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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

CLAUS SPREKEI.s has n novel and
rather picturesque idea concerning the
enlargement of the White House. II
II in short. that the addition be built of
su gar. Think OF that ye fellows with
presidential bees in your bOnnets.
Think Of living i'm a house of sugar.
Taking about the sweets OF Office, how
- that for saccharime enjoymentY
Claus talks of his Aladdin scheme in
this wise. He said that while expert
menting to discover a process for har-
ening beet sugar for export ne recently
hit upon a device which did the work
% thoroughly rs TO practically petrify
the saccharine. 80 hard did it become
according to Mr.. Spreckel's statement
that IL was absolutely insoluble in wa
ter and could not be injured by the
winds or ran. Spreckel's proposes to
build an addition to the executive man
sion to be constructed entirely Of the
hardened sugar He claimed that il
would be whittier than the whitest mar
bic, that he could furnish it at Just
one-haIr the cost Of marble, and thai
after he had completed the work it
should be carefully examined by &
committee Of experts and il one of the
committee should raise a single rea-
sonabIe objection to the material he
would rsmoTe the whole Of Il and re-
store tie grounds to their original
shape without the cost OF one cent TO
eI,n government.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05
rR,FLINes Vv1Tgz rFsE PEOPLEe.

The New York Herald discusses
the late attempt at multiplying the cap
ital punishment law of New. York
state, and the miserable farce the
law has become in consequence. 1t
says:
More than year ago the people Of
the state of New York. through their
representatives at Albany, decreed
that hanging should be abolished and
that electricity should be used to put
murderers to death.
This reform was the result of pop
ular feeling that could no longer
tolerate the sehocking scenes and
barbarous cruelty so often witnessed on
the gallows.
A commission of public spirited,
disinterested citizens were author
lied to investigate the matter and re-
port whether any better system of in
fiicting the death penalty was availa-
BILE. They examined the subject thor
oughly and made an elaborate report.
They unanimously recommended
electricity as the speediest, most pain
less and humane means of taking tn
life of convict.
The legislature then deliberated Oh
the matter, reached the same conclu-
sion and passed a bill which became a
law by the approval of the governor,
No sooner had this statue taken eff
feet than brute named Kemmler
hacked woman TO death at Buffalo.
He was duly tried, convicted and SEN
fenced to expiate his fiendish crime the
last week in June, when he was to be
put to death by electricity.
At this point began what has since
turned out to be one of the most extra
ordinary proceedings ever tolerated in
the name of law or justice. A plea os-
tensibly in behalf of the condemned
murderer, but really in the interest OF
an electrict light concern, was brought
forward to overthrow the law and de-
feat the reform. OF course the ples
had to have some plausible basis or
which to rest, and in the absense OF
anything better the flimsy pretcxt was
advanced that death by electricity is
"cruel or unusal'' punishment for
hidden by the constitution. On this :
stay of execution was secured.
The contest that has since beer
waged has simply been contest o
electric light interests for selfish ends
: There has been much prating abou
! humanity in inflicting the death penal
4 | ty, much maudlin senrimentalit,
about the tenderness due murderers
a 1t has been a mere matter of traffi
4 and business rivalry. To this end tn
b forms OF law have been used as
cloak, the arm of justice stayed and
a great reform baked.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

