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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

THE most amusing thing see in
this agitation" said Gov. Anthony.
is the situation some of the politicians
are IN. There is Ingalls, for instance.
he Jumped down off the fence. or
rather over the fence, some months
ago. and the change of things has
caused him to climb up on top of the
renee, sit down with his feet close up
under him and coat tails hanging on
the other side and he don't know
whether to jump forward or faIl back
ward"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

FARMER SMITH has been up to To-
peky and got himself interviewed. But
for such a bit of enterprise now and
then in the farmer, he would drop en-
tirely from the memories of men. It
is pleasant to note these harmless eff
forts of the Farmer to keep himself
politically alive until the clouds roll
by and the machine quits running oyer
him
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

THE inquiry into the identity of the
two women brought from Niles, Mich
igan, as Kate Bender and her mother,
ended in their being held for trial at
the February term of the district
court. Several witnesses identified
them as the notorious Blenders. But
there are more who will say they are
not the Blenders. 1t is an ODD case.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

The man that is on top can afford
to be generous" says the Salina Re-
publican. True enough, and as a
proof of that truth says elsewhere in
the same issue that a new constitu-
tion is needed goes without the saying.
But if the effort to geta constitutional
convention is only to eliminate prohi-
bition we will have none of it," Won
derful generosity that.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

HERETOFORE Senator Ingalls, has
found out public sentiment, and then
followed it. In the present emergency,
he must lead, and stand or fall by his
judgment. The question now is, re-
submission, or anti-resubmission and
Mr.. ingalls, must make a stand one
way or the other. There are only two
ways to guess; if he speaks on the right
side, he will be reelected; if he does
not, he will have good zeal of trou-
ble.-Atchison Globe.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

THE Atchison Champion suggests
the dehorning of the editors OF the
Wichita Eagle and Hutchinson News,
lest they gore each other. There is no
danger. The only goring or boring
those gentlemen will do will be with
their pens. If the Champion has any
remedy for that, out with it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

A KANSAS contemporary brilliant
idea of the civil service law is the
showering of official patronage on this
state. 1t is also one of the organs that
want Garfield kicked out of the uni
versity. a fourth class postoffice and
a suit of haud-me-downs would pur-
chase such sheet to defend more pre-
posterous nonsense still.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

ONE of the interesting questions in
connection with the approaching ses-
sion of congress is, how soon will some
fluent and rampant southern democrat
make speech that will turn the re-
cent victories of his party to little
heap Of ashes for the wind to blow
away?-Globe-C democrat.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28
Levy Rates 20 Washington and New
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For the National Triennial Conclave
of Knights Templar. at Washington,
d. c., October to 10, the Santa Fe
route will sell tickets to Washington
and return at one fare for the round
trip. Tickets on sale October 8 to s..
and limited for return to November 8.
Passengers desiring to go to New York
City can do so by exchanging the re-
turn portion of their tickets in Wash
ington, on payment of $40. for tickets
to New Hork City, and returning from
there by any of the direct routes to
Chicago or st. Louis; but west of those
points return tickets must read by
same route as on the east bound trip.
For full particulars regarding choice
Of routes, stop-over privileges, ETC., call
on R. r.. Torrington, agent, Emporia
or address
GEO. T. NICHOLSON,
G. P. & 7. A, A. T. & s. F. r. r..
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

PRIVATE SECRETARY HALFORD ST.
cured the postof1ice at Danville, ILL
nois for his brother-in-law. The sena-
tors from that state are making a
mighty row about it, but what are
private secretaries for, if not to up
hold executive prerogatives, and, in
cidentally of course, help along rela.
tive or a friendp
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

SENATOR PLUMB told Kansas City
reporter that prohibition is here to
stay, and that he himself is a prohibi-
tiOnist''by education, environment and
inclination" Doubtless his omission to
add the significant words land by
practice" was prompted by respect for
his environment at Washington.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

TANNER and 'Blocksof-F Five Dud-
ley have formed a partnership at
Washington as pension agents. The
ex-cOmmissiOner knew what he was do
ing when he refused an Office after his
expulsion from the pension bureau.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

THE binding Irvine manufacturers
over reached themselves when they
doubled the price of Irvine. The far
mers very largely made shift to get
along without Irvine, the demand fell
off and a million dollar failure is re-
ported as the result. Some failures
hurt, but that is not one OF them.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28
Two prominent Kentuckians fall

