The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-28

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The New Waterworks.
Crank Mccain informed us last even
ing that the engines at the waterworks
had not been run for five weeks, the
supply of water for the city being by
natural pressure from the reservoirs.
The fire under the boilers is kept
banked in readiness to meet any alarn |
from the city. The engines are put in |
motion occasionally to enable the en-
gineer to see that everything is in
working order. The natural pressure
from Fifth avenue south is great
enough for any ordinary fire that may
occur below that point. The water
from the reservoirs is as clear as crys-
tai and is undoubtedly the purest and
best water our citizens can use for
drinking and all domestic pur-
poses. 1t is pumped into
the reservoirs when 1t is
clear in the river and the
storage is sufficient to last for months,
or longer than any freshet or rise in
the river would be likely to keep the
water in muddy condition, thus in
surlng at all times clear water for all
purposes. For laundry purposes it is
equal to rain water, especially that
that has stood in the cistern for con-
siderable length Of time after
tie rain. Since we have been
using this Neosho river water
for steam purposes we find the scales
formed on the boiler flues are breaking
loose and whole buckets full are raked
out, leaving the lues quite clear from
this incrustation of lime. No boiler
compound that we have tried has been
so satisfactory in this respect as the
simple use of the Neosho river water in
running the engine in the RE-
PUBLICAN printing establishment.
This is important to those
using water for steam purposes, either
for heating or driving machinery. We
are more and more convinced that our
people made no mistake in putting in
the new waterworks. For health and
convenience, every citizen who owns
the property he lives in, should, as
soon as possible, make arrangements
for getting water from the city. Wells
and cisterns that take the under and
surface drainage, the impurities of the
cess pool and the washings of the roof,
become impregnated with the germs
that produce disease and frequently
death. Good, pure water is one of the
essentials to good health, and this the
city now furnishes at less cost, per-
haps, than it takes to keep up supply
of ropes, buckets, pumps. or curbS at
cistern or well.-Republican.
The Welsh at Home and Abroad.
: The Rev. J. Hughes Griffith delivered
lecture on the above interesting sub
ject Monday at the Second Congre-
i gational church to large audience. Mr..
r. D. Thomas was called to preside.
2 Mr.. Hughes commenced with brief
sketch of his journey and reception
,, from New York to San Francisco and
{ return to Emporia. visiting most of the
Welsh settlements throughout our
great continent. Stating that there
are at present 350, 900 Welsh people in
2 the United States, most of whom are
Industrious and prosperous. He char
: acteriZed the Welsh as a sober, brave,
LOYAL, honest and liberal class of peo-
pie, among whom may be found the
best class of American citizens, which
! was due to the influence of the Sabbath
schools and the energy, devotion and
eloquence of nonconformist ministers
from the time of Thomas Charles of
r Bala to the present day. In referring to
l crime in Wales, Mr.. Hughes said the
! great question to-day was what to do
b. with the prisons, which were nearly
all vacant, having as rule more pris-
; ons than prisoners, some of which had
q already been sold by different
t counties. One prison, at the pres
S ent day, was more than the
demand of three counties and it was
no wonder that little Wales was known
through all countries as the Land OF
i the White Gloves" He condemned the
{ state church and exaction of tithes
e from the tenantry in the support OF
same as great injustice and as an in
stitution which ought to be supported
y by those who attended that church, if
:, they felt it deserving of their support
% He, however. trusted that the time was
u not far distant when parliament would
g take up this important question anC
% grant to Wales what had already beer
y granted to Ireland. The audience were
% kept spell-bound for nearly two hour:
90 and seemed sorry the lecturer did moi
~ extend his remarks for another hour OF
% two. At the conclusion Evan Morgan
30 sang the solo Hen Wlad fly Nhadau
" &c. the audience joining in TIT
% chorus, thus terminating one of TIT
most interesting lectures given in oul
d city for some time.
Alaskss New Governor.
= The special correspondent of the
"a Lawrence Journal at Topeka write
IS to his paper that a petition is beinI