Emporia Weekly Republican from Emporia, Kansas • 1

B-EPUBLI Mmpoma V. KK RIDGE, Editor aud Proprietor. EMPOKIA, KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1889. VOL. 6.

OLPE 1TEX3- AXESICU3 1TEX3 THE 0ELAB0XA BILL. CITIZENS' MEETING. HARRISON ELECTED. The whole numberof electors appointed to vote for- vice president of WIND POUNDERS. Myers at close quarters.

Not a blow was struck in the round. Thirty-third This was another rushing round, not a blow being struck. Fifty-two rounds have now been fought without either man having obtained any decided advantage, although Myers has a shade the best of it. Both men are lighting strong, but cautiously. The Streator boy is letting McAulille do most of the leading, and when the latter does so he ahvavs manages to get in an effective counter.

There is great excitement among the crowd, which is urging the men on being evidently tired of waiting. At 11:3.5 the sixtv-tirst round had been fought. The battle at this hour had lasted four horns and ten minutes Neither man shows much punishment Mr. F. M.

Chaffe, of Wyckcff, visit ed Emporia yesterday. License to wed was issued Monday to John h. "White ot Americus and Isabel Bordess of Emporia. A painful oteration was performed on J. Atkinson's eye Saturday evening and the ball of the injured eye removed.

Roland I.akin lias gone to Chicago to attend a meeting of the western pack ers. He goes as a representative ot the canning factory. Jos. Itobinson. an old resident of Center township, died suddenly Sunday morning of heart disea.se.

The funeral will tie held today at 10 o'clock at Olpe. C. II. J'ruU has been appointed administrator lor the estate of li. F.

Myers. Mrs. Myers was to be appointed, when she was suddeLiy taken sick A Conmittea of One Easdred Appointed to Care of the 0. A. Organiiatioca-In pursuance of public notice, large meeting of ladies and gentlemen held at the Whitley Opera House luesday evening and a lew minutes after eight o'clock.

Governor Esk ridge, as chairman of the citizen's committee, called the meeting to or der, when on motion, Judge Buck was chosen chairman and Charles Harris secretary. Judge Buck c.n taking the chair explained the ob ject of the meeting in a few remarks hich ere well received. After which he introduced Judge Graves who made an excellent speech advising the citizens to open their hearts and homes to the thousands of iieople who ould be here to attend the state encampments of the Grand Army of the 1'epublic. Sons of Veterans. Legion of Honor and tiie convention of the Woman's Belief Corps.

His re marks were frequently applauded and in closing his speech left the audience in excellent frame of mind fur Key. Mr. the next speaker who sivike in a very earnest and effective manner its to our duty as citi zens in entertaining the large numlier of people who would be here on the 12th, 13th and 14th of March, to attend the state encampments. He drew forth the hearty applause of the audience. J.

M. McCown was next called for, ho responded in a neat little speech, earnestly supporting the objects of the meeting in the matter of receiving and entertaining the people who would be here on that occasion. At the conclusion of his remarks the applause was general and hearty. Bev. Bernard Kelley was next called out and for half an hour kept the audience convulsed with laughter.

As he warmed up himself, he warmed up the audience, and from a vote which he called for during his remarks, it was made manifest that he had the entire meeting ith him, ladies and all. He took his seat amid the prolonged applause of his hearers. The following resolutions were then presented by Governor Eskridge and read by the secretary; which after a slight amendment by Major Hood were unanimously adopted: Whereas. On the 12th, 13th and 14th of next month Emporia will be honored by the annnl meeting of the state encampments of the I rand Army of the Kepublic, Sons ot eterans. Loyal legion, and a convention of the oman Belief Corps; and Whereas, On account of the unusu ally large number of representative citizens of our own and other states, leading men and women in the several great organizations named, persons distinguished in military and civil life.

who ill meet here, all inspired by the highest patriotism, be it Itesolved. isv the citizens or r.mpona in mass meeting assembled, that to all who may honor us with their presence on that occasion extend a cordial welcome, and pledge ourselves to do all in our power to hospitably entertain the accredited membership of these grand organizations and their friends. Itesolved, I hat a committee ot one hundred on reception is hereby appointed, consisting of the following named persons, hose duty it shall be to wear badges to designate their otlice and to be ready to answ er inquiries and furnish information, and to point our guests to objects anil places of interest. md to act as occasion otters to make their visit enjoyable and to impress them favorably with the hospitality of our city: G. W.

Newman, N. E. Weaver, J. M. McCow S.

B. Warren, Ben Whildon, Charles Kyder, II. E. Norton, II. C.

Whitley, H. E. Fox, Koliert Jeff. John W.Jones, James Smith, L. W.

Lewis. H. V. Bundrem, W.Morris, Ph Ileilman, S. Strauss.

P. S. Hopkins, I. M. Griffith, William Jay, J.

E. Klock. II. C. Cross, A.

11. Tavlor. G. Hood. William Clark, J.

F. Ilendv, Ed. lteeclier, John J. Edwards, Joe Hess, John Tytherleigh, L. L.

Halleck, Dave Thomas, Frank Blair, W. J. Jones. Jack Iyewis, J. II.

Hawkins, W. F. Ewing, E. H. Stewart.

J.J. Atherton, Andy Ireland, Ira Conner. John Savage, J. N. Swartz.

Waldo Worster, John Harrison, Bolaml Lakin, Geo. Book, It. J. Evans, S. P.

Chase, W. E. Heustis, G. B. Peters.

Ed Peters, W. H. Harrison, II. Schlesinger, M. Birdsall.

Frank McCullough, Chas. Cook. S. It. Hall.

W. It. Irwin. O. B.

Hardcastle, A. Trader, L. S. Page, DaveLaws, Livy Buck, Howard Dun'ap, Bobert Martin. J.

It. Graham. H. S. Alexander, James Stafford, 11.

Moore, Stilman smith, 11. 11. Buckwalter, .1. Jones, V. D.

Zeileis, E. M. ord. John Ilenning, 1 G. Wilcox.

Frank Keeler, It. E. Torrington, C. F. Ireland.

1). W. Hayner, J. W. Tatham, It.

Keezel. Clarence Holmes, Jack Pota'tson, John Fluker, John Phemx, M. C. Little. C.

B. Sears. C. W. Cleaver, Dr.

J. Page. C.S.Cross, Ben. McCandlass, F. W.

Drake, John Davis, J. D. Haynes, H. M. Thorp, I.

E. Perley. K. ilorton. W.

Scott, Fred Newman, Harrv Clark, Ed. S. Waterbury. W. T.

