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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24
stats Csutral Committes.

The state central committee of the
prohibition party met in the DarIors of
the Park Place to-day. The business
was mostly routine The commit
tee are composed of the following per
soDs. Rev. A. NJ. Richardson, chair
man. and Mrs. A. l.. Diggs, secretary.
of Lawrence, Mrs. DIR. Mccormick of
Great Bend, Rev. j. M. Monroe of
Wichita. George Drake OF Holton, Rev.
G. H. Strong Of Garnett, II. Clay Need
ham of Arcadia, Il. b. Peyton Of EN-
poria, b. j. Finley of Abilene, w. s
Wait of Lincoln ana III. 81. Allen of
Argonia-
x-Governuf Gin p e4 zHa
Reg.J. z. Bossiz g eEe SEQ
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THE sAWoAv AFFAIR.

The lengthy dispatch received Satur-
day concerning the war in Samoa is
simply an application Of the dispatch
received at the department of state
January 5th. Germany is evidently
bent on gobbling up the islands. What
other object can she have in keeping
an armed fotilla there? Uncle Sam
had but one gunboat there, the Nipsic.
Another, the Trenton, was ordered
thither from Panama short time ago.
Last week the Yandalia was ordered to
leave Mare Island and go to reinforce
the war ships now at Samoa. If the
entire American navy was there. the
utmost it could do would be to pro-
tect Americans. AS far as German
violence goes, they can do no more
than protest, and that has been done
over and over again by the commander
of the Nipsic and by the American con-
sui resident there. The power to de-
clare war abides with congress, and not
the American navy. Congress is in
possession of all the facts and papers
concerning this question that have
come to the departments of state, and
war during the past year. Diplomacy
has done its work for year and more
and all to no purpose. If congress
wants war with Germany, why, have
at them, if it thinks the game is worth
the ammunition, which is very doubt
full.
War about a beggaIly lot of semi-sav-
ages in a far away island of the South
Pacific. A naval war, says the com
mandant of the Brooklyn navy yards
1t sounds ridiculous.
What interest can Uncle Sam have
in such war? What are the Samoans
to HIM? Nothing whatever. He may
feel bound to extend protecting arm
to few Americans who have gone out
there to make a fortune by trading
with the aborigines, which means rob-
bling them.
1t is different with Germany. She
is roaming abroad in search of terri
tory for her surplus population. HeI
eyes have fallen on Samoa. Let heI
have it. Uncle Sam don't want terri
tory. He has plenty of that to spare.
If he did want it, there are
Canada, Mexico and the West
Indies. lie does not have tC
&c. thousands of miles away into the
South Pacific in view of the Southern
Cross for it.
Besides, the Monroe doctrine does
not sanction "entangling alliances
with foreign powers. We are inclined
to think his presence out there as a
sort of protector in company with Eng
land-which, by the way, seems at
present to be silent partner in the af-
fairs in some manner violation of
the spirit of that doctrine.
The fortunes of Malieatoa and Tam
asese are nothing to us. 1t is the fate
of such islands to be gobbled up by
somebody. If Germany wants them,
let her have them. What Uncle wants
is more people, not more territory.
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The Weather.

