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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03
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CHICAGO, Sept. 2S.-If the interstate
commission next week decides that
the Alton railroad has no right to COM
pete for the through cattle traffic from
points west Of the Missouri river &C
the same rates made by the Rock Is
land or that it has DO right TO lease
cars to cattle shippers, il viii st once
withdraw its through traffic and estab-
lish cattle rate from Kansas City 70
Chicago at s25 a car and guarantee
that rate TO shippers for one year.
This rate would be on the basis Of 1z5
cents per 100 pounds or about one half
the rates now charged, even If the come
mission finds that the Alton Il iustf-
lied in making through rates from
points west Of the Missouri river At the
agreed association tariffs. It will
make the above reduction IL the eakfls
trafEic continues TO 60 almost exclusive
IL by two or three of the roads. These
roads. the Alton claims. have private
arrangements with Kansas City cattle
shippers which gives them "a adVan-
tags over other roads and these mansp-
usationa cannot be stopped unless by
such 3 general and radical reduction Is
above indicated.
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a mURDERousAssAuL

Upon Sister OF Charity By am Unre-
Quilted Lover. She is Knocked Down
and Kicke0 Until InssnsIble.
A brutal tragedy occurred Wednes-
day afternoon in a rear room of the
Catholic school building in consequence
of which sister of charity came near
losing her life at the hands of muir
derous villain whose life ought to pay
the penalty of his crime.
It was a few minutes before four
O'Clock, and school which is held in the
front part of the building had not yet
been dismissed when the sister. Camil-
la by name, had passed from the kitch-
en- into an adjoining room, when she
was assaulted by a man whom she
knew too well. Without any warning
whatever, he struck her several times
about the head, telling her to the floor.
He was in the act of kicking her, and
would have soon stamped her to death
had not another sister who was not
aware of the tragedy on the ground
floor, closed room door above, as she
started down stairs. The villain heard
the noise, and her foot
steps coming, and fed. When she
got down, she found Sister Camilla
lying onxthe floor insensible. and
bleeding about the head, which was
ut aad bruised as with a blunt weap-
on in several places. She was imme-
diately carried up stairs where the sis
ters in charge of the school have their
dormitory, and surgeon called. She
recovered consciousness for while and
told what she could recall Of the as
sauIt, but afterwards became insensi-
bic, and had spasms at intervals dur
ing the night. Thursday she rested
easier and Friday her condition was
further improved, and her recovery is
beyound doubt her surgeon says.
The man who attempted TO murder
the sister is young, tall, smooth faced
well dressed and about % years old,
while she is about the same age and
quite progressing in manner and
looks. The tragedy Of which she is the
victim, is the sequel to an infatuation
which the young man, whose name is
Murray, conceived for her about q
year ago, while she nursed him in the
hospital at Terre Hante. Indiana. He
persisted to such degree, that to
avoid his annoying impor-
tunities she was forced to
abandon the hospital, and find
3 safe retreat somewhere else. She
came TO this CITY and was received by
the sisters here, with whom she has
lived ever since.
Nothing moro was heard OF Murray
until about three weeks ago, when.
while in company with young girl.
she met him on the street. but refused
TO recognize him. She became fright
end and after that refused to go
abroad Since that time he has made
several Intellectual attempts to have an
Interview with her. He would conceal
himself around the school building
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A Miss MARIA BRowN whoever
she is is very indignant because the
grateful people of this country propose
to honor Columbus with worlds fair,
as the discoverer of this country. Miss
Brown considers it as no better than an
outrage, and says that the honor be-
longs by right TO the Norwegian Left
Erickson. Do what you will, some
body is sure to find fault. If the pro-
position were to honor Erickson with
fair, instead of Columbus, what a
multitude of Miss and Mr.. Browns
would there ba to dcnounce lit as an
outrage. Columbus may not deserv
much credit for discovering this coun-
try, for as Mark Twan says some
where, lie couldn't help 1t. He had to
discover it for it lay across his path
way to India and the question of its
discovery was fore gone conclusion,
once he was well Under way for the far
east. But his discovery resulted in
something, in fact, great deal too
much for present mention, while that
OF Erickson some hundreds of years
earlier-if he did discover the coun-
| try-resulted in nothing. Results are
everything in the esteem of practical
people such as your calculating, hard
headed Americans. Hence their pur.
pose to celebrate the day on which Col
umbus ran afoul of this continent, and
made its existence known to the world
If Miss Brown does does not like it
she may file potest, go off by herself
and have a good cry. It will do he
/ good.
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BISHOP FoWLER man who is in
some way connected with foreign mis-
sions, and has perhaps visited the east,
says that the exclusion Of the Chinese
by this government was 'sthe most
dastardly thing this government ever
did, and that 1t viii ultimately result
in the destruction Of the government
by those same Chinese seeking re-
venge. That is gloomy prophecy to
be sure, and indicates that the bishop
would regard such punishment as pro-
vidential, even as the Lord visited his
wrath In the olden times, on divers
and sundry people guilty Of infringing
upon his ordinances and trespassing
against his people. As a political Jer-
emiah. the bishop stands an the head.
As statesman he does not. He may
have overlooked the fact but it is neY-
er-the-less, true, that it win be an ex-
tremely cold day when the Chinese
get away with the sons OF Jonathan.
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SISTER CAMILLA.