Soden. Besolved. That the city council is hereby requested to make a reasonable appropriation, not less than five hundred dollars, to be expended under its direction for additional lights, deco rations, and such other public pur poses as may be deemed necessary to aid in meeting tne requirements ot tn occasion in a manner creditable to the city. Itesolved. That triumphal arches be erected across commercial street at Fourth and Seventh avenues, decorated and festooned with the national colors and that every citizen is hereby requested to decorate, in a liberal and becoming manner, his residence and place of business and to give his bes services to our guests during th three days of the encampment.

After the adoption of the resolutions the meeting adjourned. W. II. Anderson of Americus, re ceived a despatch Sunday afternoon at five o'clock dated St. Louis hospital saying Your boy is here sick, come quick." Mr.

Anderson left at night for St. Louis in no happy frame of mind, fearing to rind his boy dead on his arrival. The boy, who is about sixteen years old, ran away from home for no cause hatever about six weeks ago, since which time his father has been able to find no trace of him, though he has spent considerable in searching for him and telegraphing over the country. Horse aad Malei Wasted. There will be a buyer at my bams in Emporia.

Saturday. February 23d, to buy cavalry horses and mules. They must be fat and smooth, weighing from nine fifty to eleven hundred pounds. lU also Duy some chunky mares. 1 T.

J. Flexing. ProTisionj of the Springer Bill ai Fused by the House The Soldier Amendment as Agreed Upon. We have had numeious inquiries for the Springer bill as it passed the lower house of congress since its passage, but being unable to procure the full text of the bill the subjoined synopsis will give the reader a comprehensive idea of its provisions. The bill ill doubtless be amended somewhat by the senate, though it ii not believed that it will be materially changed: The bill, as it passed the house, is in many of its features unlike that re ported last session by Chairman Springer, of the committee on territories.

It contains sixteen sections, the first one defining the boundaries of the new-territory to 1 created. The territory is to be know as Oklahoma, aud comprise all of the Indian territory not occupied by the five civilized tribes, the Cherokees, Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles anil Chickasaws. This covers about half the entire area of the Indian territory besides No- Man s-Land. and includes Oklahoma proper. Kiow Comanche and Apache reservations, the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations, the reservation of the Wichitas, the Pottawatoniies, the Kickapoos, the Sacs and Foxes, the Pawnees, the Otoes and Missouris.

the Otages, the Kaw and the l'oncas, the old Nez Perces reservation and the Cherokee strip or outlet now occupied as a cattle grazing ground by the herokee Mnp Live stock association. No-Man's-Laud. which lies in the extreme northwest, is thirty-four and one-half miles wide and Kw miles long. The Indian territory proper included in the bill ave ages about 1.) miles in length and about the same numberof miles in width. The only portions of the proposed territory now-unoccupied by the Indians are No-Man's Laud, Oklahoma proper and the Cherokee strip.

The Creeks and Seminoles claim the land in Oklahoma and the Cherokees allege ownership of the Cherokee strip. It is therefore provided that a commission created by the act, to consist of five persons, shall open nogotiations ith these Indians to determine whether they are entitled to further compensation than that heretofore paid for their unoccupied lands. The compensation to be thus determined shall not exceed per acre. And as to the rest ot the land now occupied by the various tribes as reservations the consent of the tribes shall be obtained before oc cupation by settlers. In that event lands shall be alloted to the Indians in severalty under the existing law, and the surplus remaining shall be thrown open to settlement.

The a llowance tor these lands also not to exceed $1.25 per acre, the price to be fixed by the president, andhe money accruing therefrom is to be plaeed to the credit of the tribe to which the lands now be long. The lands are to be entered under the provision of the homestead act. each individual entry being limited to loo acres. Each person settling upon lands shall be required to select the same in square form as near as practicable and to maintain a continuous residence of three years. By an amendment adopted lately each settler is required to plow not less than forty acres of laud before obtaining title, in addition to making other improvements, under the homestead law.

Payments at rate of per acre or less are to be made in fourequal installments, the first ithin six months from the time of entry, the second at the end of one year, the third in two years and the fourth at the end of three years. Considerable discussion has taken place over the "soldier amendment'' to the bill, but it was finally agreed upon. As it passed the house it allows honorably discharged soldiers and sailors in the late civil ar to'make homes in the new-territory under the existing homestead laws, their present rights in no ise being unpaired or abridged. Another important amendment which wae adopted is to the effect that no provision of this act shall be construed to authorize an extinguishment of the Indian title to anv of the lands said Indian territory hich by virtue of an existing law that would inure to the benefit of any railroad corporation, or the title to which would vest in any such corporation or the extinguishment of the Indian title thereto, or on the same becoming part of the public lands of the United States, but all such lands shall be held by said Indians as tribes or in severalty, and shall be held by the United States in trust for the liene- tit of the Indians interested therein, in pursuance of such agreement with such tribes in said territory as shall be con sistent with this provision of this act but such lands shall not becomepart ot the public lands of the United States or inure to the benefit or vest in any church railroad corporation or any assignee or mortgage thereof. Any act hereafter done by any officer or agent of the United States or treaty con tracted or agreement entered into by any such officer or agent ith any Indian tribe in conflict with the foregoing provision, which shall validate or give effect to any such grant or to any assignment or mortgage ot any such lands, snail be null and void.

An amendment was also adopted forfeiting the grant of the Atlantic Pacific Itailroad company. The original town site proposition submit ted by Mr. Springer and his associate was stricken out, and in its stead a new section was adopted providing that the secretary of the interior shall reserve lands for existing or prospective tow sites, the area of each not to exceed tilo acres. In this connection the act says: "No apliication to enter any land shall be allowed until approved by the secre tary of the interior, of any tract of land first where.any exterior line of Jhe land is within one-half mile of the line of any railroad which is constructed, or the line of any railroad not constructed, but where its map of location shall be filed with the secretary of the interior at the date of the aplication to enter: or second, any tract of land upon which set tlement in advance of survey by pr per authority shall give any right as against the power to reserve town sites hereby given, it being the object of the provision to secure so the inhabitants of all towns and cities and villages in said territory the benefits and profits arising from the sale of lots therein." The president is authorities to locate the land offices, not to exceed four in number, as may be required. It is provided also that the territory of Oklahoma shall have a governor, secretary legislative assembly, supreme court, attorney and marshal, to be appointed, and selected under existing law, and the laws of the United States now in force in other territories shall be extended over the new territory All leases by cattlemen or others now in force in the prescribed territory are declared void.

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W. B- Installation. Ladies intending to join the new W. K. C.

No. 101, auxiliary to Hancock Post No. 464, will meet at tbe hall over Peters' hardware store on Saturday, February 16, at 1 p. m. "Members of other corps will not be admitted until 3 p.

after election and other business is through. By order of Belle C. IIabbjs, S. V. P.