Two prominent Kentuckians fall out
and butcher each other. Two leading
Kansas attorneys get hot and fall to
scrapping in open court. They are
sent to Jail over night where they are
given an opportunity to cool off, and
they next morning come smiling forth,
shake hands and make up. A notable
argument in favor of Kansas air and
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

THE English government is carrying
very large amount of floating debt
and it lis constantly increasing, although
it has been accompanied by decrease
in the amount of funded debt. A year
ago the floating debt amounted to
nearly $4,000 900 and is at present
probably over S1OO. OOO, 900.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

EUGENE WARE OF Fort Scott avows
himself thorough going anti-prohibi-
zionist, but does not think this is the
time to push resubmission. Congress
man Perkins is a prohibitiOnist aud
thinks if it were put to the people now
resubmission would carry. The breth-
rem should get together on this mo-
mentOus question.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

| ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
GARRISON who attended the funeI al
of Cassius Goodloe at Lexington Ken
lucky furnished Washington paper
with full statement of the terrible
tragedy that ended two lives, and
fully eXhOnerates Colonel Goodloe, who
for eighteen months submitted for the
sake of his family, to the odium of
Swope's taunts and insults. When
the encounter came, he could not as
man CT honor avoid it. He faced his
enemy whose ready revolver was
thrustSin his face. and-slew him.
Concerning the mistaken idea of the
encounter current at the north, and
the sentiments of Kentuckyians. Mr..
Clarkson says.
'If the people of the north could
know all the facts, and could know the
terrible coercion of southern opinion
tina; drives many brave man for
ward to meet death untime civ. and
could know how Goodloe, a southern
man, with rare heroism. resisted this
coercion for the sake of those to whom
he owed the highest duty in life: if
they knew how, like hero, he died.
aud how he was buried, with The
whole state mourning for him. there
would not be any wrong impression as
to him, nor any cloud left on the fair
title Of his entire nobility. There
meyer has been funeral which showed
so much popular affection in Ken
lucky as that with which he was bur-
led at Lexington. There was not a
heart in the city that was his home
that dl1 not mourn with a personal
that it had lost one of its MODEST sons.
1t was personal grief in every home
in Lexington, and almost in every
home in Kentucky; for Goodloe's per
sonaiity and noble worth were ai-
mired in both parties Ia social life
the democrats We'd with the repuoIl-
cans in showing him honor and affec-
ton. y
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

A CINCINNATI Presbytery decided
10y vote of twenty-five to eighteen
that ''aiI infants dying are saved. !"
Judging by the narrowness of the mar
gin in their favor they had a close call.
Three votes the other way would have
sent them to demnition.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

EX-GOVERNOR OSBORN would
amend the prohibition amendment 50
as to permit those counties or commu
mites that prefer high license, to have
what they want. The ex governors
plan of resubmission differs only in
kind from that asked by others, and a
very poor kind it is, too. 1t straddles
Slightly.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

THE Kansas resubmissionists would
make great hit, if they could induce
Mr.. Gladstone to visit Kansas and
make one speech for the cause. He
has just written a letter that will
cause the ultras to classify him with
the ''rum-scaked." He favors local
option.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

The EmpOria News says that ex-
Governor Osborn stands ON q local op-
ton PLATFORM Tom ought to be very
grateful to the News for telling him
what his position is on the liquor
for he doesn't seem to know
himself. -K. G. Star.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

Mr.. w. S. JAY published yesterday
a two column reply to the board Of
education in which he was mildly sar-
castle, and not undignifed. The
board finds but little to complain Of in
it, and it is to be hoped that the dis
pute about trifie is now ended.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

REPUBLICAN fever has spread to
Canada and Australia, two of Eng
lands most important outposts. Be-
fore great while that pretty sentence
about the English drum beat following
the sun and keeping company with the
hours WILDE a venerable chestnut.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

The international congress of the
three Americas is now in session at
Washington. Having seen Mr.. Wan
amaker's clothing house and Mr.. Stu
debaker's wagon shops, it is sufficient
ly impressed with the greatness Of
this country to rise equal to the emer-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

AT the first pass the lawyers for the
defense in the Cronin trial proved that
the horse that drew Cronin to the Carl
son cottate was gray and not white
one. The only wonder about this is
that they did not produce witnesses to
prove that he was coal black. 1t was
inst az pasV
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

STANLEY is nearing the African
coast, his arrival being but a question
OF few days. Then for thrilling
narrative of hair-breadth escapes that
would have won Desdemona from the
Moor, and made Othello ashamed of
his Ground unYarnished story ,,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

