The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-07-04


intention of walking 1000 quarters.
Must Pay the Santa Fe.
ST LOUIS, June ga Denver, Col
Orado, dispatch says that Justice Miller
of the supreme court of the united states
this morning, on motion of the Rio
Grande counsel to execute the mandate
TO the supreme court in the Grand Canon
went into general review of the man.
date, and stated in plain terms that the
priority of the right of the Rio Grande
company in the Grand Canon covered
only that part which was too narrow for
two tracks; that before the Rio Grande
company cOnld be granted prior right
under the mandate, they must first pay
the Santa Fe company the cost of the
construction of a road through that part
of the canon known as Royal George,
and they could not occupy it until they
had paid for it. The right of the Santa
Fe TO occupy the track Jointly with the
hIo Grande company must afterwards
be settled by the court. He would not
turn the Santa Fee company out of the
canon, but there must be a speedy settle
ment of these difficulties by both parties
coming together and settling on an equita-
bic basis.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The advisory
of the House and Senate this
morning agreed to recommend to the
joint Democratic caucus the provisions
in the vetoed measure making
an appropriation for judicial expenses
of the government, be divided into two
bills. The bills will be prepared by a
subcommittee, and action will be prob
ably taken upon them this afternoon.
Hail Storm.
Special Dispatch 10 the Commonwealth.
DODGE CITY, June ga heavy storm
passed over this city this afternoon. 1t
was accompanied by hail weighing half
a pound. Some damage done to glass
and crops. Two inches of rain fell The
storm extended eastward But little
damage was done in this section.
N. B. KLAINE.
Yellow Fever.
NEW YORK, June 26.-The schooner
Cummings arrived from Para, and re
ports the loss of the Captain and two sea-
men from yellow fever.
Murder.
OswEGO, June 26.-Elbridge Ruey,
formerly of Tioga county, was murdered
and robbed by Daniel Searls, colored,
to whom he had refused to loan money.
The Late Storms.
Dies MONIES, June 26.-Reports CON-
ing in from Central and Western Iowa,
and Eastern Nebraska, show great dam
age done by Tuesday nights storm to
bridges, farm buildings and grain. The
only loss of life reported is that of the
wife and two daughters of B. McCarter,
near Stewart, Iowa. They were drown
ed by the overflow of Deer creek.
Railroad Accident
QUEBEC, June ga passenger train
for Acton, on the southeastern railway,
came in collision with a construction
train. John DALEY, engineer, and Mo-
ses Norris, of the latter train were killed,
and Fred Cutler, Jr., and two others,
named Taylor and Petrealt, seriously in
jured. Most of the passengers were
bruised.
Spinners
FALL RIVER, June 26.-With the ex-
ceptiOn of the Flint, all the mills started
this afternoon. The Flint has no filling
on hand, but is making arrangements
to start on Monday. The streets are We
ry quiet, with groups of spinners stand
ing around. Some of the black boys, Sec
ond hands, etc., are doing duty in place
of the spinners.
Inc Prlnce Imperial.
NEW YORK, June ga dispatch
from Paris says of the mass to-day for the
Prince Imperial, that precisely at noon
the bells to be rang at the services CON-
menced. There was no catafaloue.
Black carpets were spread in front of the
high altar chairs of the Imperial family
and those of the dignitaries, senators and
deputies were covered with black cloth.
Prince Jerome Napoleon and Princess
Clothilde, and their two sons, and the
Princess Mathilde, were seated in front
OF the altar. AS they entered the church
all present rose. The mass was celebra-
ted by Able Laine, formerly Almonier
of the Imperial Chapel. The Papal Nun
cha was present. The only persons who
appeared much affected were Prince
Victor and his brother. When Prince
jerome BOnaparte was leaving the
church there was but little attention
shown him by the Bonapartists. Even
when he reached the street there were
signs of decided indifference; few hats
were raised, and these were all the salu-
tations he received.
Resumed.
PROVIDENCE, June 26.-Strikers in the
spinners' and weavers' mills, resumed to-
day under compromise.
An Old Feud.
ST. LOUIS, June ga Lexington,
Missouri, dispatch says r. N. Taylor
and Robert Taylor, brothers, and B. C..
Wren, all farmers, and between whom an
old feud existed, met at Aullville, LaFay-
cite county, yesterday, and renewed the
quarrel. The Taylors fired four balls
into Wren's body, MORALLY wounding
HIM, and Wren killed r. N. Taylor in.
stantly, and fatally wounded Robert.
Shot His Father-in-law.
PROVIDENCE, June 26.-Edgar D.
Thomas and wife have lived apart. Last
night he called upon his wife at the
house of her father, and during brief
interview shot her father fatally and fed
The Hull Inquest.
NEW YORK, June 26.-The coroner
to-day resumed the Hull murder inyesti.
CATION, and proposes to bring it to close
in time to permit the grand jury, whose
term expires Saturday, to prosecute the
Indictment against Cox. The Dawn
brokers and police added little under
oath to stories they have already given
to the public. The room in which the
inquest was held was crowded. Cox en-
deaVored to avoid the gaze of the people
Capt. Williams testified that some of the
bandages had evidently been torn from
the sheet on the bed; Mrs. Hull's hands
were tied with ladies' stocking support
ers; all the bandages matched some part
OF the bed clothing or of Mrs. Hull's gar.
ments, with the exception of the band.
age over her eyes, which was a piece OF
old ironing cloth which had been used
by the girl Nancy; there were no marks
of violence on the body except q slight
scratch by the side of the nose, little
blood under one eye, and a slight abra-
sion on one hand the bandages on Mrs
Hull's legs had been torn from the cOun.
terpane; one pillow was little discol-
ored, apparently by some liquid which
had oOZed from Mrs. Hull's mouth there
was also small spot of blood upon it
the bandageS which had been taken from
the ironing cloth had originally been
used by Nancy as a bandage on her own
wrist, which she had sprained; Mrs
Hull advised her to replace it by flannel
bandages, and when it was taken off. il
was left in Mrs. Hull's room. Town.
send, counsel for DR.. Hull's family. ask
ed captain Williams if it was true as re
ported that a man had told him (witnessl
that DR.. Hull had consulted with him
before the murder was committed. Cant
Williams replied that the man had said
DIR. Hull spoke to him not about muir
dering Mrs. Hull, but about Job of that
kind. The man WAS not present, and he
did not know his name. Coroner vii
liams said he had seen the man In cues
ton, and had heard his story several
times. He did not know his name, and
had reasons for not asking. Belle A.
johnson related the story of Cox giving
her the jewelry. AS the assistant district
attorney began to question the witness