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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

If as reported by the Associated
Press, Secretary Rusk means to pay
Emporia visit on his tour through
the state, would it not be we'll for the
authorities and citizens TO make some
preparations to receive so distuin-
guished a visitor? They certainly
don't want to have tie Secretary and
his suite to get off at the depot and
walk about the town unnoticed and
unescOrted. That would not be highly
commendabie in town boasting the
home of a United States senator.
There is no doubt that Uncle Jerry
would be edited by a stroll through
the town and would find many things
to praise and commend, for Emporia
is one of the prettiest towns in the
state, but, he should be received in d
hospitable manner, such as accords
with his high station and character.
Learn when he will arrive, and pre-
pare to honor him and show him the
town.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26
RAILROAD WIS.

Engineers Matthews and Brown, and
Messrs. Jones, Milliken and Coppock,
returned to the city last night from the
southwest part of the county, where
they were prospecting as to the FEAST
bility of grades, ETC., through that
country for the K. C. L. and w. rail-
way from Carbonate to this point and
on southwest to Wichita. In cenver-
sation with the locating engineer, we
were informed that in his opinion the
line is practical, though in some places
the grading would necessarily be very
heavy. The gentlemen are much
pleased with the outlook, and the
prospects are now very fiattering for
the road to come to Emporia. The sur
veying corps will be removed to this
city to-day from the eastern part of
the county. and they will then deter
mine the advantages of different
points for the road to enter the city
and pass through and go southwest.
Upon receiving these reports, General
Manager Newman Erb will come to
the city and arrange with the people
for the construction of the road. II
our citizens act favorably in the mat
ter, the road is Emporia's. and in all
probability will be built to this city
during the coming year.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26
Eccentric Gardeners.

In the amusing autobiography of Mr.
Firth, r. A., q marvellous account is
given of q gentleman having slipped
unnoticed within the guarded grounds of
Fonthill abbey, and there finding the &C.
centric owner, Mr.. Becford, whom he
mistook for the gardener. They became
very friendly, and the intruder was ask
ed to stay and dine; but at II o'clock he
was turned out, with the warning that
bloodhounds ranged the park during the
night. So the dismissed guest passed
his night in a tree. The Rev. DR.. Gatty.
writing to Notes and Queries, says:
''I have parallel story. A deceased
friend of mine-a well known squire in
q midland county-told me many years
ago that he was posting northward, and
stopped at Rokeby to inspect the ro-
mantle scenery of SCOTS poem. Mr..
Merritt was alive, and as my friend
wished to see his interesting house and
grounds. he went forward and found, a.
he thought, the head gardener among
the flower beds; and he asked him
whether he thought Mr.. Merritt would
receive call from stranger. He wa:
told to go to the front door, when he
would be informed whether it would bt
permitted. My friend did as he wal
hidden, and he found that by sligh
metamorphose of clothes, etc., the sup
posed gardener had become the master O.
the house, who gaveshim hospitable en-
tertainment for day or two. "-Londor
Standard
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26
Austin Gray Bras


Messrs. Austin & Gray Bros. re-
celved their horses last night from the
east. There are eighteen of them and
are the finest animals we have yet seen
in the state. Thirteen of them are
English shire stations, also one Cleve-
land bay and an English hackney or
coach horse. Two English shire mares,
two trotting brood mares and one ely
desdale stallion. The News represen-
tative was taken in hand by the
Messrs. Gray and shown over the barn
and given a look at the horses. The
barn when finished will be one of the
best if not the finest, of similar char
acter in the state. The horses are all
imported direct from England, and
there is not one of the entire eighteen
but what have taken prizes in the old
country while few have been award
ed prizes at their every appearance at
home.
One of these is 'sLescistshire Lad, .
a fiye-year-old stallion, who is regard.
ed by prominent horsemen as the finest
animal of his age in the west. His fee
in England was ten guineas, or s55. pei
season. The other stations are two
and three-year-olds, and are now reach
ing their highest and best form, are
sound individuals aud guaranteed in
every respect.
Messrs. Austin and Gray brothers
have gone quietly about this business
and pushed it forward in such man
ner as deserves the greatest credit.
The business is now thoroughly located
here, and in time viii be the greatest
Of the kind 10 be found anywhere il
the west.
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sew fsafr Tor (,oCitfsh.