cut the strings that tie them to the old
party.
GEO. r. Peck asked by a Kansas
City Globe reporter II he would allow
his name to be used as a candidate for
United States senator, replied that
probably no one would refuse the
distinguished honor OF becoming q
senator OF course not. Senator
Ingalls, entertains like views about the
desirabiIity of that exalted Office and
has soulful yearnings for it that make
it unnecessary for Brother Peck or any
one Of smaller measure, to trouble
himself very much about it.
GENERAL SHERMAN is getting old.
There was something pathetic in the
quiet and sober character of his brief
address to 1.-THE boys yesterday
There was in it nothing Of the jaunty
frisky and rollicking humor with which
his speeches in former years were SC
happily characterized. The old FIRE i:
gone, or burns low. The oil in the lamE
is nearly exhausted. We fancy 1
stray tear dimmed the eye of many ;
comrade at hearing the old warrior sa,
,'boys. my speaking days are over,
CORPORAL TANNER was exceedingly
small potatoes at the Milwaukee en-
campment until he managed to get
chance to shoot off his mouth. The re
port awaked an echo that covered tn
Surplus Burster with confusion an
dismay. A school boy could not hav
Numbered more ridiculously an
shamefully. The corporal may hav
been a good soldier in the ranks. Ths
is where he belongs now. His static
is among the privates, and one of tn
presidents greatest mistakeswas mad
when he promoted him to the pension
ONCE. Tanner has killed himself, an
injured the administration. Neithe
has he reflected any credit on the G
A. R.
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F. E. Durham of Wichita who has
returned to that city from an extended
tour throughout Missouri and Nebras-
ka, says that if prohibition is ever re-
submitted in this state, he is reli-
ably informed by persons in a position
to know, that the distilIers and brew
ers of Missouri and Nebraska will
spend a million dollars and flood the
state with prohibition literature in
order to prevent prohibition being re-
,pealed. A prominent wholesale liquor
dealer of Nebraska told him that the
revenue deprived from Kansas for in
toxicants was enormous, and rather
than lose that revenue by the repeal of
the prohibitory law, thus allowing
breweries and distilleries to be run in
the state, he himself, would donate
81 600 to the prohibition campaign
fund. -State Journal.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05
HoMELY PHILosoPHY.
Not So Wise as SOlomon's, but Applicable
to the Present Age.

Here are a few proverbs contributed
by Frank B. Weich TO the Arkansaw
Traveller. Fretting cures no evil, it is
true, but it sometimes relieves the mo-
notony of too much happiness.
It is advisable to put our heart into
whatever work we may have to per-
form, but it is wise to think well be-
fore we put our money in.
When a person becomes too good to
overlook the faults of the unfortunate,
then it is that he makes the error
which losses to him the glory of his
goodness.
Delusions are the natural conse-
quences of ignorance. A lack of
knowledge of thing necessitates the
invention of theory to account for its
being.
The chronically unhappy man who
should get him to his closet with his
woes and give the sunshine a chance
to warm his neighbors.
j A man with red nose is always
suspected of men. He may also be
wronged of men. for it may be that he
is, instead of heavy drinker, 8 SUI
ferer from some painful malady.
When you see a person trying to
play the fool, and you hear it remark
ed of him that he is fool, you may
take it as an evidence that he was
created for the part.
One strong, well-directed blow sends
the nail truer to its home than do q
dozen coaxing taps. One fit and
earnest word carries more weight
than does whole yard of high-howu
eloquence-
The trouble with people nowadays
/ is they give much attention to the ex
terror, to the detriInent of the interior
They think more of the sack than they
| do of the grain. The consequence j;
there is much poor grain parading il
| fine sacks.
When tossed on the angry waves o
a sea of trouble good mottois '.Nevel
give up the ship" But when the shii
manifests tendency to sink, it is |
wise move to swim out and not 90
down with the wreck
Never a rose without q thorn" is al
axiom possessing much truth. 1t fol
lows. then, that the thorns were Great
ed for the purpose of protecting tht
treasures of the bush. So do we Otter
ind in human life that beauties of til,
he..rt and mind are preserved by the
thorfls of unshapely bodies, unbeaud-
| full faces or lack of wealth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05
yVaatea FOR su1ndIlng Rarmern.