Frank W. Thaxter, representing the
American Banker, weekly magazine
published by Anthony Stumpf & Co.
Of New York. in the interests of bank
ing and financial matters, was in the
city to-day, gathering material for a
sketch of this city and an alphabetical
list of bankers, the status of money
matters, etc, to be published in the
American Bank Reporter, a maya :
zine well known in financial circles.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

Ir turns out that the second son of
the Prince of Wales, BOBBY and a
BLACKBOARD of the ugliest type, is chief
in the Loudon scandal which the au-
thorities are trying so hard to keep
from the courts. Labouchere says it
will be ventilated to the very dregs in
the commons.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

A WAUBAUNsEE county jury acquit-
ted its county treasurer of embezzlinp
$4,000 county funds. The money is
gone, all the same, and people are ask
ing what became of it. They are also
marveling at the complacency and stu
pidity of the average jurv.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

TO BE homely and ugly looking is
sometimes a wOman's greatest misfor-
tune. y couple of women were COM
mitted for trial at Oswego the other
day because they were thought to be
ugly looking enough to be Kate Bender
and her mother.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

THE lobe-Democrat is booming
Cannon of Illinois for speaker of the
house. The Globe is wasting its am-
munition Reed of Maine is the man
for that place. Mr.. Cannon will get a
good position on an important commit
tee. That is the best we can do for
him this time.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

The senate committee have made
another effort to corral the Chicago
packers, and with poor success. If
there was any conceit in the commit
tee, it may be concluded that the COM
bine has demolished it before this.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

The men who will transfer the wires
etc OF the Western Union Office will
be in the city the first of the week, and
begin the work of removing the tele
graph Office to the rooms formerly oc-
cupied by the NEWS. The room has
been replastered and fitted up, and
will be conveient and pleasant of
1no
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

The Emporia Globe is published I'M
der the name of a man whom nobody
has ever seen. The people of the place
believe him to be a myth. 1t is queer
paper, a sort Of freak. and, while it
scOlds and abuses men and things
right and left, nobody pays any atten-
ton to it.-Atchison Globe. i"
The Globe has gone up the fiume.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

No ONE expects Governor Humphrey
to summon an extra session, or even
wants him to do so. The hurrah boys
are only working of their enthusiasm
in harmless fashion.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

BETTER than a patent of nobility, is
the rich political heritage arising from
having once been citizen of that
TPuch favored state, Indiana, and great
is the ''puil" thereof.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

ATCHIsoN has had "A United States
senator ever since the organization of
the state in 1861. First PomerOy, now
ingalls,; the one two terms, and the
other getting ready for fourUh.-At-
Gibson Glohe
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

CORPORAL TANNERS DAUGHTER,
who resigned her position in Commits
sioner Raum's olhce, has been taken
into Treasurer Huston's Office in the
capacity of private secretary, at a sal
airy of 81 800 "a year.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28
BuckIen,s Arnlca SaIye

The best salve in the world fol cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos
itively cures piles, or no payment re-
Quired. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction. or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
B, Wheldon.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

THERE is one way open to Senator
Ingalls,. Let. him declare for
constitutional convention, which
among other things includes resubmis-
sion. That is what the balance of the
weak knees are doing.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

ALL Kansas broke into loud gur-
raw this morning at hearing that a
couple OF Topeka's prominent lawyers.
Judge Martin and Colonel Bradley,
were sent to Jail at Council Grove last
evening for attempting to thump eacI,
other In the court room.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28
The FIRST of the series of reel,

The first OF the series of recitaIs to
be given by the music department. OF
the Normal viii take place next
Wednesday evening in the assembly
room. Among the composers repre-
scented are Chopin, Rheinberger, Saint
Saens. Beethoven, Delishes. Rossini,
Scharwenka,. GODDARD, Chadwick and
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

ANYTHING prohibitory catches Far
mer Funston. He is for prohibition
and a prohibitory tariff. He is one of
those fellows that has to be ultra and
Outlandish TO be anything.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

JEFF DAVIS has had relapse. But
he is pretty tough and may hang on
quite while. If Jeff's death would
end the war, many would wish him an
early and speedy passage to the realms
of light and glory.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

AN excha age says that the Santa Fe
day labOrers at Topeka get 80 cents a
day. How much better off are they
than London's dock laborers who get
II cents an hour, or 81 20 a day?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

UNUSUALLY heavy rains in New
York and Pennsylvania threaten to
send the rivers and streams of those
states across lots, to the great incon-
venience of the inhabitants on their
Ia III
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

