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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-04-26


the ground, with the majority IN favor
of the Atchison, Topeka e Santa Fe.
Inc latter road has possession OF all
the dlt1eult points between Canon
City and Leadville. But no blood has
been shed or violence committed yet.
PUEBLO, Col, April 23.-Matters are
getting worse at Canon City. A SUI
perior force of d. & r. G. men drove
working party out of Royal Gorge,
one of the most difficult points in
Grand Canon, to-day, by rolling
| stones on them from abuve. They then
threw their tools into the river. The
position was again retakea by the A,
I. q S. +. men, and AE. " eitone treas
urer .ef tie d. & r. G. road, was ar
rested for contempt of eou :. and held
under a bond of 5000. Nearly two
miles of grading is Completed from
here in the direction OF Canon City by
the A, T. & S. +.
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE funeral
of VIM. III. Tweed took place to-day
from his residence. His daughter,
Mrs Douglass, and only personal
friends of the family or of Tweed's
were admitted TO the house, where
the burial services of the Episcopal
church Church were read by the Rev.
DR.. Price, the clergyman who offciat-
ed at the wedding of Tweed thirty
years ago. After services, the re-
mains were taken to the Green wood
cemetery, followed by about a dozeT
coaches containing mourners.
BATH, N. Y, April 16.-Mr. Beech.
er lectured this evening to large aud
ience, and was warmly received. HC
appears cheerful, refuses to read the
papers, will make no further state
ment, will go right on about his bust
ness, and will fill lecture engagement
as though nothing had happened. Mr.
Beecher has received large number
of kilograms to-day, assuring him thai
the confession has fallen fiat upon the
country, and has produced no impress
sion upon his friends.
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LEAVENwoRTH, Kas., April IA
severe thunderstorm passed over this
city this afternoon, about 4 O'Clock,
inf1ieting severe damage. Houses were
unroofed, fences aud trees were blow a
down, and sidewalks lifted up bodily
and hurled through the air. It did not
last over fifteen minutes, bat was Sc
we're during that time, almost reaching
70 q tornado. Three boys who were
out in q sail-boaE on the river, were
eapsized, and saved with difficulty.
PUEBLO, Col. April 22.-Col. Strong,
General Manager of the Atehison, To-
peka & Santa Fe road, put two hum
dred men 70 grading narrow. gauge
road from this point TO Leadville, the
great silver district, two hundred
miles mp the Arkansas river, to-day.
The war wakes hotter between the a.
4. & s. f. and the d. e r. G, roads.
and Col. Strong Is organizing q survey
ing party TO locate broad 4uage line
from this point to Denver. An IN
junction was served on the Denver &
Rio Grande Railway prohibiting them
from working on the grade of the
Aschison, Topeka e Santa Ee through
the Grand canon TheF went ahead
Ia splts Of the Injunction, and yestes-
dag the engineers and contractors were
1l<sstee Tor ce1lsIaps o. the order Of
1 Eorrf Apos& t-gu1a11 are "a
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EnrownA ENnoRsErl.
what an Editor who Saw thinks OF the
strike ana the Action OF Emporia.

strike ana the ActiOa or Eznporia.
Hon. F. B. McGilI. editor of the
Oswego Independent, who spent a
portion of Sunday here during the
week of the strike, sums mp his
observations in his issue of last
Saturday in a letter from Topeka,
in a very plain and pointed manner,
as follows:
The great theme of the day hereis
the A. T. & S. Fe r. r. strike.
spent a portion of Sunday in EN-
poria, the headquarters of the strik-
ers, and circulated several hours
among the railroad employees the
chief strikers, and heard q full re-
cital of their grievances. The only
difficulty is, there is a scamp of
division superintendent south of
Emporia, who is the real cause of
the difficulty. Had the company
given an audience TO the engineers,
who had no complaints to make
against the general management.
and who are satisfied as to wages
and duties, the difficulty would have
been ayerted. At most it amounted
to little, save q disposition 10 quit
work, and the abandonment of the
engines of course prevented, for the
time, the transit OF freight trains.
The passenger and mail trains have
not been disturbed, save on Thurs
day, at Emporia, there was a dispo-
sitlon then to cut off the passenger
cars from the mail cars, and not per-
nit them to proceed, which caused
delay of five hours. But the civil
authorities at Emporia had abso-
Iutely control of the situation and
in fact, all along the line, peace had
prevailed for three days, when, i'm
agine my surprise, on Monday morn
ing, bright and early, to see posted
on the corner of the streets in
Topeka, a proclamation by the gov.
ernor calling out militia forces to
quell riots, and commanding peace.