KANSAS City, Aug. 30.-Benjamin
Adams, the alleged swindler of farm
ers in Missouri and Kansas was ar
rested again to-day charged with sell
ing the right to sell a patent stock
feeding machine in certain townships.
In his possession were found numerous
notes signed by farmers varying in
amounts from So to $500. The author
tiles to-day received q letter from st.
Joseph asking that Adams be turned
oyer to the police of that city who want
him they say, for swindling farmers in
Platte and Buchanan counties and ale
so for criminally assaulting respected
married lady of that city. A letter
was received from an attorney in At
Gibson identifying Adams as 3 swim
dler Of Kansas farmers and offering to
furnish all the necessary proof to con-
Wet him.
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other things said by him TO reporter
concerning our relations with that
country. Is the following:
Another thing which regret to see,
and one which the conservatives Of
Mexico are using as a powerful lever
against the liberals, is the action Of
Secretary Window in placing dis
eliminating tax Of ten per csnt on all
Mexican vessels entering our ports.
There was treaty entered into be-
tween the United States and Mexico,
whereby United States vessels were
not to be taxed any more than vessels
of other nations entering Mexican
ports, and on the other hand Mexico
was to be treated in a like manner
with other nations upon entering the
ports of the United States. This treaty,
however, expired years ago, and for
some cause was never renewed, but the
spirit of the treaty continued TO be re-
spected by both nations, notwithstand-
ing its expiration. AS is well known,
Mexico has no shipping Of her own to
speak OF, and in order to encourage a
small line of vessels that was homo
industry. she made a reduction on the
| import duty of 2 per cent on all goods
brought in by Mexican vessels. OF
course this left the import duty on
vessels of all other nations the same
che reduction only being granted te
Mexican vessels, the object being 9
worthy one, to encourage the building
up Of Mexican shipping. In retalia
ton for this, however. Secretary Win
| dom places discriminating tax of II
per cent upon all Mexican vessels en-
tering our ports, or in other words
taxes Mexico 10 per cent more than W,
do any other nation. Technically Sec
rotary Window has the power to do SC
but 1 do not think the discrimination
just one.
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Food FOR Flames.

PoRr HURON, Mich. Aug. 31.-Port
Huron is surrounded by forest fires
and considerable damage has been
done, with promise of still more disas-
trous results If the drought which has
lasted two months should continue.
The Petit farm within the city limits
has been completely burned over and
the fences and much property de-
stroyed. A barn and contents on La
Pere avenue were burned to the ground
and the grand pavilion in Pine Grove
er barns within the city limits were
burned Thursday night. This is the
driest time in this city in many years
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05
HadaCioae CAIl.

PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. 3O.-Aiarm-
ing reports were received here to-day
of the total destruction by fire of the
city Of Tacoma, Washington Territory,
but the FIRE turns out to be much less
destructive than was at first supposed
It was confined principally to one
block though several buildings were
destroyed together with the contents.
it is believed that the losses will not
exceed s., 600. probably one third in
suerls The city had very close call
and only the most superhuman efforts
OF the fremen saved the city from
almost total destruction. No lives
were lost and no serious casualties
occurred.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05
A Few Sips with a selr-Made Man.

One of the odd characters of WASH
ington is an old 1rishman who by the
rise in real-estate values has become
one of the Wealthiest men of the city.
Like the usual self-made man he i'm
AGNES that he has earned every dollar
of his fortune by hard manual labor
and is intensely egotistical in every
direction. His son Mike runs a sa-
loon, where the old gentleman makes
his headquarters.
Two or three of the boys. who are
thoroughly acquainted with the old
mans foibles and eccentricities, are
kept IN continual condition of mild
inebriety by playing upon them. The
course of the comedy runs about as
follows:
One of the boys enters the saloon
and discovers Mr.. Fincallin propped
against the bar.
''Good morning, Mr.. Fincallin."
"Mornin' ter ye.'
You're looking finely this morning,
Mr.. Fincallin.
..Ah, it's only middlin' 1 am. Wun
ye have beerP"
don't mind if 1 do. Thanks. 1t is
fine beer that Mike keeps on tap, Mr..
Fincallin. Mike is a fine, business
man. and the picture of his father"
Eye don't say SO. moo. Do ye rally
think thatP"
s.Why certainly. No finer looking
man than the Fincallins, father and
son, ever struck foot out of Ireland. !"
ANDY Ito barkeeper), set out the
whisky" The old gentleman takes a
nip with his fatterer. ''It's raj Irish
whisky that. No better ever slipped
the gauger. .
'.Mr. Fincallin, I've heard that you
are one of the richest men in Wash
ington, and that you hardly know how
much you really have.
who's giving ye that now? Old
Michael Fincallin has a tidy penny,
thrue for ye, but he knows it all.
Every dollar he earned wild these two
hoary hands-Andy, mix us a couple
| of whisky smashes-and is not a whit
prouder than the day he left auld Tip
| perary."
s..It is few men can say that truly,
| Mr.. Fincallin.''
..It's right you're shpakin'. It's free
he is wild his wealth. No man iYel
| turned hoongry from Michael Fin
callin's dure. It's meself that puts
tin dollars in the church box every
month. Andy give US a couple more
| smashes; make 'em sthrong. AND
say, Andy. put thin in those beef
schooners. +"
ut does your heart credit, Mr.. Fin
calm. You have a bigger rent rol
than half the landlords in Ireland"
AYE, bad cess to 'em for grinding
the faces OF the poor. Its foor stores
on the avenue and three on Seventh
street; there's row of six houses OF
the island an as many in the Foors
ward. pay the taxes on tin eligan
frames in the schwamp and three OF
the hill. Andy, brew up couple bo
Whistles in-in that poonch-bowl
Thin there is bit of ground in thu
northwest DOT by Newport circle tina
OF have been altered S. a fut f0r-$5 8
futn
i .sYou don't tell me? Then you have
accumulated a magnificent propert.
and are still in your prime, with lont
life ahead of you. Let me see. Yol
can't be day over AZ or possibly 46-
no. under 4S for certainty"
ssAh. you think thatp LIS 81 ! an
next kentIemus (candlemas). Andy
give US couple of brandy smashes i
that champagne brazier.'
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A NEW DEPARTURE.

