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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

John Elson, bus driver of Law
renee, Kansas, was arrested at his
home in that city last Wednesday
night for robbing the United States
mail. Elson had charge of the mails
between the postoffice and the Union
Pacific depot, and for some time past
complaints have been coming i'll from
various persons to the postmaster, stat
ing that articles sent by them had
failed to reach their destination. FL
son was closely watched and finally.
under severe questioning, acknowl-
edged being guilty of opening mail
sacks and removing packages from
them. Wednesday night he was paid
off by the bus company, and was max
ing short order preparations to leave
town when he was arrested and placed
in the county jail. 1t will probably be
several years before he will have an
other opportunity to see the inside OF
mail pouch.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18
some system of Regulating.

CHICAGO, July 12.-The following
letter is published here. 1t is said to
have been sent to railroad managers
generally:
NEW YORK, July 8.-DEAR SIR: AS
the interstate commerce bill has abol-
ished the peeling arrangements here
tofore existing between the trunk and
other pool lines necessity for some
system of regulating and controlling
their traffic appears to be as great if
not greater than ever before, and some
new plan must at an early date be de-
vised therefor. Such plan to be effec-
tive must cover the following points:
First. Maintain all the equities,
not only between the railroad COM
panieS themselves, but also between
their respective stockholders interests.
Second. Continue the legal and all
other relations of the respective rail
way companies to the United States,
and the several states under which
they are organized as at present.
Third. Secure unity of interest upon
an absolutely equitable basis in the
ownership, operation and earnings of
all the line.
This being accomplished, the weak
element of all pooling arrangements
and the temptations to the companies
to cut under or destroy the same, will
nave been removed and the power of
large shippers to play off one line as
against another will be reduced to the
minimum if not destroyed. The above
and many other desirable points which
will occur to you, can in my judgement
be readily secured and secured
Ouly by placing at least a majority of
the shares of each of the competing
Trunk lines. The coal lines, the
southwestern and the northwestern
lines, and the tranScOntiDental lines,
and the respective officiating compan-
panies. as managed by territorial
groups in trusts, similar in many res
poets to the standard oil and other sue
ceSsful trusts. For some time past
have given much thought to the con-
ditiOn of such organizations and am
satisfied that trusts constituted
as above outlined would enable the
business of respective territorial
groups to be regulated and controlled
in the best interests of the proprietoTs
and without arousing any greater re-
tri Give Intervention on the part of
the national or state governments
than exist at present. If such trust
should be organized for the control of
the business of any group of lines it
would naturally result in the estab-
lishment of similar trusts controlling
the other territorial groups. These
could finally be wol ked separately or in
one trust as experience and policy
might dictate, This proposition covers
so much ground that at the start you
viii naturally be disposed to throw it
aside but the details can be arranged
with profit and advantage to all con-
ceIned and without much difficulty and
this matter will have to be dealt with
in some way before long. l desire that
your minds should be working upon
the lines above suggested. (Signed.1
IOFN 7. MCi,OOK
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

WHEN the American Citizen the or
gan of the cOlored race published at
Topeka complains that the negro is
not sufficiently noticed by the admin
istration, it is rebuked by a well
known Kansas editor lately returned
to journalism, for stirring up race
prejudice" When the democrats of
the south do what President Harri-
is charged by the Citizen with dong,
this same Kansas editor storms like
Ajax against them for stirring up
race prejudice" Such is the logic of a
man aching to be governor or some
thing equally as good.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

a COMBINATION into one powerful
trust of the big Touring mills and ele
vators of Minneapolis which is now I'M
der way. will place the northern wheat
grower entirely at the mercy of a single
company, which can and will fix at will
the price to be paid for wheat, as well
as that received for flour. But as
trusts are the order of the day, and the
people do not appear to dread them, we
suppose they are all right, or at any
rate quite as beneficent as they claim
to be. AS long as the masses allow
full credit to all their claims and as
surances it is useless to complain.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18
HOW A WOMAN TELLS A STORY.