Reports from the southern seas
show an unusual calm at this season of
the year. The arctic storms that com
monty extend into the tropics and even
the sub tropics, delaying and even
driving back ocean steamers north
ward bound, have not prevailed this
winter. Consequently there have been
no overdues, and all vessels from
South America and the West Indies
are arriving at northern ports on time.
They all report warm weather and
an absence of storms. The result of
the unusual warmth in tropical seas
will be seen further on. Evaporation
is more rapid than usual down there
and this viii show itself later in heavy
rains in the, United States, especially
east of the Mississippi. A wet anil
perhaps late spring may be looked for.
Already we have had more damp and
rainy weather than usual at this sea-
son and the probabilities are that it will
continue, perhaps out into the spring
somewhat. At any rate. it is safe to
count on an unusual amount of rain
fall this spring and summer for the
reasons gwen above. Excessive evap-
Grafton in the tropical seas viii be fol-
lowed by excessive precipitation in the
United States.
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ED. HOWE of the Atchison Globe
has not very exalted opinion of VOL
colt, the newly elected senator from
Colorado. as the following from his
pen testifies:
Ed. Wolcott, the new United States
senator from Colorado. is a very bright
young man, but an ungrateful wretch.
He and his brother were brought to
Denver as poor as church mice by ex-
Senator Hill, and set up in business.
Hill made them rich and powerful and
started them in politics. Now they
are fighting the old man. Ed. Wolcott
is genteel rounder. He is "a patron
of all the vices, and his riches give him
position socially among the virtuous.
His chief lay is gambling. He plays
without limit, and has made the dealer
turn the box over many times. During
his senatorial canvass the saloons and
gambling houses of Denver turned out
in his behalf, and it was this influence
and his money that elected him. He
is not better poker player than his
predecessor, Tom Bowen, but he has
more money, which is an important
requisite in the business.
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READING NEWS.

READING, Jan. 22.-The G. A. r.
festival last week was one of the most
enjoyable occasions that has taken
place for long time. The night was
both rainy and muddy. The supper
was excellent, the singing good end the
music by the Reading brass band very
fine. If the boys continue to improve
as they have in the three months past
they will be among the best. Judge
Culver was present and installed the
officers that were present, viz: Captain
j. A. StrattOn, 2. c.; Amasa Chapman,
s. V. c.; Henry Jacoby, j. V. c.; David
Bowman, adjutant; G. F. Arnold, Q.
M, b. E. Bower, surgeon; j. A. Hebbe,
chaplain, Z. j. King, o. D.; jeremiah
Simkins. The post meets every first
Saturday in each month at 2 p. 10. in
the u. A. r. hall.
a. w. Plumb has Comet Topeka for
a few days.
Eli Patterson has again gone TO Kan
sas City with cattle.
There are a few fat cattle about here
to ship when prices are better, but
while corn is only eighteen to twenty
cents bushel it looks as though only a
few cattle will go to market. Some
will hold their cattle and turn them on
grass for June and July markets.
W. II. Severy is still in New Mexico
buying cattle to feed.
MIS-. Very and child, the night opera
tors family, arrived from Michigan
and are living in the house formerly
owned by Mrs. s. E. Hunt.
The revival meetings at the Nj. +.
church are increasing in interest and
the church is well filled.
Rev. DIR. Goblin, president of Baker
University, viii preach in the M. K.
church Sunday, February Sd, at naif
past 10 O'Clock. DR.. Goblin is one of
the many OF Kansas best preachers
Rev. III. Henry Smith preached an
excellent sermon last Sunday at the
n E. church.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

WHAT'S this, White Cap outrages in
Massachusetts,, Maryland and Pennsyl-
yania? Our eastern neighbors, who
have way of crying out 'smob law
whenever they hear of an irreguiarity
in the west are politely invited to look
to their own households, which at
present show evidences of domestic
brawling far more barbarous than any
thing that has occurred in the west.
1mbeeiles, at least, are spared from
brutal treatment and death among us.
Look to your own houses. ye Phari-
sees.
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Pnre Baking Powder.

1t may not be known to our citizens
generally that Emporia has an Infant
industry that is well worth the consid-
Grafton and patronage of all our peo-
pie. But she has-and it has been do
ing business in a modest, unassuming
way for some time-quietly putting its
product on the market and making and
supplying constantly increasing de-
mand until sales have reached
magnitude mot to be sneezed att
This industry" is nothing more
nor less than the manufacture
of an absolutely pure and most
excellent article of baking powder, en-
tirely free from all authorizations or
poisonous ingredients. j. NJ. Miller,
of this city, one of our Oldest, most up
right and reliable citizens, is the COM
FOUNDER and manufacturer of this in
dispensible article. 1t is called the
Normal Baking Powder All our
citizens who know Mr.. Miller, would
not place the shadow of doubt on his
word as to the purity of the article and
as to its excellence the testimony of
the following well known ladies of
this city who have tried it, is all suffic-
lent:
We the undersigned use the ''Nor-
mali Baking Powder prepared by j NJ.
Miller and do not hesitate to say that
we never used better, and we. have al
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