Solid Trains Between Kansas Clty
and Austin; Through sleeping Cars
Between ChtcagO and GalvestOns st
Louis and Austin, and Kansas City
and san Antonio, and intermediate
Points,
On August 18th the Missouri, Kan
sas s. Texas Railway inaugurated
new quick train service on its lines, re-
ducing materially the time between st.
Louis, Hannibal, Sedalia and Kansas
City and Texas points. Solid trains
are now run between Hannibal, Sc
dalia, Fit. Scott, Parsons, Denison, Ft.
Worth. Waco, Taylor, Elgin and Aus
tin. These trains carry through sleep
ers between Chicago and Denison,
Sherman, Dallas, Corsicana, Houston
and Galveston; also through sleeping
cars from st. Louis to Austin and Gal
weston; Kansas City to San Antonio,
via Taylor and Austin. The equip
ment of these trains consist of hand
some day coaches, comfortable smok-
ing cars, elegant free reclining chair
cars between Hannibal and Sedalia
on all trains, and on night trains be-
tween st. Louis and Fort Scott in adj
dition to luxurious Pullman buffet
sleeping cars 20 points named. Trains
Nos. 8 and carry through sleepers to
and from Chicago and Galveston in
connection with the Burlington route
and the Houston s. Texas Central
railway Leaving Chicago at 5:45 p.
m, arriving at Missouri and Kansas
points next morning and day; Texas
points following day. Going north
ord-leaving Missouri and Kansas
points in the afternoon and evening,
and arriving at Chicago at 9.15 a. m.
next day, connecting with east-bound
morning trains on all roads out of Chi
cago, making a saving in time of from
five to ten hours TO al! eastern points.
Make no mistake as TO the route: fer
the north and east see that your tick
cts read over the Missouri. Kansas *
Texas railway For tickets and fur
Their information apply TO NJ. X. s. 7.
ticket agent.
CASTOR MEsLIEH.
Gen'l Passenger and Ticket Agent.
i Sedalfa Mo.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

Sol MILLER throws the following
big COB Of taffy at the president by
way of penance for all the mean things
he has said about his sou and grand
child.
There is ore thing about President
Harrison on which there is no dis
count. lie can make one of the best
oIhand speech Of any man in America.
lie manages to say just the right
thing. in the best chosen words. He
has never yet. in any one of his many
speeches, slopDed over or made blum
der
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

Kansas. All who wish to get the BEN
eft of the reduced rates must ask the
ticket agent at starting point for GER
tiacate showing that they paid full
fare going; this certificate must be
countersigned by the president in con-
vention and will entitle the holder to a
ticket at one-third rate for returning.
Let the friends of the movement
toward woman's enfranchisement at
tend this convention.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

THE Vandermark Bros. wooden mills
1t BroOkton. New York, has failed for
q large sum. 1t is said that this firm
declared last fall that it could not
survive Cleveland's election. UNLESS
Harrison is elected. our .irm cannot
keep running" is the way they put it..
II would he interesting to know what
they think of Harrison and protected
wool now.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

