigration statistics show
that, under Cleveland's reign, over
40, 900 Italians alone have been landed
at Castle Garden since January 1st
last, and that not one out of ten of this
entire lot was better than Il pauper, or
was in amy way desirable addition to
the population.
why did you i'll the first place enact
n law authorizing manufacturers and
others to bring in contract labor?'
says the Democrat, at the same time
knowing. if it knows anything, that
but IA few ears ago both parties were
Il unit in their efforts to increase i'm
migration, without regard to quality
| .a.t..
rience TO the fact that there were Ger
tain classes of people that the United
, States did not want under any circum
stances.
That these Italians we have referred
To above are even worse than the gen
eral run of contract laborers is born
out by the fact that so sad is their condi
ton in New York, and so urgent thei
need, that the government of Italy ha
been constrained to contribute Il sun
of money to relieve their immediat
necessities. That government is ais
about to take action to prevent tn
population of Calabria, and other sec
tions of southern Italy, from bein
dumped ashore like offal on the soil O
the United States.
a New York exchange, in referrin
to this class of emigrants, says: with
! out knowledge of the Englis
language, without skill in an
craft OF calling, or special adapts
bility for anything in particular, thei
condition since arriving here has bee
truly depl0rable. Unable to leave tn
city, and not knowing where to go wei
they able, or to secure any employmeT
suited to their capacity, they have COZ
n gregated in congested, fetid masses
I Mulberry street and other sections il
? habited by Italians, and now the
n neighborhood has become "A menace
n the health of the city
/ And yet, with all the above fac
staring them in the face, these so-calle
A. reformers have the cheek to attempt {
q throw the blame on administrations
the mast
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

ACCORDING to the New York Press
condensed into the form of short
creed, the republican platform is somes
thing like this:
We believe in a free ballot and in
having every vote counted.
We believe in protection for prOtec-
tion's sake, and we are not ashamed of
We believe in abolishing internal
taxes created for war purposes.
we believe in direct protection oil
American labor against cheap foreign
labor.
We believe in free internal competi-
ton.
We believe in railroad regulation.
We believe in hometeads and good
| homestead titles for citizens.
We believe in home rule for big and
intelligent territories.
We believe in a double monetary
standard.
We believe in the utmost facilities
for education, as worth all they car
cost.
We believe in big merchant marine
and in American ship yards.
| We believe in good navy, good
coast defences and good water routes
/ for commerce.
We believe in making other nations
respect our rights and pay for all theI
! get from us.
We believe in protecting American
citizens against foreign interference
not only at home, but in any part o
| the world.
| We believe in. civil service reform
more than ever; and
We believe that nothing is too gOot
for the soldiers who risked their live
to save the country and saved it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19
From the Republican.
Ganaral uarr;sorIs pouar4vr

From the Republican.
General Harrison's Poverty.
Democrats have Idly sought to
make the impression that General Har-
rison is proud, aristocratic man who
had no regard or sympathy for those
who had not money to recommend
them. The falsity of the charge is
clearly shown in the fact that the
working people of Indiana, who are
best acquainted with him, are to-day
his warmest supporters. General Har-
rison is himself poor man. This,
when it is considered that he has had
every opportunity, while in the United
States Senate and other official posi-
tiOns, to Feather his nest" is one of
his strong recommendations to the con-
fidence of the people. Upon this point
the General was interviewed recently
by news reporter, to whom he said:
My father had a farm,
of my grandfather. He signed some
worthless notes and died poor. leaving
/ his family nothing. ] married young,
when l was only twenty years of age,
and came to Indianapolis, which was
/
habitants. My wife aud / took as our
dwelling a little house of only three
rooms, on Vermont street. remem-
Der we had six knives and six two
tpronged forks, six plates and similar
ly slim equipment all around. My
wife did her own work, and we have
both said since we we're never happier
in our lives. NV first fee as lawyer,
five dollar gold piece. / received at
| hEa of haf HgrTG I p
by farmer TO plead a suit for HIM
in a little country place. i could not
hire carriage and have any money
left of my fee, and so ! went horse
back in much discomfort, but l won
my case and brought home some
money. Lawyers do not make much
money, or at least they do not usually
have much more when they die than
the roof over their heads. l own this
house and the lot on which it rests. but
have no other real estate except fif-
teen acres of my grandfather's farm
at North Bend. 1 bought that for SEN
timental reasons. 1t is part of the
farm of sister of mine. l have no
} income beyond my professional one as
a lawyer, except about 81 900 from a
| certain investment. see that people
say l am interested in cattle compa-
MES. ! have no interest in any cattle
company. A few years ago / invested
several thousand dollars in q Montana
cattle company, in which my son was
interested, but soon conveyed my in
terest to my son, and am not interested
in any way with the company"
General Harrison is poor in purse,
but rich in ali that goes to make the
man, the patriot and the statesman.
The toilingmiIlions will think none the
less of him because his sterling hon
esty has kept him poor in situations
where so many men have grown rich.
They will honor and trust him, and
help to make him President next No
vember.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19
srARTLING, " TRUE.