A DoNIPHAN county woman stuck a
needle in her thumb three years ago.
One day last week it was extracted
behind her shoulder. That was not
very adventurous needle. There is no
physiological reason why it might not
have come out of her great toe. Any
thing is possible to needle once it
getf beneath the skin. It can travel
as far, and get lost, and turn up again
with as unerring certainty as can
Stanley himself.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24
A GENTLEMAN lately returned from

A GENTLEMAN lately returned from
Washington says that our congressman
there are fairly overwhelmed with ap-
plications for office. The rank and file
of the party seem to have forgotten
that General Harrison is something of
a civil service reformer, and not favor
ably disposed to clean sweeps. 1t may
be hard for the Office seeker to realize
the fact, but the sooner lie does SO the
better it will be for both his temper
and purse. At least J. X. Hudson of
Topeka thinks so.
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cOusdsn. of Their Merit.

Mrs. A. NJ. Peters, Moulton, Ala,
writes under date of September %.
1888:
Enclosed please find Sl.OO, for
which send its value in Brandreth's
Pills. would like to have them at as
early date as possible, as there is
considerable yellow fever scare in this
part of the state. In Decatur, Ala,
about twenty-five miles from this
place, fifteen cases are reported. / in
tend to try your pills on any cases that
may appear in my family. 1 have full
confidence that If they are taken in
time they viii cure il. and almost any
other disease .
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

The average small boy is a daisy.
Said T. L. Ryan's little boy Leo to
his father yesterday, Papa. what did
you give for that little girl?" "One
hundred dollars" said the father.
''It's too much, !" said Leo, sit will bust
you up. Why didn't you buy a boy?"
s'Oh, well, said the father, ''boys cost
too much.'' That's nothing" said
Leo, ''boys are worth more. Say. why
didn't you buy boy, say papa?'
But papa had to go out Just then and
saw some wood to keep warm the
little stranger that arrived Saturday
night, and Leo's query is yet unsatis-
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lady, who is said to be beautiful, re-
garded the affair as proper, or at least
as conventional, for she told the story Of
her love for the prince in the presence
of her daughter, beautiful girl of Is.
Queer people, these French of the
monde. Think of beautiful woman
telling, in the presence of her daughter,
of shameless Iiaison that she had in
dulged in for years, and talking Of heI
''lover'' as though she had not q hus'
band of exalted and irreproachabls
character.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

MRS. AUGUSTA EVANS WILSON
braves the wrath of her sisters of equal
uffrage proelivities in the following
dogmatic manner:
II think that the day which invests
women with the elective franchise
would be the blacklist in the annals of
humanity, would ring the death kneIl
of modern civilization, national pros
perIty, social morality and domestic
happiness, and would consign us to a
night of degradation and horror more
appalling than a return to primeVal
barbarism ,,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

The cranks are showing their hands
at Topeka already. The idea of ask
ing the legislature to make an appro-
priation of S25, 900 to be blown into
five holes in the ground in western
Kansas, is too ridiculous. Whatever
of value exists under the crust of Kan
sas will be found by private capital.
Besides, eastern Kansas does not care
to be taxed for a purpose whose sole
benifit, if it has any, inures to a
county In western Kansas.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

THE Kansas City Star of Friday de-
voted leading editorial to a defense
Of the dressed beef monopoly, which it
claims is great blessing to all of us.
Is itp Look at the daily market prices
Of cattle, and then say whether or not
it is blessidg or a curse to the mil
lions who raise cattle.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

PARIS, France, is all agog over the
Romans scandal When the husband
became aware of his wife's infldelity
he committed suicide. With charming
candor the wife admitted to reporter
that she had "a lover that She had
given her husband solemn warning
such was her intention. that there was
mo concealment' about it, and that
the liaison had continued for years.
The lover was an italian prince. The
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