THAT was a doubtful sort of endorse
ment Tanner got at Milwaukee yes
terday. The encampment had 'com-
pIete confidence" i'm him aud expressed
It's approval of his ''endeavors" as
pension commissioner in behalf of the
boys, but asked for a thorough inves-
tigatiOn" of his administration of the
pension Office. The asking of this last
favor Of the administration seems to
indicate that confidence in the com
missioner is less complete than be
or HIS friends could wish.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

Mrs. Durham. mother-in-Iaw OF SIR.
Patterson of Madison, was seriously
injured by . runaway team a day or
two ago in that city. It seems she was
out driving and the horse became
frightened at some burning brush in
the road aud upset the buggy throw
ing Mrs. Durham violently to the
ground. There is some doubt as to
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

LONDON, Aug. Sic Conferences are
still in progress between the strikers
and the employees. John Burns, in an
address this morning, said victory was
nearer than had been deemed possible.
a few hours ago the men along the
lower beaches of this Thames were
coming out and the belief was becom-
ipg general that the end was near.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

A. G. Armstrong. purchasing agent
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad company, has resigned, to take
effect September 6. His resignation
was handed to President Strong as
long ago as June II, but was not ac-
cepted till yesterday. His successor
will be William G. Fuller, formerly of
the Erie road, who was appointed by
the new board of directors at their re-
cent meeting in Boston. Other
changes are expected to follow SOON
topeka Journal.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

WELLINGTON, Kan. Aug. 29.-The
Grand army Of the Republic hold their
reunion on the fair. grounds to-day.
Gen. J. @. Caldwell, of Topeka KAN
sas is the orator Of the day. The rae
ing programme continues to prove in
teresting and exciting. There are
nine entries for the 2:4O trot this after
noon. No such crowd of people mas
assembled in Wellington for years.
The meeting closes tomorrow with a
good programme.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

WADE HAMPTON says the south
wants no tariff protection for her fac
tories. She can manufacture iron and
wood cheaper than the eastern states,
Take away protection from the latter
and they will he at her mercy. That
is another view of the situation worth
thinking about.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

WHEN Senator Plumb told the To-
pekz Reporter that he was las ignor-
ant Of the United States attorney-ship
~ that wooden Indian yonder" he no
doubt spoke the truth. For reliable
information on that subject, consult
Senator Ingalls,. He controls the gov
eminent patronage in Kansas this
wear
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

WE hear Of the prosperous times IN
England at present. Even Chaunecy
Depew told the English the other day
that they have not had such prosperity
as that Of tine present for ten years.
Yet an army of idle men large enough
% conquer a kingdom, paraded in Lon
don last Sunday.
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The State Journal which appears to
be up In such things, says that the abb
sence Of red ears in the corn now-a-
DAYS accounts for the disappearance of
the husking bees in which the boys
always kissed a girl when they found a
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saving Time.

Mean contractor Ito workman who
fell from a fhree-story wall that he
was tearing DOWN.: .tTil have TO
dock you for lost time. Workman
(nnhurt): Il thought / was saving
time coming Down that way. Next
time I'll take ladder. ''-lNeaD Tort
SIM.
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The Rice county officers have had
their salaries reduced on account of a
falling off of population; the county
treasurer's salary was reduced from
So 900 to 81. goo, the county clerks from
s.. 900 to 81 5000 etc. 1t is expected
this fall they will more than make up
their lost population.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

ABOUT 500 G. A. r. boys were in at
tendance at the ex-confederate re-
union at HigginsviIle, Missouri, this
week. The blue and the gray frater-
nized in the most charming manner.
That is sensible.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

The next annual encampment of
the 6. A. r. will be held at Boston.
Topeka asked for it, but strangely
enough her claims were considered
secondary to those of the hub, and she
was put off 10 sim 'othar wear.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

The Arkansas City Traveller was
mad yesterday. Some smart Aleck
sent in highly complimentary notice
of wedding alleged to have been
held at Gueda Springs. The account
sent in by mail was anonymous, but
the fake was published by the Travel
er. OF course the alleged marriage
were hot, but there was no help for it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-05

No ONE attending the Milwaukee
encampment has receiYedmore atten-
ton than that most womanly of wom-
en-, and most faithful OF wives, Mrs.
General John A. Logan.