The Newfoundland bait act, which
prohibits the export of bait from that
island, has had a most prejudicial effect
upon the French bank fisheries, the price
of fish bait in st. Pierre having been
forced up to an almost prohibitive price.
1t is now stated that three French ships,
instead of going to ST. Pierre for bait,
fitted themselves out with flat bottomed,
round baskets, with a hole at the top
These they sunk In seventy to eighty
fathoms, and they were quickly filled
with periwinkles of large size The
shells were smashed on deck and the
travis baited with live periwinkles. Cod
fish took to these most ravenously, and
the vessels sailed for France with full
cargoes the first week in July, instead OF
October, as usual, thus saving three
months time and hundreds of dollars in
the purchase of bait. If this report is
true, the discovery will bring about a
revolution in the system under which the
bank fisheries are now carried on.
At present the bank fishermen can only
fish when they are provided with fresh
bait. This necessitates frequent visits tc
some bait procuring coast, the purchase
| of bait and of ice to keep it in good con
| dition, and therefore the cost, both il
time and money, of producing bait il
very great. If the bait can be caught or
one side of the ship and the cod ON the
other, there is nothing to prevent tbs
fishermen from remaining on the banks
| during the whole fishing season, and the
cost of trip viii be materially reduced
As Newfoundland has now almest mo
| nopoIyof the bait trade, and her banker
are privileged by law, this discovery vii
/ have serious effect upon the fishing in
/ dustry of the island. -Montresl Witness
/ Faper bottles. Is u Claimed are better thar
| Giaz.
Myriads Of small black ants infest the con
| fields of Texas
Apache county. Kan. larger than Massa
/ chusetts. has no doctor.
OF the English bench Of bishops, twelv'
are pledged abstainerA
Machinery has not yet entered the manu-
facture Of French clay pipes
/ A buried city, containing relics IA profu
don, has been unearthed In Honduras
i Sydney, n. s. W, has the biggest organ
II cost s75, 600 and has log sounding stops
The Oldest whee1man IA America Is JOIN
". Arnold. Of Providence. r L BE Is "a
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

THE rumor is again afloat at Wash
ington that Attorney General Miller
will soon be promoted to the vacancy
on the supreme bench created by the
death of Justice Stanley Matthews.
This appointment was discussed some
time ago, and when first mentioned
did not evoke any great share of popu-
lar enthusiasm. Mr.. Miller may or
may not be an eminent lawyer. Moth
ing in his record, so far as known to
the public, proves that he is or is not.
The president no doubt believes that
if he is ft to be an attorney general,
ne ought to be sufficiently qualified to
go on the supreme bench. There is
some plausibility in the idea, though
it is trifle captious. Although he was
Gen. Harrison's law partner, he was
never heard of until he was made at
torney general. If he is distinguished
for legal learning and unusual force OF
character, the people at large are ig-
norant of the fact. There would ap-
pear to be far more of sentiment thar
OF craftsmanship in his selection; more
even than instigated the appointment
of Tanner. Being warm persona
friend of the president, and an Indi
ana man are the controlling reasons
for his appointment. Thoroughnes
and ability as a lawyer, seem to be sc
condary considerations. When sucl
motives are permitted to control il
matters of grave concern and nationa
import, mistake can not will be avoi
ded.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26
No sreh man Here.

Joe Hurley was once well known
man around the telegraph rooms of
Chicago newspaper offices. He is now
working at Emporia, Kansas, and he
occasionally remembers his old ac-
quaintances here by sending back
accounts of some of his western ex-
periences. Hurley says in recent
communication that he has q night
editor TO work under out there who
beats any man he ever saw for exact
ness. A press dispatch received from
Hurley one night recently stated that
a man on railroad train put his arm
out Of the window 60 see if It was rain
ing. and just at that moment tbs
tram whizzed past one of those mail
bag catchers beside the track and cut
the arm of. Hurley sent the dispatch
to the night editor who returned in q
few minutes. saying that it was incom-
plete, as il failed to state whether or
not it was raining. Joe. when IN Chi
cago, was fond of an coca
sional glass Of beer, and had no
reason 70 resort 70 underhanded
tricks 70 eet i IN bis present location
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

