The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-11-14

chiefs, the following per-
sous styling themselves patriot gen.
erals: Bernabe Varona, alias Benz
betts,' general of division; Pedro |
Cesptdes, commanding insurgent
general CT Cienfu2os, Gen. Jesus
del Sol aud Brig. Gen. Regain. The
executions took place in the pres
ence OF the entire corps of Volun-
te-rs. the foi ce of regular infantry |
aHd sai1ors from the feet. An i'm |
'mense concourse-of people witnessed |
the act. The best Order. prevailed.
They met their deaths with com
ppsure.
(Signed) BuRiEL."
REDUCTION OF WAGES.
Boston, Nov S.-The nail and
iron Inanufs ctureres OF New Eng
land will educe the wages of their
employees ten per cent. ON the first of
Dec. iii Der.
A MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A special TO The Chronicle from
M'nIOnghela City states that about
6 o'cluckias evening a young man
-tfRmeJl james Clemens stabbed his
father with a. butcher knife in the
abdomen aain then thrust the knife
int" hi- own side between the ribs.
The All sir is said to be the termin-
ion OF an, old Ieud. The young
'nan died instantly. The fathers
wounds are thought to be fatal.
-. a COSTLY MUNIcIPALITY. II
New York, Nov. S-According
to ESTIMATES of the several depart
ments passed yesterday by the board
OF appropriation, it will cost eight
and "a haIf million dollars more to
carry on This city and county gov
eminent IN 1874 than it did in 1873.
INDIAN DEPREDTIoSs.
Avaco, Nov.S. Capt. j. E. EIgln
has just returned from an extensive
rip. on the frontier, and reports
| that the Indians are s6s had, If not
worse, than have been since the war.
| All Indians are off their reserVa-
lions, except Satanic. They are
headed by Big Tree, and have stol-
rn nearly afl the horses on Little
Wichita and North Fork, Seventy
five or one hundred of them crossed
Little Wichita last week. A party
OF thirteen stole two. horses in.
Jack>borO, Sunday night, and it 10
reported that a surveying party
eamped outside. of Jacksboro were
Fl ed on by them.
THE CAPTURE OF THE vIRGINIUs. ,
81. Louis, Nov, S.-A Washing
ton special to The Evening Dispatch
lays: III iF maintained at the state
department that the~ seizure of the
7 Virgihius and the shooting of Cen
eTSil Ryan and. other American citi-
zens by the. Spanish authorities,
will have the effect to bring about q
cribs and trouble between our
government and Spain. Secretary
Fish has. -telegraphed Minister
toiekles 10 demand of. the Spanish
authorities an Immediate investiga-
zion into the iiasscre, and full, re-
1 paration for the insult to this coun-
try. The affair is Innch talked
about here, and creates considera-
bic eXcitepent. :s
SPANISH. AFFAIRS.
Washington Nov. l0.-Nothing
of marked importance occurred to-
day with reference to the Virginius
aft ,ir, with the exception of q dis
patch from Minister Sickles noii-
sying the Secretary of the State that
| TIL Spanish government had tele-
graphed TO the Captain General to
stay all further proceedings in the
C Sc of the captives now in custody.
| Minister SickIes was to have had
an interview with the Spanish Min
! i>ters of Foreign Affairs. The ex-
ecuJinn which recently occurred is
condemned in official circles as bru-
lal Wnen all the facts attending it
become known should it appear.
that the international law has been
| violated, immediate measures will
he tax, u TO ~ aintain the dignity of
thi< government, but the Secretary
of State has no idea that the Casti-
liam government will be slow to
ma Ike due separation, as far as it is
possible, Judging from the friendly
di> position towards the United
States, and an expressed desire TO
cultivate moresintimate relations of
peace. b
UP. R. r. CASE. E
Washington Nov. l0.-The SUI
Epreme Court ofthe United States
was.to day engaged. in hearing the
case of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company ". Periston, Treasurer of
lincoln county, Nebraska, involv-
ing questions whether property of
the road is liable tosbe taxed by
! States through which the road pass
es aud whether it is competent for 9
| county TO tax for unorganized terri.
to, Y adjacent to it under the law of
'the State.-Wm. NJ. Everats was
1 appeiHted for tho; Company and j.
N. WaIwarlh, of, Omaha, for the
. ale.
| Among depositors who to-day
] receive 80 per cent of their deposits
! in the 1st N{iionai bank was ex-
4 p1 esident Johhsof, who received
7 Ii, arly $4,000. s:.@=:s
INTERNATIONAL IMPROVEMENT.
ST. Louis, Nov 1o.-The Board of
directors of the Merchants Ek-
::change, of this city, at 8 meeting to-
/ day appointed q committee OF ten
prominent gentlemen, to be known,
'as' The Central Committee; the pur-
pose OF which is; to present to Con-
gress the warts of the People of the
| Mississippi ySlley and:-their claims
Tor hafi0nal'aid in the Improvement
| of their water line transportation to-
+ the sea. The committee will also
I-rtquest the organization. of q COM
IniiIee in each leading city of the
valley who will cooperate with
them in. order that the -requirements
OF the different sections may be
properly considered and concert of
action be secured. The commits
is composed of he following named
gentlemen: Web NJ Samuel, r. r.
Tousey, Henry I. Blow, VIM. IL.
Scudder, Henry G. Hoarstiek, Ger
ard B. Allen, Geo. Balm, Thomas
Allen, james IL. Gilkinson, Charles
Ill. Feichman and Isacc NJ. Mason.
BANK MATTERS.
New York, EoE. 1O-yarious
measures ofreforn are being dis
eussed by the banks as to The meth
cd of conducting business in the flu
ture, and TIE Clearing House Com
mitiees will doubtless report pron
the matter very soon. 1t nov
seems certain that the Committee
will declare against the pay ment of
interest on deposits, and also against
ife OertifGatiog of bank checks ex.
cept when the money is actually ON |
deposit. The proposition to com
pei, all railways TO make to the /
Stock Exchange monthly state
,uenls meet with general favor. 1t /
appears that since the last bank /
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