WHEN asked whether she would al
low wine on the White House table,
Mrs. Harrison answered, Tile gen.
eral viii attend to that" In that ans
wer mark the difference between her
and Mrs. Hayes. Or is it the difference
between her husband and the husband
of Mrs. Hayes?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

COLONEL BUCK of Georgia visited
General Harrison by invitation one
day last week, and in consequence, is
now regarded as the lucky man from
the south who will be called to take a
seat in the cabinet He headed the
Georgia delegation at the Chicago con-
vention and is chairman of the state
central committee.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

WE are inclined to doubt the state
ment of Pullman conductor who said
Saturday that the pest house in
Denver has in it 200 cases of small
pox, besides many others scattered
drought the city. The story has an
ancient and fish like smell.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

THAT is good story told of Mary
land physician who married the other
day. Feeling that he ought not desert
his patients to take a bridal trip, he
let his wife go alone. She spent three
days in Baltimore aud on her return
was met at the landing by her gallant
and chivalrous husband. But think of
the wife's independence. How many
women would do the like?
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

THE State Journal attempts to re-
pair the injury done to Auditor Nc
Carthy few days ago by the beastly
picture it printed of him, by making
another attempt yesterday in a cut
that more clearly defined his ''lini-
ments" and pictured his ''mean" as
Josiah Aliens wife would say.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

ID. w. Holderman, rent for library. 80 90
Council went into executive session.
A communication from Mayor Kim
BILE, of Los Angeles. Cal, in relation to
the land on which the city reservoirs
are located was read, and on motion
ordered placed on file.
Adjourned.
H. S. ALEXANDER, City Clerk.
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respectfully submitted.

H. S. ALEXANDER, City Clerk.
Same committee reported as correct
the city weighmaster's report for De-
cember. Report adopted,
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported as correct the street commits
sioner's report for December, Report
adopted.
Committee on waterworks reported
as correct. the superintendent of water
works reports for October, November
and December. Rrport adopted.
Committee on police and license re-
ported as correct the police judges
report for December. Report adopted.
A petition signed by majority of the
drayman of the city, asking that they
be protected in their occupation by
causing those who act in the capacity
of draymen to pay license and other
wise comply with the ordinance of the
city relating to hacks and drays, was
read and on motion referred to the
committee on police and license in con-
nection with the city attorney.
Committee on gas made partial re-
port concerning the making of con-
tract for lighting the city and ask fur
Their time which on motion was grant
ed.
An ordinance fixing the salary of
chief of fire department was intro
duced, considered by sections and
adopted by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Torrington representing the A.
T. 81 S. F. r. R. being present asked
that the council submit to them their
best terms for supplying them with
water for all purposes needed for
engines, depots and etc. On motion
the matter was referred to the COM
mittee on water works in connection
with the superintendent to re-
port at next. regular meeting,
An ordinance satisfying the follow
int claims was introduced, considered
by sections under suspension of the
rules &nd adopted by a unanimous
| vote.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

THE Kansas legislature is by no
means frantic for the opening of Okla
homa. A resolution for Opening"
went over without action in the senate,
while concurrent resolution has been
offered in the house instructing the
Kansas delegation in congress to OPP
pose opening.
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PROVES TOO MUCH.

