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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31
A widows Claim

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 25.-Mrs.
Melissa J. Bartels, of Kansas City f,
Kan, to-day began four suits in the
United States circuit court to recover
S42, 900. alleged to be due on accident
insurance policies. The suits are
against the United States Mutual Ac-
cident Association, of New York; the
Standard Life and Accident Insurance
company of Detroit; the Equitable Ac-
cident Insurance company, OF Cincin-
natl, and the Employers Library As
surance Corporation, of London, Eng
land, for SO 500 each. On October %,
1888, Theodore Bartels, then husband
of Melissa J., the plaintiff, took out
accident policies in the foilr companies
mentioned. Each was to pay Stipu-
lated sum per week in case of accident
and stipulated sum in case of death.
Two days after the policies were taken
out Mr.. Bartels, who was suffering
from asthma, started to Florida for his
health. While on the cars. and, hen
| in the toilet room, his pistol dropped
+ out of his pocket and was DISCHARGED
! the ball entering one of his legs. Mr..
BarteIs died on January 3. 1899, from
| the effects of the wound, it is alleged
| When demands were made for the
| infurancs the weekly allowances aud
| the stipulated sum in case of death
were included. All the insurance com
panies refufed to pay, asserting that
/ death was not caused by the acciden.
/ tai shooting, but was from other caus-
es; hence the suits. The deceased was
| a weII-known real estate man in Wy
| audotte county. He came TO Kansas
when boy and lived on a farm al
| QuindarO. He was known as Red ,
being identified with the Abolitionists
from his youth. He served in the
army. and after his return home mar
ried Melissa j. Gray, OF Kansas City
/ Kansas
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31


THE new postmaster at Emporia is
one of the boys believes in beer and
bad women, does not have the fear of
God III his heart and was recommend
ed by the OLD crowd, appointed by the
nti-Kansas administration and is in
no way desirable citizen. Such ap-
pointments as this brings the revolu-
ton nearer daily.-Newton Republi-
can.
That's the way. just let man bob
up for office or get elected or appoint
ed to office, then the food of detraction
begins to roll over him. We don't
know any thing about Emporia's new
postmaster, but we'll wager the beer
that he is a pretty good man, and
base our confidence on the fact that
he is being pitched into.-Atchison
Patriot. (dem
And you would win the beer. Lam
bert is one of the boys, and that is the
head and front of his offending. AS
for the rest, it is too contemplate to
notice. He is man whose ability,
fitness aud character fit him for a fan
more responsible position than he now
has.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31


Ex-Governor CHARLEs ROBINSON
of this state placed some startling
facts and figures before the wheat
growers convention at st. Louis. In
view of them, he declared that the
farmer had become a commercial i'd
lot or imbecile, - as by his own apathy
or stupidity, he was the prey of mono
poles, trusts and combines. To prove
that the farmer is being shamefnlly
fieeced, he cited the following:
''In the United States agricultural
report for 1871. G.. Pearcy gives the
cost per acre of raising corn in Indiana
at s12.33. o. Burras in Ohio at $3.50,
J. L. Thomas in Pennsylvania ab S22.-
90, and L. NJ. Rogers in New York at
S22.50, an average of S19.16. The aver
age number of bushels of corn per acre
in the United States is about twenty
six. This would make the average
cost in these four states 73f cents pei
bushel. The cost n the Mississippi
valley is not less than S12 per acre, in
Guiding interest and taxes. and this, at
twenty-six bushels per acre would
cost As cents per bushel. while the
price is from ten to thirty-6ve cents
The state board of agriculture of Ill
inOis Is said to report that every crop
of corn raised in that state since 1881
was produced at loss and the losses
from 1881 to 1886 amounted to $5s,.
9O9,047. Statistics in regard, to wheat
beef and other staples show no better
results. In a word, farming as a
whole is done at a loss, and the LOST
is converted into mortgages so long as
land remains to mortgage.
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AROllT nnRsIhIEa-