The Funny Man from Kalamazoo Who
Had No Change.
"Oh, Lii, have the funniest story to tell
you; you'll just die Mr.. Bates--you know
Dir. Batesi-well, he is just too cute for any
hing. He called last night, and he and pa
got to telling stories laughed till was just
tired, and you must hear this story"
do tell me, Jul; I'm dead to hear good
story"
"Well-Oh, it was too rich, Lii. OF course
can't tell it like Mr.. BateS-he's so awfully
elever-but PIP
$40 go on"
''Well, Mr.. Bates said-but my. you ought
g have seen his face. He can just draw his
face down and his eyes,
"Oh, pshawl Jul, let's have the story"
well, then-now don't you make me
laugh-there was a man out in nlinois-no,
now was it lllinoisf Why, dear me-let's see
yes, it must have been Illinois, for Kala-
mazoo Is the place.
"Why, Jul, Kalamazoo is in Ohio"
"Oh, how stupid; Of course it is Well, Il
doesn't matter anyway what state IL was
Well. this man from Kalamazoo-now. was
1t mani. Yes, it must have been a man. for
Ar. Bates told about how he got his cards
let's see, was it cards or poker chipsl Now
that L. funny can't remember. Well, any
way, this man from Kalamazoo was On a
train going to going to-Oh, dear, how
Soe bAAH1SS ulIAeQ-CO Os-OSn-Oh, yes, Osh-
kosh; that's it. Well, he was going to Osh-
kosh on train when another man stepped
up and said-and said-now, what did that
man sayl I'm certain this one was q man,
and he said something to the man from Kali
amazoo-what on earth was it7'
Never mind, Jul; go on with the story
'Of course it really doesn't matter what
the man said; but, anyway, those two men
played and played and played Then the
man from-now, let me be sure-yes, it was
the man on the train; he was-Iet me see:
didn't Mr.. Bates say he was a senators Yes.
I'm sure he was q senator from Ohio.D
Never mind, Jul; what's that got to do
with the storyr'
Nov, Lii, you put me out"
Il don't, either: but do want to hear the
end" --- WIS
well, the senator and the man from KaI-
amAzoo played and played, till fnaIly-now.
how was thata Oh, yes; the senator bet or,
the game, and the other man said-he said
on, Scott, how provokingi Well, anyway.
the man from Kalamazoo had no change for
yes, believe it was hundred dollar bin.
and-andn-
do go on, Jul"
Why, oh, yes-well anyway, LII. IL q
not quite as MIR. Bates told it I said the
kalamazoo man mad no change, didn't If,
YES yes, and the other manr'
We'll, he-oh, yes, now 1 rememher-waii
ne had Nv shington Post
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

THE scheming of the cattlemen, who
have already lease of the Cherokee
lands for five years to come, to secure
an additional ten years lease by offer
ing rental nearly equal to the price
which the government proposes to pay
for the land, is case in point to
show how nearly impossible it is for
the government to check the aggres-
siveness of powerful corporations.
When a single company with millions
in its hands can delay and hinder the
government, as this cattle COM
pany has done for the past
two or three years, what may
Pc expected when other and more
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

COLUMBUS, O., July 1.-THE re-
publican state central committee has
organized with A. T. Brinsmade. of
Cleveland, chairman. and A. W. Kum-
Ter, of Dayton, secretary. The state
executive committee is a. l.. Conger,
of Akron, chairman; John NJ. Doane,
of Columbus. secretary; George w.
Sinks, of Columbus, treasurer; Asa S.
Bushnell. of Springfield: George A.
Nash, of Columbus; A. O. Hard, of
Cleveland; G. I'll. hetcham, OF Toledo:
G. x. MAXWELL. OF Xenia: Amor Smith.
of Cincinnati; S. Z. johnson, of Column
bus, and G. L. Kurt. Of Athens.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

SIN the nature of things" argues the
Lawrence Tribune, 1.-THE man who says
that popular sentiment in the state is
in favor of prohibition, and yet is not
willing that the matter be tested, is a
hypocrite or coward" What pity
it is that the editor of the Tribune is
not democrat. How Hudson, An
thony, Eskridge 81 Co. would jump on
him with both feet and make a door
mat of him. What satisfaction there
would be in denouncing him as a
''liar," fraud and a ''humbug."
That we believe is about the only
regretabIe feature of editor Fitch s
resubmission stand.
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vented = lCeyv As.s9t.,e.