Dept. of Kansas the United States is 4ol of which a majority is 201. Levi 1 Morton, of the state of New York, has received 233 votes, and Allen G. lhur man, of the state of Ohio, has received 1S votes. This announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate is by law a sufficient declare tion that Benjamin Harrison of the state of Indiana is elected president of the Lnued states, and that Levi i.

Morton, of the state of New Y'ork. is elected vice president of the United States, each for the term beginning March 4. 1-1. and will be entered together with a list of the votes on the journals of the senate and house of representatives. No demonstration of applause followed this declartion.

SENATE. asiiinutox, ttb. 13. Hale pre sented the conference report on the di plomatic and consular appropriation bill hich was agreed to alter a state ment by Hale (in reply to a question ot Mierman) that the appropriation of haif a million for the protection of American interests in Samoa was retained and that the appropriation of for a coaling station at Pago Pago had been transtered to the naval appropriation bill which passed the senate yesterday. Otherwise there were do substantial changes in the di plomatic bill.

On motion of Hoar it v.a3 ordered that five minutes before one today the senate shall leave its chamber and proceed to the hall of the house of representatives, there to take part in the proceedings for the ascertainment and counting of the electorial vote. The presiding officer at five minutes before one announced that the time had arrived for the execution of the order of the senate, aud the senators thereupon, headed by the ollicers of that body, proceeded to the hall of the house of representatives. The senate re turned to its own chamber at hen Manderson. on behalf of the senate tellers, reported the result of the counting and ascertainment of the electorial votes for president and vice president of the United States. The report was ordered to be entered at length on the journal.

Ihe resolution reported from the committee on privileges and elections, instructing that committee to revise the existing law regulating the election of members of congress, was taken up, and Evarts spoke in its support. He review ed the history of political troubles in Washington county, Texas, and read the petition to the congress from several Bepublicans of that district. After reading it Evarts said that the grievances which the petitioners had suffered, had no other cause than the activity of the petitioners in that canvass in support of the ticket and of the principles of the Be-publican party. No greater encroachment on the dearest rights of the common citizen could ever have been practiced than that practiced on them. The committee had found that those citizens could not be accused of any misconduct such as should place them, and had placed them, outside of the ordinary relations that beiong to peaceful and quiet citizens.

In the estimate taken by the committee there had been no aspersion of the character of those sufferers except such as belonged to the excitements of the canvass. As to the alleged incendiary speeches at Bepub-lican meetings during the canvass of iss, he stated that the exploration of that subject by the committee had demonstrated such accusations to be vague and mere hearsay, and that there was no substantial or reasonable support for such imputations. He reatl from the report of the committee the concluding paragraphs and said it had seemed to him that there could have been no more propitious time for the investigation than when it was liegun (in March, 1SSS). During its continuance, however, two other prominent citizens of the county (Joseph Hoffman and Mr. Holt) had been shot dow in the execution of what he regarded as a systematic purpose to maintain at hatever cost the supremacy of the Democratic party in that county.

The great question came at last to be whether tnere was to be tolerated in this country an authority and a persistent power that was to set aside the government of the constitution and of the laws. If there should prove to lie an irreconcilable conllict lietween public opinion in Texas and New Y'ork and in the country at large his opinion was that the opinion of tiie hole country must finally prevail. Coke obtained the tloor and after an executive session the senate adjourned. house. Washington, D.

Feb. 13. The Smalls-Elliott contested election case was then taken up and Hemphill, of South Carolina, took the floor. In speaking of the bad treatment of the negro in the north, Hemphill said that at Fort Scott, Kansas, 3olored children had been turned out of the white schools. This declaration aroused Funston, of Kansas, who vehemently, amid loud cries for order, denied the assertion.

Hemphill I will not yield. It is not worth while to get excited. From what do you read? shouted Funston through the din. From the New ork Nation, replied Hemphill, while the Bepublicans indulged in derisive laughter. At Oxford, Ohio, continued Hemphill, four hundred people had held a meeting to protest against the admission of colored children to white schools.

Williams, of Ohio, declared that Oxford was a town with Democratic majority. Laughter. Hemphill So far a3 the north is concerned the Democrats and Bepublicans think the same. Williams That portion of Ohio is called South Carolina. (Laughter.) Gallinger asked Hemphill if he did not know that Kansas had elected a negro as a member of the electorial college? Hemphill replied that he knew that a negro did sometimes slip into an otlice that had no salary connected with it.

(applause and laughter) but a colored man could not live on glory any more than a white man. He I Hemphill did not know any people more interested in having a free ballot and a fair count, and some just solution of the negro problem that the people of the south. There the whites and the blacks were live together, "sink or swim, live or die. survive or perish." they must go together. But it did not lie in the mouths of the people who had treated this race as the people of the north had treated them to give the south advice on this question, and par ticularly on the questions of honesty in elections until they had done some missionary work among themselves.

Ap plause from lemocratic side.J The vote was then taken on the min ority resolution declaring Smalls en titled to a seat and it was rejected ny a party vote of yeas 126. nays 143, with the exception ot nson. ot Minnesota, and Bussell. of Massacheussetts, who voted with the Bepublicans. The ma- fority resolution seating Elliott was then agreed to without a division and the bouse adjourned.

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Produce Permanent Physical Perfection. Purchase. Prove! A literary entertainment will 'be given by the ladies of Lakeside at the Lakeside school house, three and one-half miles west of Emporia, on the evening of the 23d inst. The proceeds are for the benefit of the Eev. Walker and towards founding a library in con nection with the school.

F. (i. Soule returned from Tcpeka last Monday. Miss Luella Hall, of Emporia, is the guest of her sister Mrs. John S.

Hail. Mrs. G. J. Griest is visiting relatives in Edgerton.

Postmaster Flusch left for Westphalia last week. Percv Knower of Atchison ivnri-ril- I ing Ing City, was snaking hands with friends and interview ing our merchants last Friday. G. P. Jones of Elco.

was shaking nanus wan menus in town on Saturday. I. Arther Moses, of the Emporia College, spent Sunday with his patents. W. E.

McMahon and Blank were in town Monday. Mr. ami Mrs. W. H.

Manes entertained a numlier of their friends last Thursday evening: all report a good time. Charles E. Bitler. secretary and treasurer of the Bitlertown Mining association, was in Madison last week, parley savs, 'Jiitiertown, I.yoii County, is good enough for me." Frank Hagerman is a new house on his farm northeast of Mr. and Mrs.