This was a voluntary act on the part
i of the governor. No demand had
been made on him for military aid ;
but q band of ragRmuffins were Or
ganized, equipped and sent to EN-
poria. Their reception there was
properly received with indignation
by the citizens, who held a public
meeting, and so declared by resolu-
| ton. The excitement was so high,
and the sentiment of indignation
against the governor so strong, that
it was difficult to prevent his being
hung in effigy. But the troops did
something = they fought nobly-
they killed Congregational clergy
man by the accidental discharge of a
gun. They sent him to glory kitiDg,
which is better than if hey had sent
railroad employe the other way.
The troops came back yesterday.
They marched through the streets
of Topeka with fife and drum, equip
ped with bayonets but no guns. ]
suppose, after the melancholy mis-
hap at Emporis, it was thought best
for their own safety, that flre-srms
be taken from them. Anthony
thought to make the most of the
situation, and by martial law, make
himself military hero. Springiug
suddenly 10 the aid of a railroad
corporation, who held the balance
of power in the selection of a United
States Senator, was political point
not to be ignored.
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TORNADO.
A Terrible Cyclone in the NeighbOrhOO'
of Sioux City, Ia.-DeVastatiOn
and Ruin.

Terrible Cyclone In the NefghDorhOOd
of Sioux City, Ia.-DevastatiOn
and Ruin.
Sioux CITY Iowa, April GA ter
rible cyclone swept over this country,
east and west of this city, at half-past
three O'Clock Sunday afternoon, enter
ing the State above the Missouri val
ley junction, passing nOrtheasterly
across Storm Lake, PomerOy, and
Fonda in Monroe county. Trees were
torn up by their roots along the rivers
The house of j. X. Thurston was
wrecked completely. The wing of the
house of Mrs. Reilly was struck and
torn TO pieces, and Reilly, who was
standing in the wing, was picked up
and carried over the main building
and over some trees near by and sci
down uninjured. j. j. Hughes house.
in the same neighborhOod, was entire
ly destroyed.
The family were away from home,
The force of the storm was terrific, de-
s5roying fences, uproOting trees, over
turning corncribs, etc. Horses and
cattle were picked up and carried a
considerable distance. Near by an
other house, that of Mr.. White, was de-
stroyed. The contents were scattered
for miles. The family, fortunately.
were away. The track of the storm
was from half mile to q mile and a
half wide. Very heavy hail accom-
panied the storm. A number of stones
were fastened together into one mass
measuring fourteen inches in circum-
| ference.
Near ODawa a man was driving 8
double team of horses. The wagon
harnesses and driver were taken al
bodily and carried several yards anC
set down uniBjured. On the Illinois
| Central Railroad, east OF here, the
damage Is more serious, accompanied
by loss of life. The whirlwind or tor.
nado passed over Storm Lake from this
southwest. .Three-quarters of a milk
east of town is the residence of ALFRED
King. 1t was lifted from the founda
ton and dashed into thousand pieces
Mr.. Kings mother was killed. Sht
was found some distance from where
the house stood. Other members o
the household escaped unhaTmcd.
The lighter timbers of the house wer,
pounded into kindIlng wood. So
Trees and orchards were torn of
and carried away.
Mr.. D. CRAFTS house, located q hal
mile from Kings was unroofed, ant
some hogs and cattle were killed. Hi
farm wagon and buggy were broker
up. His loss Is about 81, coo. Tn
buggy was carried quarter of mile
The water In lake rose T.
the height of many feet, one witnes
says millions of barrels were lifted up
Storm Lake was crowded with meI
seeking surgeons to attend the suffer
ers. Is is believed the damages soutI
of here are very great. Reports sa,
that four persons were killed and for
Ey wounded.
| WALL LAKE, Iowa, April 22.-l
fierce tornado struck this town yester
day, destroying portion of it Tire
persons were killed.
GALRsBURG, Ill, April 22-Las
night terrible hail storm struck thi
city, the hail being OF predigious size
One stone, measured by business men
was said to be eight inches in circum
ference. Much glass was broken, an,
many fruit trees were badly damaged
At Buda, east of here, houses an
stocks of goods were damaged by hal
and rain.
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CONGREGATIONAL.