The impression is becoming general
that the department of state is desir-
Gus of forwarding scheme of shipping
subsidies through the fundamentally
of the Pan-American congress. AS
preliminary step, a good deal is being
said about English subsidies, and the
marvellous results they have wrought
IN English shipping. England's free
trade is horrible to think of, but her
system of shipping subsidies, ah, that
is a daisy. 1t is the very thing, we
want to whiten the ocean with Ameri-
can sails. Let us give n few millions
annually to Mr.. C. p. Huntington to
run a line steamers between New York
and Buenos Ayers. He is now hurry
ing his daughters marriage to Ger
man Prince, in order to. hurry home
and see that Mr.. Blaine gets the sub
sidy scheme well on its feet. Its sue
cess is only second in Importance to the
| princely alliance to which he is now
giving all his attention. But to these
English subsidies, what are they?
What is their character and amountP
1
us that there is no such thing as sub
sides in the sense in which the idea is
usually conveyed. England does sub
sidize lines to her colonies, more to
preserve her political predominance
than for commercial PURPOSES. The
political end is the ayowed purpose of
these bounties. To preserve the vast
empire of Great Britain intact COM
munication must be frequent. In her
commerce with other untries Eng
land grants no subsidies and does not
offer nearly the advantages to her
home built ships that we already offer
to ours. She gives for mail service -
cents pound for letters to her own
ships and IA cents to foreign ships,
Germany pays So cents to home ships
and "A cents to foreign ships. The
United States pays 81 a pound to home
ships and A cents to foreign ships. We
are, then, already more liberal to our
ships than England is to hers. The
subsidy bill defeated in 1888 would
have increased the cost of carving our
Central and South American mails from
S47, COG 1883, 900 of which is now paid tn
ships flying theAmerican fiaglto 81 goo. :
OO0. This job is in sight again and the
Pan-American congress is being used
by the special privilege barterers to
push 1t TO the success it failed to OBJ
ain In the last house Of representa-
Itives.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

HENRY Cook is a Massachusetts
millionaire, who, having all the money
he wants, is now on the track for con-
gress. In order to forestall his critics
and enemies, he hired hall and made
a speech" in which he confessed to a
multitude of mean aud dishonorable
acts, and expressed the hope that he
would be given the opportunity to
round out a life of raseality on stage
where his peculiar talents would have
wider scope and more elbow room.
AS there is nothing left for his enemies
to say about him, his election ought to
be assured.
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Report OF the Citizens Committed
Meeting.

Meeting.
4 meeting of the citizens reception
committee, of the annual meeting of
travelling men, in this city at the Whit
ley November 9th, was held Wednes-
day evening in the parlors of the Whit
ley Hotel. A large proportion of the
members were present.
Mayor J. NJ. Griffith was chosen
chairman. after which Z. G. Fuller ex-
planned the object of the meeting.
On moiion, the following sub-com-
mittees were appointed to assist in the
work:
Carriages-W. H. Gilchrist, w. T.
Ewing and r. j Bootey.
Financed. W. Eastman, Howard
Dunlap and c. w. Gillett.
Musie-Chas. Fletcher, J. e. Evans
and T. H. Lewis.
Decoration-C. Hood, E. F. Sprague
d. o. Jones, W. II. Hagerman and J
Z. Klock.
On motion. the chairman was re-
quested to send special invitations Il
Governor Humphrey, Senator Ingalls,
Hon. Harrison Kelley and Senator
Plumb to be present at the banquet OF
that occasion. The chair was also re
quested TO invite DIR. j. F. Hendy Il
preach a sermon for the edifcation O
the association on Sunday, Novembel
10th, at IL q. m, at the Whitley opers
house.
a motion was made and carried thai
the citizens committee meet again a
the Hotel Whitley Tuesday evening
November 18th, at o'clock. and thai
all sub committees report at that time
The committee then adjourned.
a large number of travelling meI
viii then be in our city, many of then
for the frst visit. and it is just thai
the citizens should cooperate with Col
Whitley and give the gentlemen roya
reception, surprising anything Of Z
similar character ever held in ths
tats.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

