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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-23

BISMARCK fought ttwenty-eightd duels while attending college.
 CHARLES A. DANA is said to own the finest collection of rare china in all New
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-23

OFFICE -153 South Main Stree
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07
rHR nREF ooMRINR.

There are three or four papers in
this state Of prententious claims, that
are now raising terrible howl over
the cattle inspection law lest it do harm
to the most heartless and piratical trust
or combine between the two oceans.
These same papers do not hesitate to
condemn trusts generally, which they
do on the grounds that they crush out
competition and make it impossible for
small operators to live. Wonderful
consistency. If the Standard oil, the
barbed wire, the plow. steel rail and
other trusts are Objectionable, how does
it come that the cattle and beef trust,
which is now composed of not more
than five men, can be national bless
ng. Cattle are now worth little more
to the farmer than were the buffalOs a
few years ago when they were killed
for their hide and left to rot on the
plains. II fact, killing the buffalos
for their hide was more profitable
then than raising cattle now on Kan
sas farms.
If the cattle combine is a blessing
then so are all other combines. If
however, concentration of any business
in the hands of a few is dangerous
then the farmers of Kansas have more
to fear from the cattle combine thar
from any other.
Gentlemen may talk and speculate
and thorize and explain, but there il
the living, naked, unassailable fact o.
the market price. Take that, if yOr
please, and go with it to the neares
farmer and showing it, say to him
''see, here is the best evidence Of what
the cattle combine is doing for you.'
Attempt with such evidence of th.
blessedness of your great monopoly, u
pull the wool over his eyes, and il b
be man of any spirit, he would kicl
you of his farm.
What a shame and mockery it all is
How has the cattle trust become 81
powerful, so colossal in proportions
Why, as Senator Plumb and Vest say
by robbing the farmars. That is theil
answer. And these three or four pa
pers which sometimes condemn trusts
except the cattle and beef trust, which
they declare to be absolutely indespen
sable to the farmers.
Why, if it is such an aid to the far
mer, why has it not even maintained
the prices at nearly what they were &
few years ago. AS the trust grew and
prospered, prices sank lower and lower
until there is now as much money In
breaking rock, or sweeping the street
as in raising cattle.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07
Is it a Murder7.

The Arvonia correspondent to the
Usage City Free Press gives the follow
ing account of CHASTITY find in that
nejghborhood:
Quite a sensation was created around
Arvonia this week by the report that a
human body had been >eremated on
Winnifred creek, southwest of town.
1t was discovered by John q. Lloyd,
while on his way across the fields. On
coming to the creek, right by the edge
and under big tree, he noticed that a
fire had been made and something
burned there. Noticing something pc
culiar about the ashes he gave it a
closer examination, and was finally
fully convinced that human body had
been burned there. He came to town
and reported what he had seen and in
short time large crowd went out to
look at what was probably the remains
of some poor fellow who was murdered
and cremated there. The dis
covery has created an immense
sensation around here. DIR. Roup and
others have examined the ashes and
claim that they are the ashes of full
grown human being. A great many
rumors concerning this mysterious
murder (if it turns out to be SOY are
afiOat. Some say that a certain young
man who used to work in this neigh
borhood is missing, and that some foul
crime has been committed and the vic
TINS body cIemated to conceal the
dastardly deed. If anything more is
developed in regard to this matter you
shall hear of it in due time.
Two gentlemen from Arvonia, in the
city yesterday, say that no clue has yet
been found as to the identity of the
human being or the perpetrator of the
deed. There was absolutely nothing
left of the clothing. not even button,
from which to gain an idea as to the
identity of the person.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07
Tnnaka,a Ranaatinn.