J. H. Iingle were made happy last Thursday morning by the arrival of a young son. I r. Moses reports mother and child doing well.

I lev. Marshall has begun a series of meetings at the Woods school houe four and one half miles southwest of Madison; he reports a promising work. He will continue them all of next week and then begin a meeting in Madison. liev. llanna of ininona is assisting him.

Mr. Washburn, of Bock creek, as on our streets last Saturday. The literary society met in the lec ture room ot the M. E. church last Friday evening.

A large and appreciative audience was present, and enjoyed the exercises, which were lirst-chiss in every respect. The play "Marrying a 1 oeiess was well cast and lull ot in-1 terest. 1 lie comedv is in one act. Joseph Grav, a wealthy bachelor of fifty, advertises for a wji'e. Mis.

Washington, a widow chil dren, is the first applicant. She does not suit, lie succeeds in getting rid of them, hen Bridget Flannigan ap pears, savs sue will suit "natelv. but Joseph does not think so. and resorts to strategy to get rid of her, making believe he is crazy, and she llees in terror. Eliza Jane Annette Jones is the next applicant.

He falls in love with her. proposes and is accepted. JoM-pli Gray li.J. Mrs. Jan VVar.hini.-ton Mis ltla llitu-r NaoI-Hn A'Wlphus Kven-tt l.easnr Jupiter Waehinirton Harry Soule JelTeron iiBiiingum Hurt Mie Itridiret KIannnran Mi-n Vi 'la Ik-Ixnir Eli.a Jane Annette Jonea Mist Alice Kirch The participants received well de served applause for their able rendition the parts assigned them.

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I ill sell at my farm one mile south east of Americus. on WEDNESDAY, FEBIU'AR 1 lin, 'Wi. commencing at 10 o'clock sharp, the following property: Forty-two head ot tiiree-year-om steers: 14 head of two-year-old steers; 5 head of extra good milk cows: "il head. of good stock hogs; 5 head of heavy brood mares; I span ol driving mares; family driving horse: 1 three-year-old horse colt; 1 span of two-year-old Allies: 1 span of yearling colts: 1 span of yearling mules: aliout l.oou bushels of corn in shock: 10 tons of hay; 1 new McCor-mick self binder; 1 Buckeye combined mower and reaper; 1 Giant Feed mill: 1 Albion hay rake; 1 broadcast seed sow er: 1 corn planter and check rower; 1 stalk cutter: 1 Hapgood sulky plow; 3 steel beam walking plows; 3 walking cultivators; 1 lister; i harrows; 1 feed cooker. 1 hay loader; 1 hay stacker; 1 new Mitchell wagon: 1 teed wagon: phaton: 1 spring wagon: 1 road wagon: 1 steel-shod sled; 3 sets of work harness; 2 sets of single harness; 1 saddle, and other articles too numerous to mention.

Tekms of sale steers cash: all other property a credit of one year will be given, on bankable paper, with interest at 10 per cent from date, if paid when due. and if not paid when 12 per cent from date. Five per cent off tor casn. All sums oi ren uonars and under, cash. No property taken aw ay until settled for.

Free lunch. S. M. L. F.

I'kcys. Auctioneer. Jons L. Butler, Clerk. Public Bile.

I ill sell at my farm, three miles south of Americus. and eight miles northwest of Emporia, on Monday. February 25th. commencing at 10 o'clock, the following property: Fifty- four head of cattle; lb head ot much cows, will all be fresh soon: 10 head two-year-old heifers, will be fresh soon; 6 two-year-old steers, two-year-old heifers, 8 yearling steers, 1 two-year-old Galowaybull, 1 span of large brown mules. 7 or years old.

that can te beat in the county; 1 span of four-year-old medium sized mules, 1 large four-vear-old work horse. 2 large brood mares, 1 three-year-old mare. 1 three-year-old horse," 3 two-year old horses. 2 yearling colts, 1 saddle pony, four years old: 2 Gilpen stirring plows, 1 Garden City riding cultivator. 1 Cham pion mower.

3 diking cultivaters. 1 corn planter. "Farmers" Friend," near ly new; 2 sets double harness, one set n'earlv new: 2 ricks hav, 1 road scraper. and other articles too numerous to men tion. Terms of Pale.

On all sums over 110 a credit of 8 months will be given on bankable paper, with interest at 8 per cent, from date; per cent, off for casn. ree luncn. J. A. Gp.f.exlee.

J. A. Lexington, Auctioneer. Fiiblic Sale. I will sell at the old Haworth farm.

9 miles west of Emporia and 1 mile south of the Cottonwood river, on TUESDAY, FEB. 1STII. 1SS9. commencing at 10 o'clock, the fol lowing property: Eighteen head of 2 year old steers, two good milk cows, will be fresh soon; 1 yearling heifer, 4 head of stock hogs. 1 span of ork horses.

1 span of Clydesdale mares. 4 years old, one of them in foal; I brood or worn mare, suocaj oi corn ui neiu. 75 bushels corn in crib, twenty tons of hay, 1 lumber wagon. 1 feed wagon. 1 corn planter, 1 Champion binder, 1 stuing plow, cultivator.

1 fanning mill, 1 corn shelter, 1 cider mill. 1 set double harness, and all my household and kitchen furniture, and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms of Sale. On ail sums over $10 a credit of months will be given on bankable paper, with interest at 10 per cent from date. Five per cent off lor cash, tree luncn.

M. L. LTaworth L. F. Pkuts, Auctioneer.

The grand jury is tight-(mouthed) and nothing ot tnsir proceedings cept a pretty good joke on one of commissioners is known. ex the Ameiiicvs, Febuary 13. 1SS9. Probably the largest concourse of people in the city, who left their worldly cares and business to assist in the last sad rites of the body of a fellow citizen, were in attendance last Friday forenoon at the funeral services of Samuel Loy. who as born in Ferry county, state of Pennsylvania.

February lso2. and died in Americus, Lyon county. Kansas, February 6, being eighty-seven years old, lacking three days. The deceased embraced the Christian religion in the month of August. Is44 and has ever since lived a consistent Christian up to the time hen he passed away at peace it God and his fellow man.

lie lived in his native state until the spring of 1847 when he. with his family moved to the west, settling in LaSalle county, Illinois, where he lived until the fall of hen he moved LaGrange coun ty, Indiana, settling near the town of Lima, where he lived till the spring of l-oj, hen he moved to Miunesota. Here he lived until the spring of M. he then moved to the territory of Kan sas anil settled near the tow of Americas, where with his family he has since resided. Amongst his grown children, nine in numlier.

all are living excepting his oldest son. Nicholas, who died November 30, lsso. the funeral ser vices were held in the M. E. church, the text was taken from the 37th Psalm.

