The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-29
Frye,s Murderers

| AOotON, AUGUST lO.-AQIOllO ArUef(
and Nicola Infantum Sierligan hav,
been arrested as the murderers of Josenl
+: Frye. The property stolen is report
cd to have been recovered. They ar,
young Sicilians, and in company will
another Sicilian, Laury O'Neal deliber
ately planned to murder and rob Mr.
Frye, lived alone in his house, and will
whom they had got acquainted. They
persuaded him 10 show them the house
at night, and when in the cellar they
stabbed and shot him and then robbed
the house. The prisoners make a full
confession of their terrible deed and
subsequent attempts to conceal the
stolen property.
Yellow Fever Notes.
NEW YORK, August 19.-Letter boxes
are placed at the postoffice elevator and
at other prominent places on that build
ing bearing the inscription. "Contribu.
lions received in this box for orphans OF
the yellow fever sufferers at Memphis -
MEMPHIS, August 10. = Thirty.one
cases IN all were reported to the board OF
health to-day, thirteen of whom were
colored. No additional deaths have
been reported up to 6 o'clock d. M.
Indian Territory Ruftians.
CHEToPA, Kan, August 19.-Secrest,s
| 10y Aoo OSCA AOuA4d n uCldll elRnI
soldiers left Vinita in search of Cant,
Secrest, the contractor of the mail route,
who has been missing some three weeks,
found his body nearly eaten up by wolves,
about eighteen miles southwest of Vinita
and about thirty miles from the state
! line. A large bullet wound was found
in his head. His body was identified by
the clothing and papers scattered near it.
| While out there the soldiers were told
that there was a gang of some fifty
desperadOes in the hills in the neighbor.
hood, and they sent the soldiers word
that If they wanted to see them to come
| on. Ifthis band of cutthroatS is as large
as reported, and we have reason to be-
lieve it is, as the territory is full of
escaped horse thieves and murderers,
the border towns of Kansas along the
southern line are in great danger from
frequent visits from them, and some
protection to these towns ought to be
afforded by our state or by the United
States authorities. One toWn-Coffev-
vllle-has been successfully pillaged by
| them already, and if nothing is done to
capture them or prevent they will try
| their hand on other and larger towns.
| viii the state or the government afford
| this protection, or shall these outlaws
have things their own way, and murder
at their pleasure? The soldiers could
not find no trace of the other three men
who accompanied Capt. Secrest. The
superstition is that they have been muir
dered.'
| Sensible COlOred Men.
| ST. LOUIS, August 1.-THE colored
excursion TO Kansas returned here this
afternoon, and will leave for home to-
morrow. The prevailing opinion among
| both negroes and whites of the party is
that Kansas is no place for the southern
| colored agriculturIstS, unless they have
money or other means to support them
! selves till they can get a start. The
probability seems to be that the more in
fluential of the negroes in the party will
report against further emigration to Kan.
sas, and if they do the exodus will nc
doubt stop.
Go East, Old Gent
ST. LOUIS, August 19-All eastern
railroads cut New York passenger rates
to-day to nineteen dollars This is the
result of the cut by the ST. Louis, Kansas
City & Northern, at Kansas City, day
or two ago.
Bad for HillsdaIe.
DETROIT, August 19.-The loss by fire
which destroyed the Waldron block
Hillsdale, last night, will reach about
$4,000 on the building and the contents
of the stores and offices. Total insur
ance, $4,000. The building was the
largest in the city, and contained six
stores, a large number of law and insur
ance offices, the city offices and the posi-
Office.
Hold Up Your Hands,
| DENVER, Col, August ia special
from Las Vegas, New Mexico, says thai
the stage out from Santa Fe OH Monday
was stopped by three road agents TWEEN
ty miles from Las Vegas, at p. IN The
two passengers, ex-GOv. Army, of New
Mexico, and J. H. Strahan. of New
rode off on the stage horses and are still
at large. Gov. Army offers a reward o.
5000.
A Big Day at Bismarck.
LAWRENCE, KS. August 20.-There wa!
an immense crowd at Bismarck grove to
day. Among the military companies
there were the Capital Guards, the Craie
and Drought Rifles, each accompanied
by band Several bands and 300 sing
ers furnished the music during the day
and a grand concert was given in the
evening, which contained all the above
and the Leavenworth Conservatory o
of Music. Rev. G. E. Lockwood, Jacol
HOfstetter, Gov. st. John, Micheal La
naghan, one of the first Pittsburg re
formers, Mr.. BAN, Mr.. Reynolds, anC
others, addressed the meeting. The pros
poets are that the crowd tomorrow will
be even greater than that of to day.
Pleasure Trip.
SAN Francisco, August 20.-The Con
gressional hard times convention have
finished taking evidence, and several O.
the party left for Yosemite today. The
inquiry is generly looked upon as far
cical as far as accomplishing any purpose
is concerned.
The Great Engineer
PARIS, August 20.-De Lesseps has
sent several expert engineers to Central
America, to survey a route for the shiI
Icanal. He is TO visit the United States
himself; accompanied by his wife.
He Emigrates.
Fort SMITH, Ark, August 20-Wal
ter Malone, of Walden, Scott county
whipped his wife numerically, and
then fatally shot sheriff Leming to pre-
vent arrest, and fed. Malone was then
shot by a crowd that followed him.
The Yellow Fever.
MEMPHIS, August 20.-27 new cases
of yellow fever to-day, of which Is are
IcoIored Two deaths. Thermometer
Ga to 81. Mail services to be resumed
Friday, on the Nashville s. Louisville
railroad.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20.-Secretary Schurz
made a speech here tonight to an i'm
mense crowd, and was quite enthusiasts
Itically received. Much of the largest
part of the speech was devoted to an ex
haustive review of money matters, tC
Vindicating President Hayes admins
ltration, and to opposing the southern
dogma of states rights.
The Ohio Campaign.
| CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 2O.-Tbt
campaign was opened here today by
Judge Taft; at Akron by Hon. Charles
Foster, candidate for governor, and Al
ISteubenville by Secretary Sherman
Gen. Carey replies to Sherman at Steu
lbenville tonight, and Sherman speaks
lat Mansfield tomorrow.
Too Noisy.
i LONG BRANCH, August 20. = Five
lcracksmen sliced, bound and gagged &
4 policeman in the street last night, theI
entered the Long Branch banking com
pany's building and made an attach
upon the vault, but abandoned tbeil
work and t ssaa GIVING ewing IL the noise th'
I 1870 Scampered Away.
FAzoo CITY, Miss,August 2Q.-HeHFS
NJ Dixson, noted scamp here, Was sh0
and killed Yesterday by James Ban ksdale
The public justified the shooting.
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