Our record of Congressional pro-
ceedings has been omitted for the
last two weeks owing to the mill
tary and wind power pressure on
our columns. Nothing of general
importance was transacted during
the interval except the passage by
the Senate of a bill to repeal the
bankrupt act. We resume our re-.
port, beginning with
WEDNESDAY, April II.
The Senate finance committee re-
ported a substitute for the House
bill repeating the specie resumption
act. Ordered printed and placed
on the calender. Concurrent reso-
luton that Congress adjourn June
10 passed unanimously.
Mr.. Plumb from the military
committee, reported faYorably OF
the bill to prohibit gambling in the
army. The resolution introduced
by Mr.. Voorhees, on the 18th of De-
cember last, declaring in the highest
Importance that the2financial credit
of government be maintained, ard
in order to do SO the government it.
self, in all it's departments, should,
in good faith, keep all its contracts
and obligations entered into with
its own citizens, was adopted unani-
mously. The Senate bill extending
the act of July End, 1862, donating
public lands to several States and
Territories which may provide Col
leges for the benefit of agriculture
and mechanical arts, was passed.
The Senate bill donating a portion
of the military reservation of Fort
Harker to the State of Kansas for
the establis hment of an Educational
Institution and to open the re-
maindsr of said reservation to set
Element, was discussed at length
and then laid aside under objection
of Mr.. Plumb.
The House passed a bill to abol-
ish coinage of 20 cent pieces. Mr..
Phillips offered a postal savings
bank bill. A number of other bills
were offered, and after the demo-
Gratis had fillibustered for two hours
to prevent vote on the Senate re-
solution to adjourn June 10, the
House adjourned.
THURSDAY, April Is.
The Senate passed the bill con-
tinuing the Hot Springs commits
sion, also the bill authorizing the
citizens of Nevada, Colorado, and
the territories to cut public timber.
The resolution to appoint Is extra
Paris exposition commissioners,
was indefinitely postponed.
House refused to concur, la to
126 in the Senate resolution to adj
journ June 10, and eulogized Leon
ard of LS.
FRIDAY, April 10.
The House decided to postpone
until May Is the consideration of
adjournment June 10, votes was 129
to 1l5.
SATURDAY, April 20.
Senate not in session. 9
The House committee on ways
and means reported bill to tax and
offered resolution that it be made
the special order for May 1st. Mr..
White objected, and the bill was re-
ferred to the committee on ways
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Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given: That petition
~ mas been presented to the Board of Coun-
" commissioners of Lyon county K ans as
for the vacation of all that portion of a Ger,
tain road described as fOlIows-to-wIt: Com
menc1ng at the centre OF section thirty-three.
township eighteen and range eleven; thence
IN northwest direction to point north OF
the centre OF section twenty mine, township
eighteen and range eleven, and relocating the
same-commencing to-wit: At the centre hi
section thirty-three, township eighteen and
range eleven; thence west on the most prac-
tlcaoie route until it intersects the already
eStaDllshed road on the west line of section
tnlrGy-three, township eighteen and range
eleven; thence north on section line to Ire
northeast corner of section tWenty-nine.
township eighteen and range eleven; thence
west on the section line until it intersects the
aIreadv established road; which is the termi-
nation of said road.
And whereas, Tom Hall, J. A. Greeplee
and y. Lambert were appointed and ordered
70 meet at the beginning of said road. on the
10th 10Th day OF May, 1878, to view and locate said
road and to give to all parties hearing.
By order of the Board of County Commis
s1oners of Lyon county, Kansas
April sth, 1873. 1T&Is
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Granting, which we are not vel
prepared to admit At all, that the
charges against Bishop McCoskrey
of Michigan, are true, 1t follows
that no matter how eminent his po-
sitioD, he should receive full punish-
ment, because this is the Only way
TO prevent such an example from
communicating others. To permit
an eminent criminal to. go I'M
punished, or to retain bis position OF
Influence, is the most dangerous Of
all attacks upon public morality and
virtue. To punish an eminent Grim.
inal is, on the other hand, the most
effective course Of inclsing the aver
age mass Of humanity 10 be true
in all their dealings. II Bishop
AcCoskrey is guilty, no penalty
that the law or the church can Ia.
asct viii be unjust Il he is limo.
cent. no penalty that the Law Of
public sentiment can inlll1s should
Be spared bis slsndersra. EYeu
handed tpsliee % high and low. i
szseEl4 Whas this world needs.