There is a glass Iannp-chin-
ney so tough that it almost
never breaks In use. It is Of
the finest glass It is also per-
feet in form and action.
The glass costs several times
as much as common glass.
The chimney costs two or
three times as much as others
to make; the dealer, of course,
has to pay for it; but he can
afford to sell it as usual. Some
object TO it. "Can't afford to
sell it, they say; but they can.
It brings good will " of more
value than all their brittle
chimney profits. good profit
besides.
"Pearl-top" g is the
chimney : made " by Mac.
beth & Co, Pittsburgh.
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they conld in common with all produc-
ers set a price on their own products
Irrespective of overproduction or the
power of the Liverpool markets. !"
Yes, If. If the sky would fall, we
would all feast on lark pie. Mr.. Allen
supposes condition Of things as Wis
ionary and absurd as any that can be
imagined. In the first place it is Inn
possible that the farmers of the Mis-
sissippi valley can get together in the
way he suggests, and in the second
place, If they could, does anyone sup
pose that they would agree to curtail
the production of wheat to the extent
of 200, OOO, coo bushels in order to keep
the supply within the demand, as they
would have to do? Mr.. Allen is doc
trinaire and a crank of the first water,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

The state of Kansas to-day is prob
ably attracting more attention than
any other state west of the Mississip-
pi, on account of the abundance and
quality of farm products. To-day
Kansas can show to the eastern farm
ers such a wealth of cereals as has
never been seen before. Here lies an
empire that produces more than all
the New England states put together,
more wealth than all the mines IN the
world. The estimated product Of the
mines are 175 million dollars; Kansas
farm products will be more than 200
million dollars.-Globe Democrat.
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AMeRIeUs NEWS.

Aa1ER1cUs, Oct. 25.-The NJ. E
church people have been busy this
week laying a sidewalk along their
church property and parsonage.
R. II. Mahan Is Smelling and shipping
corn this morning
The city fathers have q glorious tur-
nip patch in the public park. We sup
pose It is public property. as every
one seems TO help themselves.
W. 8. McAuIey is having his rent
property in the east part of town
painted.
In the matter OF n. Armstrong VS..
Lewis Thompson, in which severa
Amerfcus psOple were indirectly inter
ested. was compromised by Thompson
sho Is now on bis gay e Oklahoma
rejoicing.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

GENERAL A. B. CAMPBELL has re-
turned from Washington where he
was kept fora month ION the ragged
edge Of the political crib" to use his
own words. The general complains,
naturally enough, of being "a little
sore' but adds Il am as good a repub-
lican as 1 ever was" That means
that the general is not yet quite ready
to join the rebellion. He has some
thing else in view. He now sleeps on
the cold ground with billet of wood
for pillow. He is not used to that,
and it makes him "a little sore" No
doubt. But before this cruel rebellion
is over, we expect to see the general oc-
cuping a more healthful and comfor-
table berth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

IT is alleged that the barbed wire
trust has augmented the cost of that
commodity to consumers at the rate OF
So per ton. The rods which enter into
the manufacture of this valuable fenc-
ing material are protected by a duty OF
more than $13 ton, SO that foreign
barbed wire is excluded from competi-
ton with the new trust. The farmers
of Kansas and of other agricultural
states which sustain the policy of pro
lection are thus enabled to see how
much they pay for the privilege of vot-
ing against their own interests.-K. G
Star.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

SAYS Judge Sawyer of the United
States court: The Hill woman was
merely his mistress. He gave her $500
a month, furnished magnificent quar-
tiers and spent money on her lavishIy.
Her influence on Judge Terry was I'M
doubtedly bad. She urged him to acts
beyond even his own inclination. In
November she will he tried before me
for resisting the authorities. 1t is very
likely that she may a. some favorable
opportunity attempt tie lives of Justict
Field, Judge Sawyer or myself. pre-
dict she whistle violent DEATH
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HARRISON is having hard luck with
his appointees. Last week, L. C.Kim-
ball, district attorney for the Western
district of Missouri. and Ex-Governor
Hartranft of Pennsylvania. of the Cher
okee commission, died. 1t will be re-
membered what tremendously hard
work the Missourians had to get Kim
ball appointed. All Missouri was in
favor of him, but Harrison was stuck
on George E. Neal, and old school
chum, who had voted for him on every
ballot for president at the Chicago
convention. Kimball was hardly cold
before Neal was appointed to the va
cancy. Harrison can be in a powerful
hurry, when the man is an olSbchum
and doesn't live in Kansas.-Troy
Chief.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