37th verse. "Mark the perfect man. and liehold the upright; for the end of that man is Bev. B. Kellev.

P. E. and Rev. J. W.

Walker will hold a special meeting at Bethel on Thursday, February 21st. All are cordially invited to attend. Ouite a number attended the mis sionary entertainment at the P. church last evening. The amount collected for the missionary cause amounted to about A most brilliant wedding took place in Americus last evening at the resi dence of Mr.

and Mrs. D. P. Tressler. The contracting parties being Mr.

A. L. vt right and Miss Minnie K. tress ler, lioth of this place. At 7 o'clock the bridal party entered the parlor and Bev.

A. L. Scott, ot the M. L. church.

an appropriate and impressive man ner, pronounced the words that niade them man and wife. The happy couple were recipients of the hearty congratulations of their many guests, and presents many and valuable. tter congratulations an elegant sup per was served, to which all did justice. Mr. and Mrs.

Wright leave today for i short wedding tour in the west, and then return to Americus and make it their future home. The young people of the Americus schools will give an entertainment at the M. E. church on Friday evening. February 22nd.

The leading feature of the entertainment will be the broom drill. Songs, essays, recitations and dialogues ill make up the rest of the entertainment. The proceeds are for organ for the high school. The Young People's Literary Society ill meet at the school house tomorrow evening. John Bond is putting up a green house on the south side of his residence.

William Flickinger and wife, from the Cottonwood, are in the city. Beideh. DISTRICT 53. "Will A. Snoildy is convalescent.

Newt. Silencer will stay at his home place this season. Chamliers has rented the property known as the Bailey orchard, ind will move into this neigiioonioou soon. Mr. Henry Geiger has cut the timber on seven acres of wood land and cleared it ready for the plow this winter.

The Moore brothers, lately from II- mois, have rented John alson farm, near tiie Neosho, for the coming year, and will take possession at once. Mr. Joseph Bickahangh is building a fine residence on his lower fruit farm, which lie ill occupy in the near future John Weaver, w'to has been the guest of Will Traylor for the pass few lavs, has returned to his ranch in Chase county. The Literary society in the Binker district will give anentertainmer.t next Friday evening, consisting of the drama, entitled, the Drunkard. John Hammond is getting his water works system in repair for the coming season, but we sincerely hope he ill not be obliged to use it tor irrigation purposes.

Bol. Bickabugh will give a birthday party on Thursday evening of this week, in honor of his majority He has nvited a lew ot his neatest Inendsand a grand time is anticipated. One more vote in the right direction next fall. Charles Fawcett is the recipient of a beautiful violin, the cost of which was about 7-5. It is an old instrument, be- ng used many years ago by one of the famous musicians of Boston.

Charley values it more highly because it is a present from his brother, Max, ot Holly Hill, ilonda. At the last regular election held by the Union Literary society the follow- ng officers were chosen for a term ot four weeks: President, O. A. Stevens: vice president, Mrs. John Wood: secretary, Miss Mattie Edwards: treasurer.

Miss Anna Kellv: sergeants-at-arms, J. P. Burnes and P. J. Doile; choiresters.

Misses Caddie Bickahaugh, Ida Giger and Nettie Russell; janitor, Johnnie Wood. Notwithstanding the oratorical con test last Friday evening, the lower room of our school building was well tilled, and a pleasant time is reported by all. After the preliminary social the following programme as carried out by the society: Instrumental music, Mr. L. Swearren: select reading.

C. A. Stevens: declamation, Mr. H. J.

Kendall; solo, Mr. It. A. Lee: recitation, Maggie Kelley: song. Mr.

L. Fowler and others: declamation. Miss May Davis. Intermission. Dialogue.

Misses Caddie Bickahaugh and Ida M. Giger; music, instrumental. Mr. Smith; declamation, Mr. S.

II. Wil-more; solo, Mr. J. L. Logsden; dialogue, Ed Bickahaugh and others, song by Choral class.

Our last 'paper, the Sleepyhollow Enterprise, was edit ed by Miss Nettie Itussell and i. A. Green. 1 he editors for next Friday night are Mrs John ood and J. P.

Burns. All are invited to attend. Occasional. Corpse in a Barrel. Chicago.

Feb. 13. On Butterfield street between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth, in a section of the city which Is unpaved. a couple of policemen found this morning in the middle of the road a barrel that had evident ly fell off of a wagon sometime during the night. On examining it.

they found it contained the mutilated remains of a woman in an advanced stage of decomposi tion. Ihe feet had been sev ered from the body. In an old bloody apron or shawl were the viscera. The longhair of the woman was matted with blood clots and lay in confusion over the trunkiess head The trunk was all chopped into pieces. The tragments were taken to the morgue.

When the remains were re moved from the barrel at the morgue a card dropped out, upon which was written: "LinaBucha. received in ward H. county hospital, Nov. 26, tw; died January 1-5. lvtf." At the hospital it was learned that the body had been given to one of the medical colleges.

The fragments after dissection doubtless either dropped off the wagon while being taken out of the city for burial or were deposited there by the expressman to save himself the trouble or carting them away. Confirmation. Washington. Feb. 13.

Norman J. jColman, of Missouri, secretary of agriculture. Such is the Result of tlio 0IIi rial Count 32adV Yesterilay Afternoou. The Senate Takes Tart in the Ascertainment of the Electoral Vote. Evarfs Supports a Ilesolulion to Ilevise the Law Covzressional Elections.

The House Defeats the Minority Keport in the Smalls-Elliott Contest. Washington, D. February. 13. The chamber of the house presented a lively scene this morning, although nothing of a sensational character was expected.

The galleries were filled an hour before noon by a crowd of inter ested spectators ho ere eager to it ness the ceremonies attending the counting of the electoral vote. The ladies were in a large majority aud with their handsome costumes formed the pretty frame to the kaleidoscopic picture presented on the Uoor below. The corridors in the rear of the gal leries were thronged with sight seers who were contented if by rising cn their tiptoes they amid glance over the shoulders of the more fortunate per sons who had secured a foothold in the doorway. Many ladies were upon the lloor pleading with members for passes to the already overflowing galleries. Beside the speaker's chair was placed one for Senator Ingalls, who as presiding officer of the senate was to preside over the joint assembly, and in the area in front of the clerk's desk were placed a number of richly upholstered chairs and lounges for the accommodation of the senators.