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comes absolutely necessary. (See
Governor AuthonY's reply to the
Mayor of Galena.) That it was en-
tirely unnecessary here even bis
own militia, headed by the Captain,
admitted, and it can be proven by
hundreds of other witnesses. Not
only this, it was unauthorized by
law, a sham, and therefore sn insult
to an enlightened community. His
defenders simply put themselves in
the position of saying 1t is a COM
mendable thing in him to pace any
community under militia surveill-
ancew henever he sees III, on the most
absurd rpmors. II they think they
can sustain themselves in such DO
sition we apprehend they will soon
discover their serious blunder.
There is no malice actnating us or
our people, and certainly no politi-
cal opposition. The people of this
town have stood as friends OF Coy
eruor Anthony, but they most en-
phaticalIy condemn this unlawful
act of sending troops here to men
ace them, without excuse and
against the wishes of the local au-
thorities. and they are very decid-
eddy of opinion, also, that tie sneersi
Jokes, and misrepresentation OF
bis friends are no proper answer to
their condemnation, and that q re-
sort to these does not help his case
much in the estimation of sensible
people. The facts in the CAGE have
been almost entirely ignored by
many of the papers, and partizar
statements and ridiculous rumori
substituted in their defense of the
Governor.
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The tornado in Iowa and Illinois
rspoI ted in another column, began
at Dead wood, the Black Hill region,
and no doubt struck various points
not yet heard. from, between that
point and Iowa, where il struck the
towns of Storm Lake and Wall
Lake Al $50 pm, and Budan and
Gslesburg, Illinois, z p, m. Al
Galesburg the sky,w first green,
then changed to orange and light
yellow, aud hallstones fell with
such force that they buried them
selves in the ground. One dug up
Eve inches below the surface, and
measured ~ inches around one
way and 81 inches the other way.
The damage to glass, fruit trees and
crops. was immense.
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NEW YORK, April 22.-Hon. Wm
Orion. President of the Western I'm.
ion Telegraph Company, died this
morBing, aged fifty-eighs years. The
Immediate canse of his death ives apo
piexy, with which he vas stricken at
II o'clock last night. List week. Mr.
Orion, on retiring evenings, complain.
ed OF being very tired. Yesterday, be
attended church with his faIaiiy, and,
during tbs day, while not compiainino
OF feeling lli, stated that he WAS very
much fakigned. Last night at II
s,o.ock he vas stricken down with ap-
oBlexy. Physicians were summoned
ana friends 81 the family called III. ali
e. whom feueine6 wish HIN until 81
Z.st.
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Stewards grand hotel for working
women in New York is q practical
failure, owing to the absurd and
costly requirements imposed by
Judge Hilton. 1t has accommoda-
Lion for 1000 boarders, but only 4C
had been able at last accounts to
meet It's requirements. The women
who get large enough salaries to
live there, do not need any such
hotel, and the great mass of women
dependent on themselves for sup
port, cannot possibly afford the
rates.
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The English government has
shown its readiness to fight Russia,
by ordering 1000 native Mahom-
medan troops shipped from India
to the Isle of Malta. This lie nerve,
and will also incite the enthusiasm
of the Turks to side with England.
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Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given: That petition
IN has been presented to the Board of Coun-
" commissioners of Lyon county, Kansas
asking for the vacation of all that portion OF
county road as follows-to-Wi BeRinninp
at the centre of section thirty-two, township
twenty and range thirteen; thence south on
the line dIViding the southwest and southeast
quarter of said section, eighty rods; thence
east thirteen rods; thence south to the south
line of said section thirty-two,
And whereas, Ben Hunt, OH Vansickle and
Asa Ruby were appointed and ordered to meet
at the beginning of said road on the 9Th day
OF May, at 10 a. m e, 1873, to view, survey and
parties a hearing
By order of the Board Of County Commits.
sioners. WIN r. EWING 10 CJert
April 10th, 1873 I7&lS
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YOUNG HIGHLANDER

Win make the coming season At my farm.
three miles south OF Americas. lnsuFanes
1oal- II mare IS parted wiki before she e
known TO b with foal the oEner viii be held
res Ponsfble sor service OF the Aarse- All lnfs
VIII Be fakeE . prevent accidents, bHf y IL
not be resEoEsl1le alosEd any occur.
NoHHH EE1NAIzUl.Eurs - rcd baF skxfsnn
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Reduction of wages in Lancashire
cotton mills, England, has resulted
in a strike which makes 1000 Il oms
100000 spindles aud 10000
operatives idle for an indefinite
time. This is q gigantic strike, and
promises to be q bitterly contested
one, with the usual result of i'm
poverishing most of the strikers.