According to press dispatch, dis
covery that will be of great interest to
money loaners has been made at Par
sons. The dispatch is as follows:
PARSONS, Kan, July 14.@Senator C.
II. Kimball of this city, and member of
the last legislature, made the startling
discovery this morning that the pres
interest law of this state, enacted
en- y. was read but one time in the
IN TO- nd therefore did not meet the
house, b It's of section Is, article > of
recurrence ION, which provides that
the coEstltuI, a read on three differ
all bills shall - ranch of the leeisla-
emit days in each \.
ture. the session Of
The house journal .. IN of I.eayen-
1872 SHOWS that Mr.. Fepl> No. u. en-
worth introduced house bin act legal
titled an act amepdatory TO an, Feb
zing interest ON money, approve : on
roary IS, 1857 The bill was feHe e
TWO different days and Heterred TO p,
Judiciary committee. blr. Scofeld. /
chairman of the committees. reported |
house bill No. go, the present Interest |
Jaw, as a subst Iitute for house bill No.
y. The new llill. by oversight, passed
70 the third eS'diHg without the neces-
sary formality OF a frst and second
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

FROM an Ohio exchange we clip the
following from an article on the death
of DR.. Leigh McClung. 1t may be of
interest to many of our readers:
While in college, the Kansas and Ne
braska excitement came up and he,
with seven others, including z. B.
Plumb, now u. S. senator from Kan
sas, started for the scene of the trouble.
They were armed to the teeth and had
a cannon along with them. They had
to travel through Iowa to get to Kan
Sas, as all the open ports to that dis
tracted state were shut against free
soilerSo by the government and guarded
by troops. After they had made
their way into the state the troops
Got after them and they buried the
cannon and threw the trucks over a
cliff, cOncealing their guns beneath
some corp and hay in the wagon, thus
putting the troops off the scent when
they came by. In this way the little
band of patriots got into the State.
For a year or two young McClung and
young Plumb had some thrilling eX-
periences, during which time the two
aided in starting the town, now
city, of Emporia; they also started
came the stepping stone to Plumb's
subsequent fame and posi-
tion. During that period Senator
Plumb contracted the smallpox and
was nursed through it all by his friend
McClung, all of which made them close
friends ever afterward. Participating
in the grand struggle for the liberty o.
j Kansas. DIR. McClung, when hardly
more than boy, was taken prisoner
by the pro-slavery faction, along will
six other patriots, and placed in thu
Lecompton prison and threatened will
execution, but all were afterward re
leased.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

Mrs. John McLelland Saturday re-
ceived letter from her husband at
Marshal, Texas, stating that he had
had very narrow. escape in a wash
out near Beaumont, in that state, on
the Morgan line. Last Monday night,
the waters in the Organ river rose very
high, caused mainly by the backwater
formed by strOrg winds on the Gulf.
The water ran up around the train SO
high that the persons on the train
were compelled to go out in boats.
Mr.. Ne L. say that one Of their boats
sunk and that after standing in FIVE
foot water for two hours he got to 3
tree and remained there three hours
before he was rescued. They finally
escaped with no serious results.
There were several narrow escapes.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19
DOUBLY SURE.
Two Good Rains Relieve the Farmers
Need
ard Heavy Com Crop is an Assured
Fact.
The Storms Very General Throughout
the State.
And all Glasses Of Citizens Rejoice at
the Outlook.