At noon the speaker gavel hushed the hum of conversation and the chaplain made an appropriate prayer. At five minutes onbefore the legis lative proceedings were suspended and a few moments afterwards the senate as announced and the senators, head ed by their ollicers, marched into the chamber. Senator Ingalls leaned on the arm of Secretary McCook and Cap tain Bassett carried the box containing the returns from the electoral college. The representatives remained standing until the senators had taken the seats assigned them, and then Senator Ingalls took a seat on the right of the speaker and called the assembly to or der. Mr.

Ingalls said: This being the day and the hour appointed for opening the certificates and counting the votes of electors for president the senate and house of representatives have met together, pursuant to the constitution and laws ol the United States. If there lie no ob- jection to the electoral vote of the state of Alabama, tne ceriuicaie win lie read by the tellers, who will make a list of the votes The presiding officer then broke the seal of the certificate from Alabama and handed it to Senator Manderson. one of the tellers, ho read the document in a clear voice. It was in due form.and show ed that the ten electoral votes of Alabama had been cast for Cleveland and ihurman. The certifi cate gave in minute detail the proceed ings ot the meeting ot the electors in Montgomery and contained the ballots by each elector for president and vice president.

it was accompanied by a statement from the governor of Alabama certifying to the election of the electors therein named. Its reading consumed seventeen minutes. ihe reading having iieen concluded the presiding officer said: Following the precedents observed on former occasions unless in any case there may be a demand that the certificates be reported in full, the tellers having ascertained that the certificates are in due form and proerIy authenticated will omit the executive certificate of the election of the electors and the preliminary and formal statement of the proceedings of the college. The certificate from the state of Arkansas was anded to Senator Harris and he read that portion of it which certifies that the seven votes of that state were cast for Cleveland and Thurman. a laugh ran through the assembly when Senator Harris announced that Davis'" (one of the electors) gave one for Grover Cleveland.

At the suggestion of Senator Ed munds the work of the tellers was lightened by dispensing with the reading of any part of the certificate and reducing them after careful examination merely to state the manner in which the votes had been cast. A smile ran over the assembly when by a slip of the tongue Mr. Ermentrout announced that the electors of Florida had cast four votes for Levi I'. Morton for vice president. The smile broadened into a heartv laugh when a few moments afterwards Senator Harris, by a similar error gave the electoral vote of Indiana to Cleveland, it was some time before the laughter died away and he was permitted to correct his error.

The state of Oregon having been reached the presiding officer said: The president of the senate ha3 received two certificates and two other papers purporting to be certificates from the state of Oregon. As required by law he opens them all and delivers them to the tellers who wiil read, if there be objection, only that which is authenticated bv the certificates of the electors and certified to by the governor of the state of Oregon to have been duly ap pointed in such state as appears in the copy of such certificate transmitted to the two houses of congress by the sec retary of state. After a pause senator Manderson said: The tellers have examined the different certificates presented to them and find but one in duplicate that is certified to by the governor of the state of Oregon over the great seal of that state. It seems to be in due term ana by it, it appears that Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana, receive! three votes for president and Levi P. Morton three votes for vice president.

There was no objection to the vote being so counted. The certificates from the remaining states having been examined by the tellers and their contents announced to the joint assembly a lull of a few min utes enabled the tellers to foot up their figures. Then Senator Manderson on behalf of the tellers announced the re sult of their labors. The presiding officer upon receiving the result said: The state of the vote for president of the United States as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows: The whole number of the electors appointed to vote for president of the Uunited States is 401. of which a majority is 201.

Benjamin Harrison, of the state of Indiana, has received for president of the United States 233 votes and Grover Clevelaad, of the state of New Y'ork, has received li8 votes. The state of the vote for vice president of the United States as delivered to the president of tbe senate is as follows: Sixly-six Romitls and no Klootl in the MeAuIiflV-Myers Mill. The Fteht Lasts Over Four Honrs and is Called a Uraw. Thrifl' Pre-jiiirin? for a li'g Harvest. 1 Suit (o Lreak the Eccentric ill of Millionaire Hiram Baker.

CiiicAno, Feb. 13. The Chicago Times has the follow ing account of the Myers-McAuliffe fight from North Judson, Indiana: There was a wrangle over McAuliffe having plastered his hands under his gloves, which for a time threatened to stop the proceeding. Colville advised McAuliffe to keep the gloves on. At the two marshals jumped on the platform and informed those present that the fight could not go on.

After a long wrangle with the referee and the sheriff, it agreed to allow a boxing match, and time was called at o'clock this morning. First round McAuliffe led with his left and forced Myers to the ropes and landed his left on his nose and right on his ribs. The round ended in favor of McAulife. Second There was an exchange, iu which Myers landed one on his opponent on the back of the neck. getting in return a stinger in the nose.

Mc-Auliffe slipped at the ropes, saving himself from a terrible right hand swinging blow. A foul was claimed, but not allowed. The round ended with cautious sparring. Third Cautious sparring at the opening. McAuliffe led lightly and then lauded heavily with his left, re-ceivinga right-hander.

McAuliffe here rushed; there as an even exchange. Myers getting in a g.iod right-hand blow full in McAuliffe 's face, which almost staggered him. Fourth Both men were very cautious, sparring for an opening. Not a blow- was struck in this round. Fifth Myers landed on McAuliffe ribs ith his right and struck short again with his left.

Sixth Again cautious work. But one blow was struck, McAuliffe right being cleverly stopped by Myers. Seventh McAuinTe f'anded lightly on Mjers' mouth, without return. Mc-Aulilie rushed his man to his corner, having a short-aim exchange. Eighth This round opened with cautious sparring.

Myers on the defensive as usual. Myers now led ith his right, landing on McAulifie's mouth and follow ing it up with his lett full on Mac nose, without return. Ninth Myers led with his right and landed on Mac's arm. Again there as cautious work. Mac got in a good right anil left full in Myers' face, and got away ithout return.

The round ended with cautions sparring. After this round llm-he placed $-)Od even. Tenth This round opened the same as the last. Not a blow was struck. Eleventh McAuliffe rushed Myers, two short-arm blow being exchanged.

The round ended in a clinch, Mac doing all the leading. Twelfth Opened with an exchange of short-arm blows, ending in a clinch. Mae again led with his left, receiving a stinger in the face before he could get away. Myers then landed lightly on Mae's nose. Thirteenth There was cautious sparring for over two minutes, when Mac led with his left, receiving a sharp counter in the face.

Fourteenth McAuliffe rushed Billy, landing with his left on Myers' nose: and receiving tw stinging blows on his face and neck. In rushing a second time Mac slipped and fell, Myers on top. Mac tiit-n commenced forcing matters and rushing closed the round. Fifteenth This round opened with a heavy exchange of short-? rin blows. Myers caught Mac with a vicious right-hand swing full in the face, after sparring for an opening.