a Dispatch says snae Murray has Been
IN Terre Hause, 1ndIanas Since the
l4Gh.-Vyhae FagheF L1eOBaFd ana the
sisters say 4 bout tG.-HurFay VIII be
Brought Back for Trial.
The following dispatch arrived last
night from Terre Haute, Indiana, sent
by the Terre Haute Express:
TERRE HAUrE, Ind, Sept. q.
Editor EmpoFis Republican:
John Murray, the railroad man who
had his hand treated at the hospital
last fall, is now here and has been
since the 14th. The sisters at the hos
pital say they know nothing of Sister
Camilla being driven from here. There
Is some mystery in the case. Please
let as know all you get.
Father Leonard of the Catholic
church said to-day that the above dis
patch sent by the Terre Haute Express,
saying that the sisters there knew
nothing about Sister Camilla's leaving
them to avoid Murray, is unaccounta-
be. There is. he says, sister now at
the hospital IN this city, lately arrived
there, who was in the TeEre Haute
hospital at the time last fall when
Murray was an inmate, and is entirely
familiar with the trouble and annoy
anee ne caused Sister Camilla, and
knows that she was compelled to leave
them to rid herself Of him. Father
Leonard said that if Murray was in
Terre Haute, efforts would at once
be made to have him arrested. and
brought to this city for prosecution
for attempted murder. There is, he
Gays, no doubt about his identity as
the man who made the assault. Sister
Camilla saw him repeatedly during the
weeks he was in tina city, and though
she did not see him Wednesday after
noon when he struck her from behind,
she knew him very wen By his voice,
when he exclaimed that he would
have her life, II It took his
own, Several j others besides. who
saw him, can identify hfn. be
says. II his arrest and return to this
city can be effected, there win be bat
little doubt Of his conviction for at-
tempted murder. Murray vas: 3 patient
10 the Tegrs Hauts hospital and
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03
ADMIRE NOTEs