The talk of the town Thursday at
Topeka was the arrest of w. T. Cava-
uaugh, late assistant secretary of state,
charged by G. G. Baker, state printer,
with an attempt at Matchmaking. The
facts, briefly stated, are these.
On Monday last Mr.. Baker received
a letter in which was enclosed a copy
of bill respecting certain changes in
the law regulating the manner and
price of state printing, which the send
er proposed to have introduced in the
house unless he was given $500. The
money was to be enclosed in a
sealed envelope, directed to John Bal
timore, city P. o. Mr.. Baker put
letter in the post Office for John Bal
timore, and set a watch. Tuesday
afternoon Ed. Carr, colored boy,
called for the letter and was nabbed.
On being pressed he said that Cava-
naugh had sent him. A warrant was
obtained and the gentleman arrested
He denied the charge against him say
ing that he sent the messenger at the
request of a friend who was now
absent.
Cavanaugh was released on his own
recognizance, and his trial set for Feb
ruarY 5.
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q. Ar. Eaes.npus.t conn,t.,..

The committee met at O'Clock
p. N. at department headquarters.
The secretary read communication
from Colonel G. D. Herod, state COM
manaer Of the Sons of Veterans, and
on motion the same was referred to the
committee on halls. The chairman of
the. committee on halls, reported that
the Opera House company had ten
dered the free use of the corner room
Of the Whitley opera house
block during the encampment
and the same had been
accepted by the committee and that
jays opera thouse had been secured
with the reservation of one evening for
Z. n. G. reception during the en-
campment.
A delegation of the Ladies Relief
Corps reported for duty to the chair
man of the committee on entertainment
and received instructions.
The adjutant general and quarter.
master general rendered to the commit
tee the free use of department head
quarters for all future meetings of the
committee, and the same was accepted
On motion the committee on bands
was authorized and instructed to employ
the Knight Templar band of thi:
city at least fourteen pieces for three
days service during the encamp.
ment at price not to exceed $50. II
was moved and carried thats.,the com
handing officer of the Kansas Nationa
Guards, company "E'' be invited tt
furnish the names of such distinguished
visitors as they might wish entertained
during the encampment to the sub
committee on entertainment of dis
tinguished visitors. It was moved anC
carried that the finance committee bt
requested to meet and organize befor.
| the next meeting Of this committed
and to make report to this COMMITTEES
on next Wednesday evening. Com
mittee adjourned until February 9Th
at o'clock p. m.
ED. S. WATERBURY.
Secretary
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07
THE MURDER OF JOHN M. CLAY

The murder OF John NJ. Clayton at
Plummersville, Arkansas, was cold
blooded and atrocious. Whether the
motives that prompted it were political
in character or not, can'only be known
by conjecture. 1t is probable, how ev-
er, that they were.
Whether it was the result of con-
spiracy or the crazy act of hot-headed
and misguided political fanatic, is
equally unknown. In any event, it
was dastardly and fiendish in the ex-
treme.
Clayton's character as an honest man
of unobtrusive manners, coupled with
the fact that he was, when killed, con-
testing seat in congress with the pres
ent incumbent, G. r. Breckenridge,
seems to indicate political motive for
the assassination.
The two contestants are friends and
neighbors OF long standing. and Mr..
Breckenridge deplores. as do all hon
est men, the dastardly deed.
There are those who say that politi-
cal enmity against the Claytons, in
spfred years ago by Powell Clayton's
unwarranted acts, may have had some
thing to do with the murder. What
ever the motive, the killing was such
as may be expected only of barbarians.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07
FORTUNES FAVORlTES
Messrs. Thomas and William Allen Draw 5.0C
Prize in the Louisiana State Lottery.

Messrs. Thomas and William Allen Draw 5000
Prize in the Louisiana State Lottery.
The report that Mr.. Thomas Allen,
of the firm of Kopsa s. Allen, mer-
chant tailors at 1880 Clay street, and
his brother, William Allen, an employe
of the firm, had drawn a S., 900 prize
in The Louisiana State Lottery was in
vested by Telegraph reporter and
found to be true to the letter. Our re-
porter found Mr.. Thomas Allen at the
establishment yesterday afternoon.
and at first felt hesitation-a sort of
reverence-in approaching one who
had found such favor with the tickle
goddess of fortune, but, on explaining
his mission, was given a cordial well
come. Mr.. Allen spoke substantially
as follows: MY brother Will and I
held One-tWentieth of ticket No. AZ ,OS5
in the December drawing, which oc-
cured on the 18th ult. A few DAYS later
we were informed of our good fortune.
and on December 24th we forwarded
our ticket for collection. through CASH
Ter Traut. of the German Trust and
Savings bank. Our money was re-
ceived New Years day. Yes l have
always had faith in the impartiaity
and reliability of the lottery company"
Mr.. Allen was not asked what DISPOSE
ton he and his brother intended to
make of their recently acquired cash,
as it was not considered matter which
concerns the public.-DubuQue (IOwa)
Telegraph, Jan. B.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