however, he found it difficult at first to
crafty this desire 1t was NOT long
though, before he hit On scheme to
get what he wanted. Emporia. like
the rest of the state of Kansas. is en-
deavoring to enforce the prohibItorv
law, but there are saloon side doors
that can always be found open. and
with the keeper of one of these Joe
formedA compact. It sometimes hap
pened joe wanted his beverage brought
to him, and the saloon keeper having a
telephone, could be readily called, but
1t wouldn't do to ask him over the wire
to send a can of beer. Joe therefore
wrote out for this supply man the
Morse telegraph alphabet and instruct
ed him to read any order backward
Thus. when Joe wanted one beer, ht
would telephone the saloon man tx
send him some sc w and that in
dividual, looking at his copy, woul.
find the characters ..-
Reading this backward he had.
-. which means ''beer. y and thu
Joe got what he wanted and no on,
was the wiser.-K. C. Tunes.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26
Thelr soft spap was SHORE.

"Hai hal haF' laughed a Coachman and
g Professor as they were merrily swing
ing in the breeze in the top of tree
eve are havinga good time of it and
feel sorry for you miserable fellows who
are compelled to lie huddled together in
a flybook. An Angler fastened us on a
piece of gut, and in trying to make a
long cast the brown hackle at the end
caught in a branch of this tree and it is
there safely imbedded. The Angler
rugged at US for time and then the line
broke and we are enjoying ourselves.
He cannot reach us here, and our long
days of imprisonment in /. fyboox, sue
ceeded by being dragged over the water
and whirled around in the air. are
passed"
The Coachman and Professor thought
they had attained the height of happi
ness, and they enjoyed themselves for g
number of days. Then came rain, and
this was followed by sleet and snow, and
the gut which held them rotted and the
Goodman and Professor dropped to the
ground, where they were trampled IN
the miro by the cattle. They no longer
envied their brethren in the hybool, and
amid lodgings and regrets they ended 6
miserable existence.-New York Herald
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

THE Iowa democrats following the
example of their brethren in Ohio,
Pennsylvania and one or two other
states declare against protective tariff.
SOmehw they can't see how the tariff
is enriching them as its advocates
claimed it would. These democrats
must be very stupid, or else they are
not becoming millionaires as rapidly
as they should under the fostering care
of our national pet policy, or as their
manufacturing brethren in the east are
doing.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

The following story is told about the
beginning Of Gounod's career as musi-
clan: Gounod's parents did not at all
fancy his taking up music. They took
counsel on the subject with the head
master of the school which their son at
tended, with the following result: 'fYour
son become minister Never, sir, !" re-
piled the master. 'sHe has 3 decided
aptitude for Latin and Greek" The next
day Master Charlie was called in II.
Poirson's study. 'sWell, sir, they tell
me you've been caught writing music.
t'Oh, yes, I want to be a musician.
'eYou musician? Why, that's no pro-
fession at all But here is some paper
and a pen. Write me new air on the
words from Joseph, Scarcely merged
from infancy Then we shall see what
you can do" said the professor, de-
lighted at the cleverness of his device.
It was the noon recess. Before the bell
rang to resume studies Gounod was back
with his page black with crochets and
quavers. ''What, afready!" said the pro-
lessor. ''Wen, sing it" Gounod sat
down to the piano and sang, and the
tears soon began to gather in the head
masters eyes. He embraced his pupil
and exclaimed: ''Ma foil let them say
what they please, you shall study music.
ALBANY Express.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26
Aaa1tlenal 1n1arna11on

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The secre-
tary of state has received a dispatch
from our minister at the Hague giving
additional information in regard to 3
proposition Of the Netherlands govern
ment to levy protective duties on i'm
ported breadstuffs. A bill TO that end
it now pending in the states general
with some prospects of it becoming q
law. 1t is distinctly asserted in q
memorial accompanying the bill that
the exceedingly favorable conditions
which prevail in the United States il
one of the main causes of the decline
of the agricultural interests in Hol
land, necessitating protective Ieeisla
ton. 1t is also argued by the advo
Gates of the measure that unless HoI
land follows the example Of France
Austria, Hungary, Sweden, and Nor
way in protecting themselves agains
America breadstuffs her agricultur
| al industries viii soon fall into de
cline
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26
AmtRlcus NEWS.

