The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-28
'TELEGRAPHIC.
Lake Disaster

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Lake Disaster
OswEeo, y. y, Nov f9.-The follow
ling additional particulars relative to the
lake disaster has been received Two
tugs of the fleet were seen to 90 down.
The tug Becker came along side tine
dredge Gordon about 80 a. IN. half full
of water. George Palmer, Samuel Lo-
gan and VIM. Logan jumped aboard the
tlredge. Immediately thereafter the tug
careened and disappeared. The tug o.
Ihayer went down about p. IN. Her
captain. Henry Hecler, was saved; her
engineer is supposed TO be lost On
board the dredge Gordon were Richard
Arnold, p. Eagan, Billy Logan, 5. Lo-
gan, Geo Palmer and his wife. The wa
ter iii the engine room was waist deep,
and at 4 40 Il. IN. the Gordon sank, and
all on board We're drowned excepting fire.
man Smith and two brothers named
Heather, who were picked up by the tug
Seymour.
SACKETT's HARBoR, Nov. 19.-Lewis.
| the engineer of the tug Seymour, saws
| that about eight O'Clock the wind increas-
ed to gale, and Capt. Logan, of the tug
Becker, came along side of the SEYMOUR
| and called out, ''sOme of our scows are
! sunk" Ii was showing hard The tug
Gardner, which left this port for Sodus
| yesterday, returned this evening, and re.
ports that eight scows OF the wrecked
| fleet are on the beach between here and
Sodus. There were thirty-oue persons
on the fleet when it left the river ST Law
renee for Lake Ontario Sixteen were
taken tn Sodus, six TO Sackett's HarbOr,
| and three, who were on the scoW, are
! missing. The number saved, as far as
known, is twenty-five
Suicided.
| HUMBOLDT, Kan, Nov IS.-This usu-
ally quiet little city was thrown INTO u
whlrl OF excitement yesterday by the
sudden and startling report of suicide bv
shooting OF Charles NJ Watts, of the
firm OF Berry IL Watts, engaged in the
sale of lands for the Kansas City, Law
renee Il Southern railroad L. d, Berry.
partner of Mr.. Watts, suddenly disap.
| peared some months ago, leaving several
hundred dollars debts, which he had
fraudulently contracted in the firms
name and which fell upon the shoulders
| OF Watts, he being left alone to manage
| the affairs of the company and pay the
! debts. The deed was committed stand
| ing before the glass. The pistol was
| pointed at his temple and the ball passed
| clear through his head lod ying in the
| plastering of the wall He was quite a
| young man, and but a short time mar
rled. He was well and favorably known
throughout this section, and appeared to
have very good prospects ahead The |
only reasons given in his letters for the
suicide were encouragement and tinan- |
cial difficulties.
Snow Storm.
AUGUSTA, Me, Nov. 19.-The heaviest
fall of snow here to day that has been
for years. 1t showed steadily for over
three hours. The storm seemed To be
general in this section.
An Editor Arrested.
LONDON, Nov. 19.-James Bryce Keel |
en- has been arrested in Dublin. CHARGED
with having used language in public
speeches calculated to incite the breach
OF peace, and James DAILY, editor of the
Connaught Telegraph, has been arrested |
IN Castle Bar on a similar charge The |
prisoners have been conveyed for exam |
| ination to Sligo, where the speeches were
made.
LONDON, Nov. ia correspondent
reports that great CONSERVATION prevails
at Castle Bar, as DAILY is much respected.
He was cheered by the inhabitants on his
departure for Sligo. He was seated in
his car with a sub-inspector of police,
and strong escort ON tie front and rear.
Days newspaper, the Connaught Tele
| graph, has been suppressed on account of
the arrest of the editor.
Missouri Pacific Stock.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 The Evening
Post says the president of the Stock Elk.
change this morning gave public nciIce
that all dealing in Missouri Pacific stock
must be suspended at the Stock Elk
change.
More Hopeful Indian News.
| Los PINOs AGENCY, Nov. Is, via Lake
| City, Col, Nov. 18.-The last forty-eight
hours has witnessed decided change for
the better and the prospects for peace
| full solution of the White river troubles
may safely be predicted. Ouray informs
the commissioners that the reason why
the Indians refused to testify AT first was
| fear of arrest, but now that they are sat
istied OF good faith on the part of the com
missioners they will all be here inside of
| SIX days, Jack among the number, and
we will have the Indian version of the
| whole affair. The day Douglass gave
his testimony he had an escort with him
who were pared to defend him in case of
of arrest, and while he was on the witness
| stand the indians were noticed standing
at the windows and the rear of the build !
! ing until he left the room. No one save
| ourselves knew of the danger He stay
ed in his place and his countenance did
not betray the fear which he had for the
safety of the commission, but pTepara-
tions made by him clearly showed that
| there was danger, and We knew it only
when it had passed.
The Indians are more social to-day
| than they have been any time since the
commission was organized. Ouray is as
jovlal and pleasant as one could ask fer,
and seems more like himself than he has
| for several weeks, and well he might, for
he has had ioadto carry that few would
ca(e to assume. Qnqua viii give his tes-
| timonY tomorrow,
General HaiFbp'S nSeOrt Of dtfaar GOV
| alrynien arrived last night, having been
delayed.
Interesting Discovery,
BERLIN, Prussia, Nov. ga boy has
recently made an extensive discovery of
| Roman coins near Massenfuss, in SYRIA.
Near the high road, about a foot and
half below the surface of the ground, he
found nearly 1900 coins, almost all cop
per. the greater portion in an earthen-
| ware pot, and the rest lying upon and
around it. The pot was quite soft, but
| after short exposure to the air it be-
came quite hard. Owing to. oxidation
and the infiltrataon of clay, most of the
coins were welded together in a shapeless
mass, and great pains and care were
| needed to separate them with as little in
jury as possible. They belong to the
reigns of Severus. Gallianus, Claudius,
Aurelisnus and Probus. The largest
none of Diocietian, so that probably they
were hidden shortly before his reign.
Important ia Pensioners.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The follow
ing circular was issued to-day;
| DEPARTMENT or THE INFERIOR,
| PENSION OFFICE, WASHINGTON.
To Pension Claimants and their Attor-
neYs:
To enable this Office Ia dispatch with
better facility The rapidly increasing
curreGs business, a change in the system
Of arranging the records and files has
been made, which will render it neees-
sarY that all inquiries for the condition
of their pension claims en- account of
service rendered after March 4th. 1881,
.. should contain the name of The soldier
who performed military service, with his
. state, company and regiment, as well IS
the number OF the claim or pension GER
tificate, as the case may be. Inquiries
which do not contain the above infor-
nation, will not be answered, except in
! special cases, where faIlaTe to furnish il
, is explained.
fSigned, J. A. BENTLEY,
Commissioner of Pensions.
; Nice Eastern Weather.
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