The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-31
One of the RaIlnonicts

the descriptions given of it in the dis
! patches, by VIM. L. Burr, as the remains
OF his brother, George Burr. who ascend
cd with Prof. Wise in the balloon Path
finder three weeks ago tomorrow.
Indian News.
| WASHINGTON, October 2j.-Secretary
| Schurz, at u late hour tonight, received
a dispatch from Special Agent Adams,
dated at the camp on White river, Octo-
Der Gath, via Rawlins, the 25th. He re-
| ports that he visited the camp of the
| hostlles, between Grand and Gunnison
rivers, and that altar holding conference
with them, the captive women and
children were delivered to him, without
conditions. He then proceeded to Gen
eral Merrltts camp, on White river,
where he arrived on the night Of the 23d.
lie Informed the secretary that after con-
! ferring with General Merritt, he will re-
turn 10 the camp of the hostiles and
proceed thence to Chief Ouray's home,
at Los Pines where he expects TO arrive
by the 30th instant, with a view of ac
complishing other purposes of his mis-
| sion, in which he hopes to be equally
successful. He adds, with expressions
of great hopefulness, that further hostil-
| ties may be wholly avoided Gen. Adj
ans also reports that after leaving the
| hostile country he met Indian runners,
who reported that their lookout had a
| fight on the Goth inst, with hunting
party from Merritt's camp, in which a
scout named Hume Lutweer, and two
other whites and two Indians were
killed.
Our Chickens Coming Home to Roost
NEW YORK, Oct 25-The steamer
| DOMAIN, from Bremen, brought 1922, 500
in specie. The steamship Celtic brought
| in Al.
| of foreign specie received since last Sat
urday morning 1885,, 1926. Advices re-
ceived say between seven and eight mil
lions are at1Oat for the United States
MOulders' Strike.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25.-The meuIders'
| strike here ended tonight, the Excelsior
| Manufacturing Company having welded
to the demand for fifteen per cent ad-
vance on the scale OF prices, and the men
will resume work Monday The indica-
lions are that the cabinet makers will
strike Monday for fifteen per cent adj
vance in wages.
Terrible Railroad Accident.
ATCHIsON, KANs., Oct. 27.-A terrible
accident occurred on the Chicago, Rock
| Island s. Pacific railroad. opposite this
city, yesterday morning Engine No.
50 of that road started to back down from
De Kalb, No, to East Atchison for coal
and water. Five persons were on the
cab of the engine, n. n. Holmes, super
| intendent of bridges, D. a. Adams, a tel
egraph operator, J. Q. Null, a brakeman.
and the engineer and fireman. When
near the lake, about two miles east of
this city, the enginesuddenly jumped the
track and turned over in the ditch, the
fall throwing young Adams under the
tank box, and he was instantly killed.
| IN f51lE loI
about the breast. Mr.. Null was also bad
ly scaided on different parts of his body
The Hannibal 81 st. Soseph east bound
train passed by just before the accident
occurred, and the train men saw the
Rock Island engine fall into the ditch
They at once stopped thrir train and ran
| back TO the assistance of the wrecked
train, and Messrs. Holmes and Null were
brought to this city. where their wounds
were dressed and every possible atten-
ton was rendered them, but all in vain.
Null died at eight O'Clock last night, and
Holmes at eight o'clock this morning.
Their suferings while they remained
alive were terrible.
The engineer and fireman escaped
without injury. Mr.. Holmes he'd been
superintendent of bridges on the Rock
Island road for many years and he lived
at Geneseo, Ill. He leaves a wife and
five children. d. Q. Adams was from
Altoona, Pa, and J. c. Null from Coop
erstown, n. Y. The superintendent of
the Rock Island road telegraphed in
structions to have the bodies of the un-
fortunate men placed in metallic caskets
and forwarded to their relatives.
Plucky Policeman.
ATcHIsoN, Oct. 27.-A shocking ira
gedy occurred in this city yesterday
morning, resulting in the death of two
men. A negro named Monroe Amos,
entered saloon and called for liquor; he
! was drunk, and the bar-keeper ordered
him out. He went to the sidewalk,
where he began talking very loud and
making threats. Policeman Lewis Chew
came along and attempted to arrest him,
when the negro, who had revolver in
his hands, took deliberate aim at the Off
Ger, shooting him through the abdomen.
Chew fell to the sidewalk, but recovered
himself drew his revolver and shot the
negro, the ball ranging just above the
heart, and the negro fell and died IN a
few moments. Officer Chew lived until
half-past two O'Clock to-day, when he
| died.
Memphis Happy Again.
MEMPHIS, Oct 27.-There was a gen.
eral resumption of business this morning
| in all branches of trade. Shops that have
been closed since last July were opened
by the proprietors who have returned to
the city, and the wheels of commerce
| once again moving rapidly along, and
| through trains on all railroads excepting
the Little Rock route arrived and depart
| ed. The streets present theiI wonted
animated appearance, and the Cotton
| Exchange was open to visitors. Mem
bers regular quotations, receipts and
shipments OF stock will be posted as
heretofore. But one case of fever report
! ed-Mrs. Rosa Volkman who was
stricken three days ago. Weather pleas
| ant.
A Newspaper Blackguard Gets Justice.
| LONDON, Oct. 27.-Adolphus Rosen-
berg, of the Town Talk, was sentenced
| to-day to eighteen months Imprisonment
for publishing defamatory libels against
| Mrs. Langtry. He was sentenced to six
months Imprisonment on each of the in
| dictments, on similar charges, against
| Mrs. CORVALLIS West and Lord Ions
dale. At the expiration of his imprison-
| ment, he is to be bound over in his own
recognizance in the sum of q 900, for
good behavior for eighteen months. JUS
tee Hastings regretted that he could not
! add to the sentence.
The Cholera in Japan.
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 1.-The cholera is
rapidly subsiding. There have been
10000 cases since April, and 5000
deaths. Its suppression is due to the
unprecedented energy of the government
in the sanitary expenditures.
NiIhiIists Not Subdued.
BERLIN, Oct. 27.-Intelligence from
st. Petersburg has reached here that
the new revolutionary party in Russia
| have distributed the first number of their
| journal, entitled ''The Will of the Peo-
pie" 1t declares war against the gov
eminent, and its tone is very violent
The Missing Air Ship.
CHICAGO, Oct. 28.-A Rockford, ILL.,,
special to the Inter-Ocean says a balloon
supposed to he the Pathfinder was seen
passing over that city at great height,
towards the northwest, at 10 30 this
| morning, and again at five O'Clock this
! Co. Loo ill