AMERICUs, Sept. GOV. II. Ander-
son went up to Council Grove yester-
day to attend to some legal business.
and returned in the evening.
A dressmaking establishment has
been opened up just north of Charles
North's harness shop.
Some of the stock feeders complain
that the ears of corn are so large this
year that they are compelled to chop
them up with an axe before a four
year old steer can eat them.
r. III. Mahan is buying large quanti-
ties of corn now. Farmers having
held their twenty-five cent corn ovel
from last fall to take eighteen cents
for it now.
Mr.. Moore has the cellar excavated
| and will put up seven room dwelling
on his property purchased of VIM.
Tague just north of the city limits.
RITRTRW
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

A CURIOUS lawsuit has just teen de-
cided in Wisconsin. An inmate in one
of the county poor houses escaped one
cold night last winter, and in wander
ing through the woods was terribly in
jured by frost, eventually losing both
feet. He brought suit against the
keeper of the poor house for allowing
him to escape, and has just recovered
verdict of $1,000. He was defeated in
court at first, but the supreme court
sustained his right to sue, and he wins
on the second trial.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF CRONGN'S
MURDER

Chicago is now stirred up with an
other semi-sensational story concern
ing the taking of of Cronjn. This
latest account which bears upon its
front the imprint of fake, attributes
his murder to paid spies of the Eng
lish government. The new account is
gathered from letters said to be writ
ten from Miss LIE Caron in London to
her lover in Chicago, whose name does
not appear. The gist of the matter as
disclosed by the letters is that her
father, the notorious spy WHO testified
before the Parnell commission, was an
acquaintance of DR.. Cronin, and that
while the latter was for purposes of his
own trying to fathom the secret plot
tings Of the English spy by pretending
to favor them, he came into the pos
session of some valuable papers
WAeR 10 Carcn went to England to
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

THE farmers in Audrain county,
Missouri, justly indignant at the de-
lays and postponements by the dis
trict court of certain fragrant case.
got together and adopted a memorial
to the judge reciting their impatience,
and calling on him to enforce the law
against the culprit. Justice must be
in a woefully derelict and laggard state,
when the slow motioned granger gets
after it IN this wise with sharp stick:
at best, it limps and halts, but in this
case, both legs seem to be broken.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26
Democraiic County Convention.


a delegate convention of the demo-
Gratis of Lyon county is hereby called
for Saturday, the 9th day of October,
1889, to meet at IL O'Clock a. m. at the
court house in Emporia, for the pur-
pose of placing in nomination the fol-
lowing candidates:
A candidate for County Clerk.
A candidate for County Treasurer.
A candidate for Register of Deeds.
A candidate for Sheriff.
A candidate for Coroner.
A candidate for Surveyor.
Also for the selection of a County
Central committee for the ensuing
year, and the transaction of such other
business as may come before the cou-
vention.
The basis of representation III such
convention shall be one delegate aud
one alternate for every 10 votes aud
fraction over cast for Grover CIeve-
land in 1888, the respective precincts
being entitled to the following repie-
sentation.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

NAPOLEON IVES now on trial at
New York for numerous high handed
speculations and stock jobbing rascal
tiles, was as the age OF IL an Office
clerk earning salary of So week
at the age of %, he failed for seven
teen millions. This was two years ago,
and the young land pirate is now only
25. He is now as clipper and saucy
looking in the court room, as he was
fertile, bold and INSCRIPTIONS in hood
winking hard headed, old financiers
three wears aOo
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