This vicinity was visited by good
rains on Saturday night and the farm
ers and business men generally are in
good spirits. These showers place the
corn out OF danger of dry weather and
full crop is assured. Coming at
time when the ear is being, formed
makes it more than an ordinary blessing
AT 1890 yesterday morning the rain
began and it continued until nearly
eight O'Clock. The farmers who visit
ed the city yesterday were jubilant and
say that the crops are now outof dam
ger.
From the following dispatches it
i will be seen that the rain was very
general and that the people of Kansas
have much for which to be thankful for:
Kansas CitY-Good rain.
Madison-Best rain this year.
/ White City-Good rain.
Howard-No rain last night, but tbs
best rain of the year Saturday night.
Usage City-Good rain.
Burlingame-Big rain.
Newton-Big rain, and it is genera
south and west of here.
j junction City-GoOd rain, and it Ii
general north of here.
Burlington.-Good rain from 2 unit
a. m.
Florence-Good big rain.
Dunlap-Heavy rain.
Humboldt-Slight rain.
Parsons-No rain.
LATER.
Parties in the city from Olpe stat
that that place was visited by terri
BILE electric storm last night and thre
, OF four buildings were struck. ID
Longs house was struck and do
lying in the building was killed. !
barn and flagstaff were also STRUCK
!, within block of the De Long res
: dence. All the streams are up. Fiv
inches of water fell along Coal creek.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19
STILL TNEY 9ONE.

Hon. Charley Vorris, of Windsor,
ILL.,, democratic state senator, has
abandoned Cleveland on account of
free trade.
Senator Jacobs, of Illinois, another
democratic state senator has declared
for Harrison.
Hon. Frank S. Heath, of Erie county
Pennsylvania, a prominent democrat
and active in politics for twenty years,
refuses to swallow Cleveland with
his free trade measures.
Samuel Ford, living near Nevada,
Mo-, life long democrat, says:
II am an old soldier and was a pris-
oner of war at Andersonville, Ga, fol
over nine months. No one, unless he
served in that hell on earth, can have
| any idea of what we had to suffer
while we boarded with southern chiv-
airy. truly hope that no old soldier
will cast his vote for Grover Cleveland
this fall. He was too great coward
to 90 to the front and fight, but hi
can now abuse and vilify the poor, dis
abled soldier who tries to get a pen
I6iOn.-ChampiOn.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

UNITED STATES SENATOR ZEBU-
LON b. VANCE, of North Carolina,
speaking of the coming election, says:
Now have just returned from my
State and am very much worried over
the outlook. The people are for pro-
lection before they are for anything
else. and 1 hear "A good many Demo
Gratis talking III doubtful way about
supporting the ticket on account of
the Mills bill. The cry of free trade
has frightened them, and among their
number are some very intelligent
men-men you would suppose would
not talk unless they knew what they
were talking about
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

