The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-09-06
NEWS SUMMARY.

AUGUST 2S.-A COnStantinOple dis
patch says the Lazis conclude not to re-
sist the Russian occupation of Ba-
toum. At Belgrade, persons liable to
military duty only leave the country
with permission of the minister of war.
In the monetary conference Gov.
Fenton closed the general debate on the
part of the United States. A Chinese
mission is about to go to Russia regard
ing frontier questions. AT Liverpool
steps are being taken for the relief OF
U. S. yellow fever sufferers. Before
the congress labor committee c. w. Ell
lott, an agriculturist of Nebraska, and
John Roach, an iron ship builder of
Chester, gave their experience. The
National Catholic Total Abstinence I'm
ion began its eighth annual convention
at Masonic Hall, Indianapolis =. . An
accident to an excursion train on the
Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad, near
Lockwood, Mich, injured thirty-five
persons. The State Temperance par
ty of Connecticut, nominated ticket.
THE Ferguson distilling, and the
Windsor vinegar works, at Sandwich,
Canada, near Detroit, were destroyed by
fire. Loss $4,000. Paper manufac-
turers are in convention at Saratoga. . q.
Rarus trotted at Milwaukee; time 2:14
-. Secretary Sherman spoke at Cincin.
natl
AUGUST 29.-Five hundred and forty.
eight Catholic Journalists throughout
Europe intend to take part in the press
pilgrimage on the anniversary of the
Pope's eXaltatiOn.. AT Paris the
French committee on the Franco-Amer
lean commercial treaty gave banquet
to the American delegates. The Rus
slams and Bulgarians had a sanguinary
| fight at Jamboli.. The new education
law in Holland excludes the Bible and
religious teaching from the primary
schools. AT Newark, N. j. Peterson's
cloth factory was burned; loss $150OOO
-. The Supreme lodge of the Knight.
of Pythias are in session at Indianapo
lis. Three men entered a Concordia
Mo-, bank, at midday, muzzled the cash
Ter, and got away with $4,000. . "A
YanktOn, ID. T, the Democratic terrific
rial convention assembled.
AUGUST 3O.-A severe wind and hal
storm occurred off the British coast, dc
ing considerable damage. The Brit
ish government has released the Fenian
Condor, at the request of the Unite,
States. The monetary conference a6
ljourned sine die. No results, excep
some speeches. The iron masters @
West Scotland have agreed to motif
their employees of reduction of 10 pc
cent. in their wages. Negotiation bt
tween Germany and the VATICAN progress
favorably. The report of a few days ag
that they had ended in nothing, is sal
to be fallacious.. The embarkation c
Russian troops from Turkish province
is discontinued because of the non-witl
drawal of-the British fleet. /. The Au,
trians have occupied Zarina. .Genera
Butler has formally announced himsel
as candidate for Governor of Masss
chusetts.. De La Martyr, the Greer
back nominee for Congress, at IndianaI
oils, has been endorsed by the Demo
erats... 81. The President left Washins
ton tonight on his Western tour.
Kearney is at Philadelphia. Go,
Rice, of Massachusetts, has refused tn
requisitiOn of the Governor of Sout
} Carolina for the person of Hiram f
Kempton.. Petitions in bankruptc
are reported in great numbers all owe
the country
. AUGUST 31.-The Thames Internations
Regetta began. The Russian army
occupation had 2O,45O sick, on the GIT
inst. An excursion train on the LoI
don, Chatham and Dover R. r. wa
wrecked by a collisions persons kilIet
-. There are apprehensions of CholeH
: in Japan. Quarantine regulations hay
been adopted The Japanese COVER
ment has just negotiated home loan
l $4,000, 900, the first loan it has ever n
: gotiated from other than foreign capita
lists. The attempt to secure Japanes
I workmen as emigrants to Peru has bee
r interrupted by the government. Tn
] provisions Of the bankruptcy law expire,
: Numberless petitions were filed in q
! bankrupt courts About sixty clerk
!. mostly females, were discharged frol
: the Office Of the Commissioner of ii
Land Office at Washington, on aecoul
of lack of funds.
! SEPTEMBER The town of Mikale
e capital of Barsol, Hungary, had 1,Ol
? bonses demolished, and over 100 persor
!. killed, by a Storm. The Sultan sent
! dispatch to the Gar on the 9Th of An
e ust, requesting him to give orders
Q cheek outrages on Mussulmen in R0
, melia Insurgents and Turkish reg
J, lars are fighting at Grebinje... Turks