A short story comes down from q small
lumber camp In Wisconsin, showing the
peculiar manner Swede had Of express
ing himself. This Swede was the ssboss"
Of q river gang, but, as the work was
very light. the ''gang" consisted Of only
one man, and he had what might be
called ''soft snap" One day the boss
went to the superintendent and said he
wanted another man. The official looked
at him In wonder. Another man." he
said; ''why, you don't have half enough
work for the man you have; what in the
world do you want Of another one?r
dot mans" replied the boss In a sober
and matter-of-fact manner, "vvas went
unter der lox apout vifdeen minutes
pack und he wasn't coined ND vet: I
dinks he vas quit. Chicago Herald.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

THE EMPoRIA NEWS is a free trade,
free whiskey democratic paper
Leavenworth Times.
Not quite Colonel. You simply
meant to say that its editor is not a
candidate for any Office, has no bees in
his bonnet, is not hungering for the
loaves and fishes as Colonel Anthony
is supposed to be. BY the way Colon
el. as your cellar has not been robbed
lately, and we have no exact know
ledge of the brands of liquor kept
there in, it would be interesting to
know what class of beverages you pat
ronize in this hot weather.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

Another pleasant and kindly allu
sion to Father Eskridge in the Atchi-
son Globe.
Good Father Eskridge ought TO have
something" The old gentleman is
faithful and valiant in the service of
the g. o. p; takes any medicine that is
given him, runs up the old flag and ad-
Vocates an appropriation with patri-
otto good will, and never breaks over
the traces. 1t is a shame that he has
not been thought of before. What s
the matter with giving him the fores-
try commission, a place now held by a
Franklin county mugwump? 1t pays
81 800, and would fix good Mr.. Es-
kridge out in great shape.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

In reply to the attacks of the English
radicals on Queen Victoria for being
avaricious and parsimonious, the gov
eminent thinks of publishing a full
statements of receipts and expenditures
of the Queen, since her coronation
down to the present day, as proof
that she has not boarded, as her enc
mics charge. When it becomes neces-
sary to take such steps to secure a
royal grant for couple of royal sprigs
it must be confessed that the feeling
against royalty is getting pretty strong.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18
AMERICUS NEWS.

AMERICUs, July 12.-Miss Laura
Holderman and Miss Anna Patty from
Emporia, and Mr.. j. II. Anderson from
Wichita, accompanied by Mrs Fremont
Miller of Admire, spent an enjoyable
day at Mr.. and Mrs. Howard s, of this
city, on last Wednesday.
Our report of the celebration. to-
gether with several other interesting
items of news, were evidently lost in
the mail, or the NeOsho, as they never
appeared in print. Hence the short
ness of our notes last week.
Mrs. Alice Lesh gave nice little
party Wednesday to her Sunday school
class. Ice cream, candy, peanuts, etc.,
were served.
The case of Duane II. Nash VS.. Joel
B. Byrnes comes up for hearing before
Squire Grinnell to-day.
Legal business is looking up.
I3IJRIOw
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

DIR. mellow, who was acquitted the
other day at Charleston, South Caro-
lima, by complacent jury for killing
Editor Dawson, would like, as he says,
TO take double -barreled shotgun and
clean out every newspaper Office in the
city. No doubt. The valorous scoun-
drel fears the newspapers far more
than he does the hangman. Well, the
doctor can now rest assured that the
next time he goes cunning for fellow
citizen, no jury will be allowed to ex-
anime his case. A more summary and
satisfactory method will be employed.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

ital. The properties included in the
proposed syndicate are those of @. al.
Pillsbury & Co., the Washburn Flour
ing Mills company, the East and West
Side powers and the Pillsbury system
OF elevators. This would give the purz
chasers combined capacity of y, 600
barrels OF -four per day the control of
the water power and a valuable eleva-
tor system. For some time past &C
countants sent to Minneapolis have
been examining the books of the var
lous establishments included in the
deal, and verifying the statements of
the millers as to their profits. Should
the deal be contaminated. C. A
Plllsbury viii manage the whole bust
ness, which viii be capitalized at from
SS,OOO,O OO to SO ,OO0, 600. 1t is known
for their interests, but not an exorbi
| tant one
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 12.-John
L. Sullivan and party passed though
here at 1:2O this morning over the
Louisville s. Nashville railroad, en-
route north from Nashville where he
was arrested yesterday, but released on
habeas corpus. None of the party
showed themselvs while lying at the
depot. They would not have been mo-
Tested by the officers. They intended to
go via Chicago and Canada.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