If Mr.. Lopez had not frequently as
serted, publicly and privately, that he
was fully convinced that the peniten-
tiary was a rotten concern, little would
have been thought of his testimony,
and the equivocations that he INDUCED
in yesterday would have been passed in
silence. But he has been so open in
his denunciation of the men with whom
he claimed he was a partner, that the
absurdity of his testimony is the cause
of much comment and remark. It has
simply come down to a question of YER
acity between the Kansas City Times
and Lopez, but in any event, leaving
that nefarious journal out of the Ques-
ton, Lopez either prevaricated two
years ago, or yesterday. Such testi-
mony will not do.
That is what the Leavenworth Times
says about Loper's pitiful lying on the
witness stand. A child, reading his
evidence. would see at once that the
man was lying. 1t is very strange that
Governor Martin, against whom there
is no suggestion of charge in connec-
ton with this ugly business, should try
to shield the directors by giving this
man Lopez place on his newspaper.
He is already carrying load in Krohn
that few men would consent to shout
der. The position offered is evidently
the price of Loper's lies and failure of
memory as a witness.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

A NEWS reporter had an interesting
chat with Miss Loeb Friday. This
young lady, who is amazing her audi
ences nightly by her feats OF strength
and mind-reading, is rather petite in
size, and a dark-syed little beauty of a
decidedly Jewish cast Of countenance.
She is now seventeen years old, and
weighs ninety-eight pounds. She was
born in Pensacola. Florida, but has
lived since she was one year ord in
Denver, Colorado. She has been ex-
hibiting her powers for about two
years, but knows no more about the
cause, origin or nature of them than q
stranger. She can give no explanation
Of them whatever.
Her electrical endowment is as little
understood by herself a. By tia child
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

FORD of Cherokee wants an appro
priation to build a home" at Pitts
burg for the disabled miners and rail
way employees. Very philanthropic in
Mr.. Ford, to be sure. Nothing could
be more so, except for the state to take
upon itself the erection of neat and
comfortable houses for every man in
jured or disabled in a mine or on a
railroad. That would be a more strlk-
ing and high falutin style of philan-
throphy, and yet little invidious.
Their are thousands of poor devils
that get get their bones broken in
other avocations, and having nothing,
needlhelp as much as another. There,
for example, is the miserable, mort
gage ridden farmer fated to follow
close at the heels of that animated
catapult, the mule. What is to become
of him when he has undergone a bonn
harding from the business end of that
animal? Why should he be neglected
more than another? There Is no rea-
son why. They must all have houses,
all feel the protecting hand of the
state when IN need, either that, or
nothing. Therefore we oppose the
Ford foOlishness. Kill it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07
sistsddtOd Settlement.

A called meeting Of the Eisteddfod
committee was held last Friday under
the presidency OF D. G. Jones. When
the accounts were audited and accept
ed they showed all expenses paid up
and small balance Of five dollars in
hand, which was handed over towards
the holding of an Eisteddfod in 1889.
The report of the concert and social
held in Jays opera house January 14th
last were also read and accepted. The
treasurer was instructed 20 hand over
the balance, seven dollars odd. to the
family Of d. 81. Lewis.
A committee was appointed to make
arrangements to Celebrate st. David's
day, March LIST next.
A committee was also named to ar
range for holding an Eisteddfod next
Christmas.
III. Lewis was authorized to pur-.
chase two copies Of The Songs Of
Wales and rresant us s6lls o. be-
salf Of the IS - 6 z2. s.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07