Sixteenth This round was extremely tame, nothing but sparring fur wind being done. Seventeenth McAuliffe led with his left and reached Myers eye. but was heavily countered on the liodv. Eighteenth Myers" right eve showed signs of closing, otherwise both men were in good condition. There was cautious sparring, not a blow being struck.

Ninteenth Neither men seemed anxious to force matters. Careful sparring for ind. Mac. attempted to catch Myres off his guard and a clinch Twentieth. Mac.

landed with his left and right on Myers' left eye and got away without a return. There as again sparring for wind to the end of the round. Twenty-first McAuliffe opened the round by a rush, landing lightly on Myers' forehead, ending in a clinch. Myers landed heavily on Mac's ribs with his right. Careful sparring to the end of the round.

Twenty-second Both men came up fresh and strong. Myers" eyes were blackening. Otherwise neither man shows signs of punishment. The round was but a repetition of their past tactics, sparring for an opening. Twenty-third McAulille opened with a rush, landing heavily on Mvers' nose.

Some in-tighting followed, which resulted in a clinch. Mac led ith his left, and again landed on Myers' face, getting away without a return. Myers barely missed a vicious right and left lunge by McAuliffe, which would have settled the affair. Twentv-sixth In this round Mac opened with a rush, a short-arm ex change being followed by a clinch. Both men are in great condition.

After abour two minutes, time was called for two minutes by Referee McDonald to show the sheriff that this was only a boxing match and not a fight. The sheriff has just left the hall, after promising that if he hears that either of the men are hurt he will arrest everyone in the room. Twenty-seventh Myers opened with a stinging left-hander on Mac's nose and followed it with a wicked right- hand upper-cut. Both men are strong with honors even. Twentv-eighth The round had opened one of the town marshal's came in and said he would not have the fight go on.

as he understood it was not a boxing match but a fight. At this time. 9 o'clock, the fight has been delayed twenty minutes. An arrangement has been made, however, to continue the fight. Twenty-ninth Time wa3 called at Both men are fresh after their twenty-five minute rest.

Mac rushed the fighting and, falling short in his blow as heavily countered. Mac now landed with his left on Myers' chest and got away. Thirtieth Myers landed a right-hand swing on Mac's lip and wa3 allowed first blood. The round ended with light sparring. Thirty-first Myers opened with a short left-hand swing, after which both men go easy.

At this time I Thirty-second Both men sparred for an opening, Mac trying to open on and the betting is almut even. 1 he referee has declared the iiuht a draw- in the sixty-sixth round. Inauguration Qaartera. Washington, Feb. Managers of the Washington hotels state that they have received ten times as many applications for accommodations as ever came to them lefore for an inauguration or any other public occasion.

They have provided facilities ior raking care ot all the guests they can entertain and are rejecting applications by the score. All the first class boarding houses have proposals to the extent of their capacity, but the thrifty Wahington-ians are not going to permit this opportunity to pass unimproved. Every building near the center of the city capable of being converted into a temporary lodging and eating house is now undergoing conversion. Halls on Pennsylvania avenue and adjacent streets are being filled ith cots and all the spare rooms are being prepared for inauguration guests. A harvest of cash is anticipated.

For a cot in a room with a dozen or twenty more is per day to lie the price, and if the guest is always choice aliout his immediate neighbors, and wants to roost in a small room to himself, the charge will be $l-i per day. Where parties are accommodated together and are willing to occupy rooms containing as many cots as they can hold, the rate is $2 per day each, but this reduced rate only applies to parties of loo or more, and does not include anything but sleeping accommodations. lien. Harrison wiil lie inaugurated with a hurrah never before equaled. From the remote regions of the Union visitors are coming in numbers.

The south is to be numerously represented, and some of her liest military organizations will be in the parade. The inauguration promises to be a regular national jubilee. Business men say that times are picking up. An enormous amount of trading is going on, aud people are buying more, too. FINANCE ANDTraDE.

Yesterday's Doings theCotv-morfial Center. AT KANSAS ITV. Kandas City. Fc-bnury I The Daily Imlmititr Keports: WHEAT Wejikfr: No. rt-l.

May. ''chi-i: y-o akcil; No. May. '4u ttnl, a-k-ed. roKN aki-l.

OATS Xiv u-Ri-W. AT et. lAt iS. St. Lot if.

biliary, FLorit Srnmif family, f( iSfitt a Jit. KAT in iiiwt tlnl and irm'iilar; and June 1 -o hirhrr. but wti-i'-r b.T yi'MiT! tv. N. r-'i i ImiI; A tru, t7 May jU bsi, nr.

niutitiiai; July, JIivImt: Ihivt'l ca-h. 'v: Marrti. Ma v. WM, wkril: Juiy. HATS M'k'hrr; No.

ca-li, 21; May. li VK Imli hipI nrtfI KAKLKV No -Irman-I. HAV Mull; uriiirir. yiLl timothy. I'.

A.f,Y ItUAN-IHill, W'Suc. I I. A r-KKi at pu r- trf. I. KA HiiTftJ I rerlv at 4u wit 4t bid.

fn Pair fk-uiaiia; -i- -'h-; St i.njtrt in1 if fur guaraiitrrd. WHIMa Steady: II U. PROVISIONS KaMrr. IN IKK 11 7'. LAt(I 1'nuie Ptuim, AT CHICAGO.

CmCAt.o, Ft hruary, M. Cuah Quotations were an follows: VIA ti ll H'-ttrr d'-inand and better irrlintr, heid at hilirr. KAT N. HT.ritur. No.

i A t.ATS-No. ir It No. 2. 4.V.r. liAKI.KV Noininai.

FLAX SKK1 No. fl TlMnTH V-1 I 4. I'oitK-fit a i. LA tt fl t7-v HlsK II KEOfclPT.S. Wheat.

Corn OttLB Wheat I' Cora 1 Oata PKODLXE. RrTTEK Steady noy creamery, c.ioM-e l'i tin1: 3 tine dairy, Jvc-; food, to rfmiee, W't-V. KGS-Stcady; U-QUc. AT NrfW YOitfi. New York.

February, WHKAT-rnillaid irrejriilar, hi.itr; No. 2 red. (t.t'V;. COKN biii and steady; No. 2.

OATS Sueadier and ijutet; mixed, white, 4'oKFKK options steady; gules, of baS -apot steady. I'Se. M'GAK Steady and 'jiit'-f. K'i'JS Weitk'-r and doll: 14 iIje- W'TTKK Meady; CHELsii Siowand cany; lM Ae. LI VK MT4M K.