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The Third National Bank of Gin
cinnati, which resumed specie pay
ment on Monday and rede emed it,
notes in gold, found but little use
for lis gold. Only $3.50 were paid
out the first day, while but Sl0C
were paid by the Northwes tern
Bank of Chicago. When people can
get gold without q premium they
do not appear anxious to lug il
around, and even prefer a crisp
greenback or a national bank BILL
Inter-Ocean,
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Twenty-one bankruptcies were
recorded in Chicago last Saturday
aud five in ST. Louis, and on the same
day the i've cent. savings bank Of
Boston, Mass, with 10000 deposit
tore, claiming 100000, stopped q
heavy run by giving sixty days
notice. The pressure does not seem
to have let up very much yet, Mr..
Sherman.
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The A, T. s. s. Fe, and the
Denver u Rio Grande (uarrow
guage) railroads are having lively
contest to see which road shall OBJ
tain possession of the route and
build it's track through the pass in
the mountains son,h of Trinidad
Colorado. The a.. t. s. s. Fe seem
to have got In their men fret and
are grading rapidly, holding the
other road off by superior numbers
and by court iniunctions. Both
roads are pushing on into New
Mexico with the utmost possible ex.
pedition.
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SheriRs Sale.

District Court, Fifth Judicial P,istr;cs
Lyon County, Keasas.
JOINT FLEMING
ID 7 virtue Of an order of sale issued ONT al
1.-the District Court of Lyon county, Ia ne
above entitled cause, will on Monday ~
9th day OF May, 1915, at ten O'Clock 4 IA :. AZ
lhe front door of the court house in the cYty
sale at public auction, to the highest bidfeI
for cash the following described real estate
to-Wit:
Lots No. Is, Is and H. in heck 81, in the
town of Geesko Rapids, Lyon co1nty Eas
said real estate to be sold as the property
OF the defendant, to satisfy said order of sale
Sheriff, 8 once, April S6Eh 1873
HIRAM CONNER, Sheriff
list Lyon county. Kansaa
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And now the New York Tribune
reports that Mrs. Tilton emphati-
cally denies having made any con-
fession, and that her alleged confes-
sion is a newspaper reporters lie.
Is this world upside down, or down
sida nm. any Way.
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SheriRh Sale.

District Court Fifth judicial District
- .. Lyon county, Kansas.
TIE e. n. L. A,
JAMES HAMILL, ct al ,
RY virtue of an order of sale issued emit OF
1.-the District Court Of Lyon county in the
above entitled cause, viii, on Menday the
9th day OF May. 1873, at eleven O'Clock a. m.
at the front door Of the courthouse in the citv
of Emporia, Lyon county. Kansas, offer for
sale at public auction to the highest bidder
Tor cash. the following described real estate
to wit: Lot number one hundred and fifty
eight 1881 on State street, in the city Of EIn-
poria, Lyon county. Kansas
Said real estate will be sold as the property
OF the defendant TO satisfy said order OF sale
sheriff IS office, April 18th, 1873
HIRAM CONNER, Sheriff
list Lyon county, KAN "a
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Will men who enjoy reading the
oily assurances of Mr.. Sherman s
Co., about the improved and healthy
state of flnances please put this
little item in their pipes and smoke
It:
From the quarterly report OF
Dnn's Mercantile Agency we learn
that the total number of failures in
the United States for the first
quarter Of 1878 reached three thous-
and three hundred and fiftY-fiYe
with Liabilities of eighty-twO mil.
lions in round figures. For the cor
responding period last year the fail
ares were two Thousand eight
hundred and fifty-nine, and liabili.
ties fifty-foRr millions.-LsaT. Daily
Times.
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Joseph Ernst, County Treasurer of Lyon
county, Kansas, do hereby certify, that the
foregoing statement showing the amount OF
money IN the treasury of said county on the
24th gay OF april, 1873, and the different funds
20 Wnlch IL belongs, is correct, complete and
true, to the best Of my belief
JOSEPH ERNST
County Treasurer
Subscribed and sworn TO before me. this a4tb
day of April, 1873. WIN F EWING.
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At San Francisco, Saturday, the
horse Controller trotted 20 miles
in SO minutes and 81 seconds, being
the best 20 miles time on record,
and is a wonderful exploit.