The French republicans are doubtless
now aware of the blunder which they
committed four years ago in changing
their system of electing members of
the popular branch Of their parliament
from the scrutin acknowledgement plan
to that of the scrutin de liste. Under
the former plan member Of that body
was chosen by the reimbursement, or
district, which he represented. some
thing in the same way as members OF
the house Of representatives are elected
in this country. Under the present
system the members of the whole de-
partment, which contains many dis
tricts, are elected on a single ticket,
and when there is a vacancy to fill the
whole department votes in filling it.
| The entire department of the Seine.
for example, which sends thirty-eight
men to the chamber of deputies. voted
in the election last Sunday. although
there was but one seat to fill. If the
whole state of Missouri would be COM
PEELED to take part in the election TO be
| III SAC NesSohSy S~oSNO ~
Burne's death. our system would re-
semble that Of the French. The scru.
tin de liste plan, coupled with the Law
which grants those eligible to the office
Of deputy,the privilege of running IN
any department they choose, gives
person an opportunity to frequently
pose before large sections of the coun
try and obtain the sentiment of the
people on any question of public pol
icy. Such system may give an inn
portant prestige and advantage to al
artful~and audacious demagogue like
General Boulanger. If the contest OF
Sunday was confined to the district il
which the vacancy was to be filed il
would have attracted but little atten
ton outside of that locality.-GObe
Democrat.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07
AuafhaF Warning.

We had in our possession Friday a
letter of warning which was placed I'M
der the door of a gentleman's house in
this city last night. The letter is
headed ''f1nal warning" and the man
is ordered to quit certain supposed
wrong doings or he will be taken out
and given $50 stripes. It's signed ''by
order of the president of the regulating
White Caps.'' At the top is skull
and cross-bones cut from druggists
label and at the bottom is whip. The
letter is written in red ink. The gen.
tleman has a double-barreled shotgun
and six shooter always loaded on his
premises and says that the organiza-
tion are welcome to come any time
thew choose.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

Sol MILLER of the Troy Chief has
this. and much more, to say of Sena-
tor Plumb:
Not one man III ten thousand could
stand up under the incessant hard
work that Plumb does, and gets fat on.
1t may tell upon him some day, and
very suddenly, but there is no sign of
a break yet. We do not suppose that
Plumb spends an idle moment. He is
a thorough-going, practical business
man. He is a truthful man, and what
he tells you he will do, he does, if in
his power. He does not forget his
promises as soon as his back is turned,
or show his insincerity by some sarcas-
tic aside. He never fOrgets thing,
but attends to it at the right time.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

THE Samoan Islands are $685. miles
southwest of San Francisco on the
route to New Zealand or Australia.
There are about eight or ten of them Of
varying size and having an area of
$500 square miles and about $4,000
people all told. Uncle Sam has main
tanned there for several years by virtue
OF a treaty with the king, a naval sup
ply station. He has it now and proposes
to keep it, let Bismarck do or say what
he pleases. There will be no war
about it. A greater piece of folly could
not be imagined than that Germany
and the United. States should go to
war about such trifie. Bismarck may
want to excite furry for purposes of
his own, but he is not spelling for fight
with Uncle Sam. The latter would
probably find an alley in the irrepres-
sible Boulanger.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07
Patty's Mill Social.

A box and oyster supper was given
Tuesday evening at the Patty Mill
school house the proceeds of which
were applied in support of the minis
ter Of the Stafford charge, Rev. A.
Cook. The attendance was large and
all present seemed to enjoy themselves
to an unusual degree. The net
amount realized was $3S.0S. This
social was gotten up by persons ir-
respective of church utilization as a
mark of respect and esteem for Rev.
Mr.. Cook, whose ministerial labors
have proven SO acceptable to the peo-
pie generally for the past twoyears.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07
KANSAS PATENTS.