We should like to ask the NEWS if, in
its opinion, interest on money would be
any lower IN Kansas if the legislature
should bring down the legal rate Of in
terest to two or three per cent? Would
it increase or decrease the rate of in
terest in this state? All experience
shows, and conclusively, that legisla-
money by enactment than they can con-
troll the price of corn, with only this
difference, legislature can burthen a
people and in one sense rob them of an
open chance with the world by tinker
ing with interest and collection laws,
thereby driving all money intended for
loan out of the state.-Whichita Ea-
gle.
To ''bring down the legal rate of in
terest to two or three per cent" is non
sensical. There is reason in this as in
everything else. The proposition is to
make the legal rate six and
contract rate ten per cent.
The reduction from seven
and twelve is but slight. so much
so nthat if the one be a hardship
on money lenders, the other cannot
avoid being so. Whatever objection
| OpOloGO OllO lCuuCCQ IdIc
would make nearly as strongly against
the existing rate, yet no complaint is
heard. But, if the proposed law would
not really reduce the rate of interest
why are you and the money lenders
making such hubub about it? If the
law regulating interest and collections
regulates nothing, and is after al
nothing more than ''tinkering," why
don't you, to be consistent, ask for the
abrogation of the present law? Ac
cording to your logic it is lifeless, anG
should be tumbled into the legal dust
bin, where it properly belongs. Youl
logic is not only faulty, but you antag
Onize Governor Martin and the plat
form of the republican party on thu
subject of interest reduction. Per-
haps both the governor and the con
vention were wrong, but nothing tina
you have yet said proves it.
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MRS. BLAINE is said to have once ex-
ercised her skill at snubbing in inflict-
ing rather keen one on Mrs. Harrison
when that lady's husband was i'll the
senate. The circumstance is regarded
as factor in the selection of an impor-
tant member of Harrison's cabinet.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

THE Boston clergy who ask to have
the inaugural ball changed to the 'in-
augural reception" are little more "a
tional and very much more diplomatic
than their Indianapolis brethren. A
change of name will hurt no one, and
the German the Berlin" and other
fancy waltzes will be just as wicked,
and smell just as sulphurous as though
it were ''ball'' instead of reception.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

THE New York World may succeed
in getting considerable advertising out
of its project of sending Stevens, the BIZ
cylist, in search of Stanley, without ac-
complishing much else. The proabil-
tiles are that neither Emin nor Stanley
want to be found.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

Our canning factory and creamery
are becoming widely noted over this
state and our sister states. Hardly a
week passes but what one or more del
egations of enterprising citizens from
other towns and cities come in and
take look at our industries. The
satisfactory product OF the canning
factory has done much to widen this
knowledge of that institution. These
delegations are ALWAYS welcome and
the directors Of the respective compa-
MES take pleasure in showing their
ad4antages
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

Sol MILLER does not regard John
Brown as a saint who deserves to be
canonized. In spite of some grand
things he said and did he was, says
Sol, lunatic who should have been
confined in mad house instead of be-
ing hung.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

ACCORDING to the Journal the
state senate adjourned yesterday fore
noon that the senators may enjoy a
few hours in social converse with the
genial Lew Hanback,, who dropped in
to see his old friends at work. What
would they do if Bill Nye or Mark
Twain would drop in?
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Organized.

About seventy'five or eighty rail-
road employees, consisting of engineers.
firemen, conductors. brakemen and
switchmen met in the o. R. c. hall
Sunday afternoon for the purpose
Of organizing an order composed of
these five divisions of railroad en-
ployes. The situation and the object
of the organization was freely dis
cussed and officers selected. An ex-
ecutive committee of five, one from
each division of labor represented,
was appointed to call meeting when
they deemed best.
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There will be public examination
next Saturday. January 26l held at the
Emporia High School building, begin
ing at eight o'clock, a. m.
If your certificate expires soon it
will be well for you to take the examin-
alton then. as there will not be another
before the spring schools begin.
A. A. STEPHENS. Co. Supt.
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THAT was clever bit of Yankee
shrewdness in the trainers of the new
constitution of New Hampshire, in pro-
viding that 5000 should be the limit of
salaries paid members of the legisla-
ture. It's merit is to expedite business.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-24

EDISON complains that his lawyer
who negotiated the sale of his phono-
graph, got $3.50, 900 for it, and paid over
to him him only $5OO,OOO. The fact
that the attorney kept quarter of a
million for his pay in the business. is
evidence that he is pretty fair law
yer, as lawyers 90.
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.NTndiana man witb half a '

AN Indiana man with half a million
and the president of the United States
for fellow citizen, committed suicide
over the death of favorite dog. We
have heard of no woman being as silly
as that. Another argument in favor
OF woman suffrage.