ADMIRE, Kas., Sept. 24.-Austin
Young and Mr.. Stevenson were in the
city last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith returned from
the state fair last Friday.
Mr.. Wilhite, candidate for county
clerk was here last Tuesday.
Patton Bros. shipped two cars of
cattle last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kneeland took in the
fair at Topeka last week.
Mrs. Engle is enjoying a visit from
her mother, Mrs. l.. NJ. Patten.
J. K. Finley of Emporia was in our
city this week. He shipped ten cars of
very fine cattle from this point.
T.. j. Shryack'S little girl fell from a
horse and an examination proved that
the fore arm was fractured.
There is prospective side walk from
the barn TO the depot; we hope it will
materaliZe soon.
The railroad boys wore pleasant
countenance Saturday; the pay cal
was in.
Mrs. w. j. IdIeman of Emporia Wis
tied J. HI. Campbell OF Waushara last
week.
Mrs. Fremont Miller went to Empo
ria Friday.
At the sale of J. w. Worstell las
Friday the stock sold at good pric'
and other things accordingly.
Uncle James Jones, last Friday
while in Allen as very seriously hurt
A wagon was backed into his buggy
upsetting it and throwing him out
The horse became frightened ant
dragged him quite distance.
| T. S. Courtney and wife went to So
her mother who is very sick; they re
port her better.
| The live stock commission merchan
of D. l.. Jones s. Bros. of Kansas Cit
was in the city on business the pas
week.
There were five cars of cattle shippe,
on the BIRD; respectfully, j. s. 1. Spen
Ger two, Jesse Spencer two, JOSEPH
Wheat one.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Valentine re
turned from a two weeks visit at To
peka last Sund ay.
At the caucus of Ivy township re
| publicans last Saturday the followin
named men were sent to the count
convention instructed to cast thei
force for Eliza Moore: john Bramhill
T. e. Best, G. NJ. Robb, B. H. G. VII
bur, T. E. Gilbert and F. w. Lyon.
z. @. Paine and G. Hilton have re
turned from Oklahoma. They ar
fairly well satisfied with the countr
and have taken claims.
NORTHERN ZEPHYR.
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was nursed by Sister Camilla
who had all the opportunities posi-
BILE to observe the man. While in the
hospital his hand was also treated
having been injured or manned in 3
peculiar manner. and everything goes
to show that it was Murray who as
saulted the sister for one reason, that
any one unacquainted with the sisters
would not be able to select the same
one and attempt her life on two separ-
ate and distinct occasions. as was the
case with Sister Camilla, who on the
last assault noticel this fellows hand.
and by his voice identified him with
out any doubt as the man Murray
whom she had positively seen lurking
around the church and the grounds.
The sister is now improving and will
ultimately recover.
With reference to the sisters at Terra
Haute knowing nothing abontth mat
ter OF sister Camilla leaving there, it
was hardly her prcsince to ccnfide the
secret TO any enc except the Mother
Superior, who knows all about the sis
ter having to leave, in order to escape
this Murray who logged her footsteps
with his silly efforts to win the woman
for his wife.
Murray IS not Catholic and does
not seem to comprehend the nature of
the vows made By one who is q mem
ber Of the sisters order and il seems
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

THE Mormon commission which has
just completed its reI ort. declares in
favor of more stringent measures in or
der to wipe out polygamy which it
finds is still practiced clandestinelY.
The chief difficulty in destroying poly
gamy is the socalled religious belief or
tenet, that Mormon's heavenly re-
ward is proportioned according to the
number of wives he gathers about him
while in flesh. The more numerous
his wives, the higher and more. exalted
his future state. Hence the pertinaci-
ty with which they cling to the doctrine
of plural wives
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

THE ridicule leveled at Tanner for
being such a ranting. mouthy fellow,
is offensive to the Atchison Champion
which thinks that the corporal when
he faced rebel bullets, learned the
everlasting right to the exercise Of
any personal idiosyncracy." True
enough. Nobody cares what the
corporal may say or do as a private
citizen, but as an Official. it is quite
another thing, and so it was consid-
cred by the president and secretary
Noble. Others may have laughed and
poked fun at him, but the
president summarily bounced him for
babbling and indulging personal lido
syncracies." Which do you suppose
hurt the worse Mr.. Champion, the
bouncing or the ridisulep
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

river business would be worth millions
to the farmers Of the west. To Kan
sas it would be worth much more than
q deepwater harbor In Texas, though
that additional outlet is desirable.
The Missouri river Is the only agency
which viii wipe out . large part Of the
oppressive difierential between Chi
cago's relation to New York and the
relation Of Kansas shipping points to
Chicago. It Is absurd to let Chicago
be within cents of Few York, while
Missouri river points are Is cents from
Chicago. Water carriage by river may
not be as cheap as lake carriage but it
is cheap enough to make the nearby
markets of the Kansas farmer able I'd
pay within 10 cents of the Chicago
price at the very least.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03