Bids for the city printing for the
coming year was opened and on mo-
ton of Mccain, the matter was re-
ferred to the committee on city print
ing.
The following are copies of the bids
as submitted:
To THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EAIPORIA:-The EmpOria
Daily REPUBLICAN, and theR EmpOria
Daily News will do the city advertis-
ing, including council proceedings,
notices, reports, ordinances, etc, in both
papers, copy being furnished, at 40 per
cent. of legal rates for one paper, COM
mencing at the expiration of present
contract, for the current year.
G. V. EsKRIDGE,
for REPUBLICAN,.
CHAs. HARRIS,
for NEWS.
To the Mayor and City Council of Emporia:
GENTLEMEN:-I will do the city
printing in the EmpOria Daily Demo-
crat for the ensuing year at the regu-
lar legal rates for all matter required
by law TO be published, and publish the
proceedings of the city council includ-
ing bills allowed, free of charge.
Respectfully,
j. M. MCCOWN,
Pub. Democrat.
The marshal recommended that the
fine imposed upon Theodore circuit
house be rescinded with the exception
of SIS and cost of suit, with the under
standing that th6 balance of fine be
held in allegiance over him for his
future good behavior. The reeommen-
dafion on motion gvza adopted.
Mr.. Hoffer made motion that the
committee on streets and alleys be au-
thorized to complete sewer now under
construction by covering same. The
motion was adopted by the following
vote: Yeas, Mccain, McCown, Sex
ton, Tytherleigh and Hoffer; nays
Clarke, Wells and Phillips.
Council went into executive session
MIR. Phillips moved to reconsider the
vote awarding Mr.. Gabriel the contract
for lining the reservoir. Seconded By
Mccain. Motion carried.
On motion of Mccain the contract
for lining the reservoirs was awarded
to J. L. w. Bell, and the Mayor and
committee on waterworks authorized
to enter Tito contract with him as Pc
| draft submitted, upon his executing 1
bond in the sum of SIS 600, which is Il
be acceptable to the Mayor and com
mittee on waterworks.
Bills on clerks desk referred. AID
journed. II. s. ALEXANDER,
City Clerk.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

JUSTICE MILLER of the United States
supreme court, says in published in
terview, that while he did not care to
talk politics, he would say he Thought
the republicans were going to succeed
this year. Asked Why he thought so
he said:
''lts candidates, think, are better
men. have known Mr.. Harrison and
Mr.. Morton well for a long time. Mr..
Harrison has practiced in the supreme
court before me number of times. He
is good lawyer-H thorough lawyer.
His character is uniinpeachahle. lie is
y strong. modest gentleman, and has
done we'll IN every place in which he
has been put. Another reason why /
think the republican, party will succeed
Is that the protection issue is stronger
than the other issue"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

reading, and the error was never dis
covered until this morning, when the
facts we're unearthed by mere acci-
dent.
Senator Kimball, who ranks high in
his profession As a lawyer. says there
is no question but what the omission
is fatal to the legality of the bill, and
that the interest law which has been
on the statute books for sixteen years
past is not legally in force. Should
his view of the matter be sustained by
the courts it viii leave the old law in
force, which provides for forfeiture OF
all interest as a penalty for nsury.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGB.

EMPoRIA, July 14.-Special meeting
of the council: Present, Mayor Wea-
yer in the chair: Councilmen Clarke,
Sexton, Tytherleigh, Hoffer, Wells and
Phillips.
The clerk read the following call:
To the Hon. N. E. Weaver, Mayor.
We the undersigned members of the
city council, of Emporia, would re-
spectfully request you to call a special
meeting of the council to be held at
the council chambers this evening at
8 o'clock, for the purpose of consider
ing matters connected with the letting
of the contract for lining the two res
ervoirs on Smiths hill adjacent to the
city.
A. A. WELLS,
VIM. CLARKE,
w. p. SEXTON,
I'D. TYTHERLEIGH,
ED HoFFER.
A meeting of the city council is
hereby called at the time and place and
for the purpose mentioned in the
above. N. f. WEAVER,
Mayor.
Mr.. Gabriel being present asked
that the contract for completing the
reservoirs be so changed that he be per-
mitted to finish one reservoir this fall
and the other one by May next. Ad-
journed. II. S. ALEXANDER.
City clerk.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