B. 7. BABBIT, the great soap manu-
facturer of New York is dead. His
life and works constitute good illus
tration of Yankee pluck and energy.
Born to the farm, he did his share OF
drudgery in Herkimer county, New
York, before taking up blacksmithing
in which he discovered unusual me-
chanical skill and invention. Later
he became a soap maker at which he
accumulated a vast fortune. 1t still
stands good that those who get to the
front in New York are men who sprung
from tie soil and in their early days
fed from wooden platters.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

THE Cherokee chief. Joel b. MaYes,
has been in Kansas City for several
days past dickering with cattlemen
over the leasing to them of grazing
privileges in the Cherokee lands. He
says that the cattlemen will give eigh-
teen millions for the strip for a ten
years lease. The Cherokee council
viii meet in a few days, and will con-
slider the proposition. Joel is evident.
iy in favor of accepting it, and ignor.
ing the government completely. He
is evidently banking on powerful helE
in high places; or he would hardly have
the courage or audacity to defy INCL,
Sam in such bold and reckless man
ner
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

GENERAL A. B. CAMPBELL repudi-
ates the interview in the Kansas City
Globe, and denies that he feels sore.
he did not. he says. go to Washington
for the pension Office appointment.
and IS therefore not disappointed be
cause it went to another. It would be
white elephant on his hands, and so
forth. After all, the general says, To-
peka is prettier town than Washing
ton, and l would rather live here. OF
course he would-in warm and coy
official berth.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

IT is rumored that the president will
recommend in his message to congress
the entire removal of the tariff tax on
sugar. That is one part of the tariff
that he will try to Pan-Americanize.
How will the proposition sit on Kansas
afomachsp
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

IT seems that the upshOt of the
Enthusiastically interview was an
agreement to call a resubmission con-
vention. The time nor place are not
given, a circumstance whose uncer-
csinty has nos yet driven any one to
the mad houae.
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On Their Heads

In France, when q patient is under
chloroform. on the alightest symptom
appearing Of failure os the heart. they
turn him nearly upside down. thai
is, with his head downward and his
heels In the air. This, they say, always
restores him; and such is their faith In
the efficacy OF this method, that the op-
Grating tables IN the Paris hospitals are
made 50 that IN an instant they can be
elevated with one end II the air, so a
70 bring the patient into position re-
sembling that 0z standing on his had :
Boston True Flag.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

SENATOR INGALLS, paid $4,000 for IA
corner lot in Atchison the other day.
Now, if tue senator will buy Kate
Fields property at remunerative fig
ure, and stop her mouth, all win be
forgiven him, and his reelection as
oura6
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

THE world is six thousand years old
and it was only the other day that an
Ohio woman invented patent dish
washer, If men had been dish wash
ers the patent machine would have
been heard of long before the children
of Israel hungered for the flesh pots of
Egypt,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31
KANSAS PATENTS.

Patents granted to citizens of Kan
sas for the week ending Oct.22
1899, reported through the Office of w.
A. Redmond, solicitor of patents, No.
631 F street, Washington, D. C.
A. j. Bates, Summunduwot, cultiva
tor for brick yards.
G. B. Halstead, Humboldt, combined
fence and insect destroyer.
w. L. Hofer, Manhattan, game ap-
paratus.
]. E. NALL, Berryton, horse detach-
ing device.
3. 7. Welsh, Topeka, escape.
Elizabeth E. Wood, Topeka, skirt
protecting garment.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

FoR whom, or with which party,
are the Sedgwick county resubmission-
lists going to vote? The republican
county platform and ticket are surely
orthodox on the prohibition question.
The democrats only have a resubmis-
sion ticket ia the field. Will not the
republican resubmissioDists be CON-
PEELED to vote the democratic ticket,
or bolt their principles.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

SENATOR SOONER of Wisconsin
agrees with Chauncey Depew that
Cleveland will be the nominee of the
democratic party in 1892. He also
says that Harrison will be renomina-
ted If he had confined his prediction
% the democratic nominee alone as
Depew did, we would have more re-
aDect for il.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