Govern0r Reblnsan and General KelIy
Address = Gooa crowd &C the Walt
ley Opera Heuse Wednesday N1ghe.
A good audience listened to Cover
nor Robinson and General Kelley We'd
nesday evening at the opera house,
while they talked of old times and
the pioneer days of Kansas when Jor-
don WAS a hard road to travel.
P. B. Maxon presided Governor
Robinson, the first speaker, read from
manuscript. His address was brief re-
sumo Of the trials and suffering OF
the pioneers in Kansas, and Of the con-
fiict between the free state men and
the slavery advocates. The salient
features of the desuItory war between
the two factions were briefly recited
and some of the excuses and laWless
depredations and invasions of the Mis-
souri, pro slavery men gone over.
The governor arrived in Kansas
from Massachusetts in 1854, and was {
leading participant In the struggles
that continued for several years be
tween the free soilers and the bordel
ruh1ans. He spoke about thirty min
utes.
| The Glee club, composed of Ton
Lewis, Prof. Jones. Mrs. Harris ant
Mrs. Penny, with Miss Anna Goddar'
as accompanied, entertained the audi
ence with some very choice vocal mu
sic.
General Kelly, the next speaker, he'll
the floor about half an hour, and in hi
free and offhand manner talked abou
the easy going ways of pioneer days
and of the ups and downs, the hardship
and trials endured by the old settlers
The general gave very pleasant tall
and told a few anecdotes illustrs
ting pioneer life, which made som
mirth among his hearers.
Mrs. Anna Biggs sang solo, afte
which Judge Graves went on the stag
ana talked briefly about aud Ian
syne, and the happy results born of ii
perseverance and self denial of the pi,
neers.
Governor Eskridge ended the speal
ing by cursory retrospect that took
the grave and the gay, the serious an
the ludicrous, the earnest and friv
, lour.
The exercises ended with . America
sung by the Glee Club, and a vote
! thanks to the speakers and singers.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

A CHILD suddenly disappeared at
Rosalia, Kansas, the other day. A
man and his wife were suspected of
making away with the child. A mob
gathered, and both were swung up by
ropes repeatedly, to make them tell
what they had done with the child.
Although the officers of the law res
cued the poor victims, the mob still
howled for their life, and but for the
timely finding of the child, alive and
we'll, would doubtless have finally torn
them limb from limb, or swung them
from the nearest tree, The moral in
this brief narrative lies on the surface,
like buoy on the water.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

THE butter will have a yellow cast
all the way down to Christmas this
year. Color, however, seems to be a
little off-the blue grass is green and
the red clover is ditto. The peach has
done its duty nobly and has gone into
winter quarters, when in steps the ap-
pie in a beautifully colored uniform
and is on duty. The peach is native
of Persia and is at home among all ma
tiOns in the temperate zone, but the
apple is ours, for in America it has
grown to perfection. It is the fruit
of all fruits and has come to stay until
strawberry time next year.-Kansas
City Gazette.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

THE republican state convention of
Massachusetts, just held, declared for
an equitable revision of the tariff so
as TO adapt the protection which it
affords to changed business conditions,
affecting New England industries in
common with those OF the rest Of the
country" That simply means free
raw material for New England fac
tories. A year ago the tariff was ali
right in that section. Now it is all
wrong and needs overhauling SO as to
~adapt it to changed business con-
ditions.p So it has come to pass that
the tariff is proving hardship to those
at whose instsnee and for whom it
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