The following is list of patents
granted to citizens of Kansas for the
week ending January Goth, 1889, re-
ported specially for the EMPoR1A
DAILY NEWS through the Office of w.
A. Redmond, solicitor of patents, 63l
F. st. N. W. Washington. D. C.
S. B. Alley, Selma, check row plant
er.
G. L. Banks, Fall River. check row.
ing attachment.
J. W Brown, Miltonvale, cultivator
for listed corn.
G. w. Cochler. Belleville, gage head
for pocket rules.
G. E. Warner, Melvern, automatic
grain weighing machine.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

OwNs to city ordinance that re-
quired all butchered stuff to be inspect
ed on hoof at Leavenworth, the Ar
mours OF Kansas City, it seems, are
going to establish a branch packing
house there, The Leavenworth Stand
arg says the idea is not hailed with
favor, as it is looked on merely as a
scheme to drive out local butchers, and
take possession Of the market, while
but little, If any, packing will be done.
This is one of the blessings of the beef
combine of which we read so much
now a days. The small fellows have
no show. They must go to tho wall
Just as though an imperial edict had
ordered it SO.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

THE Atchison Champion asks that
the legislature observe the promises of
the party platform and reduce interest
in the following language:
The Champion believes that political
platforms mean something; that they
are not made to evade; that they are
not framed to deceive voters; that they
mean exactly what they say. When
the republican party of Kansas adopted
resolutions declaring that it favored a
reduction in the legal rates of interest
to six;and ten per cent, withsevere penal
ties for usury, the Champion believed
the republican party meant what it
said
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

The penItentiary examination is get
ting on brayely. Lopez, who made the
startling confession in the Kansas City
Times of January ., took it all back
when put upon the witness stand. His
complete breakdown of memory ap-
pears to be as damaging to the cause.
as reiteration under oath Of the
charges made to the Times. Keller,
the ex-sheriff of Leavenworth, stuck to
his charges and pinned them down
with an oath. Burnes and Buckley,
two Of the contractors who handled the
penitentiary coal. knew of nothing
wrong.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

ALL that Secretary Bayard asks in
the event OF war in Samoa is that
American citizens shall not be injured
in person or property. For the rest,
let Bismark do as he pleases. A very
complacent policy indeed, in view of
the admitted fact that if Tamasese be
securely fixed on the throne by the
Germans, his first act Will be the abro-
CATION of the treaty rights by which
Americans maintain and enjoy a naval
and supply station there. What more
could Germany ask of Bayard?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07
The Chamber of Torture

Is the apartment 90 which the unhappy sui.
terer from infammatory rheumatism is con.
fined. II, ere the crisis OF pain IL reached.
that Ane preventive, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitterss Is used by persons Of > rheumatic
tendency. much unnecessary suffering II
avoided. Nervines, anodynes and sedatiyes.
while having none but q specific effect, are yet
very desirable as times. Yetcan they produce
no laStlng enecs upon Theumaflsmy because
blood the rheumatic virus. Hostetter'o St0m-
ach BitterS does this. and checks IT the outset
3 disease which. II allowed 10 "a q hea4way.t Il
g next 90 impossible to dlslodge or to do more
than relieve. rheumatism. &c should be re.
m0mDereo, Is disease with fatal tendency
nom its pf0nenee8 TO attack the heart. A
resort to the Bitters should. therefore, be
prompt Dyspepsia, kidney complaint ma
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

A MAJORITY of the committee on ed
ucation reported yesterday adversely
to the states printing its own school
books. The bill was, notwithstanding,
ordered printed and the matter refer
red to the committee of the whole for
further discussion. 1t will be voted
down IN the committee, as it should be.
There Is a big job in it, which of itself
is enough to KILT. A body so devoted
to retrenchment and economy as to
deny few hundreds to the State Nor
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

We have heard of many mean men,
but the editor of an Emporia paper
takes the bakery. This man rents a
house in that town from a poor widow
in this city. and each time he pays his
rent (which is seldom) he charges this
lady ten per cent for collecting it from
himself. Usage City Free Press.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

IT is now generally received as a
fact that Blaine has been offered and
and has accepted cabinet appoint
ment. 1t is greatly feared that
the fathers success in the cabinet
matter will cause Jim Junior to lose
his position in the machine shops. AS
soon as he heard of his fathers ap-
pointment he kicked over his dinner
bucket, threw aside his leather apron,
and jumping on tram, started for
home
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

THE Globe-Democrat unfeelingly
suggests that if President Carnot is in
need of cabinet he can probably Sc
cure President Cleveland's cabinet on
easy terms after March 4th.