WE don't precisely understand how
the democratic organs can stigmatiZe
the republican platform as free
whisky" platform, when it declares i'm
favor OF the abb ition of the internal
revenue tax CA WHEY in preference to
the reduction of the W. G-s of Ameri-
can labor, especially In vieV, OF the TACT
1nae the prohibition platform also de-
clares Tor the abolition Of the int. mai
revenue tax on viii ky Moreover tn
ueinocratic platform of 1884 declared
lot the same thing. We Will do IL tie
Justice TO say, however. that since 1854
~ "As declared, in its late platform.
~ss'st the abolition of the whisky tax |
s sss1 IN Favor OF the reduction OF. WAGES
ne prohibition platform is a grave nm.
nVSdnce TO the demo racy, because tits
:, Substantially like that of the r.,,nI,-
l'cAn party, though Tor ). different rea-
oS me republicans declare in favor
= Hood wages fH American >vo,Ejng
non' while the prohiSitiontsts favor
- WHISKY beca nSe they think II inn
= ,ropur 10 raise re venue frnIa TIE fruits
!, esil. Nevert heless all Ghristinn
.u'enes accept contributions Sitho,t
su'ring where Ihey come from.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

THE effect of reducing tue duties on
foreign goods is simply To invite large
impOrtations of the varieties which
come into competition with those made
at home, thus depriving American
working men of the labor of manufac-
turing the home Article in equal guam
tity and the accruing wages. This is
the first step in the nefariOus business.
The next is 60 force the American man
ufacturer To reduce the wages of people
he employs, to enable him To compete
with the foreign manufactures. He
must do this or close his mill. In either
event the loss falls upon the American
wnker and the American employer. \
Randall democrat" in Watertown
New YOIk, makes this significant sum
ming up of the situation under the con-
ditions named:
Pc'bably there never was time
when manufacturers IN this country
AS whole, received less returns ON
their inveStmeu than now and that
they could live with competition
doubled nr with all the surplus prod
ncts ut the Old World dumped upon
them IL simply prepcsterOus, the speech
IT Mr.. Mills To the contrary notwith-
standing.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

Kansas City and return to Reading.
Miss TOtten is visiting the family of
W. H. SeveFy.
Mr.. Elliek of Indiana is visiting Will
Southworth.
There is a surprise party on the
string for tonight, as it is the birthday
of Miss Ora Patterson.
The NJ. E. Sunday school give a lit
erary and ice cream social at the church
next Tuesday night, July oath. Every
body invited that live with ten miles.
The republican primary will be held
in Reading Saturday, July 28th, at 9
p. m. to nominate candidates for the
various township offices.
Mrs. ]. j. Swan and daughter EXPECT
to start for Oregon in about two weeks
where they expect to make their future
home.
John Gingerich has gone to Califor.
MIA to settle up the John Steckly estate
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

THE democrats are happy. For all
the thousands If prominent men who
are daily leaving their ranks and join
ing the protection procession, they
have at last-sO they discovered
one lean, lonely republican who says
the present party is not To his liking.
and who has turned democrat. lis
name, they claim, is Lorenzo ID. " hit
ing OF Illinois, ami our plate neighbor
claims all the attributes of an angel
for him now, although once he was
the detestable creature called an abo-
liLiOnist, if their story is to he believed
But we have oar doubts OF his ever be-
ing u real live republican, let alone an
abolitionist, after his statement that
he has adhered faithfully Ia hiS party
until the Chicago convention declared
for higher taxes aud free whisky, but
that WAS too much for him; aud the
further fact that he can not, he says
think of the convention that nominated
Harrison as republican convention
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

II one were inclined t. he sIIpersti-
tiOus the demolishing IF the Harrison
and Morton flag poles by lightning at
Olpe and Maids IN last night would be
ominOus.-DemOcfat
The Catholic church in this city was
struck by lightning about IL year ago.
Will our superticious brother withe the
celtic cognomen please inform us
whether this was also uminous, and, if
50, of what. Being follower of Inger-
sol, he will probably find no trouble in
answering.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

NONE but rich widows or heiresses,
who marry for titles, or men who have
made fortupes in the United States,
emigrate to- Europe. The poor, or
those who are DESTROYS of better for
tune than they can hope for in Europe,
emigrate to the United States. That
tells the story. This is tie country for
the poor man, and our protective law
is the cause of it..
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-07-19

IF free trade makes prosperity and
increases wages for working men, as
the democrats claim, why is it that
when man who is free-trader hap
pens to get into this country and gets
the benefit of protection wages, that he
does not Immediately return to the old
country where he can enjoy all the ben
fits of the free trader