AT KANrA3 CIT7- Kashas City, February, IS. Tne Live Vmck Indicator reports: CATTLB Keeeipts. 4-m; snlnrm nt. I.7n; bitahty tj( oti-rtriff rno-t iy or'lniary dr -ed le-f and fdiippifitf meer- Mendy; medium and common imrd to eii and low: rri-n! tat rows st'-ndv. of ifrn l.wer: wi to choice corn fed.

7.7i&4 2b; common to medium, ts t.r,-. iofers and leader3, II htx-i Cows. HOiS KeeHpta, J-M: shipments, none; weak and J'il lower: v'f-i to ciiou-e, 44 -in 'L, common to niedi'im 'bfrjk '). KEH Keceipte. deady; fcrood to -tio-e mutton, 1 couiuioii to medium, 'jO'ti 'J-i.

AT ST. LOL'I-i. Lours. February, i. CATTLK I.t-b: shipment.

-trontf'-r; choice hcMvy native Htecrt. nj 4 Vi: lair to tfood. fti i burcners -leers vied mm to choice, Jo; a tor ken; and ft-eder-, fair V) trood, II iv- Tanners corn fed. a-i 4o; (rras- fed, 1 Tir-i 7. H' Shipments, bt); lower: choice hrvy and butcher vieetions.

4 par km, medium to prime, 405 4 tor. iin-ht tirade, ordinary to bet. I( 1 HHEfcH Heoeipta. iipiueir.a, none; stead fair to cuoiee. 0 fei AT CH IC AGO CHiCAfjo, February.

T.e Drover'e Journal fieoorta: I Kee-; u.fpii: wreak and a shade lower: choice tuce-, 4 VA 'tw-H. 1 sroeKen 1 d-ers. f- -Vi cow-. and Uixed. ii 7.iS A Tejiaa -teer.

i HOG si Kecfftpts. shipments. fairly active, i'iib'C lower: miveo. 4-Vl hev.y, ft "t4 ti M. iSHEEP Receipts, shipments.

5.4"0: wea and lower; natives, ii westerns, corn fed. 4 7'j; Tex an. iH H0TICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice i hereby (riven, that on the I Ith day of February. A. the under-stmed by tne probate court of Lyon county, kan-a-.

duly appointed and ouab'd as of the estate of H. f. Myers, late of Lyon county, decease 4. parti- interested said estate will take nutice and govern tueni-ielve-3 accordingly. H.

Pratt Adiuinl-tmujr. NOTICE. I hereby riven that on the Sird day of Fehrii-ary. an application wiil be made to the governor of tiie state of hah-a for the pr don of Pleasant liurton, convicted of murder in the first detrree. in tne district court of Lyon county, annua.

and died. A copy ot the Morristoivn (111.) Herald wa3 handed us by Mr. Tathaai this morning, containing an account about an old acquaintance of his, Dr. A. F.

Hand. The article says that he had practiced medicine for forty years, and in that time had attended on an average one hundred births a year, sometimes live per day, and altogether four thousand. It is quite a record. I'eople in the neighborhood of Eighth and Mechanic aie afraid to stir out of their houses after dark. persons have seen lately an uncanny looking creature hanging around there of nights.

They don't know hether it is a spook or a man. On Thursday night he was seen by a lady living in tbe neighborhood. He stood in the shadow of the Congregational church, and as she represents him, was large and mischievous looking. The women and children up there fear him as though he were an ogre or bluelieard. What might have proven a disastrous fire was fortunately averted at the residence of Attorney General Kellogg Friday evening.

Two ladies, in passing the house just before ten, noticed a blaze in the hallway, and running to the door the bell was rung violently and the servant girls and Mrs. Kellogg were awakened. A few buckets of water quenched the flames, but not until a large hole was burned in the carpet. The hall lamp exploded and the burning oil fell to the carpet and started the lire. The ladies deserve credit for taking prompt action in quenching the (lames.

Hon. J. A. Finley, a member of the city council of Kansas City, is stopping at the Whitley. He is a gentleman of large experience in city affairs.

In conversation with hiui last evening he spoke with as much enthusiasm in favor of sewerage as Colonel Wbitley or Dr. Jacols, and said that no property was considered first class or even very desirable in Kansas City that did not possess the advantages of sewerage. The sewers in Kansas City take surface drainage and all, but Mr. Fin-ley thought, that a much less expensive system would answer Emporia, where it would not le necessary to run offtho rainfall through the sewers, lie thought ordinary sewer pipe, costing comparatively but little, would answer our purposes, and once put in, would not be dispensed with under any circumstances. We had the pleasure Saturday of meeting Hon.

W. It. Benton, representative the legislature from Pottawatomie county. He is a member of the standing committee on educational institutions and took a run down here, with other members, to look through the State Normal. He expressed himself as well pleased with the school and seemed to enjoy the visit.

We had the honor to serve witu Mr. Benton in the legislature of "76, and always found him to be a gentleman of broad and comprehensive views, but nevertheless, a careful and judicious member. His ability and experience is worth a great deal, not only to his county, but to the state at large. He is one of the solid farmers of Pottawatomie and his frequent return to the legislature shows the esteem in which he is held by his people. Hon.

Imuel Faulkner, representative of Smith county in the legislature, was one of the members of that distinguished body who honored Emporia and the State Normal with a visit Saturday. Mr. Faulkner was a resident of Emporia about four years ago and moved from this place to that county, bought a farm and was taken up as a ca- 'date for the legislature by his fr -s and rushed through before he could offer a formal declination. He is a gentleman who has reached that age when a man is able to give to the state in a legislative capacity the best possible service. He possesses excellent business qualifications, a sound practical judgment and those peculiar traits that readily enable him to make a strong and influential member of sucli a body.

Smith county could hardly have done better in the selection of a representative. Mrs. E. Van Buren, representing the Chicago Home for Friendless Reputable "Women and Children, was in the city yesterday looking for a little girl about eight years old which was being cared for by a family known to have lived, and supposed by the lady to be still living near this city. She could not say exactly what the family's name was, but thought it to be some thing likeStustrauker.

They were Ger man people. The little girl was taken from the home in 'S3, and was then two or three years old. A gentleman connected with the hack line was acquaint ed with the family, and stated that, he thought they had removed to Illinois. At any rate they had left the farm out north of town. He told the lady that the people were very kind to the child and that she was dressed like a little queen.

This Home in Chicago takes these little children and secures their adoption by good people. The people in question had taken the little girl to raise, but had not adopted her. The ladies of the Home could therefore either force the people to adopt the child or else take her away immediately. Mrs. Van Buren left her address, that if anything might be heard of the child ord might be sent to her.

She was a gracious, charitable looking old lady, and was one likely to impress everybody with an idea of her.