KANSAS CITY. July 12.-Last Mon
day the drowning of a Is year old col
ored boy named Charlie Lowe was re-
corded. To-day Bud Patterson an
other colored boy is locked up at Kan
sas City, Kansas, charged with caus-
ing the death. Lowe testified in the
police courts against Patterson some
time ago and the latter nursed well
developed grudge against him. Mon
day when the boy went into the water
Patterson and another boy led Lowe
into deep water and there took him by
the throat holding him under water
until be was drowned.
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Flonr,ne a1Ills te be Cemb,ned.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, july 1.-THE
Northwestern Miller to-day says edi-
torially: We announced in our issue
of May oath that the rumor which was
current to the effect that an English
syndicate was figuring to purchase
several of the larger mills in Minnea-
polls and combine them into one cor
poration was not entirely unfounded
in fact. An option on several valu-
able plants has been given to certain
fnaneisEs. representing outside cap
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

Assms Of poker lasting eighteen hours
P..yeo u Glenwood Springs, Colo, the other
-S..d ~ Ian ~, With an ante Of $650, rising
SouoO % $4,000 on the beard at a tim. : A. A.
me come IN pair Of kings were once V,r,e1.
over SLIGO. One man made a blind rcos = =.
g pair Of fours for $500 sOoH On
aan million dollars are to be exnanfa.,
1919 GsL1 ossCer terminal facilities to tbe NJ
1 7o-z end OF the. East river bridge. A. Ne
5 4o[k seems likely to be disappointed n y.
Lor greater rapid transit facIit5e- q,
- q the upper end Of the fsI-n1
grlsved HoW Yoz1Szrs. ..s.s1 g -
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

Isthere no tariff on enameled brick?
What an oversight it is, if there is not.
Now here is the government ordering
half million or so from England
when the home market ought to sup
ply ever demand of that nature. If the
administration were democratic it
would not matter so much us
democrats are used to being bad
gered and scolded for deal.
ing with the English. But for repub-
lican administration to be compelled to
go to England for bricks when we have
such a world of raw material for their
manufacture here, must be humiliat-
ing in the extreme. Let us have a
tariff on enameled bricks by all means,
no matter what they cost. Buying of
England, and being jeered and laughed
at by unfeeling democrats, is more
than should be expected of republic
can administration.
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VIII he said.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, July 12.-Under
decree of the United States court the
st. Louis 81 Chicago railroad will be
at masters sale in this city
September 5th next. The mortgage
bond holders are the American Loan &
Trust company of New York for 81
100 900, and the Mercantile Trust com
pany, of New York, for $500 900. Wade
and Hopkins are judgement creditors
for the sum of $23, 600.
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KANSAS PATENTS.

Granted to citizens of Kansas for the
week ending July 2, 1889, reported
through the Office of w. A. Redmond,
solicitor of patents. 63l F street, N. w.
Washington, D. c.:
Austin Elliott, Kansas City, car
coupling.
c. o. Graves. Washington, heating
stove.
Suplear Record, Con9ordIa, kitchen
cabinet.
W. ]. Ptorney, McCracken, black
smith g forge.
A. J. Reams, Ell Dorado, signal or
alarm transmitter and time indicator.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

IT is a little hard on General Bragg
to be dropped from the G.. A. R., as has
just been done. The generals politics
has placed him in bad company, to be
sure, and this was probably his fault
as well as his misfortune, but his war
record was decidedly creditable to him
self as well as to his state.-Globe-
Democrat.
II, as the Globe intimates, General
Bragg's politics is the cause of his
misfortune" does it not follow con-
clusively that the G. A. r. is by no
means non-partisan? Is it not d.
rect admission that such is the case?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