BRAzIL's bloodle:s revolution will
encourage Colonel Murdoch to urge on
his rebellion. To feel encouraged as
to the safety of ones scalp, is no tri-
fling matter in an affair of that kind.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

THE hardest thing the Atchison
Champion has said of resubmission was
to call 1t a local wind Storm 1t is
suspected that the Champion would
not grieve much if the local storm"
should become a cyclone.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

OLD BoREAs has rushed down upon
Minnesota and Dakota, and deluged
both with snow, while Kansas is boast
ing of her Italian skies and gentle
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

THEY are now haunting Mr.. Wanna
maker with consulting his own inter
est in asking Congress for one cent
postage. The pathway of truly good
man is rarely lined with roses.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

The close of the first term at the
college is at hand and the various
classes are being examined to-day, and
the examination will close next
Wednesday.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

Miss Viola SWisher of Hamilton
spent yerterday in the city, being an
route home from the Salina university,
where she was compelled to stop school
on account of ill health.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

IT is a cold day when a founding
does not turn up in a Wichita back
alley.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

IT'S not incur okinesis" that ails
WhOop Tomlinson, as the Lawrence
Tribune suggests. It's nothing but an
excess of wind.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

CHAUNCEY DEPEw saws that mot a
man voted for Harrison year ago that
would decline to do so now on the
same issues" What about Tanner?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

The next show is Shafroth's Min
strels, at the Whitley opera house De-
cember 5th. On December 9th the
Bunch of Keys" will be seen at the
same place. The Last DAYS of
Pompeii' was billed for this evening
at the Whitley. but it appears that the
company have cancelled their dates.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

Miss Helen ReytOn returned to the
city yesterday from Denver and left to-
day for Sedalia, Missouri, where she
has accepted The position of stenogra-
pher in the M, K. & T. offices.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

Rev. j. W. Purinton and family
left to-day for Clay Center where MI.
Purinton will take charge of the Con-
gregational church in that city.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

Messrs. D. A. Hunter, w. A. Law
ton and Judge Combs were appointed
by the county commissioners to exam
inc the county treasurer's books, and
the following is the report prepared by
them as the result OF their examina-
ton.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

A HU TCHINsoN man has just suicid-
ed. All Wichita will exclaim, Poor
devil, what els c)uld he do in such a
demnition town."
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

William Clarke shipped car load of
furniture to Strong City yesterday to
be used in furnishing the new hotel at
that place. The entire selection was
made from the antique chamber sets.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

Geo. w. Cable gave reading at
Lawrence night before last, and the
Tribune says he is a miserable failure,
and disappointed everybody.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

1T ID rumored at Topeka that the
Rev. Colonel A. b. Campbell will sue
coed Smith as deputy pension commits
sioner under Raun.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

Col. WHooP ToNILINsoN has fresh
m aterial to use against prohibition.
A mother Topeka business house put up
its shutters yesterday.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

IT is always the person who disa-
grees with you in religious thought
who is the bigot.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

WHAT will the president say in his
message about this, that or the other
thing, is what a great many are ask
ing themselves now.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

The Newton fire department are
making sn effort to secure the Empo-
ria orchestra for their grand ball on
New Years eve.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

JUDGE FOSTER has decided that the
United States has criminal jurisdic-
tion over No Man s. Land.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

AN eastern paper says: THE
speakershfp contest is becoming ex-
citing. Reed refused, on Monday, to
speak to Cannon, and Cannon went
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

Manuel Jones, Henry Dodd, and an
other colored brother, were arrested
to-day for stealing coal from the cars
standing on the M, K. & T. railway.
The trial will take place at 4 O'Clock
this evening.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

MATED for life'' is a phrase that is
now tabooed by all well regulated
newspapers in announcing matrimon-
ial alliances.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

J. B. Hinkle rested easy last night,
though there is no pelceptib.e change
in his condition as he is unable to lec-
ognize his attendants and does not
seem conscious Of what is going on
around him.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

Cable has been lecturing in Emporia.
The dialect of the natives Of Empory
will no doubt figure in Mr.. Cables
next romance.-Hutchins News.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

w. B. C. 1s1 will give q social at the
residence of s. Smith, 61s Cottonwood
street, Saturday evening, November
.. All are invited.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

A freight train jumped the track at
Elinor, the first station east of Strong
City, this morning. at 100 the
wrecking train was sent out, and it
will be late this evening before the reg
ular passenger train, No. 6, east-bound,
reaches this city.