Prof. Jones and his music pupils re-
peated their concert last evening at
the Second Congregatio aal church ito 3
large and appreciative audience. The
following is the programme as rem
dered:
Hear the warbIing Nctes''-Part Song by
Class.
Hoduiator Exercises-JunIor CIsss.
Two Part Exercise Ia Manual Signs-Ciasses.
Part Song, "Our Home Is ths Ocan''-Ar. E.
Morgan and friends.
Singing at SIght-Juuior Class.
Part Song. Marguerite -kran Reee, VIII
lie Reee, Z Morgan and ID. o. Jones.
ModuIakcr Exercises Classes.
Part Song, 10, the Glad May forn"--Jun-
Tor Glasses.
Singing at Sfght--Children.
Part Song. the Time for JOY Glasses.
Two Part Exercise, Hand Signs',-ciasses.
Come Unto Me,s--Clasges.
Eal ExerclseS-Claeses.
Male Quar6efte-E. Rees, W. Rees, 3. Bio :
gan. u. o. Jones.
Closing Hymn, Evening Prayer Glasses.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

SENATOR INGALLS, complains that
his Fort Leavenworth speech was
but:hered SO badly by the reporters
that he has mind to sit down and
write out the speech as delivered.
There has been so much talk about
Peck's speech that the senator evil
IDENTIFY feels that he ought to spend an
extra hour or so in touching up bis
own SO that it may show up better in
the comparison.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

Sol MILLER thinks Secretary Noble
could be better spared than Tanner"
Now what's the matter with Nobleg
We have heard no howl against him
such as Was raised against Tanner.
What matter has Colonel Miller in his
head against Noble?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

COLONEL MURDOCH we see, has no
hopes that he or any other Kansas man
can succeed to Tanners shoes. Dole
fully he remarks that Kansas lies west
Of Missouri. This geographical allu-
sion contains a moral which the colon
Ell thinks is quite obvious, and so il
probably is.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

AMONG the prominent statesmen
docking to Foraker's aid in Ohio, no
mention is made of Senators Plumb OF
Ingalls,. Is it possible that these gem
tlemen would prefer to see Foraker
defeated and a democratic Legislature
elected, IL the reverse meant the cleo
ton Of Halstead 10 the senate?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

The.Globe is very glad to learn that
John A. Martin is better to-day. He
is still, however, very sick man. He
has taken no nourishment. except
milk, for nearly seven weeks, and, al
though there is no sign OF fever, he has
an accelerated circulation, his pulse
being from IS to o6. This indicates
that an important organ Is seriously
affected, but the physicians eannot 10
cate Il. at the weekly Baptist pFsger
meeting Wednesday niRnt, prayers
Mere offered. By request Tor tha sick
man Atchteon Globe.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

TWENTY million is the sum estimat
ed by Chauncey Depcw as necessary to
put the worlds fair on its feet. OF
course New York alone can raise such
= sum. Witness her alacrity in put
ting mp for the proposed Grant monu-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26
Wlll san Tor Fers Menroe.

WAsHNeroN, Sept. 2ls-Frederick
Douglass, United States minister to
Hayti, was at the department of state
to-day, receiving his final instructions.
He viii sail for his post Saturday, the
2Sth. from Norfolk or Fort Monroe on
either the United States steamer Osip-
pes or KeaTsage, "a my be determined
By the navy department.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

MRS. LANerRY went to Europe
some months ago, on the plea of i'll
health. It now seems that the talk
about i'll health was something Of q
ruse, and was bit Of strategy to cover
her designs in procuring 3 divorce.
She has at last succeeded, and the ru-
NOR is that she will soon return to this
country where her faithful Freddie
.vrasfa hor
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

GENERAL MERRILL says he does not
want the Office of pension commission
er. but all the same, it is thought he
will accept if it is thrust upon HIM,
rather than see it go TO an Indiana
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

Can it he true as the Atchison Globe
says that: Jay J. Buck is said to be
one of tile most popular citizens Of
Emporia, and Las long had an ambi-
ton TO go TO congress, or 70 have .
place on the supreme bench But the
Plumb regency of Lyon county kills OF
his chances every time be shows up for
anSthing.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-26

The base ball game at the college
yesterday afternoon resulted in vic
tory for the Sophs, the score being
nineteen to eleven in their favor, the
following vas the position of the play
srs. V. harrington 6: Byers P; AUX
man IS; Thorpe ID; HuIlett %; Nc