PRESIDENT HARRISON is said to be
anxious to have the internal revenue
tax, except that on liquor, abolished.
As the tobacco tax is the only other in
ternal tax worth mentioning, the to-
bacco chewers will all rejoice at the
prospect of being relieved of grievous
burden. Even the cigarette lads will
appreciate the consideration shown
them by the administration.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

THE Marion Record comments on
the removal of Click from, and the ap-
pointment of MIR. Kelly to the pension
agency, and informs us that Click S
appointment was ian insult to every
old soldier and to every law-abiding
and law-respecting man in the state. !"
That was too bad indeed. However,
our faith in human nature is greatly
strengthened by rejecting that the edi-
tor of the Record, who is of course a
'law-abiding man." did not summon
a cohort of retainers and resent
the insult by taking Mr.. Click by the
nape of the neck and the seat of his
trowsers and pitching him headlong
from the pension office. Such for
bearanee as that is very commendable,
yery
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

EX-ATToRNEY GENERAL BRAD
FORD has quit chasing offices, and
formed a partnership with Hon. Char
les Clary of Topeka as financial bro
kers." The general will shave notes
until something turns up in the way
of an Office.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

THE June crop report furnished by
the agricultural bureau at Washington
ranks the condition of the Kansas corn
crop at 81. Two other states, Texas
and Nebraska, are trihe better, both
being 90. In all sections corn is later
than usual because of the cold, wet
anVinO
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

THE Topeka Capital knows when a
word of three letters is mis-spelled.
But when it charges the NEWS with
saying that irrigation cannot be
made to pay, it does not know what it
is talking about. We merely quoted a
prominent Kansas gentleman to that
effect. We hope that the Capital will
one time or another, quit sitting OH its
avaa
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

Quarterly, very neat and we'll ar
ranged sheet, has reached us. 1t con-
tains brief record of the late quarter
centennial exercises, together with an
outline Of the history of the institution
and few important incidents connect
ed Herewith. The paper is a very
creditable one, and is we'll worth the
reading.
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sullivan at Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 11.-Prize Fighter
Sullivan reached Chicago at IL O'Clock
to-day, having came through from In
dianapolis over the Chicago and East
ern Illinois. He alighted from the
train at Twenty second street and dis
appeared. The police are not looking
for him.
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CONGRESSMAN KELLY has conferred
q signal favor OH Burlington. Through
his efforts that town has been male a
government signal station. Now they
begin to appreciate down there what
chumps they were in roaring for Ryan
80 many years togetherIwho, in all his
legislative life, never did as much for
them as Harrison Kelly has done in a
fAW DAYS
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The AtchisOn Patriot was sold yes
terday by receiver Haskiu and pur-
chased by II. Clay Park, its editor and
part owner for fifteen years. A num-
Der of fellows had their eyes on the Pa
triot, but it will remain under the
old management,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

A NEW question to be added to flu
ture Biographies will be, For what
is New Orleans noted?7 And the an
swer will be, of course. at is the
place where Jackson whipped Packen-
ham aud Sullivan whipped Kilrain.
two of the most noted battles since the
siege of Troy. Lawrence Tribune.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

MARSH MURDOCH declares that he
has no idea of attempting to become II
resubmission leader, but that he is a
rebel and a revoiutiOnist all the same.
Very well. Now what are you going
to rebel against. What is it that you
are born to set right.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

GOVERNOR LowRY's chasing Sulli-
van and Kilrain throu IN several states
after he had ingloriously failed to pre-
vent their desecratiDg the sacred soil
of his beloved state, is very laugha-
BILE indeed. Somebody should turn
the hose on him.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

THE financial condition of Atchison
is bad, and taxes are up in balloon.
The great desire is to reduce them
somehow before an exodus takes
place that will depopulate the city.
The mayor wants to discontinue the
usual appropriation to the hospital
and city library, and otherwise cut
down wherever the pruning knife of re-
form can be used.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18

The Winnipeg judge has decided
that Burke may be extradited. He is
undoubtedly one of the conspiratOrs.
But unless more evidence can be found,
neither he nor anyone else has much
In fear from the law.