PRATT COUNTY.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington says that Mr.. D. w.
Blaine of Pratt county, Kansas, is
there, and will present to the presi-
dent copy of the resolutions lately
adopted by the republican convention
of that county, asking that Irvine fiber
be put upon the free list. Mr.. Blaine
may just as we'll present the resolu-
lions to Mark Twain or Bill Nye as
to the president. who, if he had the
power to comply with the demand
made in them, has no disposition to do
so, nor sympathy with any such Brit
ish free trade ideas. The idea for
sooth, of asking high tariff president
to interest himself in putting anything
on the free list, and by Kansas repub-
licans tool Why it is utterly prepos
ferrous, and not far from rebellious.
Democrats may seek in this manner to
play into the hands of British free
traders, and undermine our glorious
protective system, but when repub-
lican convention in Kansas thus allies
itself with the Golden club, andNle-
mands an enlargement of the free list,
the heighth of rebellious audacity
is reached, and some offending busy
body should be severely disciplined
for thus violating and trampling on
the last national republican platform.
This thing should not be allowed to
go on No such manifestations of a
craving for Golden club, British free
trade ideas, should be tolerated.
Irvine fiber on the free list for sooth!
What then would become of the Irvine
manufacturers and the Irvine trustf
The farmers of this state would prefer
to pay so cents pound for Irvine rath-
or than suffer these audaciOus Pratt
county Golden clubbers to touch a
hair of the Irvine manufacturers heads
with their British free trade heresy
1t is in order for the $1,000 to make a
vigorous and determined kick against
the Pratt county free trade gang and
to repudiate and disown their pernic-
ious doctrines. There is already re
bellion enough within the ranks in this
state. Just at this juncture when
there is a probable show for A. b
Campbells appointment to the pension
bureau, the free trade outbreak in
Pratt county is especially deplorable
What must the president think of the
banner state when he hears of clamor-
ings there for free flux ore, and free
twine fiber? With what sort of grace
can he bestow offices on such arrant
free tradersI He would just as wei
appoint democrats and get the credit
of being an honest and impair tial civil
service reformer.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

REPLYING to the Emprria NEWS, we
will say that we never heard it claimed
that Secretary Noble had any qualifi-
cations for the Office he holds, except
that he was college chum of the pres
ident. If the president or Noble him
self ever claimed any other, we haven't
heard Of it.-Troy Chief.
Nor have we, and there are at least
two others of like mind on that matter,
Corporal Tanner and Private Dalzell.
And still the secretary did patriotic
thing at least when he flung himself
into the Conemaugh breach made by
Tanner in the pension bureau.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

THE chairman who introduced Billy
Malone to a Virginia audience the
other day, said he was to Virginia
''what Tell was to Switzerland, Caesar
to Rome or Napoleon TO France" But
for the innate modesty of the chair
man, he might have gone further with
his panegyric, and said something that
would have made the little Napoleon
blush. There is q special gift in
knowing just where to stop in order to
avoid excess, ana the impntation OF
extrayaQance.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

The Leavenworth Times does not
believe that Cleveland originated the
epigram ''party honesty is party ex-
pediency." The Times does not know
anything about it, but just does not
believe that it was born under Cleve-
lands hat. 1t does not make much
difference whether it was OF not, but if
Colonel Anthony could say such clever
things, he would not find Jordon such
a hard road to travel, in reaching the
governors Office.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

THE LeavenwOrth county democrats
in convention assembled spread them
selves when they came to the prohibit
ton question. The Declaration of
Independence does not compre
bend as many charges against George
the Third as do the Leavenworth reso-
buttons against prohibition. 1t is quite
clear that the pontoon bridge is not
giving general satisfaction.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

Mr.. BANCROFT, superintendent of
the Rio Grande s. Western railway,
has given instructions that hereafter
when any accident occurs on his lines
that the full facts shall be given news
paper reporters who ask for them, to
the end that sensational and mislead-
ing reports may be avoided. Mr.. Ban
croft's head is level. The railroads
themselves are responsible for the ex-
aggerated reports that go out over
every little mishap.-Wichita Eagle.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

If it be true as stated, that Powder
ly is going to resign his post as head of
the Union Labor organization, because
he can't collect his salary, the circum-
stance is proof that the maintaining
of an organization composed of vast
numbers of workingmen is under ex-
listing conditions one of the impossible
ties. Powderly has rare executive
ability, good sense and judgment.
What he could not do, it is extremely
doubtful if another can.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

HADN'T the democratic party bet
ter wait for pestilence, famine and
scant crops before they ring the chest
nut OF protection being the enemy Of
the farmerP''-Kansas City Gazette.
Certainly. Or course. Behold what
marvellous crops the tariff has given US
this year! They don't bring much
money, to be sure, but the tariff can't
help that. 1t can't be expected to do
every thing. The home market, which
appears 10 be little weak in the back,
is expected to do its duty.