GOVERNOR HUAPHREY saws that he
would call the legislature together in
extra session this winter. if he thought
the sentiment in favor of resubmission
was strong enough to justify it. Now
Bentley, HailoweIl & Co. have their
cue. Let them roll up their sleeves
and pitch in. There is nothing like
becoming the creators of public senti-
ment. Besides if successful. they are
made men in political way.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
SHIELDS teaches bible class. Now if
Uncle Jerry Rnsk could be persuaded
TO take some sort of hand in Sabbath
school work, what a hopeful admins
fraiion we Konld have.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

ALLEN MARVEL, the new president
OF the Santa Fe bears close resem-
blaDee to Abraham Lincoln. He will
have TO be a mighty mean man if he
does not become very popular in this
afnfa
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

A MELDER and better behaved county
campaign than the present. was never
seen in an of year. There is no clap
per clawing nor hair pulling among
Ia brethren, and the lamb and the
lion lie down together. 1t is wonder
fuI hun lr,.e.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

THE election of negro as class ora
tor at Harvard the other days was a
practical joke that went directly home.
In contest between the pleb aud the
aristOcrats, the former sought to make
the latter's defeat as humiliating as
possible, and to that end. elected the
coiored boy.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

AT last the Cronin trial is under
way. It was hard job to get start,
and in all probability it viii be hard
er job to convict the murderous villains
included inthe foul conspiracy. While
no sort of doubt of their guilt exists in
the minds Of the people, their convic.
tion is quite another and different
matter. Every means, good or bad
necessary to prevent it will be called
into requisition by their friends OF
the outside who are as black and vii
famous as the conspirators themselves
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

UNCLE JERRY RUsK says there are
mo more hOspitable people on earth
than those of Kansas, - and avows his
Intention to make them another visit
next year. The old man is getting
sorry for what he said about our sugar
factories after his last visit, and wants
to make up for IL.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

But for a trifling disagreement be-
tween Uncle Jerry Rusk and Lindley
Murray concerning the proper use of
words, the secretary of agriculture
would make a shining light at the
head Of a Sunday school class.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

holly Manufacturing Co., merchsndise. 81 "a
Committee on ordinance reported an
ordinance granting certain rights and
franchises to the Missouri 8 Kansas
Telephone company, which was con-
sidered by section and adopted by a
unanimous vote.
On motion of Mr.. Phillips, the COM
mittee on ordinance. in connection
with the mayor and city attorney was
instructed to prepare an ordinance pro-
vidiDg for an occupation license tax.
On motion the committee on water
works was authorized to contract for
the necessary amount of water pipe for
the present needs of the city.
A proposition from F. E. Smith to
sell to the city enough land for a pub
lie road over the water pipe line from
the corner of s Or of section 5, 19,
IL to reservoirs, was on motion re
jected.
Council went into executive session.
Adjourned. II. s. ALEXANDER.
City Clerk.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

Attention is called to the advertise
menf of the PERRIN School Of Short
hand conducted By Miss Greer at u
East Sixth avenue. Miss Greer is 3
successful teacher Of this very useful
accnpE iahment. and her enterprise
should receive largo petronaes
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

AFrEa considerable wrangling the
city council of Kansas City has appro-
pyiated $1,000, to entertain the AL
America delegates. The greater part
OF it viii go for hack hire IN showing
the visitors through the packing
hos.aaa
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

THERE is high indignation at Salina,
The Missouri Pacific has side tracked
that town on a branch line by changing
it's main line. Bradv's baby won't re
ceive as much attention for few days
as it is accustomed to.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

SENATOR INGALLS, would bring the
worlds fair to Atchison, while Tope-
ka's leading citizens vote for Chicago
as the proper site. Yet there are peo-
ole who say that Ingalls, is not suffici-
emily patriotic and loyal to Kansas.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-31

JOSEPH w. ADY has taken down his
lightning rod. 1t did its work well,
and bis name is Eli. The only other
Kansas office to be filled is that of col
4ector of internal revenue in Acer's
place. Gen. Rice of Fort Scott is